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History of Aviation - First Flights History of Aviation - First Flights Registration Options Deregulation Economics Glossary Environment Airports ATC How They Fly History Safety Structure History of Aviation - First Flights On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright capped four years of research and design efforts with a 120-foot, 12-second flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - the first powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. Prior to that, people had flown only in balloons and gliders. The first person to fly as a passenger was Leon Delagrange, who rode with French pilot Henri Farman from a meadow outside of Paris in 1908. Charles Furnas became the first American airplane passenger when he flew with Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk later that year. History of Aviation - First Flights On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright capped four years of research and design efforts with a 120-foot, 12-second flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - the first powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. Prior to that, people had flown only in balloons and gliders. The first person to fly as a passenger was Leon Delagrange, who rode with French pilot Henri Farman from a meadow outside of Paris in 1908. Charles Furnas became the first American airplane passenger when he flew with Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk later that year. History of Aviation First Flights On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright capped four years of research and design efforts with a 120-foot, 12-second flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - the first powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. Prior to that, people had flown only in balloons and gliders. The first person to fly as a passenger was Leon Delagrange, who rode with French pilot Henri Farman from a meadow outside of Paris in 1908. Charles Furnas became the first American airplane passenger when he flew with Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk later that year. The first scheduled air service began in Florida on January 1, 1914. Glenn Curtiss had designed a plane that could take off and land on water and thus could be built larger than any plane to date, because it did not need the heavy undercarriage required for landing on hard ground. Thomas Benoist, an auto parts maker, decided to build such a flying boat, or seaplane, for a service across Tampa Bay called the St. Petersburg - Tampa Air Boat Line. His first passenger was ex-St. Petersburg Mayor A.C. Pheil, who made the 18-mile trip in 23 minutes, a considerable improvement over the two-hour trip by boat. The single-plane service accommodated one passenger at a time, and the company charged a one-way fare of $5. After operating two flights a day for four months, the company folded with the end of the winter tourist season. World War I These and other early flights were headline events, but commercial aviation was very slow to catch on with the general public, most of whom were afraid to ride in the new flying machines. Improvements in aircraft design also were slow. However, with the advent of World War I, the military value of aircraft was quickly recognized and production increased significantly to meet the soaring demand for planes from governments on both sides of the Atlantic. Most significant was the development of more powerful motors, enabling aircraft to reach speeds of up to 130 miles per hour, more than twice the speed of pre-war aircraft. Increased power also made larger aircraft possible. At the same time, the war was bad for commercial aviation in several respects. It focused all design and production efforts on building military aircraft. In the public's mind, flying became associated with bombing runs, surveillance and aerial dogfights. In addition, there was such a large surplus of planes at the end of the war that the demand for new production was almost nonexistent for several years - and many aircraft builders went bankrupt. Some European countries, such as Great Britain and France, nurtured commercial aviation by starting air
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Film History Milestones - 1927 Event and Significance 1927 Fox released They're Coming to Get Me (1927), a five-minute black and white short that was the first 'talkie' using the Movietone system. The first feature film released using the Fox Movietone system was Sunrise (1927) , directed by F. W. Murnau -- the first professionally-produced feature film with an actual soundtrack. 1927 The effective end of the silent era of films came when Warner Brothers produced and debuted The Jazz Singer (1927) , the first widely-screened feature-length talkie or movie with dialogue. The musical, starring popular vaudevillian Al Jolson, had accompanying audio (with a sound-on-disc technology) which consisted of a few songs by Jolson and a few lines of synchronized dialogue. In his nightclub act in the film, Jolson presented the movie's first spoken ad-libbed words: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet." The film had about 350 spontaneously ad-libbed words. 1927 Fox's Movietone newsreel, the first sound news film, was produced. The first recording of a news event was the takeoff of Charles Lindbergh's plane from New York on May 20, 1927 on his historic flight across the Atlantic to Paris, the inspiration to create Movietone News. 1927 At the height of his career during the decade of the 20s, comedian Buster Keaton (known as "The Great Stone Face" who equally rivaled silent comic director/star Charlie Chaplin), made many short films and twelve feature films, including his timeless masterpiece The General (1927) . It is regarded as one of the greatest of all silent comedies (and Keaton's own favorite) - and undoubtedly the best train film ever made. The chase comedy based on a true Civil War incident received both poor reviews by critics (it was considered tedious and disappointing) and weak box-office results (about a half million dollars) when initially released in the late 1920s, and it led to Keaton's loss of independence as a film-maker and a restrictive deal with MGM. It would take many decades for the film to be hailed as one of the best ever made. His distinctive films were noted for their trademark wit, satire, acrobatic agility and stunt-work, and fantasy. Other well-known works at this time included Our Hospitality (1923), The Navigator (1924), Sherlock, Jr. (1924), and Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) . 1927 Director Abel Gance's celebrated epic silent film Napoleon (1927, Fr.) premiered in Paris, France, over 100 years after the military leader's death in 1821. It experimented with wide-screen and multi-screen effects, used rapid-fire editing (influenced by Eisenstein's Potemkin (1925)), free-wheeling camera movement (influenced by Murnau), and a unique multi-projector system. The final sequence was to be screened via triple projection as a triptych. It was the precursor to the wide-screen Cinerama process that debuted in 1952. 1927 Director Fritz Lang's classic dystopian vision of the future, the expressionistic Metropolis (1927, Germ) set in the year of 2000, exploited massive sets and lavish set design, clever special effects, stylistic shadowing, oblique camera angles and labryinths, and physical effects like realistic miniatures (one of their first uses) and hydraulically-produced flooding. It was considered a costly box-office disaster at the time and its notorious German producer, the UFA (Universumfilm Aktiengesellschaft) had to be bailed out by U.S. interests. Brigitte Helm served as the film's real Maria (an oppressed working girl) and as the evil robotic doppelganger of herself - cinematic history's first android or robot. 1927 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) was founded, with 36 members (composed of actors, directors, writers, technicians, and producers). The organization's first president was Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., a
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What is a female mouse called? | Reference.com What is a female mouse called? A: Quick Answer A female mouse is called a doe. Buck refers to a male mouse, and a baby mouse is called a pinky or kitten. A doe can become pregnant at six to eight weeks old. Full Answer The female mouse produces five to 10 kittens in one litter. It gives birth after three weeks of pregnancy. The kittens are usually born with their eyes closed and hairless. A doe can produce more than 100 babies every year. A mouse, which has a normal lifespan of one to two years, is between 15 to 20 centimeters in length with a weight of 30 to 60 grams. Belonging to the Muridae family, a mouse can run at 12 kilometers per hour.
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The Mousetrap | Agatha Christie Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share The cover of the original programme. Note that it doesn't actually include the play's title. The Mousetrap is a murder mystery play by Agatha Christie . The Mousetrap opened in the West End of London in 1952, and has been running continuously since then. It has the longest initial run of any play in history, with over 24,500 performances so far. It is the longest running show (of any type) of the modern era. The play is also known for its twist ending, which the audience are traditionally asked not to reveal after leaving the theatre. Contents [ show ] History The play began life as a short radio play broadcast on 30 May 1947 called Three Blind Mice in honour of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V. The play had its origins in the real-life case of the death of a boy, Dennis O'Neill, who died while in the foster care of a Shropshire farmer and his wife in 1945. The play is based on a short story, itself based on the radio play, but Christie asked that the story not be published as long as it ran as a play in the West End of London. The short story has still not been published within the United Kingdom but it has appeared in the United States in the 1950 collection Three Blind Mice and Other Stories . When she wrote the play, Christie gave the rights to her grandson Mathew Pritchard as a birthday present. Outside of the West End, only one version of the play can be performed annually and under the contract terms of the play, no film adaptation can be produced until the West End production has been closed for at least six months. The play had to be renamed at the insistence of Emile Littler who had produced a play called Three Blind Mice in the West End before the Second World War. The suggestion to call it The Mousetrap came from Christie's son-in-law, Anthony Hicks. In Shakespeare's play Hamlet, "The Mousetrap" is Hamlet's answer to Claudius's inquiry about the name of the play whose prologue and first scene the court has just observed (III, ii). The play is actually The Murder of Gonzago, but Hamlet answers metaphorically, since "the play's the thing" in which he intends to "catch the conscience of the king." The play's longevity has ensured its popularity with tourists from around the world, and in 1997, with producer Stephen Waley-Cohen, it helped spawn a theatrical education charity, Mousetrap Theatre Projects, which helps young people experience London's theatre. Tom Stoppard's play The Real Inspector Hound parodies many elements of The Mousetrap, including the surprise ending. Theatrical performances Richard Attenborough and his wife Sheila Sims starred in the original production As a stage play, The Mousetrap had its world premiere at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham on 6 October 1952. It was originally directed by Peter Cotes, elder brother of John and Roy Boulting, the film directors. Its pre-West End tour then took it to the New Theatre Oxford, the Manchester Opera House, the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, the Theatre Royal, Newcastle, the Grand Theatre Leeds and the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham before it began its run in London on 25 November 1952 at the New Ambassadors Theatre . It ran at this theatre until Saturday, 23 March 1974 when it immediately transferred to the St Martin's Theatre, next door, where it reopened on Monday, 25 March thus keeping its "initial run" status. As of 13 October 2014 it has clocked up a record-breaking 25,000 performances, with the play still running at St Martin's Theatre . The director of the play for many years has been David Turner. Christie herself did not expect The Mousetrap to run for such a long time. In her autobiography, she reports a conversation that she had with Peter Saunders: "Fourteen months I am going to give it", says Saunders. To which Christie replies, "It won't run that long. Eight months perhaps. Yes, I think eight months." When it broke the record for the longest run of a play in the West End in September 1957, Christie received a mildly grudging telegram from fellow playwright Noël
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PPT - National parks in Poland PowerPoint Presentation - ID:5220599 A tour around the most remarkable national parks in Poland Thare are 23 national parks in Poland. They were established to preserve the most beautiful places, plants and endangered species.They are really worth seeing.We are going to show some of them. Białowieża National Park Białowieża National Park is part of the Bialowieża Forest. Bialowieza Primaeval Forest is an ancient virginal forest straddling the border between Belarus and Poland. On the Polish side of the forest it is partly protected as Białowieża National Park, and occupies cover 10,502 ha Approximately 100,000 tourists visit the Polish part of the Forest annually. Słowiński National Park Slowinski National Park lies in the central part of the Polish coast, between Łeba and Rowy, in the Pomorskie Voivodeship The northern border of the Park is formed by 32.5 km of the Baltic Sea coastline. The Park was established in 1967 and cover the area of 18,069 ha Park allows hiking as the only form of tourism. There are 140 km of walking trails which lead through the most representative parts of the Park nature and landscape. Tatra National Park Tatra National Park is located in the southern part of Poland, in Małopolskie Voivodeship, on the border with the Slovakia. The National Park was established in 1954 and cover the area of 21,556 ha. Tatra National Park covers only 0.07% of the area of Poland, it is however, each year visited by about 3 million people, which constitutes about 8% of the country population. Bieszczady National Park Bieszczady National Park is the third largest national park in Poland. It is located in the far south-east, in Podkarpackie Voivodeship, at the borders with the Slovakia and Ukraine. Bieszczady National Park was established in 1973 with an area of 59,55 sq. km. It protected then only a few patches of the most valuable areas - fragments of mountain meadows and surrounding forest. There are good conditions for the tourism, especially for hiking, horseriding, cross country skiing, cycling and natural photography. Wolin National Park Wolin National Park is located at the mouth of the Odra river, in the north-west Poland, in Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship, close to the Polish-German border. Park area is 10,937 ha and includes 4,458 ha of forests. Area of 224 ha is strictly protected. It is 6 forests zones. The continental part of the Park is very diverse. Its representative feature is a cliff coastline, about 15 km long and up to 95 m high. It is destroyed by sea storms and, as the result, steps back by about 80 cm of a cliff coastline every year. The fauna of the Island is very diversified and represented by many rare species. Over 230 species of birds have been observed in the Park, including sea eagle, northern hobby, honey buzzard, kestrel. The Park has a well developed tourist infrastructure, which includes the natural history museum, environmental education centres, exhibition of European bison, and a network of tourist trails, interpretative paths and bicycle routes, many viewing points, as well as car parks and recreation sites. Karkonosze National Park The Karkonosze National Park is located within the Dolnoslaskie Voivodeship, in the south-western Poland on the border with the Czech Republic. The Park was established in 1959 to include an area of 5,510 ha. The present area of the Park covers 5,576 ha The Karkonosze are the highest range of the Sudetes. The Black Ridge, Kowary Ridge and Lasocki Ridge of the Karkonosze are composed of metamorphic rocks. The Karkonosze National Park is visited by a million of tourists every year. The tourist infrastructure includes 112 km of walking routes, 10 ski lifts, and 12 mountain hostels. Kampinos National Park Kampinos National Park is situated in Mazowieckie Voivodeship, north-west of the neighbouring city of Warsaw. It occupies a part of the Vistula proglacial valley in the Warsaw Basin with a large forest complex - Kampinos Primeval Forests. Kampinos National Park was established in 1959 cover the area of 40,700 ha.Currentl
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Cyprus national flower | My Flower's Blog The national flower is lilium bosinacune. LILIUM It has bulbs 6-7 cm in diameter. The flowers form racemes that contains six flowers or more with no fragrance. Flowering in July. BULGARIA National flower is the rose . CROATIA National flower is the iris. IRIS It takes its name from a Greek word that means rainbow. Are perennial herbs, growing from rhizomes, on drier climate, from bulbs. They have long erect flowering stems. The three sepals expand from their narrow base. CYPRUS The national flower is the cyclamen. CYCLAMEN This flower can grow and bloom on a rock because of its strength and its capability to survive. Are perennial herbaceous plants with underground tuber which produce leaves in late winter and flowering in autumn. CZECH REPUBLIC National flower is the rose . DENMARK The national flower is the red clover. RED CLOVER The red clover grows up to 16 inches, with a hairy upright stem. The leaves are made up of three oval leaflets with a white V mark in the center,call chevron. ESTONIA The national flower is the cornflower . CORNFLOWER The cornflower has grown in Estonia soil for more than 10.000 years. The plant grows in dry fields ,creating a strong connection in the minds of Estonians. FINLAND The national flower is the Lilly of the valley. LILLY OF THE VALLEY This flower is known for its sweet and strong smell. Is considered as a symbol of love and purity. FRANCE The national flower is the fleur de lys. FLEUR DE LYS The water iris is the march plant for excellence , whose bright yellow large flowers blooms from June to September. The flag of the kings of France has three of this iris. GEORGIA We couldn´t find an official flower . GERMANY
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"Which military decoration is awarded to recognize people ""being wounded or killed in any action against an enemy of the United States or as a result of an act of any such enemy or opposing armed forces""?"
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Purple Heart | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Defense Meritorious Service Medal [2] Purple Heart Ribbon The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917 with the U.S. military . With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit , which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award that is still given to members of the U.S. military, the only earlier award being the obsolete Fidelity Medallion . The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located in New Windsor, New York. Contents Edit The original Purple Heart, designated as the Badge of Military Merit , was established by George Washington —then the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army – by order from his Newburgh, New York headquarters on August 7, 1782. The Badge of Military Merit was only awarded to three Revolutionary War soldiers and from then on as its legend grew, so did its appearance. Although never abolished, the award of the badge was not proposed again officially until after World War I . [3] [4] On October 10, 1927, Army Chief of Staff General Charles Pelot Summerall directed that a draft bill be sent to Congress "to revive the Badge of Military Merit". The bill was withdrawn and action on the case ceased on January 3, 1928, but the office of the Adjutant General was instructed to file all materials collected for possible future use. A number of private interests sought to have the medal reinstituted in the Army. One of these was the board of directors of the Fort Ticonderoga Museum in Ticonderoga, New York . On January 7, 1931, Summerall’s successor, General Douglas MacArthur , confidentially reopened work on a new design, involving the Washington Commission of Fine Arts. This new design was issued on the bicentennial of George Washington's birth. Elizabeth Will, an Army heraldic specialist in the Office of the Quartermaster General , was named to redesign the newly revived medal, which became known as the Purple Heart. Using general specifications provided to her, Will created the design sketch for the present medal of the Purple Heart. Her obituary, in the February 8, 1975 edition of The Washington Post newspaper, reflects her many contributions to military heraldry. Sign on Interstate 35 designating the Purple Heart Trail. Purple Heart Memorial, Westland, Michigan The Commission of Fine Arts solicited plaster models from three leading sculptors for the medal, selecting that of John R. Sinnock of the Philadelphia Mint in May 1931. By Executive Order of the President of the United States , the Purple Heart was revived on the 200th Anniversary of George Washington's birth, out of respect to his memory and military achievements, by War Department General Orders No. 3, dated February 22, 1932. The Purple Heart award is a heart -shaped medal within a gold border, 1 3⁄8 inches (35 mm) wide, containing a profile of General George Washington . Above the heart appears a shield of the coat of arms of George Washington (a white shield with two red bars and three red stars in chief) between sprays of green leaves. The reverse consists of a raised bronze heart with the words FOR MILITARY MERIT below the coat of arms and leaves. The ribbon is 1 and 3⁄8 inches (35 mm) wide and consists of the following stripes: 1⁄8 inch (3 mm) white 67101; 1 1⁄8 inches (29 mm) purple 67115; and 1⁄8 inch (3 mm) white 67101. [3] Devices Additional awards of the Purple Heart are denoted by oak leaf clusters in the Army and Air Force , and additional awards of the Purple Heart Medal are denoted by 5/16 inch stars in the Navy , Marine Corps , and Coast Guard . [2] The criteria were announced in a War Department circular dated February 22, 1932 and authorized award to soldiers, upon their request, who had been awarded the Meritorious Service Citation Certificate , Army Wound Ribbon , or were authorized to wear Wound Chevrons subsequent to April 5, 1917, the day before the United States entered World War I . Th
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Cricketing brothers Ian & Greg Chappell have both captained Australia. A third Chappell brother has also played for his country, what is his name.
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Ian Chappell: Charismatic, candid and controversial — one of the greatest captains in history - Cricket Country › Ian Chappell: Charismatic, candid and controversial — one of the greatest captains in history Ian Chappell, born September 26, 1943, was one of the most charismatic captains of Australia and one of the most controversial characters in the game. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of the man who was the architect behind the image of the Ugly Australians. | Updated : September 2, 2015 9:15 PM IST Ian Chappell © Getty Images Ian Chappell, born September 26, 1943, was one of the most charismatic captains of Australia and one of the most controversial characters in the game. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of the man who was the architect behind the image of the Ugly Australians. The triumph at The Oval “I think we are the better team. And if we go home two-all, we will have been seen as one,” Ian Chappell ’s simple words rang loud and clear around the dressing room, sparking resolve and lighting the fire. The team was young. Ross Edwards at 30 was the eldest. Besides, Australia had been going through a harrowing period. They had won just one of the last 15 Tests, when Bob Massie’s magical swing had turned the game their way at Lord’s in the current series. But, as they went into The Oval, Ray Illingworth’s hardened men led the series 2-1 aided by the fusarium Test at Headingley . Now the team wanted to drag Australia out of the trough. They wanted to be a champion side. They wanted to be a part of the celebrations that were encouraged by their captain whenever they won. They wanted it for themselves and their captain. Dennis Lillee charged in to take 5 for 58. The Chappell brothers Ian and Greg hit hundreds, securing a 115-run lead. This was the first time in the history of Test cricket that a pair of brothers had scored centuries in the same innings, and parents Jeanne and Martin watched from the stands. England fought back, scoring 356, but Lillee captured five more. At 137 for 4 the target of 242 looked dicey. But, Paul Sheahan held firm and Rod Marsh walked in at the fall of the fifth wicket to smack 43 from just 51 balls. The young brigade had squared the series. Marsh and Sheahan ran off the field, swinging their bats around their heads, having scripted the most significant win in Australian cricket since 1948. And on reaching the dressing room, the wicketkeeper leapt onto the table, giving a full-throated rendition of the song that has become part of the folklore of the baggy green: “Under the Southern Cross I stand A sprig of wattle in my hand, A native of my native land, Australia, you f***ing beauty.” It marked the advent of the new Australian side, the best in the world, a bunch of tough, competitive individuals of brimming talent, led by one of the most charismatic captains of all time. The win even led Arthur Gilligan, the old England captain, rival turned greatest friend of former Australian skipper Vic Richardson, to pen a letter to Jeanne Chappell — daughter of Richardson and the mother of the Chappell brothers. Heaping glorious praise on the young team, Gilligan wrote, “Ian has led his team magnificently during the whole of the 1972 tour — a very great credit to him and all the boys. I am sure you are both very pleased to have had two sons who have achieved greatness over here.” Amidst all the celebration, the young captain was both gracious and honest enough to observe that Australia may well have won the Ashes if Bill Lawry had toured instead of the New South Wales opener Bruce Francis. This was both a touching and a gutsy tribute, especially given the story behind Chappell’s ascension to the top job. The road to the top Chappell had replaced Lawry during the 1970-71 series against England , when the great Australian opener paid the price for standing up for his players. In late 1969, Australians had slogged their way through the hardships of the Indian tour, roughing it out in shabby, dingy hotels. In spite of
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Eighth Cricket World Cup 2003 - ICC World Cup 2003 Results - 8th ODI World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe & Kenya 6th Match, Group A - United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan at Abu Dhabi Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) South Africa, Zimbabwe & Kenya hosted the eighth (8th) ICC Cricket World Cup, in 2003. The ODI tournament was won by Australia. Eighth Cricket World Cup 2003 The eighth edition of ODI World Cup was played in three countries, comprising of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya, from February 9 to March 24, 2003. It saw the number of participating teams increase to 14, comprising of Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, and Zimbabwe, along with the ICC Trophy Qualifiers - Canada, Namibia, and the Netherlands. A total of 54 matches were played in the tournament (the most in World Cup history so far), following the same format that was introduced in 1999. The 8th ICC Cricket World Cup saw the teams being divided into two groups, each with seven teams. The top three teams of each group, i.e. Australia, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and Zimbabwe, competed with each other in the 'Super-6' stage. Out of these, Australia, Sri Lanka, India and Kenya qualified for the semi-finals. The final was played between Australia and India, with the former defeating the latter by 48 runs. Ricky Ponting was named "Man of the Match" in the final; while Sachin Tendulkar was awarded 'Player of the Series' (he also scored the maximum runs � 673). Chaminda Vaas took the maximum number of wickets (23) in the series. 2003 ICC World Cup statistics Administrator - International Cricket Council Attendance - 626,845 (11,608 per match) Most runs - Sachin Tendulkar (673) Most wickets - Chaminda Vaas (23) Player of the series - Sachin Tendulkar (India) Results Summary Group A Zimbabwe v Namibia at Harare, Feb 10, 2003, Zimbabwe won by 86 runs (D/L method) (Zim 340/2; Nam 104/5) Australia v Pakistan at Johannesburg, Feb 11, 2003, Australia won by 82 runs (Aus 310/8; Pak 228) India v Netherlands at Paarl, Feb 12, 2003, India won by 68 runs (Ind 204; NL 136) Zimbabwe v England at Harare, Feb 13, 2003, Zimbabwe won by a walkover without a ball bowled Australia v India at Centurion, Feb 15, 2003 Australia won by 9 wickets, (Ind 125; Aus 128/1) England v Netherlands at East London, Feb 16, 2003, England won by 6 wickets (NL 142/9; Eng 144/4) Namibia v Pakistan at Kimberley, Feb 16, 2003, Pakistan won by 171 runs (Pak 255/9; Nam 84) England v Namibia at Port Elizabeth, Feb 19, 2003, England won by 55 runs (Eng 272; Nam 217/9) Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Feb 19, 2003, India won by 83 runs (Ind 255/7; Zim 172) Australia v Netherlands at Potchefstroom, Feb 20, 2003, Australia won by 75 runs (D/L Method) (Aus 170/2; NL 122) England v Pakistan at Cape Town, Feb 22, 2003, England won by 112 runs (Eng 246/8; Pak 134) India v Namibia at Pietermaritzburg, Feb 23, 2003, India won by 181 runs (Ind 311/2; Nam 130) Zimbabwe v Australia at Bulawayo, Feb 24, 2003, Australia won by 7 wickets (Zim 246/9; Aus 248/3) Netherlands v Pakistan at Paarl, Feb 25, 2003, Pakistan won by 97 runs (Pak 253/9; NL 156) England v India at Durban, Feb 26, 2003, India won by 82 runs (Ind 250/9; Eng 168) Australia v Namibia at Potchefstroom, Feb 27, 2003, Australia won by 256 runs (Aus 301/6; Nam 45) Zimbabwe v Netherlands at Bulawayo, Feb 28, 2003, Zimbabwe won by 99 runs (Zim 301/8; NL 202/9) India v Pakistan at Centurion, Mar 1, 2003, India won by 6 wickets (Pak 273/7; Ind 276/4) Australia v England at Port Elizabeth, Mar 2, 2003, Australia won by 2 wickets (Eng 204/8; Aus 208/8) Namibia v Netherlands at Bloemfontein, Mar 3, 2003, Netherlands won by 64 runs (NL 314/4; Nam 250) Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, Mar 4, 2003, No result (Pak 73/3) Group B South Africa v West Indies at Cape Town, Feb 9, 2003, West Indies won by 3 runs (WI 278/5; SA 275/9) New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Bloemfontein, Feb 10, 2003, Sri Lanka won by 47 runs (SL 272/7; NZ 225) Bangladesh v Canada at Durban, Feb 11, 2003, Can
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In which films do the characters Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddemore appear?
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Winston Zeddemore/Animated | Ghostbusters Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Ernie Hudson auditioned for the role. [12] A chair in Wat 's house trap reminded Winston of one his grandmother had. [13] During a surprise birthday party, it is revealed Winston's favorite flavor of cake is Blueberry Fudge. [14] Winston is shown to be an expert shot with a Particle Thrower, he used a one with a scope attached in the pursuit of the Winged Bullfrog ghost before the team took a jet to Hollywood and consult on the making of a movie about them. Winston was always advised by his father to learn by doing. [15] Winston always wanted to swing around like Tarzan and got the chance to against Captain Jack Higgins . [16] Before becoming a Ghostbuster, Winston didn't believe in the paranormal. [17] Winston loyally supports the rather unsuccessful Jaguars baseball team. [18] [19] The license plate of Winston's car is "BIG-042" [20] Winston always wanted to play Major League Baseball. [21] Winston grew up watching Walt Fleischman cartoons. [22] " Boo-Dunit " revealed Winston's interest in the mystery genre. It comes into play again in " Elementary My Dear Winston " [23] Winston admitted he could never pull off a bluff. [24] Winston sometimes regrets answering the ad the Ghostbusters placed during the events of the first film . [25] Winston is afraid of needles. [26] Winston used to be a construction worker. [27] Winston played basketball during his childhood. [28] Charles Foster Hearse's red sled reminded Winston of one he had when he was a child. [29] Winston is revealed to be the reincarnation of Shimabuku , the leader of the Ibandi tribe of Tangalla. [30] Winston revealed that as a child, he listened to his grandmother's stories from Africa and Puerto Rico about voodoo but never believed in it. [31] Ray and Winston both like game shows. [32] Winston mentions some of his cousins live in Bismarck. [33] Winston's hobbies are music and Biblical studies. [34] Winston confesses to taking $20 out of petty cash for his girlfriend. [35] Winston found chocolate mousse unappetizing when it was served by the Macabre Family in " Loathe Thy Neighbor ." Winston, like the other Ghostbusters, is recognized by ghosts (much like Boogieman knew Egon's ) already know them by name, such as in " The Old College Spirit " and " Copycat ." Until he gave it to The Collector , Winston wore one half of The Key on a simple necklace. It was a centuries old family heirloom. [36] Winston was once tricked into filming a Fizz Up commercial. [37] During the Al Capone TV special, Winston wanted to say "Hi" to his mother in New Jersey. [38] Winston once played a horn rather badly and noted it's been awhile. [39] In the first draft of the " Slimer Streak " script, it was revealed Ed Zeddemore and Winston put together a train set during Winston's childhood. Winston's first and best train set was sent to the Firehouse in the episode. [40] When Winston was a child, his aunt once took him to the original Penn Station. [41] Winston used to be very skilled at playing pinball games. [42] When he was 12 years old, Winston wanted a horse but his mom told him he couldn't because they lived in an apartment. [43] Winston always wanted to go up into space since he was a child. [44] Winston gets sea sick over rough waters. [45] Winston once served in the military but doesn't recall boot camp too fondly. [46] Winston has some fluency in Spanish, he translates the warning on the map of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl . [47] Edit ↑ Winston Zeddemore (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - " The Brooklyn Triangle " (1988) (DVD ts. 11:57-11:58). Time Life Entertainment. Winston says: "I learned this from you when I was a kid." ↑ Winston Zeddemore (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - " The Brooklyn Triangle " (1988) (DVD ts. 11:59-12:02). Time Life Entertainment. Winston says: "Remember that old truck you always used to get locked out of so you rigged your door opener?" ↑ Winston Zeddemore (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - " The Ghostbusters in Paris " (1986) (DVD ts. 10:00-10:02). Time Life Entertainment. Winston says:
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Emmet Brickowski | Heroes Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Chosen One / Zero to Hero “ Hello. I'm Emmet. I'm just gonna come right out. I have no idea what's going on. At all. „ ~ Emmet when he is brought up to the royal court Emmet Brickowski is a regular Lego construction worker and the main protagonist of the 2014 Lego crossover film, The Lego Movie. He is called up as "The Special" (in other words, "The Chosen One") by the Master Builders's leader Vitruvius to stop the evil President Business from destroying Lego World. In order to do so, he reluctantly teams up with a tough-as nails spy Wyldstyle whom he develops a crush on, Vitruvius, and even Batman to stop Business. He is voiced by Chris Pratt, who also played Peter Quill/Star Lord and Owen Grady . Contents [ show ] History At first, he lives an average ordinary day at the town of Bricksburg with the other construction workers, until he spots a hooded girl running away after Emmet falls in love upon first sight, He tries to follow her to apologize, but falls down a long hole and stumbles upon the Piece of Resistance. Emmet is later woken up by Bad Cop and interrogated to know where he got the Piece of Resistance. When Emmet can't comply, Bad Cop orders the robots to take Emmet to the melting chamber. Wyldstyle, the girl he saw the construction site saves him by building a mortorcycle and evading Bad Cop and the robots. Wyldstyle gets upset that Emmet is not that creative and tells him to follow her to go to the cantina bar to meet Virtuvius. Vitruvius is about to train Emmet, but Sheriff Notarobot and a ton of Deputrons try to break into the hiding spot to catch them but Emmet, Wyldstyle, and Vitruvius manage to evade them and Batman joins the group. They later get to Cloud Cuckoo Land the home of Princess Uni-Kitty and she leads them to the Puppy Court where the Master Builders gather and meet. Emmet tells them that he is the least qualified person to lead them, which causes the Master Builders to get angry at him and disband. Suddenly a golf ball is tossed at them, and a ton of robot ships surround the area. The group meet Benny a blue classic spaceman that is obsessed with building spaceships joins the group. Bad Cop tries to stop them, but they manage to dive underwater with a custom submarine and evade him. Emmet tries to comfort Unikitty on the loss of her destroyed homeland, but only makes it a bit worse. The sub suddenly explodes, but the group manage to save themselves by using the double decker couch idea that Emmet had at his vision. Metalbeard , then gets them all to his pirate ship and sets sail for the Octan corporation with Emmet giving out a complex plan to stop Lord Business from using the Kragle.Wyldstyle reveals Emmett she wanted to be the special and it turned out to be Him, Emmet reveals that when met at night during the road and told him it was important it was the first time someone said something. Wyldstyle also reveals that his real name is Lucy and Emmet says it's a nice name. About to take both hands are interrupted by Batman. Some seconds later continue with the plan It looked like the plan would work, but unfortunately, the plan fails when Wyldstyle and the others are captured by Bad Cop and the drones. Emmet gets captured too, and just when it looks like they are about to get imprisoned in the Think Tank, Vitruvius is able to fend off the drones but is killed when Lord Business decapitates him with a penny. His last words to Emmet was that he made up the prophecy before succumbing to his wound. Emmet is tied up to an explosive battery linked to the Think Tanks, while Lord Business cuts the Piece of Resistance off Emmet with an Exacto Knife and tosses it into the abyss of no return. The ghost of Vitruvius (tied to yarn) tells Emmet that he made up the prophecy because he told him he is not the only one that is special. Emmet then sacrifices his life, saving and freeing everybody by jumping into the abyss of no return. Inspired, the Master Builders make Wyldstyle "The Special" and she tells them to be creative and make all sorts of
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The Tolpuddle Martyrs | Historic UK By Ellen Castelow , Contributing Writer | Comments Throughout history, tales of brave, courageous people being executed for their beliefs, usually religious ones, are well known but the men who became known as the Tolpuddle Martyrs were not persecuted for their religion. Tolpuddle is a village near Dorchester in Dorset , where in the years 1833 and 1834 a great wave of trade union activity took place and a lodge of the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers was established. Entry into the union involved payment of a shilling (5p) and swearing before a picture of a skeleton never to tell anyone the union's secrets. Lord Melbourne was Prime Minister at this time and he was bitterly opposed to the Trade Union Movement, so when six English farm labourers were sentenced in March 1834 to 7 years transportation to a penal colony in Australia for trade union activities, Lord Melbourne did not dispute the sentence. The labourers were arrested ostensibly for administrating unlawful oaths, but the real reason was because they were trying to protest at their already pitiful wages. The labourers at Tolpuddle lived in meagre poverty on just 7 shillings a week and wanted an increase to 10 shillings, but instead their wages were cut to 6 shillings a week. The Whig government had become alarmed at the working class discontent in the country at this time. The government and the landowners, led by James Frampton, were determined to squash the union and to control increasing outbreaks of dissent. Six of the Tolpuddle labourers were arrested: George and James Loveless, James Brine, James Hammett, Thomas Stansfield and his son John. It was George Loveless who had established the Friendly Society of Agricultural Workers in Tolpuddle. At their trial, the judge and jury were hostile and the six were sentenced to 7 years transportation to Australia. After the trial many public protest meetings were held and there was uproar throughout the country at this sentence, so the prisoners were hastily transported to Australia without delay. The people were incensed at this treatment and after 250,000 people signed a petition and a procession of 30,000 people marched down Whitehall in support of the labourers, the sentences were remitted. After some delay, the the six were given a free passage home from Australia. When finally home and free, some of the 'martyrs' settled on farms in England and four emigrated to Canada. The tree under which the 'martyrs' met is now very old and reduced to a stump, but it has become a place of pilgrimage in Tolpuddle, where it is known as the 'Martyrs Tree'. A commemorative seat and shelter was erected in 1934 on the green by the wealthy London draper Sir Ernest Debenham. The story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs is perhaps the best known case in the early history of the Trade Union Movement. Useful Information: Tolpuddle Martyrs Rally - third week in July The annual festival to commemorate the memory of the struggle of the Tolpuddle Martyrs is held on the third weekend of every July in the Dorset village of Tolpuddle. International speakers join with workers' representatives, and progressive musicians and artists to make it an occasion to remember. Shire Hall, Dorchester Built in 1797, this Grade I Listed Building was designed by London architect Thomas Hardwick. It retains the courtroom where the Tolpuddle Martyrs were sentenced to transportation to Australia for their part in the early trade union movement in 1834. It appears today as it did at that time. Under the court are the cells in which prisoners were kept while waiting for their appearance in court. Tweet If you enjoyed this article, you might also like... The Rebecca Riots - The Rebecca Riots were in fact a series of protests that took place between 1839 and 1843, throughout the rural areas of west Wales ...The protesters were mainly simple farming folk who had been angered ... Dorchester - Thomas Hardy's Casterbridge, and its history ... Ascott Martyrs - A true story of 16 indomitable women and their struggle for justice
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Tolpuddle - the original martyr's Chapel saved | IBEX - The Churches working with the Economy - Central South Coast Contact Tolpuddle – the original martyr’s Chapel saved I remember from my schooldays in the 1960’s learning about the Tolpuddle martyrs. Little did I realise at the time their significance, both to the Church and to the Trade Unions. In recent years I have become more involved in the Tolpuddle festival and other things around the story, and have learnt that the current Methodist Chapel in the Village is not the one that was used by the martyrs, but that this original building was owned by a local farmer, had been used as a store and was falling in to disrepair. This was a building significant architecturally, a particularly fine example of an early 19th century Methodist village Chapel, let alone its enormous historical significance as the spiritual home of those six men, who were motivated in their quest for justice by their faith. I received the news a few days ago that a Trust specially formed for the task has been successful in purchasing the building, and that work has already started through English Heritage to secure the building and bring the deterioration to a halt. Herewith the text of the Press Release: Tolpuddle’s Historic Former Methodist Chapel Acquired A Grade II* listed former Methodist Chapel built in 1818 in Tolpuddle, Dorset has been purchased by a newly formed Building Preservation Trust helped by funds and expert advice from English Heritage. Emergency repairs to stabilise the cob walls and to make the building wind and water tight started today (Tuesday 17th February 2015), funded by a £9500 grant from English Heritage and managed by the Tolpuddle Old Chapel Trust (TOCT). It is hoped that the major conservation works will be completed by 2018 to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the opening of the building. Andrew McCarthy, Chairman of The Tolpuddle Old Chapel Trust (TOCT), said: “We are committed to sympathetically restoring this historically important former chapel which was once used for worship by at least four of the six Tolpuddle Martyrs and three of them may well have preached from its pulpit” Andrew continued: “We are grateful to English Heritage and other partners who are helping to save this unique building for future generations to visit and enjoy. We look forward to consulting local people about possible future uses for the building once renovation work is complete.” Sarah Ball, Heritage at Risk Architect for English Heritage in the South West said: “We are very pleased that the Tolpuddle Old Chapel Trust has now secured ownership of this fascinating former chapel. The building is of real and very great historical interest. Our grant will enable much needed emergency work to be carried out to ensure its structural stability. We are looking forward to working with the Trust as they explore sympathetic and sustainable new uses and the repair of the building.” Gavin Richards of AHF said “The Architectural Heritage Fund exists to support the re-use of redundant historic buildings around the UK. We are delighted to support a new local Trust in its efforts to bring this modest yet internationally important building back into sustainable use and, ultimately, see it removed from the Heritage at Risk Register.” The development of the former Chapel will also help to enhance the visitor and tourist experience as part of the ‘rural life’ heritage corridor linking Dorchester with Hardy’s Birthplace, Athelhampton House and Tolpuddle. The former Chapel is featured on the new Audiovisual Trail being developed by the Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum . The continued existence of this chapel can be confirmed through to 1843, and it may well have remained in use until a new village Methodist chapel was built in 1862-63. For the next 150 years it has been used for agricultural purposes. Contact David Wrighton, Team Leader, E-mail: tl@ibexsouthcoast.org.uk
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Which composer wrote the scores for the Hitchcock thrillers Psycho and Vertigo?
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Bernard Herrmann - an overview of the composer and his music for film and television All Film Composers Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975) - perfect partner to Hitchcock thrillers While the name Alfred Hitchcock is universally well known, that of Bernard Herrmann is relatively unknown outside of musical circles. Yet his music has accompanied the Director's finest work and is every bit as accomplished and inventive. Whether it is the screaming strings from Psycho, the dizzying arpeggios from Vertigo or the bird sounds edited together as the soundtrack to The Birds, Herrmann always rose to the challenge. See our article Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann: Torn Curtain by Steve Vertlieb for a wealth of information about the stormy relationship between these creative geniuses and the films they made together. Before the association with Hitchcock, Herrmann's first film (now frequently listed by film critics as the finest ever made) was Citizen Kane, having worked with Orson Welles during his radio days. He also went on to work with Welles on "The Magnificent Ambersons". The French director Francois Truffaut also used Herrmann's talents for two of his films, The Bride Wore Black and Fahrenheit 451. Since Truffaut is known to have idolised Alfred Hitchcock's directorial talent, it was perhaps this association which prompted Truffaut to seek out Herrmann in this way. There are not many composers who have appeared on the film screen (coincidentally Truffaut's frequent composer partner Georges Delerue has done so in "Shoot the Pianist"), but Bernard Herrmann played the part of the conductor in the climax of Hitchcock's 1956 remake of "The Man Who Knew Too Much" set in the Royal Albert Hall. Herrmann conducts Arthur Benjamin's "Storm Clouds Cantata" (which Herrmann admired from Hitchcock's original 1934 version, adapting it only slightly), while Doris Day and James Stewart try to stop an assassination attempt due to coincide with a climactic cymbal crash (here is the concert scene on youtube). Herrmann is even credited as conductor on the poster in an earlier scene outside the hall. The film also features bold percussion music during the opening titles. The London Symphony Orchestra were so impressed by Herrmann's musical knowledge that when filming was completed, they presented the composer/conductor with a book inscribed "To Bernard Herrmann: The Man Who Knows So Much". Herrmann's theme for Cape Fear with its 4-note brass motive (watch out for the Simpsons "Thomsons" episode which parodies this) was re-used in the remake of that film by Elmer Bernstein . The association with Hitchcock came to an end when the director famously rejected his score for Torn Curtain when the composer's fittingly dark orchestration clashed with the Hollywood desire to emphasise the movie's romantic interest. Although the director then chose John Addison to score the movie, he decided to show the key murder scene most effectively without any musical accompaniment. However Bernstein also included some of the unused music from Torn Curtain in the remake of Cape Fear, and the full Herrmann version of the score has since been recorded. This is full of the tension to be expected in the real spy business, with only some brief relief in the form of a waltz. His musical style was bold and direct, yet certainly not typical of the day. Rather than full-blown themes, his knack was to select and develop simple mottos such as those high-pitched Psycho violins or in Vertigo those augmented chord arpeggios that seemed to encapsulate the whole concept of the movie. The orchestration also tended to be unusual but again tailored perfectly to the particular need. Psycho used strings only, which seemed to match the black and white photography. The orchestration for that rejected score for Torn Curtain was played using large numbers of flutes, horns and trombones. By way of contrast Fahrenheit 451 employs lots of tuned percussion. In a number of ways, Herrmann's musical style follows in the footsteps of Miklos Rozsa being bold and dark and an integral part of the film experie
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The Graduate - Soundtrack Mrs. Robinson Additional music composed and conducted by David Grusin Rarely has a soundtrack not only complimented a movie but enhanced it. The songs of this film in music and lyrics perfectly express the inner beings of the characters. "Sounds of Silence" is the anthem, a common thread that winds throughout the movie. And how perfect of a selection it is of the ancient song "Scarborough Fair" to deal with the timeless themes of the film. It is so hauntingly beautiful. And "Mrs. Robinson" has become a piece of Americana, a sympathetic song for an unsympathetic character. The combined impact of the cinematography and the music evoke a powerfully moving experience. Simon & Garfunkel and "The Graduate" Excerpts from: The Acoustic Guitar Collection on The Sounds of Silence Bookends - the Simon and Garfunkel Story A moderately successful novel by Charles Webb was published in 1963 called The Graduate. It charted those changing values but it took film director Mike Nichols to clarify that dissatisfaction. Nichols had first come to prominence in America with his partner Elaine May in the early Sixties, when the duo wrote and performed deliciously sharp satiric sketches. When the partnership split, Nichols went on to direct the film of Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. It won her an Oscar, and Nichols was suddenly hot. For his second film, he chose the unknown Dustin Hoffman to play the eponymous hero of Webb's novel. Nichols had heard his brother's copy of Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme, and approached Simon to write the soundtrack for The Graduate. Simon had read the novel, and dismissed it as only an English major could as "bad Salinger . . . I didn't like anything about the film at first. I was only impressed with Mike Nichols who asked us to do it." Clive Davis at CBS thought it would be a good career move for the duo as well, and "grabbed" the rights for the film soundtrack, assuming Simon would come up with enough new material to fill it. The song most associated with The Graduate, Mrs Robinson, wasn't even fully used in the film. Simon and Garfunkel saw some of the film's rushes and, as nothing immediately suggested itself in the way of new songs, they decided to slot older songs in as a temporary measure, until Simon had got round to writing specific new material. But Mike Nichols was happy with the way that Sounds of Silence, Scarborough Fair, April Come She Will and Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine slotted in and decided to keep them on the soundtrack. Simon and Garfunkel then went back to resume work on their next proper album, Bookends. But Clive Davis was worried about the soundtrack for The Graduate, which he envisaged as an album of fresh S&G material. Simon was emphatic that he had no more material for the album. It wasn't until Davis saw the finished film did he realise that Dave Grusin's additional mood music could be used to pad out an album which only featured about 15 minutes worth of Paul Simon songs. He approached Mort Lewis, Simon and Garfunkel's manager, with the idea, but neither he nor Simon or Garfunkel were keen. All three felt that a Simon and Garfunkel album should be just that: new songs, a S&G picture on the cover etc. Davis felt that the film soundtrack would help them reach a far wider audience but Simon was insistent, he told Davis: "We've been working on the Bookends album a long time, we love it, and we think it's a major creative breakthrough. We don't want to wait six months to release it just because of your commercial problems." Davis promised that The Graduate and Bookends would be released simultaneously, which would, if anything, enhance not only their reputation, but also stimulate sales. Eventually and reluctantly, Simon, Garfunkel and Lewis agreed. Ironically, it was the success of The Graduate which commercially established Simon and Garfunkel, the album neither wanted released. The Graduate was one of those rare films which perfectly captured the feeling of the times, and spawned a whole clutch of der
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Stephen Hester takes charge at troubled insurance group RSA | Business | The Guardian Stephen Hester Stephen Hester takes charge at troubled insurance group RSA Former RBS chief to earn £1.26m in pay and perks – although bonuses and share options could take total package to £5m Stephen Hester was paid £1.2m a year at RBS – although he bowed to pressure to give up a £1m bonus in 2012. Photograph: David Moir/Reuters Tuesday 4 February 2014 13.51 EST First published on Tuesday 4 February 2014 13.51 EST Close This article is 2 years old Stephen Hester, the executive who was forced out of the bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland , is to take charge of the troubled insurer RSA. Hester, a Yorkshire-born banker who has never worked in the insurance industry, will get £1.26m in annual pay and perks as chief executive of RSA, the 304-year old general insurer embroiled in scandal and profit warnings. At RBS Hester was paid £1.2m, but he is far more likely to earn a bonus at the insurer and his total pay package could be worth £5m by next year. As chief executive, Hester is entitled to a bonus of 80% of his annual salary, and could be awarded share options worth up to £2.85m in 2014, and £2.2m in subsequent years, for "the achievement of stretching performance conditions" - although they would not be available to collect until 2017. While at RBS Hester bowed to huge political pressure in giving up a £1m bonus in 2012 , an issue he later said brought him to the brink of resignation. While his move to RSA was greeted with talk of 'frying pans and fires' on Twitter, the markets gave the appointment the thumbs up: RSA's share price rose almost 3% to 99p. Hester said he was delighted to be asked to lead the insurer, but warned that the group had to do better. "The challenges of recent months have demonstrated that we have not lived up to our stakeholders' expectations and performed to our true potential. We have an obligation to deliver shareholder value and excellent products and services that provide everyday protection for our customers." "I look forward to getting started immediately and working closely with the board on the business review to ensure that we are able to deliver strength and value to all of our stakeholders and re-emerge as an attractive, solidly performing group." RSA, which insured the home of Captain James Cook in the 1760s while he was on his voyage to the new world, issued three profit warnings in the final weeks of 2013 as storms battered the country, raising payouts to householders. Analysts predict that bad weather will cost the insurer £35m. But the storms have been dwarfed by accounting irregularities at RSA's Irish division, which have left it with a £200m black hole in its finances. Senior executives have been sacked and group chief executive Simon Lee stood down late last year. Hester earned his turnaround spurs at RBS, being drafted in at the height of the financial crisis in 2008 after a £45m bailout left the taxpayer owning 81% of the bank. During his tenure, RBS shed 39,000 jobs – around one in four of its staff – and stepped back from complex overseas operations that had contributed to its troubles. Hester's abrupt departure from RBS came last June, as it began to prepare for eventual privatisation. He had been reluctant to stay at RBS for as long as the board wanted, but said he would have preferred to stay longer and see the bank return to private ownership. Insurance group aims to raise money from shareholders via a rights issue and by selling off businesses Published: 27 Feb 2014 Nils Pratley: Stephen Hester probably had to employ art as well as science in deciding how much capital RSA requires Published: 27 Feb 2014 Accounting irregularities in Ireland and bad weather have hampered finances of company, which is worth about £3.5bn Published: 23 Feb 2014 Leading shares move higher in quiet trading despite weak Japanese figures Published: 17 Feb 2014
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Exodus continues as another top boss checks out at Tesco | This is Money Exodus continues as another top boss checks out at Tesco comments The exodus of top talent at Tesco continued yesterday as Britain’s biggest retailer announced the architect of its move into banking is its latest high level departure. Tesco veteran Andy Higginson, who rose from finance director to chairman of Tesco Bank during a 15 year stint, will head through the checkout for one final time next September. The 54-year-old, who is also a non-executive director at BSkyB, said he plans to retire and ‘move on to the next phase of my career’. Talent exodus: The grocer's top team has been hit by a wave of defections since Sir Terry Leahy quit The firm said he will not receive any pay-off or payment in lieu of notice. The loss of Higginson, who has helped transform the grocer into a major player on the international stage, is a significant blow and comes after a period of unprecedented change in which Tesco (down 0.1p to 379.85p) has haemorrhaged senior executives. Earlier this year it lost chief executive Sir Terry Leahy, the mastermind of its current strategy, who passed on the reigns to Philip Clarke. RUTH SUNDERLAND: Libya's wealth of opportunity Then Marks & Spencer poached its highly regarded head of internet Laura Wade-Gery and Tesco mobile boss Lance Batchelor jumped ship to Dominos Pizza. In May chairman David Reid said he would head for the hills and there has been a raft of other lower level departures. Fresh food director Colin Holmes has also left, along with Mark Horrobin, chief operating officer of Tesco Mobile. Retail analyst Clive Black, at broker Shore Capital, said: ‘Tesco has surprised us with the announcement of an impending change in its senior management team. ‘Losing someone of Higginson’s capability and experience can only be regarded as a loss to the business. ‘Higginson transformed the business from a reasonably value based domestic grocer into a truly multi-channel and international business, now the third largest retailer in the world.’ He was finance and strategy director for 11 years and took up a new role to lead the retailing service division in 2008 – which includes Tesco Bank. In his most recent position he migrated Tesco Bank onto its own platform and oversaw the online and telecoms divisions and the integration of the firm behind Tesco Clubcard. The grocer said: ‘Tesco announces that Andrew Higginson, chief executive of retailing services, has informed the company of his intention to retire next year, on September 1, 2012.’ Chief executive Philip Clarke said: ‘I respect Andy’s decision to move on and am grateful that he has given me sufficient notice to effect proper succession planning.’
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King Robert the Bruce of Scotland | Britroyals Name: King Robert the Bruce of Scotland Father: Robert de Brus Mother: Marjory Countess of Carrick Relation to Elizabeth II: 19th great-grandfather House of: Bruce Born: July 11, 1274 at Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire Ascended to the throne: February 10, 1306 aged 31 years Crowned: March 27, 1306 at Scone Abbey, Perthshire Married:(1) Isabella of Mar, 1295 Married:(2) Elizabeth de Burgh, 1302 Children: Marjorie, David, John, Matlida, Margaret plus several illegitimate Died: June 7, 1329, at Cardross, Dumbartonshire, aged 54 years, 10 months, and 26 days Buried at: Dunfermline Abbey (body) and Melrose Abbey (heart) Succeeded by: his son David After Balliol�s abdication in 1296 Scotland was without a monarch for 10 years and ruled remotely by King Edward I of England. Scots national resistance developed into a war of independence in which William Wallace and then Robert Bruce played a leading role. Wallace won a victory over the English at Stirling Bridge in 1297 and proclaimed himself Guardian of Scotland. The following year Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated William Wallace at Falkirk. Wallace went underground but was captured and in 1305, tried and hung in London. In 1298 Robert Bruce took over the title of Guardian of Scotland and, having killed his rival John Comyn, claimed the throne as the great-great grandson of David I and in 1306 had himself crowned king at Scone as Robert I. Independence was made easier by the death of Edward I as he set out to claim back Scotland. Bruce set about removing the English from Scotland and by early 1314 Stirling was the only castle in English hands. An English army sent to break the siege was routed by Bruce�s smaller Scottish force at Bannockburn in June 1314. Six year later in 1320 Bruce and the Scottish nobles issued the Declaration of Arbroath asserting Scottish Independence �For as longs as one hundred of us shall remain alive we shall never in any wise consent to submit to the rule of the English, for it is not for glory that we fight � but for freedom alone.�. However, a truce with Edward II of England failed to stop hostilities which continued until Edward II was deposed in 1327. The Treaty of Edinburgh between Robert I and Edward III in 1328 recognised Scotland's independence, ending the 30 years of Wars of Independence. Edward agreed to the marriage of Robert Bruce�s son David to his younger sister Joan daughter of Edward II. Robert Bruce died at his house in Cardross a year later of a serious illness described by some as leprosy. Timeline for King Robert the Bruce of Scotland Year
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Battle of Bannockburn Battle of Bannockburn Robert the Bruce’s iconic victory of the Scots over the English Robert de Bruce addresses his troops before the Battle of Bannockburn on 23rd June 1314: click here to buy this picture The previous battle in the British Battles series is the Battle of Hastings The next battle in the British Battles series is the Battle of Sluys Date: 23rd and 24th June 1314. Place: In Central Scotland, to the South of Stirling. The Royal Arms of England at the time of Edward II: Battle of Bannockburn 23rd June 1314: picture by Mark Dennis, Ormond Pursuivant War: The Scottish War of Independence against the English Crown of Edward I and Edward II. Contestants: A Scots army against an army of English, Scots and Welsh. Generals: Robert the Bruce, King of the Scots, against Edward II, King of England. Size of the Armies: There is great controversy over every aspect of the Battle of Bannockburn due to the lack of contemporary accounts. The eminent Scottish historian William Mackenzie came to the conclusion that the English army comprised around 3,000 mounted men, knights and men-at-arms, and around 13,000 foot soldiers, including a detachment of Welsh archers. William Mackenzie put the Scots at around 7,000 men. Robert de Bruce’s army comprised foot soldiers with a force of around 600 light horsemen commanded by Sir Robert Keith, the Marischal. Winner: The Scots trounced the English in the 2 day battle. Uniforms and equipment: In order to re-conquer Scotland from Robert the Bruce King Edward II of England summoned his feudal army. The most important element in the feudal array was the mounted knighthood of Angevin England. A fully equipped knight wore chain mail, re-enforced by plate armour, and a steel helmet. He carried a shield, long lance, sword and, according to taste, axe or bludgeon and dagger. He rode a destrier or heavy horse strong enough to carry a fully equipped rider at speed. The heraldic devices of the knight were emblazoned on his shield and surcoat, a long cloth garment worn over the armour, and his horse’s trappings. An emblem might be worn on the helmet and a pennon at the point of the lance. Other knights on the field, including enemies, would be able to identify a knight from the heraldic devices he wore. Socially inferior soldiers such as men-at-arms would wear less armour and carry a shield, short lance, sword, axe, bludgeon and dagger. They rode lighter horses. Knights of the period of the Battle of Bannockburn 23rd and 24th June 1314: picture by Edward Burne-Jones : click here to buy this picture Within each army units comprised men raised from particular areas or a nobleman’s household knights and men-at-arms. In the English army the King’s household provided a sizeable and homogenous fighting force. The foot soldiers on each side fought with whatever weapons they had, which might be bows, spears, swords, daggers, bill hooks, bludgeons or any other implement capable of inflicting injury. They wore metal helmets and quilted garments if they could get them. Traditional feudal armies of the time considered battle to be an exercise between mounted knights. No account was taken of those further down the social scale and little sensible use made of them. For the English the battle was to be decided by the attack of their cavalry. The dismounted soldiers were present for other purposes, largely menial, in the eyes of the knighthood. Battle of Bannockburn 24th June 1314: picture by Willilam Hole RSA Because of the nature of the guerrilla war Robert de Bruce and the Scots had been fighting over the previous years against the English they had few mounted knights available for the battle. The Scots army comprised foot soldiers mostly armed with spears and that was the force Robert the Bruce had to rely upon. While Bannockburn is held up as an important event for Scottish nationalism it is intriguing to remember that the knights on each side were essentially of the same stock, Norman-French or Northern European. The language spoken was in many instances still
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For her role in which film did Jane Darwell win the 'Oscar' for Best Supporting Actress in 1940 when aged 61?
