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With which heavy metal pop group is Rick Allen associated? | Rick Allen (drummer) Rick Allen (drummer) Richard John Cyril Allen (born 1 November 1963) is an English drummer who has played for the hard rock band Def Leppard since 1978. He overcame the amputation of his left arm in 1985 and continued to play with the band, which subsequently went on to its most commercially successful phase. He is known as "The Thunder God" by fans. Rick Allen was born on November 1, 1963 in Dronfield, Derbyshire to Geoffrey Allen and Kathleen Moore, and started playing drums at the age of nine. He performed in the bands Grad, Smokey Blue, Rampant, and the | Heavy metal genres Pagan metal bands are often associated with Viking metal and folk metal. Bands such as Moonsorrow and Kampfar have been identified as fitting within all three of those genres. Glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is the visual style of certain heavy metal bands that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene. It was popular throughout the 1980s and briefly in the early 1990s, combining the flamboyant look of glam rock and playing a commercial hard rock/heavy metal musical style. The term |
What is the popular name for the plant Convallaria majalis? | Lily of the valley Lily of the valley Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis ), sometimes written lily-of-the-valley, is a sweetly scented, highly poisonous woodland flowering plant that is native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe. Other names include May bells, Our Lady's tears, and Mary's tears. Its French name, muguet, sometimes appears in the names of perfumes imitating the flower's scent. It is possibly the only species in the genus "Convallaria" (depending on whether "C. keiskei" and "C. transcaucasica" are recognised as separate species). In the APG III system, the genus is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae | Lily of the valley majalis" is a native of Europe, where it largely avoids the Mediterranean and Atlantic margins. An eastern variety, "C. majalis" var. "keiskei" occurs in Japan and parts of eastern Asia. A limited native population of "C. majalis" var. "montana" (synonym "C. majuscula") occurs in the Eastern United States. There is, however, some debate as to the native status of the American variety. Like many perennial flowering plants, "C. majalis" exhibits dual reproductive modes by producing offspring asexually by vegetative means and by seed, produced via the fusion of gametes. "Convallaria majalis" is a plant of partial shade, and mesophile type |
What is the capital of the Southern African country of Botswana? | Foreign relations of Botswana Foreign relations of Botswana Botswana has put a premium on economic and political integration in southern Africa. It has sought to make the Southern African Development Community (SADC) a working vehicle for economic development, and it has promoted efforts to make the region self-policing in terms of preventative diplomacy, conflict resolution, and good governance. The SADC headquarters are located in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. It has welcomed post-apartheid South Africa as a partner in these efforts. Botswana joins the African consensus on most major international matters and is a member of international organizations such as the United Nations and | Southern District (Botswana) Southern District (Botswana) Southern is one of the districts of Botswana. The capital of Southern district (Ngwaketse district) is Kanye, home to the Bangwaketse, one of the largest growing villages in Botswana. The Southern district (Ngwaketse district), is home to Botswana’s second largest beef farmers where there are large privately owned ranges, and several government run beef ranges which provide agricultural support to the local farmers. Maize and sorghum, Botswana’s staple crop, are also raised in the area. Southern district is where the third diamond mine of Botswana was found (the Jwaneng diamond mine), which buoys Botswana’s economic state of |
Which all-girl group had a hit with the song 'Lost In Music'? | Lost in Music prominently during the season two premiere (01/11/15) of the HBO series "Looking" where the cast dance to it at a party in the woods. Lost in Music "Lost in Music" is a 1979 single by the American vocal group Sister Sledge. Taken from their album "We Are Family", the song was written and produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards (of the group Chic). "Lost in Music" was one of the group's biggest hits. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart (along with "We Are Family" and "He's The Greatest Dancer") for two | Brown Girl in the Ring (song) Brown Girl in the Ring (song) "Brown Girl in the Ring" is a traditional children's song in the West Indies. It was originally featured in the game of the same name, thought to have originated in Jamaica. The song became internationally known when it was recorded by the group Boney M. in 1978. Originally it was the B-side of their hit "Rivers of Babylon", but became a hit in its own right. The song had previously been recorded by the group "Malcolm's Locks", leading to a dispute over royalties. The song had also been recorded in 1972 by the Bahamian |
What was the first name of politician Harold Macmillan? | Harold Macmillan Harold Macmillan Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. Nicknamed "Supermac", he was known for his pragmatism, wit and unflappability. Macmillan served in the Grenadier Guards during the First World War. He was wounded three times, most severely in September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He spent the rest of the war in a military hospital unable to walk, and suffered pain and partial immobility for the rest of his | The Middle Way (Harold Macmillan book) The Middle Way (Harold Macmillan book) The Middle Way is a book on political philosophy written by Harold Macmillan (British Conservative Party politician and later prime minister of the United Kingdom). It was first published in 1938 (by Macmillan & Co, Ltd, London). It advocated a broadly centrist approach to the domestic and international problems of that time, and was written during a period when Macmillan was out of active office. He called for a programme of nationalisation at least as ambitious as then advocated by the Labour Party (UK). It is subtitled 'A Study of the Problems of Economic |
Who wrote the song 'Where Have All The Flowers Gone'? | Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Where Have All the Flowers Gone? "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" is a modern folk-style song. The melody and the first three verses were written by Pete Seeger in 1955 and published in "Sing Out!" magazine. Additional verses were added in May 1960 by Joe Hickerson, who turned it into a circular song. Its rhetorical "where?" and meditation on death place the song in the "ubi sunt" tradition. In 2010, the "New Statesman" listed it as one of the "Top 20 Political Songs". The 1964 release of the song as a Columbia Records Hall of Fame series 45 single, | Where Have All the Good Times Gone Where Have All the Good Times Gone "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by the Kinks. It was released as the B-side to "Till the End of the Day," and then on their album "The Kink Kontroversy" (1965 UK, 1966 US). Ray Davies said, "We'd been rehearsing 'Where Have All the Good Times Gone' and our tour manager at the time, who was a lot older than us, said, 'That's a song a 40-year-old would write. I don't know where you get that from.' But I was taking inspiration from |
Who directed the 2008 film 'Slumdog Millionaire'? | Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel "Q & A" (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup, telling the story of Jamal Malik, age 18, from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Patel as Jamal, and filmed in India, the film was directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson, with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director. As a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Jamal Malik surprises everyone by being able to answer every question correctly. Accused of | Slumdog Millionaire week following the Academy Awards. Worldwide, the film has currently grossed over $377 million, becoming Fox Searchlight Pictures's highest-grossing film ever (surpassing "Juno"). The Australian 2008 release of "Slumdog Millionaire" was produced by Icon Film Distribution. "Slumdog Millionaire" was first shown at the Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2008, where it was positively received by audiences, generating "strong buzz". The film also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2008, where it was "the first widely acknowledged popular success" of the festival, winning the People's Choice Award. "Slumdog Millionaire" debuted with a limited North American release |
In which city are the headquarters of the Mercedes car company? | Mercedes-Benz Gullwing, is the first car to be entirely developed by AMG. There are numerous independent tuners, including Brabus, Carlsson, Kleemann and Renntech. In football (soccer), Mercedes-Benz sponsors the Germany national team. Mercedes-Benz sponsors Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and provides the naming rights for their stadium, the Mercedes-Benz Arena. The company also holds the naming rights to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, an American football stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. On 24 August 2015, Mercedes-Benz was announced as the naming rights sponsor for the Atlanta Falcons' new home, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, (Mercedes-Benz's US headquarters are in Greater Atlanta) which opened in August | Kansas City Motor Car Company these has survived. The August 9, 1906 issue of The Automobile twice mentions the Kansas City Motor Car Company in the News and Trade Miscellany section, first they report on a possible race car: "Plans for a big racing car are said to be under consideration by the Kansas City Motor Car Company in Kansas City, Mo." The magazine goes on to cover the upcoming two ton commercial wagon test run: "On August 15 the Kansas City Motor Car Company of Kansas City, Mo will start a two ton commercial wagon on a test run from Buffalo, N.Y., to Boston |
Which actress, who died in 2002, played the part of 'Madame Edith Artois' in the TV series 'Allo, Allo'? | Edith Artois Edith Artois Edith Melba Artois (Edith spelled Édith in French), also referred to as Madame Edith, is the fictional main antagonist character in the BBC sitcom "'Allo 'Allo!", which ran from 1982 to 1992. The character was played by Carmen Silvera. Little is known about Edith's family, except that she married childhood sweetheart Rene Artois, aged 16. She is the only child of Fanny La Fan, and her stepfather is Ernest LeClerc. It is hinted at that either Ernest or his brother, Roger is her father. She loves Rene, but he prefers their waitresses/servants: Yvette, Maria and Mimi. When Edith | 'Allo 'Allo! (series 8) René and Edith. René and Edith are saved from the firing squad and have to walk back to Nouvion. Meanwhile, the cafe staff and the Resistance believe them to have been shot dead, so take over the running of the cafe themselves. Von Strohm and Gruber make plans to flee to Spain. Yvette learns that she is not pregnant after all. 'Allo 'Allo! (series 8) The eighth series of the British sitcom series "'Allo 'Allo!" contains a Christmas special which aired on 24 December 1991, and seven episodes which first aired between 12 January and 1 March 1992. Series 8 |
If micro is the S.I. prefix for '10 to the power of minus 6', which is the prefix for '10 to the 6th'? | Binary prefix other contexts, the industry uses the multipliers "kilo", "mega", "giga", etc., in a manner consistent with their meaning in the International System of Units (SI), namely as powers of 1000. For example, a 500 gigabyte hard disk holds bytes, and a 1 Gbit/s (gigabit per second) Ethernet connection transfers data at bit/s. In contrast with the "binary prefix" usage, this use is described as a "decimal prefix", as 1000 is a power of 10 (10). The use of the same unit prefixes with two different meanings has caused confusion. Starting around 1998, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and several other | Metric prefix has a symbol that is used in combination with the symbols for units of measure. For example, the symbol for "kilo-" is 'k', and is used to produce 'km', 'kg', and 'kW', which are the SI symbols for kilometre, kilogram, and kilowatt, respectively. Where the Greek letter 'μ' is unavailable, the symbol for micro 'µ' may be used. Where both variants are unavailable, the micro prefix is commonly written as the lowercase Latin letter 'u'. Prefixes corresponding to an integer power of one thousand are generally preferred. Hence "100 m" is preferred over "1 hm" (hectometre) or "10 dam" (decametres). |
What invention by Josephine Cochran in 1896, was only used in hotels and boarding houses until the 1950's when it gained popularity in the home? | Josephine Cochrane Josephine Cochrane Josephine Garis Cochran (later Cochrane) (March 8, 1839 in Ashtabula County, Ohio – August 14, 1913 (age 74) in Chicago, Illinois) was the inventor of the first commercially successful automatic dishwasher, which she constructed together with mechanic George Butters. Cochran was posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2006 for her invention of the dishwasher. Cochrane was the daughter of John Garis, a civil engineer, and Irene Fitch Garis. She had one sister, Irene Garis Ransom. Her maternal grandfather John Fitch was an inventor who was awarded a steamboat patent. She was raised in Valparaiso, | Hotels in Istanbul mainly consisting of special licence hotels, motels, camping grounds, boarding houses, aparts, and boutique hotels. At the end of 2010, according to the data of the Association of the Touristic Hotels and Investors (TUROB) of the Republic of Turkey, 766 accommodation establishments of different categories in Istanbul (licensed by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture of Turkey and/or the municipality of Istanbul) had the total of 46,652 rooms and 93,299 beds. That capacity alone was sufficient to accommodate the annual volume of 10 million tourists. At the same time, another 51 new hotels (of which 25 were 5-star hotels) were |
In Egyptian mythology who was the 'Earth God'? | Twins in mythology upon. However, other cultures attribute the outcome of twins to superior virility of the father. In various mythologies, twins often represent the dualistic nature of the universe. In Greek mythology, twins Apollo and Artemis, are the sun god and moon goddess, respectively. Similar forms of higher beings are reflected throughout different mythologies, as twin brothers Kuat and Iae represent the sun and moon in the Xingu mythology of Brazil. Egyptian God, Geb, and his twin sister, Nut, represented the binary nature of the world, with Geb being the God of the Earth, and Nut being the Goddess of the sky. | Egyptian mythology him. Details about this eschatological prospect are left unclear, including the fate of the dead who are associated with Osiris. Yet with the creator god and the god of renewal together in the waters that gave rise to the orderly world, there is the potential for a new creation to arise in the same manner as the old. Because the Egyptians rarely described theological ideas explicitly, the implicit ideas of mythology formed much of the basis for Egyptian religion. The purpose of Egyptian religion was the maintenance of "maat", and the concepts that myths express were believed to be essential |
Which town was the birthplace of the actor David Garrick? | David Garrick Virtue and Morality" (Edinburgh 1797). At the age of 19, Garrick, who had been educated at Lichfield Grammar School, enrolled in Samuel Johnson's Edial Hall School. Garrick showed an enthusiasm for the theatre very early on and he appeared in a school production around this time in the role of Sergeant Kite in George Farquhar's "The Recruiting Officer". After Johnson's school was closed, he and Garrick, now friends, travelled to London together to seek their fortunes. Upon his arrival in 1737, Garrick and his brother became partners in a wine business with operations in both London and Lichfield with David | David Garrick (play) David Garrick (play) David Garrick is a comic play written in 1864 by Thomas William Robertson about the famous 18th-century actor and theatre manager, David Garrick. The play premiered at the Prince of Wales Theater in Birmingham, where it was successful enough to be moved to the Haymarket Theatre in London, on 30 April 1864. It was a major success for the actor Edward Askew Sothern, who played the title role, but came later to be associated with the actor Charles Wyndham. The play was designed as a star vehicle, since the principal actor has to portray David Garrick himself |
