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The 25th January is the day of the year on which Scots celebrate which national hero?
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Robbie Burns Day | January 25 | Scottish | Holiday | Robert | Poet Robbie Burns Day Hate 11 Robbie Burns Day is a Scottish holiday named after poet and writer , Robert Burns. Find out why we celebrate his work every January 25th! Who Was He? Robert Burns was born on January 25th, 1759, in Alloway, Scotland. At the age of 37, he died from rheumatic heart disease, which he had suffered from since he was a child. Robbie was the oldest of seven children born to a struggling farmer and his wife. After his mother introduced him to Scottish folk songs, legends and proverbs, he began writing touching poems and songs . Some of Robbie Burns' most famous songs include "Auld Lang Syne" (the song people sing at New Years), "Ye Banks and Breaes of Bonnie Doon" and "My Love's Like a Red, Red Rose." His first book of poems was published in 1788. Robbie Burns Day Depressing Inspiration Robbie Burns married Jean Armour the same year that his first book of poetry was published. They moved to Dumfries, where he rented a farm . Things didn't work out with the farm and he sunk into a deep depression. Throughout his times of depression (and this happened on several occasions), he continued to write poetry. Celebrations Because Robbie Burns' work is loved so much, his birthday is celebrated all over the world on January 25th. Highlights of any Robbie Burns festival often include the bagpipes, Scotsmen in kilts and the reading of Burns' poem, "To A Haggis." But no Robbie Burns' feast would be complete without the dish of choice - haggis. Recipe for Haggis 1 sheep's bag and pluck (heart, liver, windpipe and lungs) 1/4 lb. suet 4 medium sized onions (blanched) 1/2 lb. pinhead oatmeal 1 level teaspoon black pepper 1 level teaspoon powdered herbs Instructions: Wash the bag in cold water, scrape and clean it well. Leave it overnight in cold water. Wash the pluck and put in a pan of boiling water and boil for one hour. Leave the windpipe hanging out. Place a small bowl under the windpipe to catch any drips. Place the cooked pluck in a bowl, cover with the fluid it was boiled in and leave overnight. The next day cut off the windpipe. Grate the liver and chop the heart , suet and onions. Toast the oatmeal, but make sure the color doesn't change. Add the oatmeal, salt, pepper, herbs and just over half a liter of liquid in which the pluck was boiled. Mix well. Fill the bag more than half full of the mixture, then sew it up and prick it. Place in boiling water, simmer for three hours, pricking occasionally to keep from bursting. The bag may be cut into several pieces to make smaller haggis; cook one and a half to two hours. The national dish of Scotland is Haggis Enjoy your meal and don't forget to read a poem by Robbie Burns!
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Father of the U.S. Navy Father of the U.S. Navy American Civil War Store: Books, DVDs, etc. Father of the U.S. Navy The importance of the sea as a highway, a source of food or a battlefield, if necessary, was well understood by the American colonists. When the Revolution came, it was a natural impulse, therefore, that many men in numerous locations would play prominent roles in the founding of a national navy. Thus, the Navy recognizes no one individual as "Father" to the exclusion of all others. As it was the Continental Congress, convoked in Philadelphia, that created the Navy in their resolution of 13 October 1775, the members of Congress must collectively receive credit for the creation of the Continental Navy, the forerunner of the United States Navy. The various attempts to credit individual naval officers with this act are misguided, for those officers received their commissions from the very body that created the Navy in the first place. None of this, of course, detracts from the great contributions to our struggle at sea for independence made by General Washington, John Barry, John Paul Jones, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and others. Source: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER, WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060 Recommended Reading : John Paul Jones: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy. Description: Evan Thomas’s John Paul Jones: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy grounds itself on the facts of Jones’s life and accomplishments to bolster his place among the pantheon of Revolutionary heroes while also working to deflate the myths that have circulated about his name. Jones, we learn, was confronted throughout his life with controversy and was crippled by ambition. But Thomas lauds Jones for early innovations as an American self-made man who rose from Scottish servitude. Continued below… Jones, despite his too brisk manner, was a true success, if not genius, as a naval captain. Early in the Revolutionary War, he captured a shipload of winter uniforms destined for General Burgoyne’s army in Canada , which instead warmed General Washington’s troops as they swept across the Delaware to defeat British at Princeton and Trenton . Later, Jones helped formulate the Navy’s plan of psychological warfare on British citizens. And Jones’s strategy to cut off the British fleet via the French Navy was arguably the most decisive strategic decision of the War. In the end, Thomas makes a good case for a renewed appreciated for Jones’s role in the broader revolution, citing his many connections to the Founding Fathers and his contributions to the broader war effort. While it may be that the John Paul Jones who proclaimed "I have not yet begun to fight" never existed, the real man behind the textbook legend is every bit as compelling a figure in Thomas’s hands. This temperate biography situates Jones in what will likely prove durable fashion among portraits of Adams, Franklin : Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy. From Publishers Weekly: Starred Review. Toll, a former financial analyst and political speechwriter, makes an auspicious debut with this rousing, exhaustively researched history of the founding of the U.S. Navy. The author chronicles the late 18th- and early 19th-century process of building a fleet that could project American power beyond her shores. The ragtag Continental Navy created
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The Supper at Emmaus, painted in 1601 and now part of the National Gallery's collection, is by whom?
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Detail from: Michelangelo da Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus; painted for Ciriaco Mattei in 1601-0 [HD] - YouTube Detail from: Michelangelo da Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus; painted for Ciriaco Mattei in 1601-0 [HD] Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jul 3, 2014 Experience Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's "Detail from: Michelangelo da Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus; painted for Ciriaco Mattei in 1601-0" together with beautiful classical music, in HD quality! Painting title: Detail from: Michelangelo da Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus; painted for Ciriaco Mattei in 1601-0 Painting date: um 1600 Painting artist: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio Music: Mozart, String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, 1st Mvt. Performer: Musopen String Quartet You can download the classical music piece for free, at www.hdclassicalmusic.com . Audio ID: PA7 Video ID: CH478 From our research, this digital picture should be part of the Wikipedia Yorck Project public domain collection. If that is not the case, and we have made a mistake, please contact us at documentaries.pd@gmail.com . Also, if you have any suggestions regarding what paintings to publish next, or any other feedback, you can contact us at the same address! :) Category
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Artwork details, Liverpool museums See a larger version About the artwork In 1854 William Holman Hunt completed 'The Light of the World', which along with 'The Scapegoat' remains one of the best known religious images of the 19th century. His continuing interest in religious subjects for his paintings and a determination to paint directly from Nature culminated in his first trip to the Holy Land in 1854-6. Here he could pursue his desire to paint religious narratives in the landscape in which they took place. He travelled to Jerusalem in June 1854 and then on to Oosdoom, on the southern shore of the Dead Sea, in October of that year. Here he started a smaller study for the Lady Lever painting, which is now in Manchester City Art Gallery. Before a second trip to the area in the November, he bought a rare, white goat in Jerusalem then spent about ten days working on the Lady Lever canvas at Oosdoom, painting the distant mountains and lake and making sketches of the goat. The goat proved a somewhat fidgety subject, refusing to stand still or hold a pose. When poor weather forced Hunt to return to Jerusalem for the winter, the goat died on the journey home. By early 1855, Hunt had purchased another goat for use as a model and completed its image and the sky in his Jerusalem studio, having waited most of the winter for the right sort of clouds. In his diary he describes standing the long-suffering goat in a tray of salt and mud, collected in Oosdoom, to create the dried and cracked lake shore beneath his hoofs. In March he bought a camel skeleton and borrowed an ibex skull from a friend to add these grisly details to the painting. The painting was not completed in time for the Royal Academy exhibition of 1855 but was submitted in 1856. People were puzzled by the subject of the painting and were generally uncomplimentary. A review in the Times commented, ‘Were it not for the title annexed it would be difficult to define the nature of the subject.’ Other criticisms were levelled at the composition and the artist’s concentration on his subject matter at the expense of draughtsmanship. Ruskin’s review was particularly harsh when he said, ‘This picture, regarded merely as a landscape, or as a composition, is a total failure. Mr Hunt …in his earnest desire to paint the Scapegoat has forgotten to ask himself first, whether he could paint a goat at all’. Hunt took his subject from Leviticus XV1 and the Jewish ceremony of Atonement held in the Temple at Jerusalem. Two goats were used during the proceedings; one was sacrificed as a burnt offering to God, the second was led out of Jerusalem to carry the sins of the community. A crowd followed this goat, jeering and chasing it. Tied between its horns was a scarlet cloth which, if their offerings were accepted, would turn white. The whole episode was regarded as typological, a biblical Old Testament narrative prefiguring a New Testament event, in this case the sacrifice of Christ to carry away the sins of the world. The frame was designed by Hunt in Jerusalem and was an integral part of the iconography of the image. He sent sketches and detailed letters to his frame maker, Joseph Green, in London. The carved design includes a dove with an olive branch, a heartsease set within a cross, a seven-branched candlestick and seven stars. Biblical inscriptions at top and bottom read as follows: ‘Surely he hath borne our Griefs and carried our Sorrows, yet did we esteem him, stricken, smitten of GOD and afflicted’. ‘And the Goat shall bear upon him all their Iniquities unto a Land not inhabited’. The original frame is currently being conserved and this replica was carved and gilded by National Museums Liverpool’s Frame Conservator. William Holman Hunt was a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with his close friends John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti . Their central concern was to work from nature wherever possible, using the pure, bright palettes of medieval and early renaissance painters whose works in the National Gallery they admired enormously. Their pain
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Of which regal title is Princess Anne the seventh holder?
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Anne, Princess Royal - YouTube Anne, Princess Royal 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. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jul 25, 2014 Anne, Princess Royal KG KT GCVO GCStJ QSO GCL (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950) is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the time of her birth, she was third in the line of succession, behind her mother and elder brother. She rose to second after her mother's accession, but after the birth of two younger brothers, six nieces and nephews, and one grand-nephew, she is currently 11th in line. The seventh holder of the title Princess Royal, Anne is known for her charitable work, being the patron of over 200 organisations, and she carries out about 500 royal engagements and public appearances per year. She is also known for equestrian talents; she won two silver medals (1975) and one gold medal (1971) at the European Eventing Championships, and was the first member of the British Royal Family to have competed in the Olympic Games. She is married to Timothy Laurence, has two children from her previous marriage to Mark Phillips, and has three granddaughters. This video is targeted to blind users. Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA Creative Commons image source in video Category
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Queen Anne Stuart of England Queen Anne of England Anne Stuart was an unlikely person to become queen of England. She was born on February 6, 1665 to the Duke and Duchess of York and was their second daughter out of three children. Shortly before her birth, her uncle, King Charles II, had married and seemed destined to have a large family after fathering several illegitimate children. But he had no more children. As Anne grew older she would be plagued by numerous health problems, but she survived to adulthood. She only received a limited education, yet Anne would reign during a critically important period in her nation's history. During her reign she would oversee two major events in English history, one domestic and one foreign. The first being the Act of Union that united England and Scotland. The second was a major international war, the War of Spanish Succession. Best remembered as the last of the Stuart dynasty Anne had no heirs. The events of her reign would pave the way for Britain to become an international world power. Although born into royalty, her education was similar to that of other aristocratic girls: languages and music. Her knowledge of history was limited and she received no instruction in civil law or military matters that most male monarchs were expected to have. She was also a sickly child, and may have suffered from the blood disease porphyria, as well as having poor vision and a serious case of smallpox at the age of twelve. Poor health would plague Anne her entire life, probably contributing to her many miscarriages. Anne grew up in an atmosphere of controversy. Her father James, the Duke of York, and both her mother and later her stepmother were Roman Catholic. They would have preferred to raise Anne and Mary (their only children to survive early childhood) as Roman Catholics. Nevertheless, prominent Protestants, such as Henry Compton, later bishop of London, interceded and ensured the girls would not only be required to attend Protestant services but that they also receive Protestant religious instruction. Anne's life dramatically changed when the Lord Treasurer and Earl of Danby, in an attempt to strengthen his influence with King Charles II, arranged the marriage of Anne's sister, Mary, to William of Orange. Their father, the Duke of York, had wanted to wed Mary to the heir to the French throne, a Roman Catholic. Danby persuaded by the King to allow the marriage to William, a Dutch Protestant and an enemy of France, thus straining the close relationship between Anne and Mary. Anne married Prince George of Denmark. This was an arrangement Anne's father negotiated in secret with sponsorship by King Louis XIV of France, who hoped for a Anglo-Danish alliance against William of Orange and the Dutch. No such alliance would ever materialize. Her husband did not affect Anne's position as he remained politically weak and inactive, suffering from a drinking problem. Prince George's influence in matters of state would remain small throughout their marriage. The relationship he had with Anne was a close one and she loved him deeply, however, their marriage was saddened by Anne's twelve miscarriages and the fact that none of their other five children reached adulthood. When King Charles II died in 1686, Anne's father became King James II. His Roman Catholicism and his desire to rule without Parliament's input caused Parliament to call on William of Orange and Mary to take the throne, in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. This revolution created a constitutional, limited monarchy in England, where elected representatives, not a dynastic monarch, truly ruled. Interestingly, later Queen Anne became the last British monarch to veto an act of Parliament. Anne supported the revolution and opposed her father. Mary allowed her husband to rule, and neither got along with Anne during their reign. But since they never had children, after Mary died, followed by William, in 1702, the throne then passed to Anne. The Settlement Act of 1701 paved the way for Anne's reign. It stated that if Anne died without chi
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Which lake was formed by the construction of the Hoover Dam on the Colorado river?
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Bureau of Reclamation: Lower Colorado Region - Colorado River and Hoover Dam Facts and Figures How is the Colorado River Basin divided? The Colorado River Compact divided the Colorado River Basin into the Upper Basin and the Lower Basin. The division point is Lees Ferry, a point in the mainstem of the Colorado River about 30 river miles south of the Utah-Arizona boundary. The "Upper Basin" includes those parts of the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming within and from which waters naturally drain into the Colorado River system above Lees Ferry, and all parts of these States that are not part of the river's drainage system but may benefit from water diverted from the system above Lees Ferry. The "Lower Basin" includes those parts of the States of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah within and from which waters naturally drain into the Colorado River system below Lees Ferry, and all parts of these States that are not part of the river's drainage system but may benefit from water diverted from the system below Lees Ferry. How is Colorado River water apportioned? The Colorado River Compact apportioned to each basin the exclusive, beneficial consumptive use of 7,500,000 acre-feet of water per year from the Colorado River system in perpetuity. In addition, the Compact gave to the Lower Basin the right to increase its annual beneficial consumptive use of such water by 1,000,000 acre-feet. How much water is apportioned to each State in the Colorado River Basin? The Colorado River Compact did not apportion water to any State. On October 11, 1948, the Upper Basin States entered into the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, which apportioned use of the Upper Basin waters among them. The compact permits Arizona to use 50,000 acre-feet of water annually from the upper Colorado River system, and apportioned the remaining water to the Upper Basin States in the following percentages: Colorado, 51.75 percent; New Mexico, 11.25 percent; Utah, 23 percent; and Wyoming, 14 percent. The Lower Basin States of Arizona, California, and Nevada were not able to reach agreement. In 1952, Arizona filed suit in the United States Supreme Court to determine how the waters of the Lower Basin should be divided. In October 1962, the Court ruled that of the first 7,500,000 acre-feet of mainstem water in the Lower Basin, California is entitled to 4,400,000 acre-feet, Arizona 2,800,000 acre-feet, and Nevada, 300,000 acre-feet. The United States has contracted with the States of Arizona and Nevada and with various agencies in Arizona and California for the delivery of Colorado River water. These contracts make delivery of the water contingent upon its availability for use in the respective States under the Colorado River Compact and the Boulder Canyon Project Act. The United States and Mexico entered into a treaty on February 3, 1944, which guarantees Mexico 1,500,000 acre-feet of Colorado River water annually. This entitlement is subject to increase or decrease under certain circumstances provided for in the treaty. Hoover Dam How much concrete is in the dam? Three and one-quarter million cubic yards. There are 4,360,000 cubic yards of concrete in the dam, powerplant, and appurtenant works. This much concrete would build a monument 100 feet square and 2-1/2 miles high; would rise higher than the Empire State Building (which is 1,250 feet) if placed on an ordinary city block; or would pave a standard highway, 16 feet wide, from San Francisco to New York City. The first concrete for the dam was placed on June 6, 1933, and the last concrete was placed in the dam on May 29, 1935. Approximately 160,000 cubic yards of concrete were placed in the dam per month. Peak placements were 10,462 cubic yards in one day (including some concrete placed in the intake towers and powerplant), and slightly over 275,000 cubic yards in one month. What was an unusual feature of Hoover Dam's construction? The dam was built in blocks or vertical columns varying in size from about 60 feet square at the upstream face of the dam to about 25 feet squar
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Colorado State Facts - 50States.com Connecticut Colorado Facts and Trivia "Beulah red" is the name of the red marble that gives the Colorado State Capitol its distinctive splendor. Cutting, polishing, and installing the marble in the Capitol took six years, from 1894 to 1900. All of the "Beulah red" marble in the world went into the Capitol. It cannot be replaced, at any price. Colorado is the only state in history, to turn down the Olympics. In 1976 the Winter Olympics were planned to be held in Denver. 62% of all state Voters choose at almost the last minute not to host the Olympics, because of the cost, pollution and population boom it would have on the State Of Colorado, and the City of Denver. The United States Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs. The world's largest flat-top mountain is in Grand Mesa. In Fruita, the town folk celebrate 'Mike the Headless Chicken Day'. Seems that a farmer named L.A. Olsen cut off Mike's head on September 10, 1945 in anticipation of a chicken dinner - and Mike lived for another 4 years without a head. The LoDo region of Denver stands for Lower Downtown. Denver, lays claim to the invention of the cheeseburger. The trademark for the name Cheeseburger was awarded in 1935 to Louis Ballast. The highest paved road in North America is the Road to Mt. Evans off of I-70 from Idaho Springs. The Road climbs up to 14,258 Ft. above sea level. Colorado means �colored red� and is known as the �Centennial State.� The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad continues to provide year round train service operating a historical train with rolling stock indigenous to the line. The line was constructed primarily to haul mine ores, both gold and silver, from the San Juan Mountains. The United States federal government owns more than 1/3 of the land in Colorado. Colorado contains 75% of the land area of the U.S. with an altitude over 10,000 feet. Colorado has 222 state wildlife areas. Colfax Avenue in Denver is the longest continuous street in America. The 13th step of the state capital building in Denver is exactly 1 mile high above sea level. The Dwight Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel between Clear Creek & Summit counties is the highest auto tunnel in the world. Bored at an elevation of 11,000 feet under the Continental Divide it is 8,960 feet long and the average daily traffic exceeds 26,000 vehicles. Leadville is the highest incorporated city in the United States at 10,430 feet elevation. Because there was lots of "silver" named towns at the time, the founding fathers suggested Leadville. Katherine Lee Bates wrote �America the Beautiful� after being inspired by the view from Pikes Peak. Hundreds of thousands of valentines are re-mailed each year from Loveland. Fountain, has the distinction of being the United States' millennium city because it best symbolizes the overall composition of America. Fountain is the most accurate representation of the American "melting pot." Fountain was chosen after a Queens College sociologist crunched Census Bureau statistics in an effort to find the one city in the country that best represented the population make-up of the United States. Pueblo is the only city in America with four living recipients of the Medal of Honor. The tallest building in Colorado is the Republic Plaza at 57 stories high, in Denver. Every year Denver host the worlds largest Rodeo, the Western Stock show. Denver has the largest city park system in the nation with 205 parks in City limits and 20,000 Acres of parks in the nearby mountains. Dove Creek is the "Pinto Bean" capital of the world. The tallest sand dune in America is in Great Sand Dunes National Monument outside of Alamosa. This bizarre 46,000-acre landscape of 700-foot sand peaks was the creation of ocean waters and wind more than one million years ago. The World's First Rodeo was held on July 4th, 1869 in Deer Trail. Lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery Pike explored the southwest portion of the Louisiana Territory in 1806 and though he never climbed the peak that bears his name, he did publish a report that attracted a lot of inter
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Historical liquor made from molasses, sugar | The Triangle Historical liquor made from molasses, sugar September 23, 2011 by Matthew.Hartshorne Rum has lately become a staple of college parties, but many people do not appreciate its long and varied history. First, though, it’s helpful to understand a little bit about what rum is, and how it is made. Rum is defined as liquor made by fermenting and distilling sugarcane juice or, more commonly, the tailings from sugar production, such as molasses. The distillation process is generally done in a column still to provide a cleaner, more consistent product; however, a number of distillers still utilize pot stills for small batches. After distillation, rum is aged in oak barrels for a period of time. Rum is classified by its color as light, gold or dark, with darker rum having more flavor or spice based upon other additives. The particular rum in question is Cruzan Rum’s Cruzan Black Strap. This rum is part of a subset of dark rum called Naval Rum. Cruzan Rum was founded in 1760 on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Ownership of the distillery has passed through a number of corporations over the years, currently residing with Beam Global Spirits Inc., but distillery operations have been managed by the Nelthropp family for eight generations. Naval Rum is the darkest of the rums, ranging from dark amber to opaque black in color. The color comes from the retention of a larger percentage of the molasses components, which results in a far, far stronger flavor than in any other type of rum. Cruzan Black Strap rum is intended as a slightly smoother version of Naval Rum, especially low in hot fusel alcohols, providing an accessible version of the style to the general public. The rum pours a jet black, but reveals a beautiful deep ruby red color with golden red highlights right at the edge of the glass. When served in a snifter, a surprising amount of spicy alcohol character is present, which almost covered the sweet vanilla and molasses notes. The taste is very sweet for liquor, far sweeter than even most bourbons, but not cloying. The taste is of very smooth and sweet molasses, or perhaps even a very dark brown sugar with hints of caramel. The rums have a very smooth, warming nature to them without giving the impression of being spiced at all. The best description I’ve heard of this rum is that it’s “dessert in a bottle,” and I have used it that way on several occasions. Though I love to drink this rum straight, I also find that it provides a wonderful, caramel molasses character to mixed drinks. I decided to mix up three cocktails, although all three are debatably highballs, which is a name for the category of drinks made by cutting a portion of liquor with a larger portion of mixer. The first is the reliable standby of the college house party, the rum and coke. This particular drink was vastly improved by the substitution of the Black Strap. My main objection to the usual rum and coke is that the soda overshadows the rum; however, there is not a chance of this happening if a reasonable portion of Black Strap is used. The vanilla character of the rum really penetrates, reminding me of Vanilla Coke, and the molasses flavor provides a nice, sweet caramel depth. This drink is improved even more by a twist of lemon, and I found myself enjoying it far more than I thought I would. For my second drink I mixed the Rum Swizzle. Shake two ounces of rum, a half ounce each of triple sec and lemon juice, then strain into a tall, ice-filled glass. Top off with ginger ale and a lemon wheel. This drink was much sweeter than the base rum, thanks to the triple sec, and the lemon provided a very bright citrus highlight. The sweetness really brought out the molasses character in this rum, and the ginger ale provided a nice contrast of spice. Overall, this drink was very, very smooth and went down quite easily. The third drink I mixed was the Dark and Stormy; this drink is the big, bad cousin to the Rum Swizzle that I mixed. The key to this drink is the ginger beer; I would stay away from
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Sherry Wine 101 Sherry Wine 101 A True Spanish Wine Treasure Sherry Casks at Mora Winery. Osborne By Stacy Slinkard Updated November 22, 2016. Sherry wines are recovering new ground in the wine world, and it is well deserved. Sherry has a long history of serving the likes of Christopher Columbus to Shakespeare, and has recently been previewing new spotlights for its stellar value and food-friendly behavior in our modern world of wine. Getting down to brass tacks, Sherry is a fortified wine, produced in southwest Spain's "Sherry Triangle." This triangle consists of the three sunny towns of Puerto de Santa María, Jerez and Sanlúcar de Barrameda. The Palomino and Pedro Ximénez grapes are the primary grapes used to make Sherry. The soil in this region is chalky, limestone based, and provides the perfect conditions for growing the Palomino and Pedro Ximenez (PX for short) grapes that are used in making the world’s finest Sherries. Once harvested and fermented, the wines fate is then decided - will it become a Fino or an Oloroso? Two Styles of Sherry The two predominant types of Sherry are Fino (very dry with a lighter body) and Oloroso (still dry, but much richer in both flavor and body). continue reading below our video Why Baking Pans Really Matter If the winemaker is going for Fino, alcohol is added (fortification) until it reaches just over 15%; however, if Oloroso is the goal then alcohol is added to reach an 18% alcohol content. Now the fun begins, while the wines remain in their casks they are permitted contact with air in the top portion of the cask. A layer of yeast, called "flor" forms a coating on the surface of the Sherry, keeping the wine from over-oxidizing - these wines will become Finos as their lower alcohol content is what allows the yeast to grow in the first place. Olorosos, on the other hand, do not support the growth of flor due to their higher alcohol content. Olorosos are permitted to oxidize intentionally, producing a darker, and richer wine, with more body than a Fino. The Sherry Solera System Sherry wines must go through a solera system for adequate aging. This system is essentially a blending system of casks that hold wines of different ages. The oldest casks of Sherry are the ones that are bottled in a given year and the next casks are arranged in such a way that the youngest Sherries are blended into a series of casks holding progressively older Sherries. The blending off of younger Sherry into older Sherry results in very consistent, high-quality wines that all share a portion (albeit small) of the oldest, original vintage of Sherry made at the bodega . Sherries do not have a vintage date, per se, as they are really a blend of many years. 8 Types of Sherry Fino - Very dry, light-bodied Sherry that is straw-like in color. The characteristic aromas associated with Finos are almonds. Typically, Finos comes in at about 15-17% alcohol by volume. Amazing with almonds, olives, ham, and chips and dips. Manzanilla - Also dry, and pale in color. A "fino" style of Sherry made in Sanlucar and best with seafood and tapas. Amontillado - In between Fino and Oloroso in terms of color and body. This off-dry Sherry loses its flor during the aging process and yields deeper color and a lovely nutty flavor. The characteristic aromas associated with Amontillados are hazelnuts. This Sherry is great with oily fish and chicken dishes. Oloroso - Dark in color, rich in flavor. Olorosos typically have a remarkable walnut aroma and a swirled caramel flavor making them a top pick for rich meats and flavorful cheeses (consider Manchego, a delicious Spanish cheese made from sheep's milk). Palo Cortado - Is a very rare Sherry that begins life as a Fino (where the yeast develops) and progresses to an Amontillado (where the flor dies off) but ends up with the richer style of an Oloroso. This Sherry has a dry palate and an enchanting reddish-brown color combination with dramatic aromas and full flavor. Sweet Sherry - Is a Sherry that has been sweetened with Pedro Ximénez (PX) grape juice. Pedro Ximénez grapes have a high residua
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SIGNS: ANIMALS APE: In art it depicts malice. ASS: Humility. Patience. Animal of the poor. BASILISK: A fabled creature, based on Psalm 91:13: naming four animals for the Antichrist. These were interpreted by St. Augustine as four aspects of the Devil, who was trodden down by the triumphing Christ. Although a well-established symbol, and often represented in the Middle Ages, the basilisk rarely appears in Italian paintings of the Renaissance. BAT: Night. Desolation. BEAR [wild]: Cruelty and evil influence. In the Old Testamtent it represented the kingdom of Persia. BEAR [tame]: Christianity.Typical is the life of St. Euphemia, who, when thrown to wild animals in the arena, was shown honor by a bear who appeared tame, and would not eat her. BEE: Tireless activity. Regal power. Chastity. Also associated with St. Rita of Cascia. BIRDS: Symbol of the "winged soul." Many artists have the Child Jesus holding a bird in His hand. BLACKBIRD: The black feathers and melodious song represented the temptation of sin. Tradition tells us that one day when St. Benedict was praying the Devil appeared to him in the form of a blackbird which tried to divert him from his devotions. St. Benedict was not fooled: he made the Sign of the Cross and the Devil departed in haste. BULL: Depicts strength; sometimes St. Sylvester is shown with a bull at his feet because he brought back a dead bull to life. If the bull is made of brass, this is a symbol of St. Eustace who was Martyred with his family by being encased in a brass bull under which a fire was ignited. BUTTERFLY: Resurrection of Christ. CAMEL: Represents the virtue of temperance because he can go a long time without water. Also a sign of royalty in the Old Testament. Camel's hair is one of the the symbols of St. John the Baptist. CAT: Symbolizes laziness and lust gnerally because of its indolent habits, although the cat is a symbol of good, for instance, when it is shown with the Virgin because tradition has it that a cat gave birth to a litter of kittens in the stable at Bethlehem. Several Annunciation images portray the Virgin Mary with a little cat near her feet. CENTAUR: This mythic animal, part horse, part man is a symbol of St. Anthony Abbot because a mysterious animal appeared to him to point the way to reach St. Paul the Hermit in the desert. COCK: Because the cock crows early in the morning, it symbolizes vigilance, but when depicted in a painting of St. Peter, it signifies his denial of Jesus Christ and subsequent repentance. Thus the cock is now a symbol of the Passion. [John 13:38] CRANE: Vigiliance. Loyalty and good works. Good order in monastic life. It is thought that at night some cranes maintain watch for the others. CROCODILE: Hypocrisy. DOG: Fidelity. Loyalty. Watchfulness. Orthodoxy. There are many examples of the faithfulness of dogs, such as the dog of [St.] Tobias and St. Roch, which brought bread to the Saint and remained at hs side. A dog with a flame is a symbol of St. Dominic. Occasionally black and white dogs were used as symbols of the Dominicans [Domini canes, that is dogs of the Lord] because the friars wear black and white robes. DOLPHIN: Resurrection. Faith. Love. Society. Since they swim alongside ships, they symbolize Christ guiding the Church. Often the dolphin is used to depict the whale of Jonah. When the dolphin is pictured with an anchor it represents the Catholic Church. DOVE: Purity. Innocence. Peace. At the time of the flood, when Noah sent out for the last time the dove from the ark, it brought back an olive branch to show that the waters had receded and that God made peace with man. Under the Mosaic law the dove was used during the purification ceremony after the birth of a child. Thus one sometimes sees paintings of the Presentation of the Child Jesus with Joseph bearing two white turtledoves. [Luke 2:22, 24] As an emblem of purity the dove sometimes appears on top of St. Joseph's rod to show that he was chosen to be the husband of the Virgin Mary. The dove was seen by the father of St. Catherine of Siena above her head while she was in prayer. T
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The Roman Arena - Archaeology Magazine Archive The Roman Arena by Shelby Brown How the Games Worked Many popular ideas about the Roman arena were formed in the nineteenth century from popular images and accounts. The influential artist Jean Léon Gérôme used genuine gladiatorial art and equipment from Pompeii as models for his paintings of ancient Rome and the arena, but he also invented freely in dramatizing his scenes. Movies from Quo Vadis to Gladiator have drawn on such works to depict a world of strangely armed gladiators, Christians nobly awaiting attack by lions, and "thumbs down" death-gestures by emperors and rabid crowds. Actual Roman images of the arena are quite different: crowds and emperors are rarely shown, we are not sure which direction the thumb actually pointed in the famous death gesture, and victims of attack by big cats were certainly neither dignified nor noble. The Romans glorified the bravery shown in the arena, but trivialized the events and degraded the participants. Mosaic pictures of executions and combats, graphically violent to our eyes, were displayed in the public rooms and even dining rooms in the homes of wealthy Romans. How can the viewer today possibly understand such images? Until fairly recently, modern authors writing about the arena minimized its significance and represented the institutionalized violence as a sideline to Roman history. The tendency was also to view the events through our own eyes and to see them as pitiful or horrifying, although to most Romans empathy with victims of the arena was inconceivable. In the past few decades, however, scholars have started to analyze the complex motivations for deadly public entertainments and for contradictory views of gladiators as despised, yet beloved hero-slaves. Artist Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904) painted several scenes of the arena, including Pollice Verso (Thumbs Down) in 1872 and The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer in 1883. Images from the Art Renewal Center website, www.artrenewal.org . Click on thumbnails for larger versions on that site. Protests by Romans against the games were rare (Seneca, Letters 7.2-5), and complaints (at least by non-Christians) tended to focus on the low aspect of the entertainment rather than on the cruelty of the events. Far from being pitiful or horrifying, the image of an adult being thrown to the beasts was a reminder of an edifying entertainment. Roman scenes in different media show bloody attacks by lions and leopards against men propped up in the arms of animal-handlers, or tied to stakes in moveable carts. The image might have made a new, foreign slave wince as he cleaned the mosaic floor, and it might have caused him to think twice about running away. Nevertheless, it was clearly not intended to make those household slaves whose roles were well-established feel uncomfortably empathetic. Rather, it documented the brutal maintenance of social order and reinforced the solidarity of those who already belonged to that order. The Context of the Games The arena played a significant role in Roman public life from the third century B.C. into the fifth century A.D., but the origin of gladiatorial games is somewhat obscure. The earliest recorded Roman examples were hand-to-hand combats, probably involving captives, performed at funerary games at Rome. The first took place in in the Forum Boarium (the cattle market) in 264 B.C. The two sons of Brutus Pera gave an exhibition of an unspecified number of gladiators in honor of their dead father (Valerius Maximus 2.4.7). The three sons of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus presented funeral games for three days in their father's honor in the Forum Romanum in 216 B.C., providing 22 pairs of gladiators (Livy 23.30.15). From these relatively modest beginnings the games grew and grew. The arena played a significant role in Roman public life from the third century B.C. into the fifth century A.D., but the direct origin of gladiatorial games is somewhat obscure. The Etruscans are credited (secondhand, by the Greek writer Athenaeus in the first century A.D., who was quoting
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1000+ images about WHAT ♡ A ♡ CARRY ♡ ON! on Pinterest | Carry on, Kenneth williams and Butterworth Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas WHAT ♡ A ♡ CARRY ♡ ON! The Carry On films are a sequence of 31 low-budget British comedy motion pictures produced between 1958 and 1992. The films' humour was in the British comic tradition of the music hall and seaside postcards. Producer Peter Rogers and director Gerald Thomas drew on a regular group of actors, the Carry On team, that included Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor, Peter Butterworth, Hattie Jacques, Bernard Bresslaw, Barbara Windsor and Jim Dale 32 Pins774 Followers
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James Bond James Bond 2007 Schools Wikipedia Selection . Related subjects: Films James Bond 007 is a fictional British agent (the Bond character is usually referred to as a spy, but was actually a counter-agent and a professional assassin) created by writer Ian Fleming in 1952. Fleming wrote numerous novels and short stories based upon the character and, after his death in 1964, further literary adventures were written by Kingsley Amis (pseudonym Robert Markham), John Pearson, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, and Charlie Higson. In addition, Christopher Wood wrote two screenplay novelisations and other authors have also written various unofficial permutations of the character. Although initially made famous through the novels and books, James Bond is now best known from the EON Productions film series. Twenty-one films have been made (as of 2006) as well as two that were independently produced and one American television adaptation of Fleming's first novel under legal licence. The EON films are generally referred to as the 'official' films (although its origin is unclear, this terminology is used throughout this article). Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli and Harry Saltzman produced most of these up until 1975, when Broccoli became the sole producer. From 1995, his daughter, Barbara Broccoli, and his stepson, Michael G. Wilson, jointly continued production duties. To date, six actors have portrayed James Bond in the official series. They are: Pierce Brosnan (1995–2002), Daniel Craig (2006–present). In addition and generally considered "unofficial", Barry Nelson portrayed Bond in an Americanised television episode adaptation of Casino Royale in 1954. Bob Holness portrayed James Bond in a South African radio adaptation of Moonraker in 1956. Roger Moore acted the role in an episode of a TV comedy show called Mainly Millicent (starring Millicent Martin and guest stars) in summer 1964. This episode is included as a special feature (named Roger Moore as James Bond, Circa 1964) in the newly published Live and Let Die Ultimate Edition DVD. David Niven played the role of James Bond in a non-EON production of Casino Royale in 1967, and Connery reprised the character in another non-EON film, Never Say Never Again in 1983, an update of 1965's Thunderball, in which he also starred. The 1973 BBC documentary Omnibus: The British Hero featured Christopher Cazenove playing Bond in selected scenes from the original novels. The twenty-first official film, Casino Royale, with Daniel Craig as James Bond, premiered on 14 November 2006, with the film going on general release in Asia and the Middle East the following day. Broccoli and Saltzman's family company, Danjaq, LLC, has owned the James Bond film series, through EON, since the start. It became co-owner with United Artists Corporation since the mid-1970s, when Saltzman sold UA his share of Danjaq. Currently, Columbia Pictures and MGM (United Artists' parent) co-distribute the franchise. In addition to novels and films, Bond is a prominent character in many computer and video games, comic strips and comic books, and has been the subject of many parodies. Overview Ian Fleming's creation and inspiration Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is an agent of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) (more commonly known as MI6). He was created in February 1952 by Ian Fleming while on holiday at his Jamaican estate called Goldeneye. The hero of Fleming's tale, James Bond, was named after an American ornithologist of the same name who was an expert on Caribbean birds and had written a definitive book on the subject: Birds of the West Indies. Fleming, a keen birdwatcher, owned a copy of Bond's field guide at Goldeneye. Of the name, Fleming once said, "I wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-sounding name I could find, James Bond was much better than something more interesting like 'Peregrine Maltravers.' Exotic things would happen to and around him but he would be a neutral figure – an anonymous blunt instrument wielded by a Government Department." Bond's parents are named as Andrew Bond, a Scotsman, and Mon
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All Roads Lead to Rome According to New Map From Moovel Lab - CityLab CityLab This Map Shows That All Roads Basically Do Lead to Rome Data visualizers found a route from every point in Europe. Tweet Europe’s roads to Rome. ( moovel lab ) Over the course of centuries, the Roman Empire built some 50,000 miles of highways, criss-crossing the ancient Mediterranean world from Britain to modern-day Turkey, from the Danube River to northern Africa. According to Encyclopaedia Brittanica , the vast number of feeder roads stretching into the empire’s provinces led to that famous saying about the Italian capital. Today, modern highways and arteries have mostly replaced the ancient transit system (though some fragments still exist). Which raises the question: Do all roads still lead to Rome? moovel lab , a German urban design team, has an answer. Data visualizers layered a grid of 486,713 cells on top of an open-source digital road map of Europe. They then developed an algorithm to calculate a route to Rome from each one of those cells, and found that yes, indeed, there was a way from every point (although it might be a stretch to say that “all roads” lead to the city). The map above shows those routes; The thicker the road segment is drawn, the more frequently that road was used across all routes. U.S. roads to Romes. ( moovel lab ) The team also applied a similar algorithm to the 10 places in the U.S. named Rome. “[W]e adjusted our routing to find [routes to] the closest Rome to every location in the USA,” they write. “Every location is connected to the nearest Rome according to fastest travel time.” The different colors represent routes that connect to the closest Rome. Routes to U.S. capitals. ( moovel lab ) Following that line of thought, moovel lab then examined the shortest routes to every U.S. state capital from every point (based on a similar grid) in the U.S. This might be the most interesting map of all, given what it reveals about how road systems follow state borders—or not. The designers write (quirky grammar and capitalizations their own): Remarkable are the different road networks throughout the States. While the east coast seems to rely on roads parallel to the coast. The rockies and appalachian mountains reveal their topography with their curvy roads containing some blank spots not reached by any road. While the mid west of the USA show long straight road networks in rectangular alignment.
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Index-a Don't Forget To Hit <ESC> before going to a different page. Let's play a game of 30 questions. No, not that old standard of 20 questions, but one with an extra 10 questions added in and one that uses numeric answers (from 1 to 30). If you get stumped, go on to the next one. Perhaps the answer you need will be one of those left over when you complete all the questions you're sure of. Each answer is a number. The answers are the numbers 1-30. Each number appears only once. (Obviously) the questions are not in the right order.. 1. Aside from an extra 385 yards, how many miles is a marathon race? 2. If 27 solid cubes are formed into one big 3x3x3 cube how many individual cubes, at most, are visible from any single angle? 3. In the movie Spinal Tap what number is: "Well, it is one louder.."? 4. 'Via Dolorosa' is the (how many) Stations of the Cross, the Christian ritual tracing the key stages of the death of Jesus, beginning with his condemnation and ending with his being laid in the tomb? 5. How many dots are on a (standard 1-6) die? 6. The Russian 'Crimea Highway' trunk road from Moscow to the Crimea in Ukraine is the M (what)? 7. What number, between two hyphens, is used by journalists, etc., to mark the end of a newspaper or broadcast story? 8. How many unique dominoes are in a standard 'double six' set? 9. What number turned on its side (rotated 90 degrees) is the symbol for infinity? 10. The Marvel Comics superhero team led by Mr Fantastic was the Fanstastic (what)? 11. What is the larger number of the binary system? 12. Japanese haiku poems loosely comprise how many syllables? 13. The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are respectively (what number)-and-half degrees north and south of the Equator? 14. What number is Hurricane on the Beaufort Scale? 15. Greek deka, and Latin decem, are what number? 16. Conventionally how many books are in the Bible's New Testament? 17. How many legs (or arms) are most usually on a starfish? 18. A lunar month is an average (how many) days plus 12 hours, 44 minutes and 3 seconds? 19. 'Roaring' refers to what pluralised number in describing a 1900s decade of western world prosperity? 20. Traditionally what number of years anniversary is symbolized by silver? 21. What is generally stated to be the number of major joints in the human body? 22. What number is the French coded slang 'vingt-deux!', which warns that police are coming? 23. What is the only number that equals twice the sum of its digits (digit means numerical symbol)? 24. The early/mid-1900s American vaudeville comedy act was called the (how many) Stooges? 25. Any line of three numbers in the 'magic square' (a 3 x 3 grid of the numbers 1-9) adds up to what? 26. What is the international SPI resin/polymer identification coding system number (typically shown within a recycling triangle symbol) for polystyrene? 27. Traditionally the diameter of the 45rpm gramophone record is (how many) inches? 28. Pure gold is (how many)-carat? 29. The expression 'On cloud (what)' refers to being blissfully happy? 30. Each player begins with (how many) pieces in a game of chess? Daniel David "Danny" Kirwan (born 13 May 1950) is a British musician whose greatest success came with his role as guitarist, singer and songwriter with the blues-rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972. Kirwan's first recorded work with the band was on the huge instrumental hit single "Albatross". Green later stated that, "I would never have done "Albatross" if it wasn't for Danny. I would never have had a number one hit record." The B-side of the single was Kirwan's first published tune, the instrumental "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues". This was an old clarinet piece, written by Joe Venuti and Adrian Rollini, and recorded by the Joe Venuti / Eddie Lang Blue Five in 1933. Kirwan had adapted the piece for himself and Green to play on
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antrim - County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Antrim Ulster County Antrim is one of Northern Ireland's most desirable and picturesque destinations. The Causeway Coast and the Glens of Antrim are both areas of unsurpassed beauty, a unique blend of heritage and magnificent scenery. Covering an area of just over 1,000 square miles, Antrim is home to some of Ireland's best loved myth and legend. The Giant's Causeway in the north of Antrim is a World Heritage Site, an extraordinary mass of basalt columns tightly packed together, some 37,000 in total, leading into the sea. Legend tells that the giant, Finn MacCool, laid the Causeway to provide a path across the water to the Isles of the Hebrides for his Scottish love. Today, an award winning Visitor Centre is the gateway to the Causeway. Derived from the Irish ' Beal Feiriste', the River Farset, Antrim is home to several important historical buildings and monuments. The ruin of Dunluce Castle is perched on a dramatic cliff top and was the main fort of the Irish MacDonnells, chiefs of Antrim. The county towns of Antrim and Carrickfergus both boast of early Christian sites, imposing castles and magnificent churches. Visitors to County Antrim can enjoy superb outdoor activities set in an idyllic landscape. To the south-west of Antrim is Lough Neagh with a series of crystal clear waterways - providing excellent coarse and game fishing. The stunning north coastline offers great surfing and golden sandy beaches. For the boating enthusiast, County Antrim has many natural harbours and loughs with sailing centres and deep sea angling facilities. The Antrim hinterland is haven for hill walkers and lovers of beautiful countryside. The Glens of Antrim provide a breathtaking backdrop for world class golf courses, including the renowned Royal Portrush Golf Club, host to the British Open. One of Ireland's oldest whiskey Distilleries can be found at Bushmills, the Old Bushmills Distillery, offering a guided tour and welcome samples of single grain malt whiskies. Towns in County Antrim The City of Belfast bridges the border of Antrim and Down. Other principal townships are Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Carrickfergus, Larne, Lisburn and Newtownabbey. The population of County Antrim is estimated at 563,000. Business Information Six local authorities administer County Antrim: Antrim City and Borough Council, Ballymoney Borough Council, Ballymena Borough Council, Carrickfergus Borough Council, Larne Borough Council and Newtownabbey Borough Council. Each Council body has its own Economic Development Department to assist and promote commerce and tourism in their respective areas. Heavy engineering is the principal industry in Antrim with the manufacturing of components for diesel engines for the construction industry and Caterpillar. Tourism plays an important role in the County with the landmark attractions of the Causeway Coast and the Glens of Antrim. Belfast International Airport is located in Antrim, with a distribution centre, warehousing, imports and exports on site. Agriculture traditionally is dairy and beef in the North of the County with some food processing plants. The services sector is growing with provision of banking, insur
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Issue 211 by East Cork Journal - issuu issuu East Cork Journal Issue No. 211 THE WAIT value paCk THERE were scenes of unbridled joy last weekend, when Carrigtwohill bridged an almost centurylong gap to bring the Sean Óg Murphy Cup home, having beaten CIT by a single point at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in the County Senior Hurling Championship Final. Carrigtwohill celebrated in fine style as the Castlelyons Pipe Band led an open-topped bus through the village, with the conquering heroes on-board. Each member of the team was introduced by the joint captains - and the efforts of management and backroom staff were acknowledged. Team assistant Ken Landers then led a rousing course of the team's anthem, 'Blue is the Jersey', before the celebrations continued long into the night. 'This is going to come as an enormous relief to the people of Cobh who have, quite rightly, feared for the health of their community for over ten years, with unchecked emissions of a carcinogenic toxin, Chromium VI, coming from an unlicenced landfill," the Ireland South MEP said in Brussels earlier this week. While a baseline health study has never been carried out, the National Cancer Registry of Ireland proves that the rate of cancer in Cobh is 37% higher than the national average. Mr. Kelly, who lobbied for action on the site, is now hopeful that this part of his Cork con- St. Brigid’s & St. John the Baptist NS JUNIOR INFANTS PHOTOS 2011 Cloyne Harvest Fest. * Fota Honey Show 2 Sirloin STeakS 3 CHiCken filleTS 3 pork CHopS 1lb minCe beef 6 STeak burGerS Glounthaune's Sandra 'Safe' after Week 1 of The apprentice all for mill road, midleTon 021 4613542 www.crowleyscraftbutchers.com Confirmation of €40 million clean-up of Haulbowline imminent THE impending confirmation that the government will allocate €40 million to clean-up the Haulbowline toxic dump in Cork Harbour over the next two years has been welcomed by MEP Sean Kelly. €1. 95 stituency can look towards future economic growth with positivity. 'Earlier this year, the European Commission directed Irish authorities to take decisive action on the landfill within a three month timeframe under threat of court action. The warning followed a petition of over 5,000 signatures calling for immediate action, I brought before a parliamentary committee in conjunction with Cork Harbour Health pressure group,' the MEP continued. Mr. Kelly believes the previous government, the EPA and Cork County Council 'passed the buck on Haulbowline in a disgraceful way'. However, with Cabinet approval of €20m in the 2012 budget and €20m in the 2013 budget due for the restoration of the area, it is time to look towards a brighter future for Cobh and Haulbowline Island. THE Rising Tide, Glounthaune's Sandra Murphy acquitted herself admirably on TV3's 'The Apprentice' last Monday night. Sandra, one of two contestants from Cork, is amongst the 16 candidates vying for for €100,000 cash, a start-up package worth a further €100,000 and Bill Cullen as an equal business partner in this year's show. 30-year-old Sandra Murphy, manager of the award-winning Rising Tide said she would be sitting in the restaurant to watch last Monday night's episode, adding, 'I can't wait! As Bill said - "it'll be explosive!" And it was - as Aisling Smith was sent home after her performance as Project Manager in a task which involved making and selling sandwiches to accompany a vitamin drink didn't get off to a great start - they made just €19 in profit. (Photo: Billy MacGill) 5 3 9 1 5 1 2 5 8 4 6 7 2 2 What’s in your future? Page 12 & 13 & 17 St Brigid’s & St. John the Baptist NS Junior Infants photos Page 22 & 23 Midleton has the ‘write’ stuff for culture night Pages 27 - 46 Get your weekly sports fix of soccer, GAA and all those in between Page 50 Test your brain power and win cinema tickets Page 51 Fancy a night at the flicks? Page 52 Why not try your hand at a new dish? Page 53 Are you up to date with the latest fashions? Page 54 & 55 Your weekly event guide for the East Cork area DAVID STANTON TD Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 - The East Cork Journal stanton w
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Best Pop Singers of All Time: Page 3 - Top Ten List - TheTopTens® Best Pop Singers of All Time The Contenders: Page 3 41 Sam Cooke Sam Cooke was an American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is mostly known for being a part of the soul movement. 42 Kendall Schmidt 43 Pharrell Williams Pharrell Lanscilo Williams is an American singer, rapper, and record producer. Williams and Chad Hugo make up the record production duo the Neptunes, producing soul, hip hop and R&B music. 44 George Michael Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, known professionally by his stage name George Michael, is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. Originally from Wham, huge across Europe and the US. Plus, amazing voice talent and fun songs 45 Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Lopez, also known as J. Lo, is an American singer, actress, dancer, fashion designer, author and producer. 46 Akon Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam, better known as Akon, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, businessman, record producer and actor. 47 Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., also known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. He was signed to Cash Money Records by Birdman at a young age . He has been critically acclaimed and even more panned throughout his career . He's often criticized for constantly talking about money, girls, and ... read more . 48 Will.I.Am W i ll .i. am is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor known for being the lead vocalist in The Black Eyed Peas . He was born in Los Angeles, California . He has released several solo albums such as "Songs About Girls" and "Will Power" . 49 Avril Lavigne 50 Becky G Rebbeca Marie Gomez, better known by her stage name Becky G, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and actress. 51 Iggy Azalea
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BBC - Press Office - Network Radio Programme Information BBC Week 48 7-Day Version Saturday 27 November 10.00am-1.00pm BBC RADIO 2 Graham Norton's own show every Saturday morning is a vibrant mix of music and celebrity conversation, and this week the nation's favourite agony uncle is joined by Maria McErlane for Grill Graham where listeners' problems are solved live on air. From his listeners' suggestions, Graham selects a hit from the past that hasn't quite stood the test of time for I Can't Believe It's Not Better. He also invites listeners to submit their favourite Tune With A Tale. Plus there's travel with Bobbie Pryor, sport with Alistair Bruce-Ball and the very best celebrity guests. Listeners can email the show at: graham.norton@bbc.co.uk. Presenter/Graham Norton, Producer/Malcolm Prince for the BBC BBC Radio 2 Publicity 3.00-6.00pm BBC RADIO 2 Zoe Ball sits in for Dermot O'Leary Zoe Ball continues to sit in for Dermot O'Leary. This week she has live music from Alesha Dixon and chats to Bryan Ferry. Alesha Dixon began her pop career as one third of Mis-teeq before embarking upon a solo career, taking the Strictly Come Dancing crown and becoming a judge on the show. She then returned to the UK charts with a platinum-selling second album, The Alesha Show. Her third solo album, The Entertainer, is released next week and she performs in a session recorded at the BBC's Maida Vale studios. Zoe also chats to Bryan Ferry about his latest album, Olympia, and the 2011 Roxy Music Tour. Released last month, Bryan's solo album features contributions from Nile Rodgers, David Gilmour, Groove Armada, Scissor Sisters, Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Mani (Primal Scream) and Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead). It also sees Bryan reunited with members of Roxy Music, including Brian Eno. Presenter/Zoe Ball, Producer/Ben Walker for Labora TV BBC Radio 2 Publicity Music Feature – The Shorthand Of Emotion Saturday 27 November 12.15-1.00pm BBC RADIO 3 Marking the centenary of Leo Tolstoy's death, Katie Derham considers the relationship between the writer – one of the world's greatest artists and moral activists – and the early Russian composers of the 20th century. During an icy November, 82-year-old Tolstoy fled his family estate in Yasnaya Polyana having finally decided to leave his wife. He died on his journey. One of the most renowned of his later works was a novella called The Kreutzer Sonata which told the tale of the infatuation of an older married woman for a young violinist. This programme explores how music remained a source of continued recreation and delight, and was an emotional stimulus for Tolstoy for much of his life. Later on, eminent musicians visited the Tolstoy homes in the country and in Moscow – some even performed there. They included the great pianist and composer Anton Rubinstein; Sergei Rachmaninov; harpsichordist and pianist Wanda Landovska; and, most famously, Tchaikovsky. Presenter/Katie Derham, Producers/Diana Bentley and David Prest BBC Radio 3 Publicity The Early Music Show – Opera Profile: Handel's Alcina Saturday 27 November 1.00-2.00pm BBC RADIO 3 Lucie Skeaping continues the Early Music Show's series of opera profiles by delving into the music and history surrounding Handel's Alcina. Based on the epic poem by Ariosto, the libretto by Antonio Marchi provided Handel with some very intense dramatic opportunities, including star-crossed lovers, dark magic and madness. Alcina was composed for Handel's first season at London's Covent Garden Theatre, and it premièred on 16 April 1735. Like many of the composer's other serious stage works, it fell into general obscurity; after a revival in Brunswick in 1738 it was not performed again until a production in Leipzig nearly two centuries later. It has now become one of Handel's most popular operas. Lucie Skeaping talks to American harpsichordist and musical director Alan Curtis at his home in Florence, who recorded Alcina in 2007 with his ensemble Il Complesso Barocco. Presenter/Lucie Skeaping, Producer/Chris Wines BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Saturday 27 November 2.00-3.