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Greatest Films of 1940 The Bank Dick (1940) , 73 minutes, D: Eddie Cline A great classic W. C. Fields comedy, with wonderful sight gags and one-liners. Fields (in his last major film role) credited himself as screenwriter Mahatma Kane Jeeves (similar to "My hat, my cane, Jeeves!"). A drunken, unemployed no-account, henpecked husband in Lompoc, California (pronounced Lompoke) - Egbert Souse (W. C. Fields) (pronounced "Soo-zay") - inadvertently foiled a bank robbery in town, and was rewarded for his accidental heroism with an in-bank position as a guard (or "dick"-detective) by grateful bank president Mr. Skinner (Pierre Watkin). Egbert's most frequent visits were to the Black Pussy Cat Cafe for stiff drinks. Egbert was conned by J. Frothingham Waterbury (Russell Hicks) to fund a flimsy mining operation, Beefsteak Mines. He convinced bank clerk Og Oggilby (Grady Sutton) - his future son-in-law, the dim-witted fiancee of his daughter Myrtle (Una Merkel), to embezzle $500. And then he had to avoid having auditing bank examiner J. Pinkerton Snoopington (Franklin Pangborn) discover his crime by slipping him a drink. Hilarious, bumbling antics ensue, concluding with another bank robbery and a classic car chase sequence, with Egbert taken as hostage. Dance, Girl, Dance (1940), 90 minutes, D: Dorothy Arzner An early feminist-minded film, and a critical and commercial box-office failure, from pioneering butch-lesbian Dorothy Arzner (and regarded as her best) - one of the few female Hollywood directors at the time, and featuring one of Lucille Ball's better film roles. Not to be confused with the 1933 film of the same name. This backstage musical was taglined: "Heartbreak Behind Gayety of a Girly-Girl Show!" and pitted the two dichotomous female leads against each other - a good girl vs. bad girl representing two opposite styles of dance (burlesque and ballet). Aspiring 'serious' but poor ballerina Judy O'Brien (young Maureen O’Hara in her third Hollywood film), an Irish redhead, and her outrageous, gold-digging, ambitious friend Bubbles (Lucille Ball) were introduced as two chorus girls stranded in Akron, Ohio before they traveled separately back to New York City to find work. Bubbles (renamed "Tiger" Lily White) became a cheap burlesque stripper in a live show, while Judy struggled in dance school with her Russian dance teacher/mentor Madame Lydia Basilova (Maria Ouspenskaya). With a cruel and cutthroat gesture, Bubbles hired the desperate Judy to dance ballet immediately after her own act, knowledgeable that "stooge" Judy would be greeted with hostile jeers, boos, and laughter from the voyeuristic dirty-old-man audience, and would - of course - demand an encore by Bubbles (who only stripped to a hula skirt and bra!). Besides an on-stage catfight, the film's most remarkable sequence was Judy's celebrated lecture-speech delivered at the climax to the males of a jeering burlesque audience who were mocking her classical dance act. Fantasia (1940) , 120 minutes, D: Ben Sharpsteen and Disney An innovative and revolutionary animated classic from Walt Disney (his third feature animation), combining classical music masterpieces with imaginative visuals, presented with conductor Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. It was the first commercial American film to use stereophonic sound as well as the first and only film recorded in pioneering Fantasound. An updated version was created almost 60 years later, Fantasia/2000 (1999) - the first feature length animated film to be presented in IMAX, with
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2004 Academy Awards® Winners and History Shrek 2 (2004) Actor: JAMIE FOXX in "Ray," Don Cheadle in "Hotel Rwanda," Johnny Depp in "Finding Neverland," Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Aviator," Clint Eastwood in "Million Dollar Baby" Actress: HILARY SWANK in "Million Dollar Baby," Annette Bening in "Being Julia," Catalina Sandino Moreno in "Maria Full of Grace," Imelda Staunton in "Vera Drake," Kate Winslet in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" Supporting Actor: MORGAN FREEMAN in "Million Dollar Baby," Alan Alda in "The Aviator," Thomas Haden Church in "Sideways," Jamie Foxx in "Collateral," Clive Owen in "Closer" Supporting Actress: CATE BLANCHETT in "The Aviator," Laura Linney in "Kinsey," Virginia Madsen in "Sideways," Sophie Okonedo in "Hotel Rwanda," Natalie Portman in "Closer" Director: CLINT EASTWOOD for "Million Dollar Baby," Taylor Hackford for "Ray," Mike Leigh for "Vera Drake," Alexander Payne for "Sideways," Martin Scorsese for "The Aviator" This year's Best Picture nominees had tearjerker themes, including obsessive-compulsive mental disorder, euthanasia, heroin addiction, and other similar downbeat themes. Three of the Best Picture nominees were biopics and based on real people: The Aviator (an epic about reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes), Finding Neverland (a whimsical tale about the creation of Peter Pan by Scottish playwright James M. Barrie), and Ray (a biography of blind musician Ray Charles). The other two were intimate character studies: Million Dollar Baby (a tearjerking drama about an ex-boxer who reluctantly trains a waitress (Hilary Swank) to become a professional boxer), and Sideways (a light, ensemble comedy, quirky romance, and character study about the adventures of two middle-aged, emotionally-constricted buddies in California's wine country for a week of wine-tasting). The final tally of nominations and wins for each Best Picture nominee came down to an almost-even split in Oscar wins for Million Dollar Baby and The Aviator, with the former taking the top honors, although The Aviator had more total Oscars: Million Dollar Baby (with 7 nominations, with three of the nominations going to director/producer/star Eastwood, resulting in 4 wins including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor) - the two performance wins marked the second year in a row that an Eastwood picture won two of the four acting Oscars (Tim Robbins and Sean Penn won acting awards for Mystic River (2003)) - in six of the last ten years, the Best Picture winners had a central character who died at the end The Aviator (with 11 nominations and 5 wins, including Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Supporting Actress, Best Film Editing, and Best Cinematography) - this marked only the third time in 21 years that the film with the most nominations did not win Best Picture Ray (with 6 nominations and two wins for Best Actor and Best Sound Mixing) Finding Neverland (with 7 nominations and only one win for Best Original Score) Sideways (with 5 nominations and only one win for Best Adapted Screenplay - for director Alexander Payne and co-writer Jim Taylor, from a book by first-time novelist Rex Pickett) Unlike recent years 2003, 1997, and 1996, no one film dom
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BBC - Liverpool - Sport - Emlyn Hughes dies You are in: Liverpool > Sport > Football > Liverpool FC > Emlyn Hughes dies Emlyn Hughes dies by Helen Brown Emlyn Hughes, the former Liverpool captain, has died aged 57. He'd been suffering from cancer. Former Liverpool and England captain Emlyn Hughes was one of the most successful footballers of his generation. Raising the European Cup He was nicknamed the Crazy Horse during his thirteen year spell with the Reds; during his time at Anfield he won five league titles, two European Cups, one FA Cup and two UEFA Cups, was awarded the OBE in 1980 and won 62 caps for his country. He was born in Barrow-in-Furness on August 28, 1947 and began his footballing career at Barrow before moving to Blackpool. Bill Shankly signed the 19-year-old Hughes in 1967 for £65,000 and told the press that one day the player would captain England. He became Liverpool captain in 1973, taking over from Tommy Smith and his years at Anfield were the most successful in the club’s history. Hughes twice lifted the European Cup, first in Rome in 1977, then at Wembley in 1978. He later said: “To lift the European Cup again was very special. That is something very few people get to do.” Hugging manager Bill Shankly He eventually made 650 appearances for the Reds and captained his country 23 times, being named Footballer of the Year in 1977, and could play full back, centre back and midfield. He left Liverpool in 1979 to join Wolverhampton Wanderers for £90,000 and with them won the League Cup – the only piece of silverware to have eluded him at Anfield. He then played for Hull City, Mansfield Town and Swansea before a relatively unsuccessful spell as manager of Rotherham. He retired from football altogether in 1983 and went on to enjoy a successful television career, appearing as a captain alongside Bill Beaumont on the BBC’s A Question of Sport and on the TV show Sporting Triangles. He also had a passion for horses and was a regular at race meets. Crazy Horse in action His later years were spent living in Yorkshire, living in a quiet cul-de-sac just outside Sheffield, and it was there he collapsed. He was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour in August 2003 and, after an operation to remove as much of the tumour as possible, began chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In February 2004 he escorted his daughter, Emma, down the aisle when she got married to David Stones in St Paul’s cathedral in London. In an interview in March 2004, Hughes said: 'The doctors have said to me: "Emlyn, go about your life as if nothing's happened". I can't drink on chemo, but when I'm off the tablets I will be able to have a pint and go out for a good meal. I've been waiting for somebody to say: "Jesus, Hughesy, you look rough", but they don't. They're more likely to say: "You're kidding, there's nothing wrong with you". It's still a horrible, horrible thing, but you don't need to die now. You can fight it.' Emlyn leaves a wife, Barbara, and two children. last updated: 10/11/04
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2001 KO Final February, which ex-PM was awarded an earldom on his 90th birthday ? Harold Macmillan B1 A member of the House of Lords and an ex-MP, who celebrated his 100th birthday in November 1984 ? Mannie Shinwell Which government department banned trades unions causing a national outcry ? GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) Outside which foreign government building was policewoman Yvonne Fletcher shot and fatally wounded ? Libyan People's Bureau or Libyan Embassy A3 In the course of a violent argument in April, which recording artist was shot and killed by his father ? Marvin Gaye In October, who was killed by members of her own bodyguard ? Indira Ghandi A4 In March the British government announced its approval of the sale of which shipyard on the lower Clyde to Trafalgar House ? Scott Lithgow B4 In October which bank, a bullion dealer, was rescued from debts of around �250 million by a Bank of England buy-out ? Johnson Matthey Subject: �One Word Cinema� Answers A1 A 1992 Oscar winning Clint Eastwood film in which a former hired killer turned unsuccessful farmer returns to his old ways in pursuit of a $1,000 reward ? Unforgiven B1 A 1972 John Boorman film in which a leading character, played by Ned Beatty, is raped by a �Hillbilly� ? Deliverance A2 A 1929 film, Hitchcock�s first talkie, in which a Scotland Yard Inspector is placed in a difficult position when he discovers his girlfriend has committed a murder ? Blackmail B2 Set in Rio, a 1946 Hitchcock film with Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman in which a woman marries a Nazi renegade to help the US Government ? Notorious A3 A 1916 film by D.W. Griffith starring Lillian Gish in one of four intercut stories including Balshazzar�s Feast and the St Bartholomew�s Day Massacre ? Intolerance B3 A 1967 camped-up version of Faust in which a short order cook is saved from suicide by Mr Spiggott - who offers him 7 wishes in exchange for his soul ? Bedazzled A4 A 1924 Erich von Stroheim film in which an ex-miner turned dentist kills his avaricious wife and her lover ? Greed B4 Set in the mid 19th century, a 1999 film starring Guy Pearce & Robert Carlyle in which a cannibalistic officer commands an isolated army outpost ? Ravenous Answers A1 The liqueur Cura�ao (say �Koor-a-sow�) is traditionally flavoured with sugar & which fruit ? Orange B1 Which spirit takes its name from a place near Guadalajara (say �Gwadlahara�) where the conquistadors first developed it from a variety of Aztec drink ? Tequila A2 With a peculiar but agreeable taste, which coarse & potent liquor is made in the East Indies from a variety of sources, including fermented rice & coconut juice ? Arrack B2 Used to season food & fruit as well as alcoholic drinks, which flavouring is prepared with oil distilled from the aromatic bark of two S. American trees blended with herbs, and bears the former name of a port in Venezuela ? Angostura (now called Cuidad Bolivar) A3 Derived from a town in north east Hungary, what name is shared by a grape variety and a golden-yellow coloured, sweet, aromatic wine ? Tokay (from Tokaj) Subject: Wordgame �No� as in �Note� Answers � a spout on a hose etc. from which a jet issues ? Nozzel � a small round piece of meat or a chocolate made with hazelnuts ? Noisette � something or someone absolutely un
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Shipping forecast - Met Office Shipping forecast Shipping forecast and gale warnings Issued at 1130 UTC on Wednesday 18 January 2017 For the period 1200 UTC Wednesday 18 January to 1200 UTC Thursday 19 January 2017 The general synopsis at 0600 High eastern Europe 1041 with strong ridge extending westwards across England and Wales, slow moving with little change by 0600 tomorrow. Low Norwegian Sea 991 moving away rapidly northeastwards Sea area Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times. Sea state Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times. Sea state Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times. Sea state Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 at times. Sea state Southwesterly veering westerly 3 or 4. Sea state Dogger Wind In northwest, southwesterly veering westerly 3 or 4. In southeast, westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Sea state In northwest, slight. in southeast, slight or moderate. Weather In northwest, fair. In southeast, occasional drizzle, fog patches. Visibility In northwest, moderate or good. In southeast, moderate, occasionally very poor. Fisher Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Sea state Westerly or southwesterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 at first. Sea state West or southwest 4 or 5, decreasing 3 later. Sea state Moderate or good, occasionally very poor. Thames Trafalgar forecast - Issued: 0015 UTC on Wednesday 18 January 2017 Wind Northeasterly 4 or 5, occasionally 6 in northeast. Sea state Moderate, occasionally rough in north and east. Weather Gale warning - Issued: 0951 UTC on Wednesday 18 January 2017 Northeasterly gale force 8 imminent Wind In southeast, northeasterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first. In northwest, easterly or southeasterly 5 or 6. Sea state In southeast, moderate or rough. in northwest, moderate, occasionally rough. Weather Easterly or southeasterly 5 or 6. Sea state Southeast backing east later, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Sea state Southeast backing east later, 3 or 4, occasionally 5 later. Sea state Southerly 5 or 6, occasionally 7 in west. Sea state Bailey Wind In south, southwesterly 5 to 7. In north, southwesterly becoming cyclonic for a time later, 5 to 7. Sea state In south, occasional drizzle. In north, occasional rain. Visibility In south, good, occasionally moderate. In north, good, becoming moderate or poor. Fair Isle Gale warning - Issued: 1554 UTC on Tuesday 17 January 2017 Southwesterly gale force 8 expected soon Wind Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 at first. Sea state Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Faeroes Southwesterly becoming cyclonc later in north, 5 to 7. Sea state Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Southeast Iceland Gale warning - Issued: 2141 UTC on Tuesday 17 January 2017 Southwesterly severe gale force 9 decreasing gale force 8 soon Wind Westerly or southwesterly, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8. Sea state Good, becoming moderate or poor later. There are no gale warnings currently in force for the selected sea area. Shipping forecast and gale warnings The shipping forecast is issued four times a day at 2300, 0500, 1100, 1700 UTC and covers a period of 24 hours from 0000, 0600, 1200 and 1800 UTC respectively. The waters around the British Isles are divided into 31 sea areas shown on the map. The forecast contains details of gale warnings in force, a general synopsis and sea-area forecasts containg forecast wind direction and force, weather and visibility. Gale warnings are issued as required throughout the day (for winds of Gale Force 8 or more). More marine weather Marine forecasts for printing and low-bandwidth devices (such as mobile phones) In the UK, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) is responsible for the provision of Maritime Safety Information (MSI) to ships at sea, which includes the broadcast of warnings and forecasts. The Met Office initiates warnings and prepares routine forecasts for dissemination on behalf of the MCA. Caution: The internet is not part of the Maritime Safety Information system and should never be
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About Us "Preserving the Past, Informing the Future" The National Meteorological Library and Archive (NMLA) work together as one team to deliver a service that is "open to everyone" serving both Met Office staff and the wider research community and general public. We are based in Exeter, with the library located at the Met Office HQ and the archive based just five minutes away at Great Moor House where we share our archive repositories with Devon Heritage Centre. We are a national library and archive and are open to everyone with an interest in weather and climate. Our History The Met Office was founded 1854 as a small department in the Board of Trade under the leadership of Captain (later Vice-Admiral) Robert FitzRoy to advise on weather and marine currents to the marine community. The library & archive started life as one collection that grew from the very beginnings of the office. Although today our collections are housed separately for good archival reasons they are close in proximity and remain very much a joint complementary collection supported by a close team. The Library really emerged from the time of Robert Scott the second CE. A first mention of the Library was in 1870 when it contained 1200 volumes and pamphlets. The early library was mentioned in an article from the 1981 issue of Meteorological Magazine entitled "Reminiscences of the Meteorological Office 1898-1910" where it describes "..the principal part of the library was located in the room of the head of the office Dr RH Scott....over the course of years the accession of books and bound volumes of observations had overflowed into other rooms and the increasing weight of several thousand of marine meteorological logs caused some of the floor joists to sag and it became necessary for iron girders to be put in to hold up the floors" In 1910 to office moved from Victoria Street (which it outgrew) to Exhibition Road in South Kensington. A decision taken at a meeting of the Meteorological Committee on 29 April 1914 saw the Met Office accept responsibility for the official custodianship of met related records - to house the charts, weather diaries, original weather records, ships logs and met logs from expeditions. The 1958 Public Records Act made the Lord Chancellor responsible for the selection and preservation of important public records and in a letter dated 3 May 1962 he designated the Met Office at Bracknell as the official national Place of Deposit for meteorological records. For the first time the Library and Archive were held in separate locations (the library at HQ and the Archive at Eastern Road and then Scott Building). In 2003 the Library relocated to Met Office HQ in Exeter and in 2005 the National Meteorological Archive was opened to the public at Great Moor House - a building we share with Devon Heritage Centre. We now benefit from purpose built archive repositories and in 2011/12 National Meteorological Archive along with Devon Records Office achieved National Archive approval as a record repository for the first time. Our Mission and Policies The NMLA follows a range of guiding principles when carrying out our activities. These are described in a range of Our Policies and follow guidance from The National Archives (TNA) and other related standards of good practice. Last updated: Jul 8, 2016 1:59 PM
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About the Children's Laureate | Children's Laureate About the Children's Laureate Who is the current Waterstones Children's Laureate? Chris Riddell is the current Children's Laureate. What is the Waterstones Children's Laureate? The role of Children's Laureate is awarded once every two years to an eminent writer or illustrator of children's books to celebrate outstanding achievement in their field. The Children's Laureate receives a bursary of £15,000 and a specially designed and inscribed silver medal . Where did the idea come from? The idea for the Children's Laureate originated from a conversation between (the then) Poet Laureate Ted Hughes and children's writer Michael Morpurgo. They considered it an appropriate and timely way to combine the celebration of excellence in writing and illustration for children with honouring individuals who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the world of children’s books. Quentin Blake was the first Children's Laureate (1999-2001), followed by Anne Fine (2001-2003), Michael Morpurgo (2003-2005), Jacqueline Wilson (2005-2007), Michael Rosen (2007-2009), Anthony Browne (2009-2011), Julia Donaldson (2011-2013), Malorie Blackman (2013-2015) and Chris Riddell (2015-2017). Each Children’s Laureate has taken the opportunity to promote particular aspects of children’s books. These have included visual literacy, readers with disabilities, poetry, storytelling, illustration, drama, writing for young adults and more. What area does the Laureate cover? The role of Children's Laureate covers the UK: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Wales also has its own Young People’s Laureate and Bardd Plant Cymru (Welsh Children’s Poet Laureate) For information about the Irish Children's Laureate, visit the Laureate na nÓg website . Who selects the Waterstones Children's Laureate? The selection panel consider nominations from a range of organisations representing librarians, critics, writers, literature development workers and booksellers, including the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). They also look at suggestions from children, who are able to put forward their ideas for who should be the next Children's Laureate through this website. The selection panel for 2015-2017 were the Children’s Laureate Steering Group, joined by Melissa Cox – head of books, Waterstones Matthew Burton – assistant head, Thornhill Community Academy What are the criteria for selecting the Children's Laureate? The selection process takes into account the following criteria: exceptional talent in writing or illustration contribution to creating the next generation of readers, writers and illustrators excellence developed through an eagerness to explore and experiment with ideas, genres and the possibilities of their craft substantial publishing record significant profile in the industry and amongst their peers interest in raising the profile of books for children, and for their writers and illustrators Who runs the Waterstones Children's Laureate? The Children's Laureate is managed by BookTrust, who support the Laureate, organise the four official Children's Laureate events per year, raise funds and run the official website. BookTrust work with Riot Communications on the Children's Laureate's press and PR. Book Trust work closely with the Children's Laureate steering committee, made up of representatives of the children's book world, who provide a range of expertise and guidance with which to support the Children's Laureate's work. The current steering committee comprises: How can I invite the Children's Laureate to visit my school, library or festival? If you would like to invite Chris Riddell to visit you for an event at a school, library or other venue during his time as Laureate, please contact Catherine Alport at Catherine.Alport@Macmillan.com Please note that the Children's Laureate receives a huge volume of invitations, and only a limited number of events will be available. How can I get in touch with
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Poets Laureate of Great Britain Poets Laureate of Great Britain Poets Laureate of Great Britain by J. Zimmerman Several of the other Laureates were famous poets, particularly Ted Hughes , Robert Southey , John Masefield , Sir John Betjeman , Cecil Day-Lewis , and the current Laureate, Andrew Motion . History and responsibilities. In Great Britain, the Poet Laureate is: The realm's official poet. A member of the royal household. Charged with writing verses for court and national occasions (such as for a Royal Wedding or the New Year). Awarded the position for life. Chosen by the British reigning monarch, from a list of nominees that the Prime Minister compiles after a poet laureate dies. Shortly after the 1668, the position became the Poet Laureate of Great Britain in 1707, when The Act of Union created "Great Britain" as the political name of England, Scotland, and Wales. The name Laureate derives from the Latin laureatus ("crowned with laurel"). It comes from an ancient Roman tradition of honoring a person (especially a poet) who has shown excellence of achievement. The honor is signified by presenting the person with a wreath of laurel leaves. FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) on the Poets Laureate of Great Britain. What does "Laureate" mean? Answer . Who was the best? Most frequently this is said to be Tennyson . John Dryden (1631-1700). Laureate 1668-88. Appointed in 1668 by King Charles II, who gave John Dryden a formal royal warrant that awarded him the official titles of Poet Laureate and Historiographer Royal. This role continued under King James II. As a powerful satirist, Dryden was a strong advocate and spokesman for his monarch, and "the best poet, dramatist, translator and critic of the age" [ Levin in Verses of the Poets Laureate] In 1689, sacked [or fired] by William III for failing to take an oath of allegiance. Thomas Shadwell (1643?-1692). Laureate 1689-92. The successful dramatist Thomas Shadwell was chosen in large part because he was a Protestant Whig, essential to replace the Catholic Dryden. met an inglorious end in 1693, A weak poet, a heavy drinker, and an opium user, Shadwell died from an overdose of opium, which he took in part to relieve his gout. He was said to have found the laureateship unimportant. Disrespected by John Dryden , among others, for his poetry as well as for his politics. Shadwell wrote a yearly ode on the monarch's birthday, and introduced the tradition of writing a New Year ode; his odes are crashingly uninspired and mechanistic, as if written by an unusually dimwitted computer program. Nahum Tate (1652-1715). Laureate 1692-1715. Born in Dublin, Tate was awarded the Poet Laureate position (and its £100 per year) but the post of Historiographer Royal (and its annual £200) became a separate assignment. Tate is most known today for his authorship of the widely loved Christmas carol "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night". He is notorious for his (creative?) revision of Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear, giving it a happy ending. In response to public events, Tate wrote poems for victories against the French (1704), the Act of Union between the Parliaments of England and Scotland (1707), and the signing of the Peace of Utrecht with France (1713). Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718). Laureate 1715-18. Nicholas Rowe was celebrated as a dramatist rather than as a poet. The Poet Laureate's role was now general praise of the sovereign, rather than political and historical. In addition to the annual New Year ode, the Laureate acquired the duty of writing a birthday ode to the monarch, a practice which was to last over 100 years. Laurence Eusden (1688-1730). Eusden never published a book of poetry. His work is mediocre. Colley Cibber (1671-1757). The poetry of dramatist Colley Cibber was conscientious but not inspired. William Whitehead (1715-85). Laureate 1757-85. [The appointment was first offered to and declined by Thomas Gray.] William Whitehead (a respectable though perhaps dull dramatist) was good humored and amiable. For example, h
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Southampton's greatest Premier League XI: Matt Le Tissier, Adam Lallana and Wayne Bridge make the cut but who else features? | Daily Mail Online Southampton's greatest Premier League XI: Matt Le Tissier, Adam Lallana and Wayne Bridge make the cut but who else features? Morgan Schneidelin and Jose Fonte are the only current Saints players Matt Le Tissier lines up alongside Adam Lallana and Marian Pahars James Beattie pips Rickie Lambert to the lone striker role But who else features in Southampton's greatest Premier League XI? On the back of the club's highest Premier League finish and points tally, there is an argument for naming Ronald Koeman's strongest 11 as Southampton's best of the modern era. But three words put the kibosh on that fanciful theory: Matthew. Le. Tissier. The team does, however, line up in Koeman’s favoured 4-2-3-1 formation to get the best out of the ridiculously gifted Channel Islander. So how many of the current crop get in? And is there a place for Agustin Delgado? Matt Le Tissier celebrates scoring one of his 100 Premier League for Southampton against Newcastle ANTTI NIEMI Entering his first full season with the club in 2002, Gordon Strachan persuaded thrifty chairman Rupert Lowe to part with £2million to bring the Finn south of the border from Hearts. It was money well spent. Unflappable and bold, agile and alert, his command of the area and superb shot-stopping saw him quickly displace the popular Paul Jones. Fans warmed to Niemi's cool head at the back of a defence which was the bedrock of an eighth-placed finish - then the club's highest in the Premier League - and a trip to the FA Cup final in his first season. Manchester United were said to be suitors, but a spate of knee injuries meant he missed chunks of the 2004-05 season, a major factor in the club's first relegation for 27 years. Antti Niemi joined Southampton from Hearts in 2002 and quickly endeared himself to the club's fans JASON DODD A swashbuckling right back in the mould of Nathaniel Clyne is all the rage nowadays, but let’s wait a while before throwing 16 years and 398 appearances onto the scrapheap. He was also a bargain, with Chris Nicholl paying non-League Bath City £15,000 in 1989. Reliable, committed and capable of playing at centre half, the dogged Dodd put his body on the line and was always a willing outlet on the right. He chipped in with the odd screamer too, and let's not forget the one scored directly from a corner against Portsmouth. Sebastian Schemmel didn't touch it. Former Saints right back Jason Dodd clashes with former Chelsea midfielder Dennis Wise MICHAEL SVENSSON The heart says ‘Super Ken' Monkou but the head says Svensson, who, like Niemi, joined in 2002 and slotted in seamlessly. Affectionately known as ‘Killer’ for his no-nonsense approach, he forged an instant understanding with Claus Lundekvam after a £2m move from Troyes. An excellent reader of the game, he was strong on the ground, fierce in the air and a danger from set pieces too. But the Swedish international sustained a knee injury in the warm up against Portsmouth in 2004 and was never the same again. He missed the entire relegation season and boy did it show. Michael Svensson, nicknamed Killer for his no-nonsense approach, challenges Ryan Giggs JOSE FONTE Another no-frills defender, the powerful Portuguese played his part in the rise through the divisions, and kept his place in the top flight under Nigel Adkins, Mauricio Pochettino and Koeman, who made him captain. Dependable and brave, he won the fans' player of the season award in 2014, and his song 'Jose Fonte, baby! Jose Fonte wooaaah!' regularly reverberates around St Mary's. He marshalled a defence - without the departed Dejan Lovren and Luke Shaw, remember - which conceded 33 goals last season, one more than the hallowed rearguard of Jose Mourinho’s champions. Composed and controlled, his recent form earned him a richly-deserved international call-up. Gets the nod ahead of Dean Richards and Lundekvam, who misses out by an underhit backpass. Jose Fonte helped Southampton rise through th
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Index-a This Week's Puzzles So You Think You Know Soccer A soccer goal is what dimensions, yards wide and feet high: 8x7; 7x8; 8x8 or 9x8? According to FIFA World Cup rules which flag must be displayed inside each match stadium besides those of FIFA/Fair Play, and the two competing nations? Approximately how many million people play regular organized football in the world (at the early 2000s): 5; 25; 65; or 250? The word soccer derives from: Sock; Association; Kosher; or Socrates? What is not required by the rules of soccer: Goal net; Penalty spot; Specified ball pressure; or Shin guards? The 2014 World Cup Finals allocated European and African teams respectively how many places: 3 and 9; 4 and 10; 5 and 13; or 6 and 15? What city/club football rules, which spread widely in the late 1800s, introduced heading, corners, throw-ins, changing ends, and the goal crossbar: Sheffield; Paris; Milan; or Berlin? FIFA's 2014 World Cup Finals/Qualifying rules dictate a match squad of how many players: 18; 23; 26; or 30? In the 2010 World Cup Final, Jo'bulani was the: Winner's national anthem; Winning goalscorer; Ball; or Trumpet-like horn blown by fans? The minimum rest-period between two games for any team at the 2014 World Cup is how many hours: 24; 36; 48; or 72? Soccer rules award what after an 'own goal' directly from a throw-in: Goal; Penalty; Corner; or Drop-ball? The headquarters of FIFA are in Brussels; London; Zurich, or Oslo? Who has made the World Cup footballs since 1970: Adidas; Puma; Umbro; or Nike? The World Cup Qualifiying matches between El Salvador v Honduras in 1969 coincided with what mutual event: Independence; Earthquake; Drought; or War? The first ever �100,000 (or above) football transfer, in 1961, was: Bobby Moore; Pele; Dennis Law; or Eusebio? A white ball was first used in a World Cup in: 1930; 1950; 1966; or 1982? The centre circle of a soccer pitch is used only at kick-offs/re-starts, and in which other game feature? Matthias Sammer, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Rivaldo, and Luis Figo won what between 1990-2002: European Cup; World Cup; Golden Boot; or European Footballer of the Year? The first, second and third placed teams at the 2014 World Cup receive how many medals: 20; 30; 40 or 50? Soccer has been an Olympic event since: 1900; 1964; 1992; or 2002? PAGE 6
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Walter Winterbottom Obituary 1913 - 2002 (from BBC SPORT FOOTBALL Football mourns Sir Walter) The first ever England football manager, Walter Winterbottom, has died aged 88. Walter's long career was before the remit of this site, but nobody would deny the influence that his coaching style had on the generation of managers and coaches that were prominent in the 70-71 season. Here is some of the ways that Walter has been commemorated on the Net Brian Glanville at Guardian Unlimited Football News Sir Walter Winterbottom reports Walter Winterbottom, who has died aged 88, was the first full-time manager of the England football team, and kept the job for an astonishing 16 years, from 1946 to 1962. During this time England consistently qualified for the World Cup, although in the 1950 tournament in Brazil they lost 1-0 to the United States - possibly the greatest humiliation in the history of English football. Winterbottom was concurrently director of coaching at the Football Association, and significantly was wont to say that he considered this the more important of his two jobs. When his mentor, the FA secretary Sir Stanley Rous, retired in 1962, everyone expected Winterbottom to become the new secretary. But journalists who supported him overplayed their hand, with the result that Professor Sir Harold Thompson, who detested Rous, succeeded in steering through a compromise candidate. Winterbottom instead became secretary of the Central Council of Physical Recreation. The charge that Winterbottom could never communicate with England players because he had not played professional football himself was unfair. He had in fact played it with some success. Born in Lancashire, Winterbottom was educated at Oldham grammar school and Chester College. It was there that he met Eddie Lever, a Portsmouth footballer whose career had just been ended by a knee injury. In later years, Lever would become the Portsmouth manager. Long conversations about tactics stimulated the young Winterbottom. "It was largely from Eddie Lever's knowledge," he admitted, "that I got my yearning for the game." Winterbottom then became a schoolmaster. He taught for three years in Oldham, playing centre-half meanwhile for Royston Amateurs in the Lancashire and Cheshire League, and for Mossley. It was here that he was spotted by Manchester United's legendary chief scout, Louis Rocca; and the money he earned from turning professional with United allowed him to study at Carnegie physical training college, where eventually he joined the staff. His debut for United was in 1934, in a League match versus Leeds, which he remembered chiefly because he had eaten something that upset him and felt violently ill. Yet he played well enough to displace, for a time, one of United's salient pre-war players, George Vose. Spinal trouble put him prematurely out of the game, and when the second world war broke out in 1939 he joined the RAF, becoming chief instructor of physical training at RAF Cosford, then head of physical training at the Air Ministry. He later resumed his playing career, turning out as a guest for Chelsea at half back and full back, and was even named twice as an England reserve. A star he may not have been, but he had every right to call himself a first-class footballer. When he was appointed England manager and senior FA coach in 1946, he inaugurated a series of courses. He was concurrently in charge of the senior, amateur and youth international teams - the latter a new departure - till pressure of work obliged him to give up the last two responsibilities. He found himself confronted by a welter of prejudice and ignorance. If the FA coaching scheme may in later years have ossified into a new orthodoxy, initially it had much to offer; and much to contend with. At many clubs, training still consisted of endless running round the track, with nothing seen of the ball, the theory being that the less players saw of it during the
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Premier League Managerial Moves By Season | The Sack Race Betting Offers List of Premier League Managerial Moves By Season Since 1992 Since its inception in 1992, the Premier League has been nothing short of a rollercoaster for managers with an average of eight top flight teams per season making a change, whether it is forced upon them after a manager resigns or is porched by another club or through choice following a sacking. Below is the full list of managerial departures that have occured (broken down by each season) since the Premier League began. Managers have been taken to have been dismissed, resigned or departed for health reasons where they were officially announced by the club as the permanent appointment be it on a long term contract or until the end of a given season. 1992/1993 Season Mick McGiven - Ipswich (demoted to assistant manager) Total managerial changes for the season - 7 1994/1995 Season Billy Bonds - West Ham (resigned) November 1994 Ossie Ardiles - Tottenham Hotspur (sacked) Mike Walker - Everton (sacked) Gerry Francis - Queens Park Rangers (left to move to Tottenham) Ron Atkinson - Aston Villa (sacked) Brian Little - Leicester City (resigned to join Aston Villa) December 1994 John Lyall - Ipswich Town (resigned) February 1995 Phil Neal - Coventry City (sacked) George Graham - Arsenal (sacked) John Deehan - Norwich City (resigned) May 1995 Alan Smith - Crystal Palace (sacked) Trevor Francis - Sheffield Wednesday (sacked) Brian Horton - Manchester City (sacked) June 1995 Kenny Dalglish - Blackburn Rovers (retired) July 1995 Alan Ball - Southampton (left to join Man City) Total managerial changes for the season - 15 1995/1996 Season Roy McFarland - Bolton Wanderers (sacked) May 1996 Glenn Hoddle - Chelsea (left to take the England job) June 1996 Total managerial changes for the season - 3 1996/1997 Season Alan Curbushley - Charlton Athletic (resigns) Steve McClaren - Middlesbrough (left to become England manager) July 2006 David O'Leary - Aston Villa (sacked) Total managerial changes for the season - 9 2006/2007 Season Iain Dowie - Charlton Athletic (sacked) December 2006 Alan Padrew - West Ham United (sacked) Les Reed - Charlton Athletic (sacked) April 2007 Sam Allardyce - Bolton Wanderers (resigned) May 2007 Stuart Pearce - Manchester City (sacked) Glenn Roeder - Newcaster United (resigned) Neil Warnock - Sheffield United (resigned) Paul Jewell - Wigan Athletic (resigned) Total managerial changes for the season - 9 2007/2008 Season Jose Mourinho - Chelsea (mutual consent) October 2007 Sammy Lee - Bolton Wanderers (mutual consent) Martin Jol - Tottenham (sacked) Chris Hutchings - Wigan (sacked) Steve Bruce - Birmingham City (left to join Wigan) Billy Davies - Derby County (sacked) December 2007 Roberto Mancini - Manchester City (sacked) Sir Alex Ferguson - Manchester United (retired) David Moyes - Everton (left to join Man Utd) Rafa Benitez - Chelsea (interim contract not renewed) Total managerial changes for the season - 9 2013/2014 Season Paolo Di Canio - Sunderland (sacked) October 2013 Ian Holloway - Crystal Palace (sacked) December 2013 Steve Clarke - West Brom (sacked) Andre Villas-Boas - Tottenham (sacked) Malky Mackay - Cardiff City (sacked) February 2014 Michael Laudrup - Swansea City (sacked) Rene Meulensteen - Fulham (sacked) Chris Hughton - Norwich City (sacked) David Moyes - Manchester United (sacked) May 2014 Pepe Mel - West Bromwich Albion (mutual consent) Tim Sherwood - Tottenham Hotspur (sacked) Mauricio Pochettino - Southampton (resigned)
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Information Technology in Global Society Information Technology in Global Society Tuesday, June 19, 2012 End of year reflection for my Grade 12 The IB is keen on reflection and so here you go, a reflection on a year's teaching of my Grade 12 ITGS group. If you have read this far you are clearly interested so I'll try and be honest and make some sense of it all! This was the very first time for me teaching this course. I must say I liked it but the examination at the end didn't really reflect what an interesting subject it really is! ITGS is dynamic in way that no other subject can possibly be. As far as I am concerned the whole ITGS thing is going galactic, so I'd be prepared to take the Global out and use Galactic instead. Information Technology in a Galactic Society. Yes, it is simply astonishing what goes on in this world of science fiction as it rapidly becomes science fact. To keep up is a full time job. Fine for me, as a well paid and dedicated teacher, but not so easy for my fee paying students who had other pressures on them from their "more important" and pressing subjects. Plus not many had got to that perverse stage in life where actually reading about the latest ITGS stories was fun! OK so let's start at the beginning. I inherited "my" students from another teacher who'd left. So far, so obvisous. Reading between the lines of a mass exodus of teachers from the school and a vast intake of new teachers I think he had shipped out at the last minute (or was that the other IT teacher who was hijacked?). I will never know but anyhow we never met and a handover email never really explained what things were really like in a school thousands of miles away. Of course nothing was really said by email about students and somehow I vastly overestimated their ability and interest in the whole IB thing! The IB is good at making out it is somehow superiour and I thought I was coming into an intellectual hothouse. No one told me otherwise but I really don't know where this all came from. Probably because it has taken me a year to work out some of the basic jargon: PYP, MYP, IB, etc. Also I did not understand the student group dynamics. If I had done, I possibly would never have got on the plane. This was a complicated group containing a soft core of the totally disinterested! I could write a whole load about this but suffice to say, kids are kids, and it doesn't matter what "education" system they are under they are all basically the same as their parents and teachers...mostly lazy and will take the most direct path between place A and B which involves the least possible of everything, including work, to get the pass grade that is just good enough for whatever their ambitions are. Systems: The students had grown up on their LMS (learning management system) which was based around Moodle. A system that I had never used and one that looked unattractive. I decided not to go with it as Mahara had been introduced to them (I thought) and I wanted to invest my time in learning that system. They took to it very poorly indeed, with only the brighter students seeming to know how to use it for their own eportfolio work. Coming to an IB school I assumed that the high ideals of this holy educational examination system would be beyond grades and the love of learning and all that stuff would be at the forefront. Forget all that, I've never met students that are so wholly only interested in their grades. To complicate matters, the course for ITGS was changed for examination in 2012 (I assume with considerable warning). Thus my students were the first not to do a portfolio section. Timings for the papers were changed for the 2012 examination too, as well as weightings of papers. Confusingly, the students were sure that a considerable amount of their efforts in their Year 11 had been focused on their portfolio grade, which they assumed was worth something in the overall examination assessment wise. Sadly for them this was not the case and, although no doubt a worthwhile exercise, it was probably explained incorrectly to them and much of their
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NASA Data Suggests the Sun's Magnetic Field is about to Flip Space According to data from NASA-supported observatories, the sun’s vast magnetic field is about to flip. Watch this new four minute ScienceCast video to learn more details. A new ScienceCast video anticipates the reversal of the sun’s global magnetic field. Image Credit: [email protected] Something big is about to happen on the sun. According to measurements from NASA-supported observatories, the sun’s vast magnetic field is about to flip. “It looks like we’re no more than three to four months away from a complete field reversal,” said solar physicist Todd Hoeksema of Stanford University. “This change will have ripple effects throughout the solar system.” The sun’s magnetic field changes polarity approximately every 11 years. It happens at the peak of each solar cycle as the sun’s inner magnetic dynamo re-organizes itself. The coming reversal will mark the midpoint of Solar Cycle 24. Half of “solar max” will be behind us, with half yet to come. Hoeksema is the director of Stanford’s Wilcox Solar Observatory, one of the few observatories in the world that monitors the sun’s polar magnetic fields. The poles are a herald of change. Just as Earth scientists watch our planet’s polar regions for signs of climate change, solar physicists do the same thing for the sun. Magnetograms at Wilcox have been tracking the sun’s polar magnetism since 1976, and they have recorded three grand reversals—with a fourth in the offing. Solar physicist Phil Scherrer, also at Stanford, describes what happens: “The sun’s polar magnetic fields weaken, go to zero and then emerge again with the opposite polarity. This is a regular part of the solar cycle.” A reversal of the sun’s magnetic field is, literally, a big event. The domain of the sun’s magnetic influence (also known as the “heliosphere”) extends billions of kilometers beyond Pluto. Changes to the field’s polarity ripple all the way out to the Voyager probes, on the doorstep of interstellar space. When solar physicists talk about solar field reversals, their conversation often centers on the “current sheet.” The current sheet is a sprawling surface jutting outward from the sun’s equator where the sun’s slowly rotating magnetic field induces an electrical current. The current itself is small, only one ten-billionth of an amp per square meter (0.0000000001 amps/m2), but there’s a lot of it: the amperage flows through a region 10,000 km thick and billions of kilometers wide. Electrically speaking, the entire heliosphere is organized around this enormous sheet. The heliospheric current sheet separates regions of the solar wind where the magnetic field points toward or away from the Sun. The complex field structure in the photosphere simplifies with increasing height in the corona until a single line separates the two polarities at about 2.5 solar radii. That line is drawn out by the radially accelerating solar wind to form a surface similar to the one shown in this idealized picture. The surface is curved because the underlying magnetic pattern rotates every 27 days with the Sun. It would take about 3 weeks for material near the current sheet traveling at 400 km/s in the solar wind to reach the orbit of Jupiter, as depicted here. In reality the surface becomes increasingly distorted because of variations in the solar wind speed along the surface and other dynamic effects operating in the interplanetary medium. The shape of the current sheet usually evolves slowly – over months – as the large-scale pattern of the Sun’s field changes in response to the emergence and decay of solar active regions. Coronal mass ejections often disrupt the background pattern temporarily, but sometimes the changes are permanent. During most of the solar cycle the current sheet is basically a tilted dipole with varying degrees of quadrupole distortion. Near solar maximum the dipole decays leaving a much more complicated structure. This picture shows the heliospheric current sheet as it might appear during the rising phase of the cycle, when the dipole and q
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James Bond 007 :: MI6 - The Home Of James Bond Killed by a KGB assassin during the exercise attack on Gibraltar in "The Living Daylights". 006 Alec Trevelyan, believed to have been killed while on a mission with 007 to destroy a Russian chemical weapons facility. 006 later appeared in a new guise as the head of the Janus crime organization in "GoldenEye". 008 008 is mentioned in multiple films by M, but never appears on screen. He is first mentioned in "Goldfinger" as a backup replacement if 007 fails his mission, and most recently in "The Living Daylights". 009 Killed in East Germany by Mischka and Grischka, the two knife-throwing twins. 009 makes a spectacular entrance to the British Embassy, dressed as a clown and holding a Faberg� egg in "Octopussy". 0012 The novelisation of "The World Is Not Enough" lists the agent Bond refers to in the banker's office opening scene as 0012, rather than just "an MI6 agent". Literary Colleagues In Ian Fleming's "Moonraker", James Bond is described as being the senior member of only three agents in the double-0 section. The two other agents were 008 - who had just escaped from East Berlin, and 0011 - who had vanished from Singapore two months before the mission. 008 made another appearance in "Goldfinger" where he is listed as the replacement for 007 should he fail (the film adaptation is loyal to this). 0011 was not so lucky, and did not get mentioned in any of the later Fleming adventures. 009 was introduced in "Thunderball" as another member of the sections. Bond was also in competition with 006 in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" to be first to win Mary Goodnight's heart. 006 is described as an ex-Royal Marine. Fleming only mentioned four other agents in the double-0 section alongside 007, and never once as a plotline to a story - a thread that has been used on numerous occasions throughout the film series.
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51 What other "00" agents are mentioned? (James Bond) 51 What other "00" agents are mentioned? (James Bond) Description This article is from the James Bond FAQ , by Michael Reed reed55@core.com with numerous contributions by others. 51 What other "00" agents are mentioned? (James Bond) In the James Bond films, a number of 00 agents have been depicted over the years: 002 - Bill Fairbanks, assassinated in Beirut by Francisco Scaramanga in 1969 ("The Man With The Golden Gun"); replaced by another agent who is quickly captured during a training mission at Gibraltar ("The Living Daylights") 003 - Found dead in the Siberian ice ("A View To A Kill") 004 - Assassinated during a training mission at Gibraltar ("The Living Daylights") 006 - Alec Trevelyan, listed dead by MI6 at the hands of Soviet Colonel Ourumov during a mission with 007 to blow-up a Soviet nerve gas factory...at least for a while ("GoldenEye") 008 - Bond's replacement, should he be unable to complete his mission ("Goldfinger" and "The Living Daylights") 009 - Assassinated in West Berlin by a circus knife-thrower after stealing a Faberge egg ("Octopussy"); a new 009 was named as the man who put the bullet in Renard's head ("The World Is Not Enough") 0012 - Technically unnamed in the film, the novelization of "The World Is Not Enough" has Bond avenging his death in the opening scene. On screen he is simply referred to as an MI6 agent In addition, the movie "Thunderball" has Moneypenny state the "every Double-O man in Europe" is in the conference room, and Bond arrives as the ninth agent to be briefed. Whether this means that the agents are 001 through 009 or not is never stated, as it COULD be 002 through 0010, for instance. And perhaps we should consider that some Double-0's were not in Europe and missed the meeting. Sharp eyes also could not miss the moment in "The World Is Not Enough" when Moneypenny distributes assignment folders to other agents, one of which is a woman. While Miranda Frost in "Die Another Day" is an MI6 agent, it is never stated she is a "Double-O", and we only learn that her experience was three years in cryptography before the Graves' assignment. For the novels according to Ian Fleming, James Bond was originally the senior member of only three agents in the Section. At the time of the "Moonraker" mission, 008 (known only as 'Bill') had just escaped from East Berlin, while 0011 had vanished in Singapore just two months before. Although 008 surfaced again in "Goldfinger" (listed as Bond's replacement, should he have failed), 0011 was never heard from again. 009 was briefly mentioned in "Thunderball". In "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", Bond was even odds to "get" Mary Goodnight first with an ex-Royal Marine Commando who was 006, making Fleming's total of 00 agents -- including 007 -- five. Kingsley Amis' "Colonel Sun" noted that the head of station G in Athens had served as "005" before "an eye defect had begun to impair his ability with firearms." (Submitted by Donal Rogers <donalrogers@iolfree.ie>) In "Zero Minus Ten" Raymond Benson includes a scene with the "Single-O's" who are working toward a "00" classification.
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To which island did the singer Gracie Fields retire
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Capri Island - La Canzone del Mare La Canzone del Mare Contacts Gracie Fields La Canzone del Mare was realised on the site of an ancient fort embedded in the rock, once home to Gracie Fields: the singer who decided to pass the later years of her life on the island of Capri. La Canzone del Mare was designed so as to provide a secluded and luxurious retreat where to entertain an elite group of friends. Among Fields most famous songs, there is the ballad The Isle of Capri, written by Jimmy Kennedy and arranged by Will Grosz, which tells of a summer love, illuminated by the moon of Capri. History The name of La Canzone del Mare takes its inspiration from the song of the Sirens and the episode in the Odysseus which recounts how Ulysses, sailing in the vicinity of an island which many identify as being that of Capri, requested that his crew tied him to the ships mast so as to be able to listen to the enticing song of the Sirens, song used by the mythical creatures to lure sailors ashore, and thus to their death. La Canzone del Mare occupies an important place in the history of Capri, having been a major protagonist in the 1950s and 1960s: by many considered to be the islands golden years. A great number of those celebrities who habitually took up residence on the island each summer passed their days sunbathing on the poolside of La Canzone del Mare. A place where many a love story began (few of which were to survive beyond the summer), and numerous important business deals were made, La canzone del Mare was also to function as showcase for fashion items which have since been worn for more than half a century: such as the "Capri pants" and the bikini. Today as in the past, those in search of that rare combination of glamour, privacy, and relaxation, continue to choose La Canzone del Mare.
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1. What is the name of the hit show based on the songs of Abba? - Liverpool Echo News 1. What is the name of the hit show based on the songs of Abba? 2. Which “G” is the name of the Italian astronomer who improved the telescope so much as to discover that there were craters on the moon? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. Which “G” is the name of the Italian astronomer who improved the telescope so much as to discover that there were craters on the moon? 3. For which series of films were the actors Kenneth Williams and Sid James best known? 4. What is the name given to the largest bee in a hive? 5. Which alternative word for the Devil is a Hebrew word with translates as “Lord Of The Flies”? 6. On which TV island might you have found actor Ricardo Montalban? 7. Mozart’s opera, which was a continuation of The Barber Of Seville, was called The Marriage Of . . . who? 8. What is the nearest planet to the Sun? 9. What was the name of the road sweeper played by Roger Lloyd-Pack in Only Fools And Horses? 10. What connects the answers above? 11. What was the nickname of the first Spice Girl to go solo? 12. Which of the following events did Carl Lewis not win a gold medal for at the 1984 Olympics? Long Jump, 400m or 100m relay? 13. Which two actors were nominated for best actor awards at the Oscars in 1991, both for playing wheelchair-bound characters? 14. How is Eldrick Woods better known? 15. Who did Iain Duncan Smith beat in September, 2001, to become the leader of the Conservative Party? 16. Who was the main villain in the cartoon Wacky Races? 17. When the band Hear‘say formed, who was the oldest member at 24? 18. What is the name of the third book of the Bible? 19. What was advertised with Eva Herzagovia using the slogan “hello boys”? 20. Which model gave birth to her daughter, Lola, in September, 2002? 21. “All children, except one, grow up” is the opening line from which famous story? 22. How are Fizz, Milo, Jake and Bella better known collectively? 23. What number on the Beaufort Scale represents a hurricane? 24. In which film did Jodie Foster play a character called Tallulah? 25. What is pathophobia the fear of? 26. What was the title of the TV show Bonanza changed to? 27. What mountain range is the natural habitat of the llama? 28. What nationality was scientist Marie Curie? 29. Who played the title role in the TV series Worzel Gummidge? 30. Which toy was originally called the Pluto Platter when it was first introduced in 1957? 1. Mama Mia; 2. Galileo; 3. Carry On; 4. Queen; 5. Beelzebub; 6. Fantasy; 7. Figaro; 8. Mercury; 9. Trigger; 10. The song Bohemian Rhapsody; 11. Ginger Spice; 12. 400m; 13. Tom Cruise (for Born On The Fourth Of July) and Daniel Day-Lewis (for My Left Foot); 14. Tiger Woods; 15. Ken Clarke; 16. Dick Dastardly; 17. Kym Marsh; 18. Leviticus; 19. The Wonderbra; 20. Kate Moss; 21. Peter Pan; 22. The Tweenies; 23. 12; 24. Bugsy Malone; 25. Illness; 26. Ponderosa; 27. Andes; 28. Polish; 29. Jon Pertwee; 30. Frisbee Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent
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On the UK television game show ‘The Chase’ which chaser is known as ‘The Governess’?
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Bradley Walsh :: TV :: The Chase - Meet the Chasers The Chase - Meet the Chasers The Chase - Meet the Chasers Bradley Walsh hosts the show, but the brains behind The Chase are the four Chasers who aim to beat the contestants. Paul Sinha Paul Sinha, is brand new to the show and will be seen in series 4. He is a qualified GP and an award winning stand-up comedian, but has a passion for quizzes. Although he has appeared on Are You An Egghead?, Brain of Britain, Mastermind, University Challenge and The Weakest Link he has yet to win any of them, but has come close. He achieves a high ranking at the British Quiz Association, but will that be enough to beat the contestants in Series 4? Mark Labbett Mark Labbett, otherwise known as The Beast has appeared twice on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? winning a total of £48,000. He came second in The National Lottery People's Quiz, and won BBC Four quiz Only Connect. He has been on Mastermind, University Challenge, 15 to 1 and even put up his own �1,000 to compete on the knock out tournament "Grand Slam". Mark is a maths teacher from Wales, and is a pub quiz champion. Shaun Wallace Shaun Wallace is a barrister from North London. He won the title Mastermind Champion 2004. Living in the shadows of Wembley stadium his specialist subject is of course football. Other television quiz appearances include Egg Heads, 15 to 1, Greed, Beat the Nation, Brainteaser, and the Weakest Link. Anne Hegerty Anne Hegerty joined Mark and Shaun on Series two, but has proven to hold the highest catch rate in the first 3 series. A freelance editor and journalist, Anne is known as The Governess she was a proof reader and lives in Manchester. Anne too has a long list of previous game show appearances including the original series of Mastermind with Magnus Magnusson. She then returned for the new Mastermind with John Humphrys, 15 to 1, Today�s The Day, Are You An Egghead?, and Brain of Britain. Be A Contestant On The Chase Fancy your chances? Fill out the application form if you think you can take on The Chasers. The Chase: US Edition The Beast takes on the Americans in The Chase USA . The Chase App on Itunes Download now The Chase app for your Apple iphone, ipad & ipod touch that allows you to play against the chasers. The Chase Board Game
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Course and Fences It is illegal for anyone aged under 18 to gamble Grand National Course and Fences The Grand National is the ultimate test of horse and jockey. The race comprises two full circuits of a unique 2� mile (3,600 metres) course, where challengers will face 30 of the most testing fences in the world of jump racing. It was originally designed as a cross-country steeplechase when it was first officially run in 1839. The runners started at a lane on the edge of the racecourse and raced away from the course out over open countryside towards the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The gates, hedges and ditches that they met along the way were flagged to provide them with the obstacles to be jumped along the way with posts and rails erected at the two points where the runners jumped a brook. The runners returned towards the racecourse by running along the edge of the canal before re-entering the course at the opposite end. The runners then ran the length of the racecourse before embarking on a second circuit before finishing in front of the stands. The majority of the race therefore took place not on the actual Aintree Racecourse but instead in the adjoining countryside. That countryside was incorporated into the modern course but commentators still often refer to it as "the country", much to the confusion of millions of once-a-year racing viewers. Nowadays, around 150 tonnes of spruce branches, sourced and transported from forests in the Lake District, are used to dress the Liverpool course's jump fences. Each fence used to be made from a wooden frame and covered with the distinctive green spruce. However, a radical change for the 2013 renewal saw that frame replaced by a softer, more forgiving material known as "plastic birch", for safety reasons. Each of the 16 fences on the course are jumped twice, with the exception of The Chair and the Water Jump, which are jumped on the first circuit only. You can take a jockey's eye view of the Grand National course via the video below: Safety Changes Following safety reviews after both the 2011 and 2012 renewals, a number of changes were made to the course with some reductions in fences or the drop after fences, plus the levelling of landing zones. Since 2013, the start of the race is now 90 yards closer to the first fence, reducing the race to four miles and three-and-a-half furlongs, from four-and-a-half miles, while measures were introduced to stop horses getting caught up in the starting tape. In particular, the start now includes the 'no-go' zone, which is defined by a line on the track, being extended from 15 yards to around 30 yards from the starting tape. The starter's rostrum has been moved to a position between the starting tape and the 'no-go' zone to reduce the potential for horses to go through the starting tape prematurely. The tapes themselves are also more user-friendly, with increased visibility, while there is now a specific briefing between the starters' team and the jockeys on Grand National day. The changes to the start are aimed at slowing the speed the first fence is approached at, while moving the start further away from the crowd reduces noise that can distract the horses. The makeup of all of the fences changed significantly in 2013. The new fences are still covered in spruce, but wooden posts have been replaced by a softer material known as "plastic birch", and on top of that birch there's a minimum of fourteen to sixteen inches of spruce that the horses can knock off. The outward appearance of the fences remains the same. Other measures included �100,000 being invested in irrigation to produce the safest jumping ground possible and a new bypass and pen around fence four to catch riderless horses. The Start There is a hazard to overcome even before the race starts - the build up, parade and re-girthing prior to the off lasts for around 25 minutes, over double the time it takes for any other race. With 40 starters, riders naturally want a good sight of the first fence and after the long build-up their nerves are stretched to breaking point, which means
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What is the name of the Jamaican netball team?
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Jamaican Netball - A Brief Introduction Jamaican Netball Jamaican Netball by Shermaine Anderson-Gayle Posted 12/13/2009 Jamaica, no stranger in international sport circles, continues to reap great sporting success, perhaps making bigger and richer countries envious of our achievements. And this, our number one female sport is a testament to that. Jamaica's netball team has consistently rank in the top 5 countries in the world! The national team is known appropriately called the Sunshine Girls. We have 4 squads; the under 13, under 16, under 21 and the senior squad. Netball was introduced to Jamaica by English women who came to teach in our girls secondary schools. The game became apart of the physical education programme since 1909. Netball’s popularity among Jamaicans began to grow as it was introduced to various clubs, schools, churches and businesses island wide. The Jamaica Netball Association became affiliated to the West Indies Netball Board in 1959. The first Jamaican netball team was founded in 1959 and was invited to play in the West Indies Tournament in Montserrat in August 1959. And little background to the sport? Sure! Netball was invented by Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education teacher. Dr. Naismith main goal was to keep his students physically occupied indoors during the winter months. Netball is based on running, jumping, throwing and catching. A team has 12 players but only 7 are played on court on each team in any game. It is played into four 15 minutes segments called quarters with teams changing shooting positions at the end of each quarter. The game begins with a center pass, and center pass is changed after a goal is scored. Netball is a non contact sports, which means no player should be in personal contact with an opponent. All attempts to score a goal must be taken inside of the semicircular area around the goal post. This area is called the goal area. The sport is similar to basketball in many respects, but differs in a few key ways. For example: The hoop is smaller and there is no backboard. Players must not run or dribble with the ball. Ball is smaller. Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/myislandjamaica Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/myislandjamaica New! Comments Have your say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. Articles You Might Have Missed... Thanks For Reading! Like What You Just Read? Please join me in my effort to share the beauty and uniqueness of Jamaica with the world. You can do so by sharing this insightful narrative on the social media of your choice and ask others to do the same (BELOW). Need Help? We have a cherry list of top Jamaican companies that might be able to help you. Please click here to see them, our preferred partners and site sponsors. Get Exclusive Updates & Tips! You are also welcome to join my special friends list and receive exclusive updates (like this), tips, trivia and stories from lovers of Jamaica! I'll Gift You A FREE COPY of my eBook, 101 Intriguing Facts About Jamaica - just for subscribing! Just enter your email & name below:
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Junior rowing history made at Henley - worldrowing.com Junior rowing history made at Henley 02 July 2012 History was made at Henley Royal Regatta, in Great Britain this year, as junior girls raced down the booms for the first the time in the quadruple sculls. SHARE In the absence of the majority of Olympic-bound crews, American universities ruled the eights events, and under-23 crews aiming for the World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Trakai, Lithuania in just over a week’s time also shone. Alice White, Pippa Birch and Jo Unsworth of Henley Rowing Club celebrate after winning the final of the Junior Women's Quadruple Sculls during the final day of the 2012 Henley Royal Regatta Henley Rowing Club became the first junior women to win at Henley Royal Regatta in the Junior Women’s Quadruple Sculls and they did it in style on their home stretch of water. They beat Canford School, Great Britain by 2 ½ lengths in the final on Sunday in a time of 8:44. In the men’s eights events, the elite Grand Challenge Cup and the intermediate Ladies Challenge Plate were both won by American crews, the Grand itself being an all-American final. California Rowing Club dismissed Brown University by 1 ¼ lengths in the final of the elite eights whilst in a thrilling race in the Ladies Challenge Plate, Havard University rowed through Leander Club in the dying metres to win by just one foot in a time of 6:33, at time three seconds faster than the elite event. Australian crews will be very happy with a hat-trick of victories in elite events. It was a down-under battle in the men’s four, the Stewards Challenge Cup, as under-23 crews representing Australia and New Zealand faced each other. Australia got the advantage early on, and won by 2/3 of a length over the Kiwis, representing Waiariki Rowing Club. The Australian women’s quadruple sculls, who are also the under-23 crew competing in Trakai, saw off the Olympic women’s crew from The Netherlands with considerable ease, leading from the start to win with an official verdict of “easily”. The third trophy was won in the men’s quadruple sculls, the Queen Mother Challenge Cup, against the Canadian club Victoria City Rowing Club by a small margin of 2/3 of a length. Members of the Havard University Crew celebrate winning The Ladies' Challenge Plate during the fifth day of the 2012 Henley Royal Regatta The Princess Royal Challenge Cup, the women’s single sculls, was contested by a field of talent, including Sanita Puspure of Ireland, the only Irish boat to have qualified for the Olympic Rowing Regatta, under-23 Estonian Kaisa Pajusalu and Italy’s Laura Schiavone, as well as lightweights Imogen Walsh of Great Britain and Alice McNamara of Australia. However it was Isolda Penney of Canada, who last competed internationally in 2010, who took the honours, dispensing Puspure on Saturday in the semifinal, and winning the final on Sunday “easily” against Pajusalu. In the Diamond Sculls, the men’s single sculls, Peter Lambert of South Africa took home the honours, beating Graeme Thomas in the final. Thomas is part of the GB Rowing Team, and recently finished fourth at the third stage of the 2012 Samsung World Rowing Cup series, whilst Lambert finished eighth at the second stage of the Samsung World Rowing Cup. British under-23 sculler Jonathan Walton put in a good performance to make the semifinals on Saturday to be thwarted by Thomas, whilst Andrew Campbell was beaten by Lambert at the same stage. The men’s pair was contested by several crews who have not qualified for the Olympic Games including Michael Blomquist and James Koven of the United States of America, Daniel Ritchie and Tom Broadway of Great Britain and France’s Michael Molina and Benjamin Lang. Molina and Lang, who had an extraordinary race with Ritchie and Broadway in the semifinal to make the final, beat Greece’s Konstantinos Christomanos and Apostolos Lampridi to win the Silver Goblets and Nickalls’ Challenge Cup “easily”. The women’s eight event, the Remenham Challenge Cup, was won by a senior development crew from Western Rowing Club, Canada.
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What make of car was Mike Hawthorn driving when he won the F1 World Drivers Championship in 1958
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Mike Hawthorn - 1958 Mike Hawthorn Share Mike Hawthorn loved life, drove fast and died young. Big, blond and boisterous, he often raced wearing a broad grin and a bow tie. He regarded motorsport as a quick way to further the fun he constantly pursued. When his pastime became a profession he partied as hard as he drove, though his career was also tinged by tragedy, scandal and personal misfortune. Near the end he found Formula One racing no fun at all, but he went out a winner. Other champions were greater drivers but none was a more colourful personality. Had he been born a decade earlier John Michael Hawthorn might have been a heroic Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain. Instead, the circumstances in his formative years led him into motorsport and he became Britain's first world driving champion. Two year's after Mike's birth on April 10, 1929, his racing enthusiast father Leslie bought a garage near the Brooklands circuit in Farnham, Surrey, where he had raced motorcycles prior to World War II. Inspired by the proximity of Brooklands, and by the atmosphere in the Hawthorn garage where cars and motorcycles were prepared for competition, Mike was only nine years old when he decided he wanted to become a racer. Next Previous 1 / 7 Silverstone, July 1953: Fresh from his maiden Formula One win in France, Mike Hawthorn chats with Ferrari team manager Nello Ugolini ahead of the British Grand Prix. © Sutton Images Silverstone, July 1953: Hawthorne lines up on the grid for the British Grand Prix after qualifying third. Pole sitter Alberto Ascari (Ferrari) is on the far side, then Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Maserati), Hawthorn (Ferrari) and Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati). © Sutton Images Silverstone, July 1953: Hawthorn (nearest) in the cockpit of the Ferrari 500 ahead of the Formula Libre Trophy race that followed the British Grand Prix. Also pictured are, far side, Juan Manuel Fangio (BRM), then Guiseppe Farina (Thin Wall Special) and Ken Wharton (BRM). © Sutton Images Goodwood, September 1953: The start of the non-championship Formula One Woodcote Cup race. On pole, far side, is Juan Manuel Fangio (BRM), then Hawthorn (Ferrari), Roy Salvadori (Connaught) and Ken Wharton (BRM). © Sutton Images Crystal Palace, July 1955: Race winner Mike Hawthorn leads in his Maserati 250F during the non-championship London Trophy Formula One event. Following him around South Tower Bend are Horace Gould (Maserati 250F) and Harry Schell (Vanwall VW2). © Sutton Images Nurburgring, Germany. 2-4 August 1957. Mike Hawthorn (Lancia-Ferrari D50 801) 2nd position. World Copyright - LAT Photographic 1953 Grand Prix de Rouen. Rouen-les-Essarts, France. 28 June 1953. Giuseppe Farina and Mike Hawthorn (both Ferrari 500). They finished in 1st and 2nd position respectively, portrait. World Copyright: LAT Photographic His education, at a prominent Public School followed by studies at Chelsea technical college and an apprenticeship with a commercial vehicle manufacturer, was intended to prepare him for a career at the Farnham garage. Meanwhile, his father also encouraged Mike's interest in motorsport, providing him with motorcycles, then cars for local competitions. Mike also sped around the countryside as the ringleader of a group of hell-raising friends searching for girls and pints of beer in pubs. In 1950 he began winning races in a small Riley sportscar bought for him by his father. Three years later the 'Farnham Flyer' was driving a Formula One car for Enzo Ferrari. Mike's meteoric rise from club racer to Grand Prix driver took place within on one momentous afternoon at the 1952 Easter Meeting at the Goodwood circuit. It was his first competition in a single seater, a Formula Two Cooper-Bristol provided for him by a family friend, and the opposition included the famous Argentine drivers Juan Manuel Fangio and Froilan Gonzalez. Mike won the F2 race from pole position, then also finished first in the Formula Libre race and was a sensational second in the main event, for Formula One cars. Impressive results aside, the Farnham Flyer was a commanding figure i
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Motor racing-Triple F1 world champion Brabham dead at 88 Motor racing-Triple F1 world champion Brabham dead at 88 (adds Jones, Australian PM tributes in pars 6-8) By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, May 19 (Reuters) - Australian Jack Brabham, who won three Formula One world titles and is the only man to have won the championship driving a car bearing his name, died at the age of 88 on Monday. A fierce competitor, brilliant engineer and astute businessman, Brabham claimed the Formula One titles in 1959 and 1960 for Cooper Racing before going on to win a third in 1966 for the Brabham marque. He died at his home on Australia's Gold Coast. "It's a very sad day for all of us," his youngest son David, who also raced in Formula One, said in a statement. "My father passed away peacefully at home at the age of 88 this morning. He lived an incredible life, achieving more than anyone would ever dream of and he will continue to live on through the astounding legacy he leaves behind." Described by 1980 world champion Alan Jones as "inspirational" to the Australian drivers that followed the trail he blazed, Brabham was also the subject of a tribute from his country's Prime Minister, Tony Abbott. "Australia has lost a legend," Abbott said in statement. "With his pioneering spirit, Sir Jack Brabham personified many great Australian characteristics. "He was respected and admired for his spirit, and for his great skill as an engineer." A former Royal Australian Air Force mechanic, Brabham began racing midget cars on cinder tracks in Australia in 1948 before moving to Britain to pursue his career in Formula One in the mid 1950s. Brabham became the first Australian to win the Formula One title in 1959, famously pushing his car uphill to the finishing line to seal the triumph after running out of fuel on the final lap at the U.S. Grand Prix at Sebring. After his second triumph for Cooper, Brabham set up a company with friend and fellow Australian Ron Tauranac to design and build their own cars, one of which he drove to the Formula One title in 1966 at the age of 40. "NATURAL SPORTSMANSHIP" "On track he was always the toughest of tough competitors, tough sometimes to the point at which I'd wonder how could such a nice bloke out of a car grow such horns and a tail inside one," his British rival Stirling Moss recalled in the foreword to the "The Jack Brabham Story" in 2004. "You'd always know when Jack was on a charge because he'd crouch down and almost disappear within the cockpit. Tail-out, broadsiding, showering me with gravel and tuffets from the verge. "Dear me, you could take the Aussie out of the dirt tracks but you couldn't take the dirt tracks out of the Aussie. But the greater side of Jack's character was always his natural sportsmanship." Nicknamed "Black Jack" for his mop of dark hair and taciturn nature, Brabham would become "Geriatric Jack" as he raced on into his 40s, his last victory coming at the 1970 South African Grand Prix in his final season when he was 43. In total, Brabham raced in 126 grands prix, taking pole position 13 times and winning 14 races. After retirement, Brabham sold his his team to Bernie Ecclestone, the Briton who would go on to run the sport, and returned to Australia. He was knighted for services to motor sport in 1979. His sons Geoff, Gary, and David later forged their own careers in motorsport, while the Brabham team name remained in Formula One until the early 1990s. "The word 'legend' is often used to describe successful sportsmen, but often it exaggerates their status. In the case of Sir Jack Brabham, however, it's entirely justified," McLaren team boss Ron Dennis, who worked on the Cooper and Brabham teams in the 1960s, said in a tribute. "A three-time Formula One world champion, he remains the only driver to win a Formula One world championship driving a car bearing his own name - a unique achievement that will surely never be matched." (Additional reporting by Greg Stutchbury and Alan Baldwin, Editing by Ian Ransom) Reblog
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10 Ancient Cities Still Around Today - Listverse 10 Ancient Cities Still Around Today Jamie Frater December 1, 2012 I am fascinated by ancient history and the cities in which history played out. While the vast majority of the famous places from the past are now gone, a number still remain – some small and others huge. This list takes a look at ten ancient cities that are still functioning today. I have chosen a day shot and a dusk or night shot for each city. There are definitely some great tourist destinations in this list. 10 Plovdiv Founded: Pre 400 BC Plovdiv is in modern day Bulgaria. When it was founded it was called Eumolpias and was a Thracian settlement. It was conquered by the Macedonians and ultimately became part of what is now known as Bulgaria. It is second in size and importance to the capital city of Sofia which is about 150 kilometres away from it. 9 Jerusalem Founded: 2000 BC Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world and it is considered a holy city by Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. It is capital city of Israel (though not all countries recognise this fact). In antiquity it was the famed City of David from the Bible and later the place where Jesus began his last week of life. 8 Xi’an Founded: 1100 BC One of the four great ancient capitals of China, Xi’an is now the capital of the Shaanxi province. The city is full of ancient ruins, monuments, and still contains the ancient wall built in the Ming Dynasty – pictured here. It also holds the tomb of Qin Shi Huang which is most famous for the terracotta army. 7 Cholula Founded: 500 BC Cholula is in the Mexican state of Puebla which started out as a pre-columbian city. Its most famous site is the Great Pyramid of Cholula which now looks like a hill with a church atop; in fact the hill is the pyramid base. The pyramid temple is the largest in the new world. 6 Varanasi Founded: 1200 BC Varanasi (also known as Benares) is in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Jains and Hindus consider it to be a holy city and believe that if you die there you will attain salvation. It is the oldest habited city in India and one of the oldest in the world. Found along the river Ganges are gats – stops along the way in which believers can perform religious ablutions in the river. 5 Lisbon Founded: 1200 BC Lisbon is the largest city and the capital of Portugal. It is the oldest city in Western Europe – predating London, Rome, and the like. Religious and funerary monuments exist there from the neolithic age and archeological evidence also suggests that it was once an important trading post for the Phoenicians. In 1755 it was struck by a devastating earthquake which almost completely destroyed it due to the fires and a Tsunami – it is one of the deadliest quakes in history. 4 Athens Founded: 1400 BC Athens it the capital city of Greece and it is also the largest city. Its 3,400 year history is a fascinating one and much of the culture and customs of the ancient Athenians found there way into many other cultures due to its dominance in the region as a vast city-state. The multitude of archeological sites make this the perfect city for visit for anyone with a passion for European history and culture. 3 Damascus Founded: 1700 BC Damascus is the capital of Syria and home to over 2.6 million people. The recent civil uprisings have unfortunately caused a great deal of damage to one of history’s most significant and oldest cities. It has been named in the top 12 cultural heritage sites most in danger of being destroyed or suffering irreparable loss. Only time will tell whether this ancient city will survive or be relegated to history as another ancient city lost to the world. 2 Rome Founded: 753 BC Rome began as a collection of small urban villages which ultimately became the city-state that ruled one of the greatest empires known to man. The Roman Empire (which grew from the Roman Republic) was relatively short lived – lasting from its founding in 27 BC with its first Emperor Augustus to its last, Romulus Augustulus, who was deposed in 476 AD (though the Eastern Roman Empire su
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Wars of the Second Triumvirate: Battle of Philippi Wars of the Second Triumvirate: Battle of Philippi Octavian. Public Domain The Battle of Philippi was part of the War of the Second Triumvirate (44-42 BC). Dates: Fought on two separate dates, the Battle of Philippi took place on October 3 and 23, 42 BC. Armies & Commanders: 19 legions, 33,000 cavalry, over 100,000 total Brutus & Cassius 17 legions, 17,000 cavalry, approximately 100,000 men Battle Summary: Following the assassination of Julius Caesar , two of the principle conspirators, Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus fled Rome and took control of the eastern provinces. There they raised a large army consisting of the eastern legions and levies from local kingdoms allied to Rome. To counter this, the members of the Second Triumvirate in Rome, Octavian, Mark Antony, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, raised their own army to defeat the conspirators and avenge Caesar's death. Leaving Lepidus in Rome, Octavian and Antony marched east into Macedonia seeking the enemy. As they moved forward, they dispatched Norbanus and Saxa ahead with eight legions to search for the conspirator's army. Moving along the Via Egnatia, the two passed through the town of Philippi and assumed a defensive position in a mountain pass to the east. Moving west, Brutus and Cassius wished to avoid a general engagement, preferring to operate on the defensive. After flanking Norbanus and Saxa out of their position and forcing them to retreat, the conspirators dug in to the west of Philippi, with their line anchored on a marsh to the south and steep hills to the north. Aware that Antony and Octavian were approaching, the conspirators fortified their position, which straddled the Via Egnatia, and placed Brutus' troops to the north of the road and Cassius' to the south. The Triumvirate's forces soon arrived and Antony arrayed his men opposite Cassius, while Octavian faced Brutus. Eager to begin the fighting, Antony tried several times to bring about a general battle, but Cassius and Brutus would not advance from behind their defenses. Seeking to break the deadlock, Antony began building a causeway through the marshes in an effort to turn Cassius' right flank. Quickly understanding the enemy's intentions, Cassius began building a transverse dam and pushed part of his forces south in an effort to cut off Antony's men in the marshes. This effort brought about the First Battle of Philippi on October 3, 42 BC. Attacking Cassius' line near where the fortifications met the marsh, Antony's men swarmed over the wall. Driving through Cassius' men, Antony's troops put them to rout and seized their camp. To the north, Brutus' men, seeing the battle in the south, attacked Octavian's forces. Catching them off guard, Brutus' men drove them from their camp, forcing Octavian to hide in a nearby swamp. As they moved through Octavian's camp, Brutus' men paused to plunder the tents allowing the enemy to reform and avoid a rout. Unable to see Brutus' success, Cassius fell back with his men. Believing that they had both been defeated, he committed suicide. As the dust settled, both sides withdrew to their lines with their spoils. Robbed of his best strategic mind, Brutus decided to attempt to hold his position with the goal of wearing down the enemy. Over the next three weeks, Antony began pushing south and east through the marshes forcing Brutus to extend his lines. While Brutus wished to continue delaying battle, his commanders and allies became restless and forced the issue. Surging forward on October 23, Brutus' men met Octavian and Antony's in battle. Fighting at close-quarters, the battle proved very bloody as the Triumvirate's forces succeeded in repelling Brutus' attack. As his men began retreating, Octavian's army captured their camp. Deprived of a place to make a stand, Brutus ultimately committed suicide and his army was routed. Aftermath & Impact: The casualties for the First Battle of Philippi were approximately 9,000 killed and wounded for Cassius and 18,000 for Octavian. Casualties are not known for the
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What is the Capital of Turkey? - Capital-of.com Dates of religious and Civil holidays around the world. www.when-is.com Capital of Turkey The Capital City of Turkey (officially named Republic of Turkey) is the city of Ankara. The population of Ankara in the year 2008 was 71,517,100 (12,573,836 in the metropolitan area). Turkey is a Turkish speaking country on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea. Additional Information
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ExchangeRate.com - Currency Information Turkish Lira | Post | View The Turkish lira (Turkish: Türk lirası) is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş. The symbol is TL and the ISO 4217 code is TRY. All notes and coins of Turkish Lira have portraits of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk from different points of his life since 1930s (with the exception of some notes of second emission, 1937-1942, which features İsmet İnönü) on the obverse side. History First lira The lira was introduced in 1844. It replaced the kuruş as the principal unit of currency, with the kuruş continuing to circulate as a subdivision of the lira, with 100 kuruş = 1 lira. The para also continued to be used, with 40 para = 1 kuruş. Until the 1930s, the Arabic script was used on Turkish coins and banknotes, with پاره for para, غروش for kuruş and ليرا for lira (تورك ليراسي for "Turkish lira"). In European languages, the kuruş was known as the piastre, whilst the lira was known as the livre in French. Between 1844 and 1881, the lira was on a bimetallic standard, with 1 lira = 6.61519 grams pure gold = 99.8292 grams pure silver. In 1881, the gold standard was adopted and continued until 1914. World War I saw Turkey effectively depart from the gold standard with the gold lira being worth about nine lira in paper money by the early 1920s. After periods pegged to the British pound and the French franc, a peg of 2.8 lira = 1 U.S. dollar was adopted in 1946 and maintained until 1960, when the currency was devalued to 9 lira = 1 dollar. From 1970, a series of hard, then soft pegs to the dollar operated as the value of the lira began to fall. Because of the chronic inflation experienced in Turkey from the 1970s through to the 1990s, the lira experienced severe depreciation in value. Turkey has had high inflation rates compared to developed countries but has never suffered hyperinflation. From an average of 9 lira per U.S. dollar in the late 1960s, the currency came to trade at approximately 1.65 million lira per U.S. dollar in late 2001. This represented an average inflation of more than 40% per year. * 1966 — 1 U.S. dollar = 9 lira * 1980 — 1 U.S. dollar = 90 lira * 1988 — 1 U.S. dollar = 1,300 lira * 1995 — 1 U.S. dollar = 45,000 lira * 1996 — 1 U.S. dollar = 107,000 lira * 2001 — 1 U.S. dollar = 1,650,000 lira * 2004 — 1 U.S. dollar = 1,350,000 lira * 2005 — 1 U.S. dollar = 1.29 new lira (The use of New Turkish Lira, which drops 6 zeros from the currency Turkish Lira, was implemented in 2005) * 2007 — 1 U.S. dollar = 1.26 new lira * 2008 — 1 U.S. dollar = 1.55 new lira * 2009 — 1 U.S. dollar = 1.48 new lira (Turkish Lira and New Turkish Lira were used together in 2005. After 2009, New Turkish Lira was converted to Turkish Lira, but New Turkish Lira was used as currency until 31 December 2009) * 2010 — 1 U.S. dollar = 1.39 lira (Last updated on October 8, 2010) In its last few years the Turkish lira stabilized and even rose against the U.S. dollar and the euro. The Guinness Book of Records ranked the lira as the world's least valuable currency in 1995 and 1996, and again in 1999 through 2004. The lira had slid in value to such an extent that one original gold lira coin could be sold for approximately 120,000,000 lira prior to the 2005 revaluation. Second lira In late December 2003, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey passed a law that allowed for the removal of six zeroes from the lira, and the creation of a new currency. It was introduced on 1 January 2005, replacing the previous lira (which remained valid in circulation until the end of 2005) at a rate of 1 second lira (ISO 4217 code "TRY") = 1,000,000 first lira (ISO 4217 code "TRL"). With the revaluation of the Turkish lira, the Romanian leu (also revalued in July 2005) briefly became the world's least valued currency unit. In the transitional period between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2008, the second lira was officially called Yeni Türk Lirası (New Turkish lira). It was officially abbreviated "YTL" and subdivid
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The year 1819 is significant for lovers of English poetry because of the publication of six famous odes by whom?