Which English king was married to Anne of Denmark? | Anne of Denmark Britain. Anne was portrayed in "". Finola Hughes was the voice actress for her. Anne was portrayed in the BBC tv mini-series "Gunpowder, Treason & Plot" in 2004. She was portrayed by danish actress Sira Stampe. Anne of Denmark Anne of Denmark (; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was Queen consort of Scotland, England, and Ireland by marriage to King James VI and I. The second daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark, Anne married James in 1589 at age 15 and bore him three children who survived infancy, including the future Charles I. She demonstrated an independent | Anne of Denmark was sent to be raised at Güstrow by her maternal grandparents, the Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg. Compared with the roving Danish court, where King Frederick was notorious for gargantuan meals, heavy drinking and restless behaviour (including marital infidelity), Güstrow provided Anne with a frugal and stable life during her early childhood. Christian was also sent to be brought up at Güstrow but two years later, in 1579, the Rigsraad (Danish Privy Council) successfully requested his removal to Denmark, and Anne and Elizabeth returned with him. Anne enjoyed a close, happy family upbringing in Denmark, thanks largely to Queen Sophie, |
Which Lerner & Loewe musical of 1958 features the songs 'The Night They Invented Champagne' and 'I Remeber It Well'? | Gigi (1958 film) Gigi (1958 film) Gigi () is a 1958 American musical-romance film directed by Vincente Minnelli processed using MGM's Metrocolor. The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same name by Colette. The film features songs with lyrics by Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, arranged and conducted by André Previn. In 1991, "Gigi" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The American Film Institute ranked it #35 in "AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions". The film is considered the last | Lerner and Loewe Lerner and Loewe Lerner and Loewe were the team of lyricist and librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe, known primarily for the music and lyrics of some of Broadway's most successful musicals, including "My Fair Lady", "Camelot", and "Brigadoon". Among the songs from the couple are "Wand'rin' Star", "Almost Like Being in Love", "Get Me to the Church on Time", "The Rain in Spain" and "I Could Have Danced All Night". Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, more commonly known as Fritz, met in 1942 at the Lambs Club in New York City where, according to Loewe, he |
What is added to Vermouth and Whisky to make a 'Manhattan' cocktail? | Manhattan (cocktail) the cocktail can be found in William Schmidt's "The Flowing Bowl", published in 1891. In it, he details a drink containing 2 dashes of gum (gomme syrup), 2 dashes of bitters, 1 dash of absinthe, portion of whiskey and portion of vermouth. The same cocktail appears listed as a "Tennessee Cocktail" in "Shake 'em Up!" by V. Elliott and P. Strong, copyright 1930 (p. 39): "Two parts of whiskey, one part of Italian Vermouth and a dash of bitters poured over ice and stirred vigorously." On the small North Frisian island of Föhr, the Manhattan cocktail is a standard drink | Manhattan (cocktail) Manhattan (cocktail) A Manhattan is a cocktail made with whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters. While rye is the traditional whiskey of choice, other commonly used whiskeys include Canadian whisky, bourbon, blended whiskey and Tennessee whiskey. The cocktail is usually stirred then strained into a cocktail glass and garnished with a Maraschino cherry. A Manhattan may also be served on the rocks in a lowball glass. The whiskey-based Manhattan is one of five cocktails named for a New York City borough. It is closely related to the Brooklyn cocktail, which uses dry vermouth and Maraschino liqueur in place of the Manhattan's |
Which town is the administrative centre of Northumberland? | Northumberland Newcastle, Tyne Tees Television and Metro Radio), along with the majority of daily newspapers covering the area (The Journal, Evening Chronicle). It is worth remembering however that although Northumberland, like many administrative areas in England, has been shorn of its geographical regional centre, that centre—Newcastle upon Tyne—remains an essential element within the entity we know as Northumberland. Newcastle's newspapers are as widely read in its Northumbrian hinterland as any of those of the wider county: the "Northumberland Gazette", "Morpeth Herald", "Berwick Advertiser", "Hexham Courant" and the "News Post Leader". Lionheart Radio, a community radio station based in Alnwick, has recently | Administrative centre chef-lieu of delegation. In the United Kingdom it is the centre of a local authority, which is distinct from a historic county with a county town. Administrative centre An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries which have French as one of their administrative languages (such as Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland or many African countries) and in some other countries (such as Italy, cf. cognate "capoluogo"), a chef-lieu (, plural form "chefs-lieux" (literally "chief place" or "head place"), is |
What name is given to a picture or pattern made up of several small pieces of glass, stone etc., of various colours? | Floor medallions Floor medallions Floor medallions are generally a centerpiece of flooring design that can be made with various flooring materials, including natural stone, wood, metal, tile, glass or a variety of other materials suitable for flooring. The pattern can be created using various methods such as mosaic, intarsia, and marquetry. With a mosaic, small pieces of flooring material are put together to develop a pattern. This can be done in a direct, indirect, or double indirect method. In the direct method small pieces are set directly into a bonding substrate like cement. Using an indirect method the pieces would be placed | Islamic glass lustre painting seemingly fell out of fashion. Marvering involves applying a continuous trail of opaque glass (in various colours such as white, red, yellow, or pale blue) around the body of a glass object. This trail may then be manipulated by pulling it, creating a characteristic 'wavy' pattern. The object was then rolled on a marver (a stone or iron slab) to work the trail into the glass vessel itself. This technique, used on a variety of glass objects from bowls and bottles to chess pieces, was introduced around the late 12th century AD, but is in fact a revival |
Which Conservative Party chairman was the son of actress Dinah Sheridan? | Dinah Sheridan (1954–1965), then to actor John Merivale (1986–1990, his death) and finally to Aubrey Ison (1992–2007, his death). During her marriage to Aubrey Ison, the couple lived in Palm Desert, California; following Aubrey's death, Dinah returned to the UK in 2007. Her son Jeremy Hanley became an accountant, Conservative Party Chairman and government minister under John Major's administration. Her daughter Jenny Hanley became an actress and a co-presenter of the British television series "Magpie". Another daughter died in infancy. Throughout her life she remained close friends and correspondent with several former co-stars, particularly Dame Gladys Cooper, Sir John Gielgud, Douglas Fairbanks | Dinah Sheridan Jr and Sir Dirk Bogarde. Cooper was the stepmother of actor John (Jack) Merivale, Dinah's long-time partner (1968–86) and later husband (1986–90, his death). For many years John Merivale required kidney dialysis which Dinah learnt to perform at home. Dinah Sheridan Dinah Sheridan (17 September 1920 – 25 November 2012) was an English actress with a career spanning seven decades. She was best known for the films "Genevieve" (1953) and "The Railway Children" (1970); the long-running BBC comedy series "Don't Wait Up" (1983–90); and for her distinguished theatre career in London's West End. Sheridan was born Dinah Nadyejda Ginsburg in |
In which British city are the areas Sneiton, Lenton and Colwick? | Colwick a huge railway marshalling yard and motive power depot. There is a primary school, St. John the Baptist. The parish church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Nottingham Racecourse and Nottingham Greyhound Stadium lie to the west of Colwick. There is a public pitch and putt course in Colwick Woods. Colwick Colwick ( ) is a village, civil parish and suburb of the city of Nottingham, in the English ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire. It is situated to the east of Nottingham's city boundary, and forms the Colwick ward within the local government district of Gedling. The village has a | Colwick the village. Colwick Hall is a large country house that is now a hotel. The Grade II-listed Manor House dates to c1675 with early 19th century additions. The derelict church adjacent to Colwick Hall was used to film the episode of "The Upper Hand" in which Caroline and Charlie are married. The A612 road to Newark runs through the area as the Colwick Loop Road. The railway to Netherfield and Grantham runs alongside the main road but the area has not had a station since the Racecourse station shut in 1959. Between 1870 and 1970 Colwick was the site of |
In which constellation is the star Betelgeuse? | Betelgeuse in fiction used by the American astronauts; the astronaut Taylor (portrayed by Charlton Heston) refers to "the long sleep" of nearly a year of ship-time during which his crew spends the majority of their voyage towards the unnamed star that is their destination. Betelgeuse in fiction The planetary systems of stars other than the Sun, such as Betelgeuse, are a staple element in much science fiction. Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis) is a bright red star in the constellation Orion frequently featured in works of science fiction. A red supergiant, Betelgeuse is one of the largest and most luminous stars known. If it were | Betelgeuse of a man-figure (Orion)—the Taulipang of Brazil know the constellation as Zililkawai, a hero whose leg was cut off by his wife, with the variable light from Betelgeuse linked to the severing of the limb. Similarly, the Lakota people of North America see it as a chief whose arm has been severed. The Wardaman people of northern Australia knew the star as "Ya-jungin" "Owl Eyes Flicking", its variable light signifying its intermittent watching of ceremonies led by the Red Kangaroo Leader Rigel. In South African mythology, Betelgeuse was perceived as a lion casting a predatory gaze toward the three zebras |
From which Disney animated picture does the song 'Circle Of Life' come? | Circle of Life Totti's farewell, after the winning match of AS Roma against Genoa C.F.C. for 3-2. Circle of Life "Circle of Life" is a song from Disney's 1994 animated film "The Lion King". Composed by Elton John, with lyrics by Tim Rice, the song was performed by Carmen Twillie (the deep female lead vocals) and Lebo M. (opening Zulu vocals) as the film's opening song. In an interview, Rice said he was amazed at the speed with which John composed: "I gave him the lyrics at the beginning of the session at about two in the afternoon. By half-past three, he'd finished | Disney Channel Circle of Stars and "Cinderella" Platinum Edition DVD. "These are the only actors to appear in both 2003 and 2005". The lineup for "Circle of Life" included: The song appeared on the following albums: The lineup for "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" included: The song appeared on the following albums: On July 20, 2014 a cover version of "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" from "Frozen" featuring current members of Disney Circle of Stars was released. The lineup for "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" included: Disney Channel Circle of Stars Disney Channel Circle of Stars are a |
Which group had a top ten hit with the song 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me'? | Why Does It Always Rain on Me? band being shown in a floating living room, performing the song. The video ends with the living room floating away. It does not actually rain at any point during the video. Why Does It Always Rain on Me? "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" is a song by Scottish band Travis, released as the third single from their second studio album, "The Man Who". The song became the group's international breakthrough single, receiving recognition around the world. It was their first Top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 10. The song also peaked at number | Tell Me Why (Exposé song) Tell Me Why (Exposé song) "Tell Me Why" is a single by Exposé, released on December 9, 1989. It was written and produced by Lewis Martineé. The song was included on Exposé's second album, "What You Don't Know". Lead vocals on "Tell Me Why" were sung by Gioia Bruno. Released as the third single from "What You Don't Know", "Tell Me Why" continued a successful streak for the group on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart when it peaked at #9 in early 1990. It was Exposé's seventh consecutive top ten hit on the Hot 100, dating back to "Come Go |
Who did Arthur Bremer shoot and paralyse in an assassination attempt during the US Presidential Election of 1972? | Arthur Bremer Arthur Bremer Arthur Herman Bremer (; born August 21, 1950) is an American who attempted to assassinate U.S. Democratic presidential candidate George Wallace on May 15, 1972 in Laurel, Maryland, which left Wallace permanently paralyzed from the waist down. Bremer was found guilty and sentenced to 63 years (53 years after an appeal) in a Maryland prison for the shooting of Wallace and three bystanders. After 35 years of incarceration, Bremer was released from prison on November 9, 2007. Bremer was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the third of four sons to William and Sylvia Bremer. His two elder siblings were | 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries Wallace was shot five times by Arthur Bremer. Three others wounded in the shooting also survived. Bremer's diary, published after his arrest as a book titled "An Assassin's Diary", showed that Bremer's assassination attempt was not motivated by politics, but by a desire for fame, and that President Nixon had been a possible target. The assassination attempt left Wallace paralyzed, as one of the bullets had lodged in his spinal column. Following the shooting, Wallace won primaries in Maryland and Michigan. Wallace spoke at the Democratic National Convention from his wheelchair in Miami on July 11, 1972. While Wallace was |
Which 'A-road' connects London to Holyhead? | Holyhead Holyhead on the old turnpike. The Stanley Embankment, or "The Cob", is an embankment that connects Anglesey and Holy Island. It carries the North Wales Coast Line railway and the A5 road. The embankment was designed and built by Thomas Telford. When the A5 was being constructed between London and the Port of Holyhead, a more direct route was needed. Construction started in 1822 and completed a year later. It gets its formal name after John Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley, a significant local benefactor. In 2001, work was completed on the extension of the A55 North Wales Expressway | London Connects kept under strict review and revised as deemed appropriate by the London Connects Board and multi-sector Steering Group. Board members were appointed either by the Mayor of London or by the Leaders' Committee of London Councils. London Connects was also the first organisation to set up a Warning, Advice & Reporting Point (WARP). This service facilitates information sharing and helps the London boroughs in the fight against electronic attack. The programme was disbanded in 2009. London Connects London Connects was jointly owned by the Greater London Authority and London Councils. Its purpose was to improve public services in London and |
