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Construction underway for the London Taxi Company’s new home to build ultra low emissions vehicles 05/08/2015 SHARE The London Taxi Company has today announced the start of construction work to build its new research, development and assembly site in Ansty, Coventry. This important milestone comes soon after the company’s £250 million investment project was announced in the presence of the Prime Minister and Mayor Boris Johnson earlier in the year. A breaking ground ceremony attended by Rugby MP, Mark Pawsey, Coventry North West MP Geoffrey Robinson, and Coventry South MP Jim Cunningham took place today at Ansty Park. The company also welcomed officials from the local authorities, press and The London Taxi Company board members to officially commence building work. The new facility is the first greenfield development of any Chinese automotive manufacturer in the UK, demonstrating parent company Geely’s ongoing commitment to the country and West Midlands region.The investment will create up to 1000 direct jobs, and support a further 500 roles in the local supply chain. The 37,000m2 building will be constructed by main contractors Winvic, and comprises a 31,000m2 production facility, which will make the next generation of the iconic London Black Cabs from 2017 and other forthcoming models, as well as 6000m2 office space. Anstywill be Geely’s UK base for ultra-low emission vehicle R&D and the London Taxi Company’s global headquarters. Reflecting The London Taxi Company’s values of sustainability, the Ansty site will have an ‘Excellent’ BREEAM rating and be ‘A’ rated for energy performance. The building will include 850m2 photovoltaic solar panels, and 20 electric vehicle charging points. It will also harvest waste heat from compressed air systems to warm the air and provide hot water, while rainwater will be collected for use in all of the facility’s toilets. The London Taxi Company's recently appointed Chairman, Carl-Peter Forster, commented: "The Geely group strategy to invest in ultra low emission technology is progressing well across all its brands. The London Taxi Company and its new products are central to that approach and our investment here demonstrates continued commitment to the UK automotive sector and helps to underpin the world class engineering capabilities which can be accessed in this country.” The London Taxi Company's Chief Executive, Peter Johansen, said: "Today marks another important step forward for the company and our employees as we prepare to produce the next generation of ultra low emission vehicles here in Ansty. We would like to thank the local authorities for their hard work and support during the planning process, and everyone who has been associated with the building project to get us to this point today. We'd also like to thank our main contractor Winvic, whose work so far has been impeccable. "Mark Pawsey, MP for Rugby, added:“Investment of this nature in advanced manufacturing and ultra-low emission vehicle technology is exactly the type of activity we need to encourage and support. This is a fantastic addition to our already booming automotive industry, and further demonstrates The London Taxi Company’s ongoing contribution to the local economy which will only grow with the creation of many hundreds of high quality jobs for local people.” David Ward, Winvic Managing Director, said: “We are thrilled to have been appointed by The London Taxi Company to build their new home here at Ansty. By applying the very highest sustainability and construction standards the building will be befitting to the products that will be produced here. This is a really exciting time for The London Taxi Company and for manufacturing in the region and we’re pleased to be playing a part in its development.” Christine Addison, Executive Director for the Midlands Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) who sold the land at Ansty Park to the London Taxi Company, added: “The HCA is pleased to have played a key role in bringing forward this new London Taxi Company facility as part of the wider developments at Ansty Park.
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Black Cab History 1960 Beardmore, front view 1960 Beardmore, rear view Production of the Beardmore Taxi began at Paisley in 1919 with what became known retrospectively as the Mk1. This was designed to meet the Metropolitan Police Conditions of Fitness for London Taxis. It was a very tough and reliable vehicle and it earned itself the name of 'The Rolls-Royce of taxicabs'. A car version, the Country and Colonial model was also made, as was a light van. It was replaced in 1923 by the Mk2, which had an all-new chassis, which it shared with a new range of light trucks and buses. Following a change in the Conditions of Fitness, Beardmore introduced a new model, the Mk3 'Hyper'. This had a smaller, 2-litre side-valve engine and was lighter and more economical to run. Following the removal of William Beardmore from the board of his company in 1929, Beardmore Motors was bought out by its directors, and taxi production was moved from Scotland to Hendon, North London. Here in 1932 a new model, the Mk4 Paramount was introduced, which was essentially an updated Mk3 with a 2-litre Commer engine and gearbox. In 1935, the Mk5 Paramount Ace, with a new longer wheelbase chassis was introduced, with the same engine. It was followed in 1938 by the Mk6 Ace, which had detail refinements. The 1930s Beardmore became known as the 'greengrocer's barrow', because 'all the best things were in front'! After the Second World War, Beardmore Motors sold and serviced the new Nuffield Oxford cab, until the newly formed British Motor Corporation axed it in favor of their own Austin FX3. Beardmore Motors then returned to making their own cabs. The model they introduced, in 1954 was the Mk7 Paramount, which had a traditional style coach-built body, of aluminum panels over an ash frame, built by Windover. The engine was from a Mk1 Ford Consul, (later, a Mk2 Consul and finally a Ford Zephyr 4) but a Perkins 4.99 diesel was offered from 1956. In the same year, body production was taken over by Weymann at Addlestone. Production of the entire cab was soon moved there. In 1966, when Metropolitan-Cammell bought Weymann, taxi production was moved to MCW's factory at Washwood Heath, Birmingham, where it ended in late 1966. Final production of the Mk7 amounted to just over 650 cabs. Austin FX 3 1949 Austin FX3 1958 Austin FX3 The Austin FX3 was introduced in 1948, built by Carbodies in Coventry and financed and owned jointly by Carbodies, Austin and Mann and Overton. The FX3 first appeared with a 2.2 litre petrol engine but had the option of a Ferguson diesel in 1952, before Austin developed its own 2.2 litre diesel in 1954 and an all-steel body from Carbodies. It was available until the late fifties. The first prototype FX3, JXN 841 went on test alongside the FX2, JXN 842. After-market Perkins and Standard diesel engine conversions prompted Austin to develop their own diesel engine which appeared in 1956 and a series of automatic test vehicles in 1957-58, of which two are known to survive. 7267 examplaries of the FX3 were built from 1948 to 1958. The FX3 is also the first London cab to have been exported in numbers all over the world. Austin FX4, Carbodies/LTI FX4, FX4D, FX4R, FX4S, FX4S+ Austin FX4, Museum of Transport, Manchester Austin FX4 with bunny ears and small tail lights FX4D FX4S The FX4 is the classic Black Cab. While the majority are black, there is in fact no requirement for them, or indeed any other make of London taxi to be black. Over the years, the FX4 has been sold under a number of different makers' names. More than 75,000 FX4s had been built. Design and launch The FX4 London taxi was the successor to the Austin FX3, which was produced between 1948 and 1958. In its day the FX3 was the most widely used taxi in London. Like the FX3, the FX4 was designed by Austin in collaboration with Mann & Overton, the London taxi dealership that commissioned it (and paid for half of its cost) and Carbodies, the coachbuilder that built the body and assembled the cab ready for sale. The design team included Albert Moore from Austin's engineering division, Jack Hel
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Dick Turpin - The Legendary Highwayman and his horse Black Bess Dick Turpin Dick Turpin, much-romanticised through legend, was in fact an infamous highwayman, murderer and convicted horse-thief. He was tried and executed in York, assuring his place in English history and being forever linked with the city. The Only Way is Essex Richard ‘Dick’ Turpin was born in 1705 in Hempstead, Essex. His father John was an innkeeper and a butcher; Turpin became an apprentice butcher. He married at twenty and five years later, then with his own butcher’s shop, he aided the prolific deer-poaching Gregory Gang, disposing of carcasses. Landlord in Gangland London By 1734 Turpin had become landlord of a pub at Clay Hill. His association with the gang was such that he joined them in brutal attacks and robberies in the outer London area. In 1735 after three gang members were arrested the youngest betrayed his fellows, Turpin being named by The London Gazette. Foolishly Turpin and the gang immediately committed further shocking assaults in the Essex area with three more gang members arrested and executed at Tyburn on 10 March. Turpin was named on the indictments for burglary. Dick Turpin’s Grave lies in St. George’s Graveyard in a mainly residential part of York Wanted Man Turning to highway robbery from April 1735, he plagued Epping Forest, Southwark and other London areas. On 10 July, identified and named as ‘Turpin the butcher’, along with Thomas Rowden with a bounty of £100 on their heads, the duo’s crimes continued throughout 1735. Next referred to in February 1737 Turpin reportedly spent the night at Puckeridge with his wife, her maid and another man. Turpin’s letter arranging the meeting (for horse stealing) was intercepted by the authorities. Turpin escaped while the others were arrested and imprisoned. Undeterred Highwayman The following month Turpin took up with highwaymen Matthew King and Stephen Potter, committing a series of robberies, culminating in an incident at Whitechapel when either King or Turpin stole a horse near Waltham Forest. Joseph Major, along with Richard Bayes, identified his animal, found tethered at The Red Lion, Whitechapel, and waited, along with the local constable, for the ‘owner’. King’s brother eventually arrived leading them to his brother Matthew who received serious, but possibly accidental, gunshot wounds, dying the following month. Reports varied, stating Turpin or Bayes had shot King. Turpin fled into Epping Forest and on being spotted by Thomas Morris, who was armed, shot and killed him on 4 May with a carbine. ‘The Gentleman’s Magazine’ named Turpin as the suspect – a £200 reward was offered. Turpin a.k.a John Palmer comes to Yorkshire In June 1737, Turpin, under the alias John Palmer, lodged in Brough , East Yorkshire, posing as a horse trader. He regularly crossed the Humber committing crimes, stealing a horse from Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, and riding it to his father’s at Hempstead. Leaving the horse behind, implicating his father who was subsequently committed to gaol, Turpin returned to Brough having stolen three more horses from a Thomas Creasy. Creasy finally tracked down and recovered his horses in autumn 1738, thefts for which Turpin was eventually tried. His gravestone is the only one in the yard upstanding from the ground (top left) Locked up in York Castle After a minor incident in October 1738 Turpin threatened to shoot someone; three JPs attended and committed Turpin to the House of Correction at Beverley . The JPs’ suspicions of ‘Palmer’s’ lifestyle proved right when JPs from Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, confirmed Palmer was known there as a sheep-thief and suspected horse-thief who had evaded custody. Turpin was consequently transferred to York Castle on 16 October 1738, for the Assizes. Turpin’s final undoing came when his intercepted letter to his brother-in-law revealed his handwriting to James Smith who had taught Turpin to write. Smith travelled to York Castle identifying Turpin on 23 February 1739 and received the £200 reward originally offered following Morris’s murder. Found Gu
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Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: October 2015 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League 1st round of the cup 27th October Questions compiled by the Plough Horntails and the Robin Hood. 1. What is the capital of the US State of Kansas? A. Topeka 2. What is the capital of the US State of Connecticut? A. Hartford 3. Which Shipping Area lies between Wight and Plymouth A. Portland? 4. Which Shipping Area lies between South East Iceland and Fair Isle A. Faeroes? 5. Name the castle in Kent which was the home of the Boleyn family when their daughter Anne married Henry VIII. A. Hever Castle 6. Monticello in the US state of Virginia was the home of which of their Presidents? A. Thomas Jefferson 7. Which actress played Elizabeth Bennet to Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy in the TV production of Pride & Prejudice? A. Jennifer Ehle 8. Which actor played Inspector George Gently? A. Martin Shaw 9. Neville Norway was the real name of which 20th C novelist? A. Nevil Shute 10. David Ivor Davies was the real name of which 20th C composer and entertainer? A. Ivor Novello 11. In which city was the composer Frederick Delius born in 1862? A.Bradford 12. What was the title of the first novel in Terry Prachett's Discworld series? A.The colour of magic 13. What military rank was held by James Bond? A.Commander, Royal Navy. 14. Who was the artistic director for the London 2012 Olympic Opening ceremony? A.Danny Boyle. 15. What is the capital of Namibia? A.Windhoek 16. Who founded the Bauhaus school of architecture and design in Germany in 1919? A.Walter Gropius. 17. Which British playwright wrote "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"? A.Tom Stoppard 18. Who in 1932 became the first female to fly non-stop across the Atlantic single-handed? A.Amelia Earhart 19. Which was the first country to host a FIFA World Cup tournament for a second time? A.Mexico (1970 & 1986). 20. Which author wrote the novels "Blott on the Landscape" and "Porterhouse Blue"? A Tom Sharpe. 21. In which castle was Mary Queen of Scots imprisoned and later executed? A Fotheringay. 22. Which obstacle to navigation does the Welland Canal bypass? A Niagara Falls 23. Mountain, Grevys and Plains are the three subspecies of which animal? A Zebra. 24. In Shakespeare’s plays who are Valentine and Proteus? A The Two Gentlemen of Verona. 25. On which river does the city of Hereford stand? A Wye 26. In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, what was the name of the computer that gave 42 as the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything? A Deep Thought 27. Whose official country residence is Dorneywood, Buckinghamshire? A Chancellor of the Exchequer. 28. What is the name for a line on a map connecting points of equal underwater depth? A Isobath 29. From which plant are vanilla pods obtained? A.Orchid, specifically the Vanilla Orchid. 30. Who wrote the book “The Interpretation of Dreams”? A.Sigmund Freud. 31. Near which city are the villages of Bevendean, Saltdean and Roedean? A.Brighton & Hove (accept Brighton) 32. In which county are the villages of Melmerby, Langwathby and Glassonby ? A.Cumbria 33. Where is Narita airport? A.Tokyo 34. Which city is served by airports called Tegel and Schoenefeld? A.Berlin 35. What was the name given to the 8-engine aircraft designed & owned by Howard Hughes in the 1940’s? A.The Spruce Goose 36. Who referred to the English as a ‘Nation of Shopkeepers’? A.Napoleon Bonaparte 37. Which state in the USA has the words ‘THE FIRST STATE’ on its car number plates? A.Delaware …. It was the first state to recognise the US constitution 38. Which state in the USA has the words ‘FIRST IN FLIGHT STATE’ on its car number plates? A.North Carolina ... it was where the Wright Brothers were working. 39. Playing (Played) in the 2015 Rugby Union world cup, which team has the nickname of ‘The Cherry Blossoms’? A.Japan 40. Also playing in the 2015 Rugby Union world cup, what is the nickname of Canada? A.`The Canucks` 41. What is the name given to the top vertebra of the spinal column? A.Atlas. ( also accept C1 vertebra or top Cervical) 42. Which car company used the words ‘Hand
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Gerry Goffin, Songwriter and Carole King's Ex-Husband, Dead at 75 - Rolling Stone Gerry Goffin, Songwriter and Carole King's Ex-Husband, Dead at 75 Gerry Goffin, Songwriter and Carole King's Ex-Husband, Dead at 75 The lyricist wrote over 50 Top 40 singles Gerry Goffin in 2009. Credit: David Livingston/Getty Images All Stories Lyricist Gerry Goffin, who cowrote the hits "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," "The Loco-Motion" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" with his ex-wife Carole King , has died in his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday of natural causes. He was 75. His wife, Michele Goffin, reported his death, according to The Associated Press . More News In Memoriam: Musicians We Lost in 2013 "Gerry Goffin was my first love," Carole King said in a statement. "He had a profound impact on my life and the rest of the world. Gerry was a good man and a dynamic force, whose words and creative influence will resonate for generations to come. His legacy to me is our two daughters, four grandchildren, and our songs that have touched millions and millions of people, as well as a lifelong friendship. He will be missed by his wonderful wife Michele, his devoted manager, Christine Russell, his five children, and six grandchildren. "His words expressed what so many people were feeling but didn't know how to say," she continued. "If you want to join his loved ones in honoring him, look at the names of the songwriters under the titles of songs. Among the titles associated with me, you'll often find Gerry's name next to mine." Goffin was born in Brooklyn in 1939. Twenty years later, he married King, whom he'd met while both were attending Queens College, when he was 20 and she was 17. Over the course of his career, he cowrote seven songs that reached Number One on the charts and dozens of Top 40 hits, among them the Monkees ' "Pleasant Valley Sunday," the Everly Brothers ' "Crying in the Rain," Bobby Vee's "Take Good Care of My Baby" and James Taylor 's "You've Got a Friend." In 1990, Goffin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with King. Goffin and King, who are the parents of two children including singer-songwriter Louise Goffin, divorced in 1968. Their story served as the basis for the musical Beautiful: The Carole King Story , which garnered seven Tony nominations this year and won two, including Best Actress for Jessie Mueller's portrayal of King. After his separation from King, Goffin went on to cowrite several Top 10 hits, including Gladys Knight and the Pips ' "I've Got to Use My Imagination," Diana Ross ' Number One hit "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" and Whitney Houston 's "Saving All My Love for You." In 1995, Goffin was one of the first people to notice the talent of Kelly Clarkson , before she was on American Idol , and hired her to sing some of his demos. The next year, he released his final album, Back Room Blood.
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Carla Bruni | Download Music, Tour Dates & Video | eMusic Biography All Music Guide All Music Guide: Before fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a professional singer and songwriter, Carla Bruni had already been included on Business Age's list of the 20 highest-paid models, had appeared in the films Prêt-à-Porter and Unzipped, and had been romantically linked to Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Kevin Costner, and Donald Trump. The heiress of a tire manufacturing fortune, Bruni moved with her family from their native Italy to Paris, France, when she was four. After attending boarding school in Switzerland she returned to Paris, where she was encouraged to try modeling as a career by her brother's girlfriend. Paul Marciano -- president and creative director of GUESS? -- picked Bruni's headshot out of a stack of photographs and turned the 19-year-old into an overnight sensation. She stayed busy doing photo shoots and runway work for Prada, Chanel, Christian Dior, and Givenchy. In a 1998 interview, Bruni declared that the lack of creativity she was experiencing in the fashion world had led her to the decision to only model in special cases. Rare appearances for Yves Saint Laurent and Jean Paul Gaultier kept her in the fashion press, but she was making even more headlines in the gossip world, where she was painted as the woman responsible for the breakups of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall as well as Donald Trump and Marla Maples. In 2003, a reinvented Bruni released her debut album, Quelqu'un M'a Dit. Filled mostly with songs written by the singer in the style of her idols -- Joni Mitchell and Serge Gainsbourg -- Quelqu'un M'a Dit was an instant hit in France, selling one million copies soon after its release. Her second album, No Promises, appeared in January 2007. Bruni stunned everyone the following year when she became "the First Lady of France" after marrying France's then president Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysée Palace in Paris, a move she promptly followed with a provocative new album, Comme Si de Rien N'Etait and a high-profile televised interview with Barbara Walters. Over the next few years, Bruni produced little new music, but was seldom out of the spotlight; in addition to her duties as President Sarkozy's wife, such as accompanying him on state visits, she took part in a great deal of philanthropic work, but also found time to play a cameo role in Woody Allen's 2011 film Midnight in Paris. After her her husband failed to win re-election, Bruni returned to recording. Her Verve debut, Little French Songs, appeared in April of 2013. Related Artists
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What is the name of the fictional vicar played by Dawn French in the UK television series ‘The Vicar of Dibley’?
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Six to watch: TV priests and vicars | Television & radio | The Guardian Six to watch Six to watch: TV priests and vicars With the current success of Father Brown and the past popularity of Rev, priests and vicars may be starting to take centre stage on TV. We pay homage to some of the best small-screen clergy Mark Williams as the eponymous Father Brown, currently showing on BBC1. Photograph: Des Willie/BBC Share on Messenger Close Traditionally, television has either dressed them up inWith straw hats and used them as the butt of jokes, or portrayed them as hapless victims in Agatha Christie adaptations. But it seems that priests and vicars have begun to take centre stage on the small screen. Following the success of BBC2's comedy Rev , there's currently another sympathetic ordinand on television: GK Chesterton's prewar detective Father Brown, who has been appearing daily on BBC1 in the afternoons. Brown is played by Mark Williams (of The Fast Show and Harry Potter fame). He would not have been my immediate idea for the part of Chesterton's squat and gentle character with the odd clothes and large brolly, but Williams seems to have grown into the role of the kindly but also hugely worldly cleric with "a penchant for spy novels and crossword puzzles". (There is a strong supporting cast, the production values are high for a daytime show and it's all aided by the rather beautiful setting of the Cotswolds. If you have missed it, you can catch-up on iPlayer . But who are the other great and most memorable TV priests and vicars? As always, we want to hear what you have to say in the comments below. Adam Smallbone – Rev Reading this on a mobile? Click here to watch James Wood's comedy rewrote the rulebook about depicting clergy on the small screen , making them so believable and appealing that it attracted the praise of the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams (among others), when it launched in 2010. Played to perfection by Tom Hollander, with a sympathetic vulnerability as well as an occasional steeliness, both Smallbone and the show as a whole are winning and highly plausible. It also included a brilliant support cast: Steve Evets as the lovable wastrel Colin, Simon McBurney as the creepily complicated Archdeacon Robert and Lucy Liemann's sexy headteacher Miss Pattman, whom the Rev cannot help fancying. Joyously returning for a third series next year . The Revd Simeon Simcox – Paradise Postponed A slightly obscure choice perhaps, but Michael Horden's portrayal of the left-leaning cleric with a secret past was spellbinding. First shown in 1986, this epic 11-part ITV drama was based on John Mortimer's novel about intergenerational (and interclass) goings on in a home counties village community. It was made in the days when drama had time to breathe and could be languid and considered, and Horden captured the charm as well as infuriating self-righteousness of a cleric with his nose always buried in a copy of the New Statesman, oblivious to the antics of his family. Father Ted Crilly – Father Ted It's a rare comedy lover who doesn't have their favourite moment from Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathew's classic series from the 1990s. Dermot Morgan's Ted, Ardal O'Hanlon's Dougal and Frank Kelly's father Jack ("drink, feck, girls") was whimsical, charming, surreal and bellyachingly funny. My personal favourite Ted moment comes in Rock of Ages when the priests participate in a talent contest as the three ages of Elvis . There is also the sublime episode Are You Right There Father Ted, in which everything the hapless cleric does convinces various people on Craggy Island that he is rabidly rightwing . You'll never look at a smudge on a window in the same way again. The Vicar of Dibley Reading this on a mobile? Click here to watch No, no, no, no, no, no, no, … yes. Not everybody's favourite comedy, but praise to co-writer Richard Curtis for spotting the comedy potential of the General Synod of the Church of England's landmark decision on female ordination in 1992 (or as the Sun reported it at the time: "The church says yes to vica
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1. If Mercury is 1, and Venus is 2, what is 6? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. If Mercury is 1, and Venus is 2, what is 6? 2. If William Hartnell is 1, and Patrick Troughton is 2, who is 4? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. If William Hartnell is 1, and Patrick Troughton is 2, who is 4? 3. If Alpha is 1, and Beta is 2, what is 6? 4. If Tony Blackburn won in 2002, Phil Tuffnell won in 2003, and Kerry Katona won in 2004, who won in 2007? 5. If David Lloyd George is 1, Andrew Bonal Law is 2, and Stanley Baldwin is 3, who is 4? 6. If Liverpool won in 2006, and Chelsea won in 2007, who won in 2008? 7. How many pints does a 10- gallon hat hold? 8. Who was murdered by Fitzurse, de Tracy, de Morville and Le Breton? 9. Who presents Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer? 10. From what ancient activity does the word ‘crestfallen’ come? 11. What non-mechanical sport achieves the highest speeds? 12. What major city is on an island in the St Lawrence river? 13. Who succeeded Alf Ramsey to become caretaker manger for the English national football team in 1974? 14. What did Britain’s roads first acquire in 1914? 15. Which former Liverpool player held the record for the fastest hat-trick, scoring 3 goals in less than 5 minutes? 16. Myleen Klass (pictured) now presents 10 Years Younger on Channel 4, but what was the name of the pop band that gave her success in 2001? 17. Who was the presenter of Out Of Town in the 1960s who went on to appear on the children’s TV programme How? 18. Whose autobiography is called Dear Fatty? 19. Who were Tom and Barbara’s neighbours in The Good Life? 20. In Cockney rhyming slang what are your ‘Daisy Roots’? 21. What is the surname of the twin brothers who compiled the Guinness Book of Records together between 1955 and 1975? 22. Which actor played Columbo? 23. Does the Bactrian camel have one hump, or two? 24. Where is the world's largest four-faced chiming clock? 25. Concerned about the impact of uncontrolled development and industrialisation, what National Charity was founded in 1895 by three Victorian philanthropists, Miss Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley? 26. What famous make of motorcycle was Lawrence of Arabia riding when he was tragically killed in Dorset in 1936? 27. What colour of flag should a ship fly to show it is in quarantine? 28. Purple Brittlegill, Velvet Shank and Orange Milkcap are three types of what? 29. What is the name of the flats where the Trotters lived in Only Fools And Horses? 30. In computing, what does the abbreviation USB stand for? ANSWERS: 1. Saturn; 2. Tom Baker (Doctor Who actors); 3. Zeta; 4. Christopher Biggins. (I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here. Joe Pasquale 04, Carol Thatcher 05, Matt Willis 06, and Joe Swash 08); 5. Ramsay MacDonald (Prime Ministers post WW1); 6. Portsmouth (FA Cup); 7. 6; 8. Thomas Becket; 9. Kirstie Allsopp; 10. Cockfighting; 11. Sky-diving; 12. Montreal; 13. Joe Mercer; 14. White Lines; 15. Robbie Fowler; 16. Hearsay; 17. Jack Hargreaves; 18. Dawn French; 19. Margo and Jerry Leadbetter; 20. Boots; 21. McWhirter (Ross and Norris); 22. Peter Falk; 23. Two; 24. The Clock Tower on the Palace of Westminster in London (Big Ben is the nickname for the bell); 25. The National Trust; 26. Brough Superior; 27. Yellow; 28. Fungi; 29. Nelson Mandela House; 30. Universal Serial Bus Like us on Facebook
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Thorpe Station is in which English city?
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Norwich Railway Station Norwich Railway Station Hindes and Courtaulds of Oak Street Norwich Railway Station Norwich railway station provides the scene for the opening of a ‘Swallows and Amazons‘ novel, and features in Joseph Losey‘s 1971 film version of LP Hartley‘s ‘The Go-Between‘. The station, which sees about two-and-a-half million passengers pass through it every year, has managed to retain its essential Victorian character, and is the only remaining one of the three which once served the city. Standing close to the River Wensum, across the Foundry Bridge from the city, it is a Grade II listed building, and acts as a terminus for trains from London Liverpool Street, as well as Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Sheringham, Ely and the city of Liverpool. The present building The present building opened in 1886, built to a design by John Wilson. It is constructed of red brick and stucco, in a classic style, with an ironwork and glass concourse. The spacious porte-cochère would originally have sheltered passengers arriving and leaving by horse and carriage. The foyer, through the twentieth-century glass doors, has pilasters, a decorated frieze cornice and a plasterwork ceiling. The paired sash windows have semi-elliptical pediments with classical decoration. It is topped by an imposing dome, covered in zinc tiles, seventy six feet high at its tallest point. A contemporary report of the opening in May 1886 reported ‘The new station erected by the Great Eastern Railway Company at Thorpe, Norwich, was opened for inspection, and on the 3rd was used by the public for the first time. It was built by Messrs Youngs and Son, of Norwich, from designs by Mr J Wilson, the company‘s engineer, at the cost of £60,000, and replaced the old station, which had been in use since the opening of the line.‘ The new station was built in the grounds of a private mansion adjacent to the former premises (now part of the Riverside Car Park) built in the 1840s when the railway first arrived in Norwich. Norwich‘s first railway It was in May 1844 that the first railway in Norfolk opened, with a line from Great Yarmouth to Norwich. The opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825 led to increasing enthusiasm for this new form of transport and every town and city wanted its railway. The Yarmouth and Norwich Railway company came into being in 1842, and George Stephenson was elected chairman at the first directors‘ meeting. Yarmouth was a logical choice for the first route in Norfolk, being the port for the city of Norwich, and an increasingly fashionable resort. The line was to be single track, standard gauge, with no tunnels required, and following the course of the river Yare. The line was also to be provided with Cooke and Wheatstone‘s electric telegraph. Work began on laying the line in April 1843, at Postwick Hall Farm, near Thorpe Asylum, and a total of 1,500 men were employed in its construction. The contractors were Grissell and Peto, Samuel Morton Peto being the resident engineer, with offices at St Michael-at-Plea, Norwich. A bust of Sir Samuel Morton Peto was placed in the station in 1989 to commemorate his role. The bust, sculpted by John Pooler, can be seen just under the clock on the main concourse, with his dates, 1809-1889, and the description "Baptist Contractor Politician and Philanthropist". The following year 1844, a notice announced: ‘The Yarmouth and Norwich Railway will be opened to the public on Wednesday, 1st of May next. Trains will leave Norwich at 9 and 11 o‘clock in the morning, and 4 and 7 o‘clock in the afternoon. And from Yarmouth at 8 and 10 o‘clock in the morning and 3 and 8 o‘clock in the afternoon. Fares:- First class: 3s 6d; second class 2s 6d; third class 1s 3d.Tickets to and from Norwich and Yarmouth on the same day: First class 5s; second class 4s; third class 2s.‘ Before this a special train with a government inspector and the Bishop of Norwich aboard ran on 12th April 1844. The first station On 27th April the Norwich Mercury printed a description of the station and railway buildings at Norwich ‘These are sit
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Monday Miscellanea | Londonist Monday Miscellanea By Dave Haste Last edited 34 months ago Dave Haste Monday Miscellanea This Week In London’s History Monday – 3 March 1982: The Barbican Centre is opened by the Queen. After 15 years of construction, at a cost of £161 million, the centre would become the largest performing arts centre in Europe. Tuesday – 4 March 1882: Britain’s first electric trams go into operation in Leytonstone, East London. Wednesday – 5 March 1856: The second Covent Garden Theatre is destroyed by a fire that breaks out at 5am, during a masked ball. Its replacement would become known as the Royal Opera House. Thursday – 6 March 1997: A gunman walks into the Lefevre Gallery in Mayfair and rips a £650,000 Picasso painting – Tête de Femme – from the wall, before making his escape in a black cab. The painting would be recovered a week later. Friday – 7 March 1969: The Victoria Line is officially opened by the Queen, in a ceremony at Victoria Station. Intended as a fast, congestion-relieving alternative to other lines (such as the Piccadilly Line), the line makes significant use of ‘cross-platform interchanges’ to help with changing lines. London Quote Of The Week A mighty mass of brick and smoke and shipping, Dirty and dusky, but wide as eye Could reach, with here and there a sail just skipping In sight, then lost amid the forestry Of masts; a wilderness of steeples peeping On tiptoe, through the sea-coal canopy; A huge, dun cupola, like a foolscap crown On a fool's head — and there is London Town! Lord Byron, 'Don Juan'
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Which Olympic city had the animal mascot called Amik the Beaver?
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Olympic Games Mascots - Olympic News Olympic Games Mascots twitter Share The first Olympic mascot – which was not official – was named “Schuss” and was born at the Grenoble Olympic Games in 1968. A little man on skis, half-way between an object and a person, it was the first in a long line of Olympic mascots. (c) IOC It was not until the Munich 1972 Olympic Games that the first official Olympic mascot, “Waldi”, the dachshund, was created. Since then, mascots have become the most popular and memorable ambassadors of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. An original image, the mascot has the job of giving concrete form to the Olympic spirit, spreading the values highlighted at each edition of the Games; promoting the history and culture of the host city; and giving the event a festive atmosphere. (c) Photo Olympia Press The Games mascots over the years have all been examples of ingenuity, imagination and artistic creativity. From “Waldi” to “Amik”, the Montreal Games beaver, the first mascots were emblematic animals of the host countries. In 1992, Barcelona surprised everyone with “Cobi”, a strange avant-garde dog created by the great designer, Javier Mariscal. Cobi was followed by a whole variety of mascots based on people, animals or even mythical and imaginary creatures. From the dog to the snow leopard, via human-like ice cubes, the mascots lend an element of humour and joy to the Olympic experience. They contribute to the efforts made to offer a warm welcome to athletes and visitors from around the world. Sochi 2014 (c) IOC On Saturday 26 February 2011, more than a million Russians participated in a live television broadcast, during which a vote was held to choose the mascots for the Sochi Games. The leopard got the most votes, followed by the polar bear and the hare; and these three animals from the Great North and the mountainous regions of Russia would become the mascots of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. During the Games, tens of thousands of spectators were able to see the mascots, « Белый мишка » (Bieliy Michka, the polar bear), « Леопард » (Leopard, the leopard) and « Зайка » (Zaïka, the hare), but the most spectacular moment was doubtless when they appeared in giant format in the Fisht Stadium during the Closing Ceremony. They gathered in front of a cauldron where the Olympic flame was burning, and the polar bear proceeded to blow out the flame, while, simultaneously, the flame burning outside the Stadium was extinguished. The polar bear then shed a tear in a nod to the Closing Ceremony of Moscow 1980, where the mascot Michka also cried at the end of those Games. London 2012 The London 2012 mascot, Wenlock, takes his name from the town of Much Wenlock in Shropshire, which still hosts the traditional Much Wenlock Games. These were one of Pierre de Coubertin‟s sources of inspiration for the modern Olympic Games. According to the story by Michael Morpurgo, Wenlock's metallic look is explained by the fact that he was made from one of the last drops of steel used to build the Olympic Stadium in London. The light on his head is based on those found on London‟s famous black cabs. The shape of his forehead is identical to that of the Olympic Stadium roof. His eye is the lens of a camera, filming everything he sees. On his wrists, he wears five bracelets in the colours of the Olympic rings. And the three points on his head represent the three places on the podium for the medal winners. (c) IOC Streets, parks and underground station entrances in London were decorated with 84 sculptures of Wenlock and the Paralympic mascot Mandeville standing 2 metres 30 tall and each weighing a ton, to help guide tourists during the Games. These sculptures were decorated by 22 designers to reflect their surroundings. The mascots were chosen in a competition launched in 2008. More than 100 designers, artists and agencies submitted proposals. Wenlock and Mandeville were chosen from a series of designs which included a humanised pigeon, an animated teacup and representations of Big Ben featuring arms and legs. Vancouver 2010 (c) K
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Olympic Games Olympic Games Intercalated Most successful countries in Summer Olympics from 2000 to 2016 by the number of medals. The modern Olympic Games or Olympics ( French : Jeux olympiques [1] ) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions . The Olympic Games are considered the world’s foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. [2] The Olympic Games are held every four years , with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games , which were held in Olympia, Greece , from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement , with the Olympic Charter defining its structure and authority. The evolution of the Olympic Movement during the 20th and 21st centuries has resulted in several changes to the Olympic Games. Some of these adjustments include the creation of the Winter Olympic Games for ice and winter sports, the Paralympic Games for athletes with a disability, and the Youth Olympic Games for teenage athletes. The IOC has had to adapt to a variety of economic, political, and technological advancements. As a result, the Olympics has shifted away from pure amateurism , as envisioned by Coubertin, to allowing participation of professional athletes . The growing importance of mass media created the issue of corporate sponsorship and commercialisation of the Games. World wars led to the cancellation of the 1916, 1940, and 1944 Games. Large boycotts during the Cold War limited participation in the 1980 and 1984 Games. The Olympic Movement consists of international sports federations (IFs), National Olympic Committees (NOCs), and organising committees for each specific Olympic Games. As the decision-making body, the IOC is responsible for choosing the host city for each Games, and organises and funds the Games according to the Olympic Charter. The IOC also determines the Olympic programme, consisting of the sports to be contested at the Games. There are several Olympic rituals and symbols, such as the Olympic flag and torch , as well as the opening and closing ceremonies . Over 13,000 athletes compete at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in 33 different sports and nearly 400 events. The first, second, and third-place finishers in each event receive Olympic medals : gold, silver, and bronze, respectively. The Games have grown so much that nearly every nation is now represented. This growth has created numerous challenges and controversies , including boycotts, doping , bribery, and a terrorist attack in 1972 . Every two years the Olympics and its media exposure provide unknown athletes with the chance to attain national and sometimes international fame. The Games also constitute an opportunity for the host city and country to showcase themselves to the world. Contents Stadium in Olympia, Greece The Ancient Olympic Games were religious and athletic festivals held every four years at the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, Greece . Competition was among representatives of several city-states and kingdoms of Ancient Greece . These Games featured mainly athletic but also combat sports such as wrestling and the pankration , horse and chariot racing events. It has been widely written that during the Games, all conflicts among the participating city-states were postponed until the Games were finished. This cessation of hostilities was known as the Olympic peace or truce. [3] This idea is a modern myth because the Greeks never suspended their wars. The truce did allow those religious pilgrims who were travelling to Olympia to pass through warring territories unmolested because they were protected by Zeus. [4] The origin of the Olympics is shrouded in mystery and legend; [5] one of the most popular myths identifies Heracles and his father Zeus as t
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Who illustrated most of Roald Dahl's children's books?
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Amazon.com: Books Books Books Advanced Search New Releases Best Sellers The New York Times® Best Sellers Children's Books Textbooks Textbook Rentals Sell Us Your Books Best Books of the Month Kindle eBooks Roald Dahl Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was born in Llandaff, South Wales, and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian, so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in Boy, he turned down the idea of university in favor of a job that would take him to"a wonderful faraway place. In 1933 he joined the Shell Company, which sent him to Mombasa in East Africa. When World War II began in 1939 he became a fighter pilot and in 1942 was made assistant air attaché in Washington, where he started to write short stories. His first major success as a writer for children was in 1964. Thereafter his children's books brought him increasing popularity, and when he died children mourned the world over, particularly in Britain where he had lived for many years.The BFG is dedicated to the memory of Roald Dahls eldest daughter, Olivia, who died from measles when she was seven – the same age at which his sister had died (fron appendicitis) over forty years before. Quentin Blake, the first Children’s Laureate of the United Kingdom, has illustrated most of Roald Dahl’s children’s books.
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Lord Byron: The Demons of Calvinism - Gary Sloan - Eclectica Magazine v6n3 Lord Byron: The Demons of Calvinism by Gary Sloan George Noel Gordon, better known as Lord Byron (1788-1824), was once the most celebrated poet in Europe. Handsome and charismatic, he was the darling of polite society, the cynosure of salons, a pacesetter in fashion and mannerism, the observed of all observers. Smitten debutantes, madams, and maidservants vied for the attention of the dashing peer of the realm. Men envied him. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, published when the poet was twenty-four, captivated the romantic imagination of a continent. "I awoke one day," said Byron, "and found myself famous." Despite his demurrals, readers fused him with Childe Harold�a brooding, enigmatic pariah haunted by a dark past and nameless guilt. Though he cloned Childe Harold several times, Byron was no one-trick pony (or poet). Don Juan, his epic masterpiece, is, as he said, "a little quietly facetious on everything." It bristles with trenchant quips on the eternal human comedy: "Life's a poor player"�then play out the play, Ye villains! And above all keep a sharp eye Much less on what you do than what you say: Be hypocritical, be cautious, be Not what you seem, but always what you see. All present life is but an interjection, An "Oh!" or "Ah!" of joy or misery, Or a "Ha! Ha!" Or "Bah!"�a yawn or "Pooh!" Of which perhaps the latter is most true. Bryon was a master of the ingenious rhyme: Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded That all the Apostles would have done as they did. And: But�Oh! ye lords of ladies intellectual, Inform us truly, have they not hen-pecked you all? Even his wife, no fan, conceded his verbal brilliance: "He is the absolute monarch of words." When he died of a fever in Missolonghi, where he was aiding the Greeks in their struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire, newspapers called him and Napolean the greatest men of the era. Goethe, the reigning monarch of belles lettres, hailed him as "a personality of such eminence as has never been and is not likely to come again." "Eminence" played better on the Continent than in England. There, long before his death, Byron's fame had mutated to infamy. In separation papers, Lady Annabella Milbanke, his wife and the mother of his infant daughter, Ada, accused him of psychological and physical abuse, including attempted rape. Soon, his private history, sordid and profligate, became public. One report had him and some Cambridge cronies, dressed as monks and using skulls for bowls, keeping wassail at his abbey. Gossip sheets sizzled with lurid tales of homoeroticism, pederasty, whoremongering, adultery, and an incestuous liaison with his half-sister, Augusta Leigh. Throughout England, the clergy thundered "on his head pious libels by no means few." Ostracized in London, where he was then living, Byron fled England in April 1816. He never returned. He spent his final eight years in Italy, Switzerland, and Greece. Reviled at home, he was feted abroad. Caroline Lamb, a blue blood who hounded Byron into an affair, said he was "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" (her kind of guy, apparently). George Ticknor, a literary acquaintance, described him as "gentle, mannerly, natural, affectionate, and modest." Both were right. Byron was an amalgam of disparate traits: cruelty and kindness; misanthropy and philanthropy; cynicism and idealism; affectation and sincerity; arrogance and self-mockery; pettiness and magnanimity; intemperance and asceticism; self-pity and courage. On balance, the virtues trumped the vices: "For all his flashes of vulgarity, his unworthy intrigues, his intellectual caprices," biographer Ethel Mayne concluded, "Byron was a man of daring, tenderness, and candor, and one of the most generous spirits of his age." His vices were aggravated by indoctrination to Calvinism, which he could never quite shake despite "an early dislike to the persuasion." Of his first grammar school, in Aberdeen, Scotland, he reminisced: "I learned little there�except to repea
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What board game's original mascot was Rich Uncle Pennybags?
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Mr. Monopoly | Monopoly Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Mr. Monopoly with his Monopoly game board Mr. Monopoly, originally known as Rich Uncle Pennybags, is the long-standing mascot of Parker Brothers ' (later Hasbro 's) classic Monopoly game. History Arguably the most recognizable board game icon in the world, Mr. Monopoly has been a guest in almost every family's house (through the game Monopoly) at one point or another, but did you know that the elderly mustached millionaire is not exclusive to Monopoly? In fact, Mr. Monopoly isn't even his real name. Created by down-and-out inventor Charles Darrow during the Depression-era '30s, Mr. Monopoly (or Rich Uncle Pennybags, if you'd prefer his given name) and the game he adores was initially rejected by Parker Bros. So we guess you could call Rich Uncle Pennybags a self-made millionaire, as Darrow sold locally printed facsimiles of his board game on the street, making Rich Uncle Pennybags an illustrated icon for the people. When Parker Brothers finally got on board in 1935, Rich Uncle Pennybags was already well known enough to front other of the company's board games. In 1940, he became the star of a game called Dig. In 1946, he fronted the eponymous Rich Uncle. According to The Monopoly Companion, he was not added to Monopoly boards until 1936. In the Game Mr. Monopoly is seen on the actual game board as well as on the Chance and Community Chest Cards.
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Cluedo | Board game manuals Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Board game manuals Wiki Cluedo ( Template:Pron-en ; Clue in North America ) is a deduction board game originally published by Waddingtons in Leeds , United Kingdom in 1949. [1] It was devised by Anthony E. Pratt, a solicitor's clerk and part-time clown from Birmingham , England . It is now published by the United States game and toy company Hasbro , which acquired its U.S. publisher Parker Brothers as well as Waddingtons . The object of the basic game is for players to strategically move around the game board, in the guise of one of the game's characters, collecting clues from which to deduce which suspect murdered the game's perpetual victim: Dr. Black (Mr. Boddy in North American versions), and with which weapon and in what room. More games, books, and a film have been released as part of the Cluedo franchise. The board games form an overall story whose complete chronology can be found at Cluedo chronology . In 2008, Cluedo Reinvention was created (with changes to board, gameplay and characters) as a modern spin-off. Contents Edit In 1944 Anthony E. Pratt filed for a patent of his invention of a murder/mystery-themed game, originally named "Murder!" Shortly thereafter, Pratt and his wife presented the game to Waddington's executive Norman Watson, who immediately purchased the game and provided its trademark name of "Cluedo." Though the patent was granted in 1947, due to war shortages the game was not officially launched until 1949, at which time the game was simultaneously licensed to Parker Bros. in the United States for publication, where it was re-named "Clue." However, there were several differences from the original game concept and that initially published in 1949 (which also remains the most enduring version of the game). In particular, Pratt's original design calls for ten characters , one of whom was to be designated the victim by random drawing prior to the start of the game. The game allowed for play of up to eight remaining characters, providing for nine suspects in total. Originally there were eleven rooms, including the eliminated " gun room " and cellar. In addition there were nine weapons including the unused axe , bomb , syringe , poison , shillelagh (walking stick/ cudgel ), and fireplace poker . Some of these unused weapons and characters would appear in later spinoff versions of the game. Some aspects of the gameplay were also different. Notably, the remaining playing cards were distributed into the rooms to be retrieved, rather than dealt directly to the players. Players also had to land on another player in order to make suggestions about that player's character through the use of special counter-tokens, and once exhausted, a player could no longer make suggestions. There were other minor differences, all of which would be updated by the game's initial release and remain essentially unchanged in the standard classic editions of the game. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Equipment Edit The game's current equipment consists of a board which shows the rooms of an English country house called Tudor Mansion (previously Tudor Close and Tudor Hall), and the corridors and passages linking them, several coloured playing pieces (character pawns), some props representing murder weapons (dagger, rope, etc), one or two six-sided dice/die, three sets of cards describing the 9 rooms (scene of crime), the 6 suspects and 6 weapons (corresponding to the playing pieces), along with a Solution Cards envelope to contain one card of each, and a Detective's Notes pad (often with 6 pencils) for keeping detailed notes during the game. Suspects Main article: Cluedo characters Depending on edition, the playing pieces are typically made of coloured plastic, shaped like chess pawns , or character figurines . Occasionally they are made from wood or pewter . Miss Scarlett (spelled Miss Scarlet in North American versions – a red piece) Rope Lead Pipe (called Lead Piping in earlier UK editions, the early tokens were made out of actual lead ) Spanner (called Wrench in North American e
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Which South American country will host the 2014 football World Cup ?
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BBC SPORT | Football | Internationals | Brazil will stage 2014 World Cup Brazil will stage 2014 World Cup Romario, Dunga and Brazilian President Lula with the World Cup Brazil has been named as the host nation for the 2014 football World Cup. The South American country was the only one bidding to host the tournament, which was due to be staged on the continent under Fifa's rotation system. Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said: "Soccer is more than a sport for us, it's a national passion." Brazil have won the tournament a record five times and hosted the World Cup once before, in 1950, when they lost 2-1 in the final to Uruguay. 606: DEBATE Will Brazil be good hosts? It is the first time the World Cup is being held in South America since Argentina hosted, and won, the 1978 tournament. Brazil is setting aside around �550m to update its stadiums, including the Maracan� in Rio de Janeiro which hosted the 1950 World Cup final. And that money will need to be spent wisely as Fifa's inspection report has identified 18 grounds with more than 40,000 capacity that could host games. These will be whittled down to nine or 10. However, of the 18, four would have to be re-built from scratch and all of the others need to undergo substantial renovation. This World Cup will have such a big social and cultural impact in Brazil Fifa president Sepp Blatter So basic are the facilities at the moment that most of the stadia are not even equipped for television commentary. Fifa president Blatter said, however, that he had been impressed by Brazil's plans for 2014 despite the fact they were the only bidders. "The task was not easy - for us it was a real big challenge to have the same list of requirements and the same conditions for only one candidate," he said. "There was an extraordinary presentation by the delegation and we witnessed that this World Cup will have such a big social and cultural impact in Brazil. Brazilians celebrate at the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio "This is the country that has given to the world the best football and the best footballers, and they are five times world champions." Fifa's inspection report added: "Brazil has a rich history of hosting sporting and other international events. "But the standards and demands of the World Cup will far surpass those of any other event staged in the history of Brazil in terms of magnitude and complexity. "The inspection team wants Fifa experts to review the process and progress of host city selection to ensure that adequate financing is committed and secured." As news filtered through, celebrations broke out in various towns around the country with fireworks and festivities set to continue into the night. Around 100 people unfurled a green and yellow banner, emblazoned with the words 'The 2014 World Cup is ours', at the foot of the famous Christ the Redeemer statue which overlooks Rio. Meanwhile, women's world champions Germany will host the 2011 Women's World Cup after beating off competition from Canada. Bookmark with:
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FIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time | South African History Online South African History Online Home » FIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time FIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time FIFA World Cup Trophy Friday, 11 June 2010 For the first time in the history of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA),the World Cup was staged in Africa. Five African nations vied for the right to host the FIFA World Cup 2010 when South Africa defeated Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process. The 19th FIFA World Cup began on 11 June 2010 in South Africa. The first game of the tournament was between the South African team Bafana Bafana and Mexico at Soccer City Stadium, Gauteng , with Simphiwe Tshabalala scoring the first goal of the tournament for Bafana Bafana. Italy, winner of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, was the main favourite. During his speech the FIFA President Sepp Blatter stated that “the FIFA World Cup is in South Africa.” Blatter went on to say: “Congratulations to the African population, thank you to South Africa that we can stage this World Cup here. A dream came true even if he's not here tonight, but the spirit of Mandela is in Soccer City.” In the corridors of the football fraternity and in all spheres of politics, “1 Goal: Education for All”, was a much talked about campaign. “1 Goal: Education for All”, supported by the Global Campaign for Education and FIFA, had a large number of achievements during the football celebration with 14 million signatures, 1 million of followers every week and 100.000 yellow cards sent to international leaders. The dramatic victory of Spain over Holland saw them winning the World Cup for the first time with the goal being scored by Andres Iniesta during extra-time. References:
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What is the surname of the character played by Windsor Davis in 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum'?