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John Keats - John Keats Poems - Poem Hunter John Keats - John Keats Poems - Poem Hunter Do you like this poet? John Keats Poems A Thing Of Beauty (Endymion) A thing of beauty is a joy for ... Bright Star Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou ... When I Have Fears When I have fears that I may cease to be ... Ode On A Grecian Urn Thou still unravish'd bride of ... His Last Sonnet Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou ... All poems of John Keats » Search in the poems of John Keats: John Keats was an English Romantic poet. He was one of the main figures of the second generation of romantic poets along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, despite his work only having been in publication for four years before his death. Although his poems were not generally well received by critics during his life, his reputation grew after his death, so that by the end of the 19th century he had become one of the most beloved of all English poets. He had a significant influence on a diverse range of later poets and writers. Jorge Luis Borges stated that his first encounter with Keats was the most significant literary experience of his life. The poetry of Keats ... more » Click here to add this poet to your My Favorite Poets. Quotations more quotations » ''Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his own works.'' John Keats (1795-1821), British poet. letter, Oct. 9, 1818. Letters of John Keats, no. 90, ed. Frederick Page (1954). Despite Shelley's assertion ... I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religionI have shuddered at it. I shudder no moreI could be martyred for my religionLove is my religionI could die for tha... John Keats (1795-1821), British poet. letter, Oct. 13, 1819, to his fiancée Fanny Brawne. Letters of John Keats, no. 160, ed. Frederick Page (1954). ''Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?'' John Keats (1795-1821), British poet. letter, Feb. 14-May 3, 1819, to his brother and sister-in-law, George and Georgiana Keats. Letters of John Keats... ''It appears to me that almost any man may like the spider spin from his own inwards his own airy citadel.'' John Keats (1795-1821), British poet. letter, Feb. 19, 1818. Letters of John Keats, no. 48, ed. Frederick Page (1954). ''You speak of Lord Byron and methere is this great difference between us. He describes what he seesI describe what I imagine. Mine is the hardest task.'' John Keats (1795-1821), British poet. letter, Sept. 17-27, 1819, to his brother and sister-in-law George and Georgiana Keats. The Letters of John Keat...
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University of South Carolina Libraries - Rare Books and Special Collections Introduction | Island 1 | Island 2 | Island 3 | Island 4 Introduction When Walt Whitman published his first edition of Leaves of Grass on or around the fourth day of July in 1855, he believed he was embarking on a personal literary journey of national significance. Setting out to define the American experience, Whitman consciously hoped to answer Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1843 essay, "The Poet," which called for a truly original national poet, one who would sing of the new country in a new voice. The undertaking required unlimited optimism, especially considering the fact that Whitman had published only a small handful of poems prior to 1855; however, Whitman felt confident that the time was ripe and that the people would embrace him. This optimism and confidence resulted largely from his awareness of the tremendous changes in the American literary world that had taken place during his lifetime. At the time of Whitman's birth in 1819, the Constitution and the democratic ideas upon which this country was founded were only a generation old; America was a land of seemingly unlimited space, resources, and possibilities, yet a land with no cultural roots to call its own. In 1820, a year after Whitman's birth, Sydney Smith of Britain's Edinburgh Review was prompted to ask, "In the four quarters of the globe, who reads an American book?" But the period between Smith's remark and the publication of Whitman's first edition of Leaves of Grass in 1855 was one of remarkable and unprecedented change in America, particularly in the world of books. By 1855, America could boast one of the world's largest and most advanced publishing industries, producing distinctly "American" books by authors such as Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Stowe, Fuller, Thoreau, and Emerson. The amazing growth of American literature and of the supporting publishing industry was the result of a self-conscious effort by authors and publishers to establish for America a literary culture of its own. The resulting increase in, or rather the sudden appearance of, authorship in this country was made possible only through American ingenuity, innovation, and technology in publishing. In short, the advent of modern publishing practices during this period brought books to the people in heretofore unimaginable numbers, spawning as a result one of the greatest periods in the history of American literature. Working as a printer, editor, jounalist, and publisher during the years of the publishing industry's phenomenal growth, Whitman became keenly aware that the tools necessary for his emergence as the new, democratic poet were at his disposal. He believed he could bring poetry to the common people, and with the publication of his 1855 Leaves of Grass, he assumed for himself the role of the American Poet, referring to himself as "one of the roughs," a common man. Whitman carefully continued to cultivate his literary personality throughout his career, especially through the relatively new field of photography. As he revised and enlarged Leaves of Grass (8 editions and numerous printings would appear between 1855 and 1891), Whitman's goal as the self-styled national poet became more clearly defined. Leaves of Grass is essentially a poem in process, with each succeeding edition representing a unique period in the poet's life as well as the nation's. This is perhaps best illustrated by Whitman's Civil War poetry. Originally published in 1865 as a separate volume entitled Drum Taps, these poems were later integrated intoLeaves of Grass, growing in importance in the book as the war's historical significance became clearer in Whitman's mind. He would eventually claim that Leaves of Grass "revolves around that four year's war, which, as I was in the midst of it, becomes, in "Drum-Taps," pivotal to the rest entire." Today, more than a century after the publication of the final edition of Leaves of Grass, Whitman's place in American literary history often seems as nebulous and enigmatic as the ideas upon which America w
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What French term refers in English (contracts especially) to an unforeseeable factor preventing the fulfilment of an agreement?
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Supervening illegality and international commercial arbitration - UBC Library Open Collections Supervening illegality and international commercial arbitration Creator 1995 Description This thesis examines states' influence—in the form of supervening illegality, or subsequent changes in legislation—on international commercial transactions. The topic will be examined with reference to the major world legal systems and international law and practice. A large number of international transactions are carried out under the complex terms of government intervention. However, from the present doctrinal concepts, statutory frameworks, and judicial and arbitral practice, it is possible to infer that no absolute protection from state and government intervention exists as such. The problem of frustration of contracts, as framed in all national jurisdictions and explained in fairly detailed legal theory, does not presently have any uniform remedy for parties in international trade. The study begins with a brief comparative survey of the terminology that will be used in the thesis and then moves to related general principles and theories of contract law in civil and common law countries: party autonomy, public policy, force majeure, frustration, state immunity, state sovereignty, etc. Next, it examines the status of contractual parties in international transactions within the context of changed circumstances. The inquiry includes judicial and arbitral practice related to supervening illegality. Several countries' statutory frameworks with regard to force majeure, frustration, remedial modalities, and arbitration will be introduced as well. Finally, a wide variety of international trade contracts will be examined in order to illustrate present contract drafting techniques. In the conclusion, this thesis advocates efficient and equitable adjustment of contracts and allocation of risks of loss from nonperformance caused by supervening illegality. This would be based on careful drafting of force majeure and arbitration clauses. In order to protect and ensure their interests, parties are advised both on how to define the right to adjust or terminate the contract and on the circumstances under which they could rely on that right. Extent Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library Rights For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use . DOI 831-1.0077480.ris Full Text SUPERVENING ILLEGALITY AND INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION by LJILJANA BIUKOVIC LL.B. The University of Belgrade, 1986 LL.M. The Central European University, Budapest, 1995 Faculty of Law A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LAWS in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES (FACULTY OF LAW) We accept this thesis as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA November, 1995 © Ljiljana Biukovic, 1995 In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis 'for scholarly purposes may be "granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. Department of v LAW The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada Date 28 September 1995 DE-6 (2/88) ABSTRACT This thesis examines states' influence—in the form of supervening illegality, or subsequent changes in legislation—on international commercial transactions. The topic will be examined with reference to the major world legal systems and international law and practice. A large number of international transactions are carried out under the complex terms of government intervention. However, from the present doctrinal concepts, statutory frameworks, and judicial and arbitr
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Latin phrases glossary and listing - common and interesting Latin expressions, terminology, translations, meanings, origins glossary, usage in legal, business, science and English language (with) the defendant being absent (legal term) - in the absence of the accused a capite ad calcem thoroughly/completely/from top to bottom - more loosely expressed 'from head to toe' Achilles (Achilles heel) ancient Greek hero weakness - (a Greek word used in Latin - the metaphor refers to the legend of the hero Achilles, as a baby held by the heel and dipped into the river Styx by his mother Thetis to make him immortal, leaving his heel vulnerable, such that when shot there by an arrow he died, hence the 'Achilles heel' or simply 'Achilles' is a person's main weakness) acta est fabula the drama has been acted out it's all over/it's finished/the end A.D. (anno domini) in the year of the Lord denotes that the year is since Christ's birth in the Julian and Gregorian calendars - contrasting with B.C. (Before Christ), which signifies years 'Before Christ', which are counted backwards - there is no zero year ad hoc improvised/devised/applied spontaneously or purely for the purpose ('just for this') a fortiori all the more so, with greater reason ad hominem personally directed - (as when criticizing someone) ad infinitum ad lib (ad libitum) with freedom freely, improvised, spontaneously created - now most commonly an instruction or freedom to 'improvise' in performance, communication ad litteram precisely/according to the 'letter of the law' ad nauseam to the point of causing nausea/unbearably tedious a priori / a posteriori from what comes before/ after (these terms mainly refer to philosophical or mathematical assertions) - an 'a priori' fact is self-evident, known without need of direct specific experience/evidence (for example 'snow is cold') - an 'a posteriori' fact is based on observed evidence or experience, etc (for example snow fell in Ireland on [a particular date]) ad referendum (ad ref) aged... or 'of the age...' (precedes the age of someone/something) affidavit he/she has declared under oath a sworn statement made voluntarily by a person, recorded by a qualified person, usually for legal purposes, such as admission in a court case agenda (agenda sunt or agendum est) things that must be moved forward list of items for a meeting, order of discussion, set of aims, motivational factors - agenda now has a wide range of meanings, after initially referring to a meeting schedule Aiax/Ajax a metaphor for size and stength Albion the ancient Greek word for Britain alia iacta est / iacta alia est the die is cast the die is cast - beyond the point of possible return, fully committed come what may - see the die is cast and cross the Rubicon in cliches origins - the phrase is attributed to Julius Casear, 49BC, on his invasion of Rome from Gaul - as with many other Latin phrases the 'i' of iacta is alternatively a 'j', so that the word was/is jiacta (although some say Caesar spoke this phrase in Greek anyway..) alias dictus (alias) otherwise known as/also known as/aka
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Kent | Define Kent at Dictionary.com Kent James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist. 2. [rok-wel,, -wuh l] /ˈrɒkˌwɛl,, -wəl/ (Show IPA), 1882–1971, U.S. illustrator and painter. 3. William, 1685–1748, English painter, architect, and landscape gardener. 4. a county in SE England. 1442 sq. mi. (3735 sq. km). 5. an ancient English kingdom in SE Great Britain. 6. a city in NE Ohio. 7. a town in central Washington. 8. a male given name: from the Old English name of a county in England. ken knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception: an idea beyond one's ken. 2. range of sight or vision. verb (used with object), kenned or kent, kenning. 3. to know, have knowledge of or about, or be acquainted with (a person or thing). to understand or perceive (an idea or situation). 4. Scots Law. to acknowledge as heir; recognize by a judicial act. 5. Archaic. to see; descry; recognize. 6. to declare, acknowledge, or confess (something). to teach, direct, or guide (someone). verb (used without object), kenned or kent, kenning. 7. to have knowledge of something. to understand. Old English 900 before 900; Middle English kennen to make known, see, know, Old English cennan to make known, declare; cognate with Old Norse kenna, German kennen; akin to can 1 Can be confused Examples from the Web for Kent Expand Contemporary Examples The science of intentional drug use for enhanced athletic performance is a boutique business, says Kent Sepkowitz. British Dictionary definitions for Kent Expand a past tense and past participle of ken Kent1 noun 1. a county of SE England, on the English Channel: the first part of Great Britain to be colonized by the Romans; one of the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England until absorbed by Wessex in the 9th century ad. Apart from the Downs it is mostly low-lying and agricultural, specializing in fruit and hops. The Medway towns of Rochester and Gillingham became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Maidstone. Pop (excluding Medway): 1 348 800 (2003 est). Area (excluding Medway): 3526 sq km (1361 sq miles) Kent2 William. ?1685–1748, English architect, landscape gardener, and interior designer ken range of knowledge or perception (esp in the phrases beyond or in one's ken) verb kens, kenning, kenned, kent (kɛnt) 2. (Scot & Northern English, dialect) to know 3. (Scot & Northern English, dialect) to understand; perceive 4. (transitive) (archaic) to see Word Origin Old English cennan; related to Old Norse kenna to perceive, Old High German kennen to make known; see can1 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 Kent Expand Old English, from Latin Canticum, Greek Kantion (51 B.C.E.), an ancient Celtic name often explained as "coastal district," but possibly "land of the hosts or armies." Related: Kentish. ken v. "to know," Scottish dialect, from Old English cennan "make known, declare, acknowledge" (in late Old English also "to know"), originally "make to know," causative of cunnan "to become acquainted with, to know" (see can (v.)). Cognate with German kennen, Danish kjende, Swedish känna. Related: Kenned; kenning . n. "range of sight," 1580s, a nautical abbreviation of kenning . "house where thieves meet," 1560s, vagabonds' slang, probably a shortening of kennel . Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Slang definitions & phrases for Kent Expand Ken noun A conformist, conventional man; a man lacking any but bland typical characteristics: Mr Quayle has been called a sort of Ken/ Bergin, the male villain, is reprising his role as the Ken-doll monster of Sleeping With the Enemy [fr the male counterpart of the Barbie doll] The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D. Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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The Mad Monarchist: Royal Profile: Princess Michael of Kent Friday, April 20, 2012 Royal Profile: Princess Michael of Kent HRH Princess Michael of Kent is surely one of the more controversial members of the modern British Royal Family, and one of my favorites for all of that. Whereas most of the “controversial” members of the family attain that distinction for behavior which, for lack of a better word, might be considered too “common”; the Princess of Kent won the distinction for behavior which is a bit too “royal” for these egalitarian times. She was born Baroness Marie Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz on January 15, 1945 in Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia (today the Czech Republic) to Baron Gunther Hubertus von Reibnitz (a German) and Countess (take a deep breath) Maria Anna Carolina Franziska Walpurga Bernadette Szapáry von Muraszombath, Szèchysziget und Szapár (a Hungarian). After World War II the couple divorced and her father moved to Portuguese East Africa while her mother took the children and moved to Australia where she opened a beauty salon. As she grew up Baroness Marie Christine was often back in Europe and very cognizant of the fact that through the long ancestries of her parents she is related to virtually every royal house in Christendom. While in Germany, hunting wild boar, she met an English banker named Thomas Troubridge; no one too special (when your claim to ‘fame’ is that your older brother is a baronet -you’re no one too special). In 1971 the two were married in London and in 1973 they separated. If it doesn’t work out, it doesn’t work out. It was not until 1977 that the two formally divorced and (for reasons not made public) the following year the Baroness was granted an annulment by the Roman Catholic Church. There was a perfectly good reason for the Baroness to finally want to get around to a formal divorce and annulment: she had met and fallen in love with her soul mate, and someone considerably more important than the kid-brother of a baronet. The lucky man in question was, of course, HRH Prince Michael of Kent, first cousin to HM Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and etc. The very tall Austro-Hungarian aristocrat and the dashing British sailor made quite a handsome couple and they were married, the first time, in a civil ceremony in Vienna, Austria on June 30, 1978. The Baroness then became known to one and all as HRH Princess Michael of Kent, being a royal princess by marriage rather than by birth. On June 29, 1983, with the special permission of the Roman Pontiff, the two had a religious wedding ceremony in London. Because of his marriage to a Roman Catholic, according to the 1701 Act of Settlement, Prince Michael of Kent lost his place in the line of succession to the British throne (not that he was very high on the list anyway). By that time the Prince and Princess of Kent already had a family. In 1979 the Princess gave birth to their first child, Lord Frederick Windsor, and in 1981 to their daughter Lady Gabriella Windsor. Aside from the usual raised eyebrows about her religion, Princess Michael soon began attracting controversy or at least reported controversy by those in the media business who stand to gain from controversy. Some of it was over their income and their residence and the sort of stuff typical on a slow news day in the tabloids. However, more was to be made of the character and attitude of Princess Michael. It was, for instance, reported (and I stress “reported”) that HM the Queen said Princess Michael was “a bit too grand” as part of a trend the media began to follow portraying the princess as arrogant and elitist. In the first place there is no proof the Queen ever said such a thing and, in the second place, there must be more people besides myself who want royals to be a bit “grand”. I would rather that they behave “a bit too grand” than to behave common. However, this was the line of attack the media would use against Princess Michael for a long time. It did not help that she (reportedly again) did not get along well with the much beloved Diana, Princess of
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Klm Airlines (KL) : Find Klm Airlines Flights and Deals – CheapOair Classes of Service World Business Class, Europe Business Class and Economy Class are the three classes of service offered by KLM Airlines. World Business Class: Pamper yourself with irresistible luxury in the World Business Class. Relax in bed-like seats that come with features like 180 degree recline, ample legroom and headrest. Enjoy a range of audio and video programs on your personal 17 in monitor, you can even request magazines on-board. Treat your taste buds to delicious three course meals prepared by quality Dutch chefs and don't forget to enjoy the exotic wines available on-board. Europe Business Class: In the Europe Business Class all the middle seats are unoccupied so privacy is guaranteed. Seats are extremely comfortable and come with features like superior reclining and ample legroom. Whether you want to treat your taste buds to delicious breakfasts, three course menus or exotic wines, the dining choices offered are impressive to say the least. Those of you who love a good read can enjoy the selection of newspapers and magazines available on-board. Economy Class: Seats are ergonomically designed and come equipped with features like ample legroom, headrest and superior reclining. Treat your taste buds to everything from delicious meals to alcoholic beverages, you can even request special meals (low salt, diabetic etc) in advance. On intercontinental flights passengers can enjoy a range of audio and video programs, while on flights within Europe passengers can choose from a selection of newspapers and magazines. Book KLM Airlines Tickets with CheapOair KLM Airlines is the national airline of Netherlands, with its main operating hub situated at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands. This airline is renowned for its network, and operates scheduled flights to more than 133 destinations across 69 countries. Some of the famous destinations that this airline covers are London, Orlando, Washington, Melbourne, Calgary, Vancouver, Beijing, Paris, Frankfurt, Mumbai, Tel Aviv and many more. KLM Airlines is one of the few airlines that rank high on all the fronts: comfort, dining and entertainment. In-Flight Amenities Enjoy more than 1000 hours of entertainment which includes about 80 movies, numerous television programs, music albums and much more. Begin your meal with a delicious appetizer, then enjoy the main dish and end the experience with an exotic dessert, your taste buds will certainly have a great time. Seats are designed for your comfort and come with features like 180 degree recline, ample legroom, headrest, footrest and much more. Online Check-In All you need is an internet connection and you can select your desired seat from the comfort of your home or office. After selecting your seat, print your boarding pass and you are good to go. This process is not only fast but also efficient. Web check-in is available from 30 hours up to an hour before the flight's scheduled departure time. Rewards Programs and Perks Enjoy special benefits and rewards with 'Flying Blue' which is KLM's frequent flyer program. Here's how it works, every time you fly with KLM or any of its code share partners, you earn a specific number of miles depending on your purchase. You can then redeem these miles for rewards like complimentary tickets, hotel stays, car rental offers and much more. Get there on time, every time! Check your flight status here. Perfect services. Good food and drink. - Radoslav Jan 18, 2017 V.C
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This is Money Most popular stories in 2008 The top 20 of most-read articles summarise a miserable 2008 - banks went bust, house prices plunged, the economy lurched toward recession and we all worried about the safety of our jobs. In the top slot, Financial Mail Deputy Editor Simon Watkins's Taking Stock column warned on Icelandic banks in March: 'Of course, no one can be sure that disaster looms for anyone, but the figures on credit default swaps show clearly where investment professionals think the big risks are. You have been warned.' In February, Thisismoney's banking correspondent Alan O'Sullivan presciently asked whether Iceland's Kaupthing Edge could be the next Northern Rock. It collapsed in October. Kaupthing's defence epitomised the smoke and mirrors used to fool savers, shareholders, regulators and even the media: 'Unlike Northern Rock, the bank can rely on the large liquid assets of its corporate banking arm. It also says the method of calculating its debt - which takes into account complex lending instruments - is unfair.' I take solace that we flagged these dangers but wish I had organized our online warnings more effectively - our best savings rates tables, for example, now highlight which banks have doubts about their strength. Merry Christmas from This is Money So this is Christmas, to borrow a few words from a famous song. It's been a pretty eventful 2008 and over the festive season we'll be continuing to bring you breaking news, advice, tips and features and also a bumper package of round-ups of the year gone by and what will happen in 2009? So, if you do find yourself at a loss over the festive period - This is Money, as ever, will be here to entertain and inform. I'm off now until January 2, so its Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from me and here's hoping 2009 is as prosperous and happy for you as it can be. Best wishes Let's take a lesson from our big Swiss brothers Returning from Switzerland recently, I was suddenly struck by a surprise: Geneva airport was a bit of a shambles. I say a bit, because it worked well enough, despite the pokey no-man's land after passport control where hundreds mill, waiting for their gate number before they can progress through security straight to an equally pokey gate lounge. I never thought I'd actually mourn the absence of a departure lounge. The surprise was that it was the first public space or amenity or service I'd seen in a week travelling around Switzerland that didn't exude the whiff of quality, efficiency and thoughtfulness. In a mirror image, a week previously, I flew out through Terminal 5. The space was bright and airy, and passage through the pre-flight obstacle course was smooth, rapid and, while hardly civilised, at least palatable. 'But hang on,' I thought, 'this is Britain - what happened to the T5 nightmare, to the depressingly predictable failure of major infrastructural projects?' As I wandered through the glitzy departure lounge, past Bulgari and Gucci and Harrods (who are these people who spend thousands of pounds in the forty minutes it takes for their gate to be called? Try getting a decent sandwich to take on the plane though ...), it became clear. The key to T5's conception also exposes the fundamental weakness in the Anglo-US approach to infrastructure funding: very little will get built unless private enterprise can make money out of it. Which is stupid enough, but not catastrophic until you apply it to the basic requirements of a civilised society like domestic public transport. Who cares if T5 is a shopping mall with a runway on the side, as long as it works? Who cares if Wembley relies for income on corporate hospitality and conferences and the like? If Olympics 2012 is covered in a miasma of corporate sponsorship? Who cares if getting around our own country has been rendered a deeply unpleasant and difficult task because you can't fit a Harvey Nichols on a train? Oh, er ... The more I see of the world, the more it's my belief that you can judge the standard of a country's civilisation by its public transport - which puts us well b
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California Gurls (song) | The Katy Perry Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia This box: view • talk "California Gurls" is a song written by Katy Perry , Bonnie McKee , Calvin Broadus , Max Martin , and Dr. Luke for Perry's sophomore mainstream album, Teenage Dream . It was released as the lead single on May 7, 2010. Snoop Dogg is also featured on the song by contributing an intro and a rap verse. The song was originally intended to be sent to radio on May 25, 2010, however, after clips from Perry's new album were leaked online, her label rushed released the song to radio on May 7, 2010. They also began to stream the song on her website. It was subsequently released to iTunes on May 11, 2010. It was announced on June 9, 2010 on Capitol Records ' website that the song had broken the record for more than 13,000 spins in one week on both BDS and Mediabase charts with 13,167 spins, which adds up to 13 times per day. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks, giving Perry her second US number-one single and Snoop Dogg his third. The song reached number one in over 10 countries, including United States, UK, Canada, Australia, Scotland, Ireland, and New Zealand. This song is registered on Perry's ASCAP and BMI twice. Once as the album version and again as the "(Non Rap Version)". Contents [ show ] Recording process and inspiration Katy Perry stated during a Rolling Stone photoshoot that the song is meant to be a response to Jay Z and Alicia Key's "Empire State of Mind": “ It's so great that "Empire State of Mind" is huge and that everyone has the New York song, but what the fuck? What about LA? What about California? It's been a minute since we had a California song and especially from a girl's perspective. We took the references of Prince, which is always a great reference, and some of the '90s, almost house music references. ” —Katy Perry The inspiration of the song came to Katy Perry while she was at a party. "Everybody was holding their drinks in the air and dancing, and I thought, ‘We’re not in New York, we’re in Los Angeles! What about California? What about all the homies, the gin and juice, the swaying palm trees, the sun-kissed skin 24-7? So, I decided that we needed to make a response. I want people to want to book a ticket to California the first time they hear it!" Initially the song was titled "California Girls", but Perry changed the spelling to "California Gurls" at the request of her manager in tribute to Big Star, which had recently lost one of its members, as a reference to their song "September Gurls" and also so that it wouldn't be confused with the surf classic by the Beach Boys. After the song was leaked online, Capitol Records decided to release it early, and posted it on Perry's site. Next to that, the radio date was moved up from May 25, 2010, to the 7th. The artwork was also released, featuring Perry laying out on the beach sand with a bejeweled bikini. Perry used Wikipedia to research which rapper she wanted to collaborate with for this track, browsing West Coast artists before selecting Snoop Dogg. Perry decided to include Snoop Dogg in the song because "We thought it would sound so cool and give the song another dimension. Snoop is as West Coast as it gets." She hoped the reference to gin and juice would attract his attention. The Beach Boys have allegedly threatened a lawsuit due to Snoop Dog's line "I wish they could all be California Girls", which they consider to be one of their classic lines. When the album was released, the line was removed from the song. Chart performance The song sold 294,000 digital downloads in its first week and debuted at number one on the Billboard Digital Songs chart. It debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Perry's highest debut on the chart since 2008 with her debut single " I Kissed a Girl ". On the issue dated June 19, 2010, the song reached number one, becoming Perry's second number-one song and Snoop Dogg's third. The song became the first single by an artist signed to Capitol Records in nearly 43 years to asc
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"Masterminds" - Manchester Evening News, November 7, 2015 | Online Research Library: Questia Read preview Article excerpt 1. Playboy Russia covergirl Maria Kozhevnikova, boxer Nikolai Valuyev, and tennis player Marat Safin shared which honour in December 2011? 2. What William S Burroughs 1961 book popularised the rock music term 'heavy metal', and provided the names for at least two rock bands of the 1970s? 3. What main religion celebrates festivals including Nuakhai, Yatra (or Zatra/Jatra), Pongal, Holi and Shigmo? 4. Which country experienced the Velvet Revolution in Nov-Dec 1989? 5. According to the UK General Teaching Council how many of the 28,000 newly qualified teachers in 2010 had a computerrelated degree: 3; 30; 300 or 3,000? 6. Spell the word: Remanisence; Reminissense; Remeniscence; or Reminiscence? 7. What ancient Sanskrit word loosely meaning 'region' commonly now refers to people (and culture, products, etc) of Indian sub-continent origins? 8. Whom did Forbes Magazine list as the most powerful woman in the Southern Hemisphere in 2011? 9. Unrelated, what is a set of slats and a museum? 10. What ship, whose name means thunderbolt, was Nelson's flagship 1799-1801, and later a training ship for boys? 26 11. The Showa period of Japan coincided with what Emperor's reign? 12. Michael Morpurgo, author of the children's book War Horse, on In state Luther which the 2012 Spielberg film (of the same name) is based, held what UK position from 2003-5? 13. What fashionable Mediterranean resort hosted the G20 international economics conference at the height of the Greek Euro membership crisis? 27 14. How many cubic metres is the space in a room four metres square and three metres high? 15. Which politician bowled faster than Dennis Lillee and Andy Roberts? 16. What element is also known as hydrargyrum? David shows around 17. Whose father wrote and sang the popular Secret Lemonade Drinker song in the award-winning British 1970s-80s R Whites Lemonade TV advert ? … Subscribe to Questia and enjoy: Full access to this article and over 10 million more from academic journals, magazines, and newspapers Over 83,000 books Access to powerful writing and research tools Article details Newspapers Encyclopedia Subscribe to Questia and enjoy: Full access to this article and over 10 million more from academic journals, magazines, and newspapers Over 83,000 books Access to powerful writing and research tools Article details
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SparkNotes: Jane Eyre: Chapters 33–35 Chapters 33–35 Chapters 33–35, page 2 page 1 of 2 Summary: Chapter 33 One snowy night, Jane sits reading Marmion when St. John appears at the door. Appearing troubled, he tells Jane the story of an orphan girl who became the governess at Thornfield Hall, then disappeared after nearly marrying Edward Rochester: this runaway governess’s name is Jane Eyre. Until this point, Jane has been cautious not to reveal her past and has given the Rivers a false name. Thus although it is clear that St. John suspects her of being the woman about whom he speaks, she does not immediately identify herself to him. He says that he has received a letter from a solicitor named Mr. Briggs intimating that it is extremely important that this Jane Eyre be found. Jane is only interested in whether Mr. Briggs has sent news of Rochester, but St. John says that Rochester’s well-being is not at issue: Jane Eyre must be found because her uncle, John Eyre, has died, leaving her the vast fortune of 20,000 pounds. Jane reveals herself to be Jane Eyre, knowing that St. John has guessed already. She asks him how he knew. He shows her the scrap of paper he tore from her drawing the previous day: it is her signature. She then asks why Mr. Briggs would have sent him a letter about her at all. St. John explains that though he did not realize it before, he is her cousin: her Uncle John was his Uncle John, and his name is St. John Eyre Rivers. Jane is overjoyed to have found a family at long last, and she decides to divide her inheritance between her cousins and herself evenly, so that they each will inherit 5,000 pounds. Summary: Chapter 34 Jane closes her school for Christmas and spends a happy time with her newfound cousins at Moor House. Diana and Mary are delighted with the improvements Jane has made at the school, but St. John seems colder and more distant than ever. He tells Jane that Rosamond is engaged to a rich man named Mr. Granby. One day, he asks Jane to give up her study of German and instead to learn “Hindustani” with him—the language he is learning to prepare for missionary work in India. As time goes by, St. John exerts a greater and greater influence on Jane; his power over her is almost uncanny. This leaves Jane feeling empty, cold, and sad, but she follows his wishes. At last, he asks her to go to India with him to be a missionary—and to be his wife. She agrees to go to India as a missionary but says that she will not be his wife because they are not in love. St. John harshly insists that she marry him, declaring that to refuse his proposal is the same as to deny the Christian faith. He abruptly leaves the room. Summary: Chapter 35 [B]ut as his wife—at his side always, and always restrained, and always checked—forced to keep the fire of my nature continually low, to compel it to burn inwardly and never utter a cry, though the imprisoned flame consumed vital after vital—this would be unendurable. (See Important Quotations Explained ) During the following week, St. John continues to pressure Jane to marry him. She resists as kindly as she can, but her kindness only makes him insist more bitterly and unyieldingly that she accompany him to India as his wife. Diana tells Jane that she would be a fool to go to India with St. John, who considers her merely a tool to aid his great cause. After dinner, St. John prays for Jane, and she is overcome with awe at his powers of speech and his influence. She almost feels compelled to marry him, but at that moment she hears what she thinks is Rochester’s voice, calling her name as if from a great distance. Jane believes that something fateful has occurred, and St. John’s spell over her is broken. Analysis: Chapters 33–35 In these chapters, the foreshadowing of John Eyre’s importance in the plot is at last fulfilled, and the household that has initially been for Jane merely a community of social equality is now revealed to be a true family. More importantly, St. John emerges as a crucial figure, providing Jane with a powerful and dangerous alternative to Rochester. All of t
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Project MUSE - The Child’s Resistance to Adulthood in Robert Louis Stevenson’s <i>Treasure Island</i>: Refusing to Parrot Alexandra Valint DR. LIVESEY, one of the organizers of the expedition to Treasure Island in Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 adventure story, earns praise from the novel’s characters and critics alike. Critics admire his coolness under pressure, intelligence, and maturity; such traits, they argue, make him an admirable father figure for and able professional mentor to Jim Hawkins. To Alan Sandison, Livesey possesses a “quiet but confident authority” and functions as “ideal father” to the fatherless Jim. 1 Christopher Parkes highlights Livesey’s two professional roles (doctor and magistrate) and casts him as the ideal civil servant who mentors Jim into becoming the late-Victorian “image of a heroic civil servant.” 2 Patricia Whaley Hardesty, William H. Hardesty, and David Mann call him “an appropriate role model for Jim” who is “established as the voice of reason and education” in Stevenson’s novel. 3 This article’s reassessment of Dr. Livesey, conversely, interprets him and the adulthood he models as cruel, greedy, emotionless, and quick to punish those deemed inferior. Rather than following Dr. Livesey’s example, the emotional and empathetic Jim resists and critiques the doctor’s version of adulthood by taking refuge in an eternal and haunted childhood. The relationship between the doctor and Jim, therefore, is one of conflict. Bradley Deane also casts Jim as a “boy who wouldn’t grow up” but argues that Jim’s “never-ending youth” enables Jim to inspire and maintain the empire. 4 But Jim’s “never-ending youth” does exactly the opposite—it marks him as being uninterested in and opposed to the avaricious schemes pursued by all the adults (gentlemen and pirates) around him. The “Quick Switch” Dr. Livesey’s penchant for punishing others, including Jim, becomes particularly clear in the novel’s narrative structure. While most of the [End Page 3] novel is narrated by Jim, chapters sixteen through eighteen are narrated by Dr. Livesey. This narrative structure, which consists of a sole, brief switch in narrators, is best termed the “quick switch.” 5 Critics of Stevenson’s adventure story have struggled to account for the quick switch, and most criticism on Treasure Island ignores it altogether. By carefully considering the quick switch, a place where the doctor’s adult voice suddenly intrudes upon and replaces Jim’s child voice, this discussion challenges critics’ commonly held assumptions about Jim’s unassailable power on the island and mastery in the narrative. The quick switch itself not only manifests the dramatic stylistic and moral contrast between Jim and Dr. Livesey but also functions as one of a series of punishments that the adult doctor inflicts on the child Jim for disobeying him. Just as a switch was a rod used for inflicting punishment on wayward children in nineteenth-century schools, the quick switch points to how narratives can also be used as punishment. The widespread critical neglect of the quick switch in Treasure Island arises from three main causes. First, it can be easily excused as a solution to the “technical problem” of how to relay what happens to the gentlemen’s party when Jim leaves them to explore the island; 6 however, Dr. Livesey does not intervene again to report the developments that transpire during Jim’s second absence from the group. Furthermore, rationalizing the temporary switch in narrators by citing its necessity crucially ignores the implications of such a structural solution, no matter what Stevenson’s intentions were in employing it. 7 The second reason for critical oversight is that it troubles the now common classification of Treasure Island as a Bildungsroman. For example, Sandison’s foundational reading of Treasure Island as a Bildungsroman never mentions the quick switch and relies on Jim’s position as the author-narrator of the text to prove Jim’s earned and increased authority, maturity, and power. 8 Marah Gubar, one of the few critics of Treasure Island to ack
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May 2013 - PokerStars May 2013 ANZPT Repechage: An orbit with Dejan Day 1c of the ANZPT Repechage Main Event is over the half way point as our field is starting to reduce. We started with over 350 entrants with around half of those still alive. One of them is a young man who has taken the ANZPT by storm in Bosnia's... more ANZPT Repechage: Revenge of the reporter Being a poker reporter is one of the best jobs in the world. We are very fortunate to travel the world to watch and write about the game we love, and we get paid to do so! But there's one thing we'd prefer to be doing than writing about poker,... more ANZPT Repechage: In our own world When you're sitting inside the Crown Poker Room to watch or play a poker tournament, you're totally removed from everything that's happening in the outside world. The poker room itself is like its own world, and we're locked away in a bunker, oblivious to what's going on outside of these... more Greatest Poker Hand: Daniel Negreanu has a secret Daniel Negreanu is on the button with 9♦T♦. He's facing a big pre-flop raise. He calls. He calls because he's on the button with a fun hand. He calls because he's Kid Poker. Oh, and he calls because he has a secret. He knows what his opponent has, and it... more Miraculous George 'Jorj95' Lind conquers his million VPP challenge George Lind, who is better known as Team PokerStars Online's 'jorj95', has just completed what they said couldn't be done. And by 'they', I mean 'we'. When Lind made his bold proclamation that he would notch up a million VPPs, stay in pre-rakeback profit and lose 10 pounds in weight... more Am I successful Team Online player? Lately I had the idea to check all my cash-game results since I joined Team PokerStars Online. As I was chosen in the original 'draft', my Team Online adventure started on Dec 15th, 2009. In 2009 and 2010 I was still using PokerTracker (before switching to HM and HM2) and... more Dad won the lottery I was on a break during the Sunday tournaments and was getting ready to throw some chicken in a pan for dinner when I went to check my phone. My heart nearly pounded out of my chest when I saw several missed calls from my mother, my cousin, and my... more SCOOP winner Jan 'JacktShipper' De Smet, an old head on young shoulders While the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Viktor Blom and George Danzer may have taken the biggest headlines it should not be forgotten that the SCOOP crowned a lot of heroes during its $75 million festival. One hundred and thirty-30 heroes, in fact (two players won two events). One of those... more Asia Millions to be webcast around the world The GuangDong Ltd Asia Millions (GDAM) was always going to be a big event. With a $130,000 buy-in and the world's top players flying in from the far reaches, the tournament was going to be one for the record books. Now, it's going to be one you can watch on... more No fuss for Dan Neilson on Day 1b of ANZPT Repechage Day 1b of the ANZPT Repechage Main Event brought together a very strong field of 254 entrants to quickly dispel any concerns over this tournament not meeting the $750,000 prize pool guarantee. With satellites pushed hard in the Crown Poker Room throughout the day, a massive field is expected tomorrow... more ANZPT Repechage: TGIF Friday night is my favourite time of the week. The working week has come to an end and it's a chance to put the feet up, grab a drink and relax. If you're in Melbourne then Friday night offers a plethora of things to see and do. Melbourne is renowned... more ANZPT Repechage: Quality and quantity Day 1b of the ANZPT Repechage Main Event is nearing the half-way mark and looking around the room we see a rather impressive field, both in terms of quality and quantity. Yesterday we mentioned how there were a few nervous thoughts about a potential overlay in this event with the... more 30 May ANZPT Repechage: It's good to be home We're lucky enough to come to the Crown Casino pretty regularly. Every month or so, we find ourselves back here in the poker room reporting on a major poker championships. This place is li
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Cooking Cooking is the process of making food by applying heat, measuring and combining ingredients for producing a meal. Cooking involves a wide range of methods, utensils and combinations of ingredients to improve the digestibility and flavor of a meal. Cooking terms mentioned on the ABC show Jeopardy by Ray Sahelian, M.D. At one time I wanted to be on the show Cooking terms and words Agar Used in cooking, this gelatinous product is prepared from algae, This jelling agent prepared from seaweed is often used to grow microorganisms Back Burner Site on the stove of low-priority items Bake or Roast cook in heated oven Barista (from the Italian for "bartender") is a person, usually a coffee-house employee, who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks. Baste moisten food while it cooks by spooning on fat or other liquid, To brush melted mutter on the Thanksgiving turkey at regular intervals Batter flour milk, eggs Bisque Name shared by an ice cream containing ground nuts or macaroons & a rich, creamy shellfish soup Bisquick Introduced in 1930, it was "America's 1st Biscuit Mix", but now it's used for all kinds of baking Biscuit These soft-dough quick breads may be baking powder, drop or buttermilk types Blanch tomatoes remove skin, From French "to make white", it's to boil food for a short time. If your recipe calls for "blanching" green beans, plunge them into Boiling Water Blue plate special is a special restaurant meal served at a set price Bouillon, to flavor broth, use a cube of bouillon from the French to boil, The "Court" variety of this is a stock in which fish are poached & can contain herbs & vegetables Braise brown meat slowly in hot fat, To brown a piece of meat & then simmer it in small amount of liquid in covered pan Brown sautee lightly done to onions or potatoes Browning Use a little lemon juice on your freshly cut apples to stop this Bundt Trademarked name for a fluted tube pan or the cake baked in it Butter graded AA, A, B, C. Clarified, drawn or Ghee are melted butter with the sediment removed, After melted butter has its sediment removed, it's called clarified, Government graded AA, A, B, or C, the best is composed of at least 80% fat and has 12-16% water, Quite simply, this is melted butter with the sediment removed Canape Ideally, this type of small appetizer served on toast or crackers should be small enough to eat in 1 bite Candling is a procees of running Eggs over bright lights to inspect & grade them Canister A cylindrical metal container with a close-fitting lid, perfect for holding flour or sugar Caramel It's the culinary term for burnt sugar or a candy made from browned sugar Candy yams Caviar Fresh sturgeon roe has to be processed to become this Churn Great-grandma's kitchen may have had one of these devices to turn cream into butter Clarify to make clear by removing impurities, done to butter and stock Cocoa butter This vegetable fat used in soap & cosmetics is a by-product of the chocolate industry Coddling To cook food in liquid just below the boiling point, it's a way to pamper you eggs Crimp to pinch or press the edge of a pie crust together to seal the dough Devil to prepare (food, usually minced) with hot or savory seasoning: to devil eggs. Satanic term for food prepared with strong seasoning, as of eggs or ham Devonshire type of cream is clotted, and can be served with berries Dice small cubes Double boiler, pot to hold boiling water, stopped by pot to hold food Dot scatter bits of butter on surface of food Dredge coat or sprinkle with flour or sugar Egg To judge an egg's freshness, put it in salt water; if it's old it'll float Fillet remove bones Flour all purpose or self rising, Different types of this in the supermarket are labeled "all purpose" and "self-rising" Giblets are innards of turkey used for gravy Goblet A drinking vessel, such as a glass, that has a stem and base Grape jelly The 3 ingredients needed to make this sweet treat are concord grape juice, sugar & pectin Hasty pudding This pudding is a type of cornmeal m
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Britmovie | Home of British Films Home of British Films The Rebel – 1961 | 105mins | Comedy | Colour Plot Synopsis The Rebel was Tony Hancock �s only truly successful film after years of popularity with his Hancock�s Half Hour TV series. Simpson and Galton wrote the screenplay, the director was Robert Day , and Frank Cordell wrote an attractive musical score. The story concerns an office worker with artistic leanings who goes to Paris and becomes the centre of the art world, more by accident than design. The cast was impressive – George Sanders , Paul Massie, Dennis Price , Irene Handl , John Le-Mesurier, Nanette Newman and Gregoire Aslan. Frustrated by office routine and his landlady’s lack of sympathy for his painting and sculpting, Tony Hancock moves to Paris, and falls in with an artistic set. His dreadful paintings are acclaimed by a collection of weird bogus intellectuals, and his room-mate, Paul, a genuinely good painter, returns to England in despair. Paul’s paintings are mistaken for Hancock’s by Sir Charles Brouard, an art critic and dealer, and Hancock finds himself acclaimed as a great painter on the strength of them. Commissioned to produce a statue of a rich patron’s apparently nymphomaniac wife, Hancock presents another version of the monstrosity he had been working on in London. It is not appreciated. In London, Hancock finds himself having to produce a set of paintings in a hurry for a show arranged by Sir Charles. He calls in Paul – who is now painting in Hancock’s infantile style. In Paul’s hands, however, the results are once again acclaimed. Hancock abandons the pretence, introduces Paul to Sir Charles, and defiantly returns to his old rooms to resume his sculpting. On the whole, the film is extremely good. Occasionally Hancock’s timing is not allowed its full scope as the director makes use of opportunities for local colour and action, but there are many classic moments. The plot-involving Hancock in the longest performance he had yet given hangs together well, and provides plenty of opportunity for him to explore the artistic pretensions of his character. A few in jokes are used in one sequence; Hancock appears once more in the budgerigar outfit which had appeared in A-Z, Christmas Night with the Stars and at the 1958 Royal Variety performance. It is his fancy dress for a ball on board the boat of his millionaire patron. Forced to abscond without time to change, he arrives at the airport and demands to fly to London. Galton and Simpson had tried to introduce a gag with Sid James … James would have made a brief appearance in a swimming pool – but Hancock would not allow this. His point was that James had been appearing without Hancock for years in films; now Hancock wanted to show that he could make his own mark in the cinema without having to rely on James. The film was premiered at the Beirut Film Festival, and given a trade showing in London on January 27th 1961. It was an immediate critical and box-office success; a considerable achievement. Few British comedians have made such a spectacular success in their first significant film-even Peter Sellers took some time to become an international star. Production Team
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Joey Bishop, 89; Mild-Mannered Comedian Grounded Hollywood's High-Flying Rat Pack Joey Bishop, 89; Mild-Mannered Comedian Grounded Hollywood's High-Flying Rat Pack TOOLBOX Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, October 19, 2007 Joey Bishop, the understated funnyman who was the last survivor of Hollywood's Rat Pack and who once challenged Johnny Carson for late-night television supremacy, died Oct. 17 at his home in Newport Beach, Calif. He was 89. The cause of death was not disclosed, but he had been in poor health in recent years. Mr. Bishop may be best remembered as the lone comedian among the better-known singers and actors of the Rat Pack, but he was a genuine star in his own right and was, in the view of many, the glue that held the high-living ensemble together. The undisputed leader of the Rat Pack was Frank Sinatra, who met Mr. Bishop in 1952 and hired him to be his opening act in nightclubs. They worked together for years, culminating in a legendary three-week stint at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas in 1960, when they were joined by Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford. Performing in the hotel by night, they filmed the caper movie "Ocean's Eleven" during the day. They came to embody a swanky, high-roller style that emerged as an enduring definition of male savoir-faire. Mr. Bishop was the least glamorous member of the Rat Pack and the one whose personal life never made the gossip pages. But his sharp ad-libs and mild-mannered presence were a steadying influence on the giddy group and made him one of the biggest comedy stars of his generation. Mr. Bishop was a fixture on television in the 1950s and '60s as a deadpan standup comic and frequent substitute for talk-show host Jack Paar. From 1961 to 1965, Mr. Bishop starred in a sitcom in which he played a talk show host named Joey Barnes. (In the show's first season, he was in public relations.) In some ways, the original "Joey Bishop Show" prefigured "Seinfeld," with Mr. Bishop's friends dropping by his apartment and getting into comic entanglements, often with improvised dialogue. Mr. Bishop's bewildered "Son of a gun!" exclamation became a catch phrase of the era. "Joey has something going for him that a lot of others don't," Carson once said. "He's likable." For much of the 1960s, he was Carson's most frequent guest host on "The Tonight Show," making hundreds of appearances before ABC gave him a late-night show in 1967. The live, 90-minute program was the first network talk show produced in California and the first that directly challenged Carson's late-night preeminence. Mr. Bishop's sidekick was the little-known Regis Philbin. But after CBS put Merv Griffin in the same time slot, ratings for "The Joey Bishop Show" plummeted, and it was canceled in 1969. Mr. Bishop would never recapture the gaudy splendor of those years in the 1950s and '60s, when he made as much as $60,000 a week in Las Vegas, but he didn't regret his diminished show biz stature. He resisted the temptation to write a tell-all memoir of his years with Sinatra -- or of his friendship with John F. Kennedy -- and he stoutly defended the professionalism and human decency of his Rat Pack pals. He was one of the few people who could skewer Sinatra without incurring his wrath. As part of their act, Mr. Bishop would interrupt Sinatra onstage, saying, "That's enough singing, Frank. They know you can sing. Why don't you tell them some of the good things the Mafia has done?" Such antics only endeared Mr. Bishop to Sinatra. In 1986, when Kitty Kelley published a scandal-filled biography of Sinatra, Mr. Bishop was one of the few members of Sinatra's retinue to go on television to defend his reputation. For years, writers sought him to ask about the Rat Pack's heyday and the group's after-hours exploits. "I don't understand this searching for things that weren't there," Mr. Bishop said. "It's like a hunger." As his public appearances grew rare, he appeared on Broadway for a four-week run in 1981 as Mickey Rooney's replacement in "Sugar Babies." Mr. Bishop happily settled into a quiet life of retirement
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Famous people of Jamaica Barrington Ainsworth Levy is a reggae and dancehall artist from Jamaica. Canibus Hip hop Artist Germaine Williams better known by his stage name Canibus, is a Jamaican-American rapper, actor and member of The Hrsmn, Sharpshooterz, Cloak N Dagga, The Undergods, and one-half of T.H.E.M. Canibus rose to fame in the mid-Nineties. About.com placed him at number 32 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time, while in 2012 The Source placed him number 44 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time. Linford Christie Olympic athlete Linford Cicero Christie OBE is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games. He was the first European to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m and still holds the British record in the event. He is a former world indoor record holder over 200 metres, and a former European record holder in the 60 metres, 100 m and 4 x 100 metres relay. With 24 major championship medals including 10 gold medals, he is the most decorated British male athlete. Christie's track career ended when he received a two-year ban for taking a performance-enhancing substance, although he has always denied any wrongdoing. Since his retirement he has focused on coaching, helping Katharine Merry and Darren Campbell to Olympic medals, and his sports management company. John Barnes Soccer John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE is a Jamaican-born English former footballer and manager, who currently works as a commentator and pundit for ESPN and SuperSport. During his playing career, Barnes had successful periods at Watford and Liverpool in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the First Division twice, the FA Cup twice, and playing for England 79 times. After a period at Newcastle United, he ended his playing career at Charlton Athletic in 1999. After retiring as a player, Barnes had a brief stint as head coach of Celtic in 1999–2000, working alongside Kenny Dalglish. He took over as manager of the Jamaica national team in 2008, but resigned six months later to become manager at Tranmere Rovers. He was sacked by Tranmere in 2009, after a series of poor results. Merlene Ottey Olympic athlete Merlene Joyce Ottey OD is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica but since 2002 has represented Slovenia, where she now resides. She is ranked fourth on the all-time list over 60 metres, sixth on the all-time list over 100 metres and third on the all-time list over 200 metres. Her world indoor record for 200 metres, set in 1993, still stands. Ottey has had the longest career as a top level international sprinter, which apparently has not yet concluded as she anchored the Slovenian 4x100 relay at the 2012 European Athletics Championships at the age of 52. She holds the record for the most Olympic appearances of any track and field athlete and for winning the largest number of World Championships medals. Her career achievements and longevity have led to her being called the "Queen of the Track". Her proclivity for earning bronze medals in major championships also earned her the title of "Bronze Queen" in track circles. Ottey was formerly married to the American high jumper and 400 m hurdler Nat Page and was known as Merlene Ottey-Page during the mid eighties. Stamford Raffles Politician Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, FRS was a British statesman, best known for his founding of the city of Singapore. He is often described as the "Father of Singapore". He was also heavily involved in the conquest of the Indonesian island of Java from Dutch and French military forces during the Napoleonic Wars and contributed to the expansion of the British Empire. He was also an amateur writer and wrote a book titled History of Java. Mavado Dancehall Artist David Constantine Brooks, better known by his stage name Mavado, is a Jamaican musician, actor, singer and music producer. Bunny Wailer Ska
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Sochi 2014 Winter Games Olympics - results & video highlights Official Reports arrow Action everywhere, from the Black Sea coast to the Krasnaya Polyana mountains. Superb competition venues for spectacular events, historic performances and numerous records – the XXII Olympic Winter Games kept all their promises. Here are the most memorable athlete exploits that took place in Sochi between 6 and 23 February 2014: At 10.55 p.m. on Friday 7 February 2014, Russian three-time Olympic champions Irina Rodnina (pairs figure skating) and Vladislav Tretiak (ice hockey) lit the Olympic cauldron. Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen, winner of the sprint 10km and the new Olympic event, mixed relay, brought his medal count to 13, after starting at the Nagano Games in 1998 (8 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze). He thus overtook his compatriot, Bjørn Daehlie, to become the Olympic Winter Games athlete with the most medals. Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen won three more gold medals in Sochi (skiathlon, team sprint and 30km freestyle), making a total of six since her first title in Vancouver in 2010, as well as a total of 10 medals won since the Games in Salt Lake City in 2002, becoming one of the Olympic Winter Games female athlete with the most medals (with Smetanina and Belmondo). In Alpine skiing, gold medals were won by the youngest-ever Olympic champion in the history of the discipline, American Mikaela Shiffrin, 18 years and 345 days old, and the oldest, Austria’s Mario Matt, aged 34 and 10 months. American Bode Miller, third in the Super-G at the age of 36 years and 127 days, became the oldest-ever medallist in his discipline. Japan’s Ayumu Hirano, 15 years and 73 days old, became the youngest ever medallist on the snow in the history of the Games, when he won the silver medal in the snowboard half-pipe competition. Russian luger Albert Demchenko and Japanese ski jumping champion Noriaki Kasai, both in their forties, were competing in their seventh edition of the Games, both winning two medals in Sochi. Kasai also equalled the record for the longest interval between two (silver) medals: 20 years! Like Marit Bjørgen, Belarusian biathlete Darya Domracheva and Russian short-track speed skater Victor An won three gold medals at the XXII Olympic Winter Games. But the athlete who won the most medals at these Games was Ireen Wüst, with five speed skating medals (two gold, three silver)! Ireen Wüst was a member of the Netherlands speed skating team which won 23 medals, achieved four top-three clean sweeps and was present on every one of the 12 podiums, men’s and women’s alike. A unique domination of one discipline at the Games. For the first time in figure skating, the 100-point barrier was broken in a short programme, by Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu (101.45), who went on to win the gold medal. Bronze medallist in 1994, silver in 1998, gold in 2002 and 2006 and bronze in 2010 and 2014, Italian luger Armin Zöggeler became the first athlete to win six consecutive medals in six editions of the Winter Games. The first winners of the 12 new Olympic events were: Russia (team figure skating), Germany (luge relay), Norway (biathlon mixed relay), Germany’s Carina Voigt (women’s ski jumping), Canadian Dara Howell and American Joss Christensen (ski slopestyle), Americans Maddie Bowman and David Wise (ski half-pipe), Jamie Anderson and Sage Kotsenburg (snowboard slopestyle), Austrian’s Julia Dujmovits and Russian Vic Wild (snowboard parallel slalom). The 2014 Olympic Winter Games were the first time that the Russian Federation hosts the Winter Games; the Soviet Union hosted the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow. The host city Sochi has a population of 400,000 people and is situated in Krasnodar, which is the third largest region in Russia. The Games were organised in two clusters: a coastal cluster for ice events in Sochi, and a mountain cluster located in the Krasnaya Polyana Mountains. This made it one of the most compact Games ever, with around 30 minutes travel time from the coastal to mountain cluster. The Sochi Olympic Park was built along the B
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After a Funeral Befitting a Princess, Diana Will Be Buried at Her Family Home - The New York Times The New York Times World |After a Funeral Befitting a Princess, Diana Will Be Buried at Her Family Home Search World | DEATH OF THE PRINCESS: THE FUNERAL After a Funeral Befitting a Princess, Diana Will Be Buried at Her Family Home Continue reading the main story The funeral for Diana, Princess of Wales, will be on Saturday in Westminster Abbey, the crowning and burial place of English sovereigns for nearly 1,000 years, in a ceremony described by the royal household as ''a unique funeral for a unique person.'' The body of the Princess, who died early Sunday after a car crash in Paris, will then be taken to the ancestral home of her family, the Spencers, in Althorp, Northamptonshire. She will be buried in a private ceremony in a country church containing the remains of 20 generations of Spencers, spanning 475 years. Though the arrangements fall outside the strict tradition of royal funerals, a spokeswoman for Buckingham Palace emphasized that the ritual will ''contain the usual elements of a royal funeral and in particular elements to reflect the affection with which the Princess was held.'' It is expected that one of those elements will be participation by representatives of the principal charities she supported. The funeral, to be attended by 2,000 invited guests, will be televised and has been scheduled for 11 A.M. (6 A.M. Eastern time) Saturday so that the widest possible audience can watch it, the Palace said. Major American networks plan extensive live coverage. In the procession from the Chapel Royal at Saint James's Palace, where her body now rests, to the great Gothic nave across the street from the Houses of Parliament, she will make her final passage down many of the grand avenues that she rode years ago in royal carriages. Continue reading the main story Today's announcement about the funeral came after 24 hours of deliberation as the family of Queen Elizabeth sought to square its own precedent-conscious traditions with the recognition that the Princess enjoyed a public regard exceeding its own. The Windsor dynasty's prestige, already at its lowest point with the British public, would surely suffer a serious new lapse if the family were perceived as treating Diana in death as shabbily as public opinion believes it did in life. Advertisement Continue reading the main story ''If the monarchy is going to continue, it must be seen to be magnanimous in its treatment of the late Princess of Wales,'' said Harold Brooks-Baker, an expert on royalty. Asked about the delicate issue of whether the funeral would be a full state occasion, the Palace spokeswoman said: ''Status is irrelevant. We are taking into account the wishes of the family and the need to allow people to express publicly their grief and their affection for the Princess.'' A spokesman for Prime Minister Tony Blair said the funeral should contain a wide range of people from the causes identified with the Princess. The usual complement of foreign ambassadors for a state occasion will not be included, although some world leaders, like President Jacques Chirac of France, who have expressed a desire to attend will be invited. ''The Prime Minister thinks the outpouring of grief has been a reflection of the depth of affection and appreciation that people felt for Princess Diana and that the funeral should reflect that,'' Mr. Blair's spokesman said. The size and ardor of Diana's following was dramatically apparent all around London today as thousands of people lined up at the Chapel Royal to sign condolence books, and thousands of others piled flowers, poems and other sorrowful messages, many in children's handwriting, to form a garden of remembrance on the lawn outside her Kensington Palace home. The silent cortege filing past the floral shrine stretched a half-mile up Kensington High Street. People were tearful, they hugged one another, they prayed. Asked by reporters why they had come, they typically explained that they felt close to the Princess, that she was th
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BBC News - Mohammed Al Fayed sells Harrods store to Qatar Holdings Mohammed Al Fayed sells Harrods store to Qatar Holdings Mohammed Al Fayed is expected to continue at Harrods in some capacity Mohammed Al Fayed has sold London department store Harrods to the Qatari royal family's investment company for a reported £1.5bn ($2.3bn). The Egyptian-born tycoon acquired the business in Knightsbridge following a £615m takeover in 1985. Ken Costa, an adviser to the deal with Qatar Holdings, said Mr Al Fayed was retiring "to spend more time with his children and grandchildren". He will continue to promote the store in the role of honorary chairman. But Mr Al Fayed will not be involved in running the company on a day-to-day basis. HARRODS The store has over one million square feet (90,000 sq m) of selling space and 330 departments The Harrods motto is Omnia Omnibus Ubique - All Things for All People, Everywhere It was established in 1849 15 million people shop there each year The sale, signed in the early hours of 8 May, will include all parts of the Harrods group, including Harrods Estates and a charter aircraft service. Qatar Holdings is the investment arm of the emirate's sovereign wealth fund, Qatar Investment Authority. Although it failed in a bid for Sainsbury's in 2007, it is the third-largest shareholder in car-maker VW and has a stake in Porsche. Its chairman, Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani, who is also Qatar's prime minister, said Harrods would add "much value" to its portfolio of investments and generate "good and stable returns as a business". He added: "It's a historical place. I know it's important, not only for the British people but it is important for the tourism." His vice-chairman, Dr Hussain Ali Al-Abdulla, said the acquisition was a "landmark transaction". The pair were given a tour of the store by Mr Al Fayed before a news conference in the fourth floor Georgian Restaurant. Mr Costa, chairman of asset managers Lazard International, who advised the Al Fayed family trust on the sale, said Qatar Holding had been "specifically chosen" by Mr Al Fayed because he believed it had the "vision and financial capacity" to support the long-term growth of the store. "In reaching the decision to retire, he wished to ensure that the legacy and traditions that he has built up in Harrods would be continued, and that the team that he has built up would be encouraged to develop the foundations that he has laid," Mr Costa added. Reports in March had suggested that the Gulf-based investor, which works on behalf of the royal family in the Arab emirate of Qatar, had approached Mr Al Fayed about a possible deal. However, staff were assured at the time that the store was not for sale. Repeatedly refused Mr Al Fayed's UK business interests include the Premiership football club Fulham FC and a recent rich list put his fortune at £650m. QATAR HOLDING Investment arm of the emirate's sovereign wealth fund, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) Parent company's estimated assets more than £40.5bn Sold around £1.4bn of shares in Barclays bank last October Failed in bid for Sainsbury's in 2007 Third-largest shareholder in car-maker VW and has stake in Porsche During the 1980s, a battle for control of the store formed part of a long-running feud between Mr Al Fayed and the late businessman Tiny Rowland. Mr Rowland later accused his business rival of breaking into a safety deposit box stored at Harrods. Mr Al Fayed waged a 10-year campaign in an attempt to prove that Princess Diana and his son Dodi, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997, were murdered in a conspiracy. Despite living in Britain for decades, the multi-millionaire businessman has repeatedly been refused a UK passport. Bookmark with:
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Weasel control and management For more weasel control information Identification Weasels belong to the Mustelidae family, which also includes mink, martens, fishers, wolverines, badgers, river otters, black-footed ferrets, and four species of skunks. Although members of the weasel family vary in size and color (Fig. 1), they usually have long, slender bodies, short legs, rounded ears, and anal scent glands. A weasel’s hind legs are barely more than half as long as its body (base of head to base of tail). The weasel’s forelegs also are notably short. These short legs on a long, slender body may account for the long-tailed weasel’s (Mustela frenata) distinctive running gait. At every bound the long body loops upward, reminding one of an inchworm. In the typical bounding gait of the weasel, the hind feet register almost, if not exactly, in the front foot impressions, with the right front foot and hind feet lagging slightly behind. The stride distance normally is about 10 inches (25 cm). Male weasels are distinctly larger than females. The long-tailed and short-tailed (M. erminea() weasels have a black tip on their tails, while the least weasel (M. nivalis) lacks the black tip (Fig. 2). The long-tailed weasel some-its common name implies, the least times is as long as 24 inches (61 cm). weasel is the smallest, measuring only The short-tailed weasel is considerably 7 or 8 inches (18 to 20 cm) long and smaller, rarely longer than 13 inches weighing 1 to 2 1/2 ounces (28 to 70 g). (33 cm) and usually weighing between Many people assume the least weasel 3 and 6 ounces (87 and 168 g). Just as is a baby weasel since it is so small. Range Three species of weasels live in North America. The most abundant and widespread is the long-tailed weasel. Some that occur in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico have a dark “mask” and are often called bridled weasels. The short-tailed weasel occurs in Canada, Alaska, and the northeastern, Great Lakes, and northwestern states, while the least weasel occurs in Canada, Alaska, and the northeastern and Great Lakes states (Fig. 3). Habitat Some authors report finding weasels only in places with abundant water, although small rodents, suitable as food, were more abundant in surrounding habitat. Weasels are commonly found along roadsides and around farm buildings. The absence of water to drink is thought to be a limiting factor (Henderson and Stardom 1983). A typical den has two surface openings about 2 feet (61 cm) apart over a burrow that is 3 to 10 feet (0.9 to 3 m) long. Other weasel dens have been found in the trunk of an old uprooted oak, in a bag of feathers, in a threshing machine, in the trunk of a hollow tree, in an old mole run, a gopher burrow, and a prairie dog burrow (Henderson and Stardom 1983). Food Habits The weasel family belongs to the order Carnivora. With the exception of the river otter, all members of the weasel family feed primarily on insects and small rodents (Fig. 4). Their diet consists of whatever meat they can obtain and may include birds and bird eggs. As predators, they play an important role in the ecosystem. Predators tend to hunt the most abundant prey, turning to another species if the numbers of the first prey become scarce. In this way, they seldom endanger the long-term welfare of the animal populations they prey upon. Long-tailed weasels typically prey on one species that is continually available. The size of the prey population varies from year to year and from season to season. At times, weasels will kill many more individuals of a prey species than they can immediately eat. Ordinarily, they store the surplus for future consumption, much the same as squirrels gather and store nuts. Pocket gophers are the primary prey of long-tailed weasels. In some regions these gophers are regarded as nuisances because they eat alfalfa plants in irrigated meadows and native plants in mountain meadows where livestock graze. Because of its predation on pocket gophers and other rodents, the long-tailed weasel is sometimes referred to as the farmer’s best friend
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Mammals - 6 | Britannica.com Mammals Mammalia any member of the group of vertebrate animals in which the young are nourished with milk from special mammary glands of the mother. Browse Subcategories: (30) Displaying 401 - 500 of 800 results Kerry blue terrier versatile breed of working terrier that is used as a hunter, land and water retriever, and sheep and cattle herder. The Kerry blue originated in County Kerry, Ireland, where it has been bred since the 1820s. It is 17.5 to 19.5 inches (44.5 to 49.5 cm)... kiang Equus kiang species of Asian wild ass found in the cold, arid highlands of Nepal, India, and Pakistan and in Qinghai and Gansu provinces and the western Tibet Autonomous Region in China at elevations above 4,000 metres (13,000 feet). The kiang’s coat... killer whale Orcinus orca largest member of the dolphin family (Delphinidae). The killer whale is easy to identify by its size and striking coloration: jet black on top and pure white below with a white patch behind each eye, another extending up each flank, and... kinkajou Potos flavus an unusual member of the raccoon family (see procyonid) distinguished by its long, prehensile tail, short muzzle, and low-set, rounded ears. Native to Central America and parts of South America, the kinkajou is an agile denizen of the upper... kipunji Rungwecebus kipunji arboreal species of monkeys that occur in two populations in the Eastern Arc forests of Tanzania: one in the Ndundulu forest in the Udzungwa Mountains, the other in the Rungwe-Livingstone forest of the Southern Highlands. It is light... klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus rock-climbing antelope, resident in mountains of eastern and southern Africa. Its Kiswahili name “goat of the rocks” is apt, although it more closely resembles Eurasian goat antelopes such as the chamois and is radically different... knockout mouse genetically engineered laboratory mouse (Mus musculus) in which a specific gene has been inactivated, or “knocked out,” by the introduction of a foreign (artificial) DNA sequence. Knockout mice exhibit modifications in phenotype (observable traits) and... koala Phascolarctos cinereus tree-dwelling marsupial of coastal eastern Australia classified in the family Phascolarctidae (suborder Vombatiformes). The koala is about 60 to 85 cm (24 to 33 inches) long and weighs up to 14 kg (31 pounds) in the southern part... kob Kobus kob small, stocky African antelope (tribe Reduncini, family Bovidae) that occurs in large numbers on floodplains of the northern savanna. The kob ranges from Senegal in the west to the Ethiopian border in the east and southward into western Uganda... Kobus genus of antelopes, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), containing about six species—the waterbucks and lechwes, the kob, and the puku. Members of this genus are native to Africa south of the Sahara. They usually live in herds and are generally found... komondor large Hungarian sheepdog breed taken to Europe in the 9th century by the Magyars, who kept it primarily to protect, rather than to herd, their flocks. A powerful, heavy-boned dog, the male komondor stands at least 27.5 inches (69.9 cm) and weighs 100... kouprey Bos sauveli elusive wild ox (tribe Bovini, family Bovidae) of Indochina and one of the world’s most endangered large mammals, if it is not already extinct. Unknown to science until 1937, the kouprey was rare even then: no more than an estimated 2,000... Krapina remains fossilized remains of at least 24 early Neanderthal adults and children, consisting of skulls, teeth, and other skeletal parts found in a rock shelter near the city of Krapina, northern Croatia, between 1899 and 1905. The remains date to about 130,000... kudu two species of spiral-horned antelopes (tribe Tragelaphini, family Bovidae). The very large greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is common in southern African wildlife reserves. The svelte lesser kudu (T. imberbis) is an elusive dweller in the arid... kuvasz Hungarian breed of guard and shepherd dog whose reputation as a watchdog was unexcelled during the Middle Ages, when it was kept by kings
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What is the common name of the disease Tinea pedis?
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Tinea - Symptoms, Causes, Treatments Tinea Treatments What is tinea? Tinea, commonly referred to as ringworm, is a broad term used to describe a fungal infection of the skin (dermatophyte), whether affecting the body (tinea corporis), the scalp (tinea capitis), the groin (tinea cruris, or jock itch), the feet (tinea pedis, or athlete’s foot), or the nails (tinea unguium, or onychomycosis). While tinea is seen most frequently in children, it occurs in all age groups. Although ringworm is the term most frequently encountered, the infecting agent is actually a fungus that thrives in warm, moist areas and is most likely to occur with constant moisture from perspiration or as a complication of minor injuries to your nails, scalp or skin. The name ringworm comes from a ring-like pattern frequently seen with tinea, the development of red patches on the skin that are often redder around the outside (forming the ring), with a more normal skin color in the center. Looking for a Doctor? Search Now Find an Infectious Disease Specialist Tinea is contagious through skin-to-skin contact or through contact with contaminated items. It is highly treatable, usually clearing up within four weeks of starting treatment, and is not life threatening. 8 Highly Contagious Diseases You Should Know About Keep these eight highly contagious diseases on your radar and find out how to prevent them. While tinea is a condition requiring prompt attention, it is not an emergency. At the same time, left untreated, it can become complicated by a more widespread bacterial infection. Seek prompt medical care if you are being treated for tinea but symptoms recur or persist after four weeks of care, if it spreads to your scalp or beard, or if you see signs of a bacterial infection developing, marked by symptoms such as swelling in the affected area, skin that is warm to the touch, an increase in redness, pus or discharge, fever, or streaks of red along the skin, particularly on a limb.
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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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Which legendary English outlaw ‘stole from the rich to give to the poor’?
