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When did freestyle skiing first became a sport contested at the World Olympics?
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Winter Olympics: History Of Freestyle Skiing | Made Man Winter Olympics: History Of Freestyle Skiing Facebook Twitter Stumble Google+ Save In the Winter Olympics: History of Freestyle Skiing is not as extensive as many believe. Freestyle skiing has been a part of the Olympic program since 1988, where men's and women's moguls, aerials, and ballet were demonstration sports. It didn't take long for freestyle skiing events to be included in medal competition, however. The moguls event would become the first freestyle skiing event to contend for medals in 1992 at the Albertville, France Olympic Games. Moguls is an event in which athletes race over jumps, sometimes performing tricks along the way. In 1992, Edgar Grospiron of France and Donna Weinbrecht of the United States would leave the Games with the first Olympic freestyle skiing gold medals. By 1994, the aerial event also would be included in medal competition at the Lillehammer Olympic Games. Aerials is an event in which athletes ski up a ramp and do a trick in the air, landing on a slope on the other side. In 1994, Sonny Schoenbaechler of Switzerland and Lina Tcheryazova of Uzbekistan would take home gold medals, becoming the first to win gold in the aerial events at the Olympic Games. At the time,Tcheryazova was the only woman who consistently could land the triple-flip trick. Ski-cross was first introduced into the Olympics at the 2010 Vancouver Games. In ski-cross, heats of four skiers race downhill around curves and bends, with the top finishers advancing to the next heat, until eventually medal winners are determined. In 2010, Michael Schmid of Switzerland and Ashleigh McIvor of Canada took home the first ski-cross gold medals. Although freestyle skiing events did not make their debut at Winter Olympic Games until the later years of the 20th century, the event was created around the beginning of the century. First practiced in Norway, Italy and Austria, freestyle made its way to the United States around the 1920s and became increasingly popular by the 1960s. The sport is nicknamed "hot dogging" because of the tricks and jumps involved. The sport was first recognized by the International Ski Federation in 1979 in an effort to place regulations on the sport and make it somewhat safer. The first World Cup was contested in 1980. Eight years later, in the Winter Olympics, the history of freestyle skiing would begin. Sources:
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Olympic Winter Games - The Canadian Encyclopedia MLA 7th Edition Marsh, James H.. "Olympic Winter Games". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Toronto: Historica Canada, 2011. Web. 24 Oct 2011. Marsh, James H.. "Olympic Winter Games". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Toronto: Historica Canada, 2011. Web. 24 Oct 2011. APA 6th Edition Marsh, J.H.. R. The Canadian Encyclopedia. (2011). Olympic winter games. Retrieved January 20, 2017 From http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/winter-olympic-games/. Marsh, J.H.. R. The Canadian Encyclopedia. (2011). Olympic winter games. Retrieved January 20, 2017 From http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/winter-olympic-games/. Chicago 16th Edition Marsh, James H.. "Olympic Winter Games." In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada, 1985—. Article published October 24, 2011 Marsh, James H.. "Olympic Winter Games." In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada, 1985—. Article published October 24, 2011 Turabian Marsh, James H.. 2011. Olympic Winter Games. The Canadian Encyclopedia http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/winter-olympic-games/ (accessed January 20, 2017). Marsh, James H.. 2011. Olympic Winter Games. The Canadian Encyclopedia http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/winter-olympic-games/ (accessed January 20, 2017). While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. home Olympic Winter Games The idea of including winter sports in the Olympic Games dates back to 1900, when organizers planned to include figure skating as part of the 1900 Games in Paris. Canada at the Winter Olympic Games The idea of including winter sports in the Olympic Games dates back to 1900, when organizers planned to include figure skating as part of the 1900 Games in Paris. It did not happen then but figure skating exhibitions were held in October 1908 at the London summer games, won by Swedish skater Ulrich Salchow, originator of the jump that now bears his name. In 1911 an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member failed to persuade the Swedes to include winter sports in the Stockholm Games. The Swedes saw the idea as a threat to their own Nordic Games and rejected it. The Nordic Games dated back to 1901 and were held at different intervals until 1926. They were pretty much a Swedish affair as only one event was hosted outside Sweden (in Oslo). Finally Nordic Games originator Viktor Gustav Balck himself successfully lobbied the IOC to include figure skating events in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Figure skating and ice hockey (won by the Winnipeg Falcons) were both included in the Summer Olympics held in Antwerp in 1920, though they were staged 10 weeks before the regular events, in the Antwerp ice palace. 1924 Winter Olympic Games: Chamonix, France (January 25-February 5) Finally, in 1921, over the objections of the founder of the modern Olympic movement Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who considered winter sports to be too closely associated with the upper classes, the IOC agreed to stage a separate "International Sports Week" during the winter in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The small town already had a ski jump and organizers added a bobsled run and ice stadium in the valley and ski trails. Of the 258 athletes from 16 nations who competed, 245 were men and 13 were women. These Games were a great success and were retroactively named the first Olympic Winter Games. The first Winter Olympic gold medal was awarded to Charles Jewtraw of Lake Placid, New York, for the men's 500-m speed skating event. Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie made her debut at the age of 11. An accomplished ballerina, Henie introduced a new style of skating to the event that caught the attention of many judges and spectators. The Canadian ice-hockey team, comprised of Granite Club players from Toronto, won all 5 of its matches, outscoring its opponents 110 to 3. The closest contest was the gold-medal game, in whi
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Rhea (Moon) Facts Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Similar Facts Iapetus Moon Facts Iapetus is an oddly-colored and shaped moon of Saturn. It is the third-largest moon in the system, and was discovered in 1671 by the... The Width of Saturn’s Rings The rings of Saturn are composed of billions of icy particles ranging in size from tiny grains to kilometres across. There are 14 major divisions in... Titan Moon Facts Titan is the Saturn’s largest moon and is the second largest moon in our solar system. If it were not orbiting Saturn, Titan could be considered... Top Facts
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Jupiter's Moon Ganymede - Universe Today Universe Today by Matt Williams In 1610, Galileo Galilei looked up at the night sky through a telescope of his own design . Spotting Jupiter, he noted the presence of several “luminous objects” surrounding it, which he initially took for stars. In time, he would notice that these “stars” were orbiting the planet, and realized that they were in fact Jupiter’s moons – which would come to be named Io , Europa , Ganymede and Callisto . Of these, Ganymede is the largest, and boasts many fascinating characteristics. In addition to being the largest moon in the Solar System, it is also larger than even the planet Mercury. It is the only satellite in the Solar System known to possess a magnetosphere, has a thin oxygen atmosphere, and (much like its fellow-moons, Europa and Callisto) is believed to have an interior ocean. Discovery and Naming: Though Chinese astronomical records claim that astronomer Gan De may have spotted a moon of Jupiter (probably Ganymede) with the naked eye as early as 365 BCE, Galileo Galilei is credited with making the first recorded observation of Ganymede on January 7th, 1610 using his telescope. Together with Io, Europa and Callisto, he named them the “Medicean Stars” at the time – after his patron, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo de’ Medici. Simon Marius, a German astronomer and contemporary of Galileo’s who claimed to have independently discovered Ganymede, suggested alternative names at the behest of Johannes Kepler. However, the names of Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – which were all taken from classical mythology – would not come to formally be adopted until the 20th century. Illustration of Jupiter and the Galilean satellites. Credit: NASA Prior to this, the Galilean Moons were named Jupiter I through IV based on their proximity to the planet (with Ganymede designated as Jupiter III). Following the discovery of the moons of Saturn, a naming system based on that of Kepler and Marius was used for Jupiter’s moons. In Greek mythology, Ganymede was the son of King Tros (aka. Ilion), the namesake of the city of Troy (Ilium). Size, Mass and Orbit: With a mean radius of 2634.1 ± 0.3 kilometers (the equivalent of 0.413 Earths), Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System and is even larger than the planet Mercury. However, with a mass of 1.4819 x 10²³ kg (the equivalent of 0.025 Earths), it is only half as massive. This is due to Ganymede’s composition, which consists of water ice and silicate rock (see below). Ganymede’s orbit has a minor eccentricity of 0.0013, with an average distance (semi-major axis) of 1,070,400 km – varying from 1,069,200 km at periapsis to at 1,071,600 km apoapsis. Ganymede takes seven days and three hours to completes a single revolution. Like most known moons, Ganymede is tidally locked, with one side always facing toward the planet. Its orbit is inclined to the Jovian equator, with the eccentricity and inclination changing quasi-periodically due to solar and planetary gravitational perturbations on a timescale of centuries. These orbital variations cause the axial tilt to vary between 0 and 0.33°. Ganymede has a 4:1 orbital resonance with Io and a 2:1 resonance with Europa. Ganymede is the largest satellite in our solar system, larger than Mercury and Pluto, and three-quarters the size of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL Essentially, this means that Io orbits Jupiter four times (and Europa twice) for every orbit made by Ganymede. The superior conjunction between Io and Europa occurs when Io is at periapsis and Europa is at apoapsis, and the superior conjunction between Europa and Ganymede occurs when Europa is at periapsis. Such a complicated resonance (a 4:2:1 resonance) is called the Laplace Resonance . Composition and Surface Features: With an average density of 1.936 g/cm3, Ganymede is most likely composed of equal parts rocky material and water ice. It is estimated that water ice constitutes 46–50% of the moon’s mass (slightly lower than that of Callisto) with the possibility of some additional volatile ices such as ammonia being
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What type of geographical feature is the Little Bighorn, site of a famous 1876 battle?
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Battle of the Little Bighorn - Native American History - HISTORY.com Battle of the Little Bighorn Battle of the Little Bighorn Author Battle of the Little Bighorn URL A+E Networks Introduction The Battle of the Little Bighorn, fought on June 25, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory, pitted federal troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (1839-76) against a band of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. Tensions between the two groups had been rising since the discovery of gold on Native American lands. When a number of tribes missed a federal deadline to move to reservations, the U.S. Army, including Custer and his 7th Calvary, was dispatched to confront them. Custer was unaware of the number of Indians fighting under the command of Sitting Bull (c.1831-90) at Little Bighorn, and his forces were outnumbered and quickly overwhelmed in what became known as Custer’s Last Stand. Google Battle of the Little Bighorn: Mounting Tensions Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse (c.1840-77), leaders of the Sioux on the Great Plains, strongly resisted the mid-19th-century efforts of the U.S. government to confine their people to reservations. In 1875, after gold was discovered in South Dakota’s Black Hills, the U.S. Army ignored previous treaty agreements and invaded the region. This betrayal led many Sioux and Cheyenne tribesmen to leave their reservations and join Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse in Montana . By the late spring of 1876, more than 10,000 Native Americans had gathered in a camp along the Little Bighorn River–which they called the Greasy Grass–in defiance of a U.S. War Department order to return to their reservations or risk being attacked. Did You Know? Several members ofGeorge Armstrong Custer's family were alsokilled at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, including two of his brothers, his brother-in-law and a nephew. In mid-June, three columns of U.S. soldiers lined up against the camp and prepared to march. A force of 1,200 Native Americans turned back the first column on June 17. Five days later, General Alfred Terry ordered George Custer’s 7th Cavalry to scout ahead for enemy troops. On the morning of June 25, Custer drew near the camp and decided to press on ahead rather than wait for reinforcements. Battle of the Little Bighorn: Custer’s Last Stand At mid-day on June 25, Custer’s 600 men entered the Little Bighorn Valley. Among the Native Americans, word quickly spread of the impending attack. The older Sitting Bull rallied the warriors and saw to the safety of the women and children, while Crazy Horse set off with a large force to meet the attackers head on. Despite Custer’s desperate attempts to regroup his men, they were quickly overwhelmed. Custer and some 200 men in his battalion were attacked by as many as 3,000 Native Americans; within an hour, Custer and all of his soldiers were dead. The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custer’s Last Stand, marked the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War. The demise of Custer and his men outraged many white Americans and confirmed their image of the Indians as wild and bloodthirsty. Meanwhile, the U.S. government increased its efforts to subdue the tribes. Within five years, almost all of the Sioux and Cheyenne would be confined to reservations. Tags
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Wiki: Seoul Capital Area - upcScavenger upcScavenger upcScavenger » Wiki: Seoul Capital Area Tag Wiki page "Seoul Capital Area" does not exist. Here are some pages similar to ''Seoul Capital Area'': Nelson Obus Wiki Nelson Obus is an American businessman, hedge fund manager and out-spoken critic of the SEC. He is the co-founder, president and Chief Investment Officer of Wynnefield Capital, Inc., an employee-owned hedge fund, specializing in value stocks of small-cap companies. "Company Overview of Wynnefield Capital, Inc.," Bloomberg News , retrieved January 13, 2015.Nelson Obus, "Refusing to Buckle to SEC Intimidation," The Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2014. First Battle of Seoul Wiki The First Battle of Seoul was the invasion of South Korea during the start of the Korean War . It resulted in the capture of the capital by North Korean forces. Miss Paraguay Wiki Miss Paraguay is a national Beauty pageant in Paraguay . The contest has responsibility to select its winner to the Miss Universe . In addition, delegates for regional competitions are also selected such as Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss Continente Americano and Miss América Latina. Bimberi Peak Wiki Bimberi Peak or Mount Bimberi with an elevation of located within the Brindabella Ranges is the highest mountain in the Australian Capital Territory. It is located on the border between New South Wales and the ACT, the NSW portion in Kosciuszko National Park and the ACT portion in Namadgi National Park. It is accessible by bush walking trails and requires no specialised climbing skills, although there is no marked trail to the very summit. As the highest mountain in the ACT, it is a popular spot for touri.. Khartoum (state) Wiki Khartoum State (ولاية الخرطوم Wilāyat al-Ḫarṭūm) is one of the eighteen states of Sudan. Although it is the smallest state by area (22,142 km2), it is the most populous (5,274,321 in 2008 census). It contains the country's largest city by population, Omdurman, and the city of Khartoum, which is the Capital city of the state as well as the national capital of Sudan. The capital city contains offices of the state, governmental and non-governmental organizations, cultural institutions, a.. Crocus Investment Fund Wiki The Crocus Investment Fund was a Manitoba-based Canadian Labour Sponsored Venture Capital Corporation. Labour sponsored funds offered Federal and Provincial tax credits to investors and were mandated to invest the majority of their investment assets in small and medium-sized businesses in the Province in which they were created. The Crocus Fund was modelled after the Quebec Solidarity Fund and created by an Act of the Manitoba Legislature in 1991.The Manitoba Employee Ownership Fund Corporation and Conse.. Sonali Bank Wiki Sonali Bank Limited (সোনালী ব্যাংক লিমিটেড) is a state-owned leading commercial bank in Bangladesh.It is the largest bank of the country. Sonali Bank was established in 1972 under the Bangladesh Banks (Nationalisation) Order, through the amalgamation and nationalisation of the branches of National Bank of Pakistan, Bank of Bahawalpur and Premier Bank branches located in East Pakistan until the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. When it was established, Sonali Bank had a pa.. Sekuyat Wiki Sekuyat is a settlement in Sarawak , Malaysia . It lies approximately east of the state capital Kuching . Neighbouring settlements include: Type case Wiki A type case is a compartmentalized wooden box used to store movable type used in letterpress printing.Williams, Fred (1992). "Origin of the California Job Case". Type & Press, fall 1992. http://www.apa-letterpress.com/T & P ARTICLES/Type/California Job Case.html Accessed online 2 May 2008.
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The eponymous cannabis brand launched in 2015 by a famous country music singer is?
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Will Popular Marijuana Strains Become Like Fine Wines? Will Popular Marijuana Strains Become Like Fine Wines? By Steven Maxwell I’m a recreational cannabis refugee. I moved to the Pacific Northwest to avoid the potential of being thrown in a cage for smoking a flower that makes my life better. I’m old enough to remember when good marijuana was rare and called “kine buds.” Kine comes from Hawaiian pigeon speak for “the good kind.” Since Hawaii has had a long love affair with potent pakalolo (crazy smoke), with strains like Maui Waui becoming world famous, kine became universal slang for “the good weed” even for a teenager like me in the 1990s in Connecticut. Brick weed of unknown origin was much more common in those days. As the legalization of cannabis expands, so does the knowledge of the best strains and their effects. Today brick weed is all but extinct in the United States while genetic strains of cannabis are becoming very sophisticated. Crowd sourcing experiences may prove more accurate than clinical studies could ever be. Sites like Leafly and others have curated thousands of experiences about how different strains and doses of cannabis affect people. Although marijuana effects seem to be unique for each individual, much like various alcohol drinks are, some common traits are identifiable. In a previous article, I described the general differences between sativa and indica strains . Sativa has a more energetic, heady and creative effect, while indica is more pain-relieving and sleep-inducing. But like fine wines, there are subtleties to consider. Some strains are bred to maximize output of flowers with compounds like tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the primary mind-altering ingredient in cannabis. While other strains are bred to limit the THC and emphasize other beneficial compounds to help children cope with debilitating illnesses. Charlotte’s Web is a notable low-THC strain produced to reduce seizures in kids without getting them high. Watch this brief clip of CNN’s special Weed about the people behind Charlotte’s web: There are 5 major cannabinoids THC, CBD, CBN, CBC and CBG. Each strain of marijuana has a different composition of these cannabinoids in order to achieve different effects. Clever botanists then deliberately breed strains to optimize certain traits and features. Original genetic strains of cannabis are called Landraces. They are the Holy Grail for strain hunters and breeders who will go to great lengths to acquire them. The short film below follows cannabis breeding legend, Arjan Roskam, and his crew of strain hunters in Colombia to look for three of the country’s rarest types of weed, strains that have remained genetically pure for decades. Landraces have been bred together to create some world-renowned strains like White Widow which is 60% South Indian indica and 40% Brazilian sativa and boasts 20-22% THC. The name White Widow refers to how the strain’s huge colas become snow covered with white crystal trichomes towards the end of their flowering period. White Widow has since spawned many other popular strains like White Russian, White Rhino, and Blue Widow. Highly tailored cannabis strains are beginning to resemble fine wine whereby the richness is found in the varying scents, flavors, sensations, origin stories and growing method. Even name brands are beginning to take shape with celebrity brands leading the charge. Music legend and longtime defender of marijuana, Willie Nelson, has launched a premium quality brand called Willie’s Reserve which sells multiple strains in elegant packaging. Will Willie’s Reserve White Widow become comparable to Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon? Blunt-smoking Snoop Dogg has gotten into the action with his brand Leafs By Snoop . Singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge launched a cannabis-infused wine tincture “Private Reserve.” What’s more, the day job of the current Libertarian presidential candidate, Gary Johnson, who’s polling in double-digits against Clinton and Trump, is the president and CEO of Cannabis Sativa Inc . The publicly traded company fo
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Billie Holiday Is Born | World History Project Billie Holiday Is Born Jazz singer Billie Holiday was born on April 7, 1915, in Baltimore, Maryland. She made her professional singing debut in Harlem nightclubs in 1931, and her first recordings in 1933. Although she had no formal musical training, she became one of the greatest jazz singers of all time; her recordings are now regarded as masterpieces. Holiday's autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues,1 opens with the line: "Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married; he was 18, she was 16 and I was three." Holiday's given name was Eleanora Fagan, but when she started to perform she chose the stage name Billie after Billie Dove, a star in silent, and later sound, movies. Source: Library of Congress Added by: Aimee Lucido Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Above all, she was admired for her deeply personal and intimate approach to singing. Critic John Bush wrote that she "changed the art of American pop vocals forever." She co-wrote only a few songs, but several of them have become jazz standards, notably "God Bless the Child", "Don't Explain", and "Lady Sings the Blues". She also became famous for singing jazz standards written by others, including "Easy Living" and "Strange Fruit." Source: Wikipedia Added by: Aimee Lucido “
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decathlon | athletics | Britannica.com Decathlon high jump Decathlon, athletic competition lasting two consecutive days in which contestants take part in 10 track-and-field events. It was introduced as a three-day event at the Olympic Games in 1912. Decathlon events are: (first day) 100-metre dash , running long (broad) jump, shot put , high jump , and 400-metre run; (second day) 110-metre hurdles, discus throw , pole vault , javelin throw , and 1,500-metre run. Competitors are scored for their performance in each event according to a table established by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Bruce Jenner celebrating his decathlon victory at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. Tony Duffy/Allsport The table has been changed periodically to keep pace with improvements in world records. The first one was used from 1912 to 1936, while the decathlon was still a three-day event; a second from 1936 to 1950 (with minor revisions in 1952); and a third from 1952 to 1964. All emphasized excellent performances in the individual events. A fourth table in use from 1964 to 1985 and a fifth introduced in 1985 favoured the athlete who could score evenly in all 10 events. The American athlete Jim Thorpe was the first Olympic decathlon champion. Akilles Järvinen of Finland , James Bausch of the United States , and Hans Sievert of Germany were leading competitors under the first table, with Sievert setting the final record of 8,790.46 points in 1934. Glenn Morris of the United States, with a world record of 7,900 points in 1936, and Bob Mathias of the United States, with two Olympic titles and a record of 8,042 points in 1950, excelled under the second table. Mathias also set the first record of 7,887 under the third table in 1952, but this was later broken several times, by Rafer Johnson of the United States, Vasily Kuznetsov of the Soviet Union , and Yang Chuan-kwang of Taiwan , who set the final record of 9,121 points in 1963. Bob Mathias throwing the discus during the decathlon competition at the 1952 Olympic Games in … ©AFP/Getty Images Rafer Johnson participating in the shot put event of the decathlon at the 1960 Olympic Games in … AP Outstanding performers under the fourth table included Bruce Jenner of the United States and Daley Thompson of Great Britain. Dan O’Brien of the United States and Tomàs Dvoràk of the Czech Republic were among the athletes who excelled under the fifth table. Learn More in these related articles:
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Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics - results & video highlights Official Reports arrow On time The Stockholm Games were a model of efficiency. The Swedish hosts introduced the first Olympic use of automatic timing devices for the track events, the photo finish and a public address system. Last man standing If there was an unofficial theme of the 1912 Games, it was endurance. The course for the cycling road race was 320km (199 miles), the longest race of any kind in Olympic history. In Greco-Roman wrestling, the middleweight semi-final match between Russian Martin Klein and Finland’s Alfred Asikainen lasted 11 hours. Debuts and firsts For the first time, competitors in the Games came from all five continents. It was also the first time Japan participated. The modern pentathlon, women’s swimming and women’s diving all made their Olympic debuts. Mighty Jim Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma, won the pentathlon and decathlon by huge margins. He was later disqualified when it was discovered that he had accepted a modest sum to play baseball before the Games. But in 1982, the IOC decided to reinstate him and gave his medals back to his daughter. NOCs: 28 Athletes: 2,407 (48 women, 2,359 men) Events: 102 Media: n/a New technology A well-organised edition of the Olympics, the Stockholm Games saw the first Olympic use of automatic timing equipment, the photo finish and a public address system. Swimming open to women Women's swimming events made their entrance. Japan took part Japan participated for the first time The first art and literature competition Under the nom de plume of Georges Hohrod and M. Eschbach, Baron de Coubertin was awarded first place for his "Ode to sport" which "praises sport in both a literary and sporting way". (Illustration: "Les sports d'hiver" of Carlo Pelligrini, winner of the painting competition of the Concours d'Art) The story of Jim Thorpe A native American from Oklahoma, Jim Thorpe, described by King Gustav V of Sweden as "the greatest athlete in the world", won the pentathlon and decathlon. However, he was disqualified in January 1913 when it was discovered that he had accepted a very modest sum of money to play baseball before the Games. In 1982, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee decided to reinstate Jim Thorpe and to give back to his daughter the medals that were rightfully his. His feat was immortalised in the film "The Bronze Man" by Michael Curtiz, with Burt Lancaster in the role of Thorpe. Representation of the five continents For the first time, competitors in the Games came from all five continents. Long live the Games! With the close of the 1912 Olympics, all eyes turned towards the city of Berlin where the next edition of the Games was scheduled to take place. Although World War I made it impossible for plans to proceed, the Games proved their resilience. The 1916 celebration remained in Olympic history as the Games of the VI Olympiad and in 1920 the Olympics were once again held, with the Belgian city of Antwerp acting as Olympic host. Ceremonies Stockholm 1912, Games of the V Olympiad: the Swedish team of women gymnasts parades in the stadium during the Opening Ceremony. Official opening of the Games by: His Majesty The King Gustav V Lighting the Olympic Flame by: A symbolic fire at an Olympic Summer Games was first lit in 1928 in Amsterdam. Olympic Oath by: The athletes’ oath was first sworn at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp. Official Oath by: The officials' oath at an Olympic Summer Games was first sworn in 1972 in Munich. On the obverse, two female figures placing a laurel crown on the head of young victorious athlete. On the reverse, a herald proclaiming the opening of the Games with, on the left, the statue of Ling, the founder of the institutions and the Swedish gym system. All around, the inscription "OLYMPISKA SPELEN STOCKHOLM 1912". More info It represents the parade of nations, each athlete carrying a twirling flag and all going towards a common goal- the Olympic Games. The nudity of the athletes was a reference to the Games of Antiquity, altho
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Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki - Aug 09, 1945 - HISTORY.com Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Share this: Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Author Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan’s unconditional surrender. The devastation wrought at Hiroshima was not sufficient to convince the Japanese War Council to accept the Potsdam Conference’s demand for unconditional surrender. The United States had already planned to drop their second atom bomb, nicknamed “Fat Man,” on August 11 in the event of such recalcitrance, but bad weather expected for that day pushed the date up to August 9th. So at 1:56 a.m., a specially adapted B-29 bomber, called “Bock’s Car,” after its usual commander, Frederick Bock, took off from Tinian Island under the command of Maj. Charles W. Sweeney. Nagasaki was a shipbuilding center, the very industry intended for destruction. The bomb was dropped at 11:02 a.m., 1,650 feet above the city. The explosion unleashed the equivalent force of 22,000 tons of TNT. The hills that surrounded the city did a better job of containing the destructive force, but the number killed is estimated at anywhere between 60,000 and 80,000 (exact figures are impossible, the blast having obliterated bodies and disintegrated records). General Leslie R. Groves, the man responsible for organizing the Manhattan Project, which solved the problem of producing and delivering the nuclear explosion, estimated that another atom bomb would be ready to use against Japan by August 17 or 18—but it was not necessary. Even though the War Council still remained divided (“It is far too early to say that the war is lost,” opined the Minister of War), Emperor Hirohito, by request of two War Council members eager to end the war, met with the Council and declared that “continuing the war can only result in the annihilation of the Japanese people…” The Emperor of Japan gave his permission for unconditional surrender. Related Videos
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Bockscar – History Wars Weapons About Bockscar Bockscar, or Bock’s Car, was the World War II, US B-29 bomber which dropped the atomic bomb, called "Fat Man", on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Fat Man, which was carried by Bockscar, was the second atomic bomb dropped on a Japanese city. This B-29 had been named after its former and regular aircraft commander Captain Frederick C Bock. Bockscar had been built at the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Plant at Omaha, Nebraska, as a block 35 aircraft. It was one of the 10 B-29 aircraft modified as a Silverplate and re-designated "Block 36". On March 19, 1945, it had been delivered to the US Army Air Corps, and assigned to Capt. Frederick C. Bock and crew C-13, from the 393rd Bomb Squadron of the 509th Composite Group. Then the Bockscar had been flown to Wendover Army Air Field, Utah. The original pilot and commander of the Bockscar was Captain Frederick C Bock, but on August 9, 1945, for the Nagasaki bombing mission, it was flown by the B-29 Great Artiste’s crew (crew-15), whose commander was Charles W Sweeney. The main target for the August 9 mission was the Japanese city of Kokura, but because of poor visibility due to a clouds cover, Charles Sweeney decided to drop the bomb on Nagasaki instead. Bockscar was also used in several training and practice missions from Tinian, and three combat missions in which it dropped pumpkin bombs on industrial targets in Japan. Bock’s crew bombed Niihama and Musashino, and 1st Lt. Don Albury and crew C-15 bombed Toyama. In November 1945, it returned to the United States, serving with the 509th Composite Group at Roswell Army Air Field, New Mexico. In August 1946, Bockscar was assigned to the 4105th Base Unit at Davis-Monthan Army Air Field, Arizona, for storage. Bockscar is now on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio. This display, a primary exhibit in the Museum’s Air Power gallery, includes a replica of the "Fat Man" bomb and signage that states that it was "The aircraft that ended WWII". Categories: Uncategorized
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RAGMAG Ohm Issue | Sept 2011 | Issue#16 by RAGMAG Magazine (page 138) - issuu issuu 1. What is the difference between a spiral and a helix? 1. Where can you find the Church of the Holy Sepulchre? 1. What is the S.I. standard of temperature? 2. What is it called when a liquid is cooled to below its freezing point but it does not freeze? 2. The port of Mocha is in which country? 2. Boats and planes can roll and what other two ways do they move? 3. What do the letters LI-ION mean on a battery? 4. What is the difference between KVA and KW? 5. Melanophobia is the fear of what? 3. what is the capital of Latvia? 4. Which of these is NOT a wine region of France? Rhone, Alsace, Rioja, Bordeaux or Jura? 5. The Island of Madeira is in which ocean? Atlantic, Pacific or Indian? 6. If something is described as being anular in shape, what does it 6. The Alpine Ski Resort of St. resemble? Moritz is in which country? 7. You have three identically shaped balls 1Kg, 2Kg and 3Kg and you drop them from 20 Meters, which one will land first? 8. In climatology, to what does the term “Pluvial” refer? 7. The world’s highest swing, called the Nevis Arc, is located in which country? 8. Ibiza is in which Mediterranean island group? 9. Tirana is the capital of which 9. The Pascal is the SI unit of country? pressure.The Bar is the ilder term. 1 Bar is equivalent to how many 10. What is China’s second KiloPascal? largest river? 10. What element, whose symbol derives from its Greek name hydrargyrum, meaning watering silver, melts at -38.83 °C and yet boils at 356.73 °C? 3. What is the chemical symbol for Ozone? 4. What is the name given to the bending of light as it passes from one substance to another? 1. What cheese is made backwards? 2. If you write all the numbers from 300 to 400, how many times would you write the number 3? 3. What kind of bees make milk? 4. Where on earth do the winds always blow from the south? 5. If you feed me I will live but if you give me water I will die. What am i? 5. What computer operating 6. If five thousand, five hundred fifty system has a penguin as its logo? five dollars is written as $5,555, how should twelve thousand, twelve 6. There are three types of nuclear hundred twelve dollars be written? radiation. Gamma is one. Name the other two. 7. What number is next in this sequence? 1, 3, 4, 7, 11... 7. When a liquid changes from liquid to gas it’s called evaporation. What 8. Can you name three consecutive is it called when a solid changes days without using the words to gas? Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or 8. What is the name of the pigment Sunday? that gives leaves their green colour? 9. Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has 9. What is the cube root of 8000? one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family? 10. In an electrical circuit diagram, what is denoted by circle 10. A horse is tied to a 5 m. rope; 6 m. containing the capital letter A? away from it, is a bail of hay. Without breaking the rope, the horse is able to get to the bail of hay. How is this possible? dingbats LONDON PARIS Book 2 COST $100.00 EACH 12 COST $50.00 EACH Film COUNTDOWN COUNTDOWN COUNTDOWN COUNTDOWN COUNTDOWN COUNTDOWN COUNTDOWN COUNTDOWN COUNTDOWN Song ROUND#1 1. A spiral is on a flat plane 2. Super Cooled 3. Lithium Ion 4. KW takes into account the power factor 5. Colour Black 6. Ring 7. At the same time 8. Rainfall 9.100 10. Mercury ROUND#2 1. Jerusalem 2. Yemen 3. Riga 4. Rioja 5. Atlantic 6. Switzerland 7. New Zealand 8. Balearic Islands 9. Albania 10. Yellow River ROUND#3 1. Kelvin 2. Pitch and Yaw 3. O3 4. Refraction 5. Linux 6. Alpha and Beta 7. Sublimation 8. Chlorophyl 9. 20 10. Ammetre ROUND#4 1. Edam 2. 120 3. Boobies 4. North Pole 5. Fire 6. 13,212 7. 18 8. Yesterday, today and tomorrow 9. Nine 10. The other end is not tied to anything A TALE (TAIL) OF TO CITIES - THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - HOT CHOCOLATE THREE BLIND MICE - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST - LITTLE WOMEN DANGEROUS MINDS - CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN - FINAL COUNTDOWN 138 RAGMAG | SEPTEMBER 2011
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It's Elemental - The Element Mendelevium It's Elemental Melting Point: 1100 K (827°C or 1521°F) Boiling Point: Unknown Phase at Room Temperature: Solid Element Classification: Metal Period Number: 7 Group Number: none Group Name: Actinide Radioactive and Artificially Produced What's in a name? Named after the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleyev. Say what? Mendelevium is pronounced as men-deh-LEE-vee-em. History and Uses: Mendelevium was first produced by Stanley G. Thompson, Glenn T. Seaborg, Bernard G. Harvey, Gregory R. Choppin and Albert Ghiorso working at the University of California , Berkeley, in 1955. They bombarded atoms of einsteinium -253 with helium ions using a device known as a cyclotron . This produced atoms of mendelevium-256, an isotope with a half-life of about 77 minutes, and a free neutron . Mendelevium's most stable isotope , mendelevium-258, has a half-life of about 51.5 days. It decays into einsteinium -254 through alpha decay or decays through spontaneous fission. Since only small amounts of mendelevium have ever been produced, it currently has no uses outside of basic scientific research. Estimated Crustal Abundance: Not Applicable Estimated Oceanic Abundance: Not Applicable Number of Stable Isotopes: 0 ( View all isotope data ) Ionization Energy: 6.58 eV
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Friedrich Froebel created Kindergarten and designed the Froebel Gifts and Blocks The leading English language online resource about Friedrich Froebel, creator of Kindergarten and designer of Froebel play gifts Friedrich Froebel created Kindergarten The name Kindergarten signifies both a garden for children, a location where they can observe and interact with nature, and also a garden of children, where they themselves can grow and develop in freedom from arbitrary imperatives. In 1837, having developed and tested a radically new educational method and philosophy based on structured, activity based learning, Froebel moved to Bad Blankenburg and established his Play and Activity Institute which in 1840 he renamed Kindergarten. Kindergarten Museum in Bad Blankenburg " there is substantial value in the exercises of the Kindergarten, which pleasurably bring out the active powers of the children - their powers of observation, judgement, and invention - and make them at once apt in doing as well as learning " Professor Payne 1874 Kindergarten has three essential parts: creative play, which Froebel called gifts and occupations) singing and dancing for healthy activity observing and nurturing plants in a garden for stimulating awareness of the natural world It was a search for metaphysical unity, in which the potential growth to wholeness of the individual child within the natural world would fulfil an harmonious ideal within the mind of God. Peter Weston in Froebel Educational Institute: The Origins and History of the College Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child's soul. " To Froebel belongs the credit for finding the true nature of play and regulating it to lead naturally into work. The same spontaneity and joy, the same freedom and serenity that characterise the plays of childhood are realised in all human activity. The gifts and occupations are the living connection which makes both play and work expressions of the same creative activity. " W N Hailmann Observing Young Children Full colour photographs, illustrations and useful charts and diagrams make this an accessible and engaging resource that will no doubt be invaluable to any early years practitioner. International Froebel Society The International Froebel Society seeks to bring together the widest number of people, who have an academic, professional or practitioner interest in the educational principles and practices of Friedrich Froebel. read more Froebel Archives On January 28th 2008 two major Froebel archives were for the first time brought together in the remodelled Archives and Special Collections floor of the Roehampton University Library in London. The The Froebel Archive for Childhood Studies and The National Froebel Foundation Archive together provide a unique and accessible resource for students and researchers into the history of the Froebel movement in the UK. read more The Edible Schoolyard Friedrich Froebel introduced the concept of gardens for children, where they could participate in all aspects of growing, harvesting, and preparing nutritious, seasonal produce. As educational tools, these gardens provide real world applications of core mathematical concepts. The Edible Schoolyard educates children about the connections between food, health, and the environment through activities which are fully integrated into the curriculum. Copyright © 1998-2015 Froebel Web. All rights reserved. info@froebelweb.org
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Soren Kierkegaard Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline Intellectuals & Academics Soren Kierkegaard Biography Soren Kierkegaard was a famous Danish philosopher who was known for his significant philosophical works. Read more about the life and works of this prolific writer in the following article. Quick Facts Ane Sørensdatter Lund Kierkegaard siblings University of Copenhagen Image Credit https://waldotomosky.wordpress.com/tag/soren-kierkegaard/ Soren Kierkegaard was a famous Danish philosopher, theologian and religious author. He was well known for his criticism of the philosophies of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling and Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel. His philosophical work generally deals with the issues of living as a âsingle individualâ and giving priority to concrete human reality over abstract thinking. His work in theology focuses mainly on Christian ethics and institution of the Church. It also deals with the difference between the purely objective proofs of Christianity and a subjective relationship to Jesus Christ. Kierkegaard was also interested in human psychology and his psychological work explores the emotions and the feelings of individuals when facing situations in life. His intellectuality was influenced by Socrates and the Socratic Method. Kierkegaardâs earlier works were mainly written under various pseudonymous characters, presenting their own distinctive viewpoints and interacting with each other. Soren Kierkegaard Childhood & Early Life Soren Kierkegaard was born on 5th May, 1813 in an affluent family in Copenhagen. His father, Michael Pedersen Kierkegaard was a stern man with an ardent imagination. His mother, Ane Sorensdatter Lund Kierkegaard was a quiet, plain lady with no formal education. In 1830, he attended the School of Civic Virtue, Ostre Borgerdyd Gymnasium. In this school, Kierkegaard studied history and Latin among other subjects. He went to the University of Copenhagen to study theology but was reluctant to study historical works and philosophy. He didn’t want to be a traditional philosopher and was also not interested in preaching Christianity. On 8th May, 1837 he met Regine Olsen and the two were instantly attracted towards each other. He formally proposed her on September 8, 1840, but following his delusions about the prospects of marriage, he broke off the engagement on August 11, 1841. It was said that the two were mad in love but Kierkegaard considered his “melancholy” made him unsuitable for marriage. Still there was no clear reason for the abrupt end of the relationship. Later, Kierkegaard started concentrating in his examinations. On September 1841, he came up with, “On the Concept of Irony with Continual Reference to Socrates”, which the university panel considered thoughtful and noteworthy. This thesis dealt with the irony and Schelling's 1841 lectures and but was taken as too informal and witty for a serious academic thesis. Kierkegaard completed his graduation from university on October 20, 1841 with a Magister Artium which is now known as Ph.D. Later Life & Works Kierkegaard used pseudonyms to publish some of his works, whereas in others signed his own as author. For example, his first book, “De omnibus dubitandum est” was written in between 1841-42 was written under pseudonym, “Johannes Climacus”. Unfortunately this book was published only after his death. On February 20, 1843, Kierkegaard published “Either/Or” which was written during his stay in Berlin. His next publication “Two Upbuilding Discourses, 1843” was released under his own name. On October 16, 1843 he published his three books, among which “Three Upbuilding Discourses, 1843” was the only one written under his own name. The other two books namely “Fear and Trembling” and “Repetition” were published under pseudonyms Johannes de Silentio and Constantin Constantius respectively. The same year, he published another book, “Four Upbuilding Discourses, 1843” published under his own name. The following year in 1844, he published “Two Upbuilding Discourses, 184
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Who is the Scottish outlaw of the 18th century who is sometimes called as the Scottish Robin Hood? (hint: also the name of a Manhattan like cocktail)
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scots gaelic Archives - Wild Eyed Southern Celt Jan 31, 2016 by Pye O'Malley Scottish proverbs often seem simplistic at first glance. Behind the humble words, however, lies a wealth of wisdom and Celtic “can-do” attitude. Here are a few of my favorite Gaelic Scottish proverbs: In other words, whatever is worth having will take effort to obtain. There are many examples of how this Scottish proverb applies in life: finding your soul mate, providing for yourself and your family, achieving Scotland’s freedom from English rule, to name just a few. This Scottish proverb speaks to the need to always be prepared. Invasion from England and Vikings was a constant threat to Scots for many hundreds of years. Putting aside the sword for the plough could spell disaster for the clan. Generations later, the wisdom behind the words still rings true, and not just in military situations. This Gaelic phrase is the Scottish proverb equivalent of saying that the course of true love never runs smooth. The illustration is from a 1906 childrens’ book of English history. It depicts the sad parting of Flora MacDonald and Bonnie Prince Charlie , as he was fleeing the English after Culloden . The romance between Flora and Charles has been greatly embellished over time, and may never have happened at all. Actual partings of loved ones, however, was a harsh reality for many Scottish Highlanders and Islanders over the centuries. Whether their men left in search of jobs to earn desperately needed money, or were forcibly removed to an English prison, Scottish women knew well the heartache of separation. For a fictionalized version of romantic Scottish misery, check out Outlander , the book, by Diana Gabaldon , or the cable series Outlander , based on Gabaldon’s books. Of course, we all know that this Scottish proverb holds true in the modern world. As the first proverb above implies, however, sometimes the reward is worth the risk. Jul 2, 2014 by Pye O'Malley Despite popular belief, it’s possible to have a sunny day in the Scottish Highlands that heats up the area too much. When that happens, you’ll need need to cool down your hairy Hielan coos at the local beach. No sunscreen necessary, though. Highland cattle at Oldshoremore beach in Sutherland Image Source: Scotland on Face book Oldshoremore ( Àisir Mòr in Scots Gaelic) is a small, remote crofting village in Sutherland, one of the northernmost areas in the Scottish Highlands. The name Sutherland comes from the Norse, Suðrland (“southern land”), and dates from the time of Norse rule in the Highlands by the jarl of Orkney. The Norse called it “Southern land” in relation to Orkney and Caithness, which are even further north. Feb 26, 2014 by Pye O'Malley Wednesday is a good day to try a dram or two of a new whisky or whiskey, depending on your preference. You won’t appear as desperate as you might on a Monday night (the week has barely begun), and you’ll have more time to properly savor the taste results than you would on a Friday night (TGIF–just gimme a bottle!). While you’re at it, you may as well invite a friend over to share in your Celtic heritage appreciation event…but which whisky will make the cut? Personally, I love single malts, preferably with peaty smokiness, paired with a hint of sweetness. I’ve read reviews of the newest release from Highland Park, Scotland’s northernmost single malt distillery, and it may be a good match for me. Distilled in an area that was once a Norse stronghold in Viking Age Scotland, HP’s new 15 year old whisky is named after Freya, the Norse goddess of love, and is said to taste of lush fruitiness and smoky earthiness, closing with a spicy finish. Sounds like the perfect uisge beatha to share with my favorite Scottish Butler. Not sure which whisk(e)y you should try? I recommend consulting Whisky For Everyone , a wonderful blog for all whisky lovers, whether you’re just starting to appreciate this much-loved elixir of the Celts or you’re a long-time whisky drinker–they always have a list of the latest whisky releases. Jan 29, 2014 by Pye O'M
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Sazerac Company How the Sazerac Cocktail Came to Be In 1838, Antoine Amedie Peychaud, owner of a New Orleans apothecary, treated his friends to brandy toddies of his own recipe, including his "Peychaud's Bitters," made from a secret family recipe. The toddies were made using a double-ended egg cup as a measuring cup or jigger, then known as a "coquetier" (pronounced "ko-k-tay"), from which the word "cocktail" was derived. Thus, the world's first cocktail was born! By 1850, the Sazerac Cocktail, made with Sazerac French brandy and Peychaud's Bitters, was immensely popular, and became the first "branded" cocktail. In 1873, the recipe for the Sazerac Cocktail was altered to replace the French brandy with American Rye whiskey, and a dash of absinthe was added. In 1933, the Sazerac Cocktail was bottled and marketed by the Sazerac Company of New Orleans. That same year, "Herbsaint," a pastis, was made according to a French recipe; "Herbsaint" was so named for the New Orleans term for wormwood - "Herb Sainte." In 1940, the Official Sazerac Cocktail recipe was modified to use Herbsaint as the absinthe. Finally, in 2000, the Official Sazerac Cocktail recipe was modified to use Sazerac Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey. The Official Sazerac Cocktail
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Paddington Bear | CBBC on Choice Wikia | Fandom powered by Wikia CBBC on Choice Wikia Share Paddington Bear is a series of British animated shorts based on the Paddington Bear book series by Michael Bond produced by FilmFair. This was the first television series based on the popular children's book Paddington Bear. In the United States it was usually shown on pay television as filler in between programs. Its narrator was actor Michael Hordern. The series has a very distinctive art style. Paddington himself is a stop-motion animated puppet who moves within a 3-dimensional space and interacts with 2-dimensional animated drawings of the human characters, buildings, etc. Contents Edit Series One (episodes 1 to 30, entitled Paddington) was aired on the BBC1 in 1975, and Series Two (episodes 31 to 56, entitled The Adventures of Paddington) between 1978 and 1979, with specials airing in 1980, 1984 and 1986. Internationally, episodes of the series aired in the United States on PBS, on the syndicated series Romper Room, on Nickelodeon as a segment on the program Pinwheel and on USA Network as a segment on the Calliope (TV series) in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as in between preschool programming on The Disney Channel as a segment on the programme Lunch Box from the late 1980s into the 1990s.[1][2] The series also aired on HBO in between features, usually when they were airing children's programmes. Episodes "Please Look After This Bear" 5 January 1975 The very first story, in which Mr and Mrs. Brown meet Paddington in a railway station, which results in his name. 02 "A Bear in Hot Water" 6 January 1975 Paddington arrives at the Brown household, and Judy attempts to explain how to have a bath. Paddington does not manage very well, but in spite of this, the Browns decide to keep him. 03 7 January 1975 Paddington travels on the underground with Mrs. Brown and Judy, but finds himself in a spot of bother with one of the inspectors. 04 "A Shopping Expedition" 8 January 1975 Mrs. Brown takes Paddington to buy some pyjamas, but he gets lost and mistakes a shop window for a changing room. 05 "Paddington and the Old Master" 9 January 1975 Paddington's friend, Mr. Gruber, an antique dealer, shows Paddington a special type of painting called an "Old Master". Paddington then helps Mr. Brown win a painting competition. 06 "A Spot of Decorating" 12 January 1975 Paddington attempts to decorate the Browns' attic, but he gets into a mess and accidentally wallpapers over the door. 07 Paddington takes the clothes to the launderette. 13 "Too Much Off the Top" 22 January 1975 Paddington gets a job at a barber's shop, but the barber unwisely goes out — leaving Paddington in charge. 14 "A Visit to the Dentist" 23 January 1975 Paddington goes to see the dentist. 15 3 May 1975 Paddington makes a mess in Mr. Curry's front room to test the new vacuum cleaner he received, when the neighbour suddenly bursts in and points out that the reason for the lack of electric sockets in the house is that he uses gas! 16 23 December 1975 Paddington engages in a snowball fight in the garden with Jonathan and Judy, but a stray snowball goes through Mr. Curry's bedroom window and melts in the middle of his bed. Later, Paddington helpfully shuts Mr. Curry's back door and locks him out of his house. Eventually, Paddington has to disguise himself as a snowbear to escape his neighbour's wrath. 17 "Paddington and the Christmas Shopping" 3 December 1975 Paddington goes on a Christmas shopping expedition. 18 25 December 1975 Paddington's first Christmas with the Browns is a success: he is showered with presents, and has also bought some lovely gifts for all the family. 19 "Mr. Curry Takes a Bath" 5 May 1975 The Browns have had a sauna installed as a present for Mr. Brown. However, Mr. Curry decides to try it out. In an attempt to keep him out, Paddington buys a combination padlock and puts it on the door, but Mr. Curry beats him to it, and pays the price when he finds himself locked in. In the meantime, Paddingto
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Passable Literature Trivia Quiz In which book would you find a Heffalump? Which detective had a landlady called Mrs. Hudson? Who wrote the Booker Prize winning novel The Life of Pi? Which of Alexandre Dumas' 'Three Musketeers' real identity is Comte de la Fère? In which language did Vladimir Nabokov write Lolita? Which 1949 novel begins 'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen?' How many lines are there in a sonnet? Don Diego de la Vega is the secret identity of which hero? In which novel does an alien invasion commence in Woking, England? In the title of a Shakespeare play, who are Valentine and Proteus? In which George Bernard Shaw play are Professor Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle central characters? Which fictional Count's real name is Edmond Dantès? What was the name of Captain Nemo's submarine in Jules Verne's novel? Which poet wrote the Canterbury Tales? Who was Ebenezer Scrooge's deceased partner in 'A Christmas Carol?' Question Who created the fictional town of Middlemarch? In which novel would you find the exceedingly strong drink called the 'Pan-galactic Gargle Blaster?' In which Jane Austen novel do the Bennet family appear? Who is the title hobbit in 'The Hobbit?' Which author used the pseudonyms Isaac Bickerstaffe and Lemuel Gulliver among others? What is the name of the sequel to John Milton's 'Paradise Lost?' In which novel does the character Major Major Major Major appear? Who went on a circumnavigation of the world from the Reform Club as the result of a bet? Which Ray Bradbury novel opens 'It was a pleasure to burn?' Which novel was subtitled 'The Modern Prometheus?' Who wrote the short story 'I, Robot' in 1950? In the Harry Potter novels, as whom did Tom Riddle become infamous? Which novel takes place in the Year of Our Ford 632? Who taught children to fly using 'lovely thoughts' and fairy dust? Which John Steinbeck novel centers on the characters George and Lennie? Who wrote the Twilight series of novels? How are the sisters Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy collectively known? Which mythological figure 'Shrugged' in the title of an Ayn Rand novel? How many syllables are there in a haiku? 'Workers of the world, unite!' is the last line of which work? What real-life Soviet organisation is James Bond's nemesis in the early novels? In which fictional country is the castle of Zenda to be found? Who is the chief protagonist in John Buchan's The 39 Steps? How is David John Cornwell better known? What is the name of Long John Silver’s parrot? At what age do Adrian Mole's diaries start? Who lived the last few years of his life in Paris under the pseudonym 'Sebastian Melmoth'? Who created Noddy?
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Key lessons from The Tipping Point Who should read these blinks? Anyone who is interested in the way ideas spread Anyone who wants to learn how social epidemics break out Anyone who works in marketing, advertising or a related field Who wrote the book? Malcolm Gladwell is a journalist and the author of five best-selling books, including Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking and Outliers: The Story of Success. Big ideas in small packages
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1887: Profile by Gaslight. Sherlock Holmes The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (1927) --the fifth collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories This web page hasn't touched on the history and development of the Holmes stories in detail yet. Accompanying articles discuss it more thoroughly. But Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created a market for detective short stories, particularly when he killed off Sherlock Holmes at the Reichenbach Falls (in the famous death-struggle between Holmes and Professor Moriarty). No more Sherlock Holmes stories caused a proliferation of other writers to appear to fill the void! Some of these are Arthur Morrison (and his detective Martin Hewitt), Baroness Orczy (The Old Man in the Corner), and many others discussed below. Buy The Complete Sherlock Holmes from Amazon! (Click below.) William Gillette As I do the research for this web site, I find myself catching up on volumes that are in my collection but which I've never quite gotten around to reading until now. William Gillette's novel The Astounding Crime on Torrington Road (1927) is one of these and, were it not for the pure delight of my finally being introduced to Gillette's wit and literary style, I regret having put it off for so long. I've been somewhat familiar with Mr. Gillette's work as a playwright -- at least in regard to his work about Sherlock Holmes (e.g., Sherlock Holmes: A Play and the one-act parody The Painful Predicament of Sherlock Holmes ) but I was quite unaware of his considerable talent as a novelist. He is able to employ his considerable penchant for drama -- and, yes, melodrama -- as an author. Here, let me quote from the book just to give you a taste of Mr. Gillette's style: "Mr. Cripps had, about middle life, made a pretty good 'deal' -- for those days -- when he suddenly got on to the way things were going in the suburbs and made a few choice investments. As a result, he became what was then called a millionaire. Of course he'd have been a mere piker now, but as he couldn't read the future, he was well satisfied. At last he could do something. And the first thing was to get some sort of a family about him. "You see, this Cripps was naturally a lonely man -- actually suffered unless he had people in the house with him; and he hadn't had anybody since the death of his parents some years before. "What I've said shows you that he had no family of his own -- wife and all that. He wasn't at all a woman hater, but he was a merciless woman critic. Odd thing, too, for he liked them first off, but every time he got within striking distance of matrimony he saw what a tiresome thing it was likely to be, and thereupon fled for his life. "All the same, his ideal was to live in the midst of a family -- to have about him those who would be company for him and yet not have 'claims'; and things like that, that would make life a wretched bore. "Now that he'd made his haul, his first thought was to advertise for a family to come and live with him. But really nice people wouldn't answer such an ad, and that was the only kind he wanted. Along here the thought of his own relatives occurred to him. That wasn't a bad idea. He'd get some of them to come. "His only near relative was a widowed sister, Cynthia Findlay, living with her two children in St. Louis. Mr. Cripps had been supporting them for a number of years, both before and after her husband -- a poor, disreputable fish -- died of drink. She inherited nothing of value from Mr. Findlay except his absence, which was priceless but couldn't be turned into money. She wouldn't have parted with it, anyway. "He'd always liked Cynthia, and she'd had a tough life of it. He'd have her as a starter for his adopted-family enterprise. Yes, and the children would come in nicely, too. He'd always heard that children kept things lively. Well, that was the way he wanted them." --(Excerpt from The Astounding Crime on Torrington Road by William Gillette.) Lest you wonder from this brief excerpt whether this is indeed a murder mystery, let me quote the advertising blurb from the back of my c
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Triumph Mayflower, clasic British car of the 50's Return to Homepage Launch of the 20th Century Mayflower In 1949 the combined American production of passenger cars was 35.4 million, some 20 per cent more than in 1941. Impressive as these figures are, demand could not be met as car ownership was fast becoming a thing of the masses. One in three owners of 1946 cars, one in four owners of 1947 cars and one in seven owners of 1948 cars would go on to purchase a 1949 or 1950 model. America was an expanding market that the British motor manufacturers had to exploit. Ex-works prices of British cars for export to America were just a few pounds over material costs. On average the cost in labour per car was three or four pounds more than pre-war production. Strikes in the motor industry were common place and wages had virtually doubled to �9. 2s. 6d per week over the war period. The British motor industry was under immense pressure, especially when you consider the types of cars the US was producing at the time! The Labour Government's cry for increased productivity, despite difficulties and shortages of materials and supplies, was supported by the instruction to car manufacturers to go overseas as merchant venturers and become big dollar earners. Import licensing restrictions on goods from 38 designated countries (including Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and West Germany) with no, or little, risk of the loss of gold or dollars was relaxed for many motor accessory products. This included ashtrays, heaters, door handles, over-riders and bumpers, electric horns, rubber tyres and tubes, mascots, spark plugs (except Areo). The persisting unavailability of high-octane fuels continued to prevent engine designers raising compression ratios to increase economy and power and the positioning of valves was finely balanced between side and over valve engines. The British motorist's attitude to motoring was a "can I get it?" nature in relation to both cars and fuel. Devaluation of the pound from $4.03 to $2.80, as a measure to allow an increase in overseas sales, resulted in fewer cars for home sales and rising prices, although production economies after the launch of a car counteracted this effect to some extent, i.e. less chrome. The tag "available for early delivery" was the norm rather than the once familiar "immediate delivery to home-buyers". The British Motor Trade Association scheme for covenants restricting resale of cars under twelve months old effectively stopped the "rackets in distribution" and reduced the turnover of unused or little used cars. A car under twelve months old could only be sold back to the original dealer who would not pay more than the list price. The Thirty-fourth International Motor Exhibition, the second since the war, held at Earls Court, London in October 1949 was less well attended than in previous years with 355,486 paying ten shillings for admission. There was none of the excessive congestion of 1948 (562,000 paying visitors) but attendance was still 50 per cent above the pre -war average. The accessory exhibitors were not giving away the usual nick-knacks and for the first time many of the cars, not including the five star exhibits, were locked to the annoyance of many. The atmosphere was that of a museum - "look, but do not touch". In 1948 there had been numerous novelties at the exhibition with many British manufacturers taking the opportunity to display the results, be it limited, of 10 years of war-interrupted development work. The British motor industry was still smarting from the consequences of pre-war punitive duties (the old RAC horsepower tax) that had restricted imports of foreign cars and therefore stifled the requirement for development, other than for the home market. In 1949 virtually all of the exhibits were in production and there were few major innovations - except the Mayflower on its' turntable and the Rover "75", which were themselves based upon existing technology from the parts bin. The galleries and stands also had fewer technical / working exhibits / gadgets - except the May
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Famous names in car history - CNN.com Famous names in car history Story Highlights David Buick invented the overhead valve engine, founded Buick Motor Car Co. Fearless race car driver Louis Chevrolet's name stuck for its musical lilt The Henry Ford Company fired its namesake who later started Ford Motor Co. Toyota name came from the Toyoda loom works in Kariya, Japan Next Article in Living » By Gary Hoffman ( AOL Autos ) -- With car companies going in into bankruptcy and shedding famous names left and right, it's important to remember that today's automotive titans started out as tiny startups, not unlike Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. General Motors was almost called International Motors Co. Names like Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Toyota and Porsche call to mind the huge corporate successes of the past and the great automotive families that survive today. But behind every brand name, there is a flesh-and-blood inventor, entrepreneur or industrialist. Most of the time, they gave their name to the companies. And that fame was often about all they ended up with. David Buick, who invented the overhead valve engine, founded the Buick Motor Car Co. in 1903. William C. Durant, the industrialist who would eventually found GM, took over the company in 1904, when it ran into financial trouble. Buick stayed on as a director, but left in 1908, never making much money from the enterprise. He reportedly died in 1929, unable to afford one of his cars. Durant kept the name for one of his company divisions and for the car, even though he worried that people might pronounce it "Boo-ick," according to one author. Strangely enough, the man who practically created General Motors single-handedly never really liked the idea of a 'Durant' car. In another example, Robert Hupp invented the Hupmobile,'a two-seat runabout, in 1908. But he sold his stock in his Hupp Motor Car Company in 1911. He turned around and founded the Hupp Corp. that same year. Investors in his first firm took him to court to make him drop the "Hupp" from his new company's name and they won. His own automotive glory quickly faded, although the Hupmobile survived until the 1940s. Don't Miss AOL Autos: Six cars on death row Swiss-born Louis Chevrolet's experience was similar. Durant brought him into a new car-building venture in 1911, hoping to trade on his fame as an absolutely fearless race car driver. Chevrolet left the company in 1913, apparently unable to make the adjustment from racing to building production vehicles. But its name stuck to the new Chevrolet vehicles; Durant reportedly liked its musical lilt. It could also work the other way around. In 1925, Walter P. Chrysler got the naming rights to the Maxwell Motor Co. after he and another industrialist steadily bought up shares in the firm over a two-year period. Things turned out a little differently for Henry Ford. He suffered the ignominy of being booted from an early auto company that bore his own name. But his revenge was sweet. The Henry Ford Company, which traded freely on Ford's early fame as an inventor, fired him in 1902 "because he was spending all his time developing a race car, not a passenger car," according to the Encyclopedia of American Business and Biography. AOL Autos: Ford's 'Wonder Woman' engineers most important new car After Ford was gone, the company was renamed Cadillac, after Antoine Laumet de la Mothe Cadillac, the French nobleman who founded Detroit in 1703; his heraldry became the model's badge and the company became a part of General Motors in 1909. After his firing, Ford quickly found investors to help him found his own firm, the Ford Motor Co., in 1903. He introduced the company's first new vehicle, the Model and followed it up with other low-cost vehicles, including his greatest achievement, the Model T, in 1908. Its price tag started at $850 and fell steadily as Ford introduced more production innovations. The young firm became phenomenally successful. AOL Autos: 10 classic American rides In the 1920s, he got the chance to buy the five-year-old Lincoln Motor Co. out of bankruptcy
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Calculator for Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) Currency Exchange Rate Conversion Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) Currency Exchange Rate Conversion Calculator This currency convertor is up to date with exchange rates from January 18, 2017. Enter the amount to be converted in the box to the left of the currency and press the "convert" button. To show Bangladeshi Taka and just one other currency click on any other currency. The Bangladeshi Taka is the currency in Bangladesh (BD, BGD). The symbol for BDT can be written Tk. The Bangladeshi Taka is divided into 100 paisa (poisha). The exchange rate for the Bangladeshi Taka was last updated on January 15, 2017 from Bloomberg. The BDT conversion factor has 4 significant digits.