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It Ain't Half Hot Mum (TV Series 1974–1981) - 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 It Ain't Half Hot Mum 30min The comic adventures of a group of misfits who form an extremely bad concert party touring the hot and steamy jungles of Burma entertaining the troops during World War II. Stars: The company arrive back in England and grope their way through the fog to Customs where Ashford is almost arrested and the demobilization centre, where they are dismayed by the lack of choice for ... 8.4 Sheltering from monsoon rain in a temple once used by the Thugs, a murderous religious sect from the previous century, the group discover a statue of Devi, the sect's goddess, with rubies for eyes. ... 8.1 After accidentally being hit on the head by a coconut, Gloria undergoes a strange transformation into a fearless, serious soldier, killing a snake with his bare hands. He and Williams attack a ... 8.0 a list of 30 titles created 23 May 2011 a list of 38 titles created 11 Feb 2012 a list of 38 titles created 21 Aug 2014 a list of 35 titles created 9 months ago a list of 23 titles created 8 months ago Title: It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981) 7.1/10 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. Comic goings on in this series set in an English holiday camp called Maplins. The title comes from the camp's greeting, which the staff are meant to say with enthusiasm but all too often ... See full summary » Stars: Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland Wolfie Smith is an unemployed dreamer from Tooting London, a self proclaimed Urban Guerilla who aspires to be like his hero Che Guevara. Leading a small group called the Tooting Popular ... See full summary » Stars: Robert Lindsay, Mike Grady, Hilda Braid The series followed the wavering relationship between two ex-lovers, Penny Warrender, a secretary for an advertising firm, and Vincent Pinner, an ex ice cream salesman turned turf ... See full summary » Stars: Paul Nicholas, Jan Francis, Sylvia Kay Ria, a happily married suburban housewife, reaches the age where she feels as if life is passing her by. Being taken for granted by her butterfly collecting dentist husband doesn't help. So... See full summary » Stars: Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Bruce Montague A rather naive, middle-class man is admitted to a hospital ward and finds that he is sharing it with a working-class layabout and an upper-class hypochondriac. All three of them cause headaches for the hospital staff. Stars: James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Christopher Strauli A working-class Cockney bigot with a biased and expirienced opinion of everything shares them bluntly and almost carelessly. Stars: Warren Mitchell, Anthony Booth, Una Stubbs Bless This House centres on life in Birch Avenue, Putney, where travelling stationery salesman Sid Abbott (Sidney James) and his wife Jean (Diana Coupland) live with their teenagers: Mike (... See full summary » Stars: Sidney James, Diana Coupland, Sally Geeson Jacko is a house painter who "appreciates" women, he sees the best in each one of them and they in turn, like him. Will he find true love ? Will he settle down as he gets older ? Stars: Karl Howman, Mike Walling, Jackie Lye Martin is a committee man. He has numerous schemes and committees organised around the neighbourhood. He is so obsessive about every detail of everything he does he is driving his long ... See full summary » Stars: Richard Briers, Penelope Wilton, Peter Egan During WW2,in a fictional British seaside town,a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers prepares for an imminent German invasion. Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn The Morecambe & Wise Show was a long running and massively popular sketch series starring British comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, plus a string of top-name international celebr
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BFI Screenonline: Budgie (1971-72) Originally entitled 'The Loser', this comedy-drama by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall charts the failures of Ronald 'Budgie' Bird, a small-time crook who usually ends up as the fall guy for Soho villain Charlie Endell (a larger-than-life performance from Iain Cuthbertson). Budgie is estranged from his wife Jean (a scintillatingly brittle Georgina Hale ) and has a wary if basically friendly relationship with his girlfriend Hazel, the mother of his child. Although in early episodes Adam Faith 's limited acting experience occasionally shows, he quickly gained in confidence, and by the darker second series he has clearly grown as a performer, most noticeably in his scenes with Hale, which turn from violence to humour in a second and crackle with sexual chemistry. Despite the comic escapades in most stories, what makes the series so memorable is its air of melancholic regret. Budgie is an arrested adolescent, his get-rich-quick schemes just evanescent dreams, ploys to stave off adult responsibilities. Among the most memorable sequences are the duologues between Budgie and a succession of parental surrogates, in which they jointly confront the disappointments in the lives. Notable examples include a prostitute recalling the son she gave up for adoption in 'Some Mother's Sons' (tx. 16/4/1971); a schoolteacher with a secret craving for pornography in 'Could Do Better' (tx. 14/5/1971); a faded alcoholic actress with suicidal tendencies in 'Sunset Mansions or Whatever Happened to Janey Baib?' (tx. 25/6/1971); and virtually an entire cast of disillusioned characters staying at the eponymous 'Grandee Hotel' (tx. 30/4/1971). For all his ebullience and his success with women, Budgie always remains an outsider looking in; when we meet his parents, the story predictably ends with his being shut out of the family unit. The second series concludes in a spectacularly bitter fashion: Budgie, beaten to a pulp by Endell and his men and left destitute on the streets of London, is turned away by his wife and family, while he in turn abandons Hazel, now pregnant with their second child. A third series and even a feature film version were mooted but came to nothing, though Faith did reprise his role in a musical adaptation by Waterhouse and Hall that had a brief West End run in 1988. None of the trio, however, had any involvement in Charles Endell Esquire (ITV, 1979), a shortlived spin-off set in Glasgow starring Cuthbertson. Sergio Angelini
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Instruments :: Philharmonia Orchestra Bowing Introduction The other strings just fill out the lower harmonies, woodwinds provide pleasantly contrasting timbres, the brass is for added power when you need it and the percussion creates crisper edges and the occasional crash, but there would be no orchestra without the violin at its heart. Or would there? Perhaps it was true once, but certainly since the beginning of the 20th century composers have begun to treat the sections of the orchestra as equal partners and distribute the music accordingly. It is also a fact that in the modern professional orchestra all the players are virtuosos and so less reliance need be placed on the traditionally more agile violins. And what of the sound? The rich low notes can be very vocal and can be easily used to 'tug the heart strings'. They can play very fast and also very high, but it is the endless sustain that characterises all string instruments that enables the violins, in particular, when they all play together, to create a floating effect which is responsible for some of the most sublime moments in music. Indeed it is primarily because people love the effect of massed string sounds that orchestras are so large (the violin is the most numerous of all the strings, with as many as 30 being used for a large orchestral work). The violin is the highest pitched and most agile member of the string family. In a typical orchestra, violins are grouped into Firsts and Seconds. The leader of the First Violins is also the Leader of the Orchestra. Numbers vary, but usually there are sixteen Firsts and fourteen Seconds, seated two to a 'desk'. Construction The violin is basically a small wooden box with strings stretched across the surface, but the finest examples can cost in the region of a million pounds. Every detail of the instrument contributes to its sound and for hundreds of years makers have guarded their secrets from competitors. The bow is an equally important part of the instrument: its weight and balance greatly affects the violin's sound and playability. The bow consists of a wooden stick with horse hair stretched between the two ends. The part of the bow that the player holds is called the frog and the other end, or very tip, of the bow is known as the point. Range The violin is the highest pitched instrument in the string section. It has a resonant lower register and can also reach extremely high notes. As with many orchestral instruments there is no definite top note - it all depends on the skill of the player. There are four strings, usually tuned to G3, D4, A4, E5. Each of the strings has different characteristics which composers exploit when writing music. For example a melody played high up on the G string will have a darker, thicker sound than the same melody at exactly the same pitch played low down on the A string. Bowing The up bow (traveling from point to frog) has a weaker sound than the down bow, and therefore is often used on upbeats. The somewhat heavier down bow (moving from frog to point) is then used to emphasise the down beat in the music. Experienced players can play up and down bows so evenly that it is often impossible to tell which is which just by listening. However, when a particularly heavy attack is required there is no substitute for a strong downbow. Fact File Did you know? A Stradivarius violin holds the world record for the most expensive musical instrument sold at auction, raising 16 million dollars in London in June 2011 to raise money for the tsunami disaster relief fund. Frequency Range
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Symphony No. 1, “Winter Daydreams” | LA Phil Symphony No. 1, “Winter Daydreams” Composed: 1866; 1874 Length: c. 45 minutes Orchestration: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (bass drum, cymbals), and strings First Los Angeles Philharmonic performance: July 31, 1973, Yuri Ahronovitch conducting When Tchaikovsky entered the Moscow Conservatory as professor of harmony, with a diploma from the St. Petersburg Conservatory, he had two strikes against him: his own equivocating nature and his lack of emotional security. In March 1866 he began working diligently on his First Symphony, work which caused him much anguish for the remainder of that year. By May, the First Symphony agony was full upon him, as indicated by a letter to his brother Modest. “My nerves are again as upset as they could be. This is for the following reasons: 1) my lack of success in composing the symphony; 2) Rubinstein and Tarnovsky who, noticing that I'm edgy, spend all day frightening me by the most varied means; 3) the ever-present thought that I shall soon die and won't even complete the symphony successfully.” All was not dismal during that month, however, for his Overture in F had been performed with some success in St. Petersburg. This lift to his spirits carried over to his work on the Symphony for, in mid-June, he reported that he had begun scoring it. Still, in August the work was not yet finished, but he showed it in its incomplete state to his former teachers, Anton Rubinstein and Nikolai Zaremba, from whom he received nothing but the harshest of criticism. Finally, in February 1868, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 1 was performed in Moscow in its entirety, and the composer could report to his brother Anatoly, “My Symphony scored a great success, particularly the Adagio.” In 1874, when the work was about to be published (with the composer’s own titles for the first two movements), Tchaikovsky made several revisions, most of them minor. Considering this was the firstborn of his symphonies, the composer’s affection for it was undiminished through the years. In 1883, he wrote to Mme. von Meck regarding his symphonic babe, “Although it is in many ways very immature, yet fundamentally it has more substance and is better than many of my other more mature works.” In spite of this notably sentimental remark, there seems no question that the all but completely neglected First Symphony does not have quite the strength, conviction nor the substance of the last three symphonies. That said, it is also true that the work is genuine Tchaikovsky, not merely in embryo but fully formed, particularly in orchestration and thematic character. “Winter Daydreams” is programmatic in an atmospheric rather than in a precise, story-telling way. The first movement has an invigorating sense of spaciousness that is enhanced by the opening flute and bassoon announcement of the main theme. This is surely Russian music, not with the earthiness of Mussorgsky or the fairytale imagery of Rimsky-Korsakov, but with a folk spirit that is not hidden by sturdy if unassuming compositional craft. In this first movement, as in the remainder of the Symphony, the Tchaikovskyan orchestral trademarks are clearly in evidence: the exploitation of woodwinds, the rushing, brilliant string passages, the antiphonal (call and response) procedures. The second movement, in which he used material from his Overture The Storm of 1864, is again folk-like, wistful rather than dramatic and, like so much of Tchaikovsky – early, middle, and late – balletic in character. Expectedly, the Scherzo, whose material is a reworking of the corresponding section of an early piano sonata, dances vibrantly and rustically if a bit self-consciously; at mid-point a waltz lilts pleasantly though not as memorably as some of the many later examples by Tchaikovsky. For his finale, Tchaikovsky meditates a bit, then puts a zesty dance theme through extended orchestral choreography, some of it contrapuntal, some march-like, and finally heads for a grand climac
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Nice The Biggest Treasure Found photos Nice The Biggest Treasure Found photos Check out these the biggest Treasure Found images: Sounds of the Sixties This group of 40 British pop stars posed for the photo in April 1964, some are obvious but others are harder to recognize. 1. Mike Millward, guitar and vocals for the Fourmost. He died from leukaemia in 1966. 2. Mike Maxfield, lead guitar for Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. Later suffered a stroke but still involved with the band behind the scenes. 3. Robin MacDonald, bass guitar for the Dakotas. No longer involved with music. 4. Billy Hatton, bass guitar for the Fourmost. Now seen on YouTube giving guitar lessons and talking about the Merseybeat boom. 5. Charlie Watts, still drumming for the Rolling Stones after all these years. 6. Chris Curtis, drummer for the Searchers. Left the band in 1966. Died in 2005. 7. Dave Lovelady, drummer for the Fourmost. Their first hit was the John Lennon song Hello Little Girl, which Lennon didn’t think good enough for The Beatles. 8. Griff West, tenor saxophone and flute for Sounds Incorporated —one of the great backing groups of the Sixties. 9. Tony Newman, drums for Sounds Incorporated. Became a top session player, working with David Bowie, Crystal Gayle, the Everly Brothers, and on the rock musical Tommy. 10. Brian O’Hara, lead guitar with the Fourmost. Died in 1999. 11. Aaron Williams, guitarist with the Merseybeats. Now retired from music and still living in Liverpool. 12. John Banks, drummer for the Merseybeats. Died 1988. 13. Mike Hugg, drummer with Manfred Mann. Now plays keyboards with reformed Manfreds. 14. Patrick Kerr, dancer and co-presenter on Ready, Steady, Go! Famous for demonstrating the latest dance ‘moves’ for eager viewers. 15. Paul Jones, vocals/harmonica, Manfred Mann. Went solo in 1966.Starred alongside Jean Shrimpton in the movie Privilege. Now back with the reformed Manfreds. 16. Keith Richards, lead guitarist for the Rolling Stones. Seemingly indestructible. 17. Mick Jagger. What more can we say? 18. Manfred Mann, jazz musician and founding member of the Manfreds. Now lives partly in Sweden and has his own band. 19. Kenny Lynch, East Ender who was one of the first black UK singers to achieve success. Also a songwriter, he is still a lively raconteur, TV personality and occasional actor. 20. Peter Birrell, bass guitar for Freddie and the Dreamers. Later became a taxi driver. 21. Tony Jackson, bass player with the Searchers. Later played with the Vibrations and died in 2003. 22. Roy Crewdson, guitarist with Freddie and the Dreamers. Owns a Tenerife bar called Dreamers. Still lives in Manchester. 23. Freddie Garrity, leader of Freddie And The Dreamers. After string of hits, he became a children’s TV star. Died 2006. 24. Kathy Kirby, singer whose big hit was Secret Love. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, she died in 2011. 25. Keith Fordyce, disc jockey and TV presenter. Died in 2011. 26. Cilla Black, singer. From Liverpool’s Cavern to TV presenting and national treasure status — had a TV biopic earlier this year. Says she’s going deaf and lives in Barbados. 27. Alan Holmes, saxophones and flute with Sounds Incorporated. Later played on The Beatles’ Sergeant Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band album. 28. Tony Crane, guitar and vocals as founding member of the Merseybeats. Went into property and now owns a hotel. Still with the Merseybeats, who continue to perform. 29. Cathy McGowan, breathless young presenter on Ready Steady Go. Divorced actor Hywel Bennett and now the long-term partner of singer Michael Ball. 30. Michael Aldred, co-presenter on Ready Steady Go. Now deceased. 31. John Gustafson, bassist with the Merseybeats previously in highly-respected Big Three. Played in hard rock bands and later worked with Roxy Music. Died earlier this year. 32. Billy J. Kramer, singer. Now lives in America and still tours with the reformed Dakotas. 33. Brian Jones, guitarist and founder of Rolling Stones. Found dead in his swimming pool days after being sacked in 1969. 34. Bill Wyman, original Stones bass player. Now tours with his ban
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OASIS ROCK BAND UNITED KINGDOM Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. Led by lead guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher and his younger brother, lead vocalist and songwriter Liam Gallagher, they are one of the most successful and prominent English groups to emerge during the 1990s Britpop movement. According to their official website, they have sold approximately 40 million albums worldwide . They have also achieved eight UK number one singles. The Gallagher brothers are the only remaining original band members. The present line-up is completed by rhythm/lead guitarist Gem Archer, bass guitarist Andy Bell and drummer Zak Starkey, the son of Beatles' Ringo Starr. Oasis - left to right Gem, Liam, Andy and Noel Musically and lyrically, Oasis cite British Invasion bands such as The Beatles, The Who, The Rolling Stones and The Kinks as their major influences. They also cite The Stone Roses, The Sex Pistols, The La's, Led Zeppelin and T.Rex as other key influences. With the success of their critically acclaimed debut album, Definitely Maybe, and its equally successful follow-up, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, coupled with a rivalry with their contemporary Blur, Oasis attained fame in the mid-1990s, and became one of the leaders of the Britpop movement. The Gallagher brothers featured regularly in tabloid newspaper stories, and cultivated a reputation as both bad boys and a band of the people. At the height of their fame, their 1997 third album, Be Here Now, reached #1 in the UK charts, #2 in the U.S. and also became the fastest-selling album in chart history, with almost half a million copies sold on the first day alone. The album, however, was poorly received by the critics and later disowned by Noel and resulted in an immediate fall in popularity. However, despite the loss of founding members and sustaining support from their loyal fan base, Oasis have managed to outlast many of their Britpop contemporaries, over a decade after they appeared on the scene. (1991�1993) Early years and breakthrough Oasis evolved from an earlier band called The Rain, who took their name from a 1966 Beatles B-side. It was comprised of Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Tony McCarroll (drums) and Chris Hutton (vocals). When McGuigan invited school friend Liam Gallagher to join the group, Gallagher accepted, and quickly pushed for the band's name to be changed to Oasis. Although there have been many theories on where Liam got the name from, he got it from an Inspiral Carpets tour poster which was in his and Noel's bedroom. One of the venues on it was the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon. Oasis first played live in August of 1991 at the Boardwalk club in Manchester. Noel Gallagher, who had heard of Liam's involvement when he phoned his mother whilst on tour in Germany as a roadie for the Inspiral Carpets, came to watch his younger brother play. A few months later he was invited to join the band. Although he had been critical of them, he agreed, with the provision that he would become the band's sole songwriter and leader, and that they would commit to an earnest pursuit of commercial success. Oasis under Noel Gallagher crafted their musical approach to rely on simplicity: with Arthurs and McGuigan restricted to playing barre chords and root bass notes, respectively, McCarroll playing basic rhythms, and the band's amplifiers turned up until the sound distorted, Oasis created a sound "so devoid of finesse and complexity th
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Beluga Whale - Delphinapterus leucas - Details - Encyclopedia of Life Learn more about this article "Beluga are a Northern Hemisphere species, and have a thick layer of blubber that enables them to live in icy polar waters. They breed in the winter. The mother's pregnancy lasts about a year, and the calf nurses for two years on her rich milk. Beluga visit warm-water estuaries during the summer, possibly because warmth may accelerate the annual molting, or shedding, of their outer skin. After they molt, they are bright white. They are social animals who live in groups called ""pods,"" which may consist of several hundred individuals. Beluga make a variety of squeaks and chirps while traveling. Sailors who could hear them through the sides of their wooden ships called them ""sea canaries."" Polar bears and killer whales are known predators." Links: Learn more about this article Belugas are highly social animals, and in the summer months thousands of individuals can be seen gathered in estuaries; often females with calves will come together whilst males form large bachelor groups (3). Females are sexually mature at around five years of age, they give birth to a single calf after a gestation period that lasts just over a year (6). Mother and calf have an extremely strong bond, swimming very closely together, and the calf will continue to feed on its mothers milk until well into its second year (3). Belugas are able to dive to depths of over 1,000 metres but spend most of their time on the surface of the water swimming slowly. During winter months it may be necessary for individuals to create breathing holes in the ice, which they can do with their heavy head (7). The flippers are capable of a wide-range of movement and enable belugas to manoeuvre themselves effectively (3). In summer months, large numbers of belugas gather in estuaries in order to moult; they rub themselves on the gravel bed and shed the yellow, withered skin of the previous year to once again become gleaming white (3). Belugas feed on a wide variety of fish, bottom-dwelling invertebrates and worms; most of the prey is found on the seabed and it is thought that the highly flexible lips may be used to suck prey into the mouth (8). Sounds can be used to detect prey; the enlarged melon is an electro-receptor for sounds that are sent out from the nasal passages (3). These whales are thought to live for up to 50 years, killer whales and polar bears prey upon them, and belugas are particularly vulnerable if trapped by the ice (6) (7). © Wildscreen Learn more about this article The snow-white beluga whale is one of the most distinctive of all cetaceans (a group that includes, dolphins, whales and porpoises). The stocky body ends in a particularly small head, and adults develop their striking white colouring as they mature (2). Belugas lack a dorsal fin, their genus name 'Delphinapterus' means 'dolphin-without-a-wing' (3) (6), but there is a ridge of toughened skin along the back that tends to be more pronounced in mature males (6). Unlike most cetaceans, belugas have an extremely flexible neck and can turn their head almost 90 degrees to the side; their lips are also flexible, forming a variety of facial expressions (3). Belugas use a wide range of vocalisations such as clicks, grunts, squeals, screeches and whistles (6). These sounds can be heard through the hulls of ships and the beluga was nicknamed the 'sea canary' by early Arctic sailors (3). They have a very thick layer of blubber which may be up to 15 centimetres thick that provides insulation in the freezing arctic waters (6). © Wildscreen Learn more about this article Beluga whales are distributed in high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere from the west coast of Greenland westwards to Svalbard (Stewart and Stewart 1989; O'Corry-Crowe 2002). Records from the Sea of Japan and Baltic Sea are considered extralimital, but resident populations occur in cold temperate latitudes in Cook Inlet (Alaska, US) and the St. Lawrence River system (Canada). Satellite telemetry, genetic studies, and organochlorine analyse
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Amazon.com: Ocean's 11 (1960): Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jr. Sammy Davis, Peter Lawford: Amazon Digital Services LLC By Konrei on December 2, 2001 Format: VHS Tape OCEAN'S 11 is a real time-capsule classic. The ultimate "heist" movie, starring The Chairman of The Board, Dino, Sammy, Joey, Peter, and the rest of The Rat Pack, this one is worth seeing just to watch "the boys" hanging out together and getting into trouble. The late Fifties All-Adult ambience of Vegas is priceless, as is the hep cat cool which just oozes off the screen. Let's face it: How many men could get away with calling the President of the United States "Chickee Baby"? Well, Frank called JFK precisely that. Even Bill Clinton was never that swingin'! The storyline is a standard potboiler involving a group of old Army buddies setting up the biggest theft in American history, five Vegas casinos. Frankie ain't doin' no singin', and the film's a bit slow moving in spots. They're playing it a little too straight and serious,and there are less laughs than chuckles, and no sex, but the film was a product of it's times (1960) and still had to get past the censors in those days. Peter Lawford is over the line as a forty year old Mama's Boy trying for the Big Score. No matter how good the Clooney remake is, he won't touch this one at all...There's only one Rat Pack! Call this an addendum: After seeing the Clooney release of OCEAN'S 11, I decided to add a few more thoughts. Well, the new movie is ALMOST better---more action and more pacing, better scriptwriting. In short, a technically superior film in most ways, which is marred by the one thing you can't put a price tag on---the chemistry. Although Clooney is grand (he swanks across the screen like a Bond villain on vacation), Brad Pitt is appropriately and irreverently serious, and Carl Reiner is outrageously funny, the "new crew" can't replicate the charisma of the Rat Pack. Read more ›
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Joe Louis - Black History - HISTORY.com Google The son of Alabama sharecroppers, Joe Louis, during his reign as heavyweight champion of the world from 1937 to 1949, stood as a shining symbol of mythical and real American traits like racial unity, national strength, and unlimited opportunity. Through a rare combination of shattering events, an acceptable demeanor, expert handling, sympathetic press coverage, great pugilistic talent, the American obsession with sports, and the peculiar symbolism of the heavyweight boxing champion, Louis became the most popular black in America and one of the most popular of all Americans. Did You Know? From 1934 to 1951, Joe Louis fought 71 matches and won 68 of them, 54 by knockout. Although Louis established a phenomenal fistic record-he successfully defended his championship twenty-five times in twelve years (four of which were spent in the army)-what helped immortalize him was the context in which his fights took place. In his 1935 defeat of the giant former heavyweight champion Primo Carnera, who was viewed as Benito Mussolini’s emissary, Louis represented blacks who identified with ‘little’ Ethiopia in its struggle against the bullying Italian aggressor. By becoming the first black to hold the heavyweight championship in twenty-two years with his victory over James J. Braddock in 1937, Louis lifted the spirits of the black masses in the midst of the Great Depression. At the same time he gained white acceptance because of his ‘humility’ and willingness to avoid the provocative behavior of the previous black champion, Jack Johnson, who had antagonized white America by not ‘knowing his place.’ By ‘destroying’ German Max Schmeling in their second encounter in 1938, as Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rose to power, Louis provided some assurance that America’s best could beat the best that Germany had to offer. Louis continued to win white approval thereafter by joining the army, although he never saw combat. Despite his remarkable achievements and tremendous popularity, Louis may be as important for what he did not accomplish as for what he did. Like many heroes he has been credited for much that he did not do. Commentators, for example, have overstated his impact on racist attitudes and practices. There is little evidence that Louis’s success or that of other black athletes translated into a general acceptance of blacks or recommended them for roles outside sport. Where Louis did change attitudes was among blacks. His position at the top of his sport, his celebrity status, and his public image helped bolster the confidence of a people whose heroes were rarely accorded white attention or respect. In the difficult time of war his decision to cooperate with and become a symbol of a government that was far from fair to him and his people offered a constructive, albeit imperfect, course of action. In the end, Joe Louis was another edition of the American myth of the self-made man-that anyone who is industrious, patriotic, and moral can rise from the very bottom to the top of society where wealth, power, and fame await him. As with Louis, not all self-made men are as they appear to be. Not only did he have a lot of help; his wealth was more illusory than real. For all his greatness as a boxer and a symbol, Louis, in reality, was simply human. Two words best describe his personal life, excessive and irresponsible. Louis lived far beyond his means, supported far too many charities, and lost a small fortune to golf hustlers alone. Worse was his notorious penchant for adultery, which cost him a loyal and loving wife. At the end of his boxing career, Louis had neither money nor family and faced an insurmountable federal tax debt, which the irs forgave after considerable legal and political pressure. In his twilight years Louis struggled with a drug problem and served as a ‘greeter’ at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas , where he shook hands with common folk, gambled with house money to lure others, and played golf with high rollers before failing health incapacitated him. Yet, Louis’s interment at Arlington
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The Best-Ever British Boxing Nicknames | Bleacher Report The Best-Ever British Boxing Nicknames Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow Associated Press David Haye and Gavin Rees 8.0K 13 Comments Perhaps no sport is as linked with nicknames as boxing, so much so that when Sylvester Stallone penned Rocky, he gave no fewer than five to fictional heavyweight champion Apollo Creed . Fighters have always attracted monikers, going back to 19th-century champ Nonpareil Dempsey and beyond, but really took off around the 1920s, spearheaded by that era's heavyweight king Jack Dempsey—"The Manassa Mauler." British boxing was not always so enamoured with the nickname, associating it more with the hoopla and razzmatazz of the US, where it was a sport for the press pack to coin a nom-de-guerre for upcoming contenders. Plenty of British champions such as Benny Lynch, Ken Buchanan and John Conteh never attracted a moniker that stuck. It's maybe not entirely coincidental that it was in the 1980s, the decade of the Big Bang and rampant commercialism, that the UK truly embraced the nickname. The likes of "Ragamuffin Man" Lloyd Honeyghan and "Clones Cyclone" Barry McGuigan won world titles and almost edge their way into this list. Consequently, this countdown is dominated by fighters of more recent vintage or those who fought on American soil and picked up a nickname there. Among those who just missed out are Sheffield super-bantamweight Kid Galahad, lightweight contender Anthony "Million Dollar" Crolla and the always enigmatic early 2000s light-middleweight Richard "The Secret" Williams—a name that divides opinion but lodges itself in the memory. And now, here are the 15 best-ever nicknames in British boxing. Years Active: 1989-2003 Record: 41-2-1 with 32 KOs Early in his career, Lewis was known as "The Lion," but later on he coined his own more distinctive moniker as "The Pugilist Specialist." It fit Lewis' self-styling as a cerebral fighter who talked of his fondness for chess, and although this didn't always go down well with American audiences, he ultimately emerged as the king of the 1990s heavyweights, avoided by Riddick Bowe before defeating Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson. This nickname may not inspire fear in the heart of opponents but suited a fighter who could systematically take opponents apart, ultimately registering wins over every man he faced. Years Active: 1986-2002 Record: 31-12-1 with 11 KOs Pictured above is Silky Jones on the left in a British title fight against one of the worst nicknamed Brits—"Spice Boy" Ryan Rhodes. Before footballers had "good tekkers" or other such recent abominations, they had "silky skills." Paul Jones brought the term to boxing even if wasn't always as silky as he may have made out with 12 losses on his record, four by way of knockout. However, he did claim the WBO light-middleweight title back in 1995 with a huge upset win over Verno Phillips, a great effort on the night and what remains his claim to fame. With a distinctively British use of the word "silky" and the telling fact that he was often referred to in print as just Silky Jones, so that some may not even know his first name, this has to rank highly. File alongside "Sugar" Ray Robinson and "Mantequilla" Jose Napoles. Years Active: 1901-1913, 1919 Record: 53-3-5 with 35 KOs (plus 8 "newspaper decisions") Jim Driscoll wasn't literally undefeated, but like Nonpareil Dempsey before him, he lost very few fights at a time when top fighters took more risks and thus suffered more defeats. Driscoll had lost just once when in 1909 he beat world featherweight champion Abe Attell on points in a fight where it was stipulated that only a KO could win the Welsh challenger the crown. Despite winning 10 straight fights on US soil from late 1918 to early the next year, he never got the proper title shot he deserved but did claim the British and European belts. On the back of his excellent form in America, it was the legendary cowboy and U.S. newspaperman Bat Masterson who dubbed him "Peerless Jim," a label he thoroughly deserved. Years Active
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THAT ROD STEWART AND FOOTBALL THING — IBWM Comment So did any clubs ever say 'Stay with me'?........apologies, that was unecessary, here's Rob Langham.... When Rod Stewart pitched up at Heathrow recently sporting an electric green Celtic Football Club tracksuit, it begged the question as to whether the man had ever been properly fashionable? Sort of. Stewart is after all, about to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time – that august but faintly ridiculous Cleveland institution recognising his work with the Faces – the band formed out of the ashes of The Small Faces and Jeff Beck Group back in 1969. That feathercut might lend him the aspect of a demented bantam now, but for a time Stewart existed at the epicentre of the London mod scene – his threads mirroring the fashion sense of the band he was to join. Even now, one could point grudgingly to his twenty first century skin tight jeans, if they weren’t cream-coloured of course. As the great philosopher once said, ‘I like to go out two or three times a week and sometimes I get barnet done...it’s still my own hair, you know. Which is more than can be said for Elton. Bald bugger. That’s a typical statement from Stewart – a man who is never going to jostle with shrinking violets for house room. As the Faces grew in popularity, the archetypal seventies rock star was born eventually emerging as a solo artist megastar, fathering eight kids from five different relationships, hanging out in Los Angeles and perpetrating various crimes against music. The royalties from such ditties as ‘Sailing’ and ’Baby Jane’ will have been satisfying to receive and if a couple of his songs, ‘Maggie May’ most prominently, have stood time’s tribulations in the critical sense, will there have been a moment of ruefulness that an alternative career should have been taken? Because like the aforementioned Reg Dwight of Pinner, Stewart is a nothing short of a soccer nut. Gigs still commence with the kicking of footballs into the crowd, the Celtic crest appears proudly on bass drum heads and at a recent concert in Australia, he requested that a telly be stationed alongside the stage so he could keep an eye on the Bhoys cup tie with Inverness Caley Thistle. A pensioner watching the idiot box hardly constitutes news of course, but the passion is there. A February article in When Saturday Comes lamented the way the internet had put an end to the phenomenon of the football fantasist – you know, the barber who was once on Millwall’s books, the taxi driver who once ‘had a trial’ for Spurs. But leaving aside Brentford Football Club’s failure to remember the fact, enough evidence would point to Stewart’s genuine presence as an apprentice at Griffin Park at the dawn of the swinging sixties, having graduated from a Middlesex schoolboys side. Legend has it that the experience ended due to an aversion to cleaning boots. Countless celebrity matches attest to his skills – even if the original ferociously tackling centre half of lore has been replaced by a more wispy presence. Stewart is very much on the ‘Tarby’ circuit when it comes to such events but he’s no Boris Johnson with the round ball – this man can play. Nor is he slow to come forward as a supporter. He has stayed loyal to a family background that saw his father and two elder brothers form a local club, Highgate Redwings (the Detroit analogy perhaps an uncanny hint at the future mid-Atlanticism their bairn would embrace) and which had emigrated to North London from Scotland. Stewart’s rasp is more Sean Dyche than fellow Parkhead season placeholder Billy Connolly though. It must have been to his eternal chagrin that he was the one English born member of a family so he has spent the intervening 67 years emphasizing his Scottishness. For a time, he was an integral part of the Tartan Army home and away, most notably at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina – Scotland’s elevation to one of the world’s top 16 spots obfuscated by Peru and Iran; a late heroic effort against future finalists the Dutch proving insufficient. The nation produced play
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Club History, Facts and Figures - Yorkshire Evening Post Club History, Facts and Figures 12:07 Wednesday 15 December 2004 10:22 Monday 31 January 2005 LEEDS were founder members of the Northern Union when it broke away from the Rugby Football Union in 1895. But the roots of the current Leeds club date back a quarter of a century earlier than that, to the formation of the Leeds St John's club which played at Cardigan Fields, near Headingley. In 1888 the Cardigan Estate was sold at auction and Lot 17a was purchased by a group of Leeds citizens, who intended to form the city's leading sports club. Lot 17a became what is now Headingley Stadium, one of only a handful of venues in the world to have staged international matches in three different sports - rugby league, union and cricket. Leeds St John's played their final season under that name in 1889-90, before becoming the football section of Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic Co Ltd. With Headingley still being completed, Leeds' first game was staged at Cardigan Fields, the home side defeating Otley. The first game at Headingley was played on September 20, 1890, when Manningham were beaten by one try and one dropped goal to nil. Leeds' debut in the Northern Union was a 6-3 success at Leigh on September 7, 1895 - the inaugural day of the new competition. The club's first major trophy triumph came in 1910, when they won the Northern Union Cup, after beating Hull in a final replay. Blue and amber ribbons have been tied on the Challenge Cup another 10 times since then, including wartime successes in 1941 and 1942 and victory over London Broncos in the last final staged at the old Wembley, in 1999. That game saw winger Leroy Rivett become the first - and so far only - player to score four tries in a Challenge Cup final and the 52-16 triumph was also a record. The Headingley club reached the Championship final for the first time in 1915, but were beaten 35-2 by a Huddersfield side who are remembered as one of the greatest teams of all time. Leeds had to wait until 1961 to be crowned champions for the first time, the great Lewis Jones leading them to an emotional victory over Warrington in the title decider at Odsal. The Championship trophy returned to Headingley in 1969 and 1972, but Leeds fans then endured an agonising 32-year wait before coach Tony Smith's side claimed the Super League title with a Grand Final triumph over arch-rivals Bradford Bulls. The Super League triumph means Leeds have now won every available domestic honour, including the Yorkshire Cup a record 17 times from 21 finals. Known as the aristocrats of the game, Leeds have a reputation for signing the best players from throughout the world of rugby league, though in more recent times the emphasis has been on developing home-grown talent - with 10 of the 17-strong Grand Final winning squad having come up through Rhinos' youth system. Though they have always been regarded as one of the sport's richest clubs, financial worries threatened Leeds' future in the mid-1990s, amid speculation the club were preparing to sell Headingley and move in with Leeds United at Elland Road. That was avoided when chairman Paul Caddick and chief executive Gary Hetherington took over the club in late 1996. The Rhinos name was adopted the following year. Role of Honour Championship winners: 1960-61, 1968-69, 1971-72. Championship beaten finalists: 1914-15, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1937-38, 1969-70, 1972-73. Super League champions: 2004. Super League beaten Grand Finalists: 1998. League leaders: 1960-61, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1971-72, 2004. Challenge Cup winners: 1909-10, 1922-23, 1931-32, 1935-36, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1956-57, 1967-68, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1999. Challenge Cup runners-up : 1942-43, 1946-47, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1993-94, 1994-95, 2000, 2003. Regal Trophy winners: 1972-73, 1983-84. Regal Trophy beaten finalists: 1982-83, 1987-88, 1991-92. Premiership winners: 1974-75, 1978-79. BBC 2 Floodlit Trophy winners: 1970-71. Charity shield runners-up: 1995-96. Yorkshire Cup winners: 1921-22, 1928-29, 1930-31, 1932-33, 1
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Gene Tunney - BoxRec Gene Tunney Hall of Fame bio: click World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee Name: Gene Tunney Birth Name: James Joseph Tunney Born: 1897-05-25 Birthplace: New York (Greenwich Village), New York, USA Died: 1978-11-07 (Age:81) 5 Links Career Overview Dethroning a legendary heavyweight champion sometimes is not all it is cracked up to be. Gene Tunney, one of the most skilled of all heavyweight champions, received little more than begrudged respect from sports fans after his two signature performances against Jack Dempsey . Fast, powerful, resilient, intelligent and virtually flawless in technique, Tunney had all the tools for greatness in the ring, but lacked the ferocious style and rugged charisma of the man from whom he wrested the championship. But even Tunney's detractors couldn't deny that he was a first class fighter, one who had risen from middleweight to heavyweight and fought a generation of quality opponents on the way. Like Dempsey, he cast his own unique shadow over the sport as an accomplished student of the sweet science and one of the greatest athletes of his generation. The Fighting Marine Born James Joseph Tunney, the son of an Irish immigrant longshoreman, Tunney grew up on the mean streets of New York City, where he learned to fight. He became affectionately known in his family as "Gene" because his baby sister had trouble pronouncing his given name. Tunney quit school when he was 15 years old and went to work as a typist for a steamship company to help support his family. It was during this period that he gravitated toward boxing, venturing nightly to the Greenwich Village Athletic Club to train, spar and make valuable connections with people involved in the sport. It soon became his ambition to compete professionally, and he made his pro debut in July 1915 as a middleweight against Bobby Dawson , whom he stopped in eight rounds. During Tunney's career, official decisions in boxing were outlawed in numerous states, including New York, as a means to avoid corrupt influences in the sport. Fans relied upon newspaper reporters to give them accurate accounts as to who deserved to win the fights. According to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 19 of Tunney's fights officially resulted in a no-decision. On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on the German Empire and entered World War I. Tunney enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on May 2, 1918, 23 days before his 21st birthday. Though he never saw action during his tenure in the Marines, his enlistment would later serve as a source of patriotic pride for many fans and would become a successful promotional tool for his future career. Tunney continued to box while he was stationed in France during the war. He won a four-round decision against Fighting Bob Martin , the heavyweight champion of the American Expeditionary Forces, and defeated 20 opponents in an elimination series to win the American Expeditionary Forces light heavyweight title. With the end of World War I in 1919, Tunney returned to civilian life. Between December 1919 and October 1920, he scored eleven consecutive knockout victories. Ten of bouts were in New Jersey and one was in New York. Although Tunney's opposition was mediocre at best, the success led to his appearance on the undercard of the highly anticipated fight between World Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey and World Light Heavyweight Champion Georges Carpentier at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey, on July 2, 1921. The fight, which attracted a crowd of more than 80,000, was boxing's first $1 million gate. Tunney's opponent was Soldier Jones , an overmatched light heavyweight whom Tunney dominated for seven rounds until the referee stopped the fight. Another six consecutive wins led to a fight with former World Light Heavyweight Champion Battling Levinsky —Tunney's first internationally known opponent—at Madison Square Garden in New York City on January 13, 1922. Levinsky, who entered the fight as the American Light Heavyweight Champion, was a veteran of more than 200 bouts and, like Tunn
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Famous Boxers - The Greatest Boxers of All Time Famous Boxers Muhammad Ali (1942) Famous For: Being widely considered one of the greatest boxers of all time. The Greatest, “The People’s Champion,” these are nicknames given to one of the most famous athletes in the world, Muhammad Ali. He has born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. before he converted to Islam in 1964. Before turning professional, Ali won a gold medal at the Olympics in Rome in 1960 as a light heavyweight. As a professional heavyweight, we won fifty-six, 37 by knockout. Some of his fights have been given titles, most famous include, “Rumble in the Jungle,” in Kinshasa, Zaire against George Foreman and “The Thrilla in Manila,” in Manila, Philippines against Joe Frazier. Ali was a multiple heavyweight champion during his career as a boxer. Manny Pacquiao (1978) Famous For: World champion in eight weight divisions Eight division world champion, the first to ever accomplish the feat, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao was named “Fighter of the Decade” in 2009. A southpaw, Pacquiao’s record is an impressive 54-5 with 2 draws. This is one fighter who has received more than his share of nicknames that include: Pac Man, The Nation’s Fist, Destroyer, Mexicutioner and the list goes on. Mike Tyson (1966) Famous For: Unified the heavyweight titles under the WBA, WBC, & IBF At twenty years old, Mike Tyson became the undisputed heavyweight champion, unifying the WBA (World Boxing Association), WBC (World Boxing Council), and the IBF (International Boxing Federation) heavyweight titles. “The Baddest Man on the Planet”, as Tyson was known, won 44 of his fifty fights by knockout. He is also known as Iron Mike and Kid Dynamite for his hard hitting punches. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977) Famous For: Undefeated record Rated as the best pound for pound fighter today, Floyd Mayweather Jr. remains undefeated. He is a world champion in five divisions beginning with the Super Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight, Light Welterweight, and Light Middleweight, divisions. As an amateur, he had an 84-6 record, as a professional, he is 45-0. He has two nicknames to date, “Money” & “Pretty Boy.” Jack Johnson (1878-1946) Famous For: Galveston Giant The “Galveston Giant” or John Arthur Johnson became the first Black American world boxing heavyweight (179 lbs not more than 201) champion. His reign as champion lasted for seven years. He had a total of 114 fights, he won eighty fights, forty-five by knockouts; twelve draws, fourteen no-contest, and 13 losses. Johnson was an “orthodox” style of boxer. George Foreman (1949) Famous For: Rumble in the Jungle Two time World Heavyweight Champion George Foreman was one of the most famous boxers of his time that go with his epic battles against the likes of Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, and Muhammad Ali. In 1968, he won the gold medal at summer Olympics in Mexico City. In his storied boxing career, Foreman compiled seventy-six wins. He was the oldest, at age 45, Heavyweight champion to win the title. His nicknames include, “The Heywood Giant, Big George, and the Punching Preacher.” Roy Jones Jr. (1969) Famous For: 1990s Fighter of the Decade After starting as a boxer in the light middleweight division, Roy Jones Jr. eventually found himself winning the heavyweight title. During the 1990s, Jones received the recognition for being the “Fighter of the Decade.” He garnered a total of 56 wins during his professional career, receiving the title Champion as a Middleweight, Super Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, and Heavyweight. He was known as “RJ, Captain Hook, Superman, and Junior.” Rocky Marciano (1923-1969) Famous For: Undefeated Heavyweight boxer Untied and undefeated in his professional boxing career, former World Heavyweight champion Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) Marciano, is the only boxer to hold this distinction. He had forty-nine fights, lost none, won 43 by knockout. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, he has been given the alias “Rock from Brockton” and “Brockton Blockbuster.” Julio César Chávez, Jr. (1986) Famous For: WBC Middleweight champion in 2011 Fo
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According to IMDB.com, what was the first film Jimmy Carter watched during his presidential tenure? Appropriate since it showed what led to his electoral win!
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Movies in the Classroom by Bradley Wilson - issuu issuu Movies Modern techniques to complement guided instruction in the classroom Featuring lessons for Absence of Malice, All the President’s Men, Newsies, THe Paper and Shattered Glass. Genelle Belmas, Sarah Nichols, Cheryl Pratt, Jeff Salisbury, Howard Spanogle and Joyce Kasman Valenza Written by with additional contributions from Pam Bunka, Ronnie Campagna, Marsha Kalkowski, Katherine Kennedy, Reginald Ragland, April Van Buren and the Internet Movie Database, CBS Broadcasting, The History Place, Spring 2007 Communication: Journalism Education Today • 17 1 classroom Directors Screen of the Turn into a film advocate-educator. An academic entrepreneur. A giver of enlightenment. A donor of opportunities for insights. All by using visual media effectively. I tious journalism teacher of younger students. It is inexcusable if multiple viewings occur in classes under your leadership. WHEN YOU SHOW IT Pay attention to timing: during the year, for curriculum emphasis, for mental involvement, for publication schedules and for multi-year journalism students. In addition to scheduling films at the appropriate time each year, films should be on a two- or three-year plan so that students enrolled in advanced journalism classes do not experience repeats. Rather, students should increase their knowledge and broaden their perspectives. Nothing is more deadening than an exasperated student’s comment, “Oh, we’ve seen that before.” It is bad enough if the first viewing occurred in eighth grade under the guidance of an ambi- WHY YOU SHOW IT Every method needs a pedagogical purpose. While the temptation may be to think only of showing a film as a few easy class days, that approach, when repeated frequently, limits student learning and smothers teacher vitality. Plus, the approach is outdated, a word that is unwelcome in innovative journalism environments. Definitely showing a tape of a TV news broadcast or a documentary or a short news feature can help students connect principles and performance. They will learn about current problems and noteworthy actions. For journalism instruction, however, they will also learn to consider essential questions such as the following: How did the producers prepare for the interviews and the visual enhancement of the broadcast? What are the results? The slant? The value? The follow-up? And that kind of inquiry inculcates incentives and methodology that they can use for their own publications and broadcasts. Beyond those questions are the implications for the media that your students produce. How is media interacting? What are they doing to go beyond the traditional electronic and the print perspectives? How are they responding to blogs and to podcasts? The observations and the opportuni- n the journalism classroom, films and on-air tapes/DVDs are only as good as the teacher using them. As for any publication or broadcast, preparation unlocks the brain and the pathway to productive results. First, teachers must make strategic decisions. ties have obvious implications for contemporary media. Why should an active student newspaper have an online version of the newspaper, one that can be updated daily? What messages does that send about responsibility and about contemporary needs? HOW YOU SHOW IT Not always the same way please. Cautions are easy to imagine. However, the problems are rather easy to avoid with attentive effort. New possibilities are more stimulating to envision. Plan. Preview. Create pertinent worksheets and supplementary material. Avoid the time-filler syndrome. Instead, connect to goals, themes, timely topics and new approaches. Showing the complete film may be the first option, but it may not be the best choice. Consider other possibilities: using a small segment of a film, developing computer/digital presentations, assigning students to view and to critique a film as an out-of-class assignment and using film circles, in which groups of four to six students view different films together and report to the class. Make the most of the many resourc
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"Masterminds" - Manchester Evening News, December 26, 2015 | Online Research Library: Questia Read preview Article excerpt 1. What has been the highest selling album of 2015? 2. Who won this year's Strictly Come Dancing? 3. Ford claimed to launch the first 'e-(What?)' at the 2015 Mobile World Congress Show: Pram; bike; dishwasher; or trousers? 4. A 2015 intensive listening study discovered that giraffes actually: Hum; whistle; laugh; or scream? 5. Name the last US president to meet the leader of Cuba before Barack Obama did this year: Clinton; Reagan; Eisenhower; or Washington? 6. Jay Z and Beyonce launched a music streaming service called: Bridal; Tidal; Widal; or Piddle? 7. At auction, $1.2m was paid for Don McLean's original handrwitten lyrics for which 1971 big hit song? 8. The Save the Children charity said it mistakenly awarded which controversial politician a Global Legacy award? 9. An official investigation as to proof of the US moon landings was demanded in 2015 by: Russia; China; NASA; or Donald Trump? 10. The 2015 Epsom Derby was won by Golden: Eye; Horn; Egg; or Handshake? 11. Who became Labour leader in September? 12. Philae, the spaceprobe thought lost until it recommunicated with controllers in 2015 is on: Mars; The Moon; or Comet 67P? 13. Which vast tech corporation opened its first 'Nest' branded intelligent home store in Palo Alto California in 2015? 14. In 2015 Japan lowered its voting age from what to what: 21-19; 20-18; 18-16; 23-20; or 17-15? 15. The abbreviation MERS, significantly impacting South Korea 2015, is otherwise known as: The Asian financial crash; Typhoon Mandy; Seoul Earthquake; or Camel Flu? 16. Christian is the lead character in the film 2015 adaptation of what extraordinarily successful book? 17. Who stepped down as chief of 21st Century Fox: Rupert Murdoch; Clint Eastwood; Donald Trump; or Warren Buffett? 18. An internet picture of a dress baffled people in early 2015, being which two of these colour combinations: Red/pink; green/orange; white/gold; yellow/copper; or blue/black? … Subscribe to Questia and enjoy: Full access to this article and over 10 million more from academic journals, magazines, and newspapers Over 83,000 books Access to powerful writing and research tools Article details
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The Albert Dock, Liverpool Albert Dock, Liverpool. Jesse Hartley (1780-1860), with Philip Hardwick (1792-1870). 1843-5; opened in 1846. Brick, cast iron and granite (no wood, as a precaution against fire). Left: Ironwork on a warehouse façade. Right: The Pumphouse. [Click on images to enlarge them.] Designed by Jesse Hartley, Surveyor to the Liverpool Dock Trustees from 1824 to 1860, and Philip Hardwick, this distinctive complex contains the largest collection of Grade 1 listed buildings in the whole of the country. The warehouses were completed in 1845, and the dock was formally opened by Prince Albert himself in 1846. Of the buildings, David Lewis writes picturesquely: "They cannot be said to be pretty; they are strong, masculine buildings, sleeves rolled up and muscles bulging, and Liverpool's beloved classical architecture is here stripped down to its essentials of massive Tuscan columns and heavy round arches" (151-2). Writing more technically, James Stevens Curl explains that "some canal and dockside architecture seemed to point towards a new style where Classical relationships of proportion, solid and void, and integrity of geometry would be paramount, but stripped of all the tyranny of overt use of the Orders, and minus all decorative frippery." The Albert Dock was one of those rare cases, Curl believes, in which this style was achieved: These are the most Sublime of all nineteenth-century examples of commercial and industrial architecture, with their cast-iron unfluted Doric columns, massive undecorated brick walls, repetitive elements, and avoidance of ornament worthy of C.-N. Ledoux, the French Neoclassical architect and theorist, at his most uncompromising. (33) Consequently, Curl lists the Albert Dock buildings first amongst Liverpool's architectural splendours (87). Notable structures apart from the warehouses include the towering pumphouse (a later building, 1870), now an inn; and the wonderful Traffic Office (1846, designed by Hardwick, its top storey added by Hartley in 1848). With its cast iron portico and pediment, sandstone dressings and featured, connecting chimneys (see "Dock Traffic Office"), in days past the Traffic Office stood as a temple to the dockland activity that made Liverpool great. Two views of the Traffic Office — a temple of industry. [Click on images to enlarge them.] The Albert Dock restoration of the 1980s has pointed up the contrast between the brickwork and the winches and other cast-iron elements, and the area has been rejuvenated with flats, shops, a hotel, bars, eating places and some important cultural amenities, including the Tate Liverpool. In an unlikely but very welcome turn-about, the Traffic Office reopens in 2011 as the International Slavery Museum Research Institute and Education Centre. The Merseyside Maritime Museum located in an adjacent warehouse already houses an International Slavery Museum, fully acknowledging the big part that the slave trade played in Liverpool's growth. Two more views of the Albert Dock. [Click on images to enlarge them.] Related Material Linked iron slave coffle (for joining slaves at the ankle), on display in the slavery gallery of the Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool Heroes of the Slave Trade Abolition Photograph, caption, and commentary by Jacqueline Banerjee , 2009. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.] References Curl, James Stevens. Victorian Architecture. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1990. "Dock Traffic Office" (Liverpool World Heritage City site). Viewed 3 February 2009. Lewis, David. Walks Through History: Liverpool.. Derby: Breedon, updated ed. 2007.
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Oval Cricket Ground | DigiLondon MI6 Headquarters – SIS Building The SIS Building, also commonly known as the MI6 Building, is the headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Service, otherwise known as “MI6”. It is known locally as Legoland and also as Babylon-on-Thames due to its resemblance to an ancient Babylonian ziggurat. It is located at 85, Vauxhall Cross in the south western part of central London, along the Albert Embankment on the bank of the River Thames beside Vauxhall Bridge. The building was designed by Terry Farrell, the developer Regalian Properties plc approached the Government in 1987 to see if they had any interest read more Oval Cricket Ground Category: Cricket grounds The Oval is an international cricket ground in Kennington, London. It is often referred to as the ‘Kennington Oval’ (not to be confused with Kensington Oval in Barbados), but in recent years has been officially titled as the ‘Fosters Oval’, ‘AMP Oval,’ and, currently, as the ‘Brit Oval’ due to various commercial sponsorship deals. It is located in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is the home ground of Surrey C.C.C., and also traditionally hosts the final Test match of each English summer in late August or early September. The nearest tube station is also called Oval, but the ground can also be easily reached from Vauxhall.
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The rise and fall of the CD: 12 facts you might not know - BT The rise and fall of the CD: 12 facts you might not know We celebrate the compact disc, a ground-breaking audio format that changed the way we listen to music. Print this story On March 8 1979 Philips demonstrated the compact disc for the first time – the Compact Disc Audio Player. Although this technology has faded a little in the internet age, with the advent of mp3 players and streaming services, it was hugely important. Piet Kramer, who worked in Philips optical group said at the time the teams didn’t realise the impact the CD would have: “ In the late 70s and early 80s, we never imagined that one day the computing and entertainment industries would also opt for the digital CD for storing the growing volume of data for computer programs and movies.” Check out the video above from Philips to mark the 25th anniversary of the CD to find out more. Here are 12 fascinating facts about the CD Technology giants Philips and Sony developed the CD format together. In 1979, a task force was set-up to create a digital audio disc and set a standard for the music industry that all manufacturers could follow and develop for. The CD was the first digital format, it was marketed as having better sound and less liable to scratch than analogue formats such as cassette or record. 1.2mm deep and 120mm in diameter, CD’s are made from polycarbonate plastic, with aluminium coating which makes the surface reflective. Data is encoded on a track in indents - known as pits - which start in the centre and spirals out. Lasers in CD players read this information from the disc without physical contact. CDs must comply with what is known as the ‘Red Book’ audio specification. The document of standards was created by Sony and Philips in 1980. The world’s first compact disc was manufactured in Langenhagen, Germany on August 17 1982. The first CD made at the plant was Abba’s The Visitors. The CD has a 74-minute playing time, allegedly because vice president of Sony, Norio Ohg’s wife’s favourite piece of music was Beethoven’s Ninth symphony. Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms was the first album to sell over one million CDs. The band and Philips promoted the sound quality, as you can see in this picture. The BBC’s Tomorrow’s World famously demonstrated the CD in 1981. Host Kieran Prendiville was sceptical “whether there’s a market for this kind of disc” and is seen scratching a BeeGees CD. Urban legend suggested he spread jam on it first. The first commercially available CD player was the Sony CDP-101, which was released in 1982 priced 168,000 yen (around £922). Sony CEO Nobuyuki Idei based the model name on the numbers 0101, which is number five in binary code, meaning the product was medium class. Over 200 billion CDs have been sold worldwide. If all the CDs produced were piled up, they would circle the earth six times. The CD has spawned a range of optical-disc formats: Super Audio CD, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, right up to Blu-ray today. Sales of CDs have been declining for years, in part down to the rise in digital music for portable music players and smartphones, but the decline has been slow. The Neilson end of year music report states that there were 140.8 million CD album sales in 2014, a drop from 165.4 million in 2013, but more than 106.5 million digital sales. Sales of both are being impacted by the popularity of streaming services like Spotify and YouTube. Do you still use CDs or do you download or stream music? What was your first CD player? Let us know in the Comments below. Photo credit: Philips Company Archive, Joop Sinjou, Atreyu, Wikimedia Commons
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Recording Technology History Recording Technology History on lateral groove Edison ad from LC 1877 - Edison made the first recording of a human voice ("Mary had a little lamb") on the first tinfoil cylinder phonograph Dec. 6 (the word "Halloo" may have been recorded in July on an early paper model derived from his 1876 telegraph repeater) and filed for an American patent Dec. 24. John Kruesi built this first practical machine Dec. 1-6 from a sketch given to him by Edison that was made Nov. 29 (not on "Aug. 12" that Edison mistakenly wrote on another sketch in 1917). When Kruesi heard Edison's first words Dec. 6, he exclaimed "Gott in Himmel!" (but these words for "God in Heaven" were not recorded and thus have been forgotten). Others before Edison had tried to record sound, but Edison and his tinfoil phonograph were the first to succeed. 1878- Edison was granted patent 200,521 on Feb. 19 for a phonograph using cylinders wrapped with tinfoil with 2-3 min. capacity. None of these early fragile tinfoils have survived, but after Edison experimenters used different recording materials, such as the lead cylinder of Frank Lambert that is known today as the oldest surviving playable cylinder ("One o'clock, Two o'clock"), and the brass discs of Augustus Stroh in England ("mama" and "papa"). 1881 - Charles Tainter at the Volta Lab made the first lateral-cut records , but without any practical machine to play them back. 1885 - A second type of phonograph was invented by Chichester Bell and Charles Tainter; they were granted patent 341,214 on a machine that they called the "Graphophone" using wax-coated cylinders incised with vertical-cut grooves; see photos from Smithsonian and the essay Tainter and the Graphophone. 1887 - A third type of phonograph was invented by Emile Berliner; he was granted patent 372,786 for a "Gramophone" using a non-wax disc photo-engraved with a lateral-cut groove; see pictures of the three rival phonographs. 1887 - Edison filed an application Nov. 26 for patent 386,974 on an improved phonograph using a battery-powered electrical motor and wax cylinders, but neither he nor the graphophone inventors were able to mass-produce copies. 1888 - Emile Berliner demonstrated an improved early gramophone May 16 at the Franklin Institute using a flat 7-inch disk with lateral-cut grooves on one side only, hand-cranked at 30 rpm with 2-min. capacity; Berliner was the first to mass-produce hard rubber vulcanite copies from a zinc master disk. 1889 - The Columbia Phonograph Co. was organized January 15 by Edward D. Easton with rights to market a treadle-powered graphophone; however, Easton would have more success selling music rather than business machines, especially cylinders of the popular United State Marine Band under John Philip Sousa . Easton produced the first record catalog in 1890, a one-page list of Edison and Columbia cylinders. Cylinder vs. Disc 1890 - The first "juke box" was the coin-operated cylinder phonograph with 4 listening tubes that earned over $1000 in its first 6 months of operation starting the previous November 23 in San Francisco's Palais Royal Saloon, setting off a boom in popularity for commercial nickel phonographs that kept the industry alive during the Depression Nineties. 1893 - Emile Berliner finally began to succeed with his new U. S. Gramophone Company; in 1894 he made and sold 1000 machines (some electric-powered, most hand-powered, but no spring motor yet) and 25,000 records (7-inch hard rubber discs). The Berliner Gramophone Co. was incorprated Oct. 8, 1895, and Berliner discovered in 1896 that shellac from the Duranoid Co. was better than hard rubber for records; Frank Seaman created the National Gramophone Co. Oct. 19, 1896. 1894 - in December, Guglielmo Marconi made radio history when at the age of 20 he invented his spark transmitter with antenna at his home in Bologna, Italy. He took his "Black Box" to Britain in Feb. 1896 and although it was broken by custom officials, he filed for British Patent number 12039 on June 2, 1896, and began to build a world empire of Ma
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GROUND BREAKING TAMLA/MOTOWN RECORD LABEL FOUNDED | RareSoul.com GROUND BREAKING TAMLA/MOTOWN RECORD LABEL FOUNDED Posted by RareSoul Staff on 01/12/2013 Berry Gordy founded the Tamla label today (January 12, 1959), with an $800 loan from his family. Berry Gordy got the bug to be in the music industry around 1953, when he founded his first business, the 3-D Record Mart – House of Jazz. The business failed, so Berry Gordy got a job supporting himself and his 19-year-old wife, by working at the Ford Lincoln-Mercury plant. It was during this time, that Berry Gordy began having songwriting success, working with singer Jackie Wilson, who had just launched a solo career, after leaving The Dominoes. In late 1957, Berry Gordy pitched a song to Jackie Wilson that was eventually titled “Reet Petite.” “Reet Petite” was a hit for Jackie Wilson, and it started an association between Wilson, Gordy and his songwriting partner Billy Davis, which produced several classics. They combination produced singles like “To Be Loved,” “Lonely Teardrops,” “That’s wmWhy (I Love You So)” and others. Motown Logo Berry Gordy was frustrated with the paltry earnings he received in royalties, and decided to start the Tamla label, with the $800 he borrowed from his family. The first release Tamla was titled “Come To Me,” by Marv Johnson. The record was picked up by United Artists, who gave Berry Gordy a $3,000 advance. The hits kept coming from Marv Johnson and Berry Gordy, with songs like “You’ve Got What It Takes,” “I Love the Way You Love” and others. Nov. 16th, 1963 Ad For Motown Singles Around this time, Berry Gordy launched his second label which he dubbed “Motown,” and moved into the legendary’s two-story building at 2648 West Grand Boulevard., which would later become known as “Hitsville.” By 1965, Motown had reached $15 million in sales, employed over 175 people and had a roster of 175 artists. “It was not his goal to head up a major entertainment complex,” his sister Esther Gordy said in the book “Motown: Music, Money, Sex and Power.” “He just wanted to be a successful songwriter,” Esther explained. “Motown is the result of one thing leading to another and Berry Gordy saying I’ll do it myself when he could not get something done to his liking.”
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Dimple Records - Stevens,Cat : Tea For The Tillerman Tea For The Tillerman Usually ships in two business days Notes / Reviews Tea for the Tillerman is an album by singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. This album, Stevens' second during 1970, includes many of Stevens' best-known songs including "Where Do the Children Play?", "Hard Headed Woman", "Wild World", "Sad Lisa", "Into White" and "Father and Son". Four of the tracks ("Where Do the Children Play?", "On the Road to Find Out", "Tea for the Tillerman" and "Miles from Nowhere") were featured in the Hal Ashby and Colin Higgins' black comedy film entitled Harold and Maude, in 1971. The track "But I Might Die Tonight" was featured on another 1971 film: Deep End by Jerzy Skolimowski. Stevens, a former art student, created the artwork featured on the record's cover. With "Wild World" as an advance single, this was the album that brought Stevens world-wide fame. The album itself charted into the top 10 in the United States, where he had previously had few listeners. On 18 November 2003, Rolling Stone Magazine included this album in its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list at number 206. Nov 18, 2003 The title-song "Tea for the Tillerman" was used as the ending theme for both series of the Golden Globe-winning BBC-HBO sitcom Extras, written and co-directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. In 2006, the album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2007, the album was included in the list of "The Definitive 200 Albums of All Time", released by The National Association of Recording Merchandisers and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In November 2008, a 'Deluxe Edition' was released featuring a second disc of demos and live recordings. Personnel *Cat Stevens â acoustic guitar, keyboards, lead vocals *Alun Davies â acoustic guitar, backing vocals *Harvey Burns â drums *Del Newman â string arrangements *John Rostein â violin Songs from this album have been covered by a diverse range of artists, which include: Jimmy Cliff ("Wild World") The Nerve Agents ("But If I Might Die Tonight") Horace Andy ("Where Do the Children Play?") Use in popular culture The title track is used by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant for the closing credits of Extras. The fourth episode of the second series of the show features a cover of "Tea for the Tillerman" performed by Chris Martin of Coldplay. The song "Miles From Nowhere" is featured in "The A-Team" and is used during Face's (Dirk Benedict) walking away scenes in the episode "Alive At Five" References Category:Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab albums Category:Universal Deluxe Editions fi:Tea for the Tillerman sv:Tea for the Tillerman This text has been derived from Tea for the Tillerman on Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Artist/Band Information Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou, 21 July 1948, in Marylebone, London, England), originally and commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English musician. He is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam. His early 1970s record albums Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat were both certified as Triple Platinum by the RIAA in the United States; his 1972 album Catch Bull at Four sold half a million copies in the first two weeks of release alone and was Billboards number-one LP for three consecutive weeks. He has also earned two ASCAP songwriting awards in consecutive years for "The First Cut Is the Deepest", which has been a hit single for four different artists. Stevens converted to Islam in December 1977 and adopted his Muslim name, Yusuf Islam, the following year. In 1979, he auctioned all his guitars for charity This story originally aired on 3 December 2006. and left his music career to devote himself to educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. He has been given several awards for his work in promoting peace in the world, including 2003's World Award, the 2004 Man for Peace Award, and the 2007 Mediterranea
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Nicosia Nicosia Map of Cyprus Nicosia, known locally as Lefkosia (Greek: Λευκωσία ; also colloquially Khora,Χώρα see also List of traditional Greek place names) or Lefkoşa (Turkish), is the capital and largest city of Cyprus . Nicosia is located at 35°10' north, 33°21' east (35.1667, 33.35). [ 1 ] There have recently been some moves to use the Greek name Lefkosia as the official English name, but this has not been generally accepted. Located on the Pedieos river and situated roughly in the centre of the island, it is the seat of government as well as the main business centre. Nicosia is the center of an administrative district, after the fall of the Berlin Wall and it is currently the only divided capital city in the world, with the northern (Turkish) and southern (Greek) portions divided by the " Green Line ", a demilitarized zone maintained by the United Nations, although unlike Cold War East and West Berlin, few use the terms North Nicosia and South Nicosia.The 1974 Turkish invasion and occupation of 36 % of the island's territory literally cut the capital in half. The Turkish Cypriots use it as capital of occupied area, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is a state not recognized by any country in the world, except Turkey It has a population of 206.200 (end of 2001) in the sector controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus,, which means that over a quarter of the Republic's people live in the capital. At least three quarters of the city population live in the 'Greek' part, which is controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. Nicosia is a modern, dynamic capital with lots of shops, restaurants and entertainment The city is a trade center and manufactures textiles, leather, pottery, plastic, and other products. Copper mines are nearby. Nicosia is the seat of the University of Cyprus (UCY) and of all the colleges and institutes of Republic of Cyprus. The city is a trade center and manufactures textiles, leather, pottery, plastic, and other products. Copper mines are nearby. Nicosia is the seat of the University of Cyprus (UCY). History Main Article History of Nicosia The Greek name of Nicosia, "Lefkosia", probably comes from Lefkos, son of Ptolemy I of Egypt , who rebuilt the city in the 3rd century B.C.. Another probability is that the name originated from the white poplar (lefki) which was abundant in the bed of the city's river. The city also bore the name of Lefkothea - the white goddess.Still known as Lefkosia, the city became the island's capital in the 11th century. It had grown in importance because of threats to the coastal cities Paphos and Salamis, which made many people flee to the centrally located Lefkosia. Known as Ledra or Ledrae in ancient times, the city was the seat of the Lusignan kings of Cyprus since 1192, became a Venetian possession in 1489, and fell to the Turks in 1571. Ledra is now the actual name of the most popular commercial street. The name "Nicosia" appeared towards the end of the 12th century, when the city was owned and run by the Knights Templar. In fact, it is this period of Frankish (Luisignan) rule that gave rise to the exonym Nicosia. The Crusaders conquerors could not, or did not care, to pronounce the name Kallinikisis, as the city was called at that time, and they tended to say "Nikosia", which they spelled as "Nicosia". In this era of the Franks, the city expanded culturally, while under the Lusignans in the 15th and 16th centuries, the capital saw the erection of a number of palaces, mansions, churches and monasteries. Sir Garnet Wolseley in Nicosia The Ottoman siege of 1570 caused 20,000 casualties, while the 19th century also observed tragedy. The Turks eliminated the 1821 revolt with bloodshed, cholera hit the city in 1835, and fire destroyed large parts of Nicosia in 1857. The British gained control over the island in 1878, leaving Nicosia the colony's capital. Nicosia was the scene of extreme violence in the period just prior to Cypriot independence in 1960. Since the Greek supported coup and Turkish invasion which followed it in 1974, part of the city's
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Roman Paris Athena Review, Vol. 4, No. 2 Roman Paris Setting: Paris occupies a natural limestone basin hollowed out by the Seine, which passes through the city en route to the Normandy coast about 150 km to the northwest. The conventional names of the Right and Left Banks of the Seine, used since ancient times, are oriented to face downstream (northwest). The surrounding heights of the Paris basin define the limits of the modern city, which extends 10 km in all directions from the center at the Île de la Cité. The ancient and medieval city was much smaller, measuring only about 2 km from end to end (fig.1). While today the river level is some 9 m below street level, the ground surface was significantly lower in antiquity and the early Middle Ages, as attested to by the underground archaeological crypt found below Notre-Dame Cathedral (see Gallo-Roman remains beneath Notre-Dame cathedral ). Much of the low-lying area east of the city was a swampy zone known as the Marais (built over in the 13th century, and today an upscale region of Paris), which was criss-crossed by small Seine tributary streams . During Roman times the city was called Lutetia, derived from an ancient Parisii word for marsh or swamp. Ancient settlement in Paris: Late Iron Age towns were abundant along the Seine from the 3rd to 1st century BC, when the ancient Parisii (one of dozens of Celtic tribes in Gaul) inhabited the area around the Île de la Cité. At the time of the arrival of the Romans in 53-52 BC, the largest settlement of the Parisii seems to have been at Nanterre (15 km west of the Île de la Cité), where remains of a nucleated town have recently been discovered within a loop of the Seine, including several main streets and traces of hundreds of houses (see AR 4,1). Like many other prosperous Celtic groups from Late Iron Age Gaul, Britain, and Germany, the Parisii minted their own coins of bronze, silver, and gold, indicating their involvement in trade networks fed by Roman commerce in wine and other commodities. [Fig.1: Section of a map of Roman Paris (after Crypte Archéologique 2005, Paris; MacKendrick 1972)]. Julius Caesar's account of the Gallic Wars, de Bello Gallico (ca. 50 BC), the earliest written source on the region, first mentions Lutetia as the scene where, in 53 BC, an annual assembly was held between Caesar, commander of the Roman Legions, and local Gallic leaders. In 52 BC, the Parisii broke their agreement with the Romans in order to support the Gallic war leader Vercingetorix. Their stronghold at Lutetia, left to be defended by the elderly warleader Camulogenus, was captured and burned by Labienus, one of Caesar's generals. The Romans soon established a new town called Lutetia on the hills of the Left Bank of the Seine, with the forum located about 1 km south of the river (fig.1). Roman Lutetia was laid out at the intersection of the Seine and two parallel Roman roads running north-south. The right hand or easternmost of these (today's rue St-Jacques) served as the Roman cardo or main NS street. Ultimately coming from Spain, this road passed through Orléans (Cenabum) to Paris, crossed the Seine at the Île de la Cité via the Petit Pont ("small bridge") and Grand Pont ("large bridge," now the Pont Notre-Dame) and went north through Senlis. The second road (the present-day rue Galande), coming from Italy, passed through Lyon to Paris, then turned NW toward Beauvais, Rouen, and the Normandy coast. Linked by a grid of east-west streets, this network of Roman roads remained at the core of Paris through the Middle Ages (Didier Busson, 2003). The Romanization of Paris was seemingly well underway by the early 1st century AD. Evidence for this comes from le Pilier des Nautes , an altar to Jupiter found under the choir of Notre-Dame cathedral. Erected by a corporation of local river merchants and sailors (nautes), it invokes several Roman deities along with native Gallic gods. Other temples and shrines from the Gallo-Roman period include a temple of Mercury on top of Montmartre, ab
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. States - HISTORY.com Washington, D.C. How Washington D.C. Got Its Shape George Washington picked out the location and laid out a perfect diamond shape for the city, spanning parts of Maryland and Virginia. But a looming fight over slavery caused the Virginia side to leave the District and return to its home state, giving D.C. its strange shape. A+E Networks Introduction Washington, D.C., is the capital city of the United States, located between Virginia and Maryland on the north bank of the Potomac River. The city is home to all three branches of the federal government, as well as the White House, the Supreme Court and the Capitol Building. More than 500,000 people live in Washington, D.C. Population: 601,723 (2010) Did You Know? The city of Washington was named for George Washington (who picked the location), while the District of Columbia was named for explorer Christopher Columbus. Size: 68 square miles Motto: Justitia omnibus – “Justice for All” Tree: Scarlet Oak Bird: Wood Thrush Interesting Facts On July 16, 1790, a compromise between Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison—known as the Residence Act—was passed, declaring George Washington’s selection of a site on the Potomac River as the nation’s new permanent capital. As part of the agreement, the federal government assumed the states’ debts. George Washington oversaw construction of the White House, but never lived in it. John and Abigail Adams became the first occupants of the presidential mansion on November 1, 1800, although only for the last four months of his presidency. While still under construction, the United States Capitol held its first session of Congress on November 17, 1800. On March 4, 1801, Thomas Jefferson became the first president to be inaugurated in Washington within the Senate chamber of the Capitol. After capturing the nation’s capital during the War of 1812, British troops set fire to the White House, U.S. Capitol, several federal buildings and private residences on August 24, 1814. First Lady Dolley Madison, who had refused to leave the White House until only a few hours before the British arrived, secured the full length portrait of George Washington and a copy of the Declaration of independence on her way out. It took 83 years to complete construction on Washington National Cathedral. Although originally conceived of in 1791 by Major Pierre L’Enfant, who had been commissioned by George Washington to design a plan for the nation’s capital, the cathedral’s creation did not commence until September 29, 1907, when a stone from a field in Bethlehem was set into a larger slab of American granite and laid in ceremony as the foundation stone. In 1990, the National Cathedral was finally completed. Citizens of the capital of the United States, who are deprived of voting representation in the national legislature, have been seeking statehood for years. On September 9, 1983, a Constitution and petition for statehood for New Columbia—as the new state would be called—was presented to Congress. The National Air and Space Museum is one of the most popular museums in the world, attracting, on average, more than nine million visitors each year. Access hundreds of hours of historical video, commercial free, with HISTORY Vault . Start your free trial today. Tags
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Battle of Gettysburg - Union Leaders - Corps Commanders Major General George G. Meade - Army of the Potomac A Pennsylvanian and West Point graduate, Meade saw action during the Mexican-American War and served on the staff of Major General Zachary Taylor . With the beginning of the Civil War, he was appointed a brigadier general and quickly moved up to corps command. Meade assumed command of the Army of the Potomac on June 28 following the relief of Major General Joseph Hooker . Learning of the fighting in Gettysburg on July 1, he sent Major General Winfield S. Hancock ahead to assess the field before arriving in person that evening. Establishing his headquarters behind the Union center at the Leister Farm, Meade directed the defense of the Union line the next day. Holding a council of war that night, he elected to continue the battle and completed the defeat of General Robert E. Lee 's Army of Northern Virginia the next day. In the wake of the fighting, Meade was criticized for not vigorously pursuing the beaten enemy. More » Major General John F. Reynolds. Photograph Courtesy of the Library of Congress Major General John Reynolds - I Corps Another Pennsylvanian, John Reynolds graduated from West Point in 1841. A veteran of Major General Winfield Scott 's 1847 campaign against Mexico City , he was widely considered one of the best commanders in the Army of the Potomac. This opinion was shared by President Abraham Lincoln who offered him command of the army following Hooker's removal. Unwilling to be fettered by the political aspects of the position, Reynolds declined. On July 1, Reynolds led his I Corps into Gettysburg to support Brigadier General John Buford 's cavalry which had engaged the enemy. Shortly after his arrival, Reynolds was killed while deploying troops near Herbst Woods. With his death, command of I Corps passed to Major General Abner Doubleday and later Major General John Newton . More » Major General Winfield S. Hancock. Photograph Courtesy of the National Archives & Records Administration Major General Winfield Scott Hancock - II Corps An 1844 graduate of West Point, Winfield S. Hancock served in his namesake's Mexico City campaign three years later. Made a brigadier general in 1861, he earned the nickname "Hancock the Superb" during the Peninsula Campaign the following year. Taking command of II Corps in May 1863 after the Battle of Chancellorsville , Hancock was sent ahead by Meade on July 1 to determine if the army should fight at Gettysburg. Arriving, he clashed with XI Corps' Major General Oliver O. Howard who was senior. Occupying the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge, II Corps played a role in the fighting in the Wheatfield on July 2 and bore the brunt of Pickett's Charge the next day. In the course of the action, Hancock was wounded in the thigh. More » Major General Daniel Sickles. Photograph Courtesy of the Library of Congress Major General Daniel Sickles - III Corps A New Yorker, Daniel Sickles was elected to Congress in 1856. Three years later, he killed his wife's lover but was acquitted in the first use of the insanity defense in the United States. With the beginning of the Civil War, Sickles raised several regiments for the Union Army. In reward, he was made a brigadier general in September 1861. A solid commander in 1862, Sickles received command of III Corps in February 1863. Arriving early on July 2, he was ordered form III Corps on Cemetery Ridge to the south of II Corps. Unhappy with the ground, Sickles advanced his men to the Peach Orchard and Devil's Den without notifying Meade. Overextended, his corps came under attack from Lieutenant General James Longstreet and was nearly crushed. Sickles' action forced Meade to shift reinforcements to his part of the battlefield. As the fighting raged, Sickles was wounded and ultimately lost his right leg. More » Major General George Sykes. Photograph Courtesy of the Library of Congress Major General George Sykes - V Corps A West Point graduate, George Sykes took part in both Taylor and Scott's campaigns during the Mexican-American War
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Roquefort Cheese Roquefort Cheese Roquefort cheese is made from ewe's-milk and comes from the south of France. ie 'Roquefort-sur-Soulzon'. The Aveyron region of France. It is made entirely from the milk of the Lacaune, Manech and Basco-Béarnaise breeds of sheep. Together with Bleu d'Auvergne, Stilton and Gorgonzola, Roquefort Cheese is rated as one of the world's greatest blue cheeses. The law in Europe says that only the cheeses aged in the natural Combalou caves of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon may bear the name 'Roquefort'. Roquefort is sometimes known as the "King of Cheeses". To deserve this title, it should be white, crumbly and moist in the centre and therefore easily spreadable. If it's a bit hard still, it can ripen in the fridge. Roquefort Cheese has distinctive veins of blue mold, these blue veins provide a sharp tang. When you eat roquefort there is a flavour sensation that begins slightly mild, then sweet, then smoky, then fading to a salty finish. Roquefort Cheese has no rind therefore the whole Roquefort is edible. As each kilogram of finished cheese requires about 4.5 litres of milk, Roquefort is high in fat, protein and minerals. The story behind the cheese is, the cheese was discovered when a young shepherd, eating his lunch of bread and ewes' milk cheese, saw a beautiful girl in the distance. Abandoning his meal in a nearby cave, he ran to meet her. When he returned a few months later, the (Penicillium roqueforti) mold had transformed his plain cheese into Roquefort. The mold that gives Roquefort its distinctive character (Penicillium roqueforti) is found in the soil of these famous caves. Traditionally the cheesemakers extracted it by leaving bread in the caves for six to eight weeks until it was consumed by the mold. The interior of the bread was then dried to produce a powder. (Nowadays the mold can be produced in a laboratory.) Then the mold was added to the curd, through holes poked into the rind, and left to mature. The best way to sample Roquefort is at room temperature. After a pleasent meal with friends. Crack open a chilled bottle of French dessert wine. One of the best in my opinion is 'Sauternes', which is a French dessert wine from the Sauternais region of the Graves section in Bordeaux. Sauternes is made from Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle grapes that have been affected by Botrytis cinerea, also known as noble rot. This causes the grapes to become partially raisined, resulting in a beautifully sweet dessert wine. Sauternes, a chunk of Roquefort with some bread and some plump figs. This combination of rich sweet wine, ripe fruit and the salty creamy cheese is a perfect trio of taste sensations. A wonderful way to end a meal. Recipes using Roquefort Cheese:-
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Food Glossary & Classic French Garnishes | Chefsopinion Food Glossary & Classic French Garnishes Food Glossary & Classic French Garnishes > 2) Classic French Garnishes / Descriptions —————————————————————— À emporter (adj) to go (as opposed to sur place, for here). À l’ancienne old-fashioned, as in une baguette à l’ancienne. À point (adj) medium rare. Abats (m. pl.) offal. Aiguillette (f) in a bird (mostly duck or chicken), the tip of the breast meat. Ail (m) garlic. Aligot (m) potatoes mashed with fresh mountain cheese; a specialty from Auvergne. Amande (f) almond. Amuse-bouche (m) or amuse-gueule. Savory nibbles served before the meal, to arouse the appetite. Ananas (m) pineapple. Andouillette (f) chitterlings sausage. Aneth (m) dill. AOC (f) Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée. A certification granted to certain food items (such as varieties of cheese or produce) made in a specific area, according to a specific production process. Apéritif (m) or apéro. A pre-dinner drink. Also: a general term for the drinks and savory nibbles served before dinner. It is also a widespread custom to invite people over just for l’apéro, which is a more casual way to entertain than a full-blown dinner invitation. Arachide (f) peanut. Avoine (m) oat. B Baba au rhum (m) a spongy yeast cake soaked with rum syrup, often served with whipped cream. Badiane (f) star anise. Bar (m) bar, or sea bass. Basilic (m) basil. Beaufort (m) firm cow cheese from the area of Beaufort, in the French Alps. Beignet (m) fritter, donut. Berceuse (f) mezza-luna; a chopping tool with two handles and two half-moon blades. Literally: lullaby, because of the rocking movement made while using it. Betterave (f) beetroot. Beurre (m) butter. Beurre doux is unsalted, beurre salé is salted. Bien cuit (adj) well done. Bière (f) beer. Bio (adj) (short for biologique) organic. Biscotte (f) rusk. Biscuit (m) cookie. Biscuit rose de Reims (m) a pink, rectangular ladyfinger and a specialty from Reims, it was designed for dipping in a glass of Champagne. It keeps its shape when moistened, which makes it perfect for charlottes. Blanc (adj) white. Blanc-manger (m) a set pudding made with almond milk. Blanquette (f) a creamy stew, generally of veal, cooked with carrots, onions, and mushrooms. Blé (m) wheat. Blettes (f. pl.) also: bettes. Swiss chard. Bleu (adj) very rare. Literally: blue. Boeuf (m) beef. Boeuf bourguignon (m) a stew of beef, red wine, and vegetables; a specialty from Burgundy. Bonbon (m) candy. Bouchon (m) cork. Boudin antillais (m) spicy blood sausage. A twist on boudin noir and a specialty from the Antilles, the French Carribeans. Boudin blanc (m) a soft white sausage. Boudin noir (m) blood sausage. Bouteille (f) bottle. Brandade de morue (f) salt cod mashed with olive oil and milk until smooth; sometimes made with potatoes, too; a specialty from Provence. Brasserie (f) originally, a restaurant that served beer (the literal meaning of brasserie is brewery) and a simple hearty fare, often of Alsatian inspiration. The term is now used, more broadly, for traditional restaurants that are larger than bistros and offer a longer menu served around the clock (choucroute, grilled meat, shellfish platters, etc.). Bresaola (f) air-dried Italian beef. Brick (f) (alternate spelling: brik) a very thin wheat dough used in North African cuisine, similar to phyllo dough but slightly thicker and grainier. Brioche (f) a lightly sweet yeast pastry, made with eggs and butter. Brochet (m) pike. Brochette (f) skewer. Brousse (f) a type of fresh cheese from Provence. It is called brocciu when made in Corsica. Brut (adj) crude, rough. Café (m) coffee; when ordered in a café or restaurant: espresso. Café allongé (m) espresso with added water. Café crème (m) coffee with milk. Cake (m) a cake baked in a loaf pan. Calamar (m) squid. Calisson (m) an almond shaped confection from Aix-en-Provence, made with almond paste, sugar, and crystallized melons, with wafer paper at the bottom and a crisp sugar glaze on top. Canard (m) duck. Canelé (m) (alternate spelling: cannelé) a small cake from the city
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Top 10 Ramones Songs Top 10 Ramones Songs REDDIT Sire Records Without the Ramones , the history of rock n’ roll would read very differently. They inspired countless bands over several generations, even if they never actually grabbed the gold ring, and it has often been said that they are second only to the Beatles in terms of influence. Everything about them was unique for the times. In an era of bloated ensembles passing themselves off as rock and rollers, the Ramones injected a much needed (and, yeah, still needed) sense of danger, adventure and — most importantly — fun back into the music. The task of plucking 10 songs out of such a fantastic catalog is nearly impossible, and subject to change at any given second. But, at least for now, here is our list of Top 10 Ramones Songs. 10 You want to talk about a self-declaration? “I don’t wanna be a pinhead no more / I just met a nurse that I could go for” is a declaration without peer. Inspired by 1932’s ‘Freaks,’ a bizarre film that starred actual circus sideshow figures, this song’s famous “Gabba Gabba we accept you one of us” line was almost an exact quote from the movie. Musically, it’s pedal to the metal, a ride never lets up. No wonder ‘Pinhead’ routinely served as the rave-up final song during any given Ramones concert, and begins our list of the Top 10 Ramones Songs. ‘The KKK Took My Baby Away’ From: ‘Pleasant Dreams’ (1981) The premise is simple enough — boy swipes friend’s girlfriend, friend writes song about it — but when Joey Ramone wrote ‘The KKK Took My Baby Away,’ he was talking about a real-life scenario. Seems Johnny Ramone stole, and later married, Joey’s girl; Joey, who never forgave Johnny, got some revenge in the form of this classic song. While Johnny was hardly a KKK member, he used to make Jewish jokes around Joey and Tommy Ramone — both of whom were Jewish. Dark, and roiling with kick-ass rock attitude, this song was a highlight on 1981’s unfairly maligned ‘Pleasant Dreams’ album. ‘Do You Remember Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio?’ From: ‘End of the Century’ (1980) The lead-off track from a Phil Spector -produced album that the label, the management and the band hoped would be a commercial breakthrough, ‘Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio’ tells a different story. Reflections on past glory work in tandem with frustration over what it all had become, echoing the Ramones’ fate as the ’80s loomed. In a perfect world, this would have been a No. 1 hit. Instead, it’s just another gem on album filled with them. It’s a perfect opening for an album and a career, so it’s a natural fit for No. 1 on our list of the Top 10 Ramones Songs. This remains the definitive example of what made the Ramones special — and it couldn’t have been more out-of-step with what was going on at the time. ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’ was rock n’ roll distilled down to its bare essentials of three chords. Add in a ‘Hey Ho, Let’s Go’ rallying cry, (inspired by the Bay City Rollers ‘ Saturday Night ‘), and it’s easy to see how the Ramones gave rock and roll a swift kick. Heck, some four decades on, they still are.
