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On a piece of gold which city is designated by an anchor hallmark? | Anchor telephone exchange in 1971 which eventually provided universal UK automatic subscriber dialling and was completed in 1979. The Anchor telephone exchange tunnels are still used to house communication cables. They have been updated with firebreak compartments and hazardous asbestos has been removed. They are continually pumped out because of the city's rising water table. The exchange took its name from the hallmark of Birmingham Assay Office, which depicts an anchor. The exchange is notable for being one of three, along with the Kingsway Exchange in London and the Guardian Exchange in Manchester, that provided hardened facilities in order to protect communications in | BIS hallmark done in approved Assaying & Hallmarking Centres across the nation. These are private undertakings approved as well as monitored by the BIS. The mandatory status of hallmarking gold jewellery sold in India, although declared, is yet to be implemented. But it has a wide acceptance among consumers. This often leads to fake hallmarking of jewellery which is under the regular scrutiny of the bureau. BIS hallmark The BIS hallmark is a hallmarking system for gold as well as silver jewellery sold in India certifying the purity of the metal. It certifies that the piece of jewellery confirms to a set |
Near which Cumbrian lake is Aira Force? | Aira Force Force; he was probably inspired to write his poem "Daffodils" with the opening line, "I wandered lonely as a cloud" as he observed daffodils growing on the shore of Ullswater near where Aira Beck enters the lake near Glencoyne Bay. The falls themselves are mentioned in three Wordsworth poems, with the most famous reference being in "The Somnambulist", where in the final verse he writes: Letitia Elizabeth Landon's poem on the subject refers to a legend that a hermit once lived beneath the falls. Aira Force Aira Force is a waterfall in the English Lake District, in the civil parish | Aira Force gravel-bank river. Aira Force lies on land owned by the National Trust. The Trust purchased the 750 acre Gowbarrow Park (on which the force lies) in 1906 and has provided facilities, such as car parking, disabled access, graded paths, and viewing platforms to make Aira Force one of the most famous and most visited waterfalls in the Lake District. The National Trust has also provided public lavatories and a café, and the site is open to visitors throughout the year. A public footpath from the village of Dockray passes the waterfall. Beside the walk that passes up the glen is |
Who, because he was roasted on a gridiron, is the patron saint of cooks? | Saint Lawrence the Papal Minor Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura, became one of the seven principal churches of Rome and a favourite place of Roman pilgrimages. The area proximate to the Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le Mura is named the "Quartiere San Lorenzo". Because the Perseid Meteor Shower typically occurs annually in mid-August on or proximate to his feast day, some refer to the shower as the "Tears of St Lawrence". His intercession to God is invoked by librarians, archivists, comedians, cooks and tanners as their patron. He is the patron saint of Ampleforth Abbey, whose Benedictine monks founded | Patron Saint (horse) Patron Saint (horse) Patron Saint (foaled 1923) was a British racehorse who won the 1928 Cheltenham Gold Cup. Patron Saint was a bay gelding bred in the United Kingdom. He was sired by St Girons (a son of St Simon) who also sired the Grand Sefton Steeplechase winner Inversible. Patron Saint's dam VCB was a distant descendant of Canezou, who won the 1000 Guineas in 1848 and later became an influential broodmare. During his racing career Patron Saint was owned by F W Rees and was trained near Bangor-on-Dee in Wales by Stanley Harrison. The early spring of 1928 was |
Which fantasy novelist was knighted for his services to literature in 2009? | Terry Pratchett was published in August 2015, five months after his death. Pratchett, with more than 85 million books sold worldwide in 37 languages, was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for "The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents", the first "Discworld" book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010. In December 2007, Pratchett announced that he had been | Fantasy literature Tudor and Elizabethan English, and his stories were filled with vigorous characters in glorious adventures. Eddison's most famous work is "The Worm Ouroboros" (1922), a long heroic fantasy set on an imaginary version of the planet Mercury. Literary critics of the era began to take an interest in "fantasy" as a genre of writing, and also to argue that it was a genre worthy of serious consideration. Herbert Read devoted a chapter of his book "English Prose Style" (1928) to discussing "Fantasy" as an aspect of literature, arguing it was unjustly considered suitable only for children: "The Western World does |