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GTQ | Guatemalan Quetzal | OANDA Guatemalan Quetzal Overview The Quetzal is the official currency of Guatemala, a country in Central America. Guatemala is bordered by Mexico to the north and west, by the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, by Belize to the northeast, by the Caribbean Sea to the east, and by Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast. The Guatemalan Quetzal is named after Guatemala's national bird. In ancient Mayan culture, the feathers of the quetzal bird were used as currency. The Quetzal is divided into 100 centavos, called cents in standard Spanish or lenes in Guatemalan slang. Economy According to the CIA World Factbook, Guatemala's GDP (PPP) per capita is USD $ 5,000; however, this developing country still faces many social problems and is one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Income distribution remains highly unequal, with over half the population living below the national poverty line and just over 400,000 (3.2%) unemployed. The service sector is the largest component of GDP at 58.7%, followed by agriculture at 22.1%, and the industrial sector at 19.1% (2006 estimates). Mines produce gold, silver, zinc, cobalt and nickel. The agricultural sector accounts for approximately one quarter of GDP, two-fifths of exports and half of the workforce. Organic coffee, sugar, textiles, fresh vegetables, and bananas are the main exports. History The Guatemalan Quetzal was introduced in 1925 during the tenure of President Jose Maria Orellana, whose image still appears on the obverse of the one-quetzal notes. The first banknotes were issued by the Central Bank of Guatemala, in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 100 quetzals; and coins in denominations of 1, 5, 10 cents, ¼, ½ and 1 quetzal. 50-quetzal bills were introduced in 1967, and ½ and one-quetzal coins reintroduced in 1990. Until 1987, the quetzal was pegged to the US Dollar . Symbols and Names Centavo = 1/100 of a Quetzal Denominations Bills: 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 quetzales Coins: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos. 1 quetzal Countries Using This Currency SITE MAP © 1996 - 2017 OANDA Corporation. All rights reserved. "OANDA", "fxTrade" and OANDA's "fx" family of trademarks are owned by OANDA Corporation. All other trademarks appearing on this Website are the property of their respective owners. Leveraged trading in foreign currency contracts or other off-exchange products on margin carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for everyone. We advise you to carefully consider whether trading is appropriate for you in light of your personal circumstances. You may lose more than you invest. Information on this website is general in nature. We recommend that you seek independent financial advice and ensure you fully understand the risks involved before trading. Trading through an online platform carries additional risks. Refer to our legal section here . Financial spread betting is only available to OANDA Europe Ltd customers who reside in the UK or Republic of Ireland. CFDs, MT4 hedging capabilities and leverage ratios exceeding 50:1 are not available to US residents. The information on this site is not directed at residents of countries where its distribution, or use by any person, would be contrary to local law or regulation. OANDA Corporation is a registered Futures Commission Merchant and Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and is a member of the National Futures Association . No: 0325821. Please refer to the NFA's FOREX INVESTOR ALERT where appropriate. OANDA (Canada) Corporation ULC accounts are available to anyone with a Canadian bank account. OANDA (Canada) Corporation ULC is regulated by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), which includes IIROC's online advisor check database ( IIROC AdvisorReport ), and customer accounts are protected by the Canadian Investor Protection Fund within specified limits. A brochure describing the nature and limits of coverage is available upon request or at www.cipf.ca . OANDA Europe Limited is a company registered in England number 7110087
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Joseph Mallord William Turner | The Fighting Temeraire | NG524 | National Gallery, London More paintings in this room The 98-gun ship 'Temeraire' played a distinguished role in Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, after which she was known as the 'Fighting Temeraire'. The ship remained in service until 1838 when she was decommissioned and towed from Sheerness to Rotherhithe to be broken up. The painting was thought to represent the decline of Britain's naval power. The 'Temeraire' is shown travelling east, away from the sunset, even though Rotherhithe is west of Sheerness, but Turner's main concern was to evoke a sense of loss, rather than to give an exact recording of the event. The spectacularly colourful setting of the sun draws a parallel with the passing of the old warship. By contrast the new steam-powered tug is smaller and more prosaic. Turner was in his sixties when he painted 'The Fighting Temeraire'. It shows his mastery of painting techniques to suggest sea and sky. Paint laid on thickly is used to render the sun's rays striking the clouds. By contrast, the ship's rigging is meticulously painted. Share this painting
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Enjoy history and geography in English! Enjoy history and geography in English! Click on the banner below to know more about it. A Renaissance artist: Leonardo da Vinci (I452-1519) 15 03 2013 Leonardo da Vinci is seen as the perfect example of a man of Renaissance, that is to say he showed a great interest in every aspect of life. His skills range – from not-only being a great artist but also a successful inventor, architect, musician, botanist, mathematician and sportsman. Self-portrait in red chalk , Royal Library of Turin (Circa 1512 to 1515) Leonardo was born near Florence in 1452. He attended school between the ages of five and 12 but seems to have found it unchallenging and spent much of his time drawing sketches. The quality of these drawings convinced his father that Leonardo should consider becoming a full time artist. He showed the sketches to Andrea del Verocchio, a well known artist in Florence, who agreed to take the 14 year old Leonardo as one of his apprentices. Verocchio was not only an artist but a gifted sculptor and goldsmith as well. He had a great influence on the young Leonardo. He is the one who insisted on Leonardo studying anatomy (the study of how the human body works) so that he could paint portraits and sculpt in a more realistic manner. Throughout his working life he dissected up to 30 bodies of both men and women of different ages. He drew images of the lung, heart, brain and various muscles. He had discovered that the heart included a number of valves but was unaware that it acted as a pump for the circulation of blood throughout the body. Among his great works of art are The Virgin on the Rocks (1494) and The Last Supper (1498) which is painted on the wall in the dining room of a monastery in Milan. Jn 1499 Ludovico Sforza lost control of Milan following a war with France, forcing Leonardo to leave the city in search of a new patron. Leonardo moved back to Florence. It was here that he painted his most famous painting — the Mora Lisa. It is believed that the Mona Lisa is a painting of the wife of a wealthy silk merchant, Francesco del Giocondo, and that the painting was commissioned to celebrate the birth of their second child. The painting is famous because of its use of sfumato and the woman’s strange smile. She also seems to be looking at you from whichever angle you view the portrait. Sfumato is the Italian term for a painting technique which overlays translucent layers of colour to create perceptions of depth, volume and form. In particular, it refers to the blending of colours or tones so subtle (/ˈsʌt l/ Pronunciation[suht-l]) that there is no perceptible transition. If you want to know more about this great Man, visit the following website: http://www.drawingsofleonardo.org/
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What is the correct title for the country known as San Marino?
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San Marino: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts, Guide & Travel/Holidays/Cities Religion: Roman Catholic Literacy rate: 96% Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2013 est.): $1.306 billion; per capita $55,000 (2012). Real growth rate: -3.5%. Inflation: 2.8% (2012). Unemployment: 7% (2012). Arable land: 16.67%. Agriculture: wheat, grapes, corn, olives; cattle, pigs, horses, beef, cheese, hides. Labor force: 21,960 (2013); services 66.3%, industry 33.5%, agriculture 0.2% (2013 est.). Industries: tourism, banking, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine. Natural resource: building stone. Exports: $3.827 billion (2011): building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, ceramics. Imports: $2.551 billion (2011): wide variety of consumer manufactures, food, energy. Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 18,700 (2012); mobile cellular: 36,000 (2011). Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2012). Radios: 16,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (2008). Televisions: 9,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 11,015 (2012). Internet users: 17,000 (2009) Transportation: Railways: 0 km; note: there is a 1.5 km cable railway connecting the city of San Marino to Borgo Maggiore. Highways: total: 292 km; paved: 292 km; unpaved: 0 km (2006). Ports and harbors: none. Airports: none. International disputes: none. Major sources and definitions Geography One-tenth the size of New York City, San Marino is surrounded by Italy. It is situated in the Apennines, a little inland from the Adriatic Sea near Rimini. Government Republic. History According to tradition, San Marino was founded about A.D. 350 and had the good luck for centuries to stay out of the many wars and feuds on the Italian peninsula. It is the oldest republic in the world. San Marino has survived, completely intact, attacks by other self-governing Italian city-states, the Napoleonic Wars, the unification of Italy, and two world wars. Those born in San Marino remain citizens and can vote no matter where they live. It joined the United Nations in 1992. According to tradition, San Marino was founded about A.D. 350 and had the good luck for centuries to stay out of the many wars and feuds on the Italian peninsula. It is the oldest republic in the world. San Marino has survived, completely intact, attacks by other self-governing Italian city-states, the Napoleonic Wars, the unification of Italy, and two world wars. Those born in San Marino remain citizens and can vote no matter where they live. It joined the United Nations in 1992. The Captains Regent, an elected pair, serves as San Marino's heads of state. The two people are elected every six months by the Grand and General Council of San Marino. Each new pair takes office the first day of every April and October. As of Oct. 1, 2015, the current two heads of state and government are Lorella Stefanelli and Nicola Renzi.
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Landlocked Country in South America Sues Neighbor to Get Coastline Back | Public Radio International Landlocked Country in South America Sues Neighbor to Get Coastline Back boliva_paraguay.jpg A mural in San Pablo de Tiquina, Bolivia reads "What once was ours, will be ours once again", and "Hold fast, rotos [Chileans], for here come the Colorados of Bolivia." (Photo: Dentren/Wikipedia) There are 48 landlocked countries in the world. Here are a few: Switzerland, Zimbabwe and Armenia — all these have no access to the world's oceans. Player utilities <iframe frameborder="0" src="https://www.pri.org/node/41596/embedded" height="75" width="100%"></iframe> And Uzbekistan is a cool case, it is entirely surrounded by other landlocked countries. There are no landlocked nations in North America, but South America has two and those are the two countries we want you to name as part of the Geo Quiz. One of those countries is in the news this week as it lost its coastal territory as a result of a treaty it signed at the end of the 19th century War of the Pacific. Bolivia and Paraguay are the answers to the Geo Quiz. Bolivia is hoping to regain the Pacific coastline it once had through a lawsuit. The lack of access to the sea remains a sore issue there, and now it is suing neighboring Chile to get its coastline back. It also appointed an ambassador this week to make its case before the International Court of Justice in the Hague. Anchor Marco Werman talks to BBC Mundo reporter Veronica Smink, who has been looking at this long-standing sea access dispute. While you are here... The work we do has never been more important — whether it’s because of “news” that might not be news at all or healing the deep divides in our country. Now more than ever, we need conversation, perspective and diverse voices. Will you support PRI in our efforts to create a more informed empathetic world?
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BBC ON THIS DAY | 5 | 1975: Ashe's Wimbledon win makes history 1975: Ashe's Wimbledon win makes history American tennis player Arthur Ashe has become the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles' championship. New Yorker Althea Gibson was the first black woman to take the Wimbledon title in 1958. Ashe beat defending champion Jimmy Connors three sets to one on Centre Court. Speaking after the game Ashe said: "I always thought I would win because I was playing so well and was so confident." Everything he did was good Jimmy Connors Although Ashe won the US Open in 1968 his 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 victory today - at the age of 31- surprised many at the All England Club. The son of a policeman from Richmond, Virginia, Ashe was reluctant to discuss his tactics, as he expects to meet Connors again. Connors, 22, admitted: "I couldn't find an opening. Whether I served wide balls, or kicks he was there. Everything he did was good: fine returns, short and long, and hard serves and volleys." The older man won his first service game to love and quickly broke his opponent's serve in the first set. The pressure on Connors began to show - causing derision in the crowd - as he angrily threw his towel under the umpire's chair and released a chain of expletives. Ashe took the first set in just 19 minutes and secured a second 6-1 rout almost as quickly. Tension mounted in the third set as Connors found his rhythm to recover a 6-5 lead - after trailing 3-1 - before winning the set. His friend and Wimbledon semi-finalist Ile Nastase watched anxiously from the players' stand, along with his mother Gloria and manager Bill Riordan. Ashe kept his cool and broke Connors' serve in the ninth game of what was to be the final set. The match ended swiftly as Ashe reached 40-15 with his service game and punched home a winning volley after a weak two-handed return by Connors.
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Who was really the last British winner of a Wimbledon final? - Mirror Online Sport Who was really the last British winner of a Wimbledon final? Who were the last British players to claim Wimbledon titles in the men's singles, women's singles, mens doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles events? We bring you right up to speed Share Triple crown: Fred Perry claimed three consecutive titles between 1934-1936 (Photo: Hulton Archive) Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Andy Murray will carry the weight of history and a nation on his shoulders tomorrow as he steps out on Centre Court to face Roger Federer . While the Swiss ace has clocked up six Wimbledon titles by himself already, British tennis fans have had few final triumphs to cheer. But we have had some Wimbledon winners, so here is our rundown of the last British winners in Wimbledon finals... Men's singles final No Brit man has won the men's singles event at Wimbledon since Fred Perry sealed a hat-trick of titles in 1936. Until Murray's win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Friday, Bunny Austin was the last Brit to get there - in 1938. (Photo: Getty) Andy Murray plays Roger Federer in this year's final as the first Brit to reach the Wimbledon men's final in 74 years. It's a far cry from 1877 to 1904 where every final was contested by the British. Australian Norman Brookes crashed the party as runner up in 1905 before winning in 1907. How brash of him. (Photo: Wikipedia) No British woman has won the ladies' singles since Virginia Wade did so in 1977. (Photo: Getty) Women's doubles Virginia Wade was runner up with French player Francoise Durr in 1970, following Ann Haydon Jones - also with Francoise Durr - in 1968. (Durr was a losing doubles finalist six times without ever winning). Anglea Buxton was the last Brit to win the title with American Althea Gibson in 1956. The best year was 1955, when all four finalists were Brits with Angela Mortimer and Anne Shilcock beating Patricia Ward Hales and Shirley Brasher Broomer. Those were the days. (Photo: Getty) Mixed doubles Andy's older brother Jamie Murray won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2007 with Jelena Jankovic. He was the first Briton to do so since the all-British triumph of Jeremy Bates and Jo Durie in 1987. (Photo: Getty) Wheelchair Ladies' finals Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley became the first all-British wheelchair tennis pair to reach a Wimbledon final this year. They play Griffoen and Van Koot on Sunday. (Photo: Getty)
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Petition · Boycott Hyundai/Kia, Samsung, LG until S. Korea bans the dog and cat torture and consumption · Change.org 81,039 Supporters In South Korea, the dog meat industry is calculated at 2 billion dollars. That results in the annual slaughter of over 2.5 million dogs, served in upwards of 20,000 restaurants nationwide. That's about 7,000 dogs slaughtered every single day. It is estimated that over 100,000 tons of dog meat is consumed annually, including 93,600 tons used to produce ‘health’ tonics called "Gae Soju" which is prepared by boiling dogs with various herbs until it become a thick liquid. Cats are also made into these tonics which is called "Goyangyee Soju". The South Korean's Animal Protection Law, which was passed in 1991, considers dogs to be "domestic pets". However, the shadowy and illicit world of the dog and cat industry flourishes because of the shameful indifference of the South Korean government and the demand from the consumers. Today, we are asking that the South Korean government ban this cruel and inhumane practice of torturing and consuming dogs and cats once and for all. Here are the reasons why: Dogs are called man's best friends for a reason. In the history of mankind, dogs were mainly treated as part of a family in both Western and Eastern cultures. They protected our homes and family with their loyalty and unbridled faithfulness. They served as friends with their unconditional love, quick forgiveness and uncompromising selflessness. They walked along side their human companions and hunted with fierce bravery and the desire to please their human. Now to torture and eat them is a betrayal against our best friends who have always stood by us through thousands of years becoming dependant on us for their very survival. Proponents of dog meat in South Korea are trying to justify this cruel practice by using the "meat dogs" vs. "pet dogs" argument. It is well known worldwide that all dogs are the same. It is unethical and wrong to separate dogs for meat and dogs for pets. To say there is a dog especially bred for eating, does not mean that it is different from other dogs in nature. It has the same intelligence and feelings and it will suffer as much as any other dog. The dog-for-meat notion is a smoke screen to keep people ignorant. It gives people an excuse not to think about the real issues. But for argument sake, let's say that the "meat dogs" vs. "pet dogs" defense was valid. It is practically impossible to enforce the law to ensure everyone adheres to the dogs for meat and dogs for pets division. Any pet can end up as dog meat and many do. Pet dogs are being bought or abducted and slaughtered for dog meat and dog liquor all the time. A recent Korean TV program exposed the world of the dog meat industry where the former pets that were abandoned or stolen are readily being sold and slaughtered for meat. http://youtu.be/vHB3uwB9kyA One of the worst examples of animal cruelty in the history of humanity is being committed by the Dog and Cat Meat Industry in South Korea. Dogs are deprived of everything that is natural to them. They live in tiny cages above the ground and having to balance on rusty feces encrusted wire underneath them all their lives. They are left to constantly smell the accumulation of feces and urine underneath their cage. Puppies are separated from their mothers at an early age and some are slaughtered at just a few weeks old. They don't even know what walking on the ground feels like. They cannot mingle with other dogs other than those in cages beside them. They suffer summer heat and freezing winters outdoors. No water is given. They have to eat rotten human food waste such as kimchi or organs from their slaughtered friends. It is also documented that dead puppies are ground up and fed to these dogs. They get no exercise. Veterinary care is nonexistent. They have been known to have their eardrums burst to prevent them from barking. Every natural instinct they have is impeded by the inhumane and tortuous conditions they must live under. The best description for their lives i
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Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Decathlon | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Decathlon Host City: Seoul, South Korea Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul Date Started: September 28, 1988 Date Finished: September 29, 1988 Format: Scoring by 1985 point tables. Gold: Dave Steen Summary Two-time defending champion [Daley Thompson] was back, but was no longer the favorite. In 1987 he finished ninth at the World Championships, his first loss since 1978. He was also injured in 1988, but managed to compete at Seoul. With his form down, West Germany's [Jürgen Hingsen], a three-time world record holder, but Alydar to Thompson's Affirmed, was thought to have a chance to win his first major international championship. In the first event, the 100 metres, that possibility ended when Hingsen false started three times! He was disqualified from the 100, and withdrew, his chance of winning gone. Thompson, a top sprinter, won the 100. But the lead after day one went to East German [Christian Schenk]. France's [Christian Plaziat] moved ahead after the 110 hurdles, but Schenk placed second in the discus and took the lead for good after that event. He won the gold medal by 89 points over his teammate [Torsten Voss], with Canadian [Dave Steen] winning the bronze medal. Daley Thompson placed fourth, ending his Olympic and decathlon career. A Sports Reference Site : About SR/Olympics | Privacy Statement | Conditions & Terms of Service | Use of Data Data provided by OlyMADMen , led by Hilary Evans, Arild Gjerde, Jeroen Heijmans, and Bill Mallon. Members: David Foster, Martin Frank, Jørn Jensen, Carl-Johan Johansson, Taavi Kalju, Martin Kellner, George Masin, Stein Opdahl, Wolf Reinhardt, Ralf Regnitter, Paul Tchir, Magne Teigen, Christian Tugnoli, Morten Aarlia Torp, and Ralf Schlüter. Sports Reference LLC and www.sports-reference.com are not sponsored by or affiliated with the Olympics, the United States Olympic Committee or the International Olympic Committee. Trademarks featured or referred to on this website are the property of their respective trademark holders and not Sports Reference LLC or www.sports-reference.com . Part of the
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Disney Movies Timeline Home > Timelines > Disney Movies Timeline Disney Movies Timeline Timeline Description: This list of Disney films includes discussion of Disney's full-length animation feature films. Disney's animations have remained a key part of the Disney corporation, and continue to be so today. While many of these are hand animated, others are works of computer animation; however, this list does not include productions combining animation and live action, or those released by Pixar Studios. Date December 21, 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disney's first major animated film was released in December 1937. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first animated, full-length feature film. February 7, 1940 Pinocchio Disney's second full-length animated film was not a box-office success, but was the first animated film to receive an Academy Award. Pinocchio won both Best Music-Original Score and Best Music-Original Song. October 23, 1941 Dumbo 1941's Dumbo was made to recoup the financial losses of Fantasia, a film combining animation with traditional film techniques. It is the shortest full-length Disney film, at only 64 minutes. August 13, 1942 Bambi Disney's Bambi is ranked third in the American Film Institute's list of ten best animated feature films. Bambi won three Academy Awards, including Best Sound, Best Song and Best Original Music Score. 1940 Package Films(1940s) With much of the staff called to serve in World War II, these films are an assemblage of unfinished shorts and songs, combined to produce a full-length film. There were several package films, including Make Mine Music in 1946 and the Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad in 1949. February 15, 1950 Cinderella Cinderella was the most commercially successful Disney film since Snow White. The film, based on the story Cendrillon by Charles Perrault, saved the studio from bankruptcy, infusing new life into Disney. July 28, 1951 Alice in Wonderland Based on Lewis Carroll's Alice novels, Alice in Wonderland is widely considered one of the best adaptations of Carroll's work and one of the best examples of animation in film history. February 5, 1953 Peter Pan Disney's Peter Pan is the last animated film released prior to the creation of Disney's own film company, Buena Vista Studios. It is also the last film produced by Disney's original team of animators. June 22, 1955 Lady and the Tramp Disney's Lady and the Tramp was the first widescreen animated feature film. The film tells the story of the adventures of a purebred cocker spaniel and a mutt, Tramp. December 25, 1958 Sleeping Beauty While widely considered one of the best animated films today, Sleeping Beauty received a poor critical and box office reception, leading Disney to abandon the fairytale genre for a number of years. January 25, 1961 One Hundred and One Dalmations One Hundred and One Dalmations was an economic success for Disney. The film was produced fairly inexpensively, with new production techniques and did well in the theaters. December 25, 1963 The Sword in the Stone The Sword in the Stone is the last film made before the death of Walt Disney. This film tells the tale of King Arthur as a young boy. October 19, 1967 The Jungle Book Based on Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, Disney's The Jungle Book was well-received critically and by the public. It was a financial success. December 24, 1970 The Aristocats The Aristocats is the story of a well-born mother cat and her kittens. Placed in peril after the owner's death, the cat and her kittens are assisted by a stray cat. November 8, 1973 Robin Hood Based on the traditional story of Robin Hood, this film uses anthropomorphic animals in place of human characters. March 11, 1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh This film is derived from several small Pooh featurettes previously released by Disney. The film has spawned a number of Pooh-related toys, television programs and more. June 22, 1977 The Rescuers The Rescuers is about a mouse rescue organization, operating internationally. The Rescue Aid Society is based in the United Nations.
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My Questions - Documents Documents Share My Questions Embed <iframe src="http://docslide.us/embed/my-questions.html" width="750" height="600" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;" allowfullscreen> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://docslide.us/documents/my-questions.html" title="My Questions" target="_blank">My Questions</a></div> size(px) Download My Questions Transcript Chemically pure gold contains how many carats? What is the tallest and thickest type of grass? What was the surname of the family who employed Julie Andrews' character in 'The Sound Of Music'? Which nation has won the Eurovision Song Contest more than any other? What is the most common gas in the air we breathe? Which three different actors played Batman in the movies between 1989 and 1997? What colour is Bart's skateboard in the introduction? The theme tune to which TV show starts with the line "Stick a pony in me pocket"? Which soap opera is set in the fictional county of Borsetshire? Who did Sue Barker replace as host of the BBC quiz show "A Question Of Sport"? Which "Generation Game" presenter was famous for his catchphrase "Shut That Door"? "No Mean City" by Maggie Bell is the theme tune to which long running Scottish TV detective show? Anthony, Barbara, Dave, Denise, Jim and Norma make up which famous family on British TV? Which part did Deforest Kelley play in the TV series Star Trek? True or False In space it is impossible to cry? Famous sitcom actor Kelsey Grammar provides the voice for for a character in which famous cartoon TV Series The largest ever picnic for a childs toy was held in Dublin in 1995 where 33,573 of the toys were there . What was the toy ? Which American state comes first alphabetically? In Greek legend, what is the name given to the creature that is half man and half bull? Which country has the airline KLM? The sinking of which famous German battleship was portrayed in the title of a 1960 film? What organisation is also known as "La Cosa Nostra"? What was the Titanic’s first port of call after it left Southampton? Which mountain overshadows Fort William in scotland ? What was the name of the 1995 film starring Sandra Bullock as a computer expert whose identity is erased? A penguin called Wheezy was a character in which film ? Who played Vince in the 1980s TV series "Just Good Friends"? In which 1994 film did Whoopi Goldberg provide the voice of a hyena called Shenzi? What is the only venomous snake in Britain? How many pieces are there in a standard set of dominoes? James Earl Ray was responsible for who's death in 1968? In which city in England is the National Railway Museum? In the music world, which group sacked Simon Fuller in 1997? Which Roman God is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? What was the challanging method of catching a fly asked of Daniel in the film "The Karate Kid"? Actor Richard Kiel is best known for playing which character in two bond films ? Which is the odd one out, Comet, Dixon, Cupid, Vixen? Which planet in the solar system is named after the Roman messenger to the Gods? What product did Coke invented in 1982? Which Japanese word, also used in the English language, means "empty orchestra"? On which date does Halloween fall? Oscar is the first name of which of the famous songwriting duo Rogers and Hammerstein? 24 Bamboo Von Trappe Ireland Nitrogen Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney Green Only Fools And Horses The Archers David Coleman Larry Grayson Taggart The Royle Family Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy True (there is no gravity, so tears cannot flow) The Simpsons Teddy Bear Alabama Minotaur The Netherlands The Bismark The Mafia Cherbourg Ben Nevis The Net Toy Story 2 Paul Nicholas "The Lion King" The Adder 28 Martin Luther King's York Manager of the Spice Girls Cupid Using chopsticks to do it Jaws (in two James Bond films) Dixon - the others are Santa's reindeer Mercury Diet Coke Karaoke October 31st Hammerstein On 11th February 1990, which fam
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About Joe | Joe Brown About Joe A brief history Biography of Joe Brown It was over half a century ago in 1958, as Lonnie Donegan was ruling the charts with ‘Rock Island Line’, that Joe joined his first band, the Spacemen Skiffle Group, at the age of 17. Three years later he was the resident lead guitarist on producer Jack Good’s groundbreaking TV show Boy Meets Girls. He found himself backing visiting American stars like Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran and Johnny Cash. (and that’s Joe’s rockabilly lead guitar you can hear all over Billy Fury’s classic 1960 album “The Sound Of Fury”....) 1960 was the year when the Spacemen became Joe Brown’s backing band The Bruvvers as the hits began to roll in, starting with ‘The Darktown Strutters Ball’ and reaching a crescendo in 1962/3 with ‘A Picture Of You’, ‘It Only Took A Minute’ and ‘That’s What Love Will Do’. During this time it was JOE who was headlining British tours that featured Del Shannon, Dion, the Crystals… and an up and coming band called the Beatles. The Beatles of course changed the whole pop music landscape but Joe was already broadening his own horizons. He starred in the long running West End musical “Charlie Girl” in 1965 and has since appeared in “Sleuth” and “Pump Boys And Dinettes” which in 1985 he directed and took on tour. And there were films “What A Crazy World”, “Three Hats For Lisa”, “Spike Milligan Meets Joe Brown” and “Mona Lisa” with Bob Hoskins. Not to mention his regular TV appearances which included three series of “The Joe Brown Show” on ITV and his Radio 2 stints either side of the new millennium including presenting “The Rock Island Line”, “Good Rockin’ Tonight”, “Let It Rock” and “Joe Brown’s Sunday Roast” which was a regular programme on BBC Berkshire Throughout these five decades Joe was touring regularly, playing up to 200 shows a year. In the early Seventies he formed Brown’s Home Brew which included his late wife Vicki and Joe Fagin they released two acclaimed albums and toured the UK twice. Joe has continued to headline his own tours as well co-headlining the hugely successful “Solid Gold” tours and with Marty Wilde in the nineties. Since the new millennium Joe has been confounding people’s expectations of him on a regular basis. In 2002 he appeared at the Glastonbury Festival and endeared himself to the latest generation of rock fans. Later that year he won a brand new world-wide audience with his show-stopping appearance at “The Concert For George”, staged at London’s Royal Albert Hall in tribute to George Harrison with a stellar cast of musicians. Joe was asked by Olivia Harrison & Eric Clapton to sing ‘Here Comes The Sun”, ‘That’s The Way It Goes’ and to close the show with ‘I’ll See You In My Dreams’, a favourite song of George’s. Joe describes the show as “the highlight of my career” and the DVD of the concert has now been certified many times Platinum in the USA whilst the film has also been shown around the world and continues to be repeated. If Joe has any regrets, it’s that he hasn’t released enough records. Indeed between the mid Seventies and the early Nineties he scarcely released any. That changed when he took on new management and adopted a new approach in1990. He very soon had a new live album “Joe Brown Live “ released in 1990 and signed a publishing deal with Warner Chappell in Nashville in 1991 when he started going there to write songs for the country market. That led to the release of the “Come On Joe” album in 1993, recorded at his own home studio, produced by his son Pete and featuring his touring band – guitarist Neil Gauntlett, bassist Rico Nilo and drummer Phil Capaldi. Come On Joe was followed closely by an ‘In Concert’ video and in 1997 "56 And Taller Than You Think”. His next studio album “On A Day Like This” was recorded in Nashville in 1998 and produced by Roger Cook with whom Joe would later write a musical about Skiffle which premiered in 2005. That same year Joe agreed a deal whereby his records would be released by Track Records, the first album released under this agreement being “Hittin’ The Hi Spots
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Not Fade Away 2006: Back to Black, Amy Winehouse (From HeraldScotland) / Not Fade Away: 60 years, 60 songs , Teddy Jamieson "Somebody said to me recently that listening to my music makes them think, 'This is what it's like to be young and living in London in 2006. I'm so f****** proud that it's achieved that. When I listen to the Shangri-Las, it's 1964 and I'm young in America. When I listen to the Specials, it's 1980 and I'm young in London. That's all I've ever wanted to do." - Amy Winehouse, 2006. Jesus, Amy. How could you? It's hard now to listen to Amy Winehouse's Back in Black album and not feel angry. To feel something has been stolen from us. To remember how fine and fresh that album sounded without feeling the stain of what was to follow blackening your memory. To blame its creator for, well, what exactly? For being sick? For not being strong enough? For dying on us? Loading article content Possibly. It was difficult to watch Winehouse's decline in the years before her death, as played out in tabloid headlines and "shock" photographs, and not invoke the words of Wendy O'Connor, Kurt Cobain's mother, when he killed himself: "Now he's gone and joined the Stupid Club." But in the end the narratives of our lives are mystery stories to everyone else and even if the plot seems familiar we are all in the end unknowable. Is it fair to judge? The question then is can we divorce the art from the story of the artist. In Winehouse's case, that is particularly difficult. Even when Back to Black came out the Winehouse legend was already in play. As the journalist Caroline O'Sullivan suggested in her 2011 obituary of Winehouse: "A great imponderable was whether Back to Black would have connected so strongly with listeners if Winehouse had not simultaneously been playing out her emotional dramas in public." Back to Black is a break-up album couched in the music of sixties girl groups. At the time it was the latter that appealed to me. It's Winehouse's account of the end of her relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil, a relationship that would be rekindled subsequently. It's dark and funny and bitter and on the title track (only one of a number of stand-out songs on the album) bruised and knowing. Winehouse wasn't the only one tapping into the spirit of the girl groups that year. Brighton indie group The Pipettes, who made some minor polka dot waves, were also drawing from the same well. Listen to their single Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me and what you hear is ramshackle charm, girlish playfulness and almost edible harmonies. But put right next to Winehouse it sounds gauche. Part of that is down to craft of course. And that's as important - though at times we play it down - as the fact that Winehouse was tapping darker currents than three young women high on life. Listen to the way Back to Black is layered, how instruments are adroitly built up and then drop out (a process overseen by the producer Mark Ronson, whose reputation would be sealed by the success of the record). This is a recording that's been thought through on a sonic level. Of course in retrospect the success of that craft led to every other hit in the last few years adopting a similar retro approach. Sometimes that's worked (Adele and Rumer have both had their moments), sometimes not so much (if I never hear Duffy's Mercy again it will be too soon). As a result these days it can sound overly familiar. But in 2006 it felt new enough. Most of that year, if I'm honest, I was listening to dubstep. My go-to sounds were Burial's debut album, and The World is Gone, the first album by Various, who mixed up electronica and nu folk. Burial's album in particular sounded like the ghost of old jungle and garage tracks, urban, minimalist, compelling. The most interesting British music was being made that year in the margins. But that left the mainstream wide open in 2006. And apart from the ongoing usurpation of the charts by Timbaland (who in 2006 was busy reinventing Nelly Furtado) and Gnarls Barkley's Crazy (originally released the year before), Amy Winehouse was the only game
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TIME Person of the Year 2014: Ebola Fighters The ones who answered the call Dec. 10, 2014 By David von Drehle , with Aryn Baker / Liberia Jackie Nickerson for TIMEDr. Jerry Brown, 46, medical director at the Eternal Love Winning Africa Hospital, Monrovia, Liberia: “I always had the fear of myself or one of my staff getting infected, and what would become of me thereafter.” READ MORE HERE On the outskirts of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, on grassy land among palm trees and tropical hardwoods, stands a cluster of one-story bungalows painted cheerful yellow with blue trim. This is the campus of Eternal Love Winning Africa, a nondenominational Christian mission, comprising a school, a radio station and a hospital. It was here that Dr. Jerry Brown, the hospital’s medical director, first heard in March that the fearsome Ebola virus had gained a toehold in his country. Patients with the rare and deadly disease were turning up at a clinic in Lofa County—part of the West African borderlands where Liberia meets Guinea and Sierra Leone. “It was then that we really started panicking,” says Brown. Even in ordinary circumstances, the doctor’s workday was a constant buzz of people seeking answers: Can you help with this diagnosis? Would you have a look at this X-ray? What do you make of this rash? Inevitably, Brown would raise his eyebrows and crease his forehead as if surprised that anyone would think he might know the answer. Just as inevitably, he would have one. Ebola was different. On this subject, Brown had more questions than answers. He knew the virus was contagious and highly lethal—fatal in up to 90% of cases. But why was it in Liberia? Previous Ebola outbreaks had been primarily in remote Central Africa. Could the disease be contained in the rural north? The membrane between countryside and city in Liberia was highly porous; people flowed into Monrovia in pursuit of jobs or trade and flowed back to their villages, families and friends. “Sooner or later,” Brown remembers thinking, “it might reach us.” And what then? A poor nation still shaky after years of civil war, Liberia—population 4 million-plus—had just a handful of ambulances in operation. How could Liberia possibly deal with Ebola? ( Read the Ebola Doctors’ Stories ) Because he couldn’t answer these imponderables, Brown focused on what he could do. At a staff meeting, he assigned Dr. Debbie Eisenhut, an American with Serving in Mission (SIM), to research the disease. By combing the Internet, Eisenhut found what little there was to know about Ebola virus—symptoms, modes of transmission, treatment options. In its early stages, Ebola looked like any number of human infections common in that part of the world, including malaria: fever, achiness, a general sense of malaise. By the time it produced more shocking symptoms—uncontrollable vomiting, torrential diarrhea, organ failure and sometimes bleeding—the patient’s chance of survival was small. The best news Eisenhut found was that Ebola virus does not pass through the air; transmission requires direct contact with the body fluids of symptomatic patients. As for treatments, her findings were meager: fluids to stave off dehydration and Tylenol for pain. And to prevent its spread, chlorine bleach solution to disinfect skin, clothes, bedding and floors. There was no known cure. Eisenhut’s findings made it clear that Ebola patients must be separated from the rest of the hospital population and treated by staff wearing protective gear. And this posed further questions for Brown. The Eternal Love Winning Africa (ELWA) hospital didn’t have an isolation ward, nor was there time or money enough to build one. No hospital in Liberia had one. Looking around the compound for a solution, Brown’s eye settled on the modest chapel, bare but for a few battered wooden pews and a lectern that served as a pulpit. “Well, of course, turning the chapel into an Ebola unit was not welcomed by the staff of the institution. The bulk of them said, ‘Why should we turn the house of God into a place where we put people with such a deadly disease?’ An
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Europe Mountains Flashcards is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia Term Carpathians Definition The chain of mountain ranges stretches in an arc from the Czech Republic (3%) in the northwest to Slovakia (17%), Poland (10%), Hungary (4%), Ukraine (11%), Romania (53%) in the east, to the Iron Gates on the River Danube between Romania and Serbia (2%) in the south Supporting users have an ad free experience!
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Austria States Vienna At the beginning of the 20th century, Austria was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, or Austria-Hungary. This country included most or all of present-day Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia, about half of Romania, and parts of Southern Poland, Western Ukraine, Northern Yugoslavia, and Northern Italy. It also had administrative control of Bosnia-Herzegovina. At the end of World War I, the treaties of Saint-Germain and Trianon redrew the map of Europe, and Austria emerged looking almost exactly as it does today. During World War II, Austria was annexed by Germany, but the Allies never recognized the annexation, and at the end of the war, the status quo ante was restored. Other names of country: ISO: Codes from ISO 3166-2. FIPS: Codes from FIPS PUB 10-4. NUTS: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics. Note: by taking the first three characters of the NUTS codes, the states can be grouped into three regions: AT1 Ost�sterreich, AT2 S�d�sterreich, and AT3 West�sterreich. UPU: Province codes from "Postal Addressing Systems". Conv: Conventional abbreviations used in Austria. Population: 2011-10-31 census from population registers (source [5]). Postal Codes: Austrian Postleitzahlen (postal codes, abbreviated PLZ) are four digits. With a few exceptions, the state can be deduced from the first one or two digits. The exceptions are cases where a city is served from a distribution center in a neighboring state. (a) Also 99xx for East Tyrol. Note: postal codes for Austrian addresses can be identified by prefixing them with "A-". Further subdivisions: See the Districts of Austria page. Each state is further subdivided into entities of two types: Politischer Bezirk (district) and Statutarstadt (statutory city, or urban district). (Vienna has only one such subdivision.) There are currently 99 districts. They are further subdivided into Gemeinden (communes). Territorial extent: Vienna is completely surrounded by Lower Austria. Tyrol consists of two sections, separated by a strip of land belonging to Salzburg. The smaller part, commonly called Osttirol (East Tyrol), is equivalent to the Politischer Bezirk of Lienz. There is also a small area of Tyrol, containing the town of Jungholz, which is connected to the rest of Tyrol at only a single point. The Austrian-German border forms an X there. for Austria lists locations in the country, some of them with their latitudes and longitudes, some with their ISO 3166-2 codes for their subdivisions. This information can be put together to approximate the territorial extent of subdivisions. Origins of names: Burgenland: Named for the three Hungarian counties, known in German as Eisenburg, �denburg, and Wieselburg, which were cut up to make this state: the Land of the "-burgs." Carinthia: The inhabitants of this region were known as Carantani to the ancient Romans. Lower Austria: Area of Austria which lies downstream along the Danube. Salzburg: German Salz: salt, Burg: castle. Salt was mined and stored here. Styria: German Steiermark from Steyr, a city name, and Old High German marcha: boundary land. Tyrol: Named for Tyrol Castle near Merano. Upper Austria: Area of Austria which lies upstream along the Danube. Vienna: Latin Vindobona from Indo-European vindo: whiteness and Celtic bona: citadel. Vorarlberg: = Before the Arlberg, a mountain (pass) which divides this state from the rest of Austria. Change history: 1918: The official names of the provinces of �sterreich ober der Enns and �sterreich unter der Enns were changed to Ober�sterreich and Unter�sterreich, respectively, to conform to popular usage. 1920-07-16: By the Treaty of Saint-Germain, Austria was created as a fragment of Austria-Hungary. In principle, Austria was to include the ethnic German areas of Austria-Hungary, but some of these areas were given to other countries for political reasons. The southern part of Tyrol was given to Italy, and is now the region of Trentino-Alto Adige. (The loss of this area left Tyrol in two fra
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Noël Coward - Biography - IMDb Noël Coward Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Trivia (53) | Personal Quotes (34) | Salary (1) Overview (5) 6' (1.83 m) Mini Bio (1) Noel Coward virtually invented the concept of Englishness for the 20th century. An astounding polymath - dramatist, actor, writer, composer, lyricist, painter, and wit -- he was defined by his Englishness as much as he defined it. He was indeed the first Brit pop star, the first ambassador of "cool Britannia." Even before his 1924 drugs-and-sex scandal of The Vortex, his fans were hanging out of their scarves over the theater balcony, imitating their idol's dress and repeating each "Noelism" with glee. Born in suburban Teddington on 16 December 1899, Coward was on stage by the age of six, and writing his first drama ten years later. A visit to New York in 1921 infused him with the pace of Broadway shows, and he injected its speed into staid British drama and music to create a high-octane rush for the jazz-mad, dance-crazy 1920s. Coward's style was imitated everywhere, as otherwise quite normal Englishmen donned dressing gowns, stuck cigarettes in long holders and called each other "dahling"; his revues propagated the message, with songs sentimental ("A Room With A View," "I'll See You Again") and satirical ("Mad Dogs and Englishmen," "Don't Put Your Daughter On the Stage, Mrs. Worthington"). His between-the-wars celebrity reached a peak in 1930 with "Private Lives," by which time he had become the highest earning author in the western world. With the onset of World War II he redefined the spirit of the country in films such as This Happy Breed (1944), In Which We Serve (1942), Blithe Spirit (1945) and, perhaps most memorably, Brief Encounter (1945). In the postwar period, Coward, the aging Bright Young Thing, seemed outmoded by the Angry Young Men, but, like any modern pop star, he reinvented himself, this time as a hip cabaret singer: "Las Vegas, Flipping, Shouts "More!" as Noel Coward Wows 'Em in Cafe Turn" enthused Variety. By the 1960s, his reappraisal was complete -- "Dad's Renaissance", called it -- and his "Hay Fever" was the first work by a living author to be produced at the National Theatre. He was knighted -- at last -- in 1970, and died in his beloved Jamaica on 26 March 1973. Since his death, his reputation has grown. There is never a point at which his plays are not being performed, or his songs being sung. A playwright, director, actor, songwriter, filmmaker, novelist, wit . . . was there nothing this man couldn't do? Born into a musical family he was soon treading the boards in various music hall shows where he met a young girl called Gertrude Lawrence , a friendship and working partnership that lasted until her death. His early writings were mainly short songs and sketches for the revue shows popular in the 1920s, but even his early works often contained touches of the genius to come ("Parisian Pierrot" 1923). He went on to write and star (with Gertie) in his own revues, but the whiff of scandal was never far away, such as that from the drug addict portrayed in "The Vortex." Despite his obvious homosexual lifestyle he was taken to the hearts of the people and soon grew into one of the most popular writer/performers of his time. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk> Trivia (53) HRH Prince Edward Wessex unveiled a statue of Coward at a gathering of the Broadway theatre community on Monday, 1 March 1999, at the Gershwin Theatre (221 West 51st St.). The ceremony was the first in a year-long series of events in New York celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the British playwright, songwriter, and performer. He was created a Knight Bachelor in the 1970 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to drama. Godfather of actor Daniel Massey . Mother named him Noel because his birthday arrived so close to Christmas. Was performing onstage before he was 10. Wrote some 140 plays, and hundreds of songs. Turned down the role of Humbert in Lolita (1962). Worked undercover for British Intellegence during WWII.
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September 8 A colossal statue of Apollo is discovered at a - BUS - 208 View Full Document September 8 A colossal statue of Apollo is discovered at a UNESCO World Heritage Site at Hierapolis, Turkey. Sudanese journalist Lubna al-Hussein is freed from one day in jail after being prosecuted for wearing trousers – the fine was paid by the Journalist Union. September 9 This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version. View Full Document US Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) interrupts President Barack Obama's health care speech to the Congress with an audible shout of "You lie!" "Beatles Day" is celebrated worldwide as remastered versions of The Beatles' albums are released, as well as The Beatles: Rock Band. September 10 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologises for the post-war treatment of celebrated WWII code- breaker Alan Turing, who was chemically castrated for having homosexual relations. Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi says he will demand a permanent place in the United Nations Security Council for Africa and compensation worth 777 trillion dollars for years of colonialism in New York later this month. September 11 Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe condemns "bloody whites" for meddling in his country's affairs, specifically perceived British and American interference. The oldest person in the world, Gertrude Baines, dies in Los Angeles aged 115. Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announces the discovery of a vast gas field off the coast of his country, one of the world's largest finds. September 12 Ireland's Taoiseach Brian Cowen denies Libertas founder Declan Ganley's claim that the second Irish referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon is "profoundly undemocratic". In rugby union, South Africa defeat New Zealand 32-29 to win the 2009 Tri Nations Series. September 13 Kim Clijsters of Belgium defeats Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark to win the 2009 US Open Women's Singles. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva heavily criticises the "rich countries", the G8 and other international bodies over the global economic crisis. Two of the so-called Bermuda Triangle's most mysterious disappearances in the late 1940s may have been solved. September 14 Legislators in Aceh province in Indonesia pass a new law on stoning to death and other severe sentences for adultery, homosexuality and premarital sex. China lodges a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the United States' decision to impose import duties on Chinese-made tires. In tennis, Juan Martín del Potro defeats Roger Federer at the U.S. Open. American actor Patrick Swayze dies at age 57, after suffering from pancreatic cancer for more than 1 year. September 15 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke says the worst U.S. recession since the 1930s has likely ended, while warning that growth may not be strong enough to quickly reduce the unemployment rate. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accuses the United States of "blocking" Russia's accession to the World This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. TERM Dreams and nightmares. We were plunged in to darkness. Screams pierced my ears. The d 22505330-Titanic-Nostalgia
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Imelda Staunton - IMDb IMDb Actress | Soundtrack Imelda Staunton was born on January 9, 1956 in Archway, London, England as Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton. She is an actress, known for Maleficent (2014), Vera Drake (2004) and Chicken Run (2000). She has been married to Jim Carter since October 1983. They have one child. See full bio » Born: a list of 35 people created 02 Jul 2011 a list of 22 people created 29 Sep 2012 a list of 39 people created 19 Jan 2013 a list of 30 people created 01 Jan 2016 a list of 28 people created 15 Jan 2016 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Imelda Staunton's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 24 wins & 32 nominations. See more awards » Known For 2008 Coming Up (TV Series) Mother 2005 Little Britain (TV Series) Mrs. Mead 2004 Let's Write a Story (TV Series documentary) Mrs. Twit 1999 Midsomer Murders (TV Series) Christine Cooper 1995-1998 Is It Legal? (TV Series) Stella Phelps - Local Government (1995) ... Councillor Johnson - Secrecy (1995) ... Councillor Johnson 1995 Citizen X (TV Movie) Mrs. Burakov 1994 Frank Stubbs (TV Series) Susan 1991 Screen Two (TV Series) The Producer 1986 The Singing Detective (TV Mini-Series) Staff Nurse White - Lovely Days (1986) ... Staff Nurse White - Heat (1986) ... Staff Nurse White - Skin (1986) ... Staff Nurse White 1986 Ladies in Charge (TV Series) Edith 1982 BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) Mary Price - Easy Money (1982) ... Mary Price Hide 1992 Peter's Friends (performer: "The Way You Look Tonight", "Roger's Coffee Commercial Jingle", "Orpheus In the Underworld") Hide 2009 Peace, Love and Cinema (Documentary short) (thanks) Hide 2014 That Musical We Made (TV Movie documentary) Herself (uncredited) 2013 The One Show (TV Series) Herself - Guest 2012 The Awakening: Behind the Scenes (Video documentary short) Herself / Maud Hill 2012 The Story of Musicals (TV Series documentary) Herself - Narrator 2010 Natural World (TV Series documentary) Herself - Presenter 2009 Cinema 3 (TV Series) Herself 2005-2009 This Morning (TV Series) Herself 2008 Film 2016 (TV Series) Herself 2007 Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out (TV Movie documentary) Herself 2007 HBO First Look (TV Series documentary) Herself 2005 The South Bank Show (TV Series documentary) Herself 2005 Drama Connections (TV Series documentary) Herself 2005 HARDtalk Extra (TV Series) Herself 2005 Richard & Judy (TV Series) Herself 2001 Crush: Behind the Scenes (Video documentary short) Herself / Janine 1996 The Animal Family (TV Movie documentary) Narrator - part 2 (voice) 2014 The One Show (TV Series) Enid 2003 Stephen Fry: Director Documentary (Video documentary short) Lady Brown (uncredited) Stage: Appeared in "A Little Night Music", Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, England, UK. See more » Publicity Listings: 3 Interviews | 6 Articles | See more » Height: Did You Know? Personal Quote: We actors are like children--all you have to do is feed and encourage us, and we'll be fine. That controlling animus has gone. No director treats us badly anymore. In fact, they should put that in the end credits of The Girl (2012): "No actor has been harmed in the making of this movie". See more » Trivia: An only child, she attended La Sainte Union Convent, a convent school in the north of London. See more » Star Sign:
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The Avengers Forever: Patrick Newell Mother, 1968-69 by Pete Stampede In his entry in Who's Who On Television in the late 70's, Patrick Newell defined himself as "Actor with a weight problem—the more he diets, the less work he seems to get." In contemporary interviews quoted in Dave Rogers' books, he stated that landing the role of Mother was probably the best break of his career. It certainly proved to be his most notable assignment. Patrick David Newell was born in Hadleigh, Suffolk on 27th March 1932 and educated at Taunton School. He modestly claimed that when at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), he realised that the talent of fellow students, including Albert Finney and Peter O'Toole, far outstripped his own; and so, in order to patent his own niche as an actor, he deliberately started putting on weight. After doing National Service, where Michael Caine was a fellow conscript, he began to be seen frequently on TV, in dramatic and comedic roles, and in the former category, nearly always as a fat villain. Guest roles in series episodes and one-offs included a serial with the irresistibly dated title Walk A Crooked Mile (1961); Storyboard, "The Long Spoon" (1961), one of the many anthology series then proliferating; Maigret, "The Liars" (BBC, 1961), the hugely successful Georges Simenon adaptation that unfortunately made star Rupert Davies one of the first TV victims of typecasting. He played a Greek in the now obscure series The Sentimental Agent, "A Little Sweetness and Light" (ATV/ITC, 1962), also guest-starring lantern-jawed Patrick Allen (seen in " Kill the King " and " The Thirteenth Hole "); Danger Man/Secret Agent, "Battle of the Cameras" (ATV/ITC, 1964) as Alex, a likeable aide to Patrick McGoohan; Smugglers Bay (1964), a children's serial, in one episode as a bailiff; Thorndyke, "The Old Lag" (BBC, 1964), a forgotten detective series starring Peter Copley, seen in "All Done With Mirrors" during Newell's stint as Mother; The Idiot (BBC, 1966) as Lebediev in an adaptation of Dostoyevsky starring David Buck, an occasional Hammer lead, in the title role of Prince Myshkin, and Send Foster, "Hole in the Road" (1967), a series so obscure that I've been unable to get any other details about it. Given his rotund appearance and ability for playing slightly stuffy types, he was a natural stooge in several comedy shows, first for the annoying Arthur Askey ("Hello playmates!") in Arthur's Treasured Volumes (ATV, 1960), then for walrus-moustached Jimmy Edwards in Six More Faces Of Jim, "The Face of Perseverance", "The Face of Loyalty" and "The Face of Tradition" (BBC, 1962), with Ronnie Barker also supporting. A Comedy Playhouse episode, "Fools Rush In" (BBC, 1963), as a cook to a retired major (Deryck Guyler), didn't go to a series. The Illustrated Weekly Hudd (BBC, 1966) had Newell as a regular support to practically the last survivor of music hall, Roy Hudd; he performed a similar function in Room At The Bottom (BBC, 1967), a one-series, factory-set vehicle for Carry On star Kenneth Connor (and nothing to do with an 80's sitcom with the same title). Newell's first film role was as "First Brewer's Man" in Dial 999 (1955), a second feature not to be confused with a TV series of the same name, at the same time. Unbilled, he could be spotted among the crowd of onlookers at Tony Hancock's exhibition of his (so-called) art in The Rebel (1961). Never Mention Murder (1964), one of the many Edgar Wallace B movies produced at Merton Park studios by Season Six production controller Jack Greenwood, had Dudley Foster in a key role, and Newell last on the cast list as a barman. Oddities include a Children's Film Foundation serial, Danny The Dragon (1966), and playing Mr. Hearty in a short, Bindle (1966), subtitled "One of Them Days", an unsuccessful attempt to repopularise a Cockney character from the very early days of British films, here played by Alfie Bass. The
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In which Lincolnshire town did the BBC film Middlemarch in the early 1990s?
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Stamford Lincolnshire United kingdom Local Martin Smith's History of Stamford The recorded history of Stamford goes back well over 1,000 years. It first came to prominence in the 9th and 10th centuries when it became one of the 5 controlling boroughs of Danelaw. It was one of the first towns to produce glazed wheel-thrown pottery after the departure of the Romans. Stamford prospered under the Normans with an economy based mainly on wool; it was particularly famous for its woven cloth called haberget. The town's excellent communication routes via the Great North Road and via the River Welland to the North Sea ensured the success of its trade. By the 13th century Stamford was one of the 10 largest towns in England. It had a castle, 14 churches, 2 monastic institutions, and 4 friaries; parliaments met here and there was a tradition of academic learning which finally led to the establishment of a short-lived breakaway university in the mid 14th century. Many buildings survive from this period including the early 12th-century St Leonard's Priory; the magnificent early 13th-century tower of St Mary's Church; the rich 13th-century arcades in All Saints' Church; fine 13th-century stone-built hall houses and undercrofts, and the 14th-century gateway to the Grey Friary. The removal of the main wool trade to East Anglia in the 15th century forced the town into decline, and the trade that remained was concentrated in the hands of rich merchants like the Browne family. These merchants helped rebuilt many of the churches in the mid-late 15th century including St John's; St Martin's and All Saints' which are fine examples of Perpendicular Gothic architecture. William Browne also founded an almshouse which remains one of the best surviving medieval almshouses in England, complete with exemplary stained glass. While the overall decline continued into the 16th century, Stamford was linked to national affairs by the fact that a local man, William Cecil, became secretary of state to Queen Elizabeth I. He built a palatial mansion just outside Stamford for his mother and Burghley House survives as one of the crowning glories of the Tudor age. The great tombs of Cecil and his descendants lie in St Martin's Church. The town escaped the civil war relatively unscathed despite Oliver Cromwell's siege of Burghley House and the visit of the fugitive King Charles in May 1646. After the Restoration of 1660, the town recovered as improvements to the Great North Road encouraged road trade and the river was made navigable again by a canal. Everyone who travelled north passed through Stamford and the coaching trade elevated old medieval inns like the George into major nationally renowned hostelries. Prosperous professional men and merchants were attracted to the town and they built their fine vernacular and later Classical or Georgian houses which today provide the backbone of the town's fabric. It is the consistency and quality of these houses and the exceptional streetscapes they create, which encouraged the BBC to film 'Middlemarch' in the town. The arrival of the railway in the 1830s signalled a death blow to the coaching trade and so to Stamford's fortunes. The main line to the north bypassed the town and so stunted industrial development. However, like many eastern shire towns, Stamford produced skilled agricultural engineers such as Blackstone's. The lack of industrialisation together with the traditional, almost feudal, relationship between town and house (the Cecils of Burghley were Stamford's landlords) preserved and pickled the town so that today the historic urban fabric survives almost unscathed. Stamford is a unique treasure trove of provincial English architecture built in the finest stone that this country has to offer. Today Stamford prospers as a small market town of around 18,000 inhabitants with a mixed economy based on industry, services, agriculture, and tourism.
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The Lakes of the English Lake District, travel information Bassenthwaite Lake The most northerly of the major lakes, Bassenthwaite lies between Keswick and Cockermouth. The best views of Bassenthwaite lake, indeed, one of the best views in the Lake District, can be had by taking the minor road from Braithwaite village that leads up to the Whinlatter Pass. A pull-by part way up the climb provides wonderful views over the lake. On the eastern shore is Mirehouse, a quiet Georgian house with connections to Lord Tennyson and other Victorian literary figures. Close to Bassenthwaite village is a RSPB bird sanctuary. One of the most secluded and smallest lakes, Brothers Water lies between Ullswater and Ambleside at the foot of Kirkstone Pass. The water is shallow and lily pads cover the shallows, creating a green carpet on the blue waters. Buttermere Buttermere One of most spectacular of the lakes, Buttermere is set in a lovely basin below Grasmoor, a high Lakeland peaks. There are picnic areas overlooking the lake and trails leading into the nearby hills. Head south of Buttermere and you find yourself climbing Honister Pass; the views from the top are absolutely spectacular. Coniston Water Lying roughly parallel to Lake Windermere, Coniston Water is famous as the site of Donald Campbell's successful attempts to break the world speed record. Campbell's final record attempt led to his untimely death, and the story of Campbell's Bluebird is just one of the fascinating bits of local history you will learn about if you take one of the steam gondola trips that leave from Coniston pier. Across the lake from Coniston village is Brantwood, the home of Victorian author John Ruskin. The Brantwood estate is full of opportunities to walk and enjoy the outdoors. Coniston itself caters to those wishing to enjoy outdoor activities as well, and offers a good range of accommodation. Crummock Water Just north of the smaller Buttermere, Crummock Water lies at the foot of Grasmoor peak. The road along the shores of the lake provides wonderful views of the waters and surrounding steep sided hills. To the west of Crummock Water is Scale Force, one of the most attractive waterfalls in the region. Derwentwater One of the most 'developed' of the lakes, Derwentwater offers some of the best boating and water sport opportunities, with numerous marinas and boat hire companies serving visitors. The major destination on Derwentwater is Keswick , at the north end of the lake. On the eastern shore is the Bowder Stone, a fascinating natural site, where a huge boulder is tipped up on one corner in a seemingly precarious state of balance. Take the Watendlath road to reach a viewpoint giving superb views over the lake and surrounding hills. To the south, follow the River Derwent into Borrowdale, a narrow valley with access to some of the best hill walking routes in the region. Ennerdale Water Located at the extreme western edge of the Lake District National Park, Ennerdale is one of the most remote lakes but also one of the prettiest. Take the minor road that leads along the northern shore of Ennerdale to Ennerdale Head, a good jumping off place for some of the region's finest walks. Grasmere Grasmere A small lake just west of Rydal Water. Grasmere village is the location of Town End, the 17th century house where Beatrix Potter wrote many of her children's stories. A parking lot at the eastern end of the lake provides access to a lovely walk along the shore. Rydal Water One of the smaller lakes, Rydal Water is located just outside Grasmere at the foo
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A hero to the Swiss, William Tell shot what from the head of his son in a feat of crossbow marksmanship?
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Did William Tell really shoot an apple off his son’s head? | HowStuffWorks Did William Tell really shoot an apple off his son’s head? A sculpture of legendary Swiss hero William Tell and his trusty crossbow looks out over Lausanne, Switzerland, at sunset. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images Generations can recognize the "William Tell Overture" within a few notes of its launch, thanks to its lasting association with vintage Lone Ranger reruns and a 2013 cinematic remake of the same name. But who was William Tell, and did he really shoot an apple off his son's head? Tell was a farmer and Swiss folk hero. He literally stands as a symbol of political freedom; there is a bronze statue of him in Uri, a mountain village that is the birthplace of modern Switzerland . As the country's founding father, Tell is both legend and legendary. As the story goes, in 1307, an agent of the Hapsburg duke of Austria placed a Hapsburg hat on a pole and ordered passersby to remove their caps. Tell refused and was then ordered to shoot an apple off his son's head with an arrow at 120 paces or he and his son would both be killed. Tell obliged and succeeded in hitting the apple off his son's head in a single shot. Up Next Was Isaac Newton really hit in the head with an apple? What happened next kicked off a revolution among the poor, medieval inhabitants and led to an overthrow of capricious foreign rule. The agent asked Tell why he had a second arrow in his jacket, to which Tell replied, "If the first arrow had killed my son, I would have shot the second at you, and I would not have missed." Tell was promptly detained and deported by boat, bound for a dungeon in a neighboring castle. He escaped, galvanized others in an uprising and the rest is a proud part of Swiss history. Unfortunately, many scholars doubt that Tell was actually a real person. There's no evidence that he ever existed or that anyone in Uri shot an arrow off a child's head. More likely, the tale is amalgamation of events real and imagined. While the uprising against Austria is steeped in reality, the addition of Tell's daring feat probably comes from a remarkably similar story originating in 18th-century Denmark. In it, a Viking chief boasting of his marksmanship to a king, who promptly ordered the Viking to prove it. The king placed an apple on the Viking man's son and ordered the Viking to shoot it off his head with a single arrow. The Viking did so, and when asked why he had another arrow in his vest, replied, "To kill you, sire, had I killed my son" [source: Wernick ] Even the first written account of Tell's exploits -- appearing 250 years after the supposed events occurred -- had to be revised to match other accounts of Switzerland's budding independence, adding even more weight to the fact that Tell's life may have been a tall tale after all [sources: Wernick , Britannica ]. 1
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Light Bulb Fittings (Caps and Bases) | Light bulbs Direct Light Bulb Fittings (Caps and Bases) Light Bulb Fittings (Caps and Bases) Bulb Guides WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIGHT BULB? Light Bulb Fittings: Caps & Bases The part of the lamp or light bulb that connects into the light fitting is generally known either as the “cap” or “base”. This provides the electrical contact and also often the physical location of the lamp. A vast variety of caps and bases exist in order to help make sure that only the correct type of lamp is used in any given fitting. This section shows many of the most popular fittings. Bayonet cap vs edison screw, what's the difference? Bayonet Cap With its familiar “push and twist” action, “bayonet cap” (also known as BC or B22d) is used on most regular light bulbs. It is 22mm diameter and with two locating lugs. The “small bayonet cap” (SBC or B15d) is very similar but only 15mm across. Although generally used for mains voltage lamps, the SBC fitting can also be found in a very small number of specialist low voltage halogen lamps. There are also many other “BC” variants including the 3-pin BC, B22d-3 sometimes used on Fireglow lamps but perhaps more commonly on High pressure mercury lamps for industrial applications. The BY22d is used on some low-pressure sodium (SOX) lamps. Edison Screw Cap What is a E27 light bulb ? Named after the pioneering inventor Thomas Edison, the Edison Screw or “ES” lamp fitting is used worldwide in a vast range of applications. The most popular ES or E27 fitting is 27mm diameter and is widely used in both the US and Europe. The SES is often used for smaller decorative fittings, chandeliers, and appliance bulbs - predominantly in the UK and Europe. CES is most frequently used in the US and Canada, especially for candle bulbs. The MES fitting is sometimes used in large chandeliers containing perhaps dozens of small lamps. The GES is rarely used in domestic applications and is typically for lamps over 500W. This must not be confused with the extremely similar US standard 39mm diameter E39 or Mogul Screw fitting The most commonly used screw fittings are shown in the table below. Other, less frequently used, sizes include E11, E17 and E26. Designation Halogen capsules Miniature halogen capsule lamps are generally designated by the measure in mm between the pins (for example the G4 has pins 4mm apart). The G4 and GY6.35 are always used in low voltage applications whereas the G9 is for 240v mains use. Linear Halogen capsules Linear Halogen capsules for floodlights and up-lighters have a 7mm R7s cap at each end of a long quartz capsule. Find a suitable R7 Linear light bulb here Halogen and LED Spotlights The most common halogen spots are either push fit (GU4/MR11 or GU5.3/MR16), low voltage type or twist and lock (GU10 or GZ10) mains versions. PLEASE NOTE the subtle difference between GU10 and GZ10. The GU10 has a bevel around the base but the GZ10 has a square corner. This stops the GZ10 being used in a fitting designed for a GU10 but allows the GU10 to be used in either. Find a GU10 spotlight Find a MR16 12v (low voltage) spotlight Fluorescent tubes and LED tubes Fluorescent and led strips generally have a two-pin fitting at both ends of the tube. Standard size T8 (25mm) and the larger T12 (38mm) tubes both use the G13 fitting. The smaller T5 (16mm) tubes use the G5 fitting with 5mm between the two pins. Find a suitable R7 Linear light bulb here Architectural strip lights Architectural strip lamps are available with two different fittings. One type has two S14s connectors one near either end of the lamp. The so-called centre-peg version has a single central S14d connector with two contacts. Conventional strip lights (also known as picture lamps) generally use a 15mm diameter S15s fitting at each end of the lamp. Find a suitable Architectural strip lamp here Find a lamp with a S15s fitting here Push fit light bulbs - Compact Fluorescent Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) without integrated control gear generally use push-fit square or rectangular fittings. Tho
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Guide to Muzzleloaders - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games 4.5 Russian Infantry Musket M1845 Flintlock vs Percussion The flintlock, introduced in France in the early 17th century, was the first practical method of firing a gunpowder weapon without using a burning match. It used a piece of flint held in a set of jaws called a cock, striking a piece of steel called a frizzen, igniting a small powder charge in a flash pan. This would then ignite the main charge. Flintlock mechanism - reproduction Brown Bess musket The percussion lock, otherwise known as a caplock, was introduced in England and America in the 1820s. It used a hammer striking a fulminate of mercury cap on a nipple, the flame of which would then ignite the main charge. This was significantly simpler, faster and more reliable than the flintlock. Percussion lock mechanism - Nepalese-made Enfield Pattern 1853 Musket vs Rifle The term "musket" refers specifically to smooth bore firearms without rifling, which are inherently inaccurate and can typically only be used to about 75 yards. Rifles refers to rifled firearms, whether breech or muzzle loading. When rifles were first introduced to military use in the late 18th century, they were a specialist weapon used by soldiers separate from the musket-armed line infantry, as although they were far more accurate they could take up to a minute to load. When the introduction of the Minie ball in the 1850s speeded loading, allowing all infantry soldiers to be armed with rifled weapons, the rifles adopted were of musket length and sometimes referred to as rifle-muskets. Rifle units typically received as shortened version of the infantry rifle-musket, referred to simply as a rifle. This practice was gradually abandonned by the 1870s (earlier in the United States due to the Civil War) and all firearms were simply referred to as rifles. The term musket enjoyed a brief revival in late 19th and early 20th century America as a marketing term used by various companies to refer to the militarized versions of their commercial products. Thus the militarized Winchester 1866 as used by the Turkish army was referred to as the Winchester 1866 Musket, and so on, however this was not a technical term and further details are outside the scope of this article. Common Flintlocks Brown Bess Musket Used by the British military from 1722 to about 1840, most notably in the American revolution and the Napoleonic wars. Also used by the American Continental Army prior to the introduction of the Charleville, British East India company and Mexican army 1836-1848. Idenfifiable by it's pin-retained barrel, ramrod pipes and plain nosecap. British Long Land Pattern Brown Bess - .75 cal Charleville Musket Used by the French military from 1763 to about 1840, most notably in the American and French revolutionary wars and the Napoleonic wars. Most nations adopted similar weapons at the time. Identifiable by its barrel bands and split-banded funnelled nose cap. French Charleville Mle 1766 - .69 cal Jaeger Rifle Short, heavy caliber rifle used for hunting boar and deer in German forests. As huntsmen ("jaegers") was a middle-class profession in pre-industrial Germany, the rifles were often quite ornate. The Jeager rifle is believed to have originated in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. They can be idenfified by their short length, stock to the muzzle, sliding wood patch box and whole hand trigger guard spur. Plain German Jaeger rifle - .62 cal Ornate German Jaeger rifle - .62 cal Pennsylvania Rifle Evolved from the Jaeger rifle, with a longer barrel for longer range shots in the more open American wilderness, and of smaller caliber to reduce lead consumption, the Pennsylvania rifle, also sometimes known as a Kentucky rifle, was a distinctly American design which saw some use among militia troops during the American revolution. They can be identified by their long length, stock to the muzzle (sometime with brass endcap), curved butt and brass patchbox. American Pennsylvania rifle - .36 - .45 cal Baker Rifle Introduced in
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What visionary management thinker wrote The Age Of Unreason and The Empty Raincoat? View the step-by-step solution to: What visionary management thinker wrote The Age Of Unreason and The Empty Raincoat? This question was answered on May 20, 2016. View the Answer What visionary management thinker wrote The Age Of Unreason and The Empty Raincoat? andtjames posted a question · May 20, 2016 at 10:43am Top Answer Jamaicanwriter answered the question · May 20, 2016 at 10:43am Other Answers jeffgitau29 answered the question · May 20, 2016 at 10:46am Charles Handy, född 1932, är en irländsk organisationsteoretiker. Han är... View the full answer 1 comment Charles Handy Author Charles Handy is an Irish author/philosopher specialising in organisational behaviour and management. Among the ideas he has advanced are the "portfolio worker" and the "Shamrock Organization". Wikipedia Born: 1932, Clane, Republic of Ireland Education: University of Oxford, Oriel College, Oxford similawongaro May 20, 2016 at 10:52am {[ getNetScore(29634002) ]} similawongaro answered the question · May 20, 2016 at 10:50am The Empty Raincoat: Making Sense of the Future was written by Charles... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29634048) ]} View Full Answer or ask a new question Related Questions This is the comments my instructor wrote: Thank you for your draft plan. Would you put in specific targets and time-frames in your Business Objectives (achieve Recently Asked Questions 3 Management experts found online! Average reply time is 7 mins Get Homework Help Why Join Course Hero? Course Hero has all the homework and study help you need to succeed! We’ve got course-specific notes, study guides, and practice tests along with expert tutors and customizable flashcards—available anywhere, anytime. - - Study Documents Find the best study resources around, tagged to your specific courses. Share your own to gain free Course Hero access or to earn money with our Marketplace. - Question & Answers Get one-on-one homework help from our expert tutors—available online 24/7. Ask your own questions or browse existing Q&A threads. Satisfaction guaranteed! - Flashcards Browse existing sets or create your own using our digital flashcard system. A simple yet effective studying tool to help you earn the grade that you want!