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This Sporting Life (1963) - 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 | Drama , Sport | 24 May 1963 (Ireland) Despite success on the field, a rising rugby star senses the emerging emptiness of his life as his inner angst begins to materialize through aggression and brutality, so he attempts to woo his landlady in hopes of finding reason to live. Director: David Storey (based on the novel by), David Storey (screenplay) Stars: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 39 titles created 26 Feb 2012 a list of 43 titles created 10 Jul 2013 a list of 36 titles created 04 Oct 2013 a list of 36 titles created 01 Feb 2014 a list of 22 titles created 9 months ago Title: This Sporting Life (1963) 7.8/10 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 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations. See more awards » Videos A rebellious, hard-living factory worker juggles relationships with two women, one of whom is married to another man but pregnant with his child. Director: Karel Reisz A juvenile offender impresses the reform school Governor with running abilities. He is in turn given special privileges to encourage him to win a race against the local public school, but he is therefore teased his fellow rebellious peers. Director: Tony Richardson This sprawling, surrealist musical serves as an allegory for the pitfalls of capitalism, as it follows the adventures of a young coffee salesman in Europe. Many actors play multiple roles, giving the film a stagy tone. Director: Lindsay Anderson In this allegorical story, a revolution led by pupil Mick Travis takes place at an old established private school in England. Director: Lindsay Anderson The moving story of a plain young girl who becomes pregnant by a black sailor, befriends a homosexual, and gradually becomes a woman. Director: Tony Richardson An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman. Director: Jack Clayton A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values. Director: Tony Richardson A lazy, irresponsible young clerk in provincial Northern England lives in his own fantasy world and makes emotionally immature decisions as he alienates friends and family. Director: John Schlesinger Mick Travis is a reporter who is about to shoot a documentary on Britannia Hospital, an institution which mirrors the downsides of British Society. It's the day when Her Royal Highness is ... See full summary » Director: Lindsay Anderson After his girlfriend's pregnancy forces him to marry her, a young man must adjust to his new life and contend with his domineering mother-in-law. Director: John Schlesinger A prominent lawyer goes after a blackmailer who threatens gay men with exposure (homosexual acts still being illegal). But he's gay himself... Director: Basil Dearden "Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing endlessly for the sake of the land. And when the widow who owns the field decides to sell the field in a public ... See full summary » Director: Jim Sheridan Edit Storyline In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver. Machin lodges with Mrs Hammond, whose husband was killed in an accident at Weaver's, but his impulsive and angry nature stop him from being able to reach her as he would like. He becomes increasingly frustrated with his situation, and this is not helped by the more straightforward enticements of Mrs Weaver. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} 24 May 1963 (Ireland) See more » Also Known As: First cinema film of George Sewell . See more » Quotes For He's A Jolly Good Fellow Sung by
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Wakefield Trinity | Belle Vue Ground Guide Ground name: Belle Vue Stadium Address: Doncaster Road, Wakefield, WF1 5EY Home to: Wakefield Capacity: 12,600 Record attendance: Description of the ground: Currently, the East stand has a covered stand with seating, with some terracing beneath. The North and West sides are large open terrace, while the South side is the location of hospitality facilities. The stadium capacity is officially listed as 12,000 but can hold up to 13,000 in rare occasions. Ground History: The site was purchased in 1895 after the split between rugby league and rugby union, in order to provide a permanent base for the Wakefield Trinity team who had being playing on fields in the local area since 1873. The money was provided by the Wakefield Athletic Club, and was also initially used for cycling and athletics competitions. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats have long been in negotiation with the local council to find an alternative site, as the present Belle Vue stadium does not comply with the proposed standards required by the Super League. However, there have been difficulties in agreeing with the local council on a suitable alternative site. The capacity has now been increased to 12,600 in order to help with the application for a 2009 Super League licence. Many of the scenes from This Sporting Life were filmed at the Belle Vue Stadium during Wakefield’s third round Challenge Cup match against Wigan in 1962. Floodlights were installed in 1967 and were upgraded in 1990/1. The stadium was called the Atlantic Solutions Stadium for 2005. On Saturday 16 September 2006 the stadium played host to “The Battle of Belle Vue” when 11,000 fans from Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Castleford Tigers crammed in to watch the match which would decide who was relegated from Super League. Wakefield won the match 29-17 sending their nearest and most fierce rivals Castleford down to the National League. Transport (bus, rail, car etc): From the M1 Junction 39 Take the A636 Denby Dale Road towards Wakefield. At the first Roundabout (Asdale Road) carry straight on towards the city, you will see the Campanile Hotel on your left hand side, bear right under the railway bridge and continue towards the city with Wakefield Park on your left hand side. You will now see a mini-roundabout and some arches, go straight across the roundabout and under the arches, take a right at the next roundabout and head along Ings Road with Sainsburys and Homebase on your right hand side. Follow the signs for the A638 Doncaster Road. Once on Doncaster Road the ground is on the Right hand side after about half a mile. From the M62 Take Junction 31 and take the A655 towards Wakefield. Turn right and join the A638 go under the railway bridges, head straight on and you will see Superbowl 2000 on the left hand side, Belle Vue Stadium is just beyond on the left. Bus The following buses serve to the stadium:-105,106,122,123,145,148,149, 150,167,168,172,182,184,185,189,192,193,485,489,497,498. Train Trains from Leeds, Sheffield, Doncaster and York go into Westgate Station. Trains from Barnsley, Huddersfield, Goole, Castleford and Featherstone go into Kirkgate Station. Train info: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk Parking: There are parking spaces on streets in the locality, however, parking on these streets is restricted and you will see traffic cones in these areas. A popular spot is on Sugar Lane near to the cemetery but again places get taken quickly. There are quite a few car parks in Wakefield but you face a 15 minute walk to the ground after parking up although several buses listed below go past the ground. Home Disabled supporters can apply for a season long parking pass in writing to the club. These passes are allocated accordingly. Away disabled supporters can apply for a parking space to the club prior to the game. Again, these spaces are allocated accordingly. Next Match
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Brownjohn vs Cooper | BEACH July 15, 2010 Brownjohn vs Cooper Following yesterday’s thread about Robert Brownjohn’s conceptual-art-style stationery for Michael Cooper, Painter, Bobby Gill has suggested that Michael Cooper was so unaccomplished, that having had Brownjohn design his stationery was, perhaps, his only accomplishment. “It was very much the style then to have a witty letterhead. Brownjohn designed one for this guy Michael Cooper, who was somebody who hung around, but he didn’t have much personality. The only thing this guy had done was to ask Brownjohn to design his stationery.” Bobby Gill Smells like hyperbole, right? Well, I thought so, and a little research shows that, in fact, Cooper’s life and accomplishments, when compared to Brownjohn’s, match up in a lot of ways. 1. They both designed album covers for the Rolling Stones. Cooper photographed and art directed the cover (the first 3D album cover ever) for “Their Satanic Majesties Request.” (above, left) Michael Cooper was in charge of the whole thing, under his leadership. It was handicrafts day… you make Saturn, and I’ll make the rings… People always ask, Are John and George in there? … They are all in there. And Paul and Ringo… we had to put a stop to it. We were getting the whole of Sergeant Pepper in there, just for the hell of it. It was getting late and Michael finally got Saturn suspended… It was really funny… we should have done a gig that night. Keith Richards, 1971 (via: Time Is On Our Side ) (Regarding “Satanic Majesties” see also: Tony Meeuwissen ) Brownjohn designed the album cover for “Let it Bleed.” (above, right)—(Photography by Don McAllester; Cake by Delia Smith) 2. They both had smoking habits (also heroin) They both were smokers. In yesterday’s post we showed photos of Brownjohn and Cooper, as young men . Details from those photos, above, show them each with a cigarette in hand. See also: Brownjohn’s design for a Bachelor’s brand cigarette pack. (Note: we have an ongoing interest in photos of celebrity smokers. See: George Arents Jr. and Bridget Riley’s Rolling Papers ) Robert “Bj” Brownjohn had already made a name for himself as a designer in 1950s New York when he arrived in London in 1960. He claimed that he came over for the city’s creative energy. His girlfriend, the super-chic fashion designer Kiki Byrne, remembers it differently. “You could get heroin on the National Health back then,” says Byrne. “And Bj did have a problem.” Cooper has been described as “A heroin addict whose worsening condition confined him to a wheelchair.” (More similarities, after the fold…) 3. They both had one child each and their wives left them Brownjohn married Donna Walters in 1956 and their daughter Eliza was born. Donna left him in 1962, moving to Ibiza with Eliza. (Later his girlfriend was fashion designer, Kiki Byrne, whom he does not marry.) 1963 Cooper married a model from Vogue—(It’s unclear as to her name—could it actually be “ Rose ”?)—and their son Adam was born. Adam’s mother soon left them both and Cooper apparently raised Adam as a single father—with the help of girlfriend, “Ginger”—(Felicity Meredith-Owens)—whom he does not marry. (See: Photo of young Adam with the Beatles ) 4. They both died young Robert Brownjohn died in London of a heart attack in 1970. He was 44. Michael Cooper died in 1973 at the age of 31. Some newspapers reported his death as a heroin overdose, but others—(including his son, Adam)—say it was a suicide. After spending time with his girlfriend, Felicity Meredith-Owen, in her family home in order to kick his heroin habit, he had a period of a relatively straight and productive existence however in 1973 Michael committed suicide by taking some Mandrax (a sedative drug that was often used as a recreational drug, also known as Quaaludes) and topping it off with Scotch. from bio on Snap Galleries 5. Posthumous Postage Stamps They both had album covers that they worked on commemorated as postage stamps. (after they died) Cooper had done the photography for the Beatle’s Sgt. Pepper’s cover—(art directed by Robert Fraser ;
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New chapter in the 81-year history of Durex - BBC News New chapter in the 81-year history of Durex By Will Smale News reporter, BBC News 21 July 2010 Close share panel Image caption All of Durex's condoms are now made in Asia For adults looking to earn some extra money, there was a job advertisment last year that may have tickled their fancy: tester for Durex condoms. Durex said it would pay 5,000 people across the UK £500 to help evaluate its latest range of products. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the unusual job offer made a few headlines. For a brand that for 81 years has been the best-selling condom in the UK, it was just the latest example of its skill at self-promotion. But now Durex is in the news for strictly business reasons, with the annoucement that its owner - UK group SSL International - has agreed to be bought by Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser for £2.54bn. With SSL's shareholders widely expected to back the deal, Reckitt says Durex will be added to its so-called "powerbrand" group of best-selling products, which includes Vanish stain remover and Finish dishwasher tablets. Ignoring the temptation to speculate whether doing domestic cleaning can have an aphrodisiac effect, it is the latest development in Durex's colourful history. 'Durable, reliable' Durex's origins go back to 1915 when the London Rubber Company was formed to sell imported condoms and barber supplies. Image caption Durex remains the world's biggest selling condom brand, with a market share of 30% Condom production eventually started in the UK, and the brand name Durex was born in 1929, standing for "durability, reliability and excellence". And soon Durex advertisements were a regular sight across the country. Despite some opposition to the product in question, the company was greatly helped by the Church of England ruling in 1930 that birth control could be used by married couples. At the forefront of advancements in condom manufacturing, Durex dipped its condoms in water to test for breakages, and extended this in 1953 by introducing electronic testing. Fast forward to 1969 and it introduced the world's first anatomically shaped condom, while in 1974 it produced the first to be spermicidally lubricated. Fraud scandal However, it was the 1980s, and public awareness of HIV/Aids that brought Durex and other condom manufacturers to much greater prominence, as people became more aware of the dangers of unprotected sex. Image caption Durex is a long-established brand name in many countries This was also the time that supermarkets started to sell condoms, and vending machines were installed in pub toilets. With sales booming, London Rubber Company floated on the stock exchange in 1985, when it changed its name to London International. SSL International was formed in 1999 when London International merged with Seton Scholl Healthcare, the maker of Scholl footcare products. Yet while Durex was by now the world's best-selling condom brand, SSL faced financial difficulties in its early years, sparked by a fraud scandal in 2001. This resulted in an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office, and six people faced criminal charges. The charges were ultimately dismissed, but not before SSL had to issue a number of profit warnings, and saw its share price fall to all-time lows. 'Good fit' The London-based company has since recovered, with global sales of Durex continuing to rise as it targets China and other developing countries. Today, Durex remains the world's best-selling condom brand, with 30% of the branded market. However, all production now takes place in China, India and Thailand, with its last remaining UK condom factory ceasing manufacturing in 2007. With SSL and Durex now about to pass to Reckitt Benckiser, financial analyst Damian McNeela of Panmure Gordon told the BBC the deal was "a good fit". "SSL is getting a good price, and it makes an excellent strategic fit for Reckitt," he says. "One of the main attractions for Reckitt is SSL's big exposure to overseas markets. "I can't see anyone else coming in to better Reckitt's offer, w
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Using Tyndale Greek & Hebrew Unicode The Tyndale Unicode Font Kit provides: Hebrew font and keyboard including full pointing with automatic positioning Greek font and keyboard including breathing and accents with automatic positioning Transliteration font and keyboards for Greek, Hebrew and manuscript markups Masoretic punctuation font and keyboard for punctuation in the Hebrew Old Testament To start typing in Greek or Hebrew: 1) Turn on the keyboard at "EN" on the taskbar or toggle through keyboards with Alt-Shift 2) Change the font to Cardo (On a Mac, click on the flag at top right) Most word processors on a PC will work OK with Greek & right-to-left Hebrew. A few word processors (eg Word Perfect) may never convert to Unicode. On the Mac, Word does not cope with writing Hebrew right-to-left or pointing, but NeoOffice (free) writes Hebrew well and Melel (cheap) does it perfectly. However, at present, there are considerable problems with Hebrew on Macs .� Masoretic punctuation The Masoretes tried to eliminate ambiguity in the Hebrew Old Testament by indicating which words form phrases together and which words did or did not act on each other. In order to do this they created a complex system of punctuation. � English has five or six ways to provide internal structure to sentences, while Masoretic Hebrew has fourteen common ways and several more rarer ones. � English has only one way to make a compound word (using a hyphen) while Masoretic Hebrew has eight major and several rarer ways of conjoining words. An explanation of this system is installed with the Tyndale Kit. To see the significance of these divisions see the TanakhML structure analysis, I can't remember all this! Don't worry � use it for a little, and you'll soon be touch-typing. Print the summary page and pin it up in front of you. How do I copy and paste Bible texts without typing them? You can do this in various ways, eg: 1) copy and paste from Crosswire.org 2) download the InsertBible tool 3) tell your Bible program (Accordance, Logos or BibleWorks) to export in Unicode For example, in BibleWorks: - click on Tools: Options: Fonts and select "Export Fonts" - for Greek & Hebrew tick "Unicode" a choose a Unicode font such as Cardo Right-to-left does not work in Windows XP: Open the Control Panel for "Regional and Language Options" (click on "Start", "Control Panels") Click on tab "Languages" - if there is no tick on "Install files for... right to left languages", tick it and restart the computer (you may be asked for your Windows installation discs). Hebrew accents are not working correctly. Perhaps you have not turned on the Cardo font? Cardo contains positioning data which is not available in Times New Roman and most other Unicode fonts containing Hebrew. Other good academic fonts include SIL Hebrew, SBL Hebrew, Code 2000 and TITUS. Perhaps you are trying to write Hebrew in Word on a Mac? Unfortunately Word on the Mac is years behind the PC for Unicode. Fortunately NeoOffice is as just as good (if not better), and is fairly good at Hebrew, and it is free! For flawless Hebrew use Melel. Perhaps you are using a non-standard keyboard (Croatian or whatever)? Keys such as single quote may not be indicated the same - try the key at the bottom left of the Enter key. Other keys may also need to be found by hunting round! How do I write macros in Word to change fonts? In Word 2003 (other versions are similar): First make a copy of your "normal.dot" file which contains all the Word settings (just in case). It is usually at C:\\Documents and Settings\\YOUR ID\\Application Data\\Microsoft\\Templates\\ Then: - click on menu "Tools", "Macro", "Record New Macro..." - name the macro "TypeHebrew" and click on "Keyboard" - press a shortcut keystroke, eg Alt+H and click on "Assign" then "Close" - change the font in Word to "Cardo" - change the keyboard by changing "EN" to "HE" (in the bottom-right language bar) - click on menu "Tools", "Macro", "Stop recording" Make a simila
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BAND NAMES .. ORIGINS Numbers 10cc Manager Jonathan King chose the name after having a dream in which he was standing in front of the Hammersmith Odeon in London where the boarding read "10cc The Best Band in the World". A widely repeated claim, disputed by King and Godley, but confirmed in a 1988 interview by Creme, and also on the webpage of Gouldman's current line-up, is that the band name represented a volume of semen that was more than the average amount ejaculated by men, thus emphasising their potency or prowess. 10 SECONDS OF FOREVERS named after Hawkwind's "10 Seconds of Forever" 10,000 MANIACS Inspired by the old horror movie called '2000 Maniacs' 101 ERS (the) The group was named after the squat where they lived together: 101 Walterton Road, Maida Vale, although it was for a time rumoured that they were named for "Room 101", the infamous torture room in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. 13th FLOOR ELEVATORS (the) The band's name was developed from a suggestion by drummer John Ike Walton to use the name "Elevators" and Clementine Hall added "13th Floor" 2Be3 French band using English language as a pun ~ meaning To Be Free 23rd TURNOFF (THE) They took their name from the motorway sign indicating the nearby M6 exit. 3rd STRIKE Lead singer named his band after the "three strikes, you're out" law. 311 311 is an Omaha police code for indecent exposure. P-Nut and some friends went skinny dipping in a public pool. They were apprehended by police. P-Nut's friendwas arrested, cuffed (naked) and taken home to his parents. He was issued a citation for a code 311 (indecent exposure). 702 Pronounced "Seven-Oh-Two", named after the area code of their hometown of Las Vegas. 801 / THE 801 Taken from the Eno song "The True Wheel", which appears on his 1974 solo album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy). The refrain of the song - "We are the 801, we are the central shaft" 808 STATE Took their name from their Roland TR-808 drum machine. ("the 808 state" is a nickname for Hawaii, due to 808 being the telephone area code) _____________________________________ A A DAY IN THE LIFE named after the Beatles song "A Day in the Life". They are now known as Hawthorne Heights. A DAY TO REMEMBER This was a phrase came from the band's first drummer Bobby Scruggs' girlfriend, who used the phrase a lot at the bands rehearsals. A PERFECT CIRCLE aka APC when asked at a news conference, frontman Maynard Keenan stated that the name " A Perfect Circle" originates from the friendships of the band members, all of them met one another in a way resembling "a perfect circle of friendship" A WILHELM SCREAM they named themselves after a sound effect, The Wilhelm scream, which is a frequently-used film and television stock sound effect, first used in 1951 for the film Distant Drums. A-CADS according to press releases, their name is a compromise between the band and thier manager Peter Rimmer. Apparently Rimmer was keen to name the group after the Rand Academy of Music, while the group members preferred choice was The Cads, the result being The A-Cads. A-HA "a-ha" comes from a title that member Pål Waaktaar thought giving to a song. Morten Harket was looking through Waaktaar's notebook and came across the name "a-ha". He liked it and said, "That's a great name. That's what we should call ourselves". After checking dictionaries in several languages, they found out that a-ha was an international way of expressing recognition, with positive connotations. A-STUDIO The band was first called their 'Alma-Ata Studio' after the town Almaty where it was formed. Later, the name was shortened to "A-Studio". A-TEENS The 'A' stands for ABBA since they started as a cover band for the group, but the name was changed upon the request from Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson to avoid confusion. ABC named after the 1970 number-one hit song by The Jackson 5, "ABC" ABBA An acronym for the first names of the band members: Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Anderson and Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad. AC/DC Guitarists
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The SSE Hydro Glasgow : Live entertainment venue on River Clyde Click an image to enlarge Location: Pacific Quay & SECC, SECC Description: Created by world-renowned architects Foster and Partners, who also designed the SECC's Clyde Auditorium, Scotland's new national arena will hold 12,000 fully seated and will be the largest entertainments venue in Scotland. Now known as The SSE Hydro, the SECC national arena is the only one of its scale in the UK built specifically for concerts, conferences and events. The SSE Hydro is the latest landmark on Glasgow's skyline. Modelled on Greek and Roman amphitheatres, the 45m tall building, with its distinctive silver dome, stands higher than the neighbouring Armadillo. Translucent materials used in the facade will cause the building to appear to glow at night. View more images of The SSE Hydro in our image gallery. Like the Clyde Auditorium, The SSE Hydro has been designed from the inside out. Visitors can enjoy outstanding viewing angles from each of the 12,000 seats in the fixed, tiered and demountable seating system and the acoustics are of the highest standard. There are a wide range of food and drink outlets as well as a club seating area and VIP boxes, each capable of accommodating 12 people. There will also be restaurants, bars and sponsors lounges. Scottish Enterprise contributed £25m to the project. The QD2 masterplan is designed to enhance and transform the 64-acre site into a complete exhibition, conference and entertainments complex of significant national scale and make the SECC a world-class venue. The new facilities will enhance Glasgow and Scotland's tourism offer, specifically business tourism, and the arena is now lined up to play an integral role in the 2014 Commonwealth Games as the home for both gymnastics and the netball finals at the games. The SSE Hydro is one of the first major developments to be undertaken in the SECC's QD2 master plan which has the potential to create 2,449 jobs. The 12,000-seat arena will be the largest entertainments venue in Scotland and the only one of its scale in the UK built specifically for concerts and events. The Hydro will play host to around 140 events each year, including national and international artists and bands as well as being a venue for major comedy stars and sporting events. The arena has the potential to inject an additional £131 million into the local economy. The current economic impact of the SECC is £347million per annum with 1.5 million visitors a year. By summer 2014 the arena had achieved 4th place in the Pollstar "Top 100 Worldwide Arena Venues" rankings Scottish Hydro has committed to invest £1.5 million per year over 10 years. The Scottish company, which is part of SSE plc, has been supplying energy to the nation's homes and businesses since 1947. Scottish Hydro is proud to be investing in Scotland's cultural heritage and will in turn provide a high profile association with live entertainment, bringing real benefits for customers. Current status: In September 2010 SECC announced that AEG Facilities had been appointed to create an event programme for the new venue in advance of it opening in 2013. Lend Lease were appointed to build the auditorium and began work in February 2011. Construction of the roof elements involved 16 roof segments to be connected to a central "doughnut", which was completed by end summer 2012. The first precast concrete seating terrace units were installed in January 2012, with the first seats to be installed by the end of the year. In May 2012 the centre roof section was lowered into place in a massive 5-day engineering operation. In November, the temporary supporting tower was successfully removed, leaving the huge domed roof self-supporting. Now the first two ceiling layers are being put in and the house lights are being fitted. A giant three-tiered steel rig is being constructed in the centre of the arena, from which all the lighting and the speakers will be hung when the Hydro opens. In November 2012, the temporary supporting tower was successfully removed, leaving the huge
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Last night of Proms 2013 to be conducted by a woman | Music | The Guardian Proms 2013 Last night of Proms 2013 to be conducted by a woman Marin Alsop to take the baton for Royal Albert Hall concert on 7 September, with Daniel Barenboim's complete Ring cycle the must-see of the preceding programme Charlotte Higgins , chief arts writer Thursday 18 April 2013 09.09 EDT First published on Thursday 18 April 2013 09.09 EDT Close This article is 3 years old A complete Ring cycle conducted by Daniel Barenboim, making his UK debut as a Wagnerian, will be a highlight of the 119th BBC Proms season this summer – which will also be the first festival in its history to have the last night conducted by a woman. Marin Alsop will take the baton for the evening of celebration in the Royal Albert Hall on 7 September, leading the BBC Symphony Orchestra through the mix of traditional favourites, including the Londonderry Air and Parry's Jerusalem, as well as a new work by US-based British composer Anna Clyne and star turns from violinist Nigel Kennedy and mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato . The latter will sing, among other arias, Over the Rainbow – according to Roger Wright, the director of the Proms, "the most authentic performance you'll ever hear, since Joyce is actually from Kansas". Renowned as a confident, warm communicator, Alsop, a New Yorker, is a former chief conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and now leads the symphony orchestras of Baltimore and São Paulo . According to Wright, the reason it has taken over a century for a woman to take on this landmark role in the British arts calendar – party host and orchestral conductor rolled into one – is "the weight of history. There are also clearly issues about the sort of schooling conductors go through and how family roles have been divided traditionally; role models have been slow to come through." Alsop is one of five women to lead Proms this year, out of around 50 conductors in total. Reading this on mobile? Click here to view Wright said that he did not "programme by demographic" and that the last night programme "plays to Alsop's strengths as a conductor". Musically, he said, it would be a "cracking evening". This year will be the first to see Proms broadcast not only on Radio 3 as usual, but also, for selected events, on Radios 1, 1Xtra, 4 Extra and 6 Music. There will also be regular TV broadcasts on BBC2 and 4. For the first time, chamber music Proms will be filmed for broadcast online and for future transmission on BBC4. On the 6 Music Prom, Steve Lamacq and the Guardian writer Tom Service will present music from Cerys Matthews, Laura Marling and the Stranglers alongside work by Luciano Berio, Edgard Varèse, John Adams and the young Scottish composer Anna Meredith, performed by the London Sinfonietta. The first "urban prom", to be broadcast on Radio 1 and 1Xtra, will combine music by the German modernist Hans Werner Henze and the Soviet futurist Alexander Mosolov with performances by singers Faser, Laura Mvula and Maverick Sabre. Wright said he hoped the initiatives would "get the message out about the Proms". The point was to "take the audience further" and, by making unusual juxtapositions, present "concerts you wouldn't get elsewhere". The purpose of these Proms aimed at lassooing a younger, more pop-literate audience was "audience development", he said – as was "the fact that we are mounting a free Prom, with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony performed by the National Youth Orchestra; and we are keeping the promming tickets at £5 for the eighth consecutive year". He added: "This is what it's all about: high artistic ambition, high quality and low ticket prices." Barenboim's Ring cycle, for which he will conduct his own orchestra, the Berlin Staatskapelle , will be performed over the week of 22 July. Bryn Terfel will sing Wotan in Die Walküre and Nina Stemme will take on Brünnhilde. In the year of Wagner's centenary, the Proms will also mount performances of Tristan, Tannhäuser and Parsifal – conducted by Semyon Bychkov, Donald Runnicles and Sir Mark Elder respectively. T
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William Frederick Yeames, Artist • Biography & Facts William Frederick Yeames Artist William Frederick Yeames RA (18 December 1835 – 3 May 1918) was a British painter best known for his oil-on-canvas problem picture 'And When Did You Last See Your Father?' , which depicts the son of a Royalist being questioned by Parliamentarians during the English Civil War.
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The Bostonians - Henry James - Author Biography • Where—New York, New York, USA • Education—Attended schools in France and Switzerland; Harvard Law School • Awards—British Order of Merit from King George V • Died— February 28, 1916 • Where—London, England, UK Henry James was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James. James alternated between America and Europe for the first 20 years of his life, after which he settled in England, becoming a British subject in 1915, one year before his death. He is primarily known for the series of novels in which he portrays the encounter of Americans with Europe and Europeans. James contributed significantly to literary criticism, particularly in his insistence that writers be allowed the greatest possible freedom in presenting their view of the world. James claimed that a text must first and foremost be realistic and contain a representation of life that is recognisable to its readers. His theatrical work is thought to have profoundly influenced his later novels and tales. Life James was born in New York City into a wealthy family. His father, Henry James Sr., was one of the best-known intellectuals in mid-19th-century America. In his youth James traveled back and forth between Europe and America. At the age of 19 he briefly attended Harvard Law School, but preferred reading literature to studying law. James published his first short story, A Tragedy of Error, at age 21, and devoted himself to literature. In 1866–69 and 1871–72 he was a contributor to The Nation and Atlantic Monthly. Among James's masterpieces are Daisy Miller (1879) and The Portrait of a Lady (1881). The Bostonians (1886) is set in the era of the rising feminist movement. What Maisie Knew (1897) depicts a preadolescent girl who must choose between her parents and a motherly old governess. In The Wings of the Dove (1902) an inheritance destroys the love of a young couple. James considered The Ambassadors (1903) his most "perfect" work of art. James's most famous novella is The Turn of the Screw, a ghost story in which the question of childhood corruption obsesses a governess. Although James is best known for his novels, his essays are now attracting a more general audience. James regularly rejected suggestions that he marry, and after settling in London proclaimed himself "a bachelor." F. W. Dupee, in several well-regarded volumes on the James family, originated the theory that he had been in love with his cousin Mary ("Minnie") Temple, but that a neurotic fear of sex kept him from admitting such affections. James's letters to expatriate American sculptor Hendrik Christian Andersen have attracted particular attention. James met the 27-year-old Andersen in Rome in 1899, when James was 56, and wrote letters to Andersen that are intensely emotional: "I hold you, dearest boy, in my innermost love, & count on your feeling me—in every throb of your soul". In a letter from May 6, 1904, to his brother William, James referred to himself as "always your hopelessly celibate even though sexagenarian Henry". How accurate that description might have been is the subject of contention among James's biographers, but the letters to Andersen were occasionally quasi-erotic: "I put, my dear boy, my arm around you, & feel the pulsation, thereby, as it were, of our excellent future & your admirable endowment." To his homosexual friend Howard Sturgis, James could write: "I repeat, almost to indiscretion, that I could live with you. Meanwhile I can only try to live without you." He corresponded in almost equally extravagant language with his many female friends, writing, for example, to fellow-novelist Lucy Clifford: "Dearest Lucy! What shall I say? when I love you so very, very much, and see you nine times for once that I see Others! Therefore I think that—if you want it made clear to the meanest intelligence—I love you more than I love Others." Work James is one of th
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Jim Werbaneth - 1812.html A Paper presented to the New York Military Affairs Symposium on 31 March 2012 |as part of a 3-day War of 1812 in New York and Beyond conference supported in part by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities. Britain, at least as much as the United States, entered into the War of 1812 reluctantly. After all, Britain was absorbed since 1793 with a much more important struggle, that against France. [1] Indeed, Napoleon was the central concern of Robert Banks Jenkinson, the Earl of Liverpool, when he formed his government on 8 June 1812, with the new war in America as nothing more than a distraction. [2] On the American side, there was no enthusiastic rush to war either, and it was, ironically, concentrated in areas removed from both aggrieved parties and the ensuing zone of conflict around New York and New England. A disproportionate share of the support for the war came from the West and South, with the Northeast, particularly New York, New Jersey, and New England especially opposed. [3] Further, opposition to the war was centered on the Federalist Party, but also included some more traditional members of James Madison�s own Democratic-Republican Party. [4] Samuel Eliot Morrison described the polarization of American thought on the war by writing that: [New England] wanted no part of the war and agitated against it to the brink of treason; whilst back-country congressmen who had never smelt salt water (unless in the Potomac) and whose constituents would as soon have thought of flying to the moon as enlisting in the United States Navy, screamed for �Free Trade and Sailors� Rights.� [5] British strategy in this war, unwanted by their own government and by much of the American electorate and political elite, faced both challenges and opportunities. The main challenge was obvious; Britain was already involved in a massive war against Napoleon, on the eve of his own invasion of Russia. Less obvious, Canada was subject to a constant influx of immigrants, from the United States. While many were favored for their perceived superior skills at frontier living, compared to more urban-oriented immigrants from the British Isles, Canada experienced anti-American sentiment that impeded the ability of Americans to purchase land there. With this general anti-Americanism expanding with the start of the war, [6] British strategists had to consider the presence of a large, alienated American population within Canada. This was concentrated in Upper Canada, the future Ontario, especially; there about one-third of the population of 100,000 was American, either by birth or descent. [7] Further, Canada was not especially well garrisoned, and what militia there was might well rally to the Americans. Governor David Tomkins of New York expected that one half of the militia in both Upper and Lower Canada would switch sides. [8] At the same time, Britain faced opportunities. The polarization of the American body politic over the War of 1812 ended up seriously undermining the American war effort, especially in New England, and as Morrison describes verged on treason. Further, American merchants, again primarily in New England but not limited to it, desired to maintain trade with the British, even though they were now the enemy. After all, three-quarters of American ships originated in New England, and an even greater proportion of the sailors, [9] and it was their livelihoods that were most endangered by interdictions on trade with Britain. Due to its own lack of commitment to hostilities with the United States, Britain was not aggressive in its strategy toward New York and New England, at least until Napoleon abdicated in April 1814. Military strategy in Canada tended to be defensive in nature, even passive. Economically, Britain took advantage of the desire of American shippers and merchants to maintain trade, and yet did little or nothing to undermine the United States politically; America�s own political se
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The Institution of Prime Minister | History of government The Institution of Prime Minister — No 10 guest historian series , Prime Ministers and No. 10 “How the power of Prime Ministry grew up into its present form it is difficult to trace precisely.” In 1841 a former Prime Minister, Viscount Melbourne , explained the above to Queen Victoria . Details of the lives of individual Prime Ministers have been recounted in numerous biographical studies, but less is known about the history of the premiership as an institution. This article provides an historical overview of how the British Prime Minister’s Office came into being, its subsequent development and the staff attached to it. Sir Robert Walpole and the origins of the premiership The so-called ‘Glorious Revolution’ of 1688 helped produce a new power-balance within the English constitution. Monarchs became more dependent upon Parliament to obtain tax revenues and pursue their favoured policies, while the House of Commons was establishing its dominance over the House of Lords. This changed constitutional structure created a potential opening for a politician who could deliver control of Parliament for the monarch. One man in particular, operating from the position of a Member of the Commons, not the Lords, managed to exploit this opportunity: Sir Robert Walpole . The title ‘prime minister’ was originally a term of abuse rather than a description of an official role. It implied that an individual subject had risen improperly above others within the royal circle, and had echoes of a political institution imported from France, England’s great enemy. When Robert Harley, a favourite of Queen Anne (1702-1714), was impeached in 1715, one of the charges against him was that he was a prime minister. The prevailing view at this time was that monarchs should be their own prime ministers. The historian A. J. P. Taylor wrote that Walpole was ‘as much the first modern Prime Minister we should recognize as Adam was the first man’. Walpole had a long tenure as First Lord of the Treasury (1721-1742) and became the dominant figure within government from around 1730. His ability to carry crown business through Parliament ensured the support of first George I and, from 1727, George II . Their backing enabled Walpole to influence official appointments and gave him access to money, both of which could be traded for support in Parliament. He exerted further influence over public business by avoiding the use of the large, full Cabinet of around a dozen senior figures for serious business, preferring to operate with an inner circle of five or fewer key supporters. Moreover, through his control of the Treasury Walpole was able to extend his power throughout the country and help ensure that parliamentary elections – in which only a tiny proportion of men (and no women) could then vote – produced the desired outcome. However, the idea of an official office of Prime Minister remained taboo. In 1741, when the nature of his government was under attack, Walpole told the Commons “I unequivocally deny that I am sole and prime minister.” A controversial public figure, he was targeted by a literary grouping whose members – including John Gay, Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift – labelled themselves the ‘Scriblerus Club’. In Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels Walpole was parodied as ‘Flimnap, the Treasurer’; while in Gay’s musical play the Beggar’s Opera, a highwayman character, Robin of Bagshot, had aliases including ‘Bob Booty’ – a nickname which became attached to Walpole, playing on his reputation for corruption. There was an attempt to impeach Walpole after his fall from power in 1742, but the parliamentary ‘Committee of Secrecy’ set up to investigate his financial activities could not construct a case against him. As later became the norm for Prime Ministers, the ultimate sanction deployed against him was not legal, but political: removal from office. The institution of Prime Minister is entrenched In the decades that followed the fall of Walpole it was not always clear whether there was a Prime Minister at a
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Belgian Congo - The Ultimate History Project A Poor Foundation for Stability Jessica Achberger Workers stand next to drying rubber, Belgian Congo. Often African nations are described as unstable. There is a great deal of truth in this statement as almost all post-colonial African nations have experienced political violence and severe economic mismanagement during the mid and late twentieth century. Of all African nations, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has had an especially tumultuous post-colonial experience. Formerly a Belgian colony, the DRC still faces violence in the eastern portion of the country as well as political, economic, and social instability throughout. There are many historical reasons for the DRC’s instability but Belgian colonial education policies are a key cause of this instability. In 1884-1885, the Berlin West Africa Conference effectively divided up the African continent amongst the Great Powers of Europe. Attended by the colonial powers of Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, and Belgium, among others, the Conference created artificial state boundaries as well as a colonial system that was in effect for the next sixty years. Among these territories, the Congo was a unique case. Granted to King Leopold II of Belgium, the Congo was a “personal” concession for the King, rather than a colony. The King, not the Belgian government, effectively owned and controlled the Congo. Leopold administered the Congo in a notoriously brutal manner, using it to augment his own personal wealth. The Congo’s wealth, which included its numerous rubber trees, was brutally extracted using what was basically slave labor. This rubber was then exported to fuel the industrial growth of both nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Europe and America. King Leopold II of Belgium, as a Garter Knight. Despite his growing reliance on the wealth of the Congo, Leopold never visited this territory himself. By 1908, the territory was so poorly managed that an international furor condemning Leopold had erupted. That same year, in an attempt to stem this furor, the Congo was ceded to Belgium and placed under the control of the Belgian government, not its king. Belgium then administered the Congo as a colony until independence in 1960. Unlike other early twentieth-century colonial powers in Africa, Belgium did not directly oversee the education of the Congo’s indigenous population. Rather, it turned the responsibility for education over to missionaries. In 1908, the Congo had 587 missionaries, mostly Catholic, who educated only 46,075 students, a very small fraction of the many residents. This small number of students stemmed from many factors. The number of missionaries was insufficient to educate a large population. But the missionary’s educational agenda, which often undermined indigenous African culture and promoted colonial domination, also deterred many Africans from pursuing European educations. Throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the primary role of the Church, both in religion and education, was to promote colonialism. Many Congolese villagers at first avoided the mission schools because they had a religious agenda that threatened to undermine their cultural values and beliefs. Map of Church Mission areas in the Belgian Congo, Hippolyte d'Ursel. Along with concerns about the type of education the Congolese should receive, the Church also believed that higher education should be reserved only for those entering the priesthood. As a result, most students who did attend school in the Congo received only a basic primary education. This practice was reinforced by the Belgian colonial administration, which discouraged higher education for Africans. It was only in 1954 that the first Congolese citizen was admitted to a university for purposes other than religious education. Belgian colonial education policy stood in stark contrast to the colonial educational policies of Britain and France. While government policies that discouraged the educational and vocational promotion of
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Idylls of the King by Tennyson: Summary, Poem Analysis & Characters | Study.com Idylls of the King by Tennyson: Summary, Poem Analysis & Characters Watch short & fun videos Start Your Free Trial Today Instructor: Sophie Starmack Sophia has taught college French and composition. She has master's degrees in French and in creative writing. Add to Add to Add to Want to watch this again later? Log in or sign up to add this lesson to a Custom Course. Custom Courses are courses that you create from Study.com lessons. Use them just like other courses to track progress, access quizzes and exams, and share content. Teachers Organize and share selected lessons with your class. Make planning easier by creating your own custom course. Students Create a new course from any lesson page or your dashboard. From any lesson page: Click "Add to" located below the video player and follow the prompts to name your course and save your lesson. From your dashboard: Click on the "Custom Courses" tab, then click "Create course". Next, go to any lesson page and begin adding lessons. Edit your Custom Course directly from your dashboard. Personalize: Name your Custom Course and add an optional description or learning objective. Organize: Create chapters to group lesson within your course. Remove and reorder chapters and lessons at any time. Share your Custom Course or assign lessons and chapters. Teacher Edition: Share or assign lessons and chapters by clicking the "Teacher" tab on the lesson or chapter page you want to assign. Students' quiz scores and video views will be trackable in your "Teacher" tab. Premium Edition: You can share your Custom Course by copying and pasting the course URL. Only Study.com members will be able to access the entire course. In this lesson we'll discover Alfred, Lord Tennyson's collection of poems, 'The Idylls of the King.' We'll go over the plot summary, key themes, and symbolism. Overview Every country has its founding myths. In the United States, we tell tall tales about Davy Crockett, the 'king of the wild frontier,' or we like to remember how 'Honest Abe' Lincoln pulled himself up from his bootstraps to become President of the United States. Pretty much every group of people, from the ancient Greeks and Romans on, has told and retold stories about their most exciting ancestors. Some of them are more true than others (we'll get to that later) but the basic urge to glorify the past seems to be a part of human nature. That's just what Alfred, Lord Tennyson, set out to do in 'The Idylls of the King,' a collection of poems that recounts the legends of some of Britain's founding heroes, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Tennyson was a hugely successful poet in his day, and when Queen Victoria named him Poet Laureate of England, he had the opportunity, even the obligation, to create something that would glorify the country and make the people feel proud. The Kingdom of Camelot The Arthurian Legends 'Idylls' was published in bits and pieces over a long period from 1842 to 1888. Delving into the epic past wasn't something new for Tennyson. He'd already investigated ancient stories in his poems 'The Lady of Shallott' and 'Ulysses.' But who are Arthur and these Round Table Knights that so captivated his attention? Well, no one really knows for sure, and even the experts have a hard time finding out anything about a real-life person by that name. King Arthur starts showing up in English ballads and poems as early as the 8th century. In these songs and tales he falls in love, fights off bad guys, gets betrayed by his best friend, behaves with courage and nobility, and is an all-around epic hero. Two of the most famous Arthur works are the stories written by Chrétien de Troyes in 12th century France, and the 'Morte d'Arthur' written by Sir Thomas Malory in 15th century England. Tennyson drew on these and other authors in his own version of Arthur's life and deeds; however, he added his own twists and elaborations along the way. Poem Summary The book is divided into twelve
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Jack Black nominated for 'worst actor' award - Telegraph Jack Black nominated for 'worst actor' award Golden Raspberry Awards 2011 - or Razzies - are announced on eve of Oscar nominations 9:51AM GMT 24 Jan 2011 Jack Black has been nominated for a Razzie Award for 'Worst Actor' in the traditional pre-Oscar nomination night awards that recognise all that is bad in films. The nominations for Golden Raspberry Awards - or Razzie for short - were announced on Sunday night, with Jennifer Aniston nominated for Worst Actress for her role in The Bounty Hunter and The Switch . The blockbuster supernatural tale "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and the action fantasy "The Last Airbender" tied for the most nominations with nine each, including worst picture. The Razzies lineup was announced a day before Oscar nominations come out. Razzie winners, chosen by the group's 600 voters, will be announced on 26th February, the night before the Oscars. The awards, founded by American copywriter and publicist John J.B. Wilson in 1981, precede the corresponding Academy Awards ceremony by one day. The term raspberry in the name is used in its irreverent sense, as in "blowing a raspberry". The awards themselves typically cost around £5 each, in the form of a "golfball-sized raspberry" which sits atop a Super 8 mm film reel, the whole of which is spray-painted gold. Related Articles
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Biography – Wynton Marsalis Official Website with comparisons to Leonard Bernstein’s celebrated Young People’s Concerts of the 50s and 60s. That same month National Public Radio aired the first of Marsalis’ 26-week series entitled Making the Music . These entertaining and insightful radio shows were the first full exposition of jazz music in American broadcast history. Wynton’s radio and television series were awarded the most prestigious distinction in broadcast journalism, the George Foster Peabody Award . The Spirit of New Orleans , Wynton’s poetic tribute to the New Orleans Saints’ first Super Bowl victory (Super Bowl XLIV) received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Feature (2011). Marsalis has written six books: Sweet Swing Blues on the Road , Jazz in the Bittersweet Blues of Life , To a Young Musician: Letters from the Road , Jazz ABZ (an A to Z collection of poems celebrating jazz greats), Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life and Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp! a sonic adventure for kids. Awards and Accolades Wynton Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awards® in grand style. In 1983 he became the only artist ever to win Grammy Awards® for both jazz and classical records; and he repeated the distinction by winning jazz and classical Grammys® again in 1984. Today Wynton is the only artist ever to win Grammy Awards® in five consecutive years (1983-1987). Honorary degrees have been conferred upon Wynton by over 25 of America’s leading academic institutions including Columbia, Harvard, Howard, Princeton and Yale (see Exhibit A). Elsewhere Wynton was honored with the Louis Armstrong Memorial Medal and the Algur H. Meadows Award for Excellence in the Arts . He was inducted into the American Academy of Achievement and was dubbed an Honorary Dreamer by the “I Have a Dream Foundation.” The New York Urban League awarded Wynton with the Frederick Douglass Medallion for distinguished leadership and the American Arts Council presented him with the Arts Education Award. Time magazine selected Wynton as one of America’s most promising leaders under age 40 in 1995, and in 1996 Time celebrated Marsalis again as one of America’s 25 most influential people. In November 2005 Wynton Marsalis received The National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the United States Government. United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan proclaimed Wynton Marsalis an international ambassador of goodwill for the Unites States by appointing him a UN Messenger of Peace (2001). In 1997 Wynton Marsalis became the first jazz musician ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his epic oratorio Blood On The Fields. During the five preceding decades the Pulitzer Prize jury refused to recognize jazz musicians and their improvisational music, reserving this distinction for classical composers. In the years following Marsalis’ award, the Pulitzer Prize for Music has been awarded posthumously to Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. In a personal note to Wynton, Zarin Mehta wrote: “I was not surprised at your winning the Pulitzer Prize for Blood On The Fields. It is a broad, beautifully painted canvas that impresses and inspires. It speaks to us all … I’m sure that, somewhere in the firmament, Buddy Bolden, Louis Armstrong and legions of others are smiling down on you.” Wynton’s creativity has been celebrated throughout the world. He won the Netherlands’ Edison Award and the Grand Prix Du Disque of France. The Mayor of Vitoria, Spain, awarded Wynton with the city’s Gold Medal – its most coveted distinction. Britain’s senior conservatoire, the Royal Academy of Music, granted Mr. Marsalis Honorary Membership, the Academy’s highest decoration for a non-British citizen (1996). The city of Marciac, France, erected a bronze statue in his honor. The French Ministry of Culture appointed Wynton the rank of Knight in the Order of Arts and Literature and in the fall of 2009 Wynton received France’s highest distinction, the insignia Chevalier of the Legion of Honor , an honor that was first awarded by Napoleon
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Skeleton Equipment and History - Olympic Sport History Sports History Skeleton racing involves plummeting head-first down a steep and treacherous ice track on a tiny sled. It is considered the world's first sliding sport. Thrill-seeking tourists Sleighing is one of the oldest winter sports. Descriptions of the sport can be found in 16th-century literature, but as a racing sport it can be traced to the mid-19th century, when British tourists started sliding down snowbound roads in the Alps. British and American holidaymakers built the first toboggan run in Davos in 1882. The Cresta run Skeleton sled racing owes it entire early history to St Moritz and the famed Cresta Run. The sport developed in the Swiss resort town as a pursuit for the rich. E. F. Benson put it best when he wrote in 1913, “There is one Mecca, there is one St Peter's, and there is one Cresta.” Olympic history Men’s skeleton made two early appearances on the Olympic programme at its “ancestral” home of St. Moritz in 1928 and 1948. It was then dropped until it reappeared as a men’s and women’s event at Salt Lake City in 2002.
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Sir Francis Bacon > By Individual Philosopher > Philosophy (Lithograph) Introduction Sir Francis Bacon (Baron Verulam, 1st Viscount St Alban) (1561 - 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, essayist and scientist of the late Renaissance period. He was an astute and ambitious politician in the turbulent and poisonous political climate of Elizabethan and Jacobean England. But, despite his sometimes nefarious dealings and constant battles against debt, he was also the possessor of a brilliant mind. His major contribution to philosophy was his application of inductive reasoning (generalizations based on individual instances), the approach used by modern science, rather than the a priori method of medieval Scholasticism and Aristotelianism . He was an early proponent of Empiricism and the scientific method. Life Francis Bacon was born in London, England on 22 January 1561. His father was Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under Queen Elizabeth I; his mother was Ann Cooke, Sir Nicholas' second wife, daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, and sister-in-law of William Cecil (Lord Burghley) (chief advisor to Queen Elizabeth). He was therefore raised as an English gentleman, and had many contacts in the royal court of the day. He was the youngest of his father's five sons and three daughters. Bacon's early education was conducted at home owing to poor health, which plagued him throughout his life. He entered Trinity College, Cambridge at the age of twelve (living in Cambridge for three years with his older brother, Anthony), and it was there that he first met the Queen, who was impressed by his precocious intellect. In 1576, he briefly entered the upper class part of Gray's Inn, but was soon granted the opportunity to travel (with Sir Amias Paulet, the English ambassador at Paris) throughout France, Italy and Spain, including some time spent at the University of Poitiers in France and at the French court. There were unsubstantiated rumours that he became romantically involved during this time with Marguerite de Valois, sister of the French king). In February 1579, he returned to England on the sudden death of his father, although his inheritance was much less than anticipated, and he returned to Gray's Inn to study law in order to support himself. He was admitted as a junior barrister in 1582, but his ambitions (which he described as to discover truth, to serve his country and to serve his church) led him into politics. He served as Member of Parliament for Melcome Regis in 1584, and then Taunton (1586), Southampton and Ipswich (1597), Liverpool (1589), Middlesex (1593) and St Albans and Ipswich (1604). His early opposition to Elizabeth�s tax program retarded his political advancement, but, with the help of his powerful uncle, Lord Burghley, he rose quickly in the legal profession, receiving the valuable appointment of reversion to the Clerkship of the Star Chamber in 1589. During this period, he also became acquainted with Queen Elizabeth's favourite, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and by 1591, he was acting as the earl's confidential adviser. He continued to use his contacts to advance his career, including an appointment to Queen's Counsel in 1596, although his money problems continued and, in 1598, he was briefly arrested for his bad debts. He was an astute politician and managed to sever his ties with the Duke of Essex before Essex was executed for treason in 1601 (even publicly arguing against his old benefactor). With the accession of King James I after Elizabeth's death in 1603, Bacon's star continued to rise and he was knighted in the same year. In 1606, he married Alice Barnham, the 14-year old daughter of a well-connected London MP (he was later to disinherit her on the discovery of her infidelity). Despite the generous income from his various legal positions, old debts and his spendthrift ways kept him indebted. He managed to negotiate the political obstacles of King James' reign, and continued to receive the King's favour, although he was not always so popular with his peers. He was rewarded with one
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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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Conducting's next big question: who will bag the Berlin Phil? | Music | The Guardian Tom Service on classical music Conducting's next big question: who will bag the Berlin Phil? With Simon Rattle’s next post in London finally confirmed, attention returns to the Berlin Philharmonic and the question of who will succeed him as its principal conductor. Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in a concert in Abu Dhabi, November 2010. Who will lead the world famous orchestra next? Photograph: -/AFP/Getty Images Tuesday 10 March 2015 08.28 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 10 March 2015 10.16 EDT Share on Messenger Close As one Rattle-era dawns , so another reaches its crepuscular blue-hour . Simon Rattle is preparing simultaneously to take up the Music Director role at the London Symphony Orchestra in 2017, the following year he will leave his position running the Berlin Philharmonic. As three years is but a breath in classical-music planning terms at these rarefied echelons, the Berlin Phil needs to gets its skates on to nab their man for 2018. Man? Yes. I’m afraid that the glacial progress towards gender equality at the top levels of the conducting world means I reckon the next principal conductor will be a man, this time around, at least. (Although they could and arguably should consider a woman: Simone Young , Emmanuelle Haim , and Susanna Mälkki have all conducted the orchestra in recent seasons.) On 11 May, the first round of secret voting will take place among the 124 members of the Berlin Philharmonic over who becomes their next principal conductor. And as is well-known and infinitely gossiped about, the Berliners are in more than a soupçon of a pickle with this appointment, which may take several rounds of voting to resolve before the eventual candidate has the backing of a mandate-giving majority. The problem is there seems to be a generational gap in the ranks of today’s most celebrated conductors. There are plenty of younger candidates who don’t quite have the experience but who do have the requisite glamour, but they also all have pretty big jobs just now (see below), and then there are the venerated and venerable older generation whose time and energies are necessarily more limited. But the middle generation of conductors in their 40s or 50s who have the right balance of energy, experience and ambition have largely been bypassed in the Berlin Phil’s thinking - and indeed, in the wider cultures of orchestral music, where enthusiastic youth and super-maturity seem to be the only recognised states of being for a great conductor. Here’s the situation as I see it, based solely on subjective rune-reading, along with a pinch of happenstance and hearsay. Current job: Chief Conductor, Staatskapelle Dresden Berlin Phil Top Trump rating: 5/10 Thielemans’s admitted brilliance in late-romantic repertoire - Bruckner, Strauss, Wagner, but not Mahler, with whom he feels less sympathy - and his lifelong obsession with the German and specifically Prussian culture of which the Berliners are a historic symbol, along with his direct musical relationship with Herbert von Karajan, makes him impossible to ignore. But it’s precisely that narrowness of repertoire, along with his perceived political sympathies , that makes him so toxic to some, arguably especially for the international audience who are so essential to the Berliners’ continuing reputation. Current job: Music Director, Boston Symphony Orchestra Berlin Phil Top Trump rating: 7/10 The coming man for classical music has already arrived, since Nelsons has just taken up the Music Director post at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and leaves the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra later this year. He could also be in prime position to take over at the Metropolitan Opera in New York as and when James Levine steps down. So would he leave Boston for Berlin? I think it’s unlikely. He’s universally admired, but he will want to do his utmost to make Boston as good as it could be, and he may feel that Berlin would be better as his next job. Photograph: Chris Lee/Philadelphia Orchestr
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Garter, Chevron, Pavilion and Windmill are all terms used in which handicraft?
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Library of Knitting Stitches - Knitting Stitch Patterns Search This Site Knitting Stitch Patterns Knitting Stitch Patterns, or combinations of knitting stitches, are a wonderful way to expand your knitting skills. There are hundreds of ways to combine just knits and purls to form different designs. They have been in use since people first began to knit. All knitting uses stitch patterns...even stockinette is considered to be stitch pattern. So instead of knitting a sweater you can use a different stitch pattern instead, keeping in mind the stitch multiples needed for each pattern stitch. A multiple of 5 stitches means you should cast on any number of stitches that is divisible by 5. A multiple of 6 + 1 means you should cast on any number of stitches that is divisible by 6 plus 1 extra stitch. Reversible stitch patterns look identical on both sides or sometimes one side is the opposite of the other. Because there is no wrong side, they are useful for projects where the wrong and ride side will show such as scarves, afghans and dish cloths. See Knitting Abbreviations and the Glossary Of Knitting Terms for more help. Also see the database of information on Barbara Walker's stitch pattern books . Both a text file and a spreadsheet are available. They include the stitch name, the number of stitches and rows required for the pattern, and other information.
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Free Flashcards about GK 3 Semantics is the branch of logic concerned with what? Meaning Which Northumberland castle, located between Craster and Embleton, is closely associated with the legend of Guy the Seeker? Dunstanburgh Castle Whose poem is "The Quaker Graveyard in Nantucket"? Robert Powell Which poem did Milton write about the drowned fellow poet Edward King? Lycidas What was England's second-largest and second-most commercially important city for the bulk of the 14th century? Norwich Which sea battle was fought on 24 June 1340 as one of the opening salvoes of the 100 Years War? Sluys In which county are Chipchase and Belsay Castles? Northumberland In England, often associated with the wool trade, what European historiography term refers to the entire medieval system of trade and its taxation? Staple The narrator of Anthony Burgess's 'Earthly Powers' is generally held to have been a lampoon or caricature of which real-life author? W Somerset Maugham Maria Edgeworth is a character in which literary work? Castle Rackrent In which play does the line "to thine own self be true" appear? Hamlet In which Graham Greene novel is Scobie a character? The Heart of The Matter Paul Morel is the protagonist of which novel? Sons and Lovers Gerald Crich appears in which DH Lawrence novel? Women In Love Stephen Blackpool is the hero of which Dickens work? Hard Times Which fictitious Northern city is scene of much of the action in 'Hard Times'? Coketown In which novel is Paul Pennyfeather a character? Decline and Fall (Waugh_ In which century was the Sorbonne founded? 13th (1253) Dorothea Brooke appears in which classic novel? Middlemarch In a church, what is the chancel? The space around the altar at the liturgical East end of a church. Give a year in the reign of Philip II (Phillipe Auguste) of France. 1180-1223 Which perfume house introduced the 'Gentleman' brand in 1974? Givenchy Which word can refer to a bomber aircraft, a radio call sign and the Z-Cars code-name? Victor What was Eleanor Thornton the model for in 1911? The Spirit of Ecstasy Liverworts and green leaves are both rich in which vitamin group, including retinol, retinal, retinoic acid? Vitamin A Which Englishman designed the first modern steam turbine in 1884? Parsons Which foodstuff is prepared from Hydrocarbon toluene? Saccharine Which company made the 'Forester' car model? Subaru Which American first used the term 'torpedo' for a naval explosive? Fulton Which element is atomic number 9? Fluorine Highland Dirks and Stilettos are both types of what? Daggers Fish-oils and egg yolk are both rich in which Vitamin? Vitamin D Plasterers and Diggers are both types of what sort of insect? Wasps How long is a vicennial? Every 20 years What name is given to a female badger? Sow If a male cat is a tom, what is a female? Queen A musquash fur comes from which animal? Musk Rat What was unusual about the UK Nobel Prize Winner stamps issued in 2001? Scented What type of animals are cervidae? Deer The first UK self-adhesive stamps depicted what? Cats Gypsum is more correctly known by what chemical name? Hydrated calcium sulphate What is the chemical symbol of promethium? Pm Which Miletus-born Presocratic philosopher is sometimes called 'The Father of Science'? Thales The quagga is a subspecies of which animal? Zebra Which class of subatomic particles is named from the Greek for 'heavy'? Baryons Which Ancient Greek astronomer both discovered the precession of the equinoxes, and may have compiled the first star catalogue? Hipparchus Which kitchen appliance did Denis Papin introduce in 1679? Pressure Cooker Which vitamin deficiency causes beri-beri? B1 Which class of subatomic articles is named from the Greek for 'thick'? Hadrons In which year were self-adhesive stamps introduced to the UK? 2001 Which type of creature has the largest brain relative to body size yet known? Ant Asparagus, leeks and tulips are all part of which plant family? Lily Archangel and Havana Brown are both breeds of what animal? Cat Which mathematician is (possibly fancifully) often credited with inventing roul
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Ivana Trump Biography | Fandango Ivana Trump Biography Filmography Biography Socialite Ivana Trump initially gained national recognition as the first wife of billionaire Donald Trump , to whom she was wed from 1977 to 1992. Born Ivana Marie Zelnickova in 1949, she grew up in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia, just south of Prague, and established herself as a champion skier at an early age. After earning her masters in the dual arenas of physical education and languages, Ivana spent a number of years professionally coaching ski racers with then-paramour George Syrovatka in Montréal, Canada, then shifted gears and moved into modeling for the Audrey Morris agency during the 1970s -- a line of work that inadvertently brought her to New York City and introduced her to Donald Trump in 1976. The two married within a year and had three children: Ivanka Trump , Donald Trump Jr., and Eric Trump. As Mrs. Trump, Ivana worked for many years as vice president of interior design for the Trump Organization. Following their much-publicized and ballyhooed divorce (an event that occupied an inordinate number of tabloid pages and headlines), she established two of her own companies, Ivana, Inc. and Ivana Haute Couture; graced numerous print advertisements for a plethora of brands; and significantly (like her ex-husband) moved into work as on-camera talent, as the subject of her own Lifetime network biography special, Intimate Portrait: Ivana Trump (2001) and the host of her own reality television special, Ivana Young Man on the Oxygen Channel. The program traveled behind the scenes to witness Trump guiding an affluent young socialite into marriage with the proper suitor. — Nathan Southern, Rovi
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In 1978 who became the first man in history to score a century and take eight wickets in one innings of Test Match Cricket
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BBC ON THIS DAY | 19 | 1978: Botham bowls into cricket history Search ON THIS DAY by date About This Site | Text Only 1978: Botham bowls into cricket history Cricketing star Ian Botham has become the first man in the history of the game to score a century and take eight wickets in one innings of a Test match. The Somerset all-rounder's blistering performance helped bring England victory by an innings and 120 runs in the second Cornhill Test. He hit 108 runs in England's first innings and today took eight wickets for just 34 runs to contribute to Pakistan's second innings total of all out for 139. In fact, Tony Greig is the only other England player to score a century and take more than five wickets in an innings. He hit 143 runs and took six wickets for 164 against the West Indies at Bridgetown, Barbados, in 1974. Botham was just unplayable Pakistan captain Wasim Bari England captain Mike Brearley said of Botham's performance: "He is colossus at the moment." Botham made his Test debut at the age of 21 against Australia at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, in July last year. In that match, he took five wickets for 74 runs to help bowl out the opposition for 243. His wife Kathryn, who was eight months pregnant with the couple's first child, was in the spectator stands. Today at Trent Bridge, it was Botham's swinging deliveries which managed to beat his Pakistani opponents. Afterwards, Pakistan captain Wasim Bari said: "I have never seen a ball swing so much in bright weather...Botham was just unplayable." The Pakistan team includes many players new to Test cricket and unused to English weather conditions. Bari continued: "England bowled better, batted better and fielded better than we did. And this man Botham is a magnificent cricketer." In Context Ian Botham went on to become one of England's greatest ever all-rounders. Perhaps his best performance was in the 1981 Ashes series against Australia. After a poor run of results ending with a draw in the second Test, he resigned the England captaincy. England were one down and facing almost certain defeat in the third Test at Headingley. Botham saved the match, England ended up winning the series three-one, and the all-rounder's legendary status was assured. He played in 102 Test matches in a career spanning from 1977-92. His highest-ever batting score was 208 - his best performance with the ball was eight wickets for 34 runs. Since retiring from the game, he has become a television commentator and in 2003 became an adviser to his old county team of Somerset. He has also walked thousands of miles raising money for Leukaemia Research and more recently for The Noah's Ark appeal which is building a children's hospital in Wales. His son, Liam, played county cricket for Hampshire in 1996 but has since taken up professional rugby. Stories From 19 Jun
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Darren Gough: A dazzling, entertaining cricketer; England and Yorkshire legend - Cricket Country › Darren Gough: A dazzling, entertaining cricketer; England and Yorkshire legend Darren Gough, born on September 18, 1970, is a former England and Yorkshire fast bowler and handy lower-order batsman. Jaideep Vaidya profiles the man who was called the pulse of the England dressing room during his time. | Updated : July 7, 2014 1:21 AM IST Darren Gough © Getty Images Darren Gough, born on September 18, 1970, is a former England and Yorkshire fast bowler and handy lower-order batsman. Jaideep Vaidya profiles the man who was called the pulse of the England dressing room during his time. It is a huge pity that Darren Gough was probably born 10 years too early. Born in 1970, and having played majority of his cricket in the 1990s, a character Gough was unlucky to have been part of possibly the worst England cricket team of all time. The word ‘character’ has been deliberately used here, instead of the more clichéd ‘talent’, because Gough was such a wholehearted and colourful one. He was, as David Lloyd rightly termed, “the heartbeat of the England team”, always enjoying his cricket and doing his best to ensure that his mates enjoy it with him. Not once in his career did he ever have the fear of failure; he was as happy-go-lucky as they come. He was the sort of bloke who wouldn’t give a damn about homework or bother to find out who the opposition was. It didn’t matter to him; all that mattered was that he was going to have to take the ball and bat in his hand and deliver. And if he didn’t, never mind, there was always tomorrow. That isn’t to say that Gough was an unserious cricketer who wouldn’t mind dabbling in mediocrity. You sure can’t say that about a man who became the first England cricketer to get 200 wickets in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and was, until James Anderson went past him in 2013 , the country’s highest wicket-taker in the format. He was a very noticeable man on the field, built with a somewhat stocky frame and a unique bowling action to go along with it. He used to charge in, huffing and puffing like a freight train with his chest expanding and contracting faster than a marathon runner. His delivery stride would include a leap in the air coupled with a side-on action before delivering the ball. He wasn’t Allan Donald in pace, and neither was he Wasim Akram in swing, but he was just the right amount of both and made up for any shortcomings with the energy he brought to the game. When English cricket was going through a severe bad phase after the retirement of Ian Botham and before the dawn of the Freddie Flintoff generation, Gough was the ‘go-to man’ for his captain. This wasn’t just because he was a capable bowling all-rounder and one of the best in the business, but also because of the influence he had on the dressing room, especially on the younger players towards the latter half of his career. “Gough was my trump card. He was our Botham,” wrote Nasser Hussain in his autobiography Playing with Fire. “When I became captain I’d identified certain people from whom I had to have 100 per cent support, and Gough was right up there in our team. I love him to death and think he has been arguably our most influential bowler since Botham, but he was also dangerous in that he was such a magnet and such an influence in the dressing room that the young players took notice of anything he said.” Gough was, as his autobiography is aptly titled, a ‘Dazzler’; and he very well knew it. September 18, 1970 was a sad day for the world of rock’n'roll. It was the day when Jimi Hendrix was found dead at the age of 27 in his London home. However, as Gough would observe in his autobiography, “That date in 1970 may have been a bad day for rock’n'roll, but for the Gough family, and the cricket world in general, the more important event of the day was the arrival of Trevor and Christine’s first son, Darren.” Gough did not find out about his connection with Hendrix until much later, and when he did his reaction apparently was, “One legend go
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Played by Dirk Benedict in the series and Bradley Cooper in the movie, by what nickname was Templeton Peck known on The A-Team?
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Templeton "Faceman" Peck | The A -Team Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The A -Team Wiki Templeton "Faceman" Peck, as played by Dirk Benedict on the A-Team TV series. Vital statistics Career/Military Information: Job/Career: Special Forces Officer in Special Detachment-Alpha Commando unit led by Lt. Col. John "Hannibal" Smith, Fought in Vietnam War in TV series, Iraqi War in 2010 film; now soldier of fortune and AWOL from US Army and wanted fugitive Years active in job: First Lieutenant (O-2), U.S. Army Family/Personal Information: Bradley Cooper ( The A-Team (2010) ) Templeton Peck (also known as Faceman, or simply Face or Peck) was a member of the A- Team , a U.S. Army Special Detachment unit in the Vietnam War. Face was a First Lieutenant and was decribed as being able to get in and out of trouble. Contents Edit The A-Team is a group of ex-United States Army Special Forces who were wrongly convicted of a crime during the Vietnam War. Managing to escape from the military police, they fled to Los Angeles, where, as fugitives, the A-Team work as soldiers of fortune, using their military training to fight oppression or injustice. Faceman, along with Hannibal Smith , B. A. Baracus , and H.M Murdock make up the A-Team. The first time Face was in a firefight, his company got pinned down by the Vietnamese. What he remembered about it later was that there was crying and screaming everywhere. When he bailed out of a jeep and hit the dirt he lost his helmet. Ray Brenner gave his own helmet to Face. [1] Suave, smooth-talking, and hugely successful with women, Peck serves as the team's con man and scrounger, able to get his hands on just about anything they need. Effectively second in command behind Hannibal (although Murdock outranks him), he is the one who arranges for supplies, equipment, and sensitive information using numerous scams and hustles. He is also the team member who usually organizes the fees for their services, due to his aptitude with numbers, as demonstrated in "Members Only." He once claimed to be a Scorpio, but may have been lying. [2] In the pilot episode it is revealed in a discussion with an elderly priest that Face spent his youth at a Los Angeles orphanage run by the Catholic Church, where possibly one of the priests was Father O'Malley . It was later revealed in future episodes that he was raised an orphan and is Catholic and may have once considered the priesthood. Face's will left his estate to an orphanage. [3] In the episode Family Reunion (fifth season), it was revealed that Face is the son of former presidential adviser and convicted criminal A.J. Bancroft. However, Face only finds out about this when Murdock tells him after Bancroft's death. Although Murdock found out earlier, Bancroft made him promise not to tell Face, who is furiously angry that Murdock didn't tell him sooner about his father. Face is happy to find out about his sister, Bancroft's daughter, as it gives him at least one family member. Face is the most gentle member of the A-Team, generally attempting to avoid conflict. His interests tend towards more cultural facets, such as country clubs, art purchasing, and wine tasting. While still in college, he tried to give his fraternity pin to Leslie Becktall , as a sort of pre-engagement gift. He discovered that she had moved away without saying goodbye. Face responded to this abandonment by dropping out of school, joining the army, and eventually becoming part of the A-Team. [4] Face lost much of his charm while married, acting much more nervous around his wife than either before or after they were wed [5] . Face Peck played by Bradley Cooper Abilities Face is a skilled grifter. He is very likeable, and people seem to find themselves trusting him. He is knowledgeable on a wide variety of subjects. Face is a skilled marksman and is proficient with many different types of guns. He knows how to drive a bus [6] and a garbage truck. [7] He can parachute. [8] He knows how to ride a horse. [9] He can apparently pick a padlock in under ten seconds, [10] but sometimes takes at least twice that long
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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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History HISTORY CONTACT US Early Years Essex CCC was formed in 1876 as a result of a meeting held at the Shire Hall, Chelmsford on 14th January of that year. A ground was acquired at Brentwood and a number of matches were played, some against First-Class opposition. However, it was not until 1894 that Essex were accorded official First-Class status and they competed in the County Championship for the first time in 1895. In 1886, the Club moved from Brentwood to Leyton and this remained the headquarters until the 1933 season. During this impecunious time, Essex developed a policy of taking cricket around the County, venturing to Clacton, Southend, Chelmsford, Colchester, Westcliff and Romford as well as continuing to play at Brentwood and Leyton. Because of pressure on the Club’s finances and a need to serve the rapidly expanding centres away from London, the Club had to sell the Leyton ground in 1933 – offices were set up in Chelmsford and Ilford was added to the festival weeks. The Dominant Years In 1979 the Club won its first honours – the Benson & Hedges Cup and the County Championship. These successes heralded relative prosperity and further success for the Club, making it a cricket force to be reckoned with in the eighties, nineties, and beyond. Keith Fletcher built a team in the late 1970s that dominated domestic cricket from 1979 to 1992, when Essex won six of thirteen County Championship titles. Two cricketers wrote their names into club history and earned legendary status. Both were integral in the side of 1979 that lifted the County Championship title just a few weeks after they had won the Benson & Hedges Cup to secure their first piece of silverware in the club’s history. East had a memorable career during which he took nearly 1300 and scored more than 8,300 runs ensured he was an influential force in four more title achievements for the County until he retired. Limited Overs success in mid 2000s Essex found a winning formula in limited overs cricket in the mid-2000s with the signings of David Masters, Chris Wright and Jason Gallian. They lifted the Totesport League trophy in fine style in 2005 and followed that up by retaining the crown in 2006. Essex continued their impressive Limited Overs form in 2008 with the Friends Provident Trophy and NatWest Pro40 Division Two titles. In the Friends Provident Trophy Essex were runners up to Kent in the group stage, but comfortably qualified for the quarter-finals. Essex inflicted a crushing defeat on Leicestershire in the quarter final with a margin of 118 runs. Ravi Bopara scored a memorable 201 not out off just 138 balls to lead Essex into the semi-finals much to the delight of the Essex fans. The Eagles then beat Yorkshire at Chelmsford before winning the Battle of the Bridge contest at Lord’s against Kent in front of 30,000 people. Essex clinched the Pro40 Division Two title and sealed the Limited Overs double in 2008 with a victory against arch rivals Kent again. Needing a win away, the Essex fans turned out in force at Canterbury cheering The Eagles onto the victory target of 247. Mark Pettini was given out first ball of the innings before an unbeaten 68 from Grant Flower and fifties from Jason Gallian and Ravi Bopara helped Essex pick up the Pro40 Division 2 title. Although Essex did not win the Twenty20 tournament in 2008, making the finals at The Rose Bowl with a young team was a success. The tournament also saw the emergence of club legend Graham Napier as a big-hitting batsman (hitting a world record 16 sixes in his 152 not out off just 58 balls against Sussex at Chelmsford). One point promotion in 2009 Essex secured top flight cricket for the first time since 2003, beating Northamptonshire to promotion by a single point. Ryan ten Doeschate smashed a stunning 108 off just 59 balls as Essex snatched a shock five-wicket win at Derby to earn promotion back to Division One. Dutch international ten Doeschate hit eight sixes in an unbroken stand of 156 with Mark Pettini (85) as Essex won the match with five overs to spare. All-rounder ten Doeschate spoke f
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Bodyline | National Museum of Australia Bill Woodfull, Australian captain, 1933: There are two teams out there; one is trying to play cricket and the other is not. Third Test, January 1933, Adelaide Oval. State Library of South Australia, B8660. The Bradman problem The 1932–33 Ashes series is the most controversial in the history of Australian-English Test cricket. The English team, desperate to contain Australian batsman Don Bradman and win back the Ashes, adopted a controversial strategy. Technically known as ‘fast leg theory’, it was better known as ‘Bodyline’. The Great Depression was weighing heavily on Australians. Unemployment was rising and austerity measures, recommended to the Australian Government by British economists, were widely resented. During Australia’s tour of England in 1930, the young Don Bradman dominated the English bowlers. During the Test series, Bradman scored 974 runs (an average of 139.14) including one single century, two doubles and a triple (334), which broke the world Test batting record. This caused significant disquiet for the English cricketing community but elation in Australia where Bradman returned a hero. Douglas Jardine In preparing for their 1932 tour to Australia, England sought a way to stifle Bradman’s scoring. Their captain, Douglas Jardine, developed an approach in which the ball was bowled fast and short, rising up to the batsman's body while fielders hovered close to the leg side. The strategy was intended to intimidate the batsman, stifle the swing of his bat and force him to play defensively. But it also posed a genuine physical threat. The relationship between Jardine and Australian cricket fans was already tense. During the 1928–29 tour to Australia he was perceived as supercilious and rude. His air of upper-class superiority rankled with the Australian crowds. As captain for the 1932–33 series, Jardine made no efforts to remedy the situation, was uncooperative in press interviews and didn’t provide team details before matches. While Jardine’s character exacerbated the situation, his tactics had the backing of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The Test series began in Sydney with England winning the match. Bradman was absent due to illness. Australia levelled the score in Melbourne. Then during the third Test in Adelaide, the English captain turned to Bodyline tactics. The already hostile crowd was furious and when one delivery struck Australian captain Bill Woodfull just above the heart it was feared a riot would start. Tempers flared on the field and in the stands, and while Woodfull maintained a diplomatic stance in public, in private he too was furious. Portrait of Donald Bradman. Courtesy of Bradman Museum Trust Collection, Bowral Angry words A key aspect of Australian frustration was that the English tactics seemed to go against all that was valued in cricket: fair play, ethical conduct and a shared cultural understanding of behaviour. In response to the danger faced by the players, the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket sent a tersely worded telegram to the MCC on 18 January 1933: Body-line bowling has assumed such proportions as to menace the best interests of the game, making protection of the body by the batsmen the main consideration. This is causing intensely bitter feeling between the players as well as injury. In our opinion it is unsportsmanlike. Unless stopped at once it is likely to upset the friendly relations existing between Australia and England. The English administrators did not appreciate their players being accused of unsportsmanlike conduct. Not having witnessed the barrage of body blows, they felt that the Australian side was making excuses. The MCC responded sternly on 23 January: We, Marylebone Cricket Club, deplore your cable. We deprecate your opinion that there has been unsportsmanlike play… We hope the situation is not now as serious as your cable would seem to indicate, but if it is such as to jeopardize the good relations between English and Australian cricketers and you consider it desirable to cancel remainder o
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St. Vitus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Saints & Angels Author and Publisher - Catholic Online Facts Take the Saints Trivia Quiz now! Unreliable legend has Vitus, the only son of a senator in Sicily, become a Christian when he was twelve. When his conversions and miracles became widely known to the administrator of Sicily, Valerian, he had Vitus brought before him, to shake his faith. He was unsuccessful, but Vitus with his tutor, Modestus, and servant, Crescentia, fled to Lucania and then to Rome, where he freed Emperor Diocletian's son of an evil spirit. When Vitus would not sacrifice to the gods, his cure was attributed to sorcery. He, Modestus, and Crescentia were subjected to various tortures from which they emerged unscathed, and were freed when during a storm, temples were destroyed and an angel guided them back to Lucania, where they eventually died. So much for the legend. What is fact is that their cult goes back centuries and that they were Christians who were martyred in Lucania. A great devotion to Vitus developed in Germany when his relics were translated to Saxony in 836. He is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and is the patron of epileptics, those afflicted with St. Vitus' Dance (named after him}, dancers, and actors, and is a protector against storms. Feast day - June 15th.