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This Day in Music Spotlight: The Man Who Turned Down The Beatles This Day in Music Spotlight: The Man Who Turned Down The Beatles January 1, 1962 01.01.2011 Special thanks to ThisDayinMusic.com . In his distinguished tenure at Decca Records, Dick Rowe signed an unbelievable roster of talent, including The Rolling Stones, The Moody Blues, The Animals, Them (featuring Van Morrison), The Zombies, Tom Jones, Small Faces, The Tornados, and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. Unfortunately for Rowe and his label, he will always be known for the one band he let get away. The Beatles first came to Rowe’s attention via a young writer in Decca’s employ named Tony Barrow. Barrow hailed from the Liverpool area, but was a few years older than The Beatles. He had moved to London to take a job writing liner notes for the label, while still contributing to The Liverpool Echo on the side. When Brian Epstein signed The Beatles to work as their manager, he consulted Barrow for advice… and help. While Barrow turned down his request to write about the band in his Echo column, he did promise to mention the group to Decca’s A&R department. Rowe was the head of that department. For Rowe, the request to consider this unknown Northern band put him in a slightly awkward position. He was hardly interested in The Beatles, whoever they were, but he knew that Epstein was a valued customer for Decca. His NEMS music store was a major retailer in the North and Epstein’s was a relationship Rowe could hardly afford to damage. And so, Rowe sent an assistant, Mike Smith, up to Liverpool to see what the fuss was all about. On Wednesday, December 13, Smith arrived in Liverpool and was met by Epstein, who took him to dinner. Following the meal, they went to the Cavern Club on Mathew Street, where the band would play their second set of the day (having earlier played for the lunchtime crowd). Appearing with Gerry and the Pacemakers and The Four Jays, The Beatles played their standard repertoire of R&B and rock ’n’ roll covers mixed with a dollop of originals. Smith wasn’t blown away to the point of signing them on the spot, but he saw enough potential (and enthusiasm from the crowds… and Epstein) that he agreed to arrange a formal audition at Decca. The date was set for New Years Day, 1962. On New Year’s Eve, instead of going on a bender or playing to a raucous party crowd, The Beatles embarked on what they hoped would be the most important automobile ride of their lives. They piled all of their gear into road manager Neil Aspinall’s van and drove off in the freezing snow. Huddled together to stay warm, they hoped to arrive in The Smoke early enough to grab a drink and do a wee bit of merrymaking before turning in. Unfortunately, Aspinall got lost along the way and what should have been a four-to-five-hour trip turned into a 10-hour odyssey. When the boys arrived, they were aching and cold and ill-humored to see, as John later recalled, “the drunks jumping into the Trafalgar Square fountain.” When they arrived at the studio in the morning with Epstein, who had traveled separately by train, they were peeved to find that Smith was late, having been a bit hung over from his own New Year’s celebration. Smith irritated them even more by insisting that they use the house amplifiers instead of their own, referring to their own gear as substandard. With all of this going on, the group gave (by their own admission) a less-than-stellar performance – certainly not poor, but not up to the show-stopping standard they’d set for themselves in the basements and bars of Hamburg and Liverpool. They blew through 15 songs in a little over an hour, getting more comfortable as they went along. The songs were: 1. “Like Dreamers Do” (Lennon-McCartney) 2. “Money (That’s What I Want)” (Bradford-Gordy; originally recorded by Barrett Strong) 3. “Till There Was You” (Willson; originally composed for the musical The Music Man) 4. “The Sheik of Araby” (Smith-Wheeler-Snyder; an old vaudeville number turned rock ‘n’ roll by Joe Brown and The Bruvvers) 5. “To Know Her is to Love Her” (Spector; original
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WhatsApp goes down just days after $19B Facebook acquisition - NY Daily News WhatsApp goes down for three hours just days after $19B acquisition by Facebook WhatsApp goes down just days after $19B Facebook acquisition WhatsApp's 450 million users found themselves at a loss Saturday, after the service went down for three hours. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters) NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Sunday, February 23, 2014, 10:50 AM It may have been bought for $19 billion earlier this week, but that doesn't mean WhatsApp is immune from problems. The instant messaging service, just bought by Facebook, went down on Saturday, leaving its 450 million users worldwide wondering what was going on - and with no messages to look at . The system was down for some three hours, reports Metro . Users complained that the app just showed the status "Connecting" rather than loading when they went to use it, according to Metro . sorry we currently experiencing server issues. we hope to be back up and recovered shortly. — WhatsApp Status (@wa_status) February 22, 2014 WhatsApp's Twitter page posted on Saturday afternoon that it hoped "to be back up and recovered shortly" Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $16 billion on Feb. 19. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters) But that wasn't time enough to stop Twitter users having fun at WhatsApp's expense. One, mrbrown, posted: "Whatsapp is down. Just after Facebook bought it for US$16bn. I'm glad I got mine for free." #Whatsapp is down. Just after Facebook bought it for US$16bn. I'm glad I got mine for free. Another user, Me, Myself & Wyatt, wrote: "Zuckerberg's to do list: 1) buy whatsapp for $19bn @) Turn it off so people use FB chat". The site came back after several hours.
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TV Ad Music | Find, watch, download songs and tracks from UK television adverts and commercials. Comment Welcome to our annual round-up of the most popular TV Ad Music of the year, based on a combination of clicks and downloads. We published around 400 new ads in 2016, our 15th year online. Many thanks to everyone who visited, downloaded, commented, tweeted and messaged TV Ad Music over the last 12 months. We have a fresh new look planned for TV Ad Music in 2017. You can keep up to date by following us on Twitter , Facebook , Google+ or RSS . You can also sign up for free email updates . Here, in reverse order, is our run-down of the most popular TV Ad Music of 2016. Use the links to watch the ads or download the tracks. *** #10: Apple iPhone 7 – Midnight Watch Music: Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam – In A Blackout iTunes / Amazon This beautifully shot TV ad stood out among a whole host of 2016 Apple ads, largely due to the song, In A Blackout by Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam (from the bands The Walkmen and Vampire Weekend respectively). It’s from their recent album I Had a Dream That You Were Mine. #9: Thomas Cook – Be Bold Watch Music: Tam Cooper – Be Bold iTunes / Amazon Thomas Cook’s 2016 TV ad was bang on trend, featuring an eye-catching dance and an ear-catching tune, as a young boy in a shark fin busts some moves by the pool. The popular music track is a bespoke composition by Tam Cooper for Earworm Music. #8: Fiat 500 – Fresh Watch Music: TIEKS – Sunshine (feat. Dan Harkna) iTunes / Amazon This colourful 2016 Fiat 500 TV ad positioned the car as fresh as a blooming daisy and a squeezed lemon, and featured the music track Sunshine by TIEKS featuring Dan Harkna. #7: Samsung Galaxy S7 – Sink Watch Music: Charles Trenet – Boum! iTunes / Amazon A young man waited for an important phone call on his water-resistant Galaxy S7 in this sink-based Samsung TV ad. The soundtrack featured one of the most popular French songs ever recorded, Boum! by Charles Trenet, originally released in 1938. #6: Lloyds Bank – For Your Next Step Watch Music: Jennifer Ann – Mad World (Tears for Fears cover) iTunes / Amazon The Lloyds black horse returned in this ad, showing how the bank could be there for important moments in life. The soundtrack was a piano cover version of the Tears For Fears song Mad World, performed by US-born, UK-based musician Jennifer Ann. #5: IKEA – Welcome Home Watch Music: Patrick Watson – Lighthouse iTunes / Amazon A young boy shone a little light on his mother’s journey home in this beautifully-made IKEA TV ad, with the strapline “life’s better at the flick of a switch”. The song was Lighthouse by Patrick Watson from the Canadian singer’s 2012 album Adventures In Your Own Backyard. #4: Nationwide – On Your Side For Generations Watch Music: Sleeping At Last – I’ll Keep You Safe iTunes / Amazon First aired in summer 2015, this Nationwide Building Society TV ad, featuring a scarf passed down through generations, was number 2 on last year’s list and hangs on to make number 4 in 2016. The song is I’ll Keep You Safe by Sleeping At Last, AKA Illinois musician Ryan O’Neal. #3: Boots No7 – Lift & Luminate Serum Watch Music: Kaleo – Way Down We Go iTunes / Amazon This hugely popular Boots TV ad for No7 Lift and Luminate triple action serum cleverly showed ballet dancer Alessandra Ferri dancing with a hologram of her young self. The song was Way Down We Go by Icelandic indie rock band Kaleo. #2: Sky Q – Fluid Viewing Watch Music: Sammy Davis Jr. – I’ve Gotta Be Me iTunes / Amazon Number two on this list, and the most popular new TV ad music of 2016, saw Sky introduce its Sky Q next generation home entertainment system with Marvel’s Avengers fluidly moving through a home from one screen to another. The song is I’ve Gotta Be Me by Sammy Davis Jr, which was released as a single in 1968. #1: Lloyds Bank – 250 Year Anniversary Watch Music: Birdy – Wings (Acoustic) iTunes / Amazon Here’s a thing: The number one most popular TV ad music of 2016 was also the number one in 2015. Easily the most popular ad in the 15-year history of this sit
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The State of Michigan - An Introduction to the Great Lakes State from NETSTATE.COM The State of Michigan Michigan Capitol, Lansing Welcome to Michigan, the Great Lake state. Michigan is quite unique among the states in that it is divided into two distint geographic sections, the Upper peninsula, and the Lower peninsula. Lake Michigan lies between the two peninsulas. The Upper peninsula is very sparsely populated, more than 90% of the peninsula being forested. The Lower peninsula contains the cities, industry, and agriculture. The Upper and Lower Peninsulas were connected in 1957 with the construction of Big Mac, the Mackinac Bridge. Almost half of Michigan is comprised of water and, except for Alaska, Michigan has more shoreline than any other state, fronting four of the Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie. With 3,177 miles of Great Lakes shoreline it is easy to see why Michigan boasts a thriving recreational industry, and leads the nation with approximately one million registered pleasure boats. "Michigan, handsome as a well made woman, and dressed and jewelled. It seemed to me that the earth was generous and outgoing here in the heartland, and, perhaps, its people to a cue from it." Author John Steinbeck THE STATE NAME: The word Michigan originally referred to a clearing on the lower peninsula and was derived from the Chippewa Indian word "majigan" which means clearing. Lake Michigan was named after this clearing by European explorers in the area in the 1670's. The state later took the name of the clearing as well. Cherry Orchard, Leelanau County The Wolverine State It has been generally accepted that Michigan was nicknamed "The Wolverine State" for the abundance of wolverines that once roamed the peninsula. However, according to the Michigan Historical Center, wolverines were very rare in Michigan if they were present at all. It's not clear how this nickname originated, but there are two theories. Some think the nickname was originated by Ohioans in 1835 during a dispute over an Ohio/Michigan boundary called the "Toledo Strip." This dispute became known as the Toledo War . Though Michigan and Ohio both sent troops to the area, no shots were ever fired. It's said that Ohioans, at that time, referred to Michiganians as "...as vicious and bloodthirsty as wolverines." Another theory is proposed that Native Americans compared the way that settlers were taking land, in the 1830s, to the way the excessively greedy wolverine went after its food. Avalon Beach, Monroe The Great Lake State or "The Great Lakes State", or "The Lakes State" nicknames have been applied to Michigan for many years. They refer to the fact that Michigan shores meet four of the five Great Lakes and to the number of inland lakes in the state. The four Great Lakes that border Michigan are Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake Erie. There are also more than 11,000 inland lakes in Michigan and, according to the Michigan Historical Center, one is never more than six miles from an inland lake or more than 85 miles from one of the Great Lakes. From 1968 to 1975 and from 1979 to 1983, the legend on the standard Michigan License Plate read "The Great Lake State." This legend recognizes the Great Lakes and more than 11,000 inland lakes found in the state. This legend was changed to "Great Lakes" in 1984. Water Wonderland This promotional nickname again references the water resources of the state of Michigan. "Water Wonderland" appeared on Michigan license plates beginning in 1954. It was modified to "Water-Winter Wonderland" in 1965. This modified legend appeared on Michigan license plates from 1965 through 1967. Lady of the Lake With over 40,000 square miles of water surface within its boundaries, Michigan's history has been "saturated" with the association. "Lady of the Lake" is another nickname referencing the influence of water in the state. It is thought that this nickname may have been taken from Sir Walter Scott's poem, "The Lady of the Lake." The Auto State This nickname draws attention to the automobile manufac
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State Nicknames Hawaii - Maryland Hawaii became officially known as the Aloha State by a 1959 legislative act. Haw. Rev. Stat. 5-7 source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara S. Shearer Idaho In 1863, Congress designated the Idaho Territory with the erroneous understanding that Idaho was a Shoshone word meaning Gem of the Mountains. In spite of the misunderstanding concerning the origin of the name the state continues to be known as the Gem State and the Gem of the Mountains. source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara S. Shearer Known unofficially as the Prairie State, a fitting nickname for a state that sets aside the third full week in September each year as Illinois Prairie Week to demonstrate the value of preserving and reestablishing native Illinois prairies. source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara S. Shearer Indiana Hoosier State came into general usage in the 1830s. John Finley of Richmond wrote a poem, "The Hoosier's Nest," which was used as the "Carrier's Address" of the Indianapolis Journal, Jan. 1, 1833. It was widely copied throughout the country and even abroad. A few days later, on January 8, 1833, at the Jackson Day dinner at Indianapolis, John W. Davis offered "The Hoosier State of Indiana" as a toast. And in August, former Indiana governor James B. Ray announced that he intended to publish a newspaper, The Hoosier, at Greencastle, Indiana. The Hawkeye State was first suggested by James G. Edwars as a tribute to indian leader Chief Black Hawk. source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara S. Shearer The nickname Sunflower State calls to mind the wild flowers of the plains of Kansas and the officially recognized state flower. source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara S. Shearer Kentucky Bluegrass is not really blue--it's green--but in the spring, bluegrass produces bluish-purple buds that when seen in large fields give a rich blue cast to the grass. Early pioneers found bluegrass growing on Kentucky's rich limestone soil, and traders began asking for the seed of the "blue grass from Kentucky." The name stuck and today Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State.
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Robert Pattinson's girlfriend FKA twigs arrives at the Mercury Prize ceremony | Daily Mail Online comments FKA twigs is fast becoming one of the music industry's favourite artists after being shortlisted for the coveted Mercury Music Prize. The 26-year-old singer-songwriter, who is reportedly in a relationship with Robert Pattinson, was one of the nominees for the prestigious musical accolade. And, although she didn't win on the evening - that honour went to Scottish hip-hop group Young Fathers - it's fair to say her career is booming after seeing her album sales enjoy a huge boost after just being nominated. Scroll down for video Music star: FKA twigs arrives at the 2014 Mercury Prize awards ceremony holding her Shortlist award at the Roundhouse in London on Wednesday Along with the other nominated acts, she arrived at the awards ceremony on Wednesday evening at London's Roundhouse venue, in Camden Holding aloft her Shortlist prize, she posed on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony, wearing a trademark cutting-edge and directional outfit while showing off her dancer's legs in thigh-high boots. FKA twigs - whose real name is Tahliah Barnett - was one of the favourites to win out of the 12 nominated acts, which included the likes of Damon Albarn, Kate Tempest, Bombay Bicycle Club, Jungle and Royal Blood. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Following her nomination, sales of her début album LP1 have skyrocketed, enjoying an 83 per cent boost in purchases. She has recently been touring in venues across Europe, with her Hollywood star boyfriend following in her wake as a show of support. Beautiful: As sales of her début album LP1 have soared since being nominated for the prize, FKA twigs was one of the 12 nominees who was hotly-tipped to win Judges have said of FKA twigs' have praised her record as 'an enthralling electro-pop record' adding that it is a combination of 'artful, restless and seductive'. The prize is open to British and Irish acts who have released albums over the past 12 months, and the judges - headed by regular chairman Simon Frith - have sifted through more than 220 entries to draw up the shortlist. Finishing up the 12-strong list were Polar Bear, Anna Calvi, Nick Mulvey, Young Fathers, GoGo Penguin and East India Youth. Champions: Young Fathers have won the prestigious Mercury Prize 2014, as well as a £20,000 jackpot 'Lots of people will know who we are': (L-R) Young Fathers band members G Hastings, Alloysious Massaquoi and Kayus Bankole were proud of their achievement, beating off 11 other great artists to the top The big winners the night were Young Fathers, whose album Dead won the £20,000 prize. The Edinburgh-based trio is made up of Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole and G Hastings. They formed in 2008, clocked up appearances at numerous festivals and have been described as a 'psychedelic hip hop boy band'. However, despite their big coup, the musicians are not yet sure what they'll spend their prize winnings on. Speaking to MailOnline, they said 'We're going to Berlin soon and focused on writing new stuff so we haven't thought about the money yet. 'We want loads of people listening to our stuff. [This victory] means lots of people know who we are.' They added: 'There won't be a fight about where the award will go as it'll go in our studio.' The judges said of their first album, which came after two successful EP releases: 'A startlingly original take on hip-hop. Brimming with ideas, a potent mix of pop, rap, rhymes and rhythms. Ominous and exciting.' Casual: Blur hero Damon Albarn made it a laid-back evening What a gong: Singer-songwriter Anna Calvi held aloft her Shortlist award for the Mercury Prize as she arrived at the ceremony on Wednesday. She was nominated for the second time for her album One Breath Successful: Anna Calvi's second album One Breath was nominated for the high-honour award Damon Albarn, who was nominated for his first solo album Everyday Robots, rocked up to the event in typically casual attire, including jeans and an open denim shirt layered over a t-shirt. Mea
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in 1907 who was the first English writer win Nobel prize - IT - 402 View Full Document in 1907 who was the first English writer win Nobel prize literature Rudyard Kipling 4 Name the science fiction writer who lives in Sri Lanka Arthur C Clark 5 What pop group were dedicated followers of fashion The Kinks 6 CaCo3 is the chemical formula of what common item Calcium Carbonate – Chalk 7 Name Elvis Presley's father Vernon Presley 8 In what novel does Dr Hannibal Lecter first appear Red Dragon 9 The Ionian islands are nearest what country Greece 10 In Portsmouth Ohio who does the law rank with vagrants thieves Baseball Players suspicious chars 11 In WWW terms what does i.e. mean on a domain name Ireland 12 Seawood's Folly is better known as what today Alaska 13 What is a Roastchaffer A Beetle 14 What Pope started the Inquisition Gregory 9th 15 Ecuador was named after who / what The Equator 16 Liza Minelli played what character in Cabaret Sally Bowles 17 Who wrote the scripts for Hill street Blues Steven Bochco 18 What European language is unrelated to any other language Basque 19 In the 70s The Bahamas gained independence from who Great Britain 20 In Kentucky people wearing what on streets get police protection Bathing Suits 21 In what country did bongo drums originate Cuba 22 Stewart Goddard changed his name to become what pop hit Adam Ant 23 What's the main feature of a Chong Sang skirt Split up side 24 The Davis Strait lies between Canada and where Greenland 25 Henri Charrier is better known by what nickname Papillion – The Butterfly 26 What fashion designer is credited with the Bob hairstyle Mary Quant 27 Melba sauce is made from what fruit Raspberries 28 Who was with Macbeth when he met the witches Banquo 29 Children take SATs what does SAT stand for Standard assessment tasks 30 In Winston-Salem N Carolina its illegal under 7 year olds do what Go to College 31 A lion and a sword appear on what countries flag Sri Lanka 32 A carbonade is a dish that must contain what Beer 33 What company owns Rolls Royce motors Volkswagen 34 What was Oscar Wilde's only novel The picture of Dorian Grey 35 What writer lived at hilltop near Hawkshead now museum to her Beartrix Potter 36 French artist Edward Degas noted for what particular subject Ballet Dancers 37 Who is the Greek God of the sky and the universe Uranus 38 Collective nouns - a Dule of what Doves 39 The pharaoh hound is the only dog that does what Blushes - Nose and ears redden 40 In Blue Earth Minnesota illegal under 12s do what without parent Talk on Telephone 41 Fallstaff first appears in what Shakespeare play Henry IV part 1 42 What is a roker A foot long ruler 43 A vestiphobe is afraid of what Wearing Clothes 44 In what film would you find The Orgasmitron Woody Alan's Sleeper 45 Racing driver James Hunts nickname was Hunt the what Shunt 46 In 1906 the John Gable Entertainer was the first what Juke Box 47 In the food industry what is TVP - i.e. what's it stand for Textured Vegetable Protein 48 Who wrote the book Coma Robin Cook 49 What country designed and developed the bayonet France 50 This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version. This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. TERM Kenyatta University IT 402 - Spring 2015 1 2 3 4 5 Sampling In Research What is research? According Webster (1985), to researc HYPO.docx
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Bruce Lee (1940 - 1973) - Genealogy Bruce Lee Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love Build your family tree online Share photos and videos Chinese: 李振藩, Hebrew: ברוס לי Also Known As: "Lee Jun Fan", "Lee Yun Gaam", "Lee Siu Lung" Birthdate: Son of LEE Hoi Chuen 李海泉 and <private> Lee (Ho) Husband of <private> Cadwell (Emery) Brother of <private> Lee 李秋源; Peter Jung Sum Lee 李忠琛 ; <private> Lee 李秋鳳 and <private> Lee Managed by: 粵劇四大名丑 海泉 李, 愛瑜 李 (born 何) Wife: Linda C Bruce (born Emery) Son: Nov 27 1940 - Chinatown, San Francisco, California, U.S. Death: Cause of death: Cerebral edema - July 20 1973 - Kowloon Tong Parents: Agnes Lee, Phoebe Lee, Peter Lee, Robert Lee Wife: China, United States of America, And 2 more addresses hoi cuhen lee, Grace lee (hovanhisyan) Wife: Nov 27 1940 - San Francisco, California Death: July 20 1973 - Hong Kong, China Partner: Hoi-Chuen Lee, Grace Lee (born Ho) Siblings: Peter Lee, Agnes Lee, Phoebe Lee, Robert Lee Wife: sibling About Bruce Lee Bruce Lee From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Bruce Lee (disambiguation). This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lee. Bruce Lee Bruce Lee 1973.jpg Bruce Lee in 1971 Background information Chinese name 李小龍 (traditional) Chinese name 李小龙 (simplified) Pinyin Lǐ Xiǎolóng (Mandarin) Jyutping Lei Siu Long (Cantonese) Birth name Lee Jun-fan 李振藩 (Traditional) 李振藩 (Simplified) Lǐ Zhènfān (Mandarin) Lei Zan Faan (Cantonese) Origin Hong Kong Born November 27, 1940 Chinatown, San Francisco, California, U.S. Died July 20, 1973 (aged 32) Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Resting place Lakeview Cemetery Occupation Martial artist philosopher actor director screenwriter producer Years active 1950–1973 Spouse(s) Linda Emery (m. 1964; his death 1973) Children Brandon Lee (1965–93) Shannon Lee (born 1969) Parents Lee Hoi-chuen (1901–65) Grace Ho (1907–96) Ancestry Shunde, Guangdong, China Alma mater University of Washington Website Bruce Lee Foundation Bruce Lee official website Awards[show] This article contains Chinese text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Chinese characters. Lee Jun-fan (Chinese: 李振藩; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973), known professionally as Bruce Lee, was a Hong Kong and American actor, martial artist, philosopher, filmmaker,[2] and founder of the martial art Jeet Kune Do. Lee was the son of Cantonese opera star Lee Hoi-Chuen. He is widely considered by commentators, critics, media, and other martial artists to be one of the most influential martial artists of all time,[3] and a pop culture icon of the 20th century.[4][5] He is often credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films.[6] Lee was born in Chinatown, San Francisco on November 27, 1940 to parents from Hong Kong and was raised in Kowloon, Hong Kong with his family until his late teens. He was introduced to the film industry by his father and appeared in several films as a child actor. Lee moved to the United States at the age of 18 to receive his higher education, at the University of Washington, at Seattle[7] and it was during this time that he began teaching martial arts. His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim, sparking a surge of interest in Chinese martial arts in the West in the 1970s. The direction and tone of his films changed and influenced martial arts and martial arts films in the US, Hong Kong and the rest of the world.[8] He is noted for his roles in five feature-length films: Lo Wei's The Big Boss (1971) and Fist of Fury (1972); Golden Harvest's Way of the Dragon (1972), directed and written by Lee; Golden Harvest and Warner Brothers' Enter the Dragon (1973) and The Game of Death (1978), both directed by Robert Clouse.[9] Lee became an iconic figure known throughout the world, particularly among the Chinese, as he portrayed Chinese nationalism in his films.[10] He trained in the art of Wing Chun and later combined his other influences from var
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TRIVIA - HISTORICAL TRIVIA - HISTORICAL ` History Trivia What was a ship called the Ancon the first to travel through, on August 15, 1914? The Panama Canal. What fighter pilot flew World War I missions with his Great Dane "Moritz" next to him in the cockpit? Monfred von Richthofen, or " The Red Baron". What country lost 17.2 percent of its population in World War II? Poland. What deranged Roman emperor had a name that meant "little boot"? Caligula. What Pakistani was the first head of state in the 20th century to give birth in office? Benazir Bhutto. What two-word term describes the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning f the Renaissance? Middle Ages. What newspaper won a Pulitzer for its Watergate coverage? The Washington Post. Who described the impending Persian Gulf ground war as "the mother of all battles"? Saddam Hussein. What ship's lookout was miffed when his request for binoculars was denied in 1912? The Titanic's. What big-league baseball prospect was jailed in Cuba from 1953 to 1955 before going on to bigger things? Fidel Castro. Who saw the turtleneck he wore at cease-fire talks in Bosnia fetch $5,000 at auction? Jimmy Carter. What brave-hearted Scottish patriot led soldiers to a defeat of the English at the Battle of Cambuskenneth in 1297? William Wallace. What nation issued the five-dollar bill found in Abraham Lincoln's pocket when he was shot? The Confederate States of America. What Argentinean was buried in a Milan cemetery under the pseudonym Maria Maggi? Eva Peron. What Polish political movement got the support of Pope John Paul II in the 1980s? Solidarity. What war lasted from June 5, 1967 to June 10, 1967? The Six-Day War. Who was the longest-reigning Arab ruler, through 1995? King Hussein of Jordan. What famous Swiss citizen said of nuclear bombs: "If I had known, I would have become a watchmaker"? Albert Einstein. What nation was bounced from the Organization of American States in 1962? Cuba. What's the Islamic Resistance Movement better known as to Palestinians? Hamas. Who was the first president of the National Organization for Women, in 1966? Betty Freidan. Who tooled around Chicago during Prohibition in a car bearing the license plate "EN-1"? Eliot Ness. Who cross-examined the victims in the trial against Long Island Railroad shooter Colin Ferguson? Colin Ferguson. What beating victim's 23-lawyer defense team handed the city of Los Angeles a bill for $4.4 million? Rodney King's. What can Germans publicly deny the existence of to earn five years in prison? The Holocaust. What French explorer was murdered by his crew after he spent two years failing to locate the mouth of the Mississippi? Robert La Salle. Who's believed by many to be buried in Downpatrick under a tombstone marked with the letter "P"? St. Patrick. What controversial crime fighter did Elvis Presley call "the greatest living American"? J. Edgar Hoover. What cavalryman's bonehead moves included leaving four Gatling guns behind, in 1876? George Armstrong Custer's. Who wrote in 1774 that "no thinking man" in America wanted independence from England? George Washington. What country was Adolf Hitler born in? Austria. What Ohio city was the 1995 Bosnian peace accord signed in? Dayton. What Persian Gulf warrior called his young majors in charge of combat operations "Jedi Knights"? Norman Schwarzkopf. What horse-loving future president cheated on an eye exam to join the cavalry reserves in the 1930s? Ronald Reagan. What president opined: "Once you get into this great stream of history you can't get out"? Richard Nixon. What name has been shared by the most popes? John. What leader ruled an area that stretched from the North Sea to central Italy at the onset of the ninth century? Charlemagne. What did Hirohito refer to as a "tragic interlude," during a 1975 U.S. visit? World War II. What nationality was Gavrilo Princip, who set off World War I by assassinating Archduke Ferdinand? Serbian. What 17th century English Lord Protector's severed head was finally buried
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Lady Godiva puppet to start journey from Coventry - BBC News BBC News Lady Godiva puppet to start journey from Coventry 29 July 2012 Close share panel Image caption Lady Godiva's journey to London will be powered by a team of cyclists Hundreds of people turned out to see the 6m-high puppet of Lady Godiva journey around Coventry, before being pedalled to London. The puppet left Coventry Cathedral and made her way to Broadgate where she was dressed in her embroidered coat. The coat was created by a team of textile and glass artists from across the West Midlands. The Godiva Awakes event is part of the London 2012 Festival . On Monday, the Lady Godiva puppet will begin her journey to London to celebrate the 2012 Games, powered by a team of cyclists. The legend of Lady Godiva Although famous for her naked horse ride through the streets of Coventry, the historical evidence linking the real Lady Godiva with the rider is unclear. Godiva was married to one of the 11th Century's most powerful noblemen, Leofric, and as a couple they gave generously to religious establishments. According to the legend, Leofric became so exasperated by his wife's pleas for him to reduce Coventry's taxes that he agreed - as long as she rode naked through the crowded marketplace, which she duly did . But the earliest surviving source of the story is the "Chronica of Roger of Wendover" - written more than 100 years after Godiva's death. The project represents the arts from the West Midlands region at the 2012 Games. Another 11 arts projects are representing Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England's other regions. According to legend, Godiva rode naked on horseback through Coventry in protest against high taxes, but this puppet was clothed. Visual artist Julia O'Connell designed the coat and appointed a team of artists from the West Midlands to work with her. Zandra Rhodes designed the slip dress used for the "awakening". The puppet is activated by four performers with Lady Godiva's head and eye movements being radio-controlled. A team of 100 cyclists will power the bike, called the Cyclopedia, in shifts on the week-long journey to London. It begins on Monday, when Godiva will travel to Rugby, Warwickshire. She will then go to Northampton, Milton Keynes, Luton, Hatfield and Waltham Abbey, arriving at Waltham Forest on 5 August.
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BBC - History - British History in depth: Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline On This Day Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline Do you know which prime minister brought 'fallen women' to 10 Downing Street? Or which one fought a duel? Or who was known as 'the Goat'? Take a political journey through nearly 300 years of high ideals and low cunning, from Gordon Brown to the first man to hold prime ministerial powers, Robert Walpole. Margaret Thatcher Conservative, 1979 - 1990 Britain's first female prime minister came to power with the country descending into industrial and economic chaos. A relatively inexperienced politician, she nonetheless adopted a personal style of indomitable self-confidence and brooked no weakness in herself or her colleagues. Derisively dubbed the 'Iron Lady' by the Soviet press, she wore the moniker with pride. Her government's free-market policies included trade liberalisation, deregulation, sweeping privatisation, breaking the power of the unions, focus on the individual and the creation of an 'enterprise culture'. 'Thatcherism' has had a profound and lasting economic and social impact on Britain, and still sharply divides opinion to this day. The first PM to serve three consecutive terms (including two 'landslide' victories) she was eventually toppled by her own party following the disastrous imposition of a 'poll tax'. Nonetheless, she is generally considered to be one of the best peace time prime ministers of the 20th Century. James Callaghan Labour, 1976 - 1979 Callaghan inherited the office of prime minister following the surprise resignation of Harold Wilson. With only a tiny parliamentary majority to support him, he faced an increasingly one-sided confrontation with organised labour in the form of rampant strike action. Things came to a head in the so-called 'Winter of Discontent', a phrase from Shakespeare borrowed by Callaghan himself to describe the events leading up to February 1979. Britain was 'strikebound', with public servants staging mass walk outs, leaving food and fuel supplies undelivered, rubbish uncollected and - most notoriously - bodies unburied. Things became so bad in Hull it was dubbed 'the second Stalingrad'. The tabloid press has since been accused of overstating the severity of the situation (and wrongly quoting him as saying 'Crisis? What Crisis?') but it was enough at the time to sound the death knell for Callaghan's government later in the same year. Harold Wilson Labour, 1974 - 1976 In March 1974, Wilson became prime minister for the third time at the head of a minority government, following the first hung parliament (one where no party holds a majority) for 45 years. Often described as a wily fixer and negotiator, it took all of his skills to hold on to power in the face of economic and industrial turmoil. His party was also sharply divided, with many Labour members of parliament (MPs) bitter about Wilson's manoeuvring against his colleagues. He called another general election in October 1974, thereby ending the shortest parliament since 1681, and was returned to office with a majority of just three seats. He presided over a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Economic Community (EEC), and a collapse in the value of the pound which prompted a humiliating 'rescue operation' by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Exhausted, Wilson resigned saying 'politicians should not go on and on'. Edward Heath Conservative, 1970 - 1974 Heath succeeded in taking Britain into the European Economic Community (EEC), the precursor to the European Union, despite two previous failed attempts by Britain to gain entry, in 1961 and 1967. But his government was dogged by torrid industrial relations and recurrent economic crises. Things came to a head in January 1974, when industry was put on a 'three-day week' to conserve fuel. Fuel was in dangerously short supply following a combination of domestic industrial action (coal miners on 'work-to-rule') and a quadrupling of prices by Middle Eastern oil exporting nations in the wake of Israel's victory in the Yom Kipp
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Roulette History Roulette History Roulette School The origin of the game roulette is shrouded in mystery as different nations and people are accredited with inventing it. No one really knows who invented it and the common belief is that modern game of roulette is probably a result of many incarnations of the game as it traveled around the world. The Chinese Connection Some game historians attribute the original roulette game to ancient China where a stone spinning wheel was used, but instead of having numbers it had animals drawn on it. In the middle of the spinning device there were the numbers 666. Surprisingly enough when adding the total numbers on the modern roulette wheel the outcome is also 666. It is rumored that Dominican monks changed the animal symbols into number symbols and took the game with them in their travels to Europe. The Roman Connection Expanding the Roman Empire was no small feat and many soldiers were killed or wounded in battle. The commanders had to keep the troops’ morale up and did so by allowing the soldiers to play gambling games. They would use a chariot wheel or spinning shields to play their gambling games in a manner similar to the way the Wheel of Fortune game works. The French Connection France is the country that the modern game of roulette is most associated with. The name roulette comes from the French words meaning “little wheel”. It is believed by some that the roulette was invented by French mathematician Blaise Pascal around 1655 as part of his attempts to create a perpetual motion device. Others attribute the game to bored Dominican monks who invented it for entertainment within the confines of the monastery. However the game only gained popularity after the French Revolution and since the late 18th century it is played in a way that is identical to the French roulette game played today. Many claim the modern game is a combination different games including the Italian Hoca and Biribi, the English Roly-Poly, Ace of Hearts, E.O. and Reiner. Even the French board game named “Roulette” is associated with the invention. International expansion By the end of the 18th century the game traveled to Russia and Turkey and in the early 19th century it reached England. Later in that century a zero was added to the numbers by two Frenchmen, Louis and Francois Blanc and increased the house advantage and they are also part of the “666” myth that surrounds the game. It is claimed they struck a deal with the Devil in return for being taught all the secrets of the game. Francois opened a casino in Monte Carlo after the French banned gambling and turned it into the most popular game in the casino. French refugees, escaping France since the beginning of the revolution, brought the game with them to Louisiana that at the time served as the gambling capital of the recently formed United States. The initial version they played was different than the one played today but had to be changed as its house edge was too high. The American operators did not give up their advantage easily and created a wheel with an added double zero. By today the American roulette with the double zero is popular in the US, South American and the Caribbean, while the European roulette continues to dominate in Europe. Related Articles
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SparkNotes: Bleak House: Character List Character List Plot Overview Analysis of Major Characters Esther Summerson - The narrator and protagonist. Esther, an orphan, becomes the housekeeper at Bleak House when she, Ada, and Richard are taken in by Mr. Jarndyce. Everyone loves Esther, who is selfless and nurturing, and she becomes the confidante of several young women. Although she eventually does find her mother, circumstances prevent them from developing a relationship. At first a hesitant, insecure narrator, Esther’s confidence in her storytelling grows, and she controls the narrative skillfully. Read an in-depth analysis of Esther Summerson. Mr. John Jarndyce - Esther’s guardian and master of Bleak House. Mr. Jarndyce becomes the guardian of the orphans Ada and Richard and takes Esther in as a companion for Ada. Generous but uncomfortable with others’ gratitude, Mr. Jarndyce provides a warm, happy home for the three young people. When Esther is an adult, he proposes marriage, but he eventually rescinds his offer when he realizes she’s in love with someone else. Mr. Jarndyce has sworn off any involvement whatsoever with the Jarndyce and Jarndyce lawsuit. Ada Clare - A ward of Jarndyce. Kind, sweet, and naïve, Ada becomes Esther’s closest confidante and greatest source of happiness. She falls in love with Richard, and although they eventually marry and have a baby, she never finds full happiness with him because of his obsession with the Jarndyce and Jarndyce lawsuit. Richard Carstone - A ward of Jarndyce. Affable but lazy, Richard can’t decide on a career and seems to have no passion for a particular field. Eventually, he becomes obsessed with Jarndyce and Jarndyce and ultimately sacrifices his life for the lawsuit. He pursues the suit for Ada’s sake but never succeeds in providing a real home for her. Lady Dedlock - Mistress of Chesney Wold, married to Sir Leicester, and Esther’s mother. Lady Dedlock, revered and wealthy, has kept the secret of her illegitimate child throughout her life, believing the child died at birth. She reveals her true identity to Esther but is wary of pursuing a relationship because she believes Sir Leicester’s reputation will suffer. When the truth threatens to come out, she runs away, certain that Sir Leicester will hate her. She dies outside of a cemetery. Read an in-depth analysis of Lady Dedlock. Sir Leicester Dedlock - Master of Chesney Wold. Sir Leicester is a strong, respected man who ultimately withers and weakens because of Lady Dedlock’s disappearance. Fully willing to forgive her, Sir Leicester does his best to find her, but he is too late. Mr. Tulkinghorn - A lawyer involved in the Jarndyce and Jarndyce lawsuit. Mr. Tulkinghorn shares Lady Dedlock’s secret and threatens to reveal it. He is eventually murdered by Lady Dedlock’s former maid, Mademoiselle Hortense. Mrs. Baytham Badger - A woman who talks incessantly about her former husbands. Mr. Badger - A doctor who agrees to take Richard on as an apprentice. Mr. Matthew Bagnet - A soldier who owns a musical instrument shop. Mr. Bagnet incurred debts to help George Rouncewell. Mrs. Bagnet - A woman who does all the talking for her husband. Inspector Bucket - A detective hired by Tulkinghorn to investigate Lady Dedlock’s past. Bucket eventually winds up investigating Tulkinghorn’s murder and arrests Mademoiselle Hortense for the crime. His wife helps him with his detective work. Mr. Lawrence Boythorn - Mr. Jarndyce’s friend who is given to hyperbole. Mr. Boythorn feuds with Sir Leicester about trespassing. He was once in love with Lady Dedlock’s sister, Miss Barbary, who left him when she decided to secretly look after Lady Dedlock’s illegitimate child, Esther. Mr. Chadband - A pompous preacher who takes any opportunity to orate. Mrs. Rachael Chadband - Esther’s former caretaker. Volumnia Dedlock - Sir Leicester’s cousin. Miss Flite - An insane elderly woman who lives above Krook’s shop. Mr. Gridley - A man who gave up his life for the Jarndyce and Jarndyce suit. Mr. William Guppy - A clerk at Kenge and Carboy. Mr
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Esther Summerson: My favourite Charles Dickens character - Telegraph Charles Dickens Esther Summerson: My favourite Charles Dickens character Esther Summerson - from Bleak House - is one of Charles Dickens's best female characters and is the eleventh in the Telegraph pick of the best Charles Dickens characters. Robert Ball's illustration of Bleak House with its heroine Esther Summerson. Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens 'excelled in the creation of characters,' said poet TS Eliot By Rachel Ward , Writer, Telegraph TV & Radio 11:33AM GMT 11 Feb 2012 My Favourite Charles Dickens character: Esther Summerson from Bleak House (1854) Charles Dickens’s 10th novel, Bleak House, features one of his most holy of heroines – a mother to all and “angel of the house”: the Oprah Winfrey of the Victorian age, if you will. Unlike the writer’s other angels, Little Dorrit’s Amy; or Sissy Jupe in Hard Times, Esther gets to tell her own story as she narrates a tale centring on a quarrel over an inheritance. Charlotte Bronte may have described her as “weak and twaddling,” but she’s the only woman that Dickens allows a pen and he brilliantly projects Esther as his type of ideal woman, with her modesty, perceptiveness, and moral responsibility. As her name suggests (it means “star”), she lights up the gloomy and chaotic world of the novel and dispenses her love to the needy, because love is the very thing she needs in return. As an illegitimate daughter, Esther faces numerous bitter experiences in Victorian society and takes a great dislike to those she feels unworthy of her virtues – her handling of the incorrigibly irresponsible Harold Skimpole is perhaps one of her finest moments as she politely refuses his proposal, all the while letting him know exactly what she thinks of him. The full series of 'My favourite Charles Dickens character' is:
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The Population of Mexico from origins to revolution December 8, 1997 Great triumphs and terrible tragedies mark the population history of Mexico over the millennia. The first great swell of population growth in the Mexican subcontinent began almost ten thousand years ago with the domestication of gourds, squash, corn and beans. The last started less than three-quarters of a century ago�thanks to advances in public health, food production, and mass education. The demographic dynamics of the region that today we know as the "Republic of Mexico" can be conveniently divided into four great epochs: ancient (-1519 AD), colonial (1519-1821), national (1821-1910) and modern (1910-present). These political turning points in the history of this vast region had great demographic significance and therefore should not be discarded or ignored simply because they are political. Each provoked demographic catastrophe to a greater or lesser degree, but each radically transformed basic conditions of life and death in Mexico. The first three periods�ancient, colonial, and national�are discussed in this essay. 1. Ancient Mesoamerica The peopling of ancient Mesoamerica is one of the most complex phenomena in Mexican prehistory. Perhaps because of this it is also one of the most prolifically studied and controversial. When did humans first appear on the Mexican subcontinent? Did the emergence of agriculture spark a demographic revolution? What was the role of demographic pressure in the decay and collapse of many of the great cultural centers, such as La Venta, El Tajín, Cuicuilco, Tula, Teotihuacán, Palenque, Chichén Itzá, and elsewhere? At first contact with Europeans, were Amerindians under a Malthusian threat for exceeding the limits of the carrying capacity of the land or had they achieved instead a harmonious balance with the environment? Answers to these questions are fundamental for understanding the evolution of ancient Mexican culture, politics, society and economy. The Asian origins of the first humans in the Americas is universally accepted by archaeologists and geneticists, but considerable disagreement persists over the date of first origins�ranging from 20 to 70,000 years ago�as well as the number of migration "waves" from Asia�and whether there was one, two, three or even more. Recent, still tentative mitochondrial DNA research suggests only two: the first some 34,000 years ago followed by a second as recently as 15,000 years ago. The dating of ancient habitational sites is also highly speculative. Human habitation at El Cedral in San Luis Potosí has been placed at 30,000 BP (before the present). Sites at Valsequillo and Tlapacoya are dated to 22,000 BP. An intensive study of the Tehuacán Valley reveals continuous human occupation from 12,000 BP. The Tehuacán Valley site offers a fascinating, if conjectural, sequence of habitational densities from remote antiquity to the moment of European contact. From 9,000 to 7,000 years ago demographic densities in the Valley barely averaged two inhabitants per hundred square kilometers (2.2 inh./100 km2). Later, first gourd, then squash and, after several thousand years, tiny corn cobs appeared in the archaeological record�two millennia after the presence of corn pollen in the Valley of Oaxaca. Over several thousand years population densities drifted upward, increasing six-fold to 14 inh./100 km2 (5400-4300 BP). Millennia passed, and the agricultural "revolution" continued, but at a pace thousands of years slower than in the Middle East. Diffusion was a multi-millennial process in Mesoamerica, slowed by the fact that expansion was along the more challenging south-north axis rather than east-west. Mesoamerican corn and other cultigens ultimately adapted both to varying day-length as well as climate necessitated for longitudinal diffussion, but this required many centuries of experience and experiment. Demographic conditions scarcely improved with the agricultural "revolution." In Tehuacán, twenty centuries were required for a twenty five-fold increase in population. Change o
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United States of America travel guide - Wikitravel dial 911 Map of the mainland US, insular areas and Minor Outlying Islands. The United States of America is a large country in North America , often referred to as the "USA", the "US", the "United States", "America", or simply "the States". Home to the world's third-largest population, with over 318 million people, it includes both densely populated cities with sprawling suburbs and vast, uninhabited natural areas. With its history of mass immigration dating from the 17th century, it is a "melting pot" of cultures from around the world and plays a dominant role in the world's cultural landscape. It's famous for its wide array of popular tourist destinations, ranging from the skyscrapers of Manhattan and Chicago , to the natural wonders of Yellowstone and Alaska , to the warm, sunny beaches of Florida , Hawaii and Southern California . "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." — Mark Twain The United States is not the America of television and the movies. It is large, complex, and diverse, with several distinct regional identities. Due to the vast distances involved, travelling between regions often means crossing through many different landscapes, climates, and even time zones. Such travel can often be time-consuming and expensive, but often very rewarding. Geography[ edit ] The contiguous United States (called conus by US military personnel) or the "Lower 48" (the 48 states other than Alaska and Hawaii) is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, with much of the population living on the two coasts. Its land borders are shared with Canada to the north, and Mexico to the south. The US also shares maritime borders with Russia , Cuba , and the Bahamas . If counting the Insular Areas and Minor Outlying Islands, the United Kingdom , Samoa , and Haiti would also share maritime borders. The country has three major mountain ranges. The Appalachians extend from Canada to the state of Alabama , a few hundred miles west of the Atlantic Ocean. They are the oldest of the three mountain ranges, are covered with a diversity of Subtropical and Temperate flora and fauna, a thick canopy of dense vegetation, and offer spectacular sightseeing and excellent camping spots. The loess lands of the southern Mid-West and the Limestone cliffs and mountains of the south add beauty to the region, with lush vegetation coating the surfaces of cliff faces that border rivers, and mist shrouding beautiful green mountains and gorges. The Rockies are, on average, the highest in North America, extending from Alaska to New Mexico , with many areas protected as national parks. They offer hiking, camping, skiing, and sightseeing opportunities, as well as desert and subtropical getaways in the southern lowlands of the region. The combined Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges are the youngest. The Sierras extend across the "backbone" of California , with sites such as Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park ; the Sierras transition at their northern end into the even younger volcanic Cascade range, with some of the highest points in the country. The Great Lakes define much of the border between the eastern United States and Canada. More inland seas than lakes, they were formed by the pressure of glaciers retreating north at the end of the last Ice Age. The five lakes span hundreds of miles, bordering the states of Minnesota , Wisconsin , Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Ohio , Pennsylvania and New York , and their shores vary from pristine wilderness areas to industrial "rust belt" cities. They are the second-largest bodies of freshwater in the world, after the polar ice caps. The western portions of the USA are rugged and very arid landscapes, complete with wind-shaped desert sand dunes like White Sands New Mexico. Death Valley (282 feet below sea level) is the lowest spot on the USA mainland and one of the hottest areas on Earth. Natural areas include vast areas of desert untouched by humans. Camping and hiking through the majestic landscapes of the Southwe
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The French in Mexico: The Unhappy Tale of Archduke Maximilian Blog The French in Mexico: The Unhappy Tale of Archduke Maximilian The United States was unable to enforce the Monroe Doctrine during the Civil War years and several European powers contemplated dabbling in Western hemispheric affairs. The most notable adventure was attributed to Napoleon III of France, who used the pretext of collecting overdue loans to Mexico to justify the invasion of that country. In truth, the French were really trying to recapture some of the grandeur of earlier Napoleonic times. They had support from conservative elements within Mexico, who had tired of the regular cycle of unrest and revolution. The French forces suffered some embarrassing early defeats, but were able to occupy Mexico City in June 1863. They established a puppet government under Austro-Hungarian Archduke Fernando Maximilian, who was named emperor of Mexico in 1864. Opposition from the previous government and liberal (or republican) forces plunged the country into general warfare. The insurgents in the north were led by Benito Ju�rez and those in the south by Porfirio D�az. Both armies were repeatedly defeated by French forces, but managed to keep a presence in the field. The United States opposed the European presence, but was distracted by its own turmoil. When the Civil War ended in 1865, Secretary of State William H. Seward turned up the diplomatic heat. The French, tiring of the financial drain more than fearing American disapproval, began withdrawing its forces. The French presence remained but was concentrated in the major cities; the warfare in the provinces was conducted by Mexicans hired for the imperial army. Those forces felt minimal loyalty to Maximilian and desertion rates were very high. Soldiers-of-fortune from all parts of the world were attracted to this conflict, including large numbers of American Civil War veterans. Early in 1867, the remaining French soldiers withdrew; the empire collapsed almost immediately. Maximilian was captured, tried and executed in June on that year. His wife Carlotta was spared, but she drifted into insanity. Known as �Carlotta la Loca," she lived out her final years in a French asylum. In Mexico the government was taken over by Ju�rez, who held office until his death in 1872. Later D�az would rule as a dictator for more than 30 years. This incident impacted American history in an additional way. In the Hampton Roads Peace Conference of early 1865, the Confederate delegates used the French presence in Mexico as a major bargaining chip. They proposed that a joint military effort be mounted to drive the French from Mexico, but insisted that the Civil War be ended and the Confederacy be granted full recognition. Lincoln dismissed the matter in full.
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Austro-Prussian War Austro-Prussian War This conflict, called also the Seven Weeks' War, was productive of results not to be measured by the duration of the struggle in the field - the total exclusion of Austria from political control in Germany, and the rise of Prussia to a position of primacy among the German States. The annexation of Schleswig-Holstein to Prussia, as a consequence of the war, not only aggrandized that kingdom, but made an important change in the relations of the duchies so annexed. The "Schleswig-Holstein question" was the cause of the war - that and the ancient rivalry between Austria and Prussia. The Schleswig-Holstein question is one of the most complicated matters in modern history. The two duchies had been long united under a single duke. When ducal heirs failed, Denmark undertook the government of both duchies, which were "never to be separated." Schleswig was a vassal State of Denmark, and Holstein of Germany. When in 1846 the duchies demanded local independence, Denmark attempted to absorb them, and German troops were sent to their assistance. Denmark secured a provisional triumph, and adhered to her purpose of incorporating the duchies with her own territory. In 1864 Schleswig and Holstein were occupied by the allied forces of Austria and Prussia, and the "Danish War" ensued, in which the duchies were quickly wrested from Denmark to be disposed of by the other two Powers. This war furnished a notable example of the fact that royal alliances no longer control the fate of nations. Only the year before the Prince of Wales had wedded the Crown Princess of Denmark, yet Denmark was robbed of territory with no protest from England. For many years Austria had been dominant in Germany and had subjected Prussia to her will. On the accession of William I, in 1861, Prussia began to assert her independence, and this new policy was aggressively pursued by Count Otto von Bismarck, the King's minister. He strengthened the army, an directed his schemes against Austria. It had been agreed that Prussia should govern Schleswig, while Holstein was to be ruled by Austria. Bismarck accused Austria of violating this agreement, and, after various moves by both sides, warlike preparations were begun. In April, 1866, a treaty of alliance was signed between Prussia and Italy, while several German States took the part of Austria. On March 16, 1866, the Austrian Government announced that it should refer the affairs of Schleswig-Holstein to the Federal Diet. This was a clear departure from the terms of the Convention of Gastein, ^1 and from the agreement made between Austria and Prussia before entering into the Danish War in 1864 that the Schleswig-Holstein question should be settled by the two Powers independently of the German Federation. King William was deeply moved by such a breach of good faith; tears filled his eyes when he spoke of the conduct of the Austrian Emperor, Francis Joseph; and though pacific influences were still active around him, he now began to fall in more cordially with the warlike policy of his minister. The question at issue between Prussia and Austria expanded from the mere disposal of the duchies to the reconstitution of the federal system of Germany. In a note laid before the Governments of all the minor States, Bismarck declared that the time had come when Germany must receive a new and more effective organization, and inquired how far Prussia could count on the support of allies if it should be attacked by Austria or forced into war. Immediately after this reopening of the whole problem of federal reform in Germany the draft of the treaty with Italy was brought to its final shape by Bismarck and the Italian envoy, and sent to the Ministry at Florence for its approval. [Footnote 1: A treaty concluded between Austria and Prussia at Wildbad Gastein, August 1
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What is the Capital of Romania? - Capital-of.com The Capital City of Romania is the city of Bucharest. The population of Bucharest was . Romania is a romanian speaking country on the coasts of the Black Sea. Additional Information
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What is the Capital of Croatia? - Capital-of.com Dates of religious and Civil holidays around the world. www.when-is.com Capital of Croatia The Capital City of Croatia (officially named Republic of Croatia) is the city of Zagreb. The population of Zagreb in the year 2007 was 784,900 (1,093,900 in the metropolitan area). Croatia is a Croatian speaking country on the coasts of the Adriatic Sea. Additional Information
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How to Disable Startup Programs in Windows How to Disable Startup Programs in Windows The more software you install on your computer, the longer it may seem to take to start up Windows. Many programs add themselves to the list of programs started when you boot your computer, and that list can get long. Editor’s Note: Obviously our more geeky readers already know how to do this, but this article is meant for everybody else. Feel free to share it with your non-techie friends! If you are using Windows 8 or Windows 10, scroll down. Disabling Startup Programs in Windows 7, Vista, or XP For some programs, it’s smart to have them start with Windows, such as anti-virus and firewall software. However, for most programs, starting them at boot-up just wastes resources and extends startup time. There is a tool installed with Windows, called MSConfig, that allows you to quickly and easily see what’s running at startup and disable the programs you prefer to run on our own after startup as needed. This tool is available and can be used to disable startup programs in Windows 7, Vista, and XP. NOTE: MSConfig can be used to configure several things other than just startup programs, so be careful what you do with it. If you’re not sure about using it, just follow the steps in this article and you should be fine. To run MSConfig, open the Start menu and type “msconfig.exe” (without the quotes) in the Search box. As you type, results display. When you see “msconfig.exe,” click on it or press Enter, if it is highlighted. NOTE: If you are using Windows XP, open the Run dialog box from the Start menu, type “msconfig.exe” in the Open edit box, and click OK. Click the Startup tab on the System Configuration main window. A list of all the startup programs displays with a check box next to each one. To prevent a program from starting up with Windows, select the check box next to the desired program so there is NO check mark in the box. Click OK once you have made your choices. A dialog box displays telling you that you may need to restart your computer for the changes to take affect. Click Restart to restart your computer immediately. If are not ready to restart your computer, click Exit without restart. Disabling Startup Programs in Windows 8 or 8.1 or 10 Windows 8, 8.1, and 10 make it really simple to disable startup applications. All you have to do is open up Task Manager by right-clicking on the Taskbar, or using the CTRL + SHIFT + ESC shortcut key, clicking “More Details,” switching to the Startup tab, and then using the Disable button. It’s really that simple. If you aren’t seeing these options, make sure to click “More Details,” which is in the same place as the “Fewer details” that you see on this screenshot. Disabling Startup Programs in CCleaner RELATED ARTICLE How Computer Manufacturers Are Paid to Make Your Laptop Worse The free PC-cleaning utility CCleaner also has a tool that allows you to disable startup programs. In CCleaner, click the Tools button on the left side of the dialog box and click Startup to see the list of startup programs. The Enabled column indicates whether each program is set to start with Windows. To disable a program that is enabled, select the program in the list and click Disable. You can also enable programs that have been disabled. NOTE: CCleaner does not seem to prompt you to restart your computer, so be sure to do so yourself. RELATED ARTICLES How to Use Safe Mode to Fix Your Windows PC (and When You Should) There is a Professional version of CCleaner that costs $24.95 and comes with priority technical support. However, there is a free version available as an installable version and a portable version. Note that some applications need to be configured to stop launching themselves when the computer boots, or they will just add themselves to the list of startup programs again. In this case, there is usually a setting in a program’s options to prevent it from starting with Windows.
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COMPONENTS OF STAIRCASE COMPONENTS OF STAIRCASE Home / Building Technology / COMPONENTS OF STAIRCASE Following are the terms used for components of staircase: Step – The step is composed of the tread and riser. Tread – The part of the stairway that is stepped on. It is constructed to the same specifications (thickness) as any other flooring. The tread "depth" is measured from the outer edge of the step to the vertical "riser" between steps. The "width" is measured from one side to the other. Riser – The vertical portion between each tread on the stair. This may be missing for an "open" stair effect. Nosing – An edge part of the tread that protrudes over the riser beneath. If it is present, this means that, measured horizontally, the total "run" length of the stairs is not simply the sum of the tread lengths, as the treads actually overlap each other slightly. Starting step or Bullnose – Where stairs are open on one or both sides, the first step above the lower floor may be wider than the other steps and rounded. The balusters typically form a semicircle around the circumference of the rounded portion and the handrail has a horizontal spiral called a "volute" that supports the top of the balusters. Besides the cosmetic appeal, starting steps allow the balusters to form a wider, more stable base for the end of the handrail. Handrails that simply end at a post at the foot of the stairs can be less sturdy, even with a thick post. A double bullnose can be used when both sides of the stairs are open. Stringer, Stringer board or sometimes just String The structural member that supports the treads and risers. There are typically two stringers, one on either side of the stairs; though the treads may be supported many other ways. The stringers are sometimes notched so that the risers and treads fit into them. Stringers on open-sided stairs are often open themselves so that the treads are visible from the side. Such stringers are called "cut" stringers. Stringers on a closed side of the stairs are closed, with the support for the treads routed into the stringer. Fig: Components of Staircase Winders Winders are steps that are narrower on one side than the other. They are used to change the direction of the stairs without landings. A series of winders form a circular or spiral stairway. When three steps are used to turn a 90° corner, the middle step is called a kite winder as a kite-shaped quadrilateral. Trim Trim (e.g. quarter-round or baseboard trim) is normally applied where walls meet floors and often underneath treads to hide the reveal where the tread and riser meet. Shoe moulding may be used between where the lower floor and the first riser meet. Trimming a starting step is a special challenge as the last riser above the lower floor is rounded. Flexible, plastic trim is available for this purpose, however wooden mouldings are still used and are either cut from a single piece of rounded wood, or bent with laminations Scotia is concave moulding that is underneath the nosing between the riser and the tread above it. Banister, Railing or Handrail The angled member for handholding, as distinguished from the vertical balusters which hold it up for stairs that are open on one side; there is often a railing on both sides, sometimes only on one side or not at all, on wide staircases there is sometimes also one in the middle, or even more. The term "banister" is sometimes used to mean just the handrail, or sometimes the handrail and the balusters or sometimes just the balusters. Volute A handrail end element for the bullnose step that curves inward like a spiral. A volute is said to be right or left-handed depending on which side of the stairs the handrail is as one faces up the stairs. Turnout
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Disney trashes ‘Poppins’ author in ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ | New York Post Disney trashes ‘Poppins’ author in ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ "Mary Poppins" author P.L. Travers was never truly happy with Disney's depiction of her classic tale (Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins, inset). More On: Classic Bette Davis film and more on TV this week As a film reviewer, a young British woman named P.L. Travers, writing about the movie “Snow White” in 1937, pronounced Walt Disney a shameless purveyor of cheeseball crap: “There is a profound cynicism,” she wrote, “at the root of his, as of all, sentimentality.” Travers would go on to experience that personally: She is the author of the “Mary Poppins” series, and the subject of the forthcoming Disney movie, “Saving Mr. Banks,” about the studio’s — and Walt’s — struggles to wrest the magical tale from the grasping talons of the tiresome spinster who penned it. Or that’s the story Disney is selling, with the ultra-likable Tom Hanks in the role of Walt and Emma Thompson playing Travers, a woman the actress referred to in an interview as “so awful and so irritating.” Another recent story, in Variety, called her “a pill no spoonful of sugar could sweeten.” Can’t a feisty literary legend catch a break? Travers is one of the only authors who ever stood up to the Disney juggernaut, demanding a level of involvement and approval that most in her position were denied. She did it in an era, and an industry, where women were few and far between and faced an uphill struggle just to be heard at all. Most of all, she invented the beloved character, a mysterious nanny who’s blown into the Banks family’s lives by the east wind, iconic umbrella held aloft. If not for Travers’ wild imagination, there would be no Mary, no movie. “I don’t think Disney had the faintest idea of what to expect when she turned up [on the ‘Poppins’ set],” says Brian Sibley, a British writer who worked with Travers in the 1980s on a never-realized sequel to the film. “She was an immensely complex person. Amazingly independent and strong, very determined, very strong-willed.” As strong-willed, it turned out, as Disney — a man used to getting his own way. “Disney brought her to Hollywood and decided he would charm her into making this film,” says Marc Eliot, author of “Walt Disney: Hollywood’s Dark Prince.” “But she wasn’t very charm-able. She was a tough woman — not quirky or cute. She didn’t like American movies, and she hated animation more than anything else.” Travers demanded there be no cartoon elements in the movie (a battle she ultimately lost). She thought the songs, like “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” were stupid. And she resented the romantic relationship that was ginned up between Mary (Julie Andrews) and chimney sweep Bert (Dick Van Dyke). The self-assured Travers, born Helen Lyndon Goff in 1899, had a history of going against the grain, a fact Disney almost certainly was not aware of. She never married, in a time when an unwed woman was profoundly stigmatized. She dated both men and women, ran with a crowd of A-list British poets and had a deep and formative interest in mysticism, myth and fairy tales. She was an adventurer who grew up in the Australian Outback; as an adult, she changed her name, moved to London and worked as an actress, a dancer, an erotica writer and a journalist. She spent two summers living on an American Indian reservation, studying the culture. She did not suffer fools gladly, and she was never happy with the cheery and sanitized movie Disney ultimately made out of her book. Unlike the tidy conclusion of “Saving Mr. Banks” — a happy ending, as this is a Disney film, too — Travers was never won over by the man, his studio employees or the film. She wept through the premiere of 1964’s “Mary Poppins,” an event she was initially not even invited to. Contrary to “Mr. Banks,” they were not tears of joy but of profound frustration. She spent the rest of her life maligning what she saw as the maudlin mess her Mary Poppins had become on the big screen. Travers died in 1996, at the age of 96, irascible until the en
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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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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - 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 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ( 2002 ) PG | Harry ignores warnings not to return to Hogwarts, only to find the school plagued by a series of mysterious attacks and a strange voice haunting him. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC "No Small Parts" IMDb Exclusive: 'Edge of Seventeen' Star Hailee Steinfeld Hailee Steinfeld has received critical acclaim for her role in the coming-of-age comedy The Edge of Seventeen . What other roles has she played over the years? Don't miss our live coverage of the Golden Globes beginning at 4 p.m. PST on Jan. 8 in our Golden Globes section. a list of 45 titles created 23 Nov 2011 a list of 27 titles created 06 Jun 2012 a list of 48 titles created 12 Jan 2015 a list of 24 titles created 25 Feb 2015 a list of 41 titles created 11 months ago Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) 7.4/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 11 wins & 40 nominations. See more awards » Videos It's Harry's third year at Hogwarts; not only does he have a new "Defense Against the Dark Arts" teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards' Prison and is coming after Harry. Director: Alfonso Cuarón Harry finds himself mysteriously selected as an under-aged competitor in a dangerous tournament between three schools of magic. Director: Mike Newell Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Director: Chris Columbus With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts. Director: David Yates As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past. Director: David Yates As Harry races against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, he uncovers the existence of three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows. Director: David Yates Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion. Director: Andrew Adamson A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker. Director: Tim Burton A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc. Director: Shawn Levy After his swamp is filled with magical creatures, Shrek agrees to rescue Princess Fiona for a villainous lord in order to get his land back. Directors: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian. Director: Andrew Adamson Directors: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and 1 more credit » Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz Edit Storyline Forced to spend his summer holidays with his muggle relations, Harry Potter gets a real shock when he gets a surprise visitor: Dobby the house-elf, who warns Harry Potter against returning to Hogwarts, for terrible things are going to happen. Harry decides to ignore Dobby's warning and continues with his pre-arranged schedule. But at Hogwarts, strange and terrible things are indeed happening: Harry is suddenly hearing mysterious voices
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JK Rowling announces seventh Harry Potter title - Wikinews, the free news source JK Rowling announces seventh Harry Potter title From Wikinews, the free news source you can write! Jump to: navigation , search Thursday, December 21, 2006 British author J.K. Rowling has revealed the title of the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series in an online game on her official website. Contenders would click on items to reveal a chamber, then they would use the clues given and guess the title. After fans played a game they were rewarded with the title of the book which is to be called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows . She also revealed that Harry had been taking place in her dreams and she was returning to writing in cafes, as she did 13 years ago. "One character got a reprieve but I have to say that two die that I didn't intend to die," Rowling, 41, said June 27 on Richard & Judy , a television show run in the U.K. The book is first published in the U.K. by London-based Bloomsbury and then sent to the U.S. by Scholastic Corp . "I'm writing scenes that have been planned, in some cases, for a dozen years or even more," Rowling wrote on her website. "I don't think anyone who has not been in a similar situation can possibly know how this feels: I am alternately elated and overwrought. I both want, and don't want, to finish this book (don't worry, I will)." The film version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , the fifth book in the series published June 21, 2003, is still in production and will be released in July 2007. Rowling was inspired to write after her mother died from multiple sclerosis in 1990 and after a marriage breakdown. She started writing in Edinburgh cafés. Whenever her daughter Jessica fell asleep she would put her in a carriage beside her and stroll her to the closest café. 300 million books worldwide have been sold and the series has been translated into 47 languages. No publication date has been set. Sources
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Francisco Scaramanga | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. Francisco Scaramanga is the villain in the James Bond film and novel The Man with the Golden Gun . In the novel, the character is nicknamed "Pistols" Scaramanga and is also called "Paco" (a Spanish diminutive of Francisco). Scaramanga was played in the corresponding film version of The Man with the Golden Gun by the late English actor Christopher Lee , who is also Ian Fleming 's cousin.
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The New James Bond Movie Is Called 'Spectre' | The Huffington Post The New James Bond Movie Is Called 'Spectre' 12/04/2014 06:11 am ET | Updated Feb 12, 2015 1.1k Christopher Rosen Managing entertainment editor, The Huffington Post James Bond has returned. Twenty-five months after "Skyfall" debuted, director Sam Mendes announced the title and cast of the 24th Bond film during a press conference at Pinewood Studios in England on Thursday. The next 007 adventure, "Spectre," will arrive in theaters on Nov. 6, 2015. "Those of you have some knowledge of the Bond franchise and the legend of Bond will probably have some idea of what that refers to, but I couldn't possibly comment," Mendes said of the title, a dog whistle for fans. In the Bond films, SPECTRE stands for "Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion"; Ernst Stavro Blofeld is the organization's leader. Daniel Craig will star again as James Bond, with help from new cast members Christoph Waltz, Andrew Scott, Dave Bautista, Lea Seydoux and Monica Bellucci. Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear and Naomie Harris will reprise their "Skyfall" roles. Mendes, of course, returns to direct. Waltz was first attached to "Spectre" back in mid-November . It's rumored that he's set to play Blofeld in the new film, but that was not announced on Thursday. Instead, producers said Waltz will play a man named Oberhauser . The Daily Mail had previously reported that Oberhauser was the "son of the late Hans Oberhauser, a ski instructor who acted as a father figure to Bond." Former Bond star Roger Moore wasn't buying the subterfuge: So Blofeld is back!