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Milton Friedman: The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics | Library of Economics and Liberty | Biographies | Milton Friedman Milton Friedman was the twentieth century’s most prominent advocate of free markets. Born in 1912 to Jewish immigrants in New York City, he attended Rutgers University, where he earned his B.A. at the age of twenty. He went on to earn his M.A. from the University of Chicago in 1933 and his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1946. In 1951 Friedman received the John Bates Clark Medal honoring economists under age forty for outstanding achievement. In 1976 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for “his achievements in the field of consumption analysis, monetary history and theory, and for his demonstration of the complexity of stabilization policy.” Before that time he had served as an adviser to President Richard Nixon and was president of the American Economic Association in 1967. After retiring from the University of Chicago in 1977, Friedman became a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Friedman established himself in 1945 with Income from Independent Professional Practice, coauthored with Simon Kuznets. In it he argued that state licensing procedures limited entry into the medical profession, thereby allowing doctors to charge higher fees than they would be able to do if competition were more open. His landmark 1957 work, A Theory of the Consumption Function, took on the Keynesian view that individuals and households adjust their expenditures on consumption to reflect their current income. Friedman showed that, instead, people’s annual consumption is a function of their “permanent income,” a term he introduced as a measure of the average income people expect over a few years. In Capitalism and Freedom, Friedman wrote arguably the most important economics book of the 1960s, making a case for relatively free markets to a general audience. He argued for, among other things, a volunteer army, freely floating exchange rates, abolition of licensing of doctors, a negative income tax, and education vouchers. (Friedman was a passionate foe of the military draft: he once stated that the abolition of the draft was almost the only issue on which he had personally lobbied Congress.) Many of the young people who read it were encouraged to study economics themselves. His ideas spread worldwide with Free to Choose (coauthored with his wife, Rose Friedman), the best-selling nonfiction book of 1980, written to accompany a TV series on the Public Broadcasting System. This book made Milton Friedman a household name. Although much of his trailblazing work was done on price theory—the theory that explains how prices are determined in individual markets—Friedman is popularly recognized for monetarism . Defying Keynes and most of the academic establishment of the time, Friedman presented evidence to resurrect the quantity theory of money—the idea that the price level depends on the money supply . In Studies in the Quantity Theory of Money, published in 1956, Friedman stated that in the long run, increased monetary growth increases prices but has little or no effect on output. In the short run, he argued, increases in money supply growth cause employment and output to increase, and decreases in money supply growth have the opposite effect. Friedman’s solution to the problems of inflation and short-run fluctuations in employment and real GNP was a so-called money-supply rule. If the Federal Reserve Board were required to increase the money supply at the same rate as real GNP increased, he argued, inflation would disappear. Friedman’s monetarism came to the forefront when, in 1963, he and Anna Schwartz coauthored Monetary History of the United States, 1867–1960, which contends that the great depression was the result of the Federal Reserve’s ill-conceived monetary policies. Upon receipt of the unpublished manuscript submitted by the authors, the Federal Reserve Board responded internally with a lengthy critical review. Such was their agitation that the Fed governors discontinued their
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In which year did Henry VIII become King of England?
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BBC History - Henry VIII Henry VIII Henry VIII Henry VIII is one of the most famous kings in English history. He was the second Tudor monarch and was well-known for having six wives. His break with the papacy in Rome established the Church of England and began the Reformation. Image: Henry VIII (1491–1547) by Hans Holbein the younger (Getty Images) More information about: Henry VIII Henry, the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, was born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich Palace. After the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1502, Henry became heir to the English throne. King of England When Henry VII died in 1509, this popular eighteen-year-old prince, known for his love of hunting and dancing, became King Henry VIII. Soon after he obtained the papal dispensation required to allow him to marry his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon. In the first years of his reign Henry VIII effectively relied on Thomas Wolsey to rule for him, and by 1515 Henry had elevated him to the highest role in government: Lord Chancellor. In 1521 Pope Leo X conferred the title of Defender of the Faith on Henry for his book 'Assertio Septem Sacramentorum', which affirmed the supremacy of the Pope in the face of the reforming ideals of the German theologian, Martin Luther. Military might Henry VIII's early military campaigns began when he joined Pope Julius II's Holy League against France in 1511. Wolsey proved himself to be an outstanding minister in his organisation of the first French campaign and while the Scots saw this war as an opportunity to invade England, they were defeated at Flodden in 1513. However war with France ultimately proved expensive and unsuccessful. Henry VIII is known as the 'father of the Royal Navy.' When he became king there were five royal warships. By his death he had built up a navy of around 50 ships. He refitted several vessels with the latest guns including the Mary Rose, which sank in 1545. Henry also built the first naval dock in Britain at Portsmouth and in 1546 he established the Navy Board. This set up the administrative machinery for the control of the fleet. A male heir Henry was acutely aware of the importance of securing a male heir during his reign. He was worried that he had only one surviving child, Mary, to show for his marriage to Catherine, who was now in her 40s. So the king asked Cardinal Wolsey to appeal to Pope Clement VII for an annulment and it soon became clear he wanted to marry Anne Boleyn, who had been a lady-in-waiting to his first wife. But, unwilling to anger Catherine of Aragon's nephew – the most powerful ruler in Europe, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V – the Pope refused. Thomas Wolsey's ascendancy was cut short by this failure. In 1533, Henry VIII broke with the church and married the now pregnant Anne Boleyn in a secret ceremony. Henry was excommunicated by the Pope. The English reformation had begun. Head of the Church After Wolsey's downfall, Thomas Cromwell became Henry's chief minister and earned the confidence of the King by helping him to break with Rome and establish Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. This act also brought him much needed wealth through the dissolution of the well-funded monasteries. Over four years Cromwell ordered that 800 monasteries be disbanded and their lands and treasures taken for the crown. The cultural and social impact was significant, as much of the land was sold to the gentry and churches and monasteries were gutted and destroyed. Henry's personal religious beliefs remained Catholic, despite the growing number of people at court and in the nation who had adopted Protestantism. Anne Boleyn In September 1533 Anne gave birth to a daughter, Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth I). Henry had grown tired of her, and after two further pregnancies ended in miscarriages, she was arrested in 1536 on trumped up charges of adultery and publicly beheaded at the Tower of London. Henry's third marriage, this time to lady-in-waiting, Jane Seymour, finally produced the son he so desperately desired with the birth of Edward in 1537. Ja
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Regent's Park, London Regent's Park - royalparks.org.uk Part of London since the days of Henry VIII, Regent's Park is one of the largest green areas in the city and home to a variety of attractions. The park is bordered by grand 19th century buildings designed in the so-called Regency architecture. The Origins of the Park Queen Mary's Gardens The area that would later be known as London's Regent's Park was first appropriated in 1538 by King Henry VIII to be used as hunting grounds. Originally called Marylebone Park, it remained a "royal chase" until 1646 after which it was mainly used as farmland. In 1811, famed architect John Nash added his magic touch, at the request of the Prince Regent, and made the park into what it is today. With 166 hectares to design, Nash had huge plans for Regent's Park. Round in shape, the park would have a canal, lake, and fifty-six planned villas, though just eight were built and only two remain - Regent's Park St. John's Lodge and The Holme. Both the Zoological Society and the Royal Botanical Society took up residence in the park and it wasn't until 1835 that the general public was actually allowed to use the park, but only certain sections. More than a century later, the park marked another landmark with the creation of beautiful Queen Mary's Gardens. By that time, the entire park was open to all. Regent's Park Today Twenty-first century Regent's Park is a vibrant and lively place to be. The park features a number of sports facilities such as tennis courts and the 'Hub', a sports community pavilion. The centerpiece of the park is the London Zoo. Home to dozens of Jubilee Gate mammals, birds, invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, visitors of all ages will love this excellent zoo, which is open year round. There's also an open air theatre, which boasts productions from Shakespeare to Rodgers and Hammerstein. The theater season stretches for fifteen weeks from early June to mid-September. An additional bandstand provide more musical entertainment. Boating Lake The park has also become an important site for wildlife, especially with the recent addition of a "wildlife-friendly" community garden, and flower aficionados will enjoy the colorful Queen Mary's Gardens, a rose garden named after the wife of king George V. Other gardens include the formal Avenue Gardens; the adjacent, more informal English Gardens and the St. John's Lodge Garden, which belongs to one of the villas in the park. The villa is private property, but part of the garden is open to visitors. The pretty lake in Regent's Park is open to rowboats and paddle boats, which may be rented at the boathouse. Cumberland Terrace In addition, there's another small theater situated near the lake. Regency Architecture The park is surrounded by stately buildings designed in the so-called Regency architecture, a style mostly implemented by John Nash for the projects which were part of the 'Metropolitan Improvements' of the Prince Regent. From 1821 until 1827 about ten terraces were built around Regent's Park, groups of grand buildings that contrasted with the rather functional brick buildings that were common at the time. The most beautiful terrace is Cumberland Terrace , a group of thirty-one buildings that thanks to its neo-classical architecture looks like a grand palace.
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In which German city did lens maker Carl Zeiss start making microscopes full-time in 1847?
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Carl Zeiss - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Carl Zeiss Wikis Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics For the company with the same name, see Carl Zeiss AG and other uses . Carl Zeiss Optical Lenses Large microscope stand by Carl Zeiss (1879) Carl Zeiss (September 11, 1816 – December 3, 1888) was an optician commonly known for the company he founded, Carl Zeiss Jena (now: Carl Zeiss AG ). Zeiss made contributions to lens manufacturing that have aided the modern production of lenses. Raised in Weimar , Germany , he became a notable lens maker in the 1840s when he created high quality lenses that were "wide open", or in other words, had a very large aperture range that allowed for very bright images. He did this in the city of Jena at a self opened workshop, where he started his lens making career. At first his lenses were only used in the production of microscopes , but when cameras were invented, his company began manufacturing high quality lenses for cameras. He died in Jena on December 3, 1888. Contents 5 External links Youth Zeiss began his life in pre-imperial Germany where he went to a grammar school , and undertook apprenticeship under Dr. Friedrich Körner, mechanic and supplier to the court. He later attended lectures in mathematics , experimental physics , anthropology , mineralogy and optics at Jena University . After seven years he opened a small workshop with hardly any tools. He made many lenses but had little recognition until 1847 when he hired his second and third apprentice. Life In 1847 Carl Zeiss started making microscopes full-time. His first innovation was making simpler microscopes that only used one lens and were therefore only intended for dissecting work. He sold around 23 of them in his first year of production. He soon decided that he needed a new challenge so he began making compound microscopes. He first created the Stand I which went to market in 1857. In 1861 he was awarded a gold medal at the Thuringian Industrial Exhibition for his designs. They were considered to be among the best scientific instruments in Germany. By this point he had about 20 people working under him with his business still growing. In 1866 the Zeiss workshop sold their 1,000 th microscope. In 1872 he joined up with physicist Ernst Abbe . Their combined efforts lead to the discovery of the Abbe sine condition . Theoretically, the Abbe sine condition could greatly improve how well lenses could be made. The problem was, there was not any type of glass that was strong enough to fully test the theory. Abbe then met Otto Schott , a 30 year old glass chemist who had just received his doctorate . They collaborated and soon produced a new type of glass in 1886 that could fully use the Abbe sine condition. This new type of glass made possible a new class of microscope objective: the apochromatic (often abbreviated 'apo'). Zeiss used water immersion to form a compensating eyepiece which produced images with little or no color distortion. His son had entered the business with him but retired soon after Carl Zeiss's death of natural causes on December 3, 1888. The business was incorporated as the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung in 1889. It gained an international reputation for the manufacture of optical instruments of all kinds, and remains in business to this day. Publications Auerbach, Das Zeisswerk und die Carl Zeiss-Stiftung in Jena (third edition, Jena, 1907) See also
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Desmond Morris : Naked Ape Human Zoo Desmond Morris Naked Ape : Human Zoo Desmond Morris (Desmond John Morris) author of The Naked Ape and The Human Zoo was born in the village of Purton, near Swindon, Wiltshire, England on January 24th, 1928 as the son of an author of children's fiction and as the great-grandson of William Morris, the pioneering founder of the Swindon Advertiser - Britain's first penny paper - who was also a keen amateur naturalist. During his younger childhood Desmond Morris developed a strong interests in writing and in natural history. As a teenager his interest in natural history developed towards being an interest in Zoology whilst he also became more interested in art. In 1946 he was obliged to put in two years National Service as a military trainee but also functioned as a lecturer in Fine Arts at the Chisledon Army College. He developed sufficient expertise as an artist to warrant his holding a one-man exhibition in Swindon Library. In the autumn of 1948 he enrolled as an undergraduate at the Zoology Department of Birmingham University following his release from National Service. During his undergraduate course he continued to be involved in painting and became involved in film-making as a writer and director. His paintings were exhibited in London and in Belgium. In 1951 he graduated from Birmingham with first class honours and moved to Oxford to persue doctoral studies in animal behavior. Here he was placed under the tutorship of Dr. Niko Tinbergen. In 1952 he married Ramona Baulch. His studies on the Reproductive Behaviour of the Ten-spined Stickleback (a small freshwater fish) led to his being awarded a doctorate in 1954 and then to post-doctoral research at Oxford Oxford on the reproductive behaviour of birds. From 1956 he became seriously involved in the making of films and television programmes about animal behaviour and began studying the artistic abilities of apes. This was followed by the authorship of a number of natural history books and by the hosting of a popular TV program "Zootime" over several years. In 1959 he was appointed Curator of Mammals at London Zoo. Between 1959 and 1967 he was responsible for the authorship of quite a few natural history books sometimes in co-authorship with his wife. In 1967 he became a rather more controversial figure in that his authorship strayed into rather more sensitive areas. He was editor of "Primate Ethology" a work which considered recent advances in the study of the behaviours of monkeys and apes, and was author of the international best-seller The Naked Ape which set out to be a frank study of human behavior from a Zoologist's perspective. The early and distinct signs of the financial success of this work which, at the last count, had been translated into 23 languages, selling upwards of 10 million copies, caused him to veer away from continuing in a recent appointment as executive director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London and towards relocating to the island of Malta in order to continue to write and to paint. Amongst the many significant works that he wrote in these years are The Human Zoo (1969) and Intimate Behaviour (1971). In 1973 Desmond Morris returned to Oxford as a research fellow at Wolfson College. In this role it was anticipated that he would work in association with Niko Tinbergen's research group in the Department of Zoology and would continue to research human action-patterns. Over the ensuing years he has maintained his many interests in animal behaviour research, the arts, and in making television programmes and films. The more significant publications in these more recent years include Manwatching, a Field-Guide to Human Behaviour (1977), an Illustrated Naked Ape (1986), Catwatching (1986), Dogwatching (1986), Babywatching (1991), The Human Animal (1994) and Peoplewatching (2002). Notably significant television and film productions in these years include The Human Race (1982), and The Animals Roadshow - a series which he co-presented with Sarah Kennedy and which proved
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First performed in 1896, which was the last opera written by Gilbert & Sullivan?
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Ages Ago - "Times" Review 1881 Thespis; or, The Gods Grown Old: Gaiety Theatre, 26 December 1871, 63 performances. Trial By Jury: Royalty Theatre, 25 March 1875, 131 performances. The Sorcerer: Opera Comique, 17 November 1877, 175 performances. H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass that Loved a Sailor: Opera Comique, 25 May 1878, 571 performances. The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty: Royal Bijou Theatre, Paignton, 31 December 1879; Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York, 31 December 1879; Opera Comique, 3 April 1880, 363 performances. Patience; or Bunthorne's Bride: Opera Comique, 23 April 1881, Transferred to Savoy Theatre 10 October 1881, 578 performances. Iolanthe; or, The Peer and the Peri: Savoy Theatre, 25 November 1882, 398 performances. Princess Ida; or, Castle Adamant: Savoy Theatre, 5 January 1884, 246 performances. The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu: Savoy Theatre, 14 March 1885, 672 performances. Ruddigore; or, The Witch's Curse: Savoy Theatre, 22 January 1887, 288 performances. The Yeomen of the Guard; or, The Merryman and His Maid: Savoy Theatre, 3 October 1888, 423 performances. The Gondoliers; or, The King of Barataria: Savoy Theatre, 7 December 1889, 554 performances. Utopia, Limited; or, The Flowers of Progress: Savoy Theatre, 7 October 1893, 245 performances. The Grand Duke; or, The Statutory Duel: SavoyTheatre, 7 March 1896, 123 performances.
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The Mikado | opera by Gilbert and Sullivan | Britannica.com opera by Gilbert and Sullivan Written By: Alternative Title: “The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu” Related Topics musical composition The Mikado, in full The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, operetta in two acts by W.S. Gilbert (libretto) and Sir Arthur Sullivan (music) that premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London on March 14, 1885. The work was a triumph from the beginning. Its initial production ran for 672 performances, and within a year some 150 other companies were performing the operetta in England and the United States . One of its best-known numbers is Ko-Ko’s song “ I’ve Got a Little List, ” for which directors through a century and beyond have made a point of changing phrases to build in contemporary cultural references to those who “never would be missed.” The character of Nanki-Poo is pictured on a poster advertising Gilbert and Sullivan’s … Theatrical Poster Collection/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Digital file no. var 1766) Background and context When The Mikado was composed, Londoners had been enthusiastic about all things Japanese since the opening of Japan to the West in the mid-1850s. At the time of the operetta’s premiere, crowds were flocking to the Japanese Village exhibit in the Knightsbridge area of London; this reconstructed village featured men and women from Japan who demonstrated their crafts and their way of life. From his own visit to the exhibit, Gilbert drew inspiration for some of the finishing details of his libretto; he even hired a Japanese woman he met there to instruct the cast in proper Japanese mannerisms, fan use, and makeup . Further realistic touches for the opera were supplied by the famed Hawes Craven , a scene painter noted for his unprecedented realism. Sir Arthur Sullivan, detail of a portrait by John Millais, 1888; in the National Portrait Gallery, … Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London As in much of the Gilbert and Sullivan canon, there is sharp commentary in The Mikado upon contemporary English society. For example, Gilbert makes the character Pooh-Bah a government official in charge of everything (including complaints about himself), as a prominent man in a small English town might actually be. Similarly, the pivot of the plot—a law that condemns a man to death for the crime of flirting—can be seen as a comment on the outdated laws lingering in England at the time. Similar Topics The music too is cleverly wrought. In his entrance aria (“ A Wand’ring Minstrel I ”) Nanki-Poo, the romantic leading man, declares himself capable of offering a song in any mood, from folksy to martial to nautical, and Sullivan set each of the subsequent verses to music of suitable character. Later, in a trio for three other male characters (“ I Am So Proud ”), Sullivan gave each man his own melody . These are presented separately, then combined into an intricate counterpoint that recalls the mastery of Johann Sebastian Bach . The Mikado may be a light and comic tale, but Sullivan saw no reason why the music could not reflect a serious level of craft, which is part of what raised Gilbert and Sullivan operettas above the standard of their competition and why their work remains popular. Scottish singer Durward Lely as Nanki-Poo in an 1887 performance of The … The Print Collector/Heritage-Images The Mikado, emperor of Japan ( bass ) Nanki-Poo, the Mikado’s son, disguised as a wandering minstrel ( tenor ) Ko-Ko, Lord High Executioner of Titipu ( baritone ) Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else in Titipu (baritone) Pish-Tush, a noble lord (baritone) Yum-Yum, Ko-Ko’s ward and betrothed ( soprano ) Pitti-Sing, Ko-Ko’s sister ( mezzo-soprano ) Peep-Bo, another sister (soprano) Katisha, an older woman, betrothed to Nanki-Poo ( contralto ) Chorus of gentlemen, schoolgirls, citizens, guards, servants. Setting and story summary The Mikado is set in the 1880s, in the imaginary Japanese town of Titipu. Act I In the courtyard of Ko-Ko’s palace. Ko-Ko and a chorus of Japanese nobles sing the praises of their culture , correcting West
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what elements are found in the ore bauxite - BINQ Mining BINQ Mining what elements are found in the ore bauxite Posted at:February 17, 2013[ 4.7 - 3871 Ratings] Element found in the ore bauxite? – The Q&A wiki What element is found in a compound called bauxite? aluminum Is bauxite ore commonly found in the US? Bauxite is found in the United States, but most … » More detailed what elements are found in the ore bauxite – Grinding Mill China Element found in the ore bauxite – The Q&A wiki What element is found in a compound called bauxite? aluminum What elements are usually found with gold ore… » More detailed Bauxite – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The lateritic bauxites are found mostly in the countries of the … bauxite ore is heated in a pressure vessel along with a sodium hydroxide solution at a temperature … » More detailed bauxite – definition of bauxite by the Free Online Dictionary … bauxite – a clay-like mineral; … aluminum, atomic number 13 – a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite. atomic number 31, gallium, … » More detailed What elements are in bauxite? – Yahoo! Answers … Mar 10, 2008 · What elements are in bauxite? 5 years ago; … Bauxite is the most important aluminium ore. … Who found this interesting? » More detailed Mineral Photos – Aluminum & Bauxite | Mineral Information Institute It is the most abundant metallic element, … aluminum metal is never found in … of minerals, bauxite itself is a rock, not a mineral. Bauxite is reddish-brown … » More detailed What metal is obtained from the bauxite ore – The Q&A wiki What metal is obtained from the bauxite ore? In: Geology, Elements and Compounds [Edit categories] Answer: Aluminum. Improve answer. First answer by … » More detailed Bauxite Mineral | Uses and Properties – Rare Earth Elements; Rocks; Rock Tumblers; … What is Bauxite? Bauxite is not a mineral. … Bauxite is found in abundance at many locations around the world. » More detailed Bauxite and Alumina – USGS Mineral Resources Program The principal aluminum hydroxide minerals found in varying proportions with bauxites are gibbsite and the … Mineral Commodity Summaries. Bauxite and … » More detailed Bauxite – ThinkQuest Bauxite is not a mineral, … Mineral identification is based on the ‘sameness’ of the mineral each time a piece is found. For example, … » More detailed Official State Rock – Encyclopedia of Arkansas Bauxite, the most common ore … Although aluminum is the second-most-abundant metal element … state geologist John Branner identified a sample that had been found … » More detailed bauxite (ore) — Britannica Online Encyclopedia Exposed surfaces of lateritic ore are rough, often lavalike, … Bauxite is found in most countries, but the larger deposits occur in the tropics. » More detailed Bauxite – Mine provides mining, gold, copper, coal … Some elements that occur naturally and are minerals are arsenic, bismuth, platinum, gold, silver, … The Mineral, Bauxite, is a major source of Aluminum … » More detailed Bauxite is the principal aluminium ore The mineral bauxite is the starting point for production … Aluminium is the third-most abundant element in the earth’s crust. It is found in different types of minerals. » More detailed Bauxite Mineral,Bauxite Information,Uses of Bauxite,Bauxite … Read about bauxite mineral, bauxite information, uses of … The principal aluminum hydroxide minerals found in varying proportions with bauxites are … » More detailed What element is a lightweight metal extracted from bauxite ore … Jan 08, 2012 · What element is a lightweight metal extracted from bauxite ore and which element is the most abundant element in earths crust? ChaCha…
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Mike Brass. 1999 essay. The chemical composition of glass in Ancient Egypt Introduction It was only during the time of the Romans that glass became common place in the Mediterranean world. The people of the preceding periods considered its function to be decorative rather than utilitarian. Glass in the ancient world usually appears in the form of semi-precious stones made from materials as various as turquoise (pale blue glass) and fluorite (purple glass) (Freestone 1991). The precious quality of glass is captured in references from Mesopotamian cuneiform texts to "artificial lapis lazuli"; lapis lazuli is a gemstone that originated in Afghanistan and was traded as far afield as Ancient Egypt. Glass in the ancient world was manufactured by melting a combination of an alkali (potash or soda) and silica (raw materials such as quartz cobbles and sand). The interaction of the heated soda and the hot sand would have formed a transparent flowing liquid that the ancients then permitted to cool to form glass (Freestone 1991). It was the ancient production of metallurgy and faience that are currently believed to have resulted in the later manufacture of glass. The Bronze Age of the Mediterranean was synonymous with vast quantities of differential metallurgical processes. The slag by-product of such workings was a glassy-like material. The ancient beads that have been analysed shown to be composed of a high percentage of such by-products back up this hypothesis. Faience consists predominantly of crushed quartz and finished off with an alkaline glaze into a ceramic body (Freestone 1991). Glass is a non-crystalline material that is, in essence, a super cooled liquid and not a solid. It is characterised as such because of its ability to liquefy "at a much lower temperature than that required to manufacture it� [Its] rigid metastable solid [is] produced by cooling the liquid form rapidly enough to prevent crystallisation, the stiffening occurring predominantly at the glass temperature. It is characterised by an arrangement of atoms or molecules which is irregular, and thus contrasts with crystalline order� The art of glassmaking combines two distinct, independently evolving, technologies, the development of pneumatically drafted furnaces and the invention of glazes. Technically, faience, glass and vitric ceramic ware are related, in the high temperatures are necessary for their manufacture, similar raw materials are involved and all are vitreous to varying degrees." (Saitowitz 1996) Until relatively recent times, the alkali component of the glass as well as part of the sand would be preheated and fused together before they were combined with the final components. Therefore, glassmaking consisted of two distinct stages: the raw materials were first fritted and then the melting occurred. The initial fritting process expunged unnecessary gasses and helped the subsequent melting. Commonly scrap glass was incorporated into the raw material mix with the aim of accelerating the fusion (Saitowitz 1996). The production of glass requires several pre-requisite factors: a pneumatically drafted furnace with the ability to produce concentrated heat of between 900 - 1 000 degrees centigrade; the temperature reduced inside the furnace to that required for vitrification by means of the introduction of an alkaline flux; "a first firing of the mixture of granulated silicate and raw materials resulting in the production of a frit at a temperature of about 750 [degrees centigrade;] a second firing at a higher temperature of about 1 000 [degrees centigrade]. This firing requires sustained temperatures over lengthy periods of time. Complete vitrification can take many days to achieve; in order to speed up the vitrification process, cullet is added to the batch. Cullet acts as a catalyst in the process of liquefaction into a homogeneous mass." (Saitowitz 1996) Reports of small glass beads and pendants have been made from sites that date to the mid-third millennium from the Near East. These are amongst the earliest known works of glass making and utilised lap
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UK's most popular cars of all time | Auto Express UK's most popular cars of all time Search email The Ford Fiesta is now our best-selling car ever, but what did it beat to reach the top of the UK most popular cars list? Following yesterday’s news that the Ford Fiesta is now the UK’s best-selling car eve r, we’ve done some digging and uncovered the rest of the top ten most popular nameplates from the past fifty-odd years. Compiled by The Society of Motoring Manufacturers and Traders, the list reveals Ford and Vauxhall have proved firm favourites with the British public since at least 1965, the two brands accounting for seven of the top ten cars. The Volkswagen Golf also makes an appearance – ranking 7th with over 1.8 million sales – as does the original Mini. Bringing up the rear is the Metro, which collectively sold just under one and a half million models in its Austin, MG and Rover forms. The top 10 most popular cars in the UK ever 1. Ford Fiesta – 4,132,294 all-time sales The Ford Fiesta doubles up as the UK’s best-selling car of all time and for 2014. Unsurprising really, given the mix of practicality, economy and great small car driving. 2. Ford Escort – 4,105,192 all-time sales Beaten into second place 14 years after production ceased, the Ford Escort is still head and shoulders clear of third place. The nameplate is soon to be revived for a new model aimed firmly at the Chinese market, although it could make it back to Europe. 3. Vauxhall Astra – 2,845,357 all-time sales Vauxhall’s long-time Ford Focus rival holds it own in terms of sales, even if the current Astra is slightly down in this year's charts. 4. Ford Cortina – 2,589,351 all-time sales Despite a relatively short lifetime, the Cortina still ranks as one of our most popular cars, largely thanks to its unrivalled sales dominance in the 1970s. 5. Vauxhall Corsa – 1,829,581 all-time sales The Vauxhall Corsa is now entering its fourth generation in the UK but originally arrived on these shores in 1983 as the Nova. 6. Vauxhall Cavalier – 1,816,529 all-time sales Like the Ford Cortina, Vauxhall’s Cavalier was enjoyed huge success with British buyers during 20 years of production. 7. Volkswagen Golf – 1,813,373 all-time sales The VW Golf is 40 this year, its longevity backed up by a well-earned reputation as one of the best all-round cars on sale. 8. Ford Focus – 1,769,687 all-time sales A replacement for the Escort in all but name, the Ford Focus has an impressive sales record for a car only launched in 1998. 9. Original Mini – 1,581,887 all-time sales The original Mini is a true British icon that lasted 41 years in various different guises, and still hasn’t been eclipsed by the relaunched, BMW -owned MINI hatch. 10. Metro/R100 – 1,498,169 all-time sales Austin, MG and Rover badges all adorned the Metro at one point of another during a 17-year lifespan, which was eventually rebranded as the R100 in 1994. How many of the UK's most popular cars have you owned? Tell us what they were like in the comments section below. Then read our list of the best-selling cars in the UK from 2014.
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Onethirtysecond - reference list of 1/32nd Britsh car models - Rootes Reference Information for slot and static modellers Who made what in 1/32nd Scale British cars from the mid 50s to mid 70s - Rootes Group If you don't see the car you are interested in it may be because I have forgotten it or don't know about it! It's not possible to list all the variations of each car so I have put a heading of the car type and put the variations I know to exist. If a particular variation is not listed then I do not know of a model of it. If you know of one let me know. Following the car type will be the name of the manufacturer of the model followed by a code to say what type of model it is then a suffix to give an indication of availabilty, either "O" for obsolete (and therefore probably hard to find) or "C" for current (or very recent production). Where a product is current or recent production clicking on the manufacturers name will take you to the manufacturers or similar site for more information (Not available for all models) Code DC - Die cast metal, NK - None Known, PB - Plastic bodyshell only, PK - Plastic kit (static), PT - Plastic toy, (often friction drive), RB - Resin Bodyshell only, RSC - Resin bodied Slot Car (RTR), RSCK - Resin bodied Slot Car Kit, SC - Slot Car (RTR), SCK - Slot Car Kit (with plastic bodyshell) Hillman - 60s Arrow type - Onethirtysecond (RB - C) with alternate grills for Hunter, Vogue, Gazelle and Minx Super Minx - NK - Various 60s vac formings (Taylormade, GT etc), including fastback (VF - O) - 60s saloon, fastback due soon - Highway 32 (RSCK - C)(RSC - C) Hunter - 60s Arrow type - Onethirtysecond (RB - C) with alternate grills for Hunter, Vogue, Gazelle and Minx Avenger - early deluxe - Wonderland vac forming ("Handling" bodyshell i.e way too wide) (VF - O) - 4 door saloon (first type with L shaped tail lights) option for 2 square or 4 round headlight grill - Onethirtysecond - (RB - C) - Avenger Tiger MKII - Onethirtysecond can supply front quarter bumpers and spoiler to convert the saloon to MKII Tiger, transfers yet to be produced Sunbeam - fastback (H120 etc) - possible future release from Onethirtysecond Tiger - Aurora believed MK 1 (PK - O) - Scalextric (MK 1?) (SC - O) Rapier - series III - Airfix (PK - O) (SCK - O) - series III - Highway 32 (RSC - C)(RSCK - C) - series III - 32 Scale (RB - C) - series IV (fastback H120 etc) - possible future release from Onethirtysecond Singer - 60s Arrow type - Onethirtysecond (RB - C) with alternate grills for Hunter, Vogue, Gazelle and Minx Vogue - 60s Arrow type - Onethirtysecond (RB - C) with alternate grills for Hunter, Vogue, Gazelle and Minx Chamois - see Imp Humber - No models of any Humber in this scale that I know of (except Montys Humber Staff Car but thats not really what we are after). All of these models are roughly 1/32nd scale although it should be noted that many Scalextric etc cars are not exactly 1/32nd but whatever size was convenient to fit in with standard chassis dimensions or make them competitive with other cars in the range.Also many plastic kits are not exactly 1/32nd, especially early kits which were often not made to any particular scale (sometimes sized to fit a standard box) but were later re labled as 1/32nd if they were close (Linberg were particularly bad for this) when 1/32nd became adopted for slot cars.
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John Frieda is a famous name in what field?
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Frieda: Meaning Of Name Frieda | Nameberry.com Famous People Named Frieda Please add to or correct the information provided by other members of the Nameberry community. Frieda Hempel, German soprano Frieda Rebecca Hughes, English poet and painter; daughter of poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes (Emma Maria) Frieda Johanna Freiin von Richthofen Lawrence, German wife of English novelist D. H. Lawrence Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon, birth name of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo Frederika Marie Joseph "Frieda" Brepoels, Belgian MEP Frieda Dänzer, Swiss Olympic skier Frieda Inescort, Scottish actress Frieda Harrison, birth name of Suzy Kendall, English actress Frieda A. Schneider, birth name of Gracie Doll Earles, German dwarf performer of The Doll Family Frieda Ekotto, Cameroonian-American novelist Frieda Belinfante, Dutch cellist and WWII resistance leader Frieda Leontine Mauritia Van Themsche, Belgian politician John Frieda, English hairstylist Cancel
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Full text of "Popular Titles And Subtitles Of Musical Composition" See other formats 781.97 B513P reference collection book K kaosas city public library Kansas city, missouri *;f-^ J Popular Titles and Subtitles of Musical Compositions by Freda Pastor Berkowitz The Scarecrow Press, Inc. New York 1962 Copyright 1962 by Freda Pastor Berkowitz L. C. Card No. 62-10121 To my daughters, Ellen and Joan Introduction For more than three hundred years, composers of serious music have used a relatively small number of general titles for their compositions. There are tens of thousands of works called "Sonata," "Concerto," "Symphony," "String Quartet" and so on; and even though composers have defined their works more specifically by adding the key and the opus number, as in "Sonata in A, op. 58," there remained the desire on the part of publishers, performers, and music listeners, for a lit- erary label which would make it easier to identify the composition, and would give a clue to the mood of the piece, or at least to one significant characteristic. Nicknames, and sometimes sub -titles, are a pe- culiar appendage to the art of music. Strangely enough, they usually were added by publishers, editors, critics, friends (or enemies) of the composer seldom by the composer himself. Often the origins of these unofficial appellations are shrouded in mystery or are based on legends or conjectures that have almost become legends. The aim of this present volume is to collect a representative sampling of these nicknames and sub- titles which have become associated with works from 1600 up until the present time. These will be listed in English, except where usage has accepted a foreign lan- guage as "Grosse Fuge" instead of "Great Fugue" together with some information regarding their origins whenever possible. There will undoubtedly be some omissions, but aJI those included are traceable to biographical and his- torical sources. I want to thank my friends, particularly Mrs. Adele P. Margolis, and my pupils, for their encourage- ment and help all during the time that I was assembling this book. I owe particular gratitude to Mr. Ralph Berko- witz for his many valuable suggestions; to Mr. Edward N. Waters of The Music Division of The Library of Congress, Washington, B.C., for his great co-operation and patience in answering all my questions; to Mr. Ef- rem Zimbalist, Director of The Curtis Institute of Mu- sic in Philadelphia, for his kind permission to use the library of The Curtis Institute at all times; to the won- derful staff at The Curtis Library, particularly Mr. Jack L. Gottlobe formerly) and Mr. Gordon Mapes, for their willingness to help me find information; to Miss Elizabeth R. Hartman and Mr. Theodore A. Seder of The Philadelphia Public Library, for assisting me in finding the necessary reference material; to the many composers for so graciously giving me information about their compositions; to Mr. H.C. Robbins Landon for his valuable Haydn information; to Mr. John N. Burk for his help on Mozart and Beethoven; to Miss Dika Newlin for her enlightening remarks on the music of Bruckner and Mahler; to Mr. Alan March for permitting me to examine the record covers of many albums. Freda Pastor Berkowitz VI "Academic Festival Overture'' Overture Op. 80 in C minor Johannes Brahms 1 In the Spring of 1879, The University of Breslau conferred upon Brahms an honorary Doctorate of Phi- losophy, naming him in its diploma Tt Artis Musical ser- ver ior is in germania nunc principi" (Now the foremost exponent in Germany of musical life in the severer style.) For what he termed his doctor 1 s thesis Brahms wrote the !t Academic Festival Overture," a jolly pot- pourri on student songs " la Suppe" as he jokingly called it. "Adieu a GuilJaume Kolberg" Polonaise For Piano in Bb minor Frederic Chopin 2 According to footnotes in the Breitkopf and Hr- tel edition of this work, the Bb minor Polonaise dates f
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By what name was Percy Blakeney better known in a novel by Baroness Orczy?
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The Gay Adventurer The Gay Adventurer by John Blakeney There can't be too many literary creations who have been the subject of a biography in their own right - at best, most characters have to be content with having their adventures and personalities analysed and dissected by academics in the hope that they can shed some psychological light on their creator's life. Perhaps the best examples of this are Ian Fleming's James Bond and Conan Doyle's larger-than-life Sherlock Holmes. But there is one fictional character, at least, who can boast his own biography: Sir Percy Blakeney, better known as that scourge of the French revolutionaries, the Scarlet Pimpernel. In The Gay Adventurer (Long, 1938), John Blakeney provides a very readable and intriguing account of Baroness Orczy's most famous creation. The entire book is carefully pulled together using incidents from Scarlet Pimpernel novels, with only the occasional added linkages to provide coherence, and it's well worth giving a brief account of the Pimpernel's life according to Blakeney here, bearing in mind that the whole book was meant as a tongue-in-cheek affair and that it is widely assumed that John Blakeney was the pseudonym of Baroness Orczy's son! Although the Pimpernel's ancestors can be traced back to a John Blake who was born in the village of Blakeney, Suffolk, in 1559, and included a British Ambassador to Holland, the most famous Sir Percy Blakeney was born in England in 1760. He had an unhappy and unsettled childhood, due largely to the fact that his mother went insane at his birth, and this manifested itself in some childhood pranks which bordered on the level of serious misbehavior. On one occasion, for instance, he kidnapped a local girl, stripped her and tied her to a tree, just so that he could then bravely rescue her - many French aristocrats would later be very thankful for this early practice! SWORDSMAN To curb his son's natural excesses, his father arranged for Percy to be taught fencing and he eventually became an excellent swordsman, but not before he had caused the loss of a young rival's arm. After school at Harrow (where he formed important friendships with the likes of William Pitt and Andrew Ffoulkes, both of whom would be useful in later years), Percy's father died leaving him a very rich young man. He eventually entered Parliament but resigned two years later having had enough of the rogues and scoundrels, and the hypocrisy of the members - they on their part were glad to be rid of such an effete dandy. In 1787, almost in spite of himself, he became engaged to Lady Mary de Courcy, but because she was such a "gas bag" he broke off their relationship and fled to Paris. Here he was given a job by Pitt who needed reliable information as to what the French were up to, and it was here also that he met Marguerite St. Just who was to become his wife and great love throughout his adventures as the Scarlet Pimpernel. After the fall of Robespierre and the end of his exploits as the Pimpernel as chronicled by Baroness Orczy, Percy fell back into his restless, easily bored ways until, in 1797, as Napoleon's expansionist forays were beginning, he re-equipped his yacht, the Daydream, as a ship of war and began to work as a raider against the Emperor's fleet. After several successful raids in which he named himself the Nightmare, his ship was sunk and he had to be rescued by a passing English Frigate. The admiral of this ship was none other than Nelson. Following this incident, Sir Percy settled down with his family and friends until his death in 1823. No-one ever discovered the real identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel.... John Blakeney's book is so well put together that one would be forgiven for forgetting it was, in fact, a piece of fictionalised non-fiction! Indeed, even Baroness Orczy herself, who wrote the book's introduction, praises the author's researches, adding: "Of course, I cannot vouch for the authenticity or accuracy of your information about these adventures but they seem to me to be quite consistent with the many fragments of his life-history
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Jude the Obscure Essays on Thomas Hardy's Last Completed Novel Order Paper Our Prices Who We Are What We Do Jude the Obscure Jude the Obscure essays examine Thomas Hardy's last completed novel before he abandoned novel writing and picked up on his poetry. Thomas Hardy’s last completed novel was Jude the Obscure, first published in 1895. The novel’s harsh reception at the time, where one reviewer called it “Jude the Obscene” led hardy to abandon novel writing in favor of poetry. Hardy was exploring criticism of several aspects of Victorian society, including marriage , education, and the Church. Overall, the novel is highly condemning of Christianity . There are many elements of Hardy’s personal life wrapped up in the many themes of the novel. The plot of Jude the Obscure details the life of Jude Fawley, who lives in a village in Hardy’s fictional Wessex. Jude teaches himself Greek and Latin in the attempt to become a scholar. However, Jude is tricked into marrying Arabella, and by the time she departs for Australia, Jude has abandoned his studies. In the meantime, he falls in love with Sue Bridehead, who marries Mr. Philloston. Sue discovers that she dislikes both her husband and sex, and leaves Philloston for Jude, where the two live platonically. Eventually, the pair have two children, but remain socially ostracized for never marrying. After years of wandering, Jude’s son with Arabella murders his half-siblings and hangs himself. Sue comes to believe that this is divine retribution for her relationship with Jude, and she leaves Jude for Philloston. Jude remarries Arabella, but soon dies. Arabella is merely on to her next suitor. Related Research Paper Topics Far from the Madding Crowd essays examine the fourth novel by Thomas Hardy. The Mayor of Casterbridge research papers analyze one of Thomas Hardy's famous Wessex novels that was published in 1886. Tess of the d'Urbervilles essays examine Thomas Hardy's novel that challenged the many Victorian sexual mores of the time. How to Write an Essay on Jude the Obscure This page is designed to show you how to write a research project on the topic you see to the left. Use our sample or order a custom written research paper from Paper Masters. Custom Research Papers - Custom written research papers on any topic you need starting at $23.95 per page. Custom Research Paper Services - Learn about all of Paper Masters' custom research paper and writing services. Your Research Paper Worries will end in Less Than 5 Minutes! Order a custom research paper on ANY topic. Secure Online Ordering
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Which British comedian was known as ‘The Cheeky Chappie’?
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Max Miller - the Cheeky Chapppie. Britain's Top Comedian JOKES STAGE,RADIO & TV MILLER'S MOVIES CHEEKY BIOGRAPHY MAX'S LEGACY MMAS HOME PAGE MMAS NEWS STATUE MEMORABILIA SHOWS SHOPPING LINKS Max Miller, Britain’s top comedian in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s was born in Brighton, England. He excelled as a stand- up comic playing in large variety theatres where his skill was such that he could hold an audience in the ‘palm of his hand’. He also made films, wrote and sang his own songs. Max was renown for telling risqué jokes. He used innuendo and when on stage would woo his audience particularly the ladies. Much of his material was too blue for broadcasting. The song, Let’s Have A Ride on Your Bicycle was banned by the BBC until it became too popular and public opinion forced the Corporation to lift the ban. © Website created for The Max Miller Appreciation Society by terry.hardy, Nov- 99; Rev Dec-
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Theatre Review – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Living North Directory Theatre Review – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The world’s most famous floating, flying car rolls into the Theatre Royal this week. Our Arts Editor went to check her out Like most people, I was a big fan of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as a child. That and Mary Poppins – perhaps it was a Dick Van Dyke thing? But seriously, with a flying car, a sweet factory, some weird and wonderful contraptions and a host of sing-a-long songs, who doesn’t love Ian Fleming’s masterpiece about a magical car? That being said, until last night I’d never seen it on stage and if I’m honest I was a little sceptical... Would Lee Mead (from the BBC’s Any Dream Will Do) be able to fill Van Dyke’s illustrious shoes? Would the Child Catcher be as terrifying on stage? And how on earth would they make a car fly? I needn’t have worried. From the minute we took our seats and were confronted with a ginormous two-storey set, which functioned for both interior and exterior scenes thanks to some clever projection and lighting, I knew we were in safe hands. The production featured an all-star cast. As well as Lee Mead, who has gone on to do Wicked, Legally Blonde and The Phantom of the Opera after starring in the 2007 revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, there was West End aficionado Carrie Hope Fletcher in the role of Truly Scrumptious, and EastEnders legends Michelle Collins and Shaun Williamson as Baron and Baroness Bomburst. All gave faultless performances, wowing the audience with their singing, dancing and comically-brilliant Bulgarian accents. But it was the younger cast that really stole the show. The tour features a whole cohort of young actors who alternate the roles of Jeremy and Jemima Potts. We were treated to a performance by Louie Green, who made his professional debut in this role, and Darcy Snares, who comes from playing the roles of Éponine and Cosette in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre in London. Both were sweet and sparkling, and managed to avoid falling into those annoying ‘stage school’ habits that you often see with young performers. Overacting, you’ll be pleased to know, was kept to a bare minimum. All in all, those cute, all-singing, all-dancing kids set the tone for the show. Morris dancing, pastel-coloured bunting, actors bursting into song left, right and centre – you name it, they’ve got it. Yes it’s camp, yes it’s twee, but that’s why we love it. A big hats off to the technicians and electricians. This wouldn’t have been half the show it was without the spectacular mechanics. As I kid I always loved the idea of the breakfast machine which served eggs on toast, so I could barely suppress a gasp when I saw it realised on stage. Also, ingeniously, the Potts’ family dog Edison was turned into a junkyard robot, gliding around the stage cocking his head and wagging his tail. Oh, and the car. In the words of Caractacus Potts, ‘It works, it really works’. Operated by clever mechanics hidden at the back of the set, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang really did find her magic. Following a road projected on to the back of the set, the car purred, hummed and motored her way along the stage. And while I don’t want to give too much away, you’ll be absolutely convinced that she can float on water and soar high above the clouds. The car alone is a reason to go and see this musical. By the end of the show, the audience were not just clapping, but singing along with the actors on stage. This is the ultimate feel-good musical. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is on at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle until Sunday 12 June. For more information or to book tickets visit www.theatreroyal.co.uk
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Gerald R. Ford | whitehouse.gov Air Force One Gerald R. Ford When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974 as our 38th President, he declared, "I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances...This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts." When Gerald R. Ford took the oath of office on August 9, 1974, he declared, "I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances.... This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts." It was indeed an unprecedented time. He had been the first Vice President chosen under the terms of the Twenty-fifth Amendment and, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, was succeeding the first President ever to resign. Ford was confronted with almost insuperable tasks. There were the challenges of mastering inflation, reviving a depressed economy, solving chronic energy shortages, and trying to ensure world peace. The President acted to curb the trend toward Government intervention and spending as a means of solving the problems of American society and the economy. In the long run, he believed, this shift would bring a better life for all Americans. Ford's reputation for integrity and openness had made him popular during his 25 years in Congress. From 1965 to 1973, he was House Minority Leader. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1913, he grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He starred on the University of Michigan football team, then went to Yale, where he served as assistant coach while earning his law degree. During World War II he attained the rank of lieutenant commander in the Navy. After the war he returned to Grand Rapids, where he began the practice of law, and entered Republican politics. A few weeks before his election to Congress in 1948, he married Elizabeth Bloomer. They have four children: Michael, John, Steven, and Susan. As President, Ford tried to calm earlier controversies by granting former President Nixon a full pardon. His nominee for Vice President, former Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York, was the second person to fill that office by appointment. Gradually, Ford selected a cabinet of his own. Ford established his policies during his first year in office, despite opposition from a heavily Democratic Congress. His first goal was to curb inflation. Then, when recession became the Nation's most serious domestic problem, he shifted to measures aimed at stimulating the economy. But, still fearing inflation, Ford vetoed a number of non-military appropriations bills that would have further increased the already heavy budgetary deficit. During his first 14 months as President he vetoed 39 measures. His vetoes were usually sustained. Ford continued as he had in his Congressional days to view himself as "a moderate in domestic affairs, a conservative in fiscal affairs, and a dyed-in-the-wool internationalist in foreign affairs." A major goal was to help business operate more freely by reducing taxes upon it and easing the controls exercised by regulatory agencies. "We...declared our independence 200 years ago, and we are not about to lose it now to paper shufflers and computers," he said. In foreign affairs Ford acted vigorously to maintain U. S. power and prestige after the collapse of Cambodia and South Viet Nam. Preventing a new war in the Middle East remained a major objective; by providing aid to both Israel and Egypt, the Ford Administration helped persuade the two countries to accept an interim truce agreement. Detente with the Soviet Union continued. President Ford and Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev set new limitations upon nuclear weapons. President Ford won the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 1976, but lost the election to his Democratic opponent, former Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia. On Inauguration Day, President Carter began his speech: "For myself and for our Nation, I want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal our land." A grateful people concurred. For more information about President Ford, please visit
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What Happened in 1974 including Pop Culture, Prices, Events and Technology Cost Of Living Popular Culture News and Events Technology Born This Year World Leaders 1974 Calendar 1974 Inflation continues to spiral out of control around the world reaching 11.3% in the USA and 17.2% in the UK and the global recession deepens. The famous skeleton "Lucy" is discovered in Ethiopia which lived between 3.9 to 3 million years ago. More and more smaller digital based consumer products appear in the shops and the earliest forms of Word Processors appear which resemble a typewriter more than a computer. After the findings of the Watergate Scandal Richard Nixon becomes the first US president forced to resign from office. Cost of Living 1974 and the Houses of parliament and pubs in Birmingham U.S. Following impeachment hearings started on May 9th Richard Nixonbecomes the first US president forced to resign after the Watergate Scandal on August 9th More Information and Timeline for Nixon's Resignation United States President Richard Nixon resigns from office on the 9th of August, 1974. He had previously announced his intention to resign the previous day during a televised address to the nation. Nixon had been facing near certain impeachment and conviction by the US Congress after his involvement in the Watergate Scandal. The Watergate Scandal began in 1972 at the beginning of Nixon's second term as US president and it was related to his involvement in illegal activities within his administration. This included the break-in at the Democratic party headquarters by Nixon associates to sabotage political opponents. There were also taped conversations that Nixon refused to release to investigators that were thought to reveal his knowledge of the corruption and wrongdoing within his administration. Nixon resigned in order to avoid the disgrace of a trial and subsequent removal from office. His vice president, Gerald Ford, took office after him and soon gave Nixon a full pardon for his wrongdoing. Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo) On October 30th, 1974 the much hyped boxing match between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali for Ali to regain his heavyweight title takes place in Kinshasa, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo). More Information and Timeline for the Rumble in the Jungle 1. Muhammad Ali, a legendary boxer considered to be the greatest of all time by many, was stripped of his heavyweight title for refusing the Vietnam war draft in 1967. He was also banned from boxing for several years. 2. Muhammad Ali and the current heavyweight champion at the time, George Foreman, agreed to fight for the title in 1974. 3. The former champion would face off against Foreman, a twenty-five year old undefeated champion for a five million dollar purse in a boxing match to be held in Kinshasa, Zaire. Promoter Don King labeled the fight the “Rumble in the Jungle.” 5. Ali’s strategy was to let Foreman hit him until he was too tired and then Ali would come at him with a series of quick punches until he won by a knockout, a technique labeled by Ali’s trainer as the “Rope-a-Dope.” 6. Ali defeated Foreman by knockout in the eighth round of the boxing match, becoming only the second former heavyweight champion to regain his title. U.S. President Gerald Ford gives unconditional pardon to Richard Nixon U.S. A major US Bank Franklin National Bank is declared insolvent U.S. 55 MPH Speed Limit imposed to preserve gas usage US wide Australia The Brisbane river floods large areas of the Brisbane business district and more than 8,500 homes were flooded in Brisbane and Ipswich. World Worldwide Inflationhelps to cause dramatic increases in the cost of fuel, food and manufacturing U.S. Sears Tower in Chicago becomes the worlds tallest building U.S. President Ford announces an amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders U.S. The Kootenai Native American Tribe in Idaho declares war on the United States More Information and Timeline for the Kootenai War On September 20th the sixty-seven members of the Native American Kootenai tribe, he
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Smog kills thousands in England - Dec 04, 1952 - HISTORY.com Smog kills thousands in England Share this: Smog kills thousands in England Author Smog kills thousands in England URL Publisher A+E Networks Heavy smog begins to hover over London, England, on this day in 1952. It persists for four days, leading to the deaths of at least 4,000 people. It was a Thursday afternoon when a high-pressure air mass stalled over the Thames River Valley. When cold air arrived suddenly from the west, the air over London became trapped in place. The problem was exacerbated by low temperatures, which caused residents to burn extra coal in their furnaces. The smoke, soot and sulfur dioxide from the area’s industries along with that from cars and consumer energy usage caused extraordinarily heavy smog to smother the city. By the morning of December 5, there was a visible pall cast over hundreds of square miles. The smog became so thick and dense that by December 7 there was virtually no sunlight and visibility was reduced to five yards in many places. Eventually, all transportation in the region was halted, but not before the smog caused several rail accidents, including a collision between two trains near London Bridge. The worst effect of the smog, however, was the respiratory distress it caused in humans and animals, including difficulty breathing and the vomiting of phlegm. One of the first noted victims was a prize cow that suffocated on December 5. An unusually high number of people in the area, numbering in the thousands, died in their sleep that weekend. It is difficult to calculate exactly how many deaths and injuries were caused by the smog. As with heat waves, experts compare death totals during the smog to the number of people who have died during the same period in previous years. The period between December 4 and December 8 saw such a marked increase in death in the London metropolitan area that the most conservative estimates place the death toll at 4,000, with some estimating that the smog killed as many as 8,000 people. On December 9, the smog finally blew away. In the aftermath of this incident, the British government passed more stringent regulations on air pollution and encouraged people to stop using coal to hear their homes. Despite these measures, a similar smog 10 years later killed approximately 100 Londoners. Related Videos
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R.E.M. In 20 Songs - uDiscover R.E.M. In 20 Songs Browse albums now If ever a band proved that you can play rock’n’roll and retain your integrity, then surely that band was R.E.M. Starting at the bottom playing soul-destroying club gigs, the Athens, Georgia, quartet’s dedicated work ethic ensured they rose steadily through the ranks and made the leap from cult heroes to fully fledged rock stars without ever sacrificing their credibility. An electrifying live act, they amassed an equally formidable catalogue of studio recordings, with their 15 superlative LPs stretching from 1983’s idealistic Murmur to 2011’s critically hailed swansong Collapse Into Now. The band originally began after vocalist Michael Stipe met guitarist Peter Buck at Wuxtry Records in Athens, where the latter was gainfully employed in his early 20s. Discovering a mutual passion for punk and proto-punk artists such as Patti Smith and Television, the duo drafted in fellow University Of Georgia students Mike Mills (bass) and Bill Berry (drums), and R.E.M. was born. Playing their first gig in April 1980, the band quickly built up a following among the local college fraternity, with fans often praising Stipe’s eccentric, mumbled vocals and Buck’s ringing, Byrds-esque guitar sound. Released by local independent label Hibtone in 1981, the band’s critically endorsed debut 45, ‘Radio Free Europe’, led to a deal with Miles Copeland’s IRS label, who released August ’82’s mini-LP Chronic Town and R.E.M.’s eagerly awaited full-length debut, Murmur, in April the following year. Brittle, fresh and mysterious, Murmur included fan favourites such as the folk-flecked ‘Talk About The Passion’ and the otherworldly ballad ‘Perfect Circle’, built around a haunting piano melody brought in by Bill Berry. Murmur surpassed commercial expectations, winning Rolling Stone’s prestigious Album Of The Year award for 1983, and peaking at No.36 on the US Billboard 200. Popular with North America’s college rock network, the band’s sophomore release, 1984’s Reckoning, was recorded in just 12 days, but its contents – which vacillated from the yearning folk-rock of ‘So. Central Rain’ to the country-flavoured ‘(Don’t Go Back To) Rockville’ – were rarely less than beguiling, and the album eventually climbed to No.27 on the Billboard 200. Overseen by ex- Fairport Convention / Nick Drake producer Joe Boyd, 1985’s Fables Of The Reconstruction proved to be a “difficult” third album in that it was recorded during a harsh British winter with the band suffering from homesickness. With hindsight, though, it’s something of a flawed masterpiece and includes firm fan favourites such as the strident ‘Driver 8’, the brass-enhanced ‘Can’t Get There From Here’ and the dense, string-assisted ‘Feeling Gravity’s Pull’. Helmed by John Cougar Mellencamp producer Don Gehman, 1986’s Lifes Rich Pageant was, by comparison, brash and direct. Stipe’s vocal delivery was noticeably more confident and, on some of the album’s stand-out tracks, such as ‘Cuyahoga’, the urgent ‘These Days’ and the glorious, acid-rain-related ‘Fall On Me’, his previously elliptical lyrics lent towards political and ecological issues for the first time. Climbing to No.21 on the Billboard 200, Lifes Rich Pageant won R.E.M. their first gold disc, though it was out-performed by their fifth LP, Document, which was released in September 1987. The first of six R.E.M. albums to be produced by Scott Litt ( Counting Crows , The Replacements), Document was long on muscular, mainstream-inclined rock anthems such as the ironic, exuberant ‘It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)’, ‘Finest Worksong’ and ‘The One I Love’. With the latter providing the band with their first major hit in North America, Document climbed to No.10 on the Billboard 200 (where it obtained a platinum certificate) as well as cracking the UK Top 30. R.E.M. signed with Warner Bros for their sixth album, Green, released in October 1988. Greeted with considerable critical acclaim and promoted with a highly publicised 11-month world tour, this satisfyingly diverse recor
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Download Take That MP3 Songs and Albums | music downloads Website: http://www.takethat.com/ Biography Take That were assembled by the duet of Gary Barlow and Mark Owen from one side and the dance tandem of Jason Orange and Howard Donald from the other. The fifth member of the band, Robbie Williams did not have music background and was the last one to join them. Young and inexperienced, the lads followed the directions of manager Nigel Martin-Smith who intended to create a successful project based on the model of the American outfit New Kids on the Block. Most big places rejected to have Take That gave performances due to their inexperience. Therefore, the band had their first concerts primarily at gay clubs. With the track list consisting of pop music covers, the young men dressed oddly to fit the specific audience they sang for. Regular appearances of Take That before the members of sexual minorities and the strange video for Do What You Like featuring them half nude, earned the musicians an unpleasant label of gay band. This reputation hindered the sales of their first singles and was difficult to get rid of. Take That signed a contract with a big company in 1992. The promo video for It Only Takes a Minute presented the new image of the group. The artists finally parted with the gay-like look and grabbed their own place in the limelight. The subsequent singles A Million Love Songs, and I Found Heaven hit Top 20. However, the biggest song of that period was the following Could It Be Magic All these singles were presented on the band’s debut album Take That and Party (1992), running second in the album charts of the UK. Take That evolved with their second release Everything Changes, produced in 1993. This one was the charts topped for several consecutive weeks and spawned four singles, each hitting number one. These were smashes Pray, Relight My Fire, Everything Changes, and Babe. Barlow wrote the largest part of the new songs as the group moved towards preferring their own compositions to covers. The second studio work made Take That the national icons and one of the most respected and known UK groups in the world. After a streak of impressive shows in Europe, Take That went to the studio to present their third long player, Nobody Else, released in 1995. Its single Back for Good became the band’s first big hit in the USA, which gave them the opportunity to produce the album there. The US edition of Nobody Else had a different cover and modified tracklist comprising some of the group’s old songs. 1995 saw some first signs of the inner conflicts inside Take That with Robbie Williams as the main troublemaker. He was not happy about the good guy role he had on the band. Besides, Robbie demanded he be the center of the audience’s attention shadowing the other members. As the leaders of the group, Martin-Smith and Barlow could not take it and Robbie soon quit the band. Despite the unexpected circumstances, Take That continued the touring scheduled to promote their last album. It appeared an unbeatable task, which lead to the band’s collapse in 1996. To sooth the pain of their numerous fans, the artists released the greatest hits collection with one new song, How Deep Is Your Love. Robbie Williams was the only participant of Take That who managed to rise to fame as a solo artist after the fall of the band. However, due to the contract obligations, the musicians had to record another album and launch a supporting tour. The first step to the reunion was the making of the documentary about Take That. Huge public attention to this film strengthened the confidence to restore the band. After The Ultimate Tour, the reborn Take That, with only Robbie Williams absent, recorded the new album, Beautiful World (2006). Its single Patience was the band’s ninth song to top the UK charts. In December 2008, Take That The Circus album was released. In 2009 the musicians issued their very first live album titled The Greatest Day: Take That Present The Circus Live. That record debuted at number 3 on the UK Album Chart, which proves the quality of
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Lust for Life (1956) - 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 The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh. Directors: Norman Corwin (screen play), Irving Stone (based on the novel by) Stars: From $2.00 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC ‘T2: Trainspotting’ Soundtrack Includes Iggy Pop, Wolf Alice, Underworld, And More 10 January 2017 6:37 AM, -08:00 | The Playlist a list of 30 titles created 04 Sep 2011 a list of 37 titles created 16 Oct 2012 a list of 45 titles created 28 Feb 2013 a list of 25 titles created 01 May 2013 a list of 33 titles created 14 May 2013 Title: Lust for Life (1956) 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. Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards » Photos An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success. Director: Vincente Minnelli Boxer Midge Kelly rises to fame...mainly by stepping on other people. Director: Mark Robson A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess. Director: Richard Fleischer A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary. Director: David Miller A movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that talks about Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war. Director: Mario Camerini On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod. Director: William Wyler A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to re-jump start his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus. Director: Billy Wilder The slave Spartacus leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic. Director: Stanley Kubrick Edit Storyline Vincent Van Gogh is the archetypical tortured artistic genius. His obsession with painting, combined with mental illness, propels him through an unhappy life full of failures and unrewarding relationships. He fails at being a preacher to coal miners. He fails in his relationships with women. He earns some respect among his fellow painters, especially Paul Gauguin, but he does not get along with them. He only manages to sell one painting in his lifetime. The one constant good in his life is his brother Theo, who is unwavering in his moral and financial support. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com> Magnificent in CinemaScope and Color See more » Genres: 15 September 1956 (USA) See more » Also Known As: La vie passionnée de Vincent van Gogh See more » Filming Locations: 122 min Sound Mix: Mono (Perspecta Sound® encoding) (35 mm optical prints) (Westrex Recording System)| 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) (Westrex Recording System) Color: Average Shot Length (ASL) = 15 seconds See more » Goofs Camera shadow falls across Ducrucq as Van Gogh finds him dead. See more » Quotes Vincent Van Gogh : If I'm to be anything as a painter I've got to break through that iron wall between what I feel and what I express. my best chance of doing it is here, where my roots are... the people I know, the earth I know. (Denmark) – See all my reviews When I hear the name Vincente Minnelli certain scenes pop up on my inner screeningroom: A tracking shot at the fair (Some came running), the low tracking zoom towards Douglas and Turner at the pool (Bad and the Beautiful), snowmen (Meet me in St Louis) and the agony in Douglas's face in "Lust for life"; in fact as soon as his redbearded agonized face pops up, all the other movies fade away and "Lust for life" takes over my inner screening room. But apart from being my favorite Minnelli movie, its a movie that more than any other
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The Lore: Van Gogh Sold Only One Painting During His Life The Lore: Van Gogh Sold Only One Painting During His Life The Red Vineyards at Arles, 1888, by Vincent Van Gogh. Heritage Images/Hulton Fine Art/Getty Images By Lisa Marder Updated May 31, 2016. Although lore has it that the post-Impressionist painter , Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) , sold only one painting during his lifetime, different theories exist. The one painting commonly thought to have been sold is The Red Vineyard at Arles (The Vigne Rouge) , now located at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. However, some sources posit that different paintings sold first, and that other paintings and drawings were sold or bartered in addition to The Red Vineyard at Arles. However, it is true that The Red Vineyard at Arles is the only painting sold during van Gogh's lifetime the name of which we actually know, and that was "officially" recorded and acknowledged by the art world, and hence the lore persists. Of course, bearing in mind that van Gogh didn't start painting until he was twenty-seven years old, and died when he was thirty-seven, it would not be unremarkable that he did not sell many. Furthermore, the paintings that were to become famous were the ones produced after he went to Arles, France in 1888, only two years before he died. continue reading below our video Profile of Vincent van Gogh What is remarkable is that just a few decades after his death his art would become well-known worldwide and that he would eventually become one of the most famous artists ever. Red Vineyard at Arles In 1889 Van Gogh was invited to participate in a group show in Brussels called the XX (or the Vingtistes). Van Gogh suggested to his brother, Theo, an art dealer and Van Gogh's agent, that he send six paintings to be exhibited with the group, one of which was The Red Vineyard. Anna Boch , a Belgian artist and art collector, bought the painting in early 1890 for 400 Belgian francs, perhaps because she liked the painting and wanted to show her support for Van Gogh, whose work was being criticized; perhaps to help him financially; and perhaps to please her brother, Eugène, whom she knew was a friend of Vincent's. (1) Eugène Boch, like his sister Anna, was also a painter and had visited Van Gogh in Arles, France in 1888. They became friends and Van Gogh painted his portrait, which he called The Poet. According to the notes at the Musée d'Orsay where the portrait of Eugène Boch is now located, it seems that The Poet hung in van Gogh's room in the Yellow House in Arles for awhile as evidenced by the fact that it is seen in the first version of The Bedroom, which is in the Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam). Apparently Anna Boch owned two paintings of Van Gogh's and her brother, Eugène, owned several. (2) Anna Boch sold The Red Vineyard in 1906, though, for 10,000 francs, and it was sold again that same year to a Russian textile business man, Sergei Shchukin. It was given to the Pushkin Museum by the State of Russia in 1948. Van Gogh painted The Red Vineyard from memory in early November 1888 while the artist, Paul Gauguin was living with him in Arles. It is a dramatic landscape painting in saturated autumnal reds and yellows punctuated by the blue clothing of workers in a vineyard, with a bright yellow sky and sun reflected in the river adjacent to the vineyard. The viewer's eye is drawn through the landscape by the strong diagonal line that leads to the high horizon and the setting sun in the distance. In one of his many letters to his brother, Theo, Van Gogh tells him he is "working on a vineyard, all purple and yellow" and goes on to describe it further, "But if only you’d been with us on Sunday! We saw a red vineyard, completely red like red wine. In the distance it became yellow, and then a green sky with a sun, fields violet and sparkling yellow here and there after the rain in which the setting sun was reflected." (3) In a subsequent letter to Theo, Vincent says about this painting, "I’m going to set myself to work often from memory, and the canvases done from memory are
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The Treaty of Versailles (1783) and the Redrawing of the Canada-US Border After two years of vacillation and delay, Great Britain and the future United States of America signed, on September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Versailles, which also involved France, Spain, and the Netherlands and officially marked the end of the War of American Independence. Great Britain recognized the sovereignty of the United States, which was made up of its 13 former colonies. However, since the Canada-U.S. border was not clearly defined, it was subsequently contested. The union of the Thirteen Colonies remained fragile, and it was not until four years later that a constitution was drafted and a veritable federation created. As for the first president of the new republic, George Washington, he did not take up his duties until 1789 (the year of the French Revolution). According to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the United States were granted... Independence under the name "United States of America" Expansion of their territory westward to Mississippi, as well as ownership of "Indian territory" A clearly defined border with Canada and the equal partition of the Great Lakes, except for Lake Michigan, which was granted to the Americans in full Fishing rights off the banks of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia Great Britain obtained... The recognition of debts it contracted before, during, and after the conflict (to be repaid in pounds sterling) Amnesty for the Loyalists and permission for them to resettle in other British colonies (Québec, Nova Scotia, Bermuda, the British West Indies, etc.) From a geographical viewpoint, the Treaty of Versailles redrew the borders between Great Britain's colonies to the north and the United States to the south. As a result, the United States' territory doubled, while that of the Province of Québec was reduced by a third. Under the Treaty, the southwest border of the colony of Québec was redrawn so as to bisect the Great Lakes, except for Lake Michigan, which was ceded to the Americans in its entirety. Further south, Great Britain lost Florida, which was handed over to Spain. Several border disputes remained to be resolved, in particular in Nova Scotia (on the territory of present-day New Brunswick). These new Québec borders meant that the Canadians who lived in the area south of the Great Lakes instantly became American citizens. Most of the inhabitants were Amerindians, French Métis, and French-speaking Whites. All of them became English speakers over the next few decades.