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New book claims Robin Hood stole from the rich and lent to the poor - Telegraph Book news New book claims Robin Hood stole from the rich and lent to the poor A new book has claimed that Robin Hood was not as selfless as he is often depicted, suggesting he stole from the rich and lent money to the poor as an early kind of loan shark. New book claims Robin Hood stole from the rich and lent to the poor By Roya Nikkhah , Arts Correspondent 9:00PM GMT 06 Mar 2010 Follow By stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, Robin Hood gained legendary status as a selfless re-distributor of wealth. But a new book claims that the outlaw of Sherwood Forest was in fact something of a loan shark, who operated a sophisticated lending scheme for those short of cash. Robin Hood: The Unknown Templar points to several passages in an old English ballad that depict Robin loaning £400 to an impoverished knight. The claim threatens to tarnish the image of a hero of English folklore who has been played on screen by actors including Errol Flynn and Kevin Costner, and who even has even has an airport , in Doncaster, named after him. John Paul Davis, the author of the new book, cites scenes from A Gest of Robyn Hode, one of the earliest references to Robin Hood which dates from the 1500s, to support his theory. Related Articles Robin Hood filmed on National Trust land 13 Feb 2010 In the ballad, Robin is approached by a knight who is indebted to an abbot and asked for a loan. Robin asks the knight if he has a guarantor, then agrees to give him the money, to be repaid over a year. He asks Little John to count out £400 from his treasury. Later in the ballad, which is written in Middle English, the knight returns to see Robin, and with his debts to the abbot cleared, offers to repay the loan together with an extra deposit charge. Robin, however, declines the repayment, saying he has already received the money after stealing it from the abbot himself as a punishment for his greed, and tells the knight that it would be wrong to take the money twice. Mr Davis also claims in the book that Robin was a member of the Knights Templar, a powerful Christian military organisations of the Middle Ages. He argues that during the period, the sort of banking transaction described in the ballad was the preserve of the Templars alone, who were known to charge deposit fees as usury was officially forbidden by the Church. Mr Davis, said: "The Templars were the most famous moneylenders in the world and £400 was a vast sum of money, which hints at an organisation behind the loan rather than the act of a lone outlaw. "Although the information we have for Robin Hood is pretty scant, he is always described as an astute swordsman and soldier, with a notable devotion to Christianity who took a vow, along with his merry men, of honouring and protecting women, all of which were Templar codes. "The idea that he was a money lender may not fit with the traditional image of Robin Hood, but he is still shown to be a good outlaw giving his money around." While Robin Hood has been the subject of countless interpretations in books, plays and films over the centuries, there is no actual evidence that he ever existed. Enthusiasts have long debated when and where he may have lived, with some suggesting that he resided in Yorkshire or Nottingham during the reigns of Richard the Lionheart and King John in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, while others have placed him under the reign of King Edward II during the 14th century. David Nortcliffe, a Robin Hood expert who organises tours to his supposed grave at Kirklees Priory, said: "Stories about Robin Hood were passed down through verbal tradition and balladeers were skilful diversifiers of information. "They made a living from entertaining people, so they would often spice up a story by adding a tale from somewhere else, and many such stories may have been woven into the Robin Hood saga. "Certainly, the traditional image of Robin Hood is of an outlaw stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, and not someone who stole from th
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History Jeopardy Template Who is the Medici Family Who was the wealthy family in Florence that funded many artists during the Renaissance? 100 Who is Prometheus Who is that man that brought fire to the people of Greece by breaking off a piece of the sun? 100 Who is Helen of Sparta The Trojan War began because of the abduction of which Spartan queen according to classical sources? 100 What was the river that Egyptian civilizations depended on for flooding and irrigation? 100 After what explorer is our continent named? 200 What is Legalism What was the ancient Chinese philosophy that was used to bring an end to the Warring States Period in ancient China? 200 Who was the very wealthy king who loved gold more than anything? 200 In what year was the last battle of the War of 1812? 200 What type of belief system did most early civilizations have? 200 Who is that Spanish explorer that conquered the Incan empire? 300 What was the pictographic script used by the ancient Egyptians involving symbols? 300 Who was the god that was thrown off Mount Olympus because he was ugly? 300 During the Fourth Crusade, the pope excommunicated the Crusaders because they sacked what Christian city? 300 What is the Shang Dynasty What Chinese dynasty used tortoise shells and 'oracle bones' to communicate with the spirits which led to the first examples of Chinese writing? 300 Who is known as the first man to sail all the way around the world? 400 What is "Ring around the Rosie" What is the song that children sing for fun, but actually describes the Black Death that spread across Europe? 400 Artemis and who were the twins that Zeus had with Leto? 400 Who is Henry Tudor The War of Roses was fought between the Lancasters and the Yorks, but was one by a leader of neither party named who? 400 Who is the Nazca Who of this early Andes Mountains civilization carved enormous pictographs or glyphs into the desert floor that might be a form of ancient calendar? 400 Who crossed Panama and was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean? 500 What is 1886 What is the year in which the United States was presented with a monumental gift from France? 500 Who is Paris According to legend, who fired the arrow that hit Achilles in the heel, his only vulnerable spot? 500 What is the Treaty of Westphalia What was the resolution of the 30 Years War? 500 What is Papua New Guinea Jarred Diamond began searching the world for answers to a question posed by Yali, a native of what tropical country where Diamond did his early research? 500
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"""Leggie"" is a term that is used in what sport?"
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Sports | Define Sports at Dictionary.com sports of or relating to a sport or sports, especially of the open-air or athletic kind: a sports festival. 2. (of garments, equipment, etc.) suitable for use in open-air sports or for outdoor or informal use. Origin of sports noun 1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc. 2. a particular form of this, especially in the out of doors. 3. sports, (used with a singular verb) such athletic activities collectively: Sports is important in my life. 4. What he said in sport was taken seriously. 6. They made sport of him. 7. an object of derision; laughingstock. 8. something treated lightly or tossed about like a plaything. 9. something or someone subject to the whims or vicissitudes of fate, circumstances, etc. 10. Informal. a person who behaves in a sportsmanlike, fair, or admirable manner; an accommodating person: He was a sport and took his defeat well. 12. Informal. a person who is interested in sports as an occasion for gambling; gambler. 13. Informal. a flashy person; one who wears showy clothes, affects smart manners, pursues pleasurable pastimes, or the like; a bon vivant. 14. Biology. an organism or part that shows an unusual or singular deviation from the normal or parent type; mutation. 15. of, relating to, or used in sports or a particular sport: sport fishing. suitable for outdoor or informal wear: sport clothes. to amuse oneself with some pleasant pastime or recreation. 19. to play, frolic, or gambol, as a child or an animal. 20. to engage in some open-air or athletic pastime or sport. 21. to trifle or treat lightly: to sport with another's emotions. 22. to mock, scoff, or tease: to sport at suburban life. 23. to pass (time) in amusement or sport. 25. to spend or squander lightly or recklessly (often followed by away). 26. Informal. to wear, display, carry, etc., especially with ostentation; show off: to sport a new mink coat. 27. Archaic. to amuse (especially oneself). Idioms sport one's oak. oak (def 5). Origin 1350-1400; Middle English; aphetic variant of disport Related forms outsport, verb (used with object) unsported, adjective 1. game. 4. amusement, fun, entertainment. See play . 19. romp, caper. 21. toy. Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for sports Expand Contemporary Examples He sports all black, including a cape and helmet, and has an imposing baritone voice, courtesy of James Earl Jones. It appears now that he must have some skill at sports and games. Folkways William Graham Sumner Devoted to the Border sports, in which he was formerly an active performer, he has celebrated them in animated verse. Practical Ethics William DeWitt Hyde This volume takes in a great number of winter sports, including skating and sledding and the building of a huge snowman. British Dictionary definitions for sports Expand (modifier) relating to, concerned with, or used in sports: sports equipment 2. (modifier) relating to or similar to a sports car: sports seats 3. (Brit) Also called sports day. a meeting held at a school or college for competitions in various athletic events sport noun 1. an individual or group activity pursued for exercise or pleasure, often involving the testing of physical capabilities and taking the form of a competitive game such as football, tennis, etc 2. any particular pastime indulged in for pleasure 4. the pleasure derived from a pastime, esp hunting, shooting, or fishing: we had good sport today 5. playful or good-humoured joking: to say a thing in sport 6. derisive mockery or the object of such mockery: to make sport of someone 7. someone or something that is controlled by external influences: the sport of fate 8. (informal) sometimes qualified by good, bad, etc. a person who reacts cheerfully in the face of adversity, esp a good loser 9. (informal) a person noted for being scrupulously fair and abiding by the rules of a game 10. (informal) a person who leads a merry existence, esp a gambler: he's a bit of
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Glossary of Cricket Terms and Cricket Terminology top A Agricultural shot this is a swing across the line of the ball (resembling a scything motion) played without much technique. Often one that results in a chunk of the pitch being dug up by the bat. A type of a slog. All out when an innings is ended due to ten of the eleven batsmen on the batting side being either dismissed or unable to bat because of injury or illness. All-rounder a player adept at both batting and bowling. In the modern era, this term can also refer to a wicket-keeper adept at batting. Anchor a top-order batsman capable of batting for a long duration throughout the innings. Usually batsman playing at numbers 3 or 4 play such a role, especially if there is a batting collapse. An anchor plays defensively, and is often the top scorer in the innings. Appeal the act of a bowler or fielder shouting at the umpire to ask if his last ball took the batsman's wicket. Usually phrased in the form of howzat (how-is-that?). Common variations include 'Howzee?' (how is he?), or simply turning to the umpire and shouting. Approach The motion of the bowler prior to bowling the ball. It is also known as the run-up. Also the ground a bowler runs on during his run up. Eg: "Play was delayed because the bowler's approaches were slippery." Arm ball a deceptive delivery bowled by an off spin bowler that is not spun, so, unlike the off break, it travels straight on (with the bowler's arm). A particularly good bowler's arm ball might also swing away from the batsman in the air (or in to him when delivered by a left-armer). Around the wicket or round the wicket a right-handed bowler passing to the right of the stumps during his bowling action, and vice-versa for left-handed bowlers. Ashes, the the perpetual prize in England v Australia Test match series. The small wooden urn contains ashes collected after burning the bails used when Australia first beat England in England, at The Oval in 1882 (the first Test match between the two nations was in Melbourne in 1877). Asking rate the rate at which the team batting needs to score to catch the opponents score in a limited overs game. Attacking shot A shot of aggression or strength designed to score runs. Average A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowler (including wides and no-balls) divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler. A batsman's batting average is defined as the total number of runs scored by the batsman divided by the number of times he has been dismissed. Away Swing top B Back foot in a batsman's stance the back foot is the foot that is nearer to the stumps. A bowler's front foot is the last foot to contact the ground before the ball is released. The other foot is the back foot. Unless the bowler is bowling off the wrong foot the bowling foot is the back foot. Back foot contact is the position of the bowler at the moment when his back foot lands on the ground just prior to delivering the ball. Back foot shot a shot played with the batsman's weight on his back foot (i.e. the foot furthest from the bowler). Back spin (also under-spin) a delivery which has a rotation backwards so that after pitching it immediately slows down, or bounces lower and skids on to the batsman. Backing up 1. The non-striking batsman leaving his crease during the delivery in order to shorten the distance to complete one run. A batsman "backing up" too far runs the risk of being run out, either by a fielder in a conventional run out, or - in a "Mankad" - by the bowler themself. 2. after a fielder chases the ball, another fielder placed at a further distance also moves into position so that if the fielder mis-fields the ball, the damage done is minimal. Also done to support a fielder receiving a throw from the outfield in case the throw is errant or not caught. Backlift the lifting of the bat in preparation to hit the ball. Bail one of the two small pieces of wood that lie on top of the stumps to form the wicket. Ball the round object which the batsman attempts to strike with the bat. Also a deliv
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Will Champion is the drummer with which band?
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Will Champion: Just Right For Coldplay – Drum! February 21, 2012 BY DAVID WEISS, PHOTOS BY NEIL ZLOZOWER For all the thousands of drummers pushing ahead in a tireless quest for rhythm fame, there will always be one or two like Will Champion who just kind of wind up with it. That’s not to say that, as the drummer for the artistically gifted songwriters known as Coldplay, Champion hasn’t worked hard for his career, but with only five years experience holding a pair of sticks, he’s landed comfortably on the fastest of fast tracks. Although he’s been playing piano and guitar for 18 of his 24 years on the planet, Champion never really thought about pounding out a beat until his sophomore year at the University of London. That’s when three friends of his, guitarist Jon Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and guitarist Chris Martin, who had gone and started Coldplay without him, knocked on his door and demanded his drumming services – no experience necessary. “Coldplay and drumming arrived simultaneously for me,” Champion explains in that kind of quiet Brit accent that just charms the pants off everybody. “Chris, Johnny, and Guy did three tracks on a four-track EP, and they needed drums. “They came to my house, because I lived with a guy with a drum kit. He was a good drummer, but he didn’t turn up – he was at the pub or something – so I just said I’d give it a go. They recorded it, and it kind of went from there. I played on one song on that EP, and in the beginning of the next year they said, ’Do you want to be in the band?’ I said, ’Absolutely.’ I was desperate to be in a band. I would have played kazoo.” Good thing Champion answered the door the day of that surprise recording session, because that was opportunity knockin’. Founded on a platform committed solely to genuine, meticulously crafted songs while rejecting profit motives and notoriety, Coldplay quickly became (what else?) a high-profile moneymaker in the world of pop. But don’t blame the guys in the group for busting it wide open: take it out on the five million people who bought copies of their 2000 debut album, Parachutes, or the Academy, which awarded them a Grammy for Best Alternative Album. A dark and dreamy collection that astonished jaded listeners with its unfiltered honesty, Parachutes gave many music lovers new hope that there were still great pop songs left to be written for the 21st Century. If that sounds like a lot of pressure to put on a band for their follow-up, you’d be right. Coldplay came off of their intense promotion in 2001 for Parachutes proclaiming themselves officially out of ideas. But apparently, happily, fortunately, they were wrong: The band dug deep, and came out of the studio with their gorgeously crafted second album, the recently released A Rush of Blood to the Head. Matching raw emotional strength with quiet subtlety and aching beauty, Rush maintains Coldplay’s reputation for songwriting mastery, boosted by a rise in their technical skill and confidence. Champion’s lifelong status as an extremely gifted musician set the stage for his relatively short, but surprisingly successful, stint as a drummer. He was born into a musical family in the English port town of Southhampton, where he quickly found a way around the most distasteful parts of his early music education. “I started doing lessons on various instruments, but I didn’t enjoy doing them because I couldn’t read the music,” he recalls. “Instead, I would play songs from memory. I watched my teacher’s hands on the piano, memorized it, and ended up doing it myself.” Although reading music wasn’t Champion’s forte, playing it proved to be quite another matter. “I think music first clicked as a creative pursuit when my mom taught me how to play three chords on guitar,” he says. “At the time I had the ability to listen to a song and work out how to play it instantly. I think the guitar is a really easy thing to do that on. That’s when I realized most songs revolve around three chords anyway.” Champion clearly had talent early on. What he didn’t have was someone outside of Mom and Pop to s
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DRUM! Magazine December 2015 by Enter Music Publishing, Inc. - issuu issuu P L AY B E T T E R FA ST E R 40 YEARS IN THE STUDIO WITH RUSH BY NEIL PEART Terri Lyne Win This Kit Worth $5,208! Sisterhood D234_01_Cover_NOSPINE.indd 1 10 Tips For Every Hand Drummer New Lesson ISSUE 234 Columnist! Chris Fryar Of Zac Brown Band December 2015 10 Carter Beauford’s Trickiest Tracks Jeremy Spencer Newest Five Finger Death Punch Licks 10/21/15 9:04 AM Special Holiday Wishbook PAGE 51 Featuring Cool Gear From ALESIS, AXIS, BASS PLATE, BILLY BLAST, CASCIO, CRASH-N-FLASH, CYMPAD, DRUMWORKOUT.COM, DUNNETT, DW, GIBRALTAR, GEORGE WAY, KAT, KICKPRO, GRETSCH, LP, MAXONIX, PDP, PINCHCLIP, RAZER, REMO, ROLAND, SABIAN, SJC, TAMA, THE COLLECTIVE, THE SESSIONS, TRICK, VATER, VIC FIRTH, YAMAHA D233_DWB_IBC_Wishbook.indd All Pages 10/20/15 1:55 PM Special Holiday Wishbook PAGE 51 Featuring Cool Gear From ALESIS, AXIS, BASS PLATE, BILLY BLAST, CASCIO, CRASH-N-FLASH, CYMPAD, DRUMWORKOUT.COM, DUNNETT, DW, GIBRALTAR, GEORGE WAY, KAT, KICKPRO, GRETSCH, LP, MAXONIX, PDP, PINCHCLIP, RAZER, REMO, ROLAND, SABIAN, SJC, TAMA, THE COLLECTIVE, THE SESSIONS, TRICK, VATER, VIC FIRTH, YAMAHA D233_DWB_IBC_Wishbook.indd All Pages DRUM9185 Terri Lyne Carrington DRUM.qxp_Layout 1 10/19/15 10:42 AM Page 1 The Official Drums of Terri Lyne Carrington Yamaha artist since 1983, Terri Lyne Carrington is an award-winning musician, composer, and bandleader. She has had an extensive touring career of 20+ years and is found on many recordings with a stellar array of jazz luminaries such as Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Al Jarreau. The Berklee professor’s 2011 The Mosaic Project won a GRAMMY® Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, while the 2013 Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue made history as Terri Lyne became the first woman to win a GRAMMY® Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. Terri Lyne continues to evolve and innovate as an artist and educator, inspiring generations of drummers around the world. ©2015 Yamaha Corporation of America. All rights reserved. www.yamahadrums.com D234_ADS_1.indd 3 VICFIRTH.COM ©2015 Vic Firth Company outside the box designs. outside the box sounds. Introducing the new Vic Firth Split Brush Let’s face it. Your sticks can’t do everything. Next-level music requires next-level thinking. That’s why we’re constantly collaborating with the world’s top players to create fresh sounds and take your music to new places. Like the new Split Brush with its 2 rows of wires for unique weighting of sound and articulation. Try something new. See where it takes you. Go to VicFirth.com/SoundChoices to get inspired and share your creativity. PIctured: Florian Alexandru-Zorn with the New Split Brush SB Photo by Mario Schmitt D234_ADS_1.indd 4 10/16/15 8:54 AM ISSUE ISSUE 234,207. ON ON SALE SALE 11/17/2015 09/10/13–10/07/13 – 12/14/2015, VOL. VOL22, 24,ISSUE ISSUE9 11 COVER STORY 32 Terri Lyne Carrington We study the minutiae of the former child prodigy’s latest woman-powered solo release, The Mosaic Project: Love And Soul, to discover a softer, gentler side of a drumming legend. SINGLE STROKES 14 How I Got The Gig ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons gives Melanie DiLorenzo the surprise of a lifetime. 14 What’s Your Drumming IQ? Match drummers to bands from the city by the bay without getting wet. 15 Page Turners Scuttlebutt from drummer tellalls by Bill Kreutzmann, Rick Buckler, and Dennis Bryon. 16 New Blood David Garibaldi, Pete Ray Biggin, Jason Costa, Zoro, and Jano Rix on the ultimate groove. This page + cover: ROBERT DOWNS 18 Pump It Up Try interval training to prepare for short onstage bursts of energy. 18 Drum Care Muffling your drums is a very personal decision, but when you do, here’s how. 20 Legal Beat Last time we looked at two very different plagiarism cases. This time we explain what went wrong in one, and right in the other. VIBE 23 Jean-Paul Gaster “Blues” may not be the first word to come to mind when you think about Clutch, unless you’re
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San Marino Grand Prix 2005 Preview · F1 Fanatic Author Keith Collantine Renault have made a dominant start to the 2005 season – but Toyota, Ferrari and McLaren are chasing them hard. They need to be, because if they’re not on terms with the regie at this, the first race of the ‘European season’, they can kiss their title dreams goodbye. With the first three ‘flyaway’ races completed, Fernando Alonso leads the driver’s championship with 26 points, 10 clear of Jarno Trulli. We also find ourselves in the unusual position of there being another 16 races still to run – as many as in an entire season only a few years ago. On the face of it, Trulli may stand a chance of overhauling Alonso’s lead because Toyota have outscored Renault in the last two races. But, realistically, Renault’s Giancarlo Fisichella lost points through a collision and retirement in these rounds, and there is no obvious chink in the Renault armour just yet. The pressure is on Fisichella, though. Since his Australian win he has had two wasted races and must not lose sight of his rampant team mate so early in the year. Trulli, second in the last two races, must be a dark horse for victory even if he has publicly expressed reservations over how well his Toyota will perform on the unusual Imola circuit. Kimi Raikkonen is another strong tip. For three races, the Finn has unleashed awesome, covert speed on race day after qualifying poorly. This is partly a characteristic of his MP4-20, but also a consequence of needless errors, such as at Bahrain. In first qualifying this weekend, Raikkonen will be third-to-last to run, giving him a realistic chance of starting from the front two rows – something he is yet to do this year. From that position, he would be a serious threat to Alonso. Rumours persist that Juan Pablo Montoya has not yet recovered from his should injury sufficiently to partner Raikkonen, and that McLaren third driver Alex Wurz (who has finally had the MP4-20 modified to fit his 1.85m frame) will substitute. This is a blow for Pedro de la Rosa, who set fastest lap in Bahrain on his way to fifth in Montoya’s seat. In an ideal world, both these underrated talents would have regular drives. Ferrari, too, are seething from their early season defeats. Already the only team to violate the restricted testing agreement, they have taken their test work to new heights in their attempts to find more speed and reliability from the F2005. Remember, this car originally wasn’t supposed to arrive until the next race, in Spain. Schumacher also has an unfavourable starting slot for first qualifying. Nonetheless, cooler ambient temperatures at San Marino will surely ease the tyre wear problems that blighted Rubens Barrichello’s recent races. But will they have the outright pace? BAR-Honda’s situation is more desperate, but they are tipping themselves to make a strong comeback. Testing in Barcelona last week suggested they have found some genuine pace, but their more serious Achilles heels have been reliability and the inability of the 007 chassis to run effectively in the disturbed air of a leading car. If it holds together, Button should be in the points. If it holds together. Williams and Red Bull Racing have been the pleasant surprises of 2005 so far. Williams have hammered through their backlog of wind tunnel work and positively thrown new components onto the FW27 – and there are yet more pieces coming this week. It has apparently gained vital downforce at the expense of straight-line efficiency, which the BMW engine can partly make up for, being the most powerful in the pit lane. Red Bull, meanwhile, risk confusing their solid start to the season as they inflict a driver change upon themselves – Christian Klein out for Vitantonio Liuzzi. 2004 F3000 champion Liuzzi is highly rated in the pit lane, and has already been linked to Ferrari. Klien will be in Liuzzi’s testing role. His first real challenge will be against team-mate David Coulthard in one-lap qualifying – an area where Coulthard has always struggled, so expect the Italian to make waves on his home debut. I
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Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Final | Eurovision Song Contest Show more Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Final For the second time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals were held to decide which 25 countries will be represented in the Final. The Final of the contest took place on the 16th of May in the Russian capital of Moscow. While it had been the Russian broadcaster RTR who had won the contest the year before, it was decided that Channel One Russia would host the competition instead. They organised one of the biggest contests in the history of the event. The stage consisted of 1/3 of the world’s available LED screens at that time. Vladimir Putin, who was Prime Minister of Russia at the time, visited the Olympic Indoor Arena to see the preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest for himself. National juries were re-introduced alongside televoting, each accounting for 50% of the result. Georgia's entry was deemed to have broken the rules of the contest and the country chose to withdraw rather than submit a different song. Estonia finished a credible sixth with the song Rändajad, the first song to be performed fully in Estonian since 1998 (their entry in 2004 was performed in a dialect). The United Kingdom scored its best placing since 2002 when Jade Ewen finished in fifth place with the song My Time, written by Dianne Warren and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. About the winner There was no stopping the Norwegian violin-playing star, Alexander Rybak and his entry Fairytale. It received a record-breaking 387 points out of a possible 492, the highest total score in Eurovision history at that time. Facts and figures For the first time the contest was presented by two different pairs of hosts - one pair in the Semi-Finals and the other pair in the Grand Final. Both Semi-Finals were hosted by the supermodel Natalya Vodyanova and popular TV host Andrey Malakhov. The Grand Final was hosted by the singer (and their 2000 contest participant) Alsou and the TV star Ivan Urgant. Chaira, who achieved two of Malta's best placings second and third, in 2005 and 1998 respectively, returned to the competition but finished in 22nd place in the Grand Final. Facts & Figures
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What is Yin Yang? - Personal Tao What is Yin Yang? Home Personal Tao Teachings Ask Questions What is Yin Yang? Yin Yang is perhaps the most known and documented concept used within Taoism. A starting definition: Yin / Yang : Two halves that together complete wholeness. Yin and yang are also the starting point for change. When something is whole, by definition it is unchanging and complete. So when you split something into two halves – yin / yang, it upsets the equilibrium of wholeness. This starts both halves chasing after each other as they seek a new balance with each other. The word Yin comes out to mean “shady side” and Yang “sunny side”. Yin Yang is the concept of duality forming a whole. We encounter examples of Yin and Yang every day. As examples: night (Yin) and day (Yang), female (Yin) and male (Yang). Over thousands of years quite a bit has been sorted and grouped under various Yin Yang classification systems. The symbol for Yin Yang is called the Taijitu. Most people just call it the yin yang symbol in the west. The taijitu symbol has been found in more than one culture and over the years has come to represent Taoism. Taijitu Diving Deeper into Yin Yang Yin Yang illustrated from the Tao Te Ching [2] When people see things as beautiful, ugliness is created. When people see things as good, evil is created. Being and non-being produce each other. Difficult and easy complement each other. Long and short define each other. High and low oppose each other. Fore and aft follow each other. Basic Concepts Defining the Nature of Yin Yang Neither Yin nor Yang are absolute. Nothing is completely Yin or completely Yang. Each aspect contains the beginning point for the other aspect. For example: day becomes night and then night becomes day…Yin and Yang are interdependent upon each other so that the definition of one requires the definition for the other to be complete. Yin Yang is not static. The nature of Yin and Yang flows and changes with time. A simple example is thinking about how the day gradually flows into night. However, the length of day and night are changing. As the earth ages, its spin is slowing causing the length of day and night to get longer. Day and night are not static entities.Sometimes changes in the relationship between Yin and Yang can be dramatic where one aspect can literally just transform into the other. As an example: some species of fish have females that transform quickly into males when the population of males aren’t enough. The summation of Yin and Yang form a whole. One effect of this is: as one aspect increases the other decreases to maintain overall balance of the whole. The balance of Yin Yang can be skewed due to outside influences. Four possible imbalances exist: Deficiency Yang Excess Yang Excess Yin These imbalances can be paired: so an excess of Yin can also simulate a Yang deficiency and vice versa. As an example this concept is especially important for Chinese healing practices. So an excess of Yang results in a fever. An excess of Yin could mean the accumulation of fluids in the body. Chinese healing examines a person’s health is in terms of the eight principles: Internal and External stimuli, Deficiency and Excesses, Cold and Heat and Yin and Yang. Yin Yang can be subdivided into additional Yin and Yang aspects.For example a Yang aspect of Heat: can be further subdivided into a Yin warm or Yang burning. Additional principles defining Yin and Yang qualities exist. The concepts listed here are merely a starting point to illustrate the nature of Yin and Yang. Usually as a practice Taoism does a good job of not codifying life. Which is ironic since many Taoist’s can happily list out what is Yin and what is Yang. Typically Taoist texts will list a few examples of Yin and Yang and then meander off to the next topic. Which makes sense as from a Taoist perspective it’s for the reader to reveal life from their own perspective. As an example go back to the Taoist passage quoted above from the Tao Te Ching. You will discover a few additional aspects to Yin and Yang, but the passage isn’t a
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William Blake: The Tyger In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare sieze the fire? And what shoulder, & what art. Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand? & what dread feet? What the hammer? what the chain? In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp Dare its deadly terrors clasp? When the stars threw down their spears, And watered heaven with their tears, Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee? Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
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NUMBER 5 1938 finds the Art News still in its infancy, but it’s a lusty infant! We have not for a moment relaxed our efforts to report, impartially, all the news of Art in Philadelphia. Our methods for collecting the news are being steadily perfected. The paper grows in vitality. You who read the Philadelphia Art News have been enormously helpful. Your enthusiasm and cooperation and your constructive criticism have been invaluable. We have by no means attained the standard of usefulness we have set for ourselves. Part of our approach to that standard has been definitely mapped. Each step along the way means more comprehensive integration in a news picture of the ties connecting all branches of the plastic and graphic arts. We believe that this broad scope is necessary if we are to present the art activity of Philadelphia in true perspective, that is in direct relation to everyday life. We thank you for your active interest. We urge you to express your ideas and reactions. We need your guidance. We hope that this New Year will disclose a more luxuriously flourishing art spirit in Philadelphia. May you all prosper in health and accomplishment! DEGAS FOR PHILADELPHIA “THE BALLET CLASS” ADDED TO WILSTACH COLLECTION “The Ballet Class” by Edgar Degas Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Museum of Art Another example of nineteenth century French painting has been acquired by the Wilstach Collection, “The Ballet Class,” by Edgar Degas, one of the most distinguished draftsmen of the century. In announcing this purchase, the Park Commission said, “This important example of Degas’ painting was among the pictures purchased direct from the artist by Mary Cassatt, painter and friend of Degas, for her brother, Alexander J. Cassatt.” “The Ballet Class,” which was painted about 1880, is considered by the Museum to be one of Degas’ finest expressions. Its choice by Mary Cassatt, a Philadelphian and a distinguished Impressionist painter in her own right, shows her to have been a sensitive observer and a connoisseur of the art of her own time. Philadelphians will remember “The Ballet Class” from the exhibition of Impressionist Figure Painters here in 1934, and the Museum’s Degas Exhibition held last year. After the latter showing it was returned to Paris to be included in the Degas Exhibition organized by the French Government. The painting will be exhibited at the Pennsylvania Museum of Art on the Parkway, where it will hang with other paintings lent from the main body of the Wilstach Collection, housed in Memorial Hall. Included in this collection are several other paintings obtained from the Cassatt family some years ago. Joseph E. Widener, chairman of the committee in charge of the Wilstach Collection, effected the purchase of this picture. INSERT SHALL WE CONTINUE ITS USE? The insert question still rages. Shall we or shall we not continue the black and white reproductions of works by Philadelphia artists? We have received many opinions. At present the vote is ten to one in favor of the insert, wrinkled or smooth. But we want to know what YOU think. Drop us a line and give us your candid ideas on the subject. After some experimentation we find that it is virtually impossible to add the insert to the paper in such a way that it will reach you in good condition. It usually comes to your home or studio badly rumpled. We hope you’ll speak up! A penny post card will be sufficient to bring us your opinion. STOKOWSKI COMPARES ART AND MUSIC PREFERS POST OFFICE TO ART MUSEUM “To the discriminating, it speaks volumes that the new Post Office is artistically of more value than the Art Museum.” And with this blow to Philadelphia’s artistic complacency, Dr. Leopold Stokowski launched into a stimulating discussion of art and art appreciation in the world today, more particularly in this city. Following up his initial rhetorical question concerning the artistic merits of the Museum building, Stokowski gave his reasons for preferring the Post Office. The Post Office is light, effective, and American in its conception; the Museum is quasi-Greek with hundreds of
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The Forest of Arden | Shakespeare's Globe Blog the forest of arden By Robin Craig, a Researcher at the Globe As You Like It, performed in Georgian by Marjanishvili Theatre Company © John Haynes What is the importance of the forest of Arden in As You Like It? It is not Shakespeare’s only play that features a move from the court to the woods – A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Timon of Athens do the same – but in As You Like It the forest takes on a special role as a place of inversion, cross-dressing and unsettled gender roles. The escape from the court changes the characters and creates a space of sexual freedom and chaos, where women take control and men learn lessons in romance. In the comedies, the forest becomes a distorted version of the court where social rules are broken, creating a sense of jovial confusion before a return to civilisation in the final act. ‘Gentlemen flock to him every day, and fleet the time carelessly, as they did in the golden world.’ Act 1.1 The forest can be defined as a 'pastoral space’ that represents the opposite of urban life in the play, representing the division between the city and the country that was beginning to emerge in Shakespeare’s time. The country was often seen as a place of nostalgia for a simpler time, as shown in Duke Senior’s forest court that echoes tales of Robin Hood. The merry court of the forest is an inversion of the court at the beginning of the play, far from the threats of violence and cruel treatment of Duke Frederick. Danger in the forest of As You Like It is never truly life-threatening but, when considering the role of the forest in other plays such as Titus Andronicus, the possibility of violence draws a long shadow over the plot. 'Alas, what danger will it be to us, Maids as we are, to travel forth so far!’ Act 1.3 When Rosalind and Celia decide to enter the forest, they must put on disguises as 'beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold.’ (1.3) The threat of displaying beauty is underscored by the reputation forests had during Shakespeare’s time as spaces where vagrants lived outside society, presenting a danger of sexual violence for women who wandered there alone. For wealthy women, such as Rosalind and Celia, the threat would be even more pronounced as they would be visibly affluent in a place of extreme poverty, fuelling Celia’s decision to dress in 'poor and mean attire’. (1.3) The forest of Arden is a place of comedy but underlying the play is a sense of unspoken danger, drawing on the role of the forest as a place of tragedy and violence that it assumes in Shakespeare’s other plays. As You Like It, 2009 © John Tramper 'I prithee, pretty youth, let me be better acquainted with thee.’ Act 4.1 Rosalind’s decision to disguise herself as a 'pretty youth’ named Ganymede, rather than mimicking Celia’s peasant dress, allows her a degree of control over her romantic future she would not otherwise have access to as a woman. By leaving the court she leaves behind the pressures of being a noblewoman and is able to express her desire for Orlando, albeit while dressed as a man. That Rosalind must cross-dress in order to express her desires is evidence that the forest can only allow so much freedom: the woman may take control, but only while others believe she is male. Rosalind engages with Orlando in a way that can be seen as homoerotic, creating both the sexual and gender confusion that permeates the forest. Her disguise frees her from womanhood but entraps her in masculinity, meaning she cannot marry Orlando unless she returns to presenting as female. Gender never truly breaks down in the forest, showing how the pastoral space is still linked to societal values that render women subordinate, values that Rosalind plays into when declaring women 'apish, shallow, inconstant.’ (3.2) 'The duke hath put on a religious life And thrown into neglect the pompous court’ Act 5.4 In the final scene of the play Duke Senior vows a return to the court after witnessing the marriages between the lovers, signalling a return to civilisation, heterosexuality and normative gender p
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Beethoven's 9th Symphony - The Glorious Choral Masterwork Contact Beethoven's 9th Symphony - The Glorious Choral Masterwork Beethoven's Symphony no. 9 is a life-affirming masterpiece. The joyful message of the ninth has inspired millions of listeners over the world - it's an anthem for humanity. It's hugely important in music history and world culture. It was one of the last pieces the composer wrote, and is one of his most famous. Personally I love it!! History of the Beethoven Symphony 9 The poem Beethoven used for the final movement is an excessively cheerful drinking song written by the famous poet Freidrich Schiller in 1785. The joyful lyrics talk about uniting all people in universal brotherhood. Beethoven's little introduction to the poem also mentions not dwelling on sad things, but being happy instead. The Ninth Symphony is a sort of patchwork of different times from Beethoven's life. He originally had the idea to set Schiller's poem when he was in his early 20s. He then worked on the music later, during the late 1810s and the early 1820s. Originally he didn't plan to have a choral finale. But eventually his earlier idea of setting the poem merged with the symphony he was writing, and he added voices to the fourth movement. He struggled a bit at first with this idea, since he thought it was bizarre to suddenly have a chorus introduced after so much silence! His clever solution was to introduce it gradually, beginning with a solo baritone singer, leading up to the whole chorus entering in an exciting burst of energy. This still sounds amazing nowadays, but imagine what it must have sounded like when it was first performed! The Beethoven Symphony 9 premiered in May 1824, with Beethoven conducting. It was a huge event, the first time the musical master had performed in public for years. However, since he was completely deaf by this time, Beethoven couldn't actually hear the symphony he was supposed to be conducting! In fact, the real conductor sat out of sight at the side, secretly keeping time for the musicians. When the performance ended, the audience erupted in celebration. Beethoven was still concentrating on conducting though, since he was a few bars behind the real performance. One of the singers had to gently turn him around to see the ecstatic audience, whose cheering he couldn't hear. He left the hall with tears in his eyes, powerfully moved. Read about other milestones in Beethoven's life here Music The composer wrote the symphony for large orchestra, choir, and four solo singers. Beethoven also swapped around bits of the traditional symphony structure, by placing the scherzo movement second, when it's usually third. 1st Movement The mysterious opening mimics the sound of an orchestra tuning up. This suggests to me that the entire symphony is being born out of a musical nothingness. The music then erupts into a frightening theme, which the whole stormy movement is based around. The first movement is in the traditional sonata form, which means that Beethoven plays around with develops this main theme a bit before repeating it much later on. 2nd Movement The second movement is a whirling scherzo, full of energetic drama. The middle trio section is softer and calmer, until the scherzo re-enters in full force, crushing any less exciting sounds. This is my favorite movement! 3rd Movement This is a slow and thoughtful movement. It's typical of Beethoven's introspective late period, and it contains graceful melodies and a very sweet orchestral sound. It's almost like a rest, a moment of calm, from the vicious fury of the previous two movements. 4th Movement The famous final movement is actually a small 20 minute symphony in itself. Broken down, you can see that it has four miniature movements, which mirror the larger movements of the symphony itself. This little symphony-in-a-symphony opens with a crashing shriek, followed by little snippets of melodies from the other movements. One by one they get cut off by the bass strings for some reason (no good? not joyful enough?), until they're all dismissed. Now there'
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The Trout Quintet - A Cheerful Countryside Work The Trout Quintet A Cheerful Countryside Work Schubert's Trout Quintet is a light and lively chamber piece, which recycles one of the composer's most popular melodies... Schubert wrote it for a keen patron, who wanted the composer to include the popular melody from his song "The Trout". Origins of the Quintet In 1819, Schubert was touring the Austrian countryside on a kind of holiday. He met an enthusiastic amateur cello player called Sylvester Paumgartner, who also happened to be a wealthy mine owner. Paumgartner was extremely fond of Schubert's song "The Trout", a jolly little tune about fishing. He asked the composer to write a string quintet using the melody from the song. People think he asked for a quintet specifically so that his cello part would be more fun to play, instead of just plodding out the bass to support the melody in the other instruments (like in a regular string quartet). Schubert was eager to please (and perhaps in need of some patronage?), so he recycled his old song and sent Paumgartner the brand new Trout Quintet. But although Paumgartner was a really keen cello player, he wasn't a very good one! Schubert had accidentally made the cello part a bit too difficult for the poor patron, who struggled to perform it properly. Oh dear! Paumgartner got a group of musicians he had already hired to play it in his house, but the composer shelved the score after that. It was never performed publicly in Schubert's lifetime. It was only published a year after Schubert died. Schubert is actually more famous for his 600+ songs , which he wrote all throughout his life... The Lively Music The Trout Quintet has a bit a of a weird instrumentation setup. The normal layout of a string quintet is basically just a string quartet (two violins, one viola, one cello) with a piano stuck on. But the Trout Quintet has one violin, a viola, a cello, a piano, and a double bass as well. Highly odd! I suppose the double bass adds some balance to the high tinkling piano passages. The quintet is a very light and melodic piece, with not much drama or sadness. It's fun to listen to, but there's not very much to sink your teeth into! I think that the piece's bright sound is because Schubert was feeling cheerful and refreshed after his trip to the country. That, or he didn't want to upset his patron Paumgartner with too much drama! The 4th movement is where all the variations from the song are. Schubert basically passes the melody around all the instruments, slows it down, speeds it up, and generally plays around with it. The fun piano accompaniment part from the song isn't played until really close to the end. Maybe Schubert was teasing Paumgartner? I have an image of the patron on the edge of his seat, waiting for the piano part to come, and getting excited when it finally arrives... The quintet is in A Major, and is in 5 movements: Allegro Vivace (fast and lively) Andante (walking pace) Andantino (theme and variations) Allegro giusto (quick, strict) Schubert was also a bit creative in his harmonies. He basically used non-traditional harmonic techniques, which create a more relaxed and carefree sound. I reckon this is the influence of his holiday again! Here are some of my favorite variations from the 4th movement. First though, here's the original song: Ahhh, wonderful! And now my favorite variations... My favorite movement is definitely the 5th movement though. I find the melodies really catchy. It's a perfect finish to this fun quintet! Good Recordings One recording I like is by the Amadeus Quartet. They manage to keep the piece sounding happy and light, while balancing everything exquisitely. Bravo!
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Miranda (TV Series 2009–2015) - 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 Socially inept Miranda always gets into awkward situations; working in her joke shop with best friend Stevie, being hounded by her pushy mother, and especially when she's around her crush Gary. Stars: Miranda tries to convince herself and others that she is over Gary. 9.1 Depressed by Gary's failure to reply, Miranda consoles herself by buying kittens but, after meeting Helena, who has returned from a trip to Morocco, decides she will travel abroad - if only to escape... 8.9 Seriously dating Mike, Miranda sets out to prove she can behave in an adult manner though an escapade at a children's playgroup suggests otherwise, as does her visit to an osteopath, in whose ... 8.8 a list of 29 titles created 25 Jun 2013 a list of 32 titles created 02 Feb 2014 a list of 48 titles created 02 Apr 2014 a list of 47 titles created 23 Aug 2014 a list of 32 titles created 30 Jul 2015 Search for " Miranda " 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. 8 wins & 18 nominations. See more awards » Photos A part-improvised comedy about a couple bringing up their three young children. Stars: Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner, Tyger Drew-Honey Monday Monday (TV Series 2009) Comedy | Drama A supermarket fallen on hard times moves its headquarters to Leeds. Stars: Morven Christie, Holly Aird, Peter Wight Not Going Out (TV Series 2006) Comedy The mishaps of slacker Lee, Lee's best mate Tim, Lee's long-suffering landlady and the love of Lee's life, Lucy, and Tim's well-meaning but dim-witted girlfriend Daisy. Stars: Lee Mack, Sally Bretton, Katy Wix Matt Lucas and David Walliams, the creators of this character-comedy sketch show, delight in all that is mad, bad, quirky and generally bonkers about the people and places of Britain. Stars: Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Tom Baker A boisterous female minister comes to serve in an eccentricly conservative small town's church. Stars: Dawn French, James Fleet, Trevor Peacock Comedy about Ben, a dentist, and his family. They don't exactly get along well. Stars: Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Gabriel Thomson Gavin & Stacey (TV Series 2007) Comedy | Romance Gavin and Stacey have been continuing their romance on-line and by telephone for the last six months. Now they want to be together but will their friends and family let them? Stars: Joanna Page, Mathew Horne, Alison Steadman Skits by Catherine Tate and her comedy troupe. Stars: Catherine Tate, Mathew Horne, Niky Wardley The Little Britain team parodies the various types of characters associated with life in a major British airport. That includes flight and ground staff from regular - and low budget ... See full summary » Stars: Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Lindsay Duncan A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband. Stars: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Hughes Call the Midwife (TV Series 2012) Drama Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to early 1960s. Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Jenny Agutter, Laura Main Edit Storyline Miranda works in her joke shop with her best friend Stevie. She struggles when in social environments and no matter how hard she tries, she is always making a fool of herself ,especially in front of her crush Gary. Plus her pushy mother, penny, is forever trying to find her a suitable husband and turn her into a respectable lady. 9 November 2009 (UK) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia Miranda Hart (Miranda), Patricia Hodge (Penny) and Tom Ellis (Gary) are the only actors to appear in all 20 episodes of the series. Sarah Hadland (Stevie) did film scenes in all episodes,
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Siobhan Finneran and Steve Pemberton: 'It's been heartbreaking to leave Benidorm!' | News | TV News | What's on TV TAGS: benidorm siobhan finneran steve pemberton It will soon be time to bid a fond farewell to the Garvey family who’ve had some crazy holidays at the Solana Hotel since Benidorm began in 2007. In an emotionally charged episode of the comedy on 9 January (ITV, 9pm) Mick, Janice, Madge and Michael Garvey hear some amazing news from eccentric California lawyer Buck A Roo (Leslie Jordan). He tells them Madge has inherited millions from a secret family member in Las Vegas and Mr A Roo invites them out to America to claim their cash. Leaving Benidorm , ITV’s top comedy show, was a very difficult decision for both Siobhan Finneran and Steve Pemberton, who play Janice and Mick Garvey, but it was one they made together… “Benidorm has always been more than just a TV show for us,’ admits Steve, who’s been starring in Mapp and Lucia on BBC1 over the festive season. “We’re such good friends and part of one big happy family. Working on Benidorm has been the most fun I’ve ever had. I’d have kept going for the rest of my life, but there are other considerations. “It was a very difficult decision, but the amount of time we were away from home was key. We all sat down and discussed it during series 6. It’s great that we had the same instinct to go at the same time. No one wanted to go on their own. So all things considered, it was absolutely the right time to leave.” The last scenes the actors filmed as the Garvey family in Spain last summer left them in tears, as Siobhan Finneran explains: “We were in a terrible state. It was our decision to stop, but it was still heartbreaking. A lot of guest stars – brilliant people like David Bradley – have said it’s a treat of a job, and they’re right. “Steve, Sheila Reid (Madge), Oliver Stokes (Michael) and I have a very special relationship. There’s a fantastic chemistry between us as human beings and on the screen as the Garveys. So it was really, really upsetting to say goodbye to the cast and crew. You know you’re not going to work with them ever again. Then to come home and think, “Blimey, we’ve actually done it”, is quite something.” * The Garveys final Benidorm episode will be shown on ITV, 9pm, Friday January 9.
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‘Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. ‘Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns’ he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.’ wrote what famed English poet, who was born on August 6, 1809?
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The Charge of the Light Brigade - Poems | Academy of American Poets Academy of American Poets The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. For over three generations, the Academy has connected millions of people to great poetry through programs such as National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world; Poets.org, the Academy’s popular website; American Poets, a biannual literary journal; and an annual series of poetry readings and special events. Since its founding, the Academy has awarded more money to poets than any other organization. browse poems & poets sign up to receive a new poem-a-day in your inbox sign up read this poet's poems Born on August 6, 1809, in Somersby, Lincolnshire, England, Alfred Tennyson is one of the most well-loved Victorian poets. Tennyson, the fourth of twelve children, showed an early talent for writing. At the age of twelve he wrote a 6,000-line epic poem. His father, the Reverend George Tennyson, tutored his sons in classical and modern languages. In the 1820s, however, Tennyson's father began to suffer frequent mental breakdowns that were exacerbated by alcoholism. One of Tennyson's brothers had violent quarrels with his father, a second was later confined to an insane asylum, and another became an opium addict. Tennyson escaped home in 1827 to attend Trinity College, Cambridge. In that same year, he and his brother Charles published Poems by Two Brothers. Although the poems in the book were mostly juvenilia, they attracted the attention of the "Apostles," an undergraduate literary club led by Arthur Hallam. The "Apostles" provided Tennyson, who was tremendously shy, with much needed friendship and confidence as a poet. Hallam and Tennyson became the best of friends; they toured Europe together in 1830 and again in 1832. Hallam's sudden death in 1833 greatly affected the young poet. The long elegy In Memoriam and many of Tennyson's other poems are tributes to Hallam. In 1830, Tennyson published Poems, Chiefly Lyrical and in 1832 he published a second volume entitled simply Poems. Some reviewers condemned these books as "affected" and "obscure." Tennyson, stung by the reviews, would not publish another book for nine years. In 1836, he became engaged to Emily Sellwood. When he lost his inheritance on a bad investment in 1840, Sellwood's family called off the engagement. In 1842, however, Tennyson's Poems in two volumes was a tremendous critical and popular success. In 1850, with the publication of In Memoriam, Tennyson became one of Britain's most popular poets. He was selected Poet Laureate in succession to Wordsworth . In that same year, he married Emily Sellwood. They had two sons, Hallam and Lionel. At the age of 41, Tennyson had established himself as the most popular poet of the Victorian era. The money from his poetry (at times exceeding 10,000 pounds per year) allowed him to purchase a house in the country and to write in relative seclusion. His appearance—a large and bearded man, he regularly wore a cloak and a broad brimmed hat—enhanced his notoriety. He read his poetry with a booming voice, often compared to that of Dylan Thomas . In 1859, Tennyson published the first poems of Idylls of the Kings, which sold more than 10,000 copies in one month. In 1884, he accepted a peerage, becoming Alfred Lord Tennyson. Tennyson died on October 6, 1892, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
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e popular term, refers to a fictional book of between 20,000 and 50,000 words? Novella Who wrote the famous 1855 poem The Charge of the Light Brigade?... Sign up View the step-by-step solution to: e popular term, refers to a fictional book of between 20,000 and 50,000 words? Novella Who wrote the famous 1855 poem The Charge of the Light Brigade?... Part 1 What word, extended from a more popular term, refers to a fictional book of between 20,000 and 50,000 words? Novella Who wrote the famous 1855 poem The Charge of the Light Brigade? Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809-92) In 1960 the UK publishing ban was lifted on what 1928 book? Lady Chatterley's Lover (by D H Lawrence) In bookmaking how many times would an quarto sheet be folded? Twice (to create four leaves) Who wrote the seminal 1936 self-help book How to Win Friends and Influence People? Dale Carnegie Who in 1450 invented movable type, thus revolutionising printing? Johannes Gutenberg Which Polish-born naturalised British novelist's real surname was Korzeniowski? Joseph Conrad (1857-1924, full name Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski) Which short-lived dramatist is regarded as the first great exponent of blank verse? Christopher Marlowe (1564-93 - Blank verse traditionally is unrhymed, comprising ten syllables per line, stressing every second syllable.) Who wrote the maxim 'Cogito, ergo sum' (I think, therefore I am)? René Descartes (1596-1650, French philosopher and mathematician, in his work Discours de la Méthode, 1637.) Who was the youngest of the three Brontë writing sisters? Anne Brontë (1820-49 - other sisters were Emily, 1818-48, and Charlotte, 1816-55, plus a brother, Branwell, 1817-48. The two oldest sisters, Maria and Elizabeth died in childhood.) What is the Old English heroic poem, surviving in a single copy dated around the year 1000, featuring its eponymous 6th century warrior from Geatland in Sweden? Beowulf What relatively modern school of philosophy, popular in literature since the mid 1900s, broadly embodies the notion of individual freedom of choice within a disorded and inexplicable universe? Existentialism What was the pen-name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson? Lewis Carroll (1832-98) Who wrote Dr Zhivago? Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (1890-1960) What term and type of comedy is derived from the French word for stuffing? Farce or farcical (from the French farcir, to stuff, based on analogy between stuffing in cookery and the insertion of frivolous material into medieval plays.) What term originally meaning 'storehouse' referred, and still refers, to a periodical of various content and imaginative writing? Magazine Who wrote the significant scientific book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, published in 1687? Isaac Newton (1642-1727) What 16th century establishment in London's Bread Street was a notable writers' haunt? The Mermaid Tavern Who wrote the 1845 poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin? Robert Browning (1812-89) Which American poet and humanist wrote and continually revised a collection of poems called Leaves of Grass? Walt Whitman (1819-92 - the title is apparently a self-effacing pun, since grass was publishing slang for work of little value, and leaves are pages.) kiakarosiyahtera44 posted a question · Apr 22, 2015 at 1:28pm
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New Mexico | history - geography - state, United States | Britannica.com state, United States Alternative Title: Land of Enchantment New Mexico (2010) 2,059,179; (2016 est.) 2,081,015 Total area (sq mi) "Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes)" State bird Seats in U.S. House of Representatives 3 (of 435) 1Excluding military abroad. 2Species not designated. New Mexico, constituent state of the United States of America. It became the 47th state of the union in 1912. New Mexico ranks fifth among the 50 U.S. states in terms of total area and is bounded by Colorado to the north, Oklahoma and Texas to the east, Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south, and Arizona (which was part of the Territory of New Mexico from 1850 to 1863) to the west. At its northwestern corner New Mexico joins Arizona, Utah , and Colorado in the only four-way meeting of states in the United States. The capital of New Mexico is Santa Fe . Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Pueblo in Taos, N.M. © Dean Eppen/Dreasmstime.com The area that is New Mexico was claimed by Spain in the 16th century, became part of Mexico in 1821, and was ceded to the United States in 1848 (through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ). Tensions between New Mexico’s Spanish American (Hispano), Native American , and Anglo populations are a continuing reminder of the bitter antagonisms that characterized the state’s long history; these tensions drive such novels as N. Scott Momaday ’s House Made of Dawn (1968), Rudolfo Anaya ’s Bless Me, Ultima (1972), Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony (1974), and John Nichols’s The Milagro Beanfield War (1974), all of which are part of the modern New Mexican literary canon. As part of the American Southwest , New Mexico shares the “Old West” legacy of cattle drives, cowboys, and clashes between pioneers and Native Americans. Indeed, from the vastness of its slice of the Great Plains to the rough, weather-scored peaks of its mountain ranges, New Mexico retains much of its frontier flavour. Related People Carolyn Shoemaker Despite the traditionally agrarian nature of the state, New Mexico has become increasingly urbanized. About two-fifths of its residents live in Albuquerque (founded 1706) and the surrounding Bernalillo county. Santa Fe, a much smaller city, was founded in 1610 and is the oldest continuously used seat of government in North America . It was also the terminus of the Santa Fe Trail , a wagon trail that was a major commercial and migration route from Missouri to the Southwest from 1821 to 1880, when the railroad was completed. Area 121,590 square miles (314,917 square km). Population (2010) 2,059,179; (2016 est.) 2,081,015. Land Relief New Mexico has some of the flattest land as well as some of the most rugged mountains in the country. Some portions of the state are rich in pine forests, meadows, and fish-laden mountain streams, while other areas are devoid of any water bodies, and even cacti struggle to survive. The eastern third of the state is an extension of the Great Plains that includes the Llano Estacado (“Staked Plain”), so named because of its abundance of spiky agaves (century plants). The Rocky Mountains extend into the north-central part of the state. Southwest of the Rockies is part of the Basin and Range Province , consisting of mountain ranges running in a north-south direction interspersed with valleys that are indispensable to agriculture and grazing. Northwestern New Mexico, part of the Colorado Plateau , is characterized by unique volcanic formations that are a result of past lava flows. This region also contains many plains and short mountain ranges. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram Pinterest New Mexico has six vegetation zones, which are determined mainly by elevation. The Lower Sonoran Zone , in the southern sections of the Rio Grande and Pecos valleys and in the state’s southwestern corner, usually occurs at elevations below 4,500 feet (1,400 metres). It includes nearly 20,000 square miles (52,000 square km) of New Mexico’s best grazing area and irrigated farmland. The Up
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Pursuit of the Graf Spee Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 50 out of 55 people found the following review useful: Pretty good story from Deming, New Mexico, USA 7 September 2004 The "pocket battleship" (in armor and armament, somewhere between a battleship and a heavy cruiser) Graf Spee is abroad in the Atlantic, sinking British merchant shipping. She is tracked down by three British and New Zealand cruisers and after a fierce battle takes refuge in the harbor of Montevideo, Uruguay. In accordance with the Hague Convention, the Graf Spee's Captain Langsdorff is given barely enough time to make his ship seaworthy, without improving her fighting efficiency, before having to leave port. We aren't told exactly what her fighting efficiency is like but we learn she's taken more than fifty hits on the superstructure alone from the British 8-inch guns, and those are big guns. There are shenanigans going on at the embassies in Montevideo, in which the French and British try to force the Graf Spee to leave as soon as possible, while the Germans argue for more time. All of this is reported by an opportunistic American from a well-positioned outdoor cafe where the proprietor demands he keep ordering scotch if he's going to sit there and take up the customers' space. Langsdorff is cleverly led by the British to assume that the three cruisers waiting for him outside the harbor have been joined by several other capital ships including an aircraft carrier. The rumor has been deliberately spread by British staff (over an unscrambled phone line in a hilarious scene) and everyone believes it, including Langsdorff. The German captain takes his ship out of the harbor at the appointed time but scuttles her after ordering the crew off. The British have won the Battle of the River Plate, partly through courage and partly through intelligent use of misinformation. Actually, considering that it's a "war movie" it's pretty good natured. The British crack jokes in the midst of battle. When a shell hits nearby and burns up some possessions, one sailor approaches another bearing a pair of charred boots on a tray and asks, "You ordered the toast?" When sailors die, they do so almost nonchalantly, with time for a brave few words like, "See to the others." As far as that goes, the film gives you a fairly decent picture of what sea duty can be like: operating the rudder from the steering aft position, for instance. (What a job!) The movie demonstrates the advantage of using real ships instead of models. The problem with model work has to do with texture. The splashes of exploding shells, for instance, send up drops of water as big as basketballs. But here there is some drop-dead gorgeous photography of ships making smoke and heeling around. Not even modern computer graphics could manage so effectively. The Germans are treated humanely too, this being 1956 and not 1946. The Germans have a number of British prisoners aboard the Graf Spee and they celebrate Christmas together, with the captors presenting the captives with Christmas decorations. When a German officer announces to the prisoners that they will soon be released in Montevideo, he cheers along with the British. Among the funniest scenes are those involving the blowhard American reporter. "The whole world is watching and waiting with suspense for the Battle of the Ages," or something like that. "Lays it on a bit thick, doesn't he?" asks one British listener. After a few days of this boreal oratory the reporter's voice is going and he begins to swill liquor, surrounded by a dozen glasses of scotch. "Excuse me while I get a drink," he hoarsely tells his listeners. Withall, though, there is a tragic figure here, and that is the wounded Captain Langsdorff who has fought the good fight and is now forced to sail his ship into what he believes is certain disaster. Finch does a good job with the role, as does the script. There isn't a moment when he loses his dignity. And his courtliness seems inbred. The Brits say of him, "He's a gentleman," and, "He's a good seaman." A cheaper movie would have given Finch
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On This Day: Australian PM is presumed drowned after going swimming On This Day: Australian PM is presumed drowned after going swimming Julian Gavaghan Pin it Share December 17: Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt vanished and was presumed drowned after going swimming on this day in 1967. The 59-year-old disappeared off Cheviot Beach at Portsea, Victoria only 22 months into his time in office. The Australian Government announced that Holt was officially presumed dead after two days of one of the biggest sea searches in history. It sparked a leadership crisis in his Liberal Party and a host of conspiracy theories, including claims he was a Chinese spy and had been picked up by a submarine. His body was never found and he was only officially declared dead at an inquest held in 2005. Yet a memorial service in Melbourne, where Holt lived and had begun his law career before being elected at MP for one of its suburbs, was held on December 22, 1967. [On This Day: Tutankhamun’s tomb discovered by British explorers] A British Pathé newsreel shows the Prince of Wales, then aged only 19, joining UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Tory leader Ted Heath on a plane at Heathrow. U.S. President Lyndon B Johnson – for whom Holt coined the slogan “All the way with LBJ” after committing Australian troops in Vietnam, also attended the service. A year earlier, Holt ensured Johnson was the first American head of state to visit Australia after becoming his strongest ally in the controversial U.S.-led war. He also relaxed “White Australia” immigration policies, gave Aborigines equal rights, decimalised his country’s currency and refused to follow Britain’s pound devaluation. Holt also became embroiled in a scandal over misuse of government aircraft when his party rival John Gorton revealed how the PM misled Parliament over the issue. [On This Day: Great Smog ends after 12,000 Londoners die ] Yet he is today best remembered for his unfortunate disappearance. Holt, an experienced diver, had driven with friends to one of his favourite snorkelling spots to watch British yachtsman Alec Rose sail by while circumnavigating the globe. Despite suffering a recent shoulder injury – and being advised by his doctor not to go swimming – he ignored his group’s pleas and took a dip in Port Phillip Bay. The surf was heavy and the spot, which lies on the tip of the Mornington Peninsula, around 60 miles south of Melbourne, is notorious for strong currents and rip tides. And he soon disappearing from view, prompting his friends to raise the alarm. But despite thousands of personnel from the Royal Australian Navy, Air Force and Army searching, they could find no trace of the prime minister. Despite accounts of Holt’s “incredible powers of endurance underwater”, there had been worries about the leader of the Liberals, who later selected Gorton as PM. Read More
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Tony Abbott: Australia's pugnacious new prime minister - CNN.com Tony Abbott: Australia's pugnacious new prime minister By Peter Shadbolt, CNN Updated 8:46 PM ET, Sat September 7, 2013 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. JUST WATCHED Victory for Abbott in Australia 02:44 Story highlights Tony Abbott, next Australian prime minister, is well known for his pugnacious style His gaffe-prone campaign has nevertheless been popular with Australian electorate Deflecting accusations of sexism, Abbott has presented himself as unreconstructed male Socially conservative politician is known to hold complex views in some areas of policy The pugnacious style of Tony Abbott, the winner of Australia's election, has played well with the electorate. He may have run a gaffe-prone campaign against the bookish Kevin Rudd, the incumbent Labor prime minister, but his knockabout style, which harkens back to older, safer times, proved popular with an electorate exhausted by years of Labor infighting. Having successfully deflected accusations of sexism -- dismissing a campaign gaffe in which he lauded a Liberal female candidate for her "sex appeal" as a "dad moment" -- Abbott has presented himself as an unreconstructed male who loves his sport and beer. In Australia's current social climate, which some have attacked for being increasingly insular, self-absorbed and xenophobic, Abbott's bruising confrontational style has hit a rich seam. Politics might be a tough profession, but in few places is it as bruising as in Australia where mudslinging and name-calling occur on an almost daily basis. JUST WATCHED Assange runs for Australian senate 02:01 Some exchanges in Australian parliament are almost the stuff of folk legend. Former Prime Minister Paul Keating (1991-96), when pressed to name an election date, told the leader of the opposition he wouldn't reveal the date because, "I want to do you slowly." More recently, the former Australian leader recently ousted Rudd, Julia Gillard gave the opposition a spirited lecture in sexism that went viral and even drew praise from U.S. President Barack Obama. But not since leader of the Labor opposition Mark Latham broke a taxi driver's arm in a dispute over a cab fare in 2001 have Australians had the chance to elect a real brawler as premier. Latham's bid for prime minister failed, but in Abbott, the leader of the Liberal-National Coalition, the country may have found a natural successor. Combative in debate and with the media, Abbott may have shown little of his predecessors' verbal flair -- recent gaffes had him talking about the "suppository," rather than the repository, "of all wisdom" -- but he has displayed the kind of dogged aggression that Australians like to see in their sportsmen. The boxer A former Rhodes Scholar who won an Oxford Blue in boxing, he allegedly punched the wall either side of the head of a female political rival during his student days in the 1970s. Abbott claims the incident "never happened." For one former alumni from his Jesuit secondary school St. Ignatius' College, Riverview, in Sydney, the episode would not have been out of character. "All I remember is his rictus grin and the rolled-up sleeves of his short-sleeved shirt, giving his biceps something to rub up against," the former classmate, who now works in the Hong Kong banking industry, told CNN. "What struck me was the raw emotion he could elicit just by being him. You could pour an enormous bucket on him, and he was not only impervious in terms of being hurt but would grin back at you and give it back -- with compound interest and probably a compound fracture," he added. While Abbott is a polarizing figure to the electorate, the socially conservative politician is known to hold complex views in some areas of policy. He has been known to defend areas of Medicare -- the country's national health system normally championed by the Labor Party -- and even opposed his own party on industrial relations reform, arguing that it was too harsh on workers. Early beginnings Born in Engl
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Newsgroups Newsgroups This icon indicates that there is a screen capture or animation describing the concept. This icon indicates that there is a sound clip describing the tutorial. Topics covered in this tutorial (click link to jump to topic): 1. Introduction A newsgroup is like an electronic public notice board on a particular subject. Anyone can post a message or read a message. Newsgroups provide a way to communicate with people who share your interests from all over the world. You can read a newsgroup any time and anyone can participate in a newsgroup... though not all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have a news server or offer access to every newsgroup. There are literally thousands of newsgroups covering virtually every topic imaginable - from computers, social issues, literature and science, to recreation, entertainment, hobbies and current affairs. In newsgroups you can find job postings, business and health care advice, announcements about events, referrals, political and religious discussions - even photos you can download. Reading newsgroups is easy. You can use a newsreader that is nested or bundled in your email program although a specialized newseader will allow you to manage the huge volume of information in most newsgroups. You will need to set up your newsreader. This means "pointing" it at your ISPs news server. You will need to know the name of your ISPs news server. It will look something like news.yourisp.com.au. Categories Newsgroups are divided into categories. The categories help you determine what kind of group and what kind of postings you will find there. For example, alt.bicycle.rec.oz means this is an alternative newsgroup for recreational cyclists in Australia. Be aware that some newsgroups are not for the faint hearted. alt.gay.leather would not be a place to read interesting stuff about spring flowers. Some common examples are: alt. means "alternative" and refers to newsgroups that are alternative (and sometime absurd), or simply that they dont fit into other categories. com. means "computers" and newsgroups proceeded with com. cover areas of interest to computer users or professionals soc. means "social" and cover topics like politics, community groups and social policy talk. Means "talk" and sci. means "science" denotes more discussive newsgroups rec. means "rec" and proceeds newsgroups that are not work related Subscribing You "subscribe" to newsgroups that interest you. To do this you first get a complete listing of all the newsgroups that are available from your ISP. It takes a few minutes to download because the list of newsgroups is very long - there are over 50,000 newsgroups and rising. Once downloaded to your computer, use the "search" or "find" functions in your newsreader to look for topics that interest you. You can build a list of subscribed newsgroups or just view a newsgroup once. When you subscribe to a newsgroup, your newsreader automatically downloads new messages or "posts" to that newsgroup each time you log onto your ISP's news server. Posting A message on a newsgroup is called a "post" or an "article". It may a response to a previous post or be a new post. People reading the newsgroup can reply to any post and in this way a discussion or "thread" is formed. It is often a good idea to read through a thread before posting your own ideas. When replying to a post, try to keep the information relevant and to the point. You post a message in much the same way you create a new e-
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Glossary | MPA Glossary Search Type any part of the glossary term's name, and select it from the autocompletion list. Click one of the letters above to advance the page to terms beginning with that letter. " "Like" Users of Facebook can "like" status updates, comments, photos, and links posted by their Facebook friends and other users, as well as adverts, by clicking a link at the bottom of the post or content. This makes the content appears in their friends' News feeds. Facebook says "Liking" is intended to "Give positive feedback and connect with things you care about". This was formerly known as become a “Fan” of a page. .MP3 A computer file format that compresses audio files by a factor of 12 from a .wav file. 2 Finger Swipe A touch screen keyboarding technique that lets users swipe or scroll through content with two fingers for faster speed. 2D Barcode A more advanced version of the traditional UPC barcode designed to work with common camera phones (representing 80% of new phones sold in the US). With a 2D barcode application on the phone, a user can “scan” a barcode and link to a specific mobile website, save an event to the phones calendar, dial customer service, and more. 2G 2G (or 2-G) is short for second-generation wireless telephone technology. Second generation 2G cellular telecom networks were commercially launched on the GSM standard in Finland by Radiolinja (now part of Elisa Oyj) in 1991.[1] Three primary benefits of 2G networks over their predecessors were that phone conversations were digitally encrypted; 2G systems were significantly more efficient on the spectrum allowing for far greater mobile phone penetration levels; and 2G introduced data services for mobile, starting with SMS text messages. 404 Error 404 error is a common website error message that indicates a webpage cannot be found. It may be produced when a user clicks an outdated (or "broken") link or when a URL is typed incorrectly in a Web browser's address field. Some websites display custom 404 error pages, which may look similar to other pages on the site. Other websites simply display the Web server's default error message text, which typically begins with "Not Found." 4G Forth generation data networking. Also a marketing term used by Sprint for WiMax, T-Mobile for HSPA+, and AT&T for HSPA+. Think of this as super-fast broadband Internet (cable/fiber). (See HSPA, HSPA+, LTE) Abandonment Pop Up A pop up that appears when a transaction is interrupted prior to completion, and which attempts to "rescue" the transaction with an offer for a product. See also "Exit Pop up" or "Rescue Pop up" ABC The Audit Bureau of Circulations is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, with member service offices in New York and Toronto. As of September 1, 2002, ABC has 4,322 members, including 787 consumer titles, 257 business and farm publications, 1,326 newspapers, 1,334 advertisers and ad agencies, and 492 associate members. (Also see Audit Bureau and BPA International.) Abort When a Web server does not successfully transfer a unit of content or ad to a browser. This is usually caused by a user hitting the stop button, the ESC key, or clicking on another link prior to the completion of a download. Accelerometer A device that detects acceleration and tilt. Built using MEMS technology, accelerometers detect impact and deploy automobile airbags as well as retract the hard disk's read/write heads when a laptop is dropped. Digital cameras employ them in their image stabilization circuits. They are used in washing machines to detect excessive vibration and in pedometers for more accurate distance measurement. They also enable a handheld display to be switched between portrait and landscape modes when the unit is turned. Activity Audit Independent verification of measured activity for a specified time period. Some of the key metrics validated are ad impressions, page impressions, clicks, total visits and unique users. An activity audit results in a report verifying the metrics. Formerly known as a count audit. Ac
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Inside Newark's new National Civil War Centre - Telegraph Telegraph Articles Inside Newark's new National Civil War Centre Plucky little Newark has stolen a march on the other towns and cities involved in the vicious wars of the seventeenth century and opened the first centre dedicated to the subject Sophie Campbell , Travel writer 3 May 2015 • 12:00am There’s a hole in the spire of St Mary Magdalene in Newark-on-Trent, so round and neat and black that it could have been made by a hole-punch. In fact it was made by a 6lb cannon ball, whizzing in from Parliamentarian artillery encircling the town during the last of three sieges in the Civil War. You can see it in the new National Civil War Centre, which opens in the Nottinghamshire town on May 3. Note that word "national," for plucky little Newark (population 37,000) has stolen a march on the many other towns and cities involved in the vicious wars of the seventeenth century and opened the first centre dedicated to the subject. "The thing to remember is that this is not the English Civil War Centre, it’s the National Civil War Centre." said Michael Constantine, the director. "These were the wars of the Three Kingdoms, with the Scots rising against Archbishop Laud’s reforms, King Charles I funding an army against them by taxing the English until they rebelled, and, after the King’s death, Cromwell’s infamous Irish campaigns." • The best battlefield tours in 2015: Agincourt, Waterloo and Ypres If that has you scratching your head, make for Newark. The Centre occupies a converted Regency schoolroom and restored Tudor Hall behind the museum, as well as temporary exhibition spaces in the Georgian schoolmaster’s house. A new glass and steel entrance unites the buildings. There’s also an augmented reality National Civil War Trail, done with Cavalier swagger on a fairly modest budget, to download onto your smartphone or tablet as you sally forth into the town. Charles I (Image: Getty) Newark was staunchly Royalist from the beginning, repeatedly besieged until it surrendered, reluctantly, on the instructions of King Charles 1 in May 1646. By then it was nearing starvation and suffering from plague. War debts and damage to the surrounding grazing and farmland would impoverish it for generations. • Hart's hotel, Nottingham: review From a museum point of view, however, plague meant the victors stayed only long enough to make an inventory, trash the church and leave instructions that the castle and defensive earthworks be destroyed, which of course they weren’t. As a result, Newark has more than 5,000 Civil War objects, around 500 of which will be on show at any one time, and 10 scheduled monuments in the wider landscape, including a rare survivor in the form of an earthwork called the Queen’s Sconce. Newark has more than 5,000 Civil War objects Hanging from the Centre’s ceiling are the recreated banners of the warring factions, the King’s Standard and the regimental colours of the Parliamentarians. From the far wall a smouldering Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Charles’s nephew and general Royalist pin-up, judging by this portrait, surveys the detritus of war. • Quiz: how well do you know Great Britain? Around the walls runs a display outlining, as simply as possible, this hideously complex conflict, starting with its causes, ending with its effects. In the middle it focuses on Newark’s experience, no doubt shared by Scarborough, or Colchester, or any other siege town. "We can’t imagine what it was like to fight in a Civil War battle," said Michael, "but we can imagine what it’s like to have three soldiers billeted on you, and having to stump up for the funeral when one of them dies." Cromwell in battle (Image: Getty) There are two tall cases of arms and armour, one for cavalry, one for infantry. The two sides, oddly enough, wouldn’t have looked very different, wearing sashes of different colours to denote their loyalties. The protective clothing of the time was a steel breastplate, or cuirass, with a peplum and a simple seam down the front, like an upturned turtle shell, worn with a buf
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Nottingham travel guide - Wikitravel 12 Get out Nottingham [1] is a city in England , affectionately known as the "Queen of the Midlands". It is famed for its links with the world-renowned legend Robin Hood and has a wealth of history, with a settlement existing in the area since pre-Roman times. Today, Nottingham is a premier shopping destination and one of the top ten most visited cities in England by overseas tourists. Understand[ edit ] Nottingham from the castle Nottingham is one of three major cities in the East Midlands of England , the others being nearby Leicester and Derby . Its prosperity is historically derived mostly from the lace making and coal-mining industries, little of which now remains. Nottingham has moved towards a more service-based economy. The centre of Nottingham lies on the River Leen and its southern boundary follows the course of the River Trent, which flows from Stoke to the Humber. According to the 2001 census, Nottingham has an estimated city population of 275,100. The Nottingham Urban Area conurbation (which includes surrounding suburbs outside the city boundary, and neighbouring towns) has a population of 666,358 (2001 Census). Nottingham is a member of the English Core Cities Group. The heart of the city is the Old Market Square, which underwent a major redevelopment in 2006. Most of the main shopping streets are around the square. The Council House, whose disproportionately tall dome can be seen for miles around, is at the top of the square. The inside of the Council House is the Exchange Arcade, a shopping centre. A bohemian quarter of the city known as Hockley [2] has arisen in recent years, situated close to the Lace Market area. Nottingham receives a lot of tourism, mostly because of the legend of Robin Hood, visiting Sherwood Forest and Nottingham Castle. By plane[ edit ] East Midlands Airport - Nottingham, Leicester, Derby [3] (IATA: EMA) lies south-west of Nottingham and flights are available to many international destinations. The Skylink [4] bus runs between the airport and city centre every 30 minutes 4am-11pm and hourly 11pm-4am. The bus journey takes approximately 30-40 minutes, depending on traffic conditions, and costs £5 for a single or day return ticket. Birmingham International Airport (IATA: BHX) is approx. 40 miles from Nottingham and serves all major international destinations. Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (IATA: DSA) lies to the north of Nottinghamshire. By train[ edit ] Nottingham is on the main line out of London St Pancras. The cheapest tickets between London and Nottingham are available from EM Trains [5] but must be bought well in advance. There are also regular connections to Birmingham , Derby , Leicester , Crewe , Sheffield , and Leeds . Note that trains from London to Sheffield do not stop at Nottingham. Turn right out of the station for an easy 5 minute walk to the city centre. The Nottingham Tram [6] runs from Nottingham main line station through the city centre and out to Hucknall park and ride and Phoenix Park park and ride to the north of the city. By car[ edit ] From the south, travel on the M1 and exit at junction 24 or 25 or use the A606. From the North take the M1 junction 25 or 26. There is a choice of 7 Park and Ride [7] sites with over 4000 spaces, located at easy points around the City . By bus[ edit ] Nottingham has two sizeable bus stations, Broadmarsh [8] and Victoria [9] . Traveline: [10] , 0871 200 22 33 Bus operators offer services to most other UK destinations. GorillaBus [11] operates services to Liverpool, Manchester, Yorkshire and Birmingham. Prices start at £1, and must be pre-booked online. National Express provides cheap advance tickets on a Nottingham-London route, often for as little as a pound each way if booked early enough online. National Express also offers cheap tickets (called funfares) to many other major cities from Nottingham. By bus[ edit ] Nottingham’s bus system is one of the best in the country, with frequent, reliable services across the City and beyond. Two main operators are City Transport and Trent B
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Hexagonal Honeycomb Pattern Hexagonal Honeycomb Pattern ~ the beautiful mathematics of the honeycomb pattern only nature can give. Why is the shape of a honeycomb cell hexagonal, and not square, round, triangle, rectangle, rhombus, or even pentagon? Has any kid asked you this question before? If you can't get away by telling them because the bees are insects and insects have six legs, and thus they make six-sided homes, read this as it might help somewhat, or perhaps even leave you and all the adults and kids agog. The answer in a nutshell - hexagon is the most efficient shape for the bees' living and storing of food. The bees already have enough awesome abilities to wow us - their pollination of over 90 fruit and vegetable crops worldwide, their phenomenal sense of smell , their incredibly speedy wings that make their famous, distinctive buzz, their highly organized society and intricate cooperation, and their communication with one another by "dancing" . Turning to the structural design of their homes, it also suggests that they excel in economics and mathematics! Studies on the geometry of honeycomb pattern explain that no other shape can create more space with the given material. Circles for instance leave space, and square makes smaller area. In addition, your engineer friends can confirm with you that the hexagon structure provides the maximum strength and that it is used in designing airplane wings and satellites walls. Though the wax cell walls may be only about 0.05mm thick, each cell can support 25 times its own weight. The bees have chosen the hexagon as a building cell for their combs to achieve the maximum strength to store their food - honey in it: a comb of 100 g weight can hold in it up to 4 kg of honey! Producing wax is a laborious process. For each gram of wax produced, the bee needs to consume 6 to 7 grams of honey. The bees are genetically able to calculate, design, and construct a structure that provides the most living and storage space for their larvae, honey and pollen utilising the least resources and energy! Wow, these insects are born engineers and economists! And modern design today has borrowed the bee's building principle for achieving spaciousness, strength, and sturdiness in creation of countless indoor structures, furniture, and household and office products. Yet another spectacular work of the honeybees and the creator of this universe! It takes a bee to get the honey out. ~ Arthur Guiterman Hexagonal Honeycomb Pattern in Purity Test Many have claimed the amazing formation of hexagonal patterns on a film of honey as a proof of purity. Too curious to dismiss it, I followed the instructions given: 1. Put a blob of honey onto a light coloured round plate. 2. Pour in some cold water to cover the honey. 3. Swirl the plate several times. 4. If the honey is pure, you would see a honeycomb image/pattern on the honey. And the outcome? Right before my very eyes, with a couple of swirls, I saw a honeycomb pattern consisting of big hexagonal shapes form on the surface of the honey patch, and with several more swirls, the hexagonal cells split into smaller ones, and here's a snapshot of what was observed: My verdict?. I'm still not sure how this points to honey purity . I've also tried the same test with adulterated honey (half very concentrated syrup and half honey mixed) and there no pattern was observed. But that was only one type of syrup, and I suppose amount of syrup versus honey also matters, there are too many variables involved in such a purity test. Also, evidence on the presence of pure honey does not automatically rule out the presence of other substances or ingredients such as starch, maltose, corn syrup, etc. So, is this test a test of 100% pure honey or just the presence of pure honey? Could this comb pattern be related to any concentrated form of sugar syrup (and not just honey) since we know similar pattern can occur with rock sugar and candy bars? (See Honeycomb Sweets below.) Whatever the answers may be, the observation described above is enough to wow me. Incredible, beautiful phe
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Snowy Afternoon quiz [Archive] - CPFC BBS 1. As at 2008 which corporation owns the brands Duracell, Braun and Gillette? 2. Who was the first artist to appear at the new Wembley Stadium? 3. In which year did the first Mersey road tunnel open? 4. In which country was Imry Nagy twice Prime Minister, executed for treason in 1958 and reburied as a hero in 1989? 5. Which English artist and engraver is famed for his paintings of horses? 6. American jazz musician Art Tatum excelled on which instrument? 7. What is the technical term for a solid figure with five plane (flat) faces? 8. A boomslang is what type of creature? 9. What is grandpa's name in the TV show The Munsters? 10. In which country was Greenpeace founded? 11. Who succeeded James Callaghan as leader of Britain's Labour Party? 12. Which student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristole, wrote Republic? 13. What is the name of the assembly of cardinals for the election of a pope? 14. Chiromancy is the technical name for what pseudoscience (claimed but not proven to be scientific)? 15. The Karnak Temple complex, dating back to the ancient city of Thebes, is in which country? 16. As at 2008 what is the most popularly attended concert venue in the world (highest audience numbers per year)? 17. Nanga Parbat, meaning 'naked mountain', the 9th highest in the world, is part of which mountain range? 18. In which year was the United Nations founded? 19. Which American singer's real name was Eunice Wayman? 20. The ghost of great Dane dog Kabur, said to haunt Los Angeles Pet Cemetery, belonged to which 1920s screen idol? 21. Who wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? 22. What country hosts the World Wife-Carrying Championships? 23. What country temporarily renamed its currency Bolivar Fuerte (meaning strong Bolivar) while phasing out the use of the previous Bolivar alongside it? 24. What vital mechanism did Elisha Otis invent in 1852? 25. What is Earl's band called in the TV series My Name is Earl? 26. Which British MP claims responsibility for introducing speed bumps ('sleeping policemen') to UK roads? 27. Who holds the record for the longest televised successful golf putt (as at 2008)? 28. Harrisburg is the capital of which US state? 29. What are the Italian cheese balls whose name translates as 'small mouthfuls? 30. What did Colonel Thomas Blood attempt to steal in 1671? Psychokiller 02-02-2009, 03:06 PM 1. As at 2008 which corporation owns the brands Duracell, Braun and Gillette? P&G 4. In which country was Imry Nagy twice Prime Minister, executed for treason in 1958 and reburied as a hero in 1989? Hungary 5. Which English artist and engraver is famed for his paintings of horses? Stubbs 11. Who succeeded James Callaghan as leader of Britain's Labour Party? Foot 12. Which student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristole, wrote Republic? Plato 15. The Karnak Temple complex, dating back to the ancient city of Thebes, is in which country? Egypt 18. In which year was the United Nations founded? 1949? 23. What country temporarily renamed its currency Bolivar Fuerte (meaning strong Bolivar) while phasing out the use of the previous Bolivar alongside it? Venezuala (sp) 30. What did Colonel Thomas Blood attempt to steal in 1671? Crown Jewels brighton_eagle 02-02-2009, 03:09 PM The answer I have is elevator brake. Which allowed him to build the safety elevator which is commonly known as the elevator today. So whilst correct, your answer is not the only answer. Sorry. Carry on.