Which motor car manufacturer introduced the 'Aero 8' model in 1998? | Morgan Aero 8 a DNF with a rare BMW engine failure and the 2004 12 Hours of Sebring finishing 20th outright and 10th in the GT class. Morgan Aero 8 The Morgan Aero 8 is a sports car built by Morgan Motor Company at its factory in Malvern Link, England (an area of Malvern in Worcestershire) and designed by the firm's designer Matthew Humphries. The Aero 8 is notable for several reasons, primarily because it is the first new Morgan design since 1964's +4+. It does not use anti-roll bars, an oddity in a modern sporting car. It is also the first Morgan | Motor Trend Car of the Year Motor Trend Car of the Year The "Motor Trend" Car of the Year (COTY) is an annual award given by "Motor Trend" magazine to recognize the best new or significantly refreshed car in a given model year. "Motor Trend", which debuted in 1949, was the first publication to name a Car of the Year. The inaugural "Motor Trend" Car of the Year award recognized Cadillac's V8 engine in 1949. The earliest awards were given to the manufacturer or division, not for a specific vehicle. The 1958 Ford Thunderbird became the first single model to be selected. In 1970, the Ford |
Which artist painted the picture, 'The Resurrection In Cookham Churchyard'? | Cookham works. Some notable residents of Cookham are: Cookham is twinned with: Cookham Cookham is a historic village and civil parish on the River Thames in the north-easternmost corner of Berkshire in England. It is notable as the home of the artist Stanley Spencer. It is north-north-east of Maidenhead on the county boundary with Buckinghamshire and sits opposite the neighbouring village of Bourne End. Cookham forms the southernmost, and most rural part of the High Wycombe Urban Area. Cookham, and its adjoining villages of Cookham Rise and Cookham Dean (locally referred to as 'The Cookhams') have a combined population of 5,519 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection Thailand" (2012). Painted Skin: The Resurrection Painted Skin: The Resurrection is a 2012 Chinese fantasy action film directed by Wu Ershan, starring Zhao Wei, Chen Kun, Zhou Xun, Yang Mi, Feng Shaofeng, Kris Phillips and Chen Tingjia. The film reunites most of the original cast of the 2008 film "Painted Skin". In the 500 years that have passed since the events of the previous film, the fox demon Xiaowei has been imprisoned in ice for violating the demon code. Que'er, a quirky bird demon, rescues Xiaowei, and the two leave in search of a man who is willing to give |
What is the more common name of Allspice, a member of the Myrtle family? | Allspice of Caribbean cuisine. It is used in Jamaican jerk seasoning (the wood is used to smoke jerk in Jamaica, although the spice is a good substitute), in "moles", and in pickling; it is also an ingredient in commercial sausage preparations and curry powders. Allspice is also indispensable in Middle Eastern cuisine, particularly in the Levant, where it is used to flavour a variety of stews and meat dishes. In Arab cuisine, for example, many main dishes call for allspice as the sole spice added for flavouring. In the West Indies, an allspice liqueur is produced under the name "pimento dram" | Allspice Allspice Allspice, also called pimenta, Jamaica pimenta, or myrtle pepper, is the dried unripe fruit (berries, used as a spice) of "Pimenta dioica", a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world. The name "allspice" was coined as early as 1621 by the English, who thought it combined the flavour of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Several unrelated fragrant shrubs are called "Carolina allspice" ("Calycanthus floridus"), "Japanese allspice" ("Chimonanthus praecox"), or "wild allspice" ("Lindera benzoin"). "Allspice" is also sometimes used to refer to the herb costmary ("Tanacetum balsamita"). |
What is the state capital of North Carolina, sharing its name with the surname of a famous historical figure? | State Library of North Carolina library has two locations, both in the state capital, Raleigh. The main building is located on East Jones Street next to the North Carolina State Legislative Building and near to the North Carolina Museum of History and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. The Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is located on Capital Boulevard. The origins of the State Library date from 1812 when the North Carolina General Assembly required the Secretary of State to collect, catalog, and safeguard books and documents for use by the state legislature and government officials. The library's primary responsibility during the | State Library of North Carolina for state government publications in its collection, providing online access to historical state agency publications. These collections can be explored through the North Carolina State Government Publications Collection website. The Government and Heritage Library has also digitized materials from its genealogical collections and general collections. All digitized materials, including state publications and non-state publications, can be found online in the North Carolina Digital Collections. The State Library's Government and Heritage Library, together with the State Archives of North Carolina, collects and archives the websites and social media accounts of state agencies. The North Carolina Center for the Book develops and |
In which country is Cape North? | North Cape (Norway) and was won by Norwegian, Lars Petter Nordhaug for in a time of 4 hours 51 minutes 3 seconds. The record of cycling from the northern to the southern end of Norway, North Cape to Lindesnes, is 4 days, 22 hours and 18 minutes, performed by a group of five men from Rye in Oslo, in July 2003. Footage from the North Cape is featured frequently in films and television, most notably in the 2014 action comedy film Børning, which revolves around an illegal street race from south of Oslo to the North Cape. North Cape (Norway) North Cape (; | North Cape (Norway) Sea to the north. North Cape Hall, a visitor centre, was built in 1988 on the plateau. It includes a café, restaurant, post office, souvenir shop, a small museum, and video cinema. The steep cliff of the North Cape is located at , about from the North Pole. Nordkapp is often inaccurately referred as the northernmost point of Europe. However, the neighbouring Knivskjellodden Cape, actually extends further north. Furthermore, both of these points are situated on an island (Magerøya), albeit one connected by road to the mainland. The northernmost point of mainland Europe is located at Cape Nordkinn () which |
Which chain store founded by Terence Conran opened its first outlet in Chelsea in 1964? | Terence Conran the Festival of Britain (1951) on the main South Bank site. He left college to take up a job with Dennis Lennon's architectural company, which had been commissioned to make a 1/4-scale interior of a Princess Flying Boat. Conran started his own design practice in 1956 with the Summa furniture range and designing a shop for Mary Quant. In 1964, he opened the first Habitat shop in Chelsea, London, with his third wife Caroline Herbert, which grew into a large chain selling household goods and furniture in contemporary designs. In the mid-1980s, Conran expanded Habitat into the Storehouse plc group | Terence Conran Terence Conran Sir Terence Orby Conran, CH, FCSD (born 4 October 1931) is an English designer, restaurateur, retailer and writer. Conran was born in Kingston upon Thames, son of Christina Mabel (Halstead) and South African-born Gerard Rupert Conran, a businessman who owned a rubber importation company in East London. Conran was educated at Highfield School in Liphook, Bryanston School in Dorset and the Central School of Art and Design (now incorporated into Central St Martin's, a part of the University of the Arts, London), where he studied textiles and other materials. Conran's first professional work came when he worked in |
Who played the title role in the film 'Carry On, Columbus'? | Carry On Columbus Carry On Columbus Carry On Columbus (1992) is the 31st and final film of the series of "Carry On" films to be made; it was a belated entry to the series, following 1978's "Carry On Emmannuelle". It was produced to coincide with the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas (two other more serious films on the subject, "" and "" came out the same year). Christopher Columbus (Jim Dale) believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King (Leslie Phillips) and Queen of Spain (June Whitfield) to finance his expedition. But | Carry On Columbus On Columbus" took more money at the UK box office than the two other Columbus films released in 1992, "" and "", although all three films flopped. "Carry On Columbus" was also shot on a much lower budget than the other two films, a budget of £2.5 million compared to the other two budgets of $45 million and $47 million respectively. In a 2004 poll of British film actors, technicians, writers and directors on British cinema, "Carry On Columbus" was voted the worst British film ever. Carry On Columbus Carry On Columbus (1992) is the 31st and final film of |
The 'Bushwackers' are/were a gang of football hooligans who supported which London club? | Millwall Bushwackers police, resulting in 14 arrests, of which two were Wigan supporters. Millwall Bushwackers The Millwall Bushwackers are a hooligan firm associated with Millwall Football Club. The club and fans of Millwall have a historic association with football hooliganism, which came to prevalence in the 1970s and 1980s with a firm known originally as F-Troop, eventually becoming more widely known as the Millwall Bushwackers, who were one of the most notorious hooligan gangs in England. On five occasions The Den was closed by the Football Association and the club has received numerous fines for crowd disorder. Millwall's hooligans are regarded by | Hooligans: Storm Over Europe During play the members of the gang must be sustained by administering drugs, alcohol and violence on a regular basis. Failure to keep the gang members fueled will see them drift off to more peaceful and legal activities. Looting of the local shops during the game can provide funds for the gang, and the player must overcome resistance from both rival gangs and the police forces to achieve victory. Hooligans: Storm Over Europe Hooligans: Storm Over Europe is a video game recreating the hooliganism which often accompanies international football matches throughout much of Europe. The game was released in 2002 |
What is the state capital of North Dakota sharing its name with the surname of a famous historical figure? | State Historical Society of North Dakota State Historical Society of North Dakota The State Historical Society of North Dakota is an agency that preserves and presents history through museums and historic sites in the state of North Dakota. The agency operates the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck, which serves as a history museum for the state, oversees the preservation of the state's historic places, and presents the history of the state to the public in exhibits and branch museums. The Society also operates the Former North Dakota Executive Mansion in Bismarck. Headquartered in Bismarck, the State Historical Society consists of one governing board of appointees | State Historical Society of North Dakota at all levels, and also reviews and comments on federally assisted projects to ensure that historic values are considered in project planning and execution. The State Archives is responsible for the documentary collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. It is the official state archives, and acquires and preserves all types of research materials relating to North Dakota and the Northern Great Plains, including manuscript collections, books, periodicals, maps, newspapers, audio and video materials, and photographs. The Museum and Education Division presents the history of North Dakota through exhibits in the North Dakota Heritage Center as well as |
Which year was called 'The Year Of Revolutions'? | Revolutions of 1830 Revolutions of 1830 The Revolutions of 1830 were a revolutionary wave in Europe which took place in 1830. It included two "romantic nationalist" revolutions, the Belgian Revolution in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the July Revolution in France along with revolutions in Congress Poland and Switzerland. It was followed eighteen years later, by another and possibly even stronger wave of revolutions known as the Revolutions of 1848. The romantic nationalist revolutions of 1830, both of which occurred in Western Europe, led to the establishment of similar constitutional monarchies, called popular monarchies. Louis-Philippe I became "King of the French" | The Fifty Year Sword Danielewski's previous work, "House of Leaves". However, unlike "House of Leaves" which only contained three colors (blue, red, and purple), "The Fifty Year Sword" contains 5 colors which are used on quotation marks. The colors indicate which of 5 characters is speaking at the moment, according to the introduction of the book. Additionally, two other colors are present, each used once: one representing the voice of the author, the other a reference to another of Danielewski's novels, Only Revolutions. "The Fifty Year Sword" is essentially a mature-audience ghost story, in the disguised form of a children's book. The events of |
What word is used to describe a sorcerer, especially one who conjures up the dead? | Sorcerer Hunters by Chocola's garotte. A sorcerer doctor and wielder of the Plantina Energy, he was once an ally of Big Mama. He helped found the Sorcerer Hunters, but eventually left because of differences between himself and Mama. He is Chocola and Tira's adoptive father. He's named after the Austrian dessert. A powerful Necromancer. He seeks the "Necronomicon", a book that will give him absolute control over the dead. He is defeated by Carrot in his beast form and ultimately killed by Mille Feuille. The Sorcerer Hunter Killers The Five Guardian Spirits, assembled by Sacher to guard the Plantina Stones. They are | The Up-to-Date Sorcerer The Up-to-Date Sorcerer "The Up-to-Date Sorcerer" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the July 1958 issue of "Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction" and reprinted in the 1969 collection "Nightfall and Other Stories". Requested and encouraged by editor Anthony Boucher, the story is a deliberate attempt by the author to write something humorous that incorporates his love of the complex yet logical plots found in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. It consists largely of a series of puns on the opera "The Sorcerer". Quotes from Gilbert and Sullivan operas occur frequently in |
"Whose epitaph opens with: ""Hereabouts died a very gallant gentleman""?" | Lawrence Oates to have died, the search party erected a cairn and cross bearing the inscription; "Hereabouts died a very gallant gentleman, Captain L. E. G. Oates, of the Inniskilling Dragoons. In March 1912, returning from the Pole, he walked willingly to his death in a blizzard, to try and save his comrades, beset by hardships." Oates' reindeer-skin sleeping bag was recovered and is now displayed in the museum of the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge with other items from the expedition. The Oates Museum at Gilbert White's House, Selborne, Hampshire focuses on the lives of Lawrence Oates and his uncle | A Very Private Gentleman A Very Private Gentleman A Very Private Gentleman is a novel written by British author Martin Booth, published in 1990. It is a tragedy following events in the life of a gunsmith who sells his services to assassins. The style is also partly in the form of classic confessional writing, as the protagonist seeks to explain the relevance of his choice of vocation. It was reissued by Bantam Books in 2010 under the title The American (), after a film of that title had been made based on it. The time of the story seems to be late 20th century, |