In World War I, what did the Allies call the defence line that was known as the 'Siegfried Line' by the Germans? | Siegfried Line Siegfried Line The term Siegfried Line refers to two different German defensive lines, one during the First World War and the other during the Second World War. The original was a line of forts and tank defences built by Germany in northern France during 1916–17, known in German as the Siegfriedstellung ("Siegfried Position"). The British referred to it as the "Hindenburg Line", a name subsequently adopted by the rest of the Allies. After WW1 the German Fortifications East of the Rhein were required to be demolished due to the Treaty of Versailles. The second, commonly known in German as the | Siegfried Line emplacements added additional defence against both air and land targets. Flak turrets were designed to force enemy planes to fly higher, thus decreasing the accuracy of their bombing. These towers were protected at close range by bunkers from the Limes and Aachen-Saar programmes. The Geldern Emplacement lengthened the Siegfried Line northwards as far as Kleve on the Rhine, and was built after the start of the Second World War. The Siegfried Line originally ended in the north near Brüggen in the Viersen district. The primary constructions were unarmed dugouts, but their extremely strong concrete design afforded excellent protection to the |
In which US state is the 'Carlsbad Caverns National Park'? | Carlsbad Caverns National Park Carlsbad Caverns National Park Carlsbad Caverns National Park is an American national park in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico. The primary attraction of the park is the show cave, "Carlsbad Cavern". Visitors to the cave can hike in on their own via the natural entrance or take an elevator from the visitor center. The park entrance is located on US Highway 62/180, approximately southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Carlsbad Caverns National Park participates in the Junior Ranger Program. The park has two entries on the National Register of Historic Places: The Caverns Historic District and the Rattlesnake Springs | Carlsbad Caverns National Park Historic District. Approximately two thirds of the park has been set aside as a wilderness area, helping to ensure no future changes will be made to the habitat. Carlsbad Cavern includes a large limestone chamber, named simply the Big Room, which is almost long, wide, and high at its highest point. The Big Room is the fifth largest chamber in North America and the twenty-eighth largest in the world. An estimated 250 million years ago, the area surrounding Carlsbad Caverns National Park served as the coastline for an inland sea. Present in the sea was a plethora of marine life, |
Who got to number three in 1968 with 'Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)'? | Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) Band did not like the unusual slow abrupt ending with Fred intoning the final line, "I guess I'll just take your glasses." In January 1968, the song reached #1 in the U.S. and became a gold record. It also hit #1 in Germany, and Switzerland, and #3 in Canada, United Kingdom, and Ireland. Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" is a song that was a hit for the Louisiana-based John Fred & His Playboy Band in late 1967. The song was jointly written and composed by Fred and bandmate Andrew Bernard. The song features strings, brass, | A Date with Judy (film) Ann Gillis. Thomas E. Breen was originally set to co-star in the film with Jane Powell, and Leslie Kardos was set to direct. Selena Royle replaced Mary Astor, who withdrew from the film due to illness. A biography of director Vincente Minnelli notes that a musical number entitled "Mulligatawny", which was created by Stanley Donen, was cut from the film before its release. Actress Patricia Crowley portrayed "Judy Foster" in the ABC television series "A Date with Judy", which ran from 1951 to 1953. The film was a hit, earning $3,431,000 in the US and Canada and $1,155,000 elsewhere resulting |
Which 1962 musical film featured the song 'Coming Up Roses'? | Everything's Coming up Roses her album "Ethel Merman Disco Album". In her final film appearance, a cameo in the 1980 film "Airplane!" as shell-shocked soldier Lieutenant Hurwitz who believes he is Ethel Merman, Merman sings a few bars of "Everything's Coming Up Roses". Other versions of "Everything's Coming Up Roses" include: Everything's Coming up Roses "Everything's Coming Up Roses" is a song from the 1959 Broadway musical "Gypsy: A Musical Fable", with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Jule Styne. Introduced in the musical's inaugural production by Ethel Merman, "Everything's Coming Up Roses" became one of Merman's signature songs. According to Sammy Cahn, | Everything's Coming up Roses relieved, believing Rose will now marry Herbie and the three can lead a settled life: Rose's reaction in fact is to make Louise the object of her dubious star-making abilities. The title "Everything's Coming up Roses" is a pun: besides "roses" representing happiness, the title is referencing the possessive "Rose's" as in Rose's way or "Rose" as in Rose becoming a star herself, through her daughter. Ethel Merman biographer Brian Kellow notes that while objectively "Everything's Coming up Roses" seems "a big, brassy paean to the power of positive thinking...done in the old, electric Merman style", within the context of |
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1765 to 1766? | Marquess of Rockingham County of Northampton, in the Peerage of Great Britain. He was succeeded by his second but only surviving son, the second Marquess. In September 1750, two months before succeeding his father, he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland in his own right as Baron Malton and Earl Malton. Lord Rockingham was a prominent Whig grandee and served as Prime Minister of Great Britain between 1765 and 1766 and again in 1782. When he died in 1782 all of his titles became extinct. His estates passed to his nephew, William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam. The family seats were Rockingham Castle, | Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham Hester Pitt, Countess of Chatham, 1st Baroness Chatham (; 8 November 1720 – 9 April 1803), who was Baroness Chatham in her own right, was the wife of William Pitt (the Elder), 1st Earl of Chatham, who was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768. The sister of George Grenville, who was Prime Minister from 1763 to 1765, she was also the mother of Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger and a niece of the noted Whig politician Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, who had served as her husband's mentor. Chatham and Elizabeth |