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The Entertainer in London starring Kenneth Branagh on stage through to 12 November 2016 - information and ticket details �? to �? Premium Seating also available (plus booking fees if applicable) The Entertainer A major revival of John Osborne's The Entertainer in London starring Kenneth Branagh as Archie Rice and directed by Rob Ashford. Archie Rice is a struggling comedian, a music-hall performer in an age when music halls had all but disappeared. Driven by dreams of stardom and a desperation to equal his father's success, Archie finds himself a man out of his time - a selfish, deceitful has-been, headlining a tacky revue in a rundown seaside town. Family tensions rise to a boil as he shamelessly cheats on his wife and tricks his dying father into financing one last revue. But throughout it all, Archie jigs and jabbers before his ever-diminishing audience and does whatever it takes to keep the show going. Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborne's modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment. The cast features Kenneth Branagh as 'Archie Rice' with Gawn Grainger as 'Billy Rice', Greta Scacchi as 'Phoebe Rice', Jonah Hauer-King as 'Frank Rice', Sophie McShera as 'Jean Rice', Phil Dunster as 'Graham' and Crispin Letts as 'Brother Bill'. Please note casting subject to change without notice. Unfortunately, John Hurt, who was originally scheduled to co-star, had to withdraw prior to the first preview performance following medical advice. Directed by Rob Ashford with choreography by Chris Bailey, designs by Christopher Oram, lighting by Neil Austin, sound by Christopher Shutt and and music by Patrick Doyle. When this production opened here at the Garrick Theatre in August 2016, Paul Taylor in The i Newspaper thought that "Kenneth Branagh rises to the occasion with a performance that is never less than thoroughly arresting, while Rob Ashford�s revival rounds off the company�s year-long residency at the Garrick with panache, " adding that "Branagh�s performance, which is a bit too fundamentally genial at the moment, is bound to deepen and darken during the run." Quentin Letts in The Daily Mail wrote that "Sir Ken Branagh, so palpably healthy, wearing a natty haircut and spitting out his lines with artistry, has cast himself as ageing desperado Archie Rice... It is unconvincing, and not just because, in Archie's eyeliner and stage lipstick, Sir Ken looks worryingly like Eddie Izzard... The Entertainer tends to be hailed as a 'state of the nation play'. The trouble with state of the nation plays is that the state of the nation can change, sometimes for the better. Then the play feels glum and negative and a bit so-what-ish." Michael Billington in The Guardian commented that "while Kenneth Branagh is never less than fascinating to watch and the play makes a fitting climax to his year-long tenure at the Garrick Theatre, there is something seriously amiss about Rob Ashford�s production... It remains a fine play. But Ashford captures neither the glorified tat of 1950s music hall nor the way Suez split families much as Brexit does today. He gives us a razzle-dazzle show but, for all Branagh�s skill, it is not quite the one Osborne intended." Dominic Cavendish in The Daily Telegraph held that "Laurence Olivier's - to judge by the 1960 film - is the superior performance, blessed with a mercurial vitality and dangerous mischief that the benign Branagh can't match. Yet Sir Ken goes some considerable and impressive way to stamping his own authority and personality on the part... But Ashford's production could do with a more spirited tempo to compensate for the dialogue's dated, often schematic quality, while there's no getting around the abundant (to many ears today, offensive) prejudice." Ian Shuttleworth in The Financial Times highlighted that "the central role of no-hope music-hall man Archie Rice was the cornerstone of Laurence Olivier's reinvention of himself for a new generation; Kenneth Branagh does not pull off the sa
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John Tuohy's Art for the Blog of It: Art Deco John Tuohy's Art for the Blog of It Art Deco Art Deco was a popular international art design movement from 1925 until the 1940s, affecting the decorative arts such as architecture, interior design, and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as fashion, painting, the graphic arts, and film. At the time, this style was seen as elegant, glamorous, functional, and modern. The movement was a mixture of many different styles and movements of the early 20th century, including Neoclassical, Constructivism, Cubism, Modernism, Art Nouveau, and Futurism. Its popularity peaked in Europe during the Roaring Twenties and continued strongly in the United States through the 1930s. Although many design movements have political or philosophical roots or intentions, Art Deco was purely decorative. Art Deco experienced a decline in popularity during the late 30s and early 40s, and soon fell out of public favor. It experienced a resurgence with the popularization of graphic design in the 1980s. Art Deco had a profound influence on many later artistic movements, such as Memphis and Pop art. Surviving examples may still be seen in many different locations worldwide, in countries as diverse as the United Kingdom, Spain, Cuba, Indonesia, the Philippines, Argentina, Romania, Australia, New Zealand, India and Brazil. Many classic examples still exist in the form of architecture in many major cities. The Empire State Building and Chrysler Building, both in New York City, are two of the largest and best-known examples of the style. After the Universal Exposition of 1900, various French artists formed an informal collective known as, La Société des artistes décorateurs (the society of the decorator artists). Founders included Hector Guimard, Eugène Grasset, Raoul Lachenal, Paul Follot, Maurice Dufrêne, and Emile Decour. These artists heavily influenced the principles of Art Deco as a whole. This society's purpose was to demonstrate French decorative art's leading position and evolution internationally. They organized the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Art) in Paris, which would feature French art and business interests. The terms Style Moderne and Art Deco both derive from the exposition's title, though Art Deco was not widely used until popularized by art historian Bevis Hillier's 1968 book Art Deco of the 20s and 30s. In the summer of 1969, Hillier conceived organizing an exhibition called Art Deco at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, which took place from July to September 1971. After this event, interest in Art Deco peaked with the publication of his 1971 book The World of Art Deco, a record of the exhibition. The structure of Art Deco is based on mathematical geometric shapes. It was widely considered to be an eclectic form of elegant and stylish modernism, being influenced by a variety of sources. Among them were the so-called "primitive" arts of Africa, as well as historical styles such as Greco-Roman Classicism, and the art of Babylon, Assyria, Ancient Egypt, and Aztec Mexico. Much of this could be attributed to the popular interest in archeology in the 1920's (e.g. Tomb of King Tutankhamun, Pompeii, the Lost City of Troy, etc). Art Deco also drew on Machine Age or streamline technology, such as modern aviation, electric lighting, the radio, the ocean liner and the skyscraper for inspiration.It is in streamline modern styles that this technology fully manifests itself and, although it is not antithetical to Art Deco, it is now considered to be a separate architectural style Art Deco design influences were expressed in the crystalline and faceted forms of decorative Cubism and Futurism. Other popular themes in Art Deco were trapezoidal, zigzagged, geometric, and jumbled shapes, which can be seen in many early pieces. Two great examples of these themes and styles are in Detroit, Michigan: the Fisher Building and the Guardian Building. Art Deco was an opulent style, and its lavishness
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Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan Santa Maria delle Grazie - cenacolovinciano.net The Santa Maria delle Grazie is one of Milan's most beautiful churches thanks in part to its architectural history, which resulted in an intriguing combination of Gothic and Renaissance design. But the church's fame is mostly a result of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Last Supper', which can be admired in the adjoining refectory. History Santa Maria delle Grazie In 1463 the Dominican Order commissioned Guiniforte Solari with the construction of a church for their monastery. Solari designed a beautiful structure in a late Gothic style, which was completed in 1490. Ludovico il Moro, the duke of Milan, decided the Santa Maria delle Grazie would be a perfect sepulchre for him and his wife and in preparation asked Donato Bramante in 1492 to remodel the church. Bramante rebuilt the apse and crowned it with a magnificent sixteen-sided drum in Renaissance style. Ludovico's wife Beatrice d'Este was buried here in 1497. The nave Ludovico Il Moro himself however was ousted in 1500 and his sepulchral monument was moved to the Certosa of Pavia. In 1943 allied bombardments destroyed the main cloister. The church was damaged but Bramante's dome escaped unscathed. The building was restored shortly after the war, in 1947. The Church Both the interior and exterior show an interesting combination of Gothic and Renaissance styles. The sober brick facade was designed by Solari while the Renaissance-style entrance is attributed to Bramante. Chancel The lunette in the portico was painted by Leonardo da Vinci and shows Mary accompanied by Ludovico and his wife. The exterior is dominated by Bramante's masterfully designed dome, decorated with medallions of saints and coats-of-arms. The central nave and aisles are magnificent examples of late Gothic architecture. It features elegant pointed arches embellished with delicate frescoes. The Renaissance style chancel is less decorated and seems almost sparse in contrast. Cloister Along the aisles are a number of chapels, many of which are beautifully decorated with frescoes. Also of note are the wooden choir stalls in the apse. To the left is the entrance to the Chiostrino delle Rane, a small cloister named after the bronze frog sculptures around the edge of the cloister's fountain. From here you have a nice view of the church's dome. The Last Supper Adjoining the church is a modest building, known as the Cenacolo Vinciano. It was built by Solari as the refectory for the Dominicans and is now famous for Leonardo da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper. The Italian master created the wall painting between 1495 and 1498 on request of Ludovico il Moro. The artist depicts the moment after Jesus tells his disciples that one of them will betray him. The work shows their surprise with realistic facial expressions, lively poses and subtle light. Da Vinci used an experimental technique, known as Tempera Forte, to paint the Last Supper. This allowed him to paint with more nuances than would be possible with a conventional fresco, but already in 1518 it became clear that this technique led to a fast deterioration of the painting. In 1568 art historian Giorgio Vascari considered it a lost cause. In 1726 Michelangelo Bellotti completely repainted the work and numerous restorations followed, the last of which started in the 1970s and was concluded in 1999. Opposite Leonardo's masterpiece is a fresco painted by Donato Montorfano. Both paintings almost miraculously survived the bombing of 1943 which turned the rest of the refectory into ruins, probably thanks to sandbags that were placed against the walls. Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes Book this tour
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PLUTUS (Ploutos) - Greek God of Wealth & Agricultural Bounty Plutus and Demeter, Apulian red-figure loutrophoros C4th B.C., The J. Paul Getty Museum PLOUTOS (Plutus) was the god of wealth. At first he was solely concerned with agricultural bounty but later came to represent wealth in general. Ploutos was born to the goddess Demeter after she lay with the hero Iasion in a thrice-ploughed field. The young god was blinded by Zeus so he would distribute wealth indiscriminately and not favour the good. Ploutos was usually depicted as a boy holding a cornucopia full of grain. In sculpture he was portrayed as an infant in the arms of Eirene (Irene) , goddess of peace, or Tykhe (Tyche) , goddess of good fortune. Ploutos was closely identified with Plouton (Pluton), the god Haides in his guise as lord of the earth's hidden bounty. Plouton was also depicted holding a cornucopia. FAMILY OF PLUTUS [1.1] IASION & DEMETER (Hesiod Theogony 969, Diodorus Siculus 5.77.1, Hyginus Astronomica 2.4) [1.2] DEMETER (Folk Songs Frag 862, Greek Lyric Scolia Frag 885) [2.1] TYKHE (Aesop Fables 130) ENCYCLOPEDIA PLUTUS (Ploutos), sometimes also called Pluton (Aristoph. Plut. 727), the personification of wealth, is described as a son of Iasion and Demeter (Hes. Theog. 969, &c.; Hom. Hymn. in Cer. 491, Od. v. 125). Zeus is said to have blinded him, in order that he might not bestow his favours on righteous men exclusively, but that he might distribute his gifts blindly and without any regard to merit (Aristoph. Plut. 90; Schol. ad Theocrit. x. 19). At Thebes there was a statue of Tyche, at Athens one of Eirene, and at Thespiae one of Athena Ergane; and in each of these cases Plutus was represented as the child of those divinities, symbolically expressing the sources of wealth (Paus. ix. 16. § 1, 26. § 5). Hyginus (Poet. Astr. ii. 4) calls him the brother of Philomelus. He seems to have commonly been represented as a boy with a Cornucopia. (Hirt, Mythol. Bilderb. ii. p. 105, &c.) Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. ALTERNATE NAMES Irene and infant Plutus, Greco-Roman statue, Staatliche Antikensammlungen Hesiod, Theogony 969 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "Demeter, bright goddess, was joined in sweet love with the hero Iasion in a thrice-ploughed fallow in the rich land of Krete (Crete), and bare Ploutos (Plutus), a kindly god who goes everywhere over land and the sea's wide back, and him who finds him and into whose hands he comes he makes rich, bestowing great wealth upon him." Homer's Epigrams 15 (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "Open of yourselves, you doors, for mightly Ploutos (Wealth) will enter in, and with Ploutos comes jolly Euphrosyne (Mirth) and gentle Eirene (Irene, Peace)." Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter 484 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th or 6th B.C.) : "Right blessed is he among men on earth whom they [Demeter and Persephone] freely love: soon they do send Ploutos (Plutus) as guest to his great house, Ploutos who gives wealth to mortal men." Theognis, Fragment 1. 523 (trans. Gerber, Vol. Greek Elegiac) (Greek elegy C6th B.C.) : "Not to no purpose, Ploutos (Plutus, Wealth), do mortals honour you most of all, for you easily put up with baseness [conferring his benefits indiscriminately irrespective of merit]." Anacreontea, Fragment 36 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric III) (Greek lyric C5th to 4th B.C.) : "If Ploutos (Plutus, Wealth) offered life to mortals for gold, then I would persevere in hoarding it, so that if Thanatos (Thanatus, Death) came he could take some and pass on." Timocreon, Fragment 731 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric IV) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) : "Blind Ploutos (Plutus), if only you had appeared neither on land nor on sea nor on the mainland, but had lived in Tartaros and Akheron (Acheron); for thanks to you men have all evils always." Greek Lyric V Folk Songs, Frag 862 (from Hippolytus, Refutation of all Heresies) (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric IV) (Greek lyric B.C.) : "The Hierophant himself [chief priest of the Eleusinian
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Neptune - God of the Sea - Crystalinks Neptune Neptune is the god of the sea in Roman mythology, a brother of Jupiter and Pluto. He is analogous but not identical to the god Poseidon of Greek mythology. The Roman conception of Neptune owed a great deal to the Etruscan god Nethuns. Originally he was an Italic god paired with Salacia, possibly the goddess of the salt water. At an early date (399 BC) he was identified with Poseidon, when the Sibylline books ordered a lectisternium in his honour (Livy v. 13). In earlier times it was the god Portunes or Fortunus who was thanked for naval victories, but Neptune supplanted him in this role by at least the first century BC, when Sextus Pompeius called himself "son of Neptune". Neptune was associated as well with fresh water, as opposed to Oceanus, god of the world-ocean. Like Poseidon, Neptune was also worshipped by the Romans as a god of horses, under the name Neptune Equester, patron of horse-racing. Neptune was also considered the legendary progenitor god of a Latin stock, the Faliscans - ancient Italian people - who called themselves Neptunia proles. In this respect he was the equivalent of Mars, Janus, Saturn and even Jupiter among Latin tribes. Worship and Theology In the historical period, Poseidon was often referred to by the epithets Enosichthon, Seischthon and Ennosigaios, all meaning "earth-shaker" and referring to his role in causing earthquakes.Poseidon was a major civic god of several cities: in Athens, he was second only to Athena in importance; while in Corinth and many cities of Magna Graecia he was the chief god of the polis. According to Pausanias, Poseidon was one of the caretakers of the Oracle at Delphi before Olympian Apollo took it over. Apollo and Poseidon worked closely in many realms: in colonization, for example, Apollo provided the authorization to go out and settle from Delphi, while Poseidon watched over the colonists on their way, and provided the lustral water for the foundation-sacrifice. Xenophon's Anabasis describes a groups of Spartan soldiers singing Poseidon a paean - a kind of hymn normally sung for Apollo. Like Dionysus and the Maenads, Poseidon also caused certain forms of mental disturbance. One Hippocratic text says that he was blamed for certain types of epilepsy. Sailors prayed to Poseidon for a safe voyage, sometimes drowning horses as a sacrifice. In art Poseidon's chariot was pulled by a hippocampus or seahorses. He was associated with dolphins and three-pronged fish spears (tridents). He lived in a palace on the ocean floor, made of coral and gems. In Rome Neptune was worshipped by the Romans primarily as a horse god, Neptune Equester, patron of horse-racing. He had a temple near the race tracks in Rome (built in 25 BC), the Circus Flaminius, as well as one in the Campus Martius. Only July 23, the Neptunalia was observed at the latter temple. Mythology Birth and childhood - Poseidon was a son of Cronus and Rhea. Like his brothers and sisters save Zeus, Poseidon was swallowed by his father. He was regurgitated only after Zeus forced Cronus to vomit up the infants he had eaten. Zeus and his brothers and sisters, along with the Hecatonchires, Gigantes and Cyclopes overthrew Cronus and the other Titans. According to other variants, Poseidon was raised by the Telchines on Rhodes, just as Zeus was raised by the Korybantes on Crete. When the world was divided in three, Zeus received the earth and sky, Hades the underworld and Poseidon the sea. Marriage - Lovers Neptune's wife was Amphitrite, daughter of Nereus and Doris. Poseidon fell in love with Pelops, a beautiful youth, son of Tantalus. He took Pelops up to Olympus and made him his lover, even before Zeus did the same with Ganymede. To thank Pelops for his love, Poseidon later gave him a winged chariot, to use in the race against Oenomaus for the hand of Hippodamia. Poseidon once pursued Demeter. She spurned his advances, turning herself into a mare so that she could hide in a flock of horses; he saw through the deception and became a stallion and captured her. Their child was a ho
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Albert Einstein and the Fabric of Time Homepage | Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Forward | Contents | e-mail Unfortunately it is very much a reality still today that the works of the really great spirits in science, such as Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, and Stephen Hawking, and their most fundamental conclusions about the universe, remain unappreciated, even unnoticed by the majority of scientists. These three giants all made very similar conclusions regarding the timelessness of the Universe, yet even today the science of timelessness is overlooked. �Time has no independent existence apart from the order of events by which we measure it.� �Albert Einstein The People of Timelessness Albert Einstein Stephen Hawking Hugh Everett David Bohm Albert Einstein and the Fabric of Time Surprising as it may be to most non-scientists and even to some scientists, Albert Einstein concluded in his later years that the past, present, and future all exist simultaneously. In 1952, in his book Relativity, in discussing Minkowski's Space World interpretation of his theory of relativity, Einstein writes: Since there exists in this four dimensional structure [space-time] no longer any sections which represent "now" objectively, the concepts of happening and becoming are indeed not completely suspended, but yet complicated. It appears therefore more natural to think of physical reality as a four dimensional existence, instead of, as hitherto, the evolution of a three dimensional existence. Einstein's belief in an undivided solid reality was clear to him, so much so that he completely rejected the separation we experience as the moment of now. He believed there is no true division between past and future, there is rather a single existence. His most descriptive testimony to this faith came when his lifelong friend Besso died. Einstein wrote a letter to Besso's family, saying that although Besso had preceded him in death it was of no consequence, "...for us physicists believe the separation between past, present, and future is only an illusion, although a convincing one." Most everyone knows that Einstein proved that time is relative, not absolute as Newton claimed. With the proper technology, such as a very fast spaceship, one person is able to experience several days while another person simultaneously experiences only a few hours or minutes. The same two people can meet up again, one having experienced days or even years while the other has only experienced minutes. The person in the spaceship only needs to travel near to the speed of light. The faster they travel, the slower their time will pass relative to someone planted firmly on the Earth. If they were able to travel at the speed of light, their time would cease completely and they would only exist trapped in timelessness. Einstein could hardly believe there were physicists who didn�t believe in timelessness, and yet the wisdom of Einstein's convictions had very little impact on cosmology or science in general. The majority of physicists have been slow to give up the ordinary assumptions we make about time. The two most highly recognized physicists since Einstein made similar conclusions and even made dramatic advances toward a timeless perspective of the universe, yet they also were unable to change the temporal mentality ingrained in the mainstream of physics and society. Einstein was followed in history by the colorful and brilliant Richard Feynman. Feynman developed the most effective and explanatory interpretation of quantum mechanics that had yet been developed, known today as Sum over Histories. Just as Einstein's own Relativity Theory led Einstein to reject time, Feynman�s Sum over Histories theory led him to describe time simply as a direction in space. Feynman�s theory states that the probability of an event is determined by summing together all the possible histories of that event. For example, for a particle moving from point A to B we imagine the particle traveling every possible path, curved paths, oscilla
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fUSION Anomaly. William S. Burroughs ambient track _The End Of Words_ MP3 (192k) by Material off of _Seven Souls_ (1989) inaudible text narrated by WSB drum & bass release _Funktion/Naked Lunch_ MP3 12" by Ed Rush & Optical on V #026 (1998) lo fi neo psychedelia track _Christmas With William S._ MP3 (160k) by Olivia Tremor Control off of _Singles & Beyond_ compilation on Emperor Norton (2000) paisley underground roots rock track _Exploring The Axis_ MP3 by Thin White Rope off of _Exploring The Axis_ 12" on Diablo (1985) name of band is taken from WSB's term for ejaculation track _Letter To William S. Burroughs And Ode To Jack_ MP3 by Hunter S. Thompson spoken word cabaret track _What Keeps Mankind Alive_ MP3 (96k) off of _September Songs: The Music Of Kurt Weill_ compilation CD (1997) Weill was a German composer affiliated with Bertolt Brecht, which means cabaret. Cabaret was a medium for political dissent. ' Educational opera' is the term used. track _Word Is Virus_ MP3 off of _The Elvis Letters_ 12" on TK (1985) music & production by director Gus Van Sant spoken word track _Just Say No To Drug Hysteria (excerpt 4:08)_ MP3 off of _Best Of William S. Burroughs: From Giorno Poetry Systems CDx4 on Mouth Almighty (1998) band Steely Dan - name taken from a reference in William S. Burroughs' book _Naked Lunch_ about a steam-powered sex toy (dildo). beat poetry track _Dinosaurs (live reading)_ MP3 (192k) (6:00) track _Ah Pook Is The Mayan God Of Death_ MP3 off of _Ah Pook Is Here_ (written in 1975) track _K-9 Was In Combat With _Do Android's Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick ; title _Blade Runner_ comes from the name of a totally unrelated William S. Burroughs novel about black market surgeons, which was itself based on a story by Alan E. Nourse.] The Western Lands Working closely with Skopelitis, Bill Laswell created two pivotal albums in the late 1980s -- that serve as arguable prototypical predecessors for some of Axiom's landmark releases by Baker, Skopelitis, and Material, among others -- within a short-lived but intense series of albums for the Nation and Venture subsidiaries of Virgin. The first was Material's _Seven Souls_, which featured the voice of William S. Burroughs. About William Burroughs: The identification of control systems and devising means to destroy them has always dominated his work. Burroughs has always fought for complete freedom -- freedom from all control from invasion by alien forces from religion, sexual repression, and suppression from the American way of life and traditional family values. From programming by TV, media, and the subtext of language . The ugly spirit as the ugly American, the forces of greed and corruption, selfishness and stupidity. Featuring Sly Dunbar on drums, Shankar and Simon Shaheen on violins, and with Burroughs' voice augmented by Arabic, West African, and New York hip-hop vocalists, Material's _Seven Souls_ is a sublime fusion of high-tech production with acoustic elements. Jeff Bova's synthesizers blend organically with Skopelitis' various guitars and ethnic stringed instruments to create washes of sound that breathe behind Burroughs' stark readings from the texts of "The Western Lands." Thematically, sonically, and conceptually, _Seven Souls_ -- like _Future Shock_ -- is a landmark recording for Laswell in its reflection of such a variety of perfectly united elements. Although his cavalier lifestyle and counterculture status has overshadowed his multimedia experiments, William S. Burroughs studied with Alfred Korzybski (who formulated General Semantics and E-Prime ), and was a fierce critic of Scientology's psycho-linguistic games. Burroughs' interest in epigenetic (brain) and cultural ( evolution as the basis of contemporary advertising techniques anticipated Howard Bloom's research that the co-evolution of language and brain contains viral elements. - Alex Burns "Western man is externalizing himself in the form of gadgets" - _N
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SB The Greek Alphabet Number 116 THE GREEK ALPHABET It is cause for thanksgiving that in the providence of God the language barrier that once stood between the common man and the truth of God has been broken. The New Testament was written in the common Greek of the first century, usually called koine Greek, and for centuries many of the vital facts of divine revelation were hidden from the average man. He had to rely on fallible human authorities in a realm where accuracy and certainty were most vital. He had no means of verifying the correctness of a translation. Now, all this has been changed, so that any person of ordinary intelligence who will apply himself to the task can discover for himself what God has actually said. All he needs to do is make use of the tools that men of God have made available. By "tools" I refer to such monumental works as * Young's Analytical Concordance; * The Englishman's Greek Concordance by George Wigram; * The Greek�-English Lexicon of the New Testament by Thayer; * The Englishman's Greek New Testament (an interlinear by Bagster); * The Analytical Greek Lexicon (Bagster). The last mentioned contains an alphabetical arrangement of every inflexion of every word in the Greek New Testament with a grammatical analysis of each word. However, if the student wants to use these books speedily and effectively he must know the Greek alphabet, and be able to transpose upon sight the Greek characters into their English equivalents. For example, when he comes upon the word.avOpwIIo ( sorry, computer limitations � O is Theta, II is Pi, Ed.), he should be able on sight to change this into anthropos. There are twenty-four letters in the koine Greek alphabet. Each letter has a name, and it is these names that should first be memorized. Then we must learn its sign and how it was constructed, both as to capitals and small letters. In the koine period only capitals were used, but it is the lower-case letters in which we are most interested. These will now be displayed for some visual training. There are numerous helps that will aid the student in handling the Greek alphabet. It can be divided into six groups of four letters each, learning the first four names, then advancing to the second group. The first letter is named alpha. I assume every Bible student is familiar with the passage wherein the Lord says: "I am the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last." If so, you have the first and last letters of the alphabet already with only twenty-two more to go. And since you are learning the alphabet, you have the first and second letters, alpha and beta. The third letter gamma should be easy since it is used in many English words such as gamma-ray and gamma-globulin. The fourth letter delta should be very easy since we have brought it into English to describe the formation made by the mouth of a river, which is shaped somewhat like the Greek letter 1::..Now we have alpha, beta, gamma, delta - the first four - and omega, the last letter, so only nineteen more to go. The student should learn to write the Greek letters with careful attention being given to the small ones. Alpha is made the same as our letter a, both small and capital letters. It is pronounced aas in cat and ah as in father. Beta is made the same as our capital B. In writing the small letter begin with an upward stroke a little below the line. Gamma in its capital looks like a gallows, and the small letter resembles our y. If the top were closed it would look like our g. It is a letter that varies in sound so when it is followed by another gamma (yy), a kappa (YK), an xi (y_) it is pronounced as an n. Thus aggelos becomes angelos when pronounced. Delta is an easy letter to make. The capital is a simple triangle, but in making the small letter be sure to get the curl at the top. Epsilon is the short e, made the same as in English in the capital, but the small letter is a semicircle with a horizontal mar
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Hawaiian Alphabet Hawaiian Alphabet (See also "Hawaiian Culture" on Big Island , Kauai , Lanai , Maui , Molokai , or Oahu ) The Hawaiian language was an oral tradition. The Hawaiian alphabet (piapa), was written by 19th century missionaries. The alphabet contains 12 letters: 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and 7 consonants (h, k, l, m, n, p, w). To simplify pronunciation, sound consonants as in English and break up words so they are easy to say e.g., Waianapanapa sounds like Wai-a-napa-napa. Pronounce vowels as follows: a - a in above; e - e in bet; i - ee in see; o - o in sole; u - oo in moon. pronounce stressed vowels marked by a macron (-) like unstressed vowels except for a - a in far and e - ay in pay. e.g. Mãnoa is pronounced Mah-noa. The word for macron in Hawaiian is kahakõ. pronounce vowels marked by a glottal stop (`) quickly e.g., o`o sounds like oh-oh! in English. The word for glottal in Hawaiian is 'okina. stress rising dipthongs (ae, ai, ao, au, oi, ou, eu, ei) on the first letter and end with a short e, i, o or u e.g., oi sounds like oy in boy, ending with a short "i". NOTE: Placement of macrons and glottals can change the meaning of Hawaiian words. However, current browser technology does not facilitate universal and uniform application and utilization of these diacritical marks by browser fonts and search engines. As a result, we have been unable to use them on this site.
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In which film starring Humphrey Bogart did Peter Lorre play Joel Cairo and Sydney Greenstreet play Kasper Gutman?
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Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet | Backstage Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet By Scott Proudfit | Posted June 3, 2003, midnight Share: Like the Laurel and Hardy of crime, the unlikely but popular duo of Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre made an unofficial series of Warner Bros. films during the 1940s, often wartime thrillers in which they schemed with or against each other. As with the fat guy/ thin guy comedy teams of their time, Lorre and Greenstreet seemed to delight audiences in their contrast. Today they continue to fascinate cinephiles with their unique, often deliciously over-the-top character work. Greenstreet specialized in well-dressed gentlemen who threatened in whispers. His obesity a representation of privilege and indulgence, Greenstreet was often referred to disparagingly as The Fat Man in his films. But more to the point he was The Man—capital "T," capital "M"—an embodiment of the bloated establishment. Greenstreet's characters—like Marvel Comics' villainous Kingpin, a creation inspired by the actor—captured a smug, colonialist attitude that was so very un-American and thus ripe for attack from such hard-nosed toughs as Humphrey Bogart and George Raft. Lorre, on the other hand, was The Foreigner: devious, slippery, bug-eyed, with a lisping Hungarian accent that stood in for French, Egyptian, Russian, Japanese—whatever outsider dialect the studio needed. Diminutive and effeminate, Lorre's persona played on WWII paranoia in America. His odd characters were inevitably weaker than the macho patriots in the lead, but they were still potentially dangerous in their deceitfulness. Despite differences in appearance and background, what Greenstreet and Lorre had in common was an ability to perfectly portray a certain kind of sweaty desperation that was never put to better use than in their first and perhaps best collaboration, The Maltese Falcon. Born in Austria-Hungary, Lorre already had behind him a long pedigree of creepy character roles—as well as the B-movie Mr. Moto series—when he was cast as fey Joel Cairo in John Huston's adaptation of the Dashiell Hammett detective thriller. In Vienna and Berlin, Lorre had a more impressive history: as a stage performer and star of Frank Wedekind's Spring Awakening. But on film Lorre never overcame his seminal turn as the disturbing, but pathetically human, child murderer in Fritz Lang's classic M. Later a favorite in Alfred Hitchcock's stable (The Man Who Knew Too Much and The Secret Agent), Lorre was wooed by none other than Adolph Hitler—who appreciated the actor's depiction of murderers—to return to Germany in 1936 and take part in the burgeoning film industry there. Lorre wrote back: "Thank you, but I think Germany has room for only one mass murderer of my ability and yours." Apparently, the Führer never forgave the slight. During the war, when a Nazi saboteur was captured by the FBI, Lorre's name was third on his list of 100 people to be exterminated. For Greenstreet, on the other hand, Falcon was his film debut—at the age of 62, no less. Like Lorre, Greenstreet was schooled on the stage, initially in England and later on Broadway and in touring productions of Shakespeare, often with the Lunts. He enjoyed a healthy career of Sir Toby Belches, Baptistas, and Falstaffs, and probably would have finished out his career this way had he not been spotted by Falcon's director Huston in a production of Robert E. Sherwood's There Shall Be No Night. Like Lorre's turn in M, Greenstreet's performance as Casper Gutman in Falcon made such an impression on audiences that he rarely got a chance, in his brief career, to play anything far afield, despite insisting that light farce was his true love. In Falcon, Greenstreet's voice is like melted butter as he throws away such classic lines as "I'm a man who likes talking to a man who likes to talk." Greenstreet fills the screen with his imposing girth, and though his face collapses weakly into his soft neck, his eyes are as hawkish and piercing as the black bird he seeks. Lorre, meanwhile, was never more flowery than in this film, w
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Homeland - Carrie Mathison Played by Claire Danes | SHOWTIME Homeland Claire Danes Claire Danes has established herself as one of Hollywood's leading actresses. For her performance as Carrie Mathison on HOMELAND she has won back-to-back Golden Globe� Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series � Drama, a 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award� for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series and the 2012 Emmy� Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Danes also received critical acclaim for her performance in HBO's acclaimed TEMPLE GRANDIN biopic. Based on the extraordinary life of Temple Grandin, the film chronicles how she turned her unique talent into a behavioral tool that revolutionized the cattle industry and laid the groundwork for her successful career as an author, lecturer, and pioneering advocate for autism and autism spectrum disorder educations. Danes won the 2010 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie and the film won for Outstanding Made for Television Movie. She also won the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television and the 2011 Screen Actors Guild� Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. Danes starred in Richard Linklater's critically acclaimed film ME & ORSON WELLES, opposite Zac Efron and Christian McKay. The screenplay by Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. is based on the novel by Robert Kaplow and is set in the heady world of Orson Welles' famed Mercury Theater. The National Board of Review named the film one of 2009's Top Independent Films. In 2007, Danes made her Broadway debut starring in George Bernard Shaw's PYGMALION opposite Jefferson Mays. Her performance as Eliza Doolittle was well reviewed by critics . Danes garnered critical acclaim for her performances in Anand Tucker's SHOPGIRL opposite Steve Martin and Jason Schwartzman; Richard Eyre's STAGE BEAUTY opposite Billy Crudup; Burr Steers' IGBY GOES DOWN, opposite Susan Sarandon, Jeff Goldblum, Ryan Phillippe and Kieran Culkin; and Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's ROMEO + JULIET opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. Danes first caught critics' and audiences' attention in Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz's acclaimed series, MY SO-CALLED LIFE, which earned her an Emmy nomination, and she was awarded the Golden Globe for her leading role as Angela Chase. Danes' other film credits include Matthew Vaughn's STARDUST opposite Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer; Lajos Koltai's EVENING, opposite Toni Collette, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Natasha Richardson, and Vanessa Redgrave; Thomas Bezucha's THE FAMILY STONE, opposite Diane Keaton and Sarah Jessica Parker; Jonathan Mostow's TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES, opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Nick Stahl; Stephen Daldry's Academy Award� winning drama THE HOURS, opposite Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Allison Janney, Ed Harris, and Toni Collette; Jonathan Kaplan's BROKEDOWN PALACE, opposite Kate Beckinsale; Bille August's LES MISERABLES; Theresa Connelly's POLISH WEDDING; Francis Ford Coppola's THE RAINMAKER, opposite Danny DeVito and Matt Damon; Oliver Stone's U TURN, opposite Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, and Joaquin Phoenix; Michael Pressman's TO GILLIAN ON HER 37th BIRTHDAY, opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Peter Gallagher; Jocelyn Moorhouse's HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT, opposite Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, and Ellen Burstyn; Billy Hopkins' I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU NOT, opposite Jude Law; Jodie Foster's HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, opposite Robert Downey Jr., Holly Hunter, and Anne Bancroft; and Gillian Armstrong's LITTLE WOMEN, opposite Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, and Kirsten Dunst. Danes is also an accomplished dancer and has received critical acclaim for her performances in EDITH AND JENNY and CHRISTINA OLSON: AMERICAN MODEL, both choreographed by Tamar Rogoff at P.S. 122. Related Videos
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In the Washington Irving short story, for how many years did Rip van Winkle sleep in the Catskill Mountains?
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4. Rip Van Winkle By Washington Irving. Matthews, Brander. 1907. The Short-Story By Woden, God of Saxons, From whence comes Wensday, that is Wodensday, Truth is a thing that ever I will keep Unto thylke day in which I creep into My sepulchre CARTWRIGHT. Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Catskill Mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country. Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed, every hour of the day, produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are regarded by all the good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their bold outlines on the clear evening sky; but sometimes, when the rest of the landscape is cloudless, they will gather a hood of gray vapors about their summits, which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will glow and light up like a crown of glory. 4 At the foot of these fairy mountains the voyager may have descried the light smoke curling up from a village whose shingle roofs gleam among the trees, just where the blue tints of the upland melt away into the fresh green of the nearer landscape. It is a little village of great antiquity, having been founded by some of the Dutch colonists, in the early times of the province, just about the beginning of the government of the good Peter Stuyvesant (may he rest in peace!), and there were some of the houses of the original settlers standing within a few years, with lattice windows, gable fronts surmounted with weathercocks, and built of small yellow bricks brought from Holland. 5 In that same village, and in one of these very houses (which, to tell the precise truth, was sadly time-worn and weather-beaten), there lived many years since, while the country was yet a province of Great Britain, a simple, good-natured fellow, of the name of Rip Van Winkle. He was a descendant of the Van Winkles who figured so gallantly in the chivalrous days of Peter Stuyvesant, and accompanied him to the siege of Fort Christina. He inherited, however, but little of the martial character of his ancestors. I have observed that he was a simple, good-natured man; he was, moreover, a kind neighbor and an obedient, henpecked husband. Indeed, to the latter circumstance might be owing that meekness of spirit which gained him such universal popularity; for those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad who are under the discipline of shrews at home. Their tempers, doubtless, are rendered pliant and malleable in the fiery furnace of domestic tribulation, and a curtain lecture is worth all the sermons in the world for teaching the virtues of patience and long-suffering. A termagant wife may, therefore, in some respects, be considered a tolerable blessing; and if so, Rip Van Winkle was thrice blessed. 6 Certain it is that he was a great favorite among all the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles, and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in their evening gossipings, to lay all the blame on Dame Van Winkle. The children of the village, too, would shout with joy whenever he approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of them, hanging on his skirts, clambering on his back, and playing a thousand tricks on him with impunity; and not a dog would bark at him throughout the neighborhood. 7 The great error in Rips composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor. It could not be from the want of assiduity or perseverance; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and heavy as a Tartars lance, and fish all day without a murmur, even though he
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1510 How happy is the little Stone by Emily Dickinson | The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor Poem: "How happy is the little Stone," by Emily Dickinson. How happy is the little Stone How happy is the little Stone That rambles in the Road alone, And doesn't care about Careers And Exigencies never fears Whose Coat of elemental Brown A passing Universe put on, And independent as the Sun Associates or glows alone, Fulfilling absolute Decree In casual simplicity It was on this day in 1928 that the first cartoon with a synchronized soundtrack, Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," was premiered in New York City. The cartoon featured a mouse named Mortimer, for whom Mr. Disney himself provided a squeaky voice. Mrs. Disney felt the name Mortimer was too stuffy, so it was later changed to Mickey. It's the birthday of the American novelist and poet James Welch, born in Browning, Montana (1940). His father was a Blackfoot Indian, and his experiences growing up on Blackfoot and Fort Belknap reservations in Montana underlie his writing. His historical novel Fool's Crow (1986) mixes legend and history to tell the story of a branch of the Montana Blackfoot in the period following the Civil War. His most recent novel, The Heartsong of Charging Elk (2000), is also historical: It follows the real life story of an Oglala Sioux who became part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. It's the birthday of the Canadian novelist, critic, and poet Margaret Eleanor Atwood , born in Ottowa (1939). She has published 20 books of poetry, 11 novels, two books of literary criticism, three children's books, and a great deal of journalism, winning 57 awards as diverse as Ms. magazine's Woman of the Year award, the Government of France's Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and the Arthur C. Clarke award for best science fiction. Her most recent novel, Blind Assassin (2000), won the Booker Prize and the International Association of Crime Writer's 2001 Dashiell Hammett prize. It's the birthday of the English playwright and humorist Sir William Schwenk Gilbert , born in London (1836). He studied law and was called to the bar in 1863, but his enthusiasm for writing always outweighed his legal ambitions. His first published work, when he was 21, was a translation of a French "laughing song" which was printed in the program of the Covent Garden Promenade concerts. He confessed that he attended many of these concerts just to watch people reading his translation. In 1861 a new weekly paper, Fun, modeled after Punch, was launched in London, and he began writing and illustrating nonsense verse for it, signing this work with the pseudonym Bab, which he had used since childhood. A decade of these weekly contributions, which made him a favorite of London readers at the time, were collected and published as The Bab Ballads (1869) and as More Bab Ballads (1873). These short narrative poems were a rich source of material for the librettos that he later wrote and for which he is most famous today. His first collaboration with Sir Arthur Sullivan came in 1871 with Thespis, or the Gods Grown Old. Their second work, the one-act Trial by Jury (1875), established the names Gilbert and Sullivan as a sort of trademark. Twelve other operettas staged over 20 years include H. M. S. Pinafore (1878), Pirates of Penzance (1880), and The Mikado (1885). The partners often fought between themselves. It's the birthday of the American botanist Asa Gray, born in Oneida County, New York (1810). He wrote many books on the subject of botany, aimed at audiences of different educational backgrounds, but his great work was a comprehensive flora, the Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States, first published in 1848, and subsequently in many editions. He was a close colleague and avid supporter of Charles Darwin and his defense of the theory of natural selection, coming, as it did, from a devout Christian, undermined the popular notion of his day that to be an evolutionist was to be an atheist. His essays on Darwin's theories we
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Hyrule | Zeldapedia | Fandom powered by Wikia Main article: Great Flood When no hero appeared to save them, the Hylians appealed to the Goddesses Several centuries after the events of Ocarina of Time in the Adult Timeline, the seal on the Sacred Realm weakened and Ganon escaped his imprisonment. Although the citizens of Hyrule prayed to the three Golden Goddesses for the Hero of Time to save them, he did not appear and Ganon resumed control. The people of Hyrule were left with no choice but to appeal to the Goddesses, who flooded Hyrule in an attempt to stop Ganondorf. The surviving population evacuated to the highest grounds of Hyrule, which became the islands of the Great Sea . Using the Master Sword , a seal was then put on Hyrule Castle, keeping it intact inside a giant bubble beneath the Great Sea, while keeping Ganondorf's powers and his minions dormant. While keeping Ganondorf inside of Hyrule, the seal also kept anything else out, as Hyrule cannot be accessed simply by diving beneath the Great Sea. It instead requires special entry, either by means of ringing the bell atop the Tower of the Gods , a portal, or by holding a shard of the Triforce. At the end of the events of The Wind Waker, Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule uses the power of the Triforce to wash away the remains of the sunken Hyrule and Ganondorf with it, resulting in the final destruction of Hyrule. With his dying breath, he instructs Link and Princess Zelda to find new land, not to be the old Hyrule, but a new land of their own . Demographics Government Hyrule is for the most part ruled by the Royal Family of Hyrule, and in most games, Hyrule is ruled by a king. A prevalence in the series is that the monarch of Hyrule in one specific game is usually an unseen character who does not appear physically in the games; however, there are exceptions to this. In Twilight Princess, Princess Zelda is the ruler of Hyrule, as evidenced in several cut-scenes, though Midna still refers to her as a princess. In The Wind Waker, the King of Hyrule is Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule , known better as the King of Red Lions . Economy The economy of Hyrule has varied throughout installments, although it seems a likelihood that Hyrule's economical value stems from trade and commerce. In Twilight Princess, for example, shops can be found in Hyrule Castle Town among other places, where Link can purchase a variety of goods for a price. As Hyrule Castle Town is the capital of Hyrule in Twilight Princess, it seems obvious that businesses would base their central shops in Hyrule Castle Town, as evidenced by Malo and his ambition to expand his Malo Mart chain of low-priced goods, obviously making Castle Town a priority. Independent small businesses like Sera's Sundries in Ordon Village can be found in across Hyrule, however their prices can range owing to their isolation from other large enterprises. Though the enterprising Business Scrubs do not appear in towns, they can be found in Kokiri Forest , the Lost Woods , and various Hidden Holes throughout Hyrule and in Minish Cap it is explained that Business Scrubs sometimes spit nuts when they talk, indicating that their attack in some games maybe unintentional. After being defeated, they become more than willing to sell their wares in exchange for Rupees. Mini-games are another curious economical stimulation; the money gained from them seems mostly personal, as mini-game operators seem to base their businesses solely off of their own funds, rather than owning several locations. The Hyrule Castle Town Shooting Gallery from Ocarina of Time, for example, can be found in Hyrule Castle Town, but after Ganondorf's destruction of Hyrule Castle Town, it relocates to Kakariko Village under the new name of the Kakariko Village Shooting Gallery . Currency Main article: Rupee Artwork of Rupees from A Link to the Past Rupees are the unit of currency in most regions of Hyrule, as well as other outlying countries. Rupees somewhat resemble crystals and can be found with many different color tints; each with a different value, though the value varies from game-
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Mushroom King - Super Mario Wiki, the Mario encyclopedia Mushroom King Jump to: navigation , search This article is about the king of the Mushroom Kingdom. For information about the king of Dinohattan who transformed into a widespread fungus, see King (film character) . Mushroom King The Mushroom King, as he appears in the comics. Full name —Mushroom King, Cloud Burst The Mushroom King is a seldom-seen ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom , and the father of Princess Toadstool . Although he is said to rule alongside the princess, he is a figure that is absent in the video game series. However, he does make somewhat notable appearances in other early media such as the Nintendo Comics System and Nintendo Adventure Books , and the character is mentioned on Princess Toadstool's profile in a 1993 character guide produced by Nintendo of America . Contents History[ edit ] Super Mario Bros.[ edit ] In the NES instruction booklet of Super Mario Bros. , the Mushroom King is briefly mentioned in passing. [1] With few exceptions such as Super Mario Bros. Deluxe , [2] this is generally not included in subsequent releases. This is likely because the Japanese manual does not mention him. [3] Nintendo Comics System[ edit ] In the Nintendo Comics System , the Mushroom King is the de jure leader of the Mushroom Kingdom. However, he is depicted as scatterbrained and dimwitted, so his responsible daughter often performs his royal duties as de facto ruler in his stead. Wooster , one of his subjects, is occasionally at odds with him due to his intelligence. Based on his role, it is likely that he was based off the kings from Super Mario Bros. 3 as he plays a similar role in the comic strips (having a magic wand that is often taken by Bowser's forces and being transformed into various animals). One story also implied that he is frequently kidnapped by Wart . How to Win at Super Mario Bros. (1987) Korean Artwork
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Mongolia's booming Ulan Bator, world's coldest capital, is choking on smoke - LA Times Mongolia's booming Ulan Bator, world's coldest capital, is choking on smoke Smog and ash fill the sky of Mongolia's capital Coal-fired power plants, motor vehicles and coal-heated yurts contribute to Ulan Bator's air pollution. Coal-fired power plants, motor vehicles and coal-heated yurts contribute to Ulan Bator's air pollution. Terrence Edwards Coal-fired power plants and thousands of coal-heated yurts contribute to Mongolian capital's pollution Thirteenth century Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan worshiped the sky as a god and declared it the source of power as his hordes built the world's most expansive empire. In the last few years, however, smog and ash have increasingly blotted out the sky here in modern Mongolia's capital. Coal-fired power plants and the exhaust from the growing number of motor vehicles on Ulan Bator's roads are viewed as the chief culprits, as they are from Beijing to New Delhi. But Ulan Bator's woes are exacerbated by a uniquely Mongolian factor: the tens of thousands of gers, or yurts, clustered around the city's edges. For centuries, Mongolia's nomads have dwelt in these tent-like structures made of felt. But the promise of a better education and jobs has lured hundreds of thousands to the big city. Ulan Bator has 1.3 million residents — almost half the country's population — and gers have proliferated as a cheap and familiar form of housing. With no access to the city's central heating grid, though, ger dwellers must burn coal to stay warm. And burn they do. Ulan Bator is the world's coldest capital; in January, the average low temperature was 41.3 degrees below zero, with the mercury once sinking to minus 86.8. Winter weather lingers through April, so clouds of smoke choke the skies for months on end. Ulan Bator means "red hero" in Mongolian, but the pollution is so bad that cynical locals have taken to calling their city Smoky Hero. "It's really difficult to breathe and the smoke sticks to my clothes," says Tsetsegmaa Tsoggerel, a 23-year-old shop clerk. "Everything smells and I hate it." Tsoggerel saves money by living in a ger. She bought the structure for $1,500 and pays $25 a month to lease the spot it sits on; a typical one-bedroom apartment rents for about $350 a month. But she worries about the long-term cost to her health and that of her husky puppy, Hero. Ulan Bator, Mongolila Johannes Eisele / AFP/Getty Images The air is thick with smoke in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Coal is the chief source of heat in the world's coldest national capital. The air is thick with smoke in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Coal is the chief source of heat in the world's coldest national capital. (Johannes Eisele / AFP/Getty Images) "When people sneeze or get rashes, they say they have allergies, but I don't think that's it. I think it's the pollution," she said. Mongolia, landlocked between Russia and China, became a democracy about 25 years ago after decades as a Soviet satellite. In recent years, its economy has soared as foreign mining companies have been invited to tap the nation's rich deposits of valuable minerals, helping gross domestic product to grow nearly tenfold from 2000 to 2012. Though the economy has slowed, growth continued at a robust 7.8% last year. The capital, which sits in a valley with mountains on the outskirts, was prone to bad air seasonally even before the economy started booming. Spring dust storms are common, whipping particles into the air and contributing to health problems such as eye infections. Ulan Bator, Mongolia, world's coldest national capital Johannes Eisele / AFP/Getty Images A ger, or yurt, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia’s capital. Such homes are not connected to the city’s central heating grid, and their residents burn coal for heat. A ger, or yurt, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia’s capital. Such homes are not connected to the city’s central heating grid, and their residents burn coal for heat. (Johannes Eisele / AFP/Getty Images) The booming economy has brought thousands of foreigners to Mongolia, inclu
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CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Background Afghanistan Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-Communist mujahidin forces. The Communist regime in Kabul collapsed in 1992. Fighting that subsequently erupted among the various mujahidin factions eventually helped to spawn the Taliban, a hardline Pakistani-sponsored movement that fought to end the warlordism and civil war which gripped the country. The Taliban seized Kabul in 1996 and were able to capture most of the country outside of Northern Alliance srongholds primarily in the northeast. Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, a US, Allied, and Northern Alliance military action toppled the Taliban for sheltering Osama BIN LADIN. In late 2001, a conference in Bonn, Germany, established a process for political reconstruction that ultimately resulted in the adoption of a new constitution and presidential elections in 2004. On 9 October 2004, Hamid KARZAI became the first democratically elected president of Afghanistan. National Assembly elections are tentatively scheduled for spring 2005. Akrotiri By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovreignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area. Albania Between 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven difficult as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, a dilapidated infrastructure, powerful organized crime networks with links to high government officials, and disruptive political opponents. International observers judged parliamentary elections in 2001 to be acceptable and a step toward democratic development, but identified serious deficiencies. Some of these were addressed through reforms in the Albanian electoral code prior to the nationwide municipal elections in 2003. Algeria After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians fought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962. Algeria's primary political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), has dominated politics ever since. Many Algerians in the subsequent generation were not satisified, however, and moved to counter the FLN's centrality in Algerian politics. The surprising first round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in the December 1991 balloting spurred the Algerian army to intervene and postpone the second round of elections to prevent what the secular elite feared would be an extremist-led government from assuming power. The army began a crack down on the FIS that spurred FIS supporters to begin attacking government targets. The government later allowed elections featuring pro-government and moderate religious-based parties, but did not appease the activists who progressively widened their attacks. The fighting escalated into an insurgency, which saw intense fighting between 1992-1998 and which resulted in over 100,000 deaths - many attributed to indiscriminate massacres of villagers by extremists. The government gained the upper hand by the late-1990s and FIS's armed wing, the Islamic Salvation Army, disbanded in January 2000. However, small numbers of armed militants persist in confronting government forces and conducting ambushes and occasional attacks on villages. The army placed Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA in the presidency in 1999 in a fraudulent election but claimed neutrality in his 2004 landslide reelection victory. A number of longstanding problems continue to face BOUTEFLIKA in his second term, including the ethnic minority Berbers' ongoing autonomy campaign, large-scale unemployment, a shortage of housing, unreliable electrical and water supplies, government inefficiencies and corruption, and the
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'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Has Been Canceled - ABC News ABC News 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Has Been Canceled By Lesley Messer Oct 24, 2014, 10:39 AM ET 0 Shares Douglas Gorenstein/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images WATCH Honey Boo Boo and Mama June: Here Comes Season 3 0 Shares Email "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" has been canceled. The decision comes on the heels of a TMZ report that show matriarch Mama June, or June Shannon, is dating a convicted child molester. "TLC has cancelled the series 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' and ended all activities around the series, effective immediately," a spokesperson for the network told ABC News in a statement. "Supporting the health and welfare of these remarkable children is our only priority. TLC is faithfully committed to the children's ongoing comfort and well-being.” "We just want to thank from the bottom of our hearts the support that we've had from our fans," Shannon said in a video post today. "This experience has been awesome to us." The "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" star, a mother of four including 9-year-old Alana, a.k.a. "Honey Boo Boo," has denied having a relationship with the sex offender. "I want to make a post trying to clear up the rumors remember you can't believe everything you read!" she wrote on Facebook . "It isnt true i promise my kids r #1 priority over anything else and I would never put them in danger period over this or anything else they r my life this is my past I left him 10 yrs ago for it and I wouldn't go back." "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" is currently between seasons. Yesterday, a spokesperson for the network told ABC News that it was "reassessing the future of the series." "TLC is not currently in production on 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,'" the network told ABC News in a statement Thursday. "We are very concerned about this new information." 0 Shares
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TV – Kids | Child Of The 1980's - Part 5 Child Of The 1980's The Littlest Hobo Posted by Big Boo on August 26th, 2008 The Littlest Hobo is a well remembered show from the early 1980’s that follows the adventures of a stray german shepherd dog as it travels across America making friends with different humans with problems that the dog somehow manages to help them sort out. Once that weeks adoptive owner had been helped, off the dog went to find another needy human to help. In the average episode it seemed that the human being helped would normally choose a name for the dog, which always seemed to be something like “lucky” or “champ”, usually chosen because the dog just happened to turn up at a time of need and would help the human achieve some goal they were struggling with. The real name of the dog actor (for want of a better phrase) that portrayed The Littlest Hobo was actually London however. Whilst there were obvious similarities to that other famous dog star Lassie, I always preferred The Littlest Hobo. Lassie always bored me, as it seemed to just be about some stupid kid getting into trouble every week and the dog coming to the rescue. I also always thought Lassie sounded really sad when she whined. The Littlest Hobo may have been similar in so far as the dog helped a human out of some scrape each week, but at least it was a different human each week, so the storylines seemed less repetitive than Lassie. A Handful of Songs Posted by Big Boo on July 29th, 2008 For those that don’t recognise the name, A Handful of Songs was one of ITV’s midday childrens shows that kept little ones enthralled for a full ten minutes as two friendly adults sat and sang songs whilst playing a guitar. Now they certainly don’t make TV shows like this any more, but one really has to wonder why? It can’t have been an expensive show to make, and singing songs is something that most pre-school children love to listen to and join in with. As mentioned the format consisted of a man playing the guitar and a woman singing songs, which had normally been requested by one of the viewers of the show. Requests were normally made by a child painting a picture representing the song they wanted to hear, which then got put up as a backdrop behind the two presenters. My memory isn’t good enough to recall the names of the presenters, but a trip to the wonderful Little Gems website provided both the names and the image accompanying this post. The show was first hosted by Kathy Jones and Alistair Johns but was only shown in the Granada ITV region. Eventually it made its way onto the full ITV network, where it was presented by Maria Morgan and Keith Field. Why Don’t You? Posted by Big Boo on June 20th, 2008 When it came to the school holidays if there was one thing you could be almost certain of appearing on the BBC morning kids tv schedule it would have been Why Don’t You? The show is another shining example of the BBC’s ability to make long running TV series, with it first appearing on screens in 1973 and disappearing 42 series later in 1995. The premise of the show was to give you ideas for things to do once you finally switched the goggle box off. Indeed, its official full title was actually Why Don’t You Just Switch Off Your Television Set And Go Do Something Less Boring Instead? but being a bit of a mouthful was thankfully shortened to just Why Don’t You? The format as I remember it best was a group of vair unobnoxious child presenters informing you of things to make or cook and introducing short films following some viewers hobby, rounded off with some jokes and sketches. During the 1980’s there were a number of Why Don’t You? gangs, as they were called, who all hailed from different parts of the UK. Initially there was just the Bristol gang, but they were soon joined by gangs from Newcastle, Liverpool, Cardiff, and cities in Scotland and Ireland too, though I forget which ones now. This was quite amusing as some of the kids had some pretty thick accents. Terrahawks Posted by Big Boo on June 5th, 2008 Gerry Anderson is a bit of a sci-fi legend
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Map of Border Breweries (Wrexham) - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki Map showing all locations mentioned on Wikipedia article: Border Breweries (Wrexham) Ltd was a brewery firm formerly based in Wrexham in the United Kingdom which at its peak was a significant element of the Welsh brewing industry. In its various incarnations the company operated over a 150 year period, between 1834 and 1984. History Border Breweries had its roots in a small operation at the Nag's Head public house in Wrexham, which was run by the Rowlands family between 1834 and 1874. It was subsequently acquired by Henry Aspinall - who named it the Wrexham Brewery and expanded it substantially - before being taken over by Arthur Soames, who entrusted his 21 year old son Frederick with management. Within ten years, Frederick Soames had built up the business into a major producer. Following the financial impact of the Great Depression , Border was formed by the 1931 merger of the Soames WrexhamBrewery, then in liquidation, the nearby Island Green Brewery (dating from 1856), and the Oswestry firm of Dorsett Owen. Operations were then concentrated at the Soames Brewerysite. Along with the Wrexham Lager Brewery, the new firm dominated the brewing industry in the town, which was itself the centre of the industry in North Wales thanks to its supply of suitable spring water. Border distributed a variety of products during its existence, including Border Mild (a dark mild ale ), Exhibition Ale and its well-regarded Border Bitter (marketed with slogans such as "Wine of Wales", "Thirst Come Thirst Served", and "Prince of Ales"; the writer and humourist Miles Kington , whose father was the brewery's director, commented that Border had "managed to produce damned good beer but had never come up with a good slogan"). Border Bitter had an Original Gravity of 1034, and used Fuggles, Goldings and Whitbread Goldings Variety (WGV) hops , while Border Mild had an OG of 1030. Border also bottled its own minerals . These products were sold in the firm's tied houses located throughout North and Mid Wales, Shropshire
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Waterford Crystal, Waterford, Ireland - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin new visitor center Waterford Crystal is a trademark brand of crystal glassware, previously produced in Waterford, Ireland, though the factory there was shut down after the receivership of Waterford Wedgwood plc in early 2009. Waterford Crystal is still produced in other locations throughout Europe, notably Germany and the Czech Republic, by the company WWRD Holdings Ltd. A crystal business was originally founded in the city in 1783 by George and William Penrose; it produced extremely fine flint glass that became world-renowned. However, their company closed in 1851. In 1947, Czech immigrant Charles Bacik, grandfather of Irish senator Ivana Bacik, established a glass works in the city, due to the superb reputation of the original glassware. Aided by fellow countryman and designer Miroslav Havel, the company started operations in a depressed Ireland. By the early 1950s it had been taken over as a subsidiary of the Irish Glass Bottle company, owned by Joseph McGrath, Richard Duggan and Spencer Freeman of the Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake, heavy investors in Irish business at that time. Jasper Conran began designing his signature range of crystal for Waterford in 1999. The endeavour has evolved into four unique lines for Waterford and a complementary tableware collection in fine bone china for Wedgwood in 2001. In May 2005, Waterford Wedgwood announced the closure of its factory in Dungarvan in order to consolidate all operations into the main factory in Kilbarry, Waterford City, where 1,000 people were employed by the company. The move resulted in nearly 500 Dungarvan workers losing their jobs. Waterford Crystal Limited was, until March 2009, a subsidiary of Waterford Wedgwood plc, itself formed through the acquisition by the then Waterford Glass Group of the famous pottery manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood in 1986. The last chairman was Tony O'Reilly, and the CEO John Foley. The leading shareholders of the holding company were former billionaire O'Reilly and his family, joined in the last decade by O'Reilly's brother-in-law, Greek shipping heir Peter Goulandris. Waterford Wedgwood was forced into receivership in early 2009. On 5 January 2009, news of the receivership of Waterford Wedgwood Ltd. was announced in Ireland and the UK. On 30 January 2009 it was announced that the Waterford Crystal plant in Kilbarry was to shut down immediately, despite earlier promises to discuss any such move with the unions in advance. The Kilbarry operation featured a tourist centre offering guided tours of the factory, a gift shop, caf�, and gallery. Many of the employees performed an unofficial sit-in The sit-in made the BBC News, hoping to prevail upon receiver Deloitte to retain those jobs. On 4 February 2009, there were protests across the city at how the workers were being treated. On 27 February 2009, the receiver, David Carson of Deloitte, confirmed US equity firm KPS Capital were to purchase certain overseas assets and businesses of the Waterford Wedgwood Group. The sit in ended in March, 2009 after workers agreed to split a payment of �10m. The fight by the workers to keep the factory open is chronicled in a PBS online documentary. blown glass being shaped in mold Under the receivership managed by Deloitte, ownership of most of Waterford Wedgwood plc's assets was transferred to KPS Capital Partners in March 2009. Waterford Crystal, along with Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, and other brands, were transferred to the new company WWRD Holdings Ltd. The sale did not include the factory or visitor centre in Kilbary, Ireland. The visitor centre shut its doors on January 22, 2010. A new visitor and manufacturing facility opened in June 2010. adding more glass Waterford produces many patterns of lead crystal stemware, including lines such as Adare, Alana, Colleen, Kincora, Lismore, Maeve, Tramore, and many others. getting more glass from the furnace In 1966 Waterford's chandeliers were ins
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Sagittarius Constellation: Facts About the Archer Sagittarius Constellation: Facts About the Archer By Kim Ann Zimmermann | June 20, 2013 02:59pm ET MORE ((ImgTag|http://www.space.com/images/i/000/005/446/i02/cosmic-teapot-milky-way-skywatching-100707-02.jpg?1292270846|null|Riding low in the summer sky is the constellation Sagittarius, looking like a teapot and containing some of the finest deep sky objects. Full Story .|Starry Night® Software|null|false)) Occupying 867 square degrees and containing the most stars with known planets (16), Sagittarius is the largest constellation in the Southern Hemisphere and the 15th largest constellation overall. The constellation has many bright stars and is very visible with the naked eye. As is the case with all of the Zodiac constellations, Sagittarius was recorded in the 2nd century by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and it is Latin for archer. Locating Sagittarius Sagittarius is at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, and the galaxy is at its densest point as it makes its way through Sagittarius. In addition to Capricornus and Scorpius, the constellation borders Aquila, Scutum, Serpens Cauda, Ophiuchus, Corona Australis, Telescopium, Indus and Microscopium. Right ascension: 19.11 hours Start Over | More Quizzes Notable stars and objects The constellation’s brightest stars — delta, epsilon, zeta, phi, lambda, gamma-2, sigma and tau Sagittarii — form a star pattern, or asterism, called the Teapot. Also referred to as Kaus Media (middle bow), Kaus Australis (southern bow) and Kaus Borealis (northern bow). delta, epsilon and lambda Sagittarii come together to form the archer’s bow. The brightest star in Sagittarius and the 36th brightest star in the sky, epsilon Sagittarii is 125 light-years distant and 375 times brighter than the sun. While typical naming conventions have the alpha star as the brightest star in a constellation, German celestial cartographer Johann Bayer did not follow his own naming rule when he got to Sagittarius in 1602, therefore naming the brightest star epsilon Sagittarii. Forming the top of the Teapot, lambda Sagittarii is 77 light-years from the sun and an orange giant. The arrowhead is marked at the tip by gamma Sagittarii, an orange giant that is about 95 light-years from Earth. With a magnitude of 2.1, Sigma Sagittarii this is the second brightest star in Sagittarius. Making up the armpit, zeta Sagittarii, also known as Ascella, is the third brightest star in the constellation. It is a double star about 90 light-years distant. This still from a computer animation shows a simulation of a giant space cloud falling into Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy, in mid-2013. Image added on July 2, 2012. Credit: European Research Media Center Sagittarius is home to the bright blue hypergiant Pistol Star, one of the brightest stars discovered in the Milky Way. While it is bright, it is barely visible to the naked eye due to a great deal of interstellar dust that surrounds it. It is part of a dense region full of massive young stars known as Quintuplet Cluster near the center of the galaxy. Sagittarius is also home to some interesting objects. Most notable is a bright radio source called Sagittarius A* (pronounced "Sagittarius A-star). Scientists think that area of space may hold a black hole. That region of space also contains several nebulae, including the Lagoon Nebula (M8 or NGC 6523), a large interstellar cloud about 50 by 110 light-years in dimension. The Omega Nebula (M17 or NGC 6618) and the Trifid Nebula (M20 or NGC 6514) are star nurseries birthing dozens of new stars. The Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy was the first globular cluster ever discovered outside the Milky Way. [ Related: Hubble Photographs Dozens of Colliding Galaxies ] Myth of Sagittarius The Greeks identify Sagittarius as a centaur, horse-human hybrid with the body of a man atop the four legs of a horse. The creature is aiming an arrow toward its neighbor Scorpio. The lore has Sagittarius the Archer shooting Scorpio the Scorpion, which had
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name of a character in the Dr. Doolittle stories | fasab Home Posts tagged 'name of a character in the Dr. Doolittle stories' name of a character in the Dr. Doolittle stories “Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy” . Welcome to another quiz day on the fasab blog. As usual a random selection of questions, some quite difficult, but some that you should find easy enough. When you are done check the answers which are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below – but NO cheating! Enjoy. Q. 1: What is the name of the art form that translated means ‘beauty writing’? . . Q. 2: The Blue Fairy is a kindly figure in which Disney classic? (Now you knows this!) . Q. 3: What is the name of the Spanish soup served cold? . Q. 4: What is the longest poisonous snake in the world? . . Q. 5: Eric Weisz is still believed by some to have made the first successful powered flight in Australia on March 18, 1910. Weisz was better known around the world under which stage name? . . Q. 6: Which region in the Pacific ocean is also the name of a character in the Dr. Doolittle stories? . . Q. 7: What is the name of the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery and in which country is it located? (a point for each answer) . Q. 8: Contestants from which three countries have won the most Miss Universe titles? (Take some bonus points if you know how many titles they have won.) . . Q. 9: Which word, used in the world of espionage, stems from John Le Carre’s 1974 novel ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’? . Q. 10: ‘Kristal’ and ‘Krug’ are examples of which wine? . Q. 11: In space an ‘Event Horizon’ surrounds what kind of region? . Q. 12: Who was the first Hollywood actress to appear on a postage stamp? . . Q. 13: When the definition of a desert is ‘an area with an average annual precipitation of less than 250 millimetres per year’; on which continent is the largest desert in the world? . Q. 14: ‘Varig’ is the national airline in which country? . . Q. 15: Name the American artist who uses Campbell’s Soup cans in his pop art? . . Q. 16: What did American POW’s call the Hoa Lo prison camp in North Vietnam? . . Q. 17: Widely used to orient buildings and even furniture, the term ‘Feng shui’, what is the English translation of this term? (Two words.) . Q. 18: Which breed of horse is also the name for a kind of bean? . . Q. 19: Who was the only heavyweight champion to finish his boxing career with a perfect record? (49 wins-0 defeats). . . Q. 20: Which film producer with a vegetable as a last name, was, until his death, involved in most of the James Bond films? > Q. 4: What is the longest poisonous snake in the world? A. 4: The King Cobra. . . Q. 5: Eric Weisz is still believed by some to have made the first successful powered flight in Australia on March 18, 1910. Weisz was better known around the world under which stage name? A. 5: Harry Houdini. . . Q. 6: Which region in the Pacific ocean is also the name of a character in the Dr. Doolittle stories? A. 6: Polynesia. In the series of books, Polynesia is Doctor Dolittle’s parrot. . . Q. 7: What is the name of the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery and in which country is it located? (a point for each answer) A. 7: Old Bushmills Distillery, located at Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. . Q. 8: Contestants from which three countries have won the most Miss Universe titles? (Take some bonus points if you know how many titles they have won.) A. 8: USA (8: 1954, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1980, 1995, 1997, 2012), Venezuela (6: 1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008, 2009), and Puerto Rico (5: 1970, 1985, 1993, 2001, 2006). . . Q. 9: Which word, used in the world of espionage, stems from John Le Carre’s 1974 novel ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’? A. 9: Mole. Q. 11: In space an ‘Event Horizon’ surrounds what kind of region? A. 11: A Black hole. . Q. 12: Who was the first Hollywood actress to appear on a postage stamp? A. 12: Grace Kelly. . . Q. 13: When the definition of a desert is ‘an area with an average annual precipitation of less than 250 millimetres per year’; on which
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SparkNotes: A Tale of Two Cities: Important Quotations Explained Important Quotations Explained A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens Book the Third: The Track of a Storm Chapters 11–15 Key Facts 1. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way. . . . These famous lines, which open A Tale of Two Cities, hint at the novel’s central tension between love and family, on the one hand, and oppression and hatred, on the other. The passage makes marked use of anaphora, the repetition of a phrase at the beginning of consecutive clauses—for example, “it was the age . . . it was the age” and “it was the epoch . . . it was the epoch. . . .” This technique, along with the passage’s steady rhythm, suggests that good and evil, wisdom and folly, and light and darkness stand equally matched in their struggle. The opposing pairs in this passage also initiate one of the novel’s most prominent motifs and structural figures—that of doubles, including London and Paris, Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay, Miss Pross and Madame Defarge, and Lucie and Madame Defarge. 2. A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. A solemn consideration, when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in some of its imagin-ings, a secret to the heart nearest it! Something of the awfulness, even of Death itself, is referable to this. The narrator makes this reflection at the beginning of Book the First, Chapter 3, after Jerry Cruncher delivers a cryptic message to Jarvis Lorry in the darkened mail coach. Lorry’s mission—to recover the long-imprisoned Doctor Manette and “recall” him to life—establishes the essential dilemma that he and other characters face: namely, that human beings constitute perpetual mysteries to one another and always remain somewhat locked away, never fully reachable by outside minds. This fundamental inscrutability proves most evident in the case of Manette, whose private sufferings force him to relapse throughout the novel into bouts of cobbling, an occupation that he first took up in prison. Throughout the novel, Manette mentally returns to his prison, bound more by his own recollections than by any attempt of the other characters to “recall” him into the present. This passage’s reference to death also evokes the deep secret revealed in Carton’s self-sacrifice at the end of the novel. The exact profundity of his love and devotion for Lucie remains obscure until he commits to dying for her; the selflessness of his death leaves the reader to wonder at the ways in which he might have manifested this great love in life. 3. The wine was red wine, and had stained the ground of the narrow street in the suburb of Saint Antoine, in Paris, where it was spilled. It had stained many hands, too, and many faces, and many naked feet, and many wooden shoes. The hands of the man who sawed the wood, left red marks on the billets; and the forehead of the woman who nursed her baby, was stained with the stain of the old rag she wound about her head again. Those who had been greedy with the staves of the cask, had acquired a tigerish smear about the mouth; and one tall joker so besmirched, his head more out of a long squalid bag of a night-cap than in it, scrawled upon a wall with his finger dipped in muddy wine-lees—blood. This passage, taken from Book the First, Chapter 5, describes the scramble after a wine cask breaks outside Defarge’s wine shop. This episode opens the novel’s examination of Paris and acts as a poten
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Clarion Spring 2014 by Barton Court Grammar School (page 51) - issuu issuu Issuu on Google+ 51 16 Which pioneering American poet and story-teller wrote The Fall of the House of Usher and The Tell Tale Heart? 17 What were the respective family names of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? 18 Which Russian writer wrote the 1866 book Crime and Punishment? 19 "Reader, I married him," appears in the conclusion of what Charlotte Bronte novel? 20 The ancient Greek concept of the 'three unities' advocated that a literary work should use a single plotline, single location, and what other single aspect? 21 Who wrote Brighton Rock (1938) and Our Man in Havana (1958)? 22 "In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice which I've been turning over in my mind ever since," is the start of which novel? 23 In the early 1900s a thriller was instead more commonly referred to as what sort of book? 24 Which novel begins "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife..."? 25 Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima committed what extreme act in 1970 while campaigning for Japan to restore its nationalistic principles? 26 Jonathan Harker's Journal and Dr Seward's Diary feature in what famous 1897 novel? 27 What is the technical name for a fourteen-lined poem in rhymed iambic pentameters? 28 "Make then laugh; make them cry; make them wait..." was a personal maxim of which novelist? 29 What term for a short, usually witty, poem or saying derives from the Greek words 'write' and 'on'? 30 What was the original title of the book on which the film Schindler's List was based? Mark out of 30 ? Answers窶馬o peeking before you have finished! 1 Novella, 2 Lord Alfred Tennyson , 3 Lady Chatterley's Lover, 4 Anne Brontﾃｫ, 5 Beowulf, 6 Existentialism, 7 Farce or farcical , 8 Magazine, 9 Isaac Newton , 10 Renaissance, 11 Copyright, 12 Metre, 13 Seventeen, 14 A Clockwork Orange, 15 Frankenstein, 16 Edgar Allen Poe , 17 Montague and Capulet, 18 Fyodor Dostoevsky , 19 Jane Eyre , 20 Time , 21 Graham Greene, 22 The Great Gatsby , 23 Shocker , 24 Pride and Prejudice , 25 Suicide, 26 Dracula , 27 Sonnet, 28 Charles Dickens, 29 Epigram , 30 Schindler's Ark Barton Court Grammar School Follow publisher Unfollow publisher Be the first to know about new publications.