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Superstitions LIFESTYLE LIFESTYLE SUPERSTITIONS SUPERSTITIONS There are certain amount of unreasoning beliefs among people living in a community, arising sometimes from fear, sometimes from helplessness, and sometimes from coincidences. They are called as “superstitions”. These beliefs have been existing since the creation of first human being. Great number of them are not related with any scientific basis, reason, contemporariness and religious faith. Although they have noting to do with wisdom and reason, unfortunately they could not be removed and eliminated from heart, brain, conscience of human being. In emerging of such kind of beliefs both natural structure of persons and illiterate words of elderly persons, as well as of some religious officials have been effective. Even if beliefs have shown variation from person to person they have also some common aspects. Superstitions which we were able to collate are listed hereunder: One cannot eat meal by putting his one foot over another, it means disrespect to the table and it is considered as the sign of famine. A mirror which is broken may bring bad luck; it is said, house where mirror was broken cannot get well for a period of seven years. Thirteenth day of a Month is considered as ill-omen; nothing is done on this day. One cannot pass in front of a car. It is considered as ill-omen that a rabbit may pass in front of a car. To put on trousers by standing up is the sign for poverty. Milk cannot be given to nobody in the darkness of night, it is said that if it is given then cow does not produce milk any more. Whenever quince is abundant it is said that winter will pass heavy. Any child who plays with fire makes wet his/her bed. It is considered as the sign of dead when owl sings at heaves of a house. It is said that if you say something in forty times it is achieved. It is improper to call someone as pig; whoever says such word, it is believed, has no appetite for forty days. When giving a milk to somebody, a small piece of coal or a green leaf is put into milk; otherwise it is believed that animal will no more produce milk. That crows fly around a house is not considered as a good luck. One should not set out at the time of Friday Praying. No work is done between “Sala” and “Ezan” (call to prayer) on Friday. Laundry is not done on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Child cannot be let alone, if it becomes necessary then a broom is put beside the child. Laundry vessel is not let to remain on fire for along time, otherwise it is said that somebody dies in that house. “Nazar Boncuğu” (bead worn to avert the evil eye) is attached to children to avert evil eyes. When cones of pine tree are too many, it is the sign that the winter in that year will pass hard. Whoever covers quilt on Wednesday gets ill. It is forbidden to jump over a child, otherwise the child remains short. That clothes of child remain outside until the sunset causes the child bewitched. No sweeping work is done at nights which are considered holly by religion. It is considered improper to make visits at night for a women given birth a child. It is believed that anybody who finds clover with four leaves will bring luck to him/her. It is considered that when a dog howls during “Ezan” is herald of death. If a baby creeps, a guest will come home. Hands should not be bound together, if so that person becomes unsuccessful. Finger nail and toe-nail are not cut together, if so it is believed that that person would face with one sorrowful act and one joyful event. While yawning mouth is to be closed, otherwise it is considered that the person who yawns without closing his/her mouth cites “Ezan” to the Devil. Scissor cannot be passed from hand to hand, because scissor is considered as enemy. Yeast for bread is not given to neighbour after “Ezan”. The first hair cut from a boy is put in pocket of father believing that it will increase fortune. Pieces of bread are not disposed of, if they are picked up and eaten, it is said that home would have much fortune and fertility. It is said that whoever folds his/her hands has
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SparkNotes: Watership Down: Context Watership Down Table of Contents Plot Overview Richard Adams was born in Newbury, Berkshire, England, in 1920. He served in the British Army from 1940 through 1946, during World War II. In 1948 Adams received a mater's degree from Worcester College at Oxford University. He worked as a civil servant from 1948 to 1974, and since 1974 has been a fulltime author. Adams wrote his first novel, Watership Down, while still a civil servant in 1972. The novel won him the Carnegie Medal and was a large success in England, but did not bring him true fame until it was widely heralded in the United States. Adams has written several other novels, including Shardik (1974), The Plague Dogs (1977), and Traveller (1988). In 1991, he published an autobiography, The Day Gone By, and five years later published the sequel to Watership Down, entitled Tales From Watership Down (1996). Watership Down has remained Adams's most successful novel, popular with both adults and children. Although several of his other books have sold well, none of them has ever come close to reaching the critical acclaim of Watership Down. Adams is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Society of Arts. Much of Watership Down takes place in the area where Richard Adams grew up. The detailed descriptions of the natural world in which the rabbits live, therefore, stem from his actual experiences. Adams has seen the places that he writes about; although the novel is fantasy, it is geographically accurate. Watership Down has been viewed as a statement about nature, an attempt to give us a glimpse into the beautiful yet removed world of the woods and grasslands. Humankind destroys animals' environments at a frightening rate, and yet does so without any real knowledge of what it is doing. Adams presents rabbits as intelligent, caring, feeling creatures who undergo many trials and misfortunes for the sole purpose of finding a home where they can leave out their lives. The book often carries a tone that suggests that humanity has lost something it used to have—the ability to live free, as the rabbits do. The notion that people should live as a part of nature rather than apart from nature is a strong undercurrent that flows through much of the work. Indeed, the novel's popularity stems not just from the enjoyable story itself, but also from the societal implications that can easily be found in it. At times, Watership Down is almost pleading in tone, suggesting that we still have time to stop our destruction of animals' homes before it is too late—an idea that appeals to many. However, the novel is not simply a message about the way we should treat animals. It is also a story about life, as the rabbits' lives in the rabbit warrens bring up many strong parallels to human societies. However Watership Down is read—as a political, social, or environmental critique or simply as a book about the search for a home and life—it is undoubtedly greatly influenced by the state of the natural world in the twentieth century and the role that humanity must play within that world.
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Broderie anglaise - WOW.com Broderie anglaise Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broderie_anglaise Updated: 2016-12-13T15:39Z Broderie Anglaise cuff , detail from Broken Vows by Philip Hermogenes Calderon Broderie anglaise (French, "English embroidery") is a whitework needlework technique incorporating features of embroidery , cutwork and needle lace that became associated with England, due to its popularity there in the 19th century. Contents 5 External links History and technique Broderie anglaise is characterized by patterns composed of round or oval holes, called eyelets, which are cut out of the fabric, then bound with overcast or buttonhole stitches . [1] The patterns, often depicting flowers, leaves, vines, or stems, are further delineated by simple embroidery stitches made on the surrounding material. Later broderie anglaise also featured small patterns worked in satin stitch . [2] The technique originated in 16th century eastern Europe—probably in what is now the Czech Republic —but remains associated with England because of its popularity there during the 19th century. In the Victorian era , broderie anglaise typically had open areas in many sizes. Transfers were used first to lay out the design on the material. In some cases, the holes were punched out with an embroidery stiletto before finishing the edge; in other cases, the fabric was embroidered first, and the hole was cut afterwards, with scissors. Beginning in the 1870s, the designs and techniques of broderie anglaise could be copied by the Swiss hand-embroidery machine. Today, most broderie anglaise is created by machine. [2] Madeira work is a popular form of broderie anglaise associated with artisans on the island of Madeira , a Portuguese territory off the coast of Africa. [2] Fashion and popular culture Broderie anglaise was extremely popular in England between 1840 and 1880 for women's underclothing and children's wear. The 1950s saw a resurgence in popularity, when it was frequently used to trim dresses and underwear. In 1959, Brigitte Bardot wore a dress of gingham and broderie anglaise for her wedding to Jacques Charrier . [3] In contemporary western fashion, it has been featured on a wide variety of modern garments such as shorts and even t-shirts. It has been characterized as "lace, but scaled-up" making it more robust and suited to daytime wear, and less associated with the fine, lacy look of lingerie. [4] References S.F.A. Caulfield and B.C. Saward, The Dictionary of Needlework, 1885. Notes
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Glossary of 18th Century Costume Terminology Glossary of 18th Century Costume Terminology See copyright notice below regarding copying any text from this glossary The purpose of this page is twofold: First, to define vocabulary—to define 18th c. words which are now unfamiliar, and to correctly define non-18th century words which are frequently misused with respect to the 18th century (compare 18th c. equipage to non-18th c. chatelaine ). Second, to illustrate the particular form of the objects these words referred to (see bonnet and fan ) and/or how the objects were used (see pin ). The focus of this page is costume of Britain and British-influenced areas (such as its American colonies), with a lesser focus on France and New France, and occasional other examples where British or French examples are lacking. It isn't my intent to focus on women's costume, but I have a greater personal interest in it so men's and children's clothing entries will come along more slowly. Please note: Vocabulary in the 18th century varied quite widely from region to region and from year to year. You may find these words used in other ways in original documents. Except where noted otherwise, definitions describe the 18th century use of words. A apron A woman's apron was generally a rectangle gathered to a narrow tape or a narrow self-fabric band, with apron strings of tape, sometimes tying in back but often long enough to wrap around the back and tie in front. Anglo children and Continental women and children often wore aprons with bibs , but Anglo (British or American) women nearly never wore bib aprons until the very tail end of the 18th century. Although aprons were generally rectangular, bib aprons were sometimes made with a skirt shaped to fit a bib with a bottom point, and fancy aprons were sometimes made to dip at the waist so as not to obscure the gown bodice. Although checked fabrics were not much used for most garments, they were quite common for working women's aprons. A man's apron was generally triangular with a hole at the top that could be buttoned onto the top waistcoat button and wraparound ties at the waist. Men's aprons were generally of leather for protection, or of white fabric. Women's aprons: , c. 1775/1780. On the Web at the National Gallery of Art . Embroidered sheer apron. See detail image . Singleton, Henry. At the Inn Door , 4th quarter 18th century. Victoria & Albert Museum. On the Web At the V&A . Reproduced in Dress in Eighteenth Century England , Anne Buck, p. 145. The top of the apron is gathered and stitched to a light-colored tape, which passes around the back and ties loosely in front. One can clearly see that it is tied in an ordinary bow such as one uses to tie shoes. The ends of the tape appear a little wider than where it is stitched to the apron, so the tape is probably stitched over, enclosing the raw edge of the apron. The green color seems unusual for linen, but it might be wool, or given that the woman's cap and man's coat and waistcoat are 1780s or 1790s in style, perhaps it is a cotton apron. Men's aprons: Chardin, Jean Simeon. The Young Draughtsman , French, 1737. On the Web at CGFA . Boy wears blue-green apron buttoned to second button of sleeved waistcoat. Zoffany, Johann. The Porter and the Hare , 1768. On the Web at the Art Fund for UK Museums and at vads: the online resource for visual arts . The porter wears a rather make-do apron, pieced and tattered and tied on with a string, that may be a simple rectangular cloth rather than a purposed apron. Atkinson, John. Kitchen Scene , 1771. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, B1981.25.23. On the Web at the Yale Center for British Art . The cook(?) wears a half apron, or possibly just a cloth tied on with a string. One of the lower corners is brought up and tucked in at the waist. Children's aprons: bag Men used a variety of bags including wallets . Women used workbags, knotting bags, and plain "bags". It is difficult to find pictorial documentation of the more ordinary sorts of bags. Game bags: Zoffan
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How the Plummeting Price of Cocaine Fueled the Nationwide Drop in Violent Crime - CityLab CityLab Please follow the steps below How the Plummeting Price of Cocaine Fueled the Nationwide Drop in Violent Crime Competition in the illicit drug trade and reduced incentives for small-time dealers all coincided with this dramatic shift in U.S. cities Tweet Reuters Starting in the mid-1990s, major American cities began a radical transformation. Years of high violent crime rates, thefts, robberies, and inner-city decay suddenly started to turn around. Crime rates didn't just hold steady, they began falling faster than they went up. This trend appeared in practically every post-industrial American city, simultaneously. "The drop of crime in the 1990s affected all geographic areas and demographic groups," Steven D. Levitt wrote in his landmark paper on the subject, Understanding Why Crime Fell in the 1990s , and elucidated further in the best-selling book Freakonomics. "It was so unanticipated that it was widely dismissed as temporary or illusory long after it had begun.” He went on to tie the drop to the legalization of abortion 20 years earlier, dismissing police tactics as a cause because they failed to explain the universality and unexpectedness of the change. Alfred Blumstein's The Crime Drop in America pinned the cause of crime solely on the crack epidemic but gave the credit for its disappearance to those self-same policing strategies. Plenty of other theories have been offered to account for the double-digit decrease in violence, from the advent of "broken windows" policies, three strikes laws, changing demographics, gun control laws, and the increasing prevalence of cellphones to an upturn in the economy and cultural shifts in American society. Some of these theories have been disproven outright while others require a healthy dose of assumption to turn correlation into causation. But much less attention has been paid to another likely culprit: the collapse of the U.S. cocaine market. • • • • • Cocaine was the driving force behind the majority of drug-related violence throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s. It was the main target of the federal War on Drugs and was the highest profit drug trade overall. In 1988, the American cocaine market was valued at almost $140 billion dollars, over 2 percent of U.S. GDP. The violence that surrounded its distribution and sale pushed the murder rate to its highest point in America's history (between 8-10 per 100,000 residents from 1981-1991), turned economically impoverished cities like Baltimore, Detroit, Trenton and Gary, Indiana, into international murder capitals, and made America the most violent industrialized nation in the world. Then in 1994, the crime rate dropped off a cliff. The number of homicides would plummet drastically, dropping almost 50 percent in less than ten years. The same would go for every garden variety of violent crime on down to petty theft. The same year as the sharp decline in crime, cocaine prices hit an all-time low. According to the DEA's System to Retrieve Information on Drug Evidence (STRIDE) data , the price per gram of cocaine bottomed out in 1994 at around $147 (calculated in 2003 dollars), the lowest it had been since statistics became available. Something was wrong. If anything, cocaine prices should have been skyrocketing. One of the DEA's stated objectives for the War on Drugs was to make drugs more expensive and therefore harder to access for the individual user. To get there, the DEA pursued a number of strategies: large drug busts, heavier penalties on importers and producers, and limiting access to the materials used in drug production. Even while many of those tactics produced big successes, cocaine prices still went down, not up, and crime plummeted right alongside. In 1993, the DEA worked with the Colombian government to finally take down the Medellín drug cartel operating out of Bogota, which, at one point, was bringing in $60 million a day in drug profits. In 1994, DEA seizures brought in over 75,000 kgs o
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Guns, Money and Cell Phones — Global Issues The Industry Standard Magazine Issue Date: Jun 11 2001 The demand for cell phones and computer chips is helping fuel a bloody civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The offer turned up a few weeks ago on an Internet bulletin board called the Embassy Network. Among the postings about Dutch work visas and Italian pen pals lurked a surprisingly blunt proposal: "How much do you want to offer per kilogram? Please find me at least 100,000 U.S. dollars and I will deliver immediately." The substance for sale wasn't cocaine or top-grade opium. It was an ore called Columbite-tantalite - coltan for short - one of the world's most sought-after materials. Refine coltan and you get a highly heat-resistant metal powder called tantalum. It sells for $100 a pound, and it's becoming increasingly vital to modern life. For the high-tech industry, tantalum is magic dust, a key component in everything from mobile phones made by Nokia (NOK) and Ericsson and computer chips from Intel (INTC) to Sony (SNE) stereos and VCRs. Selling coltan is not illegal. Most of the worldwide tantalum supply - valued at as much as $6 billion a year - comes from legitimate mining operations in Australia, Canada and Brazil. But as demand for tantalum took off with the boom of high-tech products in recent years, a new, more sinister market began flourishing in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There, warring rebel groups - many funded and supplied by neighboring Rwanda and Uganda - are exploiting coltan mining to help finance a bloody civil war now in its third year. "There is a direct link between human rights abuses and the exploitation of resources in areas in the DRC occupied by Rwanda and Uganda," says Suliman Baldo, a senior researcher in the Africa division at Human Rights Watch, a New York-based nongovernmental organization that tracks human-rights abuses worldwide. The slaughter and misery in the Congo has not abated since the country's president, Laurent Kabila, was assassinated in January. (Kabila's son, Joseph, was quickly appointed the new head of state.) Human Rights Watch researchers, working with monitors in the Congo, estimate that at least 10,000 civilians have been killed and 200,000 people have been displaced in northeastern Congo since June 1999. Rebels have driven farmers off their coltan-rich land and attacked villages in a civil war raging, in part, over control of strategic mining areas. The Ugandan and Rwandan rebels "are just helping themselves," Baldo says. The mining by the rebels is also causing environmental destruction. In particular, endangered gorilla populations are being massacred or driven out of their natural habitat as the miners illegally plunder the ore-rich lands of the Congo's protected national parks. The link between the bloodshed and coltan is causing alarm among high-tech manufacturers. Slowly they are beginning to grapple with the possibility that their products may contain the tainted fruits of civil war. A similar controversy, after all, wracked the diamond industry in the late 1990s, when global demand for the gems helped finance civil wars in Sierra Leone, Angola and Liberia. Since then, the international community has clamped down on the diamond trade, imposing tougher import and export regulations. But with tantalum, such regulations may be difficult to enforce. The market for the metal is based on secretive and convoluted trade links subject to few international regulations, and the ore is not sold on regulated metals exchanges. Rape of the land The first wake-up call to the high-tech industry came in April when the United Nations issued a damning report on the "illegal exploitation of natural resources and other forms of wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo." After six months of field investigations, a panel of experts in the region assembled by the U.N. Security Council reported its findings. Among the most alarming of the report's allegations was that Rwandan, Ugandan and Burundian rebels had looted and smuggled thousands of tons of coltan from the
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Raita is an Indian sauce or dip, what is always used as a base?
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Cucumber Raita Recipe (Indian Yogurt sauce recipes) | Chef In You Cucumber Raita by DK on Apr 25, 2011 Ever since I was asked for a raita recipe, I have been trying to take photos of one. Its indeed astounding that I have not been posting them even though I make it at least 3-4 times a week. Yogurt is a must-have ingredient for us and I use them in so many ways - raita being one. I have tried so many different varieties of raita, each one marginally different from another but with subtle hint to unique flavors. I love cucumber raita - especially during the summer where the cucumber offers cooling effects to the body. I also love this with spicy and hot foods since the cucumber balances the heat and mellows down the spicyness of the food. Me being a huge fan of Greek yogurt, I use them for making my raita. The amount of protein that it offers for minimal calories is massive. I also love the thickness and richness of the curd. There is no sourness to the yogurt and it has none of the artificial preservatives that I read in other fat free brands. Just natural live cultures so I use them for my raita which gives that perfect consistency to any variety of raita I make. For this type of raita, I add little grated and then chopped cucumbers. I grate it so that the taste of cucumber can mingle well with the yogurt but I need the chopped ones to offer me that crunchy bite. Why compromise with just one? So I do both. I mix the grated one first to let it mix well with the curd and then add some chopped ones. I also garnish it at the end with chopped ones to make it more palatable. Though I have mentioned only 1 cucumber - you can add more as per your taste buds call for :) Prep time: Serves: 2 people Ingredients 2 cups thick plain Yogurt (make sure its not sour. I use fat free Greek yogurt for more protein) 1 large cucumber (half grated and half chopped) 1/2 – 1 tsp roasted cumin powder (I sometimes use ground cumin-coriander powder with good results) few sprigs of cilantro salt to taste ( try the black salt available in Indian stores. More authentic) chilli powder/ground pepper for garnish (optional) Method
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The Adversary Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 35 out of 41 people found the following review useful: Ray's forgotten masterpiece from India 16 April 2005 It is my personal view, and I think I'll have to go into hiding after saying this, that this is Satyajit Ray's greatest film. I happen to share a common name with the protagonist, Siddhartha, and knowing the sort of impact this movie had on my father, and people of his generation, I wouldn't be surprised if, subconsciously at least, I was named after the character. This movie is the first in what is called Ray's 'Calcutta Trilogy', which consists of 'Pratidwandi', 'Seemabaddha', and 'Jana Aranya'. These three movies, though not as remarkable perhaps as his previous, and more famous trilogy, the 'Apu trilogy', are nonetheless some of his finest and most subtle movies. Pratidwandi is set in a Calcutta rocked by political unrest, and examines the varied reactions of the youth of the city to this unrest. Based on Sunil Gangopadhyay's novel, the story revolves around Siddhartha, his family, the girl he loves and his struggle for survival in the big city, while at all times staying true to his principles. From its beginning interview scene, its use of real events as backdrop, its sublime acting, particularly that of Dhritiman, right till its remarkable ending, arguably Ray's greatest ever, the film sustains a continues high which makes watching it an unforgettable experience. Was the above review useful to you? 7 out of 9 people found the following review useful: Rebel with a Cause from India 16 December 2010 There are as many Rays as there are movies made by him. Having seen a good number, I find the present one different from any of the others. This is not the gentle poet of Pather Panchali nor the romantic chronicler of India's past of Charulata. This is the first of the so called Calcutta Trilogy. The film depicts the agony of youth stranded at the dawn of adulthood, in the specific context of Calcutta in the late sixties. This was the age of hippies and budding Naxalism, of Woodstock and the Vietnam war.The film reflects the bitterness and anger of an intelligent, sensitive youth man engaged in the herculian task of finding a job. Siddharth has recently interrupted his medical studies after losing his father. His sister is earning, but that is more because of her youth and femininity, and although nothing specific is imputed, her activities are perceived to be dishonorable. The younger brother is drifting towards shady political activity. Siddhartha's own encounters with women are sensitively portrayed. One charge that can never be made against Ray is lack of realism or anything less than utter honesty. He tells it exactly like it was. Ray seems to have indulged in some cinematic innovation. There are a number of eery dream sequences which reminded one of the opening sequence in Wild Strawberries. At some points the surrealism definitely seems artificial and overdone as when a whole crowds of job seekers waiting to be interviewed turns into skeletons in his imagination. Like Siddharth, Ray is in love with Calcutta, city of revolt and history and squalor. He has an unusual ability to condense everything into a short statement of a minute or so. These inspired climactic moments of dense compression punctuate Ray's work. In the present movie this comes towards the end when the seething dammed emotions of the young man explode in a demonstration of rage, as the long wait of the job seekers waiting to be interviewed is prolonged by another hour. Not his best but his worst is ahead of other's best. Was the above review useful to you? 4 out of 5 people found the following review useful: The competitor Author: anirban ghatak 19 June 2013 " The competitor or Pratidwandi was set up in a time of political turmoil in Bengal where a medicine drop out Siddhartha is looking out desperately for a job. Siddhartha had to leave his medicine study due to the sudden death of his father and ended up studying botany hence. The film moves through Kolkata with the eyes of Sidhartha mainly as an u
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BBC ON THIS DAY | 20 | 1975: Spanish dictator Franco dies About This Site | Text Only 1975: Spanish dictator Franco dies General Francisco Franco, who ruled Spain with an authoritarian hand for 39 years, has died at the age of 82. He had been ill for five weeks and died early this morning at La Paz hospital, Madrid. Doctors said the cause of death was heart failure aggravated by peritonitis. Flags all around the country are at half-mast and the general's body is now lying in state at the El Pardo Palace. Franco, also know as the Generalissimo, will be buried next week at the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum. Forgiveness The Prime Minister, Carlos Arias Navarro, his voice trembling with emotion, announced the death at 1000 local time on radio. He said that on his deathbed General Franco had asked his enemies to forgive him. "I ask pardon of all my enemies, as I pardon with all my heart all those who declared themselves my enemy, although I did not consider them to be so," the general had said. He also asked the Spanish people to remain loyal to Prince Juan Carlos, his designated successor who will be sworn in as king tomorrow. In a veiled warning to resist separatist movements such as the Basque nationalist group ETA, he advised the nation to "keep the lands of Spain united". General Franco successfully led the Nationalist armies against the Loyalists during the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s, with support from Hitler's Germany and Italy under Mussolini. Franco allowed Hitler to use Spain's naval bases during World War II, then declared Spain neutral in 1943 when it looked like the Allies would win. Under Franco Spain has enjoyed stability and relative prosperity, especially after reforms introduced since 1959 that modernised administration and industry. His regime has also been deeply reactionary, with political parties and non-government trade unions banned, and separatists and communists repressed. World hopes for democracy Leaders of European countries have been guarded in their reaction the dictator's death and expressed hope that the new king would introduce modern democracy to Spain. The European Commission expressed "sympathy and friendship for the people of Spain" and condolences to General Franco's widow. No western European nation will be sending a head of state to the funeral apart from Monaco. But staunch supporters in South America, such as President Pinochet of Chile and Bolivia's President Banzer will attend. In Britain, Labour backbenchers are furious that the government is sending a representative - Lord Shepherd, the Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords - to the funeral. Stanley Newens, MP for Harlow, said the decision was "an affront to those who fought and died in the Civil War in Spain in the 1930s". World leaders gave a muted reaction to news of Franco's death In Context
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World War II: Under the Treaty of Windsor (1386), the UK and Portugal have the world's oldest military alliance. Why did the British government not invoke the treaty? - Quora Quora Written Jun 3, 2015 Because if the British fully invoked the treaty it would have most likely have caused Spain to enter the war on the side of the Axis powers. At the time of WW2 Spain was controlled by a man named Francisco Franco, who tried to model his government after the Fascist states of Germany and Italy. In 1940 Hitler approached Franco about joining the Axis powers but Franco decided to remain neutral. But he did offer aide to the Axis powers. Before the war in 1939, the Portuguese had singed a non-aggression pact with Spain called the Iberian Pact, which committed both the countries to aide each other in the event that either was attacked. This was designed to maintain neutrality on the Iberian peninsula (the peninsula on which both Spain and Portugal reside) in the event of a large scale European war. If the Portuguese had joined the Allies Spain would have responded by joining the Axis. So a neutral Portugal would be more helpful to Britain than and active one since with the help of the Iberian Pact they could keep Spain out of the war. To this end it was beneficial to the Allies to keep the Portuguese out of the war, but Portugal did provide financial assistance and bases for allied forces throughout the war. Written May 30, 2015 Because Britain had already scrapped the Treaty of Windsor in 1898, when it occupied Portuguese settlements in Africa (Melinde and Mombaça, now in Kenya, and also Ghana, Gambia and the region between Angola and Mozambique, which Portugal dreamed to occupy and have a land bridge from East Africa to West Africa. The 1898 ultimatum essentially shoved in the face of the Portuguese that "alliance" and "friendship" meant nothing to Britain. So, in spite of any other thing, many of the Portuguese were already fed up with the UK and would gladly see the Brits go the way of the dodo.
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People born on 29th February have which Zodiac sign?
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Birthday Horoscope February 29th Pisces, If your Birthday is February 29 Birthday Horoscope for February 29th If your Birthday is February 29 and your Zodiac Sign is Pisces Birthday Persona Profile People born specifically on the 29th of February are as Pisces Leap Year individuals believed to be extremely likeable, tactful and generous. The ruling astrological planet for this particular day is the Moon forming personalities that are sensitive, creative friendly daydreamers. Although you present yourself as sometimes having your head in the clouds you are really very focused and resilient. If you have this birthday a combination of communicative charm, sociability and insightfulness helps you anticipate the thoughts and motivations of others. You are a little bit ambitious but soon discouraged by negative responses or slow routes to success. With a February the twenty ninth birthday you are loving and giving with youthful looks and a modern but mature outlook. Your way with words and sympathetic nature make you an excellent listener who can usually offer both practical and emotional support selflessly. Work and Finances Work options to a person born on the twenty ninth of February must ordinarily be flexible and interesting. You are not generally the sort who will stay in a certain profession for most of their working life. Occupations are chosen with these things and your family orientated approach in mind. Your daydreamy imaginative ideas and artistic streak tend to draw you towards unusual career paths. Finances are an area where you have competence but are also likely to be a shopaholic with not much self control. You could have to be quite strict with yourself to keep your budget out of the red. Personal Relationships As a Pisces, the person born on the twenty ninth day of February is typical in their sensitivity and perceptive idealistic view of romantic attachments. You adore the notion and feeling of being in love and will seek a partner who is as attentive, caring, home loving and affectionate. Your outgoing pleasant temperament is friendly and loyal and you will usually put a lot into the friendship element of personal relationships. The physical side of a partnership gives you the opportunity to use your intuitive and visionary imagination to help keep the romance alive. Long term soul mate relationships see you sometimes displaying jealous or possessive behavior as fidelity and devotion are immensely important to you. As you are well aware of your insecurities you will often be the one to apologize and enjoy the subsequent kissing and making up. Health Ill health is not something that seems to bother or be experienced much by those born on February 29th as you have a brilliant attitude concerning healthiness. You are usually especially careful about your dietary and exercise requirements and the need to set adequate time aside for relaxation. This even balance and commonsense approach helps keep illnesses to a minimum. If you have too many stresses or distractions to worry about this can occasionally cause you sleepless nights disrupting your healthy routines. Talking about anxieties should assist in the prevention of stress build up. Strengths and Weaknesses The foremost strengths of your character are probably within the childlike appreciative enthusiasm you possess and in your willingness to admit mistakes. These characteristics and your aptitude to compromise make you easy to get along with and fun to know. A main Weakness of the personality for those born on February 29th is the tendency to become the total opposite of your usual self. This materializes as over indulgence or immaturity. Fortunately these negative traits are normally infrequent in their appearance and as you grow older you learn to recognize circumstances that provoke them. Dreams and Goals Being born on the 29th of February makes you a goal setter but also someone who finds sticking to them a lot more difficult. Despite this you strongly believe in yourself and your abilities so failure will not be through lack of effort and setbacks ar
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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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Thomas Jefferson is elected - Feb 17, 1801 - HISTORY.com Thomas Jefferson is elected Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1801, Thomas Jefferson is elected the third president of the United States. The election constitutes the first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another in the United States. By 1800, when he decided to run for president, Thomas Jefferson possessed impressive political credentials and was well-suited to the presidency. In addition to drafting the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson had served in two Continental Congresses, as minister to France, as secretary of state under George Washington and as John Adams’ vice president. Vicious partisan warfare characterized the campaign of 1800 between Democratic-Republicans Jefferson and Aaron Burr and Federalists John Adams, Charles C. Pinckney and John Jay. The election highlighted the ongoing battle between Democratic-Republican supporters of the French, who were embroiled in their own bloody revolution, and the pro-British Federalists who wanted to implement English-style policies in American government. The Federalists abhorred the French revolutionaries’ overzealous use of the guillotine and as a result were less forgiving in their foreign policy toward the French. They advocated a strong centralized government, a standing military and financial support of emerging industries. In contrast, Jefferson’s Republicans preferred limited government, unadulterated states’ rights and a primarily agrarian economy. They feared that Federalists would abandon revolutionary ideals and revert to the English monarchical tradition. As secretary of state under Washington, Jefferson opposed Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton’s proposal to increase military expenditures and resigned when Washington supported the leading Federalist’s plan for a national bank. After a bloodless but ugly campaign in which candidates and influential supporters on both sides used the press, often anonymously, as a forum to fire slanderous volleys at each other, the then-laborious and confusing process of voting began in April 1800. Individual states scheduled elections at different times and although Jefferson and Burr ran on the same ticket, as president and vice president respectively, the Constitution still demanded votes for each individual to be counted separately. As a result, by the end of January 1801, Jefferson and Burr emerged tied at 73 electoral votes apiece. Adams came in third at 65 votes. This unintended result sent the final vote to the House of Representatives. Sticklers in the Federalist-controlled House of Representatives insisted on following the Constitution’s flawed rules and refused to elect Jefferson and Burr together on the same ticket. The highly influential Federalist Alexander Hamilton, who mistrusted Jefferson but hated Burr more, persuaded the House to vote against Burr, whom he called the most unfit manfor the office of president. (This accusation and others led Burr to challenge Hamilton to a duel in 1804 that resulted in Hamilton’s death.) Two weeks before the scheduled inauguration, Jefferson emerged victorious and Burr was confirmed as his vice president. A contingent of sword-bearing soldiers escorted the new president to his inauguration on March 4, 1801, illustrating the contentious nature of the election and the victors’ fear of reprisal. In his inaugural address, Jefferson sought to heal political differences by graciously declaring We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists. As president, Jefferson made some concessions to his opponents, including taking Hamilton’s advice to strengthen the American Navy. In 1801, Jefferson sent naval squadrons and Marines to suppress Barbary piracy against American shipping. He reduced the national debt by one-third, acquired the Louisiana Territory, and his sponsorship of the Lewis and Clark expedition opened the west to exploration and settlement. Jefferson’s first term ended in relative stability and prosperity, and in 1804 he was overwhelmingly elected to a second term. The flawed voting
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The History Place - American Revolution: An Unlikely Victory 1777-1783 An Unlikely Victory 1777 to 1783 January 3, 1777 - A second victory for Washington as his troops defeat the British at Princeton and drive them back toward New Brunswick. Washington then establishes winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey. During the harsh winter, Washington's army shrinks to about a thousand men as enlistments expire and deserters flee the hardships. By spring, with the arrival of recruits, Washington will have 9000 men. March 12, 1777 - The Continental Congress returns to Philadelphia from Baltimore after Washington's successes against the British in New Jersey. April 27, 1777 - American troops under Benedict Arnold defeat the British at Ridgefield, Connecticut. June 14, 1777 - The flag of the United States consisting of 13 stars and 13 white and red stripes is mandated by Congress; John Paul Jones is chosen by Congress to captain the 18 gun vessel Ranger with his mission to raid coastal towns of England. June 17, 1777 - A British force of 7700 men under Gen. John Burgoyne invades from Canada, sailing down Lake Champlain toward Albany, planning to link up with Gen. Howe who will come north from New York City, thus cutting off New England from the rest of the colonies. July 6, 1777 - Gen. Burgoyne's troops stun the Americans with the capture of Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain. Its military supplies are greatly needed by Washington's forces. The loss of the fort is a tremendous blow to American morale. July 23, 1777 - British Gen. Howe, with 15,000 men, sets sail from New York for Chesapeake Bay to capture Philadelphia, instead of sailing north to meet up with Gen. Burgoyne. July 27, 1777 - Marquis de Lafayette , a 19 year old French aristocrat, arrives in Philadelphia and volunteers to serve without pay. Congress appoints him as a major general in the Continental Army. Lafayette will become one of Gen. Washington's most trusted aides. August 1, 1777 - Gen. Burgoyne reaches the Hudson after a grueling month spent crossing 23 miles of wilderness separating the southern tip of Lake Champlain from the northern tip of the Hudson River. August 16, 1777 - In the Battle of Bennington, militiamen from Vermont, aided by Massachusetts troops, wipe out a detachment of 800 German Hessians sent by Gen. Burgoyne to seize horses. August 25, 1777 - British Gen. Howe disembarks at Chesapeake Bay with his troops. September 9-11, 1777 - In the Battle of Brandywine Creek, Gen. Washington and the main American Army of 10,500 men are driven back toward Philadelphia by Gen. Howe's British troops. Both sides suffer heavy losses. Congress then leaves Philadelphia and resettles in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. September 26, 1777 - British forces under Gen. Howe occupy Philadelphia. Congress then relocates to York, Pennsylvania. October 7, 1777 - The Battle of Saratoga results in the first major American victory of the Revolutionary War as Gen. Horatio Gates and Gen. Benedict Arnold defeat Gen. Burgoyne, inflicting 600 British casualties. American losses are only 150. October 17, 1777 - Gen. Burgoyne and his entire army of 5700 men surrender to the Americans led by Gen. Gates. The British are then marched to Boston, placed on ships and sent back to England after swearing not serve again in the war against America. News of the American victory at Saratoga soon travels to Europe and boosts support of the American cause. In Paris the victory is celebrated as if it had been a French victory. Ben Franklin is received by the French Royal Court. France then recognizes the independence of America. November 15, 1777 - Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation as the government of the new United States of America, pending ratification by the individual states. Under the Articles, Congress is the sole authority of the new national government. December 17, 1777 - At Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, the Continental Army led by Washington sets up winter quarters. February 6, 1778 - American and French representatives sign two treaties in Paris: a Treaty of Amity and Commerc
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Edward III Bans Football, Promotes Archery ⋆ History Channel Podcasts Edward III Bans Football, Promotes Archery On this day in 1349, King Edward III of England banned the game of football by royal decree, alongside other recreational activities, because of the specific worry that it distracted his people from practicing archery. Although this sounds a little strange, archery was actually essential to 14th century warfare, and so to the strength of Edward’s army, which was badly affected by the Black Death, a ravaging pandemic that peaked around this time. It should also be explained that the sort of football that the King tried to ban was very different to football today. In the 14th century forms of folk—or mob, or Shrovetide—football were very popular among the common man. Rules were few and far between, and really it was very loosely organised chaos with lots of players. Often neighbouring towns and villages would play matches against one another, with the aim of kicking an inflated pig’s bladder into their opponent’s church by any means necessary. Teams would number in the thousands, goals could be miles apart and violence, even death, was part and parcel of the whole experience. In many ways, it was like a miniature rural war, so it is unsurprising that the country’s rulers were none-too-keen on it all. Although the text of Edward’s 1349 ban is lost, a later decree issued in 1363 carries a similar message: “We ordain that you prohibit under penalty of imprisonment all and sundry from such stone, wood and iron throwing; handball, football, or hockey; coursing and cockfighting, or other such idle games.” King Edward III was far from the first to attempt to ban the bloody sport. His predecessor, Edward II, had already issued a proclamation banning football from the streets of London on 13 April 1314; and his successor Richard II tried in 1389, as did Henry IV in 1401. As for the focus on archers, Edward was renowned for his military successes as King, and transformed England into one of the most formidable military powers in all of Europe. He declared himself the rightful heir to the French throne in 1337 (as it happens, the French Kings of the time were also trying to stamp out the popularity of medieval mob football in their lands), and in doing so started the 100 Years War, which lasted until 1453. Edward, and his son who was known as the Black Prince, won the first phase of the hostilities—called the Edwardian War—with astounding victories at the battles of Crecy and Poitiers, and the capture of John II. Still, for all Edward’s successes, it was always important for him to have as many skilled archers as possible, and so he didn’t want to lose any to football or to the plague. This Day in History
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KING OPENS EMPIRE EXHIBITION | colonialfilm KING OPENS EMPIRE EXHIBITION This film is held by the BFI (ID: 493862). Synopsis ACTUALITY. An amalgamation of two events featuring the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley. The opening of the exhibition by King George V (23/4/1925) and the royal visit with King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Rumania (14/5/1925). Main title. No series number. "Pictures Exclusive to Topical Budget" (4). A Panorma presenting some of Wembley's Wonders" (8). Iris out to LS of the buildings at the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, pan left (27). "Burma" (28). Iris out of Burma pavilion -… ACTUALITY. An amalgamation of two events featuring the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley. The opening of the exhibition by King George V (23/4/1925) and the royal visit with King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Rumania (14/5/1925). Main title. No series number. "Pictures Exclusive to Topical Budget" (4). A Panorma presenting some of Wembley's Wonders" (8). Iris out to LS of the buildings at the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, pan left (27). "Burma" (28). Iris out of Burma pavilion - still under construction (37). "Canada. (from the lake)" (39). Iris out to Canadian pavilion (49). "India. (from the lake)" (51). Iris out to LS of the India pavilion viewed across the ornamental lake (68). The Coronation coach passing down The Mall with crowd lined streets and Household Cavalry escort; King and Queen not visible (92). "As the King declared the Exhibition open all the flags are broken at the mast" (94). LS of the massed choirs at one side of Wembly Stadium (99). GV of the stadium with marching band performing (118). View over the crowd as the King and Queen arrive in an open landau (145). "The Massed Choirs" (147). Return shot of choirs and crowds, now waving and cheering (153). Closer view of the royal procession as it progresses around the perimeter of the stadium, King George V and Queen Mary seen (183). "Garlands of Welcome at the Indian Pavilion" (185). LS down wide, long corridor of Queen Mary, Queen Marie of Rumania receiving garlands from a man and woman in Indian dress, King Georege and King Ferdinand are given similar garlands. The royal party walk to camera (214). "At Queen Victoria's Memorial" (216). Closer shot of the royal party as they pass through an indoor exhibition (235). "From India to Burma by Railodok Car" (239). View through dense crowds of royal party travelling in long, covered carriage (not horse-drawn) with driver (254). "At Burma:- Umbrella of State" (257). Pan down Burma pavilion (264). LS the royal party leaving the pavilion under the state umbrellas (274); closer view of the King leaving (281); Queen Mary and Queen Marie pass the camera under the umbrellas (290). "Their Majesties had to make their way through dense throngs " (295). Viewed from an elevated position the royal party make their way (with police escort) through the cheerig crowd (312). "Crossing Old London Bridge" (314). LS Pan of entrance to the bridge - a long ramp with an arch between two towers, the royal party is not visible (325). "Leaving H.M. Government Buildings after Lunch" (319). ELS the royal party descends steps of building, cheered by crowd in foreground (350). "At Newfoundland" (352). Royal party leave the Newfoundland pavilion and walk along planks on the grass (372). "At Fiji" (373). Royal party leave another building (397ft). Note: (0-183ft) is from TOPICAL BUDGET 661-1 KING OPENS EXHIBITION; (183-397ft) is from TOPICAL BUDGET 664-2 MONARCHS' TOUR OF BRITISH EMPIRE. Context The Empire Exhibition was conceived in 1913 by Lord Strathcona (Stevenson, 1925, 610). Put on hold due to the 1914-18 war, the project finally received parliamentary backing in 1920. Wembley was chosen as the location, principally because of its good rail links (MacKenzie, 1982, 107). The first event to take place at the Wembley site was the 1923 FA cup final, held at the newly built stadium. In the succeeding years there were two Empire Exhibitions. The formal opening of the 1924 Exhibition… The Empire Exhibition was conceived in 191
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FAQ | Formula One At & Genius 1. Who organises the Formula One World Championship? The sporting branch of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile , FIA Sport. The FIA governs motor sport worldwide and, as such, administers the Formula One and World Rally Championships, and the F3000 and GT Championships, as well as all other international motor sport. The Formula One World Championship was created in 1950 and is the oldest FIA Championship. It also has the greatest media impact. It is estimated that the 17 Grands Prix of the 1997 season attracted over 50 billion television viewers, while the printed press maintained a significant presence, with an average of 650 journalists and photographers traveling from all over the world to cover each event. 2. How far back does Formula One go? There was no “formula” from the heroic era of the motor car in 1894 (the year of the first motor race in history, from Paris to Rouen) up until 1900. The existing vehicles were simply raced. A differentiation was made between the cars on the basis of their method of propulsion (petrol or steam), and their number of seats. At the time, cars always had at least two seats, and it was not until the end of the 1920s that single-seater cars were used. The invention of the rear-view mirror made an important contribution to this development, since one of the mechanic’s tasks was to warn the driver that someone was trying to overtake him. Immediately after its creation in 1904, the FIA, which is the international sporting authority, became obliged to formulate restrictions to ensure the safety of the drivers and spectators, and to guide motor sport in a direction which would benefit the development of road cars, thus setting a pattern which has been repeated throughout the long history of motor sport. From 1907 to 1939, almost every possible formula was tried. The minimum weight, maximum weight, consumption and bore were each restricted in their turn, but the formula most frequently used, even after 1939, was to limit the cylinder capacity of the engines. This restriction was first introduced in 1914. Following the introduction of the first “formula” defined by the FIA (which restricted maximum weight) in 1904, categories were created for the smaller cars, yet the name “Formula One” did not appear until after the Second World War, or more specifically, until the creation of the FIA Formula One World Championship at Silverstone on 13 May 1950. 3. Why was the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) created? Prior to 1904, every country and automobile club organised races, each with its own set of regulations. It was thus virtually impossible to organise international races, since there were no common regulations. The most influential Automobile Clubs of the time therefore decided to put an end to this situation, which was preventing
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The 1960 Season with the T45 Cooper-Climax -- Bruce McLaren Trust - History of motorsport racing legend and founder of McLaren F1 and Can-Am teams Bruce and “Pop” McLaren working on the Cooper before the Ardmore Grand Prix - 1960 Bruce winning the 1960 Argentinian Grand Prix. Here he is being pushed by a very pleased John Cooper. The marque Cooper, from Surbiton in Surrey, is without doubt or exception the most successful entrant in its day on the motor racing scene that Britain has ever produced. The most successful, and probably the least glamorous. From a tiny suburban enterprise, (tiny to start with, at least, and still small by comparison with most of its rivals), backed by no government or industrial giant, and holding to a combination of sensible engineering and patience rather than advanced scientific research, has come a stream of racing cars to sweep the boards successively in Formula 3, Formula 2, and most recently the full Grand Prix Formula 1. Yet it has all been done with so little fuss and publicity, with cars of – let us admit it – such unexciting appearance, that even today one is apt to speak of the "little" Cooper, relating it subconsciously to the motorcycle-engined 500 of twelve years ago. To put things in perspective, the machine which was responsible for bringing home both Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships in 1959, and bids strongly to do the same this year, has a longer wheelbase than any serious contender yet built under the 2.5 litre Formula. It weighs 9 cwt. (heavier than Lotus, not much lighter than B.R.M.) and is known when suitably geared to reach about 180 mph in a straight line. The Cooper record in big time motor racing is well enough known. Since the first days when John Cooper and his father, Charles, built a 500 cc. special 14 years ago, the score of wins has gone far beyond the point where anyone can keep track of them – and the present Grand Prix car bears even yet a resemblance to the earliest design of all. Not only is the engine still at the back, but the suspension still follows the same basic layout, independent with wishbone links at front and rear. Essentials but no frills for the pilot of the fastest G.P. car racing today; reading clock-wise, the dials are a fuel pressure gauge, a water temperature gauge, a rev counter, oil pressure and oil temperature gauges and a gauge showing the gearbox oil pressure. Since that time the Cooper line of descent has been progressive, with scarcely a deviation. As Formula 3 came into international being, the Coopers earmarked it, followed it through from the Mk 1 to the Mk 11 against the coming and going of half a dozen opponents, and finally saw it into the ground through their own persistence, when the near-monopoly caused the Formula to dwindle and die and give rise instead to Formula Junior. When the Cooper 500 had reached Mk 2 in 1952, two names hit motor racing simultaneously at the Easter Goodwood meeting. Mike Hawthorn and the front-engined 2 litre Cooper-Bristol – one of the rare departures from family likeness. Outsider or not, the Cooper-Bristol was a timely booster of British morale. When even its Formula 2 rivals of 2,000 cc. were disposing of 150 b.h.p., Hawthorn and the Cooper electrified crowds all over Britain and Europe by thrusting their 127 horsepower into third and fourth place amongst the 1 ½ litre supercharged and 4 ½ litre unblown cars of Formula 1. But the Cooper-Bristol is a diversion. The champion Grand Prix car of today is descended through the 500s, Mk 7, 8 and 9; the central-seat 1,000cc Cooper-Climax sports car of 1955; and then Cooper’s first attack on Formula 1, the same sports car with a Bristol engine enlarged to 2.2 litres. Its driver and instigator, appropriately, was Jack Brabham. The short cut to Grand Prix was unsuccessful, and for another year the Cooper works went back to climbing the hard way, entering Formula 2 (by then 1 ½ litres) in 1956 with a single overhead camshaft Coventry-Climax engine bored out to 1,460 cc. in a car logically developed form the earlier
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Mario Andretti - 1978 Mario Andretti Share Mario Andretti personified the American Dream, an immigrant who came to the land of the free and the home of the brave and achieved considerable fame and fortune. He did so in a job he would have done in anonymity and for nothing. Few drivers loved their racing more, and few suited stardom as much as the congenial man whose unforced charm was as natural as the talent that brought him so much success in so many types of racing. His insistence on racing in his adopted homeland meant he came late to realising his boyhood ambition of becoming Formula One World Champion. Next Previous 1 / 7 Watkins Glen, October 1968: Andretti caused a sensation when he took pole position on his Formula One debut in the Lotus 49B at the United States Grand Prix. He retired from the race but was offered a full-time drive with the team. © Sutton Images Kyalami, March 1969: Andretti’s Formula One appearances were sporadic for the next five years as he concentrated on American commitments. He qualified sixth for the 1969 South African Grand Prix in the Lotus 49B, but then retired with gearbox difficulties. © Sutton Images Kyalami, March 1971: Andretti was called in by Ferrari to replace the fatally injured Ignazio Giunti at the season-opening South African Grand Prix. He promptly took his maiden Formula One victory at the wheel of the 312B. © Sutton Images Monte Carlo, May 1975: Andretti competed with the Parnelli team in all but two rounds of the 1975 world championship. His Monaco retirement, in their VPJ14 machine, was one of seven that year. © Sutton Images Monte Carlo , May 1975: Andretti was Parnelli’s sole driver for the team’s brief, 16-race Formula One career. He took fastest lap at the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix and recorded their best race result – a fourth – in Sweden later that year. © Schlegelmilch Fuji, October 1976: Returning to Lotus, Andretti took his second Formula One win five years after his first. Having grabbed pole in the team’s 77 car, he tamed the wet conditions to take victory in the season-ending Japanese Grand Prix. © Sutton Images Long Beach, April 1977: Andretti celebrates a popular home win. It was one of four victories that season at the wheel of the revolutionary Lotus 78, giving him third place in the drivers’ championship. © Sutton Images After it became his way of life he always said he was born to race, yet the circumstances in his formative years forced Mario Andretti to take an exceedingly circuitous route to get where he wanted to go. Mario and his twin brother Aldo were born on February 28, 1940, with World War II raging all around their birthplace of Montona, a town near the Italian port city of Trieste. The brothers' first seven years were spent in a camp for displaced persons, where the Andretti family endured exceedingly crowded conditions and severe food shortages. When the war ended and their part of Italy was handed over to the Communists and became part of what was then Yugoslavia, the Andrettis moved to Lucca, where young Mario first became aware of the sport that was to become his all-consuming passion. With his brother he cycled from home to watch in wonder that portion near Lucca of the famous Mille Miglia road race that sent sports cars hurtling a thousand miles through the Italian landscape. But what really captured Mario's imagination was a visit to the 1954 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, where he was transfixed by the sights and sounds of the exotic Lancia, Maserati and Ferrari Formula One cars and held spellbound by the heroic exploits of such drivers as Juan Manuel Fangio and Alberto Ascari. It was the latter who became Mario's idol and though he was distraught when Italy's great champion was killed at Monza in 1955, Ascari remained his inspiration and role model. In the same year as Ascari's death the Andretti family emigrated to America in search of a better way of life. For the boys this meant seeking ways to become involved in motorsport, which around their new home town of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, mainly took the form of relatively unsophisticat
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Teddy Boys 1950’s – Subcultz History of the British Teddy Boy and Culture A group of Teddy Boys admire the passing Teddy Girls on Clapham Common 1954. History of the British Teddy Boy Movement Teddy Boy Mike waits for his friend Pat on a cleared Bombsite, London 1955. The origins of the Teddy Boys go back to the late 1940's when Saville Row Tailor's attempted to revive the styles of the reign of King Edward VII, 1901-1910, known as the Edwardian era, into men's fashions. The Teddy Boy fashion of the fifties has its origins in what was an upper class reaction to the austerity imposed by the socialist government in the years following the World War II. EDWARDIAN STYLE - a photograph from the Tailor and Cutter & Women's Wear, June 23, 1950 with the accompanying text: "Following on our article concerning the dress of the students up at Oxford, which we printed in our June 9th issue, we show on the right(above) a photograph of Mr. Hugh Street, an Oxford undergraduate who favors the individual in single breasted suits." "His jacket is generously skirted and button-four with a very short lapel and squarely-cut fronts. Jacket pockets are slanted and are offset by narrow trousers (narrow all the way - not pegged topped) and double breasted waistcoat. The Oxford breeze obliginly blows the left trouser against the Street leg and reveals a fashionable half boot." Wealthy young men, especially Guards officers adopted, the style of the Edwardian era. At that point in history, the Edwardian era was then just over forty years previous and their grandparents, if not their parents, wore the style the first time around. Young Oxford undergraduates wearing elements of the neo-Edwardian style in the early 1950's. The original Edwardian revival was actually far more historically accurate in terms of replicating the original Edwardian era style than the later Teddy Boy style which was a fusion of British Edwardian and American Western styles. Although there had been youth groups with their own dress codes called 'Scuttlers' in 19th century Manchester and Liverpool, Teddy Boys were the first youth group in England to differentiate themselves as teenagers, helping create a youth market. The neo-Edwardian look worn by an off-duty Guards Officer creted by Saville row Tailors in 1948. "Originally, the Edwardian suit was introduced in 1950 by a group of Saville Row tailors who were attempting to initiate a new style. It was addressed, primarily, to the young aristocratic men about town. Essentially the dress consisted of a long narrow lapelled, waisted jacket, narrow trousers (but without being 'drainpipes'), ordinary toe-capped shoes, and a fancy waistcoat. Shirts were white with cut-away collars and ties were tied with a 'windsor' knot. Headwear, if worn, was a trilby hat. The essential changes from conventional dress were the cut of the jacket and the dandy waistcoat. Additionally, barbers began offering individual styling, and hair-length was generally longer than conventional short back and sides." The description above was obtained from the typeset of a picture of the 'authentic' Edwardian dress which was put out by the Tailor and Cutter and printed in the Daily Sketch, 14th November 1953, in order to dissociate the 'authentic' from the working class adoption of the style. TEDDY BOYS - the real thing- who visited "The Post" to demonstrate the authentic version of this youthful London craze. David Kelly (left) is in "Mississippi gambler style" Tony Griffith (middle) is true to the trend though in no particular style, and Ronald Bunting is in exact replica of Edwardian Fashion. The principal features are the long coats with fur trimmings (velvet) the drainpipe trousers short of the ankles, the "Slim Jim" ties, fancy waistcoats and gaudy socks. Dressy materials like barathea and gabardine are essential. Between them, they have 10 other similar costumes. The three youths, all 18 are native Londoners and of the opinion that Wellington's "Teddy Boys" are not really that because they don't dress as well. Wellington Evening Post (New Zeala
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The Fashion Culturist: Who Dressed The Beatles?: Pierre Cardin, Douglas Millings and the Collarless Suit of the 1960s Douglas Millings with his biggest fans, The Beatles. Below is a little snippet from a paper I just wrote for my History of 20th Century Fashion class. The paper is a comparison of the collarless suits created by Pierre Cardin and Douglas Millings, tailor for The Beatles. In my research I've often come across statements like "Pierre Cardin designed the iconic suits of The Beatles" and that "The Beatles made Pierre Cardin's suit fashionable in the 1960s" but I don't believe that Cardin deserves so much credit for this accomplishment. Although Millings is well known to Beatles fans, he is often only an afterthought when it comes to analysis of Beatles fashion. I've included a section which compares the historical context and designs of the two suits. They are very similar, but I think their differences allot enough distinctive qualities. Let me know what you think... SUIT COMPARISONS It is important to realize that the collarless suits of Pierre Cardin and those rendered by Douglas Millings are similar, but not identical. It is highly likely that Millings drew his inspiration from Cardin's initial design. However, careful research reveals that the Cylinder style and the suits worn by The Beatles are unique enough to distinguish themselves apart. Cardin's design of the 1960s are the epitome of simplicity. Part of the reason his designs were not favored by the fashion press initially was because they lacked the familiar features of menswear from that time – boxy, rigid jackets, stiff white shirts with angular collars, and broad trousers that were pressed so hard, they gave off the appearance of finely sharpened razor blades. [i] These suits of the 1940s and 1950s made young men look old, and old men look even older. This made for an even more apparent contrast between youth dress influenced by the edginess of Rock 'n Roll, and their fathers and grandfathers who still abided by a very formal style of dress. Cardin’s final product was a slim, sleek design which had never been seen before from a menswear couturier. Cardin's models buttoned all five jacket buttons to the neckline, displaying just a peek of their tucked-in shirt collars and straight-form ties. Autumn ensembles were made of corduroy, with one breast pocket and two hip pockets on the jacket, and the spring ensembles were made of cotton, without pockets. The sleeves were purposely cut short to reveal the cuffs of the shirts underneath, highlighting Cardin's penchant for cufflinks. [ii] The trousers were pressed, but hung loosely on the hips of the student models. Cardin's designs created a balance between the worlds of old and new. Still honoring the art of the tailored suit, he utilized his skills to soften the overall appearance of the male form. By removing bulky embellishments like lapels, tails, collars and cuffs, and tapering the trousers, Cardin created an outfit that literally “suited” a younger, hipper and burgeoning intellectual type of man. By using materials like corduroy and cotton, he also revoked the stereotype that men's clothing should be uncomfortable and stiff – Cardin, always looking to the future, knew that his suit was designed for a progressive generation. Cardin's "Cylinder Style" suit (left) and Millings' Beatle suit (right). Notice the differences in design and construction. Millings too could see this shift in the way the younger generation responded to fashion. Whether or not he studied Cardin's designs intently - or even followed the fashion press at all – is unknown, but he must have been somewhat in-touch with fashion enough to realize that his suits would truly set the standard for menswear of the time. An employee of Millings by the name of Tom Gilbey once remarked, “I think it’s fair to say that they [The Beatles] did steal that look fro Pierre Cardin. But their look did evolve from that.” Millings never (publicly) admitted to where his inspiration came from regarding his collarless suits. In an in
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onager | mammal | Britannica.com Onager kiang Onager (Equus onager), species of Asian wild ass that ranges from northwest Iran to Turkmenistan . The onager is pale-coloured and has a short erect mane and fairly large ears. It stands 1.5 metres (4.5 feet) at the shoulder and weighs about 250 kg (550 pounds). The onager was domesticated in ancient times but has been replaced by the domestic horse and donkey . It now is found in limited numbers and may be approaching extinction. The name onager is sometimes used for the Asian wild ass (Equus hemionus). Onager (Equus onager) and foal. Kenneth W. Fink/Bruce Coleman Inc. The Persian onager (Equus onager) lives in a lower semidesert or desert environment . It is now extremely rare and is unlikely to survive outside northeastern Iran and the Badkhyz Reserve in Turkmenistan. A small population lives in the semidesert salt plains of the Kavir Protected Region in Iran. The Indian wild ass is a closely related, probably identical, form that is sometimes distinguished as the race E. h. khur. A fairly small population occupies salt flats in the Rann of Kachchh in Gujarat state, a remnant of the thousands found there at the end of World War II . ass either of two species belonging to the horse family, Equidae, especially the African wild ass (Equus africanus) sometimes referred to as the true ass. The related Asiatic wild ass, sometimes called the Asian wild ass or the half-ass (E. hemionus), is usually known by the local names of its various... Turkmenistan country of Central Asia. It is the second largest state in Central Asia, after Kazakhstan, and the southernmost of the region’s five republics. The country is bordered by Kazakhstan on the northwest, Uzbekistan on the north and east, Afghanistan on the southeast, Iran on the south, and the... horse a hoofed, herbivorous mammal of the family Equidae. It comprises a single species, Equus caballus, whose numerous varieties are called breeds. Before the advent of mechanized vehicles, the horse was widely used as a draft animal, and riding on horseback was one of the chief means of transportation.... 2 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted References use in early agriculture (in origins of agriculture: Sumer ) External Links Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: April 24, 2009 URL: https://www.britannica.com/animal/onager-mammal Access Date: December 23, 2016 Share
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carnivore | mammal order | Britannica.com mammal order mustelid Carnivore, any member of the mammalian order Carnivora (literally, “flesh devourers” in Latin), comprising more than 270 species . In a more general sense, a carnivore is any animal (or plant; see carnivorous plant ) that eats other animals, as opposed to a herbivore , which eats plants. Although the species classified in this order are basically meat eaters, a substantial number of them, especially among bears and members of the raccoon family, also feed extensively on vegetation and are thus actually omnivorous. Adult snow leopards (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia) can grow to a length of about 2.1 … Russ Kinne/Comstock The order Carnivora includes 12 families, 9 of which live on land: Canidae ( dogs and related species), Felidae (cats), Ursidae ( bear s), Procyonidae ( raccoon s and related species), Mustelidae ( weasel s, badger s, otter s, and related species), Mephitidae ( skunk s and stink badgers), Herpestidae ( mongoose s), Viverridae ( civet s, genet s, and related species), and Hyaenidae ( hyena s). There are three aquatic families: Otariidae ( sea lion s and fur seal s), Phocidae (true, or earless, seal s), and Odobenidae (the walrus ). These aquatic families are referred to as pinniped s. Lions (Panthera leo) engaging in various activities such as hunting, … Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Importance of Carnivora Two carnivores are probably the animals most familiar to people: the domestic dog and cat , which are both derived from wild members of this order. On the other hand, various bears, felines, canines, and hyenas are among the few animals that occasionally attack humans. These large, dangerous carnivores are often the objects of hunters, who kill them for display as trophies. Most luxurious natural furs ( ermine , mink , sable , and otter, among others) come from members of Carnivora, as do many of the animals that attract the largest crowds at circuses and zoos. Producers of livestock worldwide are concerned about possible depredations upon their herds and flocks by this group of mammals. Alaskan Malamute. xenarthran Being meat eaters, carnivores are at the top of the food chain and form the highest trophic level within ecosystem s. As such, they are basic to maintaining the “balance of nature” within those systems. In areas of human settlement, this precarious balance has frequently been upset by the extermination of many carnivores formerly considered undesirable because of their predatory habits. Now, however, carnivores are recognized to be necessary elements in natural systems; they improve the stability of prey populations by keeping them within the carrying capacity of the food supply. As a result, the surviving animals are better fed and less subject to disease. Many of these predators dig dens and provide burrows in which other forms of wildlife can take refuge. Digging also results in the mixing of soils and the reduction of water runoff during rains. The carnivores best known for their burrow building are badgers and skunks, but bears, canines, and felines regularly engage in this behaviour as well. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis). Stephen J. Krasemann/Peter Arnold, Inc. Male lion (Panthera leo). R.I.M. Campbell/Bruce Coleman Ltd. Carnivore numbers are limited by food, larger predators, or disease. When human influence removes larger predators, many of the smaller carnivores become extremely abundant, creating an ideal environment for the spread of infection. The disease of most concern to humans is rabies , which is transmitted in saliva via bites. Rabies is most common in the red fox, striped skunk, and raccoon, but it also occurs in African hunting dog s and can infect practically all carnivores. Billions of dollars are spent annually throughout the world to manage and control the incidence of this disease. In some countries, abundance of vector species, especially red fox es, is controlled by culling or by dropping vaccine-laden bait from the air. In other countries, programs of “capture-vaccinate-release” are in place
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According to the company, the Arm and Hammer logo represents which Roman god, the god of fire and metalworking?
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Arm and Hammer | WordReference Forums Dictionary and thread title search: WordReference Forums spain spanish ¿Alguien sabe si en España hay algún producto similar a "Arm and Hammer"? Arm & Hammer is a registered trademark of Church and Dwight , an American manufacturer of household products. The logo of this brand is a muscular arm holding a hammer . Originally associated only with baking soda , beginning in the 1970s the company began to expand the brand to other products using baking soda as a deodorizing ingredient, including: toothpaste, laundry detergent, underarm deodorant, and cat litter. The Arm & Hammer brand is one of the longest-running and most recognized U.S. trademarks. The Arm & Hammer logo dates back to the 1860s. James A. Church ran a spice business known as Vulcan Spice Mills. According to the company, the Arm and Hammer logo represents Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking. Muchas gracias!!
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Cock Robin · 2017 Tour Dates and Concert Tickets | Thrillcall All the birds of the air fell a-sighing and a-sobbing, when they heard the bell toll for poor Cock Robin. The rhyme has been often reprinted with illustrations, as suitable reading material for small children. The rhyme also has an alternative ending, in which the sparrow who killed cock robin is hanged for his crime. Several early versions picture a stocky, strong-billed bullfinch tolling the bell, which may have been the original intention of the rhyme. Origin and meaning: Although the song was not recorded until the mid-eighteenth century, there is some evidence that it might be much older. The death of a robin by an arrow is depicted in a 15th-century stained glass window at Buckland Rectory, Gloucestershire, and the rhyme is similar to a story, Phyllyp Sparowe, written by John Skelton about 1508. The use of the rhyme 'owl' with 'shovel', could suggest that it was originally used in older middle English pronunciation. Versions of the story appear to exist in other countries, including Germany. A number of theories have been advanced to explain the meaning of the rhyme: Zeus is well known to classical scholars, but how familiar are the Celtic traditions associating this constellation with the god Lugh? According to Celtic calendar traditions, Lugh is the sun god who dies as the nights get longer after the summer solstice; a traditional feast in his honour was held on Lughnasahd or "Lammas" day on the first of August, a day marked in the old Celtic pictographic calendar with a bow-and-arrow shape. As Lugh was the primary god representing the red sun, his name in common parlance would have been "Coch Rhi Ben" anglicised to "Cock Robin" - a leftover from the belief that souls became birds after death. This idea is still sustained in the old folk song "Who Killed Cock Robin" in which the sparrow kills him with "my bow and arrow", the sparrow here representing Bran, the tanist incarnation or opposite of Lugh - the god of winter. (Via www.lablit.com/article/341), The rhyme records a mythological event, such as the death of the god Balder from Norse mythology, or the ritual sacrifice of a king figure, as proposed by early folklorists as in the 'Cutty Wren' theory of a 'pagan survival'., It is a parody of the death of King William II, who was killed by an arrow while hunting in the New Forest (Hampshire) in 1100, and who was known as William Rufus, meaning "red"., The rhyme is connected with the fall of Robert Walpole's government in 1742, since Robin is a diminutive form of Robert and the first printing is close to the time of the events mentioned., The rhyme is associated with Robin Hood., All of these theories are based on perceived similarities in the text to legendary or historical events, or on the similarities of names. Peter Opie pointed out that an existing rhyme could have been adapted to fit the circumstances of political events in the eighteenth century. The theme of Cock Robin's death as well as the poem's distinctive cadence have become archetypes, much used in literary fiction and other works of art, from poems, to murder mysteries, to cartoons. Notes: ^ I. Opie and P. Opie, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (Oxford University Press, 1951, 2nd edn., 1997), pp. 130-3., ^ 1, ^ M. C. Maloney, ed., English illustrated books for children: a descriptive companion to a selection from the Osborne Collection (Bodley Head, 1981), p. 31., ^ Lockwood, W. B. "The Marriage of the Robin and the Wren." Folklore 100.2 (1989): 237-239., ^ The gentry house that became the old rectory at Buckland has an impressive timbered hall that dates from the fifteenth century with two lights of contemporary stained glass in the west wall with the rebus of William Grafton and arms of Gloucester Abbey in one and the rising sun of Edward IV in the other light; birds in various attitudes hold scrolls "In Nomine Jesu"; none is reported transfixed by an arrow in Anthony Emery, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300-1500: Southern England, s.v. "Buckland Old Rectory, Gl
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"Sport - which cricket player has the nickname ""BOOM-BOOM""?"
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Biggest Six in Cricket History by Boom Boom Shahid Afridi | Web.PK Home - Sports - Biggest Six in Cricket History by Boom Boom Shahid Afridi Shahid Khan Afridi Biggest Six Biggest Six in Cricket History by Boom Boom Shahid Afridi tweet Shahid Khan Afridi keeps coming with surprises and thats why he is super star of cricket world, he has got many records to his name and this time he adds another to his name and that is biggest ever six in cricket history. Yes, it was 158 meters long, Afridi hit it against South Africa in 3rd ODI at Johannesburg on March 17, 2013 in which he made 88 runs of just 48 balls. In that innings Afridi hit 7 sixes. It really looked like rain sixes when Afridi was on the pitch. The moment it was hit Billy Bowden called for the new ball because he was sure that it wont come back. As everyone knows Afridi has a habbit of hiting sixes it seems that he play cricket just for hitting sixes and loves to swing his bat take the ball out of the stadium. Lets have a look at biggest top five sixes. Advertisements Shahid Khan Afridi Vs South africa lenght 158 metres long. Chris Gayle Vs South Africa 147 meter long. Shane Watson Vs Banglades 143 meters long. Shahid Khan Afridi Vs New Zealand 139 meters long. JP Duminy Vs Scotland 136 meters long. if we see Afridi hit 11 meters longer six than second ever biggest six and Afridi’s name can also be seen at number 4 for his 139 meters long six against New Zealand. Its always great watching Afridi setting up new records and making game of cricket more entertaining. Biggest Six in Cricket History by Shahid Afridi: Advertisements
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Viv Richards: A Look Back Love > Features > Sir Viv Richards Sir Vivian Richards: A look back Looking back with fondness at his early career, Sir Richards remembers as young man, being filled with confidence and pride for playing one’s country. Sir Vivian Richards, former West Indies Captain, discusses his start in cricket. His father, who played for Antigua and Barbuda, encouraged him, and his four brothers, in the sport. He recalls using his father’s bat and pads, even though oversized at the time, as his opportunity to fiddle around and start in the game of cricket. Looking back with fondness at his early career, Sir Richards remembers as young man, being filled with confidence and pride for playing one’s country. He recalls his first match with great clarity and a bit of disappointment. Richards made his Test match debut for the West Indian cricket team in 1974 against India in Bangalore. He made an unbeaten 192 in the second Test of the same series in New Delhi. The West Indies saw him as a strong opener and he kept his profile up in the early years of his promising career. Apart from his very exciting style of play, Richards is held in great public esteem for his personal principles in refusing a "blank-cheque" offer to play for a rebel West Indies squad in South Africa during the Apartheid era in 1983, and again in 1984. Richards was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century in 2000, by a 100-member panel of experts, along with Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs and Shane Warne. Sir Viv Richard: A Look at a Legend Sir Viv Richards relives his highest test score and being on 200 overnight. He answers the questions about pressure and expectations, stating it's a hard task to remain on top. Richards was a very powerful right-handed batsman with an extremely attacking style, besides being an excellent fielder, and a handy off-spin bowler. He is often regarded as the most devastating batsman that ever played the game by cricketers, journalists, fans and others alike, and played his entire career without a helmet, across the 17 years from 1974 till 1991. 1976 was perhaps Richards' finest year: he scored 1710 runs, at an astonishing average of 90.00, with seven centuries in 11 Tests. This achievement is all the more remarkable considering he missed the second Test at Lord's after contracting glandular fever; yet he returned to score his career-best 291 at the Oval later in the summer. This tally stood as the world record for most Test runs by a batsman in a single calendar year for 30 years until broken by Mohammad Yousuf of Pakistan on November 30, 2006. The ICC came out with their rankings for the best batsmen and bowlers in the history of the game for both the longer and shorter versions. The ratings for Test Cricket had Vivian Richards ranked at 5 after Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Len Hutton, Sir Jack Hobbs, and Peter May.