What is the largest land-locked country in Africa? | Racism in Africa land owners, mostly whites, own over 50% of the arable land across the country despite a land reform process undertaken by the Namibian government. When the country was known as South West Africa, White Namibians enjoyed a highly privileged position due to apartheid laws enforcing strict segregation and white domination. In October 2006, Niger announced that it would deport to Chad the "Diffa Arabs", Arabs living in the Diffa region of eastern Niger. Their population numbered about 150,000. While the government was rounding up Arabs in preparation for the deportation, two girls died, reportedly after fleeing government forces, and three | Largest organisms namadicus" may have been the largest land mammal ever, based on extensive research of fragmentary leg bone fossils from one individual, with a maximum estimated size of 22 tonnes. The Permian era "Cotylorhynchus", from what is now the southern United States, probably was the largest of all synapsids (most of which became extinct 250 million years ago), at and 2 tonnes. The largest carnivorous synapsid was "Anteosaurus" from what is now South Africa during Middle Permian era. "Anteosaurus" was long, and weighed about . The largest living reptile, a representative of the order Crocodilia, is the saltwater crocodile ("Crocodylus porosus") |
Nick Carter first entered the pop charts as a member of which boy band? | Boy Band (TV series) performed for the very first time their first single, "Eyes Closed". Rita Ora hosted the first series, with the Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter, the Spice Girls' Emma Bunton and Timbaland serving as the "architects" who helped guide the contestants throughout the series. ABC released the list of the 30 contestants on June 9, 2017. Boy Band (TV series) Boy Band is an American television music competition series that premiered on June 22, 2017 on ABC. The 10-episode first season features young male vocalists competing to become a member of a new five-piece boy band. The final five boys who form | Nick Carter (musician) Japan, selling over 20,000 copies. In 2014, Carter recorded a duet album with Jordan Knight from fellow boy band, New Kids on the Block, titled "Nick & Knight" which debuted at #24 on the US "Billboard" 200 and #14 in Canada. The tour to support the album ran through September–November 2014. On September 22, 2015, Carter released the first single from his new album, entitled "I Will Wait" on Vevo. The new CD, "All American", was released on November 25, 2015. In support of the album, Carter toured in February and March 2016. In October 2004, Carter starred as local |
Which chain store founded by John Hargreaves opened its 200th outlet in Croydon in September 2006? | John Hargreaves (businessman) Customs, and the matter is subject to litigation. John Hargreaves (businessman) John Hargreaves (born January 1944) is a British businessman, the founder and chairman of the UK out-of-town discount clothing and homeware chain Matalan. John Hargreaves was born in 1944 in Everton, the son of a docks labourer, one of eight children who all shared one bedroom in a Liverpool terrace house. Hargreaves left school at 14, went into the retail business when he was 16, and opened the first Matalan store in Preston in 1985. Matalan has 200 stores in the UK, and employs over 16,000 people. He resigned | Outlet store the eastern United States in the 1930s. Factory stores started to offer damaged or excess goods to employees at a low price. After some time, the audience expanded to include non-employees. In 1936, Anderson-Little (a men's clothing brand) opened an outlet store independent of its existing factories. Until the 1970s, the primary purpose of outlet stores was to dispose of excess or damaged goods. In 1974, Vanity Fair opened up the first multi-store outlet center in Reading, Pennsylvania. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, outlet malls grew rapidly in the United States. A typical outlet mall in the U.S. is opened |
Which unit of distance in navigation is equal to one tenth of a sea mile? | Nautical mile 1 sea mile", followed by "For most practical purposes distance is measured from the latitude scale, assuming that one minute of latitude equals one nautical mile". One tenth of a nautical mile is a cable length. The derived unit of speed is the knot, defined as one nautical mile per hour. The metre was originally defined as of the meridian arc from the North pole to the equator passing through Dunkirk. The Earth’s circumference is therefore approximately 40,000 km. The equatorial circumference is slightly longer than the polar circumference – the measurement based on this (40,075.017 km x x = | Mile of latitude and the convenience of using the latitude scale on a map for distance measuring. The data mile is used in radar-related subjects and is equal to 6,000 feet (1.8288 kilometres). The radar mile is a unit of time (in the same way that the light year is a unit of distance), equal to the time required for a radar pulse to travel a distance of two miles (one mile each way). Thus, the radar statute mile is 10.8 μs and the radar nautical mile is 12.4 μs. The geographical mile is based upon the length of a meridian |
Which country issues a 10 Euro cents coin showing St. Stephens cathedral? | 10 euro cent coin of issue. New designs also have to include the name or initials of the issuing country. The side cannot repeat the denomination of the coin unless the issuing country uses an alphabet other than Latin (currently, Greece and Austria are the only such countries, hence they engrave "10 ΛΕΠΤΑ" and "10 EURO CENT" upon their coins respectively). Austria, Germany and Greece will also at some point need to update their designs to comply with guidelines stating they must include the issuing state's name or initial, and not repeat the denomination of the coin. In addition, there are several EU states | 10 euro cent coin 10 euro cent coin The 10 euro cent coin (€0.10) has a value of one tenth of a euro and is composed of an alloy called Nordic gold. All coins have a common reverse side and country-specific national sides. The coin has been used since 2002, with the present common side design dating from 2007. The coin dates from 1999, when euro coins and banknotes were introduced in the 12-member eurozone and its related territories. The common side was designed by Luc Luycx, a Belgian artist who won a Europe-wide competition to design the new coins. The design of the |
Her Roman equivalent was Diana, but who was the Greek goddess who was the virgin goddess of hunting? | Diana (mythology) are: Diana (mythology) Diana (Classical Latin: ) is a Roman goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature, associated with wild animals and woodland. She is equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, and absorbed much of Artemis' mythology early in Roman history, including a birth on the island of Delos to parents Jupiter and Latona, and a twin brother, Apollo, though she had an independent origin in Italy. Diana was known as the virgin goddess of childbirth and women. She was one of the three maiden goddesses, along with Minerva and Vesta, who swore never to marry. Oak groves and | Charge of the Goddess opening paragraph names a collection of goddesses, some derived from Greek or Roman mythology, others from Celtic or Arthurian legends, affirming a belief that these various figures represent a single Great Mother: This theme echoes the ancient Roman belief that the Goddess Isis was known by ten thousand names and also that the Goddess still worshipped today by Wiccans and other neopagans is known under many guises but is in fact one universal divinity. The second paragraph is largely derived and paraphrased from the words that Aradia, the messianic daughter of Diana, speaks to her followers in Charles Godfrey Leland's |
Which 'A-road' connects London and Portsmouth? | A3 road only urban set of traffic lights on the route outside London had created a bottleneck. Until 2011, the road through Hindhead was the last single carriageway section of the route, outside London and Portsmouth. The road follows a route roughly parallel to the Portsmouth Direct Line railway which goes through, rather than past, all of the towns which the road serves, with Havant and Woking and , respectively, off the road. The A3 starts at King William Street at its junction with Gracechurch Street in the City of London, crosses London Bridge while entering the London Borough of Southwark, and | London Connects kept under strict review and revised as deemed appropriate by the London Connects Board and multi-sector Steering Group. Board members were appointed either by the Mayor of London or by the Leaders' Committee of London Councils. London Connects was also the first organisation to set up a Warning, Advice & Reporting Point (WARP). This service facilitates information sharing and helps the London boroughs in the fight against electronic attack. The programme was disbanded in 2009. London Connects London Connects was jointly owned by the Greater London Authority and London Councils. Its purpose was to improve public services in London and |
The 'Inter City Firm' are/were a gang of football hooligans who supported which London club? | Inter City Firm Inter City Firm The Inter City Firm (ICF) is an English football hooligan firm mainly active in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, associated with West Ham United. The name came from the use of InterCity trains used to travel to away games. One figure associated with the ICF was Cass Pennant, who wrote on football hooliganism in the 1990s and 2000s. He is the subject of the film "Cass", which was released on 1 August 2008. In "Congratulations You Have Just Met the ICF", Pennant, a black Londoner, maintains that the ICF was not racist or right-wing. The main | Inter City Firm leader of the ICC - Inter City Crew. Members of the ICF were used as consultants on the film. The 2005 film "Green Street" was based on the ICF, but not by name. Instead, the initials GSE (Green Street Elite) were used. The ICF make an appearance in Irvine Welsh's novellas "". The ICF are also suggested in the 2009 film "". The ICF also make a return as the GSE in "Green Street 3: Never Back Down". Inter City Firm The Inter City Firm (ICF) is an English football hooligan firm mainly active in the 1970s, 1980s and early |
In which country is Cape wrath? | Cape Wrath track to the right links the road to the old hamlet of Kearvaig, where there is a beach and Kearvaig House which the Mountain Bothies Association have converted into a bothy. A minibus service operates along the road during the summer period linking the ferry slipway with the lighthouse. The road, ferry and minibus service are suspended during military training operations on the cape. Cape Wrath Cape Wrath (, known as " in Lewis) is a cape in the Durness parish of the county of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. It is the most north-westerly point in mainland Britain. | Cape Wrath Lighthouse Cape Wrath Lighthouse Cape Wrath Lighthouse at Cape Wrath was built in 1828 by Robert Stevenson and was manned until 1998, when it was converted to automatic operation by the Northern Lighthouse Board. It is located at the most North-Westerly point on the British mainland, in the traditional county of Sutherland within Highland Region. Durness is the closest village, to the south-east with Inverness around to the south. Overlooking the Cape are the ruins of the Lloyd's signal station, which was used to monitor shipping and was built in the 19th century. The light, which is above sea level, is |
What word is used to describe the rearrangement of voting districts in the interests of a particular party or candidate? | Gerrymandering Gerrymandering Gerrymandering is a practice intended to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries. The resulting district is known as a gerrymander (); however, that word is also a verb for the process. The term "gerrymandering" has negative connotations. Two principal tactics are used in gerrymandering: "cracking" (i.e. diluting the voting power of the opposing party's supporters across many districts) and "packing" (concentrating the opposing party's voting power in one district to reduce their voting power in other districts). A third tactic, shown in the top-left diagram in the graphic to the right, | Issue voting which candidate they agree with the most. Voters use many different tactics to rationalize their view on a particular issue. Some people look at what has happened in the past and predict how they think a particular issue will affect them in the future. Issue voting is often contrasted with party voting. A 2010 University of California, Davis study found that voters switch between issue voting and party voting depending on how much information is available to them about a given candidate. Low-information elections, such as those for congressional candidates, would thus be determined by party voting, whereas presidential elections, |
In which year did actor Sid James die? | Sid James James commented: "To hear him talking just before he's about to die.. there's something hugely moving about that". Sue James called the interview "lovely and sympathetic". Sid James Sid James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a South African-born British character and comic actor. Appearing in British films from 1947, he was cast in numerous small and supporting roles into the 1950s. His profile was raised as Tony Hancock's co-star in "Hancock's Half Hour", first in the radio series and later when it was adapted for television and ran from 1954 to 1961. Afterwards, | Sid James which his wife was not told how much he was being paid, so that a portion could be set aside for gambling. James has been the subject of at least five tribute shows: a 1996 one-off tribute, "The Very Best of Sid James"; as the focus of a 2000 episode of the series "The Unforgettable"; a 2002 episode of "Heroes of Comedy"; Channel Four's "With Out Walls, Seriously Seeking Sid" in the late 1980s; and in 2013, the BBC's "The Many Faces Of Sid James". In August 2018 it was announced that a radio interview which James had recorded for |
In which novel is 'Nick Carroway' the narrator? | Nick Carraway Nick Carraway Nick Carraway is a fictional character and the main protagonist and narrator in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" (1925). In his narration, Nick Carraway explains that he was born in the Middle West, and served in World War I. After the war, he moves to West Egg, a wealthy enclave of Long Island, from the Middle West to learn about the bond business. He lives near his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, and her wealthy husband Tom, who was Nick's classmate at Yale University. They introduce him to their friend Jordan Baker, a cynical young heiress and professional golfer, | The Narrator (Fight Club) Tyler does not murder anyone, unlike the literary version. Furthermore, while the novel ends with the Narrator in a mental hospital, the film concludes with the Narrator and Marla in a skyscraper, overlooking the skyline that is detonating due to Project Mayhem's explosives. Like in the novel, the Narrator does not have a name, though the script refers to him as "Jack". While the novel features the Narrator referring to himself as "Joe" from "Reader's Digest" articles, the film adaptation replaces "Joe" with "Jack". In the 2004 video game "Fight Club", developed by Genuine Games and released by Vivendi, the |
The first two speakers in which Shakespeare play are Aegeon, a merchant of Syracuse, and Solinus, Duke of Ephesus? | BBC Television Shakespeare felt very strongly that the play was not just a farce, but included a serious side, specifically represented by the character of Aegeon, who has lost his family and is about to lose his life. In several productions Jones had seen, Aegeon was completely forgotten between the first and last scenes, and determined to avoid this, and hence give the production a more serious air, Jones had Aegeon wandering around Ephesus throughout the episode. This production used editing and special effects to have each set of twins played by the same actors. However, this was not especially well received by | The Comedy of Errors twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, the arrest of Antipholus of Ephesus, and false accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, and demonic possession. Act I Because a law forbids merchants from Syracuse to enter Ephesus, elderly Syracusian trader Egeon faces execution when he is discovered in the city. He can only escape by paying a fine of a thousand marks. He tells his sad story to Solinus, Duke of Ephesus. In his youth, Egeon married and had twin sons. On the same day, a poor woman without a job also gave |