In which year were MOT tests introduced into Britain? | MOT test premises, need to meet minimal criteria set out on the government's website within the so-called VT01 form. In Northern Ireland tests are performed exclusively at the DVA's own test centres, although currently there is an open project investigating bringing Northern Ireland into line with the rest of the United Kingdom. The MOT test was first introduced in 1960 under the direction of the Minister of Transport, Ernest Marples, under powers in the Road Traffic Act 1956. The test was originally a basic test including brakes, lights and steering check which was to be carried out after the vehicle was ten | MOT test The official UK MOT inspection manuals are available online. In Great Britain MOT testing centres are regulated and licensed by the Department and Transport and DVSA for the purpose, and the individual testers carrying out the inspections also have to be trained and certified. The decision to pass or fail each presented vehicle comes down to the discretion of the tester following the guidelines issued by the DVSA. The MOT test covers the following aspects: The inspection manual can be found here: The full details must by law be provided on request by all garages licensed to perform MOT tests, |
Which Cole Porter musical featured the song 'Just One Of Those Things'? | Cole Porter took out a paid press advertisement calling the show "The best musical comedy I've heard in years... One of the best collections of song numbers I have ever listened to". This saved the show, which ran for 254 performances, considered a successful run at the time. Ray Goetz, producer of "Paris" and "Fifty Million Frenchmen", the success of which had kept him solvent when other producers were bankrupted by the post-crash slump in Broadway business, invited Porter to write a musical show about the other city that he knew and loved: New York. Goetz offered the team with whom Porter | Just One of Those Things (song) Just One of Those Things (song) "Just One of Those Things" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for the 1935 musical "Jubilee". Porter had written the score for "Jubilee" while on an extended sea cruise in the early part of 1935: however, in September 1935 while he was visiting a friend's farm in Ohio with "Jubilee"'s librettist Moss Hart, the latter mentioned that the play's second act required an additional song, and Porter had "Just One of Those Things" completed by the following morning (he had previously used the title for a song intended for but not featured |
In 1930, which Canadian city hosted the first Empire Games? | Canada at the 1930 British Empire Games Canada at the 1930 British Empire Games Canada at the 1930 British Empire Games was abbreviated CAN. Canada was the host country for the inaugural games, which were held at Hamilton, Ontario, and was one of only eleven countries to be represented at the inaugural Games. Melville Marks (Bobby) Robinson of Canada had been asked to organise the inaugural British Empire Games in 1928. At these first Games, Canada won 54 medals against England's 61. Newfoundland competed separately at the 1930 British Empire Games, but did not win any medals. Newfoundland also sent a team to the 1934 British Empire | 1930 British Empire Games 1930 British Empire Games The 1930 British Empire Games were the first of what later became known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, in the province of Ontario in Canada from 16–23 August 1930. The games were organized by "Hamilton Spectator" sportswriter Bobby Robinson after he attended the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam as manager of the Canadian track and field team and was inspired to create a similar event for the British Empire. After campaigning for the idea among contacts he met at the Olympics, he was asked to organise the first British Empire Games in |
In Chinese philosophy, what are the terms for contrasting and complementary forces or principles of the universe? | Chinese philosophy the law, regardless of the circumstances or the person. Ministers were only to be rewarded if their words were accurate to the results of their proposals. Legalism, in accordance with Shang Yang's interpretation, could encourage the state to be a militaristic autarky. The School of Naturalists or the School of Yin-yang (陰陽家/阴阳家; "Yīnyángjiā"; "Yin-yang-chia"; "School of Yin-Yang") was a Warring States era philosophy that synthesized the concepts of yin-yang and the Five Elements; Zou Yan is considered the founder of this school. His theory attempted to explain the universe in terms of basic forces in nature: the complementary agents of | Principles of Philosophy Principles of Philosophy Principles of Philosophy () is a book by René Descartes. In essence it is a synthesis of the "Discourse on Method" and "Meditations on First Philosophy" It was written in Latin, published in 1644 and dedicated to Elisabeth of Bohemia, with whom Descartes had a long-standing friendship. A French version ("Les Principes de la Philosophie") followed in 1647. It set forth the principles of nature—the Laws of Physics—as Descartes viewed them. Most notably, it set forth the principle that in the absence of external forces, an object's motion will be uniform and in a straight line. Newton |