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Cartoons from the 1980s @all80s.co.uk A Around the World with Willy Fog (Original Spanish title La Vuelta al Mundo de Willy Fog) is a cartoon version of Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne in the same vein as Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds, and like that series produced by BRB Internacional. The characters are anthropomorphisms of various animals, Willy Fog (Phileas Fogg in the original book by Jules Verne) himself being a lion and Romy (Aouda) and Rigadon (Passepartout) being cats. The series was broadcast on TV Asahi in Japan in 1987, with episodes 14, 18, 21 and 22 deleted from the Japanese series run. The title of the series in Japanese is Dobutsu 80 Nichikan Sekai Icho ("Animals Around the World in 80 Days")... more here Bananaman is a British comic book fictional character. He originally appeared in Nutty as the backpage strip in Issue 1, dated 16 February 1980. Becoming the comic's most popular strip, Banaman was promoted to a three-page colour strip on Nutty's front and middle pages, and subsequently a two-page colour strip when Nutty merged with The Dandy comic in 1985. The strip has appeared intermittently since, and is running as of 2005, now a three/four page colour strip drawn by Steve Bright (and before that Tom Paterson and Barry Applesby)...more here Button Moon was a popular children's television programme broadcast in the United Kingdom in the 1980s on the ITV Network. Thames Television produced each episode which lasted ten minutes and featured the adventures of Mr. Spoon who, in each episode, would travel to Button Moon in his homemade rocket-ship. Once on Button Moon (which hung in "blanket sky") they would have an adventure, and look through Mr. Spoon's telescope at someone else such as the Hare and the Tortoise, before heading back to their home planet 'Junk Planet'. Episodes would also include Mr. Spoon's wife, "Mrs. Spoon", their daughter, "Tina Tea-Spoon" and her friend "Eggbert". The series ended in 1988 after 91 episodes...more here C The Care Bears are a set of characters created by American Greetings in 1981 for use on greeting cards. The original artwork for the cards was painted by artist Elena Kucharik. In 1983, Kenner took the characters and made the first in a line of very successful teddy bears based on the Care Bears. Each Care Bear comes in a different color and with a specialised insignia on its belly: for example, "Bedtime Bear" is pastel blue and sports a sleepy-looking anthropomorphised crescent moon, and "Cheer Bear" is pink with a rainbow insignia. A spin-off collection, called the Care Bear Cousins, feature stuffed monkeys, lions, and other such animals in the same style as the teddy bears...more here Charlie Chalk was a Stop Motion animation produced in the 1980s in the UK by Woodland Productions, the creators of Postman Pat and other children's television programmes. It tells the story of Charlie Chalk - a jolly clown who, after falling asleep whilst fishing out at sea, ends up on a strange island by the name of Merrytwit (as explained in the title sequence before each episode)...more here The Mysterious Cities of Gold (Japanese: 太陽の子エステバン; Taiyō no Ko Esteban , French: Les Mystérieuses Cités d'Or) is an animated television series produced by Studio Pierrot. It was a French/Japanese co-production which originally aired in Japan on NHK (the national public broadcaster) in 1982, and in France and Belgium in 1983 on Antenne 2. It was also shown in Britain on Children's BBC, and a few years later in the United States on the Nickelodeon cable network, in Australia on the public broadcaster ABC, TV2 in New Zealand, in Iceland on RÚV, in Portugal on RTP, as well as in Sweden...more here Count Duckula is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic vegetarian vampire duck in the animated television series of the same name created by British studio Cosgrove Hall, and a spin-off from DangerMouse, a show in which an evil version of the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain. The series first aired on September 6, 1988. In all, 65 episodes
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Actress is last nude model for Playboy magazine | INFORUM Actress is last nude model for Playboy magazine By Reuters Media on Dec 3, 2015 at 10:55 a.m. Actress Pamela Anderson poses at the premiere of "The Gunman" in Los Angeles, California March 12, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni NEW YORK - Pamela Anderson is the last person to pose nude for Playboy magazine, closing a more than 60 year tradition that has seen women ranging from Madonna to Kim Kardashian and Cindy Crawford strip off for the glossy men's publication. Recommended for you Cowboy cookies a good partner for Wild West-themed Symphony Rocks Celebrity outlet Entertainment Tonight said on Thursday the former "Baywatch" star, 48, will be featured on the cover of the January/February 2016 edition that will hit newsstands on Dec. 11. Playboy, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner, announced in October that it would stop publishing nude centerfolds of women, saying they had become outdated due to the plethora of free pornography on the Internet. Anderson has appeared on the Playboy cover 13 times since 1989, more than any other celebrity. "I got a call from (Hugh Hefner's) attorney who said, 'We don't want anybody else. There's nobody else, could you do the last cover of Playboy?'" Anderson told Entertainment Tonight. The actress and model said she had checked first with her sons Brandon, 19, and Dylan 17 before agreeing because for years the boys had been "teased and made fun of, and had a few fist fights over their mom." This time both of them encouraged her to do it, she said. Anderson said she made the most of her last Playboy photo-shoot. "I took off all my clothes, and I rolled down the hill as fast as I can," she said. "I was just screaming, and hair and boobs were flying, and shoes were going everywhere." Playboy featured Marilyn Monroe on its debut cover in 1953, and printed a nude centerfold of the Hollywood actress. But the photo was bought by Hefner from a printer who made calendars and Monroe did not pose nude specifically for the magazine. Playboy's circulation has dropped from about 5.6 million in 1975 to around 800,000 in recent years. Recommended for you
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Annie Leibovitz: A life behind the lens - CNN.com Annie Leibovitz on John Lennon 08:03 Yet at times, Leibovitz's photos themselves have done the transforming. Her cover for Vanity Fair magazine of a naked, pregnant Demi Moore changed the way people perceived pregnancy and the female form, while her portraits of Caitlyn Jenner's transformation helped inform people's views of the transgender debate. Leibovitz says it's always easier to put these moments into perspective after they have happened -- and that she's always fascinated to see how her photographs themselves get transformed as history unfolds. "It's an interesting moment for me, looking back and realizing here's a photograph that has one meaning and when something like that happens -- where John was killed -- that meaning changes," she said. "I mean, sometimes you really do feel like a medium, you are sort of in a place at the right time and you feel like you are supposed to be there and these things sort of happen sometimes." Female form Among the subjects dotted throughout Leibovitz's weighty portfolio of work, strong women feature prominently. It's a focus that began more than 15 years ago with her seminal "Women" project -- a series of photos born out of a collaboration with her close confidante, author Susan Sontag, in 1999. JUST WATCHED MUST WATCH Annie Leibovitz - getting intimate with icons 08:22 Her current exhibition combines her old work with her new and presents pictures of some of the world's most accomplished women -- Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi and Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg -- next to her older but equally powerful images of showgirls, teachers and coalminers. Leibovitz tells CNN that although she missed Sontag's ability to translate the meaning behind her new photographs into words -- the author died of leukemia in 2004 -- writer and activist Gloria Steinem stepped in to help with the context, complementing Sontag's influence. "When the show went up for the first time in London. I definitely felt Susan's presence, I think she would have been very proud of this moment." Chen Man: Is this China's Annie Leibovitz? She may be proud of her work now, but Leibovitz says she was initially against the idea of a photographic series on women, considering it "too broad of a subject." "I thought it was like going out to photograph the sea or the ocean, and it wasn't going to be possible to really get a hook into it," she says. As it turns out, it's produced some of her most acclaimed work and also helped her on her own journey as a mother. "I have three young girls I am bringing up and so I feel it's really important to set an example for them. And I do that by my work." Digital transition When it comes to setting examples, Leibovitz also weighs into the recent debate around the digital transformation of images through Photoshop and airbrushing. JUST WATCHED MUST WATCH Leibovitz: Amy Schumer 'knows what she's doing' 01:47 While she says she believes it is "wrong" if retouching leaves someone looking different to reality, Leibovitz also thinks people need to relax and understand that some degree of digital manipulation is a "tool" for professional photographers, just like the work that used to be done in dark rooms. "Thank God for people like Amy Schumer sort of toeing the line or Lena Dunham toeing the line and saying, 'that's it ... don't make me look like someone I don't.' I strongly believe people should look like what they look like," she says. "Does that mean that stuff isn't done? There isn't a (magazine) cover that goes out where stuff isn't done." Leibovitz may have been quick to embrace digital photography, but it turns out she's not as quick with social media, saying she's too busy to join photograph-sharing platform Instagram. "I've watched Amy Schumer's Instagram and it's brilliant but it's like it's a full time job and I like to do everything well," she says, adding that she could one day do everything on Instagram "when things slow down a little bit." But don't hold your breath.
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Puzzles - Kids' TV (last) 31 How is the cartoon character of Norville Rogers better known? 32 Which Gerry Anderson series featured a seal called Oink? 33 Who is the arch enemy of He Man? 34 What type of bird is Professor Yaffle in Bagpuss? 35 Which organisation does Captain Scarlet work for? 36 What was the name of the cow in the Woodentops? 37 Who narrated The Wombles? 38 How were Fleegle, Drooper, Bingo and Snork collectively known? 39 Who lives in a dustbin in Sesame Street? 40 What was the name of the female companion of Andy Pandy? 33 Who is the arch enemy of He Man? Skeletor 34 What type of bird is Professor Yaffle in Bagpuss? Woodpecker 35 Which organisation does Captain Scarlet work for? Spectrum 37 Who narrated The Wombles? Bernard Cribbens 40 What was the name of the female companion of Andy Pandy? Looby Loo 36 What was the name of the cow in the Woodentops? Buttercup 38 How were Fleegle, Drooper, Bingo and Snork collectively known? Tra la la la la la la pciking up our mess for fun The Banana Splits I also knew 35 37 40. 39 Who lives in a dustbin in Sesame Street? Oscar the Grouch [I was just telling Thingummie Minor, I need to get an Oscar the Grouch, to add to my tiny collection of grumpy folk. I have a miniature Grumpy Bear. who is awfully cute. And Eeyore belongs there I guess. Grumpy from the Seven Dwarves. And maybe Dougall? Wasn't he rather sceptical in a charming sort of way, or am I remembering him wrong?] Marvin from Hitchikers guide to the galaxy. He was available as a little knitted character from the 2005 movie but I think you have to knit your own these days. Muran Buchstansangur I doubt he is available. But if he was available in toy form he would be ideal. Dougal was known as Pollux in France. Yes, Asy, he was at times charmingly sceptical about things so Creature do say, your memory is not at fault. "charmingly sceptical" is a nice way of putting it. He needed a dozen sugar lumps just to get through an episode so he wasn't a happy dog. Probably had the toothache too. He needed a dozen sugarlumps to get through an episode? �what about those of us who had to watch it � 31 Shaggy - I think someone should have got this one !! 32 Stingray - Stingray, diddle dah-dum dahdum I foudn a knited Marvin pattern but it's the wrong Marvin (from the film - not a patch on the TV series) Miniature grumps and sceptics collection. Perhaps C3PO from Star Wars might go in there too. Fun replies, guys, thanks.
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Wimple | Define Wimple at Dictionary.com wimple noun 1. a woman's headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns. 2. a fold or wrinkle, as in cloth. a curve, bend, or turn, as in a road or river. verb (used with object), wimpled, wimpling. 3. to cover or muffle with or as if with a wimple. 4. to cause to ripple or undulate, as water. 5. Archaic. to veil or enwrap. verb (used without object), wimpled, wimpling. 6. Archaic. to lie in folds, as a veil. 8. Chiefly Scot. to follow a curving course, as a road or river. Origin of wimple Old English 1100 before 1100; (noun) Middle English wimple, wimpel, Old English wimpel; cognate with Dutch, Low German wimpel, Old Norse vimpill; (v.) Middle English: to wrap in a wimple, derivative of the noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for wimple Expand Historical Examples That surely is the perfection of description; whilst the wimple of the burn is echoed in the music of the verse! Standish of Standish Jane G. Austin Her wimple is trimly plaited, and how fashionable is her cloak! British Dictionary definitions for wimple Expand noun 1. a piece of cloth draped around the head to frame the face, worn by women in the Middle Ages and still a part of the habit of some nuns 2. (Scot) a curve or bend, as in a river verb (rare) to ripple or cause to ripple or undulate 4. (transitive) (archaic) to cover with or put a wimple on 5. (archaic) (esp of a veil) to lie or cause to lie in folds or pleats Word Origin Old English wimpel; related to Old Saxon wimpal, Middle Dutch wumpel, Middle High German bewimpfen to veil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for wimple Expand n. "head covering for women," especially worn by nuns, Old English wimpel, from Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz (cf. Old Saxon wimpal, Old Frisian wimpel, Middle Dutch, Dutch wimpel, Old High German wimpal, German wimpel, Old Norse vimpill), of obscure origin. Old French guimple (French guimpe) is a Germanic loan-word. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper wimple in the Bible Expand Isa. 3:22, (R.V., "shawls"), a wrap or veil. The same Hebrew word is rendered "vail" (R.V., "mantle") in Ruth 3:15. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Free Flashcards about GK 6 Which horse was involved in the 1913 incident that killed Emily Davison? Anmer What is the meaning of "discursive"? digressing from subject to subject What was the German 'Jugendstil' known as in Britain and the USA? Art Nouveau The artists Odilon Redon and Fernand Khnopff were most closely associated with which artistic movement? Symbolism What nationality was artist Fernand Khnopff? Belgian What is the meaning of 'post hoc, ergo propter hoc'? "After which, therefore because of which" In which year did BBC Radio 2, in the guise of the BBC Light Programme, start broadcasting? 1945 What radio programme used the signature tune "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by Bryan Fahey? Pick of The Pops Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain, was which Roman writer's father-in-law? Tacitus Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain, was recalled in disgrace by which Emperor? Domitian Which Iron Age tribe had a capital at Emain Macha in Ulster? Ulaid Who had a 1955 Number 1 with "Softly, Softly"? Ruby Murray Who had UK hits with "Be My Love" and "Because You're Mine"? Mario Lanza Who took "Rose Marie" to No 1 spot in the UK IN 1954? Slim Whitman In 1955 Jimmy Young had a No 1 single with "The Man From..." - where? Laramie Which singer was the indirect cause of 1944's Columbus Day Riot? Frank Sinatra In which year did "Rock Around The Clock" hit No 1 in both the UK and the US? 1955 Both "boogie-woogie" and "rock and roll" supposedly got their names from what? Euphemisms for sex Who coined the term "Rhythm and Blues"? Jerry Wexler Which Cleveland DJ is usually credited with coining the term "rock n roll" to apply to the music of that style? Alan Freed Which band were originally called "The Rambling Yodeller And The Sandmen"? Bill Haley & The Comets Who had a 1950s hit with "Be-Bop-A Lula"? Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps Which chemical elements occupy positions 89-103 on the Periodic Table? Actinides What name is given to a 3D co-ordinate system with three planes, x, y, and Z? Cartesian What are the names given to the three sides of a right-angled triangle? Hypotenuse, Base, Altitude If theta represents the angle opposite the altitude in a right angled triangle, a is the altitude, b the base and c is the hypotenuse, what is sinθ equal to? a/c If theta represents the angle opposite the altitude in a right angled triangle, a is the altitude, b the base and c is the hypotenuse, what is cosθ equal to? b/c If theta represents the angle opposite the altitude in a right angled triangle, a is the altitude, b the base and c is the hypotenuse, what is tanθ equal to? a/b (or sinθ/cosθ) What is the meaning of sin(squared)θ? sinθsinθ An object that has both magnitude and direction in space Which letters are traditionally used for the three base vectors? i, j, k Who had a 1962 Number 1 with "Wonderful Land"? The Shadows Which artistic group was founded in 1911 by Kandinsky and Marc? Der Blaue Reiter Artist Franz Marc was born in wRhich country? Germany Who painted "Luxe, Calme et Volupte"? Matisse Who is generally held to be the originator of the Suprematist art movement? Malevich The artists Boccioni, Carra and Severeni, all Italians, belonged to which movement? Futurism What was the real name of The Big Bopper, who died in a plane crash along with Buddy Holly? JP Richardson What was the stage name of the singer Rosemary Brown? Dana Which country singer got to No. 1 in the UK with "Coward Of The County"? Kenny Rogers Who composed "The Stars And Stripes Forever"? John Phillip Sousa Who composed the waltz "Tales From The Vienna Woods"? Johann Strauss Robert-Francois Damiens attempted to assassinate (and failed, although he did wound) which king? Louis XV of France When was the Seven Years' War? 1756-63 Whose final work was 1804's "Opus Postumum"? Kant The Pregolya River, which features in Euler's 'Seven Bridges'problem, runs through which city? Kaliningrad Who wrote 1848's "The Principles Of Political Economy"? John Stuart Mill What is defined as "the composite of an organism's observable traits"? Phenotype The Japanese word 'hara',
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She | novel by Haggard | Britannica.com novel by Haggard Alternative Title: “She: A History of Adventure” Similar Topics A Tale of Two Cities She, in full She: A History of Adventure, romantic novel by H. Rider Haggard , published in 1887, about two adventurers who search for a supernatural white queen, Ayesha , or “She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed,” who is the ruler of a lost African city called Kôr. Ayesha has waited for 2,000 years for the reincarnation of her lover, whom she killed out of jealousy. She is beautiful and powerful and finds her reincarnated ideal in Leo Vincey, who is her lover’s descendant. He falls under her spell, and she attempts to make him immortal; she tries to persuade him to pass through a magic fire, but in doing so herself, she ages and crumbles into dust. Learn More in these related articles: Ayesha fictional character, the supernatural white queen of a vanished African city in the romantic novel She (1887) by H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha ("She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed") is a beautiful and majestic woman with supernatural powers who spends centuries waiting for the reincarnation of a lover from past... in Horace Rumpole ...cheap wine (“Château Thames Embankment”) and Keats’s poetry and refers to his wife as “She Who Must Be Obeyed” (an allusion to the title character of H. Rider Haggard’s She). First introduced in a 1975 BBC television drama, Rumpole reappeared many times in a television series that ran in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Mortimer based several... 2 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted References 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: July 06, 2014 URL: https://www.britannica.com/topic/She-novel-by-Haggard Access Date: January 19, 2017 Share
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Rochester vs. St. John Rivers: or Why Jane Eyre Preferred a Cynical Sinner to a Religious Zealot Rochester vs. St. John Rivers: or Why Jane Eyre Preferred a Cynical Sinner to a Religious Zealot Peter Bolt , English Department, North East Worchester College [All page and chapter references are to the Penguin Classic edition of the novel which contains an introduction and notes by Michael Mason.] I: The Bible, the Prayer Book and Jane Eyre hen the novel "Jane Eyre" opens it is with the line "there was no possibility of taking a walk that day...the cold winter had brought with it clouds so sombre..." (13) We know it is winter. Why did Charlotte Brontë chose to tell the reader the actual month, and why did she choose November? That the day chosen was in November is the starting point of this article. The intention is to show that every date mentioned in Jane Eyre has a significance far beyond the mere chronological charting of time lapses. It allows Brontë to hide within the narrative both a deep religious knowledge and strong Christian principles. In turn, this enables the weaving of an intricate web of ethics and morals passed onto countless generations of English children by such as her father, the Reverend Patrick Brontë. The effect is achieved in this novel, by constant, but unstated referral to the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. It is the book that governed England from 1662 until at least the middle of the nineteenth century. The "drear November day" does not have a specific date attached in Jane Eyre. If we look in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer we shall see that November 1st is set aside as All Saints Day. The Prayer Book has "Lessons" taken from the Holy Bible to be read on that particular day. They are taken from the Apocrypha (itself a Greek word meaning "hidden") Wisdom chapter III to v10 and Wisdom chapter V to v17. The first Lesson commences, "But the souls of the first are in God"s hand, and torment shall not touch them...". The second Lesson begins, "Then the just man shall make his stand full of assurance, to confront those who oppressed him...". Readers of Jane Eyre will realise that these two passages, when read in full, contain the total sum of Jane Eyre"s experiences in the Brontë novel. The dates do not have a significance outside the novel and at first glance seem to be of little importance within the novel. Indeed, so off-hand are the mention of the dates, a reader would easily be excused for missing the emphasis and therefore the reason for naming the actual day of the event reported. However, these dates, as communicated by Brontë, are linked to an integral part of her daily life at Haworth Vicarage. The dates in the form presented to the reader in Jane Eyre are so vital to the novel that, when interpreted, a whole new perspective is opened up to the audience. The novel moves on from a Gothic melodrama, to a work of deep religious conviction. The author metamorphoses from an isolated, naive clerics daughter with a penchant for fantasy worlds, to a passionate campaigner determined to break free from the restrictions imposed upon an intelligent, articulate mid-Victorian female without wealth or influence. It is a record of the authors existence. In this article, the motives are exposed by examining the significance of these dates alongside other devices used within the novel. Through this, the novel will be seen as nothing less than the story of a pilgrimage, a journey through life by a young Christian woman. During the course of her pilgrimage, she will be exposed to hypocrisy, deceit and spiteful condescension. Jane will be offered both an unchristian marriage, and than a loveless marriage. Only her belief in God"s teachings will save her from both. Other Portions of This Essay
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Germanic People - Tribes and Races The History of The Term Germanic Various etymologies for Latin Germani are possible. As an adjective, germani is simply the plural of the adjective germanus (from germen, "seed" or "offshoot"), which has the sense of "related" or "kindred" or "authentic". According to Strabo, the Romans introduced the name Germani, because the Germanic tribes were the authentic Celts (γνησίους Γαλάτας; gnisíous Galátas). Alternatively, it may refer from this use based on Roman experience of the Germanic tribes as allies of the Celts. The ethnonym seems to be attested in the Fasti Capitolini inscription for the year 222, DE GALLEIS INSVBRIBVS ET GERM(aneis), where it may simply refer to "related" peoples, namely related to the Gauls. Furthermore, since the inscriptions were erected only in 17 to 18 BCE, the word may be a later addition to the text. Another early mentioning of the name, this time by Poseidonios (writing around 80 BCE), is also dubious, as it only survives in a quotation by Athenaios (writing around 190 CE); the mention of Germani in this context was more likely inserted by Athenaios rather than by Poseidonios himself. The writer who apparently introduced the name "Germani" into the corpus of classical literature is Julius Caesar. He uses Germani in two slightly differing ways: one to describe any non-gaulic peoples of Germania, and one to denote the Germani Cisrhenani, a somewhat diffuse group of peoples in north-eastern Gaul, who cannot clearly be identified as either Celtic or Germanic. In this sense, Germani may be a loan from a Celtic exonym applied to the Germanic tribes, based on a word for "neighbour". Tacitus suggests that it might be from a tribe which changed its name after the Romans adapted it, but there is no evidence for this. The suggestion deriving the name from Gaulish term for "neighbour" invokes Old Irish gair, Welsh ger, "near", Irish gearr, "cut, short" (a short distance), from a Proto-Celtic root *gerso-s, further related to ancient Greek chereion, "inferior" and English gash. The Proto-Indo-European root could be of the form *khar-, *kher-, *ghar-, *gher-, "cut", from which also Hittite kar-, "cut", whence also Greek character. Apparently, the Germanic tribes did not have a self-designation ("endonym") that included all Germanic-speaking people but excluded all non-Germanic people. Non- Germanic peoples (primarily Celtic, Roman, Greek, the citizens of the Roman Empire), on the other hand, were called *walha- (this word lives forth in names such as Wales, Welsh, Cornwall, Walloons, Vlachs etc.). Yet, the name of the Suebi - which designated a larger group of tribes and was used almost indiscriminately with Germani in Caesar - was possibly a Germanic equivalent of the Latin name (*swē-ba- "authentic"). The Term of Teutonic or Deutsch Trying to identify a contemporary vernacular term and the associated nation with a classical name, Latin writers from the 10th century onwards used the learnèd adjective teutonicus (originally derived from the Teutones) to refer to East Francia ("Regnum Teutonicum") and its inhabitants. This usage is still partly present in modern English; hence the English use of "Teutons" in reference to the Germanic peoples in general besides the specific tribe of the Teutons defeated at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae in 102 BCE. The generic *þiuda- "people" occurs in many personal names such as Thiud-reks and also in the ethnonym of the Swedes from a cognate of Old English Sweo-ðēod and Old Norse: Sui-þióð (see e.g. Sö Fv1948;289). Additionally, þiuda- appears in Angel-ðēod ("Anglo-Saxon people") and Gut-þiuda ("Gothic people"). The adjective derived from this noun, *þiudiskaz, "popular", was later used with reference to the language of the people in contrast to the Latin language (earliest rec
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What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was th - Pastebin.com In what country can one find 40 species of lemurs? A: Madagascar. RAW Paste Data What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was the first motor race held that was classed as Formula 1? 1950 In the wild west, how was Henry McCarty better known? Billy The Kid How many stories did each of the World Trade Towers have? 110 What is the name of the cafe in Coronation Street? Roy's Rolls According to the BBC how many rooms are there in Buckingham Palace? 775 What is the busiest single-runway airport in the world? London Gatwick By number of films made, which country has the largest film industry? India Who lit the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics? Muhammad Ali On what day of the year is St George's day held? 23rd of April The scientific unit lumen is used in the measurement of what? Light Which Apollo moon mission was the first to carry a lunar rover vehicle? Apollo 15 Who wrote the Twilight series of novels? Stephenie Meyer What is the capital of India? New Delhi Who wrote the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat'? Edward Lear Which country had a secret police force known as the Tonton Macoute? Haiti In which city is the European Parliament based? Strasbourg Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit? Apple Which organ of the body is affected by Bright's Disease? Kidney What is the boiling point of water in Kelvin? 373 K What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier? The whip What name was given to the Samurai code of honour? Bushido What colour is the bullseye on a standard dartboard? Red What song does the main character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day? I Got You Babe What is the only Central American country in which baseball, not soccer, is the people's favourite sport? Nicaragua What is the largest fresh water lake in North America? Lake Superior Which South American country was named after the Italian city of Venice? Venezuela How many rounds are there in an olympic boxing match? 4 The highest temperature ever recorded outside in the shade was recorded in Azizah, in Africa. In which country is this city located? Libya Which Hasbro `action figure` got its name from a Robert Mitchum film? G.I. Joe In which country is the highest mountain in South America? Argentina How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates? 7 If you were putting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9? 20 Which famous group performed the first ever song on Top Of The Pops in 1964? The Rolling Stones Who wrote the novel Revolutionary Road, which was made into a successful feature film? Richard Yates Which supermodel is seen pole dancing in the White Stripes video for the song `I Just Don`t Know What To Do With Myself`? Kate Moss Which band has released albums titled `Word Gets Around`, `Just Enough Education To Perform` and `Pull The Pin`? Stereophonics In the Adrian Mole Diaries, what is the surname of his girlfriend? Braiwaithe Charlotte Edwards led England`s women to World Cup glory in which sport in March 2009? Cricket What is sake made from? Rice Affenpinscher, Keeshond and Leonberger are all types of what? Dog Who won the 2009 Rugby World Sevens Cup? Wales Who is the only player to win a Champion`s League medal, the Premiership and the FA Cup, and to be relegated from the Premiership without going on to play in the Championship? Kanu With which club did David Beckham make his football league debut? Preston North End Who is the host of the TV show Q.I.? Stephen Fry Anyone Can Fall In Love was a chart hit set to the theme tune of which TV show? EastEnders Who is the only character to appear in the first ever Coronation Street who is still in the show at 2009? Ken Barlow The film `Black Hawk Down` was loosely based on a true incident that took place in 1993 in which country? Somalia What word does the bird constantly repeat in Edgar Allan Poe`s classic poem `The Raven`? Nevermore In the board game `Risk`, what c
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Eight year old Bailey Matthews who has cerebral palsy won an award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2015 ‘for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity’ named after which late female Sports presenter?
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Mo Farah snub in Spoty award ‘really sad’, says Alistair Brownlee https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/dec/19/mo-farah-bbc-sports-personality-2016-award-alistair-brownlee <p>• Double Olympic champion finished only fourth in voting<br>• ‘Maybe some people don’t see him as British’</p><p>Alistair Brownlee has admitted his surprise that Mo Farah yet again failed to make the top three of the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday night and suggested it might be because “some people don’t see him as British”.</p><p>Brownlee said he would have voted for Farah, who came fourth in the awards despite <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2016/aug/21/mo-farah-wins-the-double-double-gold-medals-video-highlights">retaining his Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m titles in style in Rio</a>, and felt it was “really sad” that he did not get the respect his success deserved.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/dec/18/andy-murray-wins-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2016">Andy Murray wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2016 award</a> </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-interactive/2016/dec/19/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2016-behind-the-scenes">BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2016 – behind the scenes</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/dec/19/mo-farah-bbc-sports-personality-2016-award-alistair-brownlee">Continue reading...</a> BBC Sports Personality of the Year Andy Murray Andy Murray’s Sports Personality treble shows how he has won over the nation | Kevin Mitchell https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/dec/19/andy-murray-sports-personality-third-time <p>Britons are slow to embrace genius but winning the BBC award for a third time underscores the Scot’s right to be considered our greatest athlete</p><p>Anyone But Murray, eh? The ABM meme could hardly seem more tatty and irrelevant now, seven years after it was spawned with spite and ignorance, before the difficult Scot had proved Little Englanders and other snipers wrong with his eloquent tennis racket.</p><p>Instead, the question that is now being asked – and answered in the affirmative – across nearly every media platform is an uplifting one: is Andy Murray this country’s greatest-ever athlete?</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/nov/21/andy-murray-dad-wedding-spoty-knighthood">Andy Murray concerned about father’s wedding, not knighthood or Spoty title</a> </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/dec/16/andy-murray-novak-djokovic-world-no1-2016">How Andy Murray chased down Novak Djokovic to end 2016 on top of the world | Andy Bull</a> </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/nov/21/andy-murray-world-no1-novak-djokovic">Andy Murray’s work ethic is behind his rise to No1 and he can stay there | Kevin Mitchell</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/dec/19/andy-murray-sports-personality-third-time">Continue reading...</a> Andy Murray Andy Murray wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2016 award https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/dec/18/andy-murray-wins-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2016 <p>World tennis No 1 becomes first person to win award three times, with triathlete Alistair Brownlee second and equestrian Nick Skelton third</p><p>Andy Murray capped a glorious year, in which he lifted the Wimbledon title, stormed to Olympic gold and became the first British tennis player to reach No 1 in the world, by winning Sports Personality of the Year for a record third time.</p><p>Murray, a massive 1-7 on favourite with bookmakers beforehand, beat the gold medal-winning triathlete Alistair Brownlee into second place, with 58-year-old showjumper <a draggable="true" href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/19/veteran-showjumper-nick-skelton-olympic-gold-big-time">Nick Skelton</a>, who became the oldest British gold medallist since 1908 in Rio, in third.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/
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BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs - Presenters Desert Island Discs Presenters Roy Plomley Roy Plomley, the programme's creator, presented the programme for 43 years. Starting out as a stage and film actor, he began working in radio in 1936 as an announcer on Radio Normandy. Following a stint with International Radio, broadcasting from Paris and London, he began to freelance for the BBC in 1940. Although he also wrote plays, and presented other programmes such as One Minute, Please, he will be forever associated with Desert Island Discs. He wrote several books about the programme: Desert Island Discs (1975), Desert Island Picks (1982) and Desert Island Lists (1984, with his producer then, Derek Drescher). Michael Parkinson Michael Parkinson was asked to take the chair following Roy Plomley's death in May 1985. His first castaway, on 5th January 1986, was the film director Alan Parker. Parkinson, widely celebrated for his successful TV chat-show, had already himself appeared as a castaway on 19th Feb 1972. Between 1986 and 1988, he presented nearly 100 programmes but by the end of 1987 he'd decided to move on. On 13th March 1988 he interviewed his final castaway - athlete Brendan Foster Sue Lawley Sue Lawley was well-known as a TV reporter, newsreader and presenter & had appeared as a castaway on 8th November 1987, interviewed by Michael Parkinson. Her first guest was Lord Hailsham (Quintin Hogg), who was castaway on 27th March 1988. Describing the role as “one of the best jobs in broadcasting”, Sue went on to interview a further 771 people from all aspects of public life including politics, entertainment, science and sport. On 27th August 2006, her final castaway was the actress Dame Joan Plowright, Sir Laurence Olivier’s widow. Kirsty Young Journalist and broadcaster Kirsty Young opened her tenure as presenter by interviewing the illustrator Quentin Blake on 1st October 2006. Among her guests have been musicians Morrissey, Sir Tom Jones, Alice Cooper, and Barry Manilow, politicians Nick Clegg, Alex Salmond and Alan Johnson, actors Sir Michael Caine, Kathy Burke and June Spencer. In addition to Desert Island Discs, since 2008 she has been the presenter of Crimewatch on BBC One and has also presented the documentary series The British Family and The British at Work. Other Desert Island Discs presenters Two other people have presented editions of Desert Island Discs - Leslie Perowne, Head of Popular Record Programmes at the BBC, who interviewed Roy Plomley the first time he appeared as a castaway in May 1942. On the second occasion Plomley was castaway, in May 1958, he was interviewed by Eamonn Andrews. Strictly speaking, therefore, six people have presented Desert Island Discs over its sixty years, although only Roy Plomley, Michael Parkinson, Sue Lawley and Kirsty Young can genuinely be called 'Desert Island Discs presenters' in the accepted sense.
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In the human body what is the common name for the third molar teeth?
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The Teeth (Human Anatomy): Diagram, Names, Number, and Conditions Next The teeth are the hardest substances in the human body. Besides being essential for chewing, the teeth play an important role in speech. Parts of the teeth include: • Enamel: The hardest, white outer part of the tooth . Enamel is mostly made of calcium phosphate, a rock-hard mineral. • Dentin: A layer underlying the enamel. Dentin is made of living cells, which secrete a hard mineral substance. • Pulp: The softer, living inner structure of teeth. Blood vessels and nerves run through the pulp of the teeth. • Cementum: A layer of connective tissue that binds the roots of the teeth firmly to the gums and jawbone. • Periodontal ligament: Tissue that helps hold the teeth tightly against the jaw. A normal adult mouth has 32 teeth, which (except for wisdom teeth ) have erupted by about age 13: • Incisors (8 total): The middlemost four teeth on the upper and lower jaws. • Canines (4 total): The pointed teeth just outside the incisors. • Premolars (8 total): Teeth between the canines and molars. • Molars (8 total): Flat teeth in the rear of the mouth , best at grinding food. • Wisdom teeth or third molars (4 total): These teeth erupt at around age 18, but are often surgically removed to prevent displacement of other teeth. The crown of each tooth projects into the mouth . The root of each tooth descends below the gum line, into the jaw. Teeth Conditions Cavities (caries): Bacteria evade removal by brushing and saliva and damage the enamel and deeper structures of teeth. Most cavities occur on molars and premolars. Tooth decay : A general name for disease of the teeth, including cavities and caries. Periodontitis : Inflammation of the deeper structures of the teeth (periodontal ligament, jawbone, and cementum). Poor oral hygiene is usually to blame. Gingivitis : Inflammation of the surface portion of the gums, around and between the crowns of the teeth. Plaque and tartar buildup can lead to gingivitis . Plaque : A sticky, colorless film made of bacteria and the substances they secrete. Plaque develops quickly on teeth after eating sugary food, but can be easily brushed off. Tartar : If plaque is not removed, it mixes with minerals to become tartar, a harder substance. Tartar requires professional cleaning for removal. Overbite : The upper teeth protrude significantly over the lower teeth. Underbite : The lower teeth protrude significantly past the upper teeth. Rinsing teeth : Rinsing daily with an antiseptic mouthwash kills bacteria that cause bad breath and gum disease . Teeth cleaning : Professional teeth cleaning every six months may help prevent teeth and gum disease. Tooth filling : Drilling out the diseased part of a tooth and packing the space with a mineral filling can prevent a cavity from destroying the tooth. Root canal : The deep pulp of a tooth is drilled out, cleaned, and filled. A root canal is done when damage to the teeth has affected the deep pulp. Tooth extraction : If a tooth is too damaged to repair with a filling or root canal, it may be removed. Wisdom teeth are often extracted to prevent displacement of the other teeth. Braces : An artificial device or system that places teeth under tension for a long period of time. Eventually, braces can help crooked teeth become realigned. Mouth guard : A plastic mouthpiece can provide protection from teeth grinding and injury during sports. Dental sealants : A plastic sealant applied to the teeth can help block bacteria from hiding in crevices on teeth surfaces. Sealants can help prevent cavities. Teeth whitening : Over-the-counter and professional chemical treatments can bleach teeth to a brighter white. Tooth sensitivity is the most common side effect. WebMD Image Collection Reviewed by William Blahd, MD on October 22, 2015 Sources
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The minnow family (Cyprinidae) is the largest family of fishes in North America and contains about 2100 species Minnows (Family Cyprinidae) Keith Farnand The minnow family (Cyprinidae) is the largest family of fishes in North America and contains about 2100 species worldwide (Page & Burr, 1991). It is present on all continents except South America, Australia, and Antarctica with its greatest diversity in the South East Asia region. In North America we have about 230 of the 2100 species present in our waters. The name minnow is often applied to mud minnows (family Umbridae), killifishes (Cyprinodontidae), and in general, many of the smaller juvenile fishes (Phillips, Smid, & Underhill, 1982). In order for a fish to be a true minnow, though, it must be of the family Cyprinidae. Most minnows are usually small, but some, such as the introduced grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) and some other species native to western North America grow to a size of 20-100lbs. The minnow is often thought to be any small fish, but in fact, they can grow to be as long as 3m and up to 100 lbs. The smallest of the minnow family matures at a length of 10mm. The physical characteristics of minnows are sometimes easily confused with that of the sucker, since they are closely related, but they are different in many ways. Minnows lack the sucker-like mouth, but some minnows such as the longnose dace (Rhinichtys cataractae) do resemble the mouth of a sucker somewhat. Both suckers and minnows lack teeth in the mouth, instead both have pharyngeal teeth deep in the throat that grinds the food up against the basioccipital bone. Minnows, however, have more teeth than the suckers. The minnow may have up to three rows of teeth where the sucker would only have one row. Also, minnows do not have spines, except for some non-native species such as the carp (Cyprinus carpio) and goldfish (Carassius auratus) (Eddy & Underhill, 1969). Generally, minnows have 1 dorsal fin, and a pair of abdominal pelvic fins. The dorsal usually has less than 10 rays, but some of the introduced species may have more than 10. The members of the minnow family always posses a lateral line which is used for motion detection. Minnows are very important fishes to the aquatic community as they serve as a food source for many of the larger predatory fishes, as well as birds. They are valuable to these larger fishes since they are easily found in large numbers and are usually quite small which makes them easy to catch. Also, minnows are of value to humans economically. For many years bluntnose (Pimephales notatus), fathead (Pimephales promelas), and shiner (Luxilus cornutus) minnows have been used as bait for both commercial and sportfishing. As a result the bait industry of North America has become quite large, and depends upon the abundance of minnows for growth. There are some minnows that are used for food such as the carp, but generally speaking they are not thought of as a food source due to their extensive ribs, and often "muddy" taste (Eddy & Underhill, 1969). Minnows show a great deal of variation in their food sources. They can be either omnivores or carnivores. The omnivores tend to eat more herbaceous materials and thus have molar-like teeth that are used for grinding up the food. They also have specialized intestines that are longer and are black in color since the plant food takes longer to digest. The minnows that feed on minute animal lifeforms generally spend most of their time in the middle of the water column, since that is the most abundant source of food for them. These minnows have hooked teeth with or without serrations that are used to either pierce the skin, or shred the prey (Eddy & Underhill, 1969). Minnows are able to occupy a wide variety of habitats as a result of their ability to feed on common plant/animal life in streams, lakes, and rivers. Also, as water temperature decreases in minnow environments, they become more and more nocturnal (Greenwood & Metcalfe, 1998). This study used the minnow Phoxinus phoxinus and showed that as w
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What is the Iditarod which takes place in Alaska?
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About The Iditarod – Iditarod “The Last Great Race on Earth®” You can’t compare it to any other competitive event in the world! A race covering 1000 miles of the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature has to offer. She throws jagged mountain ranges, frozen river, dense forest, desolate tundra and miles of windswept coast at the mushers and their dog teams. Add to that temperatures far below zero, winds that can cause a complete loss of visibility, the hazards of overflow, long hours of darkness and treacherous climbs and side hills, and you have the Iditarod. A race extraordinaire, a race only possible in Alaska. From Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast. It has been called the “Last Great Race on Earth®” and it has won worldwide acclaim and interest. American film crews as well as film crews from around the world have covered the event. Journalists from outdoor magazines, adventure magazines, newspapers and wire services flock to Anchorage and Nome to record the excitement. It’s not just a sled dog race, it’s a race in which unique men and woman compete. Mushers enter from all walks of life. Fishermen, lawyers, doctors, miners, artists, natives, Canadians, Swiss, French and others. Men and women each with their own story, each with their own reasons for going the distance. Hundreds of volunteers, men and women, students and village residents all help to organize and stage the event. They man headquarters at Wasilla, Anchorage, and Nome. They fly volunteers, veterinarians, dog food and supplies. They act as checkers, coordinators, and family supporters of each musher. The Spirit of Alaska! More Than a Race… The race pits man and animal against nature, against wild Alaska at her best and as each mile is covered, it is a tribute to Alaska’s history and the role the sled dog’ played. The Iditarod is a tie to that colorful past. The Iditarod Trail, now a National Historic Trail, had its beginnings as a mail and supply route from the coastal towns of Seward and Knik to the interior mining camps at Flat, Ophir, Ruby and beyond to the west coast communities of Unalakleet, Elim, Golovin, White Mountain and Nome. Mail and supplies went in. Gold came out. All via dog sled. Heroes were made, legends were born. In 1925, part of the Iditarod Trail became a life saving highway for epidemic-stricken Nome. Diphtheria threatened and serum had to be brought in; again by intrepid dog mushers and their faithful hard-driving dogs. Throughout the years, the sled dogs were important to day to day life in the villages and throughout Alaska. All of these examples and more are a part of Alaska’s history. Redington had two reasons for organizing the long-distance Iditarod Race: to save the sled dog culture and Alaskan huskies, which were being phased out of existence due to the introduction of snowmobiles in Alaska; and to preserve the historical Iditarod Trail between Seward and Nome. These reasons were his life’s work. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has over time grown and helped to accomplished the goals that Joe Redington Sr. lived. An Event for All Alaska Anchorage is the starting line. From there, the field of dog teams run 11 miles. After a restart in the Matanuska Valley, , the mushers leave the land of highways and bustling activity and head out to the Yentna Station Roadhouse, Skwentna and then up through Finger Lake, Rainy Pass, over the Alaska Range and down the other side to the Kuskokwim River — into the interior and on to the mighty Yukon — a river highway that takes the teams west through the arctic tundra. The race route is alternated every other year, one year going north through Cripple, Ruby and Galena, the next year south through Iditarod, Shageluk, Anvik. Finally, they’re on the coast — Unalakleet, Shaktoolik, Koyuk, Elim, Golovin, White Mountain and into Nome where a hero’s welcome is the custom for musher number 1 or 61! The route encompasses large metropolitan areas and small native villages. It causes a yearly spurt of activity, increased airplane traffic an
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Which motor company now manufactures the Mini and the Mini Cooper?
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The 2014 Mini Cooper Is The Future Of BMW The 2014 Mini Cooper Is The Future Of BMW Go to permalink Do you want to know the deepest, darkest secrets of the future of the BMW brand? With the possible exception of the i3 and i8, these secrets don't lie under the hood of any car with a roundel badge; they're hidden within this guy, the 2014 Mini Cooper . No, seriously. Advertisement It's going to be hard to avoid size-related puns when I write about the all-new Cooper. Yes, its name is Mini, which implies that it's small, but this one is more grown up than ever, both figuratively and literally. It's also a really big deal for the BMW brand, as its mechanical parts will underpin a huge family of new cars, both Minis and Bimmers. Okay, so how is it to actually drive? Pretty damn good, it turns out. Both Cooper and Cooper S are quick, handle great, have a vastly improved interior and ride quality over the outgoing car, and boast a very impressive array of technology at a good price. Advertisement But the new car's size increase, as well as its newfound maturity, means it's not quite as tossable and ridiculous and prone to shenanigans as its smaller predecessors. (Full disclosure: Mini needed me to drive the 2014 Cooper so badly that they flew me to Puerto Rico and put me up in an obscenely fancy hotel on the beach. I was just happy to not be on the frozen-ass East Coast anymore. I would have done this drive in a Zetas-controlled shantytown in Mexico if it meant warmer weather. I should also note that I own a 2008 Cooper S, which I rather like quite a bit, and I asked to go on this drive so I could compare the new one to my car.) Few cars have had an evolution as strange and fascinating as the Mini Cooper. It started life as Alec Issigonis' ultra-tiny, ultra-efficient car, and then at the start of the last decade it was reborn as a sport-oriented premium hatchback that survived BMW's ill-fated and bizarre marriage to the Rover Group, may British Racing God rest its soul. This Rear-Engine Hatchback Almost Became The New Mini Cooper This Rear-Engine Hatchback Almost Became The New Mini Cooper This Rear-Engine Hatchback Almost Became The New… In 1994, BMW made the curious decision to buy Britain's beleaguered Rover Group. It… Read more Read more Over the years BMW has grown the Mini lineup to include convertibles, two-seat coupes, and even small crossovers — with extremely mixed results at times — but Mini has always kind of been out there on its own, doing its own thing with its own engines and platforms. Advertisement Sponsored Not anymore! BMW has channeled its inner Bun B and told Mini, "Baby you been rollin' solo, time to get down with the team!" The new Cooper is now integral to BMW's future products. Everything is new on the new Cooper. New transmissions, new engines, new interior, new chassis, and new electrics. It rides on an entirely new front-wheel drive platform called UKL that will underpin the next generation of Mini models and some BMWs, starting with a four-door Cooper and the 2-Series Active Tourer . The Four-Door 2015 Mini Cooper: Why God Why? The Four-Door 2015 Mini Cooper: Why God Why? The Four-Door 2015 Mini Cooper: Why God Why? Wait a second, I got it! The four-door version of the 2015 Mini Cooper is something for people who… Read more Read more Yes, BMW is going front-drive, get over it. Frankly it's amazing they lasted this long, given the way fuel economy standards lord over everything carmakers do these days. And for the first time ever, the Cooper's engines are all-Bimmer, all the time. Gone are the previous motors co-developed with Chrysler and PSA Peugeot Citroën. Now there's a 1.5-liter three-cylinder engine and a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, both with a BMW TwinPower twin-scroll turbo. That three-cylinder will go into the BMW i8 hybrid supercar, and the engineers heavily implied the new four-cylinder could see future duty in cars like the 320i or 328i. Advertisement This is why it makes sense that more than ever, the Cooper now drives like a small BMW. The first-generation R53 Cooper felt the most
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Sir Henry Cooper, the former boxer, dies aged 76 - Telegraph Sir Henry Cooper, the former boxer, dies aged 76 Sir Henry Cooper, the former heavyweight boxer, has died aged 76. Image 1 of 4 Henry Cooper knocks down Muhammad Ali, during the fourth round of their world heavyweight fight, at Wembley in 1963 Photo: PA Henry Cooper takes on Muhammad Ali at Wembley in 1963 Photo: PA Image 1 of 4 Sir Henry Cooper with his grandson Henry James after receiving a knighthood in 2000 Photo: PA Follow The heavyweight was best known for knocking down a young Cassius Clay in 1963, in a fight which many commentators believed he should have won. He floored Ali in the fourth round with "Enry's Ammer" - his trademark left hook - but Ali was given the chance to recover when his corner claimed he needed to change his ripped gloves. Ali eventually won the non-title fight at Wembley, with Cooper bleeding, as was common in his fights, around the eyes. Ali triumphed again when they boxed three years later but Cooper remained a favourite with the British public. In 1970, Sir Henry become the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion, and cemented his reputation as one of the greatest post-war home-grown boxers. Related Articles 01 May 2011 He remains the only boxer to have won three Lonsdale belts outright. He was knighted in 2000. Robert Smith, the general secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control, paid tribute to Cooper tonight and described him as "one of the sporting icons, not just for the boxing public but sport in general". Speaking to Sky Sports News, Smith continued: "He fought Muhammad Ali twice, once when he was Cassius Clay and once when he was Muhammad Ali, and he put up wonderful performances. "Ali is possibly the greatest athlete there's ever been and Henry put up a great performance and just wasn't quite good enough on both occasions - but he's not the only one who wasn't good enough to beat Ali. "Ali was one of the first 'big' heavyweights and Henry lost to Joe Bugner, who was 15-odd stone and Henry was 14 - just bigger men. For such a small man, he put up some great performances in a world-class context." On the affection in which Cooper was held, he added: "It's not just the boxing and your ability, it's the personality as well. "He won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year on two occasions, which is a tremendous feat for a boxer. Everyone called him 'Our Enry', and he was much loved, he served boxing wonderfully."
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Established in 1923, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, is Turkey's oldest?