Who composed the orchestral work “Danse Macabre”? | Danse macabre (Saint-Saëns) Robot". The piece was used in a Jameson Irish Whiskey commercial Danse macabre (Saint-Saëns) Danse macabre, Op. 40, is a tone poem for orchestra, written in 1874 by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. It is in the key of G minor. It started out in 1872 as an art song for voice and piano with a French text by the poet Henri Cazalis, which is based on an old French superstition. In 1874, the composer expanded and reworked the piece into a tone poem, replacing the vocal line with a solo violin part. According to legend, "Death" appears at midnight | Danse Macabre and the Compass", and "Death and the Physician". “Dance Macabre” a song put out by a band called Ghost in 2018. Danse Macabre The Danse Macabre (from the French language), also called the Dance of Death, is an artistic genre of allegory of the Late Middle Ages on the universality of death: no matter one's station in life, the Dance Macabre unites all. The Danse Macabre consists of the dead or a personification of death summoning representatives from all walks of life to dance along to the grave, typically with a pope, emperor, king, child, and laborer. They were produced |
What was the first name of Rigsby in Rising Damp? | Rising Damp (film) Rising Damp (film) Rising Damp is a 1980 comedy film based on the British situation comedy "Rising Damp", which aired on ITV from 1974 to 1978. The television series was, in turn, adapted from Eric Chappell's stage play "The Banana Box". Chappell adapted the play to television, and wrote the screenplay for this feature film. The film's director was Joseph McGrath. Leonard Rossiter plays Rupert Rigsby, the middle-aged landlord of a decrepit townhouse. Rigsby has fallen for his only female tenant, Ruth Jones (Frances de la Tour). Ruth, however, prefers Philip, who is much younger, more attractive, and more sophisticated | Rising Damp to his belief in some aspect of Philip's lore: for example, the 'love wood' which fails to excite Miss Jones (in the 'Charisma' episode, first broadcast 1974). Philip is an intelligent, educated man (more so than the moderately educated Alan and Miss Jones), he is sophisticated and suave; this makes Rigsby suspicious of him, particularly as Miss Jones openly fancies him. Philip does not reciprocate Miss Jones's romantic interest. Croydon was not revealed to be the true birthplace of Philip until the film version of "Rising Damp" (1980). Don Warrington commented in Britain's 50 Best Sitcoms on Channel 4, that |
For which party did Lan “Howling Laud” Hope receive 197 votes in the recent South Shields by-election? | 2013 South Shields by-election Alan "Howling Laud" Hope, the leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party and perennial by-election candidate, stood as the party's candidate. Comedian Simon Brodkin, in character as Lee Nelson, was duly nominated as a candidate for 'Lee Nelson’s Well Good Party', but then withdrew his nomination. 2013 South Shields by-election The South Shields by-election was a by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of South Shields. It was triggered by the resignation of David Miliband, the previous Member of Parliament (MP) and former Shadow Foreign Secretary, who had held the seat for Labour since 2001. The | 1918 South Shields by-election in which the Conservative Party participated. Havelock Wilson was returned unopposed. 1918 South Shields by-election The South Shields by-election, 1918 was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of South Shields on 28 October 1918. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the sitting Liberal MP Cecil Cochrane. Cochrane had held the seat since himself winning it in a by-election on 18 March 1916. The only candidate nominated was the Liberal Havelock Wilson a former trade union official who had previously been MP for Middlesbrough from 1892 – 1900 and from 1906 –January 1910. The |
Which English king was crowned king of France in 1431? | Dual monarchy of England and France the Treaty was ratified by the Estates-General of France, the act was a contravention of the French law of succession which decreed that the French crown could not be alienated. Henry VI, son of Henry V, became king of both England and France and was recognized only by the English and Burgundians until 1435 as King Henry II of France. He was crowned King of France on 16 December 1431. In practical terms, King Henry's de jure sovereignty and legitimacy as king of France was only recognised in the English and allied-controlled territories of France which were under the domination | Ransom of King John II of France to the royal treasury until the reign of King Henry V. Although the short reign of King Charles V was successful, the political unrest that ensued after the capture of King John fed into the instability of King Charles VI's reign, weakening France throughout much of the Hundred Years War. Ransom of King John II of France The ransom of King John II of France was an incident during the Hundred Years War between France and England. Following the English capture of the French king during the Battle of Poitiers in 1356, John was held for ransom by the English |
The badge of West Bromwich Albion FC contains a bird together with the fruit and leaves of which shrub or small tree? | West Bromwich Albion F.C. a throstle perched on a hawthorn branch. Albion have a number of long-standing rivalries with other West Midlands clubs; their traditional rivals being Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Albion contest the Black Country Derby with the latter. The club was founded as West Bromwich Strollers in 1878 by workers from George Salter's Spring Works in West Bromwich, in Staffordshire. They were renamed West Bromwich Albion in 1880, becoming the first team to adopt the "Albion" suffix; Albion was a district of West Bromwich where some of the players lived or worked, close to what is today Greets Green. The club | West Bromwich Albion F.C. Women Semi-Final, they suffered relegation to the newly named FA Women's National League Midlands Division One. Their kits are identical to those of West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Women play their home games at The Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, home of Boldmere St Michaels FC. Midland Combination Women's Football League FA Women's Premier League Northern Division "Birmingham Women's County Cup" West Bromwich Albion F.C. Women West Bromwich Albion Football Club Women is an English women's football club affiliated with West Bromwich Albion F.C. The first team currently plays in the . In 2010–11 the then named Sporting Club Albion |
Who directed the 2012 film Les Miserables? | Les Misérables (2012 film) Les Misérables (2012 film) Les Misérables is a 2012 musical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and scripted by William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Herbert Kretzmer, based on the 1862 French novel of the same name by Victor Hugo, which also inspired a 1980 musical by Boublil and Schönberg. The film is a British and American venture distributed by Universal Pictures. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter, and Sacha Baron Cohen. The film takes place in France during the early 19th century and | The Miserables wife Evelyn's (Maggie Steed) terminal illness, Murray Pickleton (Ian Hogg) constructs time machines out of their furniture in his efforts to relive their past and escape the present. Evelyn is skeptical, but when her doctor insists she is to be moved to a hospice, she joins her husband in remembering their life together and attempts to discuss his life after hers. In addition to receiving various awards and nominations, The Miserables has also been screened at many short film festivals around the world, including the following: The Miserables The Miserables is a short film (20 minutes) directed by Benjamin Taylor |
The Isle of Axholme, now crossed by the M180 motorway, is part of which traditional English county? | Isle of Axholme on Epworth, from 'North Axholme', centred on Crowle. The A161 road crosses the Isle from north to south. There was an Isle of Axholme Rural District from 1894 to 1974, which covered the entire Isle after 1936. This became part of the Boothferry district of Humberside in 1974, and since 1996 has been in the North Lincolnshire unitary authority. Isle of Axholme The Isle of Axholme is a geographical area of North Lincolnshire, England. It is the only part of Lincolnshire west of the River Trent. It is between the three towns of Doncaster, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough, in the traditional | Isle of Axholme the unique strip farming which survives in the 21st century around Epworth. The watercourses of the Isle and the surrounding area are managed by the Isle of Axholme Internal Drainage Board which maintains 302 km of watercourse and 18 pumping stations, and manages the water levels of the adjacent Thorne Moors and Hatfield Moors, both environmentally sensitive areas. The Axholme Joint Railway traversed the area, but the line has now been abandoned. There are still railway stations in and on the line between Scunthorpe and Sheffield. The M180 motorway now crosses the centre of the area, dividing 'South Axholme', centred |
Burl Ives played “Big Daddy” in the original 1955 Broadway cast of which play? | Burl Ives decided against further surgery. He fell into a coma and died from the disease on April 14, 1995, at the age of 85, at his home in Anacortes, Washington. He was buried in Mound Cemetery in Hunt City Township, Jasper County, Illinois. Ives' Broadway career included appearances in "The Boys from Syracuse" (1938–39), "Heavenly Express" (1940), "This Is the Army" (1942), "Sing Out, Sweet Land" (1944), "Paint Your Wagon" (1951–52), and "Dr. Cook's Garden" (1967). His most notable Broadway performance (later reprised in a 1958 movie) was as "Big Daddy" Pollitt in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1955–56). Ives' | The Versatile Burl Ives! significant departure from his earlier repertoire. Ives is accompanied by the Anita Kerr Singers and Owen Bradley's orchestra. The Versatile Burl Ives! The Versatile Burl Ives! is a 1961 album by Burl Ives, containing his hit single "A Little Bitty Tear." The album reached No. 35 on "Billboard's" 1962 Pop Album Chart. In the same year, "A Little Bitty Tear" climbed to No. 1 on "Billboard's" Adult Contemporary Chart, No. 2 on the Country Singles Chart, and No. 9 on the Pop Singles Chart. The pop, country, and folk songs on this album were selected to highlight the folk singer's |
Which programme is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 10.45pm and 11.00pm each weekday evening? | Book at Bedtime Book at Bedtime Book at Bedtime (or A Book at Bedtime, as it was known until 9 July 1993) is a long-running radio programme which is currently broadcast on BBC Radio 4 each weekday evening between 22.45 and 23.00. The series began on the BBC Light Programme on 31 January 1949 with the first instalment of a 15-part reading of the John Buchan novel "The Three Hostages", read by Arthur Bush. There was a break after 29 March 1957, but the programme returned under its old title, now on the BBC Home Service, on 2 April 1962. (The Home Service | BBC Radio 4 1970s Radio 4 carried regional news bulletins Monday to Saturday. These were broadcast twice at breakfast, at lunchtime and an evening bulletin was aired at 5.55pm. There were also programme variations for the parts of England not served by BBC Local Radio stations. These included "Roundabout East Anglia", a VHF opt-out of the "Today" programme broadcast from BBC East's studios in Norwich each weekday from 6.45 am to 8.45 am. "Roundabout East Anglia" came to an end in mid-1980, when local radio services were introduced to East Anglia with the launch of BBC Radio Norfolk. All regional news bulletins broadcast |
Which is the third longest river in the UK after the Severn and the Thames? | Thames Water leakage from its network of water pipes by more than a third since its 2004 peak to its current lowest-ever level. and with an older network profile, Thames Water leaked 25.8% of supply, slightly less than Severn Trent at 27%. Thames Water leaked 25.1% of supply. In June 2018 regulators made Thames Water pay £65 milion to customers among other problems because they failed to fix leaks. In the period 2005–13 Thames Water was the most heavily fined water company in the UK for pollution incidents, paying £842,500 for 87 events. In 2016, it paid the largest fine for a | Thames and Severn Canal Thames and Severn Canal The Thames and Severn Canal is a canal in Gloucestershire in the south of England, which was completed in 1789. It was conceived as part of a canal route from Bristol to London. At its eastern end, it connects to the River Thames at Inglesham Lock near Lechlade, while at its western end, it connects to the Stroudwater Navigation at Wallbridge near Stroud, and thence to the River Severn. It has one short arm (branch), from Siddington to the town of Cirencester. It includes Sapperton Tunnel, which when built was the longest canal tunnel in Britain, |
Which re-released single reached number 1 earlier this year, with profits going to the charity Childline? | Anthony McPartlin the offence at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court the following month, and was fined £86,000 and banned from driving for 20 months. In August 2018 McPartlin announced he would be taking a break from television presenting duties until 2019, saying: "My recovery is going very well and for that to continue having spoken to Dec and ITV, I have made the decision to take the rest of the year off." McPartlin and Donnelly are patrons of the charity Sunshine Fund. When their single "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble" reached No.1, Ant & Dec donated the single's success to the charity ChildLine. They | ChildLine Concert ChildLine Concert The ChildLine Concert is an annual pop music charity event which has taken place in Ireland since 1997. As the name suggests the money raised by the concert is donated to the young person's charity, ChildLine and many of the attendants are also children. Past performers include Westlife (who have performed at the concert twelve times), Robbie Williams, Anastacia, Girls Aloud, McFly, All Saints, S Club 7, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, 5ive, Sugababes, Busted, Boyzone, JLS, The Script, Little Mix, Union J and Olly Murs. In 2003 the concerts had raised over €1 million, in 2007 that had risen to |
What is the family name of the Dukes of Westminster? | Duke of Westminster Duke of Westminster Duke of Westminster is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster. It is the most recent dukedom conferred outside the British Royal Family. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Dukes were each his grandsons. The present holder of the title is Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke, who inherited the dukedom on 9 August 2016 on the death of his father, Gerald. The present Duke is also a godfather of Prince George of Cambridge. The Duke of Westminster's seats | Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy The Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy or "Palais des ducs et des États de Bourgogne" is a remarkably well-preserved architectural assemblage in Dijon. The oldest part is the 14th and 15th century Gothic ducal palace and seat of the Dukes of Burgundy, made up of a logis still visible on place de la Liberation, the ducal kitchens on cour de Bar, the tour de Philippe le Bon, a "guette" overlooking the whole city, and tour de Bar. Most of what can be seen today, however, was built in the 17th and |
Which city is home to the Texans NFL team? | Dallas Texans (NFL) that same name was expected to disband, but didn't and the "Cowboys" name was later adopted for the NFL team in mid-March 1960. Both franchises shared the Cotton Bowl (also the home of Southern Methodist University's (SMU) Mustangs) stadium for their first three seasons. The new AFL team moved after winning the 1962 AFL Championship in double overtime and became the Kansas City Chiefs for its fourth season in 1963. The "Texans" name has since been revived by the NFL for the current Houston Texans, an expansion team in 2002, which replaced the earlier Houston Oilers a charter AFL franchise | Dallas Texans (NFL) (including the players) of the failed Texans operation. Rosenbloom named his new team the Baltimore Colts, (after the previous team playing for the city in the competing All-America Football Conference, which merged with the NFL in 1950) The Colts (later based in Indianapolis since 1984) do not claim the history of the earlier Yanks/Bulldogs/Yanks/Texans as their own, even though the Colts' 1953 first roster included many of the previous 1952 Texans. Likewise, the NFL also reckons the new Colts as a 1953 expansion team; it does not consider the Colts to be a continuation of the Yanks/Bulldogs/Yanks/Texans franchise, or even |