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Hip Joint - Anatomy Pictures and Information Hip Joint Home > Skeletal System > Bones of the Leg and Foot > Hip Joint Hip Joint The hip joint is one of the most important joints in the human body. It allows us to walk, run, and jump. It bears our body’s weight and the force of the strong muscles of the hip and leg. Yet the hip joint is also one of our most flexible joints and allows a greater range of motion than all other joints in the body except for the shoulder. The hip joint is a ball-and-socket synovial joint formed between the os coxa (hip bone) and the femur. A round, cup-shaped structure on the os coax, known as the acetabulum, forms the socket for the hip joint. The rounded head of the femur... Move up/down/left/right: Click compass arrows Rotate image: Click and drag in any direction, anywhere in the frame Identify objects: Click on them in the image 2D Interactive 3D Rotate & Zoom Change Anatomical System Full Hip Joint Description [Continued from above] . . . forms the ball of the joint. Hyaline cartilage lines both the acetabulum and the head of the femur, providing a smooth surface for the moving bones to glide past each other. Hyaline cartilage also acts as a flexible shock absorber to prevent the collision of the bones during movement. Between the layers of hyaline cartilage, synovial membranes secrete watery synovial fluid to lubricate the joint capsule. Surrounding the hip joint are many tough ligaments that prevent the dislocation of the joint. The strong muscles of the hip region also help to hold the hip joint together and prevent dislocation. Functionally, the hip joint enjoys a very high range of motion. The ball-and-socket structure of the joint allows the femur to circumduct freely through a 360-degree circle. The femur may also rotate around its axis about 90 degrees at the hip joint. Only the shoulder joint provides as high of a level of mobility as the hip joint. In addition to being flexible, each hip joint must be capable of supporting half of the body’s weight along with any other forces acting upon the body. During running and jumping, for example, the force of the body’s movements multiplies the force on the hip joint to many times the force exerted by the body’s weight. The hip joint must be able to accommodate these extreme forces repeatedly during intense physical activities. If a knee or hip joint breaks in an accident or wears out in old age, a surgeon can replace it with a ball-and-socket joint made from metal and plastic and engineered in such a way that it will duplicate the motions of a human joint. Hip replacement was once impossible because, although joints could easily be produced in a laboratory, the human body rejected the materials. Sometimes the pins that held the artificial joint to other bones worked loose and required further surgery. Some joints, especially the artificial knee, didn't work very well because they were designed like hinges that just opened one way. Later, when the designers realized the knee needed to rotate slightly, they produced a joint that would fulfill these movements as well. Medical pioneers finally overcame bodily rejection by making the joints out of non-irritating, man-made materials. Surgeons have now perfected hip and knee replacement surgeries so that recipients are relieved of pain and can walk at a smoother pace. Prepared by Tim Taylor, Anatomy and Physiology Instructor
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Gliding Joint - Pivot Joints Home > Skeletal System > Bones of the Leg and Foot > Types of Joints > Gliding Joint Gliding Joint A gliding joint, also known as a plane joint or planar joint, is a common type of synovial joint formed between bones that meet at flat or nearly flat articular surfaces. Gliding joints allow the bones to glide past one another in any direction along the plane of the joint – up and down, left and right, and diagonally. Slight rotations can also occur at these joints, but are limited by the shape of the bones and the elasticity of the joint capsule surrounding them.... Move up/down/left/right: Click compass arrows Rotate image: Click and drag in any direction, anywhere in the frame Identify objects: Click on them in the image 2D Interactive 3D Rotate & Zoom Change Anatomical System Change View Angle Full Gliding Joint Description [Continued from above] . . . Unlike most synovial joints, the angle formed between the bones at a gliding joint does not change significantly – just their position relative to one another. The basic structure of synovial joints provides flexibility to gliding joints while limiting their movements in order to prevent injury. Synovial membrane lining the joint capsule produces oily synovial fluid to lubricate the joint and reduce friction. The fibrous joint capsule and its associated ligaments hold the bones together, limiting the extent to which they can glide and preventing dislocation. Articular cartilage between the bones provides a smooth, rubbery surface that both aids in the gliding motion and acts as a shock absorber during impacts to the bones. Many gliding joints are formed in the appendicular skeleton between the carpal bones of the wrist; between the carpals and the metacarpals of the palm; between the tarsal bones of the ankle; and between the tarsals and the metatarsals of the foot. These small bones form many flattened facets between one another to provide exceptional flexibility to the hands and feet. The acromioclavicular (AC) joint of the shoulder is another gliding joint that greatly increases the flexibility of the shoulder and provides a pivot point for the shoulders to be elevated or depressed around. Gliding joints are also formed in the axial skeleton throughout the neck and trunk to improve the flexibility of these regions. Two sets of gliding joints in the thoracic region – one set between the sternum (breast bone) and ribs at the sternocostal joints, and the other between the vertebrae and ribs at the vertebrocostal joints – permit the ribs to elevate and depress slightly and change the volume of the thoracic cavity. These slight rib movements are necessary to perform the vital process of breathing. Another set of gliding joints is found between the facets of the twenty-six vertebrae at the intervertebral joints. These gliding joints allow for the flexion, extension, lateral flexion, and rotation of the trunk while maintaining the strength of the vertebral column that supports the body’s weight and protects the spinal cord. Prepared by Tim Taylor, Anatomy and Physiology Instructor
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The UK's National Tramway Museum - Review of Crich Tramway Village, Matlock, England - TripAdvisor “The UK's National Tramway Museum” Reviewed July 28, 2010 Crich Tramway Village is also known as the National Tramway Museum - somehow I find the latter title more appropriate, although the "village" consists of a street of superbly renovated buildings relocated to Crich. It is, first and foremost, a working tramway museum (rather than Beamish or the Black Country Museum). Even for those who are not interested in trams, there is still quite a lot to see, although the tearooms can get quite busy (as other have also commented). Crich Tramway Village gives an excellent insight into urban life (with trams) as was common in many British cities up to the late 1950s. Given that tramways have made something of a comeback (such as the Manchester Metrolink) this museum will probably also appeal to children who enjoy travelling on modern trams. The nearest railway station is Whatstandwell on the Derby to Matlock line, followed by a long and steep uphill walk. A car, taxi or bus from Matlock may be a better option. Helpful? “A nice day out but a little disappointing compared with similar places” Reviewed June 19, 2010 Crich is a nice day out but you don't need more than 4 hours to see everything as it's pretty small. That includes a well laid out woodland walk. We went today as part of a small group. Only 2 trams were running at 20 minute intervals so there was a lot of waiting. One of them was quite small and was full. The pub and ice cream shop were both closed and there was a big queue at Rita's tea rooms so we went back later. The paninis we had were nice but pricey. The chips were great and a large portion was too big for two of us. There's an old printer's shop and an old fashioned sweet shop and a lot of old posters. The exhibition of trams is interesting. The bookshop has a huge supply of books about trams, trolley buses and other transport. The tram ride is short but enjoyable especially for people who haven't seen or been on trams before. We enjoyed the day out but it doesn't compare with Beamish or the Black Country museum. Helpful? “A great bit of history in beautiful surroundings.” Reviewed June 19, 2010 This was a great afternoon out for my husband and I. A great experience to ride on trams again and loved using the old pre-decimal money to buy the tram tickets. Learning about the history of Tramways was fascinating and reading about the amazing work done by the volunteers to get this project to where it is now. As the day was mid week in early June it was quiet enough to spend time really taking everything in without too many other visitors. We had great weather and this was important as this is very much an outdoor visit - although you can spend time looking around the tramcars housed in the Tram shed - these are well worth viewing. Youngsters will love the rides and there is a lovely woodland trail with plenty of sculptures, views and pathways to explore. On the day of our visit the cafe, gift shop and old fashioned sweet shop were open. There is a rebuilt traditional pub that actually opens at week-ends etc. There are plenty of places for picnics and you don't have to carry them around with you as it's never too far to pop back to the car to pick them up and return bags. Toilets clean and plentiful around the site. Your ticket allows you to return again within a twelve month period and having spent time here on a non event day would love to go back when it it a special event such as an Edwardian, 40's or 50's - these look like really fun events. We thought it was well worth the entrance fee as so much of the work done here is done by volunteers and the money is being used to keep this wonderful piece of history alive. Helpful? “Pleasant time travel” Reviewed April 4, 2010 This was our second trip in the last 12 months. Having the 'free return' ticket allows for multiple visits within a 12 month period, and certainly provides greater value. Take a look at the website for the main details, and look at the 'Events' secti
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The Roaches, Hen Cloud and Ramshaw Rocks, staffordshire gritstone crags The Roaches, Hen Cloud and Ramshaw Rocks, staffordshire gritstone crags The Roaches, Hen Cloud and Ramshaw Rocks, are Staffordshire gritstone crags not far from the town of Leek. Nearby Villages The Roaches Upper Tier The Roaches, with Hen Cloud and Ramshaw Rocks, form a gritstone escarpment which marks the south-western edge of the Peak. Best viewed from the approach along the Leek road, they stand as a line of silent sentinels guarding the entrance to the Peak District, worn into fantastic shapes by the elements. The Roaches Lower Tier The area is one of rock and heather which once belonged to the Swythamley Estate. Following the break up of this estate, the area including the Roaches and Hen Cloud (an area of 975 acres) was purchased in 1980 by the Peak District National Park Authority in order to protect this unique area and guarantee access for the public. Hen Cloud is an impressive, solitary edge which rises steeply from the ground below. The Roaches themselves have a gentler approach and actually consist of two edges, a Lower and Upper tier, with a set of rock-steps connecting them. Built into the rocks of the Lower Tier is Rock Cottage, a tiny primitive cottage which was once the gamekeeper's residence and has now been converted into a climbing hut. Below and to the west of the main edge is a line of small subsidiary edges known as the Five Clouds. Ramshaw Rocks The area was once famous for its wallabies. These were released in World War II from a private zoo at Swythamley and managed to breed and survive until the late 1990s, when the last survivors seem to have disappeared. The whole area is a favourite place with walkers and rock-climbers, and the edges provide some of the best gritstone climbing in the country, with famous classic routes such as Valkyrie, the Sloth and The Swan. In some ways the area has become a victim of its own popularity for the area is very busy at weekends. Share:
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In the Bible who is the father of John the Baptist?
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Zechariah - father of John the Baptist Site map Zechariah There are three prominent people in the Bible named Zechariah (or Zacharias), and their profiles are shown below: • Zechariah, King of Israel Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist The father of John the Baptist, and husband of Elizabeth. He was a priest belonging to the order of Abijah. While he was offering incense in the Temple, the angel Gabriel appeared to him, and told him that his wife Elizabeth who had been barren for many years would give birth to a son, and the son's name would be John. Zechariah, who was an old man, did not believe the angel, and because of his disbelief, was struck dumb unable to speak, until the prophecy was fulfilled. When the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, she did bear a son. On the eighth day when the child was circumcised, they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father, but Elizabeth said "No, he is going to be called John." This surprised everybody because none of their relatives had this name. They then asked Zechariah, who was still mute, what name he wanted to give his son. He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." Immediately Zechariah's mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to speak, praising God. (Luke 1:5-79). Zechariah, the prophet Zechariah was a prophet from 520 BC to 518 BC in Jerusalem, about 2500 years ago. During that era, many Jews were returning from the Babylonian Captivity to rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple, which had been destroyed by the Babylonians. Zechariah, the son of Iddo, was instrumental in inspiring his fellow Jews to rebuild the Temple (see Ezra 6:14). Zechariah began prophesying during the same year as the prophet Haggai, in about 520 BC. Zechariah's prophecies came from visions that showed God's power, God's judgment of sin, the importance of spiritual strength, and the promise of things to come, including the promise of the Messiah. Zechariah's prophecies often looked far into the future, a future in which the Jews would again be exiled from their homeland and scattered throughout the world. His prophecies said that Jews would be persecuted worldwide, that Jerusalem would become a battleground of nations, and that Jerusalem would become the religious center of the world. Today, we can see with our own eyes that Zechariah's prophecies accurately described the worldwide dispersion of Jews that has taken place during the past 1900 years, as well as the fact that Jerusalem has become a focal point of the international community (the United States and Europe, and the United Nations) and a religious focal point among Jews, Christians and Moslems. Zechariah, means "Yah has remembered". His book is the 11th book of the twelve minor prophets. Zechariah, King of Israel Zechariah became the 14th King of Israel. He was the son of King Jeroboam II and he reigned for only 6 months around 746 BC. He was assassinated by Shallum, who then became king. Zechariah is described as an evil king in 2 Kings 15:9. He was the fourth and final king to be descended from Jehu. This fulfilled God's prophecy to Jehu of allowing Jehu's son, grandson, and great-grandson to reign as kings of Israel for destroying the dynasty of the evil King Ahab (2 Kings 10:30). Zechariah's story is found in 2 Kings 14:29 and in 2 Kings 15:8-12. Next person in the Bible: Zechariah
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Who Were the 12 Apostles Chosen By Jesus Christ 2. Andrew The Apostle Andrew abandoned John the Baptist to become the first follower of Jesus of Nazareth, but John didn't mind. He knew his mission was to point people to the Messiah. Like many of us, Andrew lived in the shadow of his more famous sibling, Simon Peter. Andrew led Peter to Christ, then stepped into the background as his boisterous brother became a leader among the apostles and in the early church . The Gospels don't tell us a great deal about Andrew, but we can read between the lines and find a person who thirsted for truth and found it in the living water of Jesus Christ. Discover how a simple fisherman dropped his nets on the shore and went on to become a remarkable fisher of men. More » The Apostle James by Rembrandt, 1661. Photo: Public Domain 3. James James the son of Zebedee, often called James the Greater to distinguish him from the other apostle named James, was a member of Jesus Christ's inner circle, which included his brother, the Apostle John , and Peter. Not only did James and John earn a special nickname from the Lord—"sons of thunder"—they were privileged to be at the front and center of three supernatural events in the life of Christ. In addition to these honors, James was the first of the twelve to be martyred for his faith in A.D. 44. More » 'Vision of St John the Evangelist', 1937. Photo: Print Collector/Getty Images 4. John The Apostle John, brother to James, was nicknamed by Jesus one of the "sons of thunder," but he liked to call himself "the disciple whom Jesus loved." With his fiery temperament and special devotion to the Savior, he gained a favored place in Christ's inner circle. John's enormous impact on the early Christian church and his larger-than-life personality, make him a fascinating character study. His writings reveal contrasting traits. For instance, on the first Easter morning, with his typical zeal and enthusiasm, John raced Peter to the tomb after Mary Magdalene reported that it was now empty. Although John won the race and bragged about this achievement in his Gospel (John 20:1-9), he humbly allowed Peter to enter the tomb first. According to tradition, John outlived all of the disciples, dying of old age in Ephesus, where he preached a gospel of love and taught against heresy . More » Engraving of the Apostle Philip. Photo: Getty Images 5. Philip Philip was one of the first followers of Jesus Christ , and he wasted no time calling others , like Nathanael, to do the same. Although little is known about him after the ascension of Christ, Bible historians believe Philip preached the gospel in Phrygia, in Asia Minor, and died a martyr there at Hierapolis. Learn how Philip’s search for the truth led him directly to the promised Messiah. More » Engraving of the Apostle Nathanael. Photo: Getty Images 6. Nathanael or Bartholomew Nathanael, believed to be the disciple Bartholomew, experienced a jarring first encounter with Jesus. When the Apostle Philip called him to come and meet the Messiah, Nathanael was skeptical, but he followed along anyway. As Philip introduced him to Jesus, the Lord declared, "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is nothing false." Immediately Nathanael wanted to know, "How do you know me?" Jesus got his attention when he answered, "I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you." Well, that stopped Nathanael in his tracks. Shocked and surprised he declared, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God ; you are the King of Israel." Nathanael garnered only a few lines in the Gospels, nevertheless, in that instant he became a loyal follower of Jesus Christ. More » Jesus calling Matthew, a taxman, to follow him and become a disciple. Photo: Getty Images 7. Matthew Levi, who became the Apostle Matthew, was a customs official in Capernaum who taxed imports and exports based on his own judgment. The Jews hated him because he worked for Rome and betrayed his countrymen. But when Matthew the dishonest tax collector heard two words from Jesus, "Follow me," he left everything and obeyed.
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Redfoo Biography, Redfoo Music, Redfoo News, Redfoo Photos and more - KeepVid Music Artist NEWS Redfoo may be best known as one half of the duo LMFAO, but his music career started long before he began party-rocking with nephew Sky Blu. Born in Los Angeles, Stefan Kendal Gordy -- the youngest son of Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr. -- started his career by working with rappers in the L.A. area in the late '90s, including the Black Eyed Peas. He featured on the appropriately titled "Duet" from BEP's debut album, which would prove fortuitous almost half a decade later. In 2006, after forming LMFAO, Redfoo and Sky Blu were introduced to Jimmy Iovine at Interscope Records by head Pea will.i.am and were immediately signed. Their debut album, Party Rock, was released in 2009, and a year later they were featured on David Guetta's remix of "Gettin' Over You" with another Black Eyed Pea, Fergie. Buoyed by their growing popularity, they released their second album, Sorry for Party Rocking, which spawned a string of hit songs and high-profile tour slots. They even performed at the Super Bowl with Madonna. In 2012, the duo announced their hiatus and Redfoo released his first solo single, "Bring Out the Bottles." He joined the judge's table on the Australian X Factor series and went on to release a steady string of singles, including the Australian hit "Let's Get Ridiculous." The high-energy big-beat electro-pop songs continued to roll out through 2015, when he announced his first proper solo LP, Party Rock Mansion. Released in early 2016, Party Rock Mansion included first single "Lights Out," a guest feature from Stevie Wonder on "Where the Sun Goes," and "Juicy Wiggle," which was included on the soundtrack to the Alvin & the Chipmunks movie Road Chip. Stefan Kendal Gordy (born September 3, 1975), better known by his stage name Redfoo, is an American hip hop recording artist, dancer, record producer and DJ best known as part of the musical duo LMFAO. He formed the duo with his nephew Sky Blu in 2006 and they released two studio albums before going solo in 2013. He is the youngest son of Motown Record Corporation founder Berry Gordy, Jr.
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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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St. Helena Posted Dec 5th, 2006 at 6:40am A tall man with an aquiline nose, Nicholas Thorpe takes huge strides in his sandaled feet as I follow him out of the mists that engulf the Blue Hill area, down a narrow road that winds through emerald fields of flax. Our destination is a holiday picnic to the south of us. The three Thorpe children scamper barefoot down the steep hillside. One wrong move could bring disaster, but you get the feeling that nothing bad could ever happen on St. Helena. Here on one of the remotest islands on earth, well below the equator in the South Atlantic, there is an air of peace about the place. There are no snakes, people don't lock their doors at night, and life is good. Other than the fact that Napoleon died in exile here, what I knew about St. Helena before I arrived was as vague as a cheap world map, many of which don't even bother to include the tiny island. The nearest landmass is Africa (1,200 miles away), but St. Helena's closest neighbors in spirit are the other islands of the South Atlantic: Ascension to the north, Tristan da Cunha to the southwest and, far to the west, the Falklands. They form a kind of quartet, a small circle of competitive friends bound together by isolation - not to mention an almost slavish obedience to Britain. As we walk, I discover that Nicholas, on whose farm I've rented a cottage for a week, is a mine of information about St. Helena's history. He is, after all, half St. Helenian or, as the islanders are more popularly called, a Saint. Nicholas's great-great-grandfather came to this island from Britain in about 1840, maybe as a soldier (Nicholas is not sure), married a local woman, and then made this his home. The first people to see this place, however, didn't choose to stay. Talking over his shoulder as we walk, Nicholas says St. Helena has been a maritime pit stop since 1502, when Portuguese explorer Jo¿o da Nova Castella discovered it and named it after a feast day. After that the Portuguese kept the island's location secret for almost nine decades. In 1659 the East India Company established the island's first settlement as a provisioning base for its trading fleet, and it wasn't until 1834 that St. Helena came under the direct government of the British Crown. When Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena in 1815, thousands of British troops were sent to guard him until his death in 1821. And St. Helena has remained a piece of Albion ever since. "For most people here," Nicholas points out, "the island could really be in the English Channel." This day, a Monday, the island has two reasons to celebrate. First, the only transport connecting islanders with the outside world, the RMS St. Helena, has arrived, carrying a dozen or so visitors like myself, as well as other Saints coming home after months or years abroad. Second, it's a bank holiday - a British tradition the island follows religiously, even though it's not a religious holiday, and though the island doesn't have a single bank of its own. We stop for a moment at Old Luffkins. What used to be a cottage is now just a pile of stones with a nickname. It's perched all alone on the hillside, weeds growing through the dilapidated walls. The only sign of life is a cow grazing in the remains of an English garden. Below us stretches a valley and then the Atlantic. Both Old Luffkins and Whites, the old homestead we're heading to, were owned by a woman who left the island 40 years earlier to look for work elsewhere. The houses were left intact - lock, stock, and lacework - but no one else ever moved in. Throughout the last century Saints have had a knack for emigrating, Nicholas tells me, driven away by the high price of land and the scarcity of work, as well as the remoteness. His grandfather was one of ten children (and had ten children of his own), but of all Nicholas's relatives, only his mother, a brother, and a few cousins still live on the island. "Dare no place loik Sint Helena," is a comment, uttered in the curious Saint accent, that I heard countless times during the voyage to the island. But Saints often love
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General Revision Flashcards - Course Hero What Olympic event will take place in Hyde Park? Modern Pentathalon Who has designed the London Aquatics centre? Zahia Hadid Where does the Boat Race start? Putney Bridge The Oval is home to which Country Cricket Club? Surrey Which underground station is closest to Chelsea Football Club? Fulham Broadway Where is Europe's longest champagne bar? St Pancras Station Who is the Governor of the Bank of England? Mervyn King Which restaurant known for its roast beef, opened as chess club in 1828 and has chess motifs decorating its entrance? Simpsons on the Strand Which bus route still uses Routemasters? 9, 15 Which body own and maintains Tower, London, Southwark, Blackfriars and the Millennium Bridge? Bridge House Trust Which city church displays a piece of wood from the wharves of Londinium in its porch? St Magnus the Martyr Who was married in St Giles Cripplegate in 1620? Oliver Cromwell What is the symbol of the Middle Temple? The Agnus Dei - Lamb with halo and staff Who opened the Royal Courts of Justice and when? Queen Vic 1882 At the beginning of which century was Prince Henry's Room built? 17th Where can you see an effigy of William Marshall, the first Earl of Pembroke? Temple Church Which major US investment bank has its European HQ on Fleet Street? Goldman Sachs Who makes a speech reviewing the country's international position at the Lord Mayor's banquet? Chancellor of the Exchequer Which fashionable restaurant is in West Street opposite St Martin's Theatre where the Mousetrap is playing? The Ivy Where is the FSA located? Canary Wharf Where does the Thames cease to be tidal? Teddington Which large black fish-eating birds can be frequently seen in and near the Thames? Cormorants How old is Cleopatra's Needle? 3450 years old For whose Coronation did Handel compose 4 anthems? George II Name one item used at the Coronation kept at Westminster Abbey? The Coronation Chair What is the name of Princes Charles' London residence? Clarence House Where is Princess Beatrice studying history? Goldsmiths College, University of London In which months does the guard change take place every day? April to July Which regiment of guards wear bearskins with white plumes on the left side? Grenedier which war memorial at Hyde Park Corner lists the birthplaces of soldiers its commemorates? Australian Where is the HQ of the Commonwealth Secretariat? Marlborough House Name the sculpture and artist on the fourth plinth? Yinka Shonibari Trafalgar in a bottle Who made a radio broadcast to the French from London on 18th July 1940? Charles de Gaulle Which artist produced the statue of Charles I in Trafalgar Square? Herbert le Seuer Where can you find the only known Saxon arch in London? All Hallows by the Tower Which London market building featured in the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? Leadenhall Which recent film starring Robert Downey Jnr featured a partially completed Tower Bridge? Sherlock Holmes Where was Bridget Jones' flat in the film Bridget Jones Diary? Borough Market Who is the artistic director of the Old Vic? Kevin Spacey Name London's oldest theatre which is still standing? Drury Lane Which famous 1904 play was performed during the summer of 2009 in Kensington Palace Gardens where the writer was originally inspired to write it? Peter Pan Earth has not anything to show more fair Westminster Bridge Where did Dr Johnson compile A Dictionary of the English Language? Gough Square What is the difference between the ENO and the Royal Opera House in their use of languages for performance? ENO English/ROH Original Language Where is the home of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra? Cadogan Hall Which West End street is known for the sale of guitars? Denmark Street Name one place in London where you could find a Vivienne Westwood shop? Conduit Street Where is there a Blue Plaque to Beau Brummell? Chesterfield Street Which members of the Royal Family are able to grant a supplier a royal warrant? Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles Where is the a statue of Florence Nightingale? Waterloo Place
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Popular Fill Blank Quizzes & Stories See if you remember the lyrics in the Broadway musical Hamilton. Fill In The Blanks - Ariana Grande - Every look, every touch, makes me wanna give you my ___, I'd be crushing on you, baby stay the way you are - Don't need permission, made my decision, to test my ____, Cuz its my _____, god as my witness, to test my limits. - Midnight, shadows, when finding ___ is a ____, but daylight is so close. - So baby come ____ me up, and maybe I'll let you on it. 13 more questions Just For Fun Celebrities & Fame Can You Ace This Quiz? Panic! at the disco (hardest version) - Fill in the blank of the song title- ___ Calender - Name the song- Accidents. Let the evening in the back-door, Filled the room ceiling to the floor. - Name the song- 'Hey mister' the bellman says 'I can only recall and spend some time I said' So he replies 'Then how do you mana - Fill in the blank- In December, ____ Though I had the thoughts, no one ever heard them right Fought resistance nearly my entire life Then I awoke, 6 more questions Panic! at the disco (hardest version) Music This quiz consist of guessing the song that the lyrics that are shown are to, and filling in the blanks of lyrics in song titles and lyrics. It also has many old songs by Panic! so that's a reason why this quiz should be hard. The ULTIMATE Hetalia Quiz - True or False: Over the years, Hetalia has been seen in the forms of a manga, a webcomic, drama CDs, an anime, a movie, two musicals, and a video game - True or False: Hetalia Day is on October 24 which corresponds with Untied Nations Day. - True or False: Volume 1 of Hetalia did not top The New York Times manga bestseller list, however, volume 2 did. - True or False: Hetalia won the 2003 NEO Award for "Best Manga" in a public vote. 46 more questions The ULTIMATE Hetalia Quiz Just For Fun Anime & Manga This quiz will test even the most senior Hetalian's knowledge. There are fifty questions: ten true/false, ten quotes, ten pictures, and ten multiple choice, and ten fill in the blank questions. Fill in The Blank - Wakin' up, I don't feel _____. How fucked up are we inside? Breaking up in your empty eyes Where's the truth to all the lies? - Watch you cry, you felt me die. These tears could fill up an empty tide. Looking for a ______ goodbye. - If I could do it again, would it be _____ ? Or am I living a sin just being by your side? - Love isn't good enough. And the _____ in the sea. They slip away just like me. 3 more questions A Song From Hollywood Undead How well do you know anime english covers? - Fill in the blank to the lyrics on the screen Let's start with something simple, sever all the pain, from memories plagued - And all along the way, you struggle and ____ You're going mad. - I admit it, with my _____ shivering in fear. - Though I ask, you just laugh, ___________. Smiling at me, oh so perfectly, oh. 4 more questions How well do you know anime english covers? Music Anime & Manga Lyrics for English covers of anime theme songs. Read the lyrics and fill in the blank and you'll be winning in no time. How Good Do You Know 1D Songs? - Alright let's begin with an easy one! You're ______, don't know what for, you're turning heads when you walk through the _____ - Holding on your hand, _____ in the dark, cause I was the only one who love you from the ______. - ____________ is on replay she's on replay, DJ got the floor to ____. - And we danced all night to the ____ song ever, we knew every ___, now I cant remember. 2 more questions How Good Do You Know 1D Songs? Music Just For Fun FILL IN THE BLANKS EVERYBODY! Let's see how well you know one direction songs ;) hope you pass BABY! p.s: if you got a bad result don't blame me or kill me it's just a quiz enjoy xx This Is Gospel Lyric Quiz - This is gospel for the fallen ones locked away in _________________. - Assembling their philosophies from pieces of __________________. - Their gnashing teeth and __________ tounge conspire against ________ but they haven't seen the best of us yet. - If
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Music history Final 08/09 Flashcards The collective changing of a song Term The appalachian music tradition gets most of its Celtic music tradition from what countries? Definition Scotland, Ireland, England, Wales, and the Hebrides Term What artist was called "America's tuning fork" by poet Carl Sandburg; stayed on the forefront of music and politics through the 1960s ; was blacklisted by the McCarthy era's HUAC Committee; and wrote 60s civil rights and folk anthems We Shall Overcome, If I Had A Hammer and Turn, Turn, Turn? Definition Peter Seeger Term What East Coast folk artist openly opposed the Vietnam War by organizing hte Institute of for the study of Non-Violence, and also made the song We Shall Overcome, co-written by Pete Seeger, the 1960s antiwar anthem? Definition Joan Baez Term Bob Dylan traveled from his Minnesota home to New York City, allowing him to see what dying folk artist, who was also his most important single influence? Definition Woody Guthrie Term The majority of music on the air during the early days of radio came from what source? Definition Local talent performing live Term Hillbilly music's first multi-million seller, The Prisoner's Song, was recorded on many record labels by the same artist. What was his name used on his first recording with Victor? Definition Vernon Dalhart Term Which artist became the first Western Movie Star by batlling the Phantom Empire from his horse and singing songs like That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine in the 1930s science fiction movie series? He later went on to star in over 80 films and started producing the first ever made for TV series. Definition Gene Autry Term What artist combined country and rhythm and blues to create the first rock and roll million selling hit? Definition Bill Haley and the Comets Term Besides Don Law, what 2 Nashville producers created the "Nashville Sound"? Definition Owen Bradley and Chet Atkins Term Where did Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson go in the early 1970s when they left Nashville to start a fresh country sound? Definition Austin, Tx Term What country movement/style is associated with the early 1980s that blends disco-ized country songs and electronic rodeos? Definition In regards to entertainment, the term Broadway is synonymous with: Definition American Musical Theater Term Before radio and television shows, what was considered by the music business to be the most important quality for a song's success Definition Good Songwriting Term What turn of the century piano style was first popularized by Scott Joplin and used in minstretl shows, becoming crucial in the development of early jazz? Definition Ragtime Term British team Gilbert and Sullivan were immensely popular in What category of entertainment does their work fall? Definition Operettas Term What type of staged variety show of the late 1800s early 1900s contained a lineup of 10 acts by a group of musicians, acrobats, family acts, comedians, jugglers, magicians and trained animals? Definition Vaudevilles Term What underclass groups were the predominant creative sources fro the first major trends in American pop music? Definition Jews and African Americans Term George Gershwin became famous for his upbeat, witty shows and film scores, but is best remembered for his opera masterpiece of 1935 called: Definition Porgy and Bess Term Which songwriter was on the staff at Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, MGM, and Paramount Studios from 1933 through 1961, and is the most successful songwriter in the history of motion pictures? Definition Harry Warren Term When did the record companies begin to use electricity to cut grooves instead of the acoustic power inherent in sound. Definition 1925 Term What instrument designer cited the Theremin as the major influence for his own most popular product? Definition Robert Moog Term 1. The term “blues” and the music it describes was first notated by a university in what century? Definition . 20th Term 2. The first sales of blues music on records opened an entirely new market of black music for black consumers. What was this market called by the r
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Top 10 Operas That Make Me Proud to Be an American | The Huffington Post Top 10 Operas That Make Me Proud to Be an American 07/03/2013 04:39 pm ET | Updated Sep 02, 2013 170 Justin Moss Opera Lecturer and Expert AP Opera, which of course originated in Italy, caught on from country to country in its own time and in its own way. French, German, and Italian opera are all different in many ways and these differences reflect the national trends and tastes of their countries. American opera has struggled against its European roots to find a style of its own. Originally brought to America through tours presenting traditional European operas, to the vaudeville interpretation, and the simultaneous development of jazz, blues, and musical theater, opera in America has searched for its own identity. As we celebrate the Fourth of July, here is a brief celebration of operas that make me proud to be an American. 1. Treemonisha Scott Joplin, the extremely popular African-American composer of ragtime, wrote an opera reflecting the experience of black America. The style of his composition reflects other genres developing in the United states such as syncopated dance, barbershop quarter, gospel hymns and, of course, ragtime. In a 1986 production by Houston Grand Opera, here's the opera's final scene. 2. Showboat This might spark debate because this piece walks the thin line between musical theater, operetta, and opera. There is no mistaking the overtly operatic nature of the vocal writing by Jerome Kern. Yes, it contains dialogue but musically speaking it is a great example of American musical trends. Look to the famous recording featuring Jerry Hadley and Frederica von Stade as an example. And what bass hasn't broken out "Ol' Man River" from time to time? Here's Paul Robeson performing this classic tune. 3. Porgy and Bess Again, this particular work sparks controversy over how it should be classified but Gershwin really hit the mark with a brilliant combination of classical training, fused with jazz, blue, gospel, and a story that reflects life on Catfish Row. Again, there is spoken dialogue, but it is the author's belief that "Summertime" and "My Man's Gone Now" are two of the most beautiful and challenging arias in the soprano repertoire. Listen to the iconic Leontyne Price as she sings "Summertime." 4. The Tender Land Aaron Copland and his contemporaries set out to find a truly unique style of American classical composition. While some of his other works such as his ballet Rodeo and instrumental suite Appalachian Spring are his greatest achievements, this sweet opera about rural America and the dreams of youth, simply sounds like a piece of the heartland. "Laurie's Song" is so simple yet speaks volumes about this composer's commitment to finding Americana through music. Although the photo in this video has nothing to do with the musical performance, here's a wonderful rendition of "Laurie's Song" by Dawn Upshaw. 5. The Ballad of Baby Doe The story of life in a Colorado mining town reflects the best of the west and captures the intriguing story of a period in American history. Douglas Moore truly reflects life in the Colorado Rockies through is clever use of large ensembles and the stunning melodies created for his leading lady. Here's a perfect example: Beverly Sills singing "Dearest Mama." 6. Vanessa Samuel Barber's tale, while set in "a northern country," possesses music of such great originality and beauty that it earns its spot on the list in spite of the origin of its story. In Barber you can hear such refinement of harmonic color, his music is almost cinematic in nature. He also blatantly uses jazz/blues influence to create his melodies. "Music the Winter Come So Soon?" has such a wonderfully bluesy quality to it. Ella could have sung it in a club. In a production by L'Opera de Monte Carlo, here's Dame Kiri Te Kanawa in the opera's first act. 7. Susannah Carlisle Floyd's homage to life in Appalachia draws directly on the folk songs of the region giving us a distinct flavor of life along the Appalachian Trail. "The Trees on the
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Greatest Films of 1940 The Bank Dick (1940) , 73 minutes, D: Eddie Cline A great classic W. C. Fields comedy, with wonderful sight gags and one-liners. Fields (in his last major film role) credited himself as screenwriter Mahatma Kane Jeeves (similar to "My hat, my cane, Jeeves!"). A drunken, unemployed no-account, henpecked husband in Lompoc, California (pronounced Lompoke) - Egbert Souse (W. C. Fields) (pronounced "Soo-zay") - inadvertently foiled a bank robbery in town, and was rewarded for his accidental heroism with an in-bank position as a guard (or "dick"-detective) by grateful bank president Mr. Skinner (Pierre Watkin). Egbert's most frequent visits were to the Black Pussy Cat Cafe for stiff drinks. Egbert was conned by J. Frothingham Waterbury (Russell Hicks) to fund a flimsy mining operation, Beefsteak Mines. He convinced bank clerk Og Oggilby (Grady Sutton) - his future son-in-law, the dim-witted fiancee of his daughter Myrtle (Una Merkel), to embezzle $500. And then he had to avoid having auditing bank examiner J. Pinkerton Snoopington (Franklin Pangborn) discover his crime by slipping him a drink. Hilarious, bumbling antics ensue, concluding with another bank robbery and a classic car chase sequence, with Egbert taken as hostage. Dance, Girl, Dance (1940), 90 minutes, D: Dorothy Arzner An early feminist-minded film, and a critical and commercial box-office failure, from pioneering butch-lesbian Dorothy Arzner (and regarded as her best) - one of the few female Hollywood directors at the time, and featuring one of Lucille Ball's better film roles. Not to be confused with the 1933 film of the same name. This backstage musical was taglined: "Heartbreak Behind Gayety of a Girly-Girl Show!" and pitted the two dichotomous female leads against each other - a good girl vs. bad girl representing two opposite styles of dance (burlesque and ballet). Aspiring 'serious' but poor ballerina Judy O'Brien (young Maureen O’Hara in her third Hollywood film), an Irish redhead, and her outrageous, gold-digging, ambitious friend Bubbles (Lucille Ball) were introduced as two chorus girls stranded in Akron, Ohio before they traveled separately back to New York City to find work. Bubbles (renamed "Tiger" Lily White) became a cheap burlesque stripper in a live show, while Judy struggled in dance school with her Russian dance teacher/mentor Madame Lydia Basilova (Maria Ouspenskaya). With a cruel and cutthroat gesture, Bubbles hired the desperate Judy to dance ballet immediately after her own act, knowledgeable that "stooge" Judy would be greeted with hostile jeers, boos, and laughter from the voyeuristic dirty-old-man audience, and would - of course - demand an encore by Bubbles (who only stripped to a hula skirt and bra!). Besides an on-stage catfight, the film's most remarkable sequence was Judy's celebrated lecture-speech delivered at the climax to the males of a jeering burlesque audience who were mocking her classical dance act. Fantasia (1940) , 120 minutes, D: Ben Sharpsteen and Disney An innovative and revolutionary animated classic from Walt Disney (his third feature animation), combining classical music masterpieces with imaginative visuals, presented with conductor Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. It was the first commercial American film to use stereophonic sound as well as the first and only film recorded in pioneering Fantasound. An updated version was created almost 60 years later, Fantasia/2000 (1999) - the first feature length animated film to be presented in IMAX, with
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In vino veritas *** Origin of the Latin phrase "In vino veritas" The famous Latin phrase "In vino veritas" was first coined by Pliny the Elder, a Roman author and philosopher, in his work entitled the Naturalis Historia. This Latin phrase is often continued as, "In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas" meaning "In wine there is truth, in water there is health." In ancient times different people had different views about drinking alcohol. Germanic tribes always drank wine during council meetings, as they believed nobody could lie effectively when they were drunk. Other cultures ensured that any decisions made when drunk should be reconsidered when sober. In ancient Greece it was �considered barbarous to drink wine that was not diluted with water.� Excessive drinking of wine became such a problem in Rome that Emperor Domitius Ulpinus believed that wine would destroy the Roman empire and ordered half the vineyards in the empire to be destroyed. In vino veritas The Latin language spread throughout the western world and was taught in schools and spoken by the greatest scholars. The English composer and teacher Benjamin Cooke wrote a ditty about 'In vino veritas' in the 1770's: "Round with the glass, boys, as fast as you can Since he who don't drink cannot be a true man. For if truth is in wine, then 'tis all but a whim To think a man's true when the wine's not in him. Drink, drink, then, and hold it a maxim divine That there's virtue in truth And there's truth in good wine!"
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1600 in European development is known by what term, initially used by Italian scholars to express the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture?... Sign up View the step-by-step solution to: 1600 in European development is known by what term, initially used by Italian scholars to express the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture?... Part 2 The period between 1450 and 1600 in European development is known by what term, initially used by Italian scholars to express the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture? The Renaissance (literally meaning rebirth) What is the main dog character called in Norton Juster's 1961 popular children's/adult-crossover book The Phantom Tollbooth? Tock Who detailed his experiences before and during World War I in Memoirs of a Foxhunting Man, and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer? Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) What significant law relating to literary and artistic works was first introduced in 1709? Copyright (prior to which creators had no legal means of protecting their work from being published or exploited by others) Who wrote the 1891 book Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra)? Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) What word, meaning 'measure' in Greek, refers to the rhythm of a line of verse? Metre (or meter) Cheap literature of the 16-18th centuries was known as 'what' books, based on the old word for the travelling traders who sold them? Chapbooks (a chapman was a travelling salesman, from the earlier term cheapman) What was Samuel Langhorne Clemens' pen-name? Mark Twain (1835-1910) Derived from Greek meaning summit or finishing touch, what word refers to the publisher's logo and historically the publisher's details at the end of the book? Colophon Japanese three-line verses called Haiku contain how many syllables? Seventeen Stanley Kubrick successfully requested the UK ban of his own film based on what Anthony Burgess book? A Clockwork Orange The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) code was increased to how many digits from 1 January 2007? Thirteen The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis asserts that people's perceptions and attitudes are affected particularly by what: book covers, book price, or words and language? Words and language (the theory applies to all media and language, in that the type of words and language read and used affects how people react to the world) What is the female term equating to a phallic symbol? Yonic symbol James Carker is a villain in which Charles Dickens novel? Dombey and Son (serialised 1846-8) What famous 1818 novel had the sub-title 'The Modern Prometheus'? Frankenstein (by Mary Shelley) Who wrote the 1947 book The Fountainhead? Ayn Rand By what name is the writer François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778) better known? Voltaire Which pioneering American poet and story-teller wrote The Fall of the House of Usher? Edgar Allen Poe (1809-49) According to Matthew 27 in the Bible what prisoner was released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus? Barabbas What was the 1920s arts group centred around Leonard and Virginia Woolf and the district of London which provided the group's name? The Bloomsbury Group What Japanese term (meaning 'fold' and 'book') refers to a book construction made using concertina fold, with writing/printing on one side of the paper? Orihon What were the respective family names of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? Montague and Capulet Who wrote The Power of Positive Thinking in 1953? Norman Vincent Peale Around 100AD what type of book construction began to replace scrolls? Codex (a series of folios sewn together) What name for a lyrical work, typically 50-200 lines long, which from the Greek word for song? Ode Who wrote the 1866 book Crime and Punishment? Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-81) Who wrote the 1513 guide to leadership (titled in English) The Prince? Niccolo Machiavelli William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey are commonly referred to as the 'what' Poets? Lake Poets (from around 1800 they lived close to each other in the Lake District of England) In bookmaking, a sheet folded three times is called by what name?
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"In Gustav Holst's work ""The Planets Suite"" which planet is termed ""The Mystic""?"
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Gustav Holst - The Planets: Suite for large orchestra (1916) - Music Sales Classical The Planets: Suite for large orchestra (1916) Work Notes 1) Mars, the Bringer of War 2) Venus, the Bringer of Peace 3) Mercury, the Winged Messenger 4) Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity 5) Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age 6) Uranus, the Magician7) Neptune, the Mystic Publisher I Holst / C Matthews (1979) Duration 2 Piano Arrangement / Organ Arrangement (3 movements only) Availability Gustav Holst The Planets: Suite for large orchestra (1916) Gustav Holst: The Planets The Planets, composed between 1914 and 1916, is a suite of seven movements. Holst's starting point for the music was the astrological character of each planet, though his interest in astrology went no deeper than its musical suggestiveness. His daughter wrote that once the underlying idea had been formulated 'he let the music have its way with him'. There was, therefore, no programme for the suite, and the composer himself pointed out that it has no connection with the deities of classical mythology. The many clues to the meaning of the music are the subjects of the individual movements. MARS, the bringer of war. Three musical ideas are used to create this martial piece: (1) a brutally rhythmic figure of five beats relentlessly hammered out, (2) a principal theme in triads moving by chromatic steps with no true harmonic purpose; (3) a second theme consisting of a tattoo in the tenor tuba answered by a flourish of trumpets. There is no glory, no heroism, no tragedy in this music. It is entirely inhuman. Not even death is in it, for Mars is as insensitive to death as to life. War is a senseless, mechanised horror is Holst's real subject here. VENUS, the bringer of peace. She is announced by four ascending notes in the solo horn and a sequence of converging chords in the flutes and oboes. Most of her music lies, symbolically, in the middle and upper registers of the instruments; and harps, celestes, and glockenspiel further characterise her heavenly nature. In addition there are beautiful melodies for her in the solo violin and oboe. Though this is music of surpassing serenity it is not simple in harmony, texture or orchestral sonority. One cannot help but observe how fitting it is that the state of peace be described in complex terms, in contrast to the complicity of the depiction of war. MERCURY, the winged messenger. This is the quickest and, in duration, the shortest movement of the suite. Aside from its speed, however, its particular quality comes from the opposition of two simultaneous keys and two simultaneous rhythms. The two keys, which are sounded in the very first bar, are B-flat and E (which, being separated from one another by the interval of the tritone, have no note in common). The two rhythms arise out of different groupings of six beats, the first being ONE-two-three-FOUR-five-six, the second being ONE-two-THREE-four-FIVE-six. This opposition of contrasting patterns is one of Holst's principal characteristics, and other examples of it can be found not only in The Planets but abundantly throughout his works. JUPITER, the bringer of jollity. The exuberance of this movement shows itself not only in its tempo and rhythm but also in the multiplicity of subjects. You can count four, five or six of them, depending on whether you divide the first two into their component parts - they do behave like independent themes. Jupiter might well be designated as 'the English movement' because it shows how profoundly Holst was influenced by the folk music of his country. Certainly this is rustic English, music for a fair; there are crowds of people in it and infinite good spirits. The grand tune that ends the parade of themes has become the setting for a patriotic hymn with the words 'I vow to thee my country'. SATURN, the bringer of old age. Unlike the previous movements, which are static in the sense that each depicts various aspects of a single trait, this one moves through a series of 'events' that bring the music to conclusions not envisioned at the beg
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Discovery: A new planet The changing shape of the solar system He stopped on something unexpected: not a point of light, but a fuzzy disk. He initially thought it was a comet, but observations over the next several days showed something amazing. A comet that bright would be quite close to the Sun, and thus move rather quickly against the background stars. This object was moving, but too slowly to be a comet. It was moving so slowly that its motion suggested it would have to be far from the Sun’s gravity, even farther away than Saturn – the farthest known planet. To be that bright and that far away, it had to be a planet. “And I will name him George...” Herschel had discovered the first new planet. Up until this point, astronomers had known of only five other planets in the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, which are visible to the naked eye. Herschel tried to name the new planet after his benefactor, King George III of England. It was eventually named Uranus, after the father of Saturn, to fit with the mythological naming scheme of the other planets. What we can see today: The Hubble Space Telescope looks at Uranus Astronomers had actually seen Uranus many times before. It had been noted as early as 1690, when it was recorded as a star in the constellation Taurus. But only Herschel had made a telescope powerful enough to see Uranus was not a star. When the amateur astronomer tried to compare his observations with two professional astronomers, neither had telescopes powerful enough to confirm his find. Herschel’s discovery shook the astronomical world and thrilled the public. It earned him international fame and a paid astronomy job. People had imagined that other planets could exist in the solar system, but this was proof that more planets did exist. The solar system had just gotten bigger, and astronomy’s possibilities had expanded with it. The search for new planets was on.
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In the TV series, what was Blackadder's first name?
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Blackadder Fan Reviews & Ratings - TV.com 8.5 By French_Paul_1988 , Nov 08, 2014 When you speak the name Rowan Atkinson, people usually think of Mr. Bean. While Bean is a funny character, I MUCH prefer the more sophisticated and more sarcastic Blackadder. The average first season (The Black Adder) set during the Middle Ages where Edmund Black Adder (who almost went on to be called "The Black Vegetable") is the son of Richard IV - my favorite character in this series - and one of the nephews Richard III supposedly murdered in the Tower. Black Adder is the red-headed stepchild here, being ignored by a father who never gets his name right. Accompagnying Black Adder are Lord Percy and Baldrick. The show (called Blackadder II) then has an Edmund Blackadder at the Court of Queen Elizabeth I. This second season saw a revamp of the Blackadder character and his sidekicks (including Baldrick, Blackadder's loveable servant), making Blackadder more of a scheming bastard and an hypocrite who fights Stephen Fry's Lord Melchett for Queenie's attention and positive answers, while Baldrick has become really stupid (a characteristic his followers would keep, but that's what makes the character so enjoyable and funny). The historical references displayed here include the discovery of potatoes, the Spanish Inquisition (who are linked to a character played by Hugh Laurie that captures Blackadder in the season finale)... The titles here are just one word (Potato, Chains, Blackadder The Third is by far my favorite incarnation. Blackadder works as a butler for Prince George IV during the Regency. Hugh Laurie plays an hilariously stupid Prince George, while Tony Robinson plays another member of the great Baldrick line (this version of Baldrick while very naive and rather stupid, provides some ideas for Blackadder's plots. This incarnation has a lot of historical references, like Dr. Johnson showing up to present his dictionnary, the Scarlet Pimprenelle and the French Revolution threatening royalty and the Duke of Wellington (Stephen Fry) going after the Prince. The titles here are puns on two words sounding similar (like Ink And Incapacity or Sense And Senility) Blackadder Goes Forth closes the series (though various ideas for a fifth incarnation have been rumored, from a 1960s rock band to a Red Adder that would be part of the Russian Revolution) and this manages to make WWI look funny. Captain Blackadder is stationned in a trench, along with Lieutenant George (Hugh Laurie) and his batman Private Baldrick. They are under the orders of General Melchett and his assistant Captain Darling (whose name is the butt of so many jokes here) and the plot is essentially Blackadder trying to get off the trenches - whatever it takes: being a cook, hunting spies or joining the Air Force. The titles here refer to the plot, but put as military names (Private Plane, General except for the last one simply called Goodbyeee which has a very grim yet powerful ending. By now, I guess the eyes are still seeing and the lips are still speaking the words, but Mister Brain must have long since departed, hasn't he ? Anyway, one last word (as a reference to my favorite running gag in a Blackadder The Third episode): MACBETH !! DO YOU AGREE?
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BBC - Press Office - Network TV Programme Information Week 42 Blue Peter Feature Programme copy (Blue Peter At 50) The Beginning 1. Blue Peter first aired on 16 October 1958 and transmitted for 15 minutes. 2. The first presenters were Christopher Trace and Leila Williams. Christopher Trace was the stand-in for Charlton Heston in blockbuster Ben-Hur and Leila Williams had been crowned Miss Great Britain the previous year. 3. Blue Peter was created by John Hunter Blair. Throughout the programme's 50-year history, there have been just six editors: Biddy Baxter, Lewis Bronze, Oliver Macfarlane, Steve Hocking, Richard Marson and the current editor Tim Levell. 4. The 50th anniversary edition of the show on 16 October will be programme number 4,406. Ships and Songs 5. Blue Peter is named after the blue and white flag hoisted when a ship is ready to set sail from port. The reasoning for the choice is that the programme is intended to be a voyage of adventure and discovery for the viewers, constantly covering new topics. 6. The ship's symbol, the Blue Peter Galleon, was designed by much-loved TV artist Tony Hart, who received just £100 for his work – which is worth an estimated £1,537 in today's money. Had he been paid royalties they would have made him a millionaire. 7. The theme tune is called Barnacle Bill. There have been nine versions of the theme tune, and the latest arrangement was introduced for this year's series. The Faces 8. There have been 34 Blue Peter presenters, including this year's new recruits, Helen Skelton and Joel Defries. 9. The longest-serving presenter was John Noakes, who presented the series for 12 and a half years and was 45 when he left. On one famous occasion, John was asked to drop his trousers for the show to show the bruises he had sustained during a bobsleigh film. According to his recollection, he realised that he was wearing his wife's underwear which he had put on by accident in the dark! On 17 May 1976, John Noakes collapsed in the studio due to exhaustion and Lesley Judd had to take over. 10. John Noakes's famous catchphrase was "Get Down Shep". In 1978, pop group The Barron Knights released a single of the same name which reached No. 44 in the charts. 11. Peter Duncan is the only presenter to do two stints on the show. He became a gold badge holder after he was made Chief Scout in Feb 2007. 12. Yvette Fielding was the youngest-ever presenter. She was 18 when she joined the series. 13. Sarah Greene met her husband, former TV presenter Mike Smith, through Blue Peter whilst being filmed learning to dive on the Mary Rose wreck. 14. The shortest-serving listed presenter was Anita West, who lasted for just four months before returning to her acting career. 15. The following stars applied to be become presenters but didn't make it: Kevin Whately, Sally James, Howard Stableford, Gail Porter, Jake Humphrey, Todd Carty and Sidney Sloane. 16. The famous Blue Peter badge was launched on 17 June 1963. 17. There are six types of badges – Blue, Green, Silver, Gold, Purple and Orange. Blue can be won by viewers sending in an interesting letter, poem, picture or story, or by appearing on the programme. Silver is for viewers who already have a blue but have to do something different to win one. Green is the environmental award, for viewers who make contributions on "green" subjects. Orange is given to viewers who have been either a winner or runner-up in a Blue Peter competition. The Gold badge is Blue Peter's highest award and is only given to people who have shown outstanding bravery and courage, or have represented their country in an international event. Introduced in 2006, the Purple badge is awarded to "Team Player" children who take an active role in the show, either by reviewing it, suggesting ideas for items or helping with audience research. 18. Famous Gold badge winners include Her Majesty The Queen, who received one in 2001, David Beckham, JK Rowling, Torvill and Dean and Bonnie the Blue Peter dog, who was given one on her retirement in 1991. It has also be
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In which US state did the first Disney theme park open in 1955?
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Disneyland opens - Jul 17, 1955 - HISTORY.com Disneyland opens Publisher A+E Networks Disneyland, Walt Disney’s metropolis of nostalgia, fantasy, and futurism, opens on July 17, 1955. The $17 million theme park was built on 160 acres of former orange groves in Anaheim, California, and soon brought in staggering profits. Today, Disneyland hosts more than 14 million visitors a year, who spend close to $3 billion. Walt Disney, born in Chicago in 1901, worked as a commercial artist before setting up a small studio in Los Angeles to produce animated cartoons. In 1928, his short film Steamboat Willy, starring the character “Mickey Mouse,” was a national sensation. It was the first animated film to use sound, and Disney provided the voice for Mickey. From there on, Disney cartoons were in heavy demand, but the company struggled financially because of Disney’s insistence on ever-improving artistic and technical quality. His first feature-length cartoon, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938), took three years to complete and was a great commercial success. Snow White was followed by other feature-length classics for children, such as Pinocchio (1940), Dumbo (1941), and Bambi (1942). Fantasia (1940), which coordinated animated segments with famous classical music pieces, was an artistic and technical achievement. In Song of the South (1946), Disney combined live actors with animated figures, and beginning with Treasure Island in 1950 the company added live-action movies to its repertoire. Disney was also one of the first movie studios to produce film directly for television, and its Zorro and Davy Crockett series were very popular with children. In the early 1950s, Walt Disney began designing a huge amusement park to be built near Los Angeles. He intended Disneyland to have educational as well as amusement value and to entertain adults and their children. Land was bought in the farming community of Anaheim, about 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles, and construction began in 1954. In the summer of 1955, special invitations were sent out for the opening of Disneyland on July 17. Unfortunately, the pass was counterfeited and thousands of uninvited people were admitted into Disneyland on opening day. The park was not ready for the public: food and drink ran out, a women’s high-heel shoe got stuck in the wet asphalt of Main Street USA, and the Mark Twain Steamboat nearly capsized from too many passengers. Disneyland soon recovered, however, and attractions such as the Castle, Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, Snow White’s Adventures, Space Station X-1, Jungle Cruise, and Stage Coach drew countless children and their parents. Special events and the continual building of new state-of-the-art attractions encouraged them to visit again. In 1965, work began on an even bigger Disney theme park and resort near Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney died in 1966, and Walt Disney World was opened in his honor on October 1, 1971. Epcot Center, Disney-MGM Studios, and Animal Kingdom were later added to Walt Disney World, and it remains Florida’s premier tourist attraction. In 1983, Disneyland Tokyo opened in Japan, and in 1992 Disneyland Paris–or “EuroDisney”–opened to a mixed reaction in Marne-la-Vallee. The newest Disneyland, in Hong Kong, opened its doors in September 2005. Related Videos
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TV Westerns - Shadows of the Past The Cisco Kid (from 1950 to 1956 all film in color) Duncan Renaldo with Diablo Wild Bill Hickok (from 1951 to 1958)* Guy Madisonwith Buckshot Kit Carson (from 1951 to 1955) Bill Williams The Range Rider (from 1952 to 1954) Jock Mahoney Roy Rogers (from 1951 to June 23, 1957) Leonard Franklin Slye (born in Duck Run, Ohio) with Trigger Death Valley Days (from 1952 to 1975!) Stanley "Old Ranger" Andrews, host Ronald Reagan, host Stories of the Century (1954) Jim Davis as Matt Clark Annie Oakley (April 1953 to December 1956) Gail Davis with her horse Target Jimmy "Tagg" Hawkins on his horse Pixie Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (September 6, 1955 to September 26, 1961) Hugh O'Brian Gunsmoke (AKA Marshal Dillon) (September 10, 1955 to 1975!!) James Arness as Matt with his horse Buck! Cheyenne (September 20, 1955 to September 13, 1963) Norman Eugene "Clint" Walker The Restless Gun (September 23, 1957 to September 14, 1959) John Payne as Vint Bonner Trackdown (October 4, 1957 to September 23, 1959) Robert Culp Tombstone Territory (Oct. 16, 1957 - Sept. 17, 1958; Mar 13, 1959 - Oct. 9, 1959). Pat Conway -- Sheriff Clay Hollister Richard Eastham -- Harris Claibourne (editor of the Tombstone [Ariz. Terr.] Epitaph. (Theme song was "Whistle me up a memory...") Colt .45 (October 18, 1957 - September 27, 1960) Wade Preston as Christopher Colt Donald Wade as Sam Colt Jr. Wanted Dead or Alive (September 6, 1958 to March 29, 1961) Steve McQueen as Josh Randal The Texan (September 29, 1958 to September 12, 1960) Rory Calhoun rode Domino The Rifleman (September 30, 1958 to July 1, 1963) Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain Lawman (October 5, 1958 to October 2, 1962) John Russell Rawhide (January 9, 1959 to January 4, 1966) Eric Fleming as Gil Favor Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates Sheb Wooley as Pete Nolan the scout Bonanza (September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973) Loren Greene as pah Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright Dan Blocker as Hoss Law of the Plainsman (October 1, 1959 to September 24, 1962) Michael Ansara (star of another TV show Broken Arrow) The Rebel (October 4, 1959 to September 12, 1962) Nick Adams as Johnny Yuma Bat Masterson ( October 8, 1959 to September 21, 1961) Gene Barry The Gunslinger(Feb. 9, 1961 to Sept. 14, 1961) Tony Young as Cord Preston Foster as Capt. Zachary Wingate Charles D. Gray as Pico McGuire John Picard as Sgt. Major Murdock Dee Pollock as Billy Urchin Midge Ware as Amby Hollister The Westerner (September 30, 1960 to December 30, 1960) Brian Keith (RIP ol'pard, we'll miss yew! June 25, 1997). The Virginian (1962-1970) (1970: The Men From Shiloh) James Drury -- Virginian (foreman) Doug McClure -- Trampas (assistant foreman) Lee J. Cobb (1962-66) -- Judge Henry Garth (first owner of Shiloh Ranch) Clu Gulagher (1964-68) -- Deputy Ryker Big Valley (1965-1969) Richard Long -- Jarrod (#1 son -- level headed lawyer) Peter Breck -- Nick (#2 son -- hot headed rancher) Lee Majors -- Heath (illegitimate son of Tom Barkley and a woman from Stockton: Tom had lied to Victoria that the woman was indian) Linda Evans -- Audra (daughter) Larry Ward as Marshall Frank Ragan Jack Elam as Deputy J.D. Smith Daniel Boone (165 episodes from 1964-1970) Fess Parker as Boone Branded (January 1965 - September 4, 1966) Chuck Connors as Jason McCord The Loner (18 September 1965 to 1966) Lloyd Bridges as William Colton Laredo (56 episodes from 1965-1967 NBC?) Neville Brand as Ranger Reese Bennett Peter Brown as Ranger Chad Cooper William Smith as Ranger Joe Riley Robert Wolders as Ranger Erik Hunter Philip Carey as Captain Edward Parmalee Wild, WIld West (104 episodes & 2 sequels, 1965-1969, CBS) Robert Conrad as Jim West Ross Martin as Artemus Gordon Michael Dunn as Dr. Miguelito Loveless Richard Kiel as Voltaire, Loveless' muscular and LARGE!! henchman Victor Buono as Count Manzeppi reruns daily on WTBS from Atlanta. The 2 sequel movies Wild, Wild West Revisited & More Wild, Wild West are available on video. Hondo (1967 - ?) Leif Erickson as John Cannon 1970's WESTERNS Nichols (24 episodes, 1971-1972, NBC)
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Bicycle! Bicycle!: Pashley Princess Sovereign in Buckingham Black. Monday, April 23, 2012 Pashley Princess Sovereign in Buckingham Black. After my initial search for an all-weather upright bike led me to the dead-end junction of retail frustration and bicycle shop proprietor aggression, I was ready to concede that Perth was still a bicycle backwater, at least so far as Dutch style bikes were concerned. A week had passed after my doomed Gazelle and Lekker test rides, another slovenly Saturday sat fat-bottomed on my horizon and I relegated skirt guards and built in lighting to the dusty box marked, 'Discarded Dreams'. But my melodrama was soon interrupted by Ginger, he came back from some early morning errand excitedly ejaculating about finding a shop stocking the third bike on my test ride list: The Pashley Princess Sovereign. Hand built in England with a lugged steel frame, dynamo headlight, integrated rear light, hub gears, fully enclosed chain case, skirt guard, rear wheel lock, wicker basket, Brooks saddle, frame mounted pump and 'Ding-dong' bell; The Sovereign is the Rolls Royce of Upright Bicycling. Image from official Pashley Cycles site found here . We immediately drove to the better-heeled part of town so I could see if the hype was justified. It was clear that the shop primarily catered to selling very expensive road bikes to men who believe in buying very expensive road bikes. Ugly team jerseys and taint specific saddles abounded. This was too usual a state of affairs to note in detail, the main difference between this and every other shop I had previously encountered (apart from the road bikes being more expensive) was that they had a section of 'obviously girly' upright bicycles. The kind of bicycles a status conscious roadie might be convinced to purchase for his girlfriend/wife without her consultation and then spend their weekend outings eye-rolling at her inability to keep up in the park. "Is that wicker basket slowing you down, babe? Should've got a carbon one!" (Side bar: If your significant other insists on calling you babe, then all the weight reductions in Roadie Land probably won't make a ride with him any less leaden.) However, when you live in a bicycle backwater you cannot mind the cynical motives behind a bike shop stocking town bicycles, you simply give silent thanks and then prepare to be patronised for your purchasing choices. Pashley Head Badge. The Pashley Princess Sovereign is the spec-cream of the English made Pashley Cycles crop. Solidly understated and completely conventional, it is what you picture in your head when somebody says, 'British Bicycle'. The company offers a limited but coherent design aesthetic, featuring their classically shaped, lugged steel frame in a restrained yet delightful range of colours. Pink, blue, the quintessential bicycle red. You've probably seen a Pashley on television or film if anybody was in sniffing distance of an English village. You've definitely seen one if you were paying attention when Anne Hathaway got smeared by an automobile in that film about odious little Thatcherites having terribly white problems once a year. That was a red Pashley Britannia. (The bike, I think the car might actually have been a bus. I was too busy looking at the bicycle.) Fully enclosed chain case means less chain maintenance, more weather proofing. Woah, hey! No derailleur! The rear hub. Pashleys have been manufactured in England since 1926 and wear their pedigree with pride. They are Dutch bikes: English style. A modicum lighter and slightly more compact in their geometry than their Oma cousins, Pashleys are aimed at both the urban and country environment provided the hills aren't too steep and the roads are semi-surfaced. Of their loop frames, The Princess Sovereign is the most expensive but broken down into its parts (and taking the manufacturing into account) it's not difficult to see why. Different Pashleys have different specification levels, a pop of colour will cost you gears or change the handlebar shape but they're all superficially the same. Being the 'top of
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Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: May 2008 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League Wednesday, May 28, 2008 THE FINAL FOR THE CUP 1 Which American poet wrote the lines Candy/ Is dandy/ But liquor/ Is quicker and later added the lines Pot/ Is not? Ogden Nash (Original from 1931, the last lines added by Nash in 1968) 2 Which archipelagic nation consists of over 7,000 islands, the largest of which are Luzon and Mindanao? The Philippines (7,107 islands to be precise) 3 Which London theatre has the same name as a silvery white metal with atomic number 46? Palladium 4 Which murderer used the false name John Robinson whilst trying to escape to Quebec on the SS Montrose with his mistress? Dr Crippen (After the murder of his wife Cora) 5 What is the name of the MP for Crewe and Nantwich who died in April 2008? Gwyneth Dunwoody 6 Complete the Monopoly set – Piccadilly, Coventry Street and...? Leicester Square 7 Which major New York street intersects with Broadway at Times Square? 42nd Street 8 Which composer is buried adjacent to the organ in Westminster Abbey? Henry Purcell 9 If you were reading a book published by Fodor’s, what would the subject be? Travel (World’s largest English language publisher of travel / tourism info) 10 Two famous people met at Ujiji near the shore of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania on the 10th of November 1871. Name either. Sir Henry Morton Stanley or Dr David Livingstone ("Dr. Livingstone, I presume..?”) 11 Which office, currently held by Martin Rees, has also been held by John Flamsteed and Edmond Halley? Astronomer Royal (Flamsteed was the first in 1675 and was followed by Halley) 12 What is the name of the ship’s Captain who is the subject of Herman Wouk’s novel (and later film) The Caine Mutiny? Captain Queeg 13 At the end of which famous race is the slowest finisher awarded the title Lanterne Rouge or Red Lantern? The Tour de France (It refers to the red lights on the last carriage of a train which indicate that no wagon has been lost). 14 In Norse mythology, who or what is Yggdrasil? The Tree of the World, a great Ash tree that connects the Norse cosmos together. (Tree is what we are after…) 15 Which American singer, known as the “Cry Guy” or the “Nabob of Sob”, had a Number 1 UK hit with Just Walking in the Rain in 1956? Johnnie Ray 16 Which American artist, whose most famous works were numbered rather than named, died at the age of 44 when he crashed his car whilst drunk in New York in 1956? Jackson Pollock 17 What is the name of the strait between India and Sri Lanka? The Palk Strait 18 What word is used to describe a person who dies without having made a will? Intestate (Do not accept “Dead”!) 19 What name is given to a series of pictures apparently made by random ink blots which is used as a means of psychological testing? The Rorschach Test 20 The novel Oil! by Upton Sinclair was the inspiration for a successful 2007 film featuring a leading character called Daniel Plainview. What is the film’s title? There Will Be Blood (Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Plainview) 21 Which Pope died in 1978 only 33 days after being elected? John Paul I (the first) 22 Which game bird found extensively in Scotland is known as the Snow Grouse? The Ptarmigan 23 Which English Football League team has been managed by Trevor Francis, David Pleat and Ron Atkinson? Sheffield Wednesday 24 When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, who stayed up in space? Michael Collins (Command Module Pilot of Apollo 11) 25 Refreshment Sunday is the fourth Sunday in Lent. By what name is it more commonly known? Mothering Sunday (Or Mother’s Day, of course…) 26 William Webb Ellis won a much prized blue for Oxford University at which sport? Cricket (Played v Cambridge in 1827) 27 In Greek mythology, Leto is the mother of twins by Zeus. Name either of them. Apollo or Artemis 28 In which Shakespeare play is Viola the heroine? Twelfth Night 29 Leona Lewis has recently topped the US charts with her single Bleeding Love.