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Ariadne Encyclopedia > Literature and the Arts > Classical Literature, Mythology, and Folklore > Folklore and Mythology Ariadne Ariadne (ărēădˈnē) [ key ], in Greek mythology, Cretan princess, daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë. She loved Theseus , and gave him the skein of thread that enabled him to make his way out of the labyrinth after killing the Minotaur. When Theseus left Crete, Ariadne went with him, but before they reached Greece, he abandoned her at Naxos. There the god Dionysus consoled and later married her. She bore him several children, including Oenopion, whom Dionysus first taught the art of winemaking. It was said that Zeus granted Ariadne immortality and that Dionysus set her bridal crown, the Corona Borealis, among the stars. Subsequent treatments include nearly 50 operas by Monteverdi, Handel, Massenet, Richard Strauss, Milhaud, Martinü, and others. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Myth and Creativity: Ariadne’s Thread and a Path Through the Labyrinth | The Creativity Post Myth and Creativity: Ariadne’s Thread and a Path Through the Labyrinth Share Synopsis The Greek myth of the labyrinth and the Minotaur at its center has ancient insights for us on how to find our way through the maze of the creative process. Myth is rich in metaphor that can illustrate and inform the creative journey. The story of the labyrinth from Greek myth is an excellent example of this. Sometimes the creative process can feel like we're walking a maze, getting lost along the way. What can this story teach us about both finding the center of the labyrinth and finding our way out again? The story of the minotaur starts with Minos, who became king of Crete when Poseidon sent a great white bull out of the ocean as a sign Minos should rule. Minos had promised to sacrifice the bull to Poseidon, but broke his promise when he saw how beautiful the bull was, and sacrificed a lesser animal instead. Poseidon was angry when Minos broke his promise, so he punished him by making his queen, Pasiphae, fall in love with the bull. Out of this union the minotaur was born. Minos instructed the great architect and engineer Daedalus to build the labyrinth to house the Minotaur. It was famous for being unnavigable; once in, anyone who entered was doomed to be eaten by the Minotaur. Minos had recently conquered Athens, and he demanded as tribute that every year Athens would send seven maidens and seven youths to be sacrificed to the minotaur. Theseus was a son of King Aegeus of Athens. Theseus' story is a long and complex one, and he is one of the great heroes of Greek myth, so we'll only be looking at the portion of his story that involves the labyrinth. Theseus volunteered to join the band of youths who were to be sacrificed. He traveled to Crete, and as soon as he arrived Ariadne, King Minos' daughter, fell in love with him. She offered to help him conquer the labyrinth and kill the minotaur if he would marry her and take her away from Crete. He agreed. Ariadne gave him a ball of red thread, and Theseus unrolled it as he penetrated the labyrinth, which allowed him to find his way back out. He found the minotaur deep in the recesses of the labyrinth, killed it with his sword, and followed the thread back to the entrance. Theseus took Ariadne away from Crete, but then forsake his promise to marry her by abandoning her as she sleeps on the beach of the island of Naxos. She thinks she is about to die, that this is the end of her story, but she is discovered there by the god Dionysus, who falls in love with her and makes her his wife, and was the only husband among the Greek gods to remain faithful to his wife. This is a complex and rich myth, with many story threads we can pull, to find the creative metaphor in the myth. Let's focus on just a few. The story does not start or end with the Minotaur, but he is at the heart of it, as he is at the heart of the labyrinth. The first interpretation of this story is that a monster must be slayed as part of the initiatory journey of following the path through the maze, but I think there is more to his presence here than that. Monsters are often the guardians of treasure, who must be slain in order to bring the treasure out. In a creative journey, we must often find our way through a labyrinth. We take wrong turns, hit walls, get lost. Often, this is what must happen to find the creative treasure at the center of ourselves, that one thing that must be brought into the world through our creative efforts. That is the true magic of the creative life. The process of living creatively brings new things into the world and to humankind, but there is a monster guarding the gift, because when the maze "takes one to the center of one's self, to some hidden, inner shrine, occupied by the most mysterious portion of the human personality". This journey through the labyrinth must be hard. "The harder the journey, the more and the tougher obstacles in his path, the more the initiate will be transformed and acquire a new sel
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Surname History | Surname Meanings | Family Crest | Heraldry | Coat of Arms Acorn , Allocamelus , Amphiptere , Amphisboena , Anchor , Annulet , Ant , Antelope , Antique Crown , Anvil , Ape , Apples , Apre , Arrow Acorn The sign of the acorn in heraldry has traditionally been used to indicate independence in its bearer. It can be found slipped and leaved; the acorn-sprig is not uncommon as a crest and acorn-cups are represented alone. The acorn is usually vert (green) but it can also be other colours. [Back to Top] Allocamelus An allocamelus is a creature with the head of a donkey joined to the body of a camel. It is extremely uncommon in heraldry. [Back to Top] Amphiptere An amphiptere is a winged serpent found very rarely in heraldry, though it does exist as a supporter and as a charge on a shield occasionally. [Back to Top] Amphisboena An amphisboena is a winged serpent with two legs and a head at both ends of its body; however the drawing of this creature does not strictly follow this description. It is very uncommon in heraldry. [Back to Top] Anchor The anchor is the emblem of salvation and hope. It is also an appropriate device for the coat of arms of a family with a seafaring tradition. It is a common figure in the English armour, which is not surprising given that Britain is an island. It was even a device that was once born by King Richard I. Maritime devices are found less often on the continent where many countries are essentially landlocked, but Cosmo de Medici, the Duke of Etruria is an example of a Spanish noble who bore two anchors on his shield. [Back to Top] Annulet The annulet is a plain ring. As a closed circle, it is symbolic of continuity and wholeness. The Romans are said to have worn a ring as a sign of knighthood and rings are still used at some coronations and in the institution of knighthood. The annulet may have been borne to indicate that the bearer had the superior qualities of a knight. In some circles an annulet represented riches. On English arms, an annulet was a mark of cadency signifying the fifth son. [Back to Top] Ant The symbol of the ant traditionally signified one who was a strong labourer, wise and provident in all his affairs. The ant is not a very common symbol in heraldry, but when depicted the ant is usually accompanied by a drawing of an anthill. The ant may also be referred to as an emmet. [Back to Top] Antelope The antelope which is also referred to as an ibex or a springbok has three main symbolic meanings in heraldry. It represents someone who is skilful at music and a lover of harmony, someone with a keen mind for politics and the ability to foresee times and opportunities well, and lastly, a person who is unwilling to assail his enemies rashly, who would prefer to stand his ground than risk harming another wrongfully. Thus the antelope signifies harmony, polity and peace. The antelope has also been used occasionally as an emblem of purity and fleetness. Early representations of the antelope did not look much like the real animal, as they were likely drawn from descriptions. That figure is now referred to as a heraldic antelope, as opposed to the later version, which has a more natural aspect. [Back to Top] Antique Crown The crown is an emblem of victory, sovereignty, and empire. It is a visible sign of success, thus the term ‘crowning achievement’, and its significance as the decoration of the ultimate level of rank and power, makes bearing the crown a great honour. Crowns are also symbols of God, as he is considered by some to be the ‘King of all’. The word crown, blazoned without any additional details, usually implies a ducal coronet without a cap. The eastern or antique crown has a gold rim with eight sharp, triangular rays, only five of which are seen. It is given to British subjects who have distinguished themselves in service in the East and it is also often born by merchants, the association being that they are like the magi. Towns where these merchants had had a long-standing trade also often adopted eastern crowns into their arms. [Back to Top] Anvil The symb
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History Jeopardy Template Who is the Medici Family Who was the wealthy family in Florence that funded many artists during the Renaissance? 100 Who is Prometheus Who is that man that brought fire to the people of Greece by breaking off a piece of the sun? 100 Who is Helen of Sparta The Trojan War began because of the abduction of which Spartan queen according to classical sources? 100 What was the river that Egyptian civilizations depended on for flooding and irrigation? 100 After what explorer is our continent named? 200 What is Legalism What was the ancient Chinese philosophy that was used to bring an end to the Warring States Period in ancient China? 200 Who was the very wealthy king who loved gold more than anything? 200 In what year was the last battle of the War of 1812? 200 What type of belief system did most early civilizations have? 200 Who is that Spanish explorer that conquered the Incan empire? 300 What was the pictographic script used by the ancient Egyptians involving symbols? 300 Who was the god that was thrown off Mount Olympus because he was ugly? 300 During the Fourth Crusade, the pope excommunicated the Crusaders because they sacked what Christian city? 300 What is the Shang Dynasty What Chinese dynasty used tortoise shells and 'oracle bones' to communicate with the spirits which led to the first examples of Chinese writing? 300 Who is known as the first man to sail all the way around the world? 400 What is "Ring around the Rosie" What is the song that children sing for fun, but actually describes the Black Death that spread across Europe? 400 Artemis and who were the twins that Zeus had with Leto? 400 Who is Henry Tudor The War of Roses was fought between the Lancasters and the Yorks, but was one by a leader of neither party named who? 400 Who is the Nazca Who of this early Andes Mountains civilization carved enormous pictographs or glyphs into the desert floor that might be a form of ancient calendar? 400 Who crossed Panama and was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean? 500 What is 1886 What is the year in which the United States was presented with a monumental gift from France? 500 Who is Paris According to legend, who fired the arrow that hit Achilles in the heel, his only vulnerable spot? 500 What is the Treaty of Westphalia What was the resolution of the 30 Years War? 500 What is Papua New Guinea Jarred Diamond began searching the world for answers to a question posed by Yali, a native of what tropical country where Diamond did his early research? 500
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In the Queen song Killer Queen, where does she keep her Moet et Chandon?
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KILLER QUEEN Lyrics - QUEEN | eLyrics.net Killer Queen Lyrics Total views: 4 times this week / Rating: 9.20/10 [211 votes] Album: Sheer Heart Attack / Original Release Date: 1974-11-01 Genre: Rock Song Duration: 2 min 59 sec Queen - Killer Queen She keeps her Moet et Chandon In her pretty cabinet 'Let them eat cake' she says Just like Marie Antoinette Dynamite with a laser beam Guaranteed to blow your mind Anytime She never kept the same address In conversation She spoke just like a baroness Met a man from China, Went down to Geishah Minah, Then again incidentally If you're that way inclined Perfume came naturally from Paris For cars she couldn't care less Fastidious and precise Dynamite with a laser beam Guaranteed to blow your mind Anytime Drop of a hat she's as willing as Playful as a pussy cat Then momentarily out of action Temporarily out of gas To absolutely drive you wild, wild She's all out to get you She's a Killer Queen Dynamite with a laser beam Guaranteed to blow your mind Anytime check amazon for Killer Queen mp3 download these lyrics are last corrected by nakary Record Label(s): 2011 Hollywood Records, Inc Official lyrics by Rate Killer Queen by Queen (current rating: 9.20) Meaning to "Killer Queen" song lyrics (34 meanings) 04/22/14,18:04 +3 Freddie is referencing oral s.e.x. when he says "geisha minah". It's a term that's been useful oral s.e.x. Also, watch what he does with his left index finger during the official music video for the song. He motions his left hand slowly down the microphone stand and points down to his crotch while singing the words 'geisha minah'....... trace 07/24/11,13:19 +1 'Insatiable IN appetite' is not only grammatically correct, it's what's sung! (And name-calling--moron, a-hole--is merely ineffectual ranting unless done even a little cleverly. Discretion, cretin!) anonymous 05/01/11,18:51 +1 I like the line where he mentions Khrushchev and Kennedy. Doing Cuban Missile Crisis for project in school so its funny to me. Sith lord 11/09/12,04:24 0 The song is about Cocain. just look the lyrics and think about all the subliminal messages H8ters gonna h8te 07/08/12,23:57 0 All of you are wrong! It's geppotine,so get over it.bob bupson, you need to shut up and enjoy the song! Anom. 02/22/12,21:09 0 It's OK if they spelled something something wrong. Get over it or use a different site it's not that hard Z 05/12/11,19:39 0 Queen's official website lists the lyric as gelatine all three times. Arguing about verifiable facts is quite lame. redjulep 04/23/11,10:52 0 Definitely 'turpentine'. If you LISTEN, you can hear 'gelatin' clearly the first time and 'turpentine' the next two times. lowkey 01/05/11,21:21 0 In the first iteration of the chorus, Freddie says, 'gunpowder, gelatine,' but listen closely in the 2nd and 3rd iteration he says 'garrote wire and turpentine.' mudcat 10/22/10,12:51 0 what exactly is so explosive about turpentine? it is GELATINE! you know, blasting caps, not a freakin paint thinner. lets all move on now Load More Song Meanings
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List of vehicles | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia American Motors AMC Hornet - Featured in The Man with the Golden Gun . Bond steals this car in Thailand , unknowing that Sheriff J.W. Pepper was in it looking to test drive it. It was used for the famous corkscrew jump, a computer-designed stunt that was captured in one take. AMC Matador - Featured in The Man with the Golden Gun. Francisco Scaramanga and Nick Nack use this car to kidnap Mary Goodnight and make their escape. The vehicle is converted into a 'car plane'; see Aircraft section below. Other passenger cars Sunbeam Alpine roadster - Featured in Dr. No . Bond drives to Miss Taro's home in the Blue Mountains; he is pursued by Dr. No's thugs driving a LaSalle hearse. In the novel version, Bond drives the car that formerly belonged to Commander Strangways, the murdered agent in Kingston. It is also driven by Quarrel . Toyota 2000GT convertible - Featured in You Only Live Twice . Owned by Aki . Two prototype convertibles were built especially for the film; no others were made. One 2000GT convertible was located in South Africa awaiting restoration into the Cars for the Stars museum. Triumph Stag - In Diamonds Are Forever , Connery is seen early in the movie driving a yellow Stag to Amsterdam, while posing as diamond smuggler Peter Franks . Studillac - Featured in the novel Diamonds Are Forever. A custom black Studebaker convertible with a Cadillac engine, plus special transmission, brakes and rear axle, owned by Felix Leiter . The combination of the aerodynamic Raymond Loewy designed body with the powerful Cadillac engine made it into a remarkable sports car. Studillacs were not fictional, but actually built by a Long Island, NY company called Bill Frick Motors from 1953 Studebaker Starlight bodies. Mini Moke - Featured briefly in Live and Let Die and later in The Spy Who Loved Me. In Live and Let Die, Bond and Rosie use this vehicle to drive to the harbour to meet Quarrel Jr. In The Spy Who Loved Me , the crew of the Liparus supertanker use a Mini Moke in their defence against a break out by the submarine crews. 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood - Featured in Live and Let Die. When Bond spots the white Superfly-esque pimpmobile (a Les Dunham Corvorado - a Chevrolet Corvette with Cadillac Eldorado body panels), Mr. Big, Solitaire , and Tee Hee leave their secret facility where a voodoo shop is actually one of Dr. Kananga's hideouts. The Cadillac is later seen outside a Fillet of Soul restaurant alongside a Dunham-converted Cadillac Eldorado coupe. Citroën 2CV - Featured in For Your Eyes Only . A tiny but seemingly indestructible (rental) car belonging to Melina Havelock that Bond uses to make a "fast" getaway after Melina assassinates Hector Gonzales , who murdered her parents. The car used in the movie was allegedly fitted with a Citroën GS 4-cylinder boxer engine (in place of the standard 2-cylinder boxer), to make it able to outrun the two Peugeot 504s in pursuit. Alfa Romeo GTV6 - Featured in Octopussy . After falling from Octopussy 's train and hitching a lift in a Volkswagen Beetle, Bond steals this car to make the last stage of his journey to the US Air Force Base. West German police BMW 5 Series pursue Bond after his theft of the vehicle. Interestingly, sharp eyes will spot that this is a GTV 6 Quadrifoglio, the highest specification Alfa Romeo available, and widely considered the finest of these cars, as well as the fastest. Bajaj RE taxi - Featured in Octopussy. Two of these basic auto rickshaws are used in a chase sequence through the streets of Udaipur - Bond and fellow MI6 agent Vijay being in one, with Gobinda and his henchmen in the pursuing vehicle. It is insinuated that the auto-wallah driven by Vijay has been modified by MI6 as the tone of the engine becomes more like a motorcycle and Vijay performs a wheelie, exclaiming "This is a company car!" Mercedes 250SE - Featured in Octopussy. Bond commandeers this Soviet Army staff car to pursue Octopussy's train. When the tires are shredded by a spikestrip, Bond turns onto the railway line and drives the c
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Top 10 Countries Famous for Chocolates - List Dose Top 10 Countries Famous for Chocolates Article by surbhi garg , March 26, 2014 Chocolates!!! The name itself waters the mouth. There is possibly no one on this earth who is not fond of chocolates. It is the best gift a person can give to anyone irrespective of the relationship or the age.Chocolate is that one sweet no one will ever say no to. Chocolates as a gift can be given on any occasion. Apart from the good taste very few of you might know how advantageous eating chocolates can be. Dark chocolates help you to live longer and look younger, chocolates helps to prevent acne and they even keep your teeth white. So if your mommy tells you the next time that chocolates will harm your teeth tell her the truth. There are so many different types of chocolates available all over the world and there are countries which are famous for producing the specific types. As a chocolate lover myself I know how chocolates can act as a mood changer. They are the best desserts available in the whole universe. Chocolates are divine and the best thing humans have ever made. Talking about the history, chocolates were initially used as a drink rather than eating in solid form. Chocolates were mentioned in the history first time in 1100 B.C. chocolates later were used as sacred offerings and they were even related to the goddess of fertility in the 15th century by the Aztecs. It was mixed with milk sugar and cocoa butter which can be easily molded. Talking about the consumption, Europe and North America is the largest consumer of chocolates in the world. Though you will find hundreds of industries all over the world producing chocolates yet there are few countries that are more famous when it comes to chocolates. The countries famous for chocolates are mentioned below. 10. Denmark: When you hear of Denmark you might not regard it as the tenth famous country for producing the best kinds of chocolate but if you think so then you are wrong. Denmark is among the largest chocolate producing countries in the world. An average Danish consumes 8.57 kilogram of chocolates per year. Denmark is the country that has given us some of the most loved brands of chocolates which include Bounty, Snickers, Mars as well as Twix. Though the coconut filled chocolate i.e. bounty is produced in many other countries but Denmark is famous for it. 9. Italy: Not only Italy is among the biggest chocolate producing nation, but it happens to be the place where solid chocolate bars were first manufactured. Italy produces six billion pounds of chocolate every year. The most famous chocolate manufacturing company in Italy is Amedei. The chocolates that this country is famous for are as follows Venchi, Perugina Sutti and Ferrero Rocher. Ferrero Group stands among the top manufacturers of chocolate having the net sale of worth $ 5627 million each year. 8.United Kingdom: One of the largest producers of chocolate, United Kingdom is also known for its organic chocolates. It is said that it was the first country in the world that produced organic chocolates. Christopher Columbus was the person that brought the cocoa beans needed for the production of chocolate in this country. United Kingdom stands on the fourth position in the list of the countries where the chocolate production is highest. People are so fond of UK chocolate bars that there are cases where people travel with two bags, one to get the chocolates back from this nation. 7. France: French chocolates will surely leave you tempted if you try one of them. The liquor filled French chocolates are one of the amazing chocolates one must try. France is more importantly famous for the dark chocolates. The main chocolatiers in France are Valrhona and Richart. French chocolates are known for their everlasting taste and the best cocoa used in them. 6. Germany: Germany is no exception when it comes to lovers of chocolate. Germany is filled with them. Not only the consumption of chocolate is high in this nation but it stands among the top chocolate producing nations in the world. Ger
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What is a young pigeon called Squab 30 Around which French town - IT - 402 View Full Document What is a young pigeon called Squab 30 Around which French town is the champagne industry located Epernay 31 What country invented castanets Egypt 32 Who is the patron saint of music St Cecilia 33 Whose first box office film was called Risky Business Tom Cruise 34 What is the smallest state of Australia Tasmania 35 What is measured by an interferometer Wavelength of light 36 What airlines identification code is VS Virgin Atlantic 37 The Grand Duke 38 What emperor ordered St Peter crucified Nero 39 What was the name of Ali Babas female slave Morgiana 40 In which novel does the character Quebec Bagnet appear Bleak House 41 Sarah Josepha Hall wrote what Mary had a little lamb 42 What is the main ingredient of faggots Liver 43 Who were the first people to measure the year Babylonians 44 Who voices the female hyena in the lion king Whoopee Goldberg 45 Anthony McMillan became famous as who Robbie Coltrane 46 Roy Thines played David Vincent in which TV series The Invaders 47 What colour is the cap given to an England cricket player Blue 48 What capital city began as the village of Edo Tokyo 49 Whose music was on the soundtrack of When Harry met Sally Harry Connick Jr 50 In which sport is there a York round Archery Page 28 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 14 Answers 51 In Penny Lane what is the nurse selling from a tray Poppies 52 Whose last words were "lets do it" Garry Gilmore 53 The Black Swan is native to which country Australia 54 Who said "All the world's art ain't worth a good potato pie" L S Lowrie 55 Collective nouns a Toc of what Capercailzie 56 If you had podobromhidrosis what would you have Smelly Feet 57 What instrument is also called the octave flute Piccolo 58 What type of food is coulibac Russian Fish Pie 59 What spice is used to make a whiskey sling Nutmeg 60 What sort of creature is a tarantula hawk Wasp - hunts spiders 61 Where does the spice saffron come from The Crocus 62 What tennis player had trials with Bayern Munich soccer club Boris Becker 63 Which children's character was created by Mary Tourtel Rupert the Bear 64 What does the name Ghengis Khan mean Very Mighty Ruler 65 Who was Canada's first prime minister Sir John MacDonald 66 In Utmost Good Faith is the motto of which organisation Lloyds of London 67 The Shadows first record went straight to no 1 - what was it Apache 68 What is the most common disease in the world Dental Caries 69 Cirrus is a cloud type - what literal translation of its Latin name Lock of Hair 70 Which country was the first to make seat belts compulsory Czechoslovakia 71 What do Stacey Keach and Oscar Wilde have in common Reading Jail 72 Mathew Webb swam the channel - where did he drown Niagara Falls 73 In what movie did Sinatra sing My Kind of Town Robin and the 7 Hoods 74 Whose last unfinished novel was The Last Tycoon F Scott Fitzgerald 75 What do callipygian people have Prettily shaped buttocks 76 Collective nouns a Host of Sparrows 77 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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Croatia celebrates on joining EU - BBC News BBC News Croatia celebrates on joining EU 1 July 2013 Close share panel Media captionMost Croatians have supported accession to the EU Croatia has become the 28th member of the European Union, with crowds joining celebrations in the capital Zagreb. Fireworks lit the sky as membership became effective at midnight (22:00 GMT), with President Ivo Josipovic describing the event as historic. It comes almost two decades after Croatia's brutal war of independence. But correspondents say enthusiasm for the EU in the country has been dampened by the eurozone crisis, and Croatia's own economic problems. Analysis By Guy DelauneyBBC News, Zagreb Thousands of people were in Zagreb's main square for the accession ceremony. They enjoyed performances ranging from traditional dance to hip hop - culminating in a stirring rendition of the EU anthem Ode To Joy at midnight, as Croatia officially became the 28th member state. But the square was not as packed as it might have been, had accession taken place a few years ago. Economic crises at home and within the EU have made many Croatians ambivalent about membership. Some said the plight of their fellow Balkan country - and now fellow EU member - Bulgaria made them worried about what might happen to Croatia. Others said the accession process had taken so long - almost a decade - that they no longer cared. But other Croatians were more enthusiastic - especially those whose lives or businesses involve crossing borders. For them, EU membership should reduce paperwork and hassle - reason enough to celebrate. 'New chapter' Celebrations took place in the central square of Zagreb, with fireworks and music including Beethoven's Ode to Joy, the European anthem. "Welcome to the European Union!" European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said in Croatian to the cheering crowd. President Josipovic said it was "a great and joyful day for our homeland". "This the day when we open a new chapter in the thick book of our history," he added. Earlier he told a meeting of EU and regional leaders: "The accession of Croatia to the European Union is confirmation that each one of us belongs to the European democratic and cultural set of values." Croatian officials then unveiled EU signs and removed customs posts at the borders with Slovenia, the first former Yugoslav republic to have joined the bloc, and with Hungary. Croatia is the first new EU member since Bulgaria and Romania joined in 2007. It is 10 years since it applied. Croatia's split from Yugoslavia triggered a 1991-1995 war to secure its independence. But with one in five unemployed and Croatia's national debt officially classed as junk, some Croatians feel joining an economic bloc with its own serious troubles will do little to improve their prospects. "Just look what's happening in Greece and Spain! Is this where we're headed?" asked pensioner Pavao Brkanovic in a market in the capital. "You need illusions to be joyful, but the illusions have long gone," he told Reuters news agency. Long-term view Concerns about Croatian corruption and organised crime remain among some EU leaders, and Croatia will not yet join the single currency or the free-movement Schengen zone, where most EU citizens are not subject to passport checks. Croatia in figures Population: 4.4 million (UN, 2012) Capital: Zagreb Area: 56,594 sq km (21,851 sq miles) GNI per capita: €10,389 (World Bank, 2011) But advocates of EU membership say despite this, their case remains a persuasive one. Two-thirds of Croatians voted in favour of accession last year. "It's important for us primarily for the long term guarantees of political stability and then everything else - the single market too," Croatia's First Deputy Prime Minister, Vesna Pusic, told the BBC. The EU itself has given Croatia a clean bill of health - and praised reforms which improve the rule of law and tackle corruption. It hopes the other countries of the former Yugoslavia will be encouraged to join - and secure long-term peace for an historically turbulent region, reports the BBC'
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EASTERN EUROPE'S CLAIMS FOR U.N. CHIEF QUESTIONED EASTERN EUROPE'S CLAIMS FOR U.N. CHIEF QUESTIONED From Thalif Deen's article in IPS A Berlin Wall monument stands next to a Soviet sculpture at United Nations headquarters in New York. Credit: UN Photo/Rick Bajornas UNITED NATIONS, Apr 26 2016 (IPS) - As the campaign for a new UN Secretary-General (UNSG) gathers momentum, there is one lingering question that remains unanswered: does the now-defunct Eastern European political alliance have a legitimate claim for the job on the basis of geographical rotation? Of the nine candidates in the running, seven are from the former Eastern Europe. All previous secretaries-general have come from the four other regional groups, including Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean and Western Europe and Other States. But none from Eastern Europe, which exists as a geographical entity only within the precincts of the United Nations. After the end of the Cold War in 1990-1991, Eastern European nations joined either the European Union (EU) or the North Atlantic Organisation (NATO), or both. These include: Bulgaria (joined the EU in 2007), Croatia (2013), Czech Republic (2004), Estonia (2004), Hungary (2004), Latvia (2004), Lithuania (2004), Poland (2004), Romania (2007), Slovakia (2004) and Slovenia (2004). And four countries awaiting membership in the EU include: Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and the former Yugolav Republic of Macedonia. Jayantha Dhanapala, a former UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs and a one-time candidate for the post of Secretary-General, told IPS the end of the Cold War has transformed Eastern Europe from a political and geographical entity to a purely geographical group. "Many of the East European countries are in NATO and the EU and their interests are closely linked to Western Europe - although some strains are showing in the wake of economic pressures and the recent migrant waves. He said the principle of "geographical rotation" with regard to the UNSG position is therefore less strong than the vitally important gender equality criterion. "The appointment of a competent and qualified woman as SG is therefore essential," said Dhanapala, who lost out to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon nine years ago. Eastern Europe should rightfully be an integral part of Western European and Other States. But the geographical group continues to exist at the UN purely to claim seats, including as non-permanent members of the Security Council, under the banner of Eastern Europe, according to some diplomats. At elections for subsidiaries of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) last week, Belarus got a seat in the Statistical Commission purely on the basis of its non-existent Eastern European credentials. So did many others: Estonia in the Commission on the Status of Women; Belarus and Montenegro in the Executive of UN Women; Romania in the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Albania and Moldova in the Executive Board of the UN Development Programme (UNDP)/ UN Population Fund (UNFPA)/UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS). Since the creation of the UN over 70 years ago, the post of Secretary-General has been held by: Trygve Lie of Norway (1946-1953); Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden (1953-1961); U. Thant of Burma, now Myanmar (1961-1971); Kurt Waldheim of Austria (1972-1981); Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru (1982-1991); Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt (1992-1996); Kofi Annan of Ghana (1997-2006); and Ban Ki-moon of South Korea (2007 through 2016). The nine candidates for the post of UNSG who made their presentations to delegates recently include: Dr Srgjan Kerim of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Ms Vesna Pusic of the Republic of Croatia; Dr Igor Luksic of Montenegro; Dr Danilo Turk of Slovenia; Ms Irina Bokova of Bulgaria; Ms Natalia Gherman of the Republic of Moldova and Vuk Jeremi? of Serbia - all from the former Eastern Europe. The two non-Eastern Europeans who are in the running include Helen Clark of New Zealand and Antonio Guterres of Portugal, the former from a P
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial (U.S. National Park Service) Contact Us American History, Alive in Stone... Mount Rushmore National Memorial is visited by nearly three million people each year that come to marvel at the majestic beauty of the Black Hills of South Dakota and learn about the birth, growth, development and preservation of the country. From the history of the first inhabitants to the diversity of America today, Mount Rushmore brings visitors face to face with the rich heritage we all share. Read More
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United States of America travel guide - Wikitravel dial 911 Map of the mainland US, insular areas and Minor Outlying Islands. The United States of America is a large country in North America , often referred to as the "USA", the "US", the "United States", "America", or simply "the States". Home to the world's third-largest population, with over 318 million people, it includes both densely populated cities with sprawling suburbs and vast, uninhabited natural areas. With its history of mass immigration dating from the 17th century, it is a "melting pot" of cultures from around the world and plays a dominant role in the world's cultural landscape. It's famous for its wide array of popular tourist destinations, ranging from the skyscrapers of Manhattan and Chicago , to the natural wonders of Yellowstone and Alaska , to the warm, sunny beaches of Florida , Hawaii and Southern California . "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." — Mark Twain The United States is not the America of television and the movies. It is large, complex, and diverse, with several distinct regional identities. Due to the vast distances involved, travelling between regions often means crossing through many different landscapes, climates, and even time zones. Such travel can often be time-consuming and expensive, but often very rewarding. Geography[ edit ] The contiguous United States (called conus by US military personnel) or the "Lower 48" (the 48 states other than Alaska and Hawaii) is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, with much of the population living on the two coasts. Its land borders are shared with Canada to the north, and Mexico to the south. The US also shares maritime borders with Russia , Cuba , and the Bahamas . If counting the Insular Areas and Minor Outlying Islands, the United Kingdom , Samoa , and Haiti would also share maritime borders. The country has three major mountain ranges. The Appalachians extend from Canada to the state of Alabama , a few hundred miles west of the Atlantic Ocean. They are the oldest of the three mountain ranges, are covered with a diversity of Subtropical and Temperate flora and fauna, a thick canopy of dense vegetation, and offer spectacular sightseeing and excellent camping spots. The loess lands of the southern Mid-West and the Limestone cliffs and mountains of the south add beauty to the region, with lush vegetation coating the surfaces of cliff faces that border rivers, and mist shrouding beautiful green mountains and gorges. The Rockies are, on average, the highest in North America, extending from Alaska to New Mexico , with many areas protected as national parks. They offer hiking, camping, skiing, and sightseeing opportunities, as well as desert and subtropical getaways in the southern lowlands of the region. The combined Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges are the youngest. The Sierras extend across the "backbone" of California , with sites such as Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park ; the Sierras transition at their northern end into the even younger volcanic Cascade range, with some of the highest points in the country. The Great Lakes define much of the border between the eastern United States and Canada. More inland seas than lakes, they were formed by the pressure of glaciers retreating north at the end of the last Ice Age. The five lakes span hundreds of miles, bordering the states of Minnesota , Wisconsin , Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Ohio , Pennsylvania and New York , and their shores vary from pristine wilderness areas to industrial "rust belt" cities. They are the second-largest bodies of freshwater in the world, after the polar ice caps. The western portions of the USA are rugged and very arid landscapes, complete with wind-shaped desert sand dunes like White Sands New Mexico. Death Valley (282 feet below sea level) is the lowest spot on the USA mainland and one of the hottest areas on Earth. Natural areas include vast areas of desert untouched by humans. Camping and hiking through the majestic landscapes of the Southwe
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House (TV Series 2004–2012) - 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 An antisocial maverick doctor who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits. Creator: A bus that House was riding crashes. House claims there's a victim on the bus that's dying, but not from the bus accident. He stops at nothing to figure out who the patient is and what is ailing them. 9.8 House fights his doctors, the staff and his fellow patients when he's forced to stay in the psychiatric hospital under threat of permanently losing his medical license. 9.7 The team works to save someone close to a central character's heart. The key is inside House's head, but he is in a bad way himself. 9.7 Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 45 titles created 31 Jan 2014 a list of 27 titles created 06 Feb 2014 a list of 33 titles created 04 May 2014 a list of 35 titles created 17 Aug 2014 a list of 24 titles created 30 Sep 2014 Search for " House " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 52 wins & 131 nominations. See more awards » Videos Dexter Morgan is a Forensics Expert, a loyal brother, boyfriend, and friend. That's what he seems to be, but that's not what he really is. Dexter Morgan is a Serial Killer that hunts the bad. Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island. Stars: Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim Follows the personal and professional lives of six 20 to 30-something-year-old friends living in Manhattan. Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow 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 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 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside. Stars: Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Amaury Nolasco A high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine in order to secure his family's future. Stars: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn An FBI agent is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist and his son in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena. Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Jasika Nicole House of Cards (TV Series 2013) Drama A Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him. Stars: Kevin Spacey, Michel Gill, Robin Wright 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 The X-Files (T
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TRIVIA - TV AND THE MOVIES TRIVIA - TV AND THE MOVIES What TV show lost Jim Carrey when he stepped into the movies? In Living Color. Who plays a paleontologist on Friends? David Schwimmer. What aging pop icon forgot the lyrics to We Can Work It Out on MTV Unplugged? Paul McCartney. What segment of the TV industry receives ACE Awards? Paul McCartney. What classic quiz show was originally titled Occupation Unknown? What's My Line? What 1966 TV show theme by Lalo Schifrin made a comeback in a 1996 blockbuster move? Mission: Impossible. Consumer News and Business Channel. How many fingers does Homer Simpson have? Eight. What sitcom character moved from a Boston barstool to a Seattle radio station? Dr. Frasier Crane. What Saturday Night Live cast member played Kap'n Karl on Pee-wee's Playhouse? Phil Hartman. What M*A*S*H principal won Emmys for acting, writing and directing? Alan Alda. What cable network drew twice its usual audience for a show called The Wonderful World of Dung? The Discovery Channel. What TV host went gold with the CD Romantic Christmas? John Tesh. What sitcom spawned the hit song I'll Be There For You? Friends. What MTV twosome are known as "The Bad Boys" in Mexico? Beavis and Butt head. What Indianapolis weatherman of the 1970s once forecast hail "the size of canned hams"? David Letterman. What kid's show's interracial cast needed riot police protection during a 1969 trip to Mississippi? Sesame Street's. What gritty 1990's TV drama series is subtitled Life on the Street? Homicide. What entertainer's wedding prompted NBC to order 10,000 tulips from Holland? Tiny Tim's. What sitcom helped John Larroquette earn three straight supporting actor Emmy Awards? Night Court. Who once observed: "This is America. You can't make a horse testify against himself"? Mr. Ed. What Marx Brother's name spelled backwards is the name of a daytime talk show host? Harpo's. Who began his radio shows with: "Good evening, Mr. ad Mrs. America and all the ships at sea, let's go to press"? Walter Winchell. What TV star said of his worldwide fame: "I didn't know I could top Knight Rider"? David Hasselhoff. What sitcom was among the top 20 most watched shows every season during its entire run, form 1984 to 1992? The Cosby Show. Who inherited Tom Snyder's CNBC talk-show slot in 1995? Charles Grodin. What was the fist sitcom to be broadcast from videotape, in 1971? All in the Family. What blond bombshell had a hankerin' for NYPD Blue detective Gegory Medavoy? Donna Abandando. What animated characters are known as Smolf in Stockholm? The Smurfs. What 1980s sitcom was credited with pulling NBC from third to first in overall ratings? The Cosby Show. What Muppet advised: "Never eat anything at one sitting that you can't lift"? Miss Piggy. What former TV anchorman made headlines by attending two Grateful Dead concerts? Walter Cronkite. What animated kitty was the first cartoon character licensed for use on merchandise? Felix the Cat. What's the "dimension of imagination, "according to the host of a classic TV series? The Twilight Zone. Who appeared in Return of the Killer Tomatoes before he landed a role on ER? George Clooney. What 250-pound star of Hairspray shed half her weight to host a TV talk show? Ricki Lake. What Mayberry resident once hijacked a bull when he'd had too much to drink? Otis Campbell. What four-word TV slogan did Sting add to the Dire Straits hit Money for Nothing? "I want my MTV". What Mary Tyler Moore Show character's blue blazer made it into the Smithsonian? Ted Baxter's. Who was a cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers before she became TV's Lois Lane? Teri Hatcher. What was Redd Foxx's last name before show business beckoned? Sanford. Who's been Saturday Night Live's most frequent host? Steve Martin. What town did Howdy Doody live in? Doodyville. What sitcom star advised: "It's okay to be fat. So you're fat. Just be fat and shut up about it"? Roseanne. What Richard Chamberlain vehicle is second only to Roots in total viewers for a miniseries? The Thorn Birds. What media award was derived from the slang term for the 1
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Appeal to All the Comrades of the Chinese Communist Party | 20th century revolutions | History & Theory | Front page articles Appeal to All the Comrades of the Chinese Communist Party +1 This letter contains Chen's most important suppressed letter which he wrote after being outsed as General Secretary of the CCP. Since 1920 (the ninth year of the republic) I have worked with the comrades, in founding the party, in sincerely carrying out the opportunist policy of the International's leaders, Stalin, Zinoviev, Bukharin, and others. bringing the Chinese revolution to a shameful and sad defeat. Though I have worked night and day, yet my demerits exceed my merits. Of course, I should not imitate the hypocritical confessions of some of the ancient Chinese emperors: "I, one person, am responsible for all the sins of the people"; take upon my own shoulders all the mistakes that caused the failure. Nevertheless I feel ashamed to adopt the attitude of some responsible comrades at times-only criticizing the past mistakes of opportunism and excluding oneself. Whenever my comrades have pointed out my past opportunist errors, I earnestly acknowledged them. I am absolutely unwilling to ignore the experiences of the Chinese revolution obtained at the highest price paid by proletarians in the past. (From the August 7 Conference [1927] to the present time, I not only did not reject proper criticism against me, but I even kept silent about the exaggerated accusations against me.) Not only am I willing to acknowledge my past errors, but now or in the future, if I should make any opportunist errors in thought or action, I likewise expect comrades to criticize me mercilessly with theoretical argument and fact. I humbly accept or shall accept all criticism, but not rumors and false accusations. I cannot have such self-confidence as Ch'u Ch'iu-pai and Li Li- san. I clearly recognize that it is never an easy thing for anybody or any party to avoid the errors of opportunism. Even such veteran Marxists as Kautsky and Plekhanov were guilty of unpardonable opportunism when they were old; those who followed Lenin for a long time like Stalin and Bukharin are now also acting like shameful opportunists. How can superficial Marxists like us be self-satisfied? Whenever a man is self- satisfied, he prevents himself from making progress. Even the banner of the Opposition is not the incantation of the "Heavenly Teacher" Chang [the Taoist pope]. If those who have not fundamentally cleared out the ideology of the petty bourgeoisie, and have not plainly understood the system of past opportunism, and decisively participated in struggles, merely stand under the banner of the Opposition to revile the opportunism of Stalin and Li Li-san, and then think that the opportunist devils will never approach, they are suffering from an illusion. The only way of avoiding the errors of opportunism is continually and humbly to learn from the teachings of Marx and Lenin in the struggles of the proletarian masses and in the mutual criticism of comrades. I decisively recognize that the objective conditions were second in importance as the cause of the failure of the last Chinese revolution. The main cause was the error of opportunism, the error of our policy in dealing with the bourgeois Kuomintang. All the responsible comrades of the Central Committee at that time, especially myself, should openly and courageously recognize that this policy was undoubtedly wrong. But it is not enough merely to recognize the error. We must sincerely and thoroughly acknowledge that the past error was the internal content of the policy of opportunism examine the causes and results of that policy, and reveal them clearly. Then we can hope to stop repeating the errors of the past, and the repetition of former opportunism in the next revolution. When our party was first founded, though it was quite young, yet, under the guidance of the Leninist International, we did not commit any great mistakes. For instance, we decisively led the struggle of the workers and recognized the class nature of the Kuomint
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Mao Zedong - Wikiquote Mao Zedong Let a hundred flowers bloom: let a hundred schools of thought contend. All reactionaries are paper tigers. Politics is war without bloodshed, while war is politics with bloodshed. One cannot advance without mistakes... It is necessary to make mistakes. The party cannot be educated without learning from mistakes. Mao Zedong (or Mao Tse-tung in Wade-Giles ; Simplified Chinese : 毛泽东; Traditional Chinese : 毛澤東; December 26 , 1893 – September 9 , 1976 ) was the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1943 until his death. He was also a founder of the People's Republic of China . Contents Quotes[ edit ] Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party. The "Cabinet meeting" of the Chinese government is really quick in yielding. Even the fart of foreigners can be taken as "fragrance." The Cabinet meeting lifts the cotton export ban because foreigners want cotton; it orders "all provinces to stop collecting the cigarette tax" because foreigners want to import cigarettes. Let the 400 million compatriots again think it over: Isn't it correct to say that the Chinese government is the bookkeeper of foreigners? "Cigarette Tax," Hsiang-Tao Chou-Pao, no. 38, August 29, 1923, in Collected Works of Mao Tse-Tung (1917-1949) , vol. 1 (United States Joint Publications Research Service, 1978), 48. 江山如此多娇，引无数英雄竞折腰。惜秦皇汉武，略输文采；唐宗宋祖，稍逊风骚。一代天骄，成吉思汗，只识弯弓射大雕。俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。 The country is so beautiful, where so many heroes had devoted their lives into it. Sorry that the Qin Emperor or the Han Wu Emperor lacks a sense for literacy; while the founders of the Tang and Song dynasties came short in style. The great man, Genghis Khan , only knew how to shoot eagles with an arrow. The past is past. To see real heroes, look around you. Qinyuanchun - Snow (沁园春•雪) (1936) Many people think it impossible for guerrillas to exist for long in the enemy's rear. Such a belief reveals lack of comprehension of the relationship that should exist between the people and the troops. The former may be likened to water the latter to the fish who inhabit it. How may it be said that these two cannot exist together? On Guerilla Warfare (1937), Chapter 6 - "The Political Problems of Guerilla Warfare" This is usually aphorized as "The people are the sea that the revolutionary swims in," or an equivalent. Marxism comprises many principles, but in the final analysis they can all be brought back to a single sentence: it is right to rebel. Speech marking the 60th birthday of Stalin (20 December 1939), later revised as "It is right to rebel against reactionaries." "You are dictatorial." My dear sirs, you are right, that is just what we are. All the experience the Chinese people have accumulated through several decades teaches us to enforce the people's democratic dictatorship, that is, to deprive the reactionaries of the right to speak and let the people alone have that right. The People's Democratic Dictatorship , speech (30 June 1949) commemorating the 28th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party 斯大林是我们最伟大的慈父与导师，我谨以中国人民和中国共产党的名义庆祝斯大林同志的七十寿辰，祝福他的健康与长寿！全世界工人阶级和国际共产主义运动的领袖——伟大的斯大林万岁！ ——1949年12月21日毛在莫斯科庆祝斯大林70岁生日大会上的讲话。 Stalin is our greatest father and teacher. In the name of Chinese people and Chinese Communist Party, we celebrate comrade Stalin's seventy birthday. May he be in the best health and live a long life! Leader of both the world's working class and Communist Internationale — Ten thousand years of life to Stalin! Speech on the seventieth birthday of Stalin (21 December 1949) Stalin made mistakes. He made mistakes towards us, for example, in 1927. He made mistakes towards the Yugoslavs too. One cannot advance without mistakes... It is necessary to make mistakes. The party cannot be educated without learning from mistakes. This has great significance. Said to Enver Hoxha , on his visit to China in 1956, as quoted in Hoxha's (1986) The Artful Albanian, (Chatto & Windus, London), ISBN 0701129700 Ours is a people's democratic dictatorship, led by the working class and based on t
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Which composer wrote the music for the ballet ‘Mother Goose’ in 1910?
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Listen to Mother Goose by Maurice Ravel - Listening Library - The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Play Now Ravel was a regular guest at the Sunday evening salons hosted by Cipa and Ida Godebski, a Polish couple living in Paris, and on several occasions he vacationed with the family at their country house. Over the course of visits between 1908 and 1910, Ravel composed a set of pieces for piano (scored for four hands) dedicated to the young Godebski children, Mimie and Jean. He called the suite Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose), and he fashioned the “five children’s pieces,” as he subtitled them, out of popular fairy tales. The title and two of the tales came from Charles Perrault, a seventeenth-century French writer and the father of the fairy tale as a literary genre. His 1697 opus, Tales and Stories of the Past with Morals: Tales of Mother Goose, immortalized Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb, and many other classic characters. Other tales came from Madame d’Aulnoy, a rival of Perrault. One more timeless story, Beauty and the Beast, first appeared in an eighteenth-century collection. The orchestral version of Mother Goose owes its existence, indirectly, to Serge Diaghilev and Igor Stravinsky. After the sensational appearances in Paris by the Ballets Russes, the French impresario Jacques Rouché countered by renting out the Théâtre des Arts and assembling productions with leading French composers and artists. Rouché asked Ravel for a new ballet, and the composer obliged by orchestrating Mother Goose, adding a prelude and scene and providing connecting interludes. Following the dreamy prelude, the Spinning-wheel Dance and Scene establishes a frame story for the ballet, in which Sleeping Beauty trips over an old woman’s spinning wheel, pricks her finger, and falls into a magical slumber. The Pavane of Sleeping Beauty is a short and mournful dance; like Ravel’s famous Pavane pour une infante défunte, orchestrated a year earlier, this Pavane retains the ceremonial quality of the Italian court dance it is named for. The next scene visits The Conversation of Beauty and the Beast, in which the clarinet leads a beauteous waltz and the contrabassoon makes beastly interjections. In Tom Thumb, the little protagonist drops breadcrumbs to guide his way home and becomes flummoxed as the chirping birds steal his crumbs. Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas uses pentatonic themes and tam-tam strikes to evoke an Asian setting. The final scene, The Fairy Garden, blooms from delicate solos into a resplendent finale for full orchestral forces, celebrating the rising sun and Sleeping Beauty’s awakening. Aaron Grad ©2012 First performance: January 29, 1912 in Paris. First SPCO performance: January 18-21, 1984. Instrumentation: two flutes second doubling piccolo, two oboes second doubling English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, two horns, timpani, percussion, harp, celesta, and strings.
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Famous Russian Composers of Classical Music Contact Famous Russian Composers Russian composers have created some of the most beautiful and powerful classical music. They hold a special place in my heart, and they're also separated geographically and historically form the rest of Europe. Since there are so many of them, and they're a tight-knit bunch, I've put several of them here on one page. Of course there's Peter Tchaikovsky as well, but he's famous enough to have his own section. In the 19th century, a group called The Five (Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky, Balakirev, Borodin and Cesar Cui) banded together and made their goal the promotion of purely Russian music. Their compositions were inspired by Russian history and folk stories, and used traditional tunes and harmonies. It's the perfect example of nationalist music, which had a huge rise all over Europe towards the end of the 1800s. This was a golden age for Russian classical music. It was only really at this point that the Russian's efforts began to be appreciated by their European peers, who previously thought it was crude and unsophisticated. Here are some of the big names... One of the most skilled and inventive orchestrators of all-time, Rimsky-Korsakov had the ability to create astonishingly rich and creative orchestral sound worlds. His talent wasn't the product of extensive practice, but some innate, maybe even divine, gift. He started out not as a musician, but as a naval officer. During his 3-year long round-the-world cruise as a cadet, he wrote his first symphony. He hadn't had any musical training before so it took him a while! On his return he was mentored by Mily Balakirev, and then became Professor of Composition at the Saint Petersburg conservatory. He is world-famous for such pieces as the Flight of the Bumblebee (from the opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan), Capriccio Espagnol , and Sheherezade . He wrote 13 operas, three symphonies, and several other orchestral and chamber pieces. Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) A later Russian composer, Glazunov was introduced to the already famous and established Balakirev and Rimksy-Korsakov at an early age. His talent was huge and he progressed exceptionally quickly. He became the director of the Saint Petersburg conservatory, and later the Leiningrad conservatory after the Russian revolution. But the Soviet government didn't like his methods and his drinking habits, so he eventually fled the country in 1928. His music is a kind of mix of the styles of other Russian composers, with a graceful confidence and wonderfully joyous melodies. Even during his own lifetime the public thought of him as slightly old-fashioned! Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) Mussorgsky's story is one of the most tragic stories of all the Russian composers. His music is also slightly different, with a rawer, harsher sound. Still, the beauty and genius of his music is impossible to deny. His work wasn't recognized enough until after his death, when other composers like Rimsky-Korsakov polished the pieces up to 'performance standard' (although loads of people, including me, now prefer Mussorgsky's dark originals!) He was a hugely talented pianist as a child, but joined a military academy and had an uneventful life in the civil service. His life went on a downward spiral of poverty, depression, and alcoholism , until he died at age 42. He is most remembered for the masterful opera Boris Godunov, the chilling orchestral thunderbolt Night on Bald Mountain , and the Pictures at an Exhibition suite. Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) Ah, the polymath! Known for his achievements in chemistry as much as music, Borodin was a both scientist and composer. Born into an aristocratic family, he became a member of The Five later in life, even though music was hardly more than a serious hobby for him. Borodin created expansive, floating harmonies in some of his songs for voice and piano, which directly inspired French composer Claude Debussy 's luxuriously free-form harmonies. His most famous works are the two beautiful string quartets, and the opera Prince Igor (fro
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Jiminy Jillickers! Ultimately played by Milhouse, what is the name of Radioactive Man's sidekick?
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Fallout Boy | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia “Jiminy jillickers!” ―Fallout Boy's catchphrase Fallout Boy is the sidekick in the comic book series Radioactive Man . In the series, Fallout Boy first appeared in a 1950s Radioactive Man film serial shown at a comic book convention in the episode " Three Men and a Comic Book ", and it was implied that the actor who played Fallout Boy might have been gay. However, unlike many Simpsons characters, he has only made a handful of appearances since. Contents [ show ] Origin Fallout Boy was an average bookworm, until one day he met billionaire playboy Claude Kane (Radioactive Man) at a radioactivity convention. A tall piece of machinery fell towards them. Claude grabbed Rod and jumped over the rail, Claude holding onto the machine. The machine came to life, and as the ray passed through Claude, it hit Rod. Rod received a pint-sized version of RM's powers, and became Fallout Boy. Film Milhouse as Fall Out boy in Tapped Out Milhouse was chosen to play Fallout Boy in the Radioactive Man movie and was later replaced by Mickey Rooney; but the film was aborted because Springfield took the film's budget and Milhouse had refused to be part of the film since the beginning. Later in future episodes, Milhouse wears that costume from time to time. He sometimes reminds other people that he was cast as Fallout Boy. Also in future episodes, the movie called 'Radioactive Man Re-Rises,' was finally made without Springfield and Milhouse's involvement because of the incident Springfield was responsible for, as well as the director's poor choices. Real Life While Radioactive Man is a broad parody of many superheroes, most obviously containing elements of Batman and Superman (and the comic incorporates an origin story similar to Marvel 's The Hulk ), among others, Fallout Boy is mainly a parody of Robin (with his costume, references as being the 'young ward' of Radioactive Man, and his younger age and sidekick status) with elements of Spider-Man (his fictional comic book origin, for example). Additionally, Fallout Boy also appears in a real-life comic book titled Radioactive Man, published by Bongo Comics (a comic created in part by Matt Groening , the creator of The Simpsons). In these comic books, Fallout Boy's real name is Rod Runtledge, he has a brother named Dodd Runtledge, and they live in Zenith City. Rod is a high school nerd living with his aunt, Aunt June, an obvious reference to Spider-Man's alter ego, Peter Parker, who lives with his Aunt May. The band Fall Out Boy was named after this character. Though loyal to Radioactive man, Fallout Boy was shown to be a far more competiant Crime Fighter. Popular Culture When a band from Chicago was playing at a local concert, they asked the audience for a suggestion for a band name. Somebody screamed “Fallout Boy” (referring to The Simpsons' Fallout Boy). The band chose the name and stuck with it. In many interviews, the band says how the name "Fallout Boy" was an idea from a fan and is a superhero sidekick from The Simpsons. Fall Out Boy has been a band ever since. Appearances
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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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What is the German equivalent of the British 'Ltd' and the American 'LLC' company designations (meaning Limited Company)?