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Miss Piggy | Muppet Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia designer/builder First Mate Piggy of the USS Swinetrek. Miss Piggy is one of the central characters on The Muppet Show . She is a force of nature who developed from a one-joke running gag into a complex, three-dimensional character. Miss Piggy is a prima-donna pig who is absolutely convinced that she's destined for stardom, and nothing is going to stand in her way. Her public face is the soul of feminine charm, but she can instantly fly into a rage whenever she thinks she's insulted or thwarted. Kermit the Frog has learned this all too well; when she isn't smothering him in kisses, she's sending him flying through the air with a karate-chop. Contents [ show ] Piggy's Biography From modest beginnings (which she is quick to gloss over), Miss Piggy first broke into show business by winning the Miss Bogen County beauty contest, a victory which also marked her first meeting with the frog of her life, Kermit (whom she often calls "Kermie"). The rest, as they say, is history (and a lot of juicy gossip, too). In 1976, Miss Piggy started out in the chorus of The Muppet Show. Thanks to her charisma and a correspondence course in karate, [1] Piggy made her presence known and soon became the lead chanteuse and femme fatale on the show. Quickly, her career expanded to include television specials, home videos, records and books. Her "how to" volume of advice on absolutely everything, Miss Piggy's Guide to Life , became a national bestseller, and her fabulous face has been featured on the cover of countless magazines too numerous to mention. Miss Piggy starred in two regular Muppet Show sketches -- " Veterinarian's Hospital ", as the ravishing Nurse Piggy, and " Pigs in Space ", as the enchanting First Mate Piggy. She also has a dog named Foo-Foo . Miss Piggy has starred in all eight theatrically-released Muppet feature films, and both made-for-TV movies. She starred in two television specials, The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show and Miss Piggy's Hollywood . She also starred in her own workout album . Miss Piggy's Talents Miss Piggy considers herself a dramatic actress and a great singer, but she has other talents, too (besides karate). In the Kaye Ballard episode of The Muppet Show, it has been proven that Miss Piggy can play a few instruments such as the trumpet and kazoo. Miss Piggy proves to be great at bending metal bars (for example, in The Great Muppet Caper , she bent back the jail bars, and in The Muppets Take Manhattan, she was able to bend a metal bar). As shown in The Great Muppet Caper, Miss Piggy also has the ability to model, tap dance, swim, drive a truck, and ride a motorcycle. Pointed out by Rowlf in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years and Kermit in A Muppet Family Christmas , no one can make an entrance like Piggy. Kermit and Piggy Eventually in the films, Kermit started returning her affections and (unwittingly) married her in The Muppets Take Manhattan —although subsequent events suggest that it was only their characters in the movie that married and that their relationship is really the same as ever. Before The Muppets Take Manhattan, in episode 310 of The Muppet Show, Miss Piggy unsuccessfully attempted to get Kermit to marry her. She wrote a "comedy sketch" involving a wedding between her and Kermit, got Scooter to trick Kermit into signing a marriage license, and hired a real minister for the sketch. However, during the skit, before Kermit was to say "I do," he introduced Lew Zealand instead. In episode 502 , after planting one too many rumors about her and Kermit's relationship to the gossip papers, Kermit fired Miss Piggy, having guest star Loretta Swit replace her in "Pigs in Space" and "Veterinarian's Hospital". The rest of the cast were sad, until they realized that this meant they'd be rid of Foo-Foo. Eventually, Loretta Swit got them to sing a song, and all was apparently forgiven after that. A month before the debut of their 2015 ABC series, The Muppets , Miss Piggy and Kermit formally announced that they were breaking up. Piggy said in a statement that “D
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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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Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London - YouTube Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London 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 Aug 6, 2006 The video he made to Werewolves of London. 1978. Might I just add, does anyone else laugh when they see that werewolf? I think the beast is played by Jorge Calderon... Category
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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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The East Neuk Good Beer Guide The East Neuk Good Beer Guide MENU The East Neuk Good Beer Guide Turn the clock back 20 years and you certainly wouldn't have come to Scotland for the quality of its beers. What a transformation! The renaissance in Scottish brewing was spurred on by the Caledonian Brewery winning the Champion Beer of Britain in 2002 for its session beer Deuchars IPA and the following year by Harviestown Brewery who scooped the prestigious award with Bitter and Twisted. A great number of pubs in Scotland are owned by Heineken (formerly Scottish & Newcastle) serving the usual fizzy fare of John Smiths, Fosters and Kronenbourg or by Greene King-owned Belhaven with the ubiquitous Belhaven Best, Tennents and Wifebeater (Stella). Yuk ! However there are some gems of pubs to be found in the East Neuk and environs which serve not only great Scots beers but some of the best English ones too. Here are some great Scots beers to look out for in these cracking East Neuk pubs. BREWER Peters Well, Killellan, Barochan, Blonde Bombshell Inveralmond Brewery, Perth Independence, Thrappledouser, Ossian, Lia Fail (gaelic for �stone of destiny' -orgasmic taste!) Harviestoun Brewery, Alva Bitter & Twisted, Schiehallion (wonderful Scottish lager), Ptarmigan Orkney Brewey, Sandwick Dark Island, Raven, Red Macgregor. (They also brew Skullsplitter (8.3% ABV) which is regrettably rarely to be found on the mainland). They also brew the Atlas Range including Latitude, Three Sisters and Nimbus. Cairngorm Brewery, Aviemore Wildcat, Trade Winds, Stag, Sheeepshagger (fun to ask for !) Black Isle Brewery, Munlochy Arran Ale, Arran Dark, Arran Blond Broughton Brewery, Biggar Greenmantle, Merlin's Ale, 80/-, The Ghillie, Black Douglas, Scottish Oatmeal Eden Brewery, St Andrews PUB LOCATIONS Return to top^^ All the pubs in the East Neuk are welcoming to strangers and are generally dog-friendly too. In St Andrews the beasts are pretty well verboten. For the benefit of visitors from foreign parts (ie south of the Forth Bridge) it may be instructive to explain the differences between pubs which sell real ale and those which do not. As a general rule of thumb, the use of the F-word and the C-word are not encouraged in real ale pubs; in those which do not serve real ale their use is actually mandatory and you will emerge cursing like Billy Connolly at a live show. Most pubs are open all day and stay open until 11pm or later. Pittenweem There are now only 2 pubs in Pittenweem West End Bar: One real ale is usually on tap. Otherwise it's the usual bland selection of McEwans 60/-, 70/- and 80/-, Tartan Special and John Smiths Smooth. Larachmhor: Located within a short 50 yard stagger from the front door, the Larach is a former fisherman's pub, now refurbished by the Swiss owners to resemble an ice cream parlour (must not liken the place to the lounge at Bern Airport or I'll be in trouble again). Anstruther Return to top^^ Bank Inn: The pub has the widest selection of real ales and at the lowest prices in the East Neuk. The Bank has quickly established a loyal following of ale drinkers and now has sufficient ale turnover to justify three ales on tap at all times. Ship Tavern: Great location on the harbour front next to the Anstruther Fish Bar. Two real ales are usually available, frequently an Eden Ale from St Andrews. You can also dine on the best of local produce including lobster, dressed crab and a variety of Barnett's speciality breads. You may even bump into Scott, Eden's head brewer who seems to like the stuff he brews. Boathouse: Superbly positioned on the Harbourfront, the Boathouse has one and sometimes two ales on tap, and offers quality food as well. Dreel Tavern: The Dreel is very probably the oldest pub in town and is renowned for the quality of its ales, (usually a choice of three) as well as its cuisine. Nice beer garden at the back overlooking the Dreel Burn. This plaque is bolted to the pub wall, commemorating the event (tourist version) concerning the infant peripatetic Scots king James
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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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Logistics terms, Logistics industry, Freight terms definitions, Transportation terms See Cost and Freight C&F Terms of Sale, or INCOTERMS Obsolete, albeit heavily used, term of sale meaning "cargo and freight" whereby Seller pays for cost of goods and freight charges up to destination port. In July, 1990 the International Chamber of Commerce replaced C&F with CFR. Cabotage Water transportation term applicable to shipments between ports of a nation; commonly refers to coast-wise or inter-coastal navigation or trade. Many nations, including the United States, have cabotage laws which require national flag vessels to provide domestic interport service. A federal law that requires coastal and intercoastal traffic to be carried in U.S.-built and registered ships. CAD See Cash Against Documents. CAF Abbreviation for "Currency Adjustment Factor." A charge, expressed as a percentage of a base rate, that is applied to compensate ocean carriers of currency fluctuations. See Currency Adjustment Factor. Cage (1) A secure enclosed area for storing highly valuable items, (2) a pallet-sized platform with sides that can be secured to the tines of a forklift and in which a person may ride to inventory items stored well above the warehouse floor. Campus A site where multiple distribution centres share resources, such as employees and transport, to maximise time and cost efficiencies. See also shared-user. Cantilever Rack Racking system in which the shelving supports are connected to vertical supports at the rear of the rack. There are no vertical supports on the face of the rack allowing for storage of very long pieces of material such as piping and lumber. Also see Racking Pics Page. Capacity requirements planning Process for determining the amount of machine and labor resources required to meet production. Capital The resources, or money, available for investing in assets that produce output. CAPSTAN Computer-Aided Planned Stowage and Networking system. Captain's Protest A document prepared by the captain of a vessel on arriving at port; shows conditions encountered during voyage, generally for the purpose of relieving ship owner of any loss to cargo and shifting responsibility for reimbursement to the insurance company. Car Pooling Use of individual carrier/rail equipment through a central agency for the benefit of carriers and shippers. Car Seal Metal strip and lead fastener used for locking freight car or truck doors. Seals are numbered for record purposes. CARAT Cargo Agents Reservation Air Waybill Issuance and Tracking. Carfloat A barge equipped with tracks on which up to about 12 railroad cars are moved in harbors or inland waterways. Cargo Freight loaded into a ship. Merchandise carried by a means of transportation. Cargo Manifest A manifest that lists all cargo carried on a specific vessel voyage. Cargo NOS Cargo Not Otherwise Specified. Usually the rate entry in a tariff that can apply to commodities not covered under a specific item or sub_item in the applicable tariff. Cargo Preference Cargo reserved by a Nation's laws for transportation only on vessels registered in that Nation. Typically the cargo is moving due to a direct or indirect support or activity of the Government. Cargo Tonnage Most ocean freight is billed on the basis of weight or measurement tons (W/M). Weight tons can be expressed in short tons of 2000 pounds, long tons of 2240 pounds or metric tons of 1000 kilos (2204.62 pounds). Measurement tons are usually expressed as cargo measurement of 40 cubic feet (1.12 meters) or cubic meters (35.3 cubic feet.) Carload Rate A rate applicable to a carload of goods. Carmack Amendment An Interstate Commerce Act amendment that delineates the liability of common carriers and the bill of lading provisions. Carnet A Customs document permitting the holder
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The Baldwin Project: Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall THE MEETING OF ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN [9] WHEN Robin first came to live in Sherwood Forest he was rather sad, for he could not at once forget all he had lost. But he was not long lonely. When it became known that he had gone to live in the Green Wood, other poor men, who had been driven out of their homes by the Normans, joined him. They soon formed a band and were known as the "Merry Men." Robin was no longer Robin of Huntingdon, but Robin of Sherwood Forest. Very soon people shortened Sherwood into Hood, though some say he was called Hood from the green hoods he and his men wore. How he came to have his name does not matter much. People almost forgot that he was really an earl, and he had become known, not only all over [10] England, but in many far countries, as Robin Hood. Robin Hood was captain of the band of Merry Men. Next to him came Little John. He was called Little John because he was so tall, just as Midge the miller's son was called Much because he was so small. Robin loved Little John best of all his friends. Little John loved Robin better than any one else in all the world. Yet the first time they met they fought and knocked each other about dreadfully. "How they came acquainted, I'll tell you in brief, If you will but listen a while; For this very jest, among all the rest, I think it may cause you to smile." It happened on a bright, sunshiny day in early spring. All through the winter Robin and his men had had a very dull time. Nearly all their fun and adventures happened with people travelling through the forest. As there were no trains, people had to travel on horseback. In winter the roads were so [11] bad, and the weather so cold and wet, that most people stayed at home. So it was rather a quiet time for Robin and his men. They lived in great caves during the winter, and spent their time making stores of bows and arrows, and mending their boots and clothes. This bright, sunshiny morning Robin felt dull and restless, so he took his bow and arrows, and started off through the forest in search of adventure. He wandered on for some time without meeting any one. Presently he came to a river. It was wide and deep, swollen by the winter rains. It was crossed by a very slender, shaky bridge, so narrow, that if two people tried to pass each other on it, one would certainly fall into the water. Robin began to cross the bridge, before he noticed that a great, tall man, the very tallest man he had ever seen, was crossing too from the other side. "Go back and wait till I have come over," he called out as soon as he noticed the stranger. [12] The stranger laughed, and called out in reply, "I have as good a right to the bridge as you. You can go back till I get across." This made Robin very angry. He was so accustomed to being obeyed that he was very much astonished too. Between anger and astonishment he hardly knew what he did. He drew an arrow from his quiver and fitting it to his bow, called out again, "If you don't go back I'll shoot." "If you do, I'll beat you till you are black and blue," replied the stranger. "Quoth bold Robin Hood, Thou dost prate like an ass, For, were I to bend my bow, I could send a dart quite through thy proud heart, Before thou couldst strike a blow." "If I talk like an ass you talk like a coward," replied the stranger. "Do you call it fair to stand with your bow and arrow ready to shoot at me when I have only a [13] stick to defend myself with? I tell you, you are a coward. You are afraid of the beating I would give you." Robin was not a coward, and he was not afraid. So he threw his bow and arrows on the bank behind him. "You are a big, boastful bully," he said. "Just wait there until I get a stick. I hope I may give you as good a beating as you deserve." The stranger laughed. "I won't run away; don't be afraid," he said. Robin Hood stepped to a thicket of trees and cut himself a good, thick oak stick. While he was doing this, he looked at the stranger, and saw that he
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Lancaster on England, Robshaw and the autumn internationals | talkSPORT Lancaster on England, Robshaw and the autumn internationals England coach Stuart Lancaster By Mark Coughlan - @coffers83 Thursday, October 31, 2013 This feature appears in the current edition of Sport magazine. Download the free Sport iPad app from the Apple Newsstand, and follow on Twitter @Sportmaguk Ahead of the Autumn Internationals, we asked the England coach to talk us through his journey so far – and explain the challenges to come with the Six Nations and beyond. THE EARLY DAYS IN THE JOB... “Obviously there was a bit of pressure to do well when I took the role. But, because it was an interim job, and because I understood the culture and knew a lot of the players coming through – I’d been involved coaching the Saxons, worked with the academies and the players, and I’d been involved with the senior team – I had a good understanding of what I felt needed to change and what direction we needed to go to build towards 2015. I guess the ‘interim’ title gave me a freedom to put my mark on it the way that I felt it should have been done. What really motivates me? “Winning the World Cup is a huge motivation, obviously, but so is building that long-term sustained success for England – one that runs right the way through the clubs, the academies, the international age grade teams and through to the senior team. If we can have that, and emerge as a highly respected and feared international team, I think that will be the ultimate success.” THE STUART LANCASTER BLUEPRINT… “All coaches have their own philosophy about the way they want to build the game. Ultimately, when I look at the top end of the club or international game, there are a lot of different ways of playing the game to win – the Lions showed that you can play one way and win, and New Zealand play a different way to achieve success. “What’s really important in teams is that you have a clear philosophy, and people buy into it. So I was very clear on that. The first two games after I took charge, we spent a lot of time talking about what playing for England means and remembering the reason why. We did okay in the first year. But there’s no doubt about it – if you look at the way we were playing the game then, and the way we played in Argentina, for example, it is different. And we’ve shown that in patches – New Zealand and Scotland [this past year] in particular, where we’ve really moved the ball and played some attacking rugby. “There are occasions when you have to win a different way, like in Dublin [in February], but there’s definitely been a development in the way we’ve played the game, which is pleasing. When you lose a game, particularly when you’re an international coach, I can assure you it is very disappointing because you feel like you’ve let the country down. "When I look back on it, though, even going to South Africa and losing two Tests [17-22 and 27-36] by less than a score and drawing the third Test – I’m disappointed to have lost those. But, in the context of where we were, it was a pretty successful tour, and it really helped us to develop into the team we are now.” THE ARGENTINA TOUR… “After the Six Nations, Argentina became a big focus and we had three objectives from that tour. One was to win both Tests. I wanted to finish the season with a record of winning seven of the last eight games, which we achieved. The second was to develop a greater pool of talent in certain positions, so there are more options to choose from. It’s hard sometimes to put inexperienced players into an inexperienced team. I’m constantly wrestling with that in the Six Nations, but now some lads have had more experience training and playing with us because you can’t just bring players into the squad to train. Players like Christian Wade, Marland Yarde and Kyle Eastmond hadn’t really been training with us because of the nature of the Elite Player Squad agreement, so to then put them in the team is a big step. “Now they’ve had that experience, it gives us a great opportunity to create that strength in depth.
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Sahara Park Newlands cricket stadium, Cape Town Sahara Park Newlands Sahara Park Newlands Sahara Park Newlands, better known as Newlands, is one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the world. Situated in Cape Town’s scenic southern suburbs, with Table Mountain in the background, the ground can accommodate up to 25 000 people and has hosted many memorable matches over the years. Did you know? Former New Zealand captain, Stephen Fleming, has the highest individual Test score at Newlands, with 262 not out. Sahara Park Newlands cricket stadium traditionally hosts the first Test cricket match in South Africa every year, which starts on January 2. The only exception is when the South African national team is on tour abroad. As there are many holidaymakers in Cape Town during this time of year, attendance at this match is usually very high. The open design of the stadium adds greatly to the atmosphere, and allows a good view, regardless of where your seat is. The stadium also hosts all forms of cricket between October and May each year. The ground features two grass embankments, as well as two stands for public seating, in addition to designated stands for members and dignitaries. Oak trees around the ground, as well as prominent green roofs, create a feeling of serenity. In recent years, the pitch at Newlands has offered something for both batsmen and bowlers – not quite as bouncy as Kingsmead in Durban, but generally not quite as flat as the Wanderers in Johannesburg. As Cape Town gets the bulk of its rain in winter, cricket matches during the summer are generally not affected by weather. And because of the extra daylight hours Cape Town enjoys in summer, play can continue into in the early hours of the evening if need be. Newlands is the home ground of the Cape Cobras franchise, who play in the domestic four-day, limited over and Pro20 competitions. Some of the better-known cricketers to ply their trades here in recent years include Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Graeme Smith and Gary Kirsten. The first Test match at Newlands was between South Africa and England, played during March in 1889. England thumped the hosts by an innings and 202 runs on that day, but South Africa’s track record in Cape Town has improved a lot since then. Travel
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LSU Athletic Training -- Where are They? - LSUsports.net - The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics LSU Athletic Training -- Where are They? Published: July 29, 2014, 12:00 AM (CT) Updated: July 29, 2014, 09:30 AM (CT) Comments LSU Athletic Training alumni who have submitted information on the Alumni Only page are listed below. If you are a former LSU Athletic Trainer who worked at any time at LSU (student or graduate assistant), please use the "Alumni Only" page to submit your information. It will be updated below within a couple of business days. To contact these former LSU Athletic Trainers via e-mail, click on their name (if one has been provided). NOTE: If you wish to not have your e-mail address posted, please write to lsusports@lsu.edu and ask to have it removed. Also, if your e-mail is not posted and you would like for it to be, please send it to the same address. Athletic Training Responsibilities at LSU Where they are now and what they're doing there: 1999-2002 * Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Tennis Clinic Director/ Director of Sports Medicine at Advanced Rehabilitation in Gonzales. PT/ATC working in the Baton Rouge area 1993-97 * Football, Gymnastics, Men's Basketball Head ATC at Cascia Hall Prep School; enrolled in EdD Program at Oklahoma State; wife's name is Stephanie * Graduate Assistant for Football and Women's Soccer East Carolina University, Assistant Athletic Trainer overseeing Women's Basketball * Track & Field, Volleyball Real Estate, Business Mgmt I currently own a real estate brokerage and function as general manager of a variety of businesses for private owners. I am married and have 3 children, Will (14), Casey (11), and Kylee (9). * Football, Gymnastics, Baseball, Men's Basketball Certified Athletic Trainer for All Marine Boxing and Wrestling I am currently the Certified Athletic Trainer for the All Marine Boxing and Wrestling Teams at Camp Lejeune NC. I am the first ATC hired in this capacity for the Marine Corps and I also help with other All Marine Sporting events as necessary. * Football, Wrestling, Swimming and Diving LSU-Fire and Emergency Training Institute 1992-94 * Football and Gymnastics Coordinator of Clinical Placement and adjunct instructor for Graduate Athletic Training Program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. * Gymnastics, Football, Softball, Track & Field Head athletic trainer for Arp Independent School District * Women's Basketball, Football, Women's Tennis Assistant Athletic Trainer at Lamar University * Football, Volleybal, Women's Basketball, and Track & Field Physical Therapist Assistant/ South Texas Health Systems Married to husband Jaime Stevens, one child, Jonathan 1989-91 * Football and Gymnastics Married to Daryl Brach (former swimmer) for 12 years. I have 3 children; ages 7, 4, 18 months (Girl,Boy,Girl). Currently I work in the Pentagon as a Major, Active National Guard for the Director of the Army Staff in Reserve Affairs. Currently finshing my MBA. * Gymnastics, Volleyball, Football Methodist Hospital System. Recently Graduate from University of Houston with a Masters in Sport Administration; Head Trainer at Lee College; High School Outreach within the southeast region of Houston; Seasonal work with the Houston Ballet Company * Student Athletic Trainer for all sports * Staff-Rec Center Training Room After graduating from LSU, worked as an intern with the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL for one year, then I served as the head trainer at St. Martin's Episcopal School in Metairie for six years ... Worked as a graduate assistant at Southeastern Louisiana while earning my masters degree. After graduating, I worked at LSU in the Rec Center training room. I was hired in 1993 by Mississippi Sports Medicine to work at Millsaps College. In 1999, I was hired full time at Millsaps, where I am currently entering my 11th year as the head athletic trainer/equipment manager. * Football GA, Basketball, Women's Tennis, Swimming & Diving Self Employed Consultant After LSU I worked as a health and wellness specialist for Pfizer Inc in New York. Then m
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Round One Jeopardy Template The name of Dr. Sieuss's egg-hatching elephant 100 Well-known Tasmanian-born leading lady who launched her entertainment career under the name of Queenie O'Brien. 100 What is the kitchen? Room in the average American home that is the scene of the greatest number of arguments. 100 The distance between bases on a little league baseball field. 100 The part of the brain that regulates physiological stability. 200 Clark Kent's high school sweetheart 200 Yves Montand was born in this country. 200 What is Truth or Consequences? Current name of the town that was formerly Hot Springs, New Mexico, that was re-named in 1960 by its citizens in honor of a popular radio show. 200 First sport in which women were invited to compete at the Olympics. 200 What is Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo, with 823 words Novel containing the longest sentence in literature 300 What are George and Michael? Brummel was George Geste was Michael The real names of Beau Brummel and Beau Geste. 300 What are Patience and Fortitude? (Names were given by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.) Names of the two landmark stone lions sitting in front of the New York Public Libaray at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in New York City. 300 What is bicycle moto x (cross)? In cross-country bike racing, what the initials BMX stand for. 300 What are hiccups? DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Term for a series of uncontrollable intakes of air caused by sudden spasms of the diaphragm. 400 What is The Little Engine That Could? Famous book that begins: "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff." 400 Who is Peter Lorre? Famous actor who prepared for a career in psychiatry - studying and working with pioneer psychoanalysts Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler - before he turned to performing. 400 What are six months? Time - in months - the average American motorist spends during his lifetime waiting for red lights to turn green. 400 Who is Jackie Robinson? (He later gained national fame playing professional baseball.) In 1939, the famous American athlete who starred on UCLA's undefeated football team and was the top scorer in the Pacific Coast Conference for basketball. 400 What is the retina?
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10 Awesome Indiana Jones Facts | Mental Floss 10 Awesome Indiana Jones Facts Image credit: Like us on Facebook Twenty-seven years after we saw the first installment of the Indiana Jones series, the fourth movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opens nationwide tomorrow. In honor of the occasion, we'll take a look at all the movies and tell you some stories you may not know about the Indy franchise. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 1. It Started with Bond Ambitions George Lucas wrote a story called "The Adventures of Indiana Smith" in 1973. While on vacation in Hawaii in 1977, he spoke with Steven Spielberg, who mentioned he always wanted to do a James Bond film . Lucas told him the Indiana Smith character was even better than James Bond, and that's how the collaboration between the two movie giants began. * 2. Tom Selleck Almost Starred in It Spielberg wanted to use Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones from the beginning, but Lucas rejected the idea, since he had already used Ford in American Grafitti and Star Wars. So Tom Selleck was chosen for the role. However, he dropped out to star in the television series Magnum, P.I. Selleck thought it would be a scheduling conflict, but filming on Raiders of the Lost Ark finished before Magnum went into production. Nick Nolte turned down the role also. Danny DeVito was the first choice for the character Sallah, but dropped out to do the TV show Taxi. 3. The Fourth Wall (it keeps out snakes) Indiana Jones is not the only one afraid of snakes . When Marion (Karen Allen) falls in the snake pit, you can see the reflection of a cobra in the glass wall between them. You can also see a glass wall between Indiana and the cobra in the original movie and videotape, but it was cleaned up for the DVD release. The Temple of Doom (1984) 4. Star Wars Tributes There are many Star Wars touches in The Temple of Doom. The name of the nightclub in Shanghai is Club Obi Wan. The sound effect you hear when the lava pit opens as they begin to sacrifice Willie is the sound of Darth Vader opening his light saber. The sound effect of the plane failure is the same sound effect used for the Millennium Falcon when it stalls in The Empire Strikes Back. And the vest that Indy wears in his palace room was made for Han Solo. * 5. Dan Akroyd has a Cameo? Part of the crew made cameo appearances. In the airport scene at the beginning of the movie, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, costume design Anthony Powell, and PR man Sid Ganis are missionaries. Executive producer George Marshall is a coolie pulling a rickshaw. Dan Akroyd (not a crew member) appears as an airport official who walks the cast to the plane. 6. An Elephant Almost Ruined the Movie The dress Kate Capshaw wore in the Shanghai nightclub scene was covered with rare vintage beads made in the '20s and '30s. The club scene was filmed last, but the dress also made an appearance during the camping scene, where an elephant began eating it! Since there were no extra beads to match, the costume department had to repair the dress as best as they could. The result was so tight that Capshaw had trouble moving in it when they filmed the nightclub scene. Costume designer Anthony Powell filled out insurance forms for the dress, citing the cause of the damage as "dress eaten by elephant". This was only the second movie for Capshaw , who has a masters degree in special education. Spielberg married Capshaw in 1991. The Last Crusade (1989) 7. Even the Rats were Insured The thousands of rats used in The Last Crusade were insured. The insurer wanted to know the minimum number of rats the scene could be shot with, and used the answer to write a policy with a "1,000 rat deductible." The cast was padded with another thousand mechanical rats. Their voices were enhanced with the sound effects of ....chicken voices! * 8. Lucas' Dog was his Inspiration At the end of the movie, Jones explains to his friend Sallah that his nickname Indiana came from his pet dog from long before. Sallah responds, "You were named after a dog?" and gets a great laugh out of it. But it's tru
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Batman's Real Name - EnkiVillage Batman's Real Name Other 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Batman The question of "Who is batman" has been around for some time now. Despite being used in films, television shows and video games, Batman’s real name is not known to many. Batman has over the years been a household name in America. He is among the highly esteemed superheroes. Quite a number of changes have taken place where different characters have set audience in a confusion of not getting to know the real Batman. Bale, Keaton, Clooney and Kilmer are the four people who have played Batman. Batman lovers have been set in confusion, so it is likely that only a few of them know his real name. Batman's Real Name and Two Historical Figures Batman’s real name is Bruce Wayne. Bill Finger, a partner in the creation of Batman used two historical characters to name the alter ego of Batman. He drew one of the characters, King Bruce I from the British-Scottish War of Independence in Scotland. This character, also known as Robert the Bruce, was a key figure who led in the war. Most notably, in 1298, he succeeded William Wallace as the guardian of Scotland. Other inspiration came from the Revolutionary War in the United Sates. Finger took the name from a hero of that time, Antony Wayne which was later given to the actor Marion Robert Morrison as the stage name. The name later changed to John Wayne. Finally, Bruce Wayne is the final name, but the middle name has remained to be a mystery to date. Other 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Batman 1 The Character of Batman Was Inspired Through Other Sources Batman’s character drew inspiration from various sources to highlight his various traits such as investigative abilities and dual identity. One of inspiration was a character of radio show. Batman’s affluent alter ego was inspired by "The Mask of Zorro." His bat identity and costume were generated from "The Bat Whispers" film of 1930. Ideally, it was the main inspiration for his wings particularly from the "ornothopter" device in Leonardo da Vinci's sketch. Batman showed investigative characteristics based on science which Finger copied from Sherlock Holmes and Doc Savage. 2 Batman Hates Guns We might have struggled to know batman's real name but one of the challenges Bob Kane faced in developing the character of Batman is the issue of presenting him as a gunslinger. This early inclination towards guns has been completely written off. Because Batman lost his parents to firearms, Batman hates guns and does not use them anymore. For this reason, he has taken a strict position of not using guns as he fights crime. Initially, Batman’s job was more investigative than fighting. However, he still had a firearm during his night patrols. Later on, Bob Kane considered it inappropriate for Batman to carry a gun along. 3 Batman Has a History Although He Is Ever the Same Age Bruce Wayne is forever 34 years old, but he still has a history. Through his teenage years, he spent at Sorbonne and Cambridge as well. His 20’s exhibit his investigative qualities at the FBI and later on he went to for martial training in Japan, Korea and China. During this time, he also learnt stealth lessons from friends. Since 1939, Batman took different roles and characters based on the timing of the events. From that time on, he sold bonds of war in the 1940s. He taught courses in criminology in the 50’s. He didn’t stop there. Batman fought aliens in the 60’s and during the next decade of the 70’s, he recalled his comic-book origins. In the 1980’s, Frank Miller add the elements of vigilantism and anger into Batman's character. Despite having a broken spine in the 90’s, he recovered fully later on. This is a summary of Batman’s history throughout the decades. 4 The Relationship Between Batman and Robin Is not That Simple The comic world was ridiculed for its homoeroticism tendencies from about 1954. This did not leave Batman out of the scene especially with regards to Robin. These attacks and accusations went a long way from the authentic tales to the most uncertai
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The 200 Greatest Adventure Novels of All Time – HiLobrow Enjoy! And please let me know what I’ve overlooked. — J.G. NOTE: This page received 50,000 unique visitors in 2014. That’s a lot of adventure fans! *** Why does my Top Adventures List project stop in 1983? I figure that adventure fans already know which adventure novels from the Eighties, Nineties, and Twenty-Oughts are worth reading; so I’m interested in directing attention to older, sometimes obscure or forgotten adventures. Also, I have friends who’ve published adventures since 1983 — and I don’t want these lists to be biased! In chronological order: 1814. Walter Scott’s 18th c. frontier adventure Waverley. The novel — which sends a young Englishman adventuring in the highlands of Scotland, during the Jacobite uprising which sought to put Bonnie Prince Charlie on the British throne — is regarded as the first historical novel. Note that Scotland, that savage tribal land just across the border from hyper-civilized England, was the original adventure frontier. 1818. Mary Shelley’s Gothic science fiction adventure Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. From multiple points of view, we read about a brilliant scientist and his creation: a dehumanized creature who longs for love and friendship and, eventually, revenge. PS: There are two editions of the book; the 1831 “popular” edition was heavily revised and tends to be the one most widely read; scholars tend to prefer the 1818. 1820. Walter Scott’s 12th c. knightly adventure Ivanhoe, the protagonist of which makes his first appearance at a tourney in disguise, known only as The Disinherited Knight. (Also at that tourney is a mysterious archer named Locksley. Who can it be?) This popular book was single-handedly responsible for the medievalist craze in early 19th-century England. 1826. James Fenimore Cooper’s frontier adventure The Last of the Mohicans. Cooper’s Leatherstocking tales were popular and influential (esp. in France!), and therefore deserve a mention here — despite the fact that Mark Twain tore Cooper a new one . Despite its flaws — there are many! — this novel features an epic pursuit, and for that alone it deserves a place on this list. 1837–39. Charles Dickens’s crime adventure Oliver Twist. A great adventure, and the Artful Dodger is such a memorable character. 1838. Edgar Allan Poe ’s Gothic sea adventure The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Poe’s only complete novel — about a teenager who stows away on a ship, is kidnapped by mutineers and pirates, encounters cannibals, and explores the Antarctic before discovering the key to all Western mystical traditions — has been described as “at once a mock nonfictional exploration narrative, adventure saga, bildungsroman, hoax, largely plagiarized travelogue, and spiritual allegory.” 1844. Alexandre Dumas’s 17th c. swashbuckling adventure The Three Musketeers introduces us to three unforgettable characters: the distinguished, highly educated Musketeer Athos; the religious and scholarly yet womanizing younger Musketeer Aramis; and the Falstaffian Musketeer Porthos. It is their sanguine companion D’Artagnan who coins the classic phrase “All for one, and one for all!” 1844–45. Alexandre Dumas’s avenger-type adventure The Count of Monte Cristo. It’s all here: a wronged man seeking revenge, a jailbreak, poisonings, smugglers, a sex slave (spoiler: she’s freed), and a treasure cave. Serialized in 117 installments, it’s on the long side; still, according to Luc Sante, this story is today as “immediately identifiable as Mickey Mouse, Noah’s flood, and the story of Little Red Riding Hood.” 1847. James Fenimore Cooper’s sea-going adventure The Crater. Fun fact: Adventure aficionados consider this one much superior to his Leatherstocking tales! 1851. Herman Melville ’s sea-going adventure Moby-Dick is, we all know, much more than it appears to be on the surface. It is an allegory of (maybe) man’s gnostic rage against the occluded world in which he lives, separated from real reality. Perhaps more than you want to know about how whaling works, but one of the al
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Departures | WORLD News Group January 01, 2011 Tokunboh Adeyemo 66, March 17 | Nigerian Muslim convert to Christianity in 1966 who became a leading evangelical scholar (two doctorates), African educator, editor (the monumental African Bible Commentary), head of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa and Madagascar for 22 years, and executive director of the Center for Biblical Transformation in Nairobi, Kenya. Alex Anderson 90, Oct. 22 | Artist who created Crusader Rabbit, television's first animated cartoon series in 1949, and also the popular 1960s TV cartoon characters Rocky and Bullwinkle, a flying squirrel and luckless moose. Sparky Anderson 76, Nov. 4 | Hall of Fame baseball manager who led the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers to World Series championships. Louis Auchincloss 92, Jan. 26 | New York lawyer and prolific polished writer of many novels (Venus in Sparta, The Partners, East End Story), biographies (Woodrow Wilson), and short stories. Vernon Baker 90, July 13 | Heroic U.S. Army lieutenant in World War II, the last survivor among only seven black men who received the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for battlefield valor-belatedly, 52 years after the war ended, in 1997, having been denied the honor because of their race. Ivy Bean 104, July 28 | British centenarian who, with her donated nursing home computer, became the world's oldest Twitter user, attracting 56,000 followers on the short-messages networking website, which she joined when she reached Facebook's maximum number of friends (5,000) but still had 25,000 Facebook "friend" requests. Glen Bell 86, Jan. 17 | Restaurateur who founded the Taco Bell fast food chain in 1962 and sold it in 1978 to Pepsico for $125 million. Barbara Billingsley 94, Oct. 16 | Film and television actress best known as June Cleaver in TV's Leave It to Beaver. George Blanda 83, Sept. 27 | Hall of Fame quarterback and field goal kicker for the Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers, and Oakland Raiders, whose 26-year career was the longest in pro football history. Donald Bloesch 82, Aug. 24 | Evangelical theologian ordained in the United Church of Christ and longtime professor at Dubuque Seminary (Presbyterian), whose opus magnum was his seven-volume Christian Foundations (InterVarsity Press). Lisa Blount 53, Oct. 28 | Academy Award-winning film actress known for her roles in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) and Prince of Darkness (1987). Jerry Bock 81, Nov. 3 | Broadway composer of Fiddler on the Roof and other acclaimed musical productions, including, with lyricist Sheldon Harnick, the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Fiorello! Jim Bohlen 84, July 5 | Quaker-inspired activist environmentalist and co-founder of Greenpeace International. Manute Bol 47, June 19 | Lithe 7-foot-7 pro basketball shot-blocker for four NBA teams over 10 years, known for his humanitarian work in his native Sudan. Denise Borino-Quinn 46, Oct. 27 | Actress who played weight-battling Mafia wife Ginny Sacrimoni on the HBO series The Sopranos. Tom Bosley 83, Oct. 19 | Actor best known for his TV series roles as Howard "Mr. C" Cunningham in Happy Days, Sheriff Tupper in Murder, She Wrote, and the priest in Father Dowling Mysteries. Robert Bratcher 90, July 11 | Controversial Southern Baptist translator of Good News for Modern Man, the New Testament portion of the American Bible Society's Good News Bible, who rejected claims that the Bible is inerrant and infallible. David Brown 93, Feb. 1 | Movie producer (Jaws, Cocoon, The Sting) and editor who married Helen Gurley (Brown) in 1959, helped her to revamp Cosmopolitan magazine, and coaxed her to write Sex and the Single Girl, a 1962 bestseller based on her freewheeling single years. Solomon Burke 70, Oct. 10 | Grammy-winning R&B gospel and soul singer ("Everybody Needs Somebody," "Don't Give Up on Me") nicknamed "King Solomon" for often wearing a crown and carrying a scepter. Orval Butcher 92, Oct. 5 | Influential suburban San Diego megachurch founder, a mentor to pastors, and a leader in the Wesleyan Church. Robert Byrd 92, June 28 | Fiddle-playing self-ed
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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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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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Roger Hodgson Discusses Supertramp's Crime of the Century Album - YouTube Roger Hodgson Discusses Supertramp's Crime of the Century Album Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Oct 20, 2014 Crime of the Century, released in 1974, was Supertramp’s breakthrough album & Roger Hodgson's song, Dreamer, became the band’s first international hit. Enjoy this video of Roger discussing the creation of the Crime of the Century album & the recording of his timeless classic, Dreamer. Roger’s other songs off the album, School, Hide in Your Shell & If Everyone Was Listening, are fan favorites to this day. Roger also gave us the timeless classics such as Give a Little Bit, Breakfast in America, The Logical Song, Take the Long Way Home, It's Raining Again, Fool's Overture - Roger performs these & more on tour. Audiences love dancing & singing along - the crowd instantly gets on their feet & starts dancing in the aisles. To see Roger on stage performing, you know not only is the audience having a fantastic time, but he is as well. Roger co-founded Supertramp in 1969 and was the driving force behind what fans call the 14 golden years of the band. He wrote, sang & arranged the enduring rock standards that made Supertramp a worldwide phenomenon with album sales in excess of 60 million. From the Crime of the Century album forward, Roger & Supertramp’s other co-founder began writing separately. Although they continued to share writing credit, they wrote & composed separately with each singing their own songs. Roger began writing songs at the age of 12 & performed his first concert of original songs at the age of 13. He later recorded some of his songs with Supertramp with many becoming the soundtrack of our lives. http://www.RogerHodgson.com ~ https://www.Facebook.com/RogerHodgson Signed DVD, CDs and more directly from the artist ~ http://www.RogerHodgsonStore.com iTunes: Classics Live http://apple.co/1wUGfIk Open the Door http://apple.co/1GQcRsB March 15 - São Paulo, Brazil - http://bit.ly/2fiYiXr March 16 - Florianopolis, Brazil - http://bit.ly/2fj0lKU March 18 - Vitoria, Brazil - http://bit.ly/2fxubyh March 21 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - http://bit.ly/2fulfHP March 23 - Brasilia, Brazil - http://bit.ly/2fVULSz March 25 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil - http://bit.ly/2fbCmja March 26 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - http://bit.ly/2fzEzC5 April 30 - Dublin, Ireland - http://bit.ly/2crrwUp May 18 - Birmingham, England, UK - http://bit.ly/2cn8G0Z , Box Office +44 (0)121 780 3333, or http://bit.ly/2cCgtYo May 20 - London, England, UK - http://bit.ly/2cn8G0Z , Box Office +44 (0)20 7589 8212, or http://bit.ly/2chQ2nV May 21 - London, England, UK - http://bit.ly/2cn8G0Z , Box Office +44 (0)20 7589 8212, or http://bit.ly/2chQ2nV May 23 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - http://bit.ly/2bgHnoh May 24 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - http://bit.ly/2bgHnoh May 26 - Stowe, Buckingham, England, UK - http://bit.ly/2gIHZny May 27 - Paris, France - Tickets available through http://bit.ly/290HVjA , with VIP Meet and Greet packages at http://bit.ly/28TUI1o (VIP SOLD OUT). June 4 - Wuppertal, Germany - http://bit.ly/2eBfZ4H June 5 - Siegen, Germany - Details soon! June 8 - Crans-près-Céligny, Switzerland - http://bit.ly/2fH1qAp June 9 - Brussels, Belgium - http://bit.ly/2dp4Z9l or http://bit.ly/2drtveC June 10 - Emmen, Netherlands - http://bit.ly/2gFIQUR July 15 - Sion, Switzerland - http://bit.ly/2gxJrsQ July 20 - Rottweil, Germany - http://bit.ly/2gMZq8C July 21 - Bad Krozingen, Germany - http://bit.ly/2gVao9U or http://bit.ly/2gBteBP July 22 - Wanfried, Germany - http://bit.ly/2eBfZ4H or http://bit.ly/2gh7oXC August 4 - Neumünster, Germany - http://bit.ly/2h8rELT August 5 - Spalt, Germany - http://bit.ly/2guSbPY August 8 - Schaffhausen, Switzerland - http://bit.ly/2dyIAsv August 9 - Zofingen, Switzerland - http://bit.ly/2h9NL1u "No words to describe how wonderf
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BAND NAMES .. ORIGINS Numbers 10cc Manager Jonathan King chose the name after having a dream in which he was standing in front of the Hammersmith Odeon in London where the boarding read "10cc The Best Band in the World". A widely repeated claim, disputed by King and Godley, but confirmed in a 1988 interview by Creme, and also on the webpage of Gouldman's current line-up, is that the band name represented a volume of semen that was more than the average amount ejaculated by men, thus emphasising their potency or prowess. 10 SECONDS OF FOREVERS named after Hawkwind's "10 Seconds of Forever" 10,000 MANIACS Inspired by the old horror movie called '2000 Maniacs' 101 ERS (the) The group was named after the squat where they lived together: 101 Walterton Road, Maida Vale, although it was for a time rumoured that they were named for "Room 101", the infamous torture room in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. 13th FLOOR ELEVATORS (the) The band's name was developed from a suggestion by drummer John Ike Walton to use the name "Elevators" and Clementine Hall added "13th Floor" 2Be3 French band using English language as a pun ~ meaning To Be Free 23rd TURNOFF (THE) They took their name from the motorway sign indicating the nearby M6 exit. 3rd STRIKE Lead singer named his band after the "three strikes, you're out" law. 311 311 is an Omaha police code for indecent exposure. P-Nut and some friends went skinny dipping in a public pool. They were apprehended by police. P-Nut's friendwas arrested, cuffed (naked) and taken home to his parents. He was issued a citation for a code 311 (indecent exposure). 702 Pronounced "Seven-Oh-Two", named after the area code of their hometown of Las Vegas. 801 / THE 801 Taken from the Eno song "The True Wheel", which appears on his 1974 solo album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy). The refrain of the song - "We are the 801, we are the central shaft" 808 STATE Took their name from their Roland TR-808 drum machine. ("the 808 state" is a nickname for Hawaii, due to 808 being the telephone area code) _____________________________________ A A DAY IN THE LIFE named after the Beatles song "A Day in the Life". They are now known as Hawthorne Heights. A DAY TO REMEMBER This was a phrase came from the band's first drummer Bobby Scruggs' girlfriend, who used the phrase a lot at the bands rehearsals. A PERFECT CIRCLE aka APC when asked at a news conference, frontman Maynard Keenan stated that the name " A Perfect Circle" originates from the friendships of the band members, all of them met one another in a way resembling "a perfect circle of friendship" A WILHELM SCREAM they named themselves after a sound effect, The Wilhelm scream, which is a frequently-used film and television stock sound effect, first used in 1951 for the film Distant Drums. A-CADS according to press releases, their name is a compromise between the band and thier manager Peter Rimmer. Apparently Rimmer was keen to name the group after the Rand Academy of Music, while the group members preferred choice was The Cads, the result being The A-Cads. A-HA "a-ha" comes from a title that member Pål Waaktaar thought giving to a song. Morten Harket was looking through Waaktaar's notebook and came across the name "a-ha". He liked it and said, "That's a great name. That's what we should call ourselves". After checking dictionaries in several languages, they found out that a-ha was an international way of expressing recognition, with positive connotations. A-STUDIO The band was first called their 'Alma-Ata Studio' after the town Almaty where it was formed. Later, the name was shortened to "A-Studio". A-TEENS The 'A' stands for ABBA since they started as a cover band for the group, but the name was changed upon the request from Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson to avoid confusion. ABC named after the 1970 number-one hit song by The Jackson 5, "ABC" ABBA An acronym for the first names of the band members: Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Anderson and Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad. AC/DC Guitarists
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The Queen's birthday - 85 facts you should know about The Queen - Telegraph Queen Elizabeth II The Queen's birthday - 85 facts you should know about The Queen The Queen will celebrate her 85th birthday today by attending the traditional Royal Maundy Service at Westminster Abbey. Below of 85 facts you should know about the Queen. The Queen is celebrating her 85th birthday Photo: AFP 7:00AM BST 21 Apr 2011 Early years 1. The Queen was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London. 2. She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. 3. At the time she stood third in line of succession to the throne after Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), and her father, The Duke of York. But it was not expected that her father would become King, or that she would become Queen. 4. The Princess was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. She was named after her mother, while her two middle names are those of her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Alexandra, and paternal grandmother, Queen Mary. Related Articles The truth about growing old 24 Apr 2011 5. The Princess's early years were spent at 145 Piccadilly, the London house taken by her parents shortly after her birth, and at White Lodge in Richmond Park. 6. When she was six years old, her parents took over Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park as their own country home 7. Princess Elizabeth was educated at home with Princess Margaret, her younger sister. 8. She received tuition from her father, as well as sessions with Henry Marten, the Vice-Provost of Eton. She was also instructed in religion by the Archbishop of Canterbury. 9. Princess Elizabeth also learned French from a number of French and Belgian governesses. It is a skill which has stood The Queen in good stead, as she often has cause to use it when speaking to ambassadors and heads of state from French-speaking countries, and when visiting French-speaking areas of Canada. 10. Princess Elizabeth enrolled as a Girl Guide when she was eleven, and later became a Sea Ranger. 11. In 1940, at the height of the Blitz, the young Princesses were moved for their safety to Windsor Castle, where they spent most of the war years. A Royal romance 12. The Queen is the first British monarch to have celebrated a Diamond Wedding Anniversary. 13.Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip first met when they attended the wedding of Prince Philip's cousin, Princess Marina of Greece to The Duke of Kent, who was an uncle of Princess Elizabeth, in 1934. 14.The engagement between Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten RN was announced on the 9th July, 1947. Prince Philip was born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. He joined the Royal Navy in 1939 and after the war, in February 1947, became a naturalised British subject. Prince Philip was required to choose a surname in order to continue his career in the Royal Navy, and adopted Mountbatten, the name of his mother's British relatives. He was created "Duke of Edinburgh" by King George VI on marriage. 15.The platinum and diamond engagement ring was made by the jewellers, Philip Antrobus Ltd, using diamonds from a tiara belonging to Prince Philip's mother. 16.Prince Philip had two stag parties the night before the wedding - the first at the Dorchester to which the press were invited and the second with his closest friends at the Belfry Club. 17.The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were married in Westminster Abbey on the 20th November, 1947 at 11.30am with 2000 invited guests. 18..The eight bridesmaids were: HRH The Princess Margaret, HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent, Lady Caroline Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Lady Mary Cambridge, Lady Elizabeth Lambart, The Hon. Pamela Mountbatten, The Hon. Margaret Elphinstone, The Hon. Diana Bowes-Lyon. 19.There were two pages: HRH Prince William of Gloucester (aged 5) and HRH Prince Michael of Kent (aged 5). 20.The Queen's wedding dress was designed by Sir Norman Hartnell. Norman Hartnell submitted designs for the dress in August 19
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Previous Princes of Wales Previous Princes of Wales The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince Harry Residences Previous Princes of Wales The Prince of Wales's Standard for Wales, the personal flag His Royal Highness uses during visits to the Principality, is based on the Arms of Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, the last native Prince of Wales. Llewelyn the Last (1248-82) had declared himself Prince of Wales in 1258 as he tried to regain territories surrendered to the English after the death of Llewelyn the Great (1194-1240). The title was recreated in 1301 for Edward of Caernarfon, the future Edward II. It was the first time the eldest son of the King of England was invested as Prince of Wales, making Edward II the first of the current line of Princes of Wales, of which His Royal Highness is the 21st. Edward was born at Caernarfon in North Wales (where the Investiture of The Prince of Wales took place in 1969), but was in Lincoln when he was given the title in 1301 at the age of 16. He acceded as Edward II on 8th June 1307. Edward did not pass his Welsh title to his son, Edward III. But his grandson, another Edward, the Black Prince, was created Prince of Wales at the age of 12 in 1343 at Westminster. Since then the title has been held by the eldest surviving son of most kings and queens of England. There is no automatic succession to the title, but it is normally passed on when the existing Prince of Wales accedes to the throne. The title becomes merged in the Crown and is renewed only at the Sovereign's pleasure. Six Princes of Wales died before they became king, including Prince Arthur, eldest son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. He was created Prince of Wales at the age of three in November 1489, and invested in February 1490 at Westminster. Prince Arthur died in 1502, and the title went to his brother, later to become Henry VIII. Prince Henry, eldest son of James I and Anne of Denmark, was 16 when he was created Prince of Wales in June 1610 at Westminster. He died in November 1612 - and was succeeded as Prince of Wales by his brother, the future Charles I. Prince Frederick, eldest son of George II and Queen Caroline, was created Prince of Wales in 1729, but died before his father. His son, the future George III, became Prince of Wales when he was 12. Queen Victoria created her first son Prince of Wales in December 1841, four weeks after he was born; he had to wait until January 1901 before becoming King Edward VII. Less than 10 months later, in November 1901, the future King George V was created Prince of Wales - at the age of 36. Prince Edward, son of King George V and Queen Mary, was created Prince of Wales on his 16th birthday, on 23rd June 1910. He was invested on 13th July 1911, at Caernarfon Castle. Edward became King Edward VIII on 20th January 1936. On his abdication, on 10th December 1936, the throne passed to his brother, King George VI - grandfather of the present Prince of Wales. Princes of Wales since 1301 Edward (son of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile) Created Prince of Wales on 1st February 1301, aged 16, in Lincoln. Acceded as Edward II on 8th June 1307 Edward (son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault) Created Prince of Wales on 12th May 1343, aged 12, at Westminster Died on 8th June 1376 Richard (son of Edward, Prince of Wales and Joan of Kent) Created Prince of Wales on 20th November 1376, aged nine, at Havering Acceded as Richard II on 22nd June 1377 Henry (son of Henry IV and Mary de Bohun) Created Prince of Wales on 15th October 1399, aged 12, at Westminster Acceded as Henry V on 20th March 1413 Edward (son of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou) Created Prince of Wales on 15th March 1454, aged five months Invested on 9th June 1454, at Windsor Died on 4th May 1471 Edward (son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville) Created Prince of Wales on 26th June 1471, aged seven months, at Westminster Acceded as Edward V on 9th April 1483 Edward (son of Richard III and Anne of Warwick) Created Prince of Wales on 24th August 1483, aged 10 Invested on 8th September at York
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Who's missing? Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer ,John G. Roberts, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor. A bonus point if you can tell me why the missing person is missing.