Which Frenchman did John Isner memorably defeat 70- 68 in the fifth set of this year's Wimbledon Championship? | John Isner second longest match in major tournament history was Isner's loss to South African Kevin Anderson in the first men's semifinal at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. The Longest Match In History: Isner v Mahut, June 22–24, 2010 At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, Isner faced [[Glossary of tennis#Qualifier|qualifier]] Nicolas Mahut in the first round. Isner won the match 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 70–68. The final set alone was longer than the previous longest match. In the match, Isner set the record for the most aces served in a match, breaking Ivo Karlović's record of 78; Mahut passed the old mark as well. | John Isner Harrison in five sets. The next day, Isner once again recovered from two sets down to level the match, this time against Tommy Haas, saving a record 12 match points in the fourth set. However, Isner then let a lead slip and failed to convert a match point of his own and Haas eventually won the fifth set. At the [[2013 TOPSHELF Open]] in 's-Hertogenbosch, Isner bowed out in the first round, defeated by young Russian [[Evgeny Donskoy]]. At Wimbledon, Isner was injured and had to retire during his second-round match against Frenchman [[Adrian Mannarino]], after avenging himself on Donskoy |
Which composer wrote the operas 'The Pearl Fishers' and 'Carmen'? | The Pearl Fishers (1963 film) The Pearl Fishers (1963 film) The Pearl Fishers is a 1963 Australian TV play based on the opera by Bizet. It was filmed in Sydney at the ABC's Gore Hill studios and marked the one hundredth anniversary of the first performance of the opera. Keene and Jackson appear in the production, but not McDonald; Edward Brayshaw mimes and lip-synchs the role of Nadir. The critic from the "Sydney Morning Herald" wrote that, "it may be that producer William Stirling doubted that the music could hold the viewers' interest should the action flag for a moment, for his sets were distractingly | Carmen orchestras. In 1883, the Spanish violinist and composer Pablo de Sarasate (1844–1908) wrote a "Carmen Fantasy" for violin, described as "ingenious and technically difficult". Ferruccio Busoni's 1920 piece, Piano Sonatina No. 6 (Fantasia da camera super Carmen), is based on themes from "Carmen". In 1967, the Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin adapted parts of the "Carmen" music into a ballet, the "Carmen Suite", written specifically for his wife Maya Plisetskaya, then the Bolshoi Ballet's principal ballerina. The character "Carmen" has been a regular subject of film treatment since the earliest days of cinema. The films were made in various languages and |
By what name is the Jewish Day of Atonement also known? | Day of Atonement (film) Day of Atonement (film) Day of Atonement (original French title:Le Grand Pardon II) is a 1992 127-minute longer sequel to film "Le Grand pardon", film directed by Alexandre Arcady starring Roger Hanin, Richard Berry, Gérard Darmon and Jill Clayburgh. The film also features famous American film stars Christopher Walken and Jennifer Beals. Filming locations include: Miami, Florida, United States and France. Raymond Bettoun is released after 10 years in prison to come to his family in Miami, FL for his grandson Alexander's bar-mitzvah. His son, Maurice is a banker. Raymond soon finds out Maurice in laundering drug money. Raymond's nephew | Our Lady of Atonement Our Lady of Atonement Our Lady of the Atonement (Latin: Domina Nostra Adunationis) is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary first invoked by Father (Louis) Paul T. Wattson, S.A. and Mother Lurana White, S.A, the founders of the Society of the Atonement. The feast day of Our Lady of the Atonement is July 9. In June 1899 Episcopal priest Rev. Lewis T. Wattson professed his vows as a Friar of the Atonement, taking the name Paul James Francis. In 1901, Fr. Paul initiated for his Friars of the Atonement devotion to the Blessed Mother invoked under the title, “Our |
Which Russian did Serena Williams defeat in straight sets in the Ladies Singles Final at this year's Wimbledon Championship? | 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams successfully defended her title, defeating Vera Zvonareva in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. She did not lose a set throughout the entire tournament. The victory meant that Serena and her sister Venus had won nine of the last eleven Wimbledon titles between them, with only 2004 and 2006 going to another player. Zvonareva reached her first ever Grand Slam final in singles competition, and became the second lowest-ranked woman to play in a Wimbledon singles final. The 2010 French Open women's | 2013 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles 2013 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round, ending a 34-match winning streak dating back to the Miami Open. This was the fourth time in a row that Lisicki had defeated the reigning French Open champion at Wimbledon, comprising wins over Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2009, Li Na in 2011, Maria Sharapova in 2012, and Williams in 2013 (Lisicki did not play Wimbledon in 2010). 2007 finalist Marion Bartoli defeated Lisicki in the final in straight sets, 6–1, 6–4 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the |