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Record-Breakers and Trivia - everyHit.com Back To The 'Records & Trivia' Index All-Time Best-Selling Singles Though somewhat contentious at the lower extremes, we assert the UK all-time top 20 to look like this: "Candle In The Wind '97" - Elton John. (4.865 million) The lyrics to Elton's 1974 classic were re-written in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. The song was only ever performed once publicly; at Diana's funeral. It has sold 37 million around the world. "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid. (3.575m) The first ever multi-artist charity single (*) , this track was recorded in Christmas 1984 by a host of celebrity vocalists to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia. "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen. (2.176m) Arguably the first track to benefit from having a video, this epic spent 9 weeks at number 1 across Christmas 1975 (1.19m). It returned to the top for a further 5 weeks at number 1 at Christmas 1991, a few weeks after the death of lead singer, Freddie Mercury (0.94m). "Mull Of Kintyre" - Wings (2.05m) "Rivers Of Babylon" / "Brown Girl In The Ring" - Boney M (1.985m) "You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1.975m) "Relax" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1.91m) "She Loves You" - The Beatles (1.89m) "Unchained Melody" - Robson & Jerome (1.84m) "Mary's Boychild - Oh My Lord" - Boney M (1.80m) "Evergreen" / "Anything Is Possible" - Will Young (1.787m) "Love Is All Around" - Wet Wet Wet (1.785m) "I Just Called To Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder (1.775m) "I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles (1.75m) "Barbie Girl" - Aqua (1.723m) "Can't Buy Me Love" - The Beatles (1.520m) To see a longer list, click here . Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" should perhaps appear somewhere in this list. It is the second biggest-selling single in the world (over 30 million). However, figures for the UK are hard to come by as it was originally released in 1942, well before the introduction of record charts and has continued to trickle-sell ever since. Biggest-seller by an all-female group is "Wannabe" by The Spice Girls (1.27m). Fastest-Selling Singles In the 90's record companies became much more focussed at promoting singles and targeting stock for maximum chart impact. The "fastest-selling single" became a new phenomenon. This basically means how many copies a single shifts in its first week of sale. The record is held by Elton John's "Candle In The Wind '97" (1.55 million copies in its first full week). A tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, it was released on Saturday 13th Sep 1997, precisely one week after her funeral. Amidst unparalleled national grief, it sold 658,000 on that day alone. Top debuting artist is Will Young - "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" (1.11 million in 2002). Massive publicity had built up interest in his single as he was the winner of ITV's Pop Idol programme in which 9 million had taken part in a phone poll to decide the winner a fortnight before. Similarly, Shayne Ward, winner of ITV's X Factor in 2005 rapidly shifted 0.74 million copies of his debut singe "That's My Goal" which was rushed into the shops immediately after his victory to capitalise on the Christmas week sales. In many ways, this total is less impressive than Will Young's as it was, after all, Christmas week but, to be fair, the physical CD single did not hit the shops until the Wednesday and so only four full days of physical sales were counted (though downloads for the whole week were included). The press at the time heralded this as the "second fastest selling single in history." Top debuting group - and top group overall in fact - is Hear'Say. "Pure And Simple" (0.55m, 2001) had benefitted from similar exposure via the "Pop Stars" search for a new band. This only applies if we discount Band Aid as a debuting group; they hit 0.75m when the first charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was released in Dec 1984 amidst harrowing pictures of the famine in Ethiopia. Fastest-seller for a female artist is Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time" (0.46m). This was her debut single in 1
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ElvisNews.com: Elvis Best Selling Artist In The US - Misc. Misc. Elvis Best Selling Artist In The US Great News with 2 New RIAA Awards Elvis has once again overtaken Garth Brook as the "Biggest Selling Solo Album Artist of All-Time". The 2 new RIAA Awards are via the 2 Brookville Marketing albums (sold only on television). 'Elvis' - issued in 1973 - 5 x Platinum 'Elvis in Hollywood' - issued in 1976 1 x Platinum This is fine news as it puts Elvis ahead of Garth Brooks again as the Biggest Selling Solo Album Artist of All-Time in the U.S.A. Brooks currently has 128 million and Elvis now has 129.5 million. Devon ( profile / contact ) wrote on Dec 16, 2010 report abuse thats why he is THE KING.....need i say more. circleG ( profile / contact ) wrote on Dec 11, 2010 report abuse I think its great that Elvis is becoming popular in his home country again after a couple of rough decades where he was ridiculed because of silly allegations ( i'm talking to you flavor flav) but i believe this turnabout was due to his poplularity overseas and people like Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi who kind of made America realise what they had. When I meet Americn tourists in the Uk I always joke with them, when they talk about the rich English history I always reply 'yeah but you've got Elvis!' ;) Brian Quinn ( profile / contact ) wrote on Dec 10, 2010 report abuse For those of you who have difficulty in understanding how Garth Brooks managed to overtake Elvis' album sales (according to the RIAA) try this one for size. Brian 'Glee' Sets Yet Another Record; Over 100 Singles Charted. This week, the cast of Glee became only the second act in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have at least 100 singles appear on that chart. Elvis Presley is number one, with 108 singles, while the Glee cast has just passed the 102 mark. All 102 songs have charted in the past year-and-a half. The new songs that helped the Glee cast reach the milestone were the five new entries from last week's episode, including "Dog Days Are Over" and "(I've Had) The Time of My Life." The Glee cast also has two albums in the top five on the Billboard album chart: Glee: The Music -- The Christmas Album and Glee: The Music: Season Two -- Volume 4. Copyright 2010 ABC News Radio pomm01 ( profile / contact ) wrote on Dec 10, 2010 report abuse In respect of the RIAA, most people are missing some important points. The RIAA are reporting certified sales in rounded numbers per album, per their individual certification level. All artists will be missing some sales because of this, but none as much as Elvis because he has a lot more certifiied albums than anyone else. An even more important point is that you will find in the case of the Beatles/Garth Brooks (a very great country artist by the way, but does not have an international market)/Zepplin etc, that their entire catalogue has pretty much been certified and there is little missing. That is not the case with Elvis, where 3/4's of his catalogue is uncertified for a multitude of reasons, and there are I understand numerous other messy issues that contribute to the RIAA headline figures substantially understating his sales FLASHBOY ( profile / contact ) wrote on Dec 10, 2010 report abuse If Elvis could have what he really deserve in term of awards and all that he'd be number one t'ill the end of the world. The RIAA is doing a bad job They hide things regarding Elvis there is no way Garth Brooks is that close to Elvis something is wrong! Elvisforevertheking ( profile / contact ) wrote on Dec 10, 2010 report abuse I am so happy! Of course everyone hear knows Elvis is farther ahead of Garth than this. Always the best. rustymartin13 ( profile / contact ) wrote on Dec 9, 2010 report abuse All I can say It's about time. The way they have disrespected him for so long is just wrong. There is no reason why. I wonder if it was MJ would it be different? I don't understand why there isn't more done to show just how much he changed things. I believe there should be a History special about him and what he did. Show what the c
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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, UXBRIDGE, UK School of Engineering and Design Brunel University Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH Tel. No. sed.ug.admissions@brunel.ac.uk Courses Undergraduate courses : 3 year full-time or 4 year thick-sandwich (with industrial placement), 4 or 5 years if MEng Aerospace Engineering – BEng/MEng Aviation Engineering with Pilot Studies – BEng/MEng Civil Engineering BEng / MEng Civil Engineering with Sustainability BEng / MEng Computer Systems Engineering – BEng / MEng Computer Systems Engineering (Networks) – BEng Computer Systems Engineering (Software) – BEng Digital Design BSc Electronic & Electrical Engineering – BEng / MEng Electronic & Computer Engineering – BEng / MEng Electronic & Communications Engineering – BEng / MEng Electrical Engineering with Renewable Energy Systems MEng Engineering with an Integrated Foundation Year Industrial Design Technology - BA Mechanical and Energy Engineering BEng / MEng Mechanical Engineering – BEng/MEng Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics – BEng/MEng Mechanical Engineering with Automotive Design – BEng/MEng Mechanical Engineering with Building Services – BEng/MEng Motorsport Engineering – BEng/MEng Visual Effects and Motion Graphics BSC For further information please see the School webpages at http://www.brunel.ac.uk/cedps/courses/undergraduate-study Postgraduate Taught Courses -1 year full-time, 2 – 3 year part-time (study whilst working) or 3 – 5 year distance learning (study whilst at home) Advanced Electronic and Electrical Engineering MSc (full-time) Advanced Engineering Design MSc (full-time and part-time) Advanced Manufacturing Systems MSc (full-time, and distance learning) Advanced Mechanical Engineering MSc (full-time) Advanced Multimedia Design and 3D Technologies MSc (full-time and part-time) Aerospace Engineering MSc (full-time) Automotive and Motorsport Engineering MSc (full-time) Biomedical Engineering MSc (full-time) Building Services Engineering MSc (full-time and distance learning) Building Services Engineering Management MSc (distance learning) Building Services Engineering with Sustainable Energy (full-time and distance learning) Computer Communication Networks MSc (full-time) Design & Branding Strategy MA (full-time) Design Strategy & Innovation MA (full-time) Digital Design and Branding MSc (full-time) Embedded Systems (Signal Processing) MSc (full-time) Embedded Systems (Multimedia Communications) MSc (full-time) Engineering Management MSc (full-time and distance learning) Integrated Product Design MSc (full-time) Project and Infrastructure Management MSc (full-time) Renewable Energy Engineering MSc (full-time) Structural Engineering MSC (full-time) Sustainable Electrical Power MSc (full-time and part-time) Sustainable Energy: Technologies & Management MSc (full-time) Water Engineering MSc (full-time) Wireless Communication Systems MSc (full-time) Subject to Approval Advanced Instrumentation and Smart Systems MSc (full-time and part-time) Oil and Gas MSc (full-time and part-time) For further information please see the School webpages at http://www.brunel.ac.uk/cedps/courses/postgraduate-study School Research The School of Engineering and Design offers a wide range of research programmes in a stimulating and supportive environment. We have an international reputation for fundamental and applied research in many areas of electronic and computer engineering; mechanical, automotive and aerospace engineering; design; advanced manufacturing engineering and management; and civil engineering and built environment. Research programmes offered in the School of Engineering and Design include MPhil, PhD and New Route PhD. Applicants for all research programmes will normally be expected to hold a good honours degree in a relevant academic discipline. For further information please see the School webpages at http://www.brunel.ac.uk/cedps/courses/research-degrees . For enquiries please contact sed-research@brunel.ac.uk . Class size Range from 20 to 100 + Accommodation On campus accommodation available
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BBC - Stoke & Staffordshire - History - Josiah Wedgwood Josiah the man But who WAS Josiah Wedgwood? Lynn Miller, from the Wedgwood Museum, tells us... Born at the Churchyard Works, Burslem, in 1730, Josiah Wedgwood commenced work as an independent potter, renting the Ivy House Works from his kinsmen (Thomas and John Wedgwood of the Big House, also in Burslem) from May Day 1759. So, May 1st 1759 - over 250 years ago - is the official birthday of the company. Through the perfection of his cream coloured earthenware body, he came to the attention of Her Majesty Queen Charlotte, wife of George III. For her, he made a tea and coffee service in his newly perfected ceramic. After this she not only allowed Wedgwood to style himself 'Potter to Her Majesty', but to call his newly developed cream-ware body, 'Queen's Ware', a name by which it is still known today. Etruria From there, things could only go up. On 13 June 1769 Wedgwood threw six so-called 'First Day's Vases' in order to celebrate the opening of his new factory. This factory was in a specially created model industrial area, where workers and works were sited alongside each other in conditions that Josiah, a noted liberal, considered ideal for the time. The area, near what is now Hanley, was called 'Etruria' echoing the great pre-Roman Etruscan pottery region. In fact, the motto of the factory was 'Artes Etruriae Renascuntur' - 'The Arts of Etruria are reborn', and appeared on the First Day's Vases. Jasper The period of the Wedgwood and Bentley Ornamental Ware Partnership witnessed the introduction of a revolutionary new stoneware body, which Wedgwood was to christen Jasper. This was probably the most significant innovation in ceramic history since the Chinese discovery of porcelain - nearly one thousand years earlier! Josiah had an eye for beauty, and employed many notable artists - including George Stubbs, John Flaxman Jnr and William Hackwood - to model and design bas-reliefs for use on this new ceramic body. Man of science... Wedgwood was also noted for being a competent scientist. His invention of the pyrometer to measure the higher degrees of heat firing in the bottle kilns earned him the title of Fellow of the Royal Society (January 1783). In March 1786 he became a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and in October of the same year a Fellow of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Portland Vase In 1789 Wedgwood produced his first perfect copy of the renowned Portland or Barberini vase in the Jasper body. In 1790 Wedgwood took his three sons John, Josiah II and Thomas, and his nephew Thomas Byerley into partnership. (John and Tom resigned their partnerships in 1793). ...and of conscience He was also noted as a great philanthropist, and produced many copies of the small size so-called 'Slave Medallion'. 'Am I not a man and a brother?' The kneeling manacled figure of a slave, surmounted by a legend 'Am I not a Man and a Brother?', formed the seal of the Abolition of Slavery Movement. Wedgwood's interpretation, in Jasper, in the form of a small sized medallion was freely distributed world-wide to his fellow supporters. (For more about the Slave Medallion, look for the link on the right-hand side of this webpage) Tributes over the years Following a short illness Josiah Wedgwood died on 3 January 1795, and was buried at the Church of St Peter ad Vincula in Stoke town centre. His marble memorial sculpted by John Flaxman Jnr was erected at this parish church in 1802, and can still be viewed there. On the monument a tribute states - 'He converted a rude and inconsiderable Manufactory into an elegant Art and an important part of the National Commerce'. Wedgwood's burial stone at St Peter's A most fitting tribute to this multi-talented individual was given in 1863 by William Ewart Gladstone, the prime minister who was also a collector of Wedgwood ware. He said of Josiah I '......that he was the greatest man who ever, in any age or country, applied himself to the important work of uniting art with industry'. Other dedications are in the
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What is a Haboob? What is a Haboob? Share | Your eyes are not deceiving you. A haboob is an actual meteorological phenomena that occurs during the monsoon season across the southwestern United States. Haboobs are characterized by a wall of blowing dust and dirt that typically form from the outflow of a strong shower or thunderstorm. Similar to a dust storm, haboobs can cause a rapid drop in visibility down to near 0 miles in a matter of a few minutes or even less. The word "Haboob" originated in Sudan where intense dust storms occur over the Saharan Dessert and other arid regions nearby and are more common than in any other part of the world. Haboobs can grow to be up to around 10,000 feet high as they propagate from a thunderstorm and typically only last about 10-30 minutes. Some of the stronger haboobs can last up to a few hours and travel over 100 miles. Given such durations and heights, haboobs can make for some spectacular photo opportunities, but they can also be quite dangerous if motorists and anyone outside gets caught in one. In the United States, haboobs are most common during the summer months of July and August when the Southwest monsoon kicks into gear. The months of dry weather from the springtime create a ripe environment for monsoon thunderstorms to stir up dust, sand and other tiny particles during the summer. Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas are the most common areas in the U.S. to experience such intense dust storms during a given year. Major cities such as Phoenix, Ariz., typically have about 1-3 haboobs per year, and across that state the National Climate Data Center has recorded more than 100 dust storms over a 10-year period.
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Hanna-Barbera - Classic Retro Cartoon Links Classic Retro Cartoon Links 2 Stupid Dogs is about a big dog and a little dog, neither of whom, as the title explains, is very intelligent, and their everyday misadventures. The Banana Splits The Banana Splits Adventure Hour was an hour-long, packaged television program that featured both live action and animated segments Clue Club The show centers around four adolescent friends who open the titular private investigation agency out of Larry's suburban residence. Dastardly & Mutley Wacky Races The cartoon had an unusually large number of regular characters, with twenty-three people and animals spread among the 11 race cars. The Flintstones Set in the Stone Age town of Bedrock. In this fantasy version of the past, dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths, and other long-extinct animals co-exist with cavemen Wally Gator A Cajun alligator. He is more comfortable when he is at home, in the city zoo. Mr. Twiddle is the zookeeper that keeps a close watch on Wally because sometimes he escapes to check out what things are like outside. Hong Kong Phooey Hong Kong Phooey, is a superhero who uses Chinese martial arts to fight crime. Hong Kong Phooey is the secret alter ego of Penrod "Penry" Pooch, a "mild-mannered" police station janitor. Huckleberry Hound A blue dog that speaks with a Southern drawl and has a relaxed, sweet, and well-intentioned personality. Yogi Bear Yogi Bear was the first breakout character created by Hanna-Barbera, and was eventually more popular than Huckleberry Hound. Frankenstein Jr. Taking place in Civic City, boy scientist Buzz Conroy and his father Professor Conroy fight supervillains with the aid of a powerful heroic robot named "Frankenstein Jr." Johnny Bravo Stars a muscular beefcake young man named Johnny Bravo who dons a pompadour hairstyle and an Elvis Presley-like voice and has a forward, woman-chasing personality. Loopy De Loop A gentleman wolf who mangled the English language in his bid to converse in a bad French-Canadian accent, and always wore a characteristic tuque knit cap. Pac Man The show follows the adventures of the title character, Pac-Man his wife Pepper, their child Pac-Baby , their dog Chomp-Chomp and their cat Sour Puss. Yippee Yappee & Yahooey Are dogs who serve the King as his royal guards. They must always protect, serve and obey the King. At times, the three heroes find themselves fighting a fire-breathing dragon and other villains. Qiuck Draw McGraw A sheriff in a series set in the Arizona Territory of the Old West. Quick Draw was often accompanied by his deputy, a Mexican burro called Baba Looey who spoke English with a Mexican accent. The Ruff & Reddy Show Starring Ruff, a straight and smart cat , and Reddy, a dumb and stupid dog. Was originally broadcast in black and white until fall 1958. Squiddly Diddly The round-headed, sailor-hatted Squiddly, more octopus than squid in appearance, who is captive in an aquatic park known as Bubbleland, and resides in a pool with his name on it. The Smurfs The characters included Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy Smurf, the evil Gargamel, his cat Azrael, and Johan and his friend Peewit. The Smurfs was nominated multiple times for Daytime Emmy awards. Grape Ape A 40-foot-tall purple gorilla with the mind of a child. His catch phrase is saying his name twice ("Grape Ape, Grape Ape") He travels the countryside with his canine pal Beegle Beagle. Top Cat A frequent plot-line revolved around the local beat policeman, Charles "Charlie" Dibble, NYPD and his ineffective attempts to evict the gang from the alley. Yakky Doodle Yakky is always one to run into danger when it is most expected. This usually comes in the form of the show's main antagonist Fibber Fox or secondary villain Alfy Gator. The Amazing Chan And The Chan Clan Mr. Chan, his children, nieces nephews and their dog Chu Chu solve mysteries around the city, with the children helping their father/uncle in every episode. Birdman And The Galaxy Trio An ordinary human endowed by the sun god Ra with the ability to shoot solar rays fro
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Winston Churchill's American mother - Telegraph Winston Churchill's American mother Pushy mother: Jennie Churchill badgered everyone she thought might advance Winston's career 12:01AM GMT 03 Jan 2008 Philip Eade reviews Jennie Churchill: by Anne Sebba When, in 1918, Jennie Churchill married her third husband, the implausibly named Montagu Phippen Porch, she was 67, he 44 - three years younger than her son Winston. Nevertheless, her nephew Sunny Marlborough noticed at the time that Porch seemed to be 'physically in love' with her, that she 'showed signs of his attentions' and looked worn out after three days with him. Jennie, meanwhile, was quoted as saying of her latest catch: 'He has a future and I have a past, so we should be alright.' This combination of sexual energy and breezy optimism had propelled Jennie - 'more panther than woman' according to one of many admirers - through an incredible roller-coaster life. Not surprisingly, given whose mother she was and her reputed tally of 200 lovers, there have been several biographies; this thoughtful and scrupulously researched book by Anne Sebba is the sixth. Born in New York in 1854, Jennie inherited from her financier father, Leonard Jerome, an indomitable spirit that had led him, as one of his grandsons wrote, up a new financial hill every time he fell down. Aged 19, at an afternoon ball aboard a ship in Cowes harbour, the sultry Jennie Jerome met Lord Randolph Churchill, then 23, the second surviving son of the 7th Duke of Marlborough. She fell instantly in love and three days later agreed to marry him. What made the young Jennie tick up to this point in her life is not easy to fathom - as Sebba points out, the letters between members of the Jerome family are 'short on emotions, expectations and anxieties'. But Sebba makes a convincing case that what occurred with Randolph was a coup de foudre - however unlikely that may seem given how Randolph looked and behaved. She is equally persuasive that Winston was most probably conceived before they married, in 1874 - attesting to Jennie's 'confidence, physical passion, craving for excitement and sexual fearlessness' - though the author's plea that her interest here is 'not a prurient one' sounds a little priggish. Overall, however, Sebba's tone is far from that; her prose is clear, her judgments sensible. She is good on how Jennie helped the erratic Randolph in his strangely meteoric political career and moving when chronicling the disintegration of their marriage and their final world cruise as he went through what were probably the last stages of syphilis - Rosebery memorably recorded that Randolph was 'the chief mourner at his own protracted funeral'. But the real strength of the book is its examination of Jennie's role in shaping the character and career of Winston. It is hard to disagree with the assessment of Winston's daughter Mary Soames that even by the standards of their generation, Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill were 'pretty awful parents' to their eldest son when he was a boy. This book has plenty of evidence to back this up - notably Winston's letters from his peculiarly sadistic prep school imploring his parents to take him away, or at least come and see him; on the back of some of these are scribbled the names of those Jennie planned to ask to dinner. Sebba does not deny the neglect, but nevertheless has us believe that Jennie always loved her eldest son, and that she 'always knew that Winston would be her greatest achievement'. Winston's adolescent letters accusing his mother of maltreatment, far from damaging their relationship, taught him 'how far he could push and still carry those who loved and supported him, basic leadership skills', writes Sebba. When he was ready to embark on a career, Jennie badgered everyone she thought might advance it. His pushy mother made Churchill a controversial figure at times, but no one could say that she hadn't helped him on his way. Sebba suggests that Jennie's liking for younger men - her second husband, George Cornwallis-West, was, like her third, more than 20 years h
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Winston Churchill - Biography - IMDb Winston Churchill Biography Showing all 160 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (4) | Trivia (92) | Personal Quotes (57) Overview (5) 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (1) Born in Blenheim Palace, the residence of his grandfather, the 7th Duke of Marlborough. His father was the Duke's third son, Lord Randolph Churchill. His mother, Jennie Jerome, was the daughter of an American financier. After passing through famous English public schools such as Harrow, he went on to fulfill his ambition for a life in the army. He fought in various parts of the British Empire until in 1900 when he won the Conservative seat in Oldham in the general election. From here until 1929 he held various offices in British Parliament. The 1930s saw Adolf Hitler rise to power and dominate much of Europe. When war was declared between Britain and Germany in 1939, Neville Chamberlain was British Prime Minister. On May 10, 1940 Hitler's forces struck at Holland, Belgium, and France. Chamberlain was seen by many as a weak leader and they longed for a more forceful leader with whom Britain could feel safe. Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, was chosen to become Prime Minister (at the age of 65). It could be said that Churchill's fiery energy had never been experienced before in British politics and suddenly it seemed as though Britain could face the Naz giant. He made a speech on 13 May: "You ask: 'What is our policy?' I will say: 'It is to wage war by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us: to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark lamentable catalog of human crime.' That is our policy. You ask: 'What is our aim?' I can answer in one word: 'Victory! Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.'" The United States entered the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The US's participation was excellent news to Churchill and after success on D-Day and as the Nazi forces were gradually forced back, the war in Europe gradually drew to a close. He was re-elected as Prime Minister in 1951 but because of deteriorating health he left the public scene. He died at Hyde Park Gate, London, on January 24, 1965 at the age of 90. He had succeeded in the uniting of thought and deed. He had succeeded in uniting everyone in the common purpose, inspiring them with fortitude and strength to face whatever hardships that would have to be incurred in the process of first surviving and ultimately winning the war. His daughter Mary wrote to him on his death bed: "I owe you what every Englishman, woman, and child owes you -- liberty itself." - IMDb Mini Biography By: Matthew Stephenson <stephenn@pavilion.co.uk> Spouse (1) ( 12 September 1908 - 24 January 1965) (his death) (5 children) Trade Mark (4) Fiercely energetic public speeches with heavy emphasis on determination Dry sarcastic wit Trivia (92) The atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, "Fat Man", was christened by US Gen. Leslie Groves with Churchill in mind. The Hiroshima bomb, "Little Boy", was originally called "Thin Man", in honor of Franklin D. Roosevelt . He is buried in a modest churchyard in Bladon, not far from his birthplace at Blenheim Palace. Chartwell, his country house, is open to the public. Much of his painting was done there. The first American combat ship named after a foreigner, the guided-missile cruiser USS Winston S. Churchill, was launched on 17 April 1999. In 1963, by Act of Congress, he was granted honorary US citizenship, the first recipient since Lafayette. He was too infirm to travel to Washington, DC, to receive the honor in person, which was collected by his son and grandson. He was created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of Garter on 24 April 1953. The award was not made in any of the usual Honours Lists. Both he and his Foreign Secretary Sir Anthony Eden had declined this honor in 1945, feeling it inappropriate following the landslide Genera
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FIFA World Cup countdown: Top 10 Spanish players of all time - Sports Mole Football FIFA World Cup countdown: Top 10 Spanish players of all time As part of the countdown to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Sports Mole takes a look at the top 10 players in the history of Spanish football. By Liam Apicella , Features Editor Filed: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 12:22 UK Last Updated: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 17:59 UK With the exception of their 1964 triumph at the European Championships, Spain were serial underachievers on the international stage. That was until the current generation took centre stage. They broke a 44-year wait for a major trophy by winning Euro 2008, before going on to lift the World Cup two years later in South Africa. For good measure, they then backed that success up by retaining their European Championship crown in 2012. Add to that the fact that Spanish clubs have consistently competed for the big prizes in Europe over recent years and it's little wonder why they are among the favourites to make it four tournament victories in a row in Brazil this summer. Here, to continue our countdown to the 2014 World Cup, Sports Mole looks at the top 10 players in the history of Spanish football. 10. Andoni Zubizarreta (1985-1998, 126 caps, no goals) © Getty Images In his prime, there were few better goalkeepers in world football than Zubizarreta. Having started his career with Athletic Bilbao, whom he helped to win two La Liga titles and one Copa del Rey, the shot-stopper went on to win virtually every prize on offer during his eight years with Barcelona. At the Camp Nou, he won La Liga on four occasions, as well as captaining the Catalan club to their first ever European Cup in 1992. Zubizarreta kept a clean sheet at Wembley as Barca overcame Sampdoria 1-0. He would go on to end his playing days on the Spanish coast with Valencia. As far as international football is concerned, the current director of football at Barcelona is a veteran of four World Cups and two European Championships, although La Roja were unable to come out victorious from any of those six tournaments. 9. Fernando Hierro (1989-2002, 89 caps, 29 goals) © Getty Images There have not been many more prolific defenders in the history of football than Hierro, so much so that for a while, he was Spain's leading goalscorer of all time. He found the net on 29 occasions for his country in total, the most important of which he scored during a 1994 World Cup qualifier against Denmark that saw Spain qualify for the tournament. Like Zubizarreta, the centre-back appeared in four World Cups and two European Championships. His performances at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan were noted by FIFA, who named him in their Team of the Tournament. The majority of his honours were won with Real Madrid, with Los Blancos lifting the La Liga trophy four times and the Champions League a further three times during his 11-year stint. When Real won the European Cup in 1998, he was voted as the competition's best defender. In his latter years, Hierro spent a season in the Premier League with Bolton Wanderers. 8. Luis Suarez (1957-1972, 32 caps, 14 goals) No, not the Suarez that has Liverpool supporters believing that the glory days are not far away from returning. Decades before the Uruguayan took centre stage, Luis Suarez Miramontes was shining for the likes of Barcelona, Inter Milan and the Spanish national side. With Barca, the playmaker was voted European Footballer of the Year in 1960, which convinced Inter to part with a then world-record fee of £142,000 for his services a year later. In Italy, Suarez won three Serie A titles to go with the two La Liga trophies that he lifted in his homeland. Also with Inter, he got his hands on the European Cup twice. If that wasn't enough, the 79-year-old was a key figure as Spain won the European Championships in 1964 - their first major trophy. His performances for the hosts also saw him named in the Team of the Tournament. 7. Emilio Butragueno (1984-1992, 69 caps, 26 goals) © Getty Images Nicknamed 'The Vulture', Butragueno
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Cannavaro wins Fifa world player of the year award | Football | The Guardian Cannavaro wins Fifa world player of the year award Ian Bass Monday 18 December 2006 19.01 EST First published on Monday 18 December 2006 19.01 EST Close This article is 10 years old Fabio Cannavaro has become the first defender to be named Fifa world player of the year after collecting the award at the annual gala ceremony in Zurich. The Real Madrid centre-half captained Italy to World Cup victory in June, beating France in the final. In November the 33-year-old also scooped the Ballon D'Or as European footballer of the year. A fantastic year could have been even better for Cannavaro after his Juventus side won the Italian Serie A title, only to be stripped of it and relegated to Serie B in the wake of the Italian match-fixing scandal. He received 498 votes from the panel of international coaches and captains. Retired France international Zinedine Zidane finished second with 454 while Barcelona's Brazilian forward Ronaldinho was third with 380. Cannavaro said: "It is unusual for a defender to be sitting alongside Ronaldinho and Zinedine Zidane, who do marvellous things all season, so I saw it as a victory just to be here. "I think I have been very lucky this year because we won the World Cup and perhaps this has been very helpful for me to make it here tonight. "The competition was scary, it was so strong. After winning the World Cup and the European footballer of the year award, I do not think I could ask for anything more." Cannavaro paid tribute to Zidane, who retired after headbutting Marco Materazzi during the World Cup final defeat. "When I came to Real everybody asked me what it means to wear the same shirt," said Cannavaro. "I can only say now what I said then: it is an honour to wear the same number as such a great player." Dedicating his win to Italian football after its turbulent year, Cannavaro added: "I'd like to dedicate this to Italian football overall. "Everyone knows the problems we had before the World Cup. It's time for Italian football to grow up and move on and look forward to the future." The Yashin award for the best goalkeeper of the World Cup was presented to Italy's Gianluigi Buffon. And Zidane picked up the consolation of Adidas golden ball award, presented to the outstanding player from the World Cup, while Germany's Miroslav Klose took home the Adidas golden shoe award as leading marksman, having scored five goals in this summer's tournament.
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Luther (TV Series 2010–2016) - 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 on Amazon Video ON DISC A crime drama series starring Idris Elba as a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions. Creator: a list of 41 titles created 01 Sep 2011 a list of 34 titles created 20 Jul 2012 a list of 23 titles created 17 Oct 2013 a list of 47 titles created 21 Mar 2015 a list of 30 titles created 06 Jun 2015 Search for " Luther " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 13 wins & 62 nominations. See more awards » Videos The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart. Stars: David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker Happy Valley (TV Series 2014) Crime | Drama Catherine Cawood is the sergeant on duty when flustered and nervous accountant Kevin Weatherill comes into her West Yorkshire station to report a crime. Stars: Sarah Lancashire, Siobhan Finneran, Shane Zaza A police investigation, the saga of a grieving family, and a Seattle mayoral campaign all interlock after the body of 17-year-old Rosie Larsen is found in the trunk of a submerged car. Stars: Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman, Billy Campbell The Fall I (TV Series 2013) Crime | Drama | Thriller Two hunters, one cold, deliberate and highly efficient and the other, a strong, athletic man with a wife. One is a serial killer, and the other is a cop. Stars: Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, John Lynch Baltimore drug scene, seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement. Stars: Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn Marcella Backland left the Metropolitan Police for the sake of her family, only to have her husband leave her. She returns to her job on the murder squad, investigating a case that seems disturbingly familiar to her. Stars: Anna Friel, Ray Panthaki, Nina Sosanya True Detective (TV Series 2014) Crime | Drama | Mystery An anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law. Stars: Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams The Bridge (TV Series 2011) Crime | Mystery | Thriller When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer. Stars: Sofia Helin, Rafael Pettersson, Dag Malmberg John River is a brilliant police inspector whose genius lies side-by-side with the fragility of his mind. He is a man haunted by the murder victims whose cases he must lay to rest. Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Nicola Walker, Lesley Manville Better Call Saul (TV Series 2015) Crime | Drama The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer, Jimmy McGill, in the time leading up to establishing his strip-mall law office in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn An Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law, conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era. Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon A noir crime drama set in Aberystwyth, Wales, where troubled DCI Tom Mathias solves murders while searching for redemption. Stars: Richard Harrington, Mali Harries, Alex Harries Edit Storyline A crime drama series starring Idris Elba as a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions. What if you were on the Devil's side without knowing it? Genres: 17 October 2010 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia Both Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson have co-starred with Dominic West : he on The Wire (2002) and she on The Affai
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Code of a Killer (TV Mini-Series 2015) - IMDb Code of a Killer The story of Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by DCS David Baker in catching a double murderer. Stars: a list of 37 titles created 16 Jul 2011 a list of 37 titles created 22 Feb 2012 a list of 42 titles created 31 Mar 2014 a list of 28 titles created 09 Sep 2015 a list of 36 titles created 29 Dec 2015 Title: Code of a Killer (2015– ) 7.7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? On the run accused of a terrible crime, Manchester Detective Marcus Farrow tries to prove his innocence while being hunted by his former friends and colleagues. Stars: Rosie Cavaliero, Daniel Jillings, Darren Whitfield A father and son story, with a thriller motor. It explores a mystery from the past with a brutal and shocking revelation. Stars: John Simm, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman Police start to investigate when the bones of a young man are found under the footings of a demolished house 39 years after his murder. Stars: Nicola Walker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jordan Long Safe House (TV Series 2015) Crime | Drama | Thriller A married ex police couple are asked by a police officer and their close friend to turn their remote Guest House into a Safe House. Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Marsha Thomason, Paterson Joseph A young couple move into an apartment only to find the body of a young woman that had been missing for 2 years but never registered as missing which leads to a deeper investigation into what actually happened. Stars: David Threlfall, Denise Gough, Lisa Millett Black Work (TV Mini-Series 2015) Crime | Drama | Thriller A policewoman sets out to discover who murdered her husband, an undercover officer. Stars: Sheridan Smith, Matthew McNulty, Oliver Woollford Place of Execution (TV Mini-Series 2008) Crime | Drama | Mystery A young girl mysteriously vanishes from her English village home. 45 years later, a journalist's attempts to make a documentary on the case threaten to shatter the lives of all involved. Stars: Lee Ingleby, Emma Cunniffe, Philip Jackson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X 25 years ago, Jane saw a man killing her mother. Today, she's a well adjusted wife and mother herself. While having a physical, she notices a doctor who looks like the killer and reports him. No one believes her - except one cop. Stars: Claire Goose, Alisha Kelly, Felix Scott Glasgow 1982, a young girl investigates mysterious murders in a world of men. Stars: Matt Costello, Jayd Johnson, Bronagh Gallagher Chasing Shadows I (TV Mini-Series 2014) Crime | Drama | Mystery A missing persons unit investigate serial killers who target the impressionable and vulnerable. Stars: Reece Shearsmith, Alex Kingston, Don Warrington The Secret (TV Mini-Series 2016) Drama | Thriller The Secret is the story of a real-life double murder. James Nesbitt plays Colin Howell, a respectable dentist and pillar of the community, who became a killer in partnership with a Sunday ... See full summary » Stars: James Nesbitt, Genevieve O'Reilly, Patrick O'Kane A supernatural drama telling the story of three different families living in the same house in 1968, 1987 and the present day, linked by the spirit of the young daughter of the 1960s family, who drowned in mysterious circumstances. Stars: Alex Kingston, Dean Andrews, Shelley Conn Edit Storyline DCS David Baker headed up the investigation into the brutal murders of two Leicestershire schoolgirls between 1983 and 1987. Only a few miles away, Dr Alec Jeffreys, was a scientist at Leicester University who, on 10 September 1984, invented a remarkable technique to read each individual's unique DNA fingerprint. When a local teenager admitted to one of the murders but not the other, Baker asked Jeffreys to analyze the DNA evidence left at the crime scenes. Both men were shocked to discover that the teenager was innocent, his confession false. DCS Baker then took the extraordin
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Torque and angular acceleration - Wikiversity Torque and angular acceleration click to expand or collapse Definitions In w:physics , torque (τ) is also called moment ), and is a vector that measures the tendency of a force to rotate an object about some axis [1] (center). The magnitude of a torque is defined as force times the length of the w:lever arm [2] (radius). Just as a force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist. The force applied to a lever, multiplied by its distance from the lever's fulcrum , is its torque. [3] Torque can be defined as the w:cross product : τ F {\\displaystyle {\\boldsymbol {\\tau }}=\\mathbf {r} \\times \\mathbf {F} } where r is the particle's w:position vector relative to the fulcrum, and F is the force acting on the particles. Units As with any concept defined by a formula, the units Torque ( force times distance ) can be determined by the formula (e.g., newton meter in SI units) [4] Even though the order of "newton" and "meter" are mathematically interchangeable, the BIPM ( Bureau International des Poids et Mesures ) specifies that the order should be N m not m N. N·m is also acceptable. [5] The joule , which is the SI unit for energy or work , is also defined as 1 N m, but this unit is not used for torque. While both torque and energy have the same units, one is a scalar and the other is a vector (technically (pseudo) vector ) Relation between torque and energy E τ is torque θ is the angle moved, in radians . Other non-SI units of torque include " pound-force - feet " or "foot-pounds-force" or "ounce-force- inches " or "meter- kilograms-force ". Moment arm Moment arm diagram A very useful special case, often given as the definition of torque in fields other than physics, is as follows: τ force {\\displaystyle \\tau =({\\textrm {moment\\ arm}})\\cdot {\\textrm {force}}} The construction of the "moment arm" is shown in the figure below, along with the vectors r and F mentioned above. The problem with this definition is that it does not give the direction of the torque but only the magnitude, and hence it is difficult to use in three-dimensional cases. If the force is perpendicular to the displacement vector r, the moment arm will be equal to the distance to the centre, and torque will be a maximum for the given force. The equation for the magnitude of a torque arising from a perpendicular force: τ force {\\displaystyle \\tau =({\\textrm {distance\\ to\\ center}})\\cdot {\\textrm {force}}} For example, if a person places a force of 10 N on a spanner which is 0.5 m long, the torque will be 5 N m, assuming that the person pulls the spanner by applying force perpendicular to the spanner. Force at an angle If a force of magnitude F is at an angle θ from the displacement arm of length r (and within the plane perpendicular to the rotation axis), then from the definition of cross product, the magnitude of the torque arising is: τ {\\displaystyle \\tau =rF\\sin \\theta } Static equilibrium For an object to be in static equilibrium , not only must the sum of the forces be zero, but also the sum of the torques (moments) about any point. For a two-dimensional situation with horizontal and vertical forces, the sum of the forces requirement is two equations: ΣH = 0 and ΣV = 0, and the torque a third equation: Στ = 0. That is, to solve statically determinate equilibrium problems in two-dimensions, we use three equations. Torque and power If a force is allowed to act through a distance, it is doing mechanical work . Similarly, if torque is allowed to act through a rotational distance, it is doing work. Power is the work per unit time . However, time and rotational distance are related by the angular speed where each revolution results in the circumference of the circle being travelled by the force that is generating the torque. The power injected by the applied torque may be calculated as: Power
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subatomic particle - Gravity | physics | Britannica.com Walther Bothe The weakest, and yet the most pervasive , of the four basic forces is gravity . It acts on all forms of mass and energy and thus acts on all subatomic particles, including the gauge bosons that carry the forces. The 17th-century English scientist Isaac Newton was the first to develop a quantitative description of the force of gravity. He argued that the force that binds the Moon in orbit around Earth is the same force that makes apples and other objects fall to the ground, and he proposed a universal law of gravitation . According to Newton’s law , all bodies are attracted to each other by a force that depends directly on the mass of each body and inversely on the square of the distance between them. For a pair of masses, m1 and m2, a distance r apart, the strength of the force F is given byF = Gm1m2/r2. G is called the constant of gravitation and is equal to 6.67 × 10−11 newton-metre2-kilogram−2. Sir Isaac Newton’s formulation of the law of universal gravitation. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. The constant G gives a measure of the strength of the gravitational force, and its smallness indicates that gravity is weak. Indeed, on the scale of atoms the effects of gravity are negligible compared with the other forces at work. Although the gravitational force is weak, its effects can be extremely long-ranging. Newton’s law shows that at some distance the gravitational force between two bodies becomes negligible but that this distance depends on the masses involved. Thus, the gravitational effects of large, massive objects can be considerable, even at distances far outside the range of the other forces. The gravitational force of Earth, for example, keeps the Moon in orbit some 384,400 km (238,900 miles) distant. Similar Topics mass number Newton’s theory of gravity proves adequate for many applications. In 1915, however, the German-born physicist Albert Einstein developed the theory of general relativity , which incorporates the concept of gauge symmetry and yields subtle corrections to Newtonian gravity. Despite its importance, Einstein’s general relativity remains a classical theory in the sense that it does not incorporate the ideas of quantum mechanics . In a quantum theory of gravity, the gravitational force must be carried by a suitable messenger particle, or gauge boson. No workable quantum theory of gravity has yet been developed, but general relativity determines some of the properties of the hypothesized “force” particle of gravity, the so-called graviton . In particular, the graviton must have a spin quantum number of 2 and no mass, only energy. Electromagnetism The first proper understanding of the electromagnetic force dates to the 18th century, when a French physicist, Charles Coulomb , showed that the electrostatic force between electrically charged objects follows a law similar to Newton’s law of gravitation. According to Coulomb’s law , the force F between one charge, q1, and a second charge, q2, is proportional to the product of the charges divided by the square of the distance r between them, or F = kq1q2/r2. Here k is the proportionality constant, equal to 1/4πε0 (ε0 being the permittivity of free space). An electrostatic force can be either attractive or repulsive, because the source of the force, electric charge , exists in opposite forms: positive and negative. The force between opposite charges is attractive, whereas bodies with the same kind of charge experience a repulsive force. Coulomb also showed that the force between magnetized bodies varies inversely as the square of the distance between them. Again, the force can be attractive (opposite poles) or repulsive (like poles). Magnetism and electricity are not separate phenomena; they are the related manifestations of an underlying electromagnetic force. Experiments in the early 19th century by, among others, Hans Ørsted (in Denmark), André-Marie Ampère (in France), and Michael Faraday (in England) revealed the intimate connection between electricity and magnetism and the way the o
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What's the greatest points difference between top and bottom ever? | Football | The Guardian The Knowledge What's the greatest points difference between top and bottom ever? Plus: the highest league ground in Britain; football on Christmas Day, have the FA changed a result (2), and most goals in a campaign. Email knowledge@guardian.co.uk Everton, 1985. A whole lot better than Stoke. Wednesday 2 February 2005 03.42 EST First published on Wednesday 2 February 2005 03.42 EST Share on Messenger Close "What is the greatest ever difference in points between the champion and the last-place finisher in the top English division at the end of a season?" asks David Shepherd. In the 1984-85 season, Everton amassed 90 points from 42 games. Down in 22nd place, however, Stoke City could only manage a paltry 17. This difference, 73 points, is the largest ever recorded in the top division of English football. Sunderland, who were relegated in 21st place, earned 40 points. More startling, however, is the fact that on two occasions, a mere 16 points separated the top and bottom positions. In the 1937-38 season, Arsenal were crowned champions with 52 points, while West Bromwich Albion finished bottom with 36 points. The 1927-28 First Division also threw up the same points difference. Champions Everton gained 53 points, while Middlesborough propped up the division with 37. That season, seven teams finished on 39 points, including Portsmouth, who were relegated on goal difference. HIGHEST GROUND IN ENGLAND Which is the highest league ground in the English league," asks James Taylor. "I always understood it to be Oldham's Boundary park but the commentator at the recent FA cup tie said it was only the second highest ... if so then which is the highest? According to Simon Inglis's definitive work, Football Grounds Of Britain, the three highest league grounds above sea level belong to West Bromwich Albion, Port Vale and Oldham Athletic. The Hawthorns - built in 1900 - is the highest of the lot, standing at 551 feet above sea level. Next comes Vale Park (525 feet) and Boundary Park (509 feet). The highest football ground in England, though, is at Silverlands, home to Buxton FC, which is more than 1,000 feet above sea level - but that's nothing compared to the real altitude-busters in central and south America. The Azteca Stadium in Mexico City stands at 7,000 feet above sea level, while the daddy of them all, the National Stadium in the Bolivian capital La Paz, is a breath-sapping 8,500 feet above sea level. FOOTBALL ... ON CHRISTMAS DAY? When was the last time football matches in Britain were played on Christmas Day? asks Kevin Liepins. It's not as far back as you might think, Kevin. As David Ross's website scottishleague points out, in Scotland, the last scheduled round of league fixtures was for Saturday December 25, 1976. However, a combination of reluctance to play and poor weather reduced the card. No Scottish top division matches were played, and these were shifted to Friday 24th, Sunday 26th and Monday 27th. Of the two games that were played on Christmas Day itself, Clydebank and St Mirren drew 2-2 in a top of the table First Division clash and Alloa beat Cowdenbeath 2-1 at home in the Second Division. In addition, Dundee's official history lists them as winning 1-0 away to Montrose on Christmas Day but another source suggests that this match was in fact played on Monday 27th. The last time a full set of Christmas Day fixtures was played in Scotland was in 1971. Celtic beat Hearts 3-2 at home, Dundee United beat Dunfermline by the same score at Tannadice, and Kilmarnock overcome Morton 4-2 at Rugby Park. Other results that day were: Airdrie 1-1 Clyde, East Fife 1-1 Motherwell, Falkirk 0-3 Aberdeen, Hibs 0-1 Rangers, Partick 0-1 Ayr, and St Johnstone 0-0 Dundee. Meanwhile the last games played on Christmas day in England were in 1959, when Blackburn beat Blackpool 1-0 at home in the old First Division and Coventry beat Wrexham 5-3 in the Third. HAS THE FA CHANGED A RESULT OF A GAME AFTER IT'S BEEN PLAYED (2) We've dealt with this already in
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My Football Facts & Stats | All-Time Premier League Statistics All-Time Top 100 Premier League goalscorers from Season 1992-93 to 2016-17. PREMIER LEAGUE Despite significant European success during the 1970s, the 1980s had marked a low point for English football. Stadiums were crumbling, supporters endured poor facilities, hooliganism was rife, and English clubs were banned from European competition following the events at Heysel in 1985. The Football League First Division, which had been the top level of English football since 1888, was well behind leagues such as Italy's Serie A and Spain's La Liga in attendances and revenues, and several top English players had moved abroad. However, by the turn of the 1990s the downward trend was starting to reverse; England had been successful in the 1990 FIFA World Cup , reaching the semi-finals. UEFA, European football's governing body, lifted the five-year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990. The Taylor Report on stadium safety standards, which proposed expensive upgrades to create all-seater stadiums in the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster, was published in January of that year. Television money had also become much more important; the Football League received £6.3 million for a two-year agreement in 1986, but when that deal was renewed in 1988, the price rose to £44m over four years. The 1988 negotiations were the first signs of a breakaway league; ten clubs threatened to leave and form a "super league", but were eventually persuaded to stay. As stadiums improved and match attendance and revenues rose, the country's top teams again considered leaving the Football League in order to capitalise on the growing influx of money being pumped into the sport. At the close of the 1991 season, a proposal for the establishment of a new league was tabled that would bring more money into the game overall. The Founder Members Agreement, signed on 17 July 1991 by the game's top-flight clubs, established the basic principles for setting up the FA Premier League. The newly formed top division would have commercial independence from the Football Association and the Football League, giving the FA Premier League license to negotiate its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements. This was considered necessary so that English clubs could once again compete with and beat the best of Europe, while attracting the best talent in the world, something which in 1991 seemed practically unthinkable. In 1992 the First Division clubs resigned from the Football League en masse and on 27 May 1992 the FA Premier League was formed as a limited company working out of an office at the Football Association's then headquarters in Lancaster Gate. This meant a break-up of the 104-year-old Football League that had operated until then with four divisions; the Premier League would operate with a single division and the Football League with three.There was no change in competition format; the same number of teams competed in the top flight, and promotion and relegation between the Premier League and the new First Division remained on the same terms as between the old First and Second Divisions. The number of clubs in the Premier League decreased from 22 in 1992-93 to just 20 three seasons later. It has remained at 20 clubs since season 1995-96. Only five of those 40 clubs have won the Premier League title - Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Blackburn & manchester City. The 2009-10 Premier League title was won by Chelsea by one point from Manchester United. Chelsea's goals scored total of 103 was the highest in the Top Flight of English Football since the Tottenham Hotspur 'double-winning' team of 1960-61. Arsenal finished in third place with Tottenham Hotspur recording their first Top Four finish of the Premier League Era to qualify for the UEFA Champions League after a gap of 49 years away from Europe's elite competition. A new regulation introduced for the 2010-11 season is that every Premier League club must name a maximum squad of 25 players and these, together with an unlimited number
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SAILOR TERMINOLOGY Zero Dark Thirty A Ahoy. A nautical hail, once the dreaded war cry of the Vikings. Airdale. A naval aviator. It can also refer to any member of the naval aviation community, officer or enlisted. "Brownshoe" also refers to an officer or chief petty officer in the aviation branch as they are authorized to wear brown shoes whereas mere mortals in other branches of naval service are forever tainted as "Blackshoes." Anchor Clanker. Slang term for a Boatswain Mate or member of ship's Deck Department. Deck Ape is also used as a term of endearment. Aweigh. The moment a ship's anchor leaves the sea bottom, the anchor is said to be aweigh. "Weigh" from the Old English infers movement. Anchors "away" is incorrect usage. But when a ship weighs anchor it is said to be under way even though it may or may not be making way (powered). Aye Aye. Aye is old English for "yes." A bluejacket says, "Aye aye, sir," meaning, "I understand and I will obey." B Barge. An admiral's boat. Beam. The width of a ship. Belay [1]Stop an action. "Belay the whistling! You're no boatswain." [2] Make fast. "Belay the line here." The use of a belaying pin in days of sail most likely is responsible for coining the term. [3] Disregard an order. "Right full rudder. Belay my last." Binnacle List. Listing of the names of crew members excused from duty by the Medical Officer. The binnacle supported the ship's compass. Lists posted thereon were prominent. Bluejacket. The first uniform that was ever officially sanctioned for sailors in the Royal Navy was a short blue jacket open in the front. A generic name for a Navy enlisted person. Boats. From the Anglo-Saxon "bat" that stood for a small ship or vessel. Also slang for a Boatswain. Boatswain. From the Saxon word "swein" which meant a boy or servant. The boat refers to the ship and not to her small boats. Boatswain Pipe. One of the oldest and most distinctive pieces of nautical equipment, the pipe or flute, was used in Greece and Rome to keep the stroke of galley slaves. The pipe was used in the Crusades to call English cross bowmen on deck for attack. In time, the pipe came to be used as a badge of office by commanders. The whistle was used for salutes to distinguished persons as well as to pass orders. A 1645 publication detailing honors for an admiral, orders; "The ship's barge to be sent to fetch the visitor having the cockson with his silver whistle in the stern... Upon the near approach of the barge the noise of the trumpets are to sound and so to hold on until the barge comes within less than musket shot, at that time the trumpets are to cease and all such as carry whistles are to whistle a welcome three several times." Originally, a distinctive call on a boatswain�s whistle sent the crew below decks or down below. Now to "pipe down" means to be quiet. Meals aboard ship are announced by the boatswain pipe. Crew members who respond immediately to the call are said to have their meals "piping hot." The four primary parts of the boatswain pipe are the buoy, gun, keel and shackle. Boxing the Compass. Calling the names of the 32 points of the compass in order. Bulkhead. Transverse or longitudinal partition separating portions of a ship. Landlubbers call it 'a wall.' Bumboat. A boat selling supplies or provisions to ships. Derived from "boomboat," signifying boats permitted to lie at the ship's booms. C Cannon Cocker. A Gunner's Mate or one associated with the Weapon's Department. Chaplain. Tradition gives the origin of the title as from the French. The legend offers that St. Martin divided his coat with a poor beggar on a cold wintry day outside of Amiens. It is re
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Naval Terminology, Jargon and Slang FAQ Naval Terminology, Jargon and Slang FAQ Part 1 - A through M This FAQ is maintained by Jeff Crowell (jeff_crowell@hp.com) ; web hosting provided by Haze Gray & Underway . Last Updated 31 October 2003. Notes: --'RN' denotes Royal Navy usage. Similarly, RCN = Royal Canadian Navy, RAN = Royal Australian Navy, RM = Royal Marines, RNZN = Royal New Zealand Navy, UK = general usage in militaries of the former British Empire --Terms in ALL-CAPS have a separate listing. --Special note: Since days of yore the military in general, and sailors in particular, have often had a rather pithy (dare I say �tasteless'?) manner of speech. That may be changing somewhat in these politically correct times, but to Bowdlerize the sailor�s language represented here would be to deny its rich history. The traditions and origins remain. While I have attempted to present things with a bit of humor, if you are easily offended this FAQ may not be for you. You have been warned. 1MC - The basic one-way communications system on a vessel. Reaches all spaces on a ship. Used for general announcements, and to transmit general alarm system signals. Control stations are located on the bridge, quarterdeck, and central station. Other transmitters may be installed at additional points. There are other MC and JV circuits used for communications within the ship. They are typically system-specific, i.e. weapons systems, navigation communication, engineering systems, firefighting, etc. 130-rpm fish - A form of sea life (type unknown) which makes a sound very similar to a propeller turning at 130 rpm. 90-Day Wonder � Derisive term for a graduate of OCS. The derision arises from the lack of experience and naval knowledge of the typical graduate. Commonly seen as "90-Day Blunder." 99 � (USN aviation) Precedes a radio call which applies to a group of aircraft, e.g. "99 Guntrains" would address all aircraft with a Guntrain callsign. Aback � Backing a sail is turning it so that the wind hits the front face; the effect is to slow a ship or boat. A sail which is being backed is said to be �aback.� A sailing ship which accidentally goes aback when tacking loses its momentum and is said to be �in irons.� A person is said to be �all aback� when he is confused or surprised. Abaft � Aft of a given point on a ship; e.g. the bridge is abaft the bow. ABC � Atomic, Biological, Chemical. An early term since supplanted by NBC. Accelerated Stall � (Aviation) A stall which occurs during accelerated flight, i.e. while the pilot is pulling G�s. Generally a much more violent event than an unaccelerated stall. Acey-Deucey � Backgammon, a board game traditionally played in off-duty hours. Acey-Deucey Club � A club for E-5 and E-6 enlisteds (Second- and First-Class Petty Officers). ACM - Air Combat Maneuvering. Dogfighting practice. Acockbill � Out of alignment or awry. In original usage, if a sailing ship�s yards were not all aligned, she was said to be "all acockbill." See also SQUARED AWAY. Active Homing � A homing (guidance) method where the missile provides its own signal (typically either radar or sonar) transmissions and homes in on the energy reflected off the target. Adrift � (1) Not secured; scattered about; not properly stowed, or out of place. (2) (RCN) Missing in action. "Oh no, I'm adrift for the meeting and the Bossman'll be there!" Advance and Transfer � Two separate terms involving a ship�s turn. Advance is the forward progress made between the time that the rudder is put over and the time the ship is steady on her new course. Transfer is the horizontal displacement of the ship during the same period of time. Advance is maximized in a turn of 90 degrees or more; transfer is maximized in a turn of 180 degrees or more. AEF/A � (USN submarine) Auxiliary Electrician Forward/Aft. A.F.R.T.S. - Spoken as "a-farts", Armed Forces Radio and Television System is a US system providing television and radio entertainment to forces overseas. Recently, the preferred interpretation has become "American Forces Radio and Television
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Europe travel guide - Wikitravel Top cities[ edit ] How do you choose a few cities to represent a continent full of deep history and profound culture? This will change over time; but here's our "top ten": Amsterdam — canals, Rembrandt, hashish and red lanterns, the epicentre of liberal attitudes Athens - the Acropolis, ancient temples, medieval churches, early modern neoclassical mansions; the birthplace of Western civilization with a history of 3,400 years Barcelona — Gaudi's cosmopolitan home on Mediterranean coast Berlin — the capital of reunited Germany since 1990, it was divided by force for 45 years during the Cold War and has emerged as a international cultural centre and an area of rapid development since the fall of the Berlin Wall Istanbul — the only major city to span two continents and a fascinating melting pot of East and West London — Britain's vibrant capital, a true 'global city' Moscow — Europe's largest city is famous for its nightlife and the iconic Kremlin Paris — the capital of romance (and France) on the banks of the Seine Prague — magical city with its renowned bridges spanning the Vltava River Rome — the eternal city of seven hills and two thousand seven hundred years of history Other notable destinations[ edit ] Alhambra — part fortress, part palace, part garden, and part government city, a stunning mediaeval complex overlooking the city of Granada in Spain Alps — very popular mountain range for skiing/snowboarding and mountaineering, with Mont Blanc as its highest peak Cinque Terre — a gorgeous national park, which connects five picturesque villages in Italy Białowieża National Park in Poland — the last and largest remaining parts of the immense primeval forest that once spread across the European Plain Blue Lagoon — amazing geothermal spa with the water temperature around 40°C all year round, even in Iceland 's freezing conditions Meteora — six Greek Orthodox monasteries built on natural sandstone rock pillars Neuschwanstein Castle — the well-known fairy-tale castle in the Bavarian Alps in Bavaria Plitvice National Park — beautiful turquoise-coloured lakes surrounded by a large forest complex in Croatia Stonehenge — the well-known Neolithic and Bronze Age stone monument located on Salisbury Plain, England History[ edit ] Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance with an astonishing cultural heritage The earliest concrete signs of written European culture can be found in Hellenic Greece . Homer (c. 800 BC), Hesiod (753 BC) and Kallinos (728 BC) are three of the oldest poets in Europe. The Romans believed that their city was founded in 753 BC, while modern archaeologists and historians believe that the area of modern day Rome has been inhabited since at least 1000 to 800 BC. From 300 AD Christianity in Europe started to spread. Around 500 the Roman Empire collapsed, with France at that time coming under the rule of the Merovingians, Spain coming under occupation from North African Berber Muslims and other countries essentially invaded by various barbarian groups. In 714, the Carolingian empire was founded and lasted until 911 occupying large parts of Western Europe. The period after this date is often called the high-middle ages and lasted until around 1300 which saw a shift to urbanisation across Europe, initiating in Western Europe, and gave rise to universities. This was followed by the late middle ages which ended around 1500, giving birth to a period of European history normally referred to as the Renaissance or the re-birth. The people of this period actively rediscovered classical Greco-Roman culture and it was followed by a reformation of Christianity, with the rise of new sects in Europe, most notably Protestantism. Between 1492 and 1972 many European nations (like Great Britain , Spain , Portugal , Russia , France and the Netherlands ) ruled or had ruled over most of the known world, with the exception of parts of Asia , Japan , Thailand and Tibet ) and Antarctica . The European Union Europe, prior to the conclusion of World War II, was a region ravaged by large-scale "total war". Nat
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Bus from Luxembourg to Frankfurt with Trier, Koblenz Sightseeing in English TakeTours > Europe > Luxembourg > Bus from Luxembourg to Frankfurt with Trier, Koblenz S... Bus from Luxembourg to Frankfurt with Trier, Koblenz Sightseeing in English Tour Code: 643-3672 From USD Friend's Email Address: Your Message: Hello, I found this travel package on TakeTours.com and thought you might be interested. Please take a look and let me know what you think. Verification Code Already have a TakeTours account? Sign In Not registered yet? Create Account and start earning commissions today. Earn 3%-5% commission when your friend makes a purchase through your unique encoded link in the email. Purchases are tracked automatically. See complete details at the TakeTours Affiliate Program If you don't log in or register as affiliate, we can't award you any commission! Sign up here to become an affiliate. Highlights: Visit Trier (Karl Marx Haus, Porta Nigra), Frankfurt (Romer), Koblenz (River Rhine Cruise). Inclusions: Transportation: One-way air conditioned luxury bus transfer service from Luxembourg to Frankfurt English speaking tour guide( Level 2 : semi-guided tour Have a TakeTours account? Please sign in to post your review and earn 100 Loyalty Points. User Email or ID To check out faster and earn loyalty points. learn more? We suggest you to sign up with the same email you used for your purchase. Enter your target tour date range and email address below. We will alert you when your requested tour becomes available! *Your target tour date range: To Please send me TakeTours emails with travel deals, special offers, and other information. � Price a Trip, Book Now 1 Departure Date: 8:30am Luxembourg Central Station - Luxembourg � Total Fares: TakeTours will refund the price difference for this tour if the price goes down within 14 days after your purchase. Learn More $0.00�(incl. tax and fees) Create Your Own Private Tour You can use this tour reference to customize you vacation Please select your regions of interest (check all that apply): USA Thank you for signing up for the TakeTours newsletter. Details Price In USD (per person) Sun What if my dates are not available or appear as sold out? Notify Me! What if my dates are not available? We're constantly adding new departures dates and times, as they're made available to TakeTours by our local suppliers. In some cases our suppliers have not yet confirmed their future schedules. So bookmark this page and keep checking back with us if you don't see the dates you're looking for. We also recommend you sign up for TakeTours's monthly email newsletter, in order to stay on top of the latest deals & travel news. Bus&Sightseeing: This bus ride is the most exciting way to get from Luxembourg to Frankfurt. Not only will you travel in the comfort of a top-of-the-line bus, but you will also get to visit some of Europe�s most fascinating locations along the way. This is the best way to travel across Europe! Itinerary In the morning we will leave Luxembourg for Trier, Germany. We will see the Porta Nigra and spend time at the Karl Marx Haus. From there we will drive to Koblenz, DE, where guests will have the chance to take a boat ride on the River Rhine. After lunch we will head to Frankfurt, DE, where upon our arrival we will tour Romer. Then we will return to Frankfurt, where our tour will conclude. Trier, GERMANY More» Trier is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. Trier lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the west of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, near the border with Luxembourg and within the important Moselle wine region. «Less Karl Marx Haus More» As its name would suggest, this museum in the German city of Trier was the birthplace of Karl Marx, the perpetually-controversial philosopher who is credited with popularizing the ideas of communism and socialism in the 19th century. «Less Porta Nigra More» "Black Gate" is the largest Roman city gate north of the Alps, a testament to the far reach of the ancient empire. This World Heritage Site was b
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Spencer Perceval Spencer Perceval Prime Minister, 1809-1812 Spencer Perceval was born in Audley Square, London, on November 1, 1762, the second son of John, 2nd Earl of Egmont. He was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, received his M.A. in 1782, and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1786. In 1790 he married Jane Spencer-Wilson, with whom he had six sons and six daughters. Perceval's political career began in 1790, when he became Deputy Recorder of Northampton. In 1796 the voters of Northampton sent him to Parliament, where he became a supporter of William Pitt the Younger. He subsequently served as Solicitor General (1801-1802) and as Attorney General (1802-1806). In 1806, the Tory government of William Pitt the Younger gave way to that of William Wyndham Grenville, a Whig, and Perceval became a member of the opposition. An ardent opponent of Grenville's plan to offer emancipation to England's Catholics, he delivered a speech before the House of Commons which helped destroy Grenville's administration (1807). Grenville's government gave way to a coalition government led by the Duke of Portland, a Tory. Perceval became the duke's Chancellor of the Exchequer, and then succeeded him as Prime Minister, on October 4, 1809. Perceval's government was marred by upheavels caused by the Industrial Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and the increasing madness of King George III . He also had difficulty bringing qualified men into his administration, and even had to serve as his own Chancellor of the Exchequer because no one was willing to take the job. On May 11, 1812, while on his way to attend an inquiry into the recent Luddite riots, Perceval was shot and mortally wounded by John Bellingham, a bankrupt merchant who had tried unsuccessfully to recover his losses from the government. He died in the lobby of the House of Commons, and became the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated. Although he was deemed insane, Bellingham was subsequently executed for his crime, on May 18, 1812. PRINT SOURCE
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BBC - History - British History in depth: Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline On This Day Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline Do you know which prime minister brought 'fallen women' to 10 Downing Street? Or which one fought a duel? Or who was known as 'the Goat'? Take a political journey through nearly 300 years of high ideals and low cunning, from Gordon Brown to the first man to hold prime ministerial powers, Robert Walpole. Margaret Thatcher Conservative, 1979 - 1990 Britain's first female prime minister came to power with the country descending into industrial and economic chaos. A relatively inexperienced politician, she nonetheless adopted a personal style of indomitable self-confidence and brooked no weakness in herself or her colleagues. Derisively dubbed the 'Iron Lady' by the Soviet press, she wore the moniker with pride. Her government's free-market policies included trade liberalisation, deregulation, sweeping privatisation, breaking the power of the unions, focus on the individual and the creation of an 'enterprise culture'. 'Thatcherism' has had a profound and lasting economic and social impact on Britain, and still sharply divides opinion to this day. The first PM to serve three consecutive terms (including two 'landslide' victories) she was eventually toppled by her own party following the disastrous imposition of a 'poll tax'. Nonetheless, she is generally considered to be one of the best peace time prime ministers of the 20th Century. James Callaghan Labour, 1976 - 1979 Callaghan inherited the office of prime minister following the surprise resignation of Harold Wilson. With only a tiny parliamentary majority to support him, he faced an increasingly one-sided confrontation with organised labour in the form of rampant strike action. Things came to a head in the so-called 'Winter of Discontent', a phrase from Shakespeare borrowed by Callaghan himself to describe the events leading up to February 1979. Britain was 'strikebound', with public servants staging mass walk outs, leaving food and fuel supplies undelivered, rubbish uncollected and - most notoriously - bodies unburied. Things became so bad in Hull it was dubbed 'the second Stalingrad'. The tabloid press has since been accused of overstating the severity of the situation (and wrongly quoting him as saying 'Crisis? What Crisis?') but it was enough at the time to sound the death knell for Callaghan's government later in the same year. Harold Wilson Labour, 1974 - 1976 In March 1974, Wilson became prime minister for the third time at the head of a minority government, following the first hung parliament (one where no party holds a majority) for 45 years. Often described as a wily fixer and negotiator, it took all of his skills to hold on to power in the face of economic and industrial turmoil. His party was also sharply divided, with many Labour members of parliament (MPs) bitter about Wilson's manoeuvring against his colleagues. He called another general election in October 1974, thereby ending the shortest parliament since 1681, and was returned to office with a majority of just three seats. He presided over a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Economic Community (EEC), and a collapse in the value of the pound which prompted a humiliating 'rescue operation' by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Exhausted, Wilson resigned saying 'politicians should not go on and on'. Edward Heath Conservative, 1970 - 1974 Heath succeeded in taking Britain into the European Economic Community (EEC), the precursor to the European Union, despite two previous failed attempts by Britain to gain entry, in 1961 and 1967. But his government was dogged by torrid industrial relations and recurrent economic crises. Things came to a head in January 1974, when industry was put on a 'three-day week' to conserve fuel. Fuel was in dangerously short supply following a combination of domestic industrial action (coal miners on 'work-to-rule') and a quadrupling of prices by Middle Eastern oil exporting nations in the wake of Israel's victory in the Yom Kipp
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How to Treat a Sting from a Stinging Nettle (with Pictures) Cleaning the Area 1 Avoid touching the area at first. If possible, do not touch or rub the affected area for 10 minutes. Pour fresh water over the area without touching. Even though the pain can be intense during the first few minutes, by avoiding any touching or rubbing, you may prevent the pain from lingering for days. [1] The chemical irritants from the plant can dry on the surface of the skin, then they can be removed by soap and water. By avoiding any rubbing or touching at first, the chemicals are not pushed further into the skin, which can cause the painful reaction to last longer, possibly even days. [2] The chemicals released by the plant include acetylcholine, histamine, serotonin, moroidin, leukotrienes, and possibly formic acid. [3] 2 Use soap and water. Soap and water cleans the affected parts of the skin, and removes the chemicals released by the plant that cause the pain, swelling, redness, and itching. In many cases, once the area is washed, the pain either goes away completely, or is greatly reduced. [4] 3 Use a clean cloth. If you are not near soap or water, use a clean cloth to gently remove dirt and plant debris from the area until it can be more thoroughly cleaned. [5] 4 Apply tape. Lightly apply a strong tape, like duct tape, to the area involved, then remove the tape. This can help to remove any remaining fibers that may be lodged in the skin. [6] 5 Try a wax hair removal product. If the tape did not remove all the unwanted plant material from the skin, you can try using a wax hair remover. [7] Apply a layer of the wax removal, let it dry for about 5 minutes, then gently peel off the wax, taking the plant debris along with it. [8] Part 2 Taking Measures for Relief 1 Know what to expect. The stinging, burning, pain, and itching, is quite intense. The duration of the symptoms varies from person to person, and varies depending on the initial measures taken to clean the area as just described. [9] The rash looks similar to hives, with raised areas of whitish blisters. The entire area can appear swollen and inflamed, with a reddish tint to the area affected. [10] 2 Use leaves from other plants. Applying the juices contained in the leaves from either a dock plant or jewelweed plant may help. These plants often grow in the same areas as the nettle plant. Locate either plant, and crush a few leaves to release their juices. Apply the crushed leaves to the area affected. [11] The actual science behind the use of plants to treat this condition is very limited. Yet, this has been common practice in treating a sting from a nettle plant for centuries. [12] A dock weed plant commonly grows in the same general areas as the stinging nettle plant. The plant grows in height from 20 inches to about 50 inches, and the leaves grow to be about 16 inches long. The leaves are very large, oval, have rounded tips, and have a wavy look to the edges. The lower leaves have a reddish color to their stems. [13] A jewelweed plant is the same plant as an impatiens. These plants also grow naturally in the same areas where you may come across a stinging nettle. The chemical content found in the juice from the leaves and stem of a jewelweed plant is reportedly effective at counteracting the sting from a stinging nettle. [14] 3 Avoid scratching. The areas can itch quite strongly, but try to avoid scratching. Scratching can irritate the area even further, possibly break the skin, and cause the symptoms to linger. [15] For young children, you may want to put soft gloves or mittens on their hands to help avoid scratching. Also keep nails short. 4 Use cool compresses. Keep the area covered with cool compresses to help provide some relief from the stinging. The cooler temperature can help to reduce the redness and relieve some of the discomfort. [16] 5 Apply a paste made from baking soda. Using just baking soda and water, make a paste material and apply to the rash. Use cold water in your paste. The paste can help to relieve some of the itching, inflammation, and the burning sensat
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How to Get Down off Napes Needle How to Get Down off Napes Needle Words by NeedleSports How to Get Down off Napes Needle Needle Sports is named after Napes Needle, a prominent rock pinnacle, some 20 metres high, situated amongst the Napes Crags on the southern flank of Great Gable, a mountain in the heart of the English Lake District. Napes Needle was first climbed (solo) by Walter Parry Haskett Smith in June 1886, an ascent considered by many authorities to mark the birth of rock climbing as a sport in its own right. Today the original route of ascent via the Wasdale Crack (as seen in the photo on the right) is graded Hard Severe. The Arête follows the right-hand edge and is the least sustained route of ascent, though it too ends up with some hard moves at the top (above the Shoulder) where it joins the Wasdale Crack route and is also graded Hard Severe. The final moves onto the summit block are the most trying, although manufacturing an adequate belay and descending in safety requires considerably more mountaineering acumen than the ascent (see below)! Although easy by the standard of modern test pieces, an ascent of Napes Needle will always remain a memorable day in any climber's career. How to Get Down off Napes Needle in Ten Easy Lessons (and survive to tell the tale!) NB: These notes are intended to assist the climber who has already gained some knowledge of rock climbing and is fully aware of its risks but still wishes to progress further up the grades, and indeed the mountains. They are brief and not designed to be comprehensive in any way. Ultimately climbing is a dangerous sport and claims many casualties each year. One of the guiding principals of British climbing and mountaineering is that it is the individual climber is responsible for his or her own safety. If you cannot accept this then this site and probably climbing in general is unlikely to suit you. May we refer you to this very interesting site instead! Whilst climbing Napes Needle is tricky, getting down again in safety can be prove even more so. Although abseiling is possible (with a lot of knowledge and extreme care), there is no obvious anchor, and there have been several fatalities due to this practice which therefore cannot be recommended. Instead the following is suggested : Climb the Needle (by any route - The Arête is the easiest and most pleasant way) to the Shoulder. Belay from the horizontal crack in the summit block. Bring up your second. Attach them to the belay on the Shoulder. Before starting the next pitch, place a camming device (Friend) in the horizontal crack that runs round under the summit block on the Gap (north) side. This needs to be as far round as you can get whilst still allowing your second to be able to reach round to clip it. Climb to the summit and belay by draping a large loop of rope around the overhang of the summit block on the west side (this is the ovehang seen in the photo above). Drop a second loop down to the south side and get your second to attach it to your belay on the Shoulder. Finally drop a third loop down the Gap side and get your second to lean round the "back" of the summit block and clip it into the cam that you placed there previously. Sit down firmly and tighten up these various loops using clove hitches. Bring up your second, instructing them to unclip your runners (but not your belay!) and leave them in situ. Pat each other firmly on the back whilst exclaiming, "Good show Old Boy/Girl!" - or words to that effect. Top-rope/lower your second down to the Shoulder and get them to clip the rope through your runners and re-attach themselves to the belay. Down-climb to the Shoulder (with assistance from your second if required) and belay. If the cam in the back of the summit block is left in place then it is even possible to use it to guide a top rope over the summit. Top-rope/lower your second down to the ground via The Arête (the easiest route to/from the Shoulder). Instruct them to place plenty of runners for you and clip them into the rope(s). If you climbed The Arête on the way up then of course
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Hobson's choice - definition of Hobson's choice by The Free Dictionary Hobson's choice - definition of Hobson's choice by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Hobson%27s+choice Related to Hobson's choice: Occam's Razor Hob·son's choice n. A choice between what is available and nothing; a lack of an alternative. [After Thomas Hobson (1544?-1630), English keeper of a livery stable, from his requirement that customers take either the horse nearest the stable door or none.] Hobson's choice n the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all [C16: named after Thomas Hobson (1544–1631), English liveryman who gave his customers no choice but had them take the nearest horse] Hob′son's choice′ (ˈhɒb sənz) n. the choice of taking either that which is offered or nothing; the absence of a real alternative. [1640–50; after Thomas Hobson (1544–1631), of Cambridge, England, who rented horses and gave his customer only one choice, that of the horse nearest the stable door] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: 1. Hobson's choice - the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all alternative , option , choice - one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" Translations [ˈhɒbsənzˈtʃɔɪs] N (Brit) → opción f única it's Hobson's choice → o lo tomas o lo dejas Hobson's choice [ˈhɒbs/ənzˈtʃɔɪs] n it's Hobson's choice → è una questione di prendere o lasciare Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: option References in periodicals archive ? p HOBSON'S Choice -- Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold Thursday, September 23 -- Saturday, October 16, in the Anthony Hopkins Theatre. M'S SHOUT: Celebrity barometer Admirers of Harold Brighouse's classic Victorian comedy Hobson's Choice will have a chance to see it in two contrasting versions this spring. Hobson improves with Asian touch; REVIEWS But a key role in the West End hit comedy Hobson's Choice -which is enjoying an extended run -following on from stage roles with the Royal National Theatre, TV appearances in City Central, Nice Guy Eddie and, among other soaps, Emmerdale and Coronation Street together with roles in two films, Beautiful Thing and The Woodlanders, is certainly the stuff of which acting careers are made. Hit comedy is back up North Harold Brighouse's classic Victorian comedy Hobson's Choice, with Tony Britton in the title role, follows from March 6 to 30, followed by Robert Powell in Alan Bennett's Single Spies from the Theatre Royal, Bath (April 2-20).