Born in Delft in 1632, he painted small detailed domestic scenes notable for their treatment of various tones of daylight. Who was he? | Delft can still be seen at the pottery factories De Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles (or Royal Delft) and De Delftse Pauw. The painter Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) was born in Delft. Vermeer used Delft streets and home interiors as the subject or background in his paintings. Several other famous painters lived and worked in Delft at that time, such as Pieter de Hoogh, Carel Fabritius, Nicolaes Maes, Gerard Houckgeest and Hendrick Cornelisz. van Vliet. They were all members of the Delft School. The Delft School is known for its images of domestic life, views of households, church interiors, courtyards, squares and the streets | Master of Delft Mayor of Delft, Dirk van Beest, and his family. Master of Delft The Master of Delft (fl –1520) was a Dutch painter. He may have been born in 1470. His style can be compared to the Master of the Virgo inter Virgines, who was believed to have been active in Delft. The Master of Delft can be connected to Delft by the inclusion of the Nieuwe Kerk tower, which was completed in 1496, in the background of his early "Crucifixion" triptych. He can also be connected with Delft by a pair of altarpiece wings painted in the Master's workshop circa |
Guy Garvey is the lead vocalist of which band? | Guy Garvey Guy Garvey Guy Edward John Garvey (born 6 March 1974) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and BBC 6 Music presenter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Elbow. Garvey grew up in Bury, Lancashire. His father spent most of his working life as a newspaper proofreader, later working as a school assistant and his mother was a police officer before becoming a psychologist. One of seven siblings, Garvey has five older sisters: Gina, Louise, Sam, Karen, and Becky. His younger brother is actor Marcus Garvey. In the early 1990s, while at sixth-form college in Whitefield, | Lead vocalist carries out most media either by himself or together with DeLonge, while the band's other member, drummer Travis Barker, usually remains quiet. Linkin Park had two vocalists as well, Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington, both considered as frontmen. Another example is the thrash metal band Metallica, in which James Hetfield (lead singer and rhythm guitarist) and Lars Ulrich (drummer) share the spokesperson duties for being both founders and the only members who have never left the band. Lead vocalist The lead vocalist (or main vocalist, lead vocals, or lead singer) in popular music is typically the member of a group |
In which constellation is Rigel the brightest star? | Rigel Rigel Rigel (), also designated Beta Orionis (β Orionis, abbreviated Beta Ori, β Ori), is generally the seventh-brightest star in the night sky and the brightest in the constellation of Orion—though occasionally it is outshone within the constellation by the variable star Betelgeuse. With an apparent magnitude of 0.13, it is a luminous object some 863 light-years distant from Earth. Rigel as seen from Earth is actually a multiple star system of three to five stars, the primary star (Rigel A) being a blue-white supergiant which is estimated to be anywhere from 120,000 to 279,000 times as luminous as the | Rigel is now so entered in the IAU Catalog of Star Names. The apparent visual magnitude of Rigel is 0.13, making it on average the seventh-brightest star in the celestial sphere excluding the Sun—just fainter than Capella. It is an irregular pulsating variable with a visual range of magnitude 0.05–0.18. Although Rigel has the Bayer designation "beta", it is almost always brighter than Alpha Orionis (Betelgeuse). Since 1943, the spectrum of this star has served as one of the stable anchor points by which other stars are classified. Rigel is the third most inherently luminous first magnitude star after Deneb and |
Which US city is home to the Nationals MLB team? | Washington Nationals Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. The Nationals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadium; since 2008 their home stadium has been Nationals Park on South Capitol Street in Southeast D.C., near the Anacostia River. The Nationals are the eighth major league franchise to be based in Washington, D.C., and the first since 1971. The current National League club was founded in 1969 as the Montreal Expos, part of the MLB expansion. | 2017 Washington Nationals season a calendar month and 31 more runs than the next-best team, the Arizona Diamondbacks, even though the Diamondbacks played one more game. The Nationals averaged an MLB-high 6.8 runs per game during April, 1.2 runs per game better than any other team, and finished the month leading MLB in hits (with 265), walks (with 102), team on-base percentage (at .369), team slugging percentage (at .510), and doubles (with 58), and second in MLB in home runs with 45. In his 90 plate appearances during April, Zimmerman set a new Nationals record for runs batted in during a month with 29, |
Born in Paris in 1848, he pained many pictures of Polynesian life and died in the Marquesas Islands in 1903. Who was he? | Wood carving in the Marquesas Islands Wood carving in the Marquesas Islands Wood carving in the Marquesas Islands is a practice undertaken by many of the local master craftsmen, who are known as "tuhuna". The "tuhuna" are not only adept at wood carving, but are also skilled at tattoo art and adze manufacture. Marquesan wooden crafts are considered among the finest in French Polynesia; they are highly sought after, and of consistently high quality, although weaving, basket-making, and pareu painting is more popular, especially among women artisans. Paul Gauguin noted the artistic sense of decoration of the Marquesas and appreciated the "unheard of sense of decoration" | Marquesas Islands major center of eastern Polynesian civilization. Wooden and stone crafts and tattooing are common practices among the locals. The ecosystem of the Marquesas has been devastated in some areas by the activities of feral livestock. As a first step in preserving what remains, the Marquesan Nature Reserves were created in 1992. Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands (; or ' or '; Marquesan: ' (North Marquesan) and ' (South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. The Marquesas are located at 9.7812° |
What is the name of the consumer affairs programme broadcast on Radio 4 from 12.04pm each weekday? | You and Yours You and Yours You and Yours is a British radio consumer affairs programme, broadcast on BBC Radio 4. "You and Yours" began broadcasting in October 1970, when its first presenter was Joan York. In the 1980s it briefly ran seven days a week. In April 1998 it was increased from a 25-minute programme to 55 minutes. However, in 2014 the running time was reduced to approximately 40 minutes to make space for Radio 4's World War I drama "Home Front" which is on from 12:04 to 12:15. In the months when "Home Front" is not broadcast a different programme takes | Europe Today (radio programme) the evening, broadcast worldwide and with a wider, global focus. The "Irish Times" described the programme as "an informative and entertaining look at the day’s events on the continent" In 2008, William Horsely called it "perhaps [the] best daily radio programme on European affairs." Europe Today (radio programme) Europe Today was a daily radio news show on the BBC World Service about public affairs throughout Europe, broadcast at 17:00 GMT every weekday. The first presenters, in 1991, were Andreas Gebauer and Ruth Hogarth. Other presenters were Teresa Guerreiro, Liliane Landor and James Coomarasamy. The programme was presented by Audrey Carville |
Into which body of water does the River Nene drain? | River Nene their vast horizons. Beyond Flag Fen the river flows through Wisbech, then Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire, and it finally enters The Wash between two towers known as "the lighthouses". The Nene links the Grand Union Canal to the River Great Ouse, via the Middle Level Navigations. Much of its route has been upgraded to a wide canal with locks at regular intervals. Some sections where artificial cuts run adjacent to the course of the river are known as the "Nene Navigation". The Nene is navigable from just above its junction with the Northampton Arm of the Grand Union Canal to | River Nene Naseby Source or Brampton Nene, converges at the Carlsberg Brewery. This tributary flows through the north of Northampton where several streams join. Three of these streams supply water for reservoirs at Pitsford, Hollowell and Ravensthorpe, north of Northampton, before joining the Brampton Nene. At Cotton End, the Nene passes under South Bridge, then through Beckett's Park and past the site of the former Northampton Power Station in the Nunn Mills area of the town, on the south bank of the river opposite Midsummer Meadow on the north banks. Northampton Sea Cadets is based in Nunn Mills, and uses the river |
Justin Timberlake has spent three weeks at number one this year with which song from the album “The 20/20 Experience”? | The 20/20 Experience consecutive number-one record in the United Kingdom, topped the charts in various other countries and set a digital sales record for being the fastest-selling album on the iTunes Store. As of July 2014, joint sales of "The 20/20 Experience" with "2 of 2" stands at six million copies globally. Three singles have been released from "The 20/20 Experience". Its lead single, "Suit & Tie", peaked within the top five in several countries worldwide, and reached number three in the US. The album's second single, "Mirrors", reached number one in the UK and two in the US. Timberlake embarked on the | The 20/20 Experience from AllMusic. The 20/20 Experience The 20/20 Experience is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake. It was released on March 15, 2013, by RCA Records, as the follow-up to his second studio album "FutureSex/LoveSounds" (2006). It is considered the first half of a two-piece project, later being supplemented by his fourth studio album "The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2" (2013). The record incorporates neo soul styles with elements of older soul music; its lyrics discuss themes of romance and sex. Production is handled by Timbaland, Timberlake, who also serves as the album's executive producer, and Jerome |
Who plays Madame Thenardier in the 2012 film Les Miserables? | Les Misérables (2012 film) Les Misérables (2012 film) Les Misérables is a 2012 musical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and scripted by William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Herbert Kretzmer, based on the 1862 French novel of the same name by Victor Hugo, which also inspired a 1980 musical by Boublil and Schönberg. The film is a British and American venture distributed by Universal Pictures. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter, and Sacha Baron Cohen. The film takes place in France during the early 19th century and | The Miserables wife Evelyn's (Maggie Steed) terminal illness, Murray Pickleton (Ian Hogg) constructs time machines out of their furniture in his efforts to relive their past and escape the present. Evelyn is skeptical, but when her doctor insists she is to be moved to a hospice, she joins her husband in remembering their life together and attempts to discuss his life after hers. In addition to receiving various awards and nominations, The Miserables has also been screened at many short film festivals around the world, including the following: The Miserables The Miserables is a short film (20 minutes) directed by Benjamin Taylor |
Charles VI, who ruled France from 1380 until his death in 1422, was a member of which royal house? | Charles VI of France Charles VI of France Charles VI (3 December 1368 – 21 October 1422), called the Beloved () and the Mad ( or "le Fou"), was King of France for 42 years from 1380 to his death in 1422, the fourth from the House of Valois. Charles VI was only 11 when he inherited the throne in the midst of the Hundred Years' War. The government was entrusted to his four uncles, the dukes of Burgundy, Berry, Anjou, and Bourbon. Although the royal age of majority was fixed at 14, the dukes maintained their grip on Charles until he took power | Charles VI of France Paris, at the "Hôtel Saint-Pol". He was interred in Saint Denis Basilica, where his wife Isabeau of Bavaria would join him after her death in September 1435. Upon the death of Charles VI, his infant grandson, who had become King Henry VI of England at the death of his own father in August 1422, was, according to the Treaty of Troyes, also King of France, and his coronation as such took place at the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris on 26 December 1431. In the meantime, the Dauphin Charles, who had settled in Bourges, Paris being occupied by the |
In which country were Nobel Prize winners Alan MacDiarmid, Maurice Wilkins and Ernest Rutherford born? | Alan MacDiarmid Austin Williams and George Williams. MacDiarmid was also survived by his second wife, Gayl Gentile, whom he married in 2005; she died in 2014. Alan MacDiarmid was a first cousin of New Zealand expatriate painter Douglas MacDiarmid. The year after Alan received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, Douglas painted a portrait of his cousin for the New Zealand Portrait Gallery. Alan MacDiarmid Alan Graham MacDiarmid, ONZ FRS (14 April 1927 – 7 February 2007) was a New Zealand-born American chemist, and one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2000. MacDiarmid was born in Masterton, New Zealand | Institute of Physics Ernest Rutherford Medal and Prize Institute of Physics Ernest Rutherford Medal and Prize The Ernest Rutherford Medal and Prize is a subject award of the Institute of Physics, presented once every two years for distinguished research in nuclear physics or nuclear technology. Dedicated to the late Lord Rutherford of Nelson, the Rutherford Memorial Lecture was instituted by the Council of The Physical Society in 1939. The first lecture took place in 1942. The lecture was converted into a medal and prize in 1965, and the first Rutherford Medal and Prize was awarded the following year. "The award shall be made for distinguished research in nuclear |
Which element is between Uranium and Plutonium in the Periodic Table? | Plutonium Plutonium was first produced and isolated on December 14, 1940, by a deuteron bombardment of uranium-238 in the 1.5 metre (60 in) cyclotron at the University of California, Berkeley. First neptunium-238 (half-life 2.1 days) was synthesized which subsequently beta-decayed to form this new element with atomic number 94 and atomic weight 238 (half-life 87.7 years). Since uranium had been named after the planet Uranus and neptunium after the planet Neptune, element 94 was named after Pluto, which at the time was considered to be a planet as well. Wartime secrecy prevented its discovery being announced until 1948. Plutonium is the | Extended periodic table momentarily give an effective "Z" of 174; uranium with uranium gives effective "Z" = 184 and uranium with californium gives effective "Z" = 190). Supercritical atoms are hence expected to pose no difficulties with their electronic structure, so that the end of the periodic table may be determined instead by nuclear instability rather than electron shell instabilities. The stability of nuclei decreases greatly with the increase in atomic number after plutonium, the heaviest primordial element, so that all isotopes with an atomic number above 101 decay radioactively with a half-life under a day, with an exception of dubnium-268. No elements |