Which composer wrote the operas 'Lohengrin' and 'Tannhauser'? | Lohengrin (Sciarrino) Lohengrin (Sciarrino) Lohengrin "(Azione invisibile per solista, strumenti e voci)" is an operatic monodrama by the Italian composer Salvatore Sciarrino. Premiered in 1982 in Milan the work was later revised by Sciarrino and the new version was premiered in on 9 September 1984 in Catanzaro. The opera, which is less than an hour long, is loosely based on the plot of Wagner’s opera of the same name. The story of Sciarrino's "Lohengrin" is seen from the point of view of Elsa, a vestal virgin who is accused of fornication. Lohengrin marries Elsa, but on their wedding night, despite Elsa’s attempts | Lohengrin (Sciarrino) to seduce him, he refuses to consummate the marriage. Eventually one of the pillows changes into a swan and Lohengrin returns to the moon on its back. The opera ends with the revelation that Elsa is actually a patient in a psychiatric ward. Sciarrino: "Lohengrin" – Gruppo Strumentale Musica d'Oggi Sciarrino: "Lohengrin" – Ensemble Risognanze Lohengrin (Sciarrino) Lohengrin "(Azione invisibile per solista, strumenti e voci)" is an operatic monodrama by the Italian composer Salvatore Sciarrino. Premiered in 1982 in Milan the work was later revised by Sciarrino and the new version was premiered in on 9 September 1984 in Catanzaro. |
In May 2010, 158 people were killed when an Air India plane overshot the runway at which Indian city's airport? | Tabletop runway Tabletop runway A tabletop runway is a runway that is located on the top of a plateau or hill with one or both ends adjacent to a steep precipice which drops into a deep gorge. This type of runway creates an optical illusion which requires a very precise approach by the pilot. Mangalore Airport in Mangalore, India and São Paulo Airport in São Paulo, Brazil are two examples of tabletop runways. The configuration of Mangalore Airport has been cited as a factor in the Mangalore Air crash of May 22, 2010. The Boeing 737 involved overshot the runway threshold touchdown | Air India Express Airport, killing 152 passengers and 6 crew members of the 166 people on board. The aircraft crashed into a wooded valley at the end of the runway and burst into flames. There were eight survivors. Air India Express Air India Express is an Indian low-cost airline headquartered in Kochi, Kerala. It is operated by Air India Express Limited (AIEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian flag carrier airline Air India. It operates around 550 flights per week to 30 destinations including the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The airline carries around 3.8 million passengers every year connecting 107 city pairs. |
For what do the letters 'ICI' stand in the name of the British company? | ICI Pakistan ICI Pakistan ICI Pakistan Limited (Imperial Chemical Industries) is a Pakistani company which is based in Karachi, Pakistan. In 2012, Yunus Brothers Group acquired the company for $152m from AkzoNobel. The company's history dates back to British-era when it was established as Khewra Soda Ash Company in 1944. They set up a soda ash manufacturing facility in Khewra with a capacity of 18,000 tonnes per annum. This facility was sited next to the salt range as rock salt and limestone; two key raw materials for manufacturing Soda ash were available here in abundance. In 1995 ICI Pakistan Limited set up | What Does the K Stand For? feel less like real people than excuses to weave in a few good dad jokes". Overall, Elan found, "What lifts the show are the elements of diaspora life weaved throughout, as when Aunty Princess visits from Nigeria and accuses Virginia [Stephen's mother] of cultural betrayal ('You have adopted too many fine and fancy British ways'). Stephen defends the family by suggesting she should 'go back home', prompting him to reflect that he has turned into his own racist enemy. It's unexpectedly thoughtful stuff, suggesting the third series may be even better." What Does the K Stand For? What Does the |
In May 2010, 98 people were killed when terrorists attacked two mosques in which Pakistani city? | 2010 Ahmadiyya mosques massacre four of the men are alleged to have been logistical supporters to the attack. 2010 Ahmadiyya mosques massacre The May 2010 Lahore attacks also referred as Lahore Massacre occurred on May 28, 2010, in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, during Friday prayers. 94 people were killed and more than 120 were injured in nearly simultaneous attacks against two mosques of the minority Ahmadiyya Community. After the initial attack, a hostage situation lasted for hours. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, as well as their Punjab wing, claimed responsibility for the attacks and were also blamed by the Pakistani Police. The Ahmadiyya movement was started in 1889 | Persecution of Hazara people in Quetta of the city, in two separate incidents. April 14: Eight Hazara men were killed on their way to work when armed assailants opened fire on a taxi carrying them on "Brewery road". April 21: Two brothers were shot dead on "Brewery road" near SBKW University adjacent to Hazara Town, Quetta. The Pakistani paramilitary force of Frontier Corps later arrested three suspects with the help of locals. May 15: Two brothers were killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire on them while they were standing in the line outside Passport issuing office on "Joint road", Quetta. June 28: 15 people were killed |