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Turkey - Republican People's Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi--CHP) DSP - Democratic Left Party Republican People's Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi--CHP) The Republican People's Party (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi or CHP) is the oldest political party in the Republic of Turkey. The party was established during the Congress of Sivas as a union of resistance groups against the invasion of Anatolia. The union represented the Turkish people as a unified front during the Turkish War of Independence. On September 9, 1923 People's Party officially declared itself as a political organization and on October 29, 1923 announced the Republican regime by this distancing itself, also Turkey, from non-partisan democracy. On 10 November 1924 the People's Party renamed itself "Republican People's Party" (CHP) as the Turkey was moving into Single-Party period. Throughout his presidency, repeatedly extended by the assembly, Atat�rk governed Turkey essentially by personal rule in a one-party state. He founded the Republican People's Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi--CHP) in 1923 to represent the nationalist movement in elections and to serve as a vanguard party in support of the Kemalist reform program. Atat�rk's Six Arrows were an integral part of the CHP's political platform. By controlling the CHP, Atat�rk also controlled the assembly and assured support there for the government he had appointed. Atat�rk regarded a stage of personal authoritarian rule as necessary to secure his reforms before he entrusted the government of the country to the democratic process. Prior to 1950, the Republic of Turkey was essentially a one-party state ruled by the Republican People's Party, which had been created by Atat�rk to implement the Six Arrows of Kemalism. Although there had been abortive experiments with "loyal opposition" parties in the mid-1920s and in 1930, it was not until 1946 that the CHP permitted political parties to form and contest elections, albeit in a politically controlled environment. The Democrat Party was founded in 1946 by CHP members who were dissatisfied with the authoritarian style of the CHP but who otherwise supported the party's Kemalist principles. The DP emphasized the need to end various restrictions on personal freedom so that Turkey could become a democracy. Reform of laws governing political parties and electoral activities--measures that would enable the DP to compete on an equal basis with the CHP--were enacted prior to the 1950 parliamentary elections. Consequently, those elections were the first free ones since the founding of the republic in 1923. The DP won a large majority of seats in the assembly and thus took over the government from the CHP. The DP retained control of the government throughout the 1950s, a period during which it enacted legislation that restricted news media freedom and various civil liberties. As the DP steadily became less tolerant of dissent, the CHP gradually moved in the opposite direction, abandoning its authoritarian stance and becoming an advocate of civil rights. The DP's efforts to suppress opposition to its policies provoked a political crisis that culminated in a May 1960 military coup. The DP subsequently was dissolved, but the Justice Party, which was established in 1961, was widely perceived as its successor and attracted most of its supporters. In the 1961 parliamentary elections that led to the restoration of civilian government, the Justice Party won the second largest number of seats and thus established itself as the principal competitor of the CHP, which had won a plurality of seats. In the subsequent nineteen years, the rivalry between the Justice Party and the CHP remained a significant feature of Turkish politics. Although both parties proclaimed their loyalty to Kemalist ideals, they evolved distinct ideological positions. S�leyman Demirel, who became leader of the Justice Party in 1964, favored economic policies that benefited private entrepreneurs and industrialists. In contrast, B�lent Ecevit, who became leader of the CHP in 1965, believed in a form
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Cyprus: The ancient island of Aphrodite - CNN.com When the Ottoman Empire launched a successful full-scale attack in 1570, the scene was set for the divisions between Turkish and Greek Cypriots that exist on the Mediterranean island until today. Cyprus in the 20th century By the time Cyprus came under British administration in 1878, Greek Cypriots were already agitating for union with Greece. A referendum in 1950 that was boycotted by Turkish Cypriots came out heavily in favor of union with Greece. Inter-communal violence fractured the Turkish and Greek Cypriot communities after the country gained independence in 1960 and Turkey threatened to invade in a series of events that became a Cold War flashpoint in 1963 and 1964. Only the involvement of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson halted a Turkish invasion when he stated that the U.S. would not stand beside the NATO member in the event of a Soviet invasion of Turkish territory. In July 1974, the Greek military junta backed a coup d'etat in Cyprus. In response Turkey launched military intervention and by August it had landed thousands of troops and successfully partitioned the island along what is known as the "Green Line." Around 180,000 Greek Cypriots were forced south and some 50,000 Turkish Cypriots moved into vacant properties in the northern Turkish occupied zone. Cyprus has existed as a de-facto divided country ever since and the events of the bloody summer of 1974 still dominate, not just the politics of the island, but Greco-Turkish relations in general. Locals playing backgammon outside a cafe in Nicosia. In 1983, the administration in northern Cyprus declared the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)"; an entity that is not recognized internationally by any country other than Turkey. Efforts to resolve the conflict have ended in failure. Attempts at reconciliation In 2004, the Annan Plan, named after then U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, led to a referendum on reunification which was supported by Turkish Cypriots but rejected by the Greek side as being too heavily weighted in favor of the Turkish side. Despite this setback, Cypriots have been chipping away at partition. In 2008, Greek Cypriots demolished a key section of the barrier dividing the island's capital city Nicosia. Ledra Street -- a pedestrianized shopping area -- became the sixth crossing point on the divided island. At the time, the move was welcomed by then leader of the Turkish north Ferdi Sabit Soyer who was reported as calling it "a positive development." In 2004, Cyprus gained accession to the European Union which recognized its entry as a whole but suspended its legislation in the Turkish north, saying that "these areas are outside of the customs and fiscal territory of the EU. But the EU notes that this does not affect the personal rights of Turkish Cypriots as EU citizens." Economic ups and downs Erratic growth in the 1990s -- largely due to fluctuations in tourist arrivals that reflected the island's political instability -- gave way to stronger growth. The Republic of Cyprus was first listed as an advanced economy by the International Monetary Fund in 2001. According to the IMF, Cypriots are among the most prosperous people in in the Mediterranean region with GDP per capita surpassing $26,000 in 2012. Economists say the turnaround was made all the more spectacular when partition is taken into account. After 1974, Cypriots in the south lost 65% of their hotel and tourist accommodation, 46% of its industrial sector and 56% of its mining and quarrying production. The Republic of Cyprus experienced rapid economic growth as it rebuilt its tourism industry after losing much of its infrastructure in the north after the invasion of 1974. In the north, however, the economy struggles. According to the CIA World Factbook, its GDP remains one quarter the size of the south and, with Turkey its primary public and private investor, its per capita GDP is around half that of the south. Demonstrators against the EU bailout pamphlet during a student parade in March in Nicosia, Meanwhile, Cyprus has s
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Political Offices | Rome Across Europe Rome Across Europe shawntnorris@aol.com Leave a comment Welcome to Rome Across Europe! Last week we explored a primarily religious role in Ancient Rome that ended up bleeding over into the government when we uncovered the Pontifex Maximus . For further information on this role please check out both Pontifex Maximus: The Greatest Bridge-Builder and Pontifex Maximus: From the Republic’s End to the Present . Exploring that supreme position leads us into today’s journey as we discover the College of Pontiffs ! College of Pontiffs The College of Pontiffs ( Latin : Collegium Pontificum) was a body of the ancient Roman state whose members were the highest-ranking priests of the state religion . The college consisted of the Pontifex Maximus and the other Pontifices, the Rex Sacrorum , the 15 Flamines , and the Vestales . Goddess (Vesta or Concordia), extending a patera, emblem of the Epulones. The College of Pontiffs was 1 of the 4 major priestly colleges of Rome. The others were the Augurs (who read omens), the Quindecimviri Sacris Faciundis (15 men who carry out the rites), and the Epulones (who set up feasts at festivals). The title Pontifex comes from the Latin for Bridge Builder, a possible allusion to a very early role in placating the gods and spirits associated with the Tiber River . Ancient Roman scholar and writer Varro cites this position as meaning “able to do”. The Pontifex Maximus was the most important member of the college. Until 104 BC, the Pontifex Maximus held the sole power in appointing members to the other priesthoods in the college. The Flamens were priests in charge of 15 official cults of Roman religion , each assigned to a particular god. The 3 Major Flamens ( Flamines Maiores ) were the Flamen Dialis (High Priest of Jupiter ), the Flamen Martialis (High Priest of Mars ), and the Flamen Quirinalis (High Priest of Quirinus ). Flamines, distinguished by their pointed headdress, as part of a procession on the Augustan Altar of Peace. The deities cultivated by the 12 Flamines Minores were Carmenta , Ceres , Falacer , Flora , Furrina , Palatua , Pomona , Portunes , Volcanus (Vulcan), Volturnus , and 2 whose names are lost. One of their most important duties was their guardianship of the Libri Pontificales (Pontifical Books). Among these were the Acta , Annales (yearly records of magistrates and important events), Fasti , Indigitamenta , Ritualia (rituals) and Commentarii . These items were under the sole possession of the College of Pontiffs and only they were allowed to consult these items when necessary. The Lex Acilia de Intercalando bestowed power on the college to manage the calendar. Thus, they determined the days which religious and political meetings could be held, when sacrifices could be offered, votes cast, and senatorial decisions brought forth. The most prominent feature of the ruins that were once the Temple of Vesta is the hearth (seen here in the foreground). The Vestal Virgins were the only female members of the college. They were in charge of guarding Rome’s sacred hearth, keeping the flame burning inside the Temple of Vesta . Young girls were chosen for this position between ages 6 to 10 years old. These girls were obligated to perform the rites and obligations, including remaining chaste, for 30 years. Membership in the various colleges of priests, including the College of Pontiffs, was usually an honor offered to members of politically powerful or wealthy families. Membership for the male priests was for life, while the female Vestal Virgins had a time limit. During the Rēgnum Rōmānum of Roman history, the Pontiffs were primarily Concilia (Advisers) of the kings. However, after the expulsion of the last Roman King in 510 BC, the College of Pontiffs became religious advisers to the Roman Senate . Chief Pontiff Lepidus (seated), Antony and Octavian in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar (c. 42 BC). As the most important of the 4 priestly colleges, the College of Pontiffs’ duties involved advising the Senate on issues pertaining
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Pontius Pilate Pontius Pilate Pontius Pilate was the Roman official who gave the final order for the crucifixion. According to the gospels, he actually believed that Jesus was innocent, and wanted to save him, but was pressured into ordering his death by the Jewish religious leaders and a disorderly crowd of spectators. Why did Pilate give in to the pressure even though he believed that Jesus was innocent? To try to answer this question, we first need to examine his previous life and how it may have affected his attitudes and his character. Some evidence suggests that Pilate had served as an officer in the Roman army before he was sent to Judea. If so, he probably came from the equestrian (knightly) class of Romans, one step down from the senatorial class. But he may have gained some additional status through marriage, because one source says that his wife, Claudia Procula, was a niece of Emperor Tiberius. He was appointed to his position in Judea in 26 AD, and held it for about ten years. His official title, Praefect, is usually translated as "governor". His two main duties were to keep order in the country and to make sure that all imperial tax revenues were collected and sent to Rome. The Jewish historians Josephus and Philo describe Pontius Pilate as a stubborn, inflexible, and cruel man who had no respect for the Jewish people. Perhaps because of his military background, he may have sometimes used force when it wasn't necessary. On one occasion he told his soldiers to disguise themselves in civilian clothes, with their swords hidden under their cloaks, and mingle with a crowd of demonstrators. After they were in position, he signaled for them to pull out their weapons and attack. In the ensuing bloodbath, hundreds of people were killed. But Pilate may not have been any more brutal than other governors of Judea, because harsh measures were often necessary to keep the province under control. Most of the population felt an intense hatred for the Romans, and any small dispute could quickly develop into a riot or uprising. Trouble was especially likely during the annual Passover festival, when people from all over the country gathered in Jerusalem. For that reason, Roman governors always made it a point to be in the city at that time. It was during one such Passover festival that Jesus was brought before Pilate. The governor was apparently irritated at having to deal with the case, perhaps because it was brought to him quite early in the morning. The early start was prompted by the Jewish religious leaders, who evidently wanted quick action on the case. Some scholars have suggested that they pushed for quick action in order to allow less time for the followers of Jesus to organize a protest in his support. Because he was very popular among the common people, such a protest could have attracted large crowds and possibly even developed into a riot. Actually, most of the people in Jerusalem probably didn't even know that Jesus was in custody, because he had been arrested very late the previous night. A group of armed men, aided by the traitor Judas Iscariot, had seized him and brought him to the Jewish leaders. These leaders wanted to get rid of Jesus because many people believed that he was the Messiah, and this made him a threat to their religious authority. But they didn't want the general public to blame them for his death, so when morning arrived they took him to Pilate and accused him of claiming to be a king. Under Roman law, this was equivalent to rebelling against the emperor, an offense punishable by death. The gospels make it clear that Pilate didn't want to give a death sentence, and repeatedly tried to find ways to avoid it. For example, when he was reminded that it was customary to free a prisoner during the festival, he tried to use this as an excuse to release Jesus. But an unruly crowd in the courtyard shouted for the freedom of a prisoner named Barabbas instead. Some scholars think that the Jewish leaders "packed" this crowd with their servants and henchmen, and thus were able to control it. In any case, P
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The Grand National Home > Events > Horse Racing > Grand National The Grand National The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. It is a handicap steeplechase over 4 miles 3½ furlongs, with horses jumping 30 fences over two circuits. The Grand National was first run in 1839. It is a handicap horse race, which horses carry diverse weights allocated by the handicapper, where competitors were required to jump varied fences and ditch obstacles over 4 miles 3 ½ furlongs (7,141 m) with horses jumping 30 fences over two circuits. It is the most important jump race in Europe and the price is £1 million in 2014. The Aintree’s National Course is extremely difficult. It has larger fences than those seen on conventional National Hunt tracks. The complexity of the Grand National fences and the quantity of runners (around 40 horses) is what make the race unique. Horses and riders compete against different types of fences and lots of other horses trying to jump them at the same moment. The Canal Turn (90 degree turn after the jump), Becher’s Brook and The Chair are some of the fences that became famous in their own right, combined with the distance of the event, creating the “ultimate test of horse and rider”. There are 17 fences, in total. The horse race has been broadcasting live on free-to-air terrestrial television in England since 1960 through BBC. Over 500-600 million watch the Grand National in over 140 countries, broadcasting since 1927. Events
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BBC SPORT | Special Events | 2001 | Grand National | Grand National win for Red Marauder Saturday, 7 April, 2001, 15:00 GMT 16:00 UK Grand National win for Red Marauder Richard Guest and Red Marauder led just four home Result: 1. Red Marauder (33/1); 2. Smarty (16/1); 3. Blowing Wind (16/1); 4. Papillon (14/1). Red Marauder won an amazing Grand National, with only four finishers coming home at Aintree. Persistent rain in Liverpool in the days leading up to the race left the Aintree course very soft and the heavy going accounted for most of the 40-strong field. Red Marauder, ridden by Richard Guest, was an unfancied horse at 33/1 after only making it as far as Becher's Brook last year. Timmy Murphy brought Smarty home in second place, with Tony McCoy and Blowing Wind in third. He (Red Marauder) just didn't want to go down Winning jockey Richard Guest Last year's winner Papillon under Ruby Walsh finished fourth. The good news was that all the horses competing were reported fine after the race. A delighted Guest said: "I've never run in worse conditions. I was in two minds whether we should be out there. "He (Red Marauder) nearly went down five times." The winner is owned and trained by Norman Mason, and naturally he went through a rollercoaster of emotions during the race. "That was absolutely fantastic," said Mason. "I was in tears. "I have never had such emotion in my life, apart from my wife having a baby. "I have never seen a race like that in my 25 years of racing." Chinese influence Mason confirmed that Red Marauder had taken his name from the Chinese quarter of Toronto where all the buildings are red. And the horse was sure to have plenty of support in China where the race was being screened live for the first time. Red Marauder and Smarty were at one stage the only two horses running - and both riders sensibly eased the pace. I looked up at the big screen and saw there were only two horses still racing. I shouted to Ruby, 'come on, lets get back up' Tony McCoy But as they approached the second last, Guest moved Red Marauder into the lead and went on to win by a distance. Champion jockey Tony McCoy completed the National for the first time after remounting Blowing Wind, which had fallen at the 19th. It was the same fence that accounted for Papillon - but Ruby Walsh responded in a similar fashion to McCoy by climbing back aboard. "I looked up at the big screen and saw there were only two horses still racing," said McCoy. "I shouted to Ruby, 'come on, lets get back up'. And the two riders stayed together to help each other around the course, until McCoy moved his horse away after the final fence. McCoy added: "I enjoyed it but I'm gutted because I was travelling well. A loose horse brought me down and stopped me from having a chance of winning." Highly-fancied pairing Beau and Edmond both fell when in the leading ranks. The Chair, the 15th of the 30 fences, accounted for Edmond. Jockey Richard Johnson revealed: "He got a little bit blind going into it and put his foot into the ditch." WATCH/LISTEN
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Gen. Patton Speech; 3rd Army Speech - England; 31 MAY 1944 - 6th Armored Division - TurtleTrader® The Original from Michael Covel Audio MP3 of Patton Movie Theme (360 KB) Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. Men, all this stuff you’ve heard about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Americans traditionally love to fight. All real Americans, love the sting of battle. When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big league ball players, the toughest boxers … Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans play to win all the time. I wouldn’t give a hoot in Hell for a man who lost and laughed. That’s why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war. Because the very thought of losing is hateful to Americans. Now, an army is a team. It lives, eats, sleeps, fights as a team. This individuality stuff is a bunch of crap. The Bilious bastards who wrote that stuff about individuality for the Saturday Evening Post, don’t know anything more about real battle than they do about fornicating. Now we have the finest food and equipment, the best spirit, and the best men in the world. You know … My God, I actually pity those poor bastards we’re going up against. My God, I do. We’re not just going to shoot the bastards, we’re going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. We’re going to murder those lousy Hun bastards by the bushel. Now some of you boys, I know, are wondering whether or not you’ll chicken out under fire. Don’t worry about it. I can assure you that you’ll all do your duty. The Nazis are the enemy. Wade into them. Spill their blood, shoot them in the belly. When you put your hand into a bunch of goo, that a moment before was your best friends face, you’ll know what to do. Now there’s another thing I want you to remember. I don’t want to get any messages saying that we are holding our position. We’re not holding anything, we’ll let the Hun do that. We are advancing constantly, and we’re not interested in holding onto anything except the enemy. We’re going to hold onto him by the nose, and we’re going to kick him in the ass. We’re going to kick the hell out of him all the time, and we’re going to go through him like crap through a goose. Now, there’s one thing that you men will be able to say when you get back home, and you may thank God for it. Thirty years from now when you’re sitting around your fireside with your grandson on your knee, and he asks you, What did you do in the great World War Two? You won’t have to say, Well, I shoveled shit in Louisiana. Alright now, you sons of bitches, you know how I feel. I will be proud to lead you wonderful guys into battle anytime, anywhere. That’s all. This speech is for everyone in all countries. Patton’s must win attitude is timeless. That must win attitude is an absolute prerequisite for trading success or any life success for that matter. Trend Following Products Review trend following systems and training : Michael Covel Trend Following Products
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Hubert Humphrey: The American Vice Presidents Camp David Vice PRESIDENTS Learn about the men who served under the President the United States of America from 1776 to the present. Camp David Learn about the country retreat of the President of the United States and his guests. The Election Process Follow the election process from the primaries to the White House. From caucuses to primaries to the general election learn what it takes to get elected President. Hubert H. Humphrey was born on May 27, 1911, in Wallace, South Dakota. He left South Dakota to attend the University of Minnesota but returned to South Dakota to help manage his father's drug store early in the depression. He attended the Capitol College of Pharmacy in Denver, Colorado, and became a registered pharmacist in 1933. On September 3, 1936, Humphrey married Muriel Fay Buck in Huron, South Dakota. He returned to the University of Minnesota and earned a B.A. degree in 1939. In 1940 he earned an M.A. in political science from Louisiana State University and returned to Minneapolis to teach and pursue further graduate study, but began working for the W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration). He moved on from there to a series of positions with wartime agencies. In 1943, he ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Minneapolis and returned to teaching as a visiting professor at Macalester College in St. Paul. Between 1943 and 1945, Humphrey worked at a variety jobs, including teaching at Macalester, serving as a news commentator for radio station WTCN, and managing an apartment building. In 1945, he was elected Mayor of Minneapolis and served until 1948. At the 1948 Democratic National Convention, the party platform reflected this division and contained only platitudes in favor of civil rights. The incumbent president, Harry S Truman, had already issued a detailed 10-point Civil Rights Program that called for aggressive federal action on the issue of civil rights. A diverse coalition opposed this tepid platform, including anti-communist liberals like Humphrey, Paul Douglas and John Shelley, all of whom would later become known as leading progressives in the Democratic Party. These liberals proposed adding a "minority plank" to the party platform that would commit the Democratic Party to a more aggressive opposition to racial segregation. The minority plank called for federal legislation against lynching, an end to legalized school segregation in the South , and ending job discrimination based on skin color. Despite aggressive pressure by Truman's aides to avoid forcing the issue on the Convention floor, Humphrey chose to speak on behalf of the minority plank. In a renowned speech, Humphrey passionately told the Convention, "To those who say, my friends, to those who say, that we are rushing this issue of civil rights, I say to them we are 172 years (too) late! To those who say, this civil rights program is an infringement on states' rights, I say this: the time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadow of states' rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights!" Humphrey and his allies succeeded; the pro-civil-rights plank was narrowly adopted. As a result of the Convention's vote, the Mississippi and one half of the Alabama delegation walked out of the hall. Many Southern Democrats were so enraged at this affront to their "way of life" that they formed the Dixiecrat party and nominated their own presidential candidate, Governor Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. The goal of the Dixiecrats was to take Southern states away from Truman and thus cause his defeat. The Southern Democrats reasoned that after such a defeat the national Democratic Party would never again aggressively pursue a pro-civil rights agenda. However, the move backfired. Although the strong civil rights plank adopted at the Convention cost Truman the support of the Dixiecrat
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"The plot of the 1959 film ""Some Like It Hot"", starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, is triggered by what event?"
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« Back “Some Like It Hot” Filmed at Hotel del Coronado In 1958, Hotel del Coronado made Hollywood history when it became the setting for director Billy Wilder’s classic comedy, Some Like It Hot, starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. Released in 1959, this romantic romp was voted the #1 comedy of all time by the American Film Institute and named #14 on its list of the 100 Greatest Movies. As film historian Laurence Maslon – who authored a companion book about the film – noted: With the addition of “the famously photogenic Del Coronado, it’s easy to see why this movie has stood the test of time.” The Plot The Prohibition-era story follows the exploits of Lemmon and Curtis, two out-of-work musicians who accidentally witness Chicago’s 1929 “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.” In a run for their lives, the men disguise themselves as women and join an all-girl band traveling by train to a “Florida” resort, with Hotel del Coronado’s vintage architecture providing the era-appropriate backdrop. The band’s ukulele-strumming singer, played by Monroe, catches the eyes of both cross-dressing men, but it is Curtis’ character who assumes still another identity to successfully woo and win Monroe, reinventing himself as an unlucky-in-love millionaire. Lemmon’s female character, meanwhile, is vigorously pursued by a bona fide millionaire played by Joe E. Brown. Sunshine … California-Style At least one Floridian was less than happy with Wilder’s decision to shoot the movie in San Diego, that being Miami Mayor Robert King High, who reportedly said it was “a sacrilege” to allow Southern California to assume the role of Florida’s “Sunshine State.” This sour criticism was ably met by Coronado’s mayor, who wired back: “Some like it hot, but not as hot as Miami in September.” The mayor’s rebuttal also referenced Florida’s gnats, mosquitoes, and hurricanes, none of which plagued the temperate, insect-free island of Coronado. The Del Plays a Starring Role Like many American resorts, Hotel del Coronado had endured some benign neglect during the Depression and World War II, which helped preserve the 1888 resort, making it the perfect setting for Wilder’s 1929 story. Said Wilder, “We looked far and wide, but this was the only place we could find that hadn’t changed in thirty years. People who have never seen this beautiful hotel will never believe we didn’t make these scenes on a movie lot. It’s like the past come to life.” Unfortunately, at least one critic didn’t believe the hotel was real, describing The Del as “an uproariously improbable set,” an apt reference to the resort’s fanciful Queen Anne architecture, complete with a rambling seaside silhouette and castle-like turreted roof. Although only exterior scenes were shot at The Del, interior sets were designed to replicate the hotel’s spaces, right down to the placement of the lobby’s stairs and the design of the paneling. Only at The Del: The Stars Align The 200-member cast and crew – most of whom made the trek from Los Angeles to the hotel via train – were housed at The Del for the duration of the shoot, a little more than a week. During filming, Marilyn Monroe was accompanied by her husband, esteemed playwright Arthur Miller, who made a special trip from the East Coast to join her at The Del. Also in Monroe’s entourage was acting coach Paula Strasberg, along with Monroe’s secretary and press agent; Coronado policemen were assigned to guard Monroe throughout her stay. Tony Curtis’ wife, Janet Leigh – pregnant with their second child, Jamie Lee Curtis – accompanied him. Jack Lemmon’s wife, Felicia Farr, also joined the troupe. By almost everyone’s account, Monroe was very difficult to work with throughout the film’s production – her tardiness and inability to remember lines have become legendary. Interestingly, however, quite a few reports confirm that Monroe was “on her mettle” during the entire Coronado portion of filming. In fact, in his book Conversations with Wilder (1999), writer/director Cameron Crowe addressed this aspect of the film with the director, saying: “I grew up in
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Index-a The live album Beauty and the Beat featured pianist George Shearring and which singer? Peggy Lee Whose band was the Tijuana Brass? Herb Alpert Who were Cliff Richard's backing group through the 60s? The Shadows Who were the famous backing singers on most of Elvis Presley's early hits? The Jordanaires The Stratocaster is a model of which guitar maker? Fender Which piano-playing singer's first hit was The Fat Man? Fats Domino Which American rock'n'roll star caused controversy when he married a young teenager? Jerry Lee Lewis Who made the highly rated 1959 jazz album Kind of Blue? Miles Davis Which iconic British female singer made the highly regarded album titled '(her first name) in Memphis' ? Dusty Springfield Whose band was the All Stars? Junior Walker (Jr Walker) Larry Adler played what instrument? Harmonica Whose childhood hit was Fingertips? Stevie Wonder Which guitar innovator and player has a range of Gibson Guitars named after him? Les Paul The founding brother members of the Kinks were Ray and Dave what? Davies What was Smokey Robinson's most famous band called? The Miracles Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen's 1962 hit was called March of the ... what? Siamese Children Who sang the hit theme song Rawhide? Frankie Laine John Mayall's band which helped launch Eric Clapton's career was called what? Bluesbreakers Rock Around the Clock was a hit for Bill Haley and his ... what? Comets Which comedy actor had a novelty hit with My Boomerang Won't Come Back? Charlie Drake Who sang with Serge Gainsbourg on the hit Je t'aime? Jane Birkin Colin Blunstone fronted which 1960s group? The Zombies What Eastenders star sang on the novelty hit Come Outside? Wendy Richard Jiles Perry (JP) Richardson Jr, who died in the same plane crash as Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly was better known by what name?Big Bopper Which later-to-be-famous solo singer and guitarist toured as a member of the Beach Boys in the mid 60s? Glen Campbell Who had sang the hit song Little Old Wine Drinker Me? Dean Martin What famous 'two-fingered' jazz guitarist died in 1953? Django Reinhardt (Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt) What song, released to promote the film The Millionairess, featured its stars Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren? Goodness Gracious Me Who managed the Beatles' prior to his early death in 1967? Brian Epstein Whose nickname was a derived from the term satchel-mouth? Louis Armstrong (Satchmo) What's the name of the motorbiker who dies in the Shangri-Las' hit The Leader of the Pack? Jimmy Which singing-songwriting founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers died age 26, after which his body was 'stolen' by a friend and burnt in the Joshua Tree National Park? Gram Parsons Which American singer and entertainer was nicknamed Schnozzola, because of his large nose? Jimmy Durante Who wrote and had a hit with the instrumental Classical Gas? Mason Williams Who wrote Patsy Cline's hit Crazy? Willie Nelson What city hosted the Beatles as the resident band at the Kaiserkeller and Top Ten Club? Hamburg The Isley Brothers' hit was called Behind a ... what? Painted Smile 1950-60s record turntables commonly offered four speeds: 33, 45, 78, and what other? 16 (technically the speeds were 33⅓ and 16⅔ but record decks tended to show only the whole numbers) American DJ Robert Weston Smith was better known by what stage name? Wolfman Jack What ridiculously titled song was a hit in 1954 for Max Bygraves in the UK and the Four Lads in the USA? Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea Who had the 1965 instrumental hit Spanish Flea? Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass What was Emile Ford and the Checkmates' 1959 hit, supposedly the longest ever question in a UK No1 song title? What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For? Who singer-guitarist's backing band was The Bruvvers? Joe Brown Which Rolling Stones guitarist died in a swimming pool in 1969? Bri
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Using a Protractor Using a Protractor This is a protractor, it helps you measure angles (in degrees ): Protractors are fun and easy to use Have a look at this animation (press the play button) to see how to make a neat angle using a protractor and ruler: Measuring Protractors usually have two sets of numbers going in opposite directions. Be careful which one you use! When in doubt think "should this angle be bigger or smaller than 90° ?" Have a Go Yourself! Try to measure the angles A, B and C inside the triangle. Drag the protractor and rotate it using arrow keys. Be careful which angle you read from the protractor. Hint: if you get them all correct, they will add up to 180° .
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Readings on Powers of Ten Basic Math, Scientific Notation, and Astronomical Dimensions Dealing with Numbers Great and Small Peter Wehinger (with an excerpt from Seeing the Light*) People find it cumbersome to speak of units of measurement like "one ten thousandth of a billionth" of an inch, or even "ten to the minus thirteenth" (10-13) inches; so they devise different names. No one gives the distance between cities in inches; we use miles. For people's heights we use feet and inches. But there are 12 inches in a foot, 5280 feet in a mile and so on. That gets messy if we want to convert from miles to inches. It is easier to use the metric system where everything goes by powers of 10: 1 meter = 1 m = 1 yard 1 kilometer = 1 km = 103 m ~ 5/8 mile 1 centimeter = 1 cm = 10-2 m ~ 2/5 inch (width of a pen) 1 millimeter = 1 mm = 10-3 m ~ 1/25 inch (width of lead in pencil) This much is fine for everyday lengths, but for light we have to use even smaller units of length because its wavelength is so small. Unfortunately, many different names are used. The wavelength of yellow light in vacuum may be called 5750 Å or 575 m or 575 nm or 0.575 m. The units used here are: 1 Å = 1 Ångstrom = 10-10 m (This unit is often used because a typical atom is a few Ångstroms in size.) 1 nm = 1 nanometer = 10-9 m (formerly written 1 m ) 1 m = 1 micrometer = 1 micron = 10-6 m (This is a convenient unit for high-power microscopes, with which one can look at objects as small as a few micrometers. is the Greek letter "mu") There is a method to the prefixes centi-, milli-, etc. They multiply the unit by some power of 10. For example, milli- always means one thousandth. The important prefixes are: n = nano- (Greek "dwarf") = 10-9 (thousand millionth) = micro- (Greek "small") = 10-6 (millionth) m = milli- (Latin "thousand") = 10-3 (thousandth) k = kilo- (Greek "thousand") = 103 (thousand) M = mega- (Greek "big") = 106 (million) Thus we can now proudly state that 1 nm = 10-3 m. Scientific Notation: indentAstronomy is the subject of very large numbers. Microscopy is the subject of very small numbers. Consequently, scientific notation has been introduced to deal with such quantities. For example, the distance from the Earth to the Sun is referred to as the Astronomical Unit (AU) and is: 1 AU = 150,000,000 km = 1.5x l08 km = 9.2 x lO7miles indent Another dimension to illustrate this kind of notation is the mass of the Sun expressed in units of kilograms (kg): Mass of the Sun = 1 Solar Mass = 2.0 x 1030 kg indent Note that 2.0 is the coefficient and 30 is the exponent. Not only can one use scientific notation to express large numbers but also very small numbers. For example, the size of an atom is on the order (or about) a few Ångströms (Å) which is defined as: 1 Ångström = 1 Å = 1.0 x 10-10 m = 0.0000000001 meters indent aNote that the negative sign in the exponent means the value is less than one. indent Here are some alternate forms of notation for the same numerical values: 3.2 x 108 = 32 x 107 = 320 x 106 = 320,000,000 = 320 million 0.0002 = 2 x 10-4=20 x 10-5= 200x10-6 indent Using a pocket calculator with an exponent key, usually labeled EX or EE or EX, the number: 4.3 x 105 is entered as 4.3 EX 5. Examples of Scientific Notation, Metric Prefixes, and Symbols Word
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Torch Lilies, Tritomas and Red Hot Pokers, How to Grow a Kniphofia plant - Garden Helper, Gardening Questions and Answers Gardening Questions and Answers No-dash-here, you've found The Real Garden Helper! Gardening on the Web since 1997 How to Grow and Care for a Torch Lily The Red Hot Poker Plant Kniphofia uvaria The stately flowers of the Torch Lily provide a dramatic display, when grown in a space where the entire plant is visible. Make this planting space directly in front of an evergreen background, or as a 'stand alone' specimen, and it is sure to turn heads. Red Hot Pokers are one of the favorite flowers for hummingbirds . Kniphofia uvaria is commonly known as a Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily or sometimes a Tritoma Depending on the variety, the flame colored flower spikes will reach 2-5 feet in height. The flower's coloring may range from ivory and orange to coral red. If you have sufficient space, you can select varieties to provide bloom during every month from May through October! Growing and Planting Requirements for Torch Lilies Red Hot Pokers are hardy in USDA zones 5-10 . They must be grown in full sun. Provide adequate spacing for these plants which may spread up to three feet over time. Good drainage is essential to prevent crown rot, otherwise these plants are tolerant of most soil types. Torch Lilies will survive periods of drought but they will grow much better if they are given abundant water during hot weather.
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History of the World Series of Poker, Part 1: How It All Began | PokerNews History of the World Series of Poker, Part 1: How It All Began Donnie Peters The World Series of Poker hasn't always been so glitz and glam, especially when it first came to fruition back in 1970. Here in the first of three previously-published parts on the history of the WSOP, PokerNews takes a look at how the greatest tournament series on the planet began. The History of the WSOP According to legendary poker player Doyle Brunson, the WSOP began as a way to attract poker players to Las Vegas for cash games. Several decades later, the event has grown to be the largest poker spectacle in the world, attracting hundreds of thousands of players over the years. In its first year, the WSOP drew seven entrants. Last year, in 2015, the WSOP awarded 78 gold bracelets, including 10 given out in Europe. With another 69 events on the schedule for 2016, and the possibility of more coming from an international WSOP event later in the year, the 47th installment of the WSOP is set to be one of the largest ever. While many of the historical references out there credit Benny Binion, owner of Binion's Horseshoe, with drumming up the idea to begin the WSOP, San Antonio, Texas, native Tom Moore really got the ball rolling when he hosted the "Texas Gamblers Reunion" at his Holiday Hotel and Casino in Reno, Nevada, in 1969. Alongside gaming veteran Vic Vickrey, Moore invited several poker players up to Reno to take place in the event, although it would turn out to be the only time the event was held. With Moore opting not to hold the Texas Gamblers Reunion the following year because of the lack of revenue generated by the event, thanks to all the invitees doing nothing but playing poker, Binion went to Moore and asked him if he could run something similar in Las Vegas. Moore gave the go-ahead, and just like that, the WSOP was born for the first time in history. 1970 World Series of Poker: Johnny Moss In 1970, Johnny Moss was awarded the win, but not by winning a championship event like you see today. Rather, Moss was voted the best all-around player by his peers and given the title. The following year in 1971, Binion made the change to the freezeout format, although Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston has been credited to this idea. The $5,000 Main Event had just six players. According to Brunson, it was him playing alongside Moss, Jimmy Cassella, Brian "Sailor" Roberts, Walter Clyde "Puggy" Pearson, and Jack Straus. Moss defended his title as world champion and won the event for $30,000. Over the next several years, the WSOP as a whole began to take on a snowball effect, with the number of events, total players, and Main Event entrants growing steadily just about every year. Although the number of gold bracelet events fluctuated a bit more, the number of Main Event entrants grew year upon year from 1971 to 1991, before taking a slight dip back in 1992. Following that though, year-on-year growth took over once again. Much of this growth can be attributed to the great Preston, who took the title in 1972, but more importantly took the role as poker's lead ambassador. Slim Keeps It On the Hush The WSOP Main Event was held with the initial buy-in of $5,000, it was increased to $10,000 for 1972, the year Preston won the event. Although the official prize results say that Preston earned $15,000 for the victory, while Pearson and Brunson each took $32,500 for their finishes in second and third places, respectively, it was a deal that truly gave Preston the win. With Pearson and Brunson not wanting to win the event due to the unwanted publicity, the two agreed to let Preston "win," dividing up the money in terms of their chips. As it turns out, the result was great for the game. Long-time WSOP Media Director and one of the great historians of the game Nolan Dalla described Preston's venture to bring poker into the limelight on WSOP.com : "...he parlayed his personal triumph into a tidal wave of publicity that flooded the nation. Afterward, the talkative Texan became poker's greatest
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Kenneth Branagh - IMDb IMDb Actor | Producer | Director Kenneth Charles Branagh was born on December 10, 1960, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, to parents William Branagh, a plumber and carpenter born in 1930, and Frances (Harper) Branagh, also born in 1930. His brother, William Branagh Jr., was born in 1955 and sister, Joyce Branagh , was born in 1970. At 23, Branagh joined the Royal Shakespeare ... See full bio » Born: Share this page: Related News a list of 24 people created 18 Feb 2011 a list of 22 people created 13 Mar 2011 a list of 26 people created 27 Aug 2011 a list of 21 people created 27 Aug 2012 a list of 49 people created 13 Dec 2014 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Kenneth Branagh's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 29 wins & 56 nominations. See more awards » Known For Valkyrie Major-General Henning von Tresckow (2008) Henry V King Henry V (1989) | Edit Filmography 2007 The Bible Revolution (TV Movie documentary) Bible Reader (voice) 2006 American Experience (TV Series documentary) Narrator Periwig-maker (segment "The Periwig-Maker") (voice) 2001 Conspiracy (TV Movie) 1994 Omnibus (TV Series documentary) Narrator 1983 To the Lighthouse (TV Movie) Charles Tansley 1982 Play for Tomorrow (TV Series) Student Cambridge Student - Society Day crowd (uncredited) Hide 1993 Much Ado About Nothing (adaptation for the screen) 1989 Henry V (adapted for the screen by) Hide 2015 TFI Friday (TV Series) (1 episode) - 19th Anniversary Special (2015) ... ("Take a Chance on Me", uncredited) 2015/I Cinderella (writer: "Strong") 2000 The Road to El Dorado (performer: "It's Tough to Be a God") 2000 Love's Labour's Lost (performer: "I'd Rather Charleston", "I Won't Dance", "Cheek To Cheek", "Let's Face The Music And Dance", "They Can't Take That Away From Me") 1992 Peter's Friends (performer: "The Way You Look Tonight", "Orpheus In the Underworld") 1988 Thompson (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.1 (1988) ... (performer: "Have a Little Faith in Me" - uncredited) Hide 2000 The Periwig-Maker (Short) (supporter) 1997 Great Composers (TV Series documentary) (narrated by - 1 episode) 1988 Twelfth Night, or What You Will (TV Movie) (director of stage production) 1988 Forty Minutes (TV Series documentary) (narrator - 1 episode) 2010 Iron Man 2 (director: post-credits scene - uncredited) Hide 2000 Spinning Candyfloss (special thanks) Hide 2015 TFI Friday (TV Series) Himself - Guest 1990-2015 Cinema 3 (TV Series) Himself 1996-2015 Días de cine (TV Series) Himself 2011-2015 Janela Indiscreta (TV Series) Himself 2011-2015 Made in Hollywood (TV Series) Himself 2007-2015 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Himself / Himself - Director, Cinderella 2015 The Talk (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2015 The View (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2014 Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2014 Rencontres de cinéma (TV Series) Himself 2011-2014 Tavis Smiley (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2008-2014 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2013 Richard Briers: A Tribute (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2012 SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) Himself 2012 Talking to Billy (TV Movie documentary) Himself - 'Billy' 2012 ES.TV HD (TV Series) Himself - Guest 1993-2011 Charlie Rose (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2011 Chelsea Lately (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2011 Thor: Creating Laufey (Video short) Himself 2011 Thor: From Asgard to Earth (Video documentary short) Himself 2011 Thor: Hammer Time (Video short) Himself 2011 A Poem Is... (TV Series) Narrator 2011 The Big Picture (TV Series) Himself - Episode #45.16 (2011) ... Himself - Director 2011 Daybreak (TV Series) 2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV Movie documentary) Narrator (voice) 2009 The Journey to 'Valkyrie' (Video documentary short) Himself 2009 Cinetipp (TV Series documentary) Himself 2008 Who Is Kurt Wallander? (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2007 Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2007 Eigo de shabera-n
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Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 12th October – The Questions 12th October – The Questions Specialist questions set by Waters Green Rams. General knowledge questions set by Church House, Bollington. All vetted by Harrington Academicals. SPECIALIST ROUNDS- 1. SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE 2. SCIENCE 5. TIME FOR THE KIDS 6. POLITICS ROUND ONE - SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE – News stories of the summer 1. Which actor, born Bernard Schwartz in 1925, died in September 2010? TONY CURTIS 2. In June, Princess Victoria married her former personal trainer Daniel Westling. Of which country is she a princess? SWEDEN 3. Which 74 year-old singing Dame received poor reviews when she appeared on a UK stage for the first time in 30 years at the London O2 in May? JULIE ANDREWS 4. What name was given to the tent city that was set up at the top of the San Jose pit shaft in Chile, where 33 miners were trapped? CAMP ESPERANZA (original Spanish name) or CAMP HOPE 5. Goodluck Jonathan became President of which country in May? NIGERIA 6. The Savile Enquiry finally delivered its findings on which event of 38 years ago? BLOODY SUNDAY (January 1972 in Derry) 7. Why was Mary Bale in the news in August? She was filmed on CCTV putting a CAT into a WHEELIE BIN in Coventry. 8. Which major New Zealand city was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale? CHRISTCHURCH Supp 1 Which company, with its head-quarters in Windermere, was declared the UK’s best retailer by Which? Magazine? LAKELAND Supp 2 Why was Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida in the news in September? He planned to BURN copies of the KORAN outside his church. ROUND TWO – SCIENCE 1. Which scientist was born in Shrewsbury in 1809 and died at Down House in Kent in 1882? CHARLES DARWIN 2. Which acid was traditionally known as Oil Of Vitriol or Spirit Of Vitriol? SULPHURIC ACID 3. Which heavenly body has moons called Charon, Nix and Hydra? PLUTO 4. William was in prison in 1770, when he invented the toothbrush. What was his surname, still famous in that field today? ADDIS 5. Besides the elephant, which other African mammal is a source of ivory? HIPPOPOTAMUS 6. An amalgam is a compound containing which metal? MERCURY 7. What name is given to a triangle with sides of unequal length? SCALENE 8. What does a Campbell-Stokes Recorder Record? SUNSHINE (not temperature) Supp 1 Scientist William Harvey (born 1578) is famous for his research into what? THE BLOOD (circulation etc.) Supp 2 What is the more common name for triatomic oxygen? OZONE ROUND THREE – SPORT 1. Tony McCoy finally won his first Grand National in 2010 on his 15th ride in the race. Which horse did he ride? DON’T PUSH IT 2. Name either of the 2008 Ryder Cup captains. PAUL AZINGER or NICK FALDO 3. Which sport would you be taking part in if you used a monkey climber, waggler and a plumb? ANGLING / COARSE FISHING 4. Which county won the 2010 County Cricket Championship? NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 5. Which team won the 2010 Rugby League Challenge Cup? WARRINGTON WOLVES ( bt. Leeds Rhinos 30-6 in the final). Accept WARRINGTON. 6. Where will the final race in the 2010 Formula One Series be held? YAS MARINA circuit in ABU DHABI (accept either) 7. According to Wikipedia, which English football ground has the widest pitch and boasts the tallest floodlights? EASTLANDS (home of Manchester City) 8. Which football club holds the record for the fewest wins in a season in the Premier League? DERBY COUNTY – in 2007/8, their record was Played 38, Won 1, Drawn 8, Lost 29. Supp 1 How many times did Alex Higgins win the World Snooker Championship? TWO Supp 2 Which Rugby Union club has made their Premiership debut in the 2010/11 season? EXETER (Chiefs) ROUND FOUR – GEOGRAPHY 1. Which Irish port was known as Kingstown from 1821, after a visit by George IV, until 1921? DUN LAOGHAIRE (pronounced DUNLEARY) 2. Between 1947 and gaining independence in 1971, by what name was the present-day country of Bangladesh known? EAST PAKISTAN 3. Name an African country that, in its normal English spelling, contains the letter Q. MOZAMBIQUE or EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 4. The islands of Hokkaido a
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Definition and Examples of Names in English The plumed war-bonnet of Medicine Hat, Tucson and Deadwood and Lost Mule Flat. . . ." (Stephen Vincent Benét, "American Names," 1927) Common Words and Proper Names "There is no sharp dividing line between common words and proper names. They feed off each other. Many medieval surnames began as common nouns , especially those associated with occupations: Archer, Baker, Barber, Brewer, Butcher, Carpenter, Cook, Farmer, Fisher, Goldsmith, Mason, Miller, Parson, Shepherd, Smith, Taylor, Thatcher, Weaver Some are less obvious today. Trinder? A wheelmaker. Fletcher? An arrow-maker. Lorimer? A spur-maker. . . . "Everyday words can be turned into a place name as circumstances require. The exploration routes of the world are full of such names as Cape Catastrophe, Skull Creek, and Mount Pleasant, plus hopeful names like Concord, Fame, and Niceville. The same trend affects streets, parks, promenades, quaysides, markets, and all the other places where we live." (David Crystal, Words, Words, Words. Oxford University Press, 2006) Name Magic "The mythical view of language which everywhere precedes the philosophical view of it is always characterized by this indifference of word and thing. Here the essence of everything is contained in its name. Magical powers attach directly to the word. He who gains possession of the name and knows how to make use of it, has gained power over the object itself; he has made it his own with all its energies. All word magic and name magic is based on the assumption that the world of things and the world of names form a single undifferentiated chain of causality and hence a single reality." (Ernst Cassirer, The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms: Language. Yale University Press, 1953) Naming Things in Britain "People do like to name things. I don't mean just public transport objects, such as locomotives, ships, and planes, or the names given to commercial objects by their manufacturers. I mean personal, private names for everyday objects, such as fridges, lawnmowers, and wheelbarrows . . .. Back in the 1980s, in a programme for the English Now series I presented on Radio 4, I asked listeners to send in examples of objects they had named. I was expecting a few dozen letters. I got hundreds. "A man wrote to say his wheelbarrow was called Wilberforce. A woman said her hoover [vacuum cleaner] was known as J. Edgar. At least two garden sheds were called Tardis. There was in the kingdom a waste-disposal unit called Wally, a teapot called Herbie, an ashtray called Cedric, and a butter knife called Marlon. Maybe there still is. . . . "The principle is evidently that, if you have an object which is of particular functional or emotional significance to you, you give it a name. Often it's a name known only to members of your family. It's part of the 'house dialect ' --or ' familect '--which every family has." (David Crystal, By Hook or by Crook: A Journey in Search of English. Overlook Press, 2008) Repetition of First Names "The effect was a little like that produced by people who in conversation constantly use the first name of the person they are speaking: you can go years without noticing this but once you do it is hard not to become distracted by it--hard, in fact, not to feel that it is specifically intended to drive you mad." (John Lanchester, Capital. W.W. Norton, 2012) Name Taboos " Taboos on using personal names are reported in a wide variety of cultures. The details vary from language to language, but it is common for people to be reluctant to reveal their own real names. In many small-scale societies names are not much used. Instead, people are often addressed or referred to by kin terms such as 'son' or 'father's sister.' In some societies people have two names, a 'real' name, which they keep secret, and an extra name or nickname which is disclosed to outsiders. In other societies people will turn to a third party to announce their name when someone asks, because there is a taboo on uttering one's own name (Frazer 1911b: 244-6)." (Barry J. Blake, Secret L
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Unusual Pets for Unusual People - TV Tropes Unusual Pets for Unusual People You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share Unusual Pets for Unusual People × YMMV In fiction the type of pet a character owns is often used to signify their personality. Dogs are the default , fish are usually only for young characters as their first pet, and cats are often used for introverts, especially female ones . So what of the other pets out there? As a form of Animal Stereotype less mainstream pets like rodents, reptiles, or ferrets tend to be owned by characters who are oddball, awkward, or loners. Reptiles and rats (though rarely mice ) are often the go-to pet for villainous and malicious characters while others tend to signify the owner is atypical. Exotic pets are almost never owned by an 'average' character. Large predators (like a Panthera Awesome ) as pets often imply that the person is rich and/or powerful, if a bit eccentric. Compare Heroes Love Dogs (for characterizing heroes/good guys), Right-Hand Cat (the odd fondness of villainous characters for cats), and Familiar (the association of cats or other odd animals as magical companions for witches). Examples: open/close all folders Anime & Manga In One Piece the villian Spandam has a pet sword that can turn into an elephant. Really . Its name is "Funkfreed". Comic Books In Watchmen Ozymandias has a pet genetically-modified lynx, Bubastis. In What If? v1 #43, where Conan the Barbarian is magically transported to present day New York City, he becomes a gang leader and has a pet leopard. Hellblazer : Mako's first appearance shows him holding a baboon and a hyena on chains. He doesn't use them at any point, but are a very handy "Do No Mess With" shorthand. Comic Strips Nero . In Het Wonderwolkje The crazy pirate Abraham Tuizentfloot owns a pet pelican who flies him around. Films — Animation Aladdin . Princess Jasmine owns a pet tiger. She's a Rebellious Princess . Anastasia : Rasputin is an undead and has a pet bat. Bartok is loyal to a point. Lilo from Lilo & Stitch , a quirky girl with a dark streak, goes to the animal shelter and gets the weirdest looking pet there, actually an escaped alien who she thinks is a puppy. Before she does, she asks the shelter attendant for a lobster. Rapunzel from Tangled has a pet chameleon. She grew up in a tower and was locked away from society for eighteen years, therefore is a bit of an awkward Plucky Girl . Long John Silver from Disney's Treasure Planet is a corpulent alien cyborg who's Faux Affably Evil . His pet is Morph, a sentient blob of pinkish goo that's immune to gravity and can mimic anything it encounters. As long as Silver maintains his rugged but genial facade, Morph remains his loyal companion. However, once Silver shows his vicious and ruthless pirate side, Morph recoils from him and flees to Jim Hawkins. The titular heroine of Moana has a pet piglet and a pet chicken (who specifically is noted as being odd due to his noticeable stupidity .) She is considered an odd one out amongst others on her island, because she wants to sail the seas while the others fear going past the reef. Films — Live-Action Ace Ventura: Pet Detective takes this trope Up to Eleven . When Ace Ventura's landlord notices unusual noises and questions Ace on them, Ace claims he knows nothing. As soon as the landlord leaves, an entire zoo comes out of hiding. A Clockwork Orange . Sociopathic Alex owns a pet snake. This detail was not in the novel and in fact Malcolm McDowell was frightened of snakes. Literature Dark Life . Annoying Younger Sibling Zoe holds a variety of outrageously dangerous sea life (such as snakes) as pets. Her power of animal control keeps them from being harmful to her. In A Wizard of Earthsea , Ged ends up with an otak as his familiar. It's explicitly noted that otaks are not easily domesticated at best, and it is shown when his otak nearly bites some of the other students at his school. Harry Potter : All of the allowed pets at Hogwarts are animals associated with magic, wh
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U.S. takes possession of Alaska - Oct 18, 1867 - HISTORY.com This Day in History: 10/18/1867 - Alaska Bought by Russia In this "This Day in History" video clip learn about different events that have occurred on October 18th. The major event that occurred on this day was that Seward bought Alaska for Russia. It was first known as Seward's Folly. However, they later found gold and the purchase became valuable. Lead Story U.S. takes possession of Alaska Share this: U.S. takes possession of Alaska Author U.S. takes possession of Alaska URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1867, the U.S. formally takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less than two cents an acre. The Alaska purchase comprised 586,412 square miles, about twice the size of Texas, and was championed by William Henry Seward, the enthusiasticly expansionist secretary of state under President Andrew Johnson. Russia wanted to sell its Alaska territory, which was remote, sparsely populated and difficult to defend, to the U.S. rather than risk losing it in battle with a rival such as Great Britain. Negotiations between Seward (1801-1872) and the Russian minister to the U.S., Eduard de Stoeckl, began in March 1867. However, the American public believed the land to be barren and worthless and dubbed the purchase “Seward’s Folly” and “Andrew Johnson’s Polar Bear Garden,” among other derogatory names. Some animosity toward the project may have been a byproduct of President Johnson’s own unpopularity. As the 17th U.S. president, Johnson battled with Radical Republicans in Congress over Reconstruction policies following the Civil War. He was impeached in 1868 and later acquitted by a single vote. Nevertheless, Congress eventually ratified the Alaska deal. Public opinion of the purchase turned more favorable when gold was discovered in a tributary of Alaska’s Klondike River in 1896, sparking a gold rush. Alaska became the 49th state on January 3, 1959, and is now recognized for its vast natural resources. Today, 25 percent of America’s oil and over 50 percent of its seafood come from Alaska. It is also the largest state in area, about one-fifth the size of the lower 48 states combined, though it remains sparsely populated. The name Alaska is derived from the Aleut word alyeska, which means “great land.” Alaska has two official state holidays to commemorate its origins: Seward’s Day, observed the last Monday in March, celebrates the March 30, 1867, signing of the land treaty between the U.S. and Russia, and Alaska Day, observed every October 18, marks the anniversary of the formal land transfer. Related Videos
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Our Documents - Check for the Purchase of Alaska (1868) Check for the Purchase of Alaska (1868) Citation: Cancelled check in the amount of $7.2 million, for the purchase of Alaska, issued August 1, 1868; Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; Record Group 217; National Archives. The Russian exchange copy of the Treaty of Cession, March 30, 1867, General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11; National Archives. (on Archives.gov) With this check, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. In 1866 the Russian government offered to sell the territory of Alaska to the United States. Secretary of State William H. Seward, enthusiastic about the prospects of American Expansion, negotiated the deal for the Americans. Edouard de Stoeckl, Russian minister to the United States, negotiated for the Russians. On March 30, 1867, the two parties agreed that the United States would pay Russia $7.2 million for the territory of Alaska. For less that 2 cents an acre, the United States acquired nearly 600,000 square miles. Opponents of the Alaska Purchase persisted in calling it “Seward’s Folly” or “Seward’s Icebox” until 1896, when the great Klondike Gold Strike convinced even the harshest critics that Alaska was a valuable addition to American territory. The check for $7.2 million was made payable to the Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl, who negotiated the deal for the Russians. Also shown here is the Treaty of Cession, signed by Tzar Alexander II, which formally concluded the agreement for the purchase of Alaska from Russia. (Information excerpted from Stacey Bredhoff, American Originals [Seattle: The University of Washington Press, 2001], p. 58.)
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Dove Cottage Dove Cottage Dove Cottage (Jane McIlroy / Shutterstock.com) "I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden daffodils" A fixture of the English Literature school curriculum, these lyrical words are perhaps William Wordsworth’s most famous, and they were written in 1804 by the poet whilst he resided at Dove Cottage with his sister Dorothy. Today you can explore this quaint family home as it would have been presented during Wordworth’s tenancy, whilst the adjacent museum will give you an in depth understanding of the man, his works, and what inspired him. History Situated on the main route between Keswick and Ambleside , it’s thought that Dove Cottage was originally a public inn called the Dove and Olive, no doubt providing much needed refreshment for weary travellers. The inn closed in 1793 and Wordsworth and his sister moved in during 1799. In 1802, Wordsworth married Mary Hutchinson and she moved in with William and Dorothy to Dove Cottage following their wedding. Mary had three children whilst at the property, and the expanded family moved out in 1808 in need of larger accommodation. During their time at the property Wordsworth wrote a number of works including "I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud", "Ode To Duty", and parts of "The Prelude". They were also visited regularly by other notable figures including Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Walter Scott, and Robert De Quincey who took over the tenancy of Dove Cottage once the Wordsworths left. Successive tenants resided at the property until 1890, when the Reverend Stopford Brooke purchased the property and created the Wordsworth Trust, with a view to preserving the famous family home. Things To See The actual cottage has been faithfully recreated as the Wordsworth’s family home using furnishings from the period and some of family’s own possessions. A guided tour will give you an understanding of what life was like for the family at the turn of the nineteenth century, and outside you can stroll through the gardens that provided endless inspiration for the poet. Adjacent to the cottage there is a museum where you can see some of Wordsworth’s original manuscripts, as well as informative displays and artwork from the period. Useful Information There is a tea room serving light lunches and snacks throughout the day. There is also a shop on site selling a range of souvenirs and gifts. The museum is wheelchair accessible but the cottage is not thanks to its historic nature. Pushchairs are also not permitted in the cottage. No photography is permitted in the museum or cottage due to copyright restrictions. Tickets A small discount is applicable if you purchase tickets online in advance. Tours of the cottage are timed and it is recommended that you book in advance during the peak season.
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Clarion Spring 2014 by Barton Court Grammar School (page 51) - issuu issuu Issuu on Google+ 51 16 Which pioneering American poet and story-teller wrote The Fall of the House of Usher and The Tell Tale Heart? 17 What were the respective family names of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? 18 Which Russian writer wrote the 1866 book Crime and Punishment? 19 "Reader, I married him," appears in the conclusion of what Charlotte Bronte novel? 20 The ancient Greek concept of the 'three unities' advocated that a literary work should use a single plotline, single location, and what other single aspect? 21 Who wrote Brighton Rock (1938) and Our Man in Havana (1958)? 22 "In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice which I've been turning over in my mind ever since," is the start of which novel? 23 In the early 1900s a thriller was instead more commonly referred to as what sort of book? 24 Which novel begins "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife..."? 25 Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima committed what extreme act in 1970 while campaigning for Japan to restore its nationalistic principles? 26 Jonathan Harker's Journal and Dr Seward's Diary feature in what famous 1897 novel? 27 What is the technical name for a fourteen-lined poem in rhymed iambic pentameters? 28 "Make then laugh; make them cry; make them wait..." was a personal maxim of which novelist? 29 What term for a short, usually witty, poem or saying derives from the Greek words 'write' and 'on'? 30 What was the original title of the book on which the film Schindler's List was based? Mark out of 30 ? Answers窶馬o peeking before you have finished! 1 Novella, 2 Lord Alfred Tennyson , 3 Lady Chatterley's Lover, 4 Anne Brontﾃｫ, 5 Beowulf, 6 Existentialism, 7 Farce or farcical , 8 Magazine, 9 Isaac Newton , 10 Renaissance, 11 Copyright, 12 Metre, 13 Seventeen, 14 A Clockwork Orange, 15 Frankenstein, 16 Edgar Allen Poe , 17 Montague and Capulet, 18 Fyodor Dostoevsky , 19 Jane Eyre , 20 Time , 21 Graham Greene, 22 The Great Gatsby , 23 Shocker , 24 Pride and Prejudice , 25 Suicide, 26 Dracula , 27 Sonnet, 28 Charles Dickens, 29 Epigram , 30 Schindler's Ark Barton Court Grammar School Follow publisher Unfollow publisher Be the first to know about new publications.
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Conspiracy Trial | The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change mlk_pepper-08.JPG After four weeks of testimony and over 70 witnesses in a civil trial in Memphis, Tennessee, twelve jurors reached a unanimous verdict on December 8, 1999 after about an hour of deliberations that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as a result of a conspiracy. In a press statement held the following day in Atlanta, Mrs. Coretta Scott King welcomed the verdict, saying , “There is abundant evidence of a major high level conspiracy in the assassination of my husband, Martin Luther King, Jr. And the civil court's unanimous verdict has validated our belief. I wholeheartedly applaud the verdict of the jury and I feel that justice has been well served in their deliberations. This verdict is not only a great victory for my family, but also a great victory for America. It is a great victory for truth itself. It is important to know that this was a SWIFT verdict, delivered after about an hour of jury deliberation. The jury was clearly convinced by the extensive evidence that was presented during the trial that, in addition to Mr. Jowers, the conspiracy of the Mafia, local, state and federal government agencies, were deeply involved in the assassination of my husband. The jury also affirmed overwhelming evidence that identified someone else, not James Earl Ray, as the shooter, and that Mr. Ray was set up to take the blame. I want to make it clear that my family has no interest in retribution. Instead, our sole concern has been that the full truth of the assassination has been revealed and adjudicated in a court of law… My husband once said, "The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice." To-day, almost 32 years after my husband and the father of my four children was assassinated, I feel that the jury's verdict clearly affirms this principle. With this faith, we can begin the 21st century and the new millennium with a new spirit of hope and healing.”
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Ford's Theatre Ford's Theatre Show Less Where Abraham Lincoln’s legacy lives. The site of Lincoln’s assassination, Ford’s Theatre offers museum exhibits, live theatre and immersive learning. Happening At Ford’s Events, Performances, Tours Explore the History Stories, Artifacts, Resources Education & Impact Programs, Support, Reach Happening At Ford’s Events, Performances, Tours Save for Later Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? January 21-February 19, 2017 Filled with acerbic wit, Edward Albee’s American masterpiece is both wildly funny and heart-wrenching. Next Showing Explore the History Stories, Artifacts, Resources Discover Investigate the Assassination Uncover clues from the night of April 14, 1865. Begin your own investigation into the night of the assassination. Follow the events of April 14, 1865 and piece together how Booth was able to sneak into the presidential box and assassination President Lincoln. Ford’s Theatre: 1865 to Today A site of tragedy becomes a living memorial. Education & Impact Programs, Support, Reach For Teachers Week-long professional development About Enhance your teaching practice by exploring Civil War and Reconstruction sites in the nation’s capital. Discover how historical events in the Washington area continue to shape our world. Historic Site Visit Visit the site of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and learn about its lasting impact on our nation. Explore These Topics The Fateful Day President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865. Learn how and why it happened, and see the event’s lasting impact on our nation. Explore Booth's Murderous Plan Today many people consider Abraham Lincoln one of the United States’s greatest presidents. Why would John Wilkes Booth want to murder him? Explore An Overnight Vigil As Lincoln lay dying in a back bedroom of a small Washington boarding house, the home became the hub of the U.S. government. What happened in the Petersen House the night of April 14, 1865? Explore The Fateful Day President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865. Learn how and why it happened, and see the event’s lasting impact on our nation. Explore Booth's Murderous Plan Today many people consider Abraham Lincoln one of the United States’s greatest presidents. Why would John Wilkes Booth want to murder him? Explore An Overnight Vigil As Lincoln lay dying in a back bedroom of a small Washington boarding house, the home became the hub of the U.S. government. What happened in the Petersen House the night of April 14, 1865?