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TIME Magazine Mar. 07, 2016 by Jerry Brinn - issuu issuu M A R C H 7, 2 0 1 6 No traffic. No accidents. No deaths. All you have to do is give up your right to drive. By Matt Vella time.com Follow the crumbs. They will take you home. WorldMags.net Conversation WorldMags.net A return to Earth Six members of the TIME team are traveling to Kazakhstan to cover astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko’s return from a year aboard the International Space Station, a mission TIME has been following since its very beginning. The latest two episodes of our video series A Year in Space are now available at time.com/space—and a one-hour special tracing the mission from training to landing airs on PBS on March 2 at 8 p.m. E.T. What you said about ... Letters should include the writer’s full name, address and home telephone and may be edited for purposes of clarity and space ▽ SEND AN EMAIL: letters@time.com Please do not send attachments 8 ▽ FOLLOW US: facebook.com/time @time (Twitter and Instagram) Subscribe to TIME’s new Motto newsletter and get weekly advice from the world’s most influential people. For more, visit time.com/email. NOW ON TIME.COM When fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad (left) competes at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this summer, she will become the first Team USA athlete to sport a hijab. Muhammad hopes to inspire young Muslim girls to follow her lead. “If I had people who could challenge that notion that I didn’t belong,” she tells TIME, “it definitely would have been easier.” Read her story at time.com/fencer. Back Issues Contact us at help.single@customersvc.com or call 1-800-274-6800. Reprints and Permissions Information is available at time.com/reprints. To request custom reprints, visit timereprints.com. Advertising For advertising rates and our editorial calendar, visit timemediakit.com. Syndication For international licensing and syndication requests, email syndication@timeinc.com or call 1-212-522-5868. WorldMags.net Please recycle this magazine and remove inserts or samples before recycling E A R T H : T I M E (4); F E N C I N G : D A N I E L S H E A F O R T I M E THE MILLENNIAL VOTE Paul Taylor’s Feb. 22–29 story on politically disengaged millennials angered some readers from older generations. Norman Gaines of Hartsdale, N.Y., called the problem a “self-created catch-22 of believing your vote won’t matter and then not voting” that “will doom this generation to a future in which they exercised no choices.” But this problem isn’t new. Tim Bloomquist of Traverse City, Mich., wrote with regret of his failure to do more in 1972 to support George McGovern over Richard Nixon—and expressed hope that young voters might learn from that past. “Millennials, show the generation before you that you are paying attention,” he wrote. “Change the world.” BONUS TIME MOTTO Verbatim WorldMags.net ‘The FBI is creating a world where citizens rely on Apple to defend their rights.’ Airplanes Deadly air accidents in 2015 were significantly below the five-year average C,:$1772 /,67(172 $60$1< ',))(5(17 :20(1,1 7+(:25/' $6, &$1 GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK EMMA WATSON, actor, announcing that she will take a year off from acting to focus her energy on feminist activism EDWARD SNOWDEN, former NSA contractor who faces charges for national-security leaks, defending Apple after it defied the FBI’s demand for help breaking into an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino, Calif., shooters Final price paid at auction for a lock of John Lennon’s hair that was cut from the Beatles legend’s head by a German barber in 1966 ‘AVOIDING PREGNANCY IS NOT AN ABSOLUTE EVIL.’ POPE FRANCIS, suggesting that using birth control amid the Zika outbreak in the Americas may not violate church doctrine against contraception Hoverboards A U.S. regulator said consumers “risk serious injury or deathâ€? on the scooters ‘This will be a once-in-a-generation moment to shape the desti y tiny of our countryâȊ
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Names of Apostles in The Last Supper - Leonardo da Vinci The Last Supper Names of Apostles in The Last Supper Part of what people get confused about is who is who in the Last Supper painting. Obviously Jesus is Jesus. I don't think there is any debate over that! There is the debate whether the person to Jesus' right side is a man or woman, making that either Mary Magdalene or John. But who are all the other apostles? The are, left to right - Bartholomew Peter (also called Simon Peter) Judas Iscariot Thaddeus Simon the Canaanite (also Simon the Zealot) Note that Andrew has his hands straight up in alarm - is it because of Jesus' announcement, or is it because of the knife being pointed at him? Peter is holding a knife in his hands. Later in the story, when the guards come for Jesus, Peter defends Jesus with that knife. Thomas is pointing up at the sky - what is he trying to say? Most importantly, Judas Iscariot is holding a small bag in his right hand. This is the bag with the 30 pieces of silver in it. In the actual timeline he doesn't get this until later, but Leonardo is making an obvious point that this is Judas, and he is the cause of all the trouble about to follow. Judas' other hand is reaching towards the plate, which is part of what Jesus says - that whoever dips his hand in his plate is the betrayer. In fact, you can't see it now, but other early copies of this painting show that originally there was also a spilled salt container near Judas. In old traditions, that was a sign of broken trust. So Leonardo made triply sure that everybody who saw the painting knew which one was Judas. As far as historical records, the writings say "He [Jesus] sat down with the 12". So we know that the 12 apostles were at the table with Jesus. In fact the apostles were led to the dinner location in an odd manner. They went into town and looked for a male water carrier. In those days, females did all the fetching of water, so a male water carrier stood out quite plainly. The apostles then followed this male to the location of the dinner. Writings say that Mary was also there - she washes his feet and does other duties. It's not said that she sat at the table, though. I believe that two other men were also in the house, at least. One is Matthias - the trusted man who took Judas' spot in the 12 once Judas was dead. The other man was Paul, who becomes an apostle later because Jesus appears to him after the resurrection. Visitor Opinion - Hi, I was just wanting to let you know that the missing apostle from Da Vincis' Last Supper, looks to be Paul the churches co-founder and since he seems to be missing (while being a key part of the creation of the church) perhaps the disembodied hand belongs to him? the link below will take you to a page containing an image of the painting with the names of the apostles. My response - Actually if you count, there are 12 apostles around Jesus. Those are the standard 12 apostles that most scholars recognize. There was also a man named Paul who WROTE about the Bible and who later called himself "an apostle". But he was not one of the primary 12. There's also a man named Barnabas who calls himself an apostle, but he isn't one of the primary 12 either. In fact, when Judas hangs himself in shame having turned in Jesus, the remaining 11 apostles get together to choose a "new 12th". They do NOT choose Paul. They choose Matthias. So in any case, Paul was not one of the 12 chosen by Jesus. Paul sort of self-nominated himself. Visitor Opinion - I am halfway through the Da Vinci Code and must admit that I am unimpressed. I was an avid Arthurian legend buff as a youngster, so most of the Grail legend (including the popularly held belief that the "holy vessel" was not a cup, but a woman--which by default means it was one of the Marys, either Magdalene, Jesus's mom, or Lazarus' sister) was not new to me. I knew from about page 30, that the story was a variant of the Grail legend. Though I suppose, if these are unfamiliar topics, the book is quite startling, not the least in its facts about the Church's suppression
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The Ancestor's Tale - Books on Google Play ( 3) Description A fully updated edition of one of the most original accounts of evolution ever written, featuring new fractal diagrams, six new 'tales' and the latest scientific developments. THE ANCESTOR'S TALE is a dazzling, four-billion-year pilgrimage to the origins of life: Richard Dawkins and Yan Wong take us on an exhilarating reverse journey through evolution, from present-day humans back to the microbial beginnings of life. It is a journey happily interrupted by meetings of fellow modern animals (as well as plants, fungi and bacteria) similarly tracing their evolutionary path back through history. As each evolutionary pilgrim tells their tale, Dawkins and Wong shed light on topics such as speciation, sexual selection and extinction. Written with unparalleled wit, clarity and intelligence; taking in new scientific discoveries of the past decade; and including new 'tales', illustrations and fractal diagrams, THE ANCESTOR'S TALE shows us how remarkable we are, how astonishing our history, and how intimate our relationship with the rest of the living world. About the authors Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist renowned throughout the world. He was educated at Oxford and taught zoology before becoming the first holder of the Charles Simonyi Chair of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, in 1995. His bestselling books rank among the most influential intellectual works of our time. They include THE SELFISH GENE (1976), RIVER OUT OF EDEN (1995), and UNWEAVING THE RAINBOW (1999). richarddawkins.net / @RichardDawkins Yan Wong is an evolutionary biologist who studies the theoretical underpinnings of life. He is also a radio and television presenter, perhaps best known from the BBC One television show BANG GOES THE THEORY. yanwong.me / @DrYanWong
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Natural Selection: Charles Darwin & Alfred Russel Wallace Natural Selection: Charles Darwin & Alfred Russel Wallace A visit to the Galapagos Islands in 1835 helped Darwin formulate his ideas on natural selection. He found several species of finch adapted to different environmental niches. The finches also differed in beak shape, food source, and how food was captured. The genius of Darwin (left), the way in which he suddenly turned all of biology upside down in 1859 with the publication of the Origin of Species, can sometimes give the misleading impression that the theory of evolution sprang from his forehead fully formed without any precedent in scientific history. But as earlier chapters in this history have shown, the raw material for Darwin's theory had been known for decades. Geologists and paleontologists had made a compelling case that life had been on Earth for a long time, that it had changed over that time, and that many species had become extinct. At the same time, embryologists and other naturalists studying living animals in the early 1800s had discovered, sometimes unwittingly, much of the best evidence for Darwin's theory. Pre-Darwinian ideas about evolution It was Darwin's genius both to show how all this evidence favored the evolution of species from a common ancestor and to offer a plausible mechanism by which life might evolve. Lamarck and others had promoted evolutionary theories, but in order to explain just how life changed, they depended on speculation. Typically, they claimed that evolution was guided by some long-term trend. Lamarck, for example, thought that life strove over time to rise from simple single-celled forms to complex ones. Many German biologists conceived of life evolving according to predetermined rules, in the same way an embryo develops in the womb. But in the mid-1800s, Darwin and the British biologist Alfred Russel Wallace independently conceived of a natural, even observable, way for life to change: a process Darwin called natural selection. The pressure of population growth Interestingly, Darwin and Wallace found their inspiration in economics. An English parson named Thomas Malthus published a book in 1797 called Essay on the Principle of Population in which he warned his fellow Englishmen that most policies designed to help the poor were doomed because of the relentless pressure of population growth. A nation could easily double its population in a few decades, leading to famine and misery for all. When Darwin and Wallace read Malthus, it occurred to both of them that animals and plants should also be experiencing the same population pressure. It should take very little time for the world to be knee-deep in beetles or earthworms. But the world is not overrun with them, or any other species, because they cannot reproduce to their full potential. Many die before they become adults. They are vulnerable to droughts and cold winters and other environmental assaults. And their food supply, like that of a nation, is not infinite. Individuals must compete, albeit unconsciously, for what little food there is. The carrier pigeon (bottom left) and the Brunner pouter (bottom right) were derived from the wild rock pigeon (top). Selection of traits In this struggle for existence, survival and reproduction do not come down to pure chance. Darwin and Wallace both realized that if an animal has some trait that helps it to withstand the elements or to breed more successfully, it may leave more offspring behind than others. On average, the trait will become more common in the following generation, and the generation after that. As Darwin wrestled with natural selection he spent a great deal of time with pigeon breeders, learning their methods. He found their work to be an analogy for evolution. A pigeon breeder selected individual birds to reproduce in order to produce a neck ruffle. Similarly, n
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History History Twin tube chassis. Cast outrigger and headstock Öhlins NIX 30 front suspension. Öhlins TTXGP Norton bespoke rear suspension Radially mounted Brembo Monobloc Forged aluminium wheels with carbon option Race spec under seat carbon-fibre fuel tank Gold line axial front brake calipers Conventional style handlebars Integral brake and clutch master cylinders Steel chain guard Head office & production History Norton has long enjoyed a unique place in motorcycle history and continues to draw inspiration from the past whilst building on the Norton legacy for the future. Enjoy a more detailed history of the Norton name by clicking along the timeline below. 1898 The 1898 James Lansdowne Norton (known to all as 'Pa') founded Norton as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade." 1900-1910 By 1902 the first Norton motorcycles were being produced using French and Swiss engines. In 1907 Rem Fowler won the Isle of Man twin cylinder class riding a Norton, the beginning of a strong racing tradition. Success in the very first Isle of Man TT race, followed by wins at Brooklands and other European races, helped cement Norton's reputation as a builder of serious road and race bikes. 1908 saw the company produce the first Norton engined bike, powered by a single cylinder side valve unit and by 1909 Norton motorcycles were on sale in Harrods! 1910-1930 The famous Norton logo, designed by Pa Norton and his daughter Ethel, appeared on the front of the 1914 catalogue and from 1916 Norton Motorcycles carried it on their tanks. In 1925 JL 'Pa' Norton died aged just 56, but not before he saw his motorcycles win the Senior and sidecar TTs in 1924, with the 500cc Model 18, Norton's first overhead valve single. 1930-1950 By the mid 1930s Norton was producing over 4,000 road bikes annually. Between the wars Norton won the Isle of Man Senior TT race ten times and, between 1930 and 1937, won 78 out of 92 Grand Prix races. With the onset of the second world war Norton withdrew from racing but between 1937 and 1945 manufactured almost 100,000 sidevalve motorcycles (almost a quarter of all military motorcycles) as their contribution to the war effort. The company enjoyed further TT victories every year from 1947-1954. 1950-1960 1949 saw the introduction of the twin cylinder Dominator, whilst in 1950 the Featherbed frame was introduced. Lightweight but strong, it was fitted to the Manx Nortons to help negotiate the turns of the Isle of Man track, improving the bikes' handling and contributing to further race success. By 1951 the Dominator and other Norton Cafe Racers were available with the Featherbed frame and its success meant that demand for more traditional frames rapidly diminished. By the end of the 1952 season, Geoff Duke riding for Norton, was the world champion in both the 350cc and 500cc classes and was awarded the OBE. 1960-1980 The 1961 Earls Court motor show heralded the introduction of the Commando, with the engine unit 'isolastically' insulated from the frame for a smooth, vibration-free ride. In the next decade over 500,000 were produced and sold and the Commando was named Motor Cycle News readers 'Machine of the Year' for five successive years. In the 1970s Norton raced under the sponsorship of John Player and the commercial success of the Commando was underlined by the 'Norton Girls' campaign. However this was the decade where the prevalence of Japanese models saw Norton, alongside other great British marques, driven to the brink of extinction. The last Commando was produced in 1976. 1980-2000 In the 1980s the company went through several incarnations - the rights to the name were split between several companies in several countries. The brand was relaunched in Lichfield in 1988 and in 1989 Norton made an emphatic return to racing when Steve Spray won the British Superbike Championship on the all-black JPS bike, a victory repeated in 1994 by Ian Simpson on the Duckhams Norton. The commercial market was slower, though the Wankel engined Interpol 2 motorcycle was popular with police forces and the RAC. Thi
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Cycling history Cycling history The return of ‘The Silent Ones’ The Isle of Man CC is the intellectual property of Greenrock Ltd Top image: Ellan Vannin (Isle of Man) Cycle Club late 19th / early 20th century (© MNH) With huge thanks to Katie King of Manx National Heritage for all the information and images on this page, which are taken from the exhibition ‘Our Sporting Life’ at the Manx Museum, Kingwood Grove, Douglas. Cycling and the Isle of Man have a history, from the annual Bicycle & Athletic Festivals of the nineteenth century to the excitement of Manx International Cycle Week. The Island’s first Commonwealth Games team contained six cyclists, with a Bronze medal being won by cyclist Stuart Slack. The Island has since gone on to win two further Gold medals in the Commonwealth Games with Peter Buckley in 1966 and Mark Cavendish in 2006, and our cyclists make up a good portion of the Isle of Man team at every Commonwealth Games and also dominates the Island Games. The Beijing 2008 Olympics saw two Manx cyclists competing for Team GB and we have high hopes for Manx success at the London 2012 Olympics. The Isle of Man has been producing talented cyclists since the 1950s, competing on the British, European and world stage with Millie Robinson, Ron Killey, Reg Quayle, Mike O’Hare, Peter Kennaugh Snr, Steve Joughin, Mike Doyle and Marie Purvis being just a few well known names. The success of these individuals has inspired consecutive generations of young sports men and women to follow in their wheeltracks. The Isle of Man today is punching well above its weight in terms of cycling talent. The question asked by many sport commentators is how a population of just 80,000 can produce so many world class cyclists? The successes of Mark Cavendish, Jonny Bellis, Peter Kennaugh and the many more talented youngsters ready to follow in their wheel tracks is nothing short of remarkable. So great is the Isle of Man’s reputation for cycling that two of the UK’s top cyclists, Rob Holden and Ben Swift, have even moved to live here! So, what is it about the Isle of Man? Is it our roads, our history, our passion, our development scheme – or does success breed success? Mark Cavendish – The Manx Missile Mark Cavendish MBE, the Manx Missile, is a professional racing cyclist, heralded as the fastest man on two legs. Achieving 11 wins in his first professional road race season, his was the most successful debut in European road racing history. Mark won the points jersey in five major races, and most impressively of all, beat some of the established legends of road sprinting. In the 2008 Tour de France he won four stages, a then unprecedented achievement for a British cyclist. He now has 20 Tour de France stage wins under his belt and in 2011 made history by becoming the first British rider to win the Tour’s prestigious maillot vert, the green points jersey. ‘Cav’, as he is universally known, started cycling for fun at the National Sports Centre and developed his skills on the challenging Manx roads. His prodigious talent was noticed and he was admitted onto the British Olympic Academy programme. Together with his achievements on the road, Mark is also a double Madison World Champion, won a Gold medal for the Isle of Man at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne 2006 and competed for Team GB in the Beijing Olympics 2008. His phenomenal success on the professional road racing circuit has inspired many hundreds of the Island’s young people to take up the sport. Mark continues to dominate the road racing circuit and has won stages at all the major classics, including winning the Milan-San Remo. He has been described as the fastest sprinter in the world. Now riding for Team Sky Mark is looking forward to achieving more success on the road and has his eyes set on the London 2012 Olympic road race. Isle of Man Youth Development – The Conveyor Belt of Inspiration “What kept me going was that I wanted to do what Steve Joughin was doing, winning Merseyside titles and National titles – it was like a conveyor bel
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Cytology in Dogs Cytology in Dogs Last Modified: August 02, 2015 Share This Article Read by: 141,681 pet lovers Cytology is the examination and study of blood or tissue cells under a microscope that can be done in dogs and other animals. Cytology can be used to detect inflammation, infection, bacteria, fungi, parasites and cancer. Cytology involves examination of a tissue or fluid sample. Often cytology is used to identify a lump or mass noted on physical examination. Certain skin diseases or hair loss situations – such as mange mite infection – can be diagnosed using cytology. Cytology is usually done when abnormal fluid is detected in a body cavity. Cytology may follow an abdominal ultrasound examination or surgical procedure that reveals abnormal organ tissue. Cytology of vaginal fluid can be used to guide breeding in female dogs. There is no real contraindication to performing this test. Negative results can exclude the presence of certain diseases. For example, a skin tumor might be malignant or benign. If the cytology shows the mass to be a simple fatty tumor, it may be left alone and followed. In contrast, identification of a dangerous skin cancer, such as a mast cell tumor, would indicate the need for surgical removal of the mass. As with all tests, a cytologic examination is neither 100 percent sensitive nor specific. Should a cytology exam be negative or inconclusive, your veterinarian may recommend a full tissue biopsy sample be obtained and submitted for analysis. What Does Cytology Reveal in Dogs? Cytology can identify the presence of inflammation, infection, cancer, parasites, bacteria and fungi (molds and yeast). Following cytology, additional diagnostic tests, procedures, or medications may be recommended. How Is Cytology Done in Dogs? Cytology testing involves obtaining a sample of suspicious material. The material can be obtained by pressing a microscope slide against the tissue, by gently scraping the area with a scalpel blade, or by inserting a needle or sterile Q-tip into the tissue to obtain fluid or tissue. Once obtained, the material is spread thinly over a microscope slide and allowed to dry. Fluid samples may be placed in a centrifuge first to concentrate the cells before they are transferred to the slide. The sample is then dyed with special biological stains to ease identification of the cells. The sample is once again allowed to dry. Once the dye has dried, the slide is ready for microscopic evaluation. Some veterinarians are sufficiently experienced to evaluate cytology specimens. Most veterinarians submit the cytology specimen to a diagnostic laboratory for evaluation by a veterinary pathologist. Even if your veterinarian provides you a presumptive diagnosis based on his/her evaluation of the slide, the final diagnosis is typically made after the pathologist reviews the sample. The cytology test generally takes 20 to 30 minutes to perform if done in the veterinarian's office. If the sample is submitted to a laboratory, results may not be available for 2 to 3 days. Is Cytology Painful to Dogs? In obtaining a sample with a needle, some pain may be involved, but very small needles typically are used. As with humans, the pain perceived from a needle stick varies among individual dogs, but it should not be any more painful than an injection or a blood sample. Is Sedation or Anesthesia Needed for Cytology? Sedation or anesthesia is not typically needed, but might be necessary depending on how the cytology sample is collected. Those samples obtained from skin scrapings or aspirations typically do not require sedation. Obviously, a sample obtained during a surgical procedure will require anesthesia for the surgery. (?)
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SparkNotes: Animal Farm: Character List Character List Plot Overview Analysis of Major Characters Napoleon - The pig who emerges as the leader of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. Based on Joseph Stalin, Napoleon uses military force (his nine loyal attack dogs) to intimidate the other animals and consolidate his power. In his supreme craftiness, Napoleon proves more treacherous than his counterpart, Snowball. Read an in-depth analysis of Napoleon. Snowball - The pig who challenges Napoleon for control of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. Based on Leon Trotsky, Snowball is intelligent, passionate, eloquent, and less subtle and devious than his counterpart, Napoleon. Snowball seems to win the loyalty of the other animals and cement his power. Read an in-depth analysis of Snowball. Boxer - The cart-horse whose incredible strength, dedication, and loyalty play a key role in the early prosperity of Animal Farm and the later completion of the windmill. Quick to help but rather slow-witted, Boxer shows much devotion to Animal Farm’s ideals but little ability to think about them independently. He naïvely trusts the pigs to make all his decisions for him. His two mottoes are “I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right.” Read an in-depth analysis of Boxer. Squealer - The pig who spreads Napoleon’s propaganda among the other animals. Squealer justifies the pigs’ monopolization of resources and spreads false statistics pointing to the farm’s success. Orwell uses Squealer to explore the ways in which those in power often use rhetoric and language to twist the truth and gain and maintain social and political control. Read an in-depth analysis of Squealer. Old Major - The prize-winning boar whose vision of a socialist utopia serves as the inspiration for the Rebellion. Three days after describing the vision and teaching the animals the song “Beasts of England,” Major dies, leaving Snowball and Napoleon to struggle for control of his legacy. Orwell based Major on both the German political economist Karl Marx and the Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilych Lenin. Read an in-depth analysis of Old Major. Clover - A good-hearted female cart-horse and Boxer’s close friend. Clover often suspects the pigs of violating one or another of the Seven Commandments, but she repeatedly blames herself for misremembering the commandments. Moses - The tame raven who spreads stories of Sugarcandy Mountain, the paradise to which animals supposedly go when they die. Moses plays only a small role in Animal Farm, but Orwell uses him to explore how communism exploits religion as something with which to pacify the oppressed. Mollie - The vain, flighty mare who pulls Mr. Jones’s carriage. Mollie craves the attention of human beings and loves being groomed and pampered. She has a difficult time with her new life on Animal Farm, as she misses wearing ribbons in her mane and eating sugar cubes. She represents the petit bourgeoisie that fled from Russia a few years after the Russian Revolution. Benjamin - The long-lived donkey who refuses to feel inspired by the Rebellion. Benjamin firmly believes that life will remain unpleasant no matter who is in charge. Of all of the animals on the farm, he alone comprehends the changes that take place, but he seems either unwilling or unable to oppose the pigs. Muriel - The white goat who reads the Seven Commandments to Clover whenever Clover suspects the pigs of violating their prohibitions. Mr. Jones - The often drunk farmer who runs the Manor Farm before the animals stage their Rebellion and establish Animal Farm. Mr. Jones is an unkind master who indulges himself while his animals lack food; he thus represents Tsar Nicholas II, whom the Russian Revolution ousted. Mr. Frederick - The tough, shrewd operator of Pinchfield, a neighboring farm. Based on Adolf Hitler, the ruler of Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, Mr. Frederick proves an untrustworthy neighbor. Mr. Pilkington - The easygoing gentleman farmer who runs Foxwood, a neighboring farm. Mr. Frederick’s bitter enemy, Mr. Pilkington represents the
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The beautiful Viking stave church in Vestmannaeyjar islands | Icelandmag The beautiful Viking stave church in Vestmannaeyjar islands Tweet Rooted in history The stave church is located at the old harbour in Heimaey island. The big cliff to the left is called Heimaklettur and is one of the island's most famous landmarks. Photo/Vilhelm Gunnarsson Although the beautiful stave church on the island of Heimaey in the Westman Islands is not as old as you might think, its roots go deep in history. It was built and consecrated in the year 2000, and presented to the Icelandic nation by Norway in commemoration of the thousand-year anniversary of Iceland’s conversion to Christianity, and contains a replica of the Norwegian medieval altarpiece of Saint Olav. The architecture and the building methods are from the period just after the close of the Viking Age in the 1100 and 1200’s, the church being a replica of the Norwegian Haltdalen stave church , which was built around 1170. The location is called Skansinn and is a part of the harbor of the town of Vestmannaeyjabær on Heimaey, the largest and only inhabited island of the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago. It’s located on land that was formed in the huge 1973 eruption, as were the black walls of lava right behind it. The 15 islands and about 30 skerries of the Westman archipelago lie off the south coast of Iceland, along a linear volcanic system that consists of 70–80 volcanoes both above and below the sea. The islands have been formed by eruptions over the past 10,000 to 12,000 years, one of which was the 1973 eruption of the volcano Eldfell, right in the middle of the town of Vestmannaeyjabær, another being the infamous eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in 2010. The ferry ride to Heimaey island is only 30 minutes from Landeyjarhöfn harbor. It’s a visit you should not miss.
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Friendly Islands (also known as: Tonga) 1902 Encyclopedia > Friendly Islands (Tonga) Friendly Islands (also known as: Tonga) FRIENDLY ISLANDS. The group thus named by Captain Cook, and otherwise called after the name of its chief island Tonga, was discovered by Tasman in 1643. It lies in the South Pacific, on the S.W. limits of the area occupied by the Polynesian race, about 350 miles S.S.W. from Samoa, and 250 E.S.E. from Fiji. The long chain of islands, numbering about 150, though with a collective area hardly exceeding 400 square miles, extends from 18° 5' to 22° 29' S. lat., and 173° 52' to 176° 10' W. long., and is broken into three groups, viz., the Tonga to the S., Habai (which again is divided into three clusters) in the centre, and Haafulahao or Vavau, to the N. Along the W. side of the N. half of this chain is a line of volcanic action, where the islands (of which three are active volcanoes) are high and wooded, one peak rising over 5000 feet. But the great majority of the islands are level, averaging 40 feet high, with hills rising to 600 feet ; their sides are generally steep; they are formed of coral limestone, in some places a compact white rock, and in Vavau occasionally crystalline, and containing stalactitic caves of great beauty. The surface is covered, which is unusual in coral islands, with a deep rich mould, mixed towards the sea with sand, and having a substratum of red or blue clay. The soil is thus very productive, although water is scarce and bad. Run-ning streams are very rare, but streams and basins of clear water occur in the limestone rock below the surface. Reefs.Barrier reefs are rare ; fringing reefs are numer-ous, except on the E. side, which is nearly free, and there are many small isolated reefs and volcanic banks among the islands. If the reefs impede navigation they form some good harbours. The best is on the S.W. side of Vavau; another is on the N. of Tonga at Bangaimotu. Islands.The most considerable island is Tonga, or Tonga-tabu (the Sacred Tonga), in the S. group, about 21 by 12 miles, and 128 square miles in area, which contains the capital, Nukualofa. The vegetation is rich and beauti-ful, but the scenery tame, the land seldom rising above 60 feet. Eoa, 9 miles to the S.E. and nearly 12 by 5 miles, is 600 feet high, and much more picturesque, diversified by rocks and woods. Vavau, in the N. group, is next to Tonga in size, 42 miles in circumference and 300 feet high. Next to these come Nomuka and Lefuka in the Habai group, about 19 miles in circumference; Tofita, 2846 feet, Late, 1820 feet, and Kao, 5080 feet high, which are volcanic, and smaller. Vavau and the neighbouring islands are higher and more varied in contour than those to the S. The islands of the central group are numerous and very fertile. Earthquakes are frequent; from 1845 to 1857 volcanic eruptions were very violent, and islands once fertile were devastated and nearly destroyed. A new island rose from the sea, and was at once named "Wesley," but disappeared again. Climate.The climate is enervating; it is darnp, with heavy dews and frequent alternations of temperature, which averages 75°-77° F., though considerably higher in Vavau. Cool S.E. trade winds blow, sometimes with great violence, from April to December. During the rest of the year the winds blow from W.N.W. and N., with rain and occasional destructive hurricanes. Flora.The vegetation is similar to that of Fiji, but more definitely Indo-Malayan in character; it embraces all the plants of the groups to the E., with many that are absent there. Ferns abound, some of them peculiar, and tree ferns on the higher islands. There are 4 palms, among them the Kentia of Fiji. For the rest, Gramineae, Rubi-aceae, Ficoideae, Myrtaceae, Euphorbiae, Malvaceae, and Leguminosoae predominate. All the usual fruit trees and cultivated plants of the Pacific are found. The most valuable timber trees are the tamanu (Calophyllum Bur-manni), milo (Thespesia populnea), futu (Barringtonia speciosa), mohemohe, tavaki, and Casuarina or iron-wood. Fauna.The only indigenous land n
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The Beatles — I'll Follow the Sun — Listen, watch, download and discover music for free at Last.fm the beatles "I'll Follow the Sun" is a song by The Beatles. It is a melancholy ballad featuring Paul McCartney as the lead vocalist. The song was written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) The song was released on the Beatles for Sale album in 1964, but was written long before that year (a version recorded in 1960 can be found in the bootleg record You Might As Well Call Us The Quarrymen. The song's lyrics centre around a man who… read more Don't want to see ads? Subscribe now Similar Tracks
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The Jam Discography at Discogs The Jam Profile: Formed in Woking, England in 1976, The Jam consisted of three Members - Paul Weller (Lead Guitar, Vocals,) Rick Buckler (Drums & Percussion) and Bruce Foxton (Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals). Foxton, joined in 1977, leaving local Rock band 'Zita'. As time went on and the style of the Jam’s music progressed into the 1980s, additional musicians were recruited for brass sections, percussion and backing vocals; in the case of the latter, a young female vocalist from Telford called Tracie Young (who subsequently had her own top 10 UK hit in 1983 as a solo artist with the pop song "The House That Jack Built") also appeared on the group's last three singles and was an original member of Weller’s next group; The Style Council . By his own admission (in The Jam’s official 1983 Biography 'A Beat Concerto', written by Paolo Hewitt) Weller was influenced into forming The Jam after going to a concert of London Punk band The Clash . The name of the group came from Weller’s sister who suggested the title at breakfast one day. The first Album ‘In The City’ (1977) reflected the period of New Wave Punk that was happening in London at that time. Other songs on the album, which reflected Weller’s Punk influences, are the frantic 'Slow Down' and the equally fast paced 'Batman Theme'. Possibly the key to the groups overwhelming success was not only Weller's outstanding ability as a songwriter and musician but also his ability to move with the times. Punk faded away in 1979 and whilst the group’s second album 'This Is The Modern World' contained elements of the Post-Punk songwriting that appeared on the previous Album, a new audience began to associate themselves with the group; the early 80s Mod Revival or 'Jam Boys' as they became known. Famously, the first draft of the 'Modern World' album was scrapped and re-written in a trying period for the band however successful albums such as 'Setting Sons', 'All Mod Cons', 'Sound Affects' and 'The Gift' all followed and in turn became synonymous with the 80s mod scene, influencing other bands in the process. Weller himself came from a musical background which consisted of Northern Soul, Motown and 60s Pop bands such as The Who and The Kinks and this was reflected within the music on all of those albums. The release of 'The Gift' coincided with the band’s most successful period and contained two number one singles. By the turn of the 1980s, The Jam was the biggest UK Singles band. All in all they scored five number one singles, the first one being 'Going Underground' which alongside 'Town Called Malice' is arguably their most famous release. When the band split it was one of a small number of their singles re-released early in 1983 that saw chart entries in the UK Top 40 with three re-releases all at once. These were 'Beat Surrender', 'Going Underground' and 'All Around The World'. Along with The Beatles , The Jam remain the only other band in the UK to have simultaneously played both sides of a 'AA' release live on the BBC music show 'Top Of The Pops', this occurring with the 1981 No. 1 single 'Town Called Malice/Precious'. In 1982 and to the dismay of millions of their fans, Paul Weller made the shock announcement that the band was to split up. The next and final single released in December 1982 'Beat Surrender' went straight in at No. 1 and remains a lasting legacy from one of the most successful British bands ever. Sites:
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'Plebgate' row: Timeline - BBC News BBC News Close share panel Image copyright Dispatches/Channel 4 News Image caption The affair concerns a 45-second encounter between Andrew Mitchell and police officers at the gates of Downing Street Allegations that Conservative chief whip Andrew Mitchell called some police officers plebs during a row in Downing Street cost him his government job. But the scandal has since embroiled the police in accusations that they have not been sufficiently robust in disciplining officers accused of trying to discredit the MP as part of a campaign to "toxify" his party. BBC News looks back at how the row unfolded. 19 September 2012 Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell, then the government's chief whip, has a row with police officers who would not let him cycle through Downing Street's main gate. 20 September 2012 The story is revealed in the Sun newspaper, which reports that he swore at the officers and called them "plebs" who should learn their place. 21 September 2012 Mr Mitchell denies using the word "plebs" but apologises for being disrespectful. 24 September 2012 Mr Mitchell says he wants to "draw a line" under the incident, telling reporters: "I did not use the words that have been attributed to me." But speculation about the exact words he did use continues. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg urges him to explain "fully and in detail his version of events". 25 September 2012 A police log of the incident, appearing to confirm previous reports and contradict Mr Mitchell's position, is leaked to the Daily Telegraph. 7 October 2012 Image copyright West Midlands Police Federation Image caption Police representatives associated the row with their campaign against cuts Mr Mitchell remains in his job, but members of the Police Federation wear "PC Pleb" T-shirts at demonstrations against police funding cuts at the Conservative Party conference. 12 October 2012 Three local representatives of the Police Federation meet Mr Mitchell at his Sutton Coldfield constituency office for 45 minutes, telling reporters afterwards that he had still not disclosed the precise words he used in the incident. They criticise him for implying that the Downing Street officers' accounts are not accurate. The chief whip has "no option but to resign", one representative concludes. 17 October 2012 Image caption In a Commons clash, David Cameron said Mr Mitchell should be able to carry on with his job David Cameron tells Parliament that what Mr Mitchell "did and said" was wrong, but since he had apologised and the officer involved had accepted his apology, he should be allowed to get on with his job. But opposition leader Ed Miliband says that, despite the apology, Mr Mitchell is "toast". 19 October 2012 Mr Mitchell resigns, claiming the "damaging publicity" means he can no longer do his job. In his resignation letter to the PM, he writes: "The offending comment and the reason for my apology to the police was my parting remark 'I thought you guys were supposed to f***ing help us.' "It was obviously wrong of me to use such bad language and I am very sorry about it and grateful to the police officer for accepting my apology." 16 December 2012 A police constable with the diplomatic protection group is arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office, and suspended from his duties in connection with accounts of the Downing Street incident. 18 December 2012 CCTV footage, broadcast on Channel 4 news, casts doubt on the police officers' version of events. The police log said Mr Mitchell's use of a number of expletives had left members of the public looking on "visibly shocked". But the footage suggests that no-one other than the officers involved were within earshot. Mr Mitchell says he has fallen victim to a "stitch-up". 19 December 2012 Scotland Yard says it is opening an investigation into claims that an officer gave false evidence. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe says: "The allegations in relation to this case are extremely serious. For the avoidance of doubt, I am determined there will be a ruthless search f
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VisitBritain_Top 12 Guide to Britain & Northern Ireland_01 by Jamm Design Ltd - issuu issuu TO PLACES IN BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Stonehenge Wiltshire, England The Peace Bridge Derry-Londonderry, Northen Ireland 2 Introduction 2012 is a big year and we are welcoming you to Britain with our Top 12 attractions and experiences in our regions and cities! has it that the start of the marathon was moved to the Castle’s East Terrace because the then Princess of Wales wanted her children to see the race), and much, much more. Not only is Britain hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games but we have many more exciting and excellent events to celebrate, including the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a series of colourful Jubilee activities progressing through the year . The bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens makes this year a mustvisit to Kent, home to many of his literary inspirations. In addition, 2012 marks the centenary of the Titanic in Belfast, where the iconic ship was built with the world’s largest & greatest Titanic visitor experience. Hopefully you will get a chance to experience some of this yourself and discover your own Top 12! The London 2012 Festival (21 June – 9 Sept) reaches across the entire country including free events (Britain has collections of the world’s finest art in iconic galleries – most of them free to visit); breath-taking views (pop in to the Lookout Café for the sweeping views to Portland, Dorset, while munching sandwiches made with locally-caught crab); literary highlights ( the World Shakespeare Festival in Warwickshire and around the world celebrates the bard’s influence); historical sites galore (visit the Little Chapel in Guernsey, possibly the world’s smallest consecrated church); family fun and attractions (Longleat Safari Park is in the heart of the English countryside, Wiltshire); palatial gardens (stroll through Bath’s Royal Victoria Park en route to taking tea in the Pump Room); sports to participate in (learn to play polo in Windsor), hidden gems (seek out Project Pigeon in Birmingham); bon vivants’ delights (West Sussex alone has 12 world-class vineyards); little known regional facts (visit Windsor to hear the amazing story of the 1908 Olympic marathon and why the official marathon route is 26 miles and 385 yards - legend How to use We have created an easy-to-use guide that provides you with all the information needed to experience the Top 12 in each region; click on the Contents Page to take you to the sections - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands Then, within each section, you will find categories for regions recommending their Top 12s, with contact details, opening times and websites providing more information. Hopefully this guide has given you some ideas and inspiration that will thrill your readers and viewers. Britain – You’re Invited. Paul Gauger Global Leader, 2012 Games Media www.visitbritain.com/media Media contacts in Americas New York Meredith Pearson PR Executive USA 845 Third Avenue, Floor 10, New York, NY 10022 T: 001 212 850 0377 C: 001 917 412 0124 E: meredith.pearson@visitbritain.org Kathleen O’Connell PR Executive USA 845 Third Avenue, Floor 10, New York, NY 10022 T: 001 212 850 0364 E: kathleen.oconnell@visitbritain.org Callum Roberts Business Development Assistant 845 Third Avenue, Floor 10, New York, NY 10022 T: 001 212 850 0336 E: callum.roberts@visitbritain.org Lisa Kearns PR & Communications Executive 845 Third Avenue, Floor 10, New York, NY 10022 T: 001 212 850 0327 E: lisa.kearns@visitbritain.org Los Angeles Katrina Early Film Tourism and PR Manager (West Coast) 11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90025 T: 00 1 310 268 2132 F: 00 1 310 481 2960 E: katrina.early@visitbritain.org Odalys Flores E: odalys.flores@visitbritain.org Canada Ted Flett PR & Communications Manager 160 Bloor Street East, Suite 905, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 1B9 T: 001 416 646 6676 F: 001 416 642 2240 C: 001 647.202.4184 E: ted.flett@visitbritain.org Brazil Mitsi Goulias Press & PR Manager Centro Brasileiro Britanico, Ru
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What is the name for a red blood cell?
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What is a Red Blood Cell? (with pictures) What is a Red Blood Cell? Originally Written By: Michael Anissimov Revised By: Jillian O Keeffe Edited By: Bronwyn Harris Last Modified Date: 08 December 2016 Copyright Protected: Top 10 facts about the world A red blood cell, or erythrocyte , is the most common type of cell in blood. It carries oxygen throughout the circulatory system, from the lungs to the rest of the body, and brings carbon dioxide waste back the other way. All of the body's tissues are dependent upon oxygen from these cells — if the flow is cut off, the tissue dies. There are several medical conditions associated with red blood cells specifically, including sickle-cell anemia, thalassemia, and spherocytosis, but changes in the amount of these cells can also be a sign of other disorders. Characteristics Red blood cells have a diameter of about 6 to 8 micrometers (millionths of a meter), which is similar in size to most cells in the body. They are round and red, with a depression in the center. Adult humans have 20 to 30 trillion of these cells in their bodies, with men having more on average than women, and each one lives for about 120 days before being broken down. They are very flexible, which is important for their functioning, since they often have to squeeze through small openings. Ad Function The main purpose of red blood cells is to transport oxygen and carbon dioxide through the circulatory system. The reason they can do this is that they contain an iron-containing protein called hemoglobin, which binds to oxygen. When the oxygen and the hemoglobin combine, they cause the cells to become bright red. This is why blood looks red when it goes outside of the body as well — when exposed to the open through a cut, the cells become exposed to a lot of atmospheric oxygen. Once all the oxygen connected to the cells is used up, then they collect carbon dioxide and other waste gases from the body and bring it back to the lungs, where they swap it for oxygen and start the cycle again. Related Disorders There are a variety of medical disorders associated with red blood cells, with one of the most common being sickle-cell disease. This is a genetic disorder that causes the cells to become stiff and sickle-shaped. This makes them unable to move properly throughout the circulatory system, and can lead to a variety of problems, including strokes, blindness, and chronic pain. Spherocytosis is another genetic condition that changes the shape of cells and makes them brittle, but unlike sickle-cell disease, it makes them spherical. Several other conditions cause red blood cell abnormalities by disrupting the proper production of hemoglobin. This includes thalassemia, a genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin molecules, and pernicious anemia, in which the body doesn't absorb enough B12, which is needed for making hemoglobin. Additionally, conditions like G6PD deficiency, hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn, and aplastic anemia can cause problems with the creation and life of red blood cells. Besides conditions that affect the cells themselves, having an increase or decrease in the number of red blood cells in the body can be a symptom of several conditions. A high red blood cell count, also called polycythemia, can be caused by poor circulation to the kidneys, genetic heart problems, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ( COPD ), and pulmonary fibrosis . Some people are also born with genetic variants that cause them to have higher than normal red blood cell counts. A lower than normal count can be a sign of poor nutrition, problems with bone marrow, and leukemia , among other things. Ad
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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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The Saint Nicholas who served as the inspiration for Santa Claus, also known as Nicholas of Myra, hailed from what country?
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Our Sunday Message In Virtual Church: The Real St. Nicholas Previous Message From Virtual Church The Real St. Nicholas Commentary By The Pastor It has always been a concern of mine that when Christians rant about Santa Claus they act very un-Christlike. As I have collected what I could find about the real St. Nicholas, I have often wondered what he would think about Santa Claus as we adopted him into the secular world. I wonder what the real St. Nicholas would think about giving all those gifts to children on Christmas morning. I wonder what the real St. Nicholas would think about all those people across the United States who, on Christmas, spend most of the day working in soup kitchens and homeless shelters serving a big turkey meal to the less fortunate. I wonder what the real St. Nicholas must think about the monumental sharing of love through gift giving we do as adults. I suspect, as he peers down at us from heaven, St. Nicholas beams with joy. I also wonder if God doesn't send St. Nicholas, in his spirit form, around the world on Christmas eve to make sure as many children as possible receive the joy of Christ. After all, St. Nicholas started something that the secular world can't stop. In addition, in every secular heart on Christmas day, there is that reminder to every secular heart, that this day is not Santa Claus day, it is Christ's birthday. Here is the real story, as best as we can determine, about the real St. Nicholas. Reprinted for educational purposes only. ST. NICHOLAS, THE GIFT GIVER (about AD 280- 349) By Kathie Walters, Good News Ministries (www.goodnews.netministries.org/kathie.htm) Nicholas was born in Patara, Lycia. As a child he loved God and every Weds. and Fri. fasted. He served in the monastery of Holy Sion, near Myra and he eventually was ordained as Abbot. He was considered very pious and charitable, and many great miracles were attributed to him. Nicholas became Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor and was imprisoned for his faith by the Emperor Diocletian during the persecutions. He was present at the famous Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, where the Arian doctrine was condemned officially by the church. A rich merchant in Myra went bankrupt during Nicholas' tenure as Bishop. The merchant had three daughters and no dowries for them (a real disgrace). Incredibly, the merchant decided that his daughters might as well become prostitutes, at least they would earn a living. When Nicholas heard of this he devised a way to save the girls. He surreptitiously tossed a bag of gold through the window one night. The next day the father, amazed, used the money as a dowry for the eldest daughter. A second time Nicholas did this, and the second daughter had her dowry. The third time the father caught him and thanked him. Nicholas, because of this and many other "anonymous" acts of charity, became known as "the gift giver." Nicholas was also known for his great charity to the outcasts, and rescue of children, prisoners, and famine victims. He died in Myra in 349 AD and was buried in the church there. The Emperor Justinian built a church in his honor in Constantinople in 430 AD. In 1087 AD, when the Saracens (Muslims) captured Myra, Nicholas bones were stolen by merchants from Bari, Italy, and taken to the west. It was reported that when they opened the casket a wonderful aroma filled the whole area around. Nicholas's bones arrived on May 9. Two Italian cities, Venice and Bari vied for the honor of being selected to be the place where the bones remained. There were many miracles that occurred during the pilgrimages. These are reported about by John, Archdeacon of Bari. The same account is also reported by Nicephonus, also of Bari, and confirmed by an eyewitness who
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Lord Byron (George Gordon) | Poetry Foundation Poetry Foundation Poet Details 1788–1824 The most flamboyant and notorious of the major Romantics, George Gordon, Lord Byron, was likewise the most fashionable poet of the day. He created an immensely popular Romantic hero—defiant, melancholy, haunted by secret guilt—for which, to many, he seemed the model. He is also a Romantic paradox: a leader of the era’s poetic revolution, he named Alexander Pope as his master; a worshiper of the ideal, he never lost touch with reality; a deist and freethinker, he retained from his youth a Calvinist sense of original sin; a peer of the realm, he championed liberty in his works and deeds, giving money, time, energy, and finally his life to the Greek war of independence. His faceted personality found expression in satire, verse narrative, ode, lyric, speculative drama, historical tragedy, confessional poetry, dramatic monologue, seriocomic epic, and voluminous correspondence, written in Spenserian stanzas, heroic couplets, blank verse, terza rima, ottava rima, and vigorous prose. In his dynamism, sexuality, self-revelation, and demands for freedom for oppressed people everywhere, Byron captivated the Western mind and heart as few writers have, stamping upon nineteenth-century letters, arts, politics, even clothing styles, his image and name as the embodiment of Romanticism. George Gordon Noel Byron was born, with a clubbed right foot, in London on 22 January 1788, the son of Catherine Gordon of Gight, an impoverished Scots heiress, and Captain John ("Mad Jack") Byron, a fortune-hunting widower with a daughter, Augusta. The profligate captain squandered his wife’s inheritance, was absent for the birth of his only son, and eventually decamped for France, an exile from English creditors, where he died in 1791 at thirty-six, the mortal age for both the poet and his daughter Ada. In the summer of 1789 Byron moved with his mother to Aberdeen. (His half sister had earlier been sent to her maternal grandmother.) Emotionally unstable, Catherine Byron raised her son in an atmosphere variously colored by her excessive tenderness, fierce temper, insensitivity, and pride. She was as likely to mock his lameness as to consult doctors about its correction. From his Presbyterian nurse Byron developed a lifelong love for the Bible and an abiding fascination with the Calvinist doctrines of innate evil and predestined salvation. Early schooling instilled a devotion to reading and especially a "grand passion" for history that informed much of his later writing. With the death in 1798 of his great-uncle, the "Wicked" fifth Lord Byron, George became the sixth Baron Byron of Rochdale, heir to Newstead Abbey, the family seat in Nottinghamshire. He enjoyed the role of landed nobleman, proud of his coat of arms with its mermaid and chestnut horses surmounting the motto "Crede Byron" ("Trust Byron"). An "ebullition of passion" for his cousin Margaret Parker in 1800 inspired his "first dash into poetry." When she died two years later, he composed "On the Death of a Young Lady"; throughout his life poetic expression would serve him as a catharsis of strong emotion. At Harrow (1801-1805), he excelled in oratory, wrote verse, and played sports, even cricket. (After a quack doctor subjected him to painful, futile treatments for his foot, London specialists prescribed a corrective boot, later fitted with a brace, which the patient often refused to wear.) He also formed the first of those passionate attachments with other, chiefly younger, boys that he would enjoy throughout his life; before reaching his teen years he had been sexually initiated by his maid. There can be little doubt that he had strong bisexual tendencies, though relationships with women seem generally, but not always, to have satisfied his emotional needs more fully. In the summer of 1803 he fell so deeply in love with his distant cousin, the beautiful-and engaged-Mary Chaworth of Annesley Hall, that he interrupted his education for a term to be near her. His unrequited passion found expression in such po
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KIRIN ICHIBAN_History The Japan Brewery Company, the forerunner of Kirin, was founded over a hundred years ago in 1885. Just three years later, in 1888, the brewing of Kirin beer began. The market warmly welcomed Kirin, recognizing the authenticity of a beer made by German brewer using German ingredients. Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. was established in 1907, taking over the business of Japan Brewery. and ever since then the company has actively invested in facilities and made strenuous efforts to secure supplies of high–quality malt and hops. Thanks to this, Kirin beer, with its emphasis on quality, has been a favorite of beer-lovers in Japan, attaining a 60% domestic market share in 1973. 1990 saw the launch of Kirin Ichiban Shibori, a unique brew made exclusively from the first press of the wort. In its very first year, Kirin Ichiban generated a record sales volume, and became one of Kirin's most successful products. And today, Kirin Ichiban occupies a special place in the hearts of millions of beer–lovers in Japan, and around the world. The kirin – the symbol of Kirin Beer – is a potent creature from ancient Chinese mythology, revered as a harbinger of good luck. According to legend, when Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, was born in 6th century B.C., a kirin appeared before the eyes of his mother. Following the practice of European brewers who pictured animals on their product labels, Kirin Beer chose to put this mythological creature bearing the company name on its label to make the product more familiar to Japanese consumers.
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The Balinese kris – Bali Blog in Balinese Culture / Travel Tips tagged Bali kris / Balinese Culture / Barrie / empu / pande / Travel Tips by Nick The kris or wiggly knife associated with parts of SE Asia has a long history. There is actually more than one theory about the origin of the kris. One thing is for sure, a sharp kris would sort you out pretty quick if you were on the receiving end. Designed to tear up the opponent’s insides, one stroke would probably be enough. Barrie wrote an excellent article for us a while ago on how the kris is used in Bali. Many of you have seen Kris for sale on the streets of Kuta, or at various ceremonies around Bali. The Kris is an integral part of these ceremonies and festivities and, denotes a man’s standing in society as well as being an important part of his formal attire when attending important functions. The Kris are basically found in Java and Bali, however they are also to be found on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan. These magnificent daggers come in all shapes, sizes and blade forms. It is believed the Kris were derived from the bronze daggers made by the Dongson culture, originating from what is now known as North Vietnam, around the 1st Century AD. For those people that have visited Pura Panataran Sasih in Pejeng in Central Bali, it is interesting to note that the bronze gong displayed there also has [or believed to have] its origins from the Dongson culture. The Kris of Bali are generally larger than their counterparts in Java, but still retain a similar shape and are much more ornate both in blade design and hilt. Kris makers are known as ‘Pande’ or ‘Empu’, and belong to an elite group of craftsmen who are highly respected in society. In Bali, they were the Brahmana’s of the lower caste. They were regarded as a kind of sorcerer because they knew how to blend the two elements of fire and metal. They are great worshippers of the volcano Gunung Batur where it is believed they draw their powers enabling them to craft their profession. DOWNLOAD OUR TRAVEL GUIDES DOWNLOAD NOW There is a special way of wearing a Kris. How it is worn also denotes the ranking in society. Certain rules apply. It is positioned in the back of a sash so that the hilt of the Kris points to the right and, the sheath to the left. The Kris blade is an interesting and complex piece of metal and also the most important and sacred. The iron is finely honed, blackened with lemon juice and other compounds, and then highly polished to enhance the design on the blade itself. These ornamental designs, generally ‘Kala’ figures, delicate leafing, and even a serpent-like animal, are believed to give the owner protection from demons and evil spirits thus enabling the wearer of the Kris invulnerable. The number of undulations, known as ‘lok’, is an important factor. There are some blades that have up to 31 loks but this is rare. Usually the amount is seven or nine. The importance being that it is an odd number. There is also a symbolic meaning. They are in reference to the epic Mahabharata. For instance, a three lok’d blade represents passion, ardour and fire while a five lok’d blade represents the five Pandava of the Mahabharata epic. The hilts of the dagger are the most beautifully and ornately constructed works of art. These could be made from such materials as Ivory and beautifully carved metal. But, it is the handle of the Kris that is the most exquisite. Of the most exotic are the solid gold handles and those made of ivory, but in the main, ebony wood is used. With all these materials, the ornate carving is superb. The Kris is no ordinary knife but in fact very sacred and believed to possess certain supernatural powers. Traditional law (adat) required that the father give to the son a Kris upon reaching manhood. Upon the death of the father, the son would inherit his Kris and thus be able to draw upon the spirits of the ancestors and their powers. It is even believed that some Kris have the powers of sorcery – strange things like turning into a snake or swimming and even talking and performing magical f
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Practical Law Practical Law You need to login to access these options. My account Resource type: Legal update: archive Status: Published on 01-Nov-1998 Jurisdiction: European Union Notification of agreement between Infostrada, a subsidiary of the Olivetti and Mannesmann groups and Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), the main railway operator in Italy, for the purchase of certain rights from FS, notably: the right to access FS's infrastructure in order to deploy cables (the right of way) and the right to use parts of the existing FS dark fiber optic cables (the right of use). Source: OJ No C 283, 12th September, 1998, p. 3. Actions Customer services are available weekdays: 8:30am to 7:00pm (GMT) 5 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ | Map ©2016 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy and Cookies . Legal Information . ©2016 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy and Cookies(http://www.practicallaw.com/3-386-5597).Legal Information(http://www.practicallaw.com/8-531-0965). Subscription enquiries +44 (0)20 7202 1220 or email subscriptions@practicallaw.com. The reference after links to resources on our site (e.g. 2-123-4567) is to the PLC Reference ID. This will include any PDF or Word versions of articles. Cookie Policy We use cookies to give you the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time but if you do, you may lose some functionality on our website. More information can be found in our Privacy Policy and Cookies .