Which Spanish football team plays its home games at the Stadio Riazor? | Estadio Riazor in Galicia, at Balaídos, Vigo. Estadio Riazor Estadio Municipal de Riazor (), also known as Abanca-Riazor for sponsorship reasons, is an all-seater stadium in A Coruña, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Deportivo de La Coruña, and accommodates a total of 32,660 spectators. Although the stadium has hosted home games for Deportivo since its establishment in 1906, it wasn't until 1944 that essential facilities such as stands and changing rooms were installed . That year, the stadium was officially adopted as Deportivo's ground. The opening game was against Valencia CF on 28 October 1944, which saw Depor lose | Stadio Renzo Barbera Stadio Renzo Barbera Stadio Renzo Barbera (previously and still commonly known as Stadio La Favorita) is a football stadium in Palermo, Italy. It is currently home of U.S. Città di Palermo football team. The stadium was inaugurated on 24 January 1932, and was named Stadio Littorio in homage to the Fascism. The opening match was Palermo vs Atalanta, with Palermo winning 5–1. A track surrounded the pitch and there were no stands behind either goal. In 1936, the stadium was renamed Stadio Michele Marrone, in memory of a soldier killed during the Spanish Civil War. The name was changed again |
The name of which chemical element, with the symbol 'Ac', is derived from the Greek for 'ray'? | Actinium the identification of its atomic number 89. The name actinium originates from the Ancient Greek "aktis, aktinos" (ακτίς, ακτίνος), meaning beam or ray. Its symbol Ac is also used in abbreviations of other compounds that have nothing to do with actinium, such as acetyl, acetate and sometimes acetaldehyde. Actinium is a soft, silvery-white, radioactive, metallic element. Its estimated shear modulus is similar to that of lead. Owing to its strong radioactivity, actinium glows in the dark with a pale blue light, which originates from the surrounding air ionized by the emitted energetic particles. Actinium has similar chemical properties to lanthanum | Systematic element name Systematic element name A systematic element name is the temporary name assigned to a newly synthesized or not yet synthesized chemical element. A systematic symbol is also derived from this name. In chemistry, a transuranic element receives a permanent name and symbol only after its synthesis has been confirmed. In some cases, such as Transfermium Wars, such controversies have been protracted and highly political. In order to discuss such elements without ambiguity, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) uses a set of rules to assign a temporary systematic name and symbol to each such element. This approach |
Which French football team plays its home games art Stade Velodrome? | Stade Helvétique de Marseille stadium located at the Prado, played its games at the Stade de l'Huveaune or at the Stade Montfuron. The club intended to acquire land in the place of the now Stade Velodrome thanks to a raffle where the ticket was hidden by one of the organizers. The 1929 crisis considerably weakened the Swiss community living in Marseille and led to the final dissolution of the club in 1932. Stade Helvétique de Marseille Stade Helvétique de Marseille, commonly abbreviated to Stade Helvétique or SH Marseille, was a French football club founded on 22 July 1904 under the name of "La Suisse". | Stade Montois (football) Stade Montois (football) Stade Montois Football is a French association football club founded in 1921. They are based in the town of Mont-de-Marsan and their home stadium is the Stade de l'Argenté, which has a capacity of 6,000 spectators. As of the 2017–18 season, they play in the Championnat National 2. Stade Montois Football was formed in 1921 as the association football section of Stade Montois Club Omnisports, a 28 section multi-sport club which is best known for its rugby team. The club was four-times consecutive champion of the Division d'Honneur South-West between 1945 and 1948, and as a result |
What was the capital city of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen until 1990? | Democratic Republic of Yemen been strenuously opposed to YSP one-party rule in the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. The secession followed several weeks of fighting that began on 27 April, and lasted from 21 May 1994 until 7 July 1994. The civil war ended after the DRY strongholds of Mukalla and Aden fell to government forces. Democratic Republic of Yemen The Democratic Republic of Yemen ( ") was declared in May 1994. The DRY, with its capital in Aden, was led by President Ali Salim al-Beidh and Prime Minister Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas and represented a response to the weakening position of the | Yemen Arab Republic Yemen Arab Republic The Yemen Arab Republic (YAR; '), also known as North Yemen or Yemen (Sana'a)"', was a country from 1962 to 1990 in the western part of what is now Yemen. Its capital was at Sana'a. It united with the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (commonly known as South Yemen), on May 22, 1990, to form the current Republic of Yemen. Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918 after the Great War, northern Yemen became an independent state as the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen. On 27 September 1962, revolutionaries inspired by the Arab nationalist ideology of |
Launched in 1973, what was the name of the USA's first space station? | Space research the Soviet Union launched the Salyut 1, which was the first space station of any kind. On May 14, 1973, Skylab, the first American space station was launched using a modified Saturn V rocket. Space research includes the following fields of science: The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite was a NASA-led mission launched on September 12, 1991. The satellite was deployed from the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-48 mission on 15 September 1991. It was the first multi-instrumented satellite to study various aspects of the Earth's atmosphere and have a better understanding of photochemistry. After 14 years of service, the | Unmanned spaceflights to the International Space Station to of propellant for the re-boost and refueling the station. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, located in Florida, USA, has been operational since 1950; with its first orbital launch occurring in 1958. All of NASA's crewed Mercury and Gemini missions were launched from the Cape, along with some of the earlier Apollo missions. Cape Canaveral is adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center, where the majority of Apollo missions and all the Space Shuttle missions were launched from. Under contract with NASA, SpaceX launches the Dragon spacecraft to resupply the American portion of the ISS. The Dragon can transport of pressurized |