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November 22, 1963: Death of the President - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum November 22, 1963: Death of the President November 22, 1963: Death of the President Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. By the fall of 1963, President John F. Kennedy and his political advisers were preparing for the next presidential campaign. Although he had not formally announced his candidacy, it was clear that President Kennedy was going to run and he seemed confident about his chances for re-election. At the end of September, the president traveled west, speaking in nine different states in less than a week. The trip was meant to put a spotlight on natural resources and conservation efforts. But JFK also used it to sound out themes—such as education, national security, and world peace—for his run in 1964. Campaigning in Texas A month later, the president addressed Democratic gatherings in Boston and Philadelphia. Then, on November 12, he held the first important political planning session for the upcoming election year. At the meeting, JFK stressed the importance of winning Florida and Texas and talked about his plans to visit both states in the next two weeks. Mrs. Kennedy would accompany him on the swing through Texas, which would be her first extended public appearance since the loss of their baby, Patrick, in August. On November 21, the president and first lady departed on Air Force One for the two-day, five-city tour of Texas. President Kennedy was aware that a feud among party leaders in Texas could jeopardize his chances of carrying the state in 1964, and one of his aims for the trip was to bring Democrats together. He also knew that a relatively small but vocal group of extremists was contributing to the political tensions in Texas and would likely make its presence felt—particularly in Dallas, where US Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson had been physically attacked a month earlier after making a speech there. Nonetheless, JFK seemed to relish the prospect of leaving Washington, getting out among the people and into the political fray. The first stop was San Antonio. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Governor John B. Connally, and Senator Ralph W. Yarborough led the welcoming party. They accompanied the president to Brooks Air Force Base for the dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health Center. Continuing on to Houston, he addressed a Latin American citizens' organization and spoke at a testimonial dinner for Congressman Albert Thomas before ending the day in Fort Worth. Morning in Fort Worth A light rain was falling on Friday morning, November 22, but a crowd of several thousand stood in the parking lot outside the Texas Hotel where the Kennedys had spent the night. A platform was set up and the president, wearing no protection against the weather, came out to make some brief remarks. "There are no faint hearts in Fort Worth," he began, "and I appreciate your being here this morning. Mrs. Kennedy is organizing herself. It takes longer, but, of course, she looks better than we do when she does it." He went on to talk about the nation's need for being "second to none" in defense and in space, for continued growth in the economy and "the willingness of citizens of the United States to assume the burdens of leadership." The warmth of the audience response was palpable as the president reached out to shake hands amidst a sea of smiling faces. Back inside the hotel the president spoke at a breakfast of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, focusing on military preparedness. "We are still the keystone in the arch of freedom," he said. "We will continue to do…our duty, and the people of Texas will be in the lead." On to Dallas The presidential party left the hotel and went by motorcade to Carswell Air Force Base for the thirteen-minute flight to Dallas. Arriving at Love Field, President and Mrs. Kennedy disembarked and immediately walked toward a fence where a crowd of well-wishers had gathe
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Theatres and Venues near to LONDON COLISEUM - ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA (ENO) | LondonTown.com Theatre | Until 23rd September 2017 Fortune Theatre 2 minutes walk from London Coliseum - English National Opera (eno) One of the less well-known West-End fixtures, this adaptation of Susan Hill's gothic novel has been packing out houses since ... More Theatre | Until 14th January 2017 Adelphi Theatre 3 minutes walk from London Coliseum - English National Opera (eno) Inspired by a true story and based on the 2005 British film of the same name, Cyndi Lauper and Harvey ... More Theatre | Until 4th February 2017 Vaudeville Theatre 3 minutes walk from London Coliseum - English National Opera (eno) An all-star cast which includes Katherine Parkinson (famous for The IT Crowd and Humans), Ralf Little (The Royle Family, Two ... More Theatre | Until 15th October 2017 Cambridge Theatre 3 minutes walk from London Coliseum - English National Opera (eno) The Royal Shakespeare Company's multiple award-winning musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's celebrated children's book Matilda is a big hit at ... More Theatre | Until 4th June 2017 The Lyceum Theatre 3 minutes walk from London Coliseum - English National Opera (eno) The Lion King tells the story of Simba - the epic adventure of his battles, his friendships, his dreams and ... More
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The Phantom of the Opera (1986 Musical) | Phantompedia Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Phantom of the Opera (1986 Musical) The Phantom of the Opera (1986 Musical) 13pages on Share The musical's iconic logo. The Phantom of the Opera is a musical/opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber , based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux . The music was composed by Lloyd Webber, and most lyrics were written by Charles Hart. Additional lyrics were written by Richard Stilgoe. Alan Jay Lerner was an early collaborator, but he withdrew after completing work on a single song, Masquerade, and died shortly thereafter. The central plot revolves around a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé , who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius. The Phantom of the Opera opened in the West End in 1986, and on Broadway in 1988. It is the longest-running musical in Broadway history, the second-longest-running West End musical, and arguably the world's most financially successful single entertainment project to date. Phantom won the 1986 Olivier Award and the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical, and Michael Crawford (as the phantom) won the 1986 Olivier and 1988 Tony for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical. The show has been seen in 149 cities in 25 countries, and has played to over 100 million people. With total worldwide box office receipts of over £3.5bn ($5.1bn), Phantom is the highest-grossing entertainment event of all time. The New York production alone has grossed US $715 million, making it the most financially successful Broadway show in history. Contents Edit Inspired by an earlier musical version of the same story by Ken Hill, Phantom began previews at Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End on 27 September, 1986 and opened on 9 October under the direction of Hal Prince. It was choreographed by Gillian Lynne and the sets were designed by Maria Björnson, with lighting by Andrew Bridge.[10] Michael Crawford starred as the titular character, Sarah Brightman as Christine, and Steve Barton as Raoul . The show is still playing at Her Majesty's, celebrating its 24th anniversary in October 2010, and celebrated its 10,000th performance at the matinée on 23rd October, 2010; both Andrew Lloyd Webber and the original Phantom, Michael Crawford, were in attendance. It is the second longest-running West End musical in history behind Les Miserables. Broadway Edit Phantom began Broadway previews at the Majestic Theatre on 9 January, 1988 and opened on 26 January. Crawford, Brightman and Barton reprised their respective roles from the London production. In 2009 the Broadway production marked its nine thousandth performance and is currently the longest-running musical in Broadway history celebrating 23 years in January of 2011. Development of the Musical Edit In the northern hemisphere winter of 1984, Cameron Mackintosh, the co-producer of Cats and Song and Dance received a phone call. Andrew Lloyd Webber was looking to create a new musical. He was aiming for a romantic piece, but having trouble reining in a worthwhile idea, and, hitting upon the idea of using Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera as a base, he pitched the idea. Mackintosh and Lloyd Webber screened both the 1925 Lon Chaney and the 1943 Claude Rains versions but neither were able to gain any material that might be useful in making the leap from book to stage. While in New York, Lloyd Webber tracked down a second hand copy of the long out-of-print original Leroux novel, from which his attitude to the material was transformed; “ I was actually writing something else at the time, and I realized that the reason I was hung up was because I was trying to write a major romantic story, and I had been trying to do that ever since I started my career. Then with the Phantom, it was there!" ” From there, Lloyd Webber began work developing Phantom of the Opera to fit into musical form. Lyricists and Lyrics Edit Lloyd Webber approached Jim Steinman to write the lyrics because of his "dark obsessive side", but the writer/producer declined in order to fulfil his com
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Types of volcanic eruptions | Geology Page Types of volcanic eruptions tweet The image correlates types of volcanoes with their respective eruption, highlighting the differences. Credit: ChiaraCingottini, DensityDesign Research Lab During a volcanic eruption, lava, tephra (ash, lapilli, volcanic bombs and blocks), and various gases are expelled from a volcanic vent or fissure. Several types of volcanic eruptions have been distinguished by volcanologists. These are often named after famous volcanoes where that type of behavior has been observed. Some volcanoes may exhibit only one characteristic type of eruption during a period of activity, while others may display an entire sequence of types all in one eruptive series. There are three different meta types of eruptions. The most well-observed are magmatic eruptions, which involve the decompression of gas within magma that propels it forward. Phreatomagmatic eruptions are another type of volcanic eruption, driven by the compression of gas within magma, the direct opposite of the process powering magmatic activity. The last eruptive metatype is the phreatic eruption, which is driven by the superheating of steam via contact with magma; these eruptive types often exhibit no magmatic release, instead causing the granulation of existing rock. Within these wide-defining eruptive types are several subtypes. The weakest are Hawaiian and submarine, then Strombolian, followed by Vulcanian and Surtseyan. The stronger eruptive types are Pelean eruptions, followed by Plinian eruptions; the strongest eruptions are called “Ultra Plinian.” Subglacial and phreatic eruptions are defined by their eruptive mechanism, and vary in strength. An important measure of eruptive strength is Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI), an order of magnitude scale ranging from 0 to 8 that often correlates to eruptive types. Eruption mechanisms Volcanic eruptions arise through three main mechanisms: Gas release under decompression causing magmatic eruptions Thermal contraction from chilling on contact with water causing phreatomagmatic eruptions Ejection of entrained particles during steam eruptions causing phreatic eruptions There are two types of eruptions in terms of activity, explosive eruptions and effusive eruptions. Explosive eruptions are characterized by gas-driven explosions that propels magma and tephra.Effusive eruptions, meanwhile, are characterized by the outpouring of lava without significant explosive eruption. Volcanic eruptions vary widely in strength. On the one extreme there are effusive Hawaiian eruptions, which are characterized by lava fountains and fluid lava flows, which are typically not very dangerous. On the other extreme, Plinian eruptions are large, violent, and highly dangerous explosive events. Volcanoes are not bound to one eruptive style, and frequently display many different types, both passive and explosive, even the span of a single eruptive cycle. Volcanoes do not always erupt vertically from a single crater near their peak, either. Some volcanoes exhibit lateral and fissure eruptions. Notably, many Hawaiian eruptions start from rift zones, and some of the strongest Surtseyan eruptions develop along fracture zones. Scientists believed that pulses of magma mixed together in the chamber before climbing upward—a process estimated to take several thousands of years. But Columbia University volcanologists found that the eruption of Costa Rica’s Irazú Volcano in 1963 was likely triggered by magma that took a nonstop route from the mantle over just a few months. Magmatic eruptions Magmatic eruptions produce juvenile clasts during explosive decompression from gas release. They range in intensity from the relatively small lava fountains on Hawaii to catastrophic Ultra Plinian eruption columns more than 30 km (19 mi) high, bigger than the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 that buried Pompeii. Hawaiian Diagram of a Hawaiian eruption. (key: 1. Ash plume 2. Lava fountain 3. Crater 4. Lava lake 5. Fumaroles 6. Lava flow 7. Layers of lava and ash 8. Stratum 9. Sill 10. Magma conduit 11. Magma
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CARAMBOLA Fruit Facts Common Names: Carambola, Starfruit. Related Species: Bilimbi (Averrhoa bilimbi L.). Origin: The carambola is believed to have originated in Sri Lanka and the Moluccas, but it has been cultivated in southeast Asia and Malaysia for many centuries. Adaptation: The carambola is classified as subtropical because mature trees can tolerate temperatures as low as 27° F for short periods of time with little damage. Like many other subtropicals, however, young plants are more susceptible to frost and can be killed at 32° F. Carambolas can be severely damaged by flooding or prevailing hot, dry winds. The small trees make good container plants. DESCRIPTION Growth Habit: The carambola is a slow-growing, short-trunked evergreen tree with a much-branched, bushy canopy that is broad and rounded. Mature trees seldom exceed 25-30 feet in height and 20-25 feet in spread. Trees are very unlikely to reach this size in California. In a spot to its liking carambolas make handsome ornamentals. Container grown plants are equally attractive and have the additional advantage of being movable. Foliage: The spirally arranged, alternate leaves are 6 - 10 inches long, with 5 - 11 nearly opposite, ovate-oblong leaflets that are 1-1/2 to 3-1/2 inches in length. They are soft, medium-green, and smooth on the upper surface, faintly hairy and whitish on the underside. The leaflets are sensitive to light and more or less inclined to to fold together at night or when the tree is shaken or abruptly shocked. Flowers: The fragrant, pink to lavender flowers are 3/8 inch in diameter, perfect, and borne in clusters in axils of leaves on young branches, or on older branches without leaves. There are several flushes of bloom throughout the year. Fruit: Carambola fruits are ovate to ellipsoid, 2-1/2 to 5 inches (6 to 13 cm) in length, with 5 (rarely 4 or 6) prominent longitudinal ribs. Slices cut in cross-section are star shaped. The skin is thin, light to dark yellow and smooth with a waxy cuticle. The flesh is light yellow to yellow, translucent, crisp and very juicy, without fiber. The fruit has a more or less oxalic acid odor and the flavor ranges from very sour to mildly sweet. The so-called sweet types rarely have more than 4% sugar. There may be up to 12 flat, thin brown seeds 1/4 - 1/2 inch long or none at all. Seeds lose viability in a few days after removal from fruit. CULTURE Location: Carambolas do best in a frost-free location. They are tolerant of wind except for those that are hot and dry. The tree needs full sun. Soils: The carambola is not too particular as to soil, but will grow faster and bear more heavily in rich loam. It prefers a moderately acid soil (pH 5.5 - 6.5) and is sensitive to waterlogging. The plant often becomes chlorotic in alkaline soils. Irrigation: The carambola need moisture for best performance. This means regular watering during the summer months and must be watered even in winter during dry spells. Fertilization: In soils of low fertility young trees should receive light applications every 60 to 90 days until well established. Thereafter, they should receive one or two applications a year in deep soils or three or more applications in shallow soils where nutrients are lost by leaching. Application at the rate of 2 lbs per year for every inch of trunk diameter is suggested. Fertilizer mixtures containing 6-8% nitrogen, 2-4% available phosphoric acid, 6-8% potash and 3-4% magnesium are satisfactory. In the more fertile soils of California, this program can be reduced. The tree is prone to chlorosis in many western soils but responds to soil and foliar application of chelated iron and other micronutrients. Frost protection: Since it is a small tree, winter protection can be fairly easily given prior to any anticipated cold spell. Carpeting, sheets and such can be spread over a frame, with light bulbs for added warmth. Pruning: Carambolas seldom need pruning. Pests and Diseases: No serious diseases are known to be of sufficient importance to require control measures. The fruit is subject
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Bishop Auckland - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Bishop Auckland Wikis Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics List of places: UK • England • County Durham Bishop Auckland (pronounced /ˈbiʃəp ˈɔːklənd/) is a market town and civil parish in County Durham in North East England . It is located about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Darlington and 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Durham at the confluence of the River Wear with its tributary the River Gaunless . According to the 2001 census , Bishop Auckland has a population of 24,392. Much of the town's early history surrounds the Bishops of Durham and the establishment of a hunting lodge, which later became the main residence of the Bishop of Durham. [2] [3] [4] This link with the Bishops of Durham is reflected in the first part of the town's name. [5] During the Industrial Revolution , the town grew rapidly as coal mining took hold as an important industry. [6] The subsequent decline of the coal mining industry in the late twentieth century has been blamed for a fall in the town's fortunes in other sectors. [7] Today, the largest sector of employment in the town is manufacturing. [8] Since 1 April 2009, the town's local government has come from the Durham County Council Unitary Authority. The unitary authority replaced the previous Wear Valley District Council and Durham County Council. [9] Bishop Auckland is located in the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency . The town has a town-twinning with the French town of Ivry-sur-Seine . [10] Contents History Toponymy The first part of the name, "Bishop", refers to the land being owned by and the town being the residence of the Bishop of Durham . [5] [11] [12] However, the derivation of "Auckland" is less clear. One suggestion is that it is derived from "Alclit", [11] [13] "Alcluith" [14] or "Alcleat". [5] This is similar to Alclut or Alclyde, an early name for Dumbarton , which means "rock on the Clyde" [11] or "cliff on the Clyde" [12] . It is believed that Clyde may have been an earlier Celtic name for the river today known as the Gaunless , which flows close to the town. Auckland is also used in the settlements of St Helen Auckland , West Auckland and St Andrew Auckland, an old name for South Church , [15] [16] all of which are along the path of the Gaunless. The name Gaunless itself is of later Norse origin, meaning useless. [11] [17] It is believed that this derives from the river's inability to power a mill, sustain fish or create fertile floodplains . [5] [13] A second suggestion is that Auckland derives from the Norse Aukland meaning additional land. [11] [12] This could refer to the area being extra land granted to the Bishop of Durham by King Canute in around 1020. [13] A further suggestion is that Auckland derives from "Oakland", referring to the presence of forests. [5] [18] Earliest history The earliest known reference to Bishop Auckland itself is around 1000AD as land given to the Duke of Northumberland for defending the church against the Scots. [19] It is also mentioned in 1020 as a gift given to the Bishop of Durham by King Canute . However, a village almost certainly existed on the town's present site long before this, with there being evidence of church on the site of St Andrew's Church in South Church as early as the seventh century. [20] Furthermore, the Romans had a look-out post where Auckland Castle is sited today and a 10 acre (0.04 km²) fort at nearby Binchester. There is also evidence of possible Iron Age settlements around the town, [21] [22] together with finds of Bronze Age , [23] Neolithic [24] and Mesolithic [25] [26] artefacts. The Bishops of Durham Much of the town's history surrounds its links with the Bishops of Durham . In 1083, Bishop William de St-Calais expelled a number of canons from Durham . Some of these settled in the area and established a collegiate church . [20] Around 1183 Bishop Pud
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Pictures of the earthquake-devastated city centre of Christchurch, New Zealand - The Landslide Blog - AGU Blogosphere Pictures of the earthquake-devastated city centre of Christchurch, New Zealand Posted by dr-dave Last week I was lucky enough to be able to spend a few hours in the “Red Zone”, the closed off city centre of Christchurch, New Zealand. The number of unstable buildings means that this area is still too dangerous to reopen, and there remains a great deal of demolition to do. From a distance, this is what the city centre looks like now: If you look very carefully, you can see the lean on the Grand Chancellor hotel (centre right of the image). This building came very close to collapse, and is now being slowly dismantled. From close up the reasons are clear: There are other large buildings that are also profoundly damaged, although often the issues are less clear. These two buildings are both leaning (in both cases towards the road). Note also the deserted streets – it is a very eerie place in which to spend time: The iconic profoundly damaged building is of course the cathedral. It is hard to see how it can be recovered without an almost complete rebuild – note the huge steel buttress propping up the gable end: Indeed, throughout the city churches performed extremely poorly during the shaking. This is another example just on the edge of the Central Business District: In some cases it is not immediately obvious why buildings are dangerous. This pile of shipping containers, located to protect road users in case the building behind collapses, appears initially to be superfluous: However, when seen from the opposite direction, the reasons are very clear: Finally, this rather surreal sight of a shattered shop rather summed up the state of the city centre for me. Recovery will take a long time:
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Kerry Condon - News NEWS 25 December 2009 3:12 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news » Take a look at these brand new trailer and poster for the upcoming “ The Last Station ,” a drama about the last year in the life of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy . “ The Last Station ” synopsis: After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya ( Helen Mirren ), Leo Tolstoy ’s ( Christopher Plummer ) devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary?she?s copied out War and Peace six times…by hand!?suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. After she’s born him thirteen children! When Sofya then discovers that Tolstoy’s trusted disciple, Chertkov ( Paul Giamatti )?whom she despises?may have secretly convinced her husband to sign a new will, leaving the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian » - Allan Ford 13 December 2009 11:31 PM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news » Movie Jungle has new clips in from Sony Pictures Classics ' Helen Mirren , Christopher Plummer , Paul Giamatti , James McAvoy and Kerry Condon . Michael Hoffman directs from the writing by Jay Parini. After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya ( Helen Mirren ), Leo Tolstoy ’s ( Christopher Plummer ) devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary—she’s copied out War and Peace six times…by hand!—suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. After she’s born him thirteen children! When Sofya then discovers that Tolstoy’s trusted disciple, Chertkov ( Paul Giamatti )—whom she despises—may have secretly convinced her husband to sign a new will, leaving the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian people rather than his very own family, » Kerry Condon and James McAvoy in The Last Station Photo: Sony Pictures Classics I haven't read a word of Leo Tolstoy 's novels so some may say I was approaching The Last Station at a disadvantage as it focuses on the final days of Tolstoy's life. Looking even further, I haven't seen any of writer/director Michael Hoffman 's films prior to watching The Last Station , a film that appears to have gained Oscar attention out of a sheer lack of competition. That is to say this is a good film, but hardly worthy of such lofty acclaim as this is little more than a made-for-tv story acted out by some of the feature film world's elite. James McAvoy stars as Valentin, and make no mistake about it, he is the sole lead of this film as he is introduced to the Tolstoy camp as the famous writer has renounced his noble title, » - Brad Brevet 25 November 2009 10:56 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news » The first trailer for a historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy ’s struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things – “ The Last Station ” has been released. Both written and directed by Michael Hoffman , the movie stars Christopher Plummer , Helen Mirren , James McAvoy , Paul Giamatti and Anne-Marie Duff among others. After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya ( Helen Mirren ), Leo Tolstoy ’s ( Christopher Plummer ) devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary, she’s copied out War and Peace six times…by hand! suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. After she’s born him thirteen children! 24 November 2009 9:49 PM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news » See the trailer as well as previously added images from Sony Pictures Classics ' " The Last Station ," starring Helen Mirren , Chri
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Archive - Valentine's Day - Trivia 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? 2. Which male singer had a top ten hit with "Love Train" in 1988? 3. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day? 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? 6. In the episode of Friends titled "The One With Ross' Wedding", which special guest star tells Joey that she thinks his hat is "dashing"? 7. Which Shakespearian character said "Good morrow. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"? 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? 9. Who played Juliet opposite Leonardo Di Caprio in the 1996 film "Romeo and Juliet"? 10. Containing the lines "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know", which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written? 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? Cupid 3. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day? Aquarius 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? Casanova 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? The local florist 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? Students 7. Which Shakespearian character said "Good morrow. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"? Romeo 10. Containing the lines "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know", which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written? Something 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? Cupid 2. Which male singer had a top ten hit with "Love Train" in 1988? Holly Johnson 3. What sign of the zodiac would you be if you were born on St. Valentine's Day? Aquarius 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? Joe DiMaggio 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? Chicago police officers 6. In the episode of Friends titled "The One With Ross' Wedding", which special guest star tells Joey that she thinks his hat is "dashing"? Sarah Ferguson [just guessing from Googling, since I've never seen this show....] 7. Which Shakespearian character said "Good morrow. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day"? Ophelia 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? Rudolph Valentino 9. Who played Juliet opposite Leonardo Di Caprio in the 1996 film "Romeo and Juliet"? Claire Danes [again thanks to Google] 10. Containing the lines "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know", which Beatles' song did Frank Sinatra describe as the greatest love song ever written? Something [in the way she moves, attracts me like no other lover...] by George Harrison [and the first line by Sweet Baby James Taylor... ha!] 1. Which archer is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? Eros, the son of the goddess Aphrodite. Eros was never admitted to the Top Twelve of the Olympian Pantheon because he was very irresponsible, and a bit of a cheat at dice as well. 4. When Marilyn Monroe died, who asked for a fresh rose to be placed on her grave, every week, forever? A pure guess - Arthur Miller, though apparently it should have been most of the male members of the Kennedy clan. 5. In the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, what were the hitmen dressed as? Violinists in an Orchestra? 8. Born in Italy in 1895, who was known as cinema's first "great lover"? The Sheikh? Rudolf Valentino? Don't know the others
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Names of Nationalties in Spanish: A Lesson Covering Central and South America Teaching Spanish: Vocabulary Practice with Country Names written by: Curt Smothers • edited by: Rebecca Scudder • updated: 3/2/2012 Learning Spanish opens new vistas to students. Spanish is spoken by millions of people in 20 countries south of the U.S. border and the Caribbean. This article is a suggested vocabulary resource that helps students in the vocabulary of country nationalities and geographical locations. slide 1 of 4 A Combination Vocabulary and Geography Approach Learning the Spanish name for nearly all Hispanic countries is not particularly difficult. With the sole exception of the island nation of the Dominican Republic (la República Dominicana), each country is a cognate (the same in spelling and meaning) of its English counterpart. However, there is a teaching opportunity using the associated nationality with each country. For example, a person from Ecuador is called un ecuatoriano, while someone from Paraguay is known as un paraguayo. So, many of the associated nationality labels must be memorized, though there is a discernible pattern. Likewise, teachers can use nationality vocabulary drills to familiarize students with where our Spanish-speaking neighbors are located on the map. For example, where are the tiny South American countries inhabited by los ecuatorianos and los paraguayos? This article includes a geographical "factoid" for each Spanish-speaking country in our hemisphere, along with maps. slide 2 of 4 Country and Nationality Data for Vocabulary Practice with “Factoid" North America Factoid: Just south of the U.S. border Caribbean Factoid: Just 90 miles south of Florida, the largest Island in the Caribbean la República Dominicana Factoid: Shares the eastern half of the Island of Hispaniola with French-speaking Haiti. Puerto Rico (Spanish-speaking U.S. territory) Capital: San Juan Factoid: The small island just east of the Dominican Republic Central America Factoid: A lush, tropical country just north of Panama. El Salvador Factoid: Smallest Central American country. Located to the South of Guatemala and Honduras. Guatemala Factoid: Just south of Mexico Honduras Factoid: Due east of Guatemala. Nicaragua Factoid: South of Honduras, north of Costa Rica Panamá Factoid: Narrow country bridging Central and South America For extra credit: What is the only non-Spanish speaking country in Central America? What is its official language? Answer: Belize, English
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Profile on Addis Ababa Bole International Airport | CAPA - Centre for Aviation LATAM Airlines Group continues its international push, after slashing Brazil growth targets 28-Oct-2015 6:21 PM LATAM Airlines group continues to expand internationally as weak economic conditions within Latin America linger. The company has already slashed growth targets for Brazil, which is LATAM’s largest domestic market, and one of the weakest economies within the region. LATAM’s latest round of international flights includes linking its Lima hub to Washington DC and proposed new service from Sao Paulo to Johannesburg. The company also aims to bolster its connections to the Caribbean with flights from Bogota and Brasilia to Punta Cana. Those new routes join other long haul additions in 2015 including Sao Paulo to Barcelona, Toronto and Cancun, Lima to Orlando and Santiago to Milan. The moves show the balance LATAM is attempting to strike in building its network utility and deploying capacity to stronger markets while managing falling demand in weaker regions. Unfortunately, it appears the challenges within Latin America will remain in place for the short term as growth prospects for the region’s major economies have been refined downward for 2015, and modest growth is predicted for 2016. Ethiopian Airlines plans further growth in Asia and US, starting with Chengdu and New York 21-Oct-2015 12:40 PM Ethiopian Airlines is planning further long-haul network expansion in 2016 with new destinations in Asia and North America. The expansion is made possible by the delivery of Ethiopian’s first batch of 343-seat A350-900s along with additional 270-seat Boeing 787-8s. New York is in line to become Ethiopian’s fourth destination in North America in Jun-2016, joining Toronto, Washington Dulles and recently launched Los Angeles. Ethiopian is also looking at Chicago and Houston, which could be launched in 2017. In Asia Ethiopian is planning to launch services to Chengdu, Ho Chi Minh, Jakarta and Singapore. East Asia has been the main driver of Ethiopian’s rapid expansion in recent years – with two destinations added in 2015 for a total of nine – and will continue to be a focus as Africa’s largest airline doubles its fleet over the next decade. Ethiopian Airlines 2015 outlook: more rapid expansion as it becomes Africa’s largest airline 13-Jan-2015 1:40 PM Ethiopian Airlines is planning further fleet and network expansion in 2015, enabling the flag carrier to widen the gap with other leading African carriers. Ethiopian has already become the largest airline in Africa based on fleet size and could overtake South African Airlines (SAA) in 2015 as the largest based on passengers carried. Ethiopian has doubled in size since the beginning of the decade while most other major African carriers have grown only slightly or not at all. Asia and Africa have been, and will continue to be, the primary drivers as Ethiopian taps the booming Asia-Africa market. Ethiopian plans to launch services to Tokyo in Apr-2015, which will become its 11th destination in Asia. The carrier will also add its second US destination in Jun-2015 as service to Los Angeles is launched. Star reaffirms position as strongest alliance in Africa with Ethiopian and potentially ASKY 14-Dec-2011 1:50 AM Star Alliance has further cemented its position as the leading alliance in Africa after Ethiopian Airlines officially became a member on 13-Dec-2011. Ethiopian, which has been working on joining Star since being accepted as a new member in Sep-2010, becomes the third African carrier in Star following South African Airways (SAA) and EgyptAir. Ethiopian’s membership significantly boosts Star’s presence on the continent, adding 23 African destinations to the Star Alliance network. Four of the top five African carriers are now aligned, and three of these four are in Star. Overall the African continent remains largely unaligned. But Star is currently not looking to recruit another African carrier. Instead Star is looking forward to Ethiopian subsidiary ASKY later joining the alliance. Togo-based ASKY woul
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THE KONTIKI RAFT EXPEDITION SOUTH AMERICA TO POLYNESIA AND THOR HEYERDAHL GREAT EXPLORERS RAFTS AND RAFTING THOR HEYERDAHL and the KON TIKI EXPEDITION During 1937 - 1938 Thor Heyerdahl received a zoological grant to research animal life on the Marquesas Islands. His interest soon turned as to how these Islands and Polynesia in general, had become populated. Heyerdahl observed that wind and ocean streams flowed from across the Pacific from east to west. Since there were cultural similarities to be found on either side of this ocean, he formed the theory that the Polynesian Islands had been populated from South America. This generated a storm of protest from scientists, since it was widely accepted that the islands had been populated from the east, from Indonesia. The main argument against Heyerdahl's theory was the lack of evidence of Pre-Colombian Indians in South America having had sea-going vessels capable of crossing the expanse of ocean between South America and Polynesia. Thor Heyerdahl was so convinced that the Polynesian Islands were settled by people from Peru, South America, that he needed to prove his theory. He organized an expedition of six men, built a primitive raft of balsa wood and bamboo that had a small shelter, named it Kontiki and on April 28, 1947, left Peru on a voyage full of adventure, hoping the prevailing wind and ocean current would bring them to Polynesia. To prove his theory, Heyerdahl decided to build a replica of the Indian balsa wood rafts. In 1947 he set off on the 1st KonTiki expedition, finally making a landfall just as the raft was sinking - it had become waterlogged. He thus successfully proved that Indian balsa wood rafts were able to cross the Pacific Ocean. Later in 1961 another raft was constructed and the KonTiki legend continued for others to enjoin. For communications the two radio operators Kurt Haugland and Forstein Raaby used a National NC-173 amateur radio receiver. This was powered by batteries and a hand cranked generator that the crew continuously cranked when on the air. Their call letters, LI2B were familiar to many who daily kept in touch by amateur radio. (KH and FR had been in the Norwegian underground and had used a small radio set in sabotage work against the Germans in World War II) Tuna, bonito, shark and dolphins were in abundance and provided their steady diet. Sailing 50 to 60 miles a day in the Humboldt Current and prevailing easterly wind, the raft could only go forward, towards Polynesia. A heavy storm sent 15-foot waves over their raft, severely damaging the cabin and the large steering oar. A cry of "man overboard" had all hands struggling to rescue radio operator Forstein, who narrowly escaped death. After 97 days they sighted Angatau Island, but due to high wind could not land. With limited steering
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South Pacific: Bali Hai - 1949, Martin & Pinza - YouTube South Pacific: Bali Hai - 1949, Martin & Pinza Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 10, 2010 From the original 1949 Broadway cast recording of "South Pacific." This production won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; and won Tony Awards for Best Musical; Libretto; Best Original Score; Best Actor in a Musical (Ezio Pinza); Best Actress in a Musical (Mary Martin); Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Myron McCormick); Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Juanita Hall); Producer (Musical) (Hammerstein, Rodgers, Hayward, Logan); Best Director (Logan); and Best Scenic Design (Jo Mielziner). This track is from the LP pictured in the video above, Columbia Masterworks, serial number OS 2040. Category
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Monty Python reunion: Surviving members to reform for a stage show | The Independent Monty Python reunion: Surviving members to reform for a stage show The hit 1970s group are expected to formally announce the reunion on Thursday Tuesday 19 November 2013 10:00 BST Click to follow Monty Python reunion: Surviving members to reform for a stage show 1/5 The five remaining members of Monty Python are expected to announce a comeback on Thursday Reuters 2/5 1978: All six members of the Monty Python team on location in Tunisia to film 'Monty Python's Life of Brian' Getty Images 3/5 British comedy group Monty Python are to reunite for a stage show. Terry Jones, has confirmed that he along with all the other remaining members, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin will confirm their plans in a press conference in London on Thursday Getty Images 4/5 The Monty Python team imitate journalist and broadcaster Alan Whicker. Left to right: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman (1941 - 1989) and Terry Jones Getty Images 5/5 British comedy troupe Monty Python lounge about at the site of their filmed live show at the Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California, 1982 Getty Images The five remaining members of Monty Python are expected to announce a comeback on Thursday It’s the reunion which John Cleese once dismissed as “absolutely impossible”. But hatchets have been buried and grudges set aside as the surviving members of the ground-breaking comedy troupe confirmed that the Monty Python circus will fly once again. Click here to see more archive pictures of the Monty Python Following months of secret talks, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin will announce their plans at a London press conference on Thursday. The reunion, expected to involve a stage show and a television special, is the first time that the remaining members have worked together on a full-length project since The Meaning Of Life film in 1983. The death of Graham Chapman in 1989 was previously thought to have ended any hopes that their absurdist humour, which revolutionised comedy following the 1969 television debut of Monty Python's Flying Circus, could be recreated. Previous attempts to engineer a reunion tour, usually driven by Idle, 70, creator of the £100 million-grossing Spamalot musical, have fallen foul of internal squabbles over business issues. Cleese, 74, said sitting the Pythons down in one room to perform comedy was a geographical impossibility. But the Python parrot was not dead, just resting for 30 years, it transpires. Jones, 71, told the BBC. “We’re getting together and putting on a show – it’s real. I’m quite excited about it. I hope it makes us a lot of money. I hope to be able to pay off my mortgage!” Idle tweeted: “Python meeting this morning. Can't wait.” A world tour, re-enacting Python’s “greatest hits” such as the famous “Dead Parrot” sketch, would prove hugely lucrative. The film and television legacy left by the “Beatles of comedy” retains huge popularity in North America. The Pythons hinted that they could revisit previously unreleased sketches. Palin, 70, said: “There was much more material written for the Meaning of Life and not used - probably as much as three times as much as we put in.” Cleese added: "Maybe we should do a Meaning of Life 2?" Palin and Jones have recently re-filmed lost material from their 1969 ITV sketch show The Complete And Utter History Of Britain, which helped form the Flying Circus template, for a DVD release next Spring. Fans will hope that the long-awaited reunion was prompted by a desire to create fresh mirth worthy of the brand, rather than financial motivations. Earlier this year, the surviving members were ordered to pay extra royalties to Mark Forstater, a producer of the 1975 film Monty Python and The Holy Grail, who won a High Court case over Spamalot profits. This year, Cleese sold off his art collection and completed an Alimony live tour, to help pay for his divorce from his third wife, American psychotherapist Alyce Faye Eichelberger. The five
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Pink Floyd: 10 things you didn't know about the band - Telegraph Rock and Pop Music Pink Floyd: 10 things you didn't know about the band As Pink Floyd announce the 20th anniversary re-release of The Division Bell, we look at some trivia about the band Pink Floyd, dress rehearsal for The Wall, Los Angeles 5:42PM BST 20 May 2014 To celebrate the release of Pink Floyd's remastered 1979 classic The Wall, we have a live stream of tracks and demos . Today is the last day of our online exclusive. 1. Pink Floyd's most successful single Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 (1979) - selling more than 4 million copies worldwide - was written as a protest against rigid schooling, and boarding schools in particular. 2. Roger Waters came up with the concept for The Wall album in a moment of disgust when, on tour in Canada, a fan made his way onto the stage and spat on him. 3. Roughly one in every 12 people in the world are estimated to have a copy of Pink Floyd's top selling album Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) 4. In 1975, ex-band member Syd Barrett turned up at the recording of 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' at Abbey Road studios. According to reports, he was balding and fat, and looked so terrible that Roger Waters and David Gilmour cried. Related Articles Pink Floyd in pictures 20 May 2014 5. Some unusual extra hands went into the making of The Division Bell album, their last album, made in 1994: Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, named it, and the scientist Stephen Hawking makes a guest appearance on it. 6. Syd Barrett was born Roger Keith Barrett. He got the nickname 'Syd' from his friends when he was 15, after a local drummer named Sid Barrett. 7. Before they were Pink Floyd, the band called themselves The Pink Floyd Sound. It gets worse: before that they were The Tea Set, and The Abdabs. And before that? Syd Barrett and David Gilmour played together in a band named Jokers Wild. 8. Pink Anderson and Floyd Council, the two Americans who inspired the band's title were both early blues singers. Both musicians died within a year of the release of Pink Floyd's seminal album, Wish You Were Here (1975). Anderson's son 'Little Pink Anderson' is a bluesman too, and he's still alive. 9. The title for their fifth studio album, Atom Heart Mother (1970), came from a newspaper heading about a woman who was receiving the first (atomic) pacemaker. The album saw the band experiment - mostly unsuccessfully - with prog rock. 10. When Sir Bob Geldof appeared in the 1982 film of Pink Floyd's The Wall he had to improvise as he wasn't given a script to work from.
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Great Reputations: Manchester City 1967-70 – Mercer and Allison’s alchemy – Game of the People Short notes from the desk of...GOTP Where you might bump into GOTP…. 28-1-17: RB Leipzig v Hoffenheim 29-1-17: FC Carl Zeiss Jena v Meuselwitz 19-2-17: AGF v Aalborg 8.4.17: Doncaster Rovers v Mansfield Town 27-5-17: AB v Skive In 2016, GOTP registered a 43% increased in hits and a 41% rise in unique visitors. Thank you to our readers! State of Play Those you may have missed…. Those you may have missed…. Isherwood Game of the People is part of the Isherwood Editorial stable. Isherwood can provide specialist content for the following sectors: football, travel and financial technology. To find out more about Isherwood, go to: www.isherwoodeditorial.org Useful links Mercer and Allison “We would have run through brick walls for them,” said Joe Corrigan, describing the feeling the players had for Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison. It was a curious relationship in many ways. Mercer was a much-loved figure from football’s golden days. The fact he is remembered fondly at three major clubs – Everton, Arsenal and City – says a lot about the impact he made on the game, and it is often overlooked that he baby-sat the England job after Sir Alf Ramsey was sacked in 1974. Mercer was appointed City manager in 1965. He had recently endured some health issues, and at the age of 51, wanted a younger man to work alongside him. He opted for Allison, who had been manager of Plymouth Argyle. While Mercer was called “wise and warm” by Fleet Street, Allison was brash but in many ways, a progressive and adventurous coach, schooled by the famous West Ham “Academy” that also gave the football world coaches like Dave Sexton, Frank O’Farrell, John Bond and Noel Cantwell. Corrigan recalled: “Malcolm was 20 years ahead of his time… focusing on players’ diets, physiotherapy, weight and sprint training.” He also wanted to ban the back-pass, some 20 years or more before it actually happened. “The tool of the cowardly coach,” he would call it. In 1965-66, the duo’s first season in charge at Maine Road, City won promotion to the first division. A year earlier, interest in City was at a low ebb, with crowds averaging just 14,000. In 1966, they were up to 27,000 and in 1966-67, they averaged 31,000. Something was definitely building at Maine Road. A team takes shape In contrast to City’s 2012 and 2014 Premier title winners, the team of the late 1960s cost very little, even by the standards of the time – just over £200,000. Four of the 1967-68 team came from the club’s youth set-up: Glyn Pardoe, Mike Doyle, Alan Oakes and Neil Young. Mike Summerbee was signed from Swindon Town for £35,000 after playing more than 200 games for the Wiltshire club. The wonderful Colin Bell arrived from Bury in 1966 for £45,000, despite the interest of many clubs, and Tony Book, at the veteran stage of his career, was signed from Plymouth where he had played under Allison. Book had landed in the Football League after a lengthy non-league career, turning out for Bath City. His story provided many a photo opportunity as zealous snappers shot him wielding a trowel and laying bricks, his former profession. Experienced centre half George Heslop was picked up from Everton for £25,000. In 1965-66, City won the second division title, losing just five games and remaining unbeaten at home. Pivotal in their promotion campaign was Northern Ireland international Johnny Crossan, who added experience to a young team as well as 12 goals. Crossan was eventually sold to Middlesbrough before the City bandwagon was in full flow, a victim of ill-health and a car crash. Back in the top flight, City finished 15th in 1966-67, adding Doncaster Rovers winger Tony Coleman to the team for a fee of £13,000. There was little sign that this squad could mount anything like a championship challenge in 1967-68. In the early months of that season, Mercer and Allison signed goalkeeper Ken Mulhearn from nearby Stockport County (£ 25,000) and Francis Lee from Bolton (£60,000). Lee would go on to become a City legend and, lik
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FA Cup and League Cup (England) [Arquivo] - Gforum - Digital - Forum Please post here all information about English Cups guidoes 07-05-2008, 18:31 Portsmouth goalkeeper David James has declared himself fit to play in the FA Cup final against Cardiff City. The England international was a major doubt after missing his club's last two matches after tearing a calf muscle during the 3-1 defeat against Manchester City on April 20. However, a scan has revealed that he has healed sufficiently to reclaim his spot in the team for the second FA Cup final of his career on May 17. James said: "I had a scan today and it's clear so I would describe myself as fit. But we'll see what the gaffer says." Pompey manager Harry Redknapp said after last weekend's match against Middlesbrough, the second in which he fielded reserve keeper Jamie Ashdown: "I'm pleased David James is on the road to recovery because he's the best keeper in the country." The upcoming appearance at Wembley will be the high point of a renaissance in the 37-year-old's career. In this his second season at Portsmouth, James has regained his status as first-choice keeper for England. He was also nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award, and was voted into the Team of the Year by the same organisation. Despite making over 500 top flight appearances in his career, James has only ever played in one previous FA Cup final, the 1-0 defeat to Chelsea in 200, and the only major trophy he has picked up is the League Cup with Liverpool in 1995. Tony Mabert / Eurosport Freundlich 16-05-2008, 18:52 Cardiff manager Dave Jones must decide whether to start with fit-again striking legend Robbie Fowler in the FA Cup final against Portsmouth at Wembley on Saturday, while Pompey boss Harry Redknapp ponders how best to replace cup-tied Jermain Defoe. http://d.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com//ng/sp/eurosport/20080516/12/2704217364.jpg Jones has confirmed that former Liverpool hero Fowler, who won the competition with the Reds in 2000-01, will be in the squad after a long-term hip injury. Dutch striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Scot Steven Thompson have played recently and so have match fitness, whereas Fowler has not pulled on a shirt in anger since December. Alternatively Jones may play a more reserved formation, as in the semi-final victory over Barnsley, with former Chelsea star Hasselbaink alone up front and additional responsibility for attack placed upon his midfield. Another striker, Paul Parry, featured against the Tykes in the final Championship encounter of the season after a hamstring injury a fortnight ago and so could also play a part, while defender Darren Purse is also available after his red card against Burnley was annulled by the Football Association of Wales. However Glenn Loovens and Roger Johnson should be selected in the centre of defence. With Defoe ruled out again in Pompey's Cup run, Redknapp has a similar dilemma in attack. Nigerian goal-getter Kanu should start, either alongside Milan Baros - yet to score for the club after signing on loan from Lyon in January - or alone with compatriot John Utaka coming in from the wing. David Nugent is fit after a groin strain but is expected to only make the squad after a disappointing first season on the south coast. England goalkeeper David James has recovered from the calf knock that threatened his participation while captain Sol Campbell has shaken off a hamstring problem. Jonathan Symcox / Eurosport Freundlich 16-05-2008, 18:54 Key facts and figures ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final between Portsmouth and Cardiff City at Wembley - Saturday's final is the 127th since the competition began in the 1871-72 season. Although Portsmouth first entered the FA Cup in 1899 and Cardiff in 1910, they have never played each other in the competition before. - Manchester United have appeared in a record 18 finals, winning the competition a record 11 times. This will be Portsmouth's fourth appearance in the final, and Cardiff's third. - Portsmouth's only victory was in 1939 when they upset hot favourites Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the last
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Shavian alphabet | Article about Shavian alphabet by The Free Dictionary Shavian alphabet | Article about Shavian alphabet by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Shavian+alphabet Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Wikipedia . Shavian 1. of, relating to, or like George Bernard Shaw (1856--1950), the Irish dramatist and critic, his works, ideas, etc. 2. an admirer of Shaw or his works 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: Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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George Bernard Shaw (Author of Pygmalion) George Bernard Shaw Literature & Fiction , Theater Influences edit data George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, socialist, and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama. Over the course of his life he wrote more than 60 plays. Nearly all his plays address prevailing social problems, but each also includes a vein of comedy that makes their stark themes more palatable. In these works Shaw examined education, marriage, religion, government, health care, and class privilege. An ardent socialist, Shaw was angered by what he perceived to be the exploitation of the working class. He wrote many brochures and speeches for the Fabian Societ George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, socialist, and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama. Over the course of his life he wrote more than 60 plays. Nearly all his plays address prevailing social problems, but each also includes a vein of comedy that makes their stark themes more palatable. In these works Shaw examined education, marriage, religion, government, health care, and class privilege. An ardent socialist, Shaw was angered by what he perceived to be the exploitation of the working class. He wrote many brochures and speeches for the Fabian Society. He became an accomplished orator in the furtherance of its causes, which included gaining equal rights for men and women, alleviating abuses of the working class, rescinding private ownership of productive land, and promoting healthy lifestyles. For a short time he was active in local politics, serving on the London County Council. In 1898, Shaw married Charlotte Payne-Townshend, a fellow Fabian, whom he survived. They settled in Ayot St. Lawrence in a house now called Shaw's Corner. He is the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize for Literature (1925) and an Oscar (1938). The former for his contributions to literature and the latter for his work on the film "Pygmalion" (adaptation of his play of the same name). Shaw wanted to refuse his Nobel Prize outright, as he had no desire for public honours, but he accepted it at his wife's behest. She considered it a tribute to Ireland. He did reject the monetary award, requesting it be used to finance translation of Swedish books to English. Shaw died at Shaw's Corner, aged 94, from chronic health problems exacerbated by injuries incurred by falling. ...more
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Glenn Miller Orchestra – Comments To prevent spam please type the code into the box Bob and Carol Battaglia say: (December 22, 2016) Concert on 12/21/2016 at Riviera Theatre NT,NY – Excellent, a good combination of Christmas music and classic Glen Miller music. A great way to start the Christmas Holiday. Hope you will come back to the Riviera Theatre next Christmas. Jenna Wiltsie says: (December 15, 2016) I happened to find this website on the internet and I thought I would try it out. I listened to a few of your videos and found them very fascinating. I also read about some information on the website and I can’t wait to learn and hear more for you. Joyce Jaglowski says: (December 9, 2016) We have seen you twice in person and love you, and danced our hearts out! We would love to hear you play “People Like You and Me” from one of the Glenn Miller films. It is so patriotic and really supports our veterans. Can’t wait to see you again. Love the way you’re keeping the music we love alive. Keep ’em flying! Perry Kingsbury says: (November 20, 2016) Green Bay, WI 11/19/2016 My wife and I were at this show! Thank you for a wonderful evening. Enjoyed the performance very much. Looking forward to your next visit!! Heejun Kong says: (November 19, 2016) I have never been to a show yet to see the performance in person, but I would love to very soon. I have sen few videos on Youtube, and on this website. The music and performance sounds very powerful and alive, I am looking forward to visit soon ! I hope the performers continue to keep the music exciting! Bob McGoff says: (November 8, 2016) Strand Lakewood N.J. 11/2/16. My children & grandchildren have heard the music but never the band playing in person before. What a show. They all loved it and now understand what grandpa has been talking about all these years. Is it possible to get four video copies of that performance. I would like to give each one of my four daughter one for Christmas. They can’t stop raving about that show. Nick Hilscher / Maria Schafer 11/2/16 Lakewood N.J. Vincent Ricciuti says: (November 8, 2016) Thanks for keeping good music alive. It was a pleasure to have been present at your recent performance in Patchogue, NY. It was a pleasant experience to watch your group perform. Thanks for keeping fine music alive. My early experience with Glenn Miller was in 1941. Each day going to school I would pass a convenient store that displayed Glenn Miller on a Chesterfield cigarette sign. He died a hero but his music keeps him alive. Amy Lin says: (November 3, 2016) Wonderful show. I saw the Orchestra at Louisburg College on October 21, 2016. I had always wanted to hear the Glenn Miller Orchestra because I just love all the music. Everyone around me enjoyed the performance, too. I can’t wait to hear you next time you are in my area. I was one of the younger people in the crowd that night (I’m only 40), so I hope to keep going to performances for many years to come. Paul Waszkiewicz says: (October 30, 2016) Glen Miller Show in Rome N.Y. My wife, daughter, 7 yr. old granddaughter, myself, along with 3 other friends enjoyed your show to AMAZING for words…!!!!…It was beyond FANTASTIC..!!!!…. I thanked God many times during the show. I have Glen Millers albums & C.D so I purchased Nicks C.D. I’m sure it will be just as AMAZING…May God bless & protect you on your journey as you bring joy, smiles, pure love to ones who appreciate EXCELLENT music & entertainment..Thank You, Thank You , Thank You…!!!!…Gods Speed…!!! Keith Brigham says: (October 28, 2016) I came across this website while searching for information on orchestras for my project. I read through some of your videos and the orchestra sounded so beautiful. I thought the videos of the Orchestras were so beautiful and played so well. Adina says: (October 26, 2016) It is such a pleasure to listen to beautiful orchestra such as Glenn Millers Orchestra. Although I have not attended any at the moment, my new appreciation for music has been with the help of the easily accessibly music clips. I hope one day to hear
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Index-a What does the workplace flexi-hours acronym TOIL stand for? Waterloo, the location of Napoleon's 1815 defeat, is in modern-day: France; Belgium; Spain; or Russia? G-BOAG, G-BOAC, and F-BVFC and the tragic F-BTSC designated what iconic 20thC invention? Name the core specialism of notable Anglo-Danish industrialist Sir Ove Nyquist Arup (1895-1988) and the global (Arup Group) corporation he created: Pharmacy; Structural engineering; Shipbuilding; or Food canning? The famous guitar maker founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1902 is: Gibson; Fender; Rickenbacker; or Gretsch? Calabria, flanked by the Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas, is the southern peninsular of which country? In the 1920s Japanese and Austrian physicians Kyusaku Ogino and Hermann Knaus devised the contraceptive method called popularly: Coil; Rhythm; Pill; or Condom? What boom caused gross exploitation of native people of Brazil and adjacent nations by European industrialists c.1879-1912: Rubber; Cotton; Gold; or Silk? What popular Spanish word has various meanings including go, hurry up, come on, let's go, up, upstairs, and above? If a fifth of the charges in a $60 bill are discounted by 25%, what is the total cost? What punning word is an animal's mother, a barrier, and a biblical expletive? The artists Monet, Manet, Degas and Cezanne are mainly noted for what style of art? Comprising 100 centavos, what is the currency of Brazil? What word, derived from Latin meaning to 'pay against the evil of something' refers to expressing disapproval? Ogilvy & Mather, WWP and James Walter Thompson famously operate in: Law; Advertising; Auditing; or Architectural design? What mathematical term originated from Arabic 'awar', meaning 'damage to goods', evolving through French terminology for an apportionment of shipping liabilities between owners of vessel and cargo? What herb is traditionally associated, besides garlic, with the pickling of a gherkin (US pickle)? Avian refers to: Birds; Bees; Apes; or Vikings? Derived from Latin for 'place', what anglicized French word commonly means 'instead' in formal communications? Which inspirational genius created the landmark film 'Modern Times' and its theme song, 'Smile', released in 1936? Brazil's first ever football match as a national team was in 1914 at Laranjeiras stadium, Rio de Janeiro state, against: Argentina; USA; Prussia; or Exeter City? What is/are 'pince-nez': Cream and wine sauce; Ferry tug-boats; Armless spectacles; or Four-legged trousers for dogs? The Arabic term 'Al-jebr' (reunion of broken parts) is famously associated with: Disaster relief; TV news; Twin skyscrapers; or Algebra? The UHF wireless technology developed by Eriksson in 1994 for data transfer between devices in close proximity is: Silverlip; Bluetooth; Rednose; or Goldeye? What is the '1c Magenta', which (at $20m) became the most expensive man-made object ever in terms of weight to value? A circular partner-swapping ballroom dance, named after a 1700s maritime leader, is the: William Bligh; Paul Jones; Horatio Nelson; or James Hook? The Stone Age was roughly how many years ago: 4-5,000; 50-100,000; 500,000-1million; or 1-2m? Originally a French portmanteau word combining a shoe and boot, what means 'wilfully destroy'? What is the recurring number when two-thirds is expressed as a decimal? A lodestone (or loadstone, from old English meaning 'leading-stone' or 'way-stone') is a naturally occurring what? Which controversial Swiss sports head, accused of racism, sexism and corruption 1990s-2000s, was once president of the World Society of Friends of Suspenders, which advocated women should not replace stockings and suspenders with pantyhose? Bambino is the family trust of which controversial business mogul, subject to criminal proceedings in Germany 2014? Boundary-pushing Dutch media corporation Endemol sought participants in 2014 for a reality show requiring the group to: Marry each other; Marry animals; Have face transplants; or Live indefinitely on Mars? The volcano Olympic Mons, three times taller than Mount Everest, and the highes
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Swiss Army knife - 必应 Full line of Executive Swiss Army Knives by Wenger & Victorinox at Swiss Knife Shop. Make your Swiss Army knife stand out with custom engraving. https://www.swissknifeshop.com/shop/swiss-army/executive-swiss... This Pin was discovered by Gus. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/329607266463901408 Explore Mark Mettler's board "Swiss Army Knife" on Pinterest, the world's catalog of ideas. | See more about Swiss army knife, Swiss army and Pocket knives. https://www.pinterest.com/mmettler93/swiss-army-knife See more about Swiss army knife, Swiss army and Army. Swiss Army Knife Victorinox Swiss Bianco Splash Vagabond Limited 28 Pieces | eBay. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/459719074443091352 See more about Swiss army knife, Swiss army and Army. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/294985844325786014 See more about Swiss army knife, Swiss army and New balance. Is that a shoe or the commemorative HOCR New Balance Swiss Army Knife? ... https://www.pinterest.com/pin/260153315950273827 This Pin was discovered by Gus. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/329607266463901414 See more about Pocket knives, Swiss army and Army. Victorinox Swiss Army® Classic Pocket Knife ... https://www.pinterest.com/pin/473581717050203623
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What is the common name for the electrically excitable cells of the brain which process data via electrical and chemical signals?
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Excitable cell | definition of excitable cell by Medical dictionary Excitable cell | definition of excitable cell by Medical dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/excitable+cell Related to excitable cell: Graded potential cell (sel), 1. The smallest unit of living structure capable of independent existence, composed of a membrane-enclosed mass of protoplasm and containing a nucleus or nucleoid. Cells are highly variable and specialized in both structure and function, although all must at some stage replicate proteins and nucleic acids, use energy, and reproduce themselves. 2. A small closed or partly closed cavity; a compartment or hollow receptacle. 3. A container of glass, ceramic, or other solid material within which chemical reactions generating electricity take place or solutions are placed for photometric assays. [L. cella, a storeroom, a chamber] cell (sel) 1. any of the protoplasmic masses making up organized tissue, consisting of a nucleus surrounded by cytoplasm enclosed in a cell or plasma membrane. It is the fundamental, structural, and functional unit of living organisms. In some of the lower forms of life, such as bacteria, a morphological nucleus is absent, although nucleoproteins (and genes) are present. 2. a small, more or less closed space. accessory cells macrophages involved in the processing and presentation of antigens, making them more immunogenic. acid cells parietal c's . acinar cell , acinic cell, acinous cell any of the cells lining an acinus, especially the zymogen-secreting cells of the pancreatic acini. air cell 1. any minute bodily chamber filled with air, such as an alveolus of the lung. 2. a cavity containing air and surrounded by a bodily structure, usually one of the bones of the head, such as the ethmoid or mastoid. alpha cell 1. a type of cell found in the periphery of the islets of Langerhans that secretes glucagon . 2. acidophil (2). alveolar cell pneumonocyte; any cell of the walls of the pulmonary alveoli; often restricted to the cells of the alveolar epithelium (squamous alveolar cells and great alveolar cells) and alveolar phagocytes. Alzheimer cells 1. giant astrocytes with large prominent nuclei found in the brain in hepatolenticular degeneration and hepatic coma. 2. degenerated astrocytes. amacrine cell any of five types of retinal neurons that seem to lack large axons, having only processes that resemble dendrites. ameboid cell a cell that shows ameboid movement. Anichkov's cell a plump modified histiocyte in the inflammatory lesions of the heart (Aschoff bodies) characteristic of rheumatic fever. APUD cells [a mine p recursor u ptake and d ecarboxylation] a group of cells that manufacture polypeptides and biogenic amines serving as hormones or neurotransmitters. The polypeptide production is linked to the uptake of a precursor amino acid and its decarboxylation to an amine. argentaffin cells enterochromaffin cells that reduce ammoniacal silver solutions without additional treatment with a reducing agent; the reducing substance is serotonin. Arias-Stella cells columnar cells in the endometrial epithelium which have a hyperchromatic enlarged nucleus and which appear to be associated with chorionic tissue in an intrauterine or extrauterine site. Askanazy cells large eosinophilic cells found in the thyroid gland in autoimmune thyroiditis and Hürthle cell tumors. B cells B lymphocytes . band cell a late metamyelocyte in which the nucleus is in the form of a curved or coiled band. basal cell an early keratinocyte, present in the stratum basale of the epidermis. basal granular cells APUD cells located at the base of the epithelium at many places in the gastrointestinal tract. basket cell a neuron of the cerebral cortex whose fibers form a basket-like nest in which a Purkinje cell rests. beaker cell goblet c. beta cell 1. a type of basophilic cell that makes up most of the bulk of the islets of Langerhans and secretes insulin . Betz cells large pyramidal ganglion cells forming a layer of the gray matter of the brain. bipolar cell a neuron
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Which country was the first in the world to introduce a driving test?