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limited liability company : definition of limited liability company and synonyms of limited liability company (English) 9 References Overview Often incorrectly called a "limited liability corporation" (instead of company), it is a hybrid business entity having certain characteristics of both a corporation and a partnership or sole proprietorship (depending on how many owners there are). An LLC, although a business entity, is a type of unincorporated association and is not a corporation. The primary characteristic an LLC shares with a corporation is limited liability , and the primary characteristic it shares with a partnership is the availability of pass-through income taxation . It is often more flexible than a corporation, and it is well-suited for companies with a single owner. LLC members are subject to the same alter ego piercing theories as corporate shareholders. However, it is more difficult to pierce the LLC veil because LLCs do not have many formalities to maintain. So long as the LLC and the members do not commingle funds, it would be difficult to pierce its veil. [1] Membership interests in LLCs and partnership interests are also afforded a significant level of protection through the charging order mechanism. The charging order limits the creditor of a debtor-partner or a debtor-member to the debtor’s share of distributions, without conferring on the creditor any voting or management rights. [2] Limited liability company members may, in certain circumstances, also incur a personal liability in cases where distributions to members render the LLC insolvent. [3] Flexibility and default rules The phrase "unless otherwise provided for in the operating agreement" (or its equivalent) is found throughout all existing LLC statutes and is responsible for the flexibility the members of the LLC have in deciding how their LLC will be governed (provided it does not go outside legal bounds). State statutes typically provide automatic or "default" rules for how an LLC will be governed unless the operating agreement provides otherwise. Similarly, the phrase “unless otherwise provided for in the by laws” is also found in all corporation law statutes but often refers only to a narrower range of matters. Income taxation For U.S. federal income tax purposes, an LLC is treated by default as a pass-through entity. [4] If there is only one member in the company, the LLC is treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes, and an individual owner would report the LLC’s income or loss on Schedule C of his or her individual tax return. The default tax status for LLCs with multiple members is as a partnership, which is required to report income and loss on IRS Form 1065. Under partnership tax treatment, each member of the LLC, as is the case for all partners of a partnership, annually receives a Form K-1 reporting the member's distributive share of the LLC's income or loss that is then reported on the member's individual income tax return. An LLC with either single or multiple members may elect to be taxed as a corporation through the filing of IRS Form 8832. [5] After electing corporate tax status, an LLC may further elect to be treated as a regular C corporation (taxation of the entity’s income prior to any dividends or distributions to the members and then taxation of the dividends or distributions once received as income by the members) or as an S corporation (entity level income and loss passes through to the members). Some commentators have recommended an LLC taxed as an S-corporation as the best possible small business structure. It combines the simplicity and flexibility of an LLC with the tax benefits of an S-corporation (self-employment tax savings). [6] Advantages Choice of tax regime . An LLC can elect to be taxed as a sole proprietor , partnership , S corporation or C corporation (as long as they would otherwise qualify for such tax treatment), providing for a great deal of flexibility. A limited liability company with multiple members that elects to be taxed as partnership may specially allocate the members' dist
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History of Long Play Records-- Great Inventions Early history RCA logo with Nipper, the RCA/HMV dog. A sound recording and reproduction device utilizing what were essentially disc records was described by Charles Cros of France in 1877 but never built. In 1878, Thomas Edison independently built the first working phonograph, a tinfoil cylinder machine. He intended it to be used as a voice recording medium, typically for office dictation. The phonograph cylinder dominated the recorded sound market beginning in the 1880s. Lateral-cut disc records were invented by Emile Berliner in 1888 and were used exclusively in toys until 1894, when Berliner began marketing disc records under the Berliner Gramophone label. The Edison "Blue Amberol" cylinder was introduced in 1912, with a longer playing time of around 4 minutes (at 160 rpm) and a more resilient playing surface than its wax predecessor, but the format was doomed due to the difficulty of reproducing recordings. By November 1918 the patents for the manufacture of lateral-cut disc records expired, opening the field for countless companies to produce them, causing disc records to overtake cylinders in popularity. They would dominate the market until the 1980s. Production of Amberol cylinders ceased in the late 1920s. Materials Edison cylinder phonograph ca. 1899 Early disc records were originally made of various materials including hard rubber. From 1897 onwards, earlier materials were largely replaced by a rather brittle formula of 25% "shellac" (a material obtained from the excretion of a southeast Asian beetle), a filler of a cotton compound similar to manila paper, powdered slate and a small amount of a wax lubricant. The mass production of shellac records began in 1898 in Hanover, Germany. Shellac records were the most common until the 1950s. Unbreakable records, usually of celluloid (an early form of plastic) on a pasteboard base, were made from 1904 onwards, but they suffered from an exceptionally high level of surface noise. In the 1890s the early recording formats of discs were usually seven inches (nominally 17.5 cm) in diameter. By 1910 the 10-inch (25.4cm) record was by far the most popular standard, holding about three minutes of music or entertainment on a side. From 1903 onwards, 12-inch records (30.5cm) were also commercially sold, mostly of classical music or operatic selections, with four to five minutes of music per side. Such records were usually sold separately, in plain paper or cardboard sleeves that may have been printed to show producer of the retailer's name and, starting in the 1930's, in collections held in paper sleeves in a cardboard or leather book, similar to a photograph album, and called record albums. Empty record albums were also sold that customers could use to store their records in. While a 78 rpm record is brittle and relatively easily broken, both the microgroove LP 33â…“ rpm record and the 45 rpm single records are made from vinyl plastic which is flexible and unbreakable in normal use. However, the vinyl records are easier to scratch or gouge. 78s come in a variety of sizes, the most common being 10 inch (25 cm) and 12 inch (30 cm) diameter, and these were originally sold in either paper or card covers, generally with a circular cutout allowing the record label to be seen. The Long-Playing records (LPs) usually come in a paper sleeve within a colour printed card jacket which also provides a track listing. 45 rpm singles and EPs (Extended Play) are of 7 inch (17.5 cm) diameter, the earlier copies being sold in paper covers. In 1930, RCA Victor launched the first commercially available vinyl long-playing record, marketed as "Program Transcription" discs. These revolutionary discs were designed for playback at 33â…“ rpm and pressed on a 30 cm diameter flexible plastic disc. In Roland Gelatt's book The Fabulous Phonograph, the author notes that RCA Victor's early introduction of a long-play disc was a commercial failure for several reasons including the lack of affordable, reliable con
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The Jazz Singer (1980) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 29 titles created 08 Dec 2012 a list of 38 titles created 12 Jun 2013 a list of 36 titles created 11 Jan 2015 a list of 42 titles created 3 months ago a list of 23 titles created 3 weeks ago Title: The Jazz Singer (1980) 5.7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations. See more awards » Videos Edit Storyline Neil Diamond stars in this motion picture as Yussel Rabinovitch, a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career outside the synagogue in popular music as Jess Robin. Against the wishes of his rigid father and his loving wife, Yussel travels from New York City to Los Angeles to play his music. Swept up by the excitement, he meets a spunky manager who believes in his talent and shares his dream. He grows apart from his family, and becomes confused about what he should ultimately do with his life. Written by Ted Kula <tkula@cs.wvu.edu> See All (29) » Taglines: His story will make you cry. His music will make you sing. His triumph will make you cheer. See more » Genres: 19 December 1980 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia First of two early 1980s films about singing and Judaism. The second was Barbra Streisand 's Yentl (1983). See more » Goofs Jess sings to an audience in California in the middle of the movie. At the end of the movie he is singing to an audience in New York (it is assumed from the progression of the film) and it is quite obviously the same audience and venue. A number of audience members are present in both scenes. There is a woman with glasses wearing a vest and white shirt, a man in the middle of the audience with a checked cap, and a large man having a great time down front clapping very excitedly. See more » Quotes
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The Golden Years: 1982 Deaths Music The big hits of 1982 came from The Jam with Town Called Malice, Dexy's Midnight Runners had Come On Eileen, Bucks Fizz with Land of Make Believe, Odyssey did Inside Out, and Adam and the Ants had Goody Two Shoes. German group, Kraftwerk got to #1 with The Model. Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder had Ebony and Ivory at #1, while Tight Fit revived The Tokens' 1961 hit The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Sting covered Spread A Little Happiness, while Japan covered the old Smokey Robinson and the Miracles classic, I Second That Emotion. 1982 was the year of the “New Romantics”. Posters of Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, ABC, Haircut 100, Flock Of Seagulls, and Wham, were on the bedroom walls of millions of young girls. Culture Club, led by Boy George, had their first hits, as did Yazoo, Tears For Fears, and Simple Minds. Elton John, Carly Simon, and Marvin Gaye were all back in the charts of 1982, while the Motown record label got a rare 80s number one with I've Never Been To Me by Charlene, that originally flopped when released in 1977. Irene Cara's Fame finally charted in the UK, having been a US hit in 1980. J Geils Band had Centerfold and Freeze Frame, Steve Miller finally got a UK top 10 hit with Abracadabra, as did fellow Americans John Cougar with Jack & Diane, and Survivor with Eye of the Tiger. Toni Basil scored with Mickey, Soft Cell had Torch, Human League had Mirror Man, and 14 years after his #1 with The Equals on Baby Come Back, Eddy Grant was back at #1 with I Don't Wanna Dance. Novelty hits of 1982 came from Renee & Renato with Save Your Love, Seven Tears by The Goombay Dance Band, Nicole—who won Eurovision—with A Little Peace, Trio with Da Da Da, Keith Harris & his duck Orville, Brown Sauce from TV's Swap Shop with I Wanna Be A Winner, and Brat who imitated tennis player John McEnroe's on court tantrums on Chalk Dust (The Umpire Strikes Back). Ex-lead singer of The Damned, Captain Sensible, was the surprise hit of 1982, as his version of Happy Talk hit #1. News Argentina invaded The Falkland Islands. British forces recaptured the islands in June, and Argentina surrendered. Michael Fagin broke into The Queen's bedroom for a chat. Henry VIII's warship, the Mary Rose, was raised from the seabed off Portsmouth. Prince William was born. IRA bombs exploded in parks in London. 20,000 Women circled the American airbase at Greenham Common to protest against the new Cruise missiles. Laker Airways collapsed. The Belfast car firm, DeLorean, went bust. Erika Roe streaked at an England vs Australia match. Mark Thatcher went missing in the Sahara Desert for 3 days. Prince Andrew went on holiday with model Koo Stark. Snow caused chaos in the worst winter for 20 years. 78 were killed, when a Boeing 747 crashed in blizzard conditions in America. Unemployment hit 3 million for the first time since the 1930s. A state of emergency was declared in Nicaragua. Israel invaded the Lebanon. The Iran/Iraq war escalated as Iran's Ayatollah Khomeni called on the Iraqis to rise up and overthrow Saddam Hussein. Plain-clothed police fired on members of the banned Solidarity trade union in Poland. Leader of the union, Lech Wałęsa, was freed after a year in detention. Australians Lindy & Michael Chamberlain went on trial, after claiming their baby was killed by a dingo. Ozzy Osbourne was taken to hospital, after biting the head off a live bat thrown at him during a concert. Actress Sophia Loren was jailed in Italy for tax evasion. Elvis Presley's mansion, Graceland, was opened to the public. Pope John Paul II visited Britain. Paul Weller announced The Jam were splitting up. Michael Jackson released his album Thriller. New in 1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Blade Runner An Officer and a Gentleman Ghandi
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Reference Map of Minnesota, USA - Nations Online Project ___ Reference Map of Minnesota (MN) About Minnesota Minnesota is one of the 50 states of the United States located in the northern central US mainland, it is part of the Great Lakes Region, bordered by the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba on the north, by Lake Superior and Michigan (by a shared water border) on the northeast, and Wisconsin on the east. Iowa lies to the south, North Dakota and South Dakota to the west. Part of what is today Minnesota was ceded to Britain by the French in 1763 and then acquired by the US in 1783. The remainder formed part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Minnesota joined the Union on 11th May 1858, as the 32nd. Minnesota occupies an area of 225,181 km² (86,939 sq mi), compared it is somewhat smaller than Romania (238,391 km²) or just slightly larger than the US state of Utah . The "Land of 10,000 Lakes" is abundant with water, it counts exactly 11,842 lakes, which are larger than ten acres (40,000 m²) in size. Some of the largest are Lake of the Woods (partly in Canada ), Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, Lake Winnibigoshish and the Red Lake. Lake Itasca, a small glacial lake, is the source of North Americas longest river, the Mississippi River. Highest point in the state is "Eagle Mountain" 701 m (2,301 ft) part of the Misquah Hills, located in the north eastern corner. The "North Star State" (its nickname) has a population of 5.48 million people ( official estimate 2015), capital city is Saint Paul , largest city is Minneapolis , largest metro area is Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, also known as the Twin Cities. The detailed map below is showing the US state of Minnesota with boundaries, the state capital St. Paul, major cities and populated places, streams and lakes, interstate highways, principal highways, and railroads. Bookmark/share this page You are free to use this map for educational purposes, please refer to the Nations Online Project. Reference Map of Minnesota. Map is based on a state map of The National Atlas of the USA. Cities and Towns in Minnesota The map shows the location of following cities and towns in Minnesota: Largest city is Minneapolis (400,000), Capital and second largest city is Saint Paul (300,000), Rochester (111,000), Bloomington (86,000), Duluth (86,000) Population figures in 2014 Other cities and towns in Minnesota: Aitkin, Albert Lea, Alexandria, Anoka, Austin, Bagley, Baudette, Bemidji, Blue Earth, Brainerd, Breckenridge, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Cloquet, Coon Rapids, Crookston, Detroit Lakes, East Grand Forks, Eden Prairie, Elk River, Ely, Fairmont, Faribault, Fergus Falls, Grand Marais, Grand Portage, Grand Rapids, Granite Falls, Hallock, Hibbing, Hutchinson, International Falls, Lakeville, Litchfield, Little Falls, Luverne, Madison, Mahnomen, Mankato, Marshall, Milaca, Montevideo, Moorhead, Morris, New Ulm, Northfield, Northome, Olivia, Ortonville, Owatonna, Park Rapids, Pine City, Pipestone, Preston, Red Wing, Redwood Falls, Roseau, Sauk Centre, St. Cloud, St. James, St. Peter, Thief River Falls, Two Harbors, Virginia, Wadena, Walker, Warren, Warroad, Willmar, Windom, Winona, Worthington More about Minnesota and the United States: Information about, and searchable maps of:
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Reviews Review from Mojo by John Harris In which success allows the trio to stretch out, cut down on the faux-punkery, grope towards a more grandiloquent musical language, and let their more experimental side run riot - as on the instrumental(ish) title track. Replete with the recorded debut of the strange Esperanto that Sting would gleefully employ on-stage ("Gee-yo, Gee-yo, Gee-yo-yo", indeed), it was edited down to under three minutes and brazenly picked as Track 2, and stands as a freeform try-out for the expansive art-pop that was becoming their metier (see also 'Walking On The Moon' and the effects-laden verses of 'Deathwish'). 'The Bed's Too Big Without You' is so stereotypically Police-esque that it verges on the self-parodic; better, by some distance, is 'Bring On The Night', equally representative of their debt to reggae, but taken somewhere compellingly different by Summers' African-ish guitar figures and doom-laden lyrics bound up with much-documented '70s anti-hero Gary Gilmore. Note also a trio of songs by Stewart Copeland: 'Contact', the paean to paranoia 'Does Everyone Stare' and 'On Any Other Day', and absurdist looks at suburban torpor that is hardly great art, but satirises new wave's accent on social realism to neat effect. Oh, and there's also the divine 'Message In A Bottle'. Review from the New Musical Express by Tony Stewart If people weren't so busy establishing joyless divisions of rock acceptability, creating slums of fashion and-ha! - credibility then people wouldn't hesitate to acknowledge that The Police are a great pop singles band. Reggatta de Blanc clarifies their position with considerably more emphasis than their debut, 'Outlandos d'Amour'. The most significant differences are that the second LP exploits their hits, shifts control from three to two of the group (at times developing into a duel between Sting and drummer Stewart Copeland); and perhaps because of this, often strips away the affectations of the most distinctive aspects of their style, revealing a mentality engrossed with '60s rock'n'roll. Not that it makes The Police any the less enjoyable, only that their brilliance is erratic over the length of an album, their uniqueness superficial and very much dependent on vocalist/bassist/image/hitman Sting. But his talent lies in the charisma of that dry, strained voice and his luck in occasionally concocting a pop melody and hooking that 'original' sound - original only because its origin is buried too deeply in peoples' subconscious to identify. Ironically, very little of Sting's personality managed to find its way onto this (or the previous) album, whereas Stewart Copeland - obviously intent on stating some kind of jellybellied Police democracy - injects his own idiocy into it. his three songs ('On Any Other Day' and 'Does Everyone Stare') ere unfunny attempts at humour the first a litany of domestic melodramas that could have been Soap out-takes; the second s contrived story of a misfit. Copeland's increasing dominance only shifts the power axis to the detriment of the band. His material stomps through the rudiments of traditional rock: a complete antipathy to what their best music suggests. Nevertheless he is still an integral Police-man because his joint compositions - 'Deathwish', based on a Bo Diddley beat, and Its Alright For You, a pure 50s/'60s headshaker - expose similar roots and fascinations. And whenever guitarist Andy Summers appears (rarely) by-gone techniques of shrill harmonics, sweet screaming and a mousey scratchiness are revived. Sting's bass also delves into past phrasebooks to the extent that his lines on 'No Time This Time' are straight from the old pop hit 'Judy In Disguise'. Lyrically there are similar traits, a lack of depth, freshness and insight. There isn't anything as excellent as 'Roxanne' on this LP, and even 'The Bed's Too Big Without You' a companion piece to 'Can't Stand Losing You' - is merely a lame expression of remorse, whereas 'Losing You' was a gem of snubbed petulance. Although Police music hardly withstands a critical stripping down, t
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The name of which chemical element, with the symbol 'TI', is derived from the Greek for 'budding twig'?
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h2g2 - The Elements: Names and Origins - O-Z - Edited Entry The Elements: Names and Origins Osmium (76Os) Osmium was identified in 1803 by Smithson Tennent. Its oxide is volatile and has a sharp smell. For this reason the element was named after the Greek word 'osme' meaning 'smell'. Oxygen (8O) Oxygen was identified in the 1770s by Joseph Priestley and Carl-Wilhelm Scheele. Priestley is credited with the identification of the element because he published his results first, in 1774, whereas Scheele's publication was delayed and only appeared in 1777. The name was given by Antoine Lavoisier in 1776, who thought oxygen was responsible for the acidity of acids (see The History of Acids and Bases ). 'Oxein' is the Greek word for 'sour' and 'gennan' means 'to form, to generate'. Oxygen had been isolated before by many scientists - for example, it is known that Oluf Bayen and Pierre Borch prepared oxygen in the early 1730s. They did not, however, recognise oxygen as an element. Even older descriptions of oxygen - as a component of air - are known, as references by Leonardo da Vinci, Empedocles and the 8th Century Chinese philosopher Mao Khoa demonstrate. Palladium (46Pd) Palladium was named in 1803 after Pallas the asteroid, which was discovered in 1802 and is itself named after Pallas Athene, the Greek goddess of art and wisdom. The identification is credited to William Wollaston. Phosphorus (15P) Phosphorus was isolated in 1669 by Henning Brandt from urine. Brandt noticed that the element glows in the dark and thus gave it the name 'phosphorus' which is derived from the Greek for 'light-bearing'. Platinum (78Pt) Platinum was known of and used by pre-Columbian Indians. Spanish mathematician Don Antonio de Ulloa named the metal 'platina' meaning 'silver-like' or 'little silver' in 1748. The metal had been noticed earlier by explorers of the New World, but was not considered to have any value. A sample of this metal was described in 1557 by Julius Caesar Scaliger. The metal was isolated in its pure form in 1750 by William Brownrigg. The identification of the metal as being a new element is usually credited to Sir William Watson, also in 1750. Plutonium (94Pu) Plutonium is named after planet Pluto, which is named after Pluto, the Roman god of the underworld. The naming follows the same order as with the planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto which were the inspiration behind the names of the elements. In the periodic table the order is the same: uranium, neptunium and plutonium. Plutonium occurs in traces in uranium ores, most plutonium, however, is prepared synthetically in nuclear reactors. It was synthesised for the first time by Glenn T Seaborg, Edwin McMillan, Joseph Kennedy and Arthur Wahl in 1940. Polonium (84Po) Polonium is named after Poland, the native country of Marie Curie who identified the element with Pierre Curie in 1898. Potassium (19K) Potassium is named after 'pot-ash' or Dutch 'pot-aschen'. Plant ashes, which were obtained by burning vegetal material in a pot, contain sodium and potassium carbonate, two alkaline compounds often used to make soap . The symbol K is derived from the Latin word 'kalium' which comes from the Arab word 'alqali' which means 'to roast' (ie, plants in pots). Potassium was known for a long time in the form of potassium carbonate, but it was identified as an element and isolated for the first time in 1807 by Humphry Davy. 'Potassium' is used in English, Celtic and Italic languages whereas 'Kalium' is used by most other languages. Praseodymium (59Pr) Praseodymium comes from 'praseios' which is Greek for 'light green' and 'didymos' which is Greek for 'twin'. Praseodymium is therefore the 'greenish twin'. Twin? The story is rather long, because many of the so-called rare-earth metals occur together as a mixture. Before the entire mixture was separated into all its elements, a sub-mixture was isolated by Carl Gustav Mosander in the 1840s. Mosander believed that it contained an element, which he called 'didymium' (ie, twin) because it always occurred together with lanthanum. Some other folks thou
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Titanium - An introduction to the element, its alloys, and uses Titanium Tweet by Chris Woodford . Last updated: August 12, 2016. Concorde, they called it, but it could just as easily have been named Titan. Whizzing through the sky at twice the speed of sound (up to 2200 km/h or 1350 mph), the world's favorite supersonic plane was protected from air friction by a heat -proof titanium skin that could stretch as much as 25 cm (10 inches) during flight! It's not surprising titanium is the metal of choice in airplanes like this: it's as strong as steel but only about half as heavy and it doesn't go rusty. Although three quarters of the world's titanium is used in aerospace, you won't just find this metal soaring through the sky: it has a huge range of other applications, from the manufacture of toothpaste, false teeth, and wedding rings to the development of artificial hip joints and deep-diving submarines. Impressed? You will be! Let's take a closer look at how this amazing material works. Photo: Concorde: a titanium tube comes in to land? Photo by Jose Lopez courtesy of Defense Imagery. Now retired from flight, the only Concordes we're likely to see these days are either standing in museums or floating on their way to them . Properties Photo: Welding a titanium tube. Photo by Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield courtesy of US Air Force . Think "strong, light, and rustproof" and you have the essence of what makes titanium so important. It's a brilliant all-round material—similar to aluminum but very much stronger and quite a bit heavier. Like aluminum, titanium is a silvery-white metal that resists corrosion (rusting): that's because it reacts readily with oxygen and forms a protective layer of titanium oxide that keeps out air and water. Titanium also resists attack by strong acids and alkalis. It's relatively hard and brittle when it's cold and you have to heat it up to work it into shape or draw it into wires. In chemical reactions, it forms lots of interesting compounds (when atoms of titanium bond to atoms of other elements); it also forms some extremely useful alloys (when titanium metal is "mixed" with other metals to combine their useful properties). Uses Photos: Everyday uses of titanium: Titanium dioxide puts the white color in white paint, which is why this tube is labeled "Titanium White." Perhaps the best-known use of titanium is in the compound titanium dioxide (TiO2 also known as titanium white), which is one of the whitest substances known. About 95 percent of the titanium we consume is used in titanium dioxide, which puts the whiteness in everything from paints , toothpastes, and paper to porcelain ceramics , floor coverings, textiles, and even concrete . Arguably titanium's use as a whitener is a trivial—if economically very important—use for such a versatile material, because it doesn't really matter what color our toothpaste and paint is: we could live without such things, if we really had to. But could we live without the titanium alloys that are used to make airplane parts? In some modern planes, titanium has been used in everything from the outer "skin" and the landing gear to the hydraulic pipes and the innermost parts of the jet engines (because it's light and good at withstanding high-temperatures and the stresses and strains caused by friction when air moves through at supersonic speeds). Since titanium is so useful in airplanes, it's not surprising it's used in spacecraft too. Photos: Everyday uses of titanium: My eyeglass frames are made from a nickel -titanium alloy. They're called shape memory frames because you can bend them and they'll spring straight back to shape. Behind them, the tiny loudspeaker on my laptop is also made from titanium. And what about medical items made from titanium—could we live without those? Many people have strong but flexible eyeglasses made from titanium alloys. Thanks to its protective oxide coating, titanium is a perfect metal for making things like replacement hip joints because it won't rust or react adversely with tissue or bone. The same quality makes it ideal for
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Nobelprize.org Share this: Award Ceremony Speech Presentation Speech by Per Hallström, Chairman of the Nobel Committee of the Swedish Academy , on December 10, 1923 Very early, in the first bloom of youth, William Butler Yeats emerged as a poet with an indisputable right to the name; his autobiography shows that the inner promptings of the poet determined his relations to the world even when he was a mere boy. He has developed organically in the direction indicated by his emotional and intellectual life from the very beginning. He was born in an artistic home - in Dublin - thus beauty naturally became a vital necessity for him. He showed artistic powers, and his education was devoted to the satisfying of this tendency; little effort was made to secure traditional schooling. He was educated for the most part in England, his second fatherland; nonetheless his decisive development was linked to Ireland, chiefly to the comparatively unspoiled Celtic district of Connaught where his family had their summer home. There he inhaled the imaginative mysticism of popular belief and popular stories which is the most distinctive feature of his people, and amidst a primitive nature of mountain and sea he became absorbed in a passionate endeavour to capture its very soul. The soul of nature was to him no empty phrase, for Celtic pantheism, the belief in the existence of living, personal powers behind the world of phenomena, which most of the people had retained, seized hold of Yeats's imagination and fed his innate and strong religious needs. When he came nearest to the scientific spirit of his time, in zealous observations of the life of nature, he characteristically concentrated on the sequence of various bird notes at daybreak and the flight of moths as the stars of twilight were kindled. The boy got so far in his intimacy with the rhythm of the solar day that he could determine the time quite exactly by such natural signs. From this intimate communion with the sounds of morning and nighttime, his poetry later received many of its most captivating traits. He abandoned his training in the fine arts soon after he had grown up in order to devote himself to poetry, for which his inclination was strongest. But this training is evident throughout his whole career, both in the intensity with which he worships form and personal style and, still more, in the paradoxically audacious solution of problems in which his acute but fragmentary philosophical speculation sought its way to what he needed for his own peculiar nature. The literary world he entered, when he settled down in London at the end of the eighties, did not offer him much positively, but it at least offered him fellowship in opposition, which to pugnacious youth seems particularly dear. It was filled with weariness and rebellion toward the spirit of the times which had prevailed just before, namely that of dogmatic natural science and naturalistic art. There were few whose hostility was so deeply grounded as that of Yeats, altogether intuitive, visionary, and indomitably spiritualistic as he was. He was disturbed not only by the cocksureness of natural science and the narrowness of reality-aping art; even more, he was horrified by the dissolution of personality and the frigidity which issued from scepticism, by the desiccation of imagination and emotional life in a world which at best had faith only in a collective and automatic progression to the sacred land of Cockaigne. Events proved him to be terribly right: the «paradise» which could be reached by humanity with such schooling, we have now the dubious advantage of enjoying. Even more beautiful kinds of social utopianism, represented by the greatly admired poet William Morris, did not captivate such an individualist as young Yeats. Later he found his way to the people, and then not as an abstract conception, but as the Irish people, to whom he had been close as a child. What he sought in that people was not the mass
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in 1907 who was the first English writer win Nobel prize - IT - 402 View Full Document in 1907 who was the first English writer win Nobel prize literature Rudyard Kipling 4 Name the science fiction writer who lives in Sri Lanka Arthur C Clark 5 What pop group were dedicated followers of fashion The Kinks 6 CaCo3 is the chemical formula of what common item Calcium Carbonate – Chalk 7 Name Elvis Presley's father Vernon Presley 8 In what novel does Dr Hannibal Lecter first appear Red Dragon 9 The Ionian islands are nearest what country Greece 10 In Portsmouth Ohio who does the law rank with vagrants thieves Baseball Players suspicious chars 11 In WWW terms what does i.e. mean on a domain name Ireland 12 Seawood's Folly is better known as what today Alaska 13 What is a Roastchaffer A Beetle 14 What Pope started the Inquisition Gregory 9th 15 Ecuador was named after who / what The Equator 16 Liza Minelli played what character in Cabaret Sally Bowles 17 Who wrote the scripts for Hill street Blues Steven Bochco 18 What European language is unrelated to any other language Basque 19 In the 70s The Bahamas gained independence from who Great Britain 20 In Kentucky people wearing what on streets get police protection Bathing Suits 21 In what country did bongo drums originate Cuba 22 Stewart Goddard changed his name to become what pop hit Adam Ant 23 What's the main feature of a Chong Sang skirt Split up side 24 The Davis Strait lies between Canada and where Greenland 25 Henri Charrier is better known by what nickname Papillion – The Butterfly 26 What fashion designer is credited with the Bob hairstyle Mary Quant 27 Melba sauce is made from what fruit Raspberries 28 Who was with Macbeth when he met the witches Banquo 29 Children take SATs what does SAT stand for Standard assessment tasks 30 In Winston-Salem N Carolina its illegal under 7 year olds do what Go to College 31 A lion and a sword appear on what countries flag Sri Lanka 32 A carbonade is a dish that must contain what Beer 33 What company owns Rolls Royce motors Volkswagen 34 What was Oscar Wilde's only novel The picture of Dorian Grey 35 What writer lived at hilltop near Hawkshead now museum to her Beartrix Potter 36 French artist Edward Degas noted for what particular subject Ballet Dancers 37 Who is the Greek God of the sky and the universe Uranus 38 Collective nouns - a Dule of what Doves 39 The pharaoh hound is the only dog that does what Blushes - Nose and ears redden 40 In Blue Earth Minnesota illegal under 12s do what without parent Talk on Telephone 41 Fallstaff first appears in what Shakespeare play Henry IV part 1 42 What is a roker A foot long ruler 43 A vestiphobe is afraid of what Wearing Clothes 44 In what film would you find The Orgasmitron Woody Alan's Sleeper 45 Racing driver James Hunts nickname was Hunt the what Shunt 46 In 1906 the John Gable Entertainer was the first what Juke Box 47 In the food industry what is TVP - i.e. what's it stand for Textured Vegetable Protein 48 Who wrote the book Coma Robin Cook 49 What country designed and developed the bayonet France 50 This preview has intentionally blurred sections. Sign up to view the full version. This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. TERM Kenyatta University IT 402 - Spring 2015 1 2 3 4 5 Sampling In Research What is research? According Webster (1985), to researc HYPO.docx
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Teams Archive - SARU Stott Field, Kearsney College, Durban U18 Craven Week About SA Rugby The South African Rugby Union (SARU) is the governing body for rugby in South Africa. It is a federation of 14 independent rugby unions covering the length and breadth of the country. SARU is responsible for the Springboks, Springbok Sevens, Junior Springboks (Under-20s) and Springbok Women's teams, as well as such domestic competitions as the Currie Cup, Under-21 and Under-19 competitions and the Community Cup, amongst others.
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Sir Malcolm Sargent on Apple Music To preview a song, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to buy and download music. Biography English conductor Malcolm Sargent was perhaps the best musical ambassador the British Isles could have hoped for in the 20th century. Equally at home with both orchestra and choir, Sargent's musical energy and unbridled enthusiasm for conveying the wonders of music took him around the globe many times over, and made him a legend in his own time. Sargent was born into a family which had dwelled in the town of Stamford in South Lincolnshire for over five centuries. Though a coal merchant by profession, his father also served as church organist and choirmaster. It was decided at an early age that young Malcolm, too, would pursue a career in church music, and he began seriously studying music while a young student at Stamford School. In 1909, the 14-year-old boy was unexpectedly asked to fill in for an absent conductor at a local rehearsal of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers. Despite a lack of formal training, Sargent's skillful handling of the players made quite a splash in the small town, and later that year he was invited to conduct a musical pageant depicting a royal visit to Stamford. At 16 Sargent took the Associateship diploma of the Royal College of Organists, and was sent as an apprentice to the organist of Peterborough Cathedral. In 1914 he received his Bachelor of Music degree from Durham and became parish organist of Melton Mowbray, where Sargent quickly began to set up community musical activities (his interest in the musical life of the "common folk" would remain a driving force throughout Sargent's life). Sargent served in the 27th Durham Light Infantry during the First World War, and upon discharge took his doctorate of music (Durham again) — the youngest man in England up to that time to hold the degree — and became a pupil of Russian-born British pianist Benno Moiseiwitsch. Uncertainty about his future musical course was eliminated in 1921 when Sir Henry Wood invited Sargent to conduct his own Impression on a Windy Day (Sargent's first and only real venture into the realm of composition) at a Promenade Concert in London. By 1923, greatly helped by Wood's fatherly encouragement, Sargent had joined the teaching staff of the Royal College of Music, and his career as a conductor seemed well on its way. In 1924 he served as chief conductor of the Robert Mayer children's concerts, and for two seasons beginning in 1926 led the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in London. It was during this same period that he began his prolific recording career with a collection of highlights and excepts from the Ralph Vaughan Williams opera Hugh the Drover in 1924. The advent of electrical recording the following year, with its attendant improved fidelity for orchestral performances, led to his first set of recordings of the Gilbert & Sullivan operettas during the late '20s, which were sufficiently popular and important to remain in print on LP in the 1970s and on CD in the decades after. He served as assistant conductor for the Ballet Russe's London seasons in 1927 and 1928. Never forgetting his foundation in choral music, Sargent accepted leadership of the Royal Choral Society in 1929 (a post he held for the next 20 years), and the Huddersfield Choral Society in 1932. In that same year he helped Sir Thomas Beecham found the London Philharmonic Orchestra, with which he would be closely associated from then on. From 1939 to 1942 he was chief conductor of the Hallé Orchestra, and from 1943 to 1949 led the Liverpool Philharmonic. In 1950 Sargent replaced Adrian Boult as head of the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Sargent in turn handed over the reins to Rudolf Schwarz in 1957). From 1948 until the year before he died Sargent organized and conducted the Promenade Concerts in London. Although less important to him than his work with choirs and orchestras, Sargent found time to conduct several operas throughout the years. He gave the premieres of three Vaughn Williams operas (Hugh the Drover, 1924; Sir John i
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Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: February 2011 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League 22nd Feb–Cup/Plate Semi Finals Questions set by Plough Horntails and the Dolphin 1. How many hoops are used in the standard game of Croquet? A, 6. 2. Which African kingdom was known as Basutoland before it gained independence in 1966? A. Lesotho. 3. The work "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" is the textbook of which religious movement founded in 1879? A. Christian Science. 4. What is the fruit of the Blackthorn called? A. The Sloe. 5. How many countries sit on the full United Nations Security Council? A. 15. 6. According to the book of Genesis, which land lay to the "east of Eden"? A. The Land of Nod. 7. What is the name of the southernmost point of Africa? A. Cape Agulhas (note: The Cape of Good Hope is just south of Cape Town and is NOT correct). 8. Responding to a pressing issue in year 1095, what appeal did Pope Urban II make to Kings, Nobles and Knights in a sermon at the Council of Clermont? A. Please help to regain the Holy Lands… the First Crusade. (Accept any answer relating to freeing Jerusalem from Moslems/ Mohammadens / Turks/ Saracens) 9. Who holds the post of High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union? A. Baroness Ashton (Accept Catherine Ashton). 10. Which city was awarded the 1944 Summer Olympic Games? A. London. 11. In which country did the Maoist organization the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) operate? A. Peru. 12. Which major city’s name translates into English as Fragrant Harbour? A. Hong Kong. 13. In which country was the Granny Smith apple first grown? A. Australia (in 1868) 15. Who was the architect of Coventry Cathedral? A. Basil Spence. 16. Who opened an historic address to his people with the following, “In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas, this message, spoken with the same depth of feeling for each one of you as if I were able to cross your threshold and speak to you myself.” A. King George VI (as taken from the King’s Speech) 17. Which car company makes the Alhambra model? A. Seat. 18. Which car company makes a model called the Sirion? A. Diahatsu 19. What is the Nationality of Stefaan Engels who set a World record on Saturday 5th February in Barcelona by completing a marathon every day for a year, a total of 9,569 miles? A. Belgian. 20. Who wrote Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, as well as collections of poetry? A. Siegfried Sassoon. 21. Approximately what percentage of the planet’s surface is covered by Tropical rainforests? A. 2% (but they are home to more than 50% species on Earth). Accept any figure less than 5%. 22. What is the name of the point on the Celestial sphere directly below an observer or a given position? A. Nadir. (Note this is the opposite of zenith). 23. What is the term, of French origin, loosely translated 'into mouth', for using facial muscles and shaping the lips for the mouthpiece to play a woodwind or brass musical instrument? A. Embouchure (origin, em = into, bouche = mouth) also accept embrasure. 24. In his 2011 memoir, ‘Known and Unknown’, which US ex-politician tries to deflect blame onto others including Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice, for Iraq War mistakes? A. Donald Rumsfeld. (The book title alludes to Rumsfeld's famous statement: "There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know..." The statement was made by Rumsfeld on February 12, 2002 at a press briefing addressing the absence of evidence linking the Iraq government with the supply of weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups.) 25. How many vertices (corners) has a regular dodecahedron (a dodecahedron is a 3D form with 12 faces)? A. 20. 26. The Salmon River in Idaho, USA is known by what nickname, It is also the name of a 1954 film, whose title soundtrack was recorded b
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Oxford travel guide - Wikitravel History[ edit ] Oxford was first occupied in Saxon times, and was initially known as "Oxanforda". The settlement began with the foundations of St Frideswide's nunnery in the 8th century, and was first mentioned in written records in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 912. By the 10th century Oxford had become an important military frontier town between the kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex and was on several occasions raided by the Danes. The University of Oxford [1] was founded in the 12th century and therefore constitutes the oldest English-speaking university. Oxford, like Cambridge , differs from many other universities in that there is no 'campus' as such, and no central university building. Instead, the University consists of approximately 40 colleges and associated buildings, such as the Exam Schools (on the High Street, closed to the public), the world-famous Bodleian Library (main buildings in Radcliffe Square, off the high street - limited access to the public), and several world-class museums. Each college has its own individual character, some date from the 13th century, others are merely a few decades old. Many of the colleges are closed to the public, particularly during term times; some, however, are open at different times. For example: Christ Church (the college of "Brideshead" fame) is mostly open, and has the added bonus of having a (small) cathedral attached, where excellent music is performed at Evensong everyday, it also has an excellent art gallery [2] . Some of Christ Church's buildings are used in films such as "Harry Potter". Other colleges of note are Magdalen (pronounced 'maudlin'), which has a deer park, and those along the High Street, all of which have an impressive list of alumni. Shelley fans should visit University College. Former women-only colleges such as the pretty Somerville (Woodstock Rd) further to the North of the centre are interesting to get a feel for the range of colleges in Oxford. Orientation[ edit ] Central Oxford is built around two intersecting throughfares which cross at Carfax: the High Street, or "the High" [3] - running east-west, this is the main road coming in from Headington and the London road running north-south is another road, essentially continuous, but with separate ancient names for its various stretches - St Aldates and St Giles [4] , separated by the Cornmarket (now a pedestrianised shopping boulevard) One of the best online resources for planning a visit to Oxford is the Virtual Tour of Oxford [5] , hosted by the university's chemistry department... By plane[ edit ] While Oxford has an airport of its own at Kidlington, [6] there are currently no scheduled commercial flights, and hence the airport is used only for private and charter flights. The nearest commercial airports to Oxford are those around London , to the south-east, Birmingham , to the north, and Southampton to the south, with most foreign travellers preferring the London airports. Heathrow is certainly the closest major airport to Oxford, followed by Gatwick in terms of size and popularity. Road access from both Heathrow and Gatwick (fastest) is by M25 (heading north and west respectively) and then the M40 to Oxford's outskirts (follow the signs). Oxford Bus Company [7] runs several airport bus services to Oxford Gloucester Green bus station (running in from Headington and up the High with several convenient stops: check web pages below): between London Heathrow and Oxford [8] , £23 single, £29 return, frequency: every twenty minutes 5AM-10AM and 2PM-7PM, less frequently at other times between London Gatwick and Oxford [9] , £28 single, £37 return, frequency: hourly 6AM-8PM, less frequently thereafter National Express Bus Company runs airport bus services to Luton Airport and to Stansted Airport: [10] Birmingham Airport [11] has fewer destinations than the London airports (it still has quite a lot), but it is definitely the closest to Oxford in terms of public transport travel time. Birmingham International Airport has its own railway station, which is connec
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Cambridge: Ch. 1 (HOME) To the sympathetic beholder one of the most potent charms of England lies in the singular diversity of its landscape. To him each district makes its special, its peculiar appeal. He is sensible everywhere of a real, if intangible, genius loci; and he is prone to seek the effect of some such spirit as well in the history of communities and bodies politic as in the lives of individuals. For him, then, there must needs be something of truth in the idea that much of the destinies of Oxford and Cambridge lay written upon the land at their gates. From the hills above Oxford a man may see the whole city at his feet. Generations of men have so seen it, and have so regarded it, subjectively – as a whole. At sundown, when the varied shape of tower and dome merge in a common outline, this impression of unity becomes unforgetably intensified; and but few, probably, of those who have found there the place of their education, will have left it without a sense of having shared in some common purpose. It has ever seemed the aim of Oxford to foster uniformity; of Cambridge, however unconsciously, to encourage the opposite in thought and manners. The sympathies which unite men of a Cambridge education are not therefore less strong, but they are subtler and less capable of expression in a phrase. Cambridge is no city of spires. She lies belted with woods in the midst of a wide plain. To south, to west, to east stretches a lowland landscape, delicately moulded, rich in pasture and corn-bearing fields. Northwards a man need ride but a few miles across the fens to hear the bells of Ely, or at twilight to see the lantern of that ancient church preserve its solitary vision of the sun. Through this broad tract of country, whose every detail is typical of all which is most beautiful in the Eastern Midlands, winds that gentlest of English rivers, the Cam. Above Cambridge, it still bears its ancient name of Granta; at Ely it is the Ouse. The scenery along its upper reaches, though small in scale, is of singular merit to eyes which are not weary of "Nature's old felicities". Near Grantchester, a lock now marks an ancient bifurcation of the river, and here the stream widens to form a deep sequestered pool, shaded by a veritable arena of tall trees. Poet as well as peasant must often have bathed here and have made it a place of meditation. It was a favourite spot with Byron, and it is still called after him. Passing from the countryside to within the boundaries of the University itself, nothing, perhaps, will seem more remarkable to the curious observer than the absence of that hard-featured grandeur with which the architecture of the Middle Ages was so deeply impressed. Cambridge goes back eight centuries; but there remains little to remind us of those many vicissitudes of mediaeval life from which neither of the Universities emerged unscathed; for with the disappearance of Feudalism, the advent of the New Learning, and the breakdown of Monasticism, Cambridge assumed a richer dress, and the fine apparel of those days becomes her still. From that string of Tudor palaces whose broad lawns and well-nurtured gardens mark the lazy passage of the Cam, to those more distant Colleges of Jesus and Emmanuel, a grave tranquillity pervades the whole. This sense of peace and of contentment, so precious to the individual mind, seems largely due to that gracious domesticity which the Tudor architect so well knew how to impart even to the meanest of his college buildings. But to those later architects who practised here, while architecture was still an art in England, is owing that conscious, studied stateliness we now prize. The genius of Wren, which at Oxford in his tower of Christ Church with inimitable propriety seized upon and revivified for his purpose the Gothic style of architecture, as easily and as properly adapted itself to the more reticent temper of this University. The examples of his skill which may be seen at Pembroke and Emmanuel; the bridge at St. John's, built by his pupil Hawksmoor apparently from his designs; above al
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Great Balls of Fire! (1989) - 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 Great Balls of Fire! ( 1989 ) PG-13 | The life and career of wildly controversial rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis . Director: 11 September 2008 3:16 AM, -08:00 | WENN Around The Web a list of 37 titles created 23 Oct 2011 a list of 27 titles created 14 Feb 2012 a list of 26 titles created 07 Apr 2013 a list of 22 titles created 02 Aug 2015 a list of 46 titles created 29 Dec 2015 Title: Great Balls of Fire! (1989) 6.2/10 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. 1 win & 1 nomination. See more awards » Videos A small town prepares for the homecoming of superstar Roxy Carmichael, as does a young outsider, who believes Roxy is her mother. Director: Jim Abrahams Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper. Director: Luis Valdez Two friends living in a small town during the 1960's run away to enjoy their freedom during the Vietnam War, thus disappointing the father of one of them. When they return to town, they realize how important family unity is. Director: Ernest Thompson An unconventional single mother relocates with her two daughters to a small Massachusetts town in 1963, where a number of events and relationships both challenge and strengthen their familial bonds. Director: Richard Benjamin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X Gemma is 13 years old lives with her grandpa in the country, she has for many years. One day her mother shows up, and wants to take Gemma to the city. Her mother is married now, and can ... See full summary » Director: Daniel Petrie Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt. Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death. Director: Steve Rash Patty Vare falls off a horse and is found unconscious by preparatory school student John Baker. He takes her to his dormitory. As he quickly discovers, she is hiding from something. For ... See full summary » Director: Stacy Cochran A documentary filmmaker and her fellow Gen X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston. Director: Ben Stiller A socially inept fourteen year old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends -- Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love -- fall for each other. Director: David Seltzer Set in New Orleans. Remy McSwain, lieutenant in Homicide finds that he has two problems, the first of a series of gang killings and Ann Osborne, a beautiful attorney from the D.A.'s police ... See full summary » Director: Jim McBride When a family move into a new house, they are confronted with an unexpected occupant. Director: Kirsten Dunst Edit Storyline The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au> The true story of a legend. See more » Genres: 30 June 1989 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Great Balls of Fire See more » Filming Locations: Dennis Quaid was 34, playing Jerry Lee Lewis in his early twenties. See more » Goofs There is a shot of The plane jerry is flying in from England to the US. It clearly shows a TWA logo, yet when the shot jumps to Jerry coming off the plane, the plane changes from white to silver and from TWA to American airlines. However, the plane he flew across the ocean (London to New York) would not be the plane o
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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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Africa Map / Map of Africa - Facts, Geography, History of Africa - Worldatlas.com African History African Origin of Modern Humans As for Africa, scientists have formerly concluded that it is the birthplace of mankind, as large numbers of human-like fossils (discovered no where else) were found on the continent, some dating back 3.5 million years. About 1.75 million years ago, early man spread throughout parts of Africa. They became aggressive hunters, lived in caves and used fire and their ability to create stone tools just to survive. The Neanderthals arose some 200,000 years ago and inhabited regions in northern Africa and across parts of southern Europe. There is also clear evidence that they had control of fire, lived in caves, as well as open-air structures of stone and vegetation. One of the most important developments of primitive man was the creation of stone tools. By 5000 BC farming was somewhat common in the northern areas of Africa, as people were growing crops and herding livestock. During that time the Sahara Desert was a fertile area. Ancient African History In 3200 BC the Egyptian culture emerged along the lower reaches of the Nile River; it was among the earliest civilizations and their tools and weapons were made of bronze. They also pioneered the building of massive pyramids and temples. Egyptians also developed mathematics, an innovative system of medicine, irrigation and agricultural production techniques, writing and the first ships. In short, the Egyptians left a lasting legacy upon the world. Around 600 BC the use of metal tools spread across small population bases and farming groups in North Africa, and their use gradually spread south into what is now called South Africa. The Phoenicians were an enterprising maritime trading culture from Lebanon who spread across the Mediterranean from 1550 BC to 300 BC. In 814 BC, they founded the city of Carthage in what is now Tunisia in north Africa; only to be destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC. Meanwhile, the Egyptians continued to spread their culture across Northern Africa, and kingdoms were created in Ethiopia and Sudan. The then-growing Roman Empire continued to expand its influence, and in 30 BC Egypt became a province of Rome; Morocco the same in 42 AD. Before the Middle Ages began, the Roman Empire collapsed and the Arabs quickly took their place on the continent. In 698-700 they invaded Tunis and Carthage and soon controlled all of coastal North Africa. The Arabs were Muslims, and most of North Africa converted to Islam; Ethiopia was the exception. Soon kingdoms emerged in Africa; they traded with the Arabs using gold plus a valuable commodity - slaves. One of the first kingdoms was Ghana, located in what is now southeastern Mauritania and western Mali. The empire grew rich from the trans-Saharan trade in gold and salt, but then lost its power in the 11th century. Additional kingdoms developed across the continent, including those in Benin and Mali. Both became rich by trading in gold, horse salt, and of course, slaves. And like most kingdoms before them on any continent, they were invaded and in the end destroyed. Mogadishu, the now largest city in Somalia, was settled by Arabs who traveled and traded on the east coast of Africa. The Arabs' reach extended to Zanzibar, which was used as a base for voyages between the Middle East and India. As other organized kingdoms were formed in central and southern Africa, the Portuguese began to explore the western coast of Africa. By 1445 they reached the Cape Verde Islands and the coast of Senegal, and the mouth of the River Congo in 1482. They even sailed around the Cape of Good Hope. African Colonization and the Slave Trade The continent-changing 16th Century began with Europeans transporting African slaves to the Americas for profit. A slave purchased on the African coast for the equivalent of 14 English pounds in bartered goods could sell for 45 pounds in the American market. The best-known method of commerce at the time was called the Triangular Trading System. It involved British and other European coun
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1511st (2) by Mike Hall (page 23) - issuu issuu IN THE KNOW INTERACTIVE Trivia Quiz If you think you’ve got what it takes to beat our monthly brain buster, take our quiz and prove your intellectual talents! 1 What code name was given to Nazi Germany's plan to invade Britain during the Second World War? 11 12 Which country only switched to the modern Gregorian Calendar on January 1, 1927? Olibanum is the Medieval Latin alternative English word for which Biblical aromatic resin? The splanchnocranium refers to the bones of which defining part of the human body? 13 Which city, mythically founded by a twin saved by a shewolf, was built on the seven hills, east of the River Tiber called Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal and Viminal? 3 Used to measure the height of horses, how many inches are there in one hand? 14 On which Mediterranean island is the famous nightlife holiday resort of Magaluf? 4 5 Apiphobia is the fear of what creatures? What are metal rope-fixings on a boat and cyclist's shoes? Occurring twice yearly, what name is given to a day consisting of twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness? 6 Which country is the natural habitat of the emu? 16 How many times does the second-hand of a clockwork clock 'tick' (move) while the hour hand completes one full rotation? 7 8 17 What's the common technical term for the removal of a president from office, due to wrongdoing? How many hurdles are there in a 400 metres hurdles race? 18 Which famous corporate logo changed to a flat colour/colour sans serif font in its first major change since 1999? K'ung Futse (Venerated Master Kong) is better known as which major philosopher and religious founder? 9 19 Japan's NTT DoCoMo mobile phone company developed which texting icon 'pictograph' series, Japanese for 'picture' and 'character'? 20 The flags of China, Japan, Argentina, Uruguay, Greenland and Bangladesh share what common feature? 1. Operation Sea Lion. 2. Turkey. 3. Four. 4. Bees. 5. Equinox. 6. Australia. 7. Ten. 8. Google. 9. Emoji. 10. Geronimo. 11. Frankincense. 12. Face. 13. Rome. 14. Majorca. 15. Cleats. 16. 43,200 (12 hours x 60 minutes x 60 second 'ticks'). 17. Impeachment. 18. Confucius. 19. Mexico City. 20. Sun. Answers: 10 What Native American Apache Indian chief 's name became an exclamation of exhilaration? What's the largest capital city without a river, and also the oldest capital of its continent? November15 TalkMagazine
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Star of David, Jewish star, Magen David Star of David From the Holocaust to the Israeli flag, what is the deeper meaning of this six-pointed Jewish symbol? by Rabbi Shraga Simmons In modern times, the Star of David has become a premier Jewish symbol. This six-pointed star (hexagram), made of two interlocking triangles, can be found on mezuzahs, menorahs, tallis bags and kipot. Ambulances in Israel bear the sign of the "Red Star of David," and the flag of Israel has a blue Star of David planted squarely in the center. What is the origin of this six-pointed symbol? The six points symbolize God's rule over the universe in all six directions. Through the Jewish people's long and often difficult history, we have come to the realization that our only hope is to place our trust in God. The six points of the Star of David symbolize God's rule over the universe in all six directions: north, south, east, west, up and down. Originally, the Hebrew name Magen David ― literally "Shield of David" ― poetically referred to God. It acknowledges that our military hero, King David, did not win by his own might, but by the support of the Almighty. This is also alluded to in the third blessing after the Haftorah reading on Shabbat: "Blessed are you God, Shield of David." Suggested Symbolism So when did the Star of David become adopted as a Jewish symbol? It is not referred to in the Bible or the Talmud, and was apparently adopted later in Jewish history. Still by exploring some various explanations on the meaning behind the Star of David, we can appreciate deep Jewish concepts. One idea is that a six-pointed star receives form and substance from its solid center. This inner core represents the spiritual dimension, surrounded by the six universal directions. (A similar idea applies to Shabbat ― the seventh day which gives balance and perspective to the six weekdays.) In Kabbalah, the two triangles represent the dichotomies inherent in man. In Kabbalah, the two triangles represent the dichotomies inherent in man: good vs. evil, spiritual vs. physical, etc. The two triangles may also represent the reciprocal relationship between the Jewish people and God. The triangle pointing "up" symbolizes our good deeds which go up to heaven, and then activate a flow of goodness back down to the world, symbolized by the triangle pointing down. Some note that the Star of David is a complicated interlocking figure which has not six (hexogram) but rather 12 (dodecogram) sides. One can consider it as composed of two overlapping triangles or as composed of six smaller triangles emerging from a central hexogram. Like the Jewish people, the star has 12 sides, representing the 12 tribes of Israel. A more practical theory is that during the Bar Kochba rebellion (first century), a new technology was developed for shields using the inherent stability of the triangle. Behind the shield were two interlocking triangles, forming a hexagonal pattern of support points. (Buckminster Fuller showed how strong triangle-based designs are with his geodesics.) One cynical suggestion is that the Star of David is an appropriate symbol for the internal strife that often afflicts Jewish nation: two triangles pointing in opposite directions! The Star of David was also a sad symbol of the Holocaust. The Star of David was a sad symbol of the Holocaust, when the Nazis forced Jews to wear an identifying yellow star. Actually, Jews were forced to wear special badges during the Middle Ages, both by Muslim and Christian authorities, and even in Israel under the Ottoman Empire. So whether it is a blue star waving proudly on a flag, or a gold star adorning a synagogue's entrance, the Star of David stands as a reminder that for the Jewish people... in God we trust. Related Articles: More by this Author > Rabbi Shraga Simmons grew up trekking through snow in Buffalo, New York, enjoying summers as a tour guide at Niagara Falls. He holds a degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, and rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. He is the co-founder of Aish.com, and foun
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Shooting Stars - UKGameshows Shooting Stars "Angelos Epithemiou" (Dan Skinner) (2009) Voiceovers: "George Dawes" (Matt Lucas) (1995-2009) "Angelos Epithemiou" (Dan Skinner) (2010-11) Broadcast BBC2, 27 December 1993 to 22 December 1997 (pilot + 31 episodes in 3 series, as part of At Home With Vic and Bob (1993)) BBC Choice, 13 January to 22 December 2002 (20 episodes in 2 series) Pett Productions for BBC Two, 30 December 2008 to 12 September 2011 (18 episodes in 3 series + 2 specials) Synopsis Vic and Bob are a comedy double act you either like or you don't. That previous sentence probably makes more sense than any episode of Shooting Stars ever did! Shooting Stars is the "quiz of the business we call show" where stars can win huge amounts of cash and prizes. The celebrity captains, comedian Mark Lamarr and uber-babe Ulrika Jonnson, are all introduced by Graham Skidmore ("Our Graham" from Blind Date ) usually to some made up rubbish about their private lives. When everybody has sat down, the resident grown-up baby scorekeeper George Dawes is introduced to the tune of "He's a baby! He's a baby!" Quite. The original gang (not counting the pilot): Lamarr, Reeves, Dawes, Mortimer, Jonsson One of three things will then happen, guaranteed: (1) Vic will start rubbing his legs at the nearest female contestant. "Vic, don't rub your legs!" (2) Bob will produce a massive frying pan and whack Vic in the face with it. (3) They'll get on with the show and play True or False. Actually scratch that, the first two invariably happen every two or three minutes throughout the show anyway. 50/50 When they get around to the first round, each contestant is asked a True or False question of the style: "Jimmy Hill's chin is regularly used by the RNLI to save drowning passengers. Now is that true or is that false? But is it true or is it false? IS it true or false? Ulrika, true or false?" Expect this all show. After everyone has had a question, the eternal question would be asked: "What are the scores George Dawes?" Dawes: he's a baby. "BANG!BANG!BANG! Yes, I may be fat, but not quite as fat as your mother. Mark has two and the lovely Ulrika has three!" "Let's see those fingers" - Vic Reeves (left) and Bob Mortimer Clippety Clip Hooray indeed. Round Two would be the Clips round where we'd see clips supposedly of real films except it was Vic, Bob, Mark, Ulrika and George messing about. A clip of The A-Team would satirically show them converting a car by putting toilet roll tubes and toothpaste on in order to make their car better. Sometimes the clips were really good and sometimes they were really poor, but there would be a question afterwards. After this, "What are the scores..." Kissing the baby. "BANGBANGBANG! DORIS! GET THAT ECCLES CAKE OUT OF YOUR ARSE, OUR CHILDREN MUST EAT! Mark has four, Ulrika has five!" Make an impression Ulllllllllrika-ka-ka-ka-ka! Round three was the Impression's round where Vic would sing a song "in the club style". This sounds a little bit like the song it was meant to be yet... doesn't. When somebody has got it correct then random people would be picked: "Random Factor, pick someone like a tractor." Bird on high Round Four would be The Dove From Above where everybody would coo so that a cardboard Dove (indeed, from above) would come down. Everybody did that then a superb running joke would happen. Vic would tell a dove related joke which would be met with about thirty seconds of silence, the sound of a funeral knell and a hit with the head with Bob's frying pan. That is unless you're Lynn Perrie, in which case, you can't control yourself and laugh unnecessarily. Once per series for one reason or another, Mark would tell the joke instead and this would be met with laughter and applause. It's great! The dove descends in the 2009 series Anyway, on the dove would be six categories of questions. If they get a question wrong they would hear this: "ERANU" and Vic will also pull a funny face. If they pick the special category they would win a prize and be met with "OOVAVO" and another silly face. These prizes would be extre
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Colorado Ski Resort Review In bounds at Silverton. Oh yeah... Ok, right up front, I've got to say that this is from an expert skier's point of view. If you like bumps, trees, steeps, couloirs, cliffs, and picking through tight technical terrain (preferably all at once), then this review is for you. If you are a beginner skier then ignore everything that follows. Beginner terrain is easy to find, but when it comes to expert and extreme terrain some resorts outshine the others. In my opinion. Only my opinion. The view from Aspen Highlands. Best overall ski areas 1. Aspen Highlands. Has it all. Steeps, moguls, great hike-to terrain, superb trees, and some fun though smallish cliffs on the front side. Lifts are very well placed. Only needs a little more of the crazy technical terrain. Killer views. 2. Crested Butte. Incredible steeps and cliffs with technical turns through tight rocky terrain, though not a lot of bumps. Kudos for opening terrain that other resorts wouldn't even think about (they are perfectly willing to let you get in waaay over your head). Would be the best in the state except for two serious shortcomings. First, the lifts are very poorly placed for expert skiers. It's an annoying three(!) lift rides for each run on the extreme terrain. And at least one of the lifts will always have a long line. It's hard to get enough runs in one day to make the hefty ticket price worthwhile. Second, Crested Butte is hit or miss with snowfall. Near as I can figure, their best terrain is open only one out of three years. 3. Silverton. Fantastic long steeps, couloirs, cliffs, and trees with deep powder that's preserved by the limited number of skiers. The only downsides? No bumps and almost all of the terrain involves at least a short hike and usually a long hike. Combined with the hit-or-miss shuttle rides back to the base (at least when skiing without a guide), you only get six to eight runs per day. But each run will be excellent, and this is probably the best ski area for powder snobs. The new heli-ski option seems like an annoyingly noisy and bad idea in a ski area that otherwise has a remote backcountry feel. Every skier at Silverton is a very good skier. There are no beginner or intermediate runs. None. 4. Telluride. A great combination of bump runs, trees, bowls, and steep hike-to technical terrain. They are willing to let you get in trouble in some places, but incongruously, rope off many other fine spots. Great town. Gorgeous scenery. 5. Mary Jane (and Winter Park). Best bumps in the state. Best trees in the state. And these are long runs. Many great cliffs for those who know where to find them (follow a local through the trees). For day-in day-out skiing this is my favorite resort in the state. All it lacks are the steep runs of the above resorts, though in the last year Mary Jane has been much better about opening the short but steeper Chutes on a regular basis. I recommend skiing primarily the Jane side, but don't completely neglect the bumps and trees on the Winter Park side. Easy close-in parking on the Jane side, which is unusual for a resort this size. Unfortunately, the pine beetle is killing virtually every tree in Grand County and may irrevocably alter the landscape of this resort. We'll see. Moguls at Aspen. Best moguls 1. Mary Jane. Best bumps in the state. Period. If you want to be a better and more precise skier, get your pass here. Try the "C-lift Challenge" -- in one day, ski every bump run accessible as a round trip from the Challenger lift. 2. Aspen Highlands. Steep fun bumps! Can get icy, but some of the trees have good bumps that hold up well during those warm snaps. 3. Arapahoe Basin. Nice technical bumps, particularly through the trees in the Alleys. The easy side of Crested Butte. Best technical terrain (cliffs, billy-goating, ultra steeps, etc.) 1. Crested Butte. Hands down winner. Too bad the resort is laid out for beginners and takes three lift rides for every run on the steeps. Only visi
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Sandi Toksvig to replace Stephen Fry on QI Wednesday 14 October 2015 at 11:10AM Stephen Fry is quitting QI after 180 episodes of the erudite comedy quiz. He will leave following the upcoming series of the BBC2 favourite, which takes its name from its abiding subject – 'Quite Interesting' snippets of information. Each series is named after a successive letter of the alphabet which means that Fry will depart – with the letter M – half way through the show's projected length. Originally cast as a team captain opposite comedian Alan Davies, Fry agreed to chair the show as a last minute replacement for Michael Palin on the pilot edition. But he grew into the role and stayed for 13 years. He will be replaced by former Radio 4 News Quiz host Sandi Toksvig who, according to the show's creator and producer Jon Lloyd, will become "the first female host of a mainstream comedy panel show on British television – an appointment that is well overdue." Alan Davies will continue as QI’s resident panellist. Fry said: "For thirteen years I had one of the best jobs on television. Behind the camera squadrons of quite extraordinarily brilliant researchers, programme makers and uniquely curious (in both senses of the word) people making that job so much easier. In front of the camera generations of lively minds and above all of course the wonder of nature that is Alan Davies. After passing the alphabetical halfway mark I thought it time to move on, but I will never cease to be grateful to John Lloyd for devising QI and for everyone else for making it such fun." Toksvig said: "QI is my favourite television programme both to watch and to be on, so this is absolutely my dream job. (My Nordic background also makes me keen to spend time with the Elves). Stephen has been utterly brilliant with the first half of the alphabet. Now I look forward to picking up the baton, mixing my metaphors and sailing towards the Land of Nod (i.e. Z). Who knows what lies ahead? It should all be quite interesting." John Lloyd added: "Stephen’s departure is the end of an era. It’s been a thoroughly delightful experience. After more than 40 years in broadcasting, QI has been by far the most enjoyable show it has been my privilege to produce, and Stephen has been its big, beating heart. Though we are all very sad he’s decided to move on, I am confident that we have found the perfect person to occupy his gigantic shoes." BBC2 controller Kim Shillinglaw thanked Fry for his contribution to the show and said Toksvig represented "exactly the kind of bright, brilliant company I want to see on BBC2".
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quizballs 50 -- part 2 - Google Groups quizballs 50 -- part 2 41. What Cumbrian town was used as a 2007 pilot for the digital TV switch-over? 42. It was announced in April 2007 that Lord Justice Scott Baker would replace Baroness Butler-Sloss in what position? 43. What remarkable sale price did Damien Hirst's diamond-encrusted skull achieve? 44. Which world champion 400m runner successfully overturned her Olympic Games ban for missing drug tests? 45. Monks featured strongly in the September protests in which country? 46. Which northern England city was flooded by torrential rain on on 25 June 2007? 47. In what US city did Barack Obama announce his presidential candidacy in February 2007? 48. Which Bollywood actor was at the centre of the 2007 Big Brother TV Show racism uproar? 49. Shinzo Abe resigned in September 2007 as prime minister of which country? 50. Which corporation bought 1.6% of Facebook for $240m? 51. The Kate Moss Collection was launched by what store chain? 52. The two CDs lost by the UK department HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs) contained personal details of 20m people relating to claims of what? 53. Who resigned as England cricket coach after the 2007 Ashes series 5-0 defeat? 54. What nickname was used by the media for the senior policeman in charge of the Cash for Honours investigation? 55. In May 2007 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the biggest what in history to date? 56. Intensive British forces operations in Afghanistan through 2007 were centred in which province? 57. In what significant UK location was the August 2007 Climate Change Camp sited? 58. Which movie star left the much publicized 'rude pig' phone message for his twelve year old daughter? 59. In a bizarre 2007 confessional frenzy, Ruth Kelly, Jacqui Smith, Harriet Harman, Hazel Blears and Alistair Darling where among several British government ministers to make what admission? 60. At the end of 2007 how many England Premiership football (soccer) clubs were foreign owned? 61. In June 2007 the Millennium Dome re-opened under what name? 62. Which famous aviator and adventurer went missing over the Nevada Desert in September 2007? 63. The perfume brand 'Mwah' was launched in 2007 by which 'celebrity'? 64. What country celebrated on August 15th 2007 its 60th anniversary of independence from British rule? 65. Who resigned as World Bank President after failing to disprove allegations of his nepotism? 66. Which country won the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup? 67. Following an Ofcom investigation which TV company was judged in September 2007 to be the worst offending in the premium line phone-in scandals? 68. What film won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Picture? 69. Speculation towards the end of 2007 suggested that Rupert Murdoch's News International Group was in discussion to buy what significant business networking website? 70. Which rapper cancelled his UK tour when refused entry to the country? 71. What was the name of the Space Shuttle which launched on June 8th 2007? 72. Who made this amusing statement: "I have expressed a degree of regret that may be equated with an apology..." ? 73. Whose secret donations of over half a million pounds caused a big problem for the Labour Party when they were exposed in November 2007? 74. Who became the new French president in 2007? 75. Who was charged with fraud when he reappeared five years after going missing in a canoe off the Cleveland coast? 76. Clarence Mitchell was appointed media spokesman for whom in September 2007? 77. Which Formula One racing team was expelled from the 2007 Constructors Championship for spying on a competitor? 78. Blake Fielder-Civil achieved notoriety as whose errant husband? 79. Which former newspaper owner and business mogul was sentenced to 78 months imprisonment for fraud in December 2007? 80. Which major city switched off its lights for an hour on the evening of 31 March 2007 as a political statement about climate change? 81. What was the village and laboratory site na
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In 1980, Nikolai Andrianov (USSR/RUS) broke the record for being awarded the most Olympic medals (15) ever. What was his sport?