From which country does Budvar lager originate? | Budweiser Budvar Brewery Budweiser Budvar Brewery Budweiser Budvar (; ; "Budvar from Budweis") is a brewery in the Czech city of České Budějovice (), best known for its original Budweiser or Budweiser Budvar pale lager brewed using artesian water, Moravian barley and Saaz hops. Budweiser Budvar is the fourth largest beer producer in the Czech Republic and the second largest exporter of beer abroad. The state-owned brewery and its Budweiser pale lager have been engaged in a dispute with Anheuser-Busch, a brewery in the United States, over the right to market and sell the beer under the name "Budweiser" since the start of | Budweiser Budvar Brewery it may not register the name "Budweiser" as a European Union trademark for beer. Due to the trademark dispute, Budweiser Budvar beer is imported as Czechvar in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Philippines and the United States and Anheuser-Busch sells its beer as Bud in most of the European Union. The company states that by modifying the recipe it brews different types of Budweiser Budvar lager, such as: Additionally, Budweiser Budvar brewery produces beer under the Pardál brand. The following is a list of Budweiser Budvar Brewery's brewmasters: Budweiser Budvar Brewery Budweiser Budvar (; ; "Budvar from Budweis") is a |
Who was the English scientist who invented the light bulb independently of Thomas Edison in 1878? | Edison and Swan Electric Light Company Edison and Swan Electric Light Company The Edison and Swan Electric Light Company Limited was a manufacturer of incandescent lamp bulbs and other electrical goods. It was formed in 1883 with the name Edison & Swan United Electric Light Company with the merger of the Swan United Electric Company and the Edison Electric Light Company. Thomas Edison established the Edison Electric Light Company in 1878. Joseph Swan established the Swan United Electric Light Company in 1881. In 1882 the American Edison Company of Thomas Edison sued Swan, claiming infringement of Edison's U.S. patent of 1879; however, they never made it | Incandescent light bulb involving the use of carbon filaments. He died shortly after obtaining the patent, and his invention was never produced commercially. Little else is known about him. In 1851, Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin publicly demonstrated incandescent light bulbs on his estate in Blois, France. His light bulbs are on display in the museum of the Château de Blois. In 1859, Moses G. Farmer built an electric incandescent light bulb using a platinum filament. He later patented a light bulb which was purchased by Thomas Edison. In 1872, Russian Alexander Lodygin invented an incandescent light bulb and obtained a Russian patent in 1874. |
Which singer had a top five hit in June 2010 with 'Not Afraid'? | Not Afraid Eminem said, "Edin-borg, did you enjoy yourself tonight?" That evening, members of the audience accused Eminem of lip syncing, but others defended him of such accusations. The T in the Park performance of "Not Afraid" is included as the second track on the "Love the Way You Lie" CD single. Eminem performed "Not Afraid" for a small audience in a small room at the beginning of the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards; he performed the song once again at the Los Angeles Nokia Theatre, the main site of the ceremony, and performed "Love the Way You Lie" with Barbadian singer | Not Afraid first hip hop single by a male to debut at number one since American rapper Sean Combs (known then as "Puff Daddy") topped the chart in 1997, with "I'll Be Missing You", which features Faith Evans and band 112. After entering the Digital Songs chart at number one, the song fell down to number four the next week, and to number six on the Hot 100, with sales of 202,000 digital copies. On June 14, 2010, "Not Afraid" rose to number five again with sales of 157,000 copies. On July 14, 2010, it rose from 22 to 24 on the |
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in which athletics events was the men's gold medal won by the Panamanian Irving Saladino and the women's gold medal by the Brazilian Maurren Maggi? | Irving Saladino Irving Saladino Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda (born January 23, 1983) is a Panamanian former long jumper. He was Olympic champion, having won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and is Panama's first and only Olympic gold medalist. He was world champion in the long jump in 2007. He represented his country at three straight Olympics, from 2004 to 2012, and competed at four World Championships in Athletics from 2005 to 2011. Amongst his honours are a silver medal from the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships and gold medals at the Pan American Games, Central American and Caribbean Games, Central American Games, | Philippines at the 2008 Summer Olympics ETC Entertainment Central and 2nd Avenue. Events were also shown on C/S, Jack TV, and pay-per-view component Solar All-Access. Philippines at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Philippines competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country was represented by 15 athletes, 10 men and 5 women, who competed in 17 events across 8 sports. The Philippine government and private sector pledged a combined sum of P15-million (US$340,909) for any athlete competing in the games who would win the country its first gold medal. Though Willy Wang won the gold medal in Wushu, it was not included in the |