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History of Driving and the introduction of the UK driving licence. A Potted History of Driving, and the UK Driving Licence. The History of Driving and the UK Driving Licence. We've started with the invention of motorised road vehicles. At that time there was no such thing as a driving licence. The development of the motor car, and the rapid increase over the years in the volume of vehicles on Britain's roads, resulted in the necessity for some means by which the government could ensure that safety prevailed. This 'History of Driving' starts before the driving licence was devised and follows the development of roads, cars and licences over the last 120 years or so. Read on to get an idea of how it all happened. A History of Driving: 1860 - 1900 The invention of the motor car really began in the mid-late 18th century with the invention of small, passenger-carrying steam-powered road vehicles. Due to the size and power of these vehicles a 'Red Flag Act' was introduced in 1865, whereby it was compulsory for two people to operate and power the vehicle, while a third walked in front waving a red flag to warn other road users of its presence. Germany's Karl Benz has, for the most part, been credited as the inventor of the first real, 'proper', motor car that was specifically designed to be operated by a sole driver on public highways. His car, invented in 1885-86, was a three-wheeled vehicle, with no windows, that ran on petrol. The mid-1880's to the mid-1890's witnessed the development of numerous four-wheeled, petrol-powered road cars, and in 1896 'The Red Flag Act' was abolished and 'The Light Locomotives on the Highways Act' (The Emancipation Act) was introduced, stipulating an upper speed limit of 12mph for motorised road vehicles. Cars were on Britain's roads! The first motor car race took place in 1895. Front wheel drive appeared in 1897, the honeycombed radiator in 1898, and front suspension in 1899. A History of Driving: 1901 - 1920 The Grand Prix was established in 1901 and was held in France, (although the first actual built-for-purpose race track was located at Brooklands in Surrey, built in 1907). In 1903 the 'Motor Car Act' was introduced in the UK. The Act required all motor car owners to register their vehicles with their local county borough council and to display their registration at all times. It also made the driving licence compulsory. The licence was fabric-bound and similar in style to today's passports. It could be bought at local council office for 5 shillings; no test of driving competency was required. However, the 1903 Motor Act also introduced a penalty for reckless driving. The car continued to develop rapidly over the next ten years and began to look more like the modern car, with headlights, windscreens, rubber tyres with pressure gauges, number plates and coil ignition, all by about 1908. Henry Ford's 'Model T' was developed in America in 1909, and by 1913 he was manufacturing factory produced cars. Between 1909 and 1913 four-wheel brakes, the electric starter and four-wheel steering for off-road vehicles had been introduced, with mechanical wipers being developed in 1916. A History of Driving: 1921 - 1940 Hydraulic wheel brakes appeared in 1921 and by 1922 Henry Ford had built one million cars. General Motors came to Britain in 1925. The first British Grand Prix was held at Brooklands in 1926 and the first Monaco Grand Prix was raced in the street in 1929. Between 1922 and 1929 world land speed records increased from 133mph to 231mph. It is estimated that, by the mid-1890's, there were approximately 15 motor cars on the Britain's roads. By 1900 there were about 800 cars. By 1930, this had dramatically increased to approximately one million cars on the roads of Britain, and by 1934 there were 1.5 million. In 1930 age restrictions were applied to driving, and a driving test for disabled drivers was introduced. Compulsory motor vehicle insurance was also introduced. In 1931 the first edition of 'The Highway Code' was introduced, and the Morris Minor retailed at £100 (equivalent to £3,34
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What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was th - Pastebin.com In what country can one find 40 species of lemurs? A: Madagascar. RAW Paste Data What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco What year was the first motor race held that was classed as Formula 1? 1950 In the wild west, how was Henry McCarty better known? Billy The Kid How many stories did each of the World Trade Towers have? 110 What is the name of the cafe in Coronation Street? Roy's Rolls According to the BBC how many rooms are there in Buckingham Palace? 775 What is the busiest single-runway airport in the world? London Gatwick By number of films made, which country has the largest film industry? India Who lit the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics? Muhammad Ali On what day of the year is St George's day held? 23rd of April The scientific unit lumen is used in the measurement of what? Light Which Apollo moon mission was the first to carry a lunar rover vehicle? Apollo 15 Who wrote the Twilight series of novels? Stephenie Meyer What is the capital of India? New Delhi Who wrote the poem 'The Owl and the Pussycat'? Edward Lear Which country had a secret police force known as the Tonton Macoute? Haiti In which city is the European Parliament based? Strasbourg Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit? Apple Which organ of the body is affected by Bright's Disease? Kidney What is the boiling point of water in Kelvin? 373 K What was the 1st human invention that broke the sound barrier? The whip What name was given to the Samurai code of honour? Bushido What colour is the bullseye on a standard dartboard? Red What song does the main character wake up to every morning in Groundhog Day? I Got You Babe What is the only Central American country in which baseball, not soccer, is the people's favourite sport? Nicaragua What is the largest fresh water lake in North America? Lake Superior Which South American country was named after the Italian city of Venice? Venezuela How many rounds are there in an olympic boxing match? 4 The highest temperature ever recorded outside in the shade was recorded in Azizah, in Africa. In which country is this city located? Libya Which Hasbro `action figure` got its name from a Robert Mitchum film? G.I. Joe In which country is the highest mountain in South America? Argentina How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates? 7 If you were putting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9? 20 Which famous group performed the first ever song on Top Of The Pops in 1964? The Rolling Stones Who wrote the novel Revolutionary Road, which was made into a successful feature film? Richard Yates Which supermodel is seen pole dancing in the White Stripes video for the song `I Just Don`t Know What To Do With Myself`? Kate Moss Which band has released albums titled `Word Gets Around`, `Just Enough Education To Perform` and `Pull The Pin`? Stereophonics In the Adrian Mole Diaries, what is the surname of his girlfriend? Braiwaithe Charlotte Edwards led England`s women to World Cup glory in which sport in March 2009? Cricket What is sake made from? Rice Affenpinscher, Keeshond and Leonberger are all types of what? Dog Who won the 2009 Rugby World Sevens Cup? Wales Who is the only player to win a Champion`s League medal, the Premiership and the FA Cup, and to be relegated from the Premiership without going on to play in the Championship? Kanu With which club did David Beckham make his football league debut? Preston North End Who is the host of the TV show Q.I.? Stephen Fry Anyone Can Fall In Love was a chart hit set to the theme tune of which TV show? EastEnders Who is the only character to appear in the first ever Coronation Street who is still in the show at 2009? Ken Barlow The film `Black Hawk Down` was loosely based on a true incident that took place in 1993 in which country? Somalia What word does the bird constantly repeat in Edgar Allan Poe`s classic poem `The Raven`? Nevermore In the board game `Risk`, what c
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The Butchering of Sweet Fanny Adams | Creepypasta Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Butchering of Sweet Fanny Adams 10,260pages on Share Fanny Adams' grave in Alton cemetery. This is the true story of the kidnapping and brutal murder of young 8-year-old English girl Fanny Adams, straight from the Wikipedia page. Fanny Adams (30 April 1859 – 24 August 1867) was a young English girl murdered by solicitor's clerk Frederick Baker in Alton, Hampshire. The expression "sweet Fanny Adams" refers to her and has come, through British naval slang, to mean "nothing at all". Contents [ show ] Murder On 24 August 1867 at about 1.30 pm, Fanny's mother, Harriet Adams, let the eight-year-old Fanny, her friend Minnie Warner (aged 7) and Fanny's sister Lizzie (aged 5) go up Tanhouse Lane towards Flood Meadow. In the lane they met Frederick Baker, a 29-year-old solicitor's clerk. Baker offered Minnie and Lizzie three halfpence to go and spend and offered Fanny a halfpenny to accompany him towards Shalden, a couple of miles north of Alton. She took the coin but refused to go. He carried her into a hop field, out of sight of the other girls. At about 5 pm, Millie and Lizzie returned home. Neighbor Mrs Gardiner asked them where Fanny was, and they told her what had happened. Mrs Gardiner told Mrs Adams, and they went up the lane, where they came upon Baker coming back. They questioned him and he said he had given the girls money for sweets, but that was all. His respectability meant the women let him go on his way. At about 7 pm Fanny was still missing, and neighbors went searching. They found Fanny's body in the hop field, horribly butchered. Her head and legs had been severed and her eyes removed. Her eyes had been thrown into the nearby river. Her torso had been emptied and her organs scattered (it took several days for all her remains to be found). Her remains were taken to a nearby doctor's surgery at 16 Amery Street, where the body was put back together; some claim the address to be haunted by the little girl. Mrs. Adams ran to The Butts field where her husband, bricklayer George Adams, was playing cricket. She told him what had happened, then collapsed. Adams got his shotgun from home and set off to find the perpetrator, but neighbors stopped him. Arrest That evening Police Superintendent William Cheyney arrested Baker at his place of work: the offices of solicitor William Clement in the High Street. He was led through an angry mob to the police station. There was blood on his shirt and trousers, which he could not explain, but he protested his innocence. He was searched and found to have two small blood-stained knives on him. Witnesses put Baker in the area, returning to his office at about 3 pm, then going out again. Baker's workmate, fellow clerk Maurice Biddle, reported that, when drinking in the Swan that evening, Baker had said he might leave town. When Biddle replied that he might have trouble getting another job, Baker said, chillingly with hindsight, "I could go as a butcher". On 26 August, the police found Baker's diary in his office. It contained a damning entry: 24th August, Saturday — killed a young girl. It was fine and hot. On Tuesday, 27 August, Deputy County Coroner Robert Harfield held an inquest. Painter William Walker had found a stone with blood, long hair and flesh; police surgeon, Dr Louis Leslie had carried out a post mortem and concluded that death was by a blow to the head and that the stone was the murder weapon. Baker said nothing, except that he was innocent. The jury returned a verdict of willful murder. On the 29th the local magistrates committed Baker for trial at the Winchester County Assizes. The police had difficulty protecting him from the mob. Trial At his trial on 5 December, the defense contested Millie Warner's identification of Baker and claimed the knives found were too small for the crime anyway. They also argued insanity: Baker's father had been violent, a cousin had been in asylums, his sister had died of a brain fever and he himself had attempted suicide after a love affair. The defense als
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Puzzles - Coffeetime Triv (Sat) 1: Who played Basil Fawlty in `Fawlty Towers`? 2: Who had a hit single with `Crocodile Rock` in 1972? 3: Who is the author of the `Harry Potter` books? 4: What is the name of the clockwork device used by musicians to measure time? 5: `Question or Nominate` was a phrase commonly heard on which UK TV quiz show? 6: Which two colours are Dennis the Menace`s jumper? 7: In which film did Roy Scheider play a sheriff and Richard Dreyfus a marine biologist? 8: The name of which (non-UK) football club is an anagram of `Red Admiral`? 9: In 2004, Fathers 4 Justice campaigner Jason Hatch caused an embarrassing security breach at Buckingham Palace dressed as who? 10: The Colosseum is located in the capital city of which country? 1: Who played Basil Fawlty in `Fawlty Towers`? John Cleese 2: Who had a hit single with `Crocodile Rock` in 1972? Elton John 3: Who is the author of the `Harry Potter` books? J.K.Rowling 4: What is the name of the clockwork device used by musicians to measure time? A metronome 6: Which two colours are Dennis the Menace`s jumper? Red and black 8: The name of which (non-UK) football club is an anagram of `Red Admiral`? Real Madrid Wow! I got a footie and an anagram question. I'm going to need to lie down! 9: In 2004, Fathers 4 Justice campaigner Jason Hatch caused an embarrassing security breach at Buckingham Palace dressed as who? Batman? 10: The Colosseum is located in the capital city of which country? Italy 5: `Question or Nominate` was a phrase commonly heard on which UK TV quiz show? 15 to 1 Patience, so you did. Well done all three of you only one missing is 7: and 'Marine Biologist' (the new wannabe career for Britain's 6th-formers) might have given it to you - the fiilm was Jaws
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List of British Sea Areas as listed in the weather report for shipping on BBC Radio4 Here's a nice but big (162K) map I scanned it from the Radio Times, they managed to forget Bailey so I had to edit it in, which is why the lines and font are a bit dodgy there. Here's one from the Met Office , a lot smaller but not as pretty, but it DOES have Trafalgar on it, and it makes the Lat and Longs more obvious. South East Iceland: 64N18W..65N14W..63N7W..62N11W (roughly) Faeroes: 63N7W..62N3W..59N7W..62N11W (roughly) Fair Isle: 62N3W..61N00..58N00..58N5W..59N7W (roughly) The above 3 form a diagonal band from the coast of Iceland down to the Greenwich Meridian at the Shetlands on the northern edge, and the Scottish coast on the southern edge. Fair Isle is 5 sided to get back into the normal squarish grid. Bailey: Between 10W and 15W from South East Iceland down to about 58N Rockall: Between 10W and 15W from Bailey (58N) down to 53N Shannon: Between 10W and 15W, from Rockall down to 50N, and including the bits off the Irish coast. Hebrides: The bit between Faeroes and Fair Isle, the Scottish coast, 10W, and 57N Malin: Below Hebrides, between Rockall and the coasts, down to the narrowest point between England and Ireland Irish Sea: The Irish Sea from Malin down to the narrowest point between Wales and Ireland Lundy: Bounded by the south Welsh and north Cornish coasts, out to about 6.5W Fastnet: Between Lundy and Shannon, with the south Irish coast above and 50N below Sole: 6.5W..15W and 50N..48.27N, below Shannon and Fastnet Finisterre, now renamed Fitzroy: Below Sole Biscay: From Finisterre to the French coast Plymouth: The mouth of the Channel to about 8W, Biscay below, Sole to the left Portland: Up the channel from Plymouth to about 2W Wight: From Portland to a line from about 50N2E(France) to 51N1E(England) Dover: From Wight to a line matching the latitude 51N, near enough Thames: Moving out towards the North Sea, as far as about 52.5N Humber: Up to 54N, but loses a degree of its eastern extent halfway up Tyne: A tiny bit about a degree wide along the coast from Humber up to about 56N Dogger: Tyne to the left, Humber below, 4E at the right, up to about 56N German Bight: From Humber and Dogger on the left to the continental coast Forties: Directly above Dogger, ie about 56N..58.5N and 1W..4E Forth: Between Forties and the Scottish coast, stopping at 57N Cromarty: Between Forties and the Scottish coast, from Forth up to 58.5N or so, where it meets Fair Isle Viking: Above Forties with Fair Isle to the west Fisher: East of Forties and north of German Bight, but only as far as about 57.5N North Utsire, South Utsire: The last bit between Viking and Forties and the Scandinavian coast I appear to have listed them in the reverse order to that used by the weather forecasters. Never mind!
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Free Flashcards about GK 3 Semantics is the branch of logic concerned with what? Meaning Which Northumberland castle, located between Craster and Embleton, is closely associated with the legend of Guy the Seeker? Dunstanburgh Castle Whose poem is "The Quaker Graveyard in Nantucket"? Robert Powell Which poem did Milton write about the drowned fellow poet Edward King? Lycidas What was England's second-largest and second-most commercially important city for the bulk of the 14th century? Norwich Which sea battle was fought on 24 June 1340 as one of the opening salvoes of the 100 Years War? Sluys In which county are Chipchase and Belsay Castles? Northumberland In England, often associated with the wool trade, what European historiography term refers to the entire medieval system of trade and its taxation? Staple The narrator of Anthony Burgess's 'Earthly Powers' is generally held to have been a lampoon or caricature of which real-life author? W Somerset Maugham Maria Edgeworth is a character in which literary work? Castle Rackrent In which play does the line "to thine own self be true" appear? Hamlet In which Graham Greene novel is Scobie a character? The Heart of The Matter Paul Morel is the protagonist of which novel? Sons and Lovers Gerald Crich appears in which DH Lawrence novel? Women In Love Stephen Blackpool is the hero of which Dickens work? Hard Times Which fictitious Northern city is scene of much of the action in 'Hard Times'? Coketown In which novel is Paul Pennyfeather a character? Decline and Fall (Waugh_ In which century was the Sorbonne founded? 13th (1253) Dorothea Brooke appears in which classic novel? Middlemarch In a church, what is the chancel? The space around the altar at the liturgical East end of a church. Give a year in the reign of Philip II (Phillipe Auguste) of France. 1180-1223 Which perfume house introduced the 'Gentleman' brand in 1974? Givenchy Which word can refer to a bomber aircraft, a radio call sign and the Z-Cars code-name? Victor What was Eleanor Thornton the model for in 1911? The Spirit of Ecstasy Liverworts and green leaves are both rich in which vitamin group, including retinol, retinal, retinoic acid? Vitamin A Which Englishman designed the first modern steam turbine in 1884? Parsons Which foodstuff is prepared from Hydrocarbon toluene? Saccharine Which company made the 'Forester' car model? Subaru Which American first used the term 'torpedo' for a naval explosive? Fulton Which element is atomic number 9? Fluorine Highland Dirks and Stilettos are both types of what? Daggers Fish-oils and egg yolk are both rich in which Vitamin? Vitamin D Plasterers and Diggers are both types of what sort of insect? Wasps How long is a vicennial? Every 20 years What name is given to a female badger? Sow If a male cat is a tom, what is a female? Queen A musquash fur comes from which animal? Musk Rat What was unusual about the UK Nobel Prize Winner stamps issued in 2001? Scented What type of animals are cervidae? Deer The first UK self-adhesive stamps depicted what? Cats Gypsum is more correctly known by what chemical name? Hydrated calcium sulphate What is the chemical symbol of promethium? Pm Which Miletus-born Presocratic philosopher is sometimes called 'The Father of Science'? Thales The quagga is a subspecies of which animal? Zebra Which class of subatomic particles is named from the Greek for 'heavy'? Baryons Which Ancient Greek astronomer both discovered the precession of the equinoxes, and may have compiled the first star catalogue? Hipparchus Which kitchen appliance did Denis Papin introduce in 1679? Pressure Cooker Which vitamin deficiency causes beri-beri? B1 Which class of subatomic articles is named from the Greek for 'thick'? Hadrons In which year were self-adhesive stamps introduced to the UK? 2001 Which type of creature has the largest brain relative to body size yet known? Ant Asparagus, leeks and tulips are all part of which plant family? Lily Archangel and Havana Brown are both breeds of what animal? Cat Which mathematician is (possibly fancifully) often credited with inventing roul
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Jools Holland | Duran Duran Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Squeeze, Rhythm & Blues Orchestra musician / presenter This article covers only those aspects of the subject that are related to the career of Duran Duran. A much more complete treatment can be seen in the Jools Holland article at Wikipedia. Julian Miles "Jools" Holland (born 24 January 1958) is an English musician, author and television presenter. He was a founder-member of the band Squeeze and his work has involved him with many of the biggest names in the contemporary rock and popular music industry, including Sting , Dave Gilmour and Bono . He is the host of Later... with Jools Holland , a music-based show aired on BBC, on which Duran Duran has appeared several times. Biography Edit Born in Blackheath, London, Holland was a founding member of UK pop band Squeeze which was formed in March 1974. Holland played the keyboard with the group until 1980 when Holland left to forge a solo career; the band temporarily broke up in 1982. Holland began issuing solo records in 1978 and continued through the early 1980s. He then became a co-presenter on the Newcastle-based TV music show The Tube with Paula Yates and appeared in the sitcom "The Groovy Fellers". In 1985 Squeeze reformed and Holland was once again the keyboard player for the band until 1990 before returning to his solo career as both a musician and a TV host. On the side, he formed the Jools Holland Big Band with Gilson Lavis from Squeeze, which gradually became his 18-piece Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. Between 1988 and 1990 he performed on two seasons of the acclaimed music performance program Sunday Night on NBC late-night television. Since 1992 he has presented the eclectic music program Later with Jools Holland , plus an annual New Year's Eve " Hootenanny ". Duran Duran connections
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Index-a The live album Beauty and the Beat featured pianist George Shearring and which singer? Peggy Lee Whose band was the Tijuana Brass? Herb Alpert Who were Cliff Richard's backing group through the 60s? The Shadows Who were the famous backing singers on most of Elvis Presley's early hits? The Jordanaires The Stratocaster is a model of which guitar maker? Fender Which piano-playing singer's first hit was The Fat Man? Fats Domino Which American rock'n'roll star caused controversy when he married a young teenager? Jerry Lee Lewis Who made the highly rated 1959 jazz album Kind of Blue? Miles Davis Which iconic British female singer made the highly regarded album titled '(her first name) in Memphis' ? Dusty Springfield Whose band was the All Stars? Junior Walker (Jr Walker) Larry Adler played what instrument? Harmonica Whose childhood hit was Fingertips? Stevie Wonder Which guitar innovator and player has a range of Gibson Guitars named after him? Les Paul The founding brother members of the Kinks were Ray and Dave what? Davies What was Smokey Robinson's most famous band called? The Miracles Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen's 1962 hit was called March of the ... what? Siamese Children Who sang the hit theme song Rawhide? Frankie Laine John Mayall's band which helped launch Eric Clapton's career was called what? Bluesbreakers Rock Around the Clock was a hit for Bill Haley and his ... what? Comets Which comedy actor had a novelty hit with My Boomerang Won't Come Back? Charlie Drake Who sang with Serge Gainsbourg on the hit Je t'aime? Jane Birkin Colin Blunstone fronted which 1960s group? The Zombies What Eastenders star sang on the novelty hit Come Outside? Wendy Richard Jiles Perry (JP) Richardson Jr, who died in the same plane crash as Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly was better known by what name?Big Bopper Which later-to-be-famous solo singer and guitarist toured as a member of the Beach Boys in the mid 60s? Glen Campbell Who had sang the hit song Little Old Wine Drinker Me? Dean Martin What famous 'two-fingered' jazz guitarist died in 1953? Django Reinhardt (Jean-Baptiste Reinhardt) What song, released to promote the film The Millionairess, featured its stars Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren? Goodness Gracious Me Who managed the Beatles' prior to his early death in 1967? Brian Epstein Whose nickname was a derived from the term satchel-mouth? Louis Armstrong (Satchmo) What's the name of the motorbiker who dies in the Shangri-Las' hit The Leader of the Pack? Jimmy Which singing-songwriting founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers died age 26, after which his body was 'stolen' by a friend and burnt in the Joshua Tree National Park? Gram Parsons Which American singer and entertainer was nicknamed Schnozzola, because of his large nose? Jimmy Durante Who wrote and had a hit with the instrumental Classical Gas? Mason Williams Who wrote Patsy Cline's hit Crazy? Willie Nelson What city hosted the Beatles as the resident band at the Kaiserkeller and Top Ten Club? Hamburg The Isley Brothers' hit was called Behind a ... what? Painted Smile 1950-60s record turntables commonly offered four speeds: 33, 45, 78, and what other? 16 (technically the speeds were 33⅓ and 16⅔ but record decks tended to show only the whole numbers) American DJ Robert Weston Smith was better known by what stage name? Wolfman Jack What ridiculously titled song was a hit in 1954 for Max Bygraves in the UK and the Four Lads in the USA? Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea Who had the 1965 instrumental hit Spanish Flea? Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass What was Emile Ford and the Checkmates' 1959 hit, supposedly the longest ever question in a UK No1 song title? What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For? Who singer-guitarist's backing band was The Bruvvers? Joe Brown Which Rolling Stones guitarist died in a swimming pool in 1969? Bri
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Andrew Bond | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Affiliation Vickers-Armstrongs Limited Andrew Bond is the father of James Bond and the spouse of Monique Bond . Like his wife, the character has only a brief mention in Fleming's penultimate novel, You Only Live Twice . Although alluded to in 1995's GoldenEye and 2012's Skyfall , he has never been portrayed in film. Novel biography It was not until the penultimate novel, You Only Live Twice , that Ian Fleming gave Bond a sense of family background, using a fictional obituary, purportedly from The Times. The book was the first to be written after the release of Dr. No in cinemas and Sean Connery's depiction of Bond affected Fleming's interpretation of the character, to give Bond both a sense of humour and Scottish antecedents that were not present in the previous stories. The novel reveals Bond is the son of a Scottish father, Andrew Bond, of Glencoe, and a Swiss mother, Monique Delacroix, of the Canton de Vaud. The young James Bond spends much of his early life abroad, becoming multilingual in German and French because of his father's work as a Vickers armaments company representative. When his parents are killed in a tragic mountain climbing accident in the Aiguilles Rouges near Chamonix, eleven-year-old James is orphaned. Carte Blanche In Jeffery Deaver 's continuity, Andrew Bond worked for an arms company, and would often take the young James Bond with him on business trips and allow him to sit in on meetings. Andrew was killed when his wife was assassinated by a Soviet spy killing operation called a Steel Cartridge. The resulting police investigation resulted in the operation being declared as a tragic accident, they did find a chrome cartridge of bullets in the snowdrift that appeared to kill them. While its presence was never explained, It was left by the Soviet operative as a warning to the SIS . Film biography He resided in Skyfall Lodge before his death alongside his wife, leaving James distraught. After that, his primary caretaker became Kincade , the gamekeeper of Skyfall Lodge. Andrew Bond is mentioned in Skyfall . It is shown that James does not like to talk about his roots or his parents. Aside from his home, his only notable possession was a gun collection maintained by Kincade. Following James' supposed demise in Turkey, the guns were sold off to an American collector. The only one to remain was Andrew's engraved hunting rifle, which James intially used when Skyfall came under attack.
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James Bond 24: What is Spectre and who is Blofeld? - Telegraph James Bond James Bond 24: What is Spectre and who is Blofeld? Bond 24's title has been revealed as Spectre, but what's the story behind the name? And will its leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, appear in the new film? Follow So the wait is over: it’s been announced that the 24th James Bond film will be called Spectre. Which means a return to the screen for the fictional terrorist organisation that featured in both the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, and the films adapted from them. What does Spectre stand for? Spectre is an acronym for SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion. The organisation made its first appearance in Fleming's 1961 novel Thunderball, and on screen in the first Bond film, Dr No (1962). Who are the members of Spectre? A heady mix of nasties, beginning with suave, metal-handed scientist Dr Julius No (Joseph Wiseman), followed by the eyepatch-wearing Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi) in Thunderball. Rosa Klebb (Lotte Lenya), famous for her bladed shoes in From Russia With Love, was Number 3 in the organisation (having defected from Smersh), and the sinister Mr Wint (Bruce Glover) and Mr Kidd (Putter Smith), who tried to cremate Bond in Diamonds Are Forever, were also henchmen of the gang. But most famous of all is Spectre's Number 1: Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Related Articles 12 Feb 2015 Who is Blofeld? The ultimate super-villain, his heart set on world domination, Blofeld appeared in three Bond novels (Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice) and seven Bond films (From Russia with Love, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, For Your Eyes Only and Never Say Never Again). With his Nehru-collared suit and white Turkish angora cat, he is one of the most recognisable of the Bond characters, and has been parodied in everything from Danger Mouse to Austin Powers, where he was the main inspiration for Mike Myers's Dr Evil. His name was inspired by a boy Ian Fleming was at Eton with, Thomas Blofeld – father of the cricket commentator Henry "Blowers" Blofeld. What does Blofeld look like? Blofeld is a man of many guises. In From Russia With Love and Thunderball his face was never seen. In those films his body (only glimpsed below the neck) was that of Anthony Dawson (who also appeared in Dial M For Murder, and later popped up in 1967 Italian Bond spoof OK Connery) and his voice was supplied by the Viennese actor Eric Pohlmann. In the Bond books, Fleming had Blofeld undergo plastic surgery to maintain his anonymity. This helps to make sense of the fact that Blofeld has been played by a series of different actors: Donald Pleasence (You Only Live Twice; bald, with a scar across his eye); Telly Savalas (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service; bald, no earlobes); Charles Gray (Diamonds Are Forever; grey-haired, earlobes restored); John Hollis (For Your Eyes Only; wheelchair-bound and never referred to by name because of copyright disputes over Thunderball); and Max von Sydow (grey-haired, bearded) in 1983’s Never Say Never Again. Will Blofeld make an appearance in the new film? Ostensibly, the answer is no; the role was not mentioned at the Bond 24 press conference. But remember that Blofeld is a master of disguise, and consider the character to be played by Christoph Waltz. The two-time Oscar-winner will play Franz Oberhauser, son of Hannes Oberhauser, the Austrian climbing and skiing instructor who taught Bond when 007 was a boy. Rumour has it that Franz will turn into Blofeld – and thus Waltz will become the fifth (credited) actor to play the villain. Spectre is released on October 23 2015 in the UK and November 6 2015 in the US Spectre unveiling: new James Bond film cast revealed Start your free 30 day Amazon Prime trial»
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Esau in the Bible – The Twin Brother of Jacob By Jack Zavada "Instant gratification" is a modern term, but it applied to the Old Testament character Esau, whose shortsightedness led to disastrous consequences in his life. Esau, whose name means "hairy," was the twin brother of Jacob . Since Esau was born first, he was the elder son who inherited the all-important birthright , a Jewish law that made him the major heir in his father Isaac 's will. Once, when the red-haired Esau came home famished from hunting, he found his brother Jacob cooking stew. Esau asked Jacob for some, but Jacob demanded that Esau first sell him his birthright for the stew. Esau made a poor choice, not considering the consequences. He swore to Jacob and exchanged his precious birthright for a mere bowl of stew. Later, when Isaac's eyesight had failed, he sent his son Esau out to hunt for game for a meal, planning to give Esau his blessing later. Isaac's scheming wife Rebekah overheard and quickly prepared meat. Then she put goatskins on her favorite son Jacob's arms and neck, so that when Isaac touched them, he would think it was his hairy son Esau. Jacob thus impersonated Esau, and Isaac blessed him by mistake. When Esau returned and found out what had happened, he became furious. He asked for another blessing, but it was too late. Isaac told his firstborn son he would have to serve Jacob, but would later "throw his yoke from off your neck." ( Genesis 27:40, NIV ) Because of his treachery, Jacob feared Esau would kill him. He fled to his uncle Laban in Paddan Aram. Again going his own way, Esau had married two Hittite women, angering his parents. To try to make amends, he married Mahalath, a cousin, but she was a daughter of Ishmael , the outcast. Twenty years later, Jacob had become a rich man. He went back home but was terrified of meeting Esau, who had become a powerful warrior with an army of 400 men. Jacob sent servants ahead with flocks of animals as gifts for Esau. But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept. (Genesis 33:4, NIV) Jacob returned to Canaan and Esau went to Mount Seir. Jacob, whom God renamed Israel, became father of the Jewish nation through his twelve sons . Esau, also named Edom, became father of the Edomites, an enemy of ancient Israel. The Bible does not mention Esau's death. A very confusing verse regarding Esau appears in Romans 9:13: Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” (NIV) Understanding that the name Jacob stood for Israel and Esau stood for the Edomite people helps us decipher what is meant. If we substitute "chose" for "loved" and "did not choose" for "hated," the meaning becomes clearer: Israel God chose, but Edom God did not choose. God chose Abraham and the Jews, from whom the Savior Jesus Christ would come. The Edomites, founded by Esau who sold his birthright, were not the chosen line. Esau's Accomplishments: Esau, a skilled archer, became rich and powerful, father of the Edomite people. Without doubt his greatest accomplishment was forgiving his brother Jacob after Jacob had cheated him out of his birthright and blessing. Esau's Strengths: Esau was strong-willed and a leader of men. He set out on his own and founded a mighty nation in Seir, as detailed in Genesis 36. Esau's Weaknesses: His impulsiveness often led Esau into making bad decisions. He thought only of his momentary need, giving little thought to the future. Life Lessons: Sin always has consequences, even if they are not immediately apparent. Esau rejected the spiritual in favor of his urgent physical needs. Following God is always the wisest choice. Hometown: Canaan. References to Esau in the Bible: Esau's story appears in Genesis 25-36. Other mentions include Malachi 1:2, 3; Romans 9:13; and Hebrews 12:16, 17. Occupation: Key Verses: Genesis 25:23 The LORD said to her (Rebekah), “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the yo
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MIRIAM in the BIBLE: sister of Moses, leader of the Hebrew women The story of Miriam’s brother, Moses Movies Modern films often tell a story like Miriam’s. In ‘Norma Rae’ a young woman fights for justice for her oppressed co-workers. Bible Study Activities has a list of films with similar themes. Miriam & Moses The little basket floated for a while then lodged in the shallows of the river. Miriam was following, and saw it was not far from a bathing party. Pharaoh’s daughter was there with her retinue. The royal women saw the basket and investigated: it was a live baby, crying with hunger… See more at Life of Moses Going to the Promised Land Miriam means ‘prophetess’ or ‘lady’; Miriam was the revered sister of the tribal leader Moses, but she was also the acknowledged leader of all the women who fled from Egypt with their families. Moses’ name appears to be Egyptian, as in Thutmoses (child of Thut); or it may simply mean ‘child of the water’. The Hebrew word mosheh also means ‘pulled out of’, as in pulled out of the water. Aaron means ‘honored or exalted one’ – Aaron was the older brother of Moses, and a revered leader of the wandering tribes. Main themes of the story Water. This symbol of life was important in Miriam’s story: she saved her brother from the waters of the Nile, she led the song of victory after the waters of the Red Sea parted, and God gave abundant water to the people, in the form of a spring, immediately after she died. Exodus. She and the Hebrew women were an essential part of the Exodus, the great founding event of the Jewish people. The Exodus had three themes: an eternal covenant between God and his people; a journey cycle involving exile, wandering and return to a Promised Land ; and the responsibility to fight injustice – ‘free my people’. Miriam’s story has four episodes: Covered basket made of split reeds and palm fibres, possibly from the 18th dynasty period of Egyptian history 1 Miriam saved her brother Moses, Exodus 2:1-10 . She was his older sister, and she watched over him when he was placed in a basket on the River Nile. The survival of the leader of the Exodus, Moses, depended on the courage and ingenuity of his sister Miriam. 2 The song of Miriam, Exodus 15:20-21 . Miriam became the leader of the Hebrew women when they and their families escaped from Egypt. On one occasion she and the women sang the Song of Miriam; it is one of the few poems that survive from the ancient world. Fragment of ancient Egyptian pottery showing bulrushes 3 Miriam’s ordeal, Numbers 12 . Miriam and Aaron were both popular leaders, but they were bound by the Law, represented by Moses. Miriam questioned Moses’ authority, and was punished with a disease that turned her skin white and leprous. Nevertheless she continued searching with Moses for the Promised Land. 4 Miriam’s death, Numbers 20:1-2 . Miriam died in a waterless place in the wilderness, but afterwards God caused water to appear there. Miriam saves her brother Moses Exodus 2:1-10 The Pharaoh in this story, thought to be Ramses II, grew concerned about the large number of foreign workers in Egypt. He decided to limit the Hebrew population by ordering midwives to kill male babies born to Hebrew women. He ordered the drowning of all male Hebrew babies. It was his ‘final solution’. Two of the midwives were woman called Shiprah and Puah. They would not co-operate with the Pharaoh’s order, but instead let the babies live. When questioned, they said that the Hebrew women were vigorous and strong and gave birth before a mid-wife had time to arrive. See the page on Bible Heroines: Shiprah and Puah In this way they circumvented the Pharaoh’s command. He responded by ordering that all male babies be thrown into the Nile river. Moses about to be cast out onto the water of the Nile: Miriam watches over him Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a Levite woman. She conceived and bore a son, and when she saw that he was a fine baby, she hid him for three months. When she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him, plastered it with bitumen
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Mitsubishi A6M Zero Fighter - World War II Ceiling: 33,000 ft. Armament Guns: 2 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 97 machine guns (engine cowling), 2 × 20 mm (0.787 in) Type 99 cannons (wings) Bombs: Combat- 2 × 66 lb. and 1 × 132 lb. bombs, Kamikaze: 2 x fixed 550 lb. bombs A6M Zero - Design & Development: The design of the A6M Zero began in May 1937, shortly after the introduction of the Mitsubishi A5M fighter. Operating under the Imperial Japanese Navy's (IJN) specification "12-Shi," Mitsubishi and Nakajima commenced preliminary design work on a new carrier-based fighter, while waiting to receive the final requirements for the aircraft. These were issued by the IJN in October and were based upon the A5M's performance in the on-going Second Sino-Japanese War. The final specifications called for the aircraft to possess two 7.7 mm machine guns, as well as two 20 mm cannon. In addition, each airplane was to have a radio direction finder for navigation and a full radio set. For performance, the IJN required that the new design be capable of 310 mph at 13,000 ft. and possess an endurance of two hours at normal power and six to eight hours at cruising speed (with drop tanks). As the aircraft was to be carrier-based, its wingspan was limited to 39 ft. (12m). Stunned by the navy's requirements, Nakajima pulled out of the project believing that such an aircraft could not be designed. At Mitsubishi, the company's chief designer, Jiro Horikoshi, began toying around potential designs. After initial testing, Horikoshi determined that the IJN's requirements could be met, but that the aircraft would have to be extremely light. Utilizing a new, top-secret aluminum, T-7178, he created an aircraft that sacrificed protection in favor of weight and speed. As a result, the new design lacked armor to protect the pilot, as well as the self-sealing fuel tanks that were becoming standard on military aircraft. Possessing retractable landing gear and a low-wing monoplane design, the new A6M was one of the most modern fighters in the world when it completed testing. A6M Zero - Operational History: Entering service in 1940, the A6M became known as the Zero based on its official designation of Type 0 Carrier Fighter. In early 1940, the first A6M2, Model 11 Zeros arrived in China and quickly proved themselves as the best fighter in the conflict. Fitted with a 950 hp Nakajima Sakae 12 engine, the Zero swept Chinese opposition from the skies. With the new engine, the aircraft exceeded its design specifications and a new version with folding wingtips, the A6M2, Model 21, was pushed into production for carrier use. For much of World War II , the Model 21 was the version of the Zero that was encountered by Allied aviators. A superior dogfighter than the early Allied fighters, the Zero was able to out-maneuver its opposition. To combat this, Allied pilots developed specific tactics for dealing with the aircraft. These included the "Thach Weave," which required two Allied pilots working in tandem, and the "Boom-and-Zoom," which saw Allied pilots fighting on the dive or climb. In both cases, the Allies benefited from the Zero's complete lack of protection as a single burst of fire was generally enough to down the aircraft. This contrasted with Allied fighters, such as the P-40 Warhawk and F4F Wildcat , which though less maneuverable, were extremely rugged and difficult to bring down. Nevertheless, the Zero was responsible for destroying at least 1,550 American aircraft between 1941 and 1945. Never substantially updated or replaced, the Zero remained the IJN's primary fighter throughout the war. With the arrival of new Allied fighters, such as the F6F Hellcat and F4U Corsair , the Zero was quickly eclipsed. Faced with superior opposition and a dwindling supply of trained pilots, the Zero saw its kill ratio drop from 1:1 to over 1:10. During the course of the war, over 11,000 A6M Zeros were produced. While Japan was the only nation to employ the aircraft on a large scale, several captured Zeros were used by the newly-proclaimed Republic of Indonesia during the Indones
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Round the World Flights Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127) The Only Airship to Fly Round-the-World The Graf Zeppelin (LZ-127) was built by the Zeppelin Company. The commercial flights of the Graf Zeppelin, along with the Hindenburg, pioneered the first trans-Atlantic air service. The Graf Zeppelin was completed in 1928. The first trial flight was made on September 18, 1928, followed by additional flights on September 20, 26, 28, October 2 and 8th. On October 11, 1928 the Graf Zeppelin departed Friedrichshafen, Germany on its first trans-Atlantic crossing to Lakehurst, New Jersey. In 1929 the Graf Zeppelin left Friedrichshafen to make the first flight round-the-world by an airship. Here's the complete story of this most famous and memorable trip in the history of air transportation: The round-the-world flight attempt really began on May 14, 1929 when the Graf departed from Friedrichshafen for its trip to Lakehurst. It didn't get too far when an engine breakdown forced a landing at Cuers, France. The engine was repaired and the Graf returned to Friedrichshafen. Mail carried on board the Graf received a one-line cachet reading "Due to mishap the flight was delayed for the first America trip". It became known as the "Interrupted America Flight." The mail was held at Friedrichshafen until August 1, 1929 when the Graf made another attempt to cross the Atlantic for Lakehurst (Leg #0). The delayed mail was backstamped in New York on August 5, 1929. Lakehurst was to become the official point of origin for the round-the-world trip. William Randolph Hearst had paid $100,000 dollars to finance this round-the-world trip conditioned on it beginning when it passed the Statue of Liberty in New York. On August 8, 1929 piloted by Dr Hugo Eckener, the Graf departed Lakehurst for its return flight to Friedrichshafen arriving there on August 10th (Leg #1). It carried a crew of forty with twenty two passengers and thousands of pieces of mail. Amongst the passengers were Charles E. Rosendahl (US Navy Commander of the Zeppelin, Los Angeles), Lieutenant Jack Richardson, Lady Grace Drummond Hay (Hearst Press Rep) and Sir Hubert Wilkins (Arctic explorer). On August 15th the Graf then left Germany for Kasumigaura Naval Air Station near Tokyo, Japan arriving there on August 18th (Leg #2). On August 23rd the Graf bade farewell to Japan and headed for the United States flying over San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge arriving at Los Angeles, California on August 26th (Leg #3). The following day it left LA for Lakehurst, New Jersey arriving there on August 29th (Leg #4). The Graf then returned to Friedrichshafen arriving there on September 4th (Leg #5). As you can see, the Graf Zeppelin round-the-world trip would be viewed from two perspectives. The Germans saw the round-the-world flight from Friedrichshafen to Friedrichshafen (Leg #2 to Leg #5 - 12 days, 11 hours, 28 minutes flying time). The Americans would view the same round-the-world flight from Lakehurst to Lakehurst (Leg #1 to Leg #4 - 12 days 11 minutes flying time). Schedule of Distances: Leg #0 Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, NJ 4391 miles Leg #1 Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen, Germany 4391 miles Leg #2 Friedrichshafen to Tokyo, Japan 6988 miles Leg #3 Tokyo to Los Angeles 5998 miles Leg #4 Los Angeles to Lakehurst 2996 miles Leg #5 Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen 4391 miles Special cachets and other postal markings were applied by each country (Germany, Japan and the United States) to the mail carried by the Graf Zeppelin on its round-the-world journey. Postal rates from the United States: From Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen (#1) $1.05 letter/$0.35 card From Lakehurst to Tokyo, Japan $2.05 letter/$1.03 card From Lakehurst to Los Angles $3.02 letter/$1.51 card From Lakehurst to Lakehurst $3.52 letter/$1.76 card From Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen (#5) $1.20 letter/$0.60 card Postal rates from Japan: From Tokyo to Los Ang
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Wallace Carothers and the Development of Nylon - Landmark - American Chemical Society Wallace Carothers and Polymer Science Wallace Carothers and the Development of Nylon National Historic Chemical Landmark Dedicated October 26, 1995, at the DuPont nylon plant in Seaford, Delaware (now operated by Invista), and November 17, 2000, at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. Commemorative Booklet—The Establishment of Modern Polymer Science By Wallace H. Carothers (PDF) The establishment of modern polymer science by Wallace Carothers and the first nylon plant, built by DuPont, at Seaford, are two deeply interwoven National Historic Chemical Landmarks. The research of Carothers not only confirmed the existence of molecules of extremely high molecular weight, but led as well to the development of nylon, the first totally synthetic fiber used in consumer products. Contents “The Establishment of Modern Polymer Science By Wallace H. Carothers” commemorative booklet produced by the National Historic Chemical Landmarks program of the American Chemical Society in 2000 (PDF). Developments in Modern Polymer Science When Wallace H. Carothers joined the research staff of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) in early 1928, polymer science was still in its infancy — poorly understood and full of uncertainties. By the early 20th century, chemists had learned that many materials were polymeric — including such natural substances as proteins, cellulose, and rubber. Other polymers had been synthesized in the laboratory from smaller molecules like styrene, vinyl chloride, and acrylic acid. At least one synthetic polymer, Bakelite , a hard resin produced from phenol and formaldehyde by Leo H. Baekeland in 1907, was a big commercial success. Chemists knew, too, that polymers were molecules of high molecular weight (for example 40,000 or more) made up of huge numbers of smaller chemical units. But how these units were arranged and held together was not clear. Many eminent chemists believed that polymers were aggregates, perhaps colloids, consisting of relatively small molecules held together by some intermolecular force of uncertain nature. In the early 1920s, the German organic chemist (and 1953 Nobel laureate) Hermann Staudinger postulated that polymers consisted of units linked together by the same covalent bonds found in smaller organic molecules. Throughout the 1920s, Staudinger supported his view with new experimental evidence, and other chemists, among them Karl Freudenberg, Michael Polanyi, Kurt Meyer, and Herman Mark , came up with additional evidence backing Staudinger. The subject, nevertheless, remained controversial well into the 1930s. Carothers had no direct contact with these chemists, but his ideas were generally in line with those of Staudinger. His research approach, on the other hand, was quite different. Whereas Staudinger focused his study on the analysis of natural polymers, Carothers built up polymers by reacting small organic molecules by means of well-known reactions — for example, by combining dicarboxylic acids with diols or diamines — to form long, macromolecular chains. In addition to the many experimental studies, Carothers believed that mathematics could be applied to understand the formation and properties of polymers. To this end, Paul J. Flory was hired in 1934 and introduced to polymers by Carothers. The seminal ideas they advanced provided the foundation of many of the theoretical methods for studying polymers used to this day. Flory's accomplishments were recognized with the 1974 Nobel Prize in chemistry. The research accomplishments of Staudinger and Carothers, along with that of their colleagues, during the 1920s and 1930s laid the foundations of modern polymer science and today's plastics, synthetic fiber, and rubber industries. Foundations of Polymer Science: Hermann Staudinger and Macromolecules Wallace Carothers Begins Polymer Research at DuPont In late 1926, Charles M. A. Stine, director of DuPont’s chemical department in Wilmington, Delaware, convinced the company's executive
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Bezzerwizzer at Paint Branch High School - StudyBlue StudyBlue Which geometric shape does Frank Llyod Wright's Guggenheim Museum in New York echo? A spiral Which painter liked to present himself as the "Man in the Bowler Hat"? Rene Magritte Which IT company is also known by the abbreviation "HP"? Hewlett Packard Which American university is known by the abbreviation "M.I.T."? Massachusetts Institute of Technology What American fashion icon enjoys the sweet smell of success with his Double Black cologne? Ralph Lauren Whon won the Oscar for Best Actor in "The Godfather" in 1972? Marlon Brando Which traditional French dish consists of eggplant, garlic, peppers, tomatoes, zucchini and onions? Ratatouille Which is the largest city in New Zealand? Auckland In 1960, which Asian country saw a woman elected as head of the government for the first time: Ceylon, Malaya or India? Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) What is the word for illnesses in which physical symptoms are traced back to mental causes? Psychosomatic How many people take part in a tete-a-tete? Two Who, in 1841, wrote about "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"? Edgar Allen Poe Who sang the title song to the James Bond film "Goldfinger"? Shirley Bassey Which species of deer is the most common across the world? Elk (moose) Who was elected President of Poland in 1990? Lech Walesa Which planet is also known as the "evening star"? Venus In a battle of the "hot-heads," who did Jimmy Connors defeat in 1982 in the Wimbledon tennis finals? John McEnroe Which videotape format prevailed in the face of competition from Betamax and Video2000? VHS Which President proclaimed Thanksgiving Day a national holiday? Abraham Lincoln Who was the murder victim at the center of the plot in TV's "Twin Peaks"? Laura Palmer Renaissance architecture emerged from which country? Italy How many people can be seen in da Vinci's painting of "The Last Supper"? Thirteen Which drink did pharmacist John S. Pemberton invent in 1886? Coca Cola Which term, used in sociology denotes the adaption of a minority to the culture and lifestyle of the majority? Assimilation What do the letters of the American fashion label "DKNY" stand for? Donna Karan New York Who played the role of Baron von Trapp in 1965's "The Sound of Music"? Christopher Plummer Which nation brought chocolate to Europe from rainforests of Mexico and Central America? Spain In which country is the Gibson Desert? Australia What was the code name for Allied Invasion of Normandy on D-Day? Operation Overlord What substance gives blood its red color? Hemoglobin Which science deals with the origin, history and meaning of words? Etymology Which generation did Douglas Coupland portray in his 1991 novel? Generation X Which duo sang "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" in 1965? The Righteous Brothers Which bird has the largest wing span? The (wandering) albatross Bill Clinton was governor of which U.S. state before becoming president? Arkansas How is the number 1,500 written in Roman numerals? MD In swimming, how many strokes are there in an Individual Medley? Four Which country launched MIR space station in 1986? Soviet Union How many points does the Jewish Star of David have? Six In which city did the TV series "Frasier" take place? Seattle What is a column or monument made of a single block of stone? Monolith Which male entertainment group, originally Los Angeles, is known for its striptease routine? The Chippendales Which copmany was co-founded in 1975 by Paul Allen? Microsoft What is celebrated on the 8th of March throughout the world? International Women's Day Causing fistfights in toy stores in the 1980s, which must have dolls came with their own adoption papers? Cabbage Patch Kids Who won the 2000 Oscar for Best Actor in "American Beauty"? Kevin Spacey Which exclusive dish meaning "fat liver" in French is prepared from duck or goose liver? Foie Gras Which ocean lies between Africa, Asia, Australia and the Antarctic? Indian Ocean Which Italian explorer gave his name to America? Amerigo Vespucci Who has, on average, more hair on their head: blondes, brunettes, or red
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The countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Sweden all share a border with what large body of water?
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Political Map of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark - Atlapedia® Online Lithuania Lithuania is a former republic of the USSR. It is bound by the Baltic Sea to the west, Latvia to the north, Poland and the Kalinigrad Oblast of Russia to the southwest as well as Belarus to the south and east.... Norway Norway is located on the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula in North West Europe. It is bound by the Arctic Ocean to the north, Sweden, Finland and Russia to the east, the Norwegian Sea to the west and the Skagerrak Strait to the south.... Sweden Sweden is located on the east side of the Scandinavian Peninsula in North Europe. It is bound by Finland, the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic Sea to the east, Kattegat to the southwest and Norway to the west and northwest....
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European Rivers - Rivers of Europe, Map of Rivers in Europe, Major Rivers in Europe - Worldatlas.com Hundreds of rivers and their tributaries cross the European continent. Here we highlight those over 600 miles in length, and a few others of note. DANUBE Beginning in the Black Forest region of Germany, it flows across central Europe and the countries of Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Yugoslavia. It then forms the border between Romania and Bulgaria, turning north across Romania to eventually end in the Black Sea. It's (1,771 miles) (2,850 km) in length, and one of the most significant commercial waterways on the continent. DNIEPER Rising in the southwestern part of the Russian Federation, it flows generally south through Belarus, then southeast through Ukraine, ending in the Black Sea. Overall it's (1,420 miles) (2,285 km) in length. DON Beginning it the southwestern Russian Federation, to the south of Moscow, it flows southeasterly towards the Volga, then turns abruptly west, ending in the Sea of Azov. Overall it's (1,224 miles) (1,969 km) in length. ELBE Rising in the Czech Republic, the Elbe River then flows north through Germany, ending in the North Sea near Cuxhaven. It's (724 miles) (1,165 km) in length LOIRE Recognized as the longest river in France, the navigable Loire begins in the foothills of the Massif Central, then flows north and west across the heartland of France, finally ending in the Bay of Biscay. It's (634 miles) (1,020 km) in length. ODER Rising in the rugged mountains of the eastern Czech Republic, it flows west and north through south-central Poland, eventually emptying into the Baltic Sea. It's (567 miles) (912 km) in length. PO Italy's longest river begins in the upper reaches of the Alps, flowing west to east across northern Italy, ending in the Adriatic Sea. It's (405 miles) (652 km) in length. RHINE Forming in the mountains of southeastern Switzerland, this legendary river flows west, forming Switzerland's northeastern border with Germany, then runs directly north through western Germany forming part of that country's border with France, then finally dissecting the Netherlands and ending in the North Sea. Numerous tributaries and branches run in all directions, and in overall length is (820 miles) (1,319 km). RHONE Begin high in the Swiss Alps, this fast moving river flows into the eastern end of Lake Geneva, then south through south-eastern France, emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. Small branches run in all directions, and in overall length, it's (300 miles) (485 km). SHANNON Rising in northwestern Ireland, it flows south through a series of lakes, then turns west to eventually empty into the Atlantic Ocean. It's 230 miles (370 km) in length. TAGUS The Tagus River rises in the central highlands of Spain, flowing southwest across Portugal, then south to Lisbon and the Atlantic Ocean. It's 626 miles (1,007 km) in length. Volga The Volga is the largest river in European Russia in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. It's 3,692 km (2,294 mi) long
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Griffin Park | Brentford FC | Football Ground Guide Football Ground Guide Address: Braemar Road, Brentford, TW8 0NT Telephone: 08453 456 442 Pitch Size: 110 x 73 yards Club Nickname: The Bees Home Kit: Red, White & Black Away Kit: Grey and White Bill Axeby and Brook Road Stands Braemar Road Stand WHAT IS GRIFFIN PARK LIKE? The ground is rather compact and certainly has an individual feel. On one side is the recently christened Bill Axbey Stand (formerly the New Road Stand), which is named after a long time supporter who watched the Bees for an incredible 89 years before passing away in 2007. This stand is a single tiered, covered all seated stand, which has a number of supporting pillars running across the front of it. The roof of the stand is painted with a large advert, designed to catch the eye of passengers flying into Heathrow Airport. Currently this is an advert for Qatar Airways, but in the past amongst others, it has been for KLM and easyJet. Opposite is the Bees United (Braemar Road) Stand. Again this stand is single tiered, all seated and has a number of supporting pillars. It has a very low roof, which makes you wonder what the view would be like from the very back row of the stand. At one end is the BIAS Stand (aka the Ealing Road Terrace), which up to 2007, was an open terrace that was given to away supporters. However the Club have now erected a roof on this end and decided to give it back to the home fans. This should really help boost the atmosphere within the stadium. Interestingly the sponsors of the terrace BIAS are not a company but the Brentford Independent Association of Supporters. Opposite is the Brook Road Stand. This stand which was opened in 1986, is a strange affair; a small double decker stand that has seating on the first tier and terracing below. It is known affectionately by the Brentford fans as the 'Wendy House'. The ground is complete with a set of four imposing floodlights. Griffin Park is also used for Chelsea reserve team matches. NEW STADIUM The Club have received planning permission to build a new 20,000 capacity stadium, at Lionel Road (in-between Kew Bridge Railway Station and the M4). The site is just under two miles away from Griffin Park. The scheme will also see the construction of 910 flats and a hotel. The stadium may also be shared with London Welsh Rugby Club. If things go to plan then works could start in early 2017, with Brentford could be kicking off in their new home for the start of the 2019/20 season. WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR VISITING FANS? Away fans are housed in the Brook Road Stand at one end of the ground. This covered two tiered stand has 600 seats in its upper tier and room for around 1,000 fans below in the terrace. The upper tier has good unhindered views of the playing area, whilst below in the lower terraced area there are a couple of prominent supporting pillars, which may affect your view. There is a good selection of refreshments on offer including a selection of Pies (£3.30), Pasties (£3), Hot Dogs (£3.50), Burgers (£3.50), Cheeseburgers (£3.60) and Sausage Rolls (£2). I also have been informed that an enterprising home owner has set up a hot dog and cake stall in their front garden on Brook Road South, just along from the away supporters entrance. Tim Porter a visiting Torquay United supporter adds; 'The home fans were the most friendly I've come across for a long time - before kick-off, the stadium announcer asked all the home fans to put their hands together for the Torquay fans who had made such a long journey. I expected indifferent silence or abuse, but there was almost universal clapping!' I also had an enjoyable visit to Griffin Park and didn't experience any problems. PUBS FOR AWAY FANS Brentford is famous for being the only ground in England that has a pub at every corner of the ground. The surrounding land was formerly owned by the Griffin Brewery, hence the name Griffin Park. However one of these pubs the Royal Oak is currently closed. The other three; The Griffin (which serves Fullers real ale), The Princess Royal and The New Inn. The New Inn
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Love Everton Forum | Breaking News and Everton Discussion Villa Park Aston Villa F.C. - 1897 to present Capacity: 42,682 - Opened: 1897 Villa Park is a football stadium in the district of Witton, Birmingham, England, with a seating capacity of 42,682. It has been the home of Aston Villa Football Club since 1897. The team previously played at Aston Park from 1874 to 1876 and Wellington Road from 1876 to 1897. The ground is less than a mile from both Witton and Aston railway stations and has hosted sixteen England internationals at senior level, the first in 1899 and the most recent in 2005. It was the first English ground to stage international football in three different centuries. Villa Park has hosted more FA Cup semi-finals than any other stadium, having hosted 55 matches in total. In 1897 Aston Villa moved into the Aston Lower Grounds, a sports ground in a Victorian amusement park situated in the former grounds of Aston Hall, a Jacobean stately home. Over the course of its history the stadium has gone through various stages of renovation and development, resulting in the current stand configuration of the Holte End, Trinity Road Stand, North Stand and the Doug Ellis Stand. The club has initial planning permission to redevelop the North Stand, which will increase the capacity of Villa Park from 42,682 to approximately 50,000. Before 1914 a cycling track ran around the perimeter of the pitch where regular cycling meetings were hosted as well as athletic events. Aside from football-related uses, the stadium has seen various concerts staged along with other sporting events including boxing matches and international rugby league and rugby union matches. In 1999, the last ever final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup took place at Villa Park. Villa Park also hosted the 2012 FA Community Shield, as Wembley Stadium was unavailable due to it staging the final of the Olympic football tournament. The Aston Lower Grounds, later renamed Villa Park, was not the first home of Aston Villa F.C. Their previous venue, Wellington Road faced increasing problems including an uneven pitch, poor spectator facilities, a lack of access and exorbitant rents. As a result, in 1894, Villa's committee began negotiations with the owners of the Aston Lower Grounds, "the finest sports ground in the district." Situated in the former grounds of Aston Hall, a Jacobean stately home, the Lower Grounds had seen varied uses over the years. Originally the kitchen garden of Aston Hall's owner Sir Thomas Holte, the man who gave his name to the Holte End stand, it later became a Victorian amusement park complete with aquarium and great hall. The current pitch stands on the site of the Dovehouse Pool, an ornamental pond drained in 1889. In place of the pool the owners of the Lower Grounds built a cycle track and sports ground that opened on 10 June 1889 for a combined cycling and athletics event that drew an estimated crowd of 15,000. Negotiations continued for two years before the Villa committee reached agreement with the site's owner, Edgar Flower, to rent the Lower Grounds for £300 per annum on a 21-year lease with an option to buy the site at any point during the term. The committee immediately engaged an architect who began preparing plans for the site, which included construction of a new 440 yards (400 metres) cement cycle track to replace the existing cinder one. The main stand was to be built to the east on the Witton Lane side, with the track and pitch fully enclosed by banking. Construction of the final phase of the stadium began in the winter of 1896 following negotiations with contractors over the price. Several months behind schedule, the almost-complete stadium finally opened on 17 April 1897. The process of fixing issues with the building work would continue for a number of months thereafter. As built, the stadium could house 40,000 spectators, most of whom would stand in the open on the banking. The first match at the ground, a friendly against Blackburn Rovers, took place on 17 April 1897, one week after Aston Villa had completed the League and
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Groundhog Day Pennsylvania | Official Travel Guide 1 Groundhog Day 2017 The Prognosticator of Prognosticators, Punxsutawney Phil, will once again appear at sunrise on February 2 at Gobbler's Knob in the Pennsylvania Wilds to make his annual prediction on the 131st Groundhog Day. Can't be in Punxsutawney ? You can watch it here . Or learn about the biggest party in the Pennsylvania Wilds here . Stay tuned all year long for updates or check out visitPA on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . The Pennsylvania Tradition of the Groundhog What does a sleepy, furry marmot have to do with seasonal change? According to fans of Punxsutawney Phil, everything! But why? The story begins with Candlemas, an early Christian holiday where candles were blessed and distributed. Celebrators of the holiday eventually declared clear skies on Candlemas meant a longer winter. The Roman legions, during the conquest of the northern country, brought this tradition to the Germans, who concluded that if the sun made an appearance on Candlemas Day, a hedgehog would cast a shadow, thus predicting six more weeks of bad weather or "Second Winter." German immigrants brought the tradition to Pennsylvania, but how did Punxsutawney Phil emerge? In 1886, a spirited group of groundhog hunters from Punxsutawney dubbed themselves "The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club." One member was an editor of Punxsutawney's newspaper. Using his ink, he proclaimed Punxsutawney Phil, the local groundhog, to be the one and only weather prognosticating groundhog. He issued this proclamation on Candlemas, and yes, Groundhog Day. Phil's fame spread, and newspapers from around the globe began to report his Gobbler's Knob prediction. Today you will find 20,000+ in attendance and millions watching on television or via the web.
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DVD 10846 PATIENCE, OR BUNTHORNES BRIDE (Gilbert and Sullivan) Home > DVD > DVD 10846 PATIENCE, OR BUNTHORNES BRIDE (Gilbert and Sullivan) DVD 10846 PATIENCE, OR BUNTHORNES BRIDE (Gilbert and Sullivan) Price: $6.99 Add to a new shopping list 8/24/1989 - Bill Wronski (Reginald Bunthorne), Peter Stewart (Archibald Grosvenor), Catherine Caccavallo (Patience), J. Michael Brennan (Colonel Calvery), Thomas Haddow (Major Murgatroyd). Written by Gilbert & Sullivan. A presentation of the Light Opera Works, a resident professional not-for-profit music theater in Evanston, Illinois. Filmed using one camera on a tripod.
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Jimmy Doyle died during a title fight in 1947 who was opponent - IT - 402 View Full Document Jimmy Doyle died during a title fight in 1947 who was opponent Sugar Ray Robinson 66 In 1900 Persian soldiers were paid with what Donkeys 67 In Islington in London it’s a £50 fine for sleeping where The Public Library 68 Dr Deidrich Knickerbocker invented which famous character Rip Van Winkle 69 What occupation would use a dibber Gardener - to make planting holes 70 Which group of people first used gold fillings Incas of Peru 71 Miss Lemon is what detectives confidential secretary Hercule Poirot 72 Name Alice's pet cat Dinah 73 In the siege of Mafeking who led the defenders Robert Baden Powell 74 Beethoven's fifth piano concerto is nicknamed what The Emperor 75 What did Aristotle claim as the most delicate of table meats Camel 76 Which annual world championship is held at Coxheath Kent Custard Pie throwing 77 In which film did Cliff Richard sing Living Doll in 1959 Serious Charge 78 Which Lombardy town is famed for its cheese Gorgonzola 79 Which acid dissolves glass Hydrofluoric Acid 80 Who wrote The female of the species more deadly than the male Rudyard Kipling 81 Musical terms - what does De Capo mean on a score From the beginning 82 What is a half of a half of a half of a half A Sixteenth 83 Who recorded as Dib Cochran and the Earwigs Marc Bolan and David Bowie 84 In what country is Tiahuanaco Bolivia 85 What exactly are chitterlings Fried animals birds small intestines 86 What was Winston Churchill's codename during WW2 Agent 87 There are 4.5 gallons of ale in what container Pin 88 Of what did the poet John Milton die Gout 89 The musical instrument piccolo means what in Italian Small 90 In what country could you spend a tugrik Mongolia 91 All the pictures of which king are always shown in profile King of Diamonds 92 Pernell Roberts played which character in a TV western series Adam Cartwright 93 1937 saw the first BBC TV broadcast of which event Wimbledon Tennis 94 Which orchestral instrument can play the highest note The Violin 95 Who was the runner up in the 1979 Le Mans 24 hour race Paul Newman 96 Airman T E Shaw in WW2 was better known as who T E Laurence of Arabia 97 Italian painter Jacopo Robusti is better known as who Tintoretto 98 What were volitos first demonstrated in Soho London in 1823 Roller Skates 99 Which Mozart opera is subtitled School for Lovers Cosi fan Tuti 100 In literature who married Mary Morstan Dr John Watson Page 135 This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version. View Full Document 10000 general knowledge questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro No Questions Quiz 68 Answers 1 Which game begins when the referee shouts draw Lacrosse 2 What is litmus derived from Lichens 3 Hydrosis is the medical term for what Sweating 4 Misogamy is a dislike or hatred of what Marriage 5 What car has been voted European car of the Century Mini 6 In India what is a khidmutgar A Waiter 7 Who sang about Saturday Night at the Movies The Drifters 8 Who owned the sword Joyeuse Charlemagne 9 It was finally abolished in Britain in 1948 - what was Flogging 10 Beethoven's sixth symphony is known as what The Pastoral 11 Which English King had the most legitimate children (18) Edward I 12 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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Shakespeare's Plays Shakespeare's Plays Before the publication of the First Folio in 1623, nineteen of the thirty-seven plays in Shakespeare's canon had appeared in quarto format. With the exception of Othello (1622), all of the quartos were published prior to the date of Shakespeare's retirement from the theatre in about 1611. It is unlikely that Shakespeare was involved directly with the printing of any of his plays, although it should be noted that two of his poems, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece were almost certainly printed under his direct supervision. Here you will find the complete text of Shakespeare's plays, based primarily on the First Folio, and a variety of helpful resources, including extensive explanatory notes, character analysis, source information, and articles and book excerpts on a wide range of topics unique to each drama. Tragedies The story of Mark Antony, Roman military leader and triumvir, who is madly in love with Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Coriolanus (1607-1608) The last of Shakespeare's great political tragedies, chronicling the life of the mighty warrior Caius Marcius Coriolanus. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Hamlet (1600-1601) Since its first recorded production, Hamlet has engrossed playgoers, thrilled readers, and challenged actors more so than any other play in the Western canon. No other single work of fiction has produced more commonly used expressions . Earliest known text: Quarto (1603). Although there were earlier Elizabethan plays on the subject of Julius Caesar and his turbulent rule, Shakespeare's penetrating study of political life in ancient Rome is the only version to recount the demise of Brutus and the other conspirators. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). The story of King Lear, an aging monarch who decides to divide his kingdom amongst his three daughters, according to which one recites the best declaration of love. Earliest known text: Quarto (1608). Macbeth (1605-1606) Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most stimulating and popular dramas. Renaissance records of Shakespeare's plays in performance are scarce, but a detailed account of an original production of Macbeth has survived, thanks to Dr. Simon Forman . Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Othello (1604-1605) Othello, a valiant Moorish general in the service of Venice, falls prey to the devious schemes of his false friend, Iago. Earliest known text: Quarto (1622). Celebrated for the radiance of its lyric poetry, Romeo and Juliet was tremendously popular from its first performance. The sweet whispers shared by young Tudor lovers throughout the realm were often referred to as "naught but pure Romeo and Juliet." Earliest known text: Quarto (1597). Written late in Shakespeare's career, Timon of Athens is criticized as an underdeveloped tragedy, likely co-written by George Wilkins or Cyril Tourneur. Read the play and see if you agree. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Titus Andronicus (1593-1594) A sordid tale of revenge and political turmoil, overflowing with bloodshed and unthinkable brutality. The play was not printed with Shakespeare credited as author during his lifetime, and critics are divided between whether it is the product of another dramatist or simply Shakespeare's first attempt at the genre. Earliest known text: Quarto (1594). Histories One of Shakespeare's most popular plays, featuring the opportunistic miscreant, Sir John Falstaff. Earliest known text: Quarto (1598). This is the third play in the second tetralogy of history plays, along with Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, and Henry V. Earliest known text: Quarto (1600). Henry V is the last in the second tetralogy sequence. King Henry is considered Shakespeare's ideal monarch. Earliest known text: Quarto (1600). The first in Shakespeare's trilogy about the War of the Roses between the houses of Lancaster and York. Earliest known text: First Folio (1623). Part two of Shakespeare's chronicle play. Based on Hall's work, the play contains some historical inaccuracies. Earli
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CARLY SIMON LYRICS - You're So Vain CARLY SIMON LYRICS [Whisper:] Son of a gun. You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht Your hat strategically dipped below one eye Your scarf it was apricot You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner They'd be your partner, and... You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't You? You had me several years ago when I was still quite naive Well you said that we made such a pretty pair And that you would never leave But you gave away the things you loved and one of them was me I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee Clouds in my coffee, and... You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't You? I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee Clouds in my coffee, and... You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't You? Well I hear you went up to Saratoga and your horse naturally won Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia To see the total eclipse of the sun Well you're where you should be all the time And when you're not you're with Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend Wife of a close friend, and... You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't You? Don't You? You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't You? Visit www.azlyrics.com for these lyrics. Thanks to daniella, Megan Thielking, Starla Quail for correcting these lyrics. Writer(s): Carly Simon
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Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 2nd February - The Questions Macclesfield Pub Quiz League SET BY THE ROBIN HOOD 1. Arts and Entertainments 8. Sport (Pics) Apologies for the smaller than traditional pictures…we live in austere times. sorry I'm having some problems with the pictures - I'll come back to it but have posted in the meantime - Nick Arts and Ents – Waxing Lyrical. Identify either the song/novel/poem OR the singer/band/author as appropriate. Q1 With reference to our stay in the A-League…. 2002 Song, taken from album “A rush of blood to the head” – Nobody said it was easy No one ever said it would be this hard Oh take me back to the start Coldplay or “The Scientist” 1993 Song taken from album “Pablo Honey” I’m a _BLANK_, I'm a weirdo, What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here. I only knew what hunted thought quickened his step, and why He looked upon the garish day with such a wistful eye; The man had killed the thing he loved and so he had to die. Oscar Wilde or “The Ballad of Reading Gaol” Q4 My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk, Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunkMy heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk, Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk Ode to a Nightingale – John Keats Q5 1987 Song taken from the album “Actually” At school they taught me how to be so pure in thought and word and deed They didn't quite succeed Pet Shop Boys or “It’s a Sin” Q6 1967 Song from an eponymous album The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink The waiter brought a tray Procol Harum or “A Whiter Shade of Pale” Q7 "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Leo Tolstoy or “Anna Karenina” Q8 1963 Novel "It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York." Sylvia Plath, or “The Bell Jar” S1 Supp 1 1989 Novel "To be born again," sang Gibreel Farishta tumbling from the heavens, "first you have to die." Salman Rushdie or “The Satanic Verses” S2 Song – Original Artist from 1975 or title Required She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair Hallelujah or “Leonard Cohen” Geography – Picture Round. Identify the country from the image provided. Q1 S1 / VI 1 SUPP/VISUALLY IMPAIRED 1. Kinshasa is one of the 20 biggest cities (by population) in the world. In which country is it found. DR Congo (accept Zaire with reluctance) S2/ VI 2 Dili is the capital of which country which achieved independence in 2002. East Timor/ ( or Timor-Leste) Runners Up – in honour of the position the Robin keeps achieving on a Tuesday night. In each case you will be given the name of a winner of an event. Name the memorable 2nd placer. Q1 1997 General Election. Enfield Southgate constituency. Winner, Stephen Twigg (Labour) Michael Portillo (..were you still up for him?...) Q2 2015. General Election. Twickenham Constituency. Winner, Tania Mathias (Conservative) Vince Cable 2002 Pop Idol. Winner – Will Young Gareth Gates 2009 Britain’s Got Talent. Winner – Diversity Susan Boyle 2015. General Election. Thanet South Constituency. Winner Craig Mackinlay (Conservative) Nigel Farage 2015 General Election. Bradford West constituency. Winner Naseem Shah (Labour) George Galloway 1990-1994. 5 World Snooker Championship Finals. Winners – Stephen Hendry and John Parrott Jimmy White 1993 Wimbledon Ladies Singles (tearfully). Winner: Steffi Graf Jana Novotna 2000 US Presidential Election. Winner: George W. Bush Al Gore Science – Periodic Table. All of these are chemical elements – but there are other routes to the answer if you are not a scientist. Slight errors in the ending of the name should be tolerated. Q1 Atomic Number 84. Radi
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Chris Lowe (Musician) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Chris Lowe Male Born Oct 4, 1959 Chris Lowe is an English musician, who, with colleague Neil Tennant, makes up the pop duo Pet Shop Boys. related links Shark Attacks Are On The Rise. But You Shouldn't Worry About It. Huffington Post - Nov 09, 2015 ' A naked man swimming on Hawaii\\'s Big Island became the latest victim of a shark attack last Tuesday after one of the creatures bit his right ankle. \\n Paul O\\'Leary, 54, was a frequent swimmer at Kehena Black Sand Beach in Pahoa, so he didn\\'t panic after the bite last Tuesday. Instead, he swam to shore, where beachgoers called for help and clothed him while waiting for emergency services. \\n \\n While O\\'Leary is recovering well from the encounter, it marked the state\\'s fifth shark bi... Shark Attacks Are On The Rise. But You Shouldn't Worry About It. Huffington Post - Nov 09, 2015 ' A naked man swimming on Hawaii\\'s Big Island became the latest victim of a shark attack last Tuesday after one of the creatures bit his right ankle. Paul O\\'Leary, 54, was a frequent swimmer at Kehena Black Sand Beach in Pahoa, so he didn\\'t panic after the bite last Tuesday. Instead, he swam to shore, where beachgoers called for help and clothed him while waiting for emergency services. While O\\'Leary is recovering well from the encounter, it marked the state\\'s fifth shark bite ... Shark Attacks Are On The Rise. But You Shouldn't Worry About It. Huffington Post - Nov 09, 2015 ' A naked man swimming on Hawaii\\'s Big Island became the latest victim of a shark attack last Tuesday after one of the creatures bit his right ankle. Paul O\\'Leary, 54, was a frequent swimmer at Kehena Black Sand Beach in Pahoa, so he didn\\'t panic after the bite last Tuesday. Instead, he swam to shore, where beachgoers called for help and clothed him while waiting for emergency services. While O\\'Leary is recovering well from the encounter, it marked the state\\'s fifth shark bite ... Sea Lions Devour Sharks, Proving You Know Squat About The Food Chain Huffington Post - Nov 03, 2015 ' Think you understand the ocean\\'s food chain? This photo of a sea lion attacking a small thresher shark might throw you for a loop.  While it\\'s actually quite common for sea lions to attack small sharks, most of us aren\\'t used to thinking of sharks as prey.  It certainly came as a shock to many people aboard a whale-watching tour off the coast of Newport Beach, California, on Wednesday. The tour boat saw at least five sea lions attacking multiple small thresher sharks, The... Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Chris Lowe. CHILDHOOD 1959 Birth Born on October 4, 1959. TEENAGE 1978 18 Years Old Lowe studied architecture at the University of Liverpool from 1978 but never graduated as he stated various times on television appearances and the Life in Pop documentary due to the formation of the Pet Shop Boys. TWENTIES 1981 21 Years Old During a work placement in 1981 at a London architectural practice, he designed a staircase for an industrial estate in Milton Keynes. … Read More It was at this time that he met Neil Tennant in a hi-fi shop on the Kings Road in London.<br /><br /> Lowe generally performs as the Pet Shop Boys' keyboardist; he occasionally provides spoken-word vocals.<br /><br /> On the song "I Want A Lover" Lowe played trombone, which he studied at school.<br /><br /> In 1995, Lowe had a cameo in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. His appearance was filmed whilst Pet Shop Boys were touring Australia. Read Less THIRTIES 1993 33 Years Old In 1993 he wrote and produced the track "Do the Right Thing" for the footballer Ian Wright (Lowe is a die-hard Arsenal F.C. fan). … Read More The song featured backing vocals by the long-time Pet Shop Boysâ backing singer, Sylvia Mason-James, and the single featured remixes by Rollo.<br /><br /> In 2004, Lowe was commissioned to do music for an advertisement for the sunscreen brand Blockhead. The song ended up in a remixed version on a "Café Mambo" chill-out compilation.