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1980 Summer Olympics : definition of 1980 Summer Olympics and synonyms of 1980 Summer Olympics (English) Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium Badge, released in the USSR The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union . In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn , and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament were held in Leningrad , Kiev , and Minsk . The 1980 Games were the first to be staged in Eastern Europe. The United States and a number of other countries boycotted the games because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan , though some athletes from some of the boycotting countries participated in the games, under the Olympic Flag . This prompted the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics . Some of the later events of the games were also nearly mired by the death and unauthorized mass funeral of the immensely popular and beloved singer-songwriter Vladimir Vysotsky . [2] Contents Overview Olympic Village as it appeared in February 2004 Although approximately half of the 24 countries that boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics (over the apartheid issue in South Africa) participated in these games, the 1980 Summer Olympics were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States in protest of the 1979 Soviet war in Afghanistan . [5] Many of the boycotting nations participated instead in the Liberty Bell Classic (also known as the "Olympic Boycott Games") in Philadelphia . Eighty nations participated – the smallest number since 1956 . However, the nations that did compete had won 71% of the medals, including 71% of the gold medals, at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. As a form of protest against the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, fifteen countries marched in the Opening Ceremony with the Olympic Flag instead of with their national flags, and the Olympic Flag and Olympic Hymn were used at Medal Ceremonies when athletes from these countries won medals. Competitors from one country – New Zealand – competed under their association flag, the flag of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association [6] Some of the teams who marched under other than their national flags were depleted by boycotts by individual athletes, and others did not march. Italy won four times as many gold medals as it did in Montreal and France multiplied its gold medal results by three. Romania won more gold medals than it had at any previous Olympics. In terms of total medals, this was Ireland's most successful Olympics since Melbourne 1956 . The same was true for Great Britain. " Third World " athletes qualified for more events and took more medals than at any previous Olympics. 21% of the competitors were female – a higher percentage than at any previous Olympics. There were 203 events – more than at any previous Olympics. 36 World records, 39 European records and 74 Olympic records were set. In total this was more records than were set at Montreal. New Olympic records were set 241 times over the course of the competitions and world records were beaten 97 times. Prince Alexandre de Merode of Belgium, Chairman of the IOC Medical Commission, stated: "There were 9,292 drug tests. None positive". Four Olympic records set in 1980 still stood as of 2008 [update] – East German women 4×100 metre relay 41.6 seconds; Shot Put Ilona Slupianek of East Germany 22.41 metres; Soviet Nadezhda Olizarenko 800 metres, 1:53.43; Modern Pentathlon Soviet Anatoli Starostin 5568 points. The impact of the boycott was mixed. Some events, like field hockey and equestrian sports, were hard hit. Others like boxing, judo, rowing, swimming, track and field and weightlifting actually had more participants than in 1976. Eight nations appeared for the first time at an Olympics – Angola , Botswana , Laos , Nicaragua , Seychelles , Mozambique and Cyprus . Zimbabwe also made its first appearance under that name; it had previously competed as Rhodesia . Athletes from 25 countries
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Olympic highlights: August 21, 2008 - Wikinews, the free news source Olympic highlights: August 21, 2008 From Wikinews, the free news source you can write! This is the stable version , checked on 25 February 2009. Template/file changes await review. Accuracy Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games Other stories from the 2008 Olympic Games August 21, 2008 is the 12th major day of the 2008 Olympic games. The below article lists some of the highlights. Contents Events Women's 20km walk Olga Kaniskina , who represents Russia, has set a new Olympic record in the women's 20km walk with her time of 1 hour and 36 minutes. After the race Kaniskina said that the weather did not affect the record. "I think my regular training is the most important factor contributing to my victory," she said, explaining the factors that she believes led her to victory. Star class sailing Britons Iain Percy and Andy Simptson won the gold medal in the star class sailing event after a successful performance in the final round, which took place today. The pair started today in silver medal position, and gained one place in the final round to win the gold medal. Tornado class sailing Spanish Fernando Echavarri and Anton Paz won an Olympic gold medal in Sailing's fast Tornado catamaran class. Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby from Australia finished in second place and the Argentinean pair of Santiago Lange and Carlos Espinola won the bronze medal. Men's marathon 10 km swimming Maarten van der Weijden, a long distance swimmer from the Netherlands, beat the favorites in the men's marathon 10 km swimming event to secure the gold medal with a time of 1:51:51.6. David Davies, who was one of the favourites to win the gold medal, was overtaken by Weijden in the final 500 metres of the race. Davies finished 1.5 seconds behind Weijden. Women's beach volleyball Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won the Olympic gold medal for the United States in the women's beach volleyball competition by winning every set in the final against the Chinese Tian Jia and Wang Jie . Both sets were won 21-18. Men's 400 meters sprint American LaShawn Merritt won the final of the Men's 400 meters in an event which saw all three of the medals going to the American team. Women's 200m sprint Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown won the gold medal in the final of the women's 200m sprint with a time of 21.74 seconds. Allyson Felix , the defending Olympic champion, who was representing United States, won the silver medal, with her time being approximately 0.2 seconds behind the time of the winner. Men's Triple Jump Nelson Evora won the men's triple jump at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Evora won the gold medal with a jump of 17.67 meters beating silver medalist Phillips Idowu of Great Britain by 5 centimeters (17.62 meters). Leevan Sanders of the Bahamas won the bronze medal with a triple jump of 17.59 meters. link Nelson Evora of Portugal Wins Men’s Triple Jump Gold Medal Medal Table
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'Spoon' on Mars? You're seeing things FacebookEmail Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest 'Spoon' on Mars? You're seeing things Remember the nursery rhyme in which the cow jumped over the moon and dish ran away with the spoon? Apparently the spoon landed on Mars, according to a curious recent photo snapped by the Curiosity rover Post to Facebook 'Spoon' on Mars? You're seeing things Remember the nursery rhyme in which the cow jumped over the moon and dish ran away with the spoon? Apparently the spoon landed on Mars, according to a curious recent photo snapped by the Curiosity rover Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1UxGcNR CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 7 To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs 'Spoon' on Mars? You're seeing things Michael Winter, USA TODAY Published 5:59 p.m. ET Sept. 4, 2015 | Updated 6:55 p.m. ET Sept. 4, 2015 What appears to be a 'floating spoon" on Mars is just a rock eroded by wind, NASA said. (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) 912 CONNECT TWEET 14 LINKEDIN 7 COMMENTEMAILMORE Remember the nursery rhyme in which the cow jumped over the moon and dish ran away with the spoon? It appears the spoon wound up on Mars, according to a curious recent photo snapped by the Curiosity rover. In yet another optical illusion that's stirred hyperactive imaginations on Earth, the so-called floating spoon seen in an image taken Sunday is just a rock shaped by wind, what geologists call a ventifact, NASA explained. Curiosity captured the strangeness on its 1,089th day exploring the red planet, where it landed in August 2012. As Space.com points out , there's "a long history of seeing strange shapes" on Mars, especially the "face" photographed by the Viking 1 lander in 1976. Since then, other shapes, including a rat, woman, jelly doughnut and — more recently — a crab, have been reported by eagle-eyed observers poring over NASA's photos. So far, they're all rocks, though. Every last one. No word from NASA about any lunar bovine sightings, however. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Here's a look back on some of the biggest moments in space history. Oct. 4, 1957: Sputnik 1 was the first satellite in space. Launched by the Soviet Union, the satellite's success triggered the Space Race, an integral part of the Cold War. NASA Fullscreen April 12, 1961: This undated photo shows cosmonaut Maj. Yuri Gagarin in his spacesuit. It was the Soviet Union's own giant leap for mankind, one that would spur a humiliated America to race for the moon. It happened on April 12, 1961, when the Air Force pilot became the first human in space. AP May 5, 1961: Alan Shepard sits in his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule. Shepard was the second person ever to fly into space and the first American. NASA Dec. 21, 1968: This famous 'Earthrise' photo was taken by the crew of Apollo 8. Crewmembers were the first humans to orbit the moon. NASA July 20, 1969: Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the moon. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the moon. NASA Fullscreen April 11, 1970: Apollo 13 commander James A. Lovell, foreground, speaks during a news conference in Cape Kennedy, Fla., before the spacecraft launched on its ill-fated journey to the moon. The unsuccessful journey was made famous by the movie, Apollo 13. NASA classified the mission a "successful failure." because of the experience gained in rescuing the crew. AP Fullscreen May 14, 1973: Skylab, the first United States manned space station, was launched in 1973. In this image, it is shown in orbit at the end of its mission in 1979 when it crashed back to Earth. The orbiting lab was designed by engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. NASA, Associated Press July 17, 1975: Astronaut Thomas Stafford, left, and cosmonaut Alexey Leonov shake hands after a successful Apollo-Soyuz linkup in space. The U.S.-Soviet mission was the first multinational manned mission. NASA April 12,
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Little Jack Horner | Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And said “What a good boy am I!” The 1725 version: Now he sings of Jacky Horner Sitting in the Chimney-corner Putting in his thumb, Oh Fie Putting in, Oh Fie! his Thumb Pulling out, Oh Strange! a Plum. Carey's Satirical Poem Henry Carey wrote this nursery rhyme (the version of 1725) as a satirical poem. The target for his satire was Ambrose Philips, also a poet and writer. The mocking was motivated by jealousy, because Philips enjoyed being patronized by wealthy aristocrats. His poems that are sometimes called ‘infantile’ were in fact enjoyed and admired by many precisely because of their simplicity. Jack Horner, however, has been ever since associated with opportunism. The Manor in a Pie Another interpretation of this nursery rhyme was created in the nineteenth century. According to this, the story of Little Jack Horner is about Thomas Horner, who was a contemporary of King Henry VIII. He served blessed Richard Whiting, the head of the monastery in Glastonbury, England. Whiting sent Horner to Henry VIII with a big Christmas pie, inside of which were hidden the deeds to twelve manors. He tried to save the monastery with this act, as Henry VIII had broken off from the Catholic Church, was closing monasteries, and seizing their properties. During the journey Horner stole one of the deeds, the deed to the manor in Mells, and afterwards became the owner of it. Even though Henry VIII got the remaining eleven manors, he didn’t spare the monastery. It was also closed down, Whiting was accused of treason and executed.
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After the city of Valencia, which tourist resort on the Costa Blanca is the next largest city in the Spanish autonomous region of Valencia?
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Regions -> Valencian Community (Valencia/Alicante/Costa Blanca) - Insiders Abroad Home » Spain » Valencian Community (Valencia/Alicante/Costa Blanca) Valencian Community (Valencia/Alicante/Costa Blanca) The Valencian Community, or Comunitat Valenciana in the local language, stretches over more than 500 km of sunny Spanish coastline. High, craggy mountains run along the western edge of the province, leaving only a small, flat strip along the Mediterranean coast. This coast is dotted with great Spanish coastal towns from Valencia itself to beach hotspots like Alicante, Torrevieja, Gandia and the quintessential tourist resort at Benidorm. Valencian is recognized as a separate nationality under the Spanish constitution; its language, which is similar to Catalan, is an official regional language. Most of the region’s population of just over 5 million inhabitants is concentrated in the urban and tourist centers along the coast. Valencia is Spain’s third largest urban center, with about 1.5 million residents. The area around Alicante-Eix/Elche has about 785,000 people, and the Castellón de la Plana metro area comes in third with a population of just under 400,000. In ancient times, the inhabitants of this coastal region were the Iberians who gave the peninsula its name. They became well-integrated into the Roman Empire through commerce with other Mediterranean societies. One of the most important and famous pieces of ancient Iberian sculpture, the Lady of Elche, a bust of a woman in an ornate headdress dating from around the Fourth century, comes from this region and reflects these Hellenistic influences. The area fell under Muslim rule starting in the Eighth century, but didn’t develop urban areas of real importance until the medieval period. In the 13th century, King Jaime I of Aragon brought the re-conquest to Valencia and incorporated the Kingdom of Valencia under the Crown of Aragon. Though Muslim residents remained, Christian immigrants were also brought in from Catalonia and Aragon, and the Inquisition was active in forced conversion. The next couple of centuries ushered in a “golden age” of Mediterranean trade that brought prosperity to the coastal towns.At one point, Valencia swelled to be the second largest city on the peninsula after Muslim Granada. The age culminated with the union of the crowns of Aragon and Castille through the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella. After the European discovery of America, the region saw a decline in importance as the Atlantic ports dominated over Mediterranean. Pirate attacks along the coast also weakened commercial power, and the population diminished significantly with the expulsion in 1609 of the descendants of Muslim residents (who had been forced to convert to Christianity, but were always treated as a suspect group). The region grew in the 18th and 19th centuries, with some industrialization, especially around Sagunto and Alcoy. Agriculture spread and Valencia became especially known for its oranges, almonds, rice (the basis of its famous paella) and vineyards. As with other regions in Spain, the era of the Second Republic and the beginning of the 20th century saw rumblings of nationalism, when people began to assert a separate Valencian identity. The current autonomous region was formed in 1977 during the transition to democracy after the death of Francisco Franco, and the regional government as it now exists, the Generalitat Valenciana, was first formed by the Statue of Autonomy of 1982. Abiding Traditions The most famous festival in the region has to be Las Fallas, in Valencia. Building up to March 19, Saint Joseph’s Day, groups in the city spend months designing and creating towering sculptures of paper and wax. The works of art depict current events, lambaste politicians and public figures or celebrate local culture. After much revelry, lots of fire crackers, bonfires, and more bonfires, the sculptures are burned to the ground. The cremá, the final bonfire, burns in the central plaza, where thousands of people crowd to see the fiery display. Valencians seem to lik
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La Tomatina, Buñol, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain, Europe - YouTube La Tomatina, Buñol, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain, Europe 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 Sep 4, 2011 La Tomatina is a festival that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, a town located 30 km from the Mediterranean, in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in this tomato fight purely for fun. It is held on the last Wednesday of August, during the week of festivities of Buñol. In 1945, during a parade of gigantes y cabezudos, young men who wanted to be in the event staged a brawl in town's main square, the Plaza del Pueblo. There was a vegetable stand nearby, so they picked up tomatoes and used them as weapons. The police had to intervene to break up the fight and forced those responsible to pay the damages incurred. This is the most popular of many theories about how the Tomatina started. The following year the young people repeated the fight on the same Wednesday of August, only this time they brought their own tomatoes from home. They were again dispersed by the police. After repeating this in subsequent years, the tradition was established. In 1950, the town allowed the tomato hurl to take place, however the next year it was again stopped. A lot of young people were imprisoned but the Buñol residents forced the authorities to let them go. The festival gained popularity with more and more participants getting involved every year. After subsequent years it was banned again with threats of serious penalties. In the year 1957, some young people planned to celebrate "the tomato's funeral", with singers, musicians, and comedies. The main attraction however, was the coffin with a big tomato inside being carried around by youth and a band playing the funeral marches. Considering this popularity of the festival and the alarming demand, 1957 saw the festival becoming official with certain rules and restrictions. These rules have gone through a lot of modifications over the years. Another important landmark in the history of this festival is the year 1975. From this year onwards, "Los Clavarios de San Luis Bertrán" (San Luis Bertrán is the patron of the town of Buñol ) organised the whole festival and brought in tomatoes which had previously been brought by the local people. Soon after this, in 1980, the town hall took the responsibility of organizing the festival. At around 10 AM, festivities begin with the first event of the Tomatina. It is the "palo jamón", similar to the greasy pole. The goal is to climb a greased pole with a ham on top. As this happens, the crowd work into a frenzy of singing and dancing while being showered in water from hoses. Once someone is able to drop the ham off the pole, the start signal for the tomato fight is given by firing the water shot in the air and trucks make their entry. The signal for the onset is at about 11 when a loud shot rings out, and the chaos begins. Several trucks throw tomatoes in abundance in the Plaza del Pueblo. The tomatoes come from Extremadura, where they are less expensive and are grown specifically for the holidays, being of inferior taste. For the participants the use of goggles and gloves are recommended. The tomatoes must be crushed before being thrown so as to reduce the risk of injury. The estimated number of tomatoes used are around 150,000 i.e. over 40 metric tons. After exactly one hour, the fight ends with the firing of the second shot, announcing the end. The whole town square is colored red and rivers of tomato juice flow freely. Fire Trucks hose down the streets and participants use hoses that locals provide to remove the tomato paste from their bodies. Some participants go to the pool of "los peñones" to wash. After the cleaning, the village cobblestone streets are pristine due to the acidity of the tomato disinfecting and thoro
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Who wrote the 200 year-old letter auctioned for 150,000 euros in 2012, expressing a wish to destroy the Kremlin?
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Timeline: Black Forces in the G8-G20 profiteering Plot/Crimes - profgeorgeleesrevelations Timeline: Black Forces in the G8-G20 profiteering Plot/Crimes Timeline: Black Forces in the G8-G20 profiteering Plot/Crimes 150 Years of Tyranny/Warmongering/Corruption/Crime/Genocide & Wealth Divide These images summarise the history of this BLOODY ERA and where we are in 2014 RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM of the timeline. They reflect the history (and future plans) of the NEW WORLD ORDER of totalitarian government and how it has achieved its goals to profit from war and rid the world of hungry eaters of all colours, faiths or political beliefs. All the victims are poor and powerless (usually refered to as "workers" "taxpayers", "decent citizens" then "war dead"). But lets begin in 1865, "a little bit closer to the begining" of what tyrants see as "THE FINAL SOLUTION" See also 1963: JFK refuses to sign Executive Order 11110 (yes 11/11) which would have returned to the U.S. government the power to issue its own democratic currency (it was signed by Lyndon B Johnson in Air Force One within hours of JFK's assassination, in LBJ's constituency) See President James Garfield 1881. All these Presidents wanted democracy to fund itself and ALL of its people by retaining the right to issue its own currency....with no interest or sovereign debt burden. The sacrifice of these men is now portrayed in film by the Zionist media, film industry and comic cartoons (even Jacqui O was a jew who spent her 2nd and 3rd income streams from millionaire jewish husbands/partners in Greece/USA/De Beers). By 2014 all national banks (Central/Fed Banks) are owned by the assassins.....paid for and controlled (by fear and the threat of poverty) by the Rothschilds who manipulate all monetary institutions on the globe. 1865: In a statement to Congress, President Abraham Lincoln (the last US President to issue debt free United States dollars or greenbacks ) states, “I have two great enemies, the Southern Army in front of me, and the financial institution in the rear. Of the two, the one in my rear is my greatest foe.” Later that year President Lincoln is assassinated. See 1963, 1881 (same issue, funding source and strategic assassins) Lincoln was shot dead (in the back of the head) by John Wilkes Booth who's own daughter confirmed that he was funded by Elite european interests and was allowed to escape the country: the assassin died in Calais France age 39. See Nazi Germany war criminal/genocidal/holocaust criminal diasporas in 1945. Source Andrew Carrington Hitchcock (see US President Andrew Jackson, 1828-45: the ONLY US President, EVER, to level his Country's needless sovereign debt burden imposed by wealthy private bankers from other continents. Jackson's was a brave/informed stand against Rothschild sequestration of Federal Reserve/Central banks which is now GLOBAL in 2014. All dissected and explaine on the Hitchcock timeline Drop down list of economic and warmongering, genocidal and stock market crimes under Synagogue of Satan timeline (top left) ). Lincoln's Govt printed their own greenback dollars (pictured left) to fund his army in the bloody US civil war..... 1870 This year the Rothschilds also Provided Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli the finance for the British government to acquire a major stake in the Suez Canal. This deal was done in great secrecy by Lionel De Rothschild. 1871 An American General named, Albert Pike , who had been enticed into the, “Illuminati,” by Italian (see Vatican/Rothschild domination below) Guiseppe Mazzini (pictured right), completes his military blueprint for three world wars and various revolutions throughout the world, culminating into moving this great conspiracy into its final stage. These details are as follows: The First World War is to be fought for the purpose of destroying the Tsar in Russia, as promised by Nathan Mayer Rothschild in 1815. The Tsar is to be replaced with communism which is to be used to attack religions, predominantly Christianity. The differences between the
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The island of New Guinea is split between Papua New Guinea to the east and which country to the west?
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Papua New Guinea: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts, Guide & Travel/Holidays/Cities Australia and New Zealand Help Manage Election Geography Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, just north of Australia, and many outlying islands. The Indonesian province of West Papua (Irian Jaya) is to the west. To the north and east are the islands of Manus, New Britain, New Ireland, and Bougainville, all part of Papua New Guinea. About one-tenth larger than California, its mountainous interior has only recently been explored. Two major rivers, the Sepik and the Fly, are navigable for shallow-draft vessels. Government Constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy. History The first inhabitants of the island New Guinea were Papuan, Melanesian, and Negrito tribes, who altogether spoke more than 700 distinct languages. The eastern half of New Guinea was first explored by Spanish and Portuguese explorers in the 16th century. In 1828, the Dutch formally took possession of the western half of the island (now the province of West Papua [Irian Jaya], Indonesia). In 1885, Germany formally annexed the northern coast and Britain took similar action in the south. In 1906, Britain transferred its rights to British New Guinea to a newly independent Australia, and the name of the territory was changed to the Territory of Papua. Australian troops invaded German New Guinea (called Kaiser-Wilhelmsland) in World War I and gained control of the territory under a League of Nations mandate. New Guinea and some of Papua were invaded by Japanese forces in 1942. After being liberated by the Australians in 1945, it became a United Nations trusteeship, administered by Australia. The territories were combined and called the Territory of Papua and New Guinea (PNG). Australia granted limited home rule in 1951. Autonomy in internal affairs came nine years later, and in Sept. 1975, Papua New Guinea achieved complete independence from Britain. A violent nine-year secessionist movement took place on the island of Bougainville. In 1989, guerrillas of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) shut down the island's Australian-owned copper mine, a major source of revenue for the country. The rebels believed that Bougainville deserved a greater share of the earnings for its copper. In 1990, the BRA declared Bougainville's independence, whereupon the government blockaded the island until Jan. 1991, when a peace treaty was signed. On July 17, 1998, an earthquake-triggered tsunami off the northern coast of PNG killed at least 1,500 people and left thousands more injured and homeless. Many analysts say Papua New Guinea is in danger of political and economic collapse. The country's political system is unstable, the crime rate has soared, corruption is rampant, and essential services including health care and education continue to decline. According to the World Bank, 70% of the country lives in poverty. In 2006, Australia announced that it was gravely concerned about the country and had peacekeeping forces at the ready. Sir Michael Somare was elected to a second consecutive term as prime minister in August 2007, defeating Sir Julius Chan. Governor-General Sir Paulias Matane was reelected in June 2010, but was removed from office after the Supreme Court ruled that the election was unconstitutional. Jeffery Nape became acting governor-general on Dec. 13, but without explanation, Michael Ogio took over as acting governor-general on Dec. 20. In April 2011, a tribunal convicted Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare of misconduct and suspended him for two weeks. Citing ill health, he extended his absence and Sam Abal became acting prime minister. Somare officially resigned in June. In August, the parliamentary-designated vacancy in the prime minister's office and the election of Peter O'Neill were ruled illegal by the Supreme Court, who then ordered the reinstatement of Sir
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Indonesia shares which island with Brunei and Malaysia: New Guinea; Borneo; Timor; or Java? View the step-by-step solution to: Indonesia shares which island with Brunei and Malaysia: New Guinea; Borneo; Timor; or Java? This question was answered on May 31, 2016. View the Answer Indonesia shares which island with Brunei and Malaysia: New Guinea; Borneo; Timor; or Java? ellenellis posted a question · May 31, 2016 at 7:30am Top Answer Here is the answer... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29839830) ]} rampsaud answered the question · May 31, 2016 at 7:31am Other Answers The answer to this question... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29839840) ]} The island is divided among three countries: Malaysia and Brunei in the north, and Indonesia to the south. Dr.Mitch May 31, 2016 at 7:33am {[ getNetScore(29839844) ]} Here is the solution... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29839845) ]} {[ getNetScore(29839993) ]} owala answered the question · May 31, 2016 at 7:45am The island is known as the Bruneo.It is known as the largest island in Asia.It si located at geographic... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29840051) ]} ProfAndrianBen answered the question · May 31, 2016 at 7:49am Borneo island. This is how the third largest island is shared among... View the full answer {[ getNetScore(29840058) ]} View Full Answer or ask a new question Related Questions 100-150 words reply We've discussed how European kingdoms were evolving into Nation-States as a result of the Reformation and the Renaissance. Do you think Recently Asked Questions Need a World History tutor? mathtutor1983 5 World History experts found online! Average reply time is less than an hour 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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Which European capital is situated at the point where Lake Malar joins the Baltic Sea?
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Where is Stockholm located? | Reference.com Where is Stockholm located? A: Quick Answer Stockholm, which is the capital and largest city of Sweden, is located at the junction of Lake Malar and Salt Bay. It stands on 15 islands where the lake joins the Baltic Sea. Full Answer Stockholm contains about 20 percent of the total population of Sweden, which increased through the years due to immigration. The city generates a quarter of the country's gross national product. It is the most economically stable region in Sweden, where production exceeds manufacturing. One of its major electronic industries is the telecommunication company Ericsson. Stockholm is the site for the prestigious awarding of the Nobel Prizes in several categories, including physiology or medicine, literature, physics and chemistry.
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10 Rivers that flow through Europe's Capital Cities - 10 Most Today Leisure & Travel Below is a list of 10 rivers that flow through capital cities in Europe 1. River Thames, London , England – The River Thames flows through London and London’s major attractions are situated right along the banks of the river, such as the Big Ben and Westminster Palace, the Tower Bridge and Tower of London and the London Eye River Thames, London, England 2. The Seine, Paris , France – The Seine flows through Paris and a boat tour of the Seine River is considered one of the best attractions of Paris . A romantic activity in the most romantic destinations in the world. What else do you need? Another romantic activity is to put a love lock on the Pont des Arts Bridge over the Seine The Seine, Paris. Picture taken from the Eiffel Tower 3. The Tiber, Rome , Italy – The history of Rome relates to the Tiber River which flows through the heart of the city, and very close to Vatican City The Tiber and Vatican City, Rome, Italy 4. River Liffey, Dublin , Ireland – The Liffey river supplies much of Dublin’s water, and is also used for recreational purposes. The Temple Bar area lies on the south bank of the Liffey River Liffey, Dublin, Ireland 5. The Danube, Budapest , Hungary – The Danube is the second longest river in Europe, after the Volga. It is 2,872 km (1,785 mi) long and flows through 4 capital cities: Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade. Budapest is the largest city on the Danube and is actually the unification of two parts on both banks of the Danube – Buda on the west bank and Pest on the east bank. They were unified to a single city in 1873 The Danube, Budapest, Hungary The Danube, Budapest, Hungary 6. Moskva River (Moscow River), Moscow , Russia – The Moskva river is 503 km (313 mi) long and flows through Moscow. The Kremlin is situated on the bank of the river Moskva River, Moscow. Picture taken from within the Kremlin 7. The Amstel, Amsterdam , the Netherlands – Amsterdam has countless artificial canals, but the Amstel river is flows naturally through the city The Amstel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 8. Spree River, Berlin , Germany – The Spree river flows through the German states of Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin. It also flows through the Czech Republic. In Berlin itself, it passes very close to main attractions of Berlin in the heart of the city, such as Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag Spree River and the Berlin TV Tower, Berlin 9. Vltava River, Prague, Czech Republic – The Vltava river is the longest river in the Czech Republic. In Prague, it flows under Charles Bridge – one of the most famous bridges in the world , and just a short walking distance away from the river is the Old Town Square in Prague , one of the most famous city squares in the world Charles Bridge and Vltava river, Prague 10. Manzanares River, Madrid, Spain – In a way, the city of Madrid was founded thanks to the Manzanares river, as the city was first founded as a citadel overlooking the river by the Moors in the 9th century Manzanares River, Madrid
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Died Onstage : snopes.com Died Onstage Died Onstage A quick romp through a list of various deaths that took place either onstage or in front of the cameras. Claim: Several actors have kicked the bucket in front of an audience. Status: True. Long part of the canon of contemporary lore is the tale of an unfortunate actor who expires on stage, his adoring audience unaware of his sudden deceasement because they think his collapse part of the show — while they clap and cheer at the brilliance of his death scene performance, unknown to them he is gasping his last. What follows is a quick romp through a growing list of those who died in the blaze of the footlights or on camera, or who were rumored to have met the Grim Reaper while treading the boards. At least one thespian death actually does match the legend (see if you can find it). Sports figures are not included in this compilation, even though a great many of them have expired while doing their thing as the public watched. Moliere (died 21 February 1673) This French playwright and actor-manager collapsed during the fourth performance of his newly penned Le Malade Imaginaire (The Hypochondriac). Overwhelmed by a coughing fit, he was carried to his home in the Rue de Richelieu, Paris, where he died. Felix Mottl (died 2 July 1911) This Austrian conductor died in Munich at the age of 55 while conducting Act II of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde. Alexander Woolcott (died 23 January 1943) During a radio show (a round table discussion with four others on Hitlerism), Woolcott suffered a heart attack at 7:15 p.m. and died in hospital four hours later. Hundreds of people tuned into the show were unaware anything was amiss. Indeed, listeners reported that the writer, known for his incisive and sometimes stinging comments, seemed to have taken less than his usual part in the broadcast. Johnny Ace (died 25 December 1954) Rhythm and blues recording star Johnny Ace died during a show he was giving in Houston, but did so offstage. During a five minute break, the singer was amusing himself with a game of Russian Roulette (one bullet in the chamber). He lost. Tyrone Power (died 15 November 1958) Tyrone Power suffered a heart attack during the filming of a fencing scene in Solomon and Sheba in Madrid, Spain. He died only minutes after being loaded into an ambulance. Harry Einstein (died 24 November 1958) As famed comedian Parkyakarkus, Harry Einstein expired while performing at a Friars Club roast for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. He collapsed onto Milton Berle's shoulder. Eduard van Beinum (died 13 April 1959) Chief conductor at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, van Beinum was taken ill after rehearsing the first two movements of a Brahms symphony, and died immediately after stepping off the podium aged 58. Leonard Warren (died 4 March 1960) Just after he completed his second-act aria in Verdi's La Forza del Destino (The Force of Destiny) at the New York's Metropolitan Opera, Warren plunged face-forward onto the stage. The curtain was rung down, and it was announced a half hour later the singer had died of a massive stroke. Paul Mantz (died 8 July 1965) This aviation pioneer and legendary movie stunt pilot died in Yuma, Arizona, during the filming of The Flight Of The Phoenix. As three motion picture cameras ground away, his plane hit a small sand dune, overturned and disintegrated. Though semi-retired from stunt work, Mantz was covering for his partner, Frank Tallman, who'd six weeks earlier broken his leg pushing his son's go-cart. Nelson Eddy (died 6 March 1967) This famous actor and singer suffered a fatal stroke while performing onstage at the Doral Country Club in Miami at age 65. He died in hospital the next day. Joseph Keilberth (died 20 July 1968) This 60-year-old conductor died at the National Theatre in Munich while leading Tristan and Isolde. George Ostroska (died January 1970) While playing the lead in Macbeth at the Crawford Livingston Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota, Ostroska dropped dead of a heart attack at the beginning of the second act. He was 32. David Burns (died Mar
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The Bill (TV Series 1984–2010) - 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 Uniform officers and detectives from an inner London police station enforce law and order on a day to day basis. Creator: a list of 31 titles created 25 Mar 2011 a list of 42 titles created 25 Jan 2012 a list of 23 titles created 12 Sep 2012 a list of 23 titles created 05 Dec 2014 a list of 34 titles created 06 Oct 2015 Search for " The Bill " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: The Bill (1984–2010) 6.6/10 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. 7 wins & 26 nominations. See more awards » Photos The everyday lives of the people frequenting the frenetic Accident and Emergency department of Holby City hospital. Stars: Derek Thompson, Suzanne Packer, Ian Bleasdale The lives of firefighters at Blackwall Fire Station. Stars: Glen Murphy, Richard Walsh, Ben Onwukwe The everyday life and times of the residents, friends and enemies who live in a suburban street in the city of Liverpool in the north of England. Stars: Alexandra Fletcher, Diane Burke, Steven Pinder The everyday lives of working-class inhabitants of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough. The square includes the Queen Vic pub and a street market. Stars: Steve McFadden, Adam Woodyatt, June Brown Drama following the life of the officers and men of the King's Own Fusiliers regiment, during their home lives, training exercises and battles. Stars: Ben Nealon, Robson Green, Jerome Flynn Coronation Street (TV Series 1960) Drama | Romance The UK's longest-running TV soap, Coronation Street focuses on the everyday lives of working class people in Manchester, England. Stars: Helen Worth, Simon Gregson, William Roache A soap opera set in a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Stars: Lucy Pargeter, Mark Charnock, Elizabeth Estensen Holby City (TV Series 1999) Drama The everyday lives, professional and personal, of the doctors, nurses and patients who find themselves, for various reasons, in the wards of the frenetic cardiac unit of Holby City General Hospital. Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Rosie Marcel, Tina Hobley Drama about the staff and inmates of a women's prison. Stars: Kika Mirylees, Victoria Alcock, Helen Fraser Game show in which contestants try to guess well-known phrases or sayings from animated picture puzzles. Stars: Roy Walker, Nick Weir, Stephen Mulhern Hollyoaks takes a look at the lives, loves and careers of a group of teenage friends and their families as they graduate through GCSE's, A-Levels and College into the world of work. Stars: Kieron Richardson, Nick Pickard, Ashley Taylor Dawson Sporting celebrities are quizzed on their own and others' sports. Stars: Sue Barker, Matt Dawson, Ally McCoist Edit Storyline Uniform officers and detectives from Sun Hill police station enforce law and order on a day to day basis. A policeman's job is much more than just catching criminals; in order to survive each day they must deal with frustrating members of the public, and often their own colleagues. From petty thieves to violent drug dealers, life is never easy for the members of the Metropolitan Police Force. Written by ttl 16 October 1984 (UK) See more » Also Known As: Lov og uorden See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The police uniforms used in the series are genuine and are locked away for security reasons every night, with no complete uniform being locked in any one cupboard. See more » Quotes See more » Crazy Credits There were actually three versions of the credits featuring the plodding feet. There was a blue-tint version used in the original episodes in the 1980s, a 1990s fuzzy, overcast version and mid-1990s fine weather version. See more » Connections Long running British TV Police Dram
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Buildings and bridges A-Z - Q-files Encyclopedia Buildings and bridges A-Z Technology > Buildings and bridges A-Z Arch bridge A bridge with an arched structure beneath its deck. Arched bridges are one of the oldest types of bridge. The arch shape gives great strength to the structure. Bank of China Tower A 307-metre-tall (1007-feet) skyscraper in Hong Kong, housing the headquarters of the Bank of China . It was the tallest building in Asia from 1989 to 1992. Bascule A bridge with a section that can be raised or lowered like a drawbridge, enabling tall ships to pass beneath it. Beam bridge A simple bridge formed of horizontal beams supported at each end by vertical posts. Burj Khalifa A 828-metre-tall (2716-feet) skyscraper in Dubai , United Arab Emirates. The Burj Khalifa , opened in 2010, is currently the tallest structure ever built. Cable-stayed bridge A bridge held up by steel cables. The cables are fixed to the tops of towers standing on the ground. The weight of the deck is supported by the towers. Cantilever bridge A bridge constructed from beams supported at just one end. A cantilever bridge can have just one beam, supported at one end; many have two beams reaching out from each end to meet in the centre; some have beams reaching out in opposite directions from central supports. Chrysler Building A 319-metre-tall (1047-feet) Art Deco-style skyscraper in New York City. Completed in 1930, it was the tallest building in the world for 11 months, before the Empire State Building was completed. CN Tower A 553-metre-tall (1814-feet) structure in Toronto, Canada . It is a TV transmission station and a tourist attraction, with two observation decks. Completed in 1976, the CN Tower was the world’s tallest structure until the completion of Burj Khalifa in 2010. Dam A barrier built across a river to hold water back for drinking or watering crops , to generate electricity by hydroelectric power , or to control flooding . Eiffel Tower A 300-metre-tall (984-feet) iron structure, built in Paris in 1889. At the time of its construction, the Eiffel Tower was the world’s tallest structure. Empire State Building A 381-metre-tall (1250-feet) skyscraper in New York. Completed in 1931, the Empire State Building was the world’s tallest building until 1973. Its spire was intended to be a mooring post for airships , but was only used for this once. Ericsson Globe The national indoor arena of Sweden , in its capital city, Stockholm. At 100 m wide and 85 m tall (328 x 279 feet), it is the largest hemispherical building in the world. Gateway Arch The tallest monument in the world, rising 192 metres (630 feet) above the Mississippi River in the USA . It was built in 1965 to mark St. Louis’s historic role as “Gateway to the West”. The steel arch is hollow, with lifts going up inside it. Petronas Towers Twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia . The 452-metre-tall (1483-feet) Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004. Each tower has 88 floors and a sky bridge connects the 41st and 42nd floors. Skyscraper A very tall building, usually more than 20 storeys high. Skyscrapers provide lots of space while using little land. They are a feature of many large cities, where land is limited and expensive. Suspension bridge A bridge hung from steel cables strung between towers. Suspension bridges are ideal for long, high spans as they do not require a row of supporting columns that may interfere with river transport. Sydney Opera House One of the most famous modern buildings in the world, on the edge of Sydney Harbour in Australia . Built during the 1960s, Sydney Opera House 's roof is designed to imitate the sails of the ships in the harbour.
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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 World’s Tallest Mountain from Base to Peak | Web Odysseum The World’s Tallest Mountain from Base to Peak Posted on The World’s Tallest Mountain from Base to Peak October 02, 2012 No, it’s not the Mount Everest, but the Mount McKinley (or Denali) in Alaska ! McKinley has a summit elevation of 20,320 feet (6,194 m) above sea level, making it the highest peak in North America. Measured from base to peak, it is the world’s tallest mountain ON LAND. McKinley sits atop a plain with elevations from 300 metres (1,000 ft) to 900 metres (3,000 ft), for a base-to-peak height of 5,300 to 5,900 metres (17,000 to 19,000 ft). Mount Everest, on the other hand, sits atop the Tibetan Plateau at a much higher base elevation. Base elevations for Everest range from 4,200 m (13,800 ft) on the south side to 5,200 m (17,100 ft) on the Tibetan Plateau, for a base-to-peak height in the range of 3,650 to 4,650 metres (12,000 to 15,300 ft). But the world’s tallest mountain ON EARTH (Land and Ocean) is the volcano Mauna Kea. Standing 4,205 m (13,796 ft) above sea level, its peak is the highest point in the U.S. state of Hawaii. However, much of the mountain is below sea level; when measured from its oceanic base, the total height difference is 10,200 m (33,500 ft). McKinley’s base-to-peak height is only little more than half that of the 10,200 metres (33,500 ft).
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Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay - 1953 Everest Article Everest 1953: First Footsteps - Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay National Geographic revisits the 1953 British summit to Everest when the first people stood atop the world's highest mountain. View Images Edmund Hillary (left) and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the 29,035-foot summit of Everest on May 29, 1953, becoming the first people to stand atop the world's highest mountain. Photograph by AP Excerpted From "50 Years on Everest," by Contributing Editor David Roberts, National Geographic Adventure, April 2003 By today's standards, the 1953 British expedition, under the military-style leadership of Sir John Hunt, was massive in the extreme, but in an oddly bottom-heavy way: 350 porters, 20 Sherpas, and tons of supplies to support a vanguard of only ten climbers. "Our climbers were all chosen as potential summiters," recalls George Band, 73, who was one of the party. Fifty years later, Band's memory of the campaign remains undimmed. "The basic plan was for two summit attempts, each by a pair of climbers, with a possible third assault if necessary. On such expeditions the leader tends to designate the summit pairs quite late during the expedition, when he sees how everybody is performing." Anxiety over who is chosen for the summit team would be a hallmark of major Everest expeditions for decades to come. But never again would the stakes be quite so high. By the spring of 1953, the ascent of the world's highest mountain was beginning to seem inevitable. First attempted in 1921 by the British, Everest had repulsed at least ten major expeditions and two lunatic solo attempts. With the 1950 discovery of a southern approach to the mountain in newly opened Nepal, and the first ascent of the treacherous Khumbu Icefall the following year, what would come to be known by the 1990s as the "yellow brick road" to the summit had been identified. At first it seemed the Swiss would claim the prize. In 1952 a strong Swiss team that included legendary alpinist Raymond Lambert had pioneered the route up the steep Lhotse Face and reached the South Col. From that high, broad saddle, Lambert and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay then pushed all the way to 28,210 feet (8,598 meters) on the Southeast Ridge before turning back—probably as high as anyone had ever stood on Earth. Now the British were determined to bring every possible advantage to their spring 1953 offensive—including hiring Tenzing, 38, as their lead Sherpa, or sirdar. Earlier British expeditions, though impressive in their accomplishments, were often charmingly informal in style. Hunt's intricately planned assault, on the other hand, was all business. "You get there fastest with the mostest," observes mountaineering pundit Ken Wilson. "You have a military leader who is totally in tune with that philosophy, and you don't dink around in an amateur sort of clubby way." From the start, the 33-year-old beekeeper Edmund Hillary (not yet Sir Edmund) was a strong contender for one of the summit slots. "It was his fourth Himalayan expedition in just over two years and he was at the peak of fitness," Band says. The heavily glaciated peaks of his native New Zealand had proved a perfect training ground for the Himalaya. Hillary earned respect early in the expedition by leading the team that forced a route through the Khumbu Icefall. "A sleeves-rolled-up, get-things-done man," Wilson calls him. Still, logistical snafus, the failure of a number of stalwarts to acclimatize, and problems with some of the experimental oxygen sets stalled the expedition badly. The team took a troubling 12 days to retrace the Swiss route on the Lhotse Face (in part, perhaps, because the British were not as experienced on difficult ice). In despair, Hunt began to wonder whether his party would even reach the South Col. The expedition finally gained the col—the vital staging area for a summit push—on May 21. This was late enough to be worrisome, for the monsoon, whose heavy snows would prohibit climbing, could arrive as early as June 1. Because they became the firs
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US Map - USA Map, Map of United States of America US Map Get Custom Mapping Quote +1 408 637 0064 | sales@mapsofworld.com Disclaimer × Disclaimer : All efforts have been made to make this image accurate. However Compare Infobase Limited,its directors and employees do not own any responsibility for the correctness or authenticity of the same. The map of USA is available in different formats. Learn more about the state boundaries, international boundaries, important water bodies and capitals of all the 50 states of the country. Buy the map on Amazon.com printed on matte paper in 36 inch size; for more options in size along with digital formats, visit our store at Store.mapsofworld.com. USA Physical Map US History Back in the 1500s, the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León landed on the coast of Florida and Spain established the first European colony in North America. In 1700s, Britain gained control of the territories on the east of the Mississippi River. The motto displayed on the Great Seal of the USA is “E pluribus unum”, which means “Out of many, one.” The USA has no official language. The USA is divided into nine time zones . The total area of the USA is 9,857,306 sq. km, making it the third largest country in the world. The major rivers of the country are the Colorado, Columbia, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Rio Grande, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Snake River, and the Yellowstone. More than 800 rivers crisscross the Continental U.S. This map shows some of the longest rivers in the US . The Mississippi River combines with the Missouri River to form the fourth longest river system in the world. Of the five great lakes, Lake Superior, Huron, Erie and Ontario are shared by the USA and Canada and only Michigan lies entirely in the USA. The highest point in the USA is Mount McKinley in Alaska, which is 6,194 meters high. The lowest point is the Death Valley in California which lies 86 meters below sea level. The USA has more diverse ecosystems than any other nation in the world. Iconic flora of the USA includes the Prairie grass, the Giant Redwood of California and the Giant Saguaro cacti in the US deserts. Alaska's coastline is longer than the coastlines of all other states combined. The USA has 59 officially-designated National Parks spread over the 50 states. Here is a list of US National Parks . More on US Climate... Education and Health Public education is free and available to all students. Apart from public schools, private schools and home schools are two other options for schooling in the United States. Some of the American colleges and universities consistently rank among the top 20 in the world. Here is a list of Top Universities in USA . The literacy rate in the US is 99%. The life expectancy at birth is 78.7 years. However, it is not in the list of Top 10 Countries with Highest Life Expectancy . US Travel and Tourism The USA receives around seven million international visitors every year. Some of the most visited cities in the USA are New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., Honolulu, Boston, Chicago, San Diego, Philadelphia, and Seattle. Some of the favorite destinations for domestic American tourists were the US Virgin Islands , Hudson River Valley, Four Corners Region, California Gold Country, and Yellowstone National Park. The most visited tourist spots include the Times Square, the Las Vegas Strip, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Niagara Falls, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, and Navy Pier. The state of Kentucky has the longest cave system in the world. The Universal Studio and Disneyland are among the best Theme Parks in the US Famous Americans
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Dowbrigade » Sports Dowbrigade The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, But It Will Be Blogged Archive for the 'Sports' Category dowbrigade - June 20, 2008 @ 9:37 pm · Boston , Celtics , Humor , Prose Screeds , Sports Yesterday the Dowbrigade and his son and cameraman Gabriel joined half a million other Boston sports fans to celebrate the latest World Championship by a local sports team. Yawn. Then we stopped for Brazilian Bar-B-Q on the way home. Ho hum. How jaded we have become, here in the Hub! Somehow life seems empty if one of the local teams isn’t playing for a cup, or trophy, or title. What we have here is a unique and unprecedented confluence of statistical, psychic and socio-cultural factors, bringing championships to Boston by the bandwagon. We have already taken credit for the Major Mojo behind this run of competitive success. However, it occurs to us that most people may not be aware of how deep and widespread this reign of triumph currently is. For example, how many readers are aware that the Walpole, MA Little League team was declared the default 2007 Little League World Series winner, due to the retroactive age-related disqualifications of players from the Macon, Georgia and Osaka, Japan teams which finished ahead of them? And how about the news that the Boston team at the National Conference of Mayors won the annual City Government Softball Tournament final 17-6 after cleanup hitter Tom Tom Menino pointed to the left field wall, mumbled something unintelligible and smashed the crap out of an 0-2 knuckleball from Michael Bloomberg. While the “Big Three” of Celtics, Patriots and Red Sox grab all the headlines, true sports fans are aware that there are other champions in town. The New England Revolution have been to the MLS finals three years in a row, earning the unfortunate sobrioquet “Buffalo Bills of the MLS”. But further down the food chain of professional sports, who knew that the Boston Tea Bags recently finished first in the Gay Para Olympics. Or that the Boston Bonsais of the Professional Flower Arranging League last year won the Bouquet Bowl?It is a shame only the Bay Windows weekly rag reported that the Boston Stylistics captured the American Stylists 2008 Coiff-Off held recently in Las Vegas. They Blow! Among female competitors, local teams at the top of their respective sports include the Boston Ballbreakers of the Womens Amateur Rugby Association and the New England Nannies who recently triumphed in the World Child Care Olympics in Manchester, England. And who could forget the Boston Blueballs, who traveled to Fugloysund, Norway for the Competitive Ice-Swimming Team Championship and won! Go Blueballs! But Boston’s good fortune has not been limited to nominal grown-ups. Our many excellent college teams have also been bringing home titles at a rate that has the laurel leaves falling faster than foliage in the fall. Why, just during the past academic year, MIT took home both the US Collegiate Chess Championship and the NCAA Robot Rhythmic Gymnastics Cup. In between Harvard won the Super-Ego Bowl. Speaking of bowls, BC triumphed in the 2008 GE College Bowl as well as the Champs Sports Bowl, and Northeastern staggered home with the 2008 Beer Pong title. Brandeis took the team title at the Maccabee Games and a Bentley won the Paris-Dakar Road Rally. In a major upset, BU won the Division 3 Football Championship, even though they haven’t had a football team for ten years. Flipping through the cable lineup we also note that New Englanders have been on a competitive reality show tear, having recently won America’s Top Model, Celebrity Chef Cookoff, American Idle (a slacker spin-off), Dancing with the Stars, Big Brother, I Survived a Japanese Game Show, America Gladiator, The Great Race, Fear Factor, Top Design, America’s Got Talent, The Biggest Loser and The Apprentice. The popularity of Boston has been noted and rewarded by a plethora of national publications and professional associations which have recently named our fair city, among other things, America’s Voted Most Livable City, Best Sports Bars, Top S
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History of Birds Eye - Birds Eye View You are here: Birds Eye View > The Wonder of Vegetables > Bird's Eye Roots Bird's Eye Roots Clarence Birdseye was a man of vision, curiosity and persistence. During his travels through the Arctic, he saw Eskimos use ice, wind and temperature to freeze just-caught fish almost instantly to retain its freshness. He envisioned a way to apply this flash freezing process to vegetables—a simple biological concept that would revolutionize the frozen food industry. During flash freezing, vegetables are frozen so fast that only small ice crystals are able to form. The veggies' cell walls aren’t damaged, which protects their maximum flavor, texture and color. Back in the U.S., Birdseye formed the General Seafood Corporation with some wealthy partners who believed in his process. In 1926, the partners' financial support allowed Birdseye to unveil the “Quick Freeze Machine." Birdseye then focused on great food and selling it, including the development of freezer grocery display cases. By 1944, Birdseye's company was leasing refrigerated boxcars to transport frozen foods, making national distribution a reality and Birdseye a legend. Birds Eye® shares our founder's commitment and celebrates his contributions to making delicious, high-quality vegetables accessible to everyone.
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Ecumenical Buddhism, Daoism, & Confucianism: The Stylites Ecumenical Buddhism, Daoism, & Confucianism Buddhism is the successor of the tribal Hindu faith. LaoZi is the greatest prophet of the Dao. Siddhartha Gautama is Saint Ioasaph in the Orthodox & Catholic Christian Churches. Jesus Christ can, in truth, be called a Buddha. He is the Eternal Dao, who is also One with the Father & Holy Spirit in the Holy Trinity. Apostolic Christianity is the successor of not only the tribal Jewish religion but also the 3 in 1 San Jiao He Yi faith of Buddhism, Daoism & Confucianism combined. 22 August 2010 The Stylites Stylites (from Greek stylos, "pillar") or Pillar-Saints are a type of Christian ascetic who in the early days of the Byzantine Empire stood on pillars preaching, fasting and praying. They believed that the mortification of their bodies would help ensure the salvation of their souls. The first stylite was probably Simeon Stylites the Elder who climbed on a pillar in Syria in 423 and remained there until his death 37 years later. Palladius of Galatia tells us of a hermit in Palestine who dwelt in a cave on the top of a mountain and who for the space of twenty-five years never turned his face to the west so that the sun never set on his face. St. Gregory of Nazianzus (Patrologia Graeca 37, 1456) speaks of a solitary who stood upright for many years together, absorbed in contemplation, without ever lying down. Theodoret assures us that he had seen a hermit who had passed ten years in a tub suspended in midair from poles (Philotheus, chapter 28). Palladius of Galatia was bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia, and a devoted disciple of Saint John Chrysostom. He is best remembered for his work, the Lausiac History; he was also, in all probability, the author of the Dialogue on the Life of Chrysostom. Palladius was born in Galatia in 363 or 364, and dedicated himself to the monastic life in 386 or a little later. He travelled to Egypt to meet the prototypical Christian monks, the Desert Fathers, for himself. In 388 he arrived in Alexandria and about 390 he passed on to Nitria, and a year later to a district in the desert known as Cellia, from the multitude of its cells, where he spent nine years, first with Macarius of Alexandria and then with Evagrius Ponticus. At the end of the time, his health having broken down, he went to Palestine in search of a cooler climate. In 400 he was ordained bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia, and soon became involved in the controversies which centred round St. John Chrysostom. The year 405 found him in Rome, whither he had gone to plead the cause of Chrysostom, his fidelity to whom resulted in his exile in the following year to Syene and the Thebaid, where he gained first-hand knowledge of another part of Egypt. In 412–413 he was restored, after a sojourn among the monks of the Mount of Olives. His great work was written in 419–420 and was called the Lausiac History, being composed for Lausus, chamberlain at the court of Theodosius II. He died some time in the decade 420–430. There seems no reason to doubt that it was the ascetic spirit manifested in such examples as these which spurred men on to devise new and more ingenious forms of self-crucifixion and which in 423 led Simeon Stylites the Elder first of all to take up his abode on the top of a pillar. Critics have recalled a passage in Lucian (De Syria Dea, chapters 28 and 29) which speaks of a high column at Hierapolis Bambyce to the top of which a man ascended twice a year and spent a week in converse with the gods, but the Catholic Encyclopedia argues that it is unlikely that Simeon had derived any suggestion from this pagan custom. In any case Simeon had a continuous series of imitators, particularly in Syria and Palestine. Daniel the Stylite may have been the first of these, for he had been a disciple of Simeon and began his rigorous way of life shortly after his master died. Saint Simeon Stylites or Symeon the Stylite (Arabic: مار سمعان العمودي mār semʕān l-ʕamūdī; Greek: Ἅγιος Συμεὼν Στυλίτης Hagios Symeon Stylites) (c. 390 – 2 September 45
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Who was the Cornish inventor who is famous for building a high pressure non-condensing steam engine for general industrial use in 1880, and in 1801 for building a steam car that carried passengers?
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steam engine facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about steam engine Condenser: An instrument for cooling air or gases. Cylinder: The chamber of an engine in which the piston moves. Piston: A sliding piece that is moved by or moves against fluid pressure within a cylindrical vessel or chamber. Turbine: An engine that moves in a circular motion when force, such as moving water, is applied to its series of baffles (thin plates or screens) radiating from a central shaft. Watt's breakthrough The most important improvement in steam engine design was brought about by the Scottish engineer James Watt (1736–1819). He set out to improve the performance of Newcomen's engine and by 1769 had arrived at the conclusion: if the steam were condensed separately from the cylinder, the cylinder could always be kept hot. That year he introduced the design of a steam engine that had a separate condenser and sealed cylinders. Since this kept the heating and cooling processes separate, his machine could work constantly, without any long pause at each cycle to reheat the cylinder. Watt's refined steam engine design used one-third less fuel than a comparable Newcomen engine. Over the next fifteen years, Watt continued to improve his engine and made three significant additions. He introduced the centrifugal governor, a device that could control steam output and engine speed. He made the engine double-acting by allowing steam to enter alternately on either side of the piston. This allowed the engine to work rapidly and deliver power on the downward as well as on the upward piston stroke. Most important, he attached a flywheel to the engine. Flywheels allow the engine to run more smoothly by creating a more constant load, and they convert the conventional back-and-forth power stroke into a circular (rotary) motion that can be adapted more readily to power machinery. By 1790, Watt's improved steam engine offered a powerful, reliable power source that could be located almost anywhere. It was used to pump bellows for blast furnaces, to power huge hammers for shaping and strengthening forged metals, and to turn machinery at textile mills. More than anything, it was Watt's steam engine that speeded up the Industrial Revolution both in England and the rest of the world. High-pressure engines The next advance in steam engine technology involved the realization that steam itself, rather than the condensing of steam to create a vacuum, could power an engine. In 1804, American inventor Oliver Evans (1755–1819) designed the first high-pressure, non-condensing engine. The engine, which was stationary, operated at 30 revolutions per minute and was used to power a marble-cutting saw. The high-pressure engines used large cylindrical tanks of water heated from beneath to produce steam. Steam was successfully adapted to power boats in 1802 and railways in 1829. Later, some of the first automobiles were powered by steam. In the 1880s, the English engineer Charles A. Parsons (1854–1931) produced the first steam turbine. By 1900, the steam engine had evolved into a highly sophisticated and powerful engine that propelled huge ships on the oceans and ran turbogenerators that supplied electricity. Once the dominant power source, steam engines eventually declined in popularity as other power sources became available. Although there were more than 60,000 steam cars made in the United States between 1897 and 1927, the steam engine eventually gave way to the internal-combustion engine as a power source for vehicles. [See also Diesel engine; Internal-combustion engine; Jet engine ] Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. MLA
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Free Flashcards about GK 5 Question Answer Tinian Island, from which Enola Gay took off en route to bomb Hiroshima, is part of which US territory? Northern Mariana Islands What is 'The Sky At Night''s theme tune? At The Castle Gate by Sibelius Who played the title character in 'Veronica Mars'? Kristen Bell What are the start and end points of the Severn Valley Railway? Kidderminster, Bridgnorth Which national trail runs between Ivinghoe Beacon and Overton Hill? The Ridgeway Former PM Gordon Brown and Kenny Dalglish were both born in which city? Glasgow Which London museum was founded by a tea magnate in 1901 in Forest Hill, and was designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Charles Harrison Townsend? Horniman Museum On which horse did Lester Piggott first win the Derby, in 1954? Never Say Die Which suffragette famously died at the 1913 Derby by running in the path of the horses? Emily Davison In McManus's cartoon "Bringing Up Father", what was "father's" name? Jiggs In McManus's cartoon "Bringing Up Father", to whom was father married? Maggie Who painted "The Roses of Heliogabalus (1888)"? Alma-Tadema Who wrote the novel "Angel Pavement"? JB Priestley Which pig was the leader in "Animal Farm"? Napoleon Who wrote "Anna Of The Five Towns"? Arnold Bennett In criminology, what is an "inchoate offence"? An offence (such as incitement or conspiracy) anticipating or preparatory to a further criminal act What is the alternative name for a wolverine? Glutton Which disease causes the roots of brassicas (eg cabbage) to swell? Club Root Which Indian-made car was unveiled in January 2008 as "the least expensive car in the world"? Tata Nano Which white frothy liquid is produced on plants by the frog hopper insect? Cuckoo spit How did Barnes Wallis assist the 'Dambusters' raid? Designed the 'bouncing bomb' Which constellation bears the popular name 'Charioteer'? Auriga Which is the biggest 'centaur' in the Solar System? Chiron How is hydroxybenzene better known? Phenol, or carbolic acid Who died on Loch Ness in 1952, trying to set a water speed record? John Cobb What type of stamps first went on sale in the UK in 1966, and have been sold every year since? Christmas stamps Which Mars canyon is over 4000km long? Valles Marineris The TATA OneCAT is a car that runs on what? Compressed air What is the legal term for someone authorised to stand in another's place? Proxy What type of hat is traditionally worn by a town crier? Tricorn What was the name of the dog sent into space in 1957? Laika Which company used the slogan "more experienced than our name suggests"? Virgin Atlantic Which spectacular comet was the brightest of the 20th century, best seen and passing perihelion in 1997? Hale-Bopp What make of washers were used by Britain's first launderette, that opened in 1949? Bendix Which shipyard built the QE2? John Brown's Which fine-grained metamorphic rock can be split into thin layers and used for roofing etc? Slate What do Americans call a flick knife? Switchblade Which disease is also called lockjaw? Tetanus Who set the record for the longest time continuously spent in space by an individual in human history by spending 437 days on 'Mir'? Valeri Polyakov The spectacled bear is native to which continent? South America Which is the last period of the Paleozoic Era? Permian A member of CARD (1964-67) campaigned against what? Racial Discrimination What is the inverse Tan of 1 in degrees? 45 degrees What is the log base 10 of 100? Two Which common metallic element has the atomic number 12? Magnesium Who manufactured the 'Lincoln' aircraft? Avro What is a 'wildcat well'? Exploratory well for oil or gas In 2014, the Kurdish minority Yazidi group were surrounded by ISIS on which mountain in Iraq? Sinjar Religious group the Yazidis generally refuse to wear which colour? Blue Dabiq is the online magazine of who? ISIL/ISIS (Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant) Of what are PANAS and SWANE measuring devices? Well-being/happiness Almedalen Week is an important political forum in which country? Sweden What is the capital of the Faroe Islands? Torshavn
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"Who wrote the play ""Still Life"", on which the 1945 film ""Brief Encounter"" was based?"
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Brief Encounter (1945) - The Criterion Collection The Criterion Collection Spine #76 After a chance meeting on a train platform, a married doctor (Trevor Howard) and a suburban housewife (Celia Johnson) begin a muted but passionate, and ultimately doomed, love affair. With its evocatively fog-enshrouded setting, swooning Rachmaninoff score, and pair of remarkable performances (Johnson was nominated for an Oscar), this film, directed by David Lean and based on Noël Coward’s play Still Life deftly explores the thrill, pain, and tenderness of an illicit romance, and has influenced many a cinematic brief encounter since its release. Cast Muir Mathieson Disc Features High-definition digital transfer of the BFI National Archive’s 2008 restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray Audio commentary from 2000 by film historian Bruce Eder Interview from 2012 with Noël Coward scholar Barry Day A Profile of “Brief Encounter,” a short documentary from 2000 on the making of the film David Lean: A Self Portrait, a 1971 television documentary on Lean’s career Trailer PLUS: An essay by historian Kevin Brownlow Current Posts Reintroducing David Lean’s Brief Encounter April 25, 2016 Brief Encounter, David Lean’s heartbreaking 1945 tale of forbidden love (out on Blu-ray tomorrow), remains one of the screen’s all-time most romantic films. Adapted for the screen by Noël Coward . . . Read more » Photo Galleries “Riskiest Thing I Ever Did”: Notes on Brief Encounter By Kevin Brownlow March 27, 2012 At a turning point in his career, David Lean adapted a short Noël Coward play into one of the greatest screen romances. Read more » Film Essays When Noël Met David . . . By Ian Christie March 27, 2012 In which an already iconic playwright comes to appreciate cinema and a soon-to-be legendary filmmaker finds his voice. Read more » Film Essays Brief Encounter By Adrian Turner June 26, 2000 Brief Encounter was the fourth and final film that David Lean made in association with Noël Coward. Derived from Still Life, a one-act play which Coward included in the portmanteau Tonight 8:30, . . . Read more » Film Essays “Riskiest Thing I Ever Did”: Notes on Brief Encounter By Kevin Brownlow March 27, 2012 At a turning point in his career, David Lean adapted a short Noël Coward play into one of the greatest screen romances. Read more » Film Essays When Noël Met David . . . By Ian Christie March 27, 2012 In which an already iconic playwright comes to appreciate cinema and a soon-to-be legendary filmmaker finds his voice. Read more » Film Essays Brief Encounter By Adrian Turner June 26, 2000 Brief Encounter was the fourth and final film that David Lean made in association with Noël Coward. Derived from Still Life, a one-act play which Coward included in the portmanteau Tonight 8:30, . . . Read more » Announcements Essential Art House On Sale November 30, 2016 Catch up on the classics! Select Essential Art House DVD releases are on sale starting at $9. Makes a great stocking stuffer! Read more » Video Reintroducing David Lean’s Brief Encounter April 25, 2016 Brief Encounter, David Lean’s heartbreaking 1945 tale of forbidden love (out on Blu-ray tomorrow), remains one of the screen’s all-time most romantic films. Adapted for the screen by Noël Coward . . . Read more » Photo Galleries “Riskiest Thing I Ever Did”: Notes on Brief Encounter By Kevin Brownlow March 27, 2012 At a turning point in his career, David Lean adapted a short Noël Coward play into one of the greatest screen romances. Read more » Film Essays When Noël Met David . . . By Ian Christie March 27, 2012 In which an already iconic playwright comes to appreciate cinema and a soon-to-be legendary filmmaker finds his voice. Read more » News Noël Coward in New York March 07, 2012 A celebration of one of the great cosmopolites of the twentieth century, in one of the cosmopolises he adored. Read more » News From Stage to Screen to Stage December 04, 2009 Brief Encounter, that eternal model of restraint, is coming out of its shell in a play opening this week in New York. A touring productio
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller THE CRUCIBLE by Arthur Miller (1952) Top picture: E.G Marshall, Arthur Kennedy, and Beatrice Straight in the 1953 Broadway production. Bottom picture: Arthur Miller. In 1953, Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible" ran on Broadway at the Martin Beck. Despite being a box office success and acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, it was considered second-best to his prior "Death of a Salesman." As Brook Atkinson for the New York Times reported the day after the opening, "[T]he theme does not develop with the simple eloquence of 'Death of a Salesman.'" Although the events of the play are based on the events that took place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, Miller was liberal in his fictionalization of those events. For example, many of the accusations of witchcraft in the play are driven by the affair between farmer, husband, and father John Proctor (Arthur Kennedy), and the Minister's teenage niece Abigail Williams (Madeleine Sherwood); however, in real life Williams was probably about eleven at the time of the accusations and Proctor was over sixty, which makes it most unlikely that there was ever any such relationship. Miller himself said, "The play is not reportage of any kind .... [n]obody can start to write a tragedy and hope to make it reportage .... what I was doing was writing a fictional story about an important theme." The "important theme" that Miller was writing about was clear to many observers in 1953 at the play's opening. It was written in response to Senator McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee's crusade against supposed communist sympathizers. Despite the obvious political criticisms contained within the play, most critics felt that "The Crucible" was "a self contained play about a terrible period in American history." The Crucible (The Movie) Over twenty years after the opening of the play, the eighty-one-year-old Miller wrote the screenplay for the production of a movie version of "The Crucible." As was the play, the movie is a fictionalized version of the events of Salem in 1692. Additionally, the movie was been changed from the play in some minor respects. For example, the movie opens with a scene of the town girls sneaking into the woods and participating is a ritualistic dance with the slave woman Tituba--until they are all caught by the minister. In the play this scene was referred to, but not performed. Another change is that the Slave woman Tituba is portrayed as black, when she was actually an Indian. Although hailed by some, the movie was not as well received as was the play. One critic stated, "This filmic redux of Miller's theatrical parable is somewhat out of place on the modern landscape. What was no doubt a powerful and emotive effort in the 1950s, when it was written as a scathing critique of Senator McCarthy's crusade against supposed communist sympathizers, falls flat in the '90s." Even the star-studded cast was not enough to save the film for some. "Winona Ryder and Daniel Day-Lewis star in this two-hour yelling match between good and evil. Not recommended for those with a low tolerance for '50s-style misogyny and moralistic posturing." Not all were so harsh. Another reviewer stated, "With a head on its shoulders and the rawest emotions in its craw, Miller's stage hit "The Crucible" has become a cinematic grabber for grown-ups (**** out of four)." For a complete list of the cast and clips from the 1996 film, see
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Which firm owned the factory in Bhopal in India, devastated by a poison gas leak in 1984?
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Bhopal, India Poison Gas Leak Disaster, 1984 Updated July 26, 2015. What Was the Huge Poison Gas Leak in Bhopal, India? During the night of December 2-3, 1984, a storage tank containing methyl isocyanate (MIC) at the Union Carbide pesticide plant leaked gas into the densely populated city of Bhopal, India. Killing an estimated 3,000 to 6,000 people, the Bhopal Gas Leak was one of the worst industrial accidents in history. Cutting Costs Union Carbide India, Ltd. built a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India in the late 1970s in an effort to produce pesticides locally to help increase production on local farms. However, sales of pesticide didn't materialize in the numbers hoped for and the plant was soon losing money. In 1979, the factory began to produce large amounts of the highly toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC), because it was a cheaper way to make the pesticide carbaryl. To also cut costs, training and maintenance in the factory were drastically cut back. Workers in the factory complained about the dangerous conditions and warned of possible disasters, but management did not take any action. continue reading below our video What are the Seven Wonders of the World The Storage Tank Heats Up On the night of December 2-3, 1984, something began to go wrong in storage tank E610, which contained 40 tons of MIC. Water leaked into the tank which caused the MIC to heat up. Some sources say that water leaked into the tank during routine cleaning of a pipe but that the safety valves inside the pipe were faulty. The Union Carbide company claims that a saboteur placed the water inside the tank, although there has never been proof of this. It is also considered possible that once the tank began to overheat, workers threw water on the tank, not realizing they were adding to the problem. The Deadly Gas Leak By 12:15 a.m. on the morning of December 3, 1984, MIC fumes were leaking out of the storage tank. Although there should have been six safety features that would have either prevented the leak or contained it, all six did not work properly that night. It is estimated that 27 tons of MIC gas escaped out of the container and spread across the densely populated city of Bhopal, India, which had a population of approximately 900,000 people. Although a warning siren was turned on, it was quickly turned off again so as to not cause panic. Most residents of Bhopal were sleeping when the gas began to leak. Many woke up only because they heard their children coughing or found themselves choking on the fumes. As people jumped up from their beds, they felt their eyes and throat burning. Some choked on their own bile. Others fell to the ground in contortions of pain. People ran and ran, but they did not know in which direction to go. Families were split up in the confusion. Many people fell to the ground unconscious and were then trampled upon. The Death Toll Estimates of the death toll vary greatly. Most sources say at least 3,000 people died from immediate exposure to the gas, while higher estimates go up to 8,000. In the two decades following the night of the disaster, approximately 20,000 additional people have died from the damage they received from the gas. Another 120,000 people live daily with the effects from the gas, including blindness, extreme shortness of breath, cancers, birth deformities, and early onset of menopause. Chemicals from the pesticide plant and from the leak have infiltrated the water system and the soil near the old factory and thus continue to cause poisoning in the people who live near it. The Man Responsible Just three days after the disaster, the chairman of Union Carbide, Warren Anderson, was arrested. When he was released on bail, he fled the country. Although his whereabouts were unknown for many years, recently he was found living in the Hamptons in New York. Extradition procedures have not started because of political issues. Anderson continues to be wanted in India for culpable homicide for his role in the Bhopal disaster. The Company Says They Are Not to Blame One of the worst parts of this tragedy is actually wha
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Silvergate Prep Jeopardy Template 100 Princess Peach In video gaming, what is the name of the princess whom Mario repeatedly stops Bowser from kidnapping? 100 What does Woody from Toy Story have in his boot? 100 We just set a goal, talkin' matchin' Lambos 100 what is the hottest planet 100 Who was the second president of the United States? 200 What Nintendo system was released after the N64 and before the Wii 200 What animals portray surfer dudes in Finding Nemo? 200 Chains Nick jonas I gave all my heart but she won't heal my soul She tasted a break and I can't get more 200 All land-dwelling living things depend upon what source of energy 200 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? 300 What color is the ring of death on an Xbox that signifies a hardware failure? 300 Which Princess is in the Disney classic Aladdin? 300 Drake best i ever had Cause she hold me down every time I hit her up When I get right I promise that we gone live it up 300 The only planet that has a day longer than its year is ... 300 What did "prohibition" outlaw in the early 1900s? 400 In Mortal Kombat, what phrase is heard when scorpion uses his spear. 400 Which film does Eddie Murphy do the voice-over for a red Chinese dragon? 400 Beyonce irreplaceable Because you was untrue Rollin' her around in the car that I bought you Baby drop them keys Hurry up before your taxi leaves 400 Who was the first American to Orbit the Earth 400 Who allied with America during the Revolutionary war 500 The legend of Zelda Which 1986 Nintendo game is set in the fantasy land of Hyrule, and centres on a boy named Link? 500 Name the rock on which Simba will stand as King in Lion King 500 I want it that way Backstreet Boys Tell me why Ain't nothin' but a heartache Tell me why Ain't nothin' but a mistake Tell me why
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Which English monarch who reigned from 1422 to 1461 and then briefly from 1470 to 1471 was stabbed to death in the Tower of London in 1471?