What is the family name of the Duke of Northumberland? | Duke of Northumberland son of the fifth Duke, was a soldier. Lord Algernon Percy, second son of the sixth Duke, was a politician. Lord Eustace Percy, seventh son of the seventh Duke, was a politician who was raised to the peerage as Baron Percy of Newcastle in 1953. Jane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland, wife of the twelfth Duke, is Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland since 2009. See also Earl of Beverley for younger sons of the first Earl of Beverley. <section end=members/> <section begin=residences/> The seat of the Dukes of Northumberland is Alnwick Castle, which is located in Alnwick, Northumberland. The family's London residence is | Duke of Northumberland Syon House in Brentford, which replaced, as their London residence, the demolished Northumberland House in the Strand. Warkworth and Prudhoe castles were the residences of the Earls of Northumberland in the Middle Ages, and ownership was retained by the later Dukes. Both are now in the custody of English Heritage. Albury Park is a former residence which has been converted into apartments, while the surrounding estate is still directly owned by the Duke. The traditional burial place of the Dukes is the Northumberland Vault in Westminster Abbey in London, the Percys thus being the last family to maintain such a |
The Canal Turn fence at Aintree is named after which canal? | Leeds and Liverpool Canal canal runs for without locks, across the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. The two main side-branches both connect to other waterways. The Rufford Branch links into the River Douglas and, via the Ribble Link and the River Ribble to the previously isolated Lancaster Canal. The Leigh Branch from Wigan leads to the Bridgewater Canal and thus to Manchester and the Midlands. At long, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is the second longest "single" canal in the UK.. The canal at Aintree passes close to the racecourse and gives the name to the course's Canal Turn. The new £20 million Liverpool Canal | Canal Turn those who were pulled up, carried out or refused at the fence: Canal Turn The Canal Turn is a fence on Aintree Racecourse's National Course and thus is jumped during the Grand National steeplechase which is held annually at the racecourse, located near Liverpool, England. Named for the Leeds & Liverpool Canal which passes alongside the racecourse at this point, it is jumped twice during the race, as the eighth and 24th fences. The fence is notable for the sharp left turn that the runners have to take as soon as they have negotiated the fence. The turn is almost |
Stefan Gordy, a son of the founder of Motown Records, is known by which colourful stage name? | Kerry Gordy Kerry Gordy Kerry Ashby Gordy (born June 25, 1959) is a music industry executive and a member of the Gordy family of Motown fame. He is the son of Motown records founder Berry Gordy, the half-brother of singer and rapper Redfoo and Rhonda Ross, daughter of Motown legend Diana Ross. Gordy was born in Detroit, Michigan the same year that his father, Berry Gordy, Jr., founded Motown Records. Gordy was brought home from the hospital to live in the historic home that housed the Hitsville Motown Recording Studios on West Grand Blvd. which was renamed Berry Gordy Jr. Blvd. Gordy’s | A Cellarful of Motown! Discogs, Allmusic Source: Soulsource, Allmusic A Cellarful of Motown! A Cellarful of Motown! is a series of compilation albums of Motown rarities, containing versions of known songs by alternative artists, as well as demos of songs that were not released at the time, but had been shelved for various reasons. Compiled by Paul Nixon the series ran for 4 volumes before being cancelled by Universal Records. Some of them had failed to pass the selections by Motown executives, in other cases Motown's owner Berry Gordy had his personal reasons to withhold releases. Four examples out of many: Source: Classic Motown, |
The first two speakers in which Shakespeare play are a shipmaster and a boatswain? | Boatswain famous for their heroism in the Barbary Wars and are namesakes of the ships USS "Reuben James" and USS "Wiley". Medal of Honor recipients Francis P. Hammerberg and George Robert Cholister were U.S. Navy boatswain's mates, as was Navy Cross recipient Stephen Bass. Victoria Cross recipients John Sheppard, John Sullivan, Henry Curtis, and John Harrison were Royal Navy boatswain's mates. There are also a handful of boatswains and boatswain's mates in literature. The boatswain in William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" is a central character in the opening scene, which takes place aboard a ship at sea, and appears again briefly in | Shakespeare in Love (play) Royal, Nottingham (15 to 20 October), Festival Theatre, Malvern (23 to 27 October), Oxford Playhouse (30 October to 3 November), Cambridge Arts Theatre (5 to 9 November), King's Theatre, Edinburgh (12 to 17 November) and Chichester Festival Theatre (20 to 24 November), with further dates and casting to be announced. It was announced in August 2018 that Shakespeare in Love will be one of the two headlining productions for the 30th Anniversary of Bard on the Beach in the Kitsilano Neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia. Shakespeare in Love (play) Shakespeare in Love is a play by Lee Hall adapted from |
Which is the main city in the New Zealand region of Canterbury? | Canterbury, New Zealand Canterbury, New Zealand Canterbury () is a region of New Zealand, located in the central-eastern South Island. The region covers an area of , and is home to a population of The region in its current form was established in 1989 during nationwide local government reforms. The Kaikoura District joined the region in 1992 following the abolition of the Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council. Christchurch, the South Island's largest city and the country's third-largest urban area, is the seat of the region and home to percent of the region's population. Other major towns and cities include Timaru, Ashburton, Rangiora and Rolleston. In | Canterbury of New Zealand Canterbury of New Zealand Canterbury of New Zealand (commonly referred to as just Canterbury) is a UK-based sports clothing company that focuses mainly on rugby football. The company originated from the Canterbury region in New Zealand. Canterbury of New Zealand was established in 1904, producing garments in Canterbury, New Zealand. The company made uniforms for the local armies during the First World War, before producing kit for the All Blacks. The brand's tagline is ""Committed To The Game"". Its logo is the silhouettes of three Kiwi birds creating the letters CCC; the initials of the Canterbury Clothing Company and representing |
Spain ceded Florida to Britain in the 1763 Treaty of Paris which ended which war? (The name by which it is known in Britain is required) | Treaty of Paris (1763) Treaty of Paris (1763) The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, after Great Britain's victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War. The signing of the treaty formally ended the Seven Years' War, known as the French and Indian War in the North American theatre, and marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe. Great Britain and France each returned much of the territory that they had captured during the war, but | Spanish Florida The two 1783 treaties that ended the American Revolutionary War had differences in boundaries. The Treaty of Paris between Britain and the United States specified the boundary between West Florida and the newly independent U.S. at 31°. However, in the companion Peace of Paris between Britain and Spain, West Florida was ceded to Spain without its boundaries being specified. The Spanish government assumed that the boundary was the same as in the 1763 agreement by which they had first given their territory in Florida to Britain, claiming that the northern boundary of West Florida was at the 32° 22′ boundary |
In which African country does 100 pesetas equal 1 cedi? | Ghanaian cedi devalued the new cedi, it was gradually phased out in 2007 in favor of the "Ghana cedi" at an exchange rate of 1:10,000. In 2007 the largest of the new cedi banknotes, the 20,000 note, had a value of about US$2. By removing four digits, the Ghana cedi became the highest-denominated currency unit issued in Africa. It has since lost about 80% of its value. The word "cedi" is the Akan word for cowry shell which were formerly used as currency in what is now Ghana. The "Monetaria moneta" or money cowry is not native to West African waters but | Ghanaian cedi 2.4 cedis = 1 pound. The first cedi was replaced in 1967 by a "new cedi" which was worth 1.2 first cedis. This allowed a decimal conversion with the pound, namely 2 second cedis = 1 pound. The change also provided an opportunity to remove Kwame Nkrumah's image from coins and notes. The second cedi was initially pegged to the British pound at a rate of 2 cedi = 1 pound. However, within months, the second cedi was devalued to a rate of 2.45 second cedi = 1 pound, less than the value of the first cedi. This rate was |
The singer Solange is the sister of which other singer? | Solange Knowles Solange Knowles Solange Piaget Knowles (; born June 24, 1986), also known as Solange, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Expressing an interest in music from an early age, Knowles had several temporary stints as a backup dancer for Destiny's Child, which featured among the members her sister, before signing with her father Mathew Knowles's Music World Entertainment label. At age 16, Knowles released her first studio album "Solo Star" (2002). Between 2005 and 2007, Knowles had several minor acting roles, including the direct-to-video "" (2006) and continued writing music for her older sister Beyoncé Knowles and for former | The Folk Singer in 1970, the song reached a wider audience from these versions. "The Folk Singer" was recorded by Australian post-punk group Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in 1985, with a slightly altered lyric, under the title "The Singer." First released as a single in June 1986, the song later appeared on the band's third studio album, "Kicking Against the Pricks", which was composed entirely of cover versions. "The Singer" was performed live on all of the band's following tour dates throughout 1986—1989 and on a number of other occasions up until 2005. The Folk Singer "The Folk Singer" is a |
Whose statue in Merrion Square, Dublin is known to irreverent Dubliners as “The Fag on the Crag”? | Merrion Square tree clumps, sunken curved paths and perimeter planting. Up until the 1960s the park was only open to residents in possession of a private key. Now managed by Dublin City Council, the park contains a statue of Oscar Wilde, who resided in No. 1, Merrion Square from 1855 to 1876, many other sculptures and a collection of old Dublin lamp standards. The Irish American sculptor Jerome Connor, best known for his work Nuns of the Battlefield in Washington DC, designed the public art piece, "Eire". The park also contains a sculpture of a Joker's Chair in memory of Father Ted | Merrion Square Merrion Square. Today they are located at Lumsden House, 29 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4 (see St John Ambulance archive for further info). Merrion Square was a fashionable address for politicians, lawyers, doctors and writers.<br> Notable residents include; Merrion Square Merrion Square () is a Georgian garden square on the southside of Dublin city centre. The square was laid out after 1762 and was largely complete by the beginning of the 19th century. The demand for such Georgian townhouse residences south of the River Liffey had been fuelled by the decision of the then Earl of Kildare (later the Duke |
Firenze (Florence) is the capital city of which Italian region? | Florence The architectural firms Foster + Partners and Lancietti Passaleva Giordo and Associates designed this new rail station. The Florence Airport, Peretola, is one of two main airports in the Tuscany region though it is not widely used by popular airlines. The other airport in the Tuscany region is the Galileo Galilei International Airport in Pisa. Florence is twinned with: Florence appears in the video games "Assassin's Creed II" and "Assassin's Creed Brotherhood" and was often called Firenze. Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, | 41st Infantry Division Firenze to Debar. The 92. CCNN Legion continued to serve with the German forces. 41st Infantry Division Firenze The 41st Infantry Division Firenze was an infantry division of the Italian Army during World War II. It was formed 15 September 1939 in Florence and was officially dissolved 28 September 1943.<br> The division was made up of Tuscans, and especially Florentines (a rare case of Italian Infantry Division whose name coincides with the ethnicity or place of residence of its members). 7 June 1940, the "Firenze" division was assigned a police duties in Piedmont region, as part of the Army Group Reserve. |
Madeline Bray married which eponymous character in a Charles Dickens novel? | Charles Dickens single day. His favourite actor was Charles Mathews, and Dickens learnt his "monopolylogues", (farces in which Mathews played every character), by heart. Then, having learned Gurney's system of shorthand in his spare time, he left to become a freelance reporter. A distant relative, Thomas Charlton, was a freelance reporter at Doctors' Commons, and Dickens was able to share his box there to report the legal proceedings for nearly four years. This education was to inform works such as "Nicholas Nickleby", "Dombey and Son", and especially "Bleak House"—whose vivid portrayal of the machinations and bureaucracy of the legal system did much | Sam Weller (character) Sam Weller (character) Sam Weller is a fictional character in "The Pickwick Papers", the first novel by Charles Dickens, and is the character that made Dickens famous. Weller first appeared in the tenth serialised episode. Previously the monthly parts of the book had been doing badly—the humour of the character transformed the book into a publishing phenomenon. Weller's way of quoting people has led to the wellerism, often a type of proverb. In chapter 10 of the novel, the eponymous hero Mr. Pickwick meets Sam Weller working at the White Hart Inn in The Borough and soon takes him on |
Which vitamin is also known as Alpha Tocopherol? | Alpha-Tocopherol Alpha-Tocopherol α-Tocopherol is a type of vitamin E. It has E number "E307". Vitamin E exists in eight different forms, four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. All feature a chromane ring, with a hydroxyl group that can donate a hydrogen atom to reduce free radicals and a hydrophobic side chain which allows for penetration into biological membranes. Compared to the others, α-tocopherol is preferentially absorbed and accumulated in humans. α-Tocopherol has three stereocenters, so it is a chiral molecule. The eight stereoisomers of α-tocopherol differ the configuration on these stereocenters. "RRR"-α-tocopherol is the natural one. Older name of "RRR"-α-tocopherol is "d"-α-tocopherol, | Tocopherol (and eight possible stereoisomers per structural formula, again, only one of which occurs naturally). Each form has a different biological activity. In general, the unnatural l-isomers of tocotrienols lack almost all vitamin activity, and half of the possible 8 isomers of the tocopherols (those with 2S chirality at the ring-tail junction) also lack vitamin activity. Of the stereoisomers which retain activity, increasing methylation, especially full methylation to the alpha-form, increases vitamin activity. In tocopherols, this is due to the preference of the tocopherol binding protein for the alpha-tocopherol form of the vitamin. As a food additive, tocopherol is labeled with |
Who composed the songs “Old Folks at Home” and “Beautiful Dreamer”? | Old Folks at Home it as the state anthem while retaining "Old Folks at Home" as the state song, replacing its original lyrics with a bowdlerized version approved by scholars at the Stephen Foster Memorial, University of Pittsburgh. Governor Crist stated that he was not pleased by the "two songs" decision; but he signed the bill, creating a new state anthem and establishing the reworded version of the state song by statute, rather than by resolution like the 1935 decision. "Old Folks at Home", by Stephen Foster, 1851 Way down upon de Swanee Ribber,<br> Far, far away,<br> Dere's wha my heart is turning ebber,<br> | Old Folks at Home Dere's wha de old folks stay.<br> All up and down de whole creation<br> Sadly I roam,<br> Still longing for de old plantation,<br> And for de old folks at home.<br> <br> "Chorus"<br> All de world am sad and dreary,<br> Eb-rywhere I roam;<br> Oh, darkeys, how my heart grows weary,<br> Far from de old folks at home!<br> <br> "2nd verse"<br> All round de little farm I wandered<br> When I was young,<br> Den many happy days I squandered,<br> Many de songs I sung.<br> When I was playing wid my brudder<br> Happy was I;<br> Oh, take me to my kind old mudder!<br> Dere let |