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Brian Eno - Electronic Music of Brainvoyager Brian Eno February 14, 2014 No Comment The story of Brian Eno Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno, (born 15 May 1948 and originally christened Brian Peter George Eno), professionally known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno, is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer, and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music. Brian Eno was a student of Roy Ascott on his Ground course at Ipswich Civic College. Then he studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex, England, taking inspiration from minimalist painting. During his time on the art course at the Institute, he also gained experience in playing and making music through teaching sessions held in the adjacent music school. He joined the band Roxy Music as synthesizer player in the early 1970s. Roxy Music’s success in the glam rock scene came quickly, but Brian Eno soon tired of touring and of conflicts with lead singer Bryan Ferry. Brian Eno’s solo music has explored more experimental musical styles and ambient music. It has also been immensely influential, pioneering ambient and generative music, innovating production techniques, and emphasizing “theory over practice”. He also introduced the concept of chance music to popular audiences, partially through collaborations with other musicians. Brian Eno has also worked as an influential music and album producer. By the end of the 1970s, Brian Eno had worked with David Bowie on the seminal “Berlin Trilogy” and helped popularize the American band Devo and the punk-influenced “No Wave” genre. He produced and performed on three albums by Talking Heads, including Remain in Light (1980), and produced seven albums for U2, including The Joshua Tree (1987). Brian Eno has also worked on records by James, Laurie Anderson, Coldplay, Depeche Mode, Paul Simon, Grace Jones, James Blake and Slowdive, among others. Brian Eno pursues multimedia ventures in parallel to his music career, including art installations, a regular column on society and innovation in Prospect magazine, and “Oblique Strategies” (written with Peter Schmidt), a deck of cards in which cryptic remarks or random insights are intended to resolve dilemmas. Brian Eno continues to collaborate with other musicians, produce records, release his own music, and write. Education and early musical career Brian Eno was born in 1948 at Phyllis Memorial Hospital, Woodbridge, Suffolk, and was educated at St Joseph’s College, Ipswich, which was founded by the St John le Baptiste de la Salle order of Catholic brothers (from whom he took part of his name when a student there), at Ipswich Art School in Roy Ascott’s Ground course and the Winchester School of Art, graduating in 1969. At the Winchester School of Art, Brian Eno attended a lecture by Pete Townshend of The Who about the use of tape machines by non-musicians, citing the lecture as the moment he realized he could make music even though he was not a musician at that point. In school, he used a tape recorder as a musical instrument and experimented with his first, sometimes improvisational, bands. St. Joseph’s College teacher and painter Tom Phillips encouraged him, recalling “Piano Tennis” with Brian Eno, in which, after collecting pianos, they stripped and aligned them in a hall, striking them with tennis balls. From that collaboration, he became involved in Cornelius Cardew’s Scratch Orchestra. The first released recording in which Brian Eno played is the Deutsche Grammophon edition of Cardew’s The Great Learning (rec. Feb. 1971), as one of the voices in the recital of The Great Learning Paragraph 7. Another early recording was the Berlin Horse soundtrack, by Malcom Le Grice, a nine-minute, 2 × 16 mm-double-projection, released in 1970 and presented in 1971. Roxy Music Brian Eno’s professional music career began in London, as a member (1971–1973) of the glam/art rock band Roxy Music, initially not appearing on stage with them at live shows, but operating the mixing desk, processing the band’s sound with a VCS3 s
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Blue Swede - Hooked On A Feeling (Guardians of the Galaxy - Music Trailer) - YouTube Blue Swede - Hooked On A Feeling (Guardians of the Galaxy - Music Trailer) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Feb 19, 2014 Blue Swede's, Hooked On A Feeling is the song that's been used on the trailer for the latest addition to Marvel cinematic universe in the Guardians of the Galaxy film. I DO NOT OWN ANY RIGHTS... ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTFUL OWNERS. Category
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The Animals The Animals The Animals were part of the English blues scene of the early Sixties and one of the most noteworthy bands of the original British Invasion. The group formed in Newcastle-on-Tyne, a port city and coal-mining hub in northeast England. With the five piece lineup of singer Eric Burdon, organist Alan Price, bassist Chas Chandler, guitarist Hilton Valentine and drummer John Steel, the band reflected their earthy upbringing with blues-based Rock 'n' Roll. The group derived its inspiration and much of its early repertoire from American blues and R&B sources, adapting them to a British working-class sensibility. Gruff-voiced Eric Burdon was a commanding Blues singer, imparting rage and anguish into their material. The band's sound was also heavily defined by Alan Price's organ playing, which provided dramatic accents and a Blues-Jazz atmosphere. Originally known as The Alan Price Combo, the group changed its name to the Animals when Burdon joined in 1962. With the release of "House of the Rising Sun" in mid-1964, they became the first British group after the Beatles to chart a number one single in America. Their dark, brooding arrangement of that traditional folk song became an early milestone in the British Invasion. They continued their assault on the American record charts with "I'm Crying" (#19), "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (#15) and "Bring It On Home To Me" (#32). The original membership lasted only until May, 1965, with Alan Price's 1965 departure due to his fear of flying. Keyboardist Dave Rowberry was brought in to replace him and The Animals continued their hit streak with "We've Gotta Get Out of This Place", (#13) "It's My Life" (#23), "Inside Looking Out" (#34) and "Don't Bring Me Down", (#12). After a series of more line-up changes, Eric Burdon continued with new recruits now billed as Eric Burdon And The Animals and enjoyed several more U.S. hits such as "See See Rider" (#10), "When I Was Young" (#18), "San Franciscan Nights" (#9), "Monterey" (#15) and "Sky Pilot" (#14). After breaking up the Animals in December, 1968, Burdon entered the Seventies as front man for a Black funk group from the streets of Los Angeles known as War and recorded the hit single "Spill the Wine"(#3) and two albums. When Burdon became discouraged and quit the music business because of what he said was "too much competition", War continued to have a successful career without him, placing 11 more songs in the Billboard Top 40. Burdon eventually changed his mind and continued as a solo artist, recording intermittently throughout the Seventies and Eighties. As for the other early Animals, Alan Price enjoyed a highly successful solo career in Britain, Dave Rowberry became a session player and bassist Chas Chandler discovered and managed Jimi Hendrix. The original Animals subsequently reunited in 1976 to tour and record a reunion album called "Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted", after which Burdon ventured into new territory by appearing in several European films and eventually starred in and composed the soundtrack for the German film, Comeback. Burdon reunited with The Animals once again for more world touring in 1983. He also recorded a song called "Sixteen Tons" for the soundtrack to Tom Hanks' feature film, Joe Versus the Volcano. In 1990 Burdon toured with Robbie Krieger (formerly with The Doors), did a cameo roll in Oliver Stones' picture, The Doors, studied acting at The Actor's Studio in Los Angeles, did more professional acting by doing a cameo role in the feature film The Eleventh Victim, and appeared as featured artist in television shows such as China Beach. In 1991 he collaborated with follow Englishman and keyboard player Brian Auger to form the Eric Burdon / Brian Auger Band and continued to tour the world, primarily in Europe, performing for his many loyal fans. From this collaboration came the live, double album, "Access All Areas". In 1994, Eric Burdon and The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. Chas Chandler died of a heart attack in 1996. Dave Rowberry suffered a similar
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The Eric Bartholomew | Pubs In Morecambe - J D Wetherspoon Not what you were looking for? Try our advanced search The Eric Bartholomew *Please note: actual opening hours are subject to change. For confirmation, please contact the pub. Opening Times Find out More > Our History Born in 1926, Eric Bartholomew adopted the name of his native town and enjoyed a highly successful career as one half of the Morecambe and Wise double-act. Just around the corner from this pub is the statue of Eric Morecambe, set against the backdrop of Morecambe Bay. Appropriately, the statue shows him in a one-legged pose. Visitors pose alongside ‘Eric’ for photos and delight in the lyrics from his best-known song, Bring Me Sunshine, carved into the granite steps leading to his statue. Facilities
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Three enthronements, three cathedrals, one bishop, one week | The Diocese of Leeds Login Three enthronements, three cathedrals, one bishop, one week A brass band-led procession through a city’s streets, a fanfare from West Yorkshire Police trumpeters, oaths made on a town’s medieval Bible, a single note sounded by the Ripon Hornblower and bishop-shaped biscuits. It could only happen in the new Diocese of West Yorkshire & the Dales as next week sees three separate enthronements of the new bishop, the Rt Revd Nick Baines, in each of the three cathedrals of Wakefield, Bradford and Ripon – an historic first for the Church of England. Starting in Wakefield on Tuesday 15 July, civic leaders, local and regional dignitaries, clergy and lay people from across the diocese will meet in the city centre of Wakefield to be led by a brass band through the streets to the Cathedral to wait for their new bishop to arrive at the west door, strike it three times with his staff, and wait for permission to enter. Once inside, trumpeters from West Yorkshire Police band will mark Bishop Nick’s arrival with a fanfare as he is welcomed into his cathedral church before everyone moves outside to the city precinct for the rest of the service. Here three local school choirs will perform and Bishop Nick will meet and greet local people and bless the city. And afterwards everyone will get to sample bishop-shaped biscuits made by pupils at Cathedral Academy. The Revd Canon Andi Hofbauer, the canon precentor at Wakefield Cathedral, who has helped organize the enthronement said: “The installation of a new Bishop is a ceremony rich in symbolism and involves many people who cover both the ecclesiastical and legal worlds. “The service begins at the West Door, the entrance to the cathedral. The Bishop knocks on the door to seek entry and the door is opened to welcome him in the name of Christ and he enters a new chapter in his life as the first Bishop of this new Diocese.” Two days later, on Thursday 17 July, Bradford Cathedral will welcome Bishop Nick for his second enthronement as the new Bishop of Leeds for the Diocese of West Yorkshire & the Dales. It will start at 7pm and the congregation will include community and faith leaders from across the area as well as the Lord Mayor and council leaders. And then on Sunday 20 July, Ripon will see the final enthronement of the week at 3pm when civic, community leaders and local dignitaries will be joined by the Bishops of Kurunagula and Colombo (representing the diocese’s link with Sri Lanka) to witness Bishop Nick taking his oaths on the historic Ripon Bible, dated 1260. The city’s hornblower will sound the Ripon Horn to mark the new bishop taking his seat (or ‘cathedra’). During the week of his enthronements, Bishop Nick will also meet and pray with people in the two other Episcopal Areas of the diocese - Huddersfield and Leeds. He’ll be at Halifax Minster on Wednesday 16 July, 7.30pm and at Leeds Minster on Friday 18 July, 7pm. On both occasions he’ll be welcomed by civic dignitaries and others. Tags:
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1 Kings 10:1 When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the LORD, she came to test Solomon with hard questions. Matthew Henry Commentary 10:1-13 The queen of Sheba came to Solomon to hear his wisdom, thereby to improve her own. Our Saviour mentions her inquiries after God, by Solomon, as showing the stupidity of those who inquire not after God, by our Lord Jesus Christ. By waiting and prayer, by diligently searching the Scriptures, by consulting wise and experienced Christians, and by practising what we have learned, we shall be delivered from difficulties. Solomon's wisdom made more impression upon the queen of Sheba than all his prosperity and grandeur. There is a spiritual excellence in heavenly things, and in consistent Christians, to which no reports can do justice. Here the truth exceeded; and all who, through grace, are brought to commune with God, will say the one half was not told them of the pleasures and the advantages of wisdom's ways. Glorified saints, much more, will say of heaven, that the thousandth part was not told them, 1Co 2:9. She pronounced them happy that constantly attended Solomon. With much more reason may we say of Christ's servants, Blessed are they that dwell in his house; they will be still praising him. She made a noble present to Solomon. What we present to Christ, he needs not, but will have us do so to express our gratitude. The believer who has been with Jesus, will return to his station, discharge his duties with readiness, and from better motives; looking forward to the day when, being absent from the body, he shall be present with the Lord.
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Jessica's character and conduct in the Merchant of Venice Examination Questions on The Merchant of Venice Question: Jessica's character and conduct, particularly with reference to Shylock's influence and training; in contrast with Portia's home-influence? Answer: Jessica had in her all the rudiments of a very lovely womanhood; but a deal of cultivation was needed to develop them to anything like perfection. It is highly improbable that Shylock had ever consciously given her any training whatever, save such as might be conveyed to her through numerous injunctions to "fast bind" in order that she might "fast find." Though his evil influence had failed to injure to a really dangerous extent her innate truth and purity, yet it had had such an effect upon her character as to make it perfectly easy and natural to her to deceive and desert her unloving father, who made her home a hell, and to cling in preference to her Christian lover. True to the precepts which had been dinged in her ears through her whole life, she did not make her escape without a fair supply of the needful gold. But though this general principle has been imparted to her by Shylock, she has failed to learn the lesson of the value of money; and she spends his hard-earned ducats with a freedom and recklessness that is positive torture to her grasping father. To me, one of the most pitiful evidences of Jessica's lack of proper home training is the way in which she speaks of her father after her arrival at Belmont. That she should have lost all respect and love for him, and that she should have voluntarily deserted him without apparently feeling the slightest compunction, is perhaps no more than natural; but when she listens to, and even joins in, the accusations of wickedness and cruelty made against him, we cannot but deplore the blemish which ignorance of the good and the beautiful has left upon her character. Had she had the refining influences thrown around her which Portia enjoyed in her home life, though she might never have been the force which the latter was, she might have been, as she doubtless afterwards became, as true, beautiful, and loyal as her instincts would direct.
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Paralympics medals: National winners and losers at London 2012 - BBC Sport BBC Sport Paralympics medals: National winners and losers at London 2012 10 Sep 2012 From the section Disability Sport Share this page Read more about sharing. The Paralympics have been a huge success for Great Britain, and not only within the sporting arenas. The public have been out in force to support the events while Team GB have responded with a record haul of 120 medals. London v Beijing medal placings London USA 3 But leaving the hosts aside, who are the big winners and losers in the London 2012 medal table? China have continued their dominance, which began at their own home games in Beijing four years ago. But the biggest disappointment has come from traditional powerhouse the United States, who slid down the Paralympics medal table despite regaining their number one status at the Olympics. Elsewhere, Russia, Ukraine and Australia have all produced healthy medal hauls to cheer their nations. Here, BBC Sport assesses the achievements of a number of countries and how their relative success or failure has been perceived at home. CHINA MEDALS AT LONDON 2012: 95 golds, 71 silvers and 65 bronzes MEDALS AT BEIJING: 89 golds, 70 silvers and 52 bronzes PERCEPTION: The London Paralympics has been met with a lot of enthusiasm in China. The country has around 82 million disabled people so there is a big audience. Chinese state media sent out a 100-strong team of journalists to cover the London Games. And it is clear from Chinese social media that many young people have been eager to find out about Team China's progress. HOW'S IT GONE? China has triumphed again at the Paralympics, after topping the medal tables in both Athens and Beijing. Yang Yang, 15, won four swimming golds The country won the first gold medal of the London Games in rifle shooting and on Thursday celebrated its 300th Paralympic gold medal, won by Zhao Xu in the men's 100m-T46 final. Its team was smaller than in Beijing but highly successful across a range of sports nonetheless. TOP PERFORMING ATHLETE: China has so many Paralympic stars but one of the stand-out performances came from the youngest athlete in the team. Swimmer Yang Yang is only 15 years old but marked his Games debut by bagging four gold medals. He also broke the world record in the men's 50m backstroke S2 category. WHAT THEY SAID: Chinese coach Zhang Honggu (as quoted by Xinhua news agency): "China has developed fast in recent years and the government and people attach great importance to disabled people, which guarantees high-level systematic training for all the Paralympians. All our Paralympians train hard and they are eager to show their power in high-level competitions." UNITED STATES MEDALS AT LONDON 2012: 31 golds, 29 silvers and 38 bronzes MEDALS AT BEIJING: 36 golds, 35 silvers and 28 bronzes PERCEPTION: The Paralympics have received scant attention in the US. The country was saturated with Olympic coverage last month, but amid the start of the American football season and the final few weeks of the baseball season, television viewers had other sport to watch. NBC, the official US broadcaster, did not air the opening ceremony and only showed about five-and-a-half hours of sport, none of it live. HOW'S IT GONE? The US finished sixth in the Paralympic medal count. Jessica Long won seven medals for the US If Americans were paying more attention, they might be disappointed to learn that rivals China won more than three times as many Paralympic gold medals. Most news coverage has focused not on results or the medal chase, but on human interest stories or curiosities, with headlines such as "Shark attack survivor wins bronze" - the tale about South African swimmer Achmat Hassiem. TOP PERFORMING ATHLETE: Swimmer Jessica Long, 20, won five gold medals, two silvers and a bronze. Long, who was born in Siberia and raised in Baltimore, was born without most of the bones in her feet. WHAT THEY SAID: Josh George, US wheelchair racer, in the New York Times: "Even more amazing than the fact that Londoners have opened their a
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The 14 most fascinating facts about the final 2014 Winter Olympics medal count | For The Win The 14 most fascinating facts about the final 2014 Winter Olympics medal count The 14 most fascinating facts about the final 2014 Winter Olympics medal count By Chris Chase February 23, 2014 10:19 am Follow @firechrischase 210k shares Follow @firechrischase (USA TODAY Sports Images) The competition ended Sunday at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Which nation ruled the medal count? How did the United States fare? Which athletes went home with the biggest haul? And just how dominant was the Dutch speedskating team? For The Win answers those questions, and many more, with the 14 most interesting facts about the final Winter Olympics medal count. 1. Russia ruled Russia (USA TODAY Sports Images) No matter the metric, the host nation won a decisive medal-count victory . Russia won 13 gold medals in Sochi, two more than runner-up Norway. Overall, Russian athletes won 33 medals, five more than the United States’ 28. It’s the first time the host nation swept both medal counts since Norway did it at the 1952 Winter Games in Oslo. 2. United States is king of the bronze USA TODAY Sports It didn’t look good for the United States. No medals in individual figure skating for the first time since 1936. No medals in speedskating for the first time since 1984. The four most identifiable Winter Olympians — Shaun White, Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn, Shani Davis — won a total of one bronze medal. (In Vonn’s defense, she wasn’t competing in Sochi due to injury.) The women’s hockey team blew a late 2-0 lead in the gold-medal game and the men’s team was outscored 6-0 in the medal rounds. Still, it wasn’t all bad. American athletes won 28 medals, good for second on the overall medal count. (That was nine fewer medals than the U.S. won in Vancouver, however.) Team USA’s 12 bronze medals were the most for any nation. It’s the third time in the past four Winter Olympics the Americans have won that tally. 3. Dutch (speedskating) masters (USA TODAY Sports Images) The speedskating team from The Netherlands won 23 medals (eight gold, seven silver, eight bronze). Among the remarkable aspects of that achievement: a. The Dutch speedskating team alone would have finished sixth on the overall medal count. b. While the Dutch won 23 medals on the oval, all other nations won 13 medals combined. c. Since 1998, no other country has won more golds in speedskating than the Dutch won in Sochi. (The U.S. and Germany had seven each.) d. They did this all with just 41 athletes in Sochi. Canada earned one more medal with 180 more athletes. e. The Netherlands only won one more medal in the Olympics. It came in short-track speedskating, of course. 4. The rise and fall of Germany (USA TODAY Sports Images) For the early days of the Winter Games, Germany led the gold-medal count, thanks to a dominating performance in luge. (German lugers won all four golds in the luge events.) But once luge ended, it was all downhill from there, as Germany ended up finishing sixth in both medal counts. That’s the worst performance for any post-Berlin Wall German team and the worst for a main German Olympic squad in 46 years. 5. The Dutch did the most with the least The Dutch team at the Opening Ceremony. (AP) We’ve listed the medal count by golds, total medals and per-capita rates . So how about medals per athlete in Sochi? Winning 10 medals with 100 athletes is more impressive than winning 12 medals with 200 athletes, right? It’s no surprise the Netherlands leads this total, with 24 medals from 41 athletes equaling one medal for every 1.7 competitors. Belarus was second (six medals for 24 competitors; 1 for 4), followed by Norway (every 5.15 athletes), France (7) and Russia (7.03). The worst medal-per-athlete rate was Slovakia, which won a single medal for its 62 athletes. Croatia was the smallest delegation to medal, winning one with just 11 athletes. The biggest delegations not to medal in Sochi? Romania and Estonia were shutout with 24 athletes each. 6. Belarus comes out of nowhere Belarus won more m
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Medal Tally for the Commonwealth Games Home > Events > Multi > Commonwealth Games > Medals > Tally Commonwealth Games Medal Count Medal counts in the Commonwealth Games tend to be heavily slanted towards the largest, industrialized nations such as England, Australia and Canada, making the games somewhat one-sided. Australia has dominated recently, finishing in the top position for the previous six Commonwealth Games. The limited success of the smaller nations are a source of national pride, and give them a feeling of being part of the greater Commonwealth group. Host nations get a medal boost too, highlighted by the success of India in 2010. The following list includes the first four ranked teams for each year. Ranking is based first on the number of gold medals, then silver and bronze. Occasionally ranking based on the total number of medals will give a different order. See the full ranking list from the years 2002 , 2006 , 2010 , and 2014 . List of the top medal winning countries for each Games Year
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Commonwealth Games: five facts Commonwealth Games: five facts The 2014 Commonwealth Games took place in Edinburgh. More Five Commonwealth Games facts ahead of the expected announcement in Auckland Wednesday that South African city Durban will host the 2022 event: -- The Games were previously called the British Empire Games, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the British Commonwealth Games -- The multi-sport event has been staged every four years since 1930 , apart from the cancellation of the 1942 and 1946 editions because of World War II -- While many Olympic sports are included, there are also competitions for sports popular in Commonwealth countries like lawn bowls and netball -- Only six countries -- Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales -- have competed at all 20 Games -- Australia topped the medals table at 12 Commonwealth Games, England achieved the feat seven times and Canada once. Reblog
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Which mammal closely related to the zebra died out in the 1880s?
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No. 9 - Quagga - Top 10 Extinct Animals | HowStuffWorks Top 10 Extinct Animals Quagga DCL The quagga is a mammal closely related to modern horses and zebras. In fact, it looks like a cross between a horse and a zebra, with stripes only on its head and neck that disappear as they approach the brownish hindquarters of the animal. The quagga was native to desert areas of South Africa until it was hunted to extinction in the 1870s. The last captive animals died in Europe in the 1880s. As an extinct species, the quagga has a couple claims to fame. For starters, it was the first animal to have its DNA analyzed, which led to the discovery that the quagga was not a distinct species but a subspecies of the plains zebra. Also, the quagga is the subject of an ambitious breeding effort by the aptly named Quagga Project, the result of which was a foal born in 2005. Based on appearances, the "re-created" quagga closely resembles the ancient quagga, but DNA evidence has yet to determine whether this animal is authentic.
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Zebra-like giraffe relative rediscovered - World news - World environment | NBC News Zebra-like giraffe relative rediscovered Okapi hadn't been detected in Congo park in 50 years Below: Advertise Peter J. Stephenson / WWF-Canon via Reuters This okapi, an animal that is the giraffe's closest living relative, lives in the Ituri Reserve within the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the species hadn't been detected where it was first discovered a century ago until a recent survey found signs of its presence. msnbc.com staff and news service reports updated 6/9/2006 9:18:44 AM ET 2006-06-09T13:18:44 + - JOHANNESBURG — An animal that looks like a cross between a horse, zebra and giraffe has been rediscovered where the species was first found a century ago, conservationists announced Friday. Delighted conservationists said they had found conclusive proof of the existence of the okapi in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park — defying the odds of survival in a region battered by savage conflict. Discovered in what is now Virunga in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in 1901, the shy forest-dwelling okapi has not been seen in the park since 1959. It was known to be present elsewhere in the Congo and several zoos around the world have okapis in captivity, but there were concerns it had gone extinct in the place of its discovery because of violence and lawlessness. But a recent survey of the area by the World Wildlife Fund and the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation found 17 okapi tracks and other evidence of its presence. No sightings of the elusive animal were made but its tracks were taken as absolute proof of the creature’s recent activity in the park. Giraffe's closest living kin It is only found in the secluded forests of eastern Congo and is considered the giraffe’s closest living relative. Advertise “The rediscovery of okapis in Virunga National Park is a positive sign,” said Marc Languy, of WWF’s Eastern Africa Regional Program. “As the country is returning to peace, it shows that the protected areas in this troubled region are now havens for rare wildlife once more.” Okapi have large ears, a relatively long neck, and a long black tongue. Males have hairy horns, while females are sometimes have a reddish tone and usually slightly taller than males. A solitary animal, the okapi only joins peers for mating. They feed on more than 100 different species of forest plants, some which are poisonous to humans, as well as grasses, fruits, ferns and fungi. They also eat a type of clay that provides minerals and salt. The animal’s eastern Congo home has been the scene of incessant conflict including a brutal civil war that erupted in 1998 and then escalated to engulf several other African states at a cost of millions of lives. The Congo hopes to put the bloodshed and chaos behind when it holds its first free elections in four decades next month, but marauding rebels and militia continue to fight on in the remote east. Poaching, deforestation a problem Virunga National Park, located on the border with Rwanda and Uganda, stretches some 200 miles between Lake Kivu and Lake Albert. Besides the threats from armed conflict, wildlife has suffered from poaching and deforestation by the more than 60,000 squatters inside the park. “Except for mountain gorillas, which have shown an increase in population due to important conservation efforts, most wildlife in the park have heavily suffered from poaching,” WWF said in a statement. “The population of hippopotamus, for example, has dropped from 29,000 in the mid-1970s to less than 1,000 today.” Reuters contributed to this report.
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Family Guy (TV Series 1999– ) - 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 DISC ALL In a wacky Rhode Island town, a dysfunctional family strive to cope with everyday life as they are thrown from one crazy scenario to another. Creators: Stewie and Brian explore a series of alternate universes. 9.0 Brian and Stewie travel back in time to January 31, 1999 and witness the events that took place in the very first episode of Family Guy, "Death Has a Shadow". 8.7 After an incident at the Emmys, the FCC overreacts, so Peter decides to start his own cable network, until the FCC shut him down and start censoring his life. 8.6 a list of 35 titles created 12 Aug 2013 a list of 33 titles created 14 Sep 2013 a list of 40 titles created 29 Jun 2014 a list of 21 titles created 04 Aug 2014 a list of 47 titles created 3 days ago Search for " Family Guy " 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 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 26 wins & 80 nominations. See more awards » Videos American Dad! (TV Series 2005) Animation | Comedy The random escapades of Stan Smith, an extreme right wing CIA agent dealing with family life and keeping America safe, all in the most absurd way possible. Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Dee Bradley Baker The Simpsons (TV Series 1989) Animation | Comedy The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield. Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Julie Kavner South Park (TV Series 1997) Animation | Comedy Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado. Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes Fry, a pizza guy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out New Year's Eve 2999. Stars: Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, intern John "J.D" Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life. Stars: Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house. Stars: Jon Cryer, Ashton Kutcher, Angus T. Jones Bob's Burgers (TV Series 2011) Animation | Comedy Bob Belcher, along with his wife and three children, try to run their last hope of holding the family together, which is running Bob's dream restaurant. Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman The adventures of the Family Guy (1999) neighbor and deli owner, Cleveland Brown. Stars: Mike Henry, Sanaa Lathan, Kevin Michael Richardson A woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory. Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco Covert black ops and espionage take a back seat to zany personalities and relationships between secret agents and drones. Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer, Amber Nash Modern Family (TV Series 2009) Comedy | Romance Three different, but related families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways. Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen A father recounts to his children, through a series of flashbacks, the journey he and his four best friends took leading up to him meeting their mother. Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders Edit Storyline Sick, twisted and politically incorrect, the animated series features the adventures of the Griffin family. Endearingly ignorant Peter and his stay-at-home wife Lois reside in Quahog, R.I., and have three kids. Meg, the eldest child, is a social outcast, and teenage Chris is awkward and clueless when it comes to the opposite sex. The youngest, Stewie, is a genius baby bent on killing his mother and destroying the w
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The World’s Favorite Animated Family turns 29! | The Springfield Shopper The World’s Favorite Animated Family turns 29! Miscellaneous Loco87 Today is April 19, 2016. The most famous animated family on the globe made its first TV appearance on April 19, 1987. In other words, The “ Simpsons Family ” had its debut 29 years ago from now. Posts like this one usually are made to celebrate “milestone” anniversaries but the greatest animated family in history deserves a post for its 29th anniversary too. Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa and little Maggie appeared on TV for the first time 29 years ago as part of The Tracy Ullman Show with the short “ Good Night “. After that, they had 47 more shorts for Ullman’s Show between 1987 and 1989. On December 17, 1989; the yellow family had its own TV show premiered. A show that still today is running after 27 seasons and we all know it will be on air for another 27 years or even more! The Birth of a Yellow Era Matt Groening conceived of the idea for the Simpsons in the lobby of James L. Brooks ‘s office. Brooks had asked Groening to pitch an idea for a series of animated shorts, which Groening initially intended to present as his Life in Hell series . However, when Groening realized that animating Life in Hell would require the rescinding of publication rights for his life’s work, he chose another approach and formulated his version of a dysfunctional family. He named the characters after his own family members, except from Bart. He chose the name “Bart” because it is an anagram of “Brat”, which is a word that would define Bart. 29 Years of Success After 29 Years, the Simpsons Family is the World’s most famous and popular animated family. The TV show is broadcast in uncountable countries apart from the USA and has been dubbed to hundreds of languages. Has won more than 30 Emmy Awards, more than 30 Annie Awards, 1 Peabody Award (in 1997) and lots of other awards. The show is currently finishing its 27th season, with only 4 episodes remaining to air from the season. It was renewed for a 28th season on May 4, 2015; and they are likely to get to a 30th season and even more! In Conclusion, The Simpsons Family has been around for 29 years and everybody knows that “They’ll Never Stop The Simpsons!”. And remember,
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Toy Story Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 113 out of 126 people found the following review useful: Created a decade ago, but still stunning from Tessenderlo, Belgium 25 December 2004 I am a big fan of the animated movies coming from the Pixar Studios. They are always looking for the newest technological possibilities to use in their movies, creating movies that are more than just worth a watch, even when they were made a decade ago. The movie is about toys that come to life when their owner is asleep or not in the same room. When the young boy's birthday is coming up, all the toys are nervous. They don't want to be ignored when the new one arrives. Woody the cowboy is their "leader" because he's the most popular one of them all. He's the only one that hasn't got to be afraid, but than a new favorite arrives ... Buzz Lightyear. He hates him and tries everything possible to get rid of him, but as the time passes by they learn to appreciate each other... When you see Toy Story, you may think that the different human like characters (Woody the cowboy for instance) aren't always as perfect as we are used to see in todays animated movies. Perhaps that's true, but if you keep in mind that all this was done in 1995, when computers weren't yet as strong and the technology for creating such movies was almost unknown, than you can only have a lot of respect for what the creators did. I loved the story and liked the animations a lot. I give it an 8.5/10. Was the above review useful to you? 116 out of 149 people found the following review useful: Best Disney film. Ever. from Luoyang, China 20 April 2001 Toy Story is not only the best Disney film because it has the best story and the best animation, but also because of the excellent actors chosen to provide the voices of the animals. The casting was perfect from top to bottom, and the movie provides an excellent adventure story about friendship and loyalty that keeps you engrossed until the nail-biting climax. Tom Hanks and Tim Allen provided excellent voices for Woody and Buzz Lightyear -their performances alone are one of the biggest things that made this such a spectacular movie. Besides that, though, you have the excellent story that is not only noteworthy because it has never really been told from this perspective before, but also because it was just told so well. All of the characters in the film are very well developed and all have appropriate and effective actors chosen to provide their voices. And of course, who could forget the revolutionary animation! The computer animation used for this movie not only made it startlingly realistic but also opened up tons of possibilities, and thankfully the filmmakers chose to explore these possibilities. There are dozens of things that are hidden in the woodwork throughout the film, as well as in the songs note, for example, the subtle playing of the Indiana Jones theme song in the scene where Woody knocks Buzz out the window with the desk lamp. Toy Story is by far the best Disney film ever made, it's pretty much perfect. It's adventurous, it's exciting, it's entertaining, it's good for the whole family, it's got great characters, story, and plot, and above all, it's fun. Was the above review useful to you? 70 out of 75 people found the following review useful: Technically impressive with great script and sharp wit from United Kingdom 22 April 2003 Andy's toys live a reasonable life of fun and peace, their only worries are birthdays and Christmases, when new toys could easily replace those already there. One such birthday Andy's top toy, Woody the cowboy, finds himself in direct competition with Andy's new Buzz Lightyear doll. When rivalries boil over Woody tries to hide Buzz down the side of the bed but accidentally pushes him out the window, the other tops expel Woody, and he leaves with no choice but to find Buzz and return him to the house. But with only two days before Andy moves house, time is of the essence. Given how often the same mix of animation, wit, jokes and kids humour has been used since Toy Story (Ice Age, Monsters In
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Phil Collins Wins Oscar For Best Original Song - MTV mtv archive-Eric-Schumacher-Rasmussen 03/27/2000 Between indie pop singer Aimee Mann's "Save Me" and the raunchy "Blame Canada," from the soundtrack to "South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut," the Oscars had at least two chances to break with tradition. In the end, though, Phil Collins' ballad "You'll Be in My Heart," from the Disney film "Tarzan," took home the Academy Award for Best Original Song on Sunday night in Los Angeles. Collins, a successful solo artist during and since his tenure in the art-rock band Genesis, accepted the award for the song ( RealAudio excerpt ) with a mixture of irreverence and respect. "Now my life can go on," he said sarcastically. "It's been hell, I tell you." But, he said before thanking his family, "I didn't think it would be this hard. You don't know what this means to my kids." Collins was nominated previously in the Best Original Song category for "Two Hearts" (1988, from the film "Buster") and "Against All Odds" (1984, from the film of the same name). Cher (born Cherilyn LaPier), whose song "Believe" was a 1999 radio hit, wore a long, black garment that she tripped over on the way to the microphone to announce the Best Song winner. "As you can see, I'm dressed like a grownup tonight," she said, in reference to her usual flamboyant and revealing dresses. "I apologize to the academy and promise I'll never do it again." Unlike previous years, when songs were performed throughout the course of the awards show, this year's nominees sang the songs in a medley introduced by R&B singer/actress Vanessa Williams and rapper/actor LL Cool J (born James Todd Smith). Musical Variety Show The segment began with Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan singing "When She Loved Me," from the "Toy Story 2" soundtrack. Wearing a midnight-blue, textured taffeta gown, McLachlan delivered her breathy vocals accompanied by the song's writer, Randy Newman, on grand piano. The Oscar nomination was Newman's 13th. Wearing a white silk cowboy shirt and a Native American-influenced beaded choker, Mann followed with a five-piece band accompanying her on "Save Me" ( RealAudio excerpt ), from the Paul Thomas Anderson film "Magnolia." Dressed in a gray suit and black shirt, Collins sang "You'll Be in My Heart" backed by piano, acoustic guitar and strings from the orchestra pit. Songwriter Burt Bacharach and bassist/producer Don Was led the orchestra and were the evening's music directors. Sitting on steps, 'N Sync began singing "Music of My Heart," from the Meryl Streep film of the same name. After the ballad's first verse, the steps split in two, revealing pop singer Gloria Estefan wearing a white strapless evening gown. The medley's finale featured the much-anticipated "Blame Canada" ( RealAudio excerpt ), an obscenity-laden number that gave the Academy fits trying to determine how to present it on national television. Actor Robin Williams began with black duct tape over his mouth, which he then pulled off and shouted, "Oh my God, they killed Kenny!" a recurring line in the "South Park" movie and television series. Williams sang lines that included the words "fart" and "that bitch Anne Murray" (a reference to the Canadian-born singer of the 1970s hits "Snowbird," "Danny's Song" and "You Needed Me"), but he left out some of the song's more offensive lyrics. The medley ended with a cast of dancers dressed in costumes similar to those of the animated "South Park" characters, and a Rockettes-style chorus line on which the dancers wore outfits that resembled Canadian Royal Mountie uniforms, if only those uniforms included hot pants and sheer black tights. Many film aficionados were uninterested in the best song award, according to Duane Dudek, film critic for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "I haven't given it (the Best Song category) much thought," Dudek said before the program began. Revisiting The Past The awards show also featured a medley of 10 previous Oscar-winning songs, which Bacharach introduced by saying "here are some songs to remind you of the best movies you'v
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"It was called by one government the ""Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart"" and by a neighbouring government the ""Wall of Shame"", what was it and when was construction started?"
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igb photos on Flickr | Flickr Composit Image: Reflection created in Photoshop, along with the quadriga (4 horse chariot) image taken from the other side of the gate and pasted onto this view. The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor) is a former city gate and one of the main symbols of Berlin and Germany. It is located west of the city center at the junction of Unter den Linden and Ebertstraße, immediately west of the Pariser Platz. It is the only remaining gate of a series through which Berlin was once entered. One block to the north stands the Reichstag building. The gate is the monumental entry to Unter den Linden, the renowned boulevard of linden trees which formerly led directly to the city palace of the Prussian monarchs. It was commissioned by King Frederick William II of Prussia as a sign of peace and built by Carl Gotthard Langhans from 1788 to 1791. Having suffered considerable damage in World War II, the Brandenburg Gate was fully restored from 2000 to 2002 by the Stiftung Denkmalschutz Berlin (Berlin Monument Conservation Foundation). Today, it is regarded as one of Europe's most famous landmarks. The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, which circumscribed a wide area (later known as the "death strip") that contained anti-vehicle trenches, "fakir beds" and other defenses. The Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc officially claimed that the wall was erected to protect its population from fascist elements conspiring to prevent the "will of the people" in building a socialist state in East Germany. However, in practice, the Wall served to prevent the massive emigration and defection that marked Germany and the communist Eastern Bloc during the post-World War II period. The Berlin Wall was officially referred to as the "Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart" (German: Antifaschistischer Schutzwall) by GDR authorities, implying that neighbouring West Germany had not been fully de-Nazified. The West Berlin city government sometimes referred to it as the "Wall of Shame"—a term coined by mayor Willy Brandt—while condemning the Wall's restriction on freedom of movement. Along with the separate and much longer Inner German border (IGB) that demarcated the border between East and West Germany, both borders came to symbolize the "Iron Curtain" that separated Western Europe and the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War. Before the Wall's erection, 3.5 million East Germans circumvented Eastern Bloc emigration restrictions and defected from the GDR, many by crossing over the border from East Berlin into West Berlin, from where they could then travel to West Germany and other Western European countries. Between 1961 and 1989, the wall prevented almost all such emigration. During this period, around 5,000 people attempted to escape over the wall, with estimates of the resulting death toll varying between 100 and 200. In 1989, a radical series of political changes occurred in the Eastern Bloc, associated with the liberalization of the Eastern Bloc's authoritarian systems and the erosion of political power in the pro-Soviet governments in nearby Poland and Hungary. After several weeks of civil unrest, the East German government announced on 9 November 1989 that all GDR citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin. Crowds of East Germans crossed and climbed onto the wall, joined by West Germans on the other side in a celebratory atmosphere. Over the next few weeks, a euphoric public and souvenir hunters chipped away parts of the wall; the governments later used industrial equipment to remove most of the rest. The fall of the Berlin Wall paved the way for German reunification, which was formally concluded on 3 October 1990. [Wikipedia] Listening to : Christ lag in Todesbanden - J-S. Bach Le mur de Berlin (en allemand Berliner Mauer), « mur de la honte » pour les Allem
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Berlin Wall - Cold War - HISTORY.com Berlin Wall A+E Networks Introduction On August 13, 1961, the Communist government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR, or East Germany) began to build a barbed wire and concrete “Antifascistischer Schutzwall,” or “antifascist bulwark,” between East and West Berlin. The official purpose of this Berlin Wall was to keep Western “fascists” from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state, but it primarily served the objective of stemming mass defections from East to West. The Berlin Wall stood until November 9, 1989, when the head of the East German Communist Party announced that citizens of the GDR could cross the border whenever they pleased. That night, ecstatic crowds swarmed the wall. Some crossed freely into West Berlin, while others brought hammers and picks and began to chip away at the wall itself. To this day, the Berlin Wall remains one of the most powerful and enduring symbols of the Cold War. Google The Berlin Wall: The Partitioning of Berlin As World War II came to an end in 1945, a pair of Allied peace conferences at Yalta and Potsdam determined the fate of Germany’s territories. They split the defeated nation into four “allied occupation zones”: The eastern part of the country went to the Soviet Union, while the western part went to the United States, Great Britain and (eventually) France. Did You Know? On October 22, 1961, a quarrel between an East German border guard and an American official on his way to the opera in East Berlin very nearly led to what one observer called "a nuclear-age equivalent of the Wild West Showdown at the O.K. Corral." That day, American and Soviet tanks faced off at Checkpoint Charlie for 16 hours. Photographs of the confrontation are some of the most familiar and memorable images of the Cold War. Even though Berlin was located entirely within the Soviet part of the country (it sat about 100 miles from the border between the eastern and western occupation zones), the Yalta and Potsdam agreements split the city into similar sectors. The Soviets took the eastern half, while the other Allies took the western. This four-way occupation of Berlin began in June 1945. The Berlin Wall: Blockade and Crisis The existence of West Berlin, a conspicuously capitalist city deep within communist East Germany, “stuck like a bone in the Soviet throat,” as Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev put it. The Russians began maneuvering to drive the United States, Britain and France out of the city for good. In 1948, a Soviet blockade of West Berlin aimed to starve the western Allies out of the city. Instead of retreating, however, the United States and its allies supplied their sectors of the city from the air. This effort, known as the Berlin Airlift , lasted for more than a year and delivered more than 2.3 million tons of food, fuel and other goods to West Berlin. The Soviets called off the blockade in 1949. After a decade of relative calm, tensions flared again in 1958. For the next three years, the Soviets–emboldened by the successful launch of the Sputnik satellite the year before and embarrassed by the seemingly endless flow of refugees from east to west (nearly 3 million since the end of the blockade, many of them young skilled workers such as doctors, teachers and engineers)–blustered and made threats, while the Allies resisted. Summits, conferences and other negotiations came and went without resolution. Meanwhile, the flood of refugees continued. In June 1961, some 19,000 people left the GDR through Berlin. The following month, 30,000 fled. In the first 11 days of August, 16,000 East Germans crossed the border into West Berlin, and on August 12 some 2,400 followed—the largest number of defectors ever to leave East Germany in a single day. The Berlin Wall: Building the Wall That night, Premier Khrushchev gave the East German government permission to stop the flow of emigrants by closing its border for good. In just two weeks, the East German army, police force and volunteer construction workers had completed a makeshift barbed wire and concrete bl
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Horatio Nelson Duke of Bronte with Sunvil | Holiday Ideas | Sicily 2016 | Sunvil Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:30 and Saturday 09:30 - 16:30 Horatio Nelson - Duke of Bronte Many people, if asked whom they consider to be England’s greatest hero, would say “Nelson” without much hesitation. But not all of them know that there is a corner of Sicily with which the great Admiral is forever associated – although he never went there. Nelson has several connections with Sicily: he watered his ships at the Arethusa Fountain in Syracuse before the Battle of the Nile, and he ordered Marsala wine for the fleet from the winery in the west of the island. But it was not until 1799 that he became closely connected. In the terrible year of 1798, at the height of the Napoleonic Wars, the French armies were invading Italy and had conquered much of the north. In Naples King Ferdinand IV of the Two Sicilies, and his Queen, Maria Carolina, who was a sister of the executed Marie Antoinette of France, were forced to flee, and it was Nelson’s ship, HMS Vanguard, which took them to their second capital, Palermo. The Admiral, together with the British Ambassador, Sir William Hamilton and his wife, Emma, were great friends of the royal couple. Some months later the King and Queen returned to Naples, but once again had to ask Nelson for his help in getting away to Sicily. This time he took them on HMS Foudroyant, and it was very shortly after their safe arrival in Palermo that the King, in his gratitude, made Nelson a splendid gift: the Duchy of Bronte, with its castle and estate of Maniace on the northern flanks of Mt. Etna. Nelson, who was to die six years later, was never able to visit his property, but he signed himself “Nelson & Bronte” for the rest of his life. The Castello Nelson and much of the Maniace estate, together with the title of Duke of Bronte, descended via Nelson’s elder brother, and are still in existence today. Viscount Bridport, the present duke, sold the property in 1981 to the Municipality of Bronte, who have looked after it with care. The house, barely changed since the Bridports left, contains many memorabilia of the family, including the decanter and glasses used by Nelson before Trafalgar, and family portraits and furniture. In the courtyard stands a Celtic cross, a memorial to “the Immortal Hero of the Nile”. The whole is a fascinating relic of times gone by, a small corner of England and a shrine which should be visited by every Englishman who cares about his country’s history. The Castello Nelson is not far from Catania , a good shopping centre and well-known for its baroque architecture. Fashionable Taormina is also close. The Feudo Vagliasindi , a Sicily Today agriturismo, is only 15km away, and the whole area offers many interesting excursions on foot or on horseback, as well as being noted for its good country food, mainly meat – lamb or pork – and for the cultivation of pistachio nuts. To book this itinerary, or discuss a tailor-made alternative, call one of our Sunvil experts on: 020 8758 4722
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Walk from Trafalgar Square to the London Eye and Back Admiral Nelson Statue, Trafalgar Square, London Photo Admiral Lord Nelson Statue. Wendy Bumgardner © 2005 Enjoy photos of this 3 mile walk through London, England including Trafalgar Square, Whitehall, Westminster, the London Eye, and the Golden Jubilee Bridge. Admiral Nelson Statue, Trafalgar Square, London Trafalgar Square is a major intersection of London. The statue celebrates the victory of Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar over the French. Enjoy the swarms of pigeons and climb up on the lion statues. I'll begin my walk here, having arrived via the Underground to Charing Cross or Trafalgar Square stations. Art lovers must tour the National Gallery . I stopped in to visit my favorites, Rembrandt and Vermeer. From Trafalgar Square, I take Whitehall to Westminster. London Walking Guidebooks "Rick Steves' London" Updated yearly, this book describes several wonderful walks in and around London, in addition to travel tips and sights to see. Rick Steves is always the first source I go to when planning a vacation in Europe. "Frommer's Memorable Walks in London" An excellent guidebook to enjoy truly interesting walks in London. I enjoyed several of the walks and was never disappointed in discovering nooks and crannies and history I would have missed otherwise. 2 The Old Admiralty, Whitehall, London The Old Admiralty, Whitehall, London. Wendy Bumgardner © 2005 The Old Admiralty, Whitehall, London The Old Admiralty on Whitehall is just one of the many historic sites on this governmental boulevard. From this building, Brittania rules the waves. Suitably, I am listening to one of the "Master and Commander" series of British Naval novels by Patrick O'Brian on my MP3 player. Along Whitehall you will also pass the Banqueting House where King Charles I was executed, and the Horse Guards, which has a Changing of the Guards ceremony Monday - Saturday at 11 am and Sunday at 10 am. You will also pass Downing Street (blocked off and well-guarded) where the Prime Minister makes his or her residence, and the Ministry of Defense. 3 Whitehall and Westminster Abbey Photo Whitehall, site of world's first traffic light. Wendy Bumgardner © 2005 Whitehall, site of world's first traffic light. At the end of Whitehall we can see Parliament Square and Westminster Abbey. This is the site of the world's first traffic light, a blessing for pedestrians everywhere. You can proceed ahead to tour Westminster Abbey , or turn left to pass by Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. 4 Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament Photo Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. Wendy Bumgardner © 2005 Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben are key landmarks on the Thames River for any London walk. You can appreciate them from the Westminster Bridge for good photos. London Eye and the Golden Jubilee Bridge, London Photo London Eye and the Golden Jubilee Bridge, London Photo. Wendy Bumgardner © 2005 London Eye and the Golden Jubilee Bridge, London The London Eye is on the south bank of the Thames River. You can stroll over the Westminster Bridge from the Houses of Parliament and turn left on the Jubilee Promenade. Here you can see our return bridge, the Golden Jubilee Bridge. On the Westminster Bridge, we have walked 1.2 miles from Trafalgar Square. The London Eye is at the 1.5 mile mark of our walk. 8 London Eye and Houses of Parliament on the Thames River Photo London Eye and Houses of Parliament on the Thames River Photo. Wendy Bumgardner © 2005 London Eye and Houses of Parliament on the Thames River Now we have passed downriver of the London Eye and have a view back of the Houses of Parliament in London, England. The Jubilee Promenade on the south bank of the Thames is a very pleasant stroll. We have come 1.5 miles from Trafalgar Square, via Whitehall, across the Westminster Bridge. We will continue on the Jubilee Promenade. 9 Jubilee Promenade, London, England Jubilee Promenade, London, England. Wendy Bumgardner ©
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The Battle of Borodino: Order of Battle of the Russian Army Mamluks Routam Raza and Saint Denis Prefect of the Palace L.F.J. Bausset Les Maréchaux des Logis Baron de Canouville, chef d’escadrons of the 16th Chasseurs The Cabinet: Topographic Service: Louis Albert Bacler d’Albe Secretaries: Baron Fain, Baron Meneval, Baron Mounier, Colonel Deponthon Interpreters: Wonzowitch, Tillet de Mautort, Belabre and Lelorge d’Iderville. Medical Service: Baron Yvan, Lerminier, Jouan, Rouyer. La Maison Militaire Aides-de-camp to the Emperor: Rapp, Lauriston, Longuerne (petit aides de camp to Lauriston), Hammer de Claribooke (petit aides de camp to Lauriston), Lebrun, Mouton, Durosnel, de Narbonne, Comte de Pac, Prince Sanguzko. Ordinance Officers: Baron Gourgaud, Comte de Montesquiou-Fezensac, Duc de Montmorency, Comte de Montaigu, Baron Christin, Clement de Teintegnies, Baron Desaix, de Caraman, Comte Moreton de Chabrilland, Baron de Mortemart de Rochechouart, Baron Athalin, d’Hautpoul, Galz de Malvirade, Prince d’Arenberg. Le Petit Quartier Impérial: Auguste de Caulaincourt (K) and Sokolnicki (head of military intelligence). Army Commandant: Darriule L’État-Major Général: Alexander de Berthier Aides-de-camp: Colonel of Engineers Baron Lejeune, Colonel Baron Flahaut, Adjudant Commandant Baron Pernet, Chef d'escadron Baron de Fesenzac, Chef d'escadron D'Astorg, Chef d'escadron Bongars, Capitaine Baron de Montesquiou, Capitaine Baron Noailles, Capitaine Baron Lecouteulx. Generals assigned: Bailly de Monthion (chief of staff of the personal staff of the maréchal Berthier’s), Guilleminot (acted as chief of staff of the 4th Corps). Baggage Master to the Chief of Staff: Capitaine Rieggert Artillery: Comte de Lariboisière 13th Company of the 8th Foot Artillery (6 guns) Reserve Artillery: Général de division Nourry 3rd Foot Artillery of the Old Guard (8 guns) Det. of the 1st Guard Artillery Train Battalion 5th and 7th Foot Batteries of the Prussian Artillery Brigade (without guns) Old Guard: Marechal de l'Empire Francois Joseph Lefebvre 3rd Guard Division: Général de division Curial 1st Brigade: Général de brigade Boyer 1st Chasseur a Pied: Général de brigade Baron Gro (2 batt.) 2nd Chasseur a Pied: Colonel Baron Rozet (2 batt.) Artillery: Chef de battailon Cotten 1st Foot Artillery the Old Guard (8 guns) 2nd Foot Artillery of the Young Guard (8 guns) 2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Michel 1st Grenadier a Pied: Colonel Lored de Legras (2 batt.) 2nd Grenadier a Pied: Colonel Baron Harle (2 batt.) 3rd Grenadier a Pied: Général de brigade Tindal (2 batt.) Artillery: Major Boulart 2nd Foot Artillery of the Old Guard (8 guns) 1st Foot Artillery of the Young Guard (8 guns) 4th Company of the 2nd Guard Artillery Train Battalion Det. of the 1st Guard Artillery Train Battalion Dets. Of the 4th and 7th Artillery Train Batts. Guard Cavalry: Marechal de l’Empire Jean Baptiste Bessieres Guard Cavalry Division: Général de division Walther 1st Brigade: Général de division Charles Lefevbre-Desnouettes Guard Chasseur a Cheval Regiment: Général de division Guyot (5 squadrons) Mamluks: Ched d’escadron Karmann (1 company) 2nd Brigade: Général de division St. Sulpice Empress Guard Dragoon Regiment: Colonel Letort (5 squadrons) 3rd Brigade: Général de division Walther Grenadier a Cheval Regiment: Général de brigade Lepic (5 squadrons) 4th Brigade: Général de brigade Krasinski 1st Chevauleger lancier de la Garde Regiment (Polish): Colonel Dotancourt (4 squadrons) 5th Brigade: Général de brigade Colbert 2nd Chevauleger lancier de la Garde Regiment (Dutch): Colonel Dubya de Ferrier (4 squadrons) 6th
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Crimean War: Battle of Balaclava - Charge of the Light Brigade Crimean War: Battle of Balaclava Crimean War: Battle of Balaclava The Charge of the Light Brigade by Richard Caton Woodville. Photograph Source: Public Domain Battle of Balaclava Conflict & Date: The Battle of Balaclava was fought October 25, 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856). Armies & Commanders: 25,000 men Battle of Balaclava Background: Following their victory over the Russians at the Battle of Alma on September 20, 1854, British and French forces advanced south towards the port of Sevastopol. Rather than assault the city directly the Lord Raglan and Marshal Jacques St. Arnaud elected to lay siege. Slowly moving south, their tardy progress gave Prince Aleksandr Menshikov time to prepare defenses and re-form his beaten army. Passing inland of Sevastopol, the Allies sought to approach the city from the south. To support their operations, the French established a base on the west coast at Kamiesh, while the British took Balaclava in the south. By occupying Balaclava, Raglan committed the British to defending the Allies' right flank, a mission that he lacked the men to accomplish effectively. Located outside of the main Allied lines, work began on providing Balaclava with its own defensive network. To the north of the city were heights which descended into the South Valley. Along the northern edge of the valley were the Causeway Heights across which ran the Woronzoff Road which provided a vital link to the siege operations at Sevastopol. To protect the road, Turkish troops began building a series of redoubts beginning with Redoubt No. 1 in the east on Canrobert's Hill. Above the heights was the North Valley which was bounded by the Fedioukine Hills to the north and the Sapouné Heights to the west. To defend this area, Raglan had only Lord Lucan's Cavalry Division, which was camped at the western end of the valleys, the 93rd Highlanders, and a contingent of Royal Marines. In the weeks since Alma, Russian reserves had reached the Crimea and Menshikov began planning a strike against the Allies. The Russians Rebound: Gathering around 25,000 men, Menshikov instructed General Pavel Liprandi to move to strike Balaclava from the east. Capturing the village of Chorgun on October 18, Liprandi was able to reconnoiter the Balaclava defenses. Developing his plan of attack, the Russian commander intended for a column to take Kamara in the east, while another attacked the eastern end of Causeway Heights and nearby Canrobert's Hill. These assaults were to be supported by Lieutenant General Iv. Ryzhov's cavalry while a column under Major General Zhabokritsky moved onto the Fedioukine Heights. Commencing his attack early on October 25, Liprandi's forces were able to take Kamara and overwhelmed the defenders of Redoubt No. 1 on Canrobert's Hill. Pressing forward, they succeeded in taking Redoubts Nos. 2, 3, and 4, while inflicting heavy losses on their Turkish defenders. Witnessing the battle from his headquarters on the Sapouné Heights, Raglan ordered the 1st and 4th Divisions to leave the lines at Sevastopol to aid the 4,500 defenders at Balaclava. General François Canrobert, commanding the French army, also sent reinforcements including the Chasseurs d'Afrique. Clash of the Cavalry: Seeking to exploit his success, Liprandi ordered forward Ryzhov's cavalry. Advancing across the North Valley with between 2,000 to 3,000 men, Ryzhov crested the Causeway Heights before spotting Brigadier General James Scarlett's Heavy (Cavalry) Brigade moving across his front. He also saw the Allied infantry position, consisting of the 93rd Highlands and the remnants of the Turkish units, in front of the village of Kadikoi. Detaching 400 men of the Ingermanland Hussars, Ryzhov ordered them to clear the infantry. Riding down, the hussars were met with a furious defense by the "Thin Red Line" of the 93rd. Turning the enemy back after a few volleys, the Highlanders held their ground. Scarlett, spotting Ryzhov's main force on his left, wheeled his horsemen and attacked. Halting his troops, Ryz
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