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David Perdue's Charles Dickens Page - Great Expectations Great Expectations Many of the locations in Great Expectations are featured on my map of Dickens' Rochester/Chatham. Dickens wrote to his friend and advisor, John Forster , telling his plan for Great Expectations: "The book will be written in the first person throughout, and during these first three weekly numbers you will find the hero to be a boy-child, like David. Then he will be an apprentice. You will not have to complain of the want of humour as in the Tale of Two Cities. I have made the opening, I hope, in its general effect exceedingly droll. I have put a child and a good-natured foolish man, in relations that seem to me very funny. Of course I have got in the pivot on which the story will turn too -- and which indeed, as you remember, was the grotesque tragicomic conception that first encouraged me. To be quite sure I had fallen into no unconscious repetitions, I read David Copperfield again the other day, and was affected by it to a degree you would hardly believe." Miss Havisham has Pip and Estella play Beggar My Neighbor to entertain her. Estella uses the game to make Pip aware of how common he is: "He calls the knaves, Jacks, this boy!" said Estella with disdain, before our first game was out. "And what coarse hands he has! And what thick boots!" I had never thought of being ashamed of my hands before; but I began to consider them a very indifferent pair. Her contempt for me was so strong, that it became infectious, and I caught it. She won the game, and I dealt. I misdealt, as was only natural, when I knew she was lying in wait for me to do wrong; and she denounced me for a stupid, clumsy labouring-boy. With the story complete, Dickens decides to change the ending, on the advice of Edward Bulwer-Lytton. August 1861 River Research for Great Expectations At the opening of the story there had been an exciting scene of the wretched man's chase and recapture among the marshes, and this has its parallel at the close in his chase and recapture on the river while poor Pip is helping to get him off. To make himself sure of the actual course of a boat in such circumstances, and what possible incidents the adventure might have, Dickens hired a steamer for the day from Blackwall to Southend. Eight or nine friends and three or four members of his family were on board, and he seemed to have no care, the whole of that summer day (22 May, 1861), except to enjoy their enjoyment and entertain them with his own in shape of a thousand whims and fancies; but his sleepless observation was at work all the time, and nothing had escaped his keen vision on either side of the river. From The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster Advertisement for the upcoming serialization of Great Expectations in Dickens weekly journal All The Year Round-November 1860. The weekly installments began the following month. 2012, the bicentenary of Dickens' birth, saw the release of two film adaptations of Great Expectations. The first starred Gillian Anderson, Ray Winstone, and Douglas Booth. The second starred Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes. Great Expectations - Published in weekly parts Dec 1860 - Aug 1861 Read it online | Shop for the Book | Shop for the Video | Illustrations | Locations Dickens' thirteenth novel was published in Dickens' weekly journal All the Year Round without illustrations. An American edition was also published, curiously a week in advance of the English version, in Harper's Weekly . The novel contains a strong autobiographical element, though not as openly as in David Copperfield . Dickens reread Copperfield before beginning Great Expectations to avoid unintentional repetition. Called Dickens' darkest work by some, it was very well received by Victorian readers and remains one of Dickens' most popular wo
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Which creature's name is also the term given to three strikes in a row in a game of ten-pin bowling?
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Glossary – TalkBowling Glossary of ten-pin bowling terms A Action – The amount of spin placed on a ball. A slower ball with more action can be more effective at disrupting the pins than a faster ball with less action. Address – The stance a player takes before beginning the approach. Adjusting – A change that a player makes to the way they roll in order to improve their game. Adjustments can include anything from a change in technique, to the use of different equipment. See "ARSE". Approach – An area behind the foul line at least 15 feet long in which a player may take steps before rolling the ball onto the lane. Anchor-man – The player rolling last in a team game. The anchor-man is usually the team’s best player. Angle – The line that the ball travels down the lane as it enters the pocket. Arc – A ball rolled with a slower, more gradual break, or curve as opposed to a more aggressive hook. Area – The number of different boards that a ball travels across (in width) before breaking into the pocket. A large area indicates a wide swinging ball. Arrows – Targets on the lane 15 feet ahead of the foul line which aid the player in lining up their roll. There are usually seven arrows spaced evenly across the lane, five boards apart. ARSE – An acronym describing the four basic adjustments used by players to establish their optimum strike line. Angle, Release, Speed, Equipment. Arsenal – A collection of balls, each with unique characteristics, that allow the player to quickly adjust to changing lane conditions. B Baby split – A 2-7 or 3-10 split. Back-end – The last part of the lane before the pins. The back-end is usually left free from oil so that the ball will hook before it hits the pins. Backswing – The part of a swing during which the ball is behind the body. More backswing generally means more speed on the ball, once it is released. Backup – A ball that curves away to the right for a right-handed player and to the left for a left-handed one. Backup Ball – A type of ball that hooks in the opposite direction to normal. Bagger – Either a number of consecutive strikes as in "four-bagger" (which would mean four strikes in a row) or a derogatory term aimed at someone who keeps their average score deliberately low in order to attain a higher handicap at the end of the season (a shortened from of "sandbagger"). Barmaid – A pin that is obscured from view by another pin. Bed – The area surrounding the lane made up of the approach, the pit and the gutters. Bed posts – A 7-10 split, the hardest shot in bowling. Also referred to as "fence posts". Bench jockeying – Gibes made towards an opposition player in order to distract them from making their shot. Benchmark ball – A ball that a player uses to gauge the oiling pattern on a given lane so they know how to adjust their game. The player will be intimate with the characteristics of the benchmark ball. Big ears – A 4-6-7-10 split. Blind – In team bowling the score awarded to any player that is absent, usually either the team average, or ten pins under. Blocked lane – A lane with an oiling pattern conducive to high scoring. Also called a "wet lane", as opposed to a "dry lane". Boards – The wooden planks that make up a bowling lane. A typical lane is 39 boards wide. Many bowlers count boards and use them as a targeting aid. Boomer – A ball with a very large hook. Box – One frame. The phrase refers to the layout of a typical bowling score sheet, in which the pin-count for each frame is displayed in a separate box. Bridge – The gap between the holes in a bowling ball. Break – The arc that a ball takes in travelling to the pins. Breakpoint – The position on a lane where a ball will begin to hook back to the pocket. Brooklyn hit – A ball that enters the pocket on the wrong side of the head pin, to the left for a right-handed bowler, and to the right for a left-handed. This can result in a "Brooklyn strike" if all the pins are knocked over. Bumper bowling – A type of game, usually for beginners or young children, in which the gutters are covered so that wayward balls will stay on the lane. Burne
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Bowling Turkey - Bowling Glossary - Three Strikes in a Row Three Strikes in a Row A turkey. Photo by Marc Serota/Stringer/Getty Images By Jef Goodger Definition: Three strikes in a row. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, bowling proprietors used to present live turkeys to bowlers who threw three consecutive strikes around Thanksgiving or Christmas time. Also Known As: Gobbler, X gets the square, three-bagger. Examples: That's another turkey for Paul.
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Real Food Raclette Dinner Party — WHOLISTIC COACHING When you hear the word raclette, know that it means two things: It is kind of cheese from Switzerland It is a style of meal where you gather around a 'raclette dish' and melt cheese and cook delicious food. It's kind of like a fondue except even better, in my opinion! Here is my raclette (you can get your own here ). So basically, you sit around the raclette, and cook your food on it (my favourite method is that everyone has their own little section on the stone where they choose what they want to eat/cook). Notice the little trays below the cooking stone- that's where you melt the cheese. Delish. What you will need: Butter Food is just oh-so-delicious when cooked in butter- and it actually helps you absorb the fat-soluble vitamins in your veggies, so don't be afraid to load up on it ( source ). If you have a dairy sensitivity, don't worry! You can use olive oil or even coconut oil. So, once your raclette stone is heated up, coat it in butter, and then start piling on the food! The Cheese As you probably have guessed, raclette cheese is what is intended to be used for a raclette dinner. It is a delicious cheese that melts beautifully and has an amazing flavour. That being said, raclette cheese is both hard to find and can be a little on the expensive side. Solution: Buy swiss cheese. It works just as well and tastes great! You can either buy pre-sliced swiss cheese or ask the person at the deli to slice it for you (please do yourself a favour though and buy good quality cheese, so that you aren't eating cheese with tons of preservatives and other yucky things). I like to give each guest their own plate of cheese, just so that one person doesn't eat it all (yes, I like to ration & am a bit crazy about these things!). The Meats Feel free to use your own discretion here, but I will typical serve: Beef strips (for best flavour, marinate in sauce of your choice for at least an hour before your guests arrive) Sausage (Boiled & sliced- do this before your guests arrive) Scallops or shrimp The Fixings The fixings can include whatever you want. And the best part is, if you want to involve your guests (you know how people always ask "what can I bring?") you can ask each guest to chop up a vegetable or two, and then voila! All your fixings are set to go. This is what I usually serve: Peppers Onions Zucchini Red potatoes (I usually do the potatoes myself, because I boil them for about 15 minutes, and then slice them, to ensure fast cooking on the raclette). And trust me when I say a little goes a long way. If you have 4 people over for your raclette dinner party, you may be tempted to use 3 peppers. But you will only need ONE! I promise, the food stretches so far. The "scoopers" It's always nice to have something to act as a good base to pile the food on. I usually serve: Sourdough baguette Socca Bread (a gluten-free Mediterranean flatbread that is easy to make at home!) The people Grab your favorite people & your stretchy pants and settle in for a night of fun. Also, the raclette lets off a lot of heat, so I always suggest to my guests to wear short sleeves! (The only person who didn't take that advice was my darling husband, as you can see. You may also be able to see the sweat on his face). The morning after... What's even better than the minimal food preparation, and the wonderful time you will have with your guests is this: raclette breakfast leftovers. I recommend throwing all remaining veggies and sausage in a pan, topping it with butter and some spices (sea salt, pepper, basil, rosemary) and bake it up! Then, top with a soft boiled egg, and you have a glorious breakfast, all thanks to your amazing dinner party the night before. Highly recommended: play this song while you are 1) preparing your portion of the meal to get pumped up 2) preparing your leftover breakfast the next day. Enjoy! PS: If you want to see a behind the scenes look of this Raclette dinner party click here .
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Colette Tatou | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Colette Tatou is one of the two tritagonists (the other being Gusteau ) in Ratatouille . Contents [ show ] Personality Colette is a very tough, assertive woman who is very hardworking. She is very fierce and strong, as shown when she is forced to train Linguini , and immediately sticks knives in his sleeves as she tells him she won't let a new trainee screw up all of her hard work. During her training with Linguini, she scolds him for taking his time while cooking and later threatens to kill Linguini if he can't keep his station clean. Colette herself states that the reason she is the only woman in the kitchen where cooking is regulated "by rules of stupid old men who make it impossible for women to cook" is because she is the toughest cook in the kitchen. However, despite some of her tougher qualities, she is a firm fan and believer in Gusteau and his famous motto: "Anyone can cook." She has also memorized all of his recipes by heart. Her strong belief in his words causes her to defend Linguini from being fired by Chef Skinner , saying that it would betray Gusteau's words especially after LeClaire said she liked the soup he made. Her belief in Gusteau's words is so strong that despite having initially thought Linguini was crazy to say that Remy (a rat) was the one revealed to be the cook, she goes back after remembering Gusteau's words and later works together with Remy (while the rest of the staff left after thinking Linguini was crazy) as a cook in Gusteau's and later in Remy and Linguini's bistro, La Ratatouille . Appearances Ratatouille Colette is the only female cook in Chef Skinner 's kitchen at Gusteau's . She is a capable cook, hard working and very tough to enter the masculine world of haute cuisine. She had defended Linguini from being fired as a garbage boy when Skinner caught him "cooking" the soup in which Remy had made. She takes Linguini under her wing and teaches him the skills necessary to survive in the fast-paced kitchen. She was at first unaware of Luigini's admiration for her. Colette felt disgruntled when Skinner took a personal interest into Linguini, which in fact Skinner was trying to force the truth of Linguini's cooking. The next day, she tells a sleepwalking Linguini (puppeteered by Remy at the time) that she likes him, and storms out after mistaking his lack of reaction for snobbishness. Linguini awakens and struggles to tell her the truth. Colette is initially puzzled by his actions and raving behavior and slips a hand into her bag for a canister of mace. Remy desperately makes Linguini fall onto Colette to prevent him from talking further and the two kiss. Colette is equally surprised as Linguini but quickly falls in love, dropping the mace. A romantic relationship quickly blossoms after this incident. When Linguini suddenly inherits the restaurant when Remy successfully steals papers and will that testify that Linguini is Gusteau's secret son, he and Colette run the restaurant. Food critic Anton Ego arrives with a challenge for the restaurant, and Colette prepares only to discover that Linguini had no ability to cook. When Linguini defends Remy, Colette listens to his claim that the rat is the real cook. Tearfully, she believes that Linguini has lost it, and so leaves him. However, she remembers Gusteau's motto: "Anyone can cook" (a phrase she deeply believes in) and returns to aid Linguini and Remy in the cooking. Ego is successfully dealt with, and he requests to see the chef. Reluctantly, she allows Remy to be unveiled as the true chef and Ego leaves, reformed. Later, Gusteau's was closed down due to rats in the kitchen, but Colette has found cooking at a new Parisian bistro , along with Linguini and Remy, with Ego as a patron and queues stretching around the block. Gallery The Disney Wiki has a collection of images and media related to Colette Tatou . Trivia Aside from being the only female chef in Gusteau's Restaurant , Colette is also the only main female character that appears in Ratatouille . In Your Friend the Rat ,
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What were the christian names of the Davies brothers who were members of the Kinks
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Dave Davies - Biography - IMDb Dave Davies Biography Showing all 21 items Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (3) | Trivia (10) | Personal Quotes (3) Overview (3) 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Mini Bio (1) Dave Davies is the brother of Ray Davies, the lead singer and songwriter of the Kinks, of which he was the leader singer up to 1964, when Ray joined. Dave was the lead guitarist and backup singer for the Kinks. He created the distorted riff for "You Really Got Me" by taking a sharp object (either a razor or a knitting needle) and slashing the speaker cone of his Elpico amp, and driving it into a VOX AC30. He continued to use this sound for much of their early material (notably on "All Day and All of the Night" and "Till the End of the Day"). Compared to his brother, Dave lived a rather lavish lifestyle. He would spend a lot of money on fancy outfits on Carnaby Streets, and top of the line guitars, such as his Gibson Flying V. It is clear that Ray wrote songs like "Dedicated Follower of Fashion", "Dandy", and maybe even "Starstruck" with him in mind. He had his share of feuds with Ray, and other band members often found it hard to get along with him, particularly the drummer, Mick Avory. Nevertheless, he was a brilliant musician, and a decent songwriter. He had a solo single with "Death of a Clown" in 1967, and contributed other songs such as "Strangers", "Rats", "Living on a Thin Line", "Wait Til the Summer Comes Along", "Mindless Child of Motherhood", and "This Man He Weeps Tonight". The latter few were influenced by a high school relationship which ended in an unwanted pregnancy, something that deeply haunted Davies. Today he continues to tour on his own. Unfortunately, he is not on good terms with his brother, Ray, and both have dismissed the possibility of a Kinks reunion. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Eli Rosen Spouse (1) Goofy mannerisms and fancy clothes such as tophat in music videos 1958 Gibson Flying V Younger brother of Ray Davies . Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Kinks ) in 1990. He had a daughter, Tracy, at the age of 15. He married Lisbet in 1967 and they had 4 sons; Martin, Simon, Christian and Russell. He has three children, Daniel Davies , Lana Davies and Eddie, from his relationship with Nancy. Both Daniel and Lana are musicians. Lana has released her music through the Internet. Daniel is lead guitarist in "Year Long Disaster". The band's name stems from the events of 2004 affecting Ray and Dave Davies. In 2004, the same year his estranged brother Ray Davies was shot in the leg by a thief, he suffered a stroke while in an elevator. His recovery has gone well, but has not yet returned to the stage as of winter 2008. In their original stage, The Kinks (or as they were then known, The Ravens) were originally gathered and led by a 15-year-old Dave, who also wrote the few original songs that they performed at the time. His older brother Ray Davies joined the group merely as a rhythm guitarist and backing singer. It was only when they changed to The Kinks that Ray took over as front-man and the main songwriter. A revolving door of bassists and, eventually, keyboard-players and drummers went through The Kinks as the two Davies brothers gained infamy among musicians for Dave's allegedly abusive, irresponsible behavior and Ray's controlling, superior attitude. Although a great majority of the better-known Kinks songs were Ray Davies compositions, Dave wrote and sang lead on several Kinks classics as well, including "Death of a Clown", "Susannah's Still Alive", and "Rats". Finishing work on a film, Dave Davies Kronikles: Mystical Journey, said to be released before Christmas 2008. [November 2008] Personal Quotes (3) "It wasn't called 'heavy metal' when I invented it." - when asked in the 80s if The Kinks were trying to play "heavy metal". I've always thought there was a conspiracy at work to prevent The Kinks being the top band in the world. Whenever we were doing well, something shit would happen and we'd fall flat on our asses. It's been like that throughout our
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Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks Songfacts Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks Songfacts Songfacts Written by Kinks lead singer Ray Davies, he called this "a romantic, lyrical song about my older sister's generation." Waterloo Bridge is in London, and the lyrics are about a guy looking out of a window at two lovers meeting at Waterloo Station. Davies used to cross Waterloo Bridge every day when he was a student at Croydon Art School. Ray Davies brought this to the band while they were in the middle of recording the album. He was reluctant to share the lyrics because they were so personal. In a Rolling Stone magazine interview, his brother (and Kinks guitarist) Dave Davies said Ray felt "it was like an extract from a diary nobody was allowed to read." It is often claimed that the line, "Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station every Friday night" is about the relationship between actor Terence Stamp and actress Julie Christie. However, Ray Davies denied this in his autobiography. He subsequently revealed that it was "a fantasy about my sister going off with her boyfriend to a new world and they were going to emigrate and go to another country." According to Kinks biographer Nick Hasted, Terry was Ray's nephew Terry Davies, whom he was close to in early teenage years. Further confusing the matter, Davies told Rolling Stone in 2015 that Julie and Terry were "big, famous actors at the time." Ray Davies started writing this a few years before The Kinks recorded it. At first, it was called "Liverpool Sunset," but when The Beatles released " Penny Lane ," he changed the words so it wouldn't look like a rip-off. On February 23, 2003 David Bowie was joined on stage by Ray Davies and performed a duet of this song at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the Tibet House benefit. >> Suggestion credit: Mo - Newark, NJ The perfectionist Ray Davies, before releasing the single, revisited the song's location at sunset to ensure "the atmosphere was right." Ray Davies (From Uncut magazine January 2009): "It came to me first as a statement about the death of Merseybeat. But I realized that Waterloo was a very significant place in my life. I was in St. Thomas' Hospital when I was really ill as a child, and I looked out on the river. I went to Waterloo every day to go to college as well. The song was also about being taken to the Festival of Britain with my mum and dad. I remember them taking me by the hand, looking at the big Skylon tower, and saying it symbolized the future. That, and then walking by the Thames with my first wife (Rasa, who left Ray, taking his two daughters, in 1973) and all the other dreams that we had. Her in her brown suede coat that she wore, that was stolen. And also about my sisters, and about the world I wanted them to have. The two characters in the song, Terry and Julie, are to do with the aspirations of my sisters' generation, who grew up during the Second world War and missed out on the '60s. Sometimes when you're writing and you're really on good form, you get into the frame of mind where you think, I can relate to any of these things. It's something I learned at art school-let all the ideas flow out. But if you listen to the words without the music, it's a different thing entirely. The lyrics could be better. But they dovetail with the music perfectly." Popular British singer Paul Weller has said this is his favorite song. Ray Davies performed this with Jackson Browne on Davies' 2010 collaborative album See My Friends. In an interview for Daniel Rachel's book The Art of Noise: Conversations with Great Songwriters, Davies recalled that Browne was taken with a particular lyric: "He said, 'I don't need no friends?' He said it twice. I said, 'Yeah.' He said, 'That's the most beautiful thing I've ever had to sing. It doesn't make sense on the page but when you put it with the music...' I hadn't thought about it that way. The melody takes the curse off the grammar fault. The choice of words, the way they're pronounced, sometimes gives an emotion that's unexpected. Don't is the killer word because it's not correct. Great lines are onl
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Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" - Legacy By Robert McNamara Updated November 21, 2016. Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species on November 24, 1859 and forever changed the way humans think about science. It's not an exaggeration to say that Darwin's landmark work became one of the most influential books in history. Decades earlier, the British naturalist and scholar had spent five years sailing around the world aboard a research ship, H.M.S. Beagle . After returning to England, Darwin spent years in quiet study, examining plant and animal specimens. The ideas he expressed in his classic book in 1859 did not occur to him as sudden bursts of inspiration, but were developed over a period of decades. Research Led Darwin to Write At the end of the Beagle voyage, Darwin arrived back in England on October 2, 1836. After greeting friends and family he distributed to scholarly colleagues a number of specimens he had collected during the expedition around the world. Consultations with an ornithologist confirmed that Darwin had discovered several species of birds, and the young naturalist became fascinated with the idea that some species seemed to have replaced other species. continue reading below our video Profile of Charles Darwin As Darwin began to realize that species change, he wondered how that happened. The summer after returning to England, in July 1837, Darwin began a new notebook and took to writing down his thoughts on transmutation, or the concept of one species transforming into another. For the next two years Darwin essentially argued with himself in his notebook, testing out ideas. Malthus Inspired Charles Darwin In October 1838 Darwin re-read Essay on the Principle of Population, an influential text by the British philosopher Thomas Malthus . The idea advanced by Malthus that society contains a struggle for existence struck a chord with Darwin. Malthus had been writing about people struggling to survive in the economic competition of the emerging modern world. But it inspired Darwin to begin thinking of species of animals and their own struggles for survival. The idea of "survival of the fittest" began to take hold. By the spring of 1840, Darwin had come up with the phrase "natural selection," as he wrote it in the margin of a book on horse breeding he was reading at the time. In the early 1840s, Darwin had essentially worked out his theory of natural selection, which holds that organisms best suited to their environment tend to survive and reproduce and thus become dominant. Darwin began writing an extended work on the subject, which he likened to a pencil sketch and which is now known to scholars as the Sketch. The Delay in Publishing On the Origin of Species It is conceivable that Darwin could have published his landmark book in the 1840s, yet he did not. Scholars have long speculated on the reasons for the delay, but it seems that it's simply because Darwin kept amassing information he could use to present a lengthy and well-reasoned argument. By the mid-1850s Darwin began working on a major work that would incorporate his research and insights. Another biologist, Alfred Russel Wallace, was working in the same general field, and he and Darwin were aware of each other. In June 1858 Darwin opened a package sent to him by Wallace, and found a copy of a book Wallace had been writing. Inspired in part by the competition from Wallace, Darwin resolved to push ahead and publish his own book. He realized he could not include all his research, and his original title for his work in progress referred to it as an "abstract." Darwin's Landmark Book Published in November 1859 Darwin finished a manuscript, and his book, titled On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races In the Struggle for Life, was published in London on November 24, 1859. (Over time, the book became known by the shorter title On the Origin of Species.) The original edition of the book was 490 pages, and had taken Darwin about nine months to write. When he first submitted chapters to his
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Voyage of Charles Darwin Aboard H.M.S. Beagle By Robert McNamara Updated July 31, 2016. Charles Darwin’s five-year voyage in the early 1830s on H.M.S. Beagle has become legendary, as insights gained by the bright young scientist on his trip to exotic places greatly influenced his masterwork, the book On the Origin of Species . Darwin didn’t actually formulate his theory of evolution while sailing around the world aboard the Royal Navy ship. But the exotic plants and animals he encountered challenged his thinking and led him to consider scientific evidence in new ways. After returning to England from his five years at sea, Darwin began writing a multi-volume book on what he had seen. His writings on the Beagle voyage concluded in 1843, a full decade and a half before the publication of On the Origin of Species. The History of H.M.S. Beagle H.M.S. Beagle is remembered today because of its association with Charles Darwin , but it had sailed on a lengthy scientific mission several years before Darwin came into the picture. The Beagle, a warship carrying ten cannons, sailed in 1826 to explore the coastline of South America. continue reading below our video Profile of Charles Darwin The ship had an unfortunate episode when its captain sank into a depression, perhaps caused by the isolation of the voyage, and committed suicide. Lieutenant Robert FitzRoy assumed command of the Beagle, continued the voyage, and returned the ship safely to England in 1830. FitzRoy was promoted to Captain and named to command the ship on a second voyage, which was to circumnavigate the globe while conducting explorations along the South American coastline and across the South Pacific. FitzRoy came up with the idea of bringing along someone with a scientific background who could explore and record observations. Part of FitzRoy’s plan was that an educated civilian, referred to as a “gentleman passenger,” would be good company aboard ship and would help him avoid the loneliness that seemed to have doomed his predecessor. Darwin Was Invited to Sail Aboard H.M.S. Beagle in 1831 Inquiries were made among professors at British universities, and a former professor of Darwin’s proposed him for the position aboard the Beagle. After taking his final exams at Cambridge in 1831, Darwin spent a few weeks on a geological expedition to Wales. He had intended to return to Cambridge that fall for theological training, but a letter from a professor, John Steven Henslow, inviting him to join the Beagle, changed everything. Darwin was excited to join the ship, but his father was against the idea, thinking it foolhardy. Other relatives convinced Darwin’s father otherwise, and during the fall of 1831 the 22-year-old Darwin made preparations to depart England for five years. H.M.S. Beagle Departed England in 1831 With its eager passenger aboard, the Beagle left England on December 27, 1831. The ship reached the Canary Islands in early January, and continued onward to South America, which was reached by the end of February 1832. During the explorations of South America, Darwin was able to spend considerable time on land, sometimes arranging for the ship to drop him off and pick him up at the end of an overland trip. He kept notebooks to record his observations, and during quiet times on board the Beagle he would transcribe his notes into a journal. In the summer of 1833 Darwin went inland with gauchos in Argentina. During his treks in South America Darwin dug for bones and fossils, and was also exposed to the horrors of slavery and other human rights abuses. Darwin Visited the Galapagos Islands After considerable explorations in South America, the Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands in September 1835. Darwin was fascinated by such oddities as volcanic rocks and giant tortoises. He later wrote about approaching tortoises, which would retreat into their shells. The young scientist would then climb on top, and attempt to ride the large reptile when it began moving again. He recalled that it was difficult to keep his balance. While in the Galapagos Darwin collected samples of
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Stockport County F.C | The Freindly Football Club The Freindly Football Club Links The Basics Stockport County Football Club are an English football club based in Stockport, England. They play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football pyramid. Their home stadium is Edgeley Park, and are nicknamed The Hatters, although are usually referred to by supporters simply as County. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers F.C., shortly after they merged with a similarly named club, Heaton Norris F.C., and on 24 May 1890 changed their name to Stockport County F.C. to reflect Stockport becoming a County Borough. They joined the Football League in 1900, and have competed in it continuously since 1905. Having spent most of their history in the lower reaches of the Football League, the 1990s were notably successful, competing in the Football League First Division (2nd Tier) for five seasons. Instability on & off the pitch led to Stockport quickly tumbling back down the leagues, narrowly avoiding a drop into the Football Conference (5th Tier) in 2006. The History Stockport County were formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers by members of the Wycliffe Congressional Church, and played their first recorded game in October the next year. The club adopted 'The Hatters' as their nickname, owing to Stockport's history as the centre of the Victorian hat-making industry, a nickname that is shared with Luton Town. Stockport played in the Lancashire League until 1900. They then gained admission to the Football League Second Division. Unfortunately, the club finished in the bottom three for their first four seasons and at the end of 1903-04 they failed to gain re-election. They spent one year in the Lancashire Combination, won the league, and were re-admitted to the Football League. County were fortunate that, despite an awful 1921-22 campaign that saw them end the season bottom of the Second Division, which would normally have seen them face re-election, they were placed in the brand new Third Division North. The Hatters won the league at the first time of asking in 1921-22, but struggled and soon returned to the bottom division where, barring a couple of seasons, the club would stay for more than 40 years. The 1933-34 season saw goals galore, 115 in total, including a 13-0 win over Halifax Town, which still stands as a Football League record. In 1936-37 County won the Third Division North, but failed to gain a foothold in the Second Division, finished 22nd out of 22 and were relegated. The 1950s brought little league success, but were notable for some fine goalscoring by Jack Connor, whose 140 goals are still a club record, including 13 hat-tricks, two instances of 4 goals in a match, and two of five goals in a match. When the regional Third Divisions were to be combined into national Third and Fourth Divisions after the 1957-58 campaign, Stockport managed to finish in the top half of the Third Division North and so were placed in the following season's national Third Division. Just one season was spent at this level, Stockport were demoted and didn't return until winning the Fourth Division in 1966-67. After being relegated in 1969-70, the 1970s and 80's consisted of little other than mediocrity or struggling against re-election. The introduction of automatic promotion & relegation between the Football League & the Conference was not a good sign for Stockport and, in 1986-87 they had just 6 points from 13 games and faced a real prospect of non-League football, exemplified by crashing out of the FA Cup to Caernarfon Town. Colin Murphy was brought in for his second spell as manager, County gained 45 points from their final 31 games and survived, although Murphy left shortly after the end of the season. Danny Bergara was appointed as manager in March 1989, quickly transforming the team and automatic promotion was gained in 1990-91. The next three seasons saw County make the play-offs, but failed to result in another promotion. In March 1995 Bergara was sacked after an altercation with then chairman Brendan Elwood, and Dave Jones was appo
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A Stroll Through The Eccentric Names Of Scottish Football Teams. – A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton A Stroll Through The Eccentric Names Of Scottish Football Teams. Posted in Football , Names at 14:00 on 30 September 2009 Last week I watched a TV programme fronted by Jonathan Meades which was an annotated travelogue through post-industrial Scotland. Meades’s starting point was the almost poetic litany of the names of Scottish football clubs as heard in the results on Saturday afternoons. Unlike those from England, very few of whom have names that are geographically indeterminate, at least at first glance* (the exceptions are Arsenal, Aston Villa, Everton, Queen’s Park Rangers, Port Vale, Tranmere Rovers; at a pinch Crystal Palace) and most of which are relatively prosaic (Swindon Town, Derby County, Bristol City) – only Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle and Crewe Alexandra have any rhetorical flourish - a disturbingly large number of Scottish teams’ names give no clue to their geographical location. *I know Arsenal were once Woolwich Arsenal and that Everton is a district of Liverpool – as Tranmere is of Birkenhead – but Port Vale (the club plays in Burslem) isn’t on maps any more – if it ever was – and the Crystal Palace is long gone: which just leaves QPR and Villa – which may well be a Birmingham geographical locator of which I am ignorant. The list of obscurely named Scottish clubs is much longer. I have already, of course, mentioned Kirkcaldy’s finest, Raith Rovers ( dancing in the streets of Raith .) There are two Saints – of Mirren and Johnstone (and until World War 2 there was a third; of Bernard’s) – a Clyde, a Hibernian, two Queens, Queen’s Park and Queen Of The South – famously the only football team mentioned in the Bible – an Albion Rovers and two Easts, of Fife and Stirlingshire, which could be located anywhere in their respective counties. In the case of East Stirlingshire their peregrinations actually took them as far west as Clydebank for a season before returning to their Firs Park home in Falkirk, which they have now had to leave; renting space at Stenhousemuir’s ground nearby. In this context Rangers and Celtic do not count as their full names include the prefix Glasgow. Similarly it is Greenock Morton. While Midlothian as a county no longer exists, Heart Of Midlothian – the actual heart of the county is in the centre of Edinburgh, not off Gorgie Road; and there is a mosaic over the spot which is supposed to confer luck if you spit into it (Edinburgh is not quite the douce place you might take it for) – are named for a Walter Scott novel, apparently via a local dance hall. Likewise the County of Ross is no more; in any case the eponymous club plays out of Dingwall. Was there ever a county of Stockport by the way? Yes, and no. A county borough apparently. There is a Raith estate in Kirkcaldy – and a former Raith cinema – so the name makes some sense; but it’s not on any maps of Scotland. Clyde are somewhat disappointingly so called because they first played by the banks of that river, though they now rent a ground in Cumbernauld from the local council. The Paisley club St Mirren are named after the local Saint, Mirin; St Johnstone from Saint John’s town (of Perth,) and the now long defunct St Bernard’s after a local well by the Water of Leith. East Fife are located in Methil in – err – east Fife. Like (Glasgow) Celtic, Hibernian FC’s name reflects the Irish roots of its founders but otherwise has no relevance to Edinburgh, or Leith if you must, where they are domiciled. Albion Rovers play home games in Coatbridge and were formed from a merger between teams called, rather prosaically, Albion and Rovers. Queen’s Park is obvious but its city isn’t. (Compare Queen’s Park Rangers.) There was, too, once a King’s Park club, but that was in Stirling. Queen Of The South is an epithet given to the town of Dumfries by the poet David Dunbar. The club which took the name amalgamated in 1919 from other teams in the area including 5th Kircudbrightshire Rifle Volunteers and
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In 1968, who was the first African American woman to be elected to the US Congress? In 1968, who was the first African American woman to be elected to the US Congress? 0 votes posted Feb 29, 2016 by Pardeep Kohli Share this question Your comment on this question: Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications. Anti-spam verification: To avoid this verification in future, please log in or register . 1 Answer 0 votes Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, she became the first African American woman elected to the United States Congress, and represented New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. answer Feb 29, 2016 by A.k Your comment on this answer: Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications. Anti-spam verification: To avoid this verification in future, please log in or register . Your answer Thanks for contributing at QueryHome GK Please be sure to answer the question, share your working and research. If you are not sure about answer, use commenting option instead. Use ctrl+k to highlight, ctrl+b to make the text as bold. Preview Email me at this address if my answer is selected or commented on:Email me if my answer is selected or commented on Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications. Anti-spam verification:
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Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. (4 April 1968) Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. (4 April 1968) At 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. News of King’s assassination prompted major outbreaks of racial violence, resulting in more than 40 deaths nationwide and extensive property damage in over 100 American cities. James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old escaped fugitive, later confessed to the crime and was sentenced to a 99-year prison term. During King’s funeral a tape recording was played in which King spoke of how he wanted to be remembered after his death: ‘‘I’d like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther King Jr. tried to give his life serving others’’(King, ‘‘Drum Major Instinct,’’ 85). King had arrived in Tennessee on Wednesday, 3 April to prepare for a march the following Monday on behalf of striking Memphis sanitation workers . As he prepared to leave the Lorraine Motel for a dinner at the home of Memphis minister Samuel ‘‘Billy’’ Kyles, King stepped out onto the balcony of room 306 to speak with Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) colleagues standing in the parking area below. An assassin fired a single shot that caused severe wounds to the lower right side of his face. SCLC aides rushed to him, and Ralph Abernathy cradled King’s head. Others on the balcony pointed across the street toward the rear of a boarding house on South Main Street where the shot seemed to have originated. An ambulance rushed King to St. Joseph’s Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead at 7:05 P.M. President Lyndon B. Johnson called for a national day of mourning to be observed on 7 April. In the following days, public libraries, museums, schools, and businesses were closed, and the Academy Awards ceremony and numerous sporting events were postponed. On 8 April King’s widow, Coretta Scott King , and other family members joined thousands of participants in a march in Memphis honoring King and supporting the sanitation workers. King’s funeral service was held the following day in Atlanta at Ebenezer Baptist Church . It was attended by many of the nation’s political and civil rights leaders, including Jacqueline Kennedy, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and Ralph Bunche . Morehouse College President Benjamin Mays delivered the eulogy, predicting that King ‘‘would probably say that, if death had to come, I am sure there was no greater cause to die for than fighting to get a just wage for garbage collectors’’ (Mays, 9 April 1968). Over 100,000 mourners followed two mules pulling King’s coffin through the streets of Atlanta. After another ceremony on the Morehouse campus, King’s body was initially interred at South-View Cemetery. Eventually, it was moved to a crypt next to the Ebenezer Church at the King Center , an institution founded by King’s widow. Shortly after the assassination, a policeman discovered a bundle containing a 30.06 Remington rifle next door to the boarding house. The largest investigation in Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) history led its agents to an apartment in Atlanta. Fingerprints uncovered in the apartment matched those of James Earl Ray, a fugitive who had escaped from a Missouri prison in April 1967. FBI agents and police in Memphis produced further evidence that Ray had registered on 4 April at the South Main Street roominghouse and that he had taken a second-floor room near a common bathroom with a view of the Lorraine Motel. The identification of Ray as a suspect led to an international manhunt. On 19 July 1968, Ray was extradited to the United States from Britain to stand trial. In a plea bargain, Tennessee prosecutors agreed in March 1969 to forgo seeking the death penalty when Ray pled guilty to murder charges. The circumstances leading to the plea later became a source of controversy, when Ray recanted his confession soon after being sentenced to a 99-year term in prison. During the years following King’s assassination, doubts about the adequacy of
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A New National Capital: Washington, D.C. [ushistory.org] 20d. A New National Capital: Washington, D.C. This image, View of the Capitol at Washington by William H. Bartlett, was engraved by Joseph C. Bently in 1837. The Louisiana Purchase and rapid western expansion were crucial developments during the early republic. But attention there can misleadingly suggest that the United States rapidly assumed the shape we know today. Focusing on how the capital city of the federal government changed in the early years of the nation reminds us of the limited nature of the early central government. Like so many other elements of the new nation, even the most basic features of the capital city were unsettled. President Washington first took office in New York City, but, when reelected in 1792, the capital had already moved to Philadelphia where it would remain for a decade. Fittingly, Jefferson was the first president to be inaugurated in the new and lasting capital of Washington, D.C. in March 1801. The site of the new capital was the product of political compromise. As part of the struggle over Hamilton's financial policy, Congress supported the Bank of the United States which would be headquartered in Philadelphia. In exchange the special District of Columbia, to be under Congressional control, would be built on the Potomac River. The compromise represented a symbolic politics of the very highest order. While Hamilton's policies encouraged the consolidation of economic power in the hands of bankers, financiers, and merchants who predominated in the urban northeast, the political capital was to be in a more southerly and agricultural region apart from those economic elites. A dramatic aerial view of the U.S. Capitol and its surroundings in modern-day Washington, D.C. Once the site for the new capital was selected in 1790, President Washington retained Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a French engineer and former officer in the Continental Army, to design and lay out the new capital city. His grand plan gave pride of place to the capitol building which would stand on a hill overlooking the flatlands around the Potomac. A long open mall connected the legislative building to the river and was to be bordered by varied stately buildings. Radiating out from the capital were a number of broad avenues one of which would connect with the president's house. Much of L'Enfant's grand vision was ignored during the nineteenth century, but starting in 1901 the plan was vigorously reborn. Today, Washington, D.C., is an impressive capital city that physically expresses many central values of the modern United States. It gloriously honors the nation's commitment to democracy and political life in impressive government buildings. The capital also maintains the nation's historical memory in monuments along the mall that commemorate key events and people. Finally, the city also announces the nation's commitment to knowledge and human achievement in the spectacular Smithsonian museums. At the same time the capital also symbolizes less celebrated aspects of modern America. Washington, D.C.'s impressive center around the mall is surrounded by urban poverty, a crisis facing most large American cities. The gulf separating American success and failure is on display nowhere more sharply. This drawing, published in 1805, is considered the earliest picture of what became the White House in Washington D.C. The most distant building, in the left center, was where John Adams lived during his presidency. Today's Washington, D.C., however, is a far cry from the humble place that Jefferson entered in 1801. Then just beginning to emerge from a swampy location along the Potomac, the city claimed only 5,000 inhabitants, many of them temporary residents to serve the incoming politicians. The Senate building had been completed, but the building for the House of Representatives was still incomplete as was the president's house. Jefferson took office while living in a boardinghouse! The limited physical stature of the capital city matched the modest scope of the federal government
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Full text of "Origin of Washington Geographic Names (Continued)" See other formats STOP Early Journal Content on JSTOR, Free to Anyone in the World This article is one of nearly 500,000 scholarly works digitized and made freely available to everyone in the world by JSTOR. Known as the Early Journal Content, this set of works include research articles, news, letters, and other writings published in more than 200 of the oldest leading academic journals. The works date from the mid-seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries. We encourage people to read and share the Early Journal Content openly and to tell others that this resource exists. People may post this content online or redistribute in any way for non-commercial purposes. Read more about Early Journal Content at http://about.jstor.org/participate-jstor/individuals/early- journal-content . JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary source objects. JSTOR helps people discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content through a powerful research and teaching platform, and preserves this content for future generations. JSTOR is part of ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organization that also includes Ithaka S+R and Portico. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. ORIGIN OF WASHINGTON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES [Continued from Volume XII., Page 299.] Roza, a town in the southern part of Kittitas County, named in 1883 or 1884 by the Superintendent of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company in honor of his daughter. (M. J. Roberts, in Names MSS. Letter 407.) Ruby, a name much used for creeks and mining camps. In the central part of Okanogan County, Thomas Fuller in 1885, built the first cabin of a settlement. He was one of the owners of the Ruby Mine and so he called the settlement Ruby. (C. H. Lovejoy to Frank Putnam, on Tonasket, in Names MSS. Letter 3345.) In the central part of Pend Oreille County, some prospectors found rubies in a little creek, which was at once named Ruby Creek. In 1905, when a postof fice was established there, it received the name of Ruby. (T. D. Eastlick, in Names MSS. Letter 428.) Rudd, see Machias. Ruff, a town in the eastern part of Grant County, named for Gotf red Ruff, on whose property the town was to have been located. (W. H. Poggevall, in Names MSS. Letter 180) RUSSEU.S, a creek and a town in Walla Walla County. "The creek was named for Charles Russell who settled there in 1889, but Russells Station was named for Patrick Russell." (W. D. Lyman, of Walla Walla, in Names MSS. Letter 246.) Ruston, surrounded by Tacoma, Pierce County. In 1915, Doctor Pratt, Mayor of Ruston, and one of the incorporators, stated that the name was an honor for W. R. Rust, one of the founders of the smelter at that place, on account of his benefactions and his kindness to employes. Mr. Rust was President of the Tacoma Smelting Company. (E. L. Sweeney, of Tacoma, in Names MSS. Letter 114.) Ruth's Prairie, in the southern part of Thurston County, named in 1850 for B. F. Ruth, a settler there. (F. D. Conklyn, of Rainier, in Names MSS. Letter 59.) Ryan, a town in the northwestern part of Stevens County, named for Henry Ryan, who owned a farm there. (Joseph T. Reed, of Marble, in Names MSS. Letter 125.) Ryder Channel, see Balch Passage. (32) Origin of Washington Geographical Names 33 Rye, a station in the central part of Whitman County and another with the same name in the southeastern part of Kittitas County. The latter was named by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company after Rye, New York. (H. R. Williams, in Names MSS. Letter 589.) Sachal, an early name for a river and lake in Thurston County, southwest of Olympia, probably the Black River and Black Lake of more recent maps. The Wilkes Expedition, 1841, in describing the Indians of that region, say the Sachals numbered about forty and "reside about the lake of the same name, and along the river Chickeeles" [Chehalis]. (Narrative Volume V., page 132.) Sachap, see Satsop
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1975 Year In Review Video Timeline From Here – You Can Scroll Through Year 1975 Music/Entertainment/Celebrity/Hollywood Info/Trends/Trivia/TV News "Lucy In The Sky" - A Pop Hit (Now) - By Elton John January – Singer Barbi Benton has her first album out - “Barbi Doll” on Playboy Records. She’s been the girlfriend of Hugh Hefner for six-and-a-half years. She use to be an extra on “Playboy After Dark”… Files for Divorce - Country singer Tammy Waynette (32) from singer-husband George Jones (43). She already filed for legal separation 16 months ago… ABC debuts “ AM America ” this week. It’s the first time the network is competing with the “Today Show.” The entertainment-information- news magazine is hosted by Bill Beutel, Stephanie Edwards and Peter Jennings. “Now every weekday - that fresh new morning show on ABC Television”... Led Zepplin is getting making concert rounds for their new album “Physical Graffiti”… Mott the Hoople splits into two groups. Lead singer and guitarist Ian Hunter and guitarist Mick Ronson have formed a new band and the other members are auditioning lead singers…. The last legal links between the four Beatles are severed, but it’s said, the complex financial affairs could take years to unhinge. The partnership of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ring Starr is officially dissolved by a London judge, almost 4 years after McCartney issued a writ seeking the breakup… Elvis turns 40 this week (January 8). Friends say Elvis remained in his bedroom, dieting and worried about being “Fat and 40.” “He refused to see anyone until he gets down to his regular trim 180 pounds” said a friend who wants to remain anonymous. .. FBI agents have seized more than 500 copies of motion pictures and television shows from actor Roddy McDowall, as part of a federal crackdown on the multi-million-dollar film piracy industry… Motown - Berry Gordy, Motown records found and chief executive, will make his debut as a director in the upcoming production of “Mahogany,” starring Diana Ross… The Jefferson Starship adds another member from the old Jefferson Airplane -Marty Balin, who - in recent years, has been inactive and mostly performing in small clubs… On ABC-TV - The debut of “Baretta,” and “Barney Miller”… Passing - Larry Fine , one of the original members of the Three Stooges comedy team, dies at the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital after suffering a stroke. He was 73…. Elvis Presley is admitted to Baptist Hospital in Memphis for treatment of a liver problem which has caused a swelling or puffiness of the face. A friend says it has nothing to do with alcohol. “Elvis does not drink. The purpose of the hospital stay is to try to diagnose the nature of the ailment”… "Laughter In The Rain" - Neil Sedaka February - Sonny Bono sues his wife Cher for more than $24 million charging she conspired with recording executive David Geffen and lawyers to defraud him of profits from television, recording and personal appearance agreements. He says her refusal to continue their “Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour” … Singer Rod Stewart meets 17-year-old Susan Ford (daughter of the President) at his Washington concert and is invited by her to the White House to dine. Stewart said he missed the invite because he was unable to rent a plane from New York and had to decline… Top Pop Hit Music Single – “Laugher In The Rain” – Neil Sedaka… Divorced - Singer Andy Williams and Claudine Longet on grounds of irreconcilable differences. They were married in 1961, but had been separated for four years. They have three children - Noelle (11), Christian (9) and Robert (5)… Humble Pie will disband after a month-long farewell tour around March. Leader singer Steve Marriott will become solo and has signed with A&M Records (interesting, because A&M will also sign member Peter Frampton and he will become a superstar)…. At the 17th annual Grammies - Stevie Wonder gets best male pop vocalist and Olivia Newton John gets best female pop vocalist. Record of the year - “I Honestly Love You” - Olivia Newton John Aretha Franklin - Best Rhythm and Blues
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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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Isthmus - definition of isthmus by The Free Dictionary Isthmus - definition of isthmus by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/isthmus n. pl. isth·mus·es or isth·mi (-mī′) 1. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land. 2. Anatomy a. A narrow strip of tissue joining two larger organs or parts of an organ. b. A narrow passage connecting two larger cavities. [Latin, from Greek isthmos.] n, pl -muses or -mi (-maɪ) 1. (Physical Geography) a narrow strip of land connecting two relatively large land areas 2. (Anatomy) anatomy a. a narrow band of tissue connecting two larger parts of a structure b. a narrow passage connecting two cavities [C16: from Latin, from Greek isthmos] ˈisthmoid adj (ˈɪs məs) n., pl. -mus•es, -mi (-mī). 1. a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land. 2. a relatively narrow passage or strip of tissue joining two cavities or parts of an organ. [1545–55; < Latin < Greek isthmós narrow passage, isthmus] isth′moid, adj. A narrow neck of land that joins two larger areas of land. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1. isthmus - a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas dry land , ground , solid ground , terra firma , earth , land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" 2. tissue - part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function isthmus noun strip , spit the isthmus of Panama Translations [ˈɪsməs] N (isthmuses or isthmi (pl)) → istmo m isthmus n → Landenge f, → Isthmus m isthmus isthmus (ˈisməs) noun a narrow strip of land joining two larger pieces. the Isthmus of Panama. landengte بَرْزَخ провлак istmo šíje die Landenge landtange ισθμός istmo maakitsus باریکه؛ تنگه kannas isthme מֵיצָר संयोग भूमि prevlaka földszoros tanah genting eiði, grandi istmo 地峡 지협(地峽) sąsiauris zemesšaurums segenting landengte landtange , eid przesmyk تنګى istmo istm перешеек šija zemeljska ožina zemljouz näs คอคอด kıstak, berzah 地峽 перешийок خشکی کا تنگ قطعہ جو بڑے بڑے خشکی کے قطعوں کو ملائے eo đất 地峡 isth·mus n. istmo. 1. conducto estrecho que conecta dos cavidades o dos partes mayores; 2. constricción entre dos partes de un órgano o estructura; aortic ___ → ___ de la aorta; ___ of auditory tube → ___ del tubo auditivo; ___ of the encephalon → ___ del encéfalo; ___ of the eustachian tube → ___ de la trompa de Eustaquio; ___ of the fauces → ___ de las fauces; ___ of the ureter → ___ de la uretra; pharyngeal ___ → ___ de la faringe; tubaric ___ → ___ tubárico. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Corinth References in classic literature ? So that when I shall hereafter detail to you all the specialities and concentrations of potency everywhere lurking in this expansive monster; when I shall show you some of his more inconsiderable braining feats; I trust you will have renounced all ignorant incredulity, and be ready to abide by this; that though the Sperm Whale stove a passage through the Isthmus of Darien, and mixed the Atlantic with the Pacific, you would not elevate one hair of your eye-brow. View in context For you never went out of the city either to see the games, except once when you went to the Isthmus, or to any other place unless when you were on military service; nor did you travel as other men do. View in context I need not tell you, sir," said Ned Land, "that the Red Sea is as much closed as the Gulf, as the Isthmus of Suez is not yet cut; and, if it was, a boat as mysterious as ours would not risk itself in a canal cut with sluices. The 6th of February, the Nautilus floated in sight of Aden, perched upon a promontory which a narrow isthmus joins to the mainland, a kind of inaccessible Gibraltar, the fortifications of which were rebuilt by the English after taking possession
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United States of America travel guide - Wikitravel dial 911 Map of the mainland US, insular areas and Minor Outlying Islands. The United States of America is a large country in North America , often referred to as the "USA", the "US", the "United States", "America", or simply "the States". Home to the world's third-largest population, with over 318 million people, it includes both densely populated cities with sprawling suburbs and vast, uninhabited natural areas. With its history of mass immigration dating from the 17th century, it is a "melting pot" of cultures from around the world and plays a dominant role in the world's cultural landscape. It's famous for its wide array of popular tourist destinations, ranging from the skyscrapers of Manhattan and Chicago , to the natural wonders of Yellowstone and Alaska , to the warm, sunny beaches of Florida , Hawaii and Southern California . "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." — Mark Twain The United States is not the America of television and the movies. It is large, complex, and diverse, with several distinct regional identities. Due to the vast distances involved, travelling between regions often means crossing through many different landscapes, climates, and even time zones. Such travel can often be time-consuming and expensive, but often very rewarding. Geography[ edit ] The contiguous United States (called conus by US military personnel) or the "Lower 48" (the 48 states other than Alaska and Hawaii) is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, with much of the population living on the two coasts. Its land borders are shared with Canada to the north, and Mexico to the south. The US also shares maritime borders with Russia , Cuba , and the Bahamas . If counting the Insular Areas and Minor Outlying Islands, the United Kingdom , Samoa , and Haiti would also share maritime borders. The country has three major mountain ranges. The Appalachians extend from Canada to the state of Alabama , a few hundred miles west of the Atlantic Ocean. They are the oldest of the three mountain ranges, are covered with a diversity of Subtropical and Temperate flora and fauna, a thick canopy of dense vegetation, and offer spectacular sightseeing and excellent camping spots. The loess lands of the southern Mid-West and the Limestone cliffs and mountains of the south add beauty to the region, with lush vegetation coating the surfaces of cliff faces that border rivers, and mist shrouding beautiful green mountains and gorges. The Rockies are, on average, the highest in North America, extending from Alaska to New Mexico , with many areas protected as national parks. They offer hiking, camping, skiing, and sightseeing opportunities, as well as desert and subtropical getaways in the southern lowlands of the region. The combined Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges are the youngest. The Sierras extend across the "backbone" of California , with sites such as Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park ; the Sierras transition at their northern end into the even younger volcanic Cascade range, with some of the highest points in the country. The Great Lakes define much of the border between the eastern United States and Canada. More inland seas than lakes, they were formed by the pressure of glaciers retreating north at the end of the last Ice Age. The five lakes span hundreds of miles, bordering the states of Minnesota , Wisconsin , Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Ohio , Pennsylvania and New York , and their shores vary from pristine wilderness areas to industrial "rust belt" cities. They are the second-largest bodies of freshwater in the world, after the polar ice caps. The western portions of the USA are rugged and very arid landscapes, complete with wind-shaped desert sand dunes like White Sands New Mexico. Death Valley (282 feet below sea level) is the lowest spot on the USA mainland and one of the hottest areas on Earth. Natural areas include vast areas of desert untouched by humans. Camping and hiking through the majestic landscapes of the Southwe
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Closest Living Relative of Ancient Elephant Bird Is Tiny Closest Living Relative of Ancient Elephant Bird Is Tiny By Charles Q. Choi, Live Science Contributor | May 22, 2014 02:08pm ET MORE An adult brown kiwi ( Apteryx australis ) beside the egg of a huge elephant bird ( Aepyornis maximus ). A new genetic study suggests these two bizarre and dramatically different birds are close cousins. Credit: Kyle Davis and Paul Scofield, Canterbury Museum Ostriches and their flightless relatives are found across the globe not because continental drift forced them apart, but rather because the ancestors of these birds spread across the world through flight, and only later became flightless, researchers say. The largest species of flightless birds alive today are called the ratites, and include the ostrich, emu and rhea. These birds' ancestors were once even larger, such as the elephant bird, which stood 10 feet (3 meters) tall, and the moa, which could grow nearly as large. However, not all ratites are big; smaller ones include the chicken-sized kiwi. Ratites live all over the planet: ostriches in Africa, emus in Australia, rheas in South America and kiwis in New Zealand. The now-extinct elephant birds once lived in Madagascar. Scientists had long thought different species of ratites evolved from equally flightless ancestors after the splitting of the supercontinent Gondwana separated different populations of the birds. The ancient Gondwana landmass included what is now Africa, South America, Australia, Antarctica, India, Arabia, New Zealand and Madagascar. [ Image Gallery: 25 Amazing Ancient Beasts ] Beginning roughly 130 million years ago, Gondwana broke up into what are now the landmasses of the Southern Hemisphere. Africa and Madagascar also separated early on, about 100 million years ago. This suggests that the African ostrich and the Madagascan elephant birds are the oldest branches of the ratite family tree. Genetic analyses suggest the ostrich is indeed an old species, but whether this is also true of elephant birds had been uncertain, since the extinct status of these birds made it difficult to analyze their genetic information. At 10 feet (3 meters) tall and weighing 550 pounds (250 kilograms), the elephant bird (Aepyornis maximus) wanders through the spiny forest of ancient Madagascar. Credit: Brian Choo After sequencing and analyzing genetic data from two species of elephant bird, scientists unexpectedly discovered the closest living relative of these birds is actually the small kiwi, and not the large ostrich , to which the elephant birds bear a closer physical resemblance. "We found that elephant birds and kiwis arose from a common ancestor around 50 million years ago," said lead study author Kieren Mitchell, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Adelaide's North Terrace Campus in Australia. "This is after even New Zealand had become isolated." In fact, elephant birds are only distantly related to ostriches, the researchers said. "It was a real surprise that elephant birds are most closely related to kiwis — it's completely unprecedented," Mitchell told Live Science. "No one in over a century of study has proposed this relationship. This is because the two groups are just so different. Elephant birds are 3-meter [10 feet] tall, 275-kilogram [600 lbs.] giant herbivores from Madagascar, while kiwis are 5-kilogram [10 lbs.], secretive, shy, nocturnal omnivores from New Zealand." The unexpected relationship between the elephant bird and the kiwi "highlights the power of evolution to produce radically different forms over a relatively short period of time," Mitchell said. The scientists detailed their findings in the May 23 issue of the journal Science. The new study suggests that ratites did not evolve from populations of a common flightless ancestor that were separated by continental drift. Rather, it appears these flightless birds surprisingly evolved from ancestors that flew long distances to new corners of the world and then evolved independently to be flightless. "We have to completely reconsider the origin o
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A Summary of R.L. Stevenson's Treasure Island | Kibin A Summary of R.L. Stevenson's Treasure Island Sign Up & Access Essays Already a member? Login here Pages: 2 This preview is partially blurred. Sign up to view the full document. Sign Up & Access Essays Already a member? Login here End of preview Upgrade to view the full document This is an unformatted preview. Sign up to view the full document End of preview Upgrade to view the full document Treasure Island Treasure Island is s story of great sea adventure set in the 18th century when sea sailing and pirates were the order of the sea The author RL Stevenson combines bravery violence artful deceit heroism and greed for wealth into a powerful masterpiece that definitely deserves to be read at a sitting The story is mostly about how Jim Hawkins and his friends sail about the sea to find the mysterious Treasure Island which was the place where notorious Captain Flints buried his treasure after stealing it from the Spanish and other European cargoes It all begins when at Jims parent inn A sea Captain by the name Billy Bones arrives at the inn and request to be admission He remains at the inn for a while and kept warning Jim to look out for a one-legged man whom he believed to be dangerous Then one day a blind man called Blind Pew visits the Inn and gives Billy Bones the Black Spot- the mark of imminent death among pirate crews After Blind Pew leaves Billy collapses and dies of thundering apoplexy Jim finds a map in Billys sea chest just before Blind Pew returns with a band of sea pirates who wanted to find the chart of the Treasure Island Jim and his mother narrowly escapes from the Inn and leaves Blind Pew and his crew who ransacks the whole inn looking for the chart Jim takes the map to Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey who discovers that the map was telling the location of The Treasure Island where the notorious pirate and murderer Captain Flint had buried his gains Immediately the squire and the doctor decide to set sail and search for the Treasure Island The squire purchases a sturdy but rather small ship by the name Hispaniola He hires captain Smollet to head the crew and also invites the admirable one-legged Long John Silver to be the ships cook They @Kibin is a lifesaver for my essay right now!! - Sandra Slivka, student @ UC Berkeley Wow, this is the best essay help I've ever received! - Camvu Pham, student @ U of M If I'd known about @Kibin in college, I would have gotten much more sleep - Jen Soust, alumni @ UCLA
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Caerphilly Castle Caerphilly Castle In the town centre, Caerphilly, South Wales ST 156 871 Photographs Copyright � 2002 by Jeffrey L. Thomas . Rees 1971; Renn: Cadw Guide Caerphilly Castle is one of the great medieval castles of western Europe. Several factors give it this pre-eminence - its immense size (1.2h), making it the largest in Britain after Windsor, its large-scale use of water for defence and the fact that it is the first truly concentric castle in Britain. Of the time of its building in the late 13th century, it was a revolutionary masterpiece of military planning One of Henry III's most powerful and ambitious barons, Gilbert de Clare, lord of Glamorgan, built this castle. His purpose was to secure the area and prevent lowland south Wales from falling into the hands of the Welsh leader Llywelyn the Last, who controlled most of mid and north Wales. De Clare built other castles on the northern fringes of his territory for the same purpose, such as Castell Coch. He had seized the upland district of Senghenydd, in which Caerphilly lies, from the Welsh in 1266 to act as a buffer against Llywelyn's southward ambitions. Llywelyn realised the threat and tried but failed to prevent the castle from being built; it was begun on 11 April 1268, was attacked by Llywelyn in 1270, and was begun again in 1271. This time it was completed without hindrance. Its message was not lost on Llywelyn, who retreated northwards. Apart from the remodelling of the great hall and other domestic works in 1322-6 for Hugh le Despenser, no more alterations were carried out, making it a very pure example of late 13th-century military architecture. Below: southern view of the castle showing Caerphilly's postern gate (center) and the leaning south-east tower (right). Caerphilly is unusual in being a late castle built on a virgin site. This allowed a unity of conception rare in medieval castles. It is a double-skinned parallelogram surrounded by large-scale water defences. The concentric arrangement was more flexible than earlier plans. It gave rapid access to any part of the castle by mural passages and wall-walks, towers and gatehouses could be independently held, attackers could be well covered and there was no possibility of mounting siege engines against the inner walls. The castle�s cellular structure and strength is indicated by the presence of numerous portcullises. Below: general view of Caerphilly's inner ward showing the inner west gatehouse (left) and the north-west tower (right). The outer skin or ward is formed by a low battlemented curtain wall with large semi-circular projections in the corners and gatehouses in the middle of the east and west sides. Only a narrow strip separates this from the much stronger inner ward which has high curtain walls, circular corner towers and two large strong gatehouses corresponding with the outer ones. The great east gatehouse is the highest part of the castle and was its nucleus. As will be seen, it could be separately defended if necessary. The south and north lakes around the castle formed an almost insuperable barrier to attackers. The dams themselves are a major achievement of medieval engineering. The southern, earliest one is a massive earth platform revetted in stone and strengthened on its lower side by eight great buttresses (below left). To the right of the entrance to the castle is the northern dam, a narrower platform with a high outer wall with three great towers (below right) which are now unfortunately suffering from subsidence on the marshy ground. At its end is a strong postern gate and drawbridge. Outside the dam is a moat fed by sluices in the southern dam. Below (2): view of the southern dam at Caerphilly and view of the three great towers along the northern dam The outer defences were completed by making a 1.2h artificial island to the west of the castle, known as the hornwork. A trench had already been dug in the early stages of construction outside the west side of the castle; now another was dug further west and the area between was raised, levelled and revetted in st
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Prince of Wales's Feathers Prince of Wales's Feathers The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince Harry Residences Prince of Wales's Feathers The badge of The Prince of Wales comprises three silver (or white) feathers rising through a gold coronet of alternate crosses and fleur-de-lys. The motto "Ich Dien" (I serve) is on a dark blue ribbon beneath the coronet. Its use in royal heraldry goes back to the time of Edward Prince of Wales (the Black Prince) in the 14th Century. Experts in heraldry believe the feathers may have been used by the family of Edward's mother, Philippa of Hainault, but the Ich Dien motto formed part of the arms of the King of Bohemia. The rules of heraldry allow limited variations in the depiction of the badge. The spines or quills of the feathers can be of gold, instead of white or silver, and the coronet - usually studded with emeralds and rubies - can also feature small sapphires. The arrangement of the motto ribbon can vary, but is usually shown in front of the two outer feathers and behind the centre one.