In which city was the actor and playwright Alan Bennett born? | Alan Bennett emerged as a vocal campaigner against public library cuts. Plans to shut local libraries were "wrong and very short-sighted", Bennett said, adding: "We're impoverishing young people." Alan Bennett Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, screenwriter, actor, and author. He was born in Leeds and attended Oxford University, where he studied history and performed with the Oxford Revue. He stayed to teach and research medieval history at the university for several years. His collaboration as writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in the satirical revue "Beyond the Fringe" at the 1960 Edinburgh | Alan Bennett (footballer, born 1981) Alan Bennett (footballer, born 1981) Alan John Bennett (born 4 October 1981) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Cork City as a defender. He has represented the Republic of Ireland national team. Bennett was born in Cork, Republic of Ireland on 4 October 1981. He began his footballing career at his local club Richmond, based in Waterfall, County Cork, which competes in the West Cork League. He was coached by highly regarded coach Colm Donovan. Bennett subsequently joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Cork City in 2000 at the age of 18. He initially played as a |
Which British coin, first minted in 1817, is still being minted and is still legal tender but nowadays is minted for the Indian market? | Sovereign (British coin) Sovereign (British coin) The sovereign is a gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling. Struck from 1817 until the present time, it was originally a circulating coin accepted in Britain and elsewhere in the world; it is now a bullion coin and is sometimes mounted in jewellery. In most recent years, it has borne the well-known design of Saint George and the Dragon on the reverse—the initials () of the designer, Benedetto Pistrucci, may be seen to the right of the date. The coin was named after the English gold sovereign, last minted | Minted CEO Marissa Mayer, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, and Eventbrite founders Kevin and Julia Hartz. In 2012, Minted expanded outside of its core stationery market by launching wall art prints and party decor. In 2015, Minted launched make-on-demand home decor. It partnered with Every Mother Counts, a maternal health nonprofit organization led by Christy Turlington Burns, in which a part of the proceeds from selling customized children's art would go to benefit the organization. Minted Local, a pop-up store in San Francisco’s Union Square shopping district, was opened in May 2016. The store's “Stylist Bar” provides access to a Minted expert |
Which substance, used to make a drink, is Ghana’s main export? | Ghana National Agricultural Export Ghana National Agricultural Export Ghana National Agricultural Export is the agricultural arm of the government of Ghana Republic aimed at exporting major agricultural nuts and also their growth, maintenance and care-taking. The products mainly exported by this agricultural arm of the government of the Republic of Ghana include cashew nuts, cocoa seeds/beans, peanuts, ground nuts etc. and augmented agricultural benefits from tillage as gold and red mercury. In the past years, the government of Ghana has seen short falls in profit from these exports of the agricultural nuts due to illegal sellers sieving into the make up and acting unofficially | Ghana National Agricultural Export and illegitimately. However, on the creation of Ghana National Agricultural Export much light has been frayed into the economy, financial growth and world standard of the Republic of Ghana. The Ghana National Agricultural Export has drastically contributed to the growth and economy of the Ghana nation from a monitored, checked and properly executed policies, procedures and regulations. Ghana National Agricultural Export Ghana National Agricultural Export is the agricultural arm of the government of Ghana Republic aimed at exporting major agricultural nuts and also their growth, maintenance and care-taking. The products mainly exported by this agricultural arm of the government of |
Five of the world’s ten highest waterfalls are wholly or partly in which country? | We Are the World the Hot 100 chart sooner, if it were not for the success of Phil Collins' "One More Night", which received a significant level of support from both pop and rock listeners. "We Are the World" also entered "Billboard"s Top Rock Tracks and Hot Country Singles charts, where it peaked at numbers 27 and 76 respectively. The song became the first single since The Beatles' "Let It Be" to enter "Billboard"s Top 5 within two weeks of release. Outside of the US, the single reached number one in Australia, France, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the | Developed country are known as the "developed countries club" The World Bank identifies 81 "high income countries". According to the World Bank the following 81 countries (including territories) are classified as "high-income economies". As of 2018, High-income economies are those that had a GNI per capita of $12,056 or more - in 2017. 36 countries and territories wholly or partly in Europe: 19 countries and territories wholly or partly in North America: 15 countries and territories wholly or partly in Asia: 7 countries and territories wholly or partly in Oceania: 3 countries wholly or partly in South America: 1 country wholly or |
In which British city is Great Victoria Street station? | Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station Great Victoria Street is a railway station serving the city centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is one of two major stations in the city, along with , and is one of the four stations located in the city centre, the others being Lanyon Place, and . It is situated near Great Victoria Street, one of Belfast's premier commercial zones, and Sandy Row. It is also in a more central position than Lanyon Place (ironically until September, 2018 named Belfast Central), with the Europa Hotel, Grand Opera House and The Crown Liquor Saloon all | Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station second Great Victoria Street Station was built behind the tower block, yards from the site of its predecessor. The new station was opened on 30 September 1995. The current station has two island platforms providing a total of four platform faces. Platforms 2 and 3 run the full length of the site and open onto the station's main concourse. Platforms 1 and 4 are half the length and are accessible by walking down the other platforms. Great Victoria Street is the hub of Northern Ireland's suburban rail services, with Bangor line, Derry~Londonderry line, Newry line and weekend Larne Line trains |
The tune “Galloping Home” was used as the signature tune for which children’s TV series shown from 1972-74, and for a new series featuring the same characters from 1990-91? | The New Adventures of Black Beauty at the farm, with the same markings as Black Beauty - so that is what Vicky names him. And there the adventures truly begin, with Jenny's father coming to join them in New Zealand in the fourth episode. As with the original 1970s series, the new series had the theme tune, "Galloping Home", written by Denis King and performed by the London String Chorale. Season 2 (1992) The second "The New Adventures of Black Beauty" is set in Australia and has no real connection with the characters (except for Beauty) and plot of the previous New Zealand production or with | Out of Tune (TV series) Out of Tune (TV series) Out of Tune was a British children's TV sitcom which was shown on CBBC from 1996 to 1998. It features a group of fictional children that belong to a church choir at a school and their practice sessions. However the choir is humorously bad, hence the name 'Out of Tune', and the practice sessions are often interrupted by one thing or another. The show aired at 4:35 on BBC1 on Tuesday and Wednesday and it had a total of 40 episodes over three series. The first series started on 14 February 1996 and finished on |
Which former leader of the Lib Dems was the MP for Yeovil? | Lib–Lab pact in May, in which Margaret Thatcher led the Conservatives into power. In the lead-up to the 1997 general election, a coalition government was discussed by Tony Blair and the Lib Dems, according to Paddy Ashdown's "The Ashdown Diaries". Ashdown, a strong proponent of a Lib-Lab coalition, said that from Blair's point of view, in order to get the Conservatives out of power and because he wanted to move his party towards the New Labour ideal, a coalition would strengthen his majority in the likely event of a victory. To get the Liberal Democrats into his Cabinet, he allegedly agreed on | Offerton (Stockport electoral ward) and Hazel Grove. The ward was also the seat of former Council Leader Dave Goddard, who in 2012 lost his seat to Laura Booth of the Labour Party, who has since become a Lib Dem. Goddard has since been re-elected for Offerton but is not standing for Leader of the Council. Offerton electoral ward is represented in Westminster by William Wragg MP for Hazel Grove. The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors:, Will Dawson (Lib Dem), Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem), and Laura Booth (Labour). "Laura Booth left Labour in 2014 and joined the Lib Dems in 2015." |
Which song was a top 40 hit for Soft Cell in 1981 and for Marilyn Manson in 2002? | Soft Cell Soft Cell Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s, consisting of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo are principally known for their 1981 hit version of "Tainted Love" and their platinum-selling debut album "Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret". In the United Kingdom, they had ten Top 40 hits including "Tainted Love" (#1 UK), "Torch" (#2 UK), "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (#3 UK), "What!" (#3 UK), and "Bedsitter" (#4 UK), and also had four Top 20 albums between 1981 and 1984. In 1984, the duo split but reformed in 2001 to tour | Marilyn Manson (band) Movie". The song became the band's biggest international hit yet, peaking at number one in numerous European territories. In 2002, Jonathan Davis of Korn invited Marilyn Manson to record vocals on a track titled "Redeemer", which was released on his to "Queen of the Damned". Manson also appeared in Michael Moore's 2002 documentary, "Bowling for Columbine"; his appearance was filmed on the same day as their Denver Ozzfest performance. When Moore asked what Manson would have said to the students at Columbine, he replied, "I wouldn't say a single word to them. I would listen to what they have to |
Which planet has an ‘anomalous spin; in that it spins in the opposite direction to the other planets? | Exoplanetology collisions are equally likely to come from any direction in three-dimensions. This results in the axial tilt of accreted planets ranging from 0 to 180 degrees with any direction as likely as any other with both prograde and retrograde spins equally probable. Therefore, prograde spin with a small axial tilt, common for the Solar System's terrestrial planets except Venus, is not common in general for terrestrial planets built by giant impacts. The initial axial tilt of a planet determined by giant impacts can be substantially changed by stellar tides if the planet is close to its star and by satellite | Finger spin delivers the ball with the same finger action as a normal off break but cocks the wrist so that the back of the hand faces the batsman. This gives the ball spin in the opposite direction to that for an off break, causing it to spin from the leg side to the off side to a right-handed batsman. The doosra is the off-spinner's equivalent of the leg-spinner's googly, which spins in the opposite direction to the leg spinner's stock ball. The carrom ball is a style of spin bowling delivery used in cricket. The ball is released by flicking it |
Who said on splitting from Mick Jagger “I’m sure he can find someone else to be unfaithful to soon”? | Mick Jagger a daughter. On 4 November 1970, Marsha Hunt gave birth to Jagger's first child, Karis Hunt Jagger, the only child Jagger had with Hunt. The following year, Bianca Jagger gave birth to the couple's only child, and Jagger's second, Jade Sheena Jezebel Jagger on 21 October 1971. Jagger has four children with model and actress Jerry Hall, the first is Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Scarlett Jagger born on 2 March 1984. The couple's second child was born 28 August 1985, named James Leroy Augustin Jagger. Hall gave birth to their third child, Georgia May Ayeesha Jagger, on 12 January 1992. The fourth | Mick Jagger Jagger would be astounded and amazed if he realized that to many people he is not a sex symbol, but a mother image." Jagger appeared on "Rolling Stone" List of 100 Greatest Singers at number 16; in the article, Lenny Kravitz wrote: "I sometimes talk to people who sing perfectly in a technical sense who don't understand Mick Jagger. [...] His sense of pitch and melody is really sophisticated. His vocals are stunning, flawless in their own kind of perfection." This edition also cites Mick Jagger as a key influence on Jack White, Steven Tyler and Iggy Pop. More recently, |
What is the UK’s only named wind? It is a strong north-easterly which blows across the northern Penines into the Eden Valley in Cumbria. | Helm Wind Helm Wind The Helm Wind is a named wind in Cumbria, England, a strong north-easterly wind which blows down the south-west slope of the Cross Fell escarpment. It is the only named wind in the British Isles, although many other mountain regions in Britain exhibit the same phenomenon when the weather conditions are favourable. It may take its name from the helmet or cap of cloud which forms above Cross Fell, known as the Helm Bar, since a line of clouds over the fells can predict and accompany a Helm. Research into the helm wind was carried out by Gordon | The Wind Blows Round The Wind Blows Round The Wind Blows Round () is a 2005 Italian drama film directed by Giorgio Diritti. Philippe is a former teacher who left everything to become a shepherd in the French Pyrenees. After the construction of a nuclear power plant near his sheep, he decided to leave the area. After an unsuccessful search in Switzerland, he found the village Chersogno in the Maira Valley. The village is inhabited mainly by elderly residents and people who come only for summer holidays. It is a very closed community, which preserves the Occitan language and culture in Italy. After some |
Who played the title role in the 2005 London police series “Jericho”? | Jericho (UK TV series) are lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock". "The Hollow Men" is also the title of Eliot's poem from 1925. Jericho (UK TV series) Jericho is a British period crime drama series, first broadcast as a series of four episodes on ITV from 16 October 2005. The series was written and created by Stewart Harcourt, and starred Robert Lindsay as Detective Inspector Michael Jericho, a Scotland Yard detective who is loved by the public but embarrassed by his status as a hero. The series was set in London in 1958. The series was seen as an attempt to | The Girl Who Played with Fire behind and crossed the border. The Girl Who Played with Fire The Girl Who Played with Fire () is the second novel in the best-selling "Millennium" series by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson. It was published posthumously in Swedish in 2006 and in English in January 2009. The book features many of the characters who appeared in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2005), among them the title character, Lisbeth Salander, a brilliant computer hacker and social misfit, and Mikael Blomkvist, an investigative journalist and publisher of "Millennium " magazine. Widely seen as a critical success, "The Girl Who Played with |
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