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Sardinia 66 Grunge music originated in which American city - MBA - 217 View Full Document Sardinia 66 Grunge music originated in which American city Seattle 67 The word bungalow comes from which language Hindi 68 What is the Japanese Shinkasen High speed Train 69 In what country are the Drakesberg mountains South Africa 70 Name the author who created Hannibal Lecter Thomas Harris 71 Dodie Smith wrote what book (later filmed by Disney) 101 Dalmatians 72 Venice stands on what river The Arno 73 Gary Boker Bobby Harrison Ray Rodger were in what pop group Procul Harem 74 What country launched its first space rocket January 1961 Italy 75 What have Jan Zajic and Quang Duc got in common Self Immolation 76 In 1962 - cost 20,000 - size of a small suitcase - what Portable computer 77 In France what is Framboise Raspberry 78 What held up a Cricket test Match between England Pakistan Mouse on pitch 79 What was banned from New York schools in 1962 Reading of Prayers 80 How to Handle a Woman came from which stage musical Camelot 81 James Drury starred in which TV western series The Virginian 82 Who had a hit with the song Loco-Motion Little Eva 83 Who won the Tour de France 4 times 1961 to 1964 Jacques Anquetil 84 What new domestic device was launched by Hoover in 1963 Steam Iron 85 What was the Soviet Vostok 3 space flight the first to do This is the end of the preview. Sign up to access the rest of the document. TERM 10000 general knowledge questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro No Questions Quiz 19 Ans 10000_questions 38
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Uranium: Its Uses and Hazards - Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Uranium: Its Uses and Hazards Some of the terms used in this factsheet are defined in IEER’s on-line glossary . First discovered in the 18th century, uranium is an element found everywhere on Earth, but mainly in trace quantities. In 1938, German physicists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann showed that uranium could be split into parts to yield energy. Uranium is the principal fuel for nuclear reactors and the main raw material for nuclear weapons. Natural uranium consists of three isotopes: uranium-238, uranium-235, and uranium-234. Uranium isotopes are radioactive. The nuclei of radioactive elements are unstable, meaning they are transformed into other elements, typically by emitting particles (and sometimes by absorbing particles). This process, known as radioactive decay, generally results in the emission of alpha or beta particles from the nucleus. It is often also accompanied by emission of gamma radiation, which is electromagnetic radiation, like X-rays. These three kinds of radiation have very different properties in some respects but are all ionizing radiation–each is energetic enough to break chemical bonds, thereby possessing the ability to damage or destroy living cells. Summary of Uranium Isotopes 142 245,000 Uranium-238, the most prevalent isotope in uranium ore, has a half-life of about 4.5 billion years; that is, half the atoms in any sample will decay in that amount of time. Uranium-238 decays by alpha emission into thorium-234, which itself decays by beta emission to protactinium-234, which decays by beta emission to uranium-234, and so on. The various decay products, (sometimes referred to as “progeny” or “daughters”) form a series starting at uranium-238. After several more alpha and beta decays, the series ends with the stable isotope lead-206. URANIUM DECAY CHAIN — Main Branch Read from left to right. Arrows indicate decay. Uranium-238 ==> Lead-206 (stable) Uranium-238 emits alpha particles which are less penetrating than other forms of radiation, and weak gamma rays As long as it remains outside the body, uranium poses little health hazard (mainly from the gamma-rays). If inhaled or ingested, however, its radioactivity poses increased risks of lung cancer and bone cancer. Uranium is also chemically toxic at high concentrations and can cause damage to internal organs, notably the kidneys. Animal studies suggest that uranium may affect reproduction, the developing fetus, [1] and increase the risk of leukemia and soft tissue cancers. [2] The property of uranium important for nuclear weapons and nuclear power is its ability to fission, or split into two lighter fragments when bombarded with neutrons releasing energy in the process. Of the naturally-occuring uranium isotopes, only uranium-235 can sustain a chain reaction– a reaction in which each fission produces enough neutrons to trigger another, so that the fission process is maintained without any external source of neutrons. [3] In contrast, uranium-238 cannot sustain a chain reaction, but it can be converted to plutonium-239, which can. [4] Plutonium-239, virtually non-existent in nature, was used in the first atomic bomb tested July 16, 1945 and the one dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The Mining and Milling Process Traditionally, uranium has been extracted from open-pits and underground mines. In the past decade, alternative techniques such in-situ leach mining, in which solutions are injected into underground deposits to dissolve uranium, have become more widely used. Most mines in the U.S. have shut down and imports account for about three-fourths of the roughly 16 metric tons of refined uranium used domestically each year — Canada being the largest single supplier. [5] The milling (refining) process extracts uranium oxide (U3O8) from ore to form yellowcake, a yellow or brown powder that contains about 90 percent uranium oxide. [6] Conventional mining techniques generate a substantial quantity of mill tailings waste during the milling phase, beca
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Polonium, Chemical Element - uses, elements, metal, number, name, symbol, mass, atom PRONUNCIATION puh-LO-nee-um Polonium is a relatively rare element. The pitchblende studied by the Curies contained only about 100 micrograms (millionths of a gram) of polonium per metric ton of ore. The element can now be prepared artificially in a particle accelerator, or "atom smasher." It causes small particles such as protons, to move at very high speeds. These speeds approach the speed of Light—300,000,000 meters per second (186,000 miles per second). The particles collide with targets, usually gold, copper, or tin. When struck by the particles, the targets break apart, forming new elements and other particles. Polonium has a few commercial uses. For example, it is used to remove static electrical charges in certain industrial operations. The element is highly toxic. Discovery and naming In 1898 French physicist Antoine-Henri Becquerel (1852-1908) had discovered a new form of radiation that was similar to light rays. It was found in a uranium ore called pitchblende. Becquerel's discovery encouraged many scientists to learn more about this radiation. Among these scientists were the Curies. They decided to study pitchblende to learn what was giving off radiation. They knew uranium was one source of the radiation, but the amount they found was too great to come from uranium only. The Curies purchased pitchblende by the ton. They slowly purified the ore, getting rid of sand, clay, and other elements in the ore. After months of work, they finally isolated an element that had never been seen before. Marie Curie suggested the name polonium, in honor of her homeland, Poland. Polonium is hundreds of times more radioactive than uranium. Physical properties Polonium metal has a melting point of 254°C (489°F), a boiling point of 962°C (1,764°F), and a density of 9.4 grams per cubic centimeter. Chemical properties Polonium has chemical properties like the elements above it in the periodic table, especially selenium and tellurium. Polonium's chemical properties are of interest primarily to research chemists. Under most circumstances, scientists are more interested in polonium as a radioactive material. Occurrence in nature Polonium is produced in nature when other radioactive elements break down. It is so rare, however, that all the polonium needed is now made in particle accelerators. Isotopes Polonium has 27 isotopes, more than any other element. All of these isotopes are radioactive. Isotopes are two or more forms of an element. Isotopes differ from each other according to The energy released by polonium during its radioactive breakdown is used in compact heat sources in space probes. This is the Mariner 10, launched November 3, 1973, on the first trip to the planet Mercury. their mass number. The number written to the right of the element's name is the mass number. The mass number represents the number of protons plus neutrons in the nucleus of an atom of the element. The number of protons determines the element, but the number of neutrons in the atom of any one element can vary. Each variation is an isotope. A radioactive isotope is one that breaks apart and gives off some form of radiation. About the only isotope of any use is polonium-210. Extraction Polonium occurs so rarely and has so few uses that it is extracted from natural ores only for the purpose of research. Uses Polonium releases a great deal of energy during its radioactive breakdown. This has led to the development of compact heat sources for specialized purposes, such as use on space probes. Radiation is used to remove static electricity from photographic film. Static electricity consists of electric charges that collect on the outside of a surface. In film, they can reduce the clarity of a picture. The r
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Madeira Islands 2017: Best of Madeira Islands, Portugal Tourism - TripAdvisor Things to Do More An archipelago some 360 miles off the coast of north Africa (just north of the Canary Islands), the Madeira Islands are many in number. But only two, Madeira and Porto Santo, are inhabited. The former is the center of cultural and civic life (and home to Funchal, the capital), while the latter has a beautiful six-mile-long beach that draws sun-loving tourists. Though the islands were probably discovered much earlier, 15th-century Portuguese explorers were the first to put them firmly on the map. Read more Read less
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Visit Azores | Azores Holidays - Discover the Azores Islands in your Vacations | Visit Azores Eastern Group Geography All the nine islands of the Azores Archipelago are volcanic origin and are located in the North Atlantic, scattered along a 600 km stretch of ocean from Santa Maria to Corvo, approximately between 37° and 40° north latitude and 25° and 31° west longitude. According to 2011 data, 246,772 people live in this island territory that covers 2,325 sq.km, distancing 1,600 km from mainland Europe (Portugal) and 2,454 km from the North American continent (Canada). The islands of the archipelago are divided in three geographical groups: the Eastern Group, comprising Santa Maria and São Miguel, the Central Group, including Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico and Faial, and the Western Group, composed by Corvo and Flores. The Azores, along with the archipelagos of Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde, constitute the biogeographic region of Macaronesia, a name which means "fortunate islands" for those who live there and visit them.
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The character 'James Bond' was created by Ian Fleming, but who wrote the book 'License Renewed' featuring 'James Bond'?
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Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: License Renewed (James Bond) License Renewed (James Bond) 3.7 out of 5 stars 51 Format: Mass Market Paperback| Change Your rating( Clear )Rate this item One person found this helpful 5.0 out of 5 starsThe first book in the best post-Fleming Bond series. ByCharles B.on March 29, 2015 Five stars is not to indicate that it is nearly as good as Fleming's work. But if the category is only post-Fleming Bond novels, this is the place to start. The first book in the best post-Fleming Bond series. Solid action. Bond's inner commentary clearly tries to mimic Fleming's work, and somehow it comes closer to succeeding than any of the work by other post-Fleming Bond writers. Bond gets roughed up, and there is no overindulgence of silly gadgets. Gardner does Bond very well, and this is one of his better ones. 6 people found this helpful 3.0 out of 5 starsStarts strong, story runs long ByApril E.on November 8, 2012 This was a good, but not great, book. Having read all of Ian Fleming's 007 books and having high expectations I was pleasantly surprised on picking up "License Renewed." I could not put the book down for the first 100 pages or so, sneaking away & making time to read more. Around page 150 or so, the suspense started to die on me and I found myself just wanting to get to the end so I could start another story. It was a little too formulaic, even for a Bond novel. The writing itself was good but not as tight as I'd come to expect with Fleming's writing style. This was a positive in the beginning while the stage was being set and the characters cast, but it slowed the pace during the action sequences. In all, it was a good read and a cheap purchase. I'm glad that the 007 series continued on after Ian Fleming, but it wasn't quite up to the same level. I'll be interested to see if the other John Gardner 007 novels I've ordered come closer to the mark as this was his first effort in the 007 genre. Format: Paperback | Verified Purchase This was a good, but not great, book. Having read all of Ian Fleming's 007 books and having high expectations I was pleasantly surprised on picking up "License Renewed." I could not put the book down for the first 100 pages or so, sneaking away & making time to read more. Around page 150 or so, the suspense started to die on me and I found myself just wanting to get to the end so I could start another story. It was a little too formulaic, even for a Bond novel. The writing itself was good but not as tight as I'd come to expect with Fleming's writing style. This was a positive in the beginning while the stage was being set and the characters cast, but it slowed the pace during the action sequences. In all, it was a good read and a cheap purchase. I'm glad that the 007 series continued on after Ian Fleming, but it wasn't quite up to the same level. I'll be interested to see if the other John Gardner 007 novels I've ordered come closer to the mark as this was his first effort in the 007 genre. 0Comment | 6 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report abuse Comment Format: Kindle Edition | Verified Purchase The 1970s saw the two excellent James Bond continuation novels by Christopher Wood “James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me” in 1977 and two years later “James Bond, Moonraker”. Although these two books owed much of their basic plots to the movies that Wood helped write, they were in fact much more than that with fully rounded characters and an entertaining narrative. In short, of all the writers to tackle the difficult task of following in Ian Fleming’s foosteps, Christopher Wood was the most successful, effectively managing to channel Fleming. The same cannot be said for John Gardner. Although I enjoyed reading “Licence Renewed” I am not entirely convinced that I was reading a James Bond novel. Aside from some brilliant sections, the story seems more fitting to a movie. In what is truly an ironic twist it does more so than Wood’s two efforts. The plot involves Bond’s investigation into a Scottish Laird and his plan to cause a nuclear cat
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Author Interview: Frank Cottrell Boyce talks about writing a sequel to Ian Fleming's childrens story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang :: Interviews :: MI6 :: James Bond 007 Author Frank Cottrell Boyce answers questions about penning a modern-day follow up to Ian Fleming's children's story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang... Author Interview 10th April 2012 The original book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car, published in 1964 with illustrations by John Burningham, was based on bedtime stories Ian Fleming (James Bond's creator) told to his son, Caspar. Now the first-ever follow-up to Ian Fleming’s only children’s story has made a splash in the UK and USA. Fueled by wry humor, this much-anticipated sequel to Fleming’s beloved classic — featuring a contemporary family and a camper van with a mind of its own — is driven by best-selling, award-winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce and revved up by Joe Berger’s black-and-white illustrations. What was it like to take on such a well-known and beloved story? Did you have any reservations about resurrecting a classic, or was it full-throttle enthusiasm to dive in? If someone said that you could take their fabulous 23-liter vintage racing car out for a spin, wouldn’t you be nervous? But wouldn’t you also say, “Yes, please!” The members of the Tooting family are pretty eccentric, How did you come up with those characters? Are they modeled after anyone in your own family? No! I'll never write about my own family. As far as I remember, the Tooting family was just there at the side of the road when I went out for that ride. They were thumbing a lift, and I always stop for hitchhikers. Did you have to do any research on vintage automobiles or on cars in general to write this book? How did that help you to literally and figuratively bring Chitty Chitty Bang Bang back to life? Discovering that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was a real car — and that it was really called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang — was a great moment for me. I’ve really been able to play with the fact that some of the people in the story — such as Count Zborowski — were real people. Do you plan to turn Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again into a series? When can we expect more adventures with the Tooting family? Yes, I’m already writing the next book. If you think I’m putting this car back in the garage yet, you’re dreaming! It’s still my turn! When writing children’s books, do you keep your own children in mind? Do you let them read some of your first drafts to get a review of how the book is going? Not normally, but on this occasion, yes. It’s because Chitty doesn’t belong to me — she belongs to everyone. So I thought it was only right to get my children to kick the tires and listen for any strange knocking sounds from the engine. They’ve been really helpful. Did you have a movie version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again in mind when you wrote the book? I’m really hoping we can make a movie out of this. It would be such a lark.
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Poison Dart Frog Poison Dart Frog © 2016 National Geographic Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Other 1950's Children's TV Home > Children's Programmes > Other Children's TV Below is a selection of other Children's TV programmes of the 1950's. If you have any information about these or any other programmes of the era, we would be very grateful to receive it. Just e-mail the address at the foot of this page and we will try to feature them on their own pages: This TV Comic Annual shows on its cover, amongst others, Muffin the Mule, Billy Bean, Pakki the Elephant, Lenny the Lion, Bengo the Boxer Pup, Coco the Clown and Bom the little Drummer Boy. (Click on the picture to enlarge) 'The Hot Chestnut Man' with Nat Temple and his Band who changed the Robin Hood lyrics to: "Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding round the house, Robin Hood, Robin Hood, on his clockwork mouse, Feared by the BBC, loved by the ITA, Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Robin Hood" 'The Man In Armour ' - This was a fantasy serial in 7 episodes and was first transmitted in February 1951. Featuring a 500 year old man called Sir Archibald Willow who, kept alive by his magic armour, wanders through the centuries in search of Isolde, the beautiful daughter of Sappho Holyrood. Sappho was a wicked old magician who, believing that Archie handed over his daughter as a witch, was determined to kill the knight. Archie was safe as long as he never took off the suit of armour so Sappho would try to empty itching powder into the suit to get Archie to take it off. Will anybody ever forget the cry - "Where's my itching powder?" !!!. Archie finds himself in an antique shop owned by Theodore Hubble, who has two children, Ronnie and Rona. Written by Godfrey Harrison from an idea by A. A. Dubens, it starred June Allen as Rona, Barry McGregor as Ronnie and Bruce Gordon as The Man In the Armour and was produced by Rex Tucker. A second series was transmitted in September 1952, again with Bruce Gordon and with Shaun Sutton as Maud Fogey. Producer was Vivian Milroy. The theme tune used was 'Horse Feathers' by Philip Green. Other music used was: Comic Mystic by Robert Farnon and Three Bears Phantasy by Eric Coates. ' The Gordon Honour ' - Chronicled the continuing (over several generations) family feud between The Gordon family and The Fitzwilliam family over the disputed possession of a candlestick which had been presented to one of them for a service rendered. Each generation was played by the same actors - just a change of beards. Paul Whitsun-Jones (a ubiquitous character actor of the time) played The Duke of Tyburn, the head of the Gordons, who had a somewhat ineffectual nephew called Freddy, played by Bruce Gordon, who fell in love with the only retainer, Poppy the maid. There were two series of the Gordon Honour and there were two simultaneous plots. In the present was the attempt by the two Fitzwilliams, just criminals, to steal the Gordon Honour, a candle stick to which a new arm was added after each act of heroism by the Gordon family. However, Freddy was a bit of wimp and could never do any act of heroism that would result in a further arm being attached. However, he finally did so and honour was satisfied. During the setting there would be a lull, while Paul Whitsun-Jones, would tell his nephew all about an exploit of one of the ancestors which would be shown as a separate action. The Fitzwilliams were not only trying to steal the candle stick but were, in every generation, showing treachery to the King. The first episode was a servant boy saving the life of King Arthur from the Fitzwilliam, a knight of the Round Table and being knighted Sir Varlet Gordon. There would be a love interest with a servant girl each time. In another episode, the Gordon of the time
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Bratislava - the Capital of Slovakia | Slovakia.com Bratislava - the Capital of Slovakia photo: slovakia.com Bratislava is a small historical city, but largest in Slovakia and a youngest european metropolis. Enjoy the shopping, dining and natural wonders Bratislava has to offer as a reemerging sparkler of history, culture, business and recreation. Inexpensive by comparison to western Europe, small enough to manage on a short visit, with charm enough for a longer one, Slovakia’s capital offers a variety of activities to travelers with any goal. In beautiful Old Town or elsewhere, the Bratislava area today offers a wide variety of very good lodgings. Take a look at our Bratislava hotels listing ! Come and experience it for yourself. A few days in Bratislava, building in a tour or two, is the perfect beginning to your Slovakia vacation. Historic old town If you have a half day in Bratislava, concentrate on the historic old town . It’s easy to find, downhill from the hill-top dominating medieval castle, and past the tall spire of St. Martin’s Cathedral. The maze of cobblestone streets are mostly limited to pedestrians. Shade trees and fountains decorate small parks, and you have an abundant choice of cafes and restaurants, with outdoor seating in appropriate seasons and places. Bratislava Castle The oldest surviving remnant, a basilica on the lawn facing Bratislava's Old Town, dates from the 9th century. The aristocratic Palffy family completed extensions that make for today’s "upside-down table" appearance of four peaked corner towers. In 1811 a fire in what was then a barracks left the castle an abandoned hulk, and restoration was to start only in the 1950s. Serving briefly as seat of government for independent Slovakia in 1993, the castle today serves as museum and special events venue, notably as the site of the Bush-Putin summit in February 2005. The castle dominates the centre of Bratislava, towering over the second-highest point of St Martin’s cathedral spire. All about Bratislava Castle Shopping & relax The historic old town combines the most expensive international boutiques with tourist-oriented souvenir shops, and numerous cafes and restaurants. Many large shopping malls have opened in the last several years; these combine high-ticket stores with mid-market bargains. Obchodna ulica ( view Obchodna ulica on map ), as well as a number of shopping centres and stores more on the edges of town, is where many Slovaks do most of their shopping. In Bratislava, there are many opportunities for relax and outdoor activities to enjoy this vibrant and young European city with your family, friends or by yourself. Day trips to/from Vienna Bratislava is also an easy day trip from Vienna , by car, bus, train or river. Bratislava was for centuries a small town nearby the imperial capital of Vienna, and thrived best in the peak period of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It therefore presents an interesting supplement to the Austrian capital. In fact, Bratislava’s old town is so much more quaint that it is sometimes used as a backdrop for movies set in Vienna. For those who want to spend time in Vienna on a tight budget, Bratislava is an ideal base. You can sleep in a summer dormitory room for under 10 euros per night, eat some decent meals for under 5 euros, and commute in little over an hour to most destinations in Vienna.
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Wikijunior Europe: Slovenia - Wikibooks, open books for an open world Wikijunior Europe: Slovenia This is the latest reviewed version , checked on 29 May 2014. (+) Quality: poor/unrated Jump to: navigation , search Flag of Slovenia Slovenia is a small country in central and southern Europe. It shares borders with Italy , Austria , Hungary and Croatia . The capital city is Ljubljana . Other big cities are Maribor (in the east) and Koper (on the coast, next to the Italian border). Slovenia has been part of the European Union since 2004 and uses the Euro as its currency. Location of Slovenia (dark green) within the EU (light green) and Europe Contents Slovenia's History[ edit ] Slovenia has been inhabited by people for about 200,000 years. Neanderthals, a type of people who existed before modern-humans, lived in present-day Slovenia as well as other parts of Europe. A Long ago Slovenia was part of the Roman Empire , Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Serbs (renamed later as Yugoslavia ). Slovenia was the most developed part of Yugoslavia and many Slovenes didn't like the fact that much of the money made in the country was sent to poorer regions like Bosnia and Montenegro. Slovenia became an independent country in 1991 after a 10 day war with the Yugoslavian Army and joined the European Union in 2004. Slovenia started using the Euro as its currency on January 1st, 2007. Yugoslavia — This country included present-day Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia. It existed until 1992 and when the country broke up there were wars - a 10 day war in Slovenia, a big conflict in Croatia, a war lasting several years in Bosnia and fighting between Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo, Serbia Slovenia's Geography[ edit ] Slovenia is very small but a land of contrasts. The coastal regions have a Mediterranean climate and the inland areas have a continental and alpine climate. The highest mountain in Slovenia is Triglav (2,864m). Almost half of the land is covered by forests making Slovenia one of the most forested countries in Europe. The area near the coast and the Italian city of Trieste is Karst which is a region consisting of limestone rocks, underground caves and rivers. A range of interesting animals live in Slovenia including the bear, ibex, jackal, wolves, boar and deer. The olm is a creature which only lives in Slovenian caves and is known as the human fish. The country is also well known for the Lipizzan horses especially in the village of Lipica near the Italian border. A picture of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia. Slovenia's People[ edit ] The majority of people living in Slovenia speak Slovenian as their native language. There are sizeable communities of Italian and Hungarian speakers close to the borders with Hungary and Italy. English and German are widely spoken and many older Slovenes have a knowledge of Serbian and often Russian too. The Slovenian language is also spoken in the Trieste area of Italy. The literacy rate (number of people who can read and write) in Slovenia is about 100 percent. The current life expectancy of the people of Slovenia is around 76 years of age. Traditionally, most Slovenes are Christian - mostly Roman Catholic, Serbian Orthodox and Protestant. There are also large numbers of Muslims and a small number of Jews . The population of Slovenia is increasing faster than other European countries because of immigration, mostly from other former-Yugoslavian countries. Slovenia's Sights[ edit ] Piran, Slovenia Slovenia is a popular destination for European tourists especially those from Germany, Austria, the UK and Italy. The capital city, Ljubljana, is noted for its museums and night-life and its central location in the country make it a good arrival and departure point. Lake Bled is considered to be the premier attraction in the country and during summer months can be very crowded. Piran, on the Meditteraneun coast and nearby towns are popular for water sports and the Venetian architecture. Caves, including Postojna Cave and Škocjan Caves, attract tourists from all
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How rich is Robbie Williams? | This is Money How rich is Robbie Williams? comments In the latest in our series on how celebrities became rich and famous, we profile Robbie Williams, who today launches the first single recorded with Take That - The Flood - in 15 years. Young one: The 36-year old made it big when he was just 16 Cheeky-chappy pop star Robbie Williams once recorded a song with the lyrics 'I was a teenage millionaire'. This was a fact since Williams joined the money-spinning boy band Take That at just age 16. Maybe he should now pen a new version about his life as a thirty-something multi-millionaire. For the 36-year-old singer who made it big with Gary Barlow et al and even bigger as a solo artist, has amassed a tidy £85m fortune in the 20 years since his mum persuaded him to audition for the group, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. The megastar's earnings really began to rocket in the late 1990s and early noughties when as a solo artist he recorded chart-topping hits such as Angels, Let Me Entertain You and Rock DJ and started earning the first of his record 11 Brit Awards. But Williams, who has temporarily and with great fanfare rejoined Take That, is about to top up his already hefty hoard with an estimated £15m. This is his share of the £75m likely to be generated from the Progress reunion album, due to be released in November, and next year's related worldwide tour. In the old days of Take That, Williams earned what now appears quite modest total pay of between £1m to £5m, depending on which reports you read. After he fell out with lead singer Barlow and left the group in 1995, Williams initially slipped into drink and drugs and also in to £500,000 of debt, he admitted recently. Do that: Robbie's mum persuaded him to audition for Take That But the Stoke-on-Trent born singer pulled himself together and paired up professionally with song writer Guy Chambers in the late 1990s, who helped him on the road to solo stardom with a string of hits. His commercial success was confirmed with his first solo album Life Thru A Lens in 1997 which went eight times platinum and included the Angels track, a ballad that fans now frequently choose to play at births, marriages and funerals or as Williams describes it, his 'hatch, match, dispatch' hit. ›› How to get rich slowly but surely - 8 steps to fix your finances permanently In 2002 he signed his now infamous £80m four-album deal with EMI, declaring at the time 'I'm rich beyond my wildest dreams', a comment he now claims to regret as embarrassing - but it is nevertheless true. Since then Williams has been paid his salary through his own company In Good Company. Whilst most of his records brought success and riches, Williams struck a low point artistically with his Rudebox album in 2006, according to critics, and he now blames its failure on the fact he was suffering a mystery illness at the time. Despite that, it still sold millions of copies and the tour that accompanied its release earned £32m, making it one of his most successful years financially. His creative confidence took a knock and he spent a bizarre two years pursuing his interest in alien-spotting in California deserts rather than writing music in the studio. The charismatic crooner, who is well and truly back in the limelight, is now nearing the end of his EMI contract although it is unclear what his next lucrative move might be or with which record company. Eye-popping: Megastar's earnings rocketed with chart-topping solo hits like Rock DJ Meanwhile, to counter claims that his career has been running out of steam, Williams is boosting his profile at every opportunity and making hay while the Take That hay shines. He has a greatest hits album In And Out of Consciousness coming out shortly and he has released the Shame duet with Barlow, a homage to their patched up friendship. And then there's the reunion album, from which a single will be released in a bid to gain the profitable Christmas number one spot. Most popular tool today: Best Isas (top rate edges up to 2.8%) Williams has worked h
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A Beginner's Guide To Picking an EPL Team | Bleacher Report A Beginner's Guide To Picking an EPL Team Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more stories 8.2K 0 Comments When the United States got knocked out of the World Cup, most Americans were resigned to the fact that they will not watch another soccer match until June, 2014. That is when the next World Cup kicks off in Brazil. For those Americans who want to continue watching the beautiful game at its best, this post is for you. This post will help beginners dive into the wonderful world of English Premier League Football. It is a team by team breakdown of sorts. It will help you to find the club that suits you best as a fan. The Recently Promoted: Blackpool F.C. Briefing: The Seasiders are the biggest surprise of the three newly promoted teams. Despite finishing sixth in The Championship (the second highest league in England), Blackpool won the play-off in dramatic fashion to find themselves in the EPL. Blackpool plays their home matches at Bloomfield Road, a small stadium that has a capacity of 12,555. Redeeming Quality: They are going to come into this season as one of the biggest underdogs in recent history, could make for a nice story. Buyer Beware: Becoming a fan of any newly-promoted club is a risky call. Especially with Blackpool, who are not expected to have a very long shelf life in the Premiership. However, if one does choose 'Pool as the team of his or her liking, they can look at Stoke City for an example of a team that has stayed in the Premiership after most thought they'd go right back down. West Bromwich Albion Briefing: Since 2000, the Baggies have been back and forth between the Premier League and The Championship several times. They are having trouble finding their place in top flight football. Under former Italian international, Roberto Di Matteo, Albion hope to finally find that elusive niche. Redeeming Qualities: Besides having a great nickname, Albion also have an intense rivalry with two Premiership sides, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton. Buyer Beware: Cannot find a way to stay in top flight football. Newcastle United Briefing: Newcastle had never been relegated from the Premier League until 2009. After a debacle of a season that was filled with ownership issues, managerial problems, and terrible play, the Magpies found themselves in The Championship in 2010. They showed why they had never been there before though, and earned automatic promotion in record time. Redeeming Qualities: One of only a few teams in the North of England, the Toon Army is a great fan base with few bandwagoners. They have a great rivalry with Sunderland, and were spotlighted in a movie called Goal: The Dream Begins . Buyer Beware: Definitely not the most stable of clubs at the moment. The Pack: West Ham United Briefing: West Ham is one of five teams that play their home matches in London. They also have one of the great developmental academies in all of the EPL. Because of this they are known as the "Academy of Football." They have been in the Premiership since gaining promotion in 2005, but have not finished above Ninth since. Redeeming Qualities: The developmental academy is definitely something to brag about. Like Newcastle, the Hammers also have been featured in a motion picture. The movie Green Street Hooligans focused on the club's notorious hooligans. Playing in London can't hurt either. Buyer Beware: West Ham finished one spot above the relegation zone in the '09-'10 campaign. Also, Robert Green —the goalie now known for his gaffe against the USA —is the goalkeeper for West Ham. Wigan Athletic Briefing: The youngest club in the Premier League (formed in 1932), Wigan Athletic have been in the top flight since 2005. While this is their only spell in the top division, they have shown that they can hang and have not really shown any signs of letting up. Redeeming Qualities: Their nickname, The Latics, is pretty fly. They have an intense rivalry with Bolton, and play in Manchester. Buyer Beware: Wigan had the lowest average attendance in the EPL. They also l
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Arthur Bostrom - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia I Live my life to the Fullest!!! coz you know you only get one !!! Arthur Bostrom Born 6 January 1955 (age 60) (1955-01-06) Rugby, Warwickshire, England Movies and TV shows 'Allo 'Allo!, The Return of 'Allo 'Allo!, The Crystal Cube Similar People Rose Hill, Guy Siner, Richard Marner, Kirsten Cooke, Sue Hodge Actor arthur bostrom sends an amazing heartfelt message of love to lgbt russia Sponsored Links Arthur Bostrom (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, most famous for his role as Officer Crabtree in the long-running BBC tv sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!. Facts 2008 arthur bostrom interview Biography Bostrom was born in Rugby, Warwickshire and attended Lawrence Sheriff School, where he was a contemporary with Kevin Warwick. He graduated from St Chad's College, University of Durham. Besides his television career, he acted on the stage regularly, also being a trained life coach. He lived in Manchester for a long time. Bostrom had a recurrent character in 'Allo 'Allo!, first appearing mid-way through the second series and remaining until the show's finale. Officer Crabtree was played as an idiotic English undercover officer, disguised constantly as a French gendarme during the Second World War. Much of the character's humour derived from his supposed inability to pronounce French words correctly in conversation, which, on an English-language television programme, was represented by ludicrous exaggeration and mispronunciation of ordinary English words. For example, "Good morning" would be pronounced as "Gid moaning", "I was just passing round the corner" would be "I was just pissing roond the corner", and famously, "The bombers were being chased by fighters when they dropped their bombs on the London docks" became "The bummers were being chased by farters when they drooped their bums on the London dicks'. Bostrom actually speaks fluent French. In 2005, Bostrom guest-starred in Dead Man Walking, an audio drama based on the television series Sapphire and Steel. From December 2007 to January 2008, he continued his pantomime run when he appeared in a production as an ugly sister in Cinderella in Middlesbrough. On 8 January 2008, he appeared in an episode of Big Brother's Big Mouth on E4. He discussed events in the house after introducing the show in the familiar character of Officer Crabtree. Sponsored Links On 3 March 2010 he appeared as a vicar in the BBC One daytime soap opera Doctors. Bostrom appeared (alongside fellow 'Allo 'Allo! alumnus Sam Kelly) in the BBC radio dramatisation of The Good Soldier Svejk by Jaroslav Hasek in November 2008, playing the part of Wendler.
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BBC - Comedy - Hancock's Half-Hour Hancock's Half-Hour Hancock's Half-Hour There's an argument to be made that the Great British sitcom as we know it started here. You want a misunderstood, self-proclaimed genius whose lofty ambitions in life are thwarted either by a boorish sidekick or, more often than not, his own painful shortcomings? A man trapped by circumstance? A, let's face it, pompous prig? Tony Hancock is the archetype. First airing on BBC radio in 1954, the show came along during an era when comedy was steeped in the fast-talking knockabout antics of the music hall. With its character and situation-based humour, Hancock's Half-Hour sounded shockingly naturalistic: almost Pinter-esque by comparison. Former Educating Archie foil Tony Hancock starred as an exaggerated version of himself: Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian waiting for the big time to hit while he struggled to make ends meet in the inglorious setting of 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam. Sid James played his roguish friend, Sid, who'd normally put one over on Hancock before the 30 minutes was up, while Bill Kerr was the hard-of-thinking Australian lodger. Occasional love interests arrived in the form of Moira Lister and then Andrée Melly, while later series boasted Hattie Jacques as live-in secretary Griselda Pugh. Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, the show was never hot on internal continuity. Hancock's domestic set-up changed weekly to best serve the plot. Although it was an immediate critical and ratings success, even at this early stage, its leading man exhibited signs of his famously self-destructive behaviour, fleeing to Rome during the recording of the second series, resulting in Harry Secombe stepping into the breach for three episodes. In 1956, Hancock's Half-Hour spun-off into television and both versions alternated until 1959. The TV show remained faithful to the radio series, although only Sid James was retained from the cast. Hancock was quick to prove he had a wonderfully expressive face to accompany that constantly exasperated voice and established himself for all time as sitcom's quintessential loser, constantly moaning: "Stone me, what a life!" Retaining that shape-changing quality, the programme continued to alter details of Hancock's life on a weekly basis, while a regular cast of actors, who came to be known as the East Cheam Repertory Company, filled in the various supporting roles as and when. As such, some of the radio crowd did get a look in, including Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams who made regular appearances. The radio show wound down in 1959, after nigh on 100 episodes. Meanwhile, on TV, Hancock was becoming concerned at the increasing popularity of co-star Sid James. Very much the man-on-the-street foil to his own pompous character, it was little wonder viewers were often rooting for the sidekick during their various confrontations. As a result, the star decreed that following the 1960 series, James was to be dropped and the show would continue without him, re-titled simply Hancock.
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Keeping Score in Scrabble - Letter Tiles and Point Values How to Keep Score in Scrabble Keeping Score in Scrabble Knowing how to keep score in Scrabble is simple, but it’s also important. Each letter in Scrabble has its own value, while certain points on a Scrabble board are worth more points than others. Finally, there are a few special circumstances where Scrabble scoring differs than in other points of the game. Scrabble Letter Tiles – Point Values Below is a table showing the point values of each tile in Scrabble. I’ll include a table to show how many of each letter exists in a standard Scrabble game, as well. When you play one of these letter tiles on the Scrabble board, you get the point value indicated on the letter tile. Scrabble Point Distribution A – E – I – O – - U – L – N – R – S – T = 1 point D – G = 2 points B – C – M – P = 3 points F – H – W – Y – V = 4 points K = 5 points J – X = 8 points Q – Z = 10 points The following table shows how many of each letters there are in a standard game of Scrabble. In all, there are 100 tiles to play in any given Scrabble game. Scrabble Letter Distribution 1: J – K – X – Q – Z 2: B – C – F – H – M – P – W – Y – V – Blank Tiles 3: G 4: D – L – S – U 6: N – R – T 10: E Double and Triple Scores When any of the letters of a word you place on the board covers a double or triple score, apply that modifier to your word score. If it’s a double or triple letter score, only modify the score for the letter on that tile. If it’s a double or triple word score, add up the score for all the tiles and then multiply the amount by the modifier. If you happen to cross two or more modifiers with your word, apply all of them. If you cross a triple letter score and a double word score, then multiple the triple score letter by x3 and then multiple the whole word score by x2. If you happen to cross two word multipliers, then remember to multiple the word score by both values. In this way, scores can reach large numbers. There is a limiting factor to the scores made by these tiles, though. That’s because, once used, these tiles can’t be reused for the purposes of multipliers. Reusing Double and Triple Scores After a double-word or triple-word score has been used and figured, that space will not be worth a double- or triple-word score again in the game. The same goes for double-letter and triple-letter scores. For example, imagine that a letter tile saying double-word score, like the one you play off of at the beginning of the game, is “activated” at the beginning of the game. Whoever plays off that tile first gets a double-word score. But the next player who builds a word off that same letter does not get a double-word score. This rule is there for several purposes, but it keeps people from simply beating opponents by playing an -s or -ed or -ing at the end of words on the board. You can still do so, but you won’t score as many points (or more) if the original word played involved double- or triple-word scoring. 50 Point Bonus If at any time, you use all 7 tiles in your rack one on play, you get an automatic 50 point bonus. This does not apply in the endgame scenario when you have less than 7 letters on your rack, of course. Final Scores in Scrabble Who “goes out” also has a big affect on the score. Eventually, the letter tiles will run out. When this happens, you will have a dwindling number of letter tiles on your rack. When this happens, the first person to get rid of all the letters on their rack on their turn “goes out”. The scoring is not yet finished, though. Every player with letters should add up the point values of those letters. These players should subtract that letter amount from their score. Once this is done, the point value for all those letters should also be added up collectively and added to the score of the person who “went out” or got rid of all their letter tiles first. In this way, the winner of a Scrabble game is often determined by who goes out first. This can be forgotten or only half-applied with new Scrabble players, so knowing how to score correctly in Scrabble is imp
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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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Perry White | Superman Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Alice White , Jerry White Perry White is the Editor-in-Chief of the Metropolis newspaper the Daily Planet. White maintains very high journalistic standards. He is an archetypal image of the tough, irascible but fair-minded boss. He was created specifically for The Adventures of Superman radio series, beginning with the 1939 audition records (and with radio actor Julian Noa playing the role from then until the end of the series in 1951). According to comic-book continuity, White was an award-winning journalist who served a term as Mayor of Metropolis (an event which first happened on radio). He worked as an assistant editor on the Metropolis Daily Star under George Taylor before becoming editor of the Planet. Personality White is a tough, cigar-smoking boss with strict ideas about how his employees should operate. George Taylor In the golden age comics, the character was known as George Taylor , the editor of the Daily Star . However, in the Adventures of Superman radio show, the name was changed to Perry White. In modern-age comics continuity, George Taylor is a separate person, the editor of the Daily Star, which is a competing Metropolitan newspaper.
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DAILY MIRROR SUNDAY MIRROR The Daily Mirror (informally The Mirror) is a British national daily tabloid newspaper which was founded in 1903. From 1985 to 1987, and from 1997 to 2002, the title on its masthead was simply The Mirror. It had an average daily circulation of 1,083,938 in March 2012. Its Sunday sister paper is the Sunday Mirror. The Mirror has had a number of owners. It was founded by Alfred Harmsworth, who sold it to his brother Harold Harmsworth (from 1914 Lord Rothermere) in 1913. In 1963 a restructuring of the media interests of the Harmsworth family led to the Mirror becoming a part of International Publishing Corporation. The Mirror was owned by Robert Maxwell between 1984 and 1991. The paper went through a protracted period of crisis after his death before merging with the regional newspaper group Trinity in 1999 to form Trinity Mirror. On 2 April 1996, the Daily Mirror was printed entirely on blue paper. This was done as a marketing exercise with Pepsi-Cola, who on the same day had decided to re-launch their cans with a blue design instead of the traditional red and white logo. In May 2004, the Daily Mirror published what it claimed were photos of British soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners at an unspecified location in Iraq. The decision to publish the photos, subsequently shown to be hoaxes, led to Morgan's sacking as editor on 14 May 2004. The Daily Mirror then stated that it was the subject of a "calculated and malicious hoax". The newspaper issued a statement apologising for the printing of the pictures. The paper's deputy editor, Des Kelly, took over as acting editor during the crisis. The tabloid's rival, The Sun, offered a �50,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of those accused of faking the Mirror photographs. In February 2008 both the Daily and the Sunday Mirror implied that TV presenter Kate Garraway was having an affair. She sued for libel, receiving an apology and compensation payment in April 2008. On 18 September 2008, David Anderson, a British sports journalist writing for the Mirror, repeated a claim deriving from vandalism on Wikipedia's entry for Cypriot football team AC Omonia, which asserted that their fans were called "The Zany Ones" and liked to wear hats made from discarded shoes. The claim was part of Anderson's match preview ahead of AC Omonia's game with Manchester City, which appeared in the web and print versions of the Mirror, with the nickname also quoted in subsequent editions on 19 September. The episode was featured in Private Eye. On 12 May 2011, the High Court of England and Wales granted the Attorney General permission to bring a case for contempt against The Sun and the Daily Mirror for the way they had reported on the arrest of a person of interest in the Murder of Joanna Yeates. On 29 July, the Court ruled that both newspapers had been in contempt of court, fining the Daily Mirror �50,000 and The Sun �18,000. 1995 to 2004 Front page of the Mirror 24 June 1996, with headline "ACHTUNG! SURRENDER For you Fritz, ze Euro 96 Championship is over", and accompanying contribution from the Editor "Mirror declares football war on Germany"Under the editorship of Piers Morgan (from October 1995 to May 2004) the paper saw a number of controversies. Morgan was widely criticised and forced to apologise for the headline "ACHTUNG! SURRENDER For you Fritz, ze Euro 96 Championship is over" a day before England met Germany in a semi-final of the Euro '96 football championships. In 2000, Morgan was the subject of an investigation after Suzy Jagger wrote a story in The Daily Telegraph revealing that he had bought �20,000 worth of shares in the computer company Viglen soon before the Mirror 's 'City Slickers' column tipped Viglen as a good buy. Morgan was found by the Press Complaints Commission to have breached the Code of Conduct on financial journalism, but kept his job. The 'City Slickers' columnists, Anil Bhoyrul and James Hipwell, were both found to have committed further breaches of the Code
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The Arts & Crafts Home PANELLING THE GOTHIC REVIVAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE The Gothic Revival was an architectural movement which originated in mid-18th century England. In the nineteenth century, increasingly serious and learned neo-Gothic styles sought to revive medieval forms, in distinction to the classical styles which were prevalent at the time. The Gothic Revival was paralleled and supported by medievalism, which had its roots in antiquarian concerns with survivals and curiosities. The movement had significant influence throughout the United Kingdom as well as in Europe and North America, and perhaps more Gothic architecture was built in nineteenth and twentieth centuries than had originally ever been built. In English literature, the architectural Gothic Revival and classical Romanticism gave rise to the Gothic novel genre, beginning with Castle of Otranto (1764) by Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, and inspired a 19th century genre of medieval poetry which stems from the pseudo-bardic poetry of "Ossian." Poems like "Idylls of the King" by Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson recast specifically modern themes in medieval settings of Arthurian romance. In German literature, the Gothic Revival also had a grounding in literary fashions. History Survival and revival Gothic architecture did not die out completely in the 15th century, but instead lingered on in on-going cathedral-building projects and the construction of churches in increasingly isolated rural districts of England, France, Spain and Germany. In Bologna, in 1646, the Baroque architect Carlo Rainaldi constructed Gothic vaults (completed 1658) for the Basilica of San Petronio which had been under construction since 1390; there, the Gothic context of the structure overrode considerations of the current architectural mode. Similarly, Gothic architecture survived in an urban setting during the later 17th century, as shown in Oxford and Cambridge, where some additions and repairs to Gothic buildings were apparently considered to be more in keeping with the style of the original structures than contemporary Baroque. Sir Christopher Wren's Tom Tower for Christ Church College, Oxford University, and, later, Nicholas Hawksmoor's west towers of Westminster Abbey, blur the boundaries between what is called "Gothic survival" and the Gothic revival. In the mid 18th century, with the rise of Romanticism, an increased interest and awareness of the Middle Ages among some influential connoisseurs created a more appreciative approach to selected medieval arts, beginning with church architecture, the tomb monuments of royal and noble personages, stained glass, and late Gothic illuminated manuscripts. Other Gothic arts continued to be disregarded as barbaric and crude, however: tapestries and metalwork, as examples. Sentimental and nationalist associations with historical figures were as strong in this early revival, as purely aesthetic concerns. A few Britons, and soon some Germans, began to appreciate the picturesque character of ruins - "picturesque" becoming a new aesthetic quality - and those mellowing effects o
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The tale of Saint Pega’s Anglo-Saxon stone | The Heritage Journal The tale of Saint Pega’s Anglo-Saxon stone 30/04/2010 in Ancient monuments , Neglect From The Stone Crosses of the County of Northamptonshire (1901) by C A Markham Mike Pitts in a Guardian article on Sunday the 25th April highlighted the danger of an Anglo-Saxon carved stone cross shaft being sold in the saleroom of Bonhams auctioneers. The cross dedicated to Saint Pega (who died in AD 716, and was England’s first female hermit) was from Peakirk in Northamptonshire. As an invaluable piece of our heritage, that it should go on to the open market, with the danger of it being exported abroad, raised alarm bells in the archaeological world. Two things came to light about this stone, firstly that although the chapel and house in which it had been housed were listed buildings under English law, the stone was not, and of course stone as a material is not covered by the Treasure Act. Professor Rosemary Cramp, a leading expert on Anglo-Saxon history said she had worked hard to “stop a market in these monuments from being created”. It was indeed unfortunate that the owner of the house in which the stone had been kept for the last few years, had merely decided to sell the stone on a whim, rather than with a profit motive in mind. But the seventh cavalry came charging in at the last moment, and it can be revealed that, “it was the Guardian wot won it”. In an article on Thursday 29th, Mike Pitts, ever so slightly victorious, wrote that Bonham’s had withdrawn the cross from sale on Tuesday evening, in no small part to letters of protest written by Janet Gough (director of cathedrals and church buildings for The Church of England) and Mike Heyworth (director of the Council for British Archaeology). So the cross is saved, its’ future not known at the present time, though it would obviously be preferable that it ended up in Peterborough Museum for public display. For more information the following links lead to the two original articles and the link below raises a more serious question as to the legality of selling ‘ancient stones’…. “Bonhams established it [sc. the cross] was not part of the listed building, which would have prevented the sale: the church had simply sold it with the house without restrictions, and it’s not physically attached… But there is a more important issue here. “Has the cross been “removed from a building or structure of historical, architectural or archaeological interest where the object has at any time formed part of the building or structure”? Would the cross be protected under the Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003?”. Looting Matters blog Has the stone been saved? Mike Pitts – Guardian article; 28th April 2010 Paul Barford’s excellent blog also highlights the perils.
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René Magritte - Painter - Biography.com René Magritte René Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist best known for his witty and thought-provoking images and his use of simple graphics and everyday imagery. IN THESE GROUPS Académie Royale Des Beaux-Arts Synopsis René Magritte was born in Belgium in 1898. After attending art school in Brussels, he worked in commercial advertising to support himself while he experimented with his painting. In the mid 1920s he began to paint in the surrealist style and became known for his witty and thought-provoking images and his use of simple graphics and everyday objects, giving new meanings to familiar things. With a popularity that increased over time, Magritte was able to pursue his art full-time and was celebrated in several international exhibitions. He experimented with numerous styles and forms during his life and was a primary influence on the pop art movement. He died in 1967. A Difficult Crossing René François Ghislain Magritte was born in Lessines, Belgium, on November 21, 1898, the oldest of three boys. His father’s manufacturing business at times allowed the family to live in relative comfort, but financial difficulties were a constant threat and forced them to move about the country with some regularity. Magritte’s young world was dealt a far more destructive blow in 1912, when his mother committed suicide by drowning herself in a river. Magritte found solace from the tragedy in films and novels and especially through painting. His earliest surviving works from this era were accomplished in the impressionist style. However, in 1916 he left home for Brussels, where for the next two years he studied at Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts. Although he was ultimately unimpressed with the institution, he was nonetheless exposed to emerging styles such as cubism and futurism, which significantly altered the direction of his work. Indeed, many of Magritte’s paintings from the early 1920s owe a clear debt to Pablo Picasso . The Treachery of Images In 1921 Magritte began his one year of compulsory military service before returning home and marrying Georgette Berger, whom he had known since he was a boy and with whom he would stay for the rest of his life. After a brief stint in a wallpaper factory, he found work as a freelance poster and advertisement designer while he continued to paint. Around this time Magritte saw the painting The Song of Love by Italian surrealist Giorgio de Chirico and was so struck by its imagery that it sent his own work off in the new direction for which he would become known. Placing familiar, mundane objects such as bowler hats, pipes and rocks in unusual contexts and juxtapositions, Magritte evoked themes of mystery and madness to challenge the assumptions of human perception. With early works such as The Lost Jockey and The Menaced Assassin Magritte quickly became one of the most important artists in Belgium and found himself at the center of its nascent surrealist movement. But when his first one-man show—in 1927 at the Galerie le Centaure—was poorly received, a disheartened Magritte left his homeland for France. On the Threshold of Liberty Settling in the Perreux-sur-Marne suburb of Paris, Magritte quickly fell in with some of surrealism’s brightest lights and founding fathers, including writer André Breton , poet Paul Éluard and artists Salvador Dalí , Max Ernst and Joan Miró . Over the next few years he produced important works such as The Lovers and The False Mirror and also began to experiment with the use of text, as seen in his 1929 painting The Treachery of Images. But despite the progress Magritte was making in his art, he had yet to find significant financial success, and in 1930 he and Georgette returned to Brussels, where he set up an ad agency with his younger brother Paul. Though the demands of their studio left Magritte little time for his own work over the next few years, interest in his paintings began to grow and soon he was selling enough to leave his commercial work behind. Surrealism in Full Sunlight In the late 1930s Magritte’s newfou
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Best Ever French Films: Top ten French movies of all time French Film Makers French language films are made not only in France but other French Speaking countries, such as Canada, Belgium and Switzerland. French cinema is sometimes intertwined with the cinema of other nations. Directors from Poland (Roman Polanski, Krzysztof Kieslowski, and Andrzej Zulawski, Argentina (Gaspar Noe and Edgardo Cozarinsky), Russia (Alexandre Alexeieff, Anatole Litvak) and Georgia (Gela Babluani, Otar Iosseliani) are as famous in French cinema as the native French. French directors have been important in the development of cinema in other countries, most notably Luc Besson in the United States. History of French Cinema In the late 19th century, during the early years of cinema, Frenchmen Auguste and Louis Lumière invented the cinématographe and their L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat in Paris in 1895 is considered by many historians to mark the birth of cinematography. Alice Guy Blaché made her first film, La Fée aux Choux, in 1896. During the next few years, filmmakers all over the world started experimenting with this new medium. Georges Méliès invented many of the techniques now common in the cinematic language, and made the first science fiction film Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon) in 1902. Alice Guy Blaché was head of production at Gaumont Pictures, where she made some 400 films between 1897 and 1906. She then continued her career in the United States, as did Maurice Tourneur and Léonce Perret after the First World War. During the period between the First World War and the Second World War, Jacques Feyder became one of the founders of poetic realism in French cinema. He dominated French Impressionist Cinema along with Abel Gance, Germaine Dulac and Jean Epstein. After the First World War, the French film industry suffered through a lack of capital. Film production decreased as it did in other European countries. This allowed the United States film industry to enter the European cinema market, most notably Britain and Ireland, because American films could be sold more cheaply than European productions, the studios having already recouped their costs in the home market. When film studios in Europe began to fail, many European countries began to set import barriers. France installed an import quota. For every seven foreign films imported to France, one French film was to be produced and shown in French cinemas. In 1931, Marcel Pagnol filmed the first of his great trilogy, Marius, Fanny, and César. He followed this with other films including La Femme du Boulanger (The Baker's Wife). Other notable films of the 1930s included René Clair's Sous les Toits de Paris (Under the Roofs of Paris, 1930), Jacques Feyder's La kermesse héroïque (Carnival in Flanders, 1935), and Julien Duvivier's La belle equipe (They Were Five, 1936). In 1935, renowned playwright and actor Sacha Guitry directed his first film and went on to make more than 30 films that were precursors to the New Wave era. In 1937, Jean Renoir, the son of painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, directed what many see as his first masterpiece, La Grande Illusion (Grand Illusion). In 1939, Renoir directed La Règle du Jeu (The Rules of the Game). Several critics have cited this film as one of the greatest of all-time. Marcel Carné's Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise) was filmed during the First World WarI and released in 1945. The three-hour film was difficult to make due to the Nazi occupation. Set in Paris in 1828, it was voted Best French Film of the Century in a poll of 600 French critics and professionals in the late 1990s. In the magazine Cahiers du cinéma founded by André Bazin, critics and lovers of film would discuss film and why it worked. Modern film theory was born there. Additionally, Cahiers critics such as Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, and Eric Rohmer went on to make films themselves, creating what was to become known as the French New Wave. Some of the first films of this new genre were Godard's Les Quatre Cent Coups (Breathless
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Al Pacino - Biography - IMDb Al Pacino Biography Showing all 198 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (2) | Trade Mark (5) | Trivia (104) | Personal Quotes (75) | Salary (8) Overview (4) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (2) One of the greatest actors in all of film history, Al Pacino established himself during one of film's greatest decades, the 1970s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies. Pacino was born on April 25, 1940, in the Bronx, New York, to an Italian-American family. His parents, Rose (Gerardi) and Sal Pacino , divorced when he was young. His mother moved them into his grandparents' house. Pacino found himself often repeating the plots and voices of characters he had seen in the movies, one of his favorite activities. Bored and unmotivated in school, the young Al Pacino found a haven in school plays, and his interest soon blossomed into a full-time career. Starting on the stage, he went through a lengthy period of depression and poverty, sometimes having to borrow bus fare to make it to auditions. He made it into the prestigious Actors Studio in 1966, studying under legendary acting coach Lee Strasberg , creator of the Method Approach that would become the trademark of many '70s-era actors. After appearing in a string of plays in supporting roles, he finally hit it big with "The Indian Wants the Bronx", winning an Obie award for the 1966-67 season. That was followed by a Tony Award for "Does the Tiger Wear a Necktie?". His first feature films made little departure from the gritty realistic stage performances that earned him respect: he played a junkie in The Panic in Needle Park (1971) after his film debut in Me, Natalie (1969). What came next would change his life forever. The role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972) was one of the most sought-after of the time: Robert Redford , Warren Beatty , Jack Nicholson , Ryan O'Neal , Robert De Niro and a host of others either wanted it or were mentioned for it, but director Francis Ford Coppola had his heart set on the unknown Italian Pacino for the role, although pretty much everyone else--from the studio to the producers to some of the cast members--didn't want him. Though Coppola won out through slick persuasion, Pacino was in constant fear of being fired during the hellish shoot. Much to his (and Coppola's) relief, the film was a monster hit that did wonders for everyone's career, including Pacino's, and earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Instead of taking on easier projects for the big money he could now command, however, Pacino threw his support behind what he considered tough but important films, such as the true-life crime drama Serpico (1973) and the tragic real-life bank robbery film Dog Day Afternoon (1975). He opened eyes around the film world for his brave choice of roles, and he was nominated three consecutive years for the "Best Actor" Academy Award. He faltered slightly with Bobby Deerfield (1977), but regained his stride with ...and justice for all. (1979), for which he received another Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. This would, unfortunately, signal the beginning of a decline in his career, which produced such critical and commercial flops as Cruising (1980) and Author! Author! (1982). He took on another vicious gangster role and cemented his legendary status in the ultra-violent cult hit Scarface (1983), but a monumental mistake was about to follow. Revolution (1985) endured an endless and seemingly cursed shoot in which equipment was destroyed, weather was terrible, and Pacino became terribly ill with pneumonia. Constant changes in the script also further derailed a project that seemed doomed from the start anyway. The Revolutionary War film is considered one of the worst films ever, not to mention one of the worst of his career, resulted in his first truly awful reviews and kept him off the screen for the next four years. Returning to the stage, Pacino has done much to give back and contribute to the theatre, which he considers his first love. He directed
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Clint Eastwood: Images Clint Eastwood: Images Some of these images do not display properly in Netscape Navigator, though they do look okay in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Go figure. Clint's first big break in acting came on the television western series "Rawhide" in 1959. However, as can be seen from this publicity shot, his characteristic performance style was still forming. His character, Rowdy Yates, contained few of the elements that would eventually make up Clint's polysemy. A Fistful of Dollars (1964). This film was the first major crystallization of Clint's star image. Notice Sergio Leone's pseudonym at the bottom of the poster on the left. The second major crystallization in Eastwood's image, Dirty Harry (1971) redefined certain aspects of the Man With No Name and added new elements to Clint's polysemy. It also marked him as a commercial success and set audience expectations for the rest of the decade. Released the same year, Play Misty for Me countered, in certain ways, the image Dirty Harry created. This film marked Clint's directorial debut. Following his pattern of backing up 'personal' projects with commercial hits, Clint followed up Bronco Billy (1980) with Any Which Way You Can, returning to the role of bare-fisted fighter Philo Beddoe and rejoining co-star Clyde the orangutan. Both Beddoe's blue-collar honesty and Billy's awkward piety contribute to Clint's association with working-class values. After a long slump, Clint's career is revitalized by Unforgiven (1992). Clint Eastwood and his wife, Dianna Ruiz. The fixed squint of The Man With No Name. Dirty Harry enforcing his own law. Humble Clint; hero to the common man. Counter-Eastwood: Questioning his own image.
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Redshift or blueshift that help us see which stars/galaxies are approaching or receding are determined by what effect named for an Austrian physicist?
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Doppler effect | Article about Doppler effect by The Free Dictionary Doppler effect | Article about Doppler effect by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Doppler+effect Related to Doppler effect: Doppler radar , CT scan , MRI Doppler effect, change in the wavelength (or frequency) of energy in the form of waves, e.g., sound or light, as a result of motion of either the source or the receiver of the waves; the effect is named for the Austrian scientist Christian Doppler, who demonstrated the effect for sound. If the source of the waves and the receiver are approaching each other (because of the motion of either or both), the frequency of the waves will increase and the wavelength will be shortened—sounds will become higher pitched and light will appear bluer. If the sender and receiver are moving apart, sounds will become lower pitched and light will appear redder. A common example is the sudden drop in the pitch of a train whistle as the train passes a stationary listener. The Doppler effect in reflected radio waves is employed in radar radar, system or technique for detecting the position, movement, and nature of a remote object by means of radio waves reflected from its surface. Although most radar units use microwave frequencies, the principle of radar is not confined to any particular frequency range. ..... Click the link for more information. to sense the velocity of the object under surveillance. In astronomy, the Doppler effect for light is used to measure the velocity (and indirectly distance) and rotation of stars and galaxies along the direction of sight. In the spectrum spectrum, arrangement or display of light or other form of radiation separated according to wavelength, frequency, energy, or some other property. Beams of charged particles can be separated into a spectrum according to mass in a mass spectrometer (see mass spectrograph). ..... Click the link for more information. of nearly every star there are wavelengths, characteristic of atoms, that lie near but not quite coincident to the same wavelengths as measured in the laboratory. The small deviations or shifts are generally due to the relative motion of the celestial object and the earth. Both blue shifts blue shift or blueshift, in astronomy, the systematic displacement of individual lines in the spectrum of a celestial object toward the blue, or shorter wavelength, end of the visible spectrum. ..... Click the link for more information. and red shifts red shift or redshift, in astronomy, the systematic displacement of individual lines in the spectrum of a celestial object toward the red, or longer wavelength, end of the visible spectrum. The effect was discovered by V. M. Slipher of Lowell Observatory. ..... Click the link for more information. are observed for various objects, indicating relative motion both toward and away from the earth. Such shifts have been used to measure the orbital velocity of the earth, to detect binary stars binary star or binary system, pair of stars that are held together by their mutual gravitational attraction and revolve about their common center of mass. In 1650 Riccioli made the first binary system discovery, that of the middle star in the Big Dipper's handle, Zeta ..... Click the link for more information. and variable stars variable star, star that varies, either periodically or irregularly, in the intensity of the light it emits. Other physical changes are usually correlated with the fluctuations in brightness, such as pulsations in size, ejection of matter, and changes in spectral type, color, or ..... Click the link for more information. , and to detect rotation of other galaxies. The Doppler effect is responsible for the red shifts of distant galaxies, and also of quasars quasar , one of a class of blue celestial objects having the appearance of stars when viewed through a telescope and currently believed to be the most distant and most luminous objects in the universe; the name is shortened from quasi-stellar radio source (QSR). ..... Click the link for more information. , and
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William Herschel | Article about William Herschel by The Free Dictionary William Herschel | Article about William Herschel by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/William+Herschel Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Wikipedia . Herschel, William (originally Friedrich Wilhelm). Born Nov. 15, 1738, in Hanover; died Aug. 25, 1822, at Slough, near London. British astronomer and optician. Member of the London Royal Society (from 1781) and honorary member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1789). The son of a regimental musician, Herschel was educated at home (music and languages). In 1757 he moved to England, where he became known as a musician, composer, and music teacher. Herschel, who studied astronomy on his own, made hundreds of mirrors for telescopes. Between 1786 and 1789 he built his largest, 40-ft (12-m) reflector with a mirror diameter of 122 cm, for the first time making effective use of a single-mirror scheme (Herschelian telescope). He began observations of the sky in 1773. Among his discoveries were the planet Uranus (Mar. 13, 1781), two satellites of Uranus (1787), their retrograde motion (1797), and two satellites of Saturn (1789); he also measured the period of rotation of Saturn and its rings (1790). He discovered the movement of the solar system through space. In the mid-1770’s he began a series of surveys of the stellar sky by his “scoop method” (counts of stars in selected areas). As a result, Herschel for the first time outlined the general form of our galaxy, estimating its dimensions and inferring that it was isolated in space as one of the stellar “islands” in the universe. Herschel interpreted the compact stellar condensations as actual clusters of stars. This work by Herschel marked the beginning of stellar statistics. Herschel discovered the existence of binary stars (1803) and compiled three catalogs of double stars. One of his greatest contributions was the discovery of more than 2,500 new nebulas and star clusters (1786, 1789, and 1802). Herschel noted 182 double and multiple nebulas and guessed at the physical connection of their components. He ascertained for the first time (1784) a pattern of distribution of nebulas—their tendency to cluster in layers; the “stratum in Coma Berenices” that he singled out makes up a sizable part of the equatorial zone of the Vaucouleurs Supergalaxy (discovered in 1953). Herschel substantiated (1791) the existence of “true” nebulas—from rarefied self-luminous matter—and advanced the nebular stellar-cosmogonic hypothesis of the condensation of stars and their clusters from diffuse matter, developing it (1802 and 1811) into a conception of the evolution of cosmic matter. Herschel was one of the first to begin the study of the solar and stellar spectra and in 1800 discovered infrared rays in the solar spectrum. Herschel was assisted in designing and making telescopes by his younger brother, Alexander, a talented mechanic; later he was assisted by his son, J. Herschel. Herschel received a great deal of help in his observations from his younger sister, Caroline Herschel (1750-1848), one of the few women astronomers. WORKS
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Lesser Known Facts of WWII 1944, 1945 1944 MONASTERY BLUNDER On February 15, 1944, US bombers dropped 427 tons of bombs on the mountain top monastery of Monte Cassino in Italy. The operation was planned by the US General Ira Eaker at the request of the Allied ground forces, believing the monastery to be a German stronghold. Very few enemy troops were there at the time but over 300 women and children from the town of Cassino, who had fled the fighting and taken refuge in the monastery, were killed. By the time that the Polish 12th Podolski Lancers, under General Anders, raised their regimental flag on the ruins of Monte Cassino at 9.30am their casualty rates were 3,779 killed or wounded. The flag was hastily sewn together from pieces of a Red Cross flag and soldiers' handkerchiefs. The Monastery was rebuilt after the war and reconsecrated by Pope Paul VI in 1964. (General Wladyslaw Anders lies buried in the Polish Cemetery at Monte Cassino.) The ruins of the Saint Benedict Monastery on Monte Cassino. OPERATION ‘JERICHO’ (February 18, 1944) Code name for the bombing of Amiens prison in northern France. Precision-attacked by thirteen Mosquito aircraft, the bombs blasted a hole 3.5 metres wide in the high wall of the prison. Of the 717 inmates a total of 258 escaped. Sadly, 87 prisoners were killed and 182 were recaptured. Many were due to be executed next day, mostly members of the French resistance, which was why the daring attack had to be made exactly when and as it was. The necessary repairs made to the prison wall can still clearly be seen today. INCREDIBLE ESCAPES (1944) On the night of 3/4 May, 1944, RAF Sgt. Jack Worsfold, aged 19, was a tail-gunner on a Lancaster of 101 Squadron. Its mission was the bombing of German tank concentrations in France prior to D-Day. A total of 300 Lancasters took part and Worsfolds plane was hit by flak and set on fire. The plane then blew up killing the rest of the crew. The tail section, with Worsfold inside, was seen by civilians on the ground to fall some 7,500 feet, hit some high-tension wires then bounce on to a fir tree before hitting the ground near the village of Aubeterre. Jack Worsfold crawled out with a broken thigh and rib fractures. Captured by German soldiers he spent the rest of the war in prison camps. In a bombing raid against Stuttgart a Lancaster was hit by an 88 mm ack-ack shell which tore through the fuel tank engulfing the fuselage in flaming petrol. The tail-gunner, RAF Sergeant N. Alkamade reached for his parachute only to find it a mass of flames. He had no other option but to jump and threw himself into the night at 18,000 feet. The next thing he remembered was opening his eyes to find himself lying in deep snow in a pine forest. Looking up he noticed broken branches on the trees that had reduced his speed, the snow did the rest. Soon he was taken prisoner by the locals who refused to believe his story. An investigation was carried out and he was released. When he eventually arrived home he carried in his pocket a certificate signed by a German colonel attesting to the fact that he had fallen three and a half miles without a parachute. FIRST GERMAN GENERAL EXECUTED March 22/23, 1944 The first German General executed to be executed after the war was General der Infanterie Anton Dostler. On during a small scale operation behind enemy lines in northern Italy, a group of 15 Italian-Americans of the US 2677th Headquarters Company were on a mission to blow up an important railway tunnel but were captured and taken prisoner before the mission (Operation 'Ginny') was completed. They were summarily shot on the instructions of 55 year old General Dostler who had simply passed on the order from higher authority (Hitler's F�frerbefehl of October 18, 1942) which stated that all enemy encountered in Commando actions were to be executed. The plea of "following superior orders" did not save Dostler from the firing squad. After a five day trial he was found guilty of a War Crime and sentenced to death. On November 27, 1944, the Me
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Is the Holocaust a Hoax? Is the Holocaust a Hoax? Within five minutes, any intelligent, open-minded person can be convinced that the Holocaust gassings of World War II are a profitable hoax. Fred A. Leuchter is America's leading specialist on the design and fabrication of execution equipment, including homicidal gas chambers. In 1988, Leuchter scraped samples from the alleged gas chamber walls in Auschwitz, Birkenau and Lublin. Cyanide residue would be clearly evident on all these walls if gassings did occur. To his astonishment, Leuchter found no significant cyanide traces in any one of these rooms. In 1991, the Polish government repeated these tests to disprove Leuchter's findings, but they as well found no evidence of any gassings ever occurring. The structural integrity of these "gas chambers" is also extremely faulty. These rooms have ordinary doors and windows which are not hermetically sealed! There are large gaps between the floors and doors. If the Germans had attempted to gas anyone in these rooms, they would have died themselves, as the gas would have leaked and contaminated the entire area. Also, no equipment exists to exhaust the air-gas mixture from these buildings. Nothing was made to introduce or distribute the gas throughout the chambers. There are no provisions to prevent condensation of gas on the walls, floors or ceilings. No exhaust stacks have ever existed. Though six million Jews supposedly died in the gas chambers, not one body has ever been autopsied and found to have died of gas poisoning. We have been shown piles of bodies from World War II, but most of these persons died of typhus or starvation or Allied bombings and a great many of those were murdered Germans, not Jews. Roughly the equivalent of ten football fields should be packed full of gassed bodies to present as evidence, yet not one body has ever been discovered. The Germans documented everything in meticulous detail from shrubbery to arbors, but no pre-war or wartime plans or documents exist that detail or even mention any gas chambers for reasons of genocide. All documents ever presented were drawn up AFTER the war. Even if we threw away all the evidence and accounted for every so-called gas chamber, it would have taken 68 YEARS to accomplish gassing six million Jews! Even The Diary of Anne Frank is a hoax. Portions of the diary were written with a ball point pen. These pens were not in use at the time Anne Frank lived. It is not denied concentration camps existed. Tragically, many died of typhus or starvation, as often happens in such situations. There is, however, no evidence that any gassings occurred for the reasons of genocide. Israel continues to receive trillions of dollars worldwide as retribution for Holocaust gassings. Our country has donated more money to Israel than to any other country in the history of the world -- over $35 billion per year, everything included. If not for our extravagantly generous gifts to Israel, every family in America could afford a brand new Mercedes Benz. Surely the American people would be outraged if they realized their hard-earned money is being squandered in these difficult times. With all this money at stake for Israel, it is easy to comprehend why this Holocaust hoax is so secretly guarded. The Jewish name for Holocaust is "Shoah." In Zionist circles, it is known as "Shoah Business." If nothing else, this unbelievable coverup demonstrates the irrepressible Zionist influence and control of our country. Their only defense against the facts is to cry out "antisemitic," "Skinhead" or "Nazi," whereas the majority of t
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Benefits Of Drinking Orange Pekoe Black Tea Benefits Of Drinking Orange Pekoe Black Tea Share this with a friend Your Name Please go through the link: http://www.curejoy.com/content/orange-pekoe-better-green-tea/ Sep 27, 2016 by CureJoy Editorial 7 Min Read Orange pekoe is a grade of black tea brewed from the dried leaves and buds of the Camellia sinensis plant. Along with other varieties of Camellia sinensis teas, including green, oolong and white, orange pekoe and other black teas are widely consumed throughout the world. Scientific studies and anecdotal evidence indicate that the popular beverage also offers a number of health benefits. Although green tea generally gets more attention for its health benefits, Czech researcher Martina Bancirova’s comparison of the antioxidant properties of 30 tea samples doesn’t support the bias toward green tea, at least in terms of antioxidant capacity. Studies have shown that orange pekoe has the ability to reduce chances of a heart attack occurring with the consumption of three or more cups of the tea daily. A compound found in orange pekoe tea, rutin, has antioxidant properties which help counteract free radicals thus preventing them from damaging tissues of the body. This also helps combat premature ageing, another great benefit from consuming this tea. It also helps in venous circulation in the management of varicose veins. It is low in fluoride, thus preventing dental cavities. It also helps with weight loss by speeding up the metabolism. The History Behind The Orange Pekoe Black Tea Pekoe The origin of the word “pekoe” is uncertain. One explanation is that “pekoe” is derived from the transliterated mispronunciation of the Amoy (Xiamen) dialect word for a Chinese tea known as white down/hair. This is how “pekoe” is listed by Rev. Robert Morrison (1782–1834) in his Chinese dictionary (1819) as one of the seven sorts of black tea “commonly known by Europeans”. This refers to the down-like white “hairs” on the leaf and also to the youngest leaf buds. Another hypothesis is that the term derives from the Chinese báihuā “white flower”, and refers to the bud content of pekoe tea. Sir Thomas Lipton, the 19th-century British tea magnate is widely credited with popularizing, if not reinventing, the term for Western markets. Orange The “orange” in Orange Pekoe is sometimes mistaken to mean that the tea has been flavored with orange, orange oils, or is otherwise associated with oranges. However, the word “orange” is unrelated to the tea’s flavor. There are two explanations for the meaning of “orange” in Orange Pekoe, though neither is definitive: The Dutch royal House of Orange-Nassau. The Dutch East India Company performed a central role in bringing tea to Europe and may have marketed the tea as “orange” to suggest a royal warrant. The copper color of a high-quality, oxidized leaf before drying, or the final bright orange color of the dried pekoes in the finished tea. These usually consist of one leaf bud and two leaves that are covered in fine, downy hair. The orange color is produced when the tea is fully oxidized. Why Is Orange Pekoe So Exclusive? The tea industry uses the term Orange Pekoe to describe a basic, medium-grade black tea consisting of many whole tea leaves of a specific size;however, it is popular in some regions (such as North America) to use the term as a description of any generic black tea (though it is often described to the consumer as a specific variety of black tea). Within this system, the teas that receive the highest grades are obtained from new flushes. This includes the terminal leaf bud along with a few of the youngest leaves. Grading is based on the size of the individual leaves and flushes, which is determined by their ability to fall through the screens of special meshes ranging from 8–30 mesh. This also determines the wholeness, or level of breakage, of each leaf, which is also part of the grading system. Although these are not the only factors used to determine quality, the size and wholeness of the leaves will have the greatest influence on the taste,
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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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What series of documentary films directed by Michael Apted follow the lives of fourteen British children since 1964, when they were seven years old?