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King Henry VI | Britroyals Event 1422 Henry aged 8 months becomes King of England on the death of his father, Henry V, and then, two months later, King of France on the death of his grandfather, Charles VI. 1422 John, Duke of Bedford, is appointed Regent of France; Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, becomes Regent of England. 1429 Henry VI is crowned King of England 1429 The young peasant girl Joan of Arc begins her campaign to expel the English from France. She inspires the French army which relieves Orleans besieged by English troops. 1431 The English capture Joan of Arc. She is burned at the stake as a witch and heretic in Rouen on 30 May. 1431 Henry VI of England is crowned King of France in Paris 1437 Henry assumes personal rule of England 1440 Eton college founded giving free education to 70 scholars 1445 Henry marries Margaret of Anjou 1453 End of 100 Years� War. Gascony and Normandy fall to the French. England retains only Calais and The Channel Islands. 1453 Henry becomes mentally ill. Richard, Duke of York, is made Protector during Henry�s illness 1453 Battle of Heworth between supporters of the Neville and Percy families marks the beginning of the feud between the Houses of York and Lancaster 1454 Henry regains his senses but disaffected nobles take matters into their own hands. Supporters of the Dukes of York and Lancaster take sides. 1455 Beginning of the 'Wars of the Roses'. Duke of York is dismissed. York raises an army and defeats the King�s Lancastrian forces at the Battle of St. Albans.The Lancastrian leader, the Duke of Somerset, is killed. York takes over the government of England. 1457 Henry unsuccessfully tries to broker peace between the Yorkists and Lancastrians. 1459 War is renewed and the Lancastrians are defeated at Blore Heath; the Yorkists are then defeated at Ludford Bridge near Ludlow. Parliament declares York a traitor and he escapes to Ireland. 1460 Yorkist army led by Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, defeats Lancastrians at the Battle of Northampton. Henry VI is captured and his wife, Margaret, escapes to Scotland. Richard of York is again Protector. 1460 Margaret raises a Lancastrian army in the north and defeats and kills Richard of York at Wakefield. Henry VI captured by the Yorkists at Northampton. Earl of Warwick takes London for the Yorkists. 1461 Yorkists win Battle of Mortimers Cross. Queen Margaret marches her army South, defeats Earl of Warwick at St Albans, and frees Henry. Edward, son of Richard of York, defeats Margaret's Lancastrian forces on 29 March at the Battle of Towton - the largest and bloodiest battle ever on British soil when 28,000 lose their lives. Margaret and Henry flee to Scotland. Henry is deposed by Edward who declares himself King Edward IV 1462 Lancastrian revolts are suppressed. 1464 Warwick defeats Lancastrians at Battle of Hexham; Henry VI is captured and brought to the Tower of London. 1469 Warwick falls out with Edward IV, and defeats him at Edgecote. They are later reconciled but Warwick is banished. He makes peace with Margaret, returns to England with an army, and Edward flees to Flanders. Henry VI is restored to the throne. 1471 Edward returns to England and defeats and kills Warwick at the Battle of Barnet. Margaret is defeated at the Battle of Tewkesbury; her son Edward, Prince of Wales, heir to the Lancastrian throne is killed in battle. 1471
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King James I | Britroyals Born: June 19, 1566 at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland Parents: Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley Relation to Elizabeth II: 9th great-grandfather House of: Stuart Ascended to the throne: March 24, 1603 aged 36 years Crowned: July 25, 1603 at Westminster Abbey, also as James VI of Scotland at Stirling Castle on July 29, 1567 Married: Anne, Daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway Children: Three sons and five daughters, of whom three survived infancy; Henry, Elizabeth and Charles Died: March 27, 1625 at Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, aged 58 years, 9 months, and 7 days Buried at: Westminster Reigned for: 22 years, and 3 days, King of Scotland for 57 years 1567-1625 Succeeded by: his son Charles James was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and her second husband Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley. He was descended through the Scottish kings from Robert the Bruce, and the English Tudors through his great grandmother Margaret Tudor sister of Henry VIII. His parent�s marriage was short-lived and Darnley was found murdered 8 months after James was born in June 1566. His mother married again, but in 1567 was forced to renounce the throne of Scotland in favour of her infant son. James became King James VI of Scotland aged 13 months in July 1567, and was crowned at Stirling. Mary fled to England where she was eventually executed following Catholic plots against Elizabeth I in 1587. His childhood and adolescence were unhappy, abnormal, and precarious; he had various guardians, whose treatment of him differed widely. His education, although thorough, was weighted with strong Presbyterian and Calvinist political doctrine, and his character � highly intelligent and sensitive, but also fundamentally shallow, vain, and exhibitionist � reacted violently to this. He also sought solace with extravagant and unsavoury male favourites who, in later years, were to have a damaging effect on his prestige and state affairs. A suitable Queen was found for him in Anne of Denmark and they were married in 1589. As King of Scotland, he curbed the power of the nobility, although his attempts to limit the authority of the Kirk (Church of Scotland) were less successful. When Elizabeth I of England died in 1603 unmarried, James moved to London and was crowned King James I of England the first of the Stuart Kings of the combined crowns of England and Scotland. The English courtiers were wary of his Scottish favourites, affairs with male courtiers and uncouth ways. He was however a supporter of literature and arts. William Shakespeare was among the �Kings Men� troupe of actors who performed plays for their patron James. He commissioned the King James Authorized Version of the Bible, published in 1611, which remains one of the most important English translations of the Bible. He initially acted mainly upon the advice of Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, but on Salisbury�s death all restraint vanished. His religious policy consisted of asserting the supreme authority and divine right of the crown and suppressing both Puritans and Catholics who objected. Guy Fawkes' attempt to blow up Parliament in 1605 produced an anti-Catholic reaction, which gave James a temporary popularity which soon dissipated. His foreign policy aimed primarily at achieving closer relations with Spain was not liked by Parliament who saw Spain as the Old Catholic enemy of the Armada and competitor for world trade. During his reign the East India Company expanded trade bringing spices from the East, and Jamestown was founded in Virginia. His willingness to compromise politically, even while continuing to talk in terms of absolutism, largely accounts for the superficial stability of his reign. However, the effects of many of his actions were long term, becoming fully obvious only after his death. James and Anne had 8 children only three of whom survived infancy. Their eldest son Henry died aged 18 of typhoid, and their 2nd son Charles became King Charles I. The marriage of their daughter Elizabeth to Frederic V, Elector Palatine and King of Bohem
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Income Tax Income Tax Income Tax What is Income Tax? Income Tax is the principal form of direct personal taxation in the UK. It takes the form of a proportion of a person's earnings, which is collected by HM Revenue & Customs and passed to the Treasury. Income Tax was previously collected by the Inland Revenue, but in April 2005, Inland Revenue merged with HM Customs and Excise Departments to form the present HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The main forms of income that are liable to Income Tax are earnings from employment and self-employment, retirement pensions, profits from business, income from property, interest on savings and dividends from investments. It is also payable on Jobseeker's Allowance and tips and bonuses. Deductions for Income Tax are usually made "at source": that is, they are deducted by the paying authority (the employer) and passed to HMRC without ever reaching the individual. Self-employed people, however, must assess their own tax liabilities and make any necessary payments to the taxation authorities themselves. The types of income exempt from Income Tax are most means-tested benefits, employer or employee pension contributions, student grants, loans or scholarships, and earnings from certain types of saving products, such as National Savings Certificates and Individual Savings Accounts. UK residents are allowed to earn or receive a certain amount of taxable income each year tax-free. This is known as a 'Personal Allowance'. A Blind Person's Allowance may also be added to the Personal Allowance for those registered blind. For people under 65, the Income Tax personal allowance (the amount you can earn before you pay tax) increased to £9,440 in April 2013. For people over 65, related allowances froze in April 2013. From 2014-15, taxpayers will receive a new Personal Tax Statement, telling them how much Income Tax and National Insurance they have paid and what their money is being spent on. Background Income Tax was the first tax in British history to be levied directly on people's earnings. It was introduced in 1799 by the then Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger, as a temporary measure to cover the cost of the Napoleonic Wars. Today, it remains a temporary tax, which expires on April 5 each year, and has to be renewed as a provision in the annual Finance Bill. The Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1913 permits the Government to continue to collect Income Tax for up to four months after the expiry of the measure, until the Finance Bill becomes law. Deduction at source was introduced in 1803 by Henry Addington. At this time, the amount charged was reduced from the original rate of 10 per cent on incomes in excess of £60 per annum, but the earnings threshold was widened to double the size of the liable population. Income Tax was formally repealed in 1816, a year after the Battle of Waterloo, but it was reintroduced in 1842 by Sir Robert Peel to deal with a massive public deficit. At this time, it was levied only on the very rich, and it remained so for many years. In 1874, it contributed only £6 million of Government revenues of £77 million. Income Tax rose dramatically in the early 20th Century. A new range of taxes and rates was introduced in 1907 by Herbert Asquith. In 1909, an alternative to Income Tax for high levels of earnings, called the "Surtax" or "Super Tax" was introduced. Super Tax survived until 1973, when it was replaced with the Higher Rate of Income Tax. By 1918, the standard rate rose to 30 per cent, which brought in £257 million per annum, on top of £36 million from Super Tax. Moreover, by 1930, 10 million Britons were liable for Income Tax. Income Tax was extended to a larger proportion of the population and its rates increased again in 1945, to pay for the Second World War effort. The current Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system for deducting tax at source was introduced in 1944, replacing the previous system of annual or six-monthly collection. The "tax code", telling employers the proportion of income to be deducted, and the P45 form was introduced alongside PAYE. Throughout the
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BBC - History - British History in depth: Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline On This Day Prime Ministers and Politics Timeline Do you know which prime minister brought 'fallen women' to 10 Downing Street? Or which one fought a duel? Or who was known as 'the Goat'? Take a political journey through nearly 300 years of high ideals and low cunning, from Gordon Brown to the first man to hold prime ministerial powers, Robert Walpole. Margaret Thatcher Conservative, 1979 - 1990 Britain's first female prime minister came to power with the country descending into industrial and economic chaos. A relatively inexperienced politician, she nonetheless adopted a personal style of indomitable self-confidence and brooked no weakness in herself or her colleagues. Derisively dubbed the 'Iron Lady' by the Soviet press, she wore the moniker with pride. Her government's free-market policies included trade liberalisation, deregulation, sweeping privatisation, breaking the power of the unions, focus on the individual and the creation of an 'enterprise culture'. 'Thatcherism' has had a profound and lasting economic and social impact on Britain, and still sharply divides opinion to this day. The first PM to serve three consecutive terms (including two 'landslide' victories) she was eventually toppled by her own party following the disastrous imposition of a 'poll tax'. Nonetheless, she is generally considered to be one of the best peace time prime ministers of the 20th Century. James Callaghan Labour, 1976 - 1979 Callaghan inherited the office of prime minister following the surprise resignation of Harold Wilson. With only a tiny parliamentary majority to support him, he faced an increasingly one-sided confrontation with organised labour in the form of rampant strike action. Things came to a head in the so-called 'Winter of Discontent', a phrase from Shakespeare borrowed by Callaghan himself to describe the events leading up to February 1979. Britain was 'strikebound', with public servants staging mass walk outs, leaving food and fuel supplies undelivered, rubbish uncollected and - most notoriously - bodies unburied. Things became so bad in Hull it was dubbed 'the second Stalingrad'. The tabloid press has since been accused of overstating the severity of the situation (and wrongly quoting him as saying 'Crisis? What Crisis?') but it was enough at the time to sound the death knell for Callaghan's government later in the same year. Harold Wilson Labour, 1974 - 1976 In March 1974, Wilson became prime minister for the third time at the head of a minority government, following the first hung parliament (one where no party holds a majority) for 45 years. Often described as a wily fixer and negotiator, it took all of his skills to hold on to power in the face of economic and industrial turmoil. His party was also sharply divided, with many Labour members of parliament (MPs) bitter about Wilson's manoeuvring against his colleagues. He called another general election in October 1974, thereby ending the shortest parliament since 1681, and was returned to office with a majority of just three seats. He presided over a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Economic Community (EEC), and a collapse in the value of the pound which prompted a humiliating 'rescue operation' by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Exhausted, Wilson resigned saying 'politicians should not go on and on'. Edward Heath Conservative, 1970 - 1974 Heath succeeded in taking Britain into the European Economic Community (EEC), the precursor to the European Union, despite two previous failed attempts by Britain to gain entry, in 1961 and 1967. But his government was dogged by torrid industrial relations and recurrent economic crises. Things came to a head in January 1974, when industry was put on a 'three-day week' to conserve fuel. Fuel was in dangerously short supply following a combination of domestic industrial action (coal miners on 'work-to-rule') and a quadrupling of prices by Middle Eastern oil exporting nations in the wake of Israel's victory in the Yom Kipp
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Top 10 Largest Cities in India in terms of population Top 10 Largest Cities in India in terms of Population Posted on May 27, 2015 India is 2nd largest country in the World in terms of population after China. As per 2012 figure, India’s population is 1.237 billion which is the second largest after China (1.351). As per the latest analysis and prediction, India will become world’s largest country in population by 2020. It is the most alarming figure for India to control population. If India failed to do so, it will be difficult to provide basic facilities to all and result in failure state. We have mentioned here list as per figure of 2011 census. Top 10 Largest Cities in India 1. Mumbai, Maharashtra Mumbai is the most populous city of India. It is the financial capital of India as well as political capital of Maharashtra. Mumbai’s total population is 12,478,447 as per the 2011 census. Mumbai is also world’s 5th largest city by population. Due to business opportunities in the city, most of people in the country wants to settle down in the city. Mumbai Traffic Jam 2. Delhi Delhi is the national capital of India. Delhi is also known as the National Capital Territory (NCT) of India. Delhi is the most important city and centre of power in the country. As per the history, Delhi was inhabited before the second millennium BC. Its total population is 11,007,835 as per the census of 2011. Delhi is tenth largest city in the World. Qutb Minar Delhi 3. Bangalore, Karnataka Bangalore is the Information Technology (IT) hub of India. People came here from across the country for their career growth. Bangalore is also known as Bengaluru and its total population is 8,425,970 as per 2011 census. Bangalore was expanded in 2007 and this figure represent new city limits. Bengaluru is 22th largest city in the World in population. Read Also: Tourist Places in Bangalore 4. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad is the capital of Andhra Pradesh and another growing IT hub of India. Its now capital of both states Andhra Pradesha and newly created state Telangana. Due to high growth and business opportunities, rush towards Hyderabad has been increased and it makes fourth largest city in India with total population of 6,809,970. Hyderabad is also 34th largest city in the World. Charminar, Hyderabad 5. Ahmedabad, Gujarat Ahmedabad is the financial capital of Gujarat and one of the fastest growing city in India. Earlier, it was known as the ‘Manchester of India’. Ahmedabad’s total population is 5,570,585 which makes it fifth largest city in India. Ahmedabad is world’s 39th most populous city in the World. Sidi Sayeed Masjid, Ahmedabad 6. Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chennai is the capital of Tamil nadu and one of the most important port in the country. Chennai’s total population is 4,681,087 which makes it 6th largest city in India and 16th most populous city in the world. Chennai is major business hub of the country. It is also one of the largest city in the Southern India. Anna International Airport Chennai 7. Kolkata, West Bengal Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal and largest city of eastern India. Kolkata’s total population is 4,486,679 which makes it 7th largest city in India and world’s 51th largest city in the World. Its metropolis area is 185 square km. In earlier times, Kolkata was known as Calcutta. Now, mostly Kolkata name is used in all places. Kolkata Tram 8. Surat, Gujarat Surat is 8th most populous city in India with total population of 4,462,002 as per 2011 census. Surat is world famous diamond hub. Due to diamond industry as well as textile industry, every year thousands of people rush towards the city. Surat is the most developed city in the country and provides better opportunities to all. Surat City 9. Pune, Maharashtra Pune is emerging Information Technology hub in India after Bangalore and Hyderabad. Already thousands of small IT companies are working in the city which provides employment opportunities at it best. Pune’s total population is 3,115,431 which makes it ninth largest city of India in population. Pune Airport 10. Jaipur, Rajastha
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CRICKET PLAYERS & NICKNAMES ... endless! by Chinaroad Australia's 1948 tour of England � The Invincibles Australian national cricket team � Baggy Greens Bangladeshi national cricket team � The Tigers Canadian national cricket team � One Man Band New Zealand national cricket team � The Black Caps, The Kiwis South African national cricket team � The Proteas West Indian national cricket team � The Windies, The Calypsos Indian national cricket team � The Men in Blue Pakistani national cricket team� The Stars Officials, umpires and commentators Harold Bird � Dickie Bird Henry Blofeld � Blowers Brent Bowden � Billy Steve Bucknor � Slow Death Bill Ferguson � Fergie Bill Frindall � The Bearded Wonder Brian Johnston � Johnners Christopher Martin-Jenkins � CMJ Don Mosey � The Alderman David Shepherd � Shep Bryan Waddle � Wads Players Bobby Abel � The Guv'nor Jimmy Adams � Padams Paul Adams � Gogga ("insect" in Afrikaans), A frog in a blender (for his unusual bowling action) Ajit Agarkar � Bombay Duck (for his horror streak of ducks against Australia) Jonathan Agnew � Aggers Shoaib Akhtar � Rawalpindi Express Wasim Akram � Prince of Pakistan, Was, Sultan of Swing Terry Alderman � Clem (after Clem Jones, mayor of Brisbane, curator of Gabba and an alderman) Mark Alleyne � BooBoo Mohinder Amarnath � Jimmy, Amarnought Surinder Amarnath � Tommy Warwick Armstrong � the Big Ship Jason Arnberger � Cheesy Geoff Arnold � Horse Shahid Afridi � The Boom Michael Atherton � Athers B Trevor Bailey � The Boil, Barnacle Omari Banks � Bankie, Cowheb Richie Benaud � Diamonds Tino Best � The Best, Ntini Michael Bevan � Bevvo Andrew Bichel � Bic Jack Blackham � Black Jack David Boon � Boonie, Keg on Legs, Stumpy Allan Border � A.B., Captain Grumpy Ian Botham � Beefy,The Both,Guy Mark Boucher � Guinness, Billy Nicky Boje � Bodge Nathan Bracken � Bracks Don Bradman � The Don Ian Bell � Belly, the team baby C Andy Caddick � Caddyshack Chris Cairns � B.A. (Bad Attitude) Shivnarine Chanderpaul � Tiger Ian Chappell � Chapelli Ewen Chatfield � Chats, Farmer (Mer) or The Naenae Express Stuart Clark � Sarfraz, Stu Michael Clarke � Pup Paul Collingwood � Nice Ginger, Colly Herbie Collins � Horseshoe Corey Collymore � Screw Jeremy Coney � Mantis Colin Cowdrey � Kipper Jeff Crowe � Chopper Martin Crowe � Hogan D Adam Dale � Chipper Joe Darling � Paddy Phillip DeFreitas � Half-Chocolate, Daffy Aravinda de Silva � Mad Max Fanie de Villiers � Vinnige Fanie ("Fast Fanie" in Afrikaans) Kapil Dev � The Haryana Express Mahendra Singh Dhoni � Mahi Graham Dilley � Pica Boeta Dippenaar � Dipps Allan Donald � White Lightning Brett Dorey � Hunky, John J.W.H.T. Douglas � Johnny Won't Hit Today Rahul Dravid � Jammy, The Wall E Bruce Edgar � Bootsy F Damien Fleming � Flemo Stephen Fleming � Flange Duncan Fletcher � Fletch Keith Fletcher � The Gnome of Essex Andrew Flintoff � Freddy, Twiggy, Fred, family man James Foster � The Child Graeme Fowler � Foxy C. B. Fry � Lord Oxford, Charles III, Almighty G Saurav Ganguly � Maharaj, Prince of Calcutta, Dada, Bengal Tiger Joel Garner � Big Bird Sunil Gavaskar � Sunny, The Little Master Chris Gayle � Cramps, Crampy Herschelle Gibbs � Scooter, The Sack Man Adam Gilchrist � Churchy, Gilly, The Demolition Man Ashley Giles � Ash, the King of Spain Jason Gillespie � Dizzy Darren Gough � Rhino, Goughy, the Dazzler, Dancing Darren E. M. Grace � The Coroner W.G. Grace � The Doctor Mark Greatbatch � Paddy Clarrie Grimmett � The Old Fox, Grum Subhash Gupte � Fergie H Brad Haddin � BJ, Harry, Guildo Richard Hadlee � Paddles Andrew Hall � Brosh, Merv, Hally Stephen Harmison � Harmy (or Harmi), Tinker, GBH (Grievous Bodily Harmison) Chris Harris � Harry, Lugs Ian Harvey � Freak Nathan Hauritz � Horry Matthew Hayden � Haydos, Unit
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Mark SPITZ - Olympic Swimming | United States of America Mark SPITZ Olympic Games 1968 , 1972 Mark Spitz is one of the greatest swimmers of all time. He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Games. Prediction backfires American Mark Spitz had brashly predicted that he would win six gold medals at the 1968 Mexico City Games. Although he did take home two gold medals from the relays, he performed well below expectations in his individual races. He was third in the 100m freestyle, second in the 100m butterfly and last in the final of the 200m butterfly. Seven golds At the 1972 Munich Games, Spitz was determined to make up for his below-par performances four years earlier. He did not disappoint. Over a period of eight days, Mark Spitz entered seven events, won all seven and set a world record in every one. Long-lasting record Mark Spitz held the record for most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games for 36 years. It was finally broken by American phenomenon Michael Phelps who won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games.
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BBC - A Sporting Nation - Rodney Pattison retains Olympic Gold 1972 Rodney Pattison retains Olympic Gold 1972 © SCRAN Born in Campbeltown, Argyll on 4th August 1943, Rodney Stuart Pattisson can justifiably claim to be Scotland's most successful sailor ever, winning two Olympic gold and one silver medal. Having been educated at Pangbourne College, a school with strong nautical connections, before joining the Royal Navy, Pattisson's emergence as a world class sailor should not have come as too much of a surprise. He teamed up with a London solicitor, Ian MacDonald Smith, and the two were selected to represent Great Britain in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics in the “Flying Dutchman“class - a 20 foot, 2 man yacht after winning the Olympic trials. After winning the European Championships, their preparation was meticulous as they travelled out to Mexico two months ahead of the event in order to acclimatise to the local conditions on their boat “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”, not surprisingly shortened to “Superdocious”. The pair were almost unbeatable in the event in which they had to count their best six out of seven race scores. Apart from one disqualification, which naturally they chose as their non-scouting score, they won five out of six races and claimed the gold medal with a score of only three penalty points, something which had never been achieved before in an Olympic regatta. That score secured a huge winning margin over the silver medallists, the West German duo of Ulrich Libor and Peter Naumann. In winning the gold, Rod became the first Scot to win an Olympic gold in any sport for 12 years and was the first to win any type of sailing medal. Pattisson and MacDonald-Smith dominated in the World Championships too, winning the title in Naples in 1969 and again in Adelaide in 1970, before Pattison lifted the crown for a third consecutive year in 1971, this time partnered by Justin Brooke Houghton, when the event was held at La Rochelle. However, it was for his Olympic success that Pattisson was most feted, and four years after his first win, he repeated his success this time in partnership with Christopher Davies as they beat the French pair of Yves and Marc Pajot into second place. Rod's achievement in winning gold medals in consecutive Olympiads was recognised as the 1976 games got underway in Montreal and he was awarded the honour of being the flag-bearer at the opening ceremony. By now, Rod had reverted to sailing alongside an old partner, this time Justin Brooke Houghton, with whom he had won the world title five years before, was alongside him and the pair put in a gallant bid to win the title for Great Britain yet again, before finally having to concede second best to the West German pair of Jörg Diesch and Eckart Diesch. Pattisson retired from Olympic sailing, concentrating instead on multi-hulled events, which he did with great success. His achievements were recognised as he was elected to both the Sailing Hall of Fame and, in 2003, to the Scottish Sport Hall of Fame. He is also a recipient of an MBE. While Pattisson was the first Scot to win a gold medal in sailing, he was not the last. His success paved the way for others, with Michael McIntyre following in his footsteps to win gold in the “Star” class, in the Seoul games of 1988, before Shirley Robertson clinched the top honour in the “Europe” class in the 2000 games in Sydney and then repeated her triumph in the “Yngling” class in the 2004 Athens games. His influence was not limited to Scotland, and another Briton, England's Ben Ainslie, another double Olympic gold medallist paid tribute to Rod saying “My generation grew up knowing about Rodney Pattisson and his two golds and a silver from the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Games.” Written by: Dave Low
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Which patron saint's day is observed on November 30th?
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St. Andrews Day is celebrated on November 30th | Feast of Saint Andrew | St. Andrew's Feast Day Feast of Saint Andrew Biography of St. Andrew St. Andrew Cathedrals Patronage of St. Andrew St. Andrew Medals Feast Day of St. Andrew St. Andrew's Cross Prayers to St. Andrew Pictures About Me St. Andrew day St Andrew's Day, the 30th of November, is marked by celebrations around the globe. Many cities hold celebrations of St. Andrew's feast day, and his status as patron saint of fishermen is observed with a feast of St. Andrew in fishing villages as well. Germany and Austria have their own traditions and folklore surrounding St Andrews Day, or Andreasnacht as it is known to locals. St. Andrews feast day is near to, and some years coincides with, the start of Advent (the first Sunday following the 26th of November) Among his many responsibilities, St Andrew is patron saint of unmarried women, so Andreasnacht is regarded as a particularly auspicious occasion for girls and young women to perform the various folkloric rituals designed to reveal the identity of future husbands. Austrian Girls would traditionally perform the ritual, which might be anything from divining by pouring molten lead into water, to kicking a straw bed in the nude, while reciting the Andreasgebet or St. Andrew's Prayer . All the while looking for a lucky sign of love at their feast of St. Andrew. St Andrew's Day, however, is best known as a celebration of Scottish culture. Since 2006, it has been officially recognized as a national holiday in Scotland, with events such as celebratory St. Andrew Feast dinners happening around the nation, and is marked around the world by the many St Andrew's Societies from the Americas to the Far East composed of Scottish expatriates, descendents of the Scots diaspora, and others who simply have an interest in all things Scottish. The town of St. Andrews celebrates its patron in style with the weeklong St. Andrews Festival, incorporating music, arts, dance and drama. You and your family can celebrate your own Saint Andrew feast. Let the main course be fish and perhaps include some Scottish traditions. Giving your guests St. Andrew's medals or jewelry is a special way to honor St. Andrew and your guests on this day. Recite the prayers of St. Andrew, reflecting on how he lived his life, the first-called apostle of our Lord Jesus Christ. Join us on
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Football Day by Day - January Football On This Day - 1st January 1927 George Camsell of Second Division Middlesbrough scored in his 12th consecutive League match. That's an achievement in itself but what was even more remarkable was that in those 12 matches he scored 29 goals with a goalscoring run of 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 2, 4, 5, 2, and 3. The 1926/27 season saw Middlesbrough score 122 League goals with Camsell scoring 59 of them - both were new records but both records only lasted a season before being bettered. Link - those 29 goals and Middlesbrough results 1926/27 Football On This Day - 1st January 1965 In the New Year Honours list Stanley Matthews became the first professional footballer to be awarded a knighthood while still a player. His only League appearance in 1964/65 was also his last, against Fulham on 6th February 1965, shortly after his 50th birthday. He had made his League debut in 1932 but in later years said that he regretted retiring so early, believing he could have played on for another couple of years! Football On This Day - 1st January 1966 It was not a Happy New Year for Chester when they entertained Aldershot in a Division 4 match at Sealand Road on 1st January 1966. Both their full-backs - Ray Jones and Bryn Jones (they were not related) - ended up in hospital having both suffered broken legs in separate incidents. Chester won 3-2 though! Football On This Day - 1st January 2015 Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny didn't enjoy the best of starts to 2015. The Pole was at fault for both Southampton goals in the Gunners 2-0 defeat at St Mary's in the Premier League and after the match he was caught smoking in the showers for which he was fined £20,000. Ouch! Football On This Day - 2nd January 1939 The crowd of 118,567 at Ibrox for their ‘Old Firm’ match between Rangers and Celtic was, and still is, the highest attendance for a League match in Britain. Rangers won 2-1 and went on to win the Scottish title with Celtic as runners-up. Football On This Day - 2nd January 1971 Tragedy returned to Ibrox. The Scottish League match between Rangers and Celtic was goalless until Jimmy Johnstone gave Celtic the lead in the 89th minute at which point many home fans in the 80,000 crowd headed for the exits. In the last seconds of injury time Colin Stein equalized but the headlines weren’t about the result but a crush of fans on Stairway 13 which resulted in 66 deaths and injuries to over 200 others, the worst tragedy in Scottish football history. The original speculation was that the crush occurred when exiting fans tried to get back into the ground on hearing the cheers for the Rangers goal but a subsequent inquiry concluded that the tragedy was solely the result of the pressure of fans leaving the ground. Stairway 13 had seen similar safety problems in earlier years – two fans had been killed at an Old Firm match in September 1961, 8 were injured in September 1967 and another 24 had suffered injuries in January 1969. Football On This Day - 2nd January 1971 Blackpool thrashed West Ham 4-0 in the FA Cup. That was bad enough but then it was discovered that four of their players - and the club physio - had been drinking at the nightclub of former boxer Brian London until the early hours of the match-day. Manager Ron Greenwood had wanted to sack players Bobby Moore, Brian Dear, Jimmy Greaves and Clyde Best but they were to receive bans and fines. Dear and Greaves soon left the club and it was said that the working relationship between manager Greenwood and club captain Moore was never the same again. Football On This Day - 3rd January 1974 After a spat between Chelsea manager Dave Sexton and players Peter Osgood and Alan Hudson the two Chelsea stars were suspended and transfer-listed. Neith
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"Which British composer wrote the music used as the theme for Desert Island Discs ? He also wrote the ""Dambusters"" march and the ""Knightsbridge"" march."
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Eric Coates - father of British Light Music All Classical Composers Eric Coates (1886-1957) - father of British Light Music Eric Coates showed musical ability from an early age, and as a boy received violin lessons and instruction in music theory. He later progressed to the viola and played both instruments in orchestras including under the batons of both Henry Wood and Sir Thomas Beecham. He had privately written a number of pieces before enrolling in the Royal Academy of Music to formally study composition and the viola. He threw himself fervently into all manner of musical activities, playing with numerous groups in addition to his normal studies, but increasingly found his viola playing hindered by a pain and consequent weakness in his left hand. Over time he was forced to devote less time to playing and more to composition, but found his skills as an arranger and composer to be much in demand. From the start he made it clear that he was not interested in composing "serious" classical pieces but wanted to focus on "lighter" works. Thus he created settings of many poems, arranged all manner of songs, wrote many orchestral pieces for concert hall and stage, and established himself as the father of British Light Music. Although there have been "light" composers from many eras in many countries, it is often thought of as a British phenomenon.What is Light Music? It is pleasant melodic music, less demanding of the listener and easier on the ear. It does not try to make any profound statements or push boundaries but is content simply to entertain, like the waltzes and polkas of the Strauss family. That should make this style of music ideally suited for film, radio and television, but Coates was not interested in composing directly for these media. He did not want his music to be constrained by such needs, but wanted complete freedom to shape his pieces. Nevertheless his music did indirectly find a useful outlet in these media. First he had written an orchestral suite called the "London Suite", the frist movement "Covent Garden" using the song "Cherry Ripe", but it was the third movement march called "Knightsbridge" which caught the public attention when it was used by the radio programme "In Town Tonight". Then there was another piece "By the Sleepy Lagoon" sometimes called just "Sleepy Lagoon", a Valse Serenade for strings. This became a hit and was later adopted by the BBC as the signature for their popular programme "Desert Island Discs" which has run for more than 50 years. Then there is his piece called "Calling All Workers". Initially he wrote this during the war years at his wife's suggestion for the staff at the Red Cross depot where she worked. This theme was also adopted for a radio programme "Music while you Work". Between these three works, Coates' music was very familiar indeed to the BBC's audience, and the corporation commissioned the composer to write a work for their re-opening of Television services in 1946 - this was the "Television March". With his track record and popular success in radio and television, it is not surprising that Coates had been asked to compose for film. As previously noted, the composer did not warm to this idea and had turned down previous approaches. However, in 1954 his name was naturally mentioned in the context of a new film. The "Dambusters" story of the bouncing bomb was very British and patriotic, and Coates was well-known for his marches. The film makers were advised of Coates dislike of film scoring, so they decided to ask him instead for such a march. When Coates' publisher conveyed this request to the composer, Coates replied that he had finished just such a march the previous day. The march lying on Coates desk was therefore named "The Dambusters March", and Leighton Lucas was hired to weave this into the film's score. This was one of the last major pieces written by Eric Coates. Music by Eric Coates: London Suite: Covent Garden, Westminster, Knightsbridge - the final movement being used by radio's "In Town Tonight" London Again Suite - the composer's sequel By The Sleep
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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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First astronauts introduced - Apr 09, 1959 - HISTORY.com First astronauts introduced Publisher A+E Networks On April 9, 1959, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) introduces America’s first astronauts to the press: Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Walter Schirra Jr., Alan Shepard Jr., and Donald Slayton. The seven men, all military test pilots, were carefully selected from a group of 32 candidates to take part in Project Mercury, America’s first manned space program. NASA planned to begin manned orbital flights in 1961. On October 4, 1957, the USSR scored the first victory of the “space race” when it successfully launched the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik, into Earth’s orbit. In response, the United States consolidated its various military and civilian space efforts into NASA, which dedicated itself to beating the Soviets to manned space flight. In January 1959, NASA began the astronaut selection procedure, screening the records of 508 military test pilots and choosing 110 candidates. This number was arbitrarily divided into three groups, and the first two groups reported to Washington. Because of the high rate of volunteering, the third group was eliminated. Of the 62 pilots who volunteered, six were found to have grown too tall since their last medical examination. An initial battery of written tests, interviews, and medical history reviews further reduced the number of candidates to 36. After learning of the extreme physical and mental tests planned for them, four of these men dropped out. The final 32 candidates traveled to the Lovelace Clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where they underwent exhaustive medical and psychological examinations. The men proved so healthy, however, that only one candidate was eliminated. The remaining 31 candidates then traveled to the Wright Aeromedical Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, where they underwent the most grueling part of the selection process. For six days and three nights, the men were subjected to various tortures that tested their tolerance of physical and psychological stress. Among other tests, the candidates were forced to spend an hour in a pressure chamber that simulated an altitude of 65,000 feet, and two hours in a chamber that was heated to 130 degrees Fahrenheit. At the end of one week, 18 candidates remained. From among these men, the selection committee was to choose six based on interviews, but seven candidates were so strong they ended up settling on that number. After they were announced, the “Mercury Seven” became overnight celebrities. The Mercury Project suffered some early setbacks, however, and on April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth in the world’s first manned space flight. Less than one month later, on May 5, astronaut Alan Shepard was successfully launched into space on a suborbital flight. On February 20, 1962, in a major step for the U.S. space program, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. NASA continued to trail the Soviets in space achievements until the late 1960s, when NASA’s Apollo program put the first men on the moon and safely returned them to Earth. In 1998, 36 years after his first space flight, John Glenn traveled into space again. Glenn, then 77 years old, was part of the Space Shuttle Discovery crew, whose 9-day research mission launched on October 29, 1998. Among the crew’s investigations was a study of space flight and the aging process. Related Videos
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Apollo 17: Final voyage to the Moon - RocketSTEM Apollo 17: Final voyage to the Moon SHARE ON: Ben Evans — January 16, 2013 Credit: NASA Forty years ago, humanity left its last footprints on the surface of another celestial body. Apollo 17 astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison ‘Jack’ Schmitt guided their lunar module Challenger down into a beautiful, mountain-ringed valley in the Taurus Mountains, on the edge of the Moon’s Serenitatis basin, just south of the ancient crater Littrow. The spectacular landing site had been selected in February 1972, having been extensively photographed from orbit during the Apollo 15 mission. When they visited ‘Taurus-Littrow’, Cernan and Schmitt achieved the exalted goal of setting foot on an alien world…and left a gaggle of disappointed fellow astronauts back on Earth. Chapter One: Picking the Men To understand the crew-selection process in that long-gone era, the central character was Deke Slayton, an astronaut himself and since the early 1960s served as NASA’s head of Flight Crew Operations. In the early Apollo period, he developed a three-flight rotation system, whereby the astronauts on the backup team of a given mission would fly as the prime crew three missions later. Hence, the Apollo 9 backup crew of Pete Conrad, Dick Gordon and Al Bean were recycled as the Apollo 12 prime crew. It would make sense to suppose that the Apollo 14 backup crew – Gene Cernan, Ron Evans and Joe Engle – would thus have been in pole position to take the Apollo 17 seats. Had NASA not been required by Congress to cancel its last two Apollo landing missions, it is quite possible that this is what would have happened. But there was a problem. On the Apollo 15 backup crew – and therefore probably pointed toward the Apollo 18 prime crew – was NASA’s only professional geologist-astronaut, Dr. Schmitt, and the space agency had long been under intense pressure from the National Academy of Sciences to fly him to the Moon. Since his selection by NASA in 1965, Schmitt had worked extensively on Apollo, covering the lunar surface experiments packages, the lunar module descent stage systems and other elements of cargo and tools. He single-handedly came up with a lunar-orbit science plan for Bill Anders to follow on Apollo 8 and was closely involved in the geological training of subsequent landing crews. It paid off. In March 1970, Schmitt’s name was formally announced on the Apollo 15 backup crew. Joining him would be Dick Gordon as his commander (and lunar-landing buddy) and command module pilot Vance Brand. For the scientific community, it was a moment of triumph. Many had pushed for a geologist to be aboard the first lunar landing mission, although the engineering demands of that flight made it relatively easy for NASA to snub them. However, as successive Apollo crews – all military pilots – journeyed to the Moon, it became harder and harder for the space agency to explain away their decision not to include Schmitt. When Apollo 18 was cancelled, the men who would have served as its crew were deeply disappointed, but Gordon felt that with Schmitt on his team there was a very good chance that Deke Slayton might overlook the rotation system and assign them to Apollo 17 instead. Apollo 17 crew members Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt work together during a lunar EVA simulation at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They are the last humans to walk upon the surface of the Moon. Credit: NASA via J.L. Pickering/Retro Space Images Then, on 23 January 1971, an incident in Florida’ Banana River seemed to improve the chances of Gordon’s crew significantly. On that day, Cernan, in his role as Apollo 14 backup commander, was flying a tiny Bell H-13 Sioux helicopter – a type which became famous in M*A*S*H – on a training mission. The chopper was routinely employed by Apollo commanders as a tool for lunar landings. Cernan flew down the Atlantic side of Cocoa Beach, over Melbourne and back up the Indian River towards the Cape. Mischievously, he decided to ‘flat-hat’ the river, but as he looked at the reflective bottom his eyes lost touch
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The religious slot Thought for the Day features in which BBC Radio show?
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BBC - Radio 4 - Today - Thought for the Day - Listeners' Emails BBC News Thought for the Day - Emails I was given my say in the ‘alternative’ Thought for the Day, and I shouldn’t add more. But I really MUST repudiate the unjust accusation that I insulted all religious believers. I was at great pains to do no such thing. Instead, I attacked as childish two specific KINDS of religious believer. First, those who selfishly thank God for intervening to save them PERSONALLY while letting hundreds of other people die. Second, fundamentalist creationists who reject evolution. If the cap fits, wear it, but you’ll get no support from educated theologians or Bishops. They will say it is people like you that give religion a bad name. A response from Professor Richard Dawkins to listeners' emails Imagine George Bush saying " I'm not going to conduct prayers for the victims of September the 11th because there's not a shred of evidence that it can possibly do anything". 100 years after Darwin, 100 years after Einstein why should Religion continue to be pushed down the throats of humanity when its quite plainly a relic of the past ? It is important to realise how pervasive this mumbo-jumbo is, Tony Blair an Atheist ? err.. probably not in my lifetime mate. Give us Dawkins thought for the day. Ian Cadman, Perth At last, someone at the BBC has dared to allow a public challenge to the assumption that a religious ethical slot on the program is the only sort of ethical one that could be allowed - my previous email conversations with you a have taught me how deeply entrenched the assumption is. It is insulting to humanists to have it repeated, as it often is, that only faith can give basis to an ethical view. Christine Morgan insists that allowing humanists on would change the nature of the slot, but it need not cease to be an ethical one. Surely the BBC is now mature enough to allow secular speakers. Dawkins' point was easily as worth making as any of the religious interpretations of events that normally make TFTD merely religious propaganda, and unusable as a guide to living life as an intelligent and enquiring adult. Roger Fletcher I always switch off when thought for the day is broadcast. It's an anachronism in today's society. Sadly, we who do not have any religious beliefs are given no credence by the blinkered people who make decisions on such programmes - such as that ridiculous woman who is responsible for "thought for the day" - that you interviewed this morning. Simply get rid of this slot!!!! Richard Knisely-Marpole I would just like to register my support for Thought For Today in it's present form. As a non-practising Catholic, I welcome the few minutes of reflection from a spiritual perspective & very much enjoy hearing the views from the Jewish, Methodist & Hindu contributors. Please, Please, keep it up. Cecilia Owen I'm a Christian; I find a lot of the broadcasting on Thought for the Day terribly tedious, but the ones I enjoy most are those people like Indarjit Singh and Lionel Blue from different faiths to my own and coming from a different perspective. I think contributions from other faiths (including the various groups of pagans on significant dates for them), and from people of no faith but interesting ethical ideas, would be much more 'thoughtful' for what's presumably meant to be an intelligent audience than the kind of trite school-assembly stuff we so often get at the moment. Liz Marley, Waterbeach, near Cambridge I am appalled at the BBC's attitude to the call to include a secular view in "Thought for the Day". Is it too much to ask that, when we suffer a religiously motivated outrage such as occurred on 9 September last year, we should be free from those who seem to think that the only way to interpret our feelings is in a religious context? Religion is the problem, not the solution. Ian Smith, Bedford The BBC still seems to believe that those who call themselves 'religious' can somehow think more clearly, deeply and meaningfully than those who call themselves 'non-religious'. How can the BBC defend that bigo
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Sandi Toksvig: BBC denied me host role because I'm a woman | Media | The Guardian BBC Sandi Toksvig: BBC denied me host role because I'm a woman Outgoing News Quiz presenter says her gender was the reason the corporation didn’t choose her for Have I Got News For You 25 years ago Sandi Toksvig says she is leaving presenting so she can be more political. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian Monday 15 June 2015 19.01 EDT Last modified on Thursday 11 August 2016 06.23 EDT Close This article is 1 year old Writer and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig has said she was turned down as the original host of the BBC’s long-running panel show Have I Got News For You because she is a woman. Toksvig, the outgoing presenter of Radio 4’s the News Quiz, said she recorded a pilot for the show 25 years ago and was the preferred choice of programme-makers. “They made two pilots – one with me and one with Angus Deayton ,” she told the new issue of Radio Times magazine. “I was told by the producers that they preferred my version, but the channel decided they couldn’t have a woman in charge.” Asked if it made her angry, Toksvig said: “Of course, but it also made me feel inadequate and question whether I was really up to it.” The claims, albeit a quarter of a century later, will be an embarrassment for the BBC , coming at a time when its track record of employing women, both on-screen and in senior positions behind the scene, has come under close scrutiny. Pinterest Angus Deayton during filming for the TV quiz show Have I Got News For You. Photograph: PA The BBC director general, Tony Hall, was told by the BBC Trust to put more women on air “as a matter of urgency”, with Hall himself saying the corporation has to be “more reflective of its audiences”. Toksvig, who will step down as the host of the radio show next week, later appeared as a guest on the very first edition of Have I Got News For You, which aired on BBC2 in 1990, alongside its regular team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton . Deayton was dropped as its presenter in 2002 after revelations about his private life. The show has since been fronted by a different presenter each week and has continued to thrive, watched by around 6 million viewers in its Friday night BBC1 slot. Toksvig said: “I thought Angus was very good and he’s an extremely nice chap, but I would not have been caught with either prostitutes or cocaine. So possibly I would have been a better bet in the long run.” The BBC looked to address the lack of women on its panel shows last year when its director of television, Danny Cohen, announced a ban on all-male lineups . But the announcement was criticised by some high-profile comics and presenters, including Dara Ó Briain, who said last year the BBC should have evolved instead of legislating for token women. Ó Briain said he agreed with the policy but by making it public it might undermine some people “who’ve been on millions of times [and] suddenly look like the token woman”. Sandi Toksvig to leave Radio 4’s News Quiz Read more Toksvig herself joined in the criticism last year, saying: “I know there has been a great push to get more female panellists on television, and I don’t think that’s the answer. “But if you get more female hosts, you’ll immediately have more women taking part, without it causing any trouble at all. They bring a different tone and make it easier for other women to feel comfortable about participating, so I would be a big fan of more female hosts on quiz shows.” The corporation has continued to face accusations of ageism and sexism from people such as the BBC’s former reporter and documentary film maker Olenka Frenkiel and award-winning former Newsnight reporter Liz MacKean. The former Countryfile presenter Miriam O’Reilly, who won a landmark age discrimination case against the BBC four years ago after she was dropped from the show, said: “From what I am told by women working at the BBC today, sexist and ageist attitudes towards them thrive. “Women feel powerless to do anything about it because they are concerned that speaking out could affect their care
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Units: Metric Prefixes Using the Dictionary Metric Prefixes To help the SI units apply to a wide range of phenomena, the 19th General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1991 extended the list of metric prefixes so that it reaches from yotta- at 1024 (one septillion) to yocto- at 10-24 (one septillionth). Here are the metric prefixes, with their numerical equivalents stated in the American system for naming large numbers : yotta- (Y-) Notes: I am often asked about prefixes for other multiples, such as 104, 105, 10-4, and 10-5. The prefix myria- (my-) was formerly used for 104, but it is now considered obsolete and it is not accepted in the SI. To the best of my knowledge, no prefixes were ever accepted generally for 105, 10-4, or 10-5. There is a widespread misconception that prefixes for positive powers of ten are all capitalized, leading to the use of K- for kilo- and D- for deca-. Although this does seem like a useful idea, it is not correct. **The SI Brochure spelling of this prefix is deca-, but the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommends deka-. National variations in spelling of the prefixes are allowed by the SI . In Italian, for example, hecto- is spelled etto- and kilo- is spelled chilo-. The symbols, however, are the same in all languages, so dam (not dkm) is the symbol for the dekameter and km is the symbol for the Italian chilometro. The prefixes hecto-, deka-, deci-, and centi- are widely used in everyday life but are generally avoided in scientific work. Contrary to the belief of some scientists, however, the SI does allow use of these prefixes. The last letter of a prefix is often omitted if the first letter of the unit name is a vowel, causing the combination to be hard to pronounce otherwise. Thus 100 ares is a hectare and 1 million ohms is a megohm. However, the last letter of the prefix is not omitted if pronunciation is not a problem, as in the case of the milliampere. The letter "l" is sometimes added to prefixes before the erg, so 1 million ergs is a megalerg (sounds odd, but better than "megerg"). Binary prefixes In computing, a custom arose of using the metric prefixes to specify powers of 2. For example, a kilobit is usually 210 = 1024 bits instead of 1000 bits. This practice leads to considerable confusion. In an effort to eliminate this confusion, in 1998 the International Electrotechnical Commission approved new prefixes for the powers of 2. These prefixes are as follows: kibi- Ei- 260 = 1 152 921 504 606 846 976 The Commission's ruling is that the metric prefixes should be used in computing just as they are used in other fields. Thus, 5 gigabytes (GB) should mean exactly 5 000 000 000 bytes, and 5 gibibytes (GiB) should mean exactly 5 368 709 120 bytes. The fate of this innovation is uncertain. So far, very few people are using the IEC binary prefixes. Searches for them on the Internet turn up, for the most part, complaints by people who don't want to use them. Return to the Dictionary Contents page . You are welcome to email the author (rowlett@email.unc.edu) with comments and suggestions. All material in this folder is copyright © 2005 by Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Permission is granted for personal use and for use by individual teachers in conducting their own classes. All other rights reserved. You are welcome to make links to this page, but please do not copy the contents of any page in this folder to another site. The material at this site will be updated from time to time. April 16, 2005
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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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Energy Use by Humans - Arthur A. Few Energy Use by Humans (Full 41-page Text in HTML) Arthur A. Few *Please note that the following links take you to the item's instance in the text Figures Electrical Power Produced by a Turbine & Effieciency as a Function of Flow Tables Voltage, Vs, in a wire Preface Our title, "Energy Use by Humans," might be changed to "Energy Use and Misuse by Humans," except that I am optimistic that when we (all of us) understand energy, the value of the various forms of energy, and how energy flows and is transformed from one form to another, we will ultimately do the right thing. The first objective of this book is to promote and assist in the understanding of energy and its behavior. We hear and read a lot about the coming energy crisis; is this a real concern or a scare tactic? The crisis is very real, and in many parts of the world it is happening now; however, we really should refer to it as the fuel crisis, not the energy crisis. Energy itself is very abundant in our environment, but it is not in a form that we can easily use to do the tasks that we desire. For example, we can compute the energy released by a rainstorm that produces a centimeter of rain over a circular area with a radius of 10 kilometers. The latent heat energy that is released when the water vapor condenses into precipitation is approximately 1016 joules. If the rain is produced over one hour, the power generated by precipitation formation is approximately 2 � 1012 watts. The total design capacity of the U. S. nuclear power plants is roughly 100 million kilowatts = 1011 watts. So the rainstorm produces 20 times the power of all of the U. S. nuclear power plants combined, running at full power! We can make similar computations for solar energy, wind energy, ocean thermal energy, etc.; there is energy aplenty all around us. Our problem is that none of these sources is a good substitute for gasoline or electricity. A second objective of this book is to understand how humans use energy and explore the question of the appropriate use of energy in its various forms. We have not inherited the Earth from our fathers, we are borrowing it from our children. - Native American saying What do you guess is our worst offender on the human energy misuse list? The automobile has to be right up at the top. Of the energy available in gasoline, roughly a third is blown out the exhaust pipe as hot combustion products, which then pollute the air. Another third, roughly, goes into the radiator, which then heats the air. The final third of the gasoline's energy is used to move the automobile; while the car is moving, this energy is being lost to air friction, road/tire friction, and brake heating (whenever you use the brakes). When you are driving on a level road at a constant velocity, 100% of the gasoline's energy is going into heating the environment; the automobile and its passengers are not receiving any of the energy from the gasoline. Furthermore, the typical automobile weighs around 5,000 pounds (~2,300 kilograms), while a lone driver may weigh only 160 pounds (~72 kg); thus only 3% of the energy producing motion is used for the driver. About 1% of the energy of the gasoline is involved in moving the driver from point A to point B, and 100% of the gasoline's energy has gone into heating the environment. Not a good use of energy. A third objective of this book is to examine several of the gross misuses of energy by humans and "learn from our mistakes" how to change our behavior to become better energy consumers. Fossil fuels - oil, coal, and gas - produce 91% of the commercial energy consumed by humans. Yet these fossil fuels are a finite resource. It's like being adrift in the ocean with only a loaf of bread to eat; at some point we will run out of bread. An oil executive speaking at an international industrial conference recently boasted, "...the e
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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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CARAVAN Cunning Stunts reviews CARAVAN Cunning Stunts ratings distribution 3.10 Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(11%) Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(35%) Good, but non-essential (38%) Poor. Only for completionists (2%) CARAVAN Cunning Stunts reviews Showing all collaborators reviews and last reviews preview | Show all reviews/ratings Collaborators/Experts Reviews SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Prog Folk 2.5 stars really!! The beginning of the end although they might argue that this was the end of the begionning. This should have been a great Lp but the sound is completely different (more Americanized) and one wonder what a master piece the suite might have been if it had been recorded one year earlier. Actually, the BBC sessions make some of these tracks better and more-Caravan sounding. Another Stunning play on words on the title of the album, you C�nts??? ;-) Review by loserboy PROG REVIEWER "Cunning Stunts" is another superb Canterbury prog release from CARAVAN mixing all the right elements throughout. Songs range from more pop orientated (side A) to the side long epic "The Dabsong Conshirtoe" which shows a more progressive side of CARAVAN ( a six part movement). "Cunning Stunts" in many ways is actually my fav of CARAVAN's output with some great gentle CAMEL-like canterbury keyboards and songs. Vocals are picture perfect with great harmonies and thoughtful backing vocals. The reason why I love this album is that although "Cunning Stunts" carries all the trademarks of classic CARAVAN they involve more CAMEL imagery than say SOFT MACHINE influences. A beautiful album worthy of your collection... Review by greenback SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator The worst caravan album! Man! This album is really awful! The album is often full of accoustic rhythmic guitar and pseudo sentimental background string or minimal keyboards arrangements! We are far from "In the Land of Grey and Pink"! The melodies are quite not catchy at all. The music is simple, the songs seems accessible but the addiction never comes! What happened to those guys? It is even BEATLES-esque! SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Caravan put on the show of their lives, gery vood! The last of the great Caravan albums. The school playground humour of the title, and the rather nondescript sleeve disguise an excellent work which features many fine moments. The jazz influence which came to the fore on "Waterloo Lily" is seldom in evidence here, the album being among the band's most accessible releases, while retaining a significant depth of Canterbury prog. "The show of our lives" is a majestic opener, complete with chiming bells contributing to a veritable wall of sound. The stately pace and choral vocals give an almost stage show feel to the track. "Lover" and "No backstage pass" combine well to form a beautiful 10 minute piece which was to become a regular feature of their live set. The "Dabsong concerto" occupies virtually all of side 2 of the LP. It carries many of the Caravan trademarks, with some fine instrumental work. It does tend to drift a bit midway through, but is brought back together by a reprisal of "The show of our lives" to end the track. Overall, a slightly more commercial album than their previous offerings, but another classic Caravan release nonetheless. The 2001 remastered CD version has 3 extra tracks including the rare "Keeping back my love" and an 18 minute live version of the classic "For Richard". Review by Proghead PROG REVIEWER I hate to come down hard on CARAVAN, after releasing a handful of good to great albums, they came up with this over-orchestrated disaster known as "Cunning Stunts". The lineup at this point was Pye Hastings, David Sinclair, Geoff Richardson, Richard Coughlin, and Mike Wedgwood. Wedgwood was previously CURVED AIR and appeared on the wonderful "Phantasmagoria" and its followup, "Air Cut" (which I hadn't heard yet, but had a lineup change for that album). While Mike Wedgwood's appearance in CURVED AIR didn't hurt the band any (after all, the songwriting th
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The Undertones: 'Teenage Kicks' | Doing It For Themselves Davy Shannon at Wizard Recording, 1978. Initially fans of '50s rock & roll and '60s R&B, including Chuck Berry, the Rolling Stones and girl groups like the Shangri‑Las, the Crystals and the Ronettes, the Undertones formed in 1975, at the height of Northern Ireland's troubles. Derry, rife with religious discrimination, was at the centre of the IRA's military campaign, and unemployment was a way of life. Feargal Sharkey was, in fact, the only group member to have a job — delivering TVs for Radio Rentals — but their fortunes were about to change, along with their musical direction, once punk began to have an impact on the British Isles in late 1976. At that point, influenced by the Sex Pistols, the Buzzcocks, the New York Dolls, the Stooges and, primarily, the Ramones, the band rehearsed at the home of the O'Neill brothers, working not only on other artists' material but also their own guitar‑driven songs. These included John's very first composition, 'I Told You So', as well as 'I Don't Want To See You Again' and 'Get Over You', and by February 1977 they were performing some of these at Derry's Casbah Club. A few months later, the set list was augmented by 'Teenage Kicks', which John wrote in June of that year. "We'd alternate between the Casbah and another club down the road that was owned by the same people,” he explains. "We started off doing a lot of cover versions of early R&B stuff, but then the plan became to either write a new song or do a new cover version every time we played, just to keep things fresh. Well, 'Teenage Kicks' was among the batch of new songs. The Ramones were a big influence on us, as was the uptown R&B of the early '60s by the girl groups and Phil Spector. His productions were incredible, but the chord progressions on a lot of the songs were fairly standard, and so I suppose I was trying to copy that clichéd pattern with the three‑chord riff to 'Teenage Kicks'. "Another classic record at around this time was Television's album Marquee Moon [released in February 1977], on which the song 'Prove It' also had that standard three‑chord progression. Sometimes, you can spend weeks on a song and then at other times you'll write it in five minutes. In the spirit of classic rock & roll , I quite literally wrote 'Teenage Kicks' in five minutes — the words, the music, everything. Still, while it may have been John Peel's favourite record, it's certainly nowhere near being one of the best records ever made. It's not exactly ground‑breaking in any way, but the Teenage Kicks EP does capture an enthusiasm that many people can relate to. It still sounds fresh and exciting, and it's so natural and spontaneous that it brings you back to when you were 15 or 16.” Stiffed The Soundcraft Series Two mixer used to record 'Teenage Kicks'. Trying to secure a record deal, the Undertones recorded a demo of their songs inside a studio at Derry's Magee University in March 1978 and then sent copies of the tape to various record companies, as well as — in what would turn out to be an astute move — John Peel, requesting that he give them some air time on his Radio 1 show. Unfortunately, the record companies weren't nearly as enthusiastic as Peel — some of them never replied, and those that did could be... well, let's just say a little facetious. "Dear Hopeful,” commenced Stiff Records' standard rejection letter, which band archivist Damian O'Neill has held on to. "It must be pretty obvious by now we haven't even got the decency to write a personal letter to you, but at least you've sent one. If we've had it too long, we apologise... and if there is no tape with this letter then we've either lost it or are considering taking it further and putting it out as a hit under another name. Thanks for sending it anyway and don't give up even though the best record company has, in fact, turned you down.” "The demos sounded exactly the same as the tracks that ended up on the finished record,” recalls John O'Neill. "They were just a bit weedier. We couldn't turn up the amps as loud as
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Which number is exactly opposite 12 through the centre of a dart board?
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Different types of dart games Different types of dart games -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cricket: Cricket is my favorite dart game and also the one that I learned first. It is also the most common one played in bars across America. Cricket is a game that, unlike x01, requires some strategy that can help a weaker player beat a stronger player. The Object: The object of the game is to "close" all your numbers (20 down through 15 and bulls-eye) and end up with more or equal points to your opponent. To close a number, you must hit three of that number. The Scoring: The scoreboard is drawn with the numbers 20 through 15 and bullseye written in descending order down the center of the board. Bullseye is usually abbreviated with a B (or C for cork, another term for the bullseye). Each dart that lands in any of the games numbers count toward closing that number. The thin outer ring counts as two of that number and is called a "double". The thin inner ring counts as three of that number and is called a triple. Scoring for one dart is shown by placing a slash ( \\ ) next to the number scored. Scoring for two is shown by placing an X next to the number scored. Scoring for three is shown by placing a circle next to the number to indicate it is closed. When three of a number is scored in any combination, it is closed. The Play: The players each take a turn throwing one dart at bulls-eye, closest dart to the bull's-eye gets to throw first. The first player throws three darts at any of the scoring numbers to try to close that number and/or score points (points will be explained later, and games can be played without points). The player then scores the darts that he has thrown and play alternates until one person closes all their numbers and has more or equal points to the opponent. Now let's talk about points. Points is what makes the game of Cricket very interesting. After you close a number, if your opponent does not have the same number closed, any darts that land in that number count as points for you and are totaled on your side of the board. For example, you have your 18 closed and your opponent only has one 18. If you throw a triple 18, you now have 54 points added to any points you may have already scored. If your opponent now throws a triple 18, only two count to close the number. The third does not count for points because your 18 is already closed. If a player has all of their numbers closed including bull's-eyes but has less points, that player has not yet won the game. He must throw enough points to be even or ahead of the opponent. If the only number the opponent has open is bull's-eyes, then the player must throw extra bull's-eyes at 25 points each (or 50 points for the double bulls-eye). Strategy: The best strategy is to close the highest numbers first in descending order (this is the reason they are written that way on the scoreboard). The reason for this is that if points are scored, the player with the higher number closed has a big advantage. If you closed your 20 and scored 20 points in your first round, your opponent would have to throw TWO 19's after they are closed to make up the points and score 38. One important note that I should point out (no pun intended): Deliberately shooting too many points can lead to a bar-room brawl. Darts is considered a "polite game" much like golf. Players do not typically "point monger" each other. Staying one or two bull's-eyes ahead (25 to 50 points) is acceptable. Throwing more points on another player that is not an INCREDIBLY stronger player is not a good idea. On the other hand, by scoring an appropriate number early and simply staying on top of the other player, a weaker player can often beat a stronger player by making the other player have to throw extra bull's-eyes to end the game. Be very careful with this strategy though, sometimes the other player might suddenly turn the tables and will be sure to remember all those extra points you threw on him! Another thing that can happen is that you waste time trying to be sure
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Darts | Dartboard | Dartboards | Dart Flights Dart Flights Darts Glossary Choose A Letter: ANNIE'S ROOM - The number One (1). ARROWS - Another term for darts . ARCHER - Refers to a player who throws very quick smooth darts -B- BABY TON - A score of 95, usually by scoring five 19s. BAG O' NUTS - A score of 45. BARREL - The metal body of the darts where they are gripped. BASEMENT - The double-3. BOTTOM OF THE BOARD - The numbers on the bottom half of the dartboard . BOUNCE OUT - When a dart hits a wire on the board flush-on and bounces back off the dartboard . Can be potentially dangerous to spectators who are too close. BREAKFAST - (or BED 'N' BREAKFAST) A score of 26, made up of a single-5, single-20, single-1 in a game of x01. This is a common score in darts because players aiming for the 20 sector (which contains the highest scoring area on the dartboard ) will often accidentally hit the 1 and the 5 sectors, which are located on either side of the 20. The term comes from the typical price of a bed-and-breakfast in times gone by: 2 shillings and sixpence, or "two and six". (See also "CHIPS") BUCKET/BAG OF NAILS - Landing all three darts in the 1s. BUCKSHOT - A throw when darts land wildly all over the dartboard . BULL-OFF - See DIDDLE FOR THE MIDDLE. BULLSEYE (or BULL) - The bull's eye, which has an Outer Bull and an Inner Bull. BUST - Hitting more than you needed in an x01 game. The darts do not count and the player begins his next turn on the same score he had prior to. -C- CRICKET - In a Cricket game this refers to high scores base on the number of darts scored. For example a triple-20, single-20, single-20 would be called a C-5 because "5 darts " were scored with three darts . CHAMPAGNE BREAKFAST - Hitting treble 20, treble 1 and treble 5 in three darts (see "BREAKFAST") CHIPS - A score of 26. (See also: "BREAKFAST") CHUCKER - A player who just "chucks" the darts at the board, doesn't aim or care. CIRCLE IT - When a player scores a single digit (less than 10) with three darts , his team-mates would shout out "Circle it!" to the scorekeeper to highlight the terrible throw. A variation on this tradition is to draw a fish around the score, often leading to aquarium-related jokes being aimed at particularly poor or unlucky players. CLOCK - The dartboard itself, usually in the context of "ROUND THE CLOCK". CORK - The center of the dartboard . This comes from the cork in the end of a keg where it is tapped. The ends of kegs were used for targets in the game's early days. COVER - A term frequently used by Sid Wadell, meaning aiming for treble 19. -D- DAIRYLEA DARTS - A throw that is 'spread' around the board, named after the cheese spread Dairylea. DEVIL - The treble-6, so called due to '666', and the fact that it is often hit in error when going for treble-13 or treble-10. DIDDLE FOR THE MIDDLE - A throw to see who gets one dart closer to the bullseye to determine who throws first in the game. Also known as a "BULL OFF", "MIDDLE FOR MIDDLE" and "OUT FOR BULL". DOUBLE - The thin outer ring of the dartboard . In standard x01 games, a double counts for two times the number hit. DOUBLE-BULL - On dartboards configured with a bullseye consisting of two concentric circles, the outer circle is commonly green and worth 25 and the inner circle is commonly red and worth 50 points. Hitting the innermost ring of this type of bullseye is a "DOUBLE-BULL". (See also: "BULLSEYE") DOUBLE IN - A variant of x01 in which a double is needed to start the game. DOUBLE TOP - The double 20. DOUBLE TROUBLE - Not being able to hit the double needed to win the game. DOWNSTAIRS - The lower portion of the dartboard , usually in reference to the 19s in a game of x01. -E- EASY IN - A game that requires no special shot to begin scoring. EDDIE SHUFFLE - The art of adjusting ones stance or position along the ockey in an attempt to circumnavigate a troublesome 'blocking' dart. Also referred to as The Milk Float. -F- FOGLE - A series of castaway darts thrown with no other purpose than to irritate opponents. FLIGHTS - The "feathers" of the dart that give i
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Who did Idi Amin depose in 1971?
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Idi Amin - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com A+E Networks Introduction In 1971, General Idi Amin overthrew the elected government of Milton Obote and declared himself president of Uganda, launching a ruthless eight-year regime in which an estimated 300,000 civilians were massacred. His expulsion of all Indian and Pakistani citizens in 1972—along with increasing military expenditures—brought about the country’s economic decline, the impact of which lasted decades. In 1979 his reign of terror came to an end as Ugandan exiles and Tanzanians took control of the capital of Kampala, forcing Amin to flee. Never brought to justice for his heinous crimes, Amin lived out the remainder of his life in Saudi Arabia. ‹ › Google Idi Amin: Early Life and Military Career Idi Amin Dada was born c. 1925 in Koboko, in northwestern Uganda, to a Kakwa father and Lugbara mother, who separated shortly afterwards. In 1946, after receiving only a rudimentary education, Amin joined the King’s African Rifles (KAR), a regiment of the British colonial army, and quickly rose through the ranks. He was deployed to Somalia in 1949 to fight the Shifta rebels and later fought with the British during the suppression of the Mau Mau Rebellion in Kenya (1952-56). In 1959 he attained the rank of effendi—the highest position for a black African soldier within the KAR—and, by 1966, he had been appointed commander of the armed forces. Did You Know? During his time in the army, Amin became the light heavyweight boxing champion of Uganda, a title he held for nine years between 1951 and 1960. Amin Commandeers Control of Uganda’s Government After more than 70 years under British rule, Uganda gained its independence on October 9, 1962, and Milton Obote became the nation’s first prime minister. By 1964, Obote had forged an alliance with Amin, who helped expand the size and power of the Ugandan Army. In February 1966, following accusations that the pair was responsible for smuggling gold and ivory from Congo that were subsequently traded for arms, Obote suspended the constitution and proclaimed himself executive president. Shortly thereafter, Obote sent Amin to dethrone King Mutesa II, also known as “King Freddie,” who ruled the powerful kingdom of Buganda in south-central Uganda. A few years and two failed—but unidentified—assassination attempts later, Obote began to question Amin’s loyalty and ordered his arrest while en route to Singapore for a Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference. During his absence, Amin took the offensive and staged a coup on January 25, 1971, seizing control of the government and forcing Obote into exile. Amin’s Regime of Terror Once in power, Amin began mass executions upon the Acholi and Lango, Christian tribes that had been loyal to Obote and therefore perceived as a threat. He also began terrorizing the general public through the various internal security forces he organized, such as the State Research Bureau (SRB) and Public Safety Unity (PSU), whose main purpose was to eliminate those who opposed his regime. In 1972, Amin expelled Uganda’s Asian population, which numbered between 50,000 and 70,000, resulting in a collapse of the economy as manufacturing, agriculture and commerce came to a screeching halt without the appropriate resources to support them. When the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) hijacked an Air France flight from Israel to Paris on June 27, 1976, Idi Amin welcomed the terrorists and supplied them with troops and weapons, but was humiliated when Israeli commandos subsequently rescued the hostages in a surprise raid on the Entebbe airport. In the aftermath, Amin ordered the execution of several airport personnel, hundreds of Kenyans whom were believed to have conspired with Israel and an elderly British hostage who had previously been escorted to a nearby hospital. Throughout his oppressive rule, Amin was estimated to have been responsible for the deaths of roughly 300,000 civilians. Amin Loses Control and Enters Exile Over time, the number of Amin’s intimate allies dwindled and formerly loyal troops beg
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President Idi Amin Dada (Field Marshall) | State House Uganda President Idi Amin Dada (Field Marshall) 25 January 1971 to 11 April 1979 President Idi Amin Dada (Field Marshall) Field Marshal Idi Amin Dada was the third President on Independent Uganda, after Fredrick Muteesa II and Milton Obote. Amin, a bulk head figure standing at more than six feet, was no easy President. He shook the world in different ways through his antics and was at one time one of the most 'feared' dictators in the world. There are different accounts about his place of birth. In some accounts, he claimed to have been born at the place where the International Conference Center stands today. Others say he was born in Koboko to a Kakwa father and a Lugbara mother. His actual year of birth is not clear too. It is said that he was born between 1925 and 1928. Amin’s childhood was a total wreck because he was abandoned by his mother when he was still a baby. He, however survived the street-wise way, selling snacks and doing casual work to earn a living. In 1946, Amin, who had hobnobbed with soldiers in his early life, courtesy of his mother’s marriage to a Kings African Rifle Clerk, joined the Kings African Rifles. It is not clear whether he joined directly as a soldier; however some sources claim that he was first recruited as a kitchen cook. But soon, he became a real soldier. It was while with the KAR that the word 'Dada' was added to his name because he kept mentioning it whenever he greeted a lady. In between soldiering, he enjoyed different sports activities, including boxing in which he rose to the level of a National Heavy Weight Champion, he tried out athletics as a sprinter and played rugby. He was all the time jolly. He was a distinguished soldier, easy to pick out from the crowd, largely owing to his actions. During an attack against the Mau-Mau in Kenya, he fought bravely in places like Kinyoma and Kangema in which he killed several of them. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant in 1955 and he became a Commissioned Officer in 1961. He was deployed as commander of a unit in Karamoja that was supposed to stop cattle rustling in the area. By the time Uganda got her independence, Idi Amin was one of the leading soldiers who formed the first Uganda independence army. By 1964 he had been named Deputy Army Commander while Shaban Opolot was the Army Commander. Milton Obote then deployed him to help the Katanga rebels who were fighting against Zaire government. Later, it emerged that Amin had indeed sold gold and diamonds given to him by the rebels in return for arms. Much later, the issue went before parliament for debate; however Obote snuffed it in the bud by arresting all the ring leaders, hence saving himself and Amin. Having struck a 'wonderful' chord, when Obote fell out with Kabaka Fredrick Muteesa, it was Idi Amin, then a Colonel of the army that he turned to for survival. On 24th May 1966, Obote sent a force commanded by Idi Amin to attack the Lubiri in order to bring the Kabaka alive or dead. Amin carried out this order diligently. While he obeyed his master’s orders to the letter, Amin had his personal ambitions up his sleeve. For example, he was recruiting hundreds of his kinsmen into the army. These were to come in handy later when he decided to take over high office. Among these included Sudanese and Congolese. By the early 1970s, Amin had created a sizeable force within the Uganda Army that could answer to his whims and Obote recognized this too. A fall out started and finally, it culminated into the 1971 coup. At that time Obote wanted to arrest Idi Amin for various cases including murder. Then, Major General Amin however used his men to stop the move and was soon declared President while Obote was attending a Common Wealth Conference in Singapore. There was jubilation when Amin captured power, largely because Obote had lost popularity. But soon, it was noticed that Amin was not the savior the country thought he was. Nonetheless, he started off by releasing all political prisoners who had been imprisoned by Obote. He appointed
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