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Academy Awards Best Actor The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) ); two were consecutive nominations (from 1930/31-1931/32) Tom Hanks (5) - with two wins (Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1993-1994) Sean Penn (5) - with two wins (Mystic River (2003) and Milk (2008)); nominations were from 1995-2008 The Most Best Actor Nominations: Actors with the highest number of Best Actor acting nominations (in parentheses) include: Spencer Tracy (9) - with two wins Laurence Olivier (9) - with one win (Hamlet (1948)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1939-1940) Jack Nicholson (8) - with two wins Paul Newman (8) - with one win (The Color of Money (1986)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1981-1982) Peter O'Toole (8) - with no wins; two were consecutive nominations (from 1968-1969); nominations from 1962-2006 Marlon Brando (7) - with two wins Dustin Hoffman (7) - with two wins Jack Lemmon (7) - with one win (Save the Tiger (1973)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1959-1960, and from 1979-1980) Paul Muni (6) - with one win (The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)); three were consecutive nominations (from 1935-1937) Richard Burton (6) - with no wins; three were consecutive nominations (from 1964-1966) Gary Cooper (5) - with two wins Tom Hanks (5) - with two wins Fredric March (5) - with two wins Sean Penn (5) - with two wins Daniel Day-Lewis (5) - with three wins James Stewart (5) - with one win ( Anthony Hopkins (3) - with one win ( The Silence of the Lambs (1991) ); nominations from 1991-1995 Russell Crowe (3) - with one win (Gladiator (2000)); three were consecutive nominations (from 1999-2001) Jeff Bridges (3) - with one win (Crazy Heart (2009)); nominations from 1984-2010 George Clooney (3) - with no wins; nominations from 2007-2011 Consecutive Best Actor-Winning Performers: There are only two actresses (Luise Rainer and Katharine Hepburn) who have received two consecutive Best Actress awards, as there are only two actors who have received two consecutive Best Actor statuette wins: Spencer Tracy (Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938)) Tom Hanks (Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994)) [Note: Jason Robards won two consecutive Best Supporting Actor Oscars in 1976 and 1977.] Winners of Both a Lead and Supporting Actor Oscar: In 1997, Jack Nicholson tied Walter Brennan for the most wins (3) for a male performer (Brennan has three Best Supporting Actor trophies, Nicholson has two for Best Actor and one for Best Supporting Actor). The only stars to win both a Best Actor and a Best Supporting Actor (BSA) Oscar are the following: Jack Nicholson (BA for Gene Hackman (BA for The French Connection (1971) , BSA for Unforgiven (1992) ) Kevin Spacey (BA for American Beauty (1999), BSA for The Usual Suspects (1995)) Denzel Washington (BA for Training Day (2001), BSA for Glory (1989)) The Only Best Actor Tie: In the Best Actor category, an unusual tie (the only occurrence among male acting performances) occurred in 1931/32 between Wallace Beery and Fredric March, for their respective performances in The Champ (1931/32) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931/32). The Most Best Actor Oscar Nominations - Without Winning: Peter O'Toole is the only star with eight Best Actor Oscar nominations without a single win. His record extends 44 years, from 1962 to 2006. Richard Burton was nominated seven times (and never won), although his first nomination was as Best Supporting Actor for My Cousin Rachel (1952) -- his last six nominations were as Best Actor. Oscar-Winning Actor Roles and Trends: Biographies of remarkable, real-life individuals (military figures or soldiers, law-and-order enforcers, historical figures) and portrayals of the mentally ill are heavily represented among male Oscar winners, particularly in the acting awards. It helps an
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1955 Academy Awards® Winners and History The Rose Tattoo (1955) Actor: ERNEST BORGNINE in "Marty" , James Cagney in "Love Me or Leave Me", James Dean in "East of Eden" , Frank Sinatra in "The Man With the Golden Arm", Spencer Tracy in "Bad Day at Black Rock" Actress: ANNA MAGNANI in "The Rose Tattoo", Susan Hayward in "I'll Cry Tomorrow", Katharine Hepburn in "Summertime", Jennifer Jones in "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing", Eleanor Parker in "Interrupted Melody" Supporting Actor: "Rebel Without a Cause" , Arthur O'Connell in "Picnic" Supporting Actress: JO VAN FLEET in "East of Eden" , Betsy Blair in "Marty" , Peggy Lee in "Pete Kelly's Blues", Marisa Pavan in "The Rose Tattoo", Natalie Wood in "Rebel Without a Cause" Director: DELBERT MANN for "Marty" , Elia Kazan for "East of Eden" , David Lean for "Summertime", Joshua Logan for "Picnic", John Sturges for "Bad Day at Black Rock" This year's ceremony (on March 21, 1956) was overshadowed by the tragic death of young star James Dean about 6 months earlier on September 30, 1955. Dean had only three films to his credit - and all were honored in some way at this year's or in the next year's ceremony [Dean was the first to be nominated post-humously]: East of Eden - 4 nominations (Dean was nominated as Best Actor), with one win, Best Supporting Actress (Jo Van Fleet) Rebel Without a Cause - 3 nominations with no wins; supporting nominations for Dean's co-stars Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo Giant (1956) - 10 nominations (Dean was nominated as Best Actor), with one win, Best Director (George Stevens) 1955 was a major turning point and milestone in Oscar history, since United Artist's came up with an unpretentious, anti-Hollywood type of winner - a simple, touching and pedestrian film about a painfully lonely, homely butcher/common man who falls in love. Marty , an unassuming, inexpensive black and white comedy/drama film from producers Burt Lancaster and Harold Hecht, was a first-time feature of director Delbert Mann from a script by Paddy Chayefsky. [The first and only other time UA had won a Best Picture Oscar was in 1940 for Rebecca (1940) . In the decade of the 60s, UA would win more Best Picture Oscars than any other organization.] The "sleeper" hit in the 'year of the independents,' was nominated in eight categories and won in four major categories (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Screenplay for Paddy Chayefsky). It was the first Best Picture Oscar winner to also win the prestigious top prize honor (known as the Palme d'Or at the time) at the Cannes Film Festival (Best Picture-winner The Lost Weekend (1945) won the Grand Prix award earlier), but brought weak box-office profits. The film had originally been a small-screen TV play (with star Rod Steiger) that aired in 1953. On the bigger screen, the ninety-one minute film also had the distinction of being the shortest Best Picture winner in awards history. [The next shortest Best Picture winner was Annie Hall (1977) .] It was the first Best Picture winner based on a play written for and previously produced for television, that was transferred to the big scr
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A Decade in the Life of Thompson Twins A Decade in the Life of Thompson Twins Joe Leeway, Alannah Currie, Tom Bailey (1983) In 1977, aspiring classical pianist Tom Bailey (b. 6.18.57, Halifax, Yorkshire), joined forces with guitarists Peter Dodd and John Roog and drummer Chris Bell to form a band called Thompson Twins (after a pair of identical detectives in the cartoon Tin Tin.) Moving to London in 1978, the quartet diligently played the club scene for two years. By the time the 1980s rolled around, they were ready to take their shot at the singles charts. In time, percussionists Joe Leeway (b. 11.15.57, London) and Alannah Currie (b. 9.20.59, Auckland, New Zealand) would join Bailey, while Dodd, Roog and Bell would leave the band. When, in the mid-Eighties, the Thompson Twins became an international success it consisted of the trio of Bailey, Currie and Leeway. The band, according to Currie, strove to "make something completely different . . . using technology." At the time, many purists scoffed at the nation that "good" music could be made with machines. The Thompson Twins proved the skeptics wrong -- and became the leading purveyors of synth-pop. They were innovative, mixing dance, pop, reggae and dance elements with experimental sounds to produce a string of distinctive hit singles that were not only commercially successful but were also critically acclaimed. Daring to be different not only in their music but also in appearance, they became heroes to disaffected youth in the process. May 1980 Thompson Twin's first single, "Squares And Triangles" is released on its own independent label (Dirty Discs). November 1980 Independent label Latent releases "She's In Love With Mystery," which tops UK independent chart. Tom Bailey begins dating Alannah Currie. February 1981 The band signs with Arista Records in the UK. June 1981 The band's debut album, A Product Of..., is recorded. March 1982 Set climbs to UK#48, while the single "In The Name Of Love" soars to #1 on the US dance chart. The album is released as In The Name Of Love in the US, and stalls at US#148. April 1982 Bell, Dodd, Roog and bassist Matthew Seligman are fired, leaving the Thompson Twins consisting of the trio of Bailey, Currie and former roadie Joe Leeway. October 1982 "Lies" peaks at UK#67, and will reach US#30 in March of the following year; supported by Tears for Fears, the band embarks on an extensive UK tour. January 1983 "Love On Your Side" makes it to UK#9. In a few months it will climb to #45 on the US singles chart. March 1983 Quick Step & Side Kick peaks at UK#2. Released as Side Kicks in the US, it will spend 25 weeks on the album chart, reaching the #34 spot. April 1983 Currie's vocals are featured for the first time on the single "We Are Detective," which hits UK#7. November 1983 "Hold Me Now" climbs to UK#4. Six months later, it peaks at US #3. February 1984 "Doctor Doctor" soars to UK#3. Into The Gap hits the top spot on the UK album chart and stay there for three weeks; it will spend over a year on the US chart, peaking at #10. In October it will be certified platinum by the RIAA. March 1984 "You Take Me Up" makes it to UK#2. It will stall at US#44 in October. July 1984 As the band begins a world tour, "Doctor Doctor" reaches US#11. November 1984 "Lay Your Hands On Me" climbs to UK#13. It will take a year for the single to reach its #6 high mark on the US chart. March 1985 After two years of touring, and hard at work on a new album, Tom Bailey falls sick from exhaustion. American producer Niles Rodgers comes aboard to help finish the album. July 1985 With Bailey recovered, Thompson Twins performs with Madonna at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia. August 1985 The anti-drug song "Don't Mess With Doctor Dream" peaks at UK#15. September 1985 Here's To Future Days soars to UK#5. In November it will be certified gold by the RIAA. It's first single, "King For A Day," reaches UK#22. February 1986 Here's To Future Days climbs to US#20, while the single "King For A Day" will hit US#8 in March. September 1986 "Nothing In Common," title track
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The Undertones: 'Teenage Kicks' | Doing It For Themselves Davy Shannon at Wizard Recording, 1978. Initially fans of '50s rock & roll and '60s R&B, including Chuck Berry, the Rolling Stones and girl groups like the Shangri‑Las, the Crystals and the Ronettes, the Undertones formed in 1975, at the height of Northern Ireland's troubles. Derry, rife with religious discrimination, was at the centre of the IRA's military campaign, and unemployment was a way of life. Feargal Sharkey was, in fact, the only group member to have a job — delivering TVs for Radio Rentals — but their fortunes were about to change, along with their musical direction, once punk began to have an impact on the British Isles in late 1976. At that point, influenced by the Sex Pistols, the Buzzcocks, the New York Dolls, the Stooges and, primarily, the Ramones, the band rehearsed at the home of the O'Neill brothers, working not only on other artists' material but also their own guitar‑driven songs. These included John's very first composition, 'I Told You So', as well as 'I Don't Want To See You Again' and 'Get Over You', and by February 1977 they were performing some of these at Derry's Casbah Club. A few months later, the set list was augmented by 'Teenage Kicks', which John wrote in June of that year. "We'd alternate between the Casbah and another club down the road that was owned by the same people,” he explains. "We started off doing a lot of cover versions of early R&B stuff, but then the plan became to either write a new song or do a new cover version every time we played, just to keep things fresh. Well, 'Teenage Kicks' was among the batch of new songs. The Ramones were a big influence on us, as was the uptown R&B of the early '60s by the girl groups and Phil Spector. His productions were incredible, but the chord progressions on a lot of the songs were fairly standard, and so I suppose I was trying to copy that clichéd pattern with the three‑chord riff to 'Teenage Kicks'. "Another classic record at around this time was Television's album Marquee Moon [released in February 1977], on which the song 'Prove It' also had that standard three‑chord progression. Sometimes, you can spend weeks on a song and then at other times you'll write it in five minutes. In the spirit of classic rock & roll , I quite literally wrote 'Teenage Kicks' in five minutes — the words, the music, everything. Still, while it may have been John Peel's favourite record, it's certainly nowhere near being one of the best records ever made. It's not exactly ground‑breaking in any way, but the Teenage Kicks EP does capture an enthusiasm that many people can relate to. It still sounds fresh and exciting, and it's so natural and spontaneous that it brings you back to when you were 15 or 16.” Stiffed The Soundcraft Series Two mixer used to record 'Teenage Kicks'. Trying to secure a record deal, the Undertones recorded a demo of their songs inside a studio at Derry's Magee University in March 1978 and then sent copies of the tape to various record companies, as well as — in what would turn out to be an astute move — John Peel, requesting that he give them some air time on his Radio 1 show. Unfortunately, the record companies weren't nearly as enthusiastic as Peel — some of them never replied, and those that did could be... well, let's just say a little facetious. "Dear Hopeful,” commenced Stiff Records' standard rejection letter, which band archivist Damian O'Neill has held on to. "It must be pretty obvious by now we haven't even got the decency to write a personal letter to you, but at least you've sent one. If we've had it too long, we apologise... and if there is no tape with this letter then we've either lost it or are considering taking it further and putting it out as a hit under another name. Thanks for sending it anyway and don't give up even though the best record company has, in fact, turned you down.” "The demos sounded exactly the same as the tracks that ended up on the finished record,” recalls John O'Neill. "They were just a bit weedier. We couldn't turn up the amps as loud as
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Appendix:English names of sports teams - Wiktionary Appendix:English names of sports teams Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary rhyming play on the non-standard English negative "ain't". Als Referring to a period of success. Amazin's Short version of the above. America's Team references a period of team success. America's Team Dallas Cowboys American football Coined by Bob Ryan , the Vice President and editor-in-chief of NFL Films in 1979 as a title for the team's 1978 highlight film; based on the widespread fan base of the team outside its home environs. Argonots Derogatory name used when team is performing poorly (i.e. " not " winning). Argos Oakland Athletics baseball Short version of "Athletics" Emphasized by Charles O. Finley during his ownership of the team during the 60's and 70's. Abbreviation of official team name. B.I.L.L.S. Buffalo Bills American football Used by detractors, acronyms for "Boy I Love Losing Super Bowls", in reference to the team's failure to win the Super Bowl in four straight tries during the early 1990s. West Bromwich Albion English football Acquired when the players played in long shorts (debatable - see the club's article on Wikipedia for more details). Banjo Pickers Saskatchewan Roughriders Canadian football Winnipeg place kicker Troy Westwood stated before a playoff game in 2003 that Saskatchewan fans were a bunch of " banjo -pickin' inbreds ". Bantams A reference to the claret and amber colours of the club's strip Battlin' Bucs Colorful version of "Bucs", short for "buccaneer", another word for a pirate. Beaners Reference to Beantown , a nickname for Boston . Beermakers Based on colour of home strip Bees Reference to Bengal Tigers, a species of tiger. Big Blue Winnipeg Blue Bombers American football reference to the team's name and colours, possibly influenced or suggested by the nickname of IBM Big Blue (Wrecking Crew) from the color of their jerseys, influenced by the nickname of IBM [1] BIG D Reference to the cardinal, which is a bird. Black and Gold Sunderland English football Named after the Black Cat battery gun that was where the stadium is now on the bank of the River Wear Black Sox Chicago White Sox baseball Reference to the infamous 1919 team, which fixed the World Series and is popularly known as the "Black Sox". Sheffield United English football Local links with steel and cutlery. Used to be the nickname of Sheffield Wednesday until they became The Owls in 1899 Blake Street Bombers Reference to the street Coors Field is on. Blake Street Bullies Abbreviation of official team name. Bless You Boys Reference to the teams from the 80's and surrounding years. Blue and Gold Reference to one of the team's colors Blue Jays Colour of home football kit & possibly named after 1909 children's play 'Blue Bird' Bluenotes Colour of home football kit Blueshirts Toronto Argonauts Canadian football in reference to the team's foundation by the Argonaut Rowing Club of Toronto, which in turn was derived from Jason and the Argonauts, mythical heroes and boatmen who are the namesake of both the rowing club and the CFL team From the lightning bolt design on their helmets. Bolts Boston Red Sox baseball Combination of "Boston" and "Sox". Coined by media to distinguish from the Chicago White Sox, or "ChiSox". Boys in Blue Reference to one of the team's colors. Boys of Summer Los Angeles Dodgers baseball From the Brooklyn years. Reference to baseball being the only major sport played during the summer. Usage has faded with time. Short version of the nickname "True Blue Brew Crew". Brewers Local links to the brewing industry Brewers An ESPN invention (as in "brouhaha") Broad Street Bellies Philadelphia Phillies baseball Name for the 1993 NL Championship team. Reference to their lack of physical fitness, and the nickname of the NHL's nearby Philadelphia Flyers, the "Broad Street Bullies". Broad Street Bullies Philadelphia Flyers hockey during the team's Stanley Cup runs during the 1970s, their home ice was the Spectrum on Broad Street in South Philadelphia. The team currently plays in the Wachov
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Football - Sport | Welcome to Yorkshire Share this page Barnsley Football Club Known as 'The Tykes', Barnsley Football Club has played at the highest level nationally, but currently represents the region in the second tier of English football, the Championship. In fact, they have more experience at this level than any other club in the football league! Barnsley, which has enjoyed a spell in The Premier League, has a fierce rivalry with its Yorkshire neighbours from just up the M1, Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United. As recently as 2006, Barnsley beat Liverpool and Chelsea on the way to the semi-finals of the FA Cup - a competition the club have won on one occasion! Barnsley FC has produced some notable talents over the years. Their great striker, Tommy Taylor, went on to win two league titles with Manchester United in the 1950s. And in the 2008/9 season they fielded the Football League's youngest ever player, Reuben Noble-Lazarus. Come along to Barnsley's easy access home ground Oakwell, the centre of a multi-purpose sports development right in the town, and watch The Tykes go marching on. Bradford City Football Club The distinctive claret and amber jerseys of Bradford City, nicknamed The Bantams, recently scaled the heady heights of The Premier League. Many fans affectionately know the ground as 'Valley Parade', which holds over 25000 and has been completely redeveloped in recent times with some truly impressive stands. The stadium has a place in football history, having witnessed the best and the worst of times, from promotion celebrations to the tragic events of the Bradford fire in 1985, which have been woven into the legend and the psyche of the club, and all who follow it. Bradford City was founded in 1903, and won the FA Cup just eight years later! They enjoyed two seasons in the Premiership at the turn of the millennium and had a recent upturn in fortunes including a stunning League Cup run to the Wembley final in 2013, after knocking out giants such as Aston Villa and Arsenal en route! The club's former players are also looked upon affectionately: Dean Windass, Staurt McCall, Peter Beagrie and John Hendrie are to name but a few! Doncaster Rovers Football Club Doncaster Rovers was founded in 1879 and are one of only four clubs to win the Division 3/League Two title three times. Their home strip is red and white hoops which has been the main design of the club's home shirt since 2001. The associated Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. are one of the most successful women's clubs in English football. The club now play at the Keepmoat Stadium since thier 2006 move from Belle Vue, which they inhabited for 84 years. The 15,000 all seater stadium was opened on New Years Day in 2007 in a game against Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town. "The Rovers" celebrate some of thier great formers players such as Fred Emery, Clarrie Jordan, Harry Gregg and more recently Billy Sharp. Huddersfield Town Football Club Did you know Huddersfield Town were the first English team to win three successive league titles - a feat only achieved since by Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United? That was in 1926, before their manager, Herbert Chapman, was poached by an ununderachieving team from the south called Arsenal. The Terriers also scooped the FA Cup in the same era. Nowadays "The Terriers", playing in traditional blue and white strip, enjoy great rivalries with nearby Leeds and Bradford City - not to mention any other Yorkshire sides they happen to come up against! As the Yorkshire Club, Huddersfield has great community roots and has developed a reputation for having a strong Academy. Great players from the past have included Denis Law and England World Cup winner Ray Wilson. Huddersfield Town's home is the stylish and easily accessible 25000-seater Galpharm Stadium, which it shares with rugby league's Huddersfield Giants. Come along in 2010 and see if Lee Clark's lads can roll back the years. Hull City Hull City took the football world by surprise when they stormed into the Premiership with a trademark strike from legendary local h
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Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand Barbra Joan Streisand (born Barbara Joan Streisand, April 24, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter, author, actress, film producer, and director. She has won two Academy Awards,[1] eight Grammy Awards,[2] five Emmy Awards including one Daytime Emmy,[3] a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Kennedy Center Honors award,[4] a Peabody Award,[4] and is amongst twelve entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award. She is one of the best selling female artists of all time, with more than 71.5 million albums in the United States and 245 million records sold worldwide. She is the best-selling female artist on the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) Top Selling Album Artists list, the only female recording artist in the top ten, and the only artist outside of the rock and roll genre.[5] After beginning a successful recording career in the 1960s, by the end of the decade, Streisand ventured into film starring in the critically acclaimed Funny Girl, for which she won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.[6] Other notable films include The Owl and the Pussycat, The Way We Were, and A Star Is Born, for which she received her second Academy Award for composing the music to the picture’s main song, “Evergreen”.[7] By the 1980s, Streisand established herself as one of the film industry’s most notable figures by becoming the first woman to direct, produce, script and star in her own picture.[8] According to the RIAA, Streisand holds the record for the most top ten albums of any female recording artist – a total of 32 since 1963.[9] Streisand has the widest span (48 years) between first and latest top ten albums of any female recording artist. With her 2009 album, Love Is the Answer, she became one of the rare artists to achieve number one albums in five consecutive decades.[10] According to the RIAA, she has released 51 Gold albums, 30 Platinum albums, and 13 Multi-Platinum albums in the United States.[2] Early Life Family Barbara Joan Streisand was born on April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Diana (born Ida Rosen) and Emanuel Streisand. Her mother was a singer at one time but earned her income as a school secretary[11] and her father was a high school teacher. Her family was Jewish; her paternal grandparents immigrated from Galicia (Poland–Ukraine) and her maternal grandparents from Russia.[12] In August 1943, fifteen months after Streisand’s birth, her father died from complications from an epileptic seizure[13] and the family fell into near-poverty.[14] She has an older brother, Sheldon, and a half-sister, the singer Roslyn Kind,[14][15][16][17] from her mother’s re-marriage to Louis Kind in 1949.[14] Kind is nine years younger than Streisand.[18] Education Streisand went to the Jewish Orthodox Yeshiva of Brooklyn, giving a solo performance at the age of seven.[19] She later attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn and joined the Freshman Chorus and Choral Club.[20][21] Streisand has recollected, “I’m so glad I came from Brooklyn – it’s down to earth.”[19] Early Career Streisand recorded her first demos in 1955, at the age of 13, at Nola Recording Studios in New York City. She sang “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart” and “You’ll Never Know”. The first remains unreleased while the latter was included on Streisand’s 1991 retrospective box set Just For The Record.[22] Streisand later became a nightclub singer while in her teens. She wanted to be an actress and appeared in summer stock and in a number of Off-Off-Broadway productions, including Driftwood (1959), with then-unknown Joan Rivers. (In her autobiography, Rivers wrote that she played a lesbian with a crush on Streisand’s character, but this was later denied by the play’s author.) Driftwood ran for only six weeks.[23] Her boyfriend, Barry Dennen, helped her create a club act – first performed at The Lion, a popular gay nightclub in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village in 1960 – and she achieved success as a singer. While singing at T
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2002 Academy Awards® Winners Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) Treasure Planet (2002) Actor: ADRIEN BRODY in "The Pianist," Nicolas Cage in "Adaptation.," Michael Caine in "The Quiet American," Daniel Day-Lewis in "Gangs of New York," Jack Nicholson in "About Schmidt" Actress: NICOLE KIDMAN in "The Hours," Salma Hayek in "Frida," Diane Lane in "Unfaithful," Julianne Moore in "Far from Heaven," Renee Zellweger in "Chicago" Supporting Actor: CHRIS COOPER in "Adaptation.," Ed Harris in "The Hours," Paul Newman in "Road to Perdition," John C. Reilly in "Chicago," Christopher Walken in "Catch Me If You Can" Supporting Actress: CATHERINE ZETA-JONES in "Chicago," "Kathy Bates in "About Schmidt," Julianne Moore in "The Hours," Queen Latifah for "Chicago," Meryl Streep in "Adaptation." Director: ROMAN POLANSKI for "The Pianist," Rob Marshall for "Chicago," Martin Scorsese for "Gangs of New York," Stephen Daldry for "The Hours," Pedro Almodovar for "Talk to Her" This was the first year that the Academy Awards ceremony was broadcast in high-definition television. All five of the Best Picture nominees were released in the last two weeks of 2002 (December 18 or after). All of them were also set in the past. The most-nominated film of this year's Best Picture competitors, Chicago, with thirteen nominations, was also the Best Picture Oscar winner - and the film debut of choreographer and first-time feature director Rob Marshall. Chicago became the first musical to win the top honor since Oliver! (1968) - 34 years earlier. It marked the second-consecutive year that a live-action musical received a Best Picture nomination (last year's nominee was Moulin Rouge (2001)) - after a long spell of non-recognition for the genre - since Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and Cabaret (1972) were nominated back-to-back. Chicago won six Oscars from its thirteen nominations, mostly in minor categories: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Zeta-Jones), Best Sound, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, and Best Costume Design. Its seven other nominations included three additional acting nominations (Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Supporting Actor), Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay (Bill Condon), Best Cinematography, and Best Original Song ("I Move On"). [Chicago tied the record set by Mary Poppins (1964) of 13 nominations for a musical. Chicago's impressive nominations-total tied with seven other films having the same honor: All About Eve (1950) and Titanic (1997) each had 14 nominations.] Chicago was a musical drama and a screen adaptation of the hit, mid-70s Broadway musical Chicago from John Kander and Fred Ebb, originally directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, and revived on Broadway in 1996. The sexy musical extravaganza, based on a 1926 play by Chicago Tribune reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, told a tale of mid-1920s murderous passion involving two cold-blooded, cell-block chorus girls (Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones) who became rivals for tabloid celebrity status and fame. The other four Best Picture nominees included: Roman Polanski's harrowing, semi-autobiographical, dark WWII non-documentary tale, The Pianist (with seven nominations and three wins including Best Director, Best Acto
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McGinley named captain of 2014 European Ryder Cup team - RyderCup.com Paul McGinley holed the 10-foot winning putt in his Ryder Cup debut at The Belfry in 2002 and was also part of the victorious sides in 2004 and 2006. McGinley named captain of 2014 European Ryder Cup team Published: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 | 1:03 p.m. By MICHAEL CASEY, AP Sports Writer ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Paul McGinley was chosen as Europe's Ryder Cup captain for 2014 on Tuesday, ending a messy campaign that included a late challenge from former captain Colin Montgomerie. RELATED Northern Irelan'd Paul McGinley picked to captain Team Europe The European Tour's tournament committee in Abu Dhabi made the unanimous decision in favor of McGinley after a nearly three-hour meeting. The smiling 46-year-old Irishman was then presented at a news conference as the successor to Jose Maria Olazabal, who led Europe to a stunning comeback victory in October. "To lead the cream of the crop in the Ryder Cup is going to be a huge honor," McGinley said. "To be quite honest it is a very humbling experience to be sitting in this seat. It is a week I'm looking forward to. It's a whole new experience for me, the chance to be a captain." The decision ended a hectic few days in which Darren Clarke pulled out of the running for the position, preferring to concentrate on his own game. His decision prompted Montgomerie to launch his late campaign for the job which, in turn, sparked a show of support for McGinley on Monday from some of Europe's leading players. The loudest of that support came from top-ranked Rory McIlroy, who spoke forcefully on Monday and Tuesday. He also came out against Montgomerie, arguing he would be less motivated since he had captained the winning 2010 Ryder Cup team. "Common sense prevailed in the end. ... Paul McGinley 2014 European Ryder Cup captain!!! Couldn't be happier for him. ... Roll on Gleneagles," McIlroy tweeted. McIlroy later turned up at the news conference to welcome the new captain -- whom he played under in the Seve Trophy in 2009 -- declaring him to be "probably the best captain I've ever played under." "He makes you feel so good about yourself," McIlroy said. "He put me at No. 1. He's like `I want you lead out the team'. He builds you up and makes you feel confident. He is very good at that." McGinley acknowledged he doesn't have the playing record of some previous captains, but he does bring an uncanny ability to win as part of a team. He has played in three victorious Ryder Cup-winning teams -- in 2002, 2004 and 2006 -- and was vice captain for the victories in 2010 and last year at Medinah. Europe will defend the trophy at Gleneagles, Scotland. The Americans picked Tom Watson last month to captain the U.S. team at Gleneagles. Watson will be 65 when the event starts, making him by far the oldest man to fill the role and the first repeat captain for the United States since 1987. But he's also the last American to lead the team to victory on the road in 1993, and he knows how to win in the blustery Scottish weather. Watson congratulated McGinley on his appointment. "(I) anticipate that his passion and love of the event will transfer to being an outstanding leader of his team in 2014 at Gleneagles," Watson said. "Paul ... is an outstanding representative of European golf. I look forward to sharing the stage with him as we make our journey to Scotland." ©2013 by STATS LLC and Associated Press.
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Super Soccer Biography Alessandro Del Piero written by Laura Amanda Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[2][3] (born November 9, 1974 in Conegliano Veneto) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. He is the captain of Juventus where he holds several club records and he is a member of the Italian national team. His footballing ability is highly regarded and he has won critical recognition. Pelé named Del Piero in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations. He was also voted in the list of best European players for the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. In the year 2000 Del Piero was the world's best-paid football player from salary, bonuses and advertising revenue.[4] Currently, Del Piero is still the highest earning Italian Player.[5] As well as earning respect for his playing, Del Piero has won several accolades for his character. Along with three awards in Italy for gentlemanly conduct[6][7] he has also won the Golden Foot award, which pertains to personality and playing ability.[8] Usually, Del Piero plays as a supporting-striker and occasionally between the midfield and the strikers, known in Italy as the "Trequartista" position. Although he is not very tall, Del Piero's playing style is regarded by critics as creative in attacking, assisting many goals as well as scoring himself, as opposed to just "goal poaching."[9] His free-kick and penalty taking is also highly regarded.[10] Del Piero has become famous over the years for scoring from a special " Del Piero Zone", approaching from the left flank and curling a precise lob into the far top corner of the goal.[11] In terms of goalscoring, Del Piero holds the all-time record at Juventus.[12] On April 6th, 2008, Alessandro Del Piero became the all-time top capped Juventus player, ahead of Juve legend Gaetano Scirea. He is in sixth place in the UEFA Champions League all-time goalscorer records.[13] Within the Italian national team, he is currently joint fourth with Roberto Baggio in the all-time scoring records. Childhood and early career Del Piero is the son of Gino, an electrician, and Bruna, a housekeeper. He regularly played football in the backyard with three friends, Nelso, Pierpaolo, and Giovanni-Paolo as a child, all three dreamed of becoming a footballer but only Del Piero would eventually manage to do so.[14] Alessandro's older brother, Stefano, briefly played professional football for Sampdoria before injury struck him. The family lived in a rural home in San Vendemiano, while growing up Del Piero's family didn't have much money for travelling abroad, so he was considering being a lorry driver in order to see the world.[15] While playing for the local youth team of AC San Vendemiano from the age of 7,[16] Del Piero used to play as a goalkeeper because he could play a lot more football that way. His mother thought it would be better for him if he played as a goalkeeper, since he wouldn't sweat and the possibility of him getting injured was less likely. His brother Stefano told their mother: "Don't you see that Alex is good in the attack?" and Del Piero switched position.[17] It was while playing with his local side of AC San Vendemiano in 1988 that Del Piero was first spotted by scouts — he left home at the young age of 13 to play in the youth side of Padova Calcio. He got his first chance at professional football in 1991 where he played in the Italian Serie B league four times. The following season he played ten games for Padova and scored his first professional goal. Juventus In 1993, he transferred to Juventus F.C., and has been there ever since. Del Piero made his Serie A debut against Foggia in September 1993, scored his first goal in his next game against Reggiana after appearing as a substitute, and then grabbed a hat-trick against Parma on his first start. Juventus claimed their first Scudetto in eight years in his first season and success continued to follow. With the Turin club, he won the Serie A championship seven times (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006[18]
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Ronald Reagan Appears as Jack Browning in "The Killers" | World History Project Ronald Reagan Appears as Jack Browning in "The Killers" Supposedly based on the short story by Ernest Hemingway. In this film noir, two hitmen want to find out why their latest victim (a race car driver!) "just stood there and took it" when they came to shoot him. Ronald Reagan plays a rich, double-crossing bad guy. A young Angie Dickinson (looking just like Ellen Barkin) plays the femme fatale. Source: TCM Added by: Brandon samuels The Killers, sometimes marketed as Ernest Hemingway's The Killers, is a 1964 crime film released by Universal Studios. It is the second Hollywood adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's short story of the same name, following a version made in 1946. It was directed by Don Siegel and stars Lee Marvin. It is notable for being Ronald Reagan's last film before entering politics and eventually the presidency. At the time of its release, Marvin said that it was his favorite film. Synopsis Charlie (Marvin) and Lee (Clu Gulager) are well-dressed, professional hitmen hired to kill ex-race car driver Johnny North (John Cassavetes) — now working as a teacher at a school for the blind. Despite being warned in advance, North does nothing and allows the two men to kill him. Afterwards, Charlie, the older and more experienced of the duo, is bothered by the job. He and Lee decide to track down the people that knew North and find out why their victim didn’t run when he had the chance. This includes his mechanic and best friend Earl Sylvester (Claude Akins) and his lover Sheila Farr (Angie Dickinson). The two killers piece together North's story. He fell in love with Sheila who convinced him to be the getaway driver for an armored car heist masterminded by her boyfriend Jack Browning (Ronald Reagan). The job goes wrong when Browning, finding out that what North did, decides to double cross the driver and eventually hire Charlie and Lee to kill him. Production The Killers was intended to be the first ever "made for TV movie", but NBC judged it too violent to broadcast, and so Universal released the movie in theaters instead. Both Steve McQueen and George Peppard were considered for the Johnny North role. Director Don Siegel had originally been hired as director of the earlier 1946 version of the same story, but had been fired. Actress Virginia Christine had also appeared in the 1946 version. According to the DVD commentary, leading lady Angie Dickinson received the news during filming that her friend (and rumored romantic partner) President John F. Kennedy had been shot and killed. The Killers was Ronald Reagan's last acting role before entering politics, and the only villain in his career. According to Kirk Douglas' autobiography The Ragman's Son, Reagan hated the movie because of a scene in which he slaps Dickinson. Awards Marvin received the 1965 BAFTA Award for Best Actor for this role as well as for his role in Cat Ballou. Source: Wikipedia Added by: Brandon samuels More information
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Presidential-Project - Ronald Reagan Presidential-Project President Ronald Reagan was a member of the Republican Party. Path to President Reagan became the Governor of California in 1967. He also was re-elected Governor in 1970. Reagan's ran for the Republican Party's nomination for president in 1976, but lost to incumbent President Gerald Ford. Then in 1980, Reagan made a successful bid for Republican nomination and was subsequently re-elected President for a second term. He was President from 1981-1989. Campaign Slogan/Platform Ronald Reagan had two different campaign slogans. His first one, which he used during his campaign in 1980, was, "are you better off than you were four years ago?" His second campaign slogan, "It's morning again in America," was used in his 1984 campaign. Reagan's campaign platform was to stimulate the economy by lowering taxes, have government interfere less with people's lives, states’ rights, and a strong national defense. Election Results Ronald Reagan was elected President in 1981 and then a second time in 1985. The results after his election were considered a "landslide election" in 1981 and were as follows: He received 50.8% of the popular vote with Jimmy Carter having 41%. His number of Electoral College votes was 489 out of 538. Carter took the other 69 votes. Reagan's results after his 1985 election were: He had 58.8% of the popular vote with Walter Mondale having 40.5%. His number of Electoral College votes was 525 out of 538. This election was another, even larger, landslide for Reagan. 1981 electoral votes Country Issues Reagan faced many international issues during his presidency. Here are two: President Ronald Reagan, citing the threat posed to American nationals on the Caribbean nation of Grenada by that nation’s Marxist regime, orders the Marines to invade and secure their safety. There were nearly 1,000 Americans in Grenada at the time, many of them students at the island’s medical school. In little more than a week, Grenada’s government was overthrown. The situation on Grenada had been of concern to American officials since 1979, when the leftist Maurice Bishop seized power and began to develop close relations with Cuba. In 1983, another Marxist, Bernard Coard, had Bishop assassinated and took control of the government. Protesters clashed with the new government and violence escalated. Citing the danger to the U.S. citizens in Grenada, Reagan ordered nearly 2,000 U.S. troops into the island, where they soon found themselves facing opposition from Grenadan armed forces and groups of Cuban military engineers, in Grenada to repair and expand the island’s airport. Matters were not helped by the fact that U.S. forces had to rely on minimal intelligence about the situation. (The maps used by many of them were, in fact, old tourist maps of the island.) Reagan ordered in more troops, and by the time the fighting was done, nearly 6,000 U.S. troops were in Grenada. Nearly 20 of these troops were killed and over a hundred wounded; over 60 Grenadan and Cuban troops were killed. Coard’s government collapsed and was replaced by one acceptable to the United States. Afterwards, Reagan withdrew American forces. In 1986, the U.S. launched several airstrikes on a number of targets in Libya. The attacks were supposed to stop Muammar Gaddafi, the leader of Libya, from aiding terrorists. Intel found showed Qdoba as providing a bomb that terrorists used in Milan injuring 63 U.S. citizens. After the attacks were carried out, Reagan addressed the nation from the oval office. He said, "When our citizens are attacked or abused anywhere in the world on the direct orders of hostile regimes, we will respond so long as I'm in this office." Domestic Issues Reagan also faced numerous domestic issues during his presidency. Here are two: In August of 1981, U.S. Air Traffic Controllers went on strike. By going on strike they violated a federal regulation prohibiting government unions from striking as well as became a threat to America's economy by bringing air travel to a halt. Reagan gave the air traffic contro
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The Manganese Bronze company took over production of what famous vehicle from 1973-2012, first made in 1948?
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Black Cab History 1960 Beardmore, front view 1960 Beardmore, rear view Production of the Beardmore Taxi began at Paisley in 1919 with what became known retrospectively as the Mk1. This was designed to meet the Metropolitan Police Conditions of Fitness for London Taxis. It was a very tough and reliable vehicle and it earned itself the name of 'The Rolls-Royce of taxicabs'. A car version, the Country and Colonial model was also made, as was a light van. It was replaced in 1923 by the Mk2, which had an all-new chassis, which it shared with a new range of light trucks and buses. Following a change in the Conditions of Fitness, Beardmore introduced a new model, the Mk3 'Hyper'. This had a smaller, 2-litre side-valve engine and was lighter and more economical to run. Following the removal of William Beardmore from the board of his company in 1929, Beardmore Motors was bought out by its directors, and taxi production was moved from Scotland to Hendon, North London. Here in 1932 a new model, the Mk4 Paramount was introduced, which was essentially an updated Mk3 with a 2-litre Commer engine and gearbox. In 1935, the Mk5 Paramount Ace, with a new longer wheelbase chassis was introduced, with the same engine. It was followed in 1938 by the Mk6 Ace, which had detail refinements. The 1930s Beardmore became known as the 'greengrocer's barrow', because 'all the best things were in front'! After the Second World War, Beardmore Motors sold and serviced the new Nuffield Oxford cab, until the newly formed British Motor Corporation axed it in favor of their own Austin FX3. Beardmore Motors then returned to making their own cabs. The model they introduced, in 1954 was the Mk7 Paramount, which had a traditional style coach-built body, of aluminum panels over an ash frame, built by Windover. The engine was from a Mk1 Ford Consul, (later, a Mk2 Consul and finally a Ford Zephyr 4) but a Perkins 4.99 diesel was offered from 1956. In the same year, body production was taken over by Weymann at Addlestone. Production of the entire cab was soon moved there. In 1966, when Metropolitan-Cammell bought Weymann, taxi production was moved to MCW's factory at Washwood Heath, Birmingham, where it ended in late 1966. Final production of the Mk7 amounted to just over 650 cabs. Austin FX 3 1949 Austin FX3 1958 Austin FX3 The Austin FX3 was introduced in 1948, built by Carbodies in Coventry and financed and owned jointly by Carbodies, Austin and Mann and Overton. The FX3 first appeared with a 2.2 litre petrol engine but had the option of a Ferguson diesel in 1952, before Austin developed its own 2.2 litre diesel in 1954 and an all-steel body from Carbodies. It was available until the late fifties. The first prototype FX3, JXN 841 went on test alongside the FX2, JXN 842. After-market Perkins and Standard diesel engine conversions prompted Austin to develop their own diesel engine which appeared in 1956 and a series of automatic test vehicles in 1957-58, of which two are known to survive. 7267 examplaries of the FX3 were built from 1948 to 1958. The FX3 is also the first London cab to have been exported in numbers all over the world. Austin FX4, Carbodies/LTI FX4, FX4D, FX4R, FX4S, FX4S+ Austin FX4, Museum of Transport, Manchester Austin FX4 with bunny ears and small tail lights FX4D FX4S The FX4 is the classic Black Cab. While the majority are black, there is in fact no requirement for them, or indeed any other make of London taxi to be black. Over the years, the FX4 has been sold under a number of different makers' names. More than 75,000 FX4s had been built. Design and launch The FX4 London taxi was the successor to the Austin FX3, which was produced between 1948 and 1958. In its day the FX3 was the most widely used taxi in London. Like the FX3, the FX4 was designed by Austin in collaboration with Mann & Overton, the London taxi dealership that commissioned it (and paid for half of its cost) and Carbodies, the coachbuilder that built the body and assembled the cab ready for sale. The design team included Albert Moore from Austin's engineering division, Jack Hel
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The hot rod from the movie Grease | eBay Stories The hot rod from the movie Grease by Joe MacFarland / Jan 30 Do you remember the pivotal race scene from the 1978 blockbuster musical Grease? That's when rival gang members John Travolta, as Danny Zuko (a T-bird member) and Dennis C. Stewart, as Leo Balmudo (leader of the Scorpions) careen around the Los Angeles river in their tricked out classic convertibles, vying to best each other. Here's the clip: In the movie, Danny eventually wins the race (and the girl!), but it is arguably the Scorpion leader's 1949 Mercury convertible (nicknamed Hell's Chariot) which is that "major piece of machinery" everyone really wants. If you've got "chills multiplying" and you're "losing control" for this customized, flame-emblazoned hot-rod, look no further than today's remarkable find, this 1949 Mercury streetrod from the movie "Grease :" Yes, it's true: the original car has been found and fully restored to its 1978 movie glory. Apparently the car was found on a Paramount Studios lot, but then salvaged and restored, and even includes the razor-sharp hubcaps seen in the movie. The listing description tells us more about the car: "This is the first time this car has been offered to the public since the release of the most successful musical in motion picture history! The iconic and the ultimate "bad boy" car. This auction is for the actual, documented and verified Mercury from the biggest grossing musical in the history of motion pictures! Of all the star cars from the movie, this is the ONLY one that exists and in private hands. Lost for nearly 30 years, it was found last year as basically just a shell. After the car was purchased, it was verified by the original builder of the cars for the movie, Eddie Paul of Customs by Eddie Paul. Eddie is a legend in the Hollywood community! The car was then taken to "The Shop" of Palm Desert, Ca. Owner Dan Condon was entrusted to do a complete restoration to just the way it appeared in the movie, but MUCH nicer fit and finish. The body had NO rust, and the finished product is beyond any of our expectations! It is a 1949 with a 1950 grill. We have the original exhaust tips that were in the movie. Recreated "Scorpion" stickers on both doors. The razor hubcaps have been meticulously recreated. We also recreated the 3 feet longer versions that cut into the side of John Travolta's car in the final race scene. They are included. We also have the original bent front bumper that was on the car when it rear ended Travolta's car. An original 1949 255 Mercury engine was rebuilt, as well as the manual tranny with overdrive. The car runs and drives great! Brand new period and movie correct Firestone tires installed, as well as the Firestone stickers on the wing windows. Recreated original license plates. There are many, many stories about the movie that we will share with the new owner that ties it all together, including on how the car was located! The car has been shown recently for the first time, and the response was amazing! People flipped! We have build pictures from day 1 until completion. Please do not email asking the reserve. SERIOUS buyers are welcome to call and discuss the car and payment options. Bargain hunters and dreamers please don't waste our time. We can go on seemingly forever with stories and history. The car was recently filmed for a television show in Hungary, and just this past week Tim Sutton, probably the best and most respected Hot Rod photographer anywhere, shot it for 4 separate magazines in France, Germany, Italy and England. Many more pictures available upon request." Apparently, if you want to know exactly how the car was found, you'll need to pony up quite a bit of cashr. With only 12 bids, the price of the car has zoomed past the $125,000 mark, and the reserve has not yet been met. As of this writing, there is no word if John Travolta's iconic 1948 Ford De Luxe, known as "Greased Lightning" in the movie, has been put up for auction on eBay to compete with "Hell's Chariot." Of course, we'd expect Greased Lightning to win.
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Miss Hannigan is a character in which musical that premiered in 1977?
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Miss Hannigan | Annie Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Kathy Bates (1999 film) Cameron Diaz (2014 film) Miss Hannigan is the main antagonist of the Broadway musical, and the films (except that later, she becomes a minor character in Annie: A Royal Adventure! ). Personality Edit Her personality varies depending on the version, similar to Annie. In the original comic strips' she is known as Ms. Agatha. She is an old matron and the head mistress of the orphanage. She is less abusive and cold hearted as the other portrayals and she is not drunk. But she is very stubborn and stern. In the first strip' she denied Annie her one a year treat of Ice Cream for Dinner because she did not fix her bed. In the 1982 film, she is depicted as a pompous, lazy, funny, drunk, flirtatious, self-absorbed and obnoxious woman who despises children and will do anything to get rich, played by Carol Burnett. In the 1999 film, she is hateful, psychopathic, arrogant and aggressive, and is also an obese woman - played by Kathy Bates as an opposite to Burnett's slender and self-absorbed but more passive and lazy character. Diaz's portrayal in 2014 is a vain, selfish, self-centered, greedy, drunken, flirtatious, arrogant, nasty, and power-hungry control freak who loves herself but hates the kids. She doesn't realize her actions and selfishly believes she's still a beautiful woman, very similar to Burnett's portrayal, albeit younger and more seductive. Portrayers of the character Edit She is first portrayed by the late Dorothy Loudon on Broadway, Carol Burnett in the 1982 Columbia film, Carol Cleveland in its 1995 (1996 internationally) sequel Annie: A Royal Adventure! (with her voice dubbed by the late Mary Kay Bergman), Kathy Bates in the 1999 Disney telefilm and by Cameron Diaz in the 2014 Film . In some stage performances in the 2010s, she was played by Andrea McArdle, who had first played Annie, and later played the Star-to-Be in the 1999 film. Italic text
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High School Musicals :: Rodgers & Hammerstein :: Collections Details Learn More The Boys In The Photograph Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton’s musical is the story of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation. The Boys in the Photograph (produced in the West End as The Beautiful Game) follows the fortunes of a group of teenagers, all members of a local soccer team, and their friends. Under the watchful eye of team coach Father O’Donnell, John and Del both show enough promise to pursue careers as professional footballers. They’re just two regular teenagers who dream of nothing more than girls and football. When they find love with their girlfriends Mary and Christine, they become swept up in the events that engulf their community and, as time passes, each has to decide whether or not to follow their hearts. Learn More Big River Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their adventures along the way are hilarious, suspenseful and heartwarming, bringing to life your favorite characters from the novel-the Widow Douglas and her stern sister, Miss Watson; the uproarious King and Duke, who may or may not be as harmless as they seem; Huck's partner in crime, Tom Sawyer, and their rowdy gang of pals; Huck's drunken father, the sinister Pap Finn; the lovely Mary Jane Wilkes and her trusting family. Propelled by an award winning score from Roger Miller, the king of country music, this jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana. Learn More The Brain From Planet X A hilarious musical send-up of bad 50’s sci-fi movies, THE BRAIN FROM PLANET X tells the story of an alien invasion circa 1958. A Brain and its two alien cohorts arrive on Earth with a plan to take over the San Fernando Valley - starting with a happy nuclear family. It’s the first step on the road to their quest of taking over the entire planet and destroying the family unit. This rousing, toe-tapping musical features a dancing, singing brain ... what more could you want from a musical? Learn More CATS Based on the universally popular poetry of T.S. Eliot, CATS tells the story, in song and dance, of the annual gathering of Jellicle cats at which time one special cat is selected to ascend to the Heaviside layer. A true musical theatre phenomenon, CATS opened at London's New London Theatre on May 11, 1981 and ran for a record-setting 21 years. CATS's London success was nearly matched on Broadway where it ran at the Wintergarden Theatre for just over 18 years. Learn More Cinderella The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented on television in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium. Its recreation in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren was no less successful in transporting a new generation to the miraculous kingdom of dreams-come-true, and so was a second remake in 1997, which starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother. As adapted for the stage, with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike still soar when the slipper fits. Learn More Cinderella (Enchanted Edition) The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented on television in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium. Its recreation in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren was no less successful in transporting a new generation to the miraculous kingdom of dreams-come-true, and so was a second remake in 1997, which starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother. As adapted for the stage, with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults al
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Rhinoceros | Rhino Horn Use: Fact vs. Fiction | Nature | PBS Rhino Horn Use: Fact vs. Fiction August 20, 2010 Explore more from this episode More All five of the world’s diverse species of rhinoceros have been brought to the edge of extinction because of human appetite for their distinctive horns. The horns have been prized for tens of centuries for their beautiful translucent color when carved, and their supposed healing properties. In the Middle Eastern country of Yemen, the horn continues to be coveted by Muslim men, although imports were banned in 1982. The material, whose luster increases with age, is used for the handles of curved daggers called “jambiya,” which are presented to Yemeni boys at age 12. Jambiya are considered a sign of manhood and devotion to the Muslim religion, and are used for personal defense. Yemeni men place great value on the dagger handles, which are commonly studded with jewels. In China, the ornamental use of rhino horn dates back to at least the 7th century AD. Over the centuries, rhino horns have been carved into ceremonial cups, as well as buttons, belt buckles, hair pins, and paperweights. Far more pervasive, however, is their use in the traditional medicine systems of many Asian countries, from Malaysia and South Korea to India and China, to cure a variety of ailments. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the horn, which is shaved or ground into a powder and dissolved in boiling water, is used to treat fever, rheumatism, gout, and other disorders. According to the 16th century Chinese pharmacist Li Shi Chen, the horn could also cure snakebites, hallucinations, typhoid, headaches, carbuncles, vomiting, food poisoning, and “devil possession.” (However, it is not, as commonly believed, prescribed as an aphrodisiac). In Yemen, the rhino horn is used for the handles of curved daggers called jambiya Historical mentions of other uses for the horns date back thousands of years. In Greek mythology, they were said to possess the ability to purify water. The ancient Persians of the 5th century BC thought that vessels carved from the horn could be used to detect poisoned liquids, causing bubbles in the presence of some poisons — a belief that persisted into the 18th and 19th centuries among the royal courts of Europe. Now, science is now stepping in to dispel some of the mystery and fiction surrounding the use of rhino horn. It is believed that there may be some truth behind the rhino horn’s ability to detect poisons which is linked to the composition of the horn. Rhino horns are composed largely of the protein keratin, also the chief component in hair, fingernails, and animal hooves. Many poisons are strongly alkaline (or basic), and may have reacted chemically with the keratin. Unlike the horns of most animals, which have a bony core covered by a relatively thin layer of keratin, rhino horns are keratin all the way through — although the precise chemical composition of the keratin will vary depending on a rhino’s diet and geographic location. This fact has allowed ecologist Raj Amin of the Zoological Society of London and his colleagues to take “fingerprints” of horn samples and determine the animal populations they came from, which has helped law enforcement officials target and crack down on poaching. Rhino horns are not, as once believed, made simply from a clump of compressed or modified hair. Recent studies by researchers at Ohio University using computerized tomography (CT) scans, have shown that the horns are, in fact, similar in structure to horses’ hooves, turtle beaks, and cockatoo bills. The studies also revealed that the centers of the horns have dense mineral deposits of calcium and melanin — a finding that may explain the curve and sharp tip of the horns. The calcium would strengthen the horn while the melanin would protect the core from being degraded by ultraviolet radiation from the sun. As the softer outer portion was worn away over time by the sun and typical rhino activities (bashing horns with other animals, or rubbing it on the ground), the inner core would be sharpened into a
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Melanin Melanin by MAD Writer Productions Melanin is important because its the most primitive and universal pigment in living organisms. Melanin is produced in the pineal gland. Abundantly found in primitive organisms such as fungi, as well as advanced primates. Furthermore, within each living organism, melanin appears to be located in the major functional sites. For example, in vertebrates, melanin is not only present in the skin, eyes, ears, central nervous system, it can also be found in the pineal gland, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, thymus gland, adrenal gland, and the barathary gland. Melanin is abundantly present in the viscera, including the heart, liver, arteries, the muscles, and the gastrointestinal tract; thus, within each and every living organ which aids the human body melanin appears. Regardless of what color your skin appears to be all genes in all creatures on this planet are black because they are coated with melanin. The amount of melanin in the skin is one of the most variable of human traits, and many polygenes are involved. Groups of people or the population of the world were once classified according to the skin shade: Black (Nubians), White (Caucasians), Yellow (Orientals) and Red (Native Americans) etc... We must realize that just because this is the way they have classified people does not mean this is the way it should be. The hues of color of your skin depend on several factors. First is the amount of melanin in the outer layers of the skin. Melanin acts as a filter to prevent damage to the delicate deeper layers of the skin, by penetration of ultraviolet light. There is more than one type of melanin. You have brain melanin, also known as neuromelanin, and you have skin melanin. Neuromelanin does not run parallel with skin melanin. Whether white, red, yellow, black, or brown, neuromelanin plays an important role in functioning of the brain, and nervous system. Melanosomes (small structures within the melanocyte cells where melanin is synthesized) find their way into the hair cells, giving them color. (Two types of melanin, one dark brown and one red, are responsible for all hair shades). Pigments that contribute to skin color are called carotene, a yellowish hemoglobin, in blood vessels (pink-red), and melanin (black, brown, red). Darker skins are dominated by melanin, which is produced from the amino acid tyrosine, by pigment cells (melanocytes) in the skin. Melanocytes are characterized by long, fixed extensions of the outer cell membrane. In humans, other mammals, and birds, melanin is dispersed permantely throughout each melanocyte, including the extensions, and is also, transported to nearby skin cells. In other words, if you increase the amount of melanin in the skin you become darker and vice versa. So, what is so important about melanin? Melanin controls all mental and physical body activities. Melanin is an extremely stable molecule, and highly resistant to the digestion by most acids and bases, and is one of the hardest molecule to ever be analyzed. If you do not purify your melanin molecule, you will not heal your body of diseases. In parts of Africa, India, and Australia the deposits of melanin in the skin is heaviest because the people have been exposed to the most intense sunlight for generations. Northern Europeans have the least amount of deposits in their skin are lighter, not to mention their weather is cloudy and cool. The thickness of the outer layer of the skin is also a factor. People with darker skin complexions have thicker layers of skin. And this is a factor alone enhances the skins filtering effect. The thinner the skin the least melanin. When the skin is very thin, the blood vessels show through and give a pinkish color. When an individual adapts to the shifting of the intensity of the sunlight, the skin b
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Buzz Aldrin Astronaut Apollo 11, Gemini 12 » FAQ What you always wanted to know Who is the astronaut in the famous visor shot? The iconic image is of Buzz, taken by Neil Armstrong during their historic moonwalk on July 20, 1969. One of Neil’s tasks was to document the moonwalk, so the vast majority of the first lunar landing photos are of Buzz. The unique feature of the Visor photo is that you can see the reflection of the Eagle Lander and of Neil snapping the shot in the visor of Buzz’s helmet. What is Buzz Aldrin’s real name? Buzz Aldrin’s real name is, in fact, Buzz Aldrin. He had it legally changed to Buzz in the early 80’s from his given name Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. The name “Buzz” evolved from his sister Fay Ann’s mispronunciation of the word “brother” which became “Buzzer.” By fate, or by coincidence, his mothers’ name was Marion Moon. What was it like to walk on the moon? As Buzz backed down the ladder of the Eagle Lander and first set foot onto the moon, he gazed at the lunar landscape and spontaneously remarked to Houston, “Beautiful, beautiful. Magnificent desolation.” Does Buzz still see the other lunar astronauts? Buzz is in contact with many of the other astronauts and has had occasion to visit with them during periodic Apollo reunions. He sees Neil when passing through Ohio and recently took a salmon fishing trip to Alaska with Mike Collins. Of the 24 astronauts that orbited the moon or landed on its surface, 18 are still living. Where can I find a moon rock? NASA recently presented each of the Apollo astronauts with the Ambassador of Exploration Award – including a moon rock to be donated to the museum of their choice. Buzz donated his moon rock to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. You can also find three on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, as well as one at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. that you can actually touch. What has Buzz been doing since the moon landing? Designing rockets, deep sea exploring, speaking all over the world for privatizing space and stimulating support for America’s space program. Buzz is as active today as when he walked on the moon. He has written six books and numerous articles advocating concepts for the future of space travel. He served as a presidential appointee to the Commission on the Future of the US Aerospace Industry. He appears frequently on television as a commentator. Did Buzz Aldrin inspire the Disney character Buzz Lightyear? Yes, “to infinity and beyond!” In fact Disney asked Buzz to give some space travel tips to Buzz Lightyear for his 2008 shuttle flight to the International Space Station to help celebrate NASA’s 50th Anniversary. Aldrin willingly agreed, but of course reminded Lightyear who the “real” Buzz was! Does Buzz still like to explore? Absolutely! Since returning from the moon, Buzz keeps his love of exploration alive: A deep sea dive 2 ½ miles down in a yellow French minisubmarine, the Nautile, to the ruins of the Titanic; An expedition to the North Pole on a Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker along with “20/20”host Hugh Downs; On his list of future destinations to explore – a journey to the South Pole. Read more in Exploring the Titanic: Buzz Aldrin goes from Astronaut to Argonaut. What is Buzz’s vision for the future of human space exploration? Dr. Aldrin actively supports America’s return to the moon and human missions to Mars to establish permanent settlements. He also advocates international cooperation and space tourism as essential elements to the future of exploration. He founded ShareSpace Foundation to advance opportunities for civilian space travel via a space lottery program. Read more about Buzz’s vision for the future in Advocacy, and learn about his rocket designs to take us there in Rocket Science. I’ve heard that the MTV Video Music Award statuette is named after Buzz. Is this true? Yes, the VMA “Moonman” award has been alternately referred to as the “Buzzy” and images of Buzz on the moon were used for MTV’s original station identification. In fact, the network aired
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The man who fell to earth: Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon | Science | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close Buzz Aldrin has been on many journeys in his remarkable life, and in some respects the one to the moon was the least challenging. Being the second man to walk on the moon in July 1969, stepping down from the landing craft 20 minutes after Neil Armstrong, gave him eternal name recognition, but it also brought a heap of problems in the decade that followed - alcoholism, depression, two divorces. He was on the moon for two and a half hours; his post-Nasa breakdown lasted for a decade as he looked for something to fill the space left by ... space. But now, praise the Lord and Alcoholics Anonymous, 79-year-old Buzz is sitting in front of me, tanned, alert, as sharp as the Apollo 11 badge pinned to his colourful tie, chiding me for waving the mic around carelessly, telling a fan who is showing him his grandfather's 60s space scrapbook that he doesn't sign autographs, treading the careful divide between ego and generosity, self-regard and fellowship that is essence-of-Buzz. Armstrong lives in near-seclusion at his Ohio farm, so Buzz - off the booze for 30 years - has come to represent the crazy glory of manned space travel, and is in London as part of a global mission to get us interested in space again. He's also flogging a book, Magnificent Desolation, which charts his rise, fall and return to equilibrium. Major Tom eventually made it back to Earth, and has quite a tale to tell. The key thing when interviewing Aldrin is not to get too technical. He is a man who would happily fill the entire hour with a discussion of docking manoeuvres. I also make the mistake of mentioning God - he secretly took communion moments after the module landed on the moon ("My soul didn't belong to Nasa," he says) - and he gives me an impenetrable 10-minute explanation of the evolution of his faith. He is nothing if not systematic, which is great for the meticulous planning of moon landings, less good for quick life surveys. But get him off technicalities and AA-style moral lessons, and he is far more articulate and engaging than most interviewers would have you believe. He has always had problems putting into words the grandeur of that moment 40 years ago. "People want to know what it felt like," he says. "They want us in a few words to generate the enthusiasm that the world had as they contemplated what we were about to do. Well, what it felt like is something that we trained for. We were trying to treat it as calmly as we could and perform to the best of our ability. We tried to repress feelings of exuberance, of disappointment, and be proud and responsible people accomplishing the task that was given to us. That sounds kind of boring. Except that what we did was kind of earth-shaking." I ask him whether he was disappointed to be the second person to set foot on the moon. He tries to have it both ways. "We're dealing with very competitive people who always want to get the most out of the opportunities that come along, even though I did not relish the idea of speeches, celebrations and being on a pedestal as a hero. I didn't enter the space programme to want to do that. Being first outside the spacecraft would bring much more responsibility, and I really wasn't looking for that." I press a little, and you can sense the 40 years of frustration at being labelled second. "I was continually being asked, 'Didn't it bother you?', and always being introduced as the second man on the moon. That is a degrading title right off the bat, instead of being a member of the first landing mission to reach the moon." What comes across most strongly in his description of the mission in the book is its black comedy - and the way that he, Armstrong and Michael Collins, who was orbiting the moon in the command module, really were flying on a wing and a prayer. Aldrin worries that he will close the hatch to the landing craft, locking out him and Armstrong and condemning them to a slow, oxygen-starved death; he frets when he finds it difficult to p
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President | The President | Michael D Higgins Michael D. Higgins Michael D. Higgins - Biography On 11 November 2011, Michael D. Higgins was inaugurated as the ninth President of Ireland. A passionate political voice, a poet and writer, academic and statesman, human rights advocate, promoter of inclusive citizenship and champion of creativity within Irish society, Michael D. Higgins has previously served at almost every level of public life in Ireland, including as Ireland’s first Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht. Michael D. Higgins was born on 18 April 1941 in Limerick city and was raised in County Clare. He was a factory worker and a clerk before becoming the first in his family to access higher education. He studied at the University College Galway, the University of Manchester and Indiana University. Michael D. Higgins is married to Sabina Higgins, and they have four children. Sabina Higgins attended the Stanislavsky Studio of acting in Dublin and was a founding member of the Focus Theatre. As a lecturer in political science and sociology in National University of Ireland, Galway, and in the United States, Michael D. Higgins was a passionate proponent for the extension of access to third level education beyond the walls of established Universities. He was centrally involved in the development of extra-mural studies at National University of Ireland, Galway, and he travelled extensively across the West of Ireland to provide accessible evening classes for interested citizens. A desire to work more directly for equality and justice led Michael D. Higgins to enter public life and he went on to serve as a public representative at many levels from Councillor and Mayor to 9 years in the Seanad and 25 in Dáil Éireann. As Ireland’s first Minister for the Arts in 1993-97, Michael D. Higgins’ achievements included the reinvigoration of the Irish film industry, the establishment of Teilifís na Gaeilge, now TG4, and the repeal of censorship under Section 31 of the Broadcasting Acts. He also established a rich network of local arts and cultural venues which brought a crucial access to citizens across Ireland to these facilities. Moreover, he drove the revitalisation of Ireland’s canal network, resulting in over 1,000 kilometres of navigable waterways, supporting thousands of jobs, and creating wealth in many rural and economically-deprived areas of the State. Michael D. Higgins has, like many in Ireland, seen generations of his family emigrate. He has a strong interest and solidarity with the Irish abroad and has been a regular visitor to Irish Centres in Britain. Throughout his life, Michael D. Higgins has campaigned for human rights and for the promotion of peace and democracy in Ireland and in many other parts of the world, from Nicaragua and Chile to Cambodia, Iraq and Somalia. In 1992, Michael D. Higgins was the first recipient of the Seán MacBride Peace Prize from the International Peace Bureau in Helsinki, in recognition of his work for peace and justice in many parts of the world. Michael D. Higgins is also a writer and poet, contributing to many books covering diverse aspects of Irish politics, sociology, history and and culture. He has published two collections of essays — ‘Causes for Concern — Irish Politics, Culture and Society’ and ‘Renewing the Republic’. He has also published four collections of poetry — ’The Betrayal; The Season of Fire; An Arid Season’ and ‘New and Selected Poems’. Among the other appointments Michael D. Higgins has held are: Member of Dáil Éireann for 25 years; Member of Seanad Éireann (the Irish Senate) for 9 years; Ireland’s first Cabinet Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht 1993-97; As Minister, he had direct responsibility for the promotion of the Irish language and for the economic and social development of Irish-speaking areas in the State; Labour Party Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs in the Irish Parliament and founder member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs; Lord Mayor of Galway on two occasions; Honorary Adjunct Professor at the Irish Centre for Hu
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Languages Spoken in Ireland - Lexiophiles Languages Spoken in Ireland English There appears to be a common misconception abroad, that the Irish language is a dialect of English. Some people don’t realise that Ireland has 2 official languages. The principal functional language of most residents is English, though most of the population has the ability to use some Irish. Under the Irish constitution, both languages have official status, with Irish being the national and first official language of the Republic of Ireland. It is recognised as a minority language in Northern Ireland. Irish is also an official language of the European Union. Here are some examples of Irish and English phrases to show how different the two languages are! Irish: Cén t-am é? What time is it? The Irish language is one of several Celtic languages which were once widely spoken across Western and Northern Europe. In later years, the Celtic languages died out in most areas. However, they survived up to the present in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Nowadays, English is the mother tongue of most Irish people. Irish is a compulsory subject at school and students must study it from the age of 4 when they begin school through until the end of secondary school. Areas where Irish is the vernacular, are called Gaeltacht areas. Major concentrations of Irish speakers are in the western counties of Donegal Mayo, Galway, Kerry and Cork. There are smaller concentrations in the counties of Waterford in the south and Meath in the east. Complete monolingualism of Irish is now restricted to a handful of elderly within more isolated Gaeltacht areas, as well as among mother-tongue speakers of Irish under school age. It is estimated that about 80,000 people (3% of the population) are native speakers of Irish, with many more who are reasonably fluent second-language speakers. An estimated 400,000 people (10% of the population) are classed as fluent speakers of the language. The Irish language started to decline in the seventeenth century. Its reversal was a complex phenomenon and it is not easy to describe or analyze the processes involved. Irish was the most widely spoken language on the island of Ireland until the 19th century. The influence of the English government played a part in the decline of the language. Ireland and England had an uneasy, conflict-driven relationship starting in 1171 when King Henry II of England invaded Ireland. The combination of the introduction of a primary education system (the ‘National Schools’) in 1831, in which Irish was prohibited and only English taught by order of the British Government in Ireland, and the Great Famine (1845-1852), which hit an extremely high number of Irish language speakers (who lived in the poorer areas heavily hit by famine deaths and emigration), hastened its rapid decline. Irish political leaders, such as Daniel O’Connell (Dónall Ó Conaill), too were critical of the language, seeing it as ‘backward’, with English the language of the future. Children were not allowed to speak Irish and were severely beaten if they did so, as there was a stigma attached to it. English became the language which was associated with prosperity and employment. The Irish language began to experience a revival in the late 19th century, when the Gaelic League, or Conradh na Gaeilge, was formed to promote it. This coincided with a revival of Irish Nationalist sentiment and traditional Irish Culture. During this time period William Butler Yeats and others wrote poems and plays in English about traditional Irish heroes and myths. After the Irish republic gained independence in 1922, Irish was declared the first official language of the Republic. However, the new government still continued to use English as its primary language and the percentage of native Irish speakers continued to fall. For example, since Ireland gained independence the number of fluent Irish speakers has fallen from 250,000 to 80,000. The government of the Republic of Ireland has made many attempts to preserve the language, including requiring it as a school subject. Some
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