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Michael Apted, Aging With The '7 Up' Crew : NPR Michael Apted, Aging With The '7 Up' Crew Embed Embed Michael Apted, Aging With The '7 Up' Crew Michael Apted, Aging With The '7 Up' Crew Embed Embed Enlarge this image Jackie, Lynn and Sue — pictured here at age 7 — are three of the children featured in the landmark 1964 documentary 7 Up. The series returns this year with 56 Up, checking in with a group of 14 men and women whose lives have been documented since they were kids. First Run Features hide caption toggle caption First Run Features Jackie, Lynn and Sue — pictured here at age 7 — are three of the children featured in the landmark 1964 documentary 7 Up. The series returns this year with 56 Up, checking in with a group of 14 men and women whose lives have been documented since they were kids. First Run Features This interview was originally broadcast on Feb. 5, 2013 . Every seven years since 1964, in what's known as the Up series, Granada Television has caught us up on the lives of 14 everyday people. The subjects of the documentary series were 7 years old when it began; in the latest installment, 56 Up, they are well into middle age. The original idea behind the series was to examine the realities of the British class system at a time when the culture was experiencing extraordinary upheaval. "We weren't interested in the personalities so much," says Michael Apted, who was a researcher on the original episode and has directed all the subsequent ones. "We needed children ... who weren't fazed by us, who could speak to us, but we weren't looking for any particular characteristics. We were just interested in their backgrounds. "[T]he idea was that we would get some 7-year-old children from different backgrounds — from rich backgrounds, from poor backgrounds, from rural backgrounds ... and have them talk about their lives ... and see whether that told us anything. And of course it did, because it was both very funny and also chilling, showing that, in fact, the class system was very active, and that people in certain backgrounds had a real vision of their future, and others really didn't know what day it was." Article continues after sponsorship The breadth of a project like this inevitably translates into a great deal of intimacy between the subjects and the audience. These people have repeatedly shared with millions of strangers some of their most private thoughts on screen. It's not an easy exercise, as one of the subjects — Nick Hitchon — tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. Hitchon never watches the films; they make him deeply uncomfortable. While he is happy and willing to be a part of the project because he thinks it's an important exploration of life, "that doesn't change the fact that it's kind of terrifying at times." Michael Apted, the director of the Up series, also directed the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. Murray Close/Bristol Bay Productions, LLC hide caption toggle caption Murray Close/Bristol Bay Productions, LLC Michael Apted, the director of the Up series, also directed the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. Murray Close/Bristol Bay Productions, LLC The intimacy the audience has come to feel for the subjects of the Up series is inevitably even greater for Apted, for whom these people have become not just subjects, but friends. He was 22 when they were 7 — but the age difference has long since ceased to matter, he says. Interview Highlights Hitchon on why he doesn't watch the Up films "I don't like the sound of my own voice. I think I look ridiculous, and I just am uncomfortable. ... If I say that I am uncomfortable with this, it doesn't mean that I don't like the project, and it doesn't mean that I am mad at Michael, but I am deeply uncomfortable doing the interviews. I pretend while I'm being interviewed that it's just a chat. I pretend to myself that nobody else is watching, and I don't want that particular bubble burst." Hitchon on whether he feels pressure to demonstrate positive change in his life every seven years "Actually, no. Some of the people involved do feel that way. I never ha
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Pete's Dragon (1977) - 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 orphan boy and his magical dragon come to town with his abusive adoptive parents in pursuit. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 25 titles created 12 Sep 2012 a list of 24 titles created 13 Feb 2013 a list of 32 titles created 26 Feb 2013 a list of 49 titles created 22 Jun 2014 a list of 25 titles created 08 Nov 2014 Search for " Pete's Dragon " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 nominations. See more awards » Videos The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon. Director: David Lowery An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical conman search for the missing component to a magic spell useful to the defense of Britain. Director: Robert Stevenson Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, and 1 more credit » Stars: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land. Director: Ken Hughes A magical nanny helps bring the two children she's in charge of closer to their father through songs and magical adventures. Director: Robert Stevenson Edit Storyline In New England in the early 20th century, Pete is a nine-year-old orphan escaping from his brutal adoptive parents, the Gogans, with his only friend, a cartoon dragon named Elliott. They successfully escape to Passamaquoddy, Maine, and live with Nora, a lighthouse keeper, and her father, Lampie. Elliott is sought for medicinal purposes by the corrupt Dr. Terminus. Written by Matthew Anscher <ansch002@acpub.duke.edu> See All (45) » Taglines: His name is Elliott. He's 20 feet high, 40 feet long. He can become invisible at the drop of a hat, or spew red hot flames. In fact, there's only one way to bring this awesome beast under control... rub his tummy. See more » Genres: 3 November 1977 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Pete y Elliot el Dragon See more » Filming Locations: Dolby (RCA Photophone Sound Recording) Color: Did You Know? Trivia Originally, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn were only hired to write one song, "Candle on the Water." But the studio was so pleased with the song that they decided to make it as a musical and kept Kasha and Hirschhorn on to write the score. See more » Goofs In the cave scene, the tic-tac-toe design moves from Elliot's chest down to his belly when Pete draws a line. Then it jumps back to his chest when Pete leaves with Nora. See more » Quotes Pete : I can't sell you Elliot. I don't own him. Hoagy : Well what did you do, rent him? Dr. Terminus : Well who owns him? Pete : No one, I guess. He just sort of goes to those who need him. Dr. Terminus : *I* need him! Look deliver Elliot to me and the fiver is yours plus a special growth formula that's guaranteed to bring on puberty about a year early... and that's better than a dragon, eh? (Outside Hollywood) – See all my reviews With the release of the newly updated version out this past Friday, I wanted to write about the original Disney masterpiece, Petes Dragon. It was a great memory as a child, watching this magical film and singing the songs. I realize that not everyone is a fan of musicals or Disney films in general, but this was one of the last true musicals, up there with Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Mary Poppins. I like the original, it has depth and feeling. Remakes just make me feel like I'm paying for a story I already know. Some remakes can be good, but the original Petes Dragon isn't even that old of a film. And I know Disney has a history of remaking a lot of their own films, but Pe
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Who is the Roman goddess of love and beauty?
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Who Is the Roman Goddess Venus? Articles on Venus | Her Aspects | Her Profile The beautiful goddess Venus is probably most familiar from the armless statue known as the Venus de Milo, displayed at the Louvre, in Paris. The statue is Greek, from the Aegean island of Milos or Melos, so one might expect Aphrodite, since the Roman goddess Venus is distinct from the Greek goddess, but there is substantial overlap. You'll notice the name Venus is often used in translations of Greek myths. Fertility Goddess The goddess of love has an ancient history. Ishtar/Astarte was the Semitic goddess of love. In Greece this goddess was called Aphrodite. Aphrodite was worshiped especially on the islands of Cyprus and Kythera. The Greek goddess of love played a crucial role in the myths about Atalanta, Hippolytus, Myrrha, and Pygmalion. Among mortals, the Greco-Roman goddess loved Adonis and Anchises. The Romans originally worshiped Venus as goddess of fertility. Her fertility powers spread from the garden to humans. continue reading below our video 10 Facts About the Titanic That You Don't Know The Greek aspects of the love and beauty goddess Aphrodite were added on to Venus' attributes, and so for most practical purposes, Venus is synonymous with Aphrodite. The Romans revered Venus as the ancestor of the Roman people through her liaison with Anchises. "She was the goddess of chastity in women, despite the fact that she had many affairs with both gods and mortals. As Venus Genetrix, she was worshiped as the mother (by Anchises) of the hero Aeneas, the founder of the Roman people; as Venus Felix, the bringer of good fortune; as Venus Victrix, the bringer of victory; and as Venus Verticordia, the protector of feminine chastity. Venus is also a nature goddess, associated with the arrival of spring. She is the bringer of joy to gods and humans. Venus really had no myths of her own but was so closely identified with the Greek Aphrodite that she 'took over' Aphrodite's myths." Source: (http://www.cybercomm.net/ ~grandpa/rommyth2.html) Roman Gods: Venus The Parentage of the Goddess Venus/Aphrodite Venus was the goddess not only of love, but of beauty, so there were two important aspects to her and two main stories of her birth. Note that these birth stories are really about the Greek version of the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite: "There were actually two different Aphrodites, one was the daughter of Uranus, the other the daughter of Zeus and Dione. The first, called Aphrodite Urania, was the goddess of spiritual love. The second, Aphrodite Pandemos, was the goddess of physical attraction." Source: Aphrodite Portraits of Venus Although we are most familiar with the nude Venus artistic representations, this wasn't always the way she was portrayed: "The patron deity of Pompeii was Venus Pompeiana; she was always shown as being fully clothed and wearing a crown. The statues and frescos which have been found in Pompeian gardens always show Venus either scantily clothed or totally nude. Pompeians seem to have referred to these nude images of Venus as Venus fisica; this may be from the Greek word physike, which meant 'related to nature'." (www.suite101.com/article.cfm/garden_design/31002) Venus in Pompeiian Gardens Festivals of the Goddess Encyclopedia Mythica : "Her cult originated from Ardea and Lavinium in Latium. The oldest temple known of Venus dates back to 293 B.C., and was inaugurated on August 18. Later, on this date the Vinalia Rustica was observed. A second festival, that of the Veneralia, was celebrated on April 1 in honor of Venus Verticordia, who later became the protector against vice. Her temple was built in 114 B.C. After the Roman defeat near Lake Trasum in 215 B.C., a temple was built on the Capitol for Venus Erycina. This temple was officially opened on April 23, and a festival, the Vinalia Priora, was instituted to celebrate the occasion."
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Greek and Roman Gods Home | What's New | Contents | Ask | Store | University Greek and Roman Gods Here are the twelve Olympian gods and a brief description of each. The Greeks and Romans shared the same stories, but used different names. Greek Lord of the sky and supreme ruler of the gods. Known for throwing lightening bolts. Poseidon Ruler of the sea. Brother of Zeus. Carried a three-pronged spear known as a trident. Hades Pluto Ruler of the underworld and the dead. Brother of Zeus. Had a helmet which rendered its wearer invisible. Hestia Vesta A virgin goddess and sister of Zeus. No distinct personality or part in myths. Goddess of the Hearth, the symbol of the home. Hera Juno Zeus's wife and sister. Protector of marriage, spent most of her time punishing the many women Zeus fell in love with. Likes cows and peacocks. Ares God of war and son of Zeus and Hera. Likes vultures and dogs. Athena Minerva Daughter of Zeus alone. No mother.(?) She sprang from his head full-grown and in full armor. The protector of civilized life, handicrafts, and agriculture. Invented the bridle, and first to tame the horse. Likes Athens, olives, and owls. Apollo Apollo Son of Zeus. Master musician, archer god, healer, god of light, god of truth, sun god. A busy god who likes the laurel tree, dolphins, and crows. Aphrodite Venus Daughter of Zeus. Goddess of Love and Beauty. Likes the myrtle tree, doves, sparrows, and swans. Hermes Mercury
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Which chemical element has the symbol Ba?
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Chemical Elements.com - Barium (Ba) Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Barium. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/ba.html>. For more information about citing online sources, please visit the MLA's Website . This page was created by Yinon Bentor. Use of this web site is restricted by this site's license agreement . Copyright © 1996-2012 Yinon Bentor. All Rights Reserved.
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Neon, Chemical Element - water, uses, elements, metal, gas, number, name, symbol PRONUNCIATION NEE-on Neon has relatively few uses. The most familiar is neon lighting. Today, neon signs of every color, shape, and size exist. Neon signs are often filled with neon gas, but they may also contain other gases as well. The gas contained in the sign tube determines the color of light given off. The color given off by neon itself is reddish-orange. Discovery and naming It took humans centuries to understand air. At one time, philosophers thought air was an element. Among the ancient Greeks, for example, the four bask elements were air, fire, water, and earth. The first research to disprove that idea was done in the 1770s. In that decade, two new elements were discovered in air: nitrogen and oxygen. For some time, chemists were convinced that these two gases were the only ones present in air. That idea is easy to understand. Between them, nitrogen and oxygen make up more than 99 percent of air. But over time, chemists became more skilled at making measurements. They recognized that something else was in air besides nitrogen and oxygen. That "something else" accounted for the remaining one percent that is not nitrogen or oxygen. In 1894, a third element was discovered in air: argon. Argon makes up about 0.934 percent of air. So, nitrogen, oxygen, and argon together make up about 99.966 percent of air. But what was responsible for the remaining 0.034 percent of air? Chemists knew that other gases must be present in very small amounts. But what were those gases? That question was answered between 1895 and 1900. Five more inert gases were discovered in air. One of those was neon. Detecting gases in very small amounts was very difficult in the 1890s. Equipment was often not good enough to capture a tiny fraction of a milliliter of gas. But a new method, called spectroscopy, was developed that "sees" even small amounts of an element. Spectroscopy is the process of analyzing the light produced when an element is heated. The light pattern, or spectrum, produced is different for every element. The spectrum (plural: spectra) consists of a series of very specific colored lines. In 1898, Ramsay and Travers were studying the minute amount of gas that remained after oxygen, nitrogen, and argon had been removed from air. They heated the sample of gas and studied the spectrum produced by it. Ramsay and Travers found spectral lines they had never seen before. They described their discovery: A computer-generated model of a neon atom. The blaze of crimson light from the tube told its own story, and it was a sight to dwell upon and never to forget. It was worth the struggle of the previous two years; and all the difficulties yet to be overcome before the research was finished. The undiscovered gas had come to light in a manner which was no less than dramatic. For the moment, the actual spectrum of the gas did not matter in the least, for nothing in the world gave a glow such as we had seen. Ramsay's son was one of the first people to hear about the discovery. He wanted to name the new element novum, meaning "new." His father liked the idea, but suggested using the Greek word for "new," neos. Thus, the element was named neon. "The blaze of crimson light from the tube told its own story, and it was a sight to dwell upon and never to forget.' Physical properties Neon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. It changes from a gas to a liquid at -245.92°C (-410.66°F) and from a liquid to a solid at -248.6°C (-415.5°F). Its density is 0.89994 grams A man bends a glass tube that will be used for neon lighting. The completed, glowing tubes are in the background. per liter. By comparison, the density of air is about 1.29 grams per liter. Chemical properties Neon is chemically inactive. So far, it has been impossib
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Yitzhak Rabin Assassination Yitzhak Rabin Assassination Yitzhak Rabin Assassination The Assassination That Tried to End the Middle East Peace Talks Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (center) talks with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (left) and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres (right) after they were awarded the Nobel Peace Prizes December 10, 1994 in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Yaakov Saar/GPO via Getty Images) By Jennifer Rosenberg Updated November 04, 2015. On November 4, 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was shot and killed by Jewish radical Yigal Amir at the end of a peace rally in Kings of Israel Square (now called Rabin Square) in Tel Aviv. The Victim: Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin was the prime minister of Israel from 1974 to 1977 and again from 1992 until his death in 1995. For 26 years, Rabin had been a member of the Palmach (part of the Jewish underground army before Israel became a state) and the IDF (the Israeli army) and had risen up the ranks to become the IDF's Chief of Staff. After retiring from the IDF in 1968, Rabin was appointed the Israeli Ambassador to the United States. Once back in Israel in 1973, Rabin became active in the Labor Party and became the fifth prime minister of Israel in 1974. During his second term as Israel's prime minister, Rabin worked on the Oslo Accords. Debated in Oslo, Norway but officially signed in Washington D.C. on September 13, 1993, the Oslo Accords were the first time that Israeli and Palestinian leaders were able to sit down together and work toward a real peace. continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States These negotiations were to be the first step in creating a separate Palestinian state. Although the Oslo Accords won Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize, the stipulations of the Oslo Accords were extremely unpopular with many Israelis. One such Israeli was Yigal Amir. The Assassination of Rabin Twenty-five year old Yigal Amir had wanted to kill Yitzhak Rabin for months. Amir, who had grown up as an Orthodox Jew in Israel and was a law student at Bar Ilan University, was completely against the Oslo Accords and believed Rabin was trying to give Israel back to the Arabs. Thus, Amir viewed Rabin as a traitor, an enemy. Determined to kill Rabin and hopefully end the Middle East peace talks, Amir took his small, black, 9 mm Beretta semi-automatic pistol and tried to get close to Rabin. After several failed attempts, Amir got lucky on Saturday, November 4, 1995. At the Kings of Israel Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, a peace rally in support of Rabin's peace negotiations was being held. Rabin was going to be there, along with approximately 100,000 supporters. Amir, who was posing as a VIP driver, sat idly by a flower planter near Rabin's car as he waited for Rabin. Security agents never double checked Amir's identity nor questioned Amir's story. At the end of the rally, Rabin descended down a set of stairs, heading from city hall to his waiting car. As Rabin passed Amir, who was now standing, Amir fired his gun at Rabin's back. Three shots rang out at very close range. Two of the shots hit Rabin; the other hit security guard Yoram Rubin. Rabin was rushed to the nearby Ichilov Hospital but his wounds proved too serious. Rabin was soon declared dead. The Funeral The assassination of 73-year-old Yitzhak Rabin shocked the Israeli people and the world. According to Jewish tradition, the funeral should have been held the following day; however, in order to accommodate the large number of world leaders that wanted to come give their respects, Rabin's funeral was pushed back one day. Throughout the day and night of Sunday, November 5, 1995, an estimated 1 million people passed by Rabin's coffin as it laid in state just outside the Knesset, Israel's parliament building.* On Monday, November 6, 1995, Rabin's coffin was placed in a military vehicle that had been draped in black and then slowly driven the two miles from the Knesset to the Mount
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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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Who is the MP for South Cambridgeshire and current Secretary of State for Health?
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South Cambs MP Andrew Lansley named Secretary of Health in Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government - Hunts life - Hunts Post South Cambs MP Andrew Lansley named Secretary of Health in Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government 13:43 12 May 2010 MP for South Cambridgeshire, Andrew Lansley has been appointment the Secretary of State for Health of a new Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government. In a statement released on Wednesday (May 12), Mr Lansley said: It is an immense privilege to be appoi Email this article to a friend To send a link to this page you must be logged in. MP for South Cambridgeshire, Andrew Lansley has been appointment the Secretary of State for Health of a new Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government. In a statement released on Wednesday (May 12), Mr Lansley said: "It is an immense privilege to be appointed Secretary of State for Public Health in the new government. "Just as Britain needs strong and stable government, so we intend to bring to the NHS the consistent, stable reform, which enables Healthcare professionals to deliver improving quality of care to patients." Mr Lansley said the main objective is consistent improvement to ensure the delivery of a health service that is amongst the best in the world. He said: "To achieve this, in the current financial crisis, will require leadership and highly effective management. The NHS will be backed with increased real resources but with this, comes a real responsibility. So we will need progressively to be more efficient, to cut the costs of what we do now, to innovate and re-design, in order to enable us to meet increased demands and to improve quality and outcomes. "There is much to do. If I have learnt one thing over six-and-a-half years as Shadow Health Secretary, it is that in the NHS we have an immense number of talented, committed and capable people, who want to be trusted to get on with the job. It will be my task to enable them to do this; with our shared ambition to achieve the best healthcare service anywhere in the world." Mr Lansley retained his South Cambridgeshire seat in the election with 27,995 votes compared to his closet competitor, Liberal Democrat candidate Sebastian Kindersley with 20,157 votes.
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What chapter from Kenneth Grahame's 1908 book The Wind in the Willows lent its' name to the 1967 debut album from Pink Floyd?
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Pan (god) | Religion-wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Faunus In Greek religion and mythology , Pan (Ancient Greek : Πᾶν, Pān) is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature, of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music, and companion of the nymphs . [1] His name originates within the Ancient Greek language, from the word paein (πάειν), meaning "to pasture." [2] He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun or satyr . With his homeland in rustic Arcadia, he is recognized as the god of fields, groves, and wooded glens; because of this, Pan is connected to fertility and the season of spring. The ancient Greeks also considered Pan to be the god of theatrical criticism. [3] In Roman religion and myth , Pan's counterpart was Faunus , a nature god who was the father of Bona Dea , sometimes identified as Fauna. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Pan became a significant figure in the Romantic movement of western Europe, and also in the 20th-century Neopagan movement. [4] Contents [ show ] Origins In his earliest appearance in literature, Pindar's Pythian Ode iii. 78, Pan is associated with a mother goddess , perhaps Rhea or Cybele ; Pindar refers to virgins worshipping Cybele and Pan near the poet's house in Boeotia. [5] The parentage of Pan is unclear; [6] in some myths he is the son of Zeus , though generally he is the son of Hermes or Dionysus , with whom his mother is said to be a nymph , sometimes Dryope or, in Nonnus, Dionysiaca (14.92), Penelope of Mantineia in Arcadia. This nymph at some point in the tradition became conflated with Penelope, the wife of Odysseus . Pausanias 8.12.5 records the story that Penelope had in fact been unfaithful to her husband, who banished her to Mantineia upon his return. Other sources (Duris of Samos; the Vergilian commentator Servius) report that Penelope slept with all 108 suitors in Odysseus' absence, and gave birth to Pan as a result. [7] This myth reflects the folk etymology that equates Pan's name (Πάν) with the Greek word for "all" (πᾶν). [8] It is more likely to be cognate with paein, "to pasture", and to share an origin with the modern English word "pasture". In 1924, Hermann Collitz suggested that Greek Pan and Indic Pushan might have a common Indo-European origin. [9] In the Mystery cults of the highly syncretic Hellenistic era [10] Pan is made cognate with Phanes/Protogonos , Zeus , Dionysus and Eros . [11] The Roman Faunus , a god of Indo-European origin, was equated with Pan. However, accounts of Pan's genealogy are so varied that it must lie buried deep in mythic time. Like other nature spirits, Pan appears to be older than the Olympians , if it is true that he gave Artemis her hunting dogs and taught the secret of prophecy to Apollo . Pan might be multiplied as the Panes (Burkert 1985, III.3.2; Ruck and Staples 1994 p 132 [12] ) or the Paniskoi. Kerenyi (1951 p 174) notes from scholia that Aeschylus in Rhesus distinguished between two Pans, one the son of Zeus and twin of Arcas , and one a son of Cronus . "In the retinue of Dionysus , or in depictions of wild landscapes, there appeared not only a great Pan, but also little Pans, Paniskoi, who played the same part as the Satyrs ". Worship The worship of Pan began in Arcadia which was always the principal seat of his worship. Arcadia was a district of mountain people whom other Greeks disdained. Greek hunters used to scourge the statue of the god if they had been disappointed in the chase (Theocritus. vii. 107). Being a rustic god, Pan was not worshipped in temples or other built edifices, but in natural settings, usually caves or grottoes such as the one on the north slope of the Acropolis of Athens. The only exception is the temple of Pan on the Neda River gorge, in southwestern Peloponnese, the ruins of which survive to this day. Mythology The goat-god Aegipan was nurtured by Amalthea with the infant Zeus in Athens. In Zeus' battle with Gaia , Aegipan and Hermes stole back Zeus' "sinews" that Typhon had hidden away in the Corycian Cave. [13] Pan aided his foster-brother in the battle with
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Amazing Facts - Facts-n-Tips Facts-n-Tips Amazing Facts Dr. Seuss pronounced his name "soyce". Dr. Seuss wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" after his editor dared him to write a book using fewer than 50 different words. Draftsmen have to make 27,000 drawings for the manufacturing of a new car. Dragonflies are one of the fastest insects, flying 50 to 60 mph. Dragonfly larvae develop under the water and eject water from their anus to propel them for short distances Dreamt is the only English word that ends in the letters "MT". Dry ice does not melt, it evaporates. Dry wine is a wine that has been completely fermented, meaning that only 0.1% of the sugar remains. Due to precipitation, for a few weeks K2 was bigger than Mt Everest. Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors. Dunkirk, France is the site of the largest military evacuation in history. During World War II, some 340,000 Allied troops were evacuated to England. The retreat by sea took place between May 26 and June 4, 1940. During a severe windstorm or rainstorm the Empire State Building may sway several feet to either side. During conscription for World War II, there were nine documented cases of men with three testicles. During Hell Week (the most grueling portion of training) the trainees get 4 hours of sleep. During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, "Red Vineyard at Arles". During his entire lifetime, Herman Melville's timeless classic of the sea, 'Moby Dick', only sold 50 copies. During his lifetime Paganini published only five compisitions. He didn't expect anybody to be able to play them, and at that time nobody could. During its entire life time a housefly never travels more than a hundred feet from the place where it was born. During pregnancy, the average woman's uterus expands up to five hundred times its normal size. During the 1600's, boys and girls in England wore dresses until they were about seven years old. During the Alaskan Klondike gold rush, (1897-1898) potatoes were practically worth their weight in gold. Potatoes were so valued for their vitamin C content that miners traded gold for potatoes. During the American Civil War the Union soldiers were issued eight pounds of ground roasted coffee as part of their personal ration of one hundred pounds of food. And they had another choice: ten pounds of green coffee beans. During the average human life, you will consume 70 assorted bugs as well as 10 spiders whilst you sleep. During the baseball rivalries between the two major leagues in the 1890s, the Pittsburgh Nationals took advantage of a technicality and signed a player away from another club. The Nationals' president, J. Palmer O'Neill, was called J. "Pirate" O'Neill, and his club became the Pittsburgh Pirates. During the California gold rush of 1849, miners sent their laundry to Honolulu for washing and pressing. Due to the extremely high costs in California during these boom years, it was deemed more feasible to send their shirts to Hawaii for servicing. During the chariot scene a small red car can be seen in the distance. During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur", a small red car can be seen in the distance. During the filming of Singin' in the Rain, the director had two ladies Carol Haney and Gwen Verdon put on tap dancing shows and dance around in bucketsful of water. Apparently, he liked Gene Kelly's dancing, but wasn't able to get the sound he wanted for someone dancing in the rain. The sounds of Gene Kelly's tap dancing in the movie aren't really the sounds he made during the filming of the movie. During the mid-1800s, less than half of the newborn babies lived more than ten years. Today, over 90 percent do. During the Prohibition, at least 1,565 Americans died from drinking bad liquor, hundreds were blinded, and many were killed in bootlegger wars. Federal Agents and the Coast Guard made 75,000 arrests per year. During the Reign of Peter the Great, their was a special tax on anyone who had a beard. During the time of Peter the Great, any Russian who wore a beard was required t
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Where is the Gulf of Bothnia?
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Map of Gulf of Bothnia, Gulf of Bothnia Location Facts, Bodies of Water, Baltic Sea - World Atlas Map of Gulf of Bothnia, Gulf of Bothnia Location Facts, Bodies of Water, Baltic Sea Gulf of Bothnia The Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost extension of the Baltic Sea. Positioned in Northern Europe, it's bordered by Sweden (a part of the Scandinavian Peninsula) and Finland. Finland's Aland Islands (literally thousands of them), bordered by the Archipelago Sea and the Sea of Aland, stand at the southern edge of the Gulf of Bothnia. Estimating the size of the Gulf of Bothnia is based on where its waters actually end, so all known measurements are estimates, at best. Wikipedia references a surface area of 117,000 sq km, while Baltic Resources uses 116,165 sq km. Average depth runs near 60 meters (200 ft), while the maximum depth is measured at 295 meters (965 ft). Numerous rivers drain into the gulf from both Finland and Sweden. Most of the northern areas freeze solid in winter, as its waters have less salinity than the southern reaches of the Baltic Sea.
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College Geography - FOR BLANK MAPS SCROLL DOWN AFRICA MAP TERMS: REGIONS: Sahel (South of Sahara) Cape of Good Hope (S. Africa) Congo Basin (Rep. of Congo) East African Rift Zone:Through the Red Sea, through Ethiopia,through all the thin narrow lakes of E. Africa to Malawi. Horn of Africa (Ethiopia & Somalia) DESERTS:Sahara Libyan (Libya/Egypt) Kalahari (Botswana) Namib (coast of Namibia) MOUNTAINS: Atlas (Morocco to Tunisia) Ethiopian Highlands Drakensberg (S. Africa) Karroos (S. Africa) OCEANIC: Indian/Atlantic OceansGulf of Guinea Gulf ofAden (Somalia) Red Sea Gulf of Suez (Egypt) Suez Canal (Egypt) Mozambique Channel Madagascar Island Canary Islands (off coast of Morocco) RIVERS:Nile (Sudan, Egypt)Congo (Rep. of Congo)Zambezi (Mozambique)Niger (Nigeria) MISCELLANEOUS:Serengeti Plain (Tanzania)Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tan. Kenya)Lake Victoria (Uganda)Strait of Gibraltar (Spain/Morroco) VEGETATION:Rain forestSavannaMediterranean (know 2 areas) POLITICAL/COUNTRIES:North Tier :Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt. South Tier :Mauritania, Mali, Senegal, Niger, Chad,Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea,Djibouti, Somalia. W. Africa: Liberia, Nigeria. Central/Eastern Africa: DRC-Congo, Uganda, Kenya, RwandaBurundi, Tanzania, Southern Africa:Angola,Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi,Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa Lesotho, Swaziland *************************************************************************************************** EUROPE MAP TERMS:ISLANDS: Iceland Ireland Britain Corsica Sardinia SicilyCrete Cyprus RIVERS: Volga (Rybinsk to Caspian Sea) Danube (S. Germany to Black Sea) Rhone (S. France) Po (N. Italy) Rhine MOUNTAINS: Urals (60E)Divide Europe/Asia* see belowAlps (around Switzerland)Pyrenees (Spain/France)Apennines (in Italy) *Europe/Asia:1) Ural Mountains (60E)2) Ural River3) Caspian Sea to Baku4) Across Caucasus Mountains5) Through the Black Sea around Turkey to Cyprus Bodies of Water: Mediterranean Sea Adriatic Sea (E. of Italy)Aegean Sea (Greece/Turkey)Black SeaCaspian SeaSea of AzovNorth SeaEnglish ChannelLake LadogaWhite SeaBaltic SeaAtlantic Ocean LANDFORMS Iberian Peninsula (Spain, Portugal) Balkan Peninsula (S. of 46 degrees N) Kola Peninsula (White Sea) Po Valley (N. Italy) Hungarian Basin (Hungary) Black Earth Belt (Ukraine to Volga...) Fenno-Scandian Shield (Scandinavia plus...) North European Glaciated Plain Crimean Peninsula (S. Ukraine)EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: IcelandIreland (Eire)United Kingdom 4: Scotland, Wales, England, N. Ireland (“Ulster”)Scandinavia 3: Norway, Sweden, DenmarkFinlandBenelux 3: Belgium, The Netherlands (Holland), Luxembourg GermanyPolandFranceSwitzerlandAustriaCzech RepublicSlovakiaHungaryIberian Peninsula 3: Spain, Portugal, AndorraItalian Peninsula 3: Italy, Vatican City, San MarinoBalkan Peninsula: Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia Bulgaria, Hungary Romania
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What is the next line of this 1926 song ‘Pack up all my cares and woe, here I go, singing low, ..........’?
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Leselig Leselig Tenk deg en notatbok på et bord i en kafé. Her kan du av og til se nye, påbegynte tekster mens de er i arbeid: work in progress, og skisser, notater og lignende. (På www.skogmosafe.com er det lagt inn ferdige, publiserte tekster.) Copyright: Bjørn Skogmo 2010, 2011. I tillegg er det enkelte sangtekster og musikk, som ikke tilhører meg, samt to-tre sjeldne dikt. 13.10.2014 Klær er korteste vei til aktiv kommunikasjon. Bjørn Skogmo (2012) * kommunikasjon kommer av å kommunisere Lagt inn av Agnar Mykle: Lasso rundt fru Luna Wikipedia: Lasso rundt fru Luna er en roman av den norske forfatteren Agnar Mykle , utgitt i 1954 . Handlingen foregår i tre tidsplan. Fra et nåtidstidspunkt ser hovedpersonen Ask Burlefot tilbake på sitt år som ung handelsskolebestyrer i en småby i Nord-Norge. Tilbakeblikk til oppvekst og gymnasår er det tredje tidsplanet. Litteraturhistorikeren Øystein Rottem karakteriserer romanen som en «dannelsesroman med omvendt fortegn» [1] : den handler om oppbruddet og tilværelsen i det fremmede, men også om det umulige i å «vende hjem»; hovedpersonen har brent bruer og kommet til en bitter erkjennelse av sin annerledeshet. Lagt inn av I’ve already been told what’s been said Oh, I’ve been listening till it twisted my head No more words I’ve already been talking too long is on the tip of your tongue Why don’t we do something ‘Cause there’s a hell of a lot to be done Why don’t we sing something ‘Cause there’s a hell of a lot to be sung Why don’t we lay off our liberal views ‘Cause there’s a hell of a lot to be won Why don’t we do something Mikael Wiehe 10.03.2012 Ikke noe særlig En dag falt det en dame ned fra himmelen, hun satt kanskje på en gren i et tre, og hun falt i armene på Franz Grütter, og han sto der med en dame i armene. Det er vel ikke noe særlig, sa alle. Eller noe gledelig, sa jeg. Og Franz Grütter stod der med en dame i armene - med hår liksom, med ansikt liksom og så videre. Og jeg lurer på hvordan vi skal avslutte denne historien. Men i mellomtiden er den allerede slutt, og Franz Grütter står der og har en dame i armene. - fra "Magasin Paris" (1993) av Peter Bichsel. Oversatt av J.E. Vold Lagt inn av Mine venner kom for å ta meg, blant dem en vakker kvinne. Oi oi, tenkte jeg, nå er det ute med meg, jeg har ingenting å stille opp mot dette her. Så jeg gikk liksågodt over på deres parti, smigret over at de brydde seg om meg, jeg la meg ned og så sjelfullt opp, jeg tenkte det kanskje kunne hjelpe. Og hun bøyde seg over meg for å se på meg da, kvinne var hun jo. De er smarte som sender sine sterkeste først, tenkte jeg og kysset henne. Og de voktet nøye på henne og på oss begge for ikke å bli lurt. Men hvordan regne med kjærlighet, når en sitter slik i det? Jeg stolte på den. oversatt av Jan Erik Vold Lagt inn av 13.01.2012 Varmetid Eg skulle nok ha levd i dinosaurane si tid. Då var det høveleg varmt. Dei ville vore mykje større enn meg, men eg ville vore mykje klokare. Medan dei dundra over markene og plaska gjennom sumpene og åt kvarandre opp ville eg sitje heime og finne opp elden og hjulet og krutet og andre nyttige saker. Dei ville snart finne ut at dei hadde bruk for meg. For livet var aldri greit for ein dinosaur. Kjærleikslivet var t.d. ofte ein samanhengande katastrofe. Før eller seinare kom dei til punktet: No må eg vite om ho elskar meg eller ikkje. Gå og hent han som er så jævla smart! — Ragnar Hovland Dinosaurar, frå Sjølvmord i Skilpaddekaféen Lagt inn av 14:17 Ingen kommentarer: 08.12.2011 "Hva binder oss sammen, egentlig," spør hun og ser ut som hun har tenkt å gi seg for dagen med å montere bokhyller, men ikke fordi hun var utslitt, snarere med en energi som om hun var klar for en større oppgave: lastingen av et cargoskip eller sveisingen av en armada før grålysningen. Espen Stueland: Kjærlighet i tide og utide. Lagt inn av 02:48 Ingen kommentarer: 08.11.2011 All true artists, whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness. Eckhart Tolle Don't be trapped by dogma Your time is limited, so
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In 1972 John Hicks became the first Briton to win which of the Nobel Prizes?
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Nobel Prize | University of Cambridge Open access The Nobel Prize was established in accordance with the will of Swede, Alfred Nobel – inventor of dynamite and holder of more than 350 patents. Awarded annually since 1901, the Nobel Prize is the first annual international award to recognise achievements in Physics, Medicine, Chemistry, Peace and Literature. Nobel Prizes have been awarded to members of Cambridge University for significant advances as diverse as the discovery of the structure of DNA, the development of a national income accounting system, the mastery of an epic and narrative psychological art and the discovery of penicillin. Affiliates of University of Cambridge have received more Nobel Prizes than those of any other institution. 96 affiliates of the University of Cambridge have been awarded the Nobel Prize since 1904. Affiliates have received Nobel Prizes in every category, 32 in Physics, 26 in Medicine, 22 in Chemistry, 11 in Economics, three in Literature and two in Peace. Trinity College has 32 Nobel Laureates, the most of any college at Cambridge. Dorothy Hodgkin is the first woman from Cambridge to have been awarded a Nobel Prize, for her work on the structure of compounds used in fighting anaemia. In 1950, Bertrand Russell became the first person from Cambridge to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, for his 1946 work, ‘A History of Western Philosophy’. Frederick Sanger, from St John’s and fellow of King’s, is one of only four individuals to have been awarded a Nobel Prize twice. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1958 and 1980. Cambridge’s Nobel Laureates 2016 Oliver Hart (King's College, 1966) - 2016 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his contributions to contract theory. 2016 David Thouless (Trinity Hall, 1952), Duncan Haldane (Christ’s, 1970) and Michael Kosterlitz (Gonville and Caius, 1962) - Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter 2015 Angus Deaton, Fitzwilliam College, The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare 2013 Michael Levitt, Gonville and Caius / Peterhouse Colleges, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems 2012 John Gurdon, Churchill and Magdalene Colleges: Emeritus Professor in Cell Biology: Nobel Prize in Medicine, for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent 2010 Robert G. Edwards, Churchill College: Emeritus Professor of Human Reproduction: Nobel Prize in Medicine, for the development of in vitro fertilization 2009 Venki Ramakrishnan, Trinity College: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome 2009 Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Darwin College, PhD 1975: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase 2008 Roger Y. Tsien, Churchill / Caius Colleges: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP 2007 Martin Evans, Christ's College: Nobel Prize in Medicine, for discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells 2007 Eric Maskin, Jesus College: Prize in Economic Sciences, for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory 2005 Richard R. Schrock: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis 2002 Sydney Brenner, King's College: Nobel Prize in Medicine, for discoveries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death 2002 John Sulston, Pembroke College: Nobel Prize in Medicine, for discoveries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death 2001 Tim Hunt, Clare College: Nobel Prize in Medicine, for discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle 2001 Joseph Stiglitz, Caius College: Prize in Economics, for analyses of markets with asymmetric information 2000
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1. Which Newton-le- Willows singer has been nominated for an MTV award? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. Which Newton-le- Willows singer has been nominated for an MTV award? 2. Lenny Henry will star in which Shakespearean tragedy next year? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. Lenny Henry will star in which Shakespearean tragedy next year? 3. Will Young has been invited to take part in which panel show after saying he is a fan? 4. Nasty Nick Cotton is to return to which TV soap? 5. Which author earns £3m a week in royalties, it was revealed this week? 6. Which band release the album Dig Out Your Soul on Monday? 7. In which year was a World Cup final first decided on penalties? 8. What is the tallest and thickest kind of grass? 9. Which TV cast had a hit with Hi-Fidelity? 10. What nationality was the composer Handel? 11. What is most expensive property in the board game Monopoly? 12. Which Scandinavian group had a top 20 hit in 1993 called Dark Is The Night? 13. In which century was King Henry IV of England born? 14. Who directed the film Alien? 15. Who was the only person to win a medal for Ireland at the Sydney Olympics in 2000? 16. What did Nicholas Copernicus argue was at the centre of our universe, and what was the common belief before then? 17. Which three American states begin with the letter O? 18. In what year did Ruth Ellis become the last woman to be hanged in England? 19. Who was the first British monarch to choose Buckingham Palace as their home? 20. How many Jack’s eyes are visible in a standard pack of playing cards? 21. What is Britain’s largest lake? 22. Cameroon gained its independence from which European country in 1960? 23. Who had a number one in 1960 called Only The Lonely? 24. The 1964 film My Fair Lady was based on a play by whom? 25. Which of the Bronte sisters wrote the novels Agnes Gray and The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall? 26. Which American president once famously proclaimed: “Ich bin ein Berliner”? 27. Which element has the chemical symbol Pb? 28. What was the name of the murder victim at the beginning of the TV series Twin Peaks? 29. Who directed the 2001 film Mulholland Drive? 30. In horse racing, which three racecourses stage the five English classics? ANSWERS: 1. Rick Astley; 2. Othello; 3. Question Time; 4. Eastenders; 5. JK Rowling; 6. Oasis; 7. 1994; 8. Bamboo; 9. The Kids From Fame; 10. German; 11. Mayfair; 12. A-Ha; 13. 14th; 14. Ridley Scott; 15. Sonia O’Sullivan; 16. The Sun. Before then people believed it was the Earth; 17. Ohio, Oklahoma and Oregon; 18. 1955; 19. Queen Victoria; 20. 12; 21. Loch Lomond; 22. France; 23. Roy Orbison; 24. George Bernard Shaw; 25. Anne; 26. John F. Kennedy; 27. Lead; 28. Laura Palmer; 29. David Lynch; 30. Doncaster, Epsom, Newmarket Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent
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What is the more common name for Vibrissae, found on all feline creatures?
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How do whiskers work? | Discover Wildlife How do whiskers work? Why do animals have whiskers? And how do they work? 27th June 2012 - Whiskers are much more widespread and important – in both functional and evolutionary terms – than you might imagine. These modified hairs – vibrissae – form specialised touch organs, found at some stage in the life of all mammals except monotremes (duck-billed platypus and echidnas) and humans, though we still have vestiges of the muscles once associated with vibrissae in our upper lips. Whiskers typically grow around the nostrils and above the lips and eyes, but also on the forelegs and feet of some mammals. Manatees have them all over the head and body, but in most mammals they form an ordered pattern. Rats – whose whiskers are the best-studied – have five rows on either side of the snout, each comprising five to nine vibrissae: shorter microvibrissae at the front, longer macrovibrissae at the rear, a little under 1mm in diameter at the base, tapering to an extremely narrow tip. In contrast, seals’ whiskers are much stiffer and do not taper. Vibrissae can be very long: up to 50mm in rats, and one-third of a chinchilla’s body length. The whiskers of many carnivores, particularly aquatic and nocturnal species, are also very prominent. Whisk assessment So, how do they work? In essence, they function like an old-fashioned gramophone stylus. As whiskers brush an object, irregularities in the surface are translated into movements of the vibrissae; those, in turn, are detected by hundreds of motion sensors inside a heavily innervated hair follicle – rats and cats have 100–200 nerve cells per whisker, seals up to 1,500. These nerves relay detailed information about the direction, velocity and duration of vibrissal movement, thereby allowing the animal to detect the precise location, size, texture and other details of the object. In some mammals, individual muscles allow macrovibrissae around the nose to be moved independently, whereas those elsewhere on the body cannot; neither can microvibrissae. Larger muscles move all of the whiskers together by changing the position or shape of the whisker pad. Small rodents exhibit rapid whisker movements – in fact, the ‘whisking’ motions of rats are the fastest of any mammal. By contrast, in larger rodents, lagomorphs and some carnivores, such ‘vibrations’ (the name derives from the Latin vibrare) are sporadic; bats, ungulates, primates and cetaceans make few whisker movements. Food finders Whiskers serve various purposes, but are most commonly used to locate food. Seals, for example, extend their whiskers forward to follow the hydrodynamic trails left by swimming fish. Indeed, the vibrissae of common seals are so sensitive that they can discriminate the species – or at least the size – of their prey, and the direction in which it fled, long after it swam away. The vibrissal sensory system of Etruscan shrews enables them to distinguish prey from non-prey in a single touch – an ability that scientists are attempting to replicate in robots. Many terrestrial mammals can also detect air currents with their whiskers, which may warn them of approaching danger. The body vibrissae of manatees may help to detect the movements of other animals, water currents, tidal flows and changes in the contours of the seabed in their shallow-water environment. Whiskers are also important in indicating an animal’s state of mind, and play a role in various social behaviours. But though vibrissae have been the subject of some fascinating research, little is known about the function of cats’ whiskers. The making of mammals The role whiskers played in the early evolution of mammals is perhaps the most fascinating aspect of the topic. The first mammals coexisted with dinosaurs, and became adapted to the main ecological niches available: hunting insects at night, when predatory dinosaurs were least active, and living high up in trees. Facial whiskers would have endowed these early mammals with a sensory advantage, using the increased sensitivity of touch provided by vibrissae to help
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Popular UK Seventies TV Programmes Popular UK Seventies TV Programmes UK (BBC) Drama. BBC 1 1978-80; 1983; 1985; 1988-90 Based on the celebrated autobiographical novels of James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small proved to be an enormous success as a TV series, inspired by a 1974 cinema version featuring Simon Ward, and its 1976 sequel, It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet starring John Alderton. With Christopher Timothy now pulling on the vet's wellies, the TV adaptation (with its echoes of Dr. Findlay's Casebook ) took viewers back to the 1930s as Herriot arrives at Skeldale House, home of the veterinary practice in the North Riding town of Darroby (the real-life Askrigg). There he joins senior partner Siegfried Farnon (Robert Hardy), his easy-going brother, Tristan (Peter Davidson), and housekeeper Mrs. Hall (Mary Hignett), helps to build up the practice and deals with all manner of agricultural and domestic animal ailments. If James is not preventing foot and mouth or groping around up a cow's posterior, he is treating the likes of Tricki-Woo, the pampered Pekinese owned by villager Mrs. Pumphrey (Margaretta Scott). James meets and marries Helen Anderson (Carol Drinkwater, later played by Lynda Bellingham) who later bears him a son, Jimmy (Oliver Watson), and a daughter, Rosie (Rebecca Smith). The series "ends" after three years when James and Tristan head off to join the war effort (Herriot's original novels had run out). A couple of Christmas specials kept the concept alive during the early 1980s, before public clamor was answered with a new series in 1988. The series ran for three more seasons, plus another Christmas special. The programme's sweeping theme music was composed by Johnny Pearson. Buy this series on DVD at Amazon.com UK (BBC) Antiques. BBC 1 1979- A Sunday afternoon favourite, Antiques Roadshow has travelled the length and breadth of the United Kingdom, inviting viewers to drop in and have their family heirlooms valued. Since the first broadcast in 1979, there has been much raiding of attics and basements across the land, in the hope of discovering something of value. Punters have queued up, cherished items in hand, awaiting the verdict of one of the experts, who have all been drawn from leading auction houses and dealerships. Participants have explained how the items came into their family's possession, and the specialists have then provided more background information, explaining where, when and by whom it was probably made, and winding up with a financial valuation. One piece a week has usually proved to be a real find -- a magnificent specimen of furniture, a long-lost work by a distinguished artist, etc. -- much to the delight of both the excited connoisseur and the gasping proprietor. Among the longest-serving experts are David Battie and Hugh Morley-Fletcher (both porcelain), Simon Bull (timepieces), Roy Butler (militaria), and David Collins and Philip Hook (both paintings). Some have become celebrities in their own right -- "potaholic" Henry Sandon, his son, John Sandon, furniture specialist John Bly, and ceramics man Eric Knowles, for instance. Hugh Scully hosted the proceedings for many years until his departure in 2000. A young person's special, entitled Antiques Roadshow - the Next Generation, has been screened occasionally. The main series also inspired a similarly successful American version of the same name, closely following the same format, that airs on the PBS network. ARE YOU BEING SERVED? UK (BBC) Situation Comedy. BBC 1 1973-9; 1981; 1983; 1985 Chock-full of nudge-nudge, wink wink innuendo, this long-running farce centers on the members of staff in the clothing department on the first floor of Grace Brothers. Clearly divided into male and female sections, supervised by department manager Mr. Rumbold (Nicholas Smith) and floor walker Captain Stephen Peacock (Frank Thornton), the clothing section employs some well-defined comedy stereotypes. On the men's side there is swishy homosexual Mr. Wilberforce Humphries (John Inman), declaring "I'm free" whenever a customer needs attention and
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What is Margaret Houlihan’s nickname in the US television series M*A*S*H?
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Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan | Monster M*A*S*H | Fandom powered by Wikia Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan Loretta Swit as Major "Hot Lips" Houlihan M*A*S*H character Vital information Head Nurse at the 4077th M*A*S*H Home an Unnnamed sister who was a captain Appearances Sally Kellerman in MASH film Loretta Swit in M*A*S*H TV series Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan was a fictional character first created in the book M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker . Actress Sally Kellerman portrayed her in the Robert Altman film adaptation (where the character was renamed "O'Houlihan"; however, like many of the M*A*S*H* characters, Hot Lips is probably best known from the television series, where her part was played by actress Loretta Swit . Having the advantage of an 11-year run on television, Swit's Houlihan became a significantly more developed character than originally portrayed in the film by actress Sally Kellerman , in many ways demonstrating characteristics that would have been almost antithetical to the cinematic Hot Lips. Contents Main article: Prototypes for Margaret Houlihan Several real-life Korean War MASH nurses are said to be the prototypes for the character of "Hotlips Houlihan". Most notable among them is Capt. Ruth Dickson, Chief Nurse of the 8055th MASH. Also mentioned is one "Hotlips Hammerly," said to be a very attractive blonde, of the same disposition, and also from El Paso, Texas. A third name found in some internet resources is Capt. Jane Thurness. All of them were career Army nurses who eventually rose to high rank. Position Edit Major Houlihan is a member of the Army Nurse Corps and in charge of all the nurses at the MASH 4077 unit. She is devoted to her army career, having been born into the tradition. Her father, Colonel Alvin "Howitzer Al" Houlihan, was her role model for her career. {An inconsistent later episode shows that he was in the cavalry instead of the artillery and that he is alive-although in a early epsiode she refers to him as dead} (Season 3 when asking Frank for money, she refers to her father being dead and her mother being a drunk and kleptomaniac.) As an army brat, she was born in an army hospital and grew up on army posts, most notably Fort Ord. Personal life Edit On their wedding night her parents gave each other gifts-her father received a .25 pistol about as big as a cigarette lighter and her mother received a whiskey flask. Both her parents are divorced. Her mother is an alcoholic kleptomaniac whose antics of either being dried out or being bonded from jail take up nearly all of Houlihan's salary. In one early episode Margaret remarks that her younger sister, who is only a Captain, is getting married. In one episode on her birthday and she is lost in Korea with Klinger she confesses that she envies him for having something she never had, a hometown, because as an army brat she never had one. One episode "The Gun" has a goof in which has Houlihan remarking over a pistol Burns had stolen from a patient is that of an 1873 Colt's Single Action Army revolver, sometimes referenced as the "Peacemaker"; in fact it is a model 1921 US Army revolver. She has a knack for winning MASH 4077 betting pools; her favorite song is When the Caissons Go Rolling Along and her greatest fear is loud noises. Although she acts tough, she can be a emotionally vulnerable person (coming from a broken home with a distant father and an alcoholic mother) she devotes most of her energies to caring for her nursing staff and her Army career, although not only does she have to put up with Major Burns-who dashes her hopes of leaving his wife to marry her, an unfaithful husband {Penobscot}, and a Sgt front line lover {Scully} who also do not give her the emotional caring that she secretly craves; she has to equally put up with civilians in uniform who deeply offended her upbringing of military duty-such as a drunken commanding officer Henry Blake who exercises no discipline at all and Hawkeye Pierce and Trapper John and later B.J. Hunnicut to whom the Army is one big joke which deeply offends an "
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Quiz Link 4 1. Who founded the Tamla Motown record label? Berry Gordy 2. What folksy British singer-songwriting guitarist was famous also for his whistling? Roger Whittaker 3. What was Hugo Montenegro's instrumental hit, composed by Ennio Morricone for the film of the same name? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 4. Tom Parker managed which huge star? Elvis Presley 5. Who won (barefoot) the British Eurovision Song Contest in 1967 with Puppet on String? Sandie Shaw 6. Who originally fronted Herman's Hermits? Peter Noone 7. Which jazz singer, whose career actually spanned the 1930s-90s, was known as the First Lady of Song? Ella Fitzgerald 8. Which singer played Alfie's girlfriend Siddie in the 1966 film? Millicent Martin 9. What name was given to the 1950-60s mainstream country music style of artists including Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Jim Reeves, and Charlie Rich? Nashville Sound 10.What Canadian-born teen idol of the 1950s-60s wrote the lyrics to Sinatra's song My Way? Paul Anka 11.Which harmonica-paying frontman of Manfred Man sang on their early hits and later became a successful radio presenter? Paul Jones 12.What group became famous in the 1960s for their parody impressions of other hit songs? The Barron Knights 13.Peter Potter in the USA and David Jacobs in the UK presented which pop music TV show? Juke Box Jury 14.What was the 1962 space-age instrumental hit by the Tornados? Telstar 15.Who wrote and sang the novelty hit Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, about Camp Granada? Allan Sherman ~
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Who founded the Prince's Trust in 1976 to give special help to Britain's youth, especially those who are unemployed?
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The Prince's Trust by Jamm Design Ltd - issuu issuu Project4_Layout 1 17/09/2015 12:04 Page 1 Evening of Art Auction 100 per cent of the profits to support disadvantaged young people Project4_Layout 1 17/09/2015 12:04 Page 2 PT004 OSA5 Listing_Layout 1 16/09/2015 09:15 Page 1 1 PT004 OSA5 Listing_Layout 1 16/09/2015 09:15 Page 2 Dear Supporter, On behalf of The Prince’s Trust South West, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to this fantastic art collection. All of these wonderful pieces have been generously donated for our third Evening of Art Auction by some of the country’s most renowned artists. We are hugely grateful to them for making this event possible. This auction gives you the chance to acquire some truly outstanding art. With your help we would like to raise £75,000 for disadvantaged young people in the South West. I would like to thank our sponsors and supporters Coutts & Co, Withy King, Reside Bath, Pritchards, Matthew Clark and The Roper Family Trust. As a result of their contribution, all of the money raised from this event will go straight towards changing the lives of young people. We are also grateful to iBid who will be facilitating the silent auction technology, and to Paul Martin for hosting the live auction. Today’s economic environment remains challenging for the young people that we support. They face multiple barriers and find it hard to compete for opportunities. It is estimated that there are nearly 60,000 unemployed 16 to 24 year-olds in the region. This level of unemployment triggers many other problems including crime, anti social behaviour and mental health issues, and is a huge waste of human potential. The Prince’s Trust works with around 3,500 disadvantaged young people in the area every year. We help them to develop the confidence, skills and motivation they need to move forward with their lives. Three-quarters of our young people progress into a job, selfemployment or training as a result of our support. You can be part of helping more young people by participating in this auction. This year, all pieces will be available online ahead of the event via www.eveningofartauction.com. The artwork will also be exhibited at the Evening of Art Auction where guests can bid using the silent auction technology or by participating in the exciting live auction. We could not have held this evening without the help of our wonderful committee, led by Jenny Bower, and the other volunteers who have worked so hard over the last year to help plan this event. Once again, my most sincere thanks to the artists for their wonderful artwork, and to you for your invaluable support. Tara Leathers Director of Fundraising 2 PT004 OSA5 Listing_Layout 1 16/09/2015 09:15 Page 3 Evening of Art Auction Thursday 8th October The Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath, Avon BA1 2QH Champagne reception and Silent Auction 7.00pm Bid on pieces of art easily using readily available touch screen tablets. Dinner, Live Auction and Entertainment from 8.00pm TV Presenter Paul Martin will host the live auction of six pieces of art. Specialist Emma Sykes of Bonhams Bath - emma.sykes@bonhams.com Viewing lots by appointment and all Prince’s Trust enquiries Please contact Katherine Morgan on 0117 943 4950 or via email katherine.morgan@princes-trust.org.uk iBid The Prince’s Trust, Canningford House Tel 020 7524 7813 enquiries@ibid-events.com www.ibid-events.com 38 Victoria Street, Bristol BS1 6BY Tel 0117 943 4948 www.princes-trust.org.uk 3 PT004 OSA5 Listing_Layout 1 16/09/2015 09:15 Page 4 LOCATION et PT004 OSA5 Listing_Layout 1 16/09/2015 09:15 Page 5 Further information This year all artwork will be available to view and bid for online in advance of the event via eveningofartauction.com. You will be able to bid on artwork right up until the evening of the event, Thursday 8th October. Thereafter, the website will be closed to any more online bids. All art has been independently valued by Bonhams. The Silent Auction The highest bids for each piece of art, taken from the above website, will be transferred
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BBC NEWS | Business | Profile: Sir Alan Sugar Profile: Sir Alan Sugar Sir Alan has overseen the UK's business landscape for decades Sir Alan Sugar, one of the UK's best-known businessmen and the star of BBC One's The Apprentice programme, has agreed to sell the company that helped make his fortune. In a deal worth about �125m, Sir Alan will sell television set-top box maker Amstrad to broadcaster BSkyB. Amstrad supplies about 30% of the set-top box devices for Sky. But who is Sir Alan, and how did he climb to prominence and wealth from a council house in east London? 'Not a ruffian' Sir Alan Sugar once remarked that to be a success in business you needed to know everything about your operations, right down to the nuts and bolts that held everything together. This attention to detail and willingness to get his hands dirty could be seen in his childhood, when, too poor to have a bicycle, he built one himself from an old frame. The 1980s gave anyone the opportunity to succeed Sir Alan Sugar Sugar sells Amstrad Born in 1947, Sir Alan was the youngest of four children, brought up in a council house in Hackney. He described himself as "not a ruffian" but having plenty of talk, some of which still remains today. By the age of 12, he was rising at 0600 every day to boil beetroots for a local greengrocer. Four years later, Sir Alan's earnings, after school and at weekends, were far outstripping those of his father, Nathan, who worked in a tailoring sweatshop. Moving markets Having started out selling car aerials and cigarette lighters, aged just 21, he launched his own electronics company, Amstrad - Alan Michael Sugar Trading in 1968. The firm floated on the stock market in 1980, its core business based on hi-fis and the groundbreaking PCW8256 personal computer. Even though early computers were clunky, they were in demand The stereos and the computer - an all-in-one affair comprising processor/screen, keyboard and printer - sold like hot cakes, bringing the wonders of word-processing to everyone from students to small companies. It was the height of the Thatcher years, and as old certainties went out of the window, a new breed of commercial buccaneer swung into action. At the heart of this action was Sir Alan - and with Amstrad, he made his first million. By the age of 40 he was worth about �600m, making him the 15th richest person in the UK. "The 1980s gave anyone the opportunity to succeed," Sir Alan says. "The establishment was smashed, definitely. The old school tie went out the window. Anybody can do anything now." Killing Bambi But Alan Sugar's is not a tale of unalloyed success. There have been blips along the way. Big blips. The stock market crash of 1987 slashed the value of Amstrad to �197m, including a record one-day fall of �400m, and the company's fortunes took years to bounce back. You don't get to see any of the light-hearted, friendly side because, as far as the TV producers are concerned, that doesn't put bums on seats Sir Alan Sugar Then there was his involvement with Tottenham Hotspur. Despite little knowledge of the club's history - he is alleged to have once enquired "Double? What double?" - Sir Alan became Spurs chairman in 1991. Hailed as a saviour at first, he invested heavily, paying off �20m of debts. But his relationship with Tottenham's fans collapsed after he sacked manager Terry Venables - "I felt as though I'd killed Bambi" - and Sir Alan sold his shares in 2001, after death threats to him and his family. Difficult choices Amstrad has also sometimes backed the wrong horse. In 1990, an attempt to enter the video gaming market bit the dust when the 8-bit GX4000 machine flopped spectacularly, losing out to the 16-bit Sega Megadrive. Three years later, the PenPad, an early type of electronic personal organiser, also foundered, while the E-mailer and a later videophone - which combined phone, video calling and e-mailing - failed to capture the public's imagination. Consumers are often very choosy about the technology they adopt Though Sir Alan's critics remain highly sceptical about his role a
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Name the Chancellor of the Exchequer who had been in the post for only 30 days when he died in July 1970?
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U.K: SUDDEN DEATH OF BRITISH CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, MR. IAIN MACLEOD. U.K: SUDDEN DEATH OF BRITISH CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, MR. IAIN MACLEOD. 20 July 1970 Contains: 1 Clips Format: imx 30 Mr. Iain Macleod, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, died at his official residence tonight (Monday) soon after leaving hospital following an appendicitis operation. Mr. Macleod had been admitted to hospital soon after making a major parliamentary speech outlining the new Conservative Government's economic policy. It was his first major speech as Chancellor since the Conservatives were elected to power in last month's General Election. He entered Parliament in 1970 and joined the Conservative Government two years later as Minister of Health. A brilliant orator, he made his mark in several Government posts during the Conservative tenure of office, his most notable achievement being his work during two years as Colonial Secretary. During that time he organised independence for Britain's major African colonies with a total population of 45 million people. He won the support of African nationalist leaders in implementing the Government's "Wind of Change" policy against the criticism of European settlers in East and Central Africa. His death, from a heart attack, will be a serious blow to the new Conservative Government, co-inciding with the dock strike which threatens to unbalance the national economy.
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Spencer Perceval Spencer Perceval Prime Minister, 1809-1812 Spencer Perceval was born in Audley Square, London, on November 1, 1762, the second son of John, 2nd Earl of Egmont. He was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, received his M.A. in 1782, and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1786. In 1790 he married Jane Spencer-Wilson, with whom he had six sons and six daughters. Perceval's political career began in 1790, when he became Deputy Recorder of Northampton. In 1796 the voters of Northampton sent him to Parliament, where he became a supporter of William Pitt the Younger. He subsequently served as Solicitor General (1801-1802) and as Attorney General (1802-1806). In 1806, the Tory government of William Pitt the Younger gave way to that of William Wyndham Grenville, a Whig, and Perceval became a member of the opposition. An ardent opponent of Grenville's plan to offer emancipation to England's Catholics, he delivered a speech before the House of Commons which helped destroy Grenville's administration (1807). Grenville's government gave way to a coalition government led by the Duke of Portland, a Tory. Perceval became the duke's Chancellor of the Exchequer, and then succeeded him as Prime Minister, on October 4, 1809. Perceval's government was marred by upheavels caused by the Industrial Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and the increasing madness of King George III . He also had difficulty bringing qualified men into his administration, and even had to serve as his own Chancellor of the Exchequer because no one was willing to take the job. On May 11, 1812, while on his way to attend an inquiry into the recent Luddite riots, Perceval was shot and mortally wounded by John Bellingham, a bankrupt merchant who had tried unsuccessfully to recover his losses from the government. He died in the lobby of the House of Commons, and became the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated. Although he was deemed insane, Bellingham was subsequently executed for his crime, on May 18, 1812. PRINT SOURCE
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What 1997 film was the highest grossing film of the 90's decade?
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Top Grossing Movies of the 90s | List of Profitable Movies From the 1990s G Options B Comments & Embed 1 Titanic Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates Box Office: $1,843,201,268 ; 2 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Natalie Portman, Keira Knightley, Ewan McGregor Box Office: $924,317,558 ; Jurassic Park Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough Box Office: $914,691,118 ; Independence Day Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Vivica A. Fox Box Office: $817,400,891 ; The Lion King Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons, Matthew Broderick Box Office: $783,841,776 ; Forrest Gump Tom Hanks, Kurt Russell, Sally Field Box Office: $677,387,716 ; The Sixth Sense Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton, Haley Joel Osment Box Office: $672,806,292 ; The Lost World: Jurassic Park Julianne Moore, Steven Spielberg, Camilla Belle Box Office: $618,638,999 ; Men in Black Will Smith, Sylvester Stallone, Steven Spielberg Box Office: $589,390,539 ; Armageddon Ben Affleck, Bruce Willis, Liv Tyler Box Office: $553,709,788 ; Terminator 2: Judgment Day Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong, Linda Hamilton Box Office: $519,398,546 ; Ghost Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Swayze Box Office: $505,702,588 ; Aladdin Robin Williams, Gilbert Gottfried, Frank Welker Box Office: $504,050,219 ; Twister Helen Hunt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Paxton Box Office: $494,471,524 ; Saving Private Ryan Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Vin Diesel Box Office: $481,840,909 ; Home Alone Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, John Candy Box Office: $476,684,675 ; 17 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Elizabeth Hurley, Heather Graham, Will Ferrell Box Office: $205,040,086 ; Mrs. Doubtfire Robin Williams, Pierce Brosnan, Sally Field Box Office: $441,286,195 ; Toy Story 2 Tom Hanks, Kelsey Grammer, Tim Allen Box Office: $245,852,179 ; Toy Story Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles Box Office: $191,796,233 ; Dances with Wolves Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Charles Rocket Box Office: $184,208,848 ; Batman Forever Nicole Kidman, Drew Barrymore, Jim Carrey Box Office: $184,031,112 ; The Fugitive Julianne Moore, Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones Box Office: $183,875,760 ; Liar Liar Jim Carrey, Jennifer Tilly, Krista Allen Box Office: $181,410,615 ; Mission: Impossible Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Vanessa Redgrave Box Office: $180,981,856 ; Pretty Woman Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Hank Azaria Box Office: $178,406,268 ; There's Something About Mary Cameron Diaz, Sarah Silverman, Ben Stiller Box Office: $176,484,651 ; 28 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Donald Trump, Macaulay Culkin, Tim Curry Box Office: $173,585,516 ; Air Force One Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close Box Office: $172,956,409 ; Apollo 13 Tom Hanks, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ed Harris Box Office: $172,071,312 ; The Matrix Keanu Reeves, Hugo Weaving, Carrie-Anne Moss Box Office: $171,479,930 ; Tarzan Rosie O'Donnell, Glenn Close, Minnie Driver Box Office: $171,091,819 ; Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Morgan Freeman, Sean Connery, Kevin Costner Box Office: $165,493,908 ; Big Daddy Adam Sandler, Jon Stewart, Steve Buscemi Box Office: $163,479,795 ; Batman Returns Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Danny DeVito Box Office: $162,831,698 ; A Bug's Life Hayden Panettiere, Ashley Tisdale, Kevin Spacey Box Office: $162,798,565 ; The Waterboy Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Rob Schneider Box Office: $161,491,646 ; The Firm Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman, Gary Busey Box Office: $158,348,367 ; The Mummy Rachel Weisz, Brendan Fraser, Patricia Velásquez Box Office: $155,385,488 ; Jerry Maguire Tom Cruise, Lucy Liu, Renée Zellweger Box Office: $153,952,592 ; Runaway Bride Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Christopher Meloni Box Office: $152,257,509 ; As Good as It Gets Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Julie Benz Box Office: $148,478,011 ; True Lies Arnold Schwarzenegger, Eliza Dushku, Jamie Lee Curtis Box Office: $146,282,411 ; Beauty and the Beast Angela Lansbury, Frank Welker, Jerry Orbach Box Office: $145,863,363 ; The Santa Clause Tim Allen, Frank Welker, Peter Boyle Box Office: $144,833,357 ; Lethal Weapon 3 Mel Gibson, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo Box Office: $144,731,527 ; D
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1997 Academy Awards® Winners and History The Full Monty (1997, UK) Actor: JACK NICHOLSON in "As Good As It Gets", Matt Damon in "Good Will Hunting", Dustin Hoffman in "Wag the Dog", Robert Duvall in "The Apostle", Peter Fonda in "Ulee's Gold" Actress: HELEN HUNT in "As Good As It Gets", Judi Dench in "(Her Majesty) Mrs Brown", Helena Bonham Carter in "The Wings of the Dove", Kate Winslet in "Titanic", Julie Christie in "Afterglow" Supporting Actor: ROBIN WILLIAMS in "Good Will Hunting", Robert Forster in "Jackie Brown", Anthony Hopkins in "Amistad", Greg Kinnear in "As Good As It Gets", Burt Reynolds in "Boogie Nights" Supporting Actress: KIM BASINGER in "L.A. Confidential", Joan Cusack in "In & Out", Minnie Driver in "Good Will Hunting", Julianne Moore in "Boogie Nights", Gloria Stuart in "Titanic" Director: JAMES CAMERON for "Titanic", Peter Cattaneo for "The Full Monty", Atom Egoyan for "The Sweet Hereafter", Curtis Hanson for "L.A. Confidential", Gus Van Sant for "Good Will Hunting" Director-producer-screenwriter James Cameron's three-hour mega-hit, Titanic - both the most expensive film ever made AND the number one, most successful box-office film of all-time (shared by 20th Century Fox and Paramount Studios), was the fictionalized account of the 1912 White Star Line cruise-ship disaster. It was the first Best Picture winner to gross over $1 billion (worldwide), and $600 million (domestic). Cameron's film was both a love story surrounded with the special-effects sinking of the 'unsinkable' Titanic on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York. The reconstructed ship in the film was three-quarters actual size. Titanic had a record number of nominations and wins - fourteen, tying the all-time record set by All About Eve (1950) . That made it the second of only two films to receive 14 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. It was also the second film to win 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture - it tied Ben-Hur (1959) with eleven Oscar wins - the most Oscar wins of any film in Academy Awards history. [ The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) would equal the feat in six years with 11 wins.] Both Titanic and Ben-Hur (1959) failed to win Best Original Screenplay (Titanic wasn't even nominated in the category), although both films won Best Picture and Best Director honors. To date, it was the last film to win Best Picture without a Screenplay nomination (Adapted or Original); the last Best Picture to not have its screenplay nominated was The Sound of Music (1965) . [The earlier version, Titanic (1953), lacked nominations for Best Picture and Best Director, but had two nominations, including Best Art Direction and it won an Oscar for Best Story and Screenplay - by Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, and Richard Breen.] Its fourteen nominations included: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Make-up, Best Score, Best Song ("My Heart Will Go On"), Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Visual Effects. Titanic lost only three awards for which it was nominated - its two acting nominations, and
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David Walliams is to appear in a TV adaptation of which of his books, playing the Prime Minister?
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David Walliams' book Mr Stink to be made into BBC One comedy drama - Telegraph TV and Radio David Walliams' book Mr Stink to be made into BBC One comedy drama David Walliams to play prime minister in the BBC One adaptation of his children's book, Mr Stink, about schoolgirl who hides homeless man in her family's garden shed. David Walliams will host a new comedy series on Channel 4 called Awfully Good Photo: Rex 6:30PM GMT 21 Feb 2012 David Walliams will star in an adaptation of his bestselling children's book about a girl who hides a smelly tramp in her garden shed. The Little Britain star will play the Prime Minister in BBC One's Mr Stink later this year. The book, which will be adapted by Walliams into an hour-long film, has already been turned into a stage show. Walliams, currently as a judge on Britain's Got Talent, said: "I am beyond thrilled that BBC One is adapting my children's book Mr Stink into a family film. I have written the script, and can't wait to see actors bring it to life." The comic and actor has written four books for children since making his debut in 2008 with The Boy In The Dress. Related Articles
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London's New Gandhi Statue Represents Everything Gandhi Opposed - VICE London's New Gandhi Statue Represents Everything Gandhi Opposed Mahatma Gandhi, a man who dedicated his life to freeing India from the yoke of Westminster, is being put on a pedestal overlooking British Parliament. The statue of Gandhi in London's Tavistock Square, not the one being unveiled in Westminster tomorrow. Photo by Fredda Brilliant via . This article originally appeared on VICE UK. Tomorrow morning, a nine-foot bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi—the iconic nonviolent freedom fighter who led India's liberation from British rule—will be unveiled in Parliament Square. It's a pretty big deal, with India's finance minister, Arun Jaitley, joining culture secretary Sajid Javid, UK Indian-diaspora champion Priti Patel, Lord Desai of the Gandhi Memorial Trust, and Bollywood superstar Amitabh "The Big B" Bachchan getting together to make the most of the photo opportunity. However, it seems slightly perverse that Gandhi—a man who dedicated his life to freeing India from the yoke of Westminster—is being put on a pedestal overlooking Parliament. So why is Gandhi joining statesmen including Churchill, Disraeli, Abraham Lincoln and Nelson Mandela? And why now? According to Jeremy Clarkson's mate David Cameron, the statue "will enrich the firm bond of friendship between the world's oldest democracy and its largest." However, it's more revealing that the statue was announced during Chancellor George Osborne and Foreign Secretary William Hague's high-profile trade visit to India in July of last year to brownnose India's new government and Prime Minister Modi, and to hustle for British businesses in India and Indian investment in Britain. Osborne and Hague's editorial in the Times of India on July 7 last year makes no bones about it: "We want British firms who built the infrastructure for the London Olympics to help build the 100 new cities Prime Minister Modi is planning, our world-leading transport companies to help develop your new roads, railways, and ports, and our defense and aerospace companies to help bring India more cutting-edge technology, skills, and jobs." Gandhi's great-grandson Tushar Gandhi, a social activist, peace campaigner, and author who runs the Gandhi Foundation in India, points out George Osborne announced the statue of the most celebrated advocate of nonviolent resistance in history the day after a $370 million arms deal between India and Britain had been secured. "The chancellor made the announcement about Bapu-ji's [Bapu means father and Gandhi, as the father of independent India is often called Bapu-ji] statue when he came to sell weapons to India, which I find amusing and hypocritical," he says. Tushar feels it's "false worship" to use his grandfather's image to symbolize a brave new world of corporate trade between Britain and India, particularly when Gandhi rejected British goods in favor of Indian goods and actively cultivated and championed traditional industries in rural India. "This statue represents the development of the haves, it does not care for have-nots—trade represents one of the biggest differences we have in India between the haves and have-nots," explains Tushar. Indeed, the Gandhi Statue charity reveals the majority of the $1.5 million funding for the statue came from corporate donors, including Infosys founder N. R. Narayana Murthy ($300,000), Indian industrialist R. Bajaj ($300,000), multibillionaire steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal ($150,000)—whose Arcelor Mittal Orbit tower looms large in Stratford's Olympic Park—and UK businessmen Vivek Chadha ($150,000) and Rami Ranger ($150,000). Considering that, after the unveiling, India's finance minister, Arun Jaitley, will meet with George Osborne to discuss closer UK-India ties and also meet top business leaders and investors , it's apparent that Gandhi is being cynically exploited. I repeatedly contacted the Department of Media, Culture, and Sport press office for comment on the problematic nature of the Gandhi statue, but my phone calls and emails weren't returned. "Gandh
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British Kuwait | Pearltrees British Kuwait 14 november 2013 British Kuwait In 1899, fearing direct rule from the Ottomans, Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah, the lion of the Arabic island and the killer of his two brothers, entered into a treaty with Britain by which Kuwait became a protectorate. Britain provided naval protection and an annual subsidy in return for allowing London to control its foreign affairs.[32] This treaty was primarily prompted by fears that the proposed Berlin-Baghdad Railway would lead to an expansion of German influence in thePersian Gulf. After the signing of the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913, Sheikh Mubarak was diplomatically recognized by both the Ottomans and British as the ruler of the autonomous cazaof the city of Kuwait and the hinterlands.[33] However, soon after the start of World War I, the British invalidated the convention and declared Kuwait an independent principality under the protection of the British Empire.[34][page needed] The 1922 Treaty of Uqair set Kuwait's border with Saudi Arabia and also established the Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone, an area of about 5,180 km² adjoining Kuwait's southern border. Large oil reserves were discovered by the US-British Kuwait Oil Company in 1937. Exploration was delayed by World War II, but thereafter fuelled the country's development into a modern commercial centre. Slavery was abolished in Kuwait in 1947.[35] A major public-works programme began in 1951; Kuwait's infrastructure was transformed, and residents began to enjoy a high standard of living. By 1952, the country became the largest exporter of oil in the Persian Gulf region. This massive growth attracted many foreign workers, especially from Egypt and India.
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Somalia 1. Is Somalia a State? Somalia is a country that has experienced excessive amounts of political instability during the past decade. Somalia, like most other countries in Africa, was colonized by European nations during the late 1800s. In 1887, Britain became concerned with keeping the route to India open through the Suez Canal, which was opened in 1869 and as a result Britain proclaimed Somalia as a British protectorate and named it British Somaliland. In the beginning of the 20th century British control of British Somaliland was challenged by native uprisings. In 1910 the British abandoned the interior of Somaliland and withdrew to the coastal regions. Italy seized the opportunity to extend its control inland and took over many of the regions that the British had abandoned. In the aftermath of W.W.II, Italy was forced to relinquish its possessions in Africa and control of Somalia was given to the United Nations and for 10 years it was a UN trust territory under Italian administration until July 1, 1960 when Somalia was granted independence and it merged with the former British protectorate of Somaliland. Somalia's transformation into an independent state was peaceful in the beginning but is soon erupted into a violent conflict. In 1969 Abdi Rashid Ali Shirmarke, Somalia's second President, was assassinated and in the following days a military coup, led by Major General Muhammed Siyad Barre, tgained control of the country. In 1970 Barre declared Somalia to be a socialist state. Armed domestic opposition to Siyad Barre arose in 1988 in the Northern part of the country. The Somali National Movement (SNM), the United Somali Congress (USC), and the Ogadeni Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM) joined forces to fight against Siyad Barre's government. In 1990 as Barre began to lose control of the country, the local political and business figures came together to sign the Mogadishu Manifesto, calling for Barre's resignation. Mohammed Siyad Barre fled Somalia in January 27, 1991 and Somalia descended into a state of anarchy. After Barre fled from the country the USC established an interim provisional government, which was headed by provisional President Ali Mahdi Mahammad. As of September 1991, Somalia is effectively under the control of as many as 12 rival clans and sub clans. Somalia currently has no stable government and many of the areas of the country continue to be under self-rule with control held by local leaders. Somalia is a country comprised of roughly 7.5 million people, many of who are nomads or refugees. The establishment of a government has proved to be extremely difficult and currently Somalia remains a lawless nation. Keeping a Shaky Peace in Somalia 2. What Kind of Nation is Somalia? Prior to the civil war that occurred in Somalia in 1991 the country appeared to be one of the most homogeneous countries in Africa. The majority of people in Somalia are ethnic Somalis who speak dialects of the same language and practice the same religion. However, a multitude of ethnic and cultural divisions exists within the country. The practice of Islam varies nationwide, and has over the years, been influenced by different aspects of Arab culture. Somalia has a significant number of ethnic and economic minority groups. People of Bantu descent tend to live in farming villages and in the southern part of the country. Individuals of Arab descent and other non-African immigrants tend to reside in the coastal cities, such as Mogadishu. Among Somalis, a primary division exists between the Samaale and the Sab. The Samaale are the majority of the Somali people and consist of four main clan families the Dir, Isaaq, Hawiye, and Daaroodeach which is further divided into sub-clans. The Samaale are primarily of nomadic origin and live throughout Somalia and in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti. The S
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Of what is 'Pogonophobia' the morbid fear?
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Phobias dictionary definition | Phobias defined See also attitudes ; behavior ; fear ; manias ; -phile, -philia, -phily ; psychology . N.B.: noun forms end in -phobe and adjective forms end in -phobic, unless otherwise noted. acarophobia a fear of skin infestation by mites or ticks. achluophobia scotophobia. acidophobia an inability to accommodate to acid soils, as certain plants. acousticophobia an abnormal fear of noise. acrophobia an abnormal fear of heights. Also called altophobia, batophobia, hypsophobia. aelurophobia ailurophobia. aerophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of drafts. Cf. ancraophobia, anemophobia. agoraphobia an abnormal fear of being in crowded, public places, like markets. Cf. demophobia. agyrophobia an abnormal fear of crossing streets. Also dromophobia. aichmophobia an abnormal fear of pointed objects. ailurophobia an abnormal fear of cats. Also called gatophobia, felinophobia. albuminurophobia a fear of albumin in one’s urine as a sign of kidney disease. algophobia an extreme fear of pain. Cf. odynophobia. altophobia acrophobia. amathophobia an abnormal fear of dust. amaxophobia an abnormal fear of being or riding in vehicles. ancraophobia an abnormal fear of wind. Cf. aerophobia, anemophobia. androphobia 1. an abnormal fear of men. 2. a hatred of males. Cf. gynephobia. anemophobia an abnormal fear of drafts or winds. Cf. aerophobia, ancraophobia. anginophobia an abnormal fear of quinsy or other forms of sore throat. Anglophobia a hatred or fear of England and things English. anthophobia an abnormal fear of flowers. anthropophobia an abnormal fear of people, especially in groups. antlophobia an abnormal fear of floods. apeirophobia an abnormal fear of infinity. aphephobia an abnormal fear of touching or being touched. Also called haphephobia, haptephobia, thixophobia. apiphobia, apiophobia an intense fear of bees. Also called melissophobia. arachnephobia an abnormal fear of spiders. asthenophobia an abnormal fear of weakness. astraphobia an abnormal fear of lightning. Cf. brontophobia, keraunophobia. astrophobia siderophobia. ataxiophobia, ataxophobia an abnormal fear of disorder. atelophobia an abnormal fear of imperfection. atephobia an abnormal fear of ruin. aulophobia an abnormal fear of flutes. aurophobia an abnormal dislike of gold. automysophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of being dirty. Cf. misophobia. autophobia, autophoby an abnormal fear of being by oneself. Also called eremiophobia, eremophobia, monophobia. bacillophobia an abnormal fear of germs. Also called bacteriophobia. ballistophobia an abnormal fear of missiles. barophobia an abnormal fear of gravity. basiphobia in plants, an inability to accommodate to alkaline soils. bathmophobia an abnormal dislike or fear of walking. bathophobia 1. an abnormal fear of depth. 2. an intense dislike of bathing. batophobia 1. acrophobia. 2. an abnormal fear of passing high buildings. batrachophobia an abnormal fear of frogs and toads. belonephobia an abnormal fear of pins and needles. bibliophobia an abnormal dislike for books. blennophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of slime. Also called myxophobia. bogyphobia a dread of demons and goblins. bromidrosiphobia an abnormal fear of having an unpleasant body odor. brontophobia an abnormal fear of thunder and thunderstorms. Also called tonitrophobia. Cf. astraphobia, keraunophobia. cainophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of novelty. Also called cainotophobia, neophobia. carcinophobia an abnormal fear of cancer. Also called cancerophobia. cardiophobia an abnormal fear of heart disease. cathisophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of sitting down. catoptrophobia an abnormal fear of mirrors. Celtophobia an intense dislike of Celts. cenophobia, kenophobia an abnormal fear of a void or of open spaces. ceraunophobia keraunophobia. chaetophobia an abnormal fear of hair. cheimaphobia, cheimatophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of cold. Cf. cryophobia, psychrophobia. cherophobia an abnormal fear of gaiety. chinophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of snow. cholerophobia an intense fear of cholera. chrematophobia
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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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The Graces The Graces See More The Graces Pictures > The Charites (singular Charis) or Graces were three or more minor deities in Greek mythology, daughters of Zeus and Eurynome according to the prevalent belief; sometimes, they were considered daughters of Dionysus and Aphrodite ; or Helios and Aegle. They were Aglaea (splendor), Euphrosyne (mirth) and Thalia (good cheer), and they were also linked to the Underworld. In some parts of Ancient Greece, the number of the Graces differed; for example, other names have been included such as Hegemone, Peitho, Pasithea and Cale. In Sparta , Thalia was not considered to be a Grace , and Cleta was included instead. They all were patrons of various pleasures in life, such as play, amusement, rest, happiness and relaxation. In classical art, the Charites were often represented as three naked women dancing in a circle. The Graces Is also called Gratiae, Charites, Charis, Grace, Kharites, Charitae.
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ATHENA (Athene) - Greek Goddess of Wisdom, War & Crafts (Roman Minerva) Athena, Athenian red-figure lekythos C5th B.C., Museum of Fine Arts Boston ATHENE (Athena) was the Olympian goddess of wisdom and good counsel, war, the defence of towns, heroic endeavour, weaving, pottery and various other crafts. She was depicted as a stately woman armed with a shield and spear, and wearing a long robe, crested helm, and the famed aigis--a snake-trimmed cape adorned with the monstrous visage of the Gorgon Medousa (Medusa). MYTHS The more famous myths featuring the goddess Athene include:-- Her birth from the head of Zeus, fully-grown and arrayed in arms. << More >> Her contest with Poseidon for dominion of Athens in which she produced the first olive tree and he the first horse. << More >> The War of the Giants in which she buried Enkelados (Enceladus) beneath Mount Etna and made her aigis from the skin of Pallas. << More >> The attempted violation of the goddess by Hephaistos (Hephaestus), who spilled his seed upon the earth and produced Erikhthonios (Erichthonius), who she then adopted as her own son. << More >> The assisting of Perseus in his quest to slay the Gorgon and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece. << More >> The assisting of Herakles (Heracles) with his twelve labours. << More >> The weaving contest with Arakhne (Arachne) who was transformed by the goddess into a spider . << More >> The blinding of Teiresias (Tiresias) for seeing her naked while bathing. << More >> The Judgement of Paris in which she competed with Hera and Aphrodite for the prize of the golden apple. << More >> The Trojan War where she sided with the Greeks in battle, but attacked their ships with a storm when they failed to punish Oilean Aias (Ajax) for violating her Trojan shrine. << More >> Many other myths are detailed over the following pages. ATHENA PAGES ON THEOI.COM This site contains a total of 9 pages describing the goddess, including general descriptions, mythology, and cult. The content is outlined in the Index of Athena Pages (left column or below). FAMILY OF ATHENA [1.1] ZEUS & METIS (Hesiod Theogony 887, 924; Apollodorus 1.20) [1.2] Born from the head of ZEUS (Hesiod Theogony 887, 924; Apollodorus 1.20, others) OFFSPRING NONE (she was a virgin goddess) CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES I) THE HOMERIC HYMNS Homeric Hymn 11 to Athena (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th to 4th B.C.) : "Of Pallas Athena, guardian of the city, I begin to sing. Dread is she, and with Ares she loves the deeds of war, the sack of cities and the shouting and the battle. It is she who saves the people as they go to war and come back. Hail, goddess, and give us good fortune and happiness!" Homeric Hymn 39 to Athena : "I begin to sing of Pallas Athena, the glorious goddess, bright-eyed, inventive, unbending of heart, pure virgin, saviour of cities, courageous, Tritogeneia. From his awful head wise Zeus himself bare her arrayed in warlike arms of flashing gold, and awe seized all the gods as they gazed. But Athena sprang quickly from the immortal head and stood before Zeus who holds the aegis, shaking a sharp spear: great Olympos began to reel horribly at the might of the grey-eyed goddess, and earth round about cried fearfully, and the sea was moved and tossed with dark waves, while foam burst forth suddenly: the bright Son of Hyperion [Helios the Sun] stopped his swift-footed horses a long while, until the maiden Pallas Athena had stripped the heavenly armour from her immortal shoulders. And wise Zeus was glad. Hail to you, daughter of Zeus who holds the aigis!" II) THE ORPHIC HYMNS Orphic Hymn 32 to Athena (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) : "Only-begotten, noble race of Zeus, blessed and fierce, who joyest in caves to rove: O warlike Pallas, whose illustrious kind, ineffable, and effable we find : magnanimous and famed, the rocky height, and groves, and shady mountains thee delight: in arms rejoicing, who with furies dire and wild the souls of mortals dost inspire. Gymnastic virgin of terrific mind, dire Gorgon's bane, unmarrie
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AllGates Wigan Junction AllGates Wigan Junction Also known as AllGates Napoleon�s Retreat Commercial description Originally named Napoleon�s Retreat after Mike Harding�s (the �Rochdale Cowboy�) poem but renamed in 2015 this chestnut ale is brewed in the traditional NW style. It is an easy drinking full flavoured bitter, but well-rounded with some residual sweetness, with tastes of fruit and vanilla balanced with a resinous hop character. A very popular beer that deserves to be savoured! Proceed to the aliased beer... AllGates Napoleon�s Retreat The brewer markets this same or near-same product by more than one names. This can be the result of a brewer distributing this beer under different names in different countries, or the brewer simply changing the name, but not the recipe at different points in time. About
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MIDNIGHT COWBOY by James Leo Herlihy - First Edition - 1965 - from Idler Fine Books and Biblio.com Fiction & Literature > Modern Fiction Book summary In some ways, it was unfortunate for author James Leo Herlihy that his novel Midnight Cowboy was adapted into the landmark film of the same name starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight. Although the film, which won several Oscars including Best Picture, certainly brought the rising author a new level of regard and notice, its almost legendary status in the history of American filmmaking has somewhat overshadowed its literary progenitor. This is especially unfortunate since Herlihy's work is considered by many to be one of the best American novels published since World War II. The novel's protagonist is Joe Buck, a naive young Texan who decides to leave his dead-end job and find a grander, more glamorous life in New York City. The city, of course, turns out to be a much harder place to conquer than Joe expected, and he soon finds his dream compromised. Buck's fall from innocence and his relationship with the crippled street hustler Ratso Rizzo form the novel's emotional nucleus, and the unlikely pair is one of the most sensitively-drawn and complex portraits of friendship in recent literature.The focus on male friendship is in fact a longstanding motif in American literature: Twain's Huck and Jim, Melville's Ishmael and Queequeg, Fitzgerald's Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby, and Kerouac's Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarity are some of the notable examples. Herlihy's Joe Buck and Ratso Rizzo continue this venerable tradition in their unique, starkly-drawn fashion. Midnight Cowboy also takes a well-deserved place among a group of distinguished American novels that write-often with unnerving candor-about people living on the "margins" of society: Nathaniel West's Miss Lonleyhearts, John Fante's Ask the Dust, Kerouac's On the Road, and William Burroughs' Junky, to name a few. Midnight Cowboy, written by Herlihy with a unique mixture of severe realism and sensitivity, may well prove to be the best and most durable of these accomplished works of fiction. Reviews Review this book (Want a chance to win $50 ? Log-in or create an account first!) (You'll be automatically entered for a chance to win $50!)
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Rock 'n' Roll History For May 3 Rock 'n' Roll History for May 3 1958 - ClassicBands.com May 3 Alan Freed has trouble on his hands when a brawl breaks out following a Big Beat Show at the Boston Arena. Several of the estimated 5,000 teens in attendance are injured and Freed will later be charged with incitement of a riot and destruction of property. 1964 - ClassicBands.com May 3 Gerry And The Pacemakers make their US television debut on the Ed Sullivan Show a full month before their first appearance on the Billboard chart with "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying". 1965 - ClassicBands.com May 3 The Beatles were kept busy filming scenes for their forthcoming film Help! on Salisbury Plain with the British Army's Third Tank Division. 1968 - ClassicBands.com May 3 The Beach Boys begin a 17 date tour of the US with a show in New York. The second half of the concert featured the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who lectured the audience on "spiritual regeneration." The reaction was so negative, more than half of the remaining tour dates were canceled. 1969 - ClassicBands.com May 3 The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrest Jimi Hendrix at Toronto's International Airport for possession of narcotics. He was released on $10,000 bail until his acquittal the following December. 1971 - ClassicBands.com May 3 Grand Funk Railroad "consent" to meet with members of the press, who have never treated the group with respect, despite their string of Gold records. 150 reporters were invited to New York's Gotham Hotel. Only 6 showed up. 1972 - ClassicBands.com May 3 Guitarist Les Harvey of the Scottish / English soul band Stone the Crows, was electrocuted by a shorted microphone wire during a concert attended by 12-thousand people in Swansea, Wales. He died in a local hospital three hours later. 1975 - ClassicBands.com May 3 Tony Orlando And Dawn scored their third and final US #1 hit with "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)". The tune was written as "He Will Break Your Heart" by three R&B heavyweights, Jerry Butler, Clarence Carter and Curtis Mayfield and reached #7 in 1960 for Butler. May 3 The English Glam-Rock band Mud attain their third and final UK number one with a cover of Buddy Holly's 1957 hit, "Oh Boy". 1976 - ClassicBands.com May 3 Paul McCartney makes his first concert appearance in America in almost ten years as Wings commence their Wings over America tour in Fort Worth, Texas. 1978 - ClassicBands.com May 3 FM, a film about the struggles of a radio station, debuts in Los Angeles. The soundtrack features Steely Dan, Steve Miller, The Eagles, Neil Young, Billy Joel and Warren Zevon. More people would buy the soundtrack than bothered to see the film. 1980 - ClassicBands.com May 3 Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band started a six week run at #1 on the US album chart with "Against The Wind". 1986 - ClassicBands.com May 3 Robert Palmer's "Addicted To Love" tops the Billboard singles chart on its way to becoming a world-wide million seller. Originally recorded as a duet with Chaka Khan, her record company wouldn't grant her a release to work on Palmer's label, Island Records, and her voice was removed. 1997 - ClassicBands.com May 3 Michael Jackson topped the UK singles chart for the 7th time with "Blood On The Dance Floor". The song peaked at #42 on the US charts. 2012 - ClassicBands.com May 3 Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shavell narrowly avoided a potential deadly helicopter crash when their pilot became disoriented during a flight in bad weather and missed some trees by just two feet. Flying home to their estate in East Sussex, England after a day in London, the McCartney's were not aware of how close they came to crashing at the time. The UK's Department of Transport launched an investigation into the incident the following November.
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Queen (Music) - TV Tropes 2009 - Live in Ukraine note The second of two live albums made with Paul Rodgers 2012 - Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest '86 2014 - Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74 Non-album singles: 1974 - "Seven Seas of Rhye" note Otherwise available on their 1974 album Queen II with "See What a Fool I've Been" as the B-side. 1980 - "Play the Game" note Otherwise available on their 1980 album The Game with "A Human Body" as the B-side. 1981 - "Under Pressure" note Otherwise available on their 1982 album Hot Space. Also a collaboration with David Bowie with "Soul Brother" as the B-side. 1984 - "Radio Ga Ga" note Otherwise available on their 1984 album The Works with "I Go Crazy" as the B-side. 1984 - "Thank God It's Christmas" with "Man on the Prowl" as the first B-side note Otherwise available on their album The Works and "Keep Passing the Open Windows" as the second B-side note Otherwise available on The Works 1985 - "One Vision" note Otherwise available on their 1986 album A Kind of Magic with "Blurred Vision" as the B-side. 1986 - "A Kind of Magic" note Otherwise available on their album A Kind of Magic with "A Dozen Red Roses for My Darling" as the first B-side and "Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme)" as the second B-side note Otherwise available on A Kind of Magic 1986 - "Who Wants to Live Forever" note Available on their 1986 album A Kind of Magic with "Killer Queen" as the first B-side note Otherwise available on their 1974 album Killer Queen and "Forever" as the second B-side. 1989 - "Breakthru" note Otherwise available on their album The Miracle with "Stealin'" as the B-side. 1989 - "The Invisible Man" note Otherwise available on The Miracle with "Hijack My Heart" as the B-side. 1991 - "I'm Going Slightly Mad" note Otherwise available on their 1991 album Innuendo with "Lost Opportunity" as the first B-side and "The Hitman" as the second B-side. note Otherwise available on their album Innuendo 1997 - "No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)" with "Tie Your Mother Down" as a double A-side note Otherwise available on their 1976 album A Day at the Races and "We Will Rock You" and "Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme)" as a double B-side. note Remixes otherwise not available elsewhere This band contains examples of: A Cappella : "We Will Rock You". The song is generally set in a cappella form, using only stomping and clapping as a rhythmic beat, except at the very end, which has a guitar solo. Alternately, there is the lesser-known "fast" version, played in their live shows from the late 1970's to the early 1980's. Here's a BBC semi-live recording of said version . Achievements in Ignorance : Roger Taylor's a more instinctive musician, so he doesn't know and doesn't care about the names of some of the chords or harmonic functions, etc. When he composed "Radio Ga Ga", he used some chords that he was completely unfamiliar with, not knowing what they were actually called. He wrote that song on piano, knowing that it would encourage him to 'feel' his way and be more creative than if he played guitar. Freddie occasionally did the opposite; he mostly wrote on piano, but composed some songs on guitar. He felt it was a good process precisely because his limited guitar skills allowed him to write without over-thinking it. All Drummers Are Animals : Roger Taylor probably cultivated the hardest rocking image in the group. Ambiguously Brown : Freddie. His real name was Farrokh Bulsara, he was born in Zanzibar, East Africa to Parsi parents, and he went to boarding school in Bombay, India . According to Wikipedia , he was named one of the 60 most influential Asian heroes of the last 60 years. Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking : The titular character from "The March of the Black Queen" is known to 'boil' (people), 'bake' (people) and to 'never dot her "i"s'. Badass Boast : In "Princes of the Universe", "Gimme the Prize", "We Are the Champions" (no time for losers), and "Seven Seas of Rhye". The lyrics also contain bits of A God Am I . Given that the first two are from Highlander this should not be surpr
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What is a seed-eating songbird family and festive decoration?
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Bunting - definition of bunting by The Free Dictionary Bunting - definition of bunting by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bunting 1. A light cotton, woolen, or synthetic cloth used for making flags. 2. Flags considered as a group. 3. Strips of cloth or material usually in the colors of the national flag, used especially as drapery or streamers for festive decoration. [Perhaps from German bunt, colored.] bunt·ing 2 (bŭn′tĭng) n. 1. Any of various birds of the family Emberizidae, having short, cone-shaped bills and brownish, yellowish, or grayish plumage. 2. Any of various similar birds of the family Cardinalidae, often with brightly colored plumage. [Middle English.] A snug-fitting, hooded sleeping bag or one-piece garment of heavy material for infants. [Perhaps from Scots buntin, plump, short.] bunting 1. (Textiles) a coarse, loosely woven cotton fabric used for flags, etc 2. decorative flags, pennants, and streamers 3. (Nautical Terms) flags collectively, esp those of a boat [C18: of unknown origin] (ˈbʌntɪŋ) n (Animals) any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of the families Fringillidae (finches, etc) or Emberizidae, esp those of the genera Emberiza of the Old World and Passerina of North America. They all have short stout bills [C13: of unknown origin] (Biography) Basil. 1900–85, British poet, author of Briggflatts (1966) bun•ting1 n. 1. a coarse, open fabric of worsted or cotton for flags, signals, etc. 2. patriotic and festive decorations made from such cloth, or from paper, usu. in the colors of the national flag. 3. flags, esp. a vessel's flags, collectively. [1735–45] any of various small, chiefly seed-eating songbirds of the subfamilies Cardinalinae and Emberizinae (family Emberizidae). [1250–1300; Middle English; of obscure orig.] bun•ting3 a hooded sleeping garment for infants. [1920–25] 1. bunting - a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc. cloth , fabric , textile , material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" 2. bunting - any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds 1 [ˈbʌntɪŋ] N (Orn) → escribano m bunting 2 [ˈbʌntɪŋ] N (= decoration) → banderitas fpl, empavesado m; (= cloth) → lanilla f bunting [ˈbʌntɪŋ] n → banderoles fpl, drapeaux mpl bunting n (= material) → Fahnentuch nt; (= flags) → bunte Fähnchen pl, → Wimpel pl bunting [ˈbʌntɪŋ] n (Naut) → gran pavese m; (in street) → bandierine fpl bunting (ˈbantiŋ) noun flags for use in celebrations. vlae الدُّرسه: طائِر знамена bandeirola vlajkosláva, prapor die Flaggen (pl.) flagguirlande σημαιάκια για στολισμό σε επετείους banderines lipuehted پرچم های کوچک برای تزئین lippurivistö drapeaux דגלון ध्वजपट, झण्डे barjak zászló umbul-umbul fáni, fánaskreyting bandiere 旗 번팅(깃발, 신호기, 장막용의 천) vėliavos, gatvių papuošalai karodziņi (svētku izrotājumiem) panji-panji dundoek , wimpel flaggpynt (rodzaj dekoracji) کوچنی بیرغونه د ښکلا لپاره bandeirola steaguri флаги vlajkosláva zastave ukrasna zastavica flaggdekorationer ธงหรือกระดาษสีประดับถนนหรืออาคารในเทศกาลฉลอง kutlama bayrakları 小彩旗 прапори جھنڈیاں ، پھریرے cờ trang trí 彩旗 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: coloured References in classic literature ? The three men at her mast-head wore long streamers of narrow red bunting at their hats; from the stern, a whale-boat was suspended, bottom down; and hanging captive from the bowsprit was seen the long lower jaw of the last whale they had slain. View in context For the moment, they were chattering with parrots of all colours, and grave cockatoos, who seemed to meditate upon some philosophical problem, whilst brilliant red lories passed like a piece of bunting carried away by the breeze, papuans, with the f
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1. Which Newton-le- Willows singer has been nominated for an MTV award? - Jade Wright - Liverpool Echo 1. Which Newton-le- Willows singer has been nominated for an MTV award? 2. Lenny Henry will star in which Shakespearean tragedy next year? Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email 2. Lenny Henry will star in which Shakespearean tragedy next year? 3. Will Young has been invited to take part in which panel show after saying he is a fan? 4. Nasty Nick Cotton is to return to which TV soap? 5. Which author earns £3m a week in royalties, it was revealed this week? 6. Which band release the album Dig Out Your Soul on Monday? 7. In which year was a World Cup final first decided on penalties? 8. What is the tallest and thickest kind of grass? 9. Which TV cast had a hit with Hi-Fidelity? 10. What nationality was the composer Handel? 11. What is most expensive property in the board game Monopoly? 12. Which Scandinavian group had a top 20 hit in 1993 called Dark Is The Night? 13. In which century was King Henry IV of England born? 14. Who directed the film Alien? 15. Who was the only person to win a medal for Ireland at the Sydney Olympics in 2000? 16. What did Nicholas Copernicus argue was at the centre of our universe, and what was the common belief before then? 17. Which three American states begin with the letter O? 18. In what year did Ruth Ellis become the last woman to be hanged in England? 19. Who was the first British monarch to choose Buckingham Palace as their home? 20. How many Jack’s eyes are visible in a standard pack of playing cards? 21. What is Britain’s largest lake? 22. Cameroon gained its independence from which European country in 1960? 23. Who had a number one in 1960 called Only The Lonely? 24. The 1964 film My Fair Lady was based on a play by whom? 25. Which of the Bronte sisters wrote the novels Agnes Gray and The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall? 26. Which American president once famously proclaimed: “Ich bin ein Berliner”? 27. Which element has the chemical symbol Pb? 28. What was the name of the murder victim at the beginning of the TV series Twin Peaks? 29. Who directed the 2001 film Mulholland Drive? 30. In horse racing, which three racecourses stage the five English classics? ANSWERS: 1. Rick Astley; 2. Othello; 3. Question Time; 4. Eastenders; 5. JK Rowling; 6. Oasis; 7. 1994; 8. Bamboo; 9. The Kids From Fame; 10. German; 11. Mayfair; 12. A-Ha; 13. 14th; 14. Ridley Scott; 15. Sonia O’Sullivan; 16. The Sun. Before then people believed it was the Earth; 17. Ohio, Oklahoma and Oregon; 18. 1955; 19. Queen Victoria; 20. 12; 21. Loch Lomond; 22. France; 23. Roy Orbison; 24. George Bernard Shaw; 25. Anne; 26. John F. Kennedy; 27. Lead; 28. Laura Palmer; 29. David Lynch; 30. Doncaster, Epsom, Newmarket Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent
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In Judaism, loosely and originally what is a mitzvah?
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Judaism 101: Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation Level: Basic Jews become responsible for observing the commandments at the age of 13 for boys, 12 for girls This age is marked by a celebration called bar (or bat) mitzvah Some synagogues have an additional celebration called confirmation Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah "Bar Mitzvah" literally means "son of the commandment." "Bar" is "son" in Aramaic, which used to be the vernacular of the Jewish people . "Mitzvah" is "commandment" in both Hebrew and Aramaic. "Bat" is daughter in Hebrew and Aramaic. (The Ashkenazic pronunciation is "bas"). Technically, the term refers to the child who is coming of age, and it is strictly correct to refer to someone as "becoming a bar (or bat) mitzvah." However, the term is more commonly used to refer to the coming of age ceremony itself, and you are more likely to hear that someone is "having a bar mitzvah" or "invited to a bar mitzvah." So what does it mean to become a bar mitzvah? Under Jewish Law, children are not obligated to observe the commandments, although they are encouraged to do so as much as possible to learn the obligations they will have as adults. At the age of 13 (12 for girls), children become obligated to observe the commandments. The bar mitzvah ceremony formally, publicly marks the assumption of that obligation, along with the corresponding right to take part in leading religious services , to count in a minyan (the minimum number of people needed to perform certain parts of religious services), to form binding contracts, to testify before religious courts and to marry. A Jewish boy automatically becomes a bar mitzvah upon reaching the age of 13 years, and a girl upon reaching the age of 12 years. No ceremony is needed to confer these rights and obligations. The popular bar mitzvah ceremony is not required, and does not fulfill any commandment. It is certainly not, as one episode of the Simpsons would have you believe, necessary to have a bar mitzvah in order to be considered a Jew! The bar or bat mitzvah is a relatively modern innovation, not mentioned in the Talmud , and the elaborate ceremonies and receptions that are commonplace today were unheard of as recently as a century ago. In its earliest and most basic form, a bar mitzvah is the celebrant's first aliyah . During Shabbat services on a Saturday shortly after the child's 13th birthday, or even the Monday or Thursday weekday services immediately after the child's 13th birthday, the celebrant is called up to the Torah to recite a blessing over the weekly reading . Today, it is common practice for the bar mitzvah celebrant to do much more than just say the blessing. It is most common for the celebrant to learn the entire haftarah portion, including its traditional chant, and recite that. In some congregations, the celebrant reads the entire weekly torah portion, or leads part of the service, or leads the congregation in certain important prayers. The celebrant is also generally required to make a speech, which traditionally begins with the phrase "today I am a man." The father traditionally recites a blessing thanking G-d for removing the burden of being responsible for the son's sins (because now the child is old enough to be held responsible for his own actions). In modern times, the religious service is followed by a reception that is often as elaborate as a wedding reception. In Orthodox and Chasidic practice, women are not permitted to participate in religious services in these ways, so a bat mitzvah, if celebrated at all, is usually little more than a party. In other movements of Judaism, the girls do exactly the same thing as the boys. It is important to note that a bar mitzvah is not the goal of a Jewish education, nor is it a graduation ceremony marking the end of a person's Jewish education. We are obligated to study Torah throughout our lives. To emphasize this point, some rabbis require a bar mitzvah student to sign an agreem
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Hanukkah: Customs and Rituals | ReformJudaism.org Hanukkah: Customs and Rituals Print Music Ma’Oz Tzur (“Rock of Ages”), a Hanukkah song, traditionally is sung after the lighting of the candles each night, and at other times throughout the holiday. It was composed in Europe in the 12th or 13th century. “I Have a Little Dreidel” is a modern-day children’s song frequently sung during the Festival of Lights. Other holiday favorites include “Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah,” “Sivivon, sov, sov, sov,” a Hebrew folksong, “Light One Candle,” written by Peter Yarrow, and “The Latke Song,” by Debbie Friedman, z.’l., the renowned Jewish singer and songwriter. Ritual Objects Ritual objects associated with Hanukkah include the menorah and the dreidel. Menorah is a Hebrew word meaning “candelabrum” and refers to the nine-branched ceremonial lamp in which the Hanukkah candles are placed and blessed each night of the holiday. The nine branches include eight branches, one for each day of the holiday, and one branch for the shamash (helper) candle that is used to light the other candles. In ancient times, oil was used in the menorah. Over time, candles were substituted for oil. The Hanukkah menorah can also be called a hanukkiyah. The word dreidel derives from a German word meaning “spinning top,” and is the toy used in a Hanukkah game adapted from an old German gambling game. Hanukkah was one of the few times of the year when rabbis permitted games of chance. The four sides of the top bear four Hebrew letters: nun, gimmel, hey, and shin. Players begin by putting into a central pot or “kitty” a certain number of coins, chocolate money known as gelt, nuts, buttons or other small objects. Each player in turn spins the dreidel and proceeds as follows: nun – take nothing; hey – take half; shin – put one in. Over time, the letters on the dreidel were reinterpreted to stand for the first letter of each word in the Hebrew statement “Neis gadol hayah sham,” which means “A great miracle happened there” and refers to the defeat of the Syrian army and the re-dedication of the Temple. In Israel, one letter on the dreidel differs from those used in the rest of the world. The shin has been replaced with a pey, transforming the Hebrew statement into Neis gadol hayah po, which means“A great miracle happened here.” Food Latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly donuts) —foods cooked in oil—are traditionally eaten during Hanukkah and serve as a symbol of the legend of the jar of oil that lasted for eight days. In Israel, pastry shops specialize in creating delicious and creative sufganiyot. Worship Worship services held during Hanukkah include the al hanissim (“for the miracles”) passage in the Amidah (the central prayer in worship, recited while standing) and in Birkat HaMazon (the blessing after meals). The Torah reading for each day of Hanukkah is taken from Numbers 6:22-8:4, which recounts the dedication of the mishkan (temporary, moveable place of worship) by the Israelites in the desert. On Shabbat during Hanukkah, we read the regular weekly portion. During the Festival of Lights, the Haftarah readings, additional selections from the Prophetic books, are Zechariah 4:1-7 and I Kings 7:40-50. At Home Hanukkah, a holiday primarily celebrated at home, begins on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev and is observed for eight days. In the Talmud, the rabbis taught that the mitzvah of Hanukkah, the commandment at the heart of the observance of the holiday, is a “candle for each man and his household.” Hence, the actual mitzvah, or commandment, of Hanukkah is to kindle the Hanukkah lights in one’s home. Blessings are recited over lighting the candles. One candle is lit for each night. The candle for the first night is put on the right side of the eight-branched menorah. On each subsequent night, an additional candle is placed to the immediate left of the previous night’s candle, and the candles are lit from left to right, so that the kindling begins with the newest light. Since these lights are holy, it is forbidden to make practical use of
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Vesuvius erupts - Aug 24, 79 - HISTORY.com Vesuvius erupts Publisher A+E Networks After centuries of dormancy, Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, devastating the prosperous Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing thousands. The cities, buried under a thick layer of volcanic material and mud, were never rebuilt and largely forgotten in the course of history. In the 18th century, Pompeii and Herculaneum were rediscovered and excavated, providing an unprecedented archaeological record of the everyday life of an ancient civilization, startlingly preserved in sudden death. The ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum thrived near the base of Mount Vesuvius at the Bay of Naples. In the time of the early Roman Empire, 20,000 people lived in Pompeii, including merchants, manufacturers, and farmers who exploited the rich soil of the region with numerous vineyards and orchards. None suspected that the black fertile earth was the legacy of earlier eruptions of Mount Vesuvius. Herculaneum was a city of 5,000 and a favorite summer destination for rich Romans. Named for the mythic hero Hercules, Herculaneum housed opulent villas and grand Roman baths. Gambling artifacts found in Herculaneum and a brothel unearthed in Pompeii attest to the decadent nature of the cities. There were smaller resort communities in the area as well, such as the quiet little town of Stabiae. At noon on August 24, 79 A.D., this pleasure and prosperity came to an end when the peak of Mount Vesuvius exploded, propelling a 10-mile mushroom cloud of ash and pumice into the stratosphere. For the next 12 hours, volcanic ash and a hail of pumice stones up to 3 inches in diameter showered Pompeii, forcing the city’s occupants to flee in terror. Some 2,000 people stayed in Pompeii, holed up in cellars or stone structures, hoping to wait out the eruption. A westerly wind protected Herculaneum from the initial stage of the eruption, but then a giant cloud of hot ash and gas surged down the western flank of Vesuvius, engulfing the city and burning or asphyxiating all who remained. This lethal cloud was followed by a flood of volcanic mud and rock, burying the city. The people who remained in Pompeii were killed on the morning of August 25 when a cloud of toxic gas poured into the city, suffocating all that remained. A flow of rock and ash followed, collapsing roofs and walls and burying the dead. Much of what we know about the eruption comes from an account by Pliny the Younger, who was staying west along the Bay of Naples when Vesuvius exploded. In two letters to the historian Tacitus, he told of how “people covered their heads with pillows, the only defense against a shower of stones,” and of how “a dark and horrible cloud charged with combustible matter suddenly broke and set forth. Some bewailed their own fate. Others prayed to die.” Pliny, only 17 at the time, escaped the catastrophe and later became a noted Roman writer and administrator. His uncle, Pliny the Elder, was less lucky. Pliny the Elder, a celebrated naturalist, at the time of the eruption was the commander of the Roman fleet in the Bay of Naples. After Vesuvius exploded, he took his boats across the bay to Stabiae, to investigate the eruption and reassure terrified citizens. After going ashore, he was overcome by toxic gas and died. According to Pliny the Younger’s account, the eruption lasted 18 hours. Pompeii was buried under 14 to 17 feet of ash and pumice, and the nearby seacoast was drastically changed. Herculaneum was buried under more than 60 feet of mud and volcanic material. Some residents of Pompeii later returned to dig out their destroyed homes and salvage their valuables, but many treasures were left and then forgotten. In the 18th century, a well digger unearthed a marble statue on the site of Herculaneum. The local government excavated some other valuable art objects, but the project was abandoned. In 1748, a farmer found traces of Pompeii beneath his vineyard. Since then, excavations have gone on nearly without interruption until the present. In 1927, the Italian gover
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1994 | Familypedia | Fandom powered by Wikia The 1994 Winter Olympics begin in Lillehammer . February 22 – Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged with spying for the Soviet Union by the United States Department of Justice . Ames is later convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment; his wife receives 5 years in prison. February 24 – In Gloucester , local police begin excavations at 25 Cromwell Street, the home of Fred West , a suspect in multiple murders. On February 28, he and his wife are arrested. February 25 – Israeli Kahanist Baruch Goldstein opens fire inside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank ; he kills 29 Muslims before worshippers beat him to death. February 27 – Australian Federal Sports & Environment Minister Ros Kelly resigns over "The Sports Rorts Affair", where it was alleged that she apportioned money for community sporting projects in a pork barreling fashion. October 4 – In Switzerland , 23 members of the Order of the Solar Temple cult are found dead, a day after 25 of their fellow cultists are similarly discovered in Morin Heights , Quebec . October 5 – UNESCO inaugurates World Teachers' Day to celebrate and commemorate the signing of the Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers on October 5, 1966. October 8 – Iraq disarmament crisis : The President of the United Nations Security Council says that Iraq must withdraw its troops from the Kuwait border, and immediately cooperate with weapons inspectors. October 12 – NASA loses radio contact with the Magellan spacecraft as the probe descends into the thick atmosphere of Venus (the spacecraft presumably burned up in the atmosphere either October 13 or October 14).
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Swansea is situated on which river?
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Swansea | Article about Swansea by The Free Dictionary Swansea | Article about Swansea by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Swansea Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Acronyms , Wikipedia . Swansea (swŏn`zē, –sē), Welsh Abertawe, city (1981 pop. 172,433) and county, 146 sq mi (378 sq km), S Wales. Located on Swansea Bay at the mouth of the Tawe River, the city of Swansea is a metallurgical center with sheet-metal mills, foundries, and smelting works. Other industries are engineering, shipbuilding, and oil refining (at the suburb Llandarcy). Crude oil, metals, timber, grain, and rubber are imported. Swansea ware, of rich blue coloring with decorative painting, was made at the Swansea potteries in the first half of the 19th cent. Swansea Museum and a medieval castle on the site of an old ruined Norman castle are points of special interest. Swansea Univ. and Swansea Metropolitan Univ. are there. The poet Dylan Thomas Thomas, Dylan , 1914–53, Welsh poet, b. Swansea. An extraordinarily individualistic writer, Thomas is ranked among the great 20th-century poets. He grew up in Swansea, the son of a teacher, but left school at 17 to become a journalist and moved to London two years later. ..... Click the link for more information. was born in Swansea. Swansea (swŏn`zē), town (1990 est. pop. 15,500), Bristol co., SE Mass., a suburb of Fall River Fall River, industrial city (1990 pop. 92,703), Bristol co., SE Mass., a port of entry on Mt. Hope Bay, at the mouth of the Taunton River; settled 1656, set off from Freetown 1803, inc. as a city 1854. ..... Click the link for more information. , on an inlet of Mount Hope Bay; founded 1667, inc. 1785. Once a vast farmland, it has become chiefly residential. Many of its inhabitants were massacred in King Philip's War King Philip's War, 1675–76, the most devastating war between the colonists and the Native Americans in New England. The war is named for King Philip, the son of Massasoit and chief of the Wampanoag. His Wampanoag name was Metacom, Metacomet, or Pometacom. ..... Click the link for more information. (1675), but the town was later rebuilt and prospered. Swansea a city in Great Britain, in southern Wales, in West Glamorgan County. Situated on the Bristol Channel, at the mouth of the Tawe River. Population, 189,800(1974). Swansea is a port near the South Wales coalfield. It is a major industrial center for nonferrous metallurgy, mainly the production of zinc and zinc alloys; there is a nickel refinery in the nearby city of Clydach. Swansea also has ferrous metallurgy and the chemical, machine-building, and electrical-engineering industries. Swansea 1. a port in S Wales, in Swansea county on an inlet of the Bristol Channel (Swansea Bay); a metallurgical and oil-refining centre; university (1920). Pop.: 169 880 (2001) 2. a county of S Wales on the Bristol Channel, created in 1996 from part of West Glamorgan: includes the Swansea conurbation and the Gower peninsula. Administrative centre: Swansea. Pop.: 224 600 (2003 est.). Area: 378 sq. km (146 sq. miles)
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South Dorset The South Dorset has a massive variety of coastal scenery, and is probably the most photographed part of the path. From the flat sands at Studland, past the famous old Harry Rocks and to probably the best part of this section of the coast, Lulworth Cove and Durdle door. This section of the path goes through the popular resorts of Swanage, Weymouth and Lyme Regis, and has been designated a World heritage site. This area of coast is known as the Jurassic Coast due to the large number of fossils which can be found in the cliffs and rocks here. This walk starts in the pretty village of Beer in Devon, with the White Cliffs, unusual for Devon. The walk then passes through the resort of Seaton before entering the Dowlands Landslip. This area is now a wood, but was the sight of a massive landslip. This part of the path is remote, with very limited views out to sea. The path comes out of the landslip a little to the west of Lyme Regis, crossing the Devon and Dorset border into Lyme Regis. This walk starts from the popular resort of Lyme Regis. Passing the famous fossil cliffs into the village of Charmouth, before climbing Golden Cap, the highest point of the coast path, and the highest cliff in southern England. From here the path descends to the pretty town of Seatown before arriving in West Bay, to the south of Bridport. This walk starts from the beautiful village of Abbotsbury. From Abbotsbury the coast path descends to Chesil Beach and follows a track at the back of the beach until West Bexington. After West Bexington, the path climbs onto the cliffs, which are especially spectacular at Burton Bradstock beach. After Burton Bradstock there is some good cliff walking, with some excellent views, all the way into West Bay. This walk starts from the beautiful village of Abbotsbury, behind Chesil Beach. The walk goes past the famous Swannery, then climbs onto a high path, inland for a while before dropping down back to sea-level behind The Fleet. The path continues behind the Fleet all the way to Ferry Bridge near Weymouth. After Ferry Bridge, the coast path continues along the coast, with good views of Portland, past Nothe Point and into the centre of Weymouth. The official route of the South West Coast path follows the fleet behind Chesil Beach. This walk provides an alternative by following the shingle bank of Chesil Beach along the coast. This is a remote but beautiful walk along this remote and unique beach. Note that this walk is very tough, being almost all on the shingle bank and once on Chesil Beach there is no option to cut the walk short. Also the beach is not accessible to the public between 1st May and 31st August. In addition there is a military firing range at Chickerell. When this is in use no access is possible along the beach (there are huts on the beach which should be manned when firing is taking place). It is therefore advised to check first as you don't want to be turned back part way. This walk, which is not officially part of the South West Coast Path, starts from the well-known Portland Bill Lighthouse on the Isle of Portland and follows the Portland Coast Path round the west side of the island. From Portland there are stunning views over Chesil Beach and The Fleet. The path then follows the edge of Chesil Beach, round the west side of Portland harbour, over ferry bridge, then follows the coast into the centre of Weymouth. This walk, which is not officially part of the South West Coast Path, starts from the well-known Portland Bill Lighthouse on the Isle of Portland and follows the Portland Coast Path round the East side of the island. From Portland there are stunning views over the bay towards Lulworth and you'll also pass working quarries extracting the famous Portland stone. This walk is perhaps the most beautiful on the whole of the coast path. Starting at the beautiful Lulworth Cove, it passes the famous and much photographed St Oswalds Bay and Durdle Door. After Durdle Door, there are some steep climbs, but you're rewarded with stunning views around the coast. After White Nothe cliff, the
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