Although not the state capital, which is the largest city in Nebraska? | Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north, Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River, Kansas to the south, Colorado to the southwest and Wyoming to the west. It is the only triply landlocked U.S. state. Nebraska's area is just over with almost 1.9 million people. Its state capital is Lincoln, and its largest city is Omaha, which is on the Missouri River. Indigenous peoples including Omaha, Missouria, Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, and various branches of | Capital punishment in Nebraska Capital punishment in Nebraska Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Nebraska. In 2015, the state legislature voted to repeal the death penalty, overriding governor Pete Ricketts' veto. However, a petition drive secured enough signatures to suspend the repeal until a public vote. In the November 2016 general election, voters rejected the repeal measure, preserving capital punishment in the state. Nebraska has currently 12 inmates on death row. All are convicted of either multiple murders or child murder. On August 14, 2018, Nebraska executed Carey Dean Moore, who was convicted of murder, in what was the |
In which town is the University of Ulster based? | Ulster University Faculty of Computing and Engineering Ulster University. This is the largest single research investment in the 150-year history of the Magee campus. Ulster University Faculty of Computing and Engineering The Faculty of Computing and Engineering is one of six educational and research faculties of Ulster University. The faculty is made up of four schools and three research institutes. The faculty is spread across the Ulster University at Belfast, Coleraine and Magee campus' of the University. The Faculty represents the university as a member of the Engineering Professors Council (EPC), which is the representative body for Engineering in UK higher education. The Ulster University School of | Ulster University Ulster University Ulster University (, Ulster Scots: "Ulstèr Universitie" or "Ulstèr Varsitie"), officially the University of Ulster, is a multi-campus public university located in Northern Ireland. It is often referred to informally and unofficially as Ulster, or by the abbreviation UU. It is the largest university in Northern Ireland and the second largest university on the island of Ireland, after the federal National University of Ireland. Established in 1968 as the "New University of Ulster", it merged with "Ulster Polytechnic" in 1984, incorporating its four Northern Irish campuses under the "University of Ulster" banner. The university incorporated its four campuses |
Although not the state capital, which is the largest city in New Mexico? | LGBT rights in New Mexico as one of the United States' gay capitals, and the state's largest city Albuquerque, including its large metropolitan area, is often referred to as a "gay-friendly" city. A majority of New Mexicans support same-sex marriage. New Mexico repealed its anti-sodomy law in 1975, making it one of the first U.S. states to do so. State marriage laws do not explicitly require married couples to be of different genders and prior to December 2013 state courts had not ruled on the question of same-sex marriage. New Mexico has never recognised alternative relationship recognition schemes, such as civil unions or domestic partnerships. | Capital punishment in New Mexico Capital punishment in New Mexico Capital punishment was abolished in the U.S. State of New Mexico in 2009. The law replaced the death penalty for the most serious crimes with life imprisonment and life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. This makes New Mexico the fifteenth state in the U.S. to abolish capital punishment. Since the death penalty was reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1976 (in the case of "Gregg v. Georgia"), only one person has been executed in New Mexico. This was Terry Clark, who was put to death in 2001, by lethal injection, for the murder |
In which town is the University of Surrey based? | Federal University of Surrey Federal University of Surrey The Federal University of Surrey was an English university body which existed from 2000 to 2004. It was a federation between two institutions; the University of Surrey (UniS), and the University of Surrey Roehampton (USR). The University of Surrey, based in Guildford, first validated courses for the Roehampton Institute of Higher Education in Roehampton, London in 1980 and in 1998 the two institutions decided to form an academic federation. The body was officially formed on 14 January 2000 between the two institutions and as part of the merger, Roehampton Institute was renamed University of Surrey, Roehampton. | University of Surrey "Prosperity Without Growth" by University of Surrey academic Tim Jackson, Professor of Sustainable Development and Director of the ESRC Research Group on Lifestyles, Values and Environment. In October 2018 the University of Surrey reported that writer and filmmaker Iain Sinclair had been appointed Distinguished Writer in Residence with their School of Literature and Languages. The University of Surrey Students' Union is the sole representative body of Surrey students. They represent students on academic and welfare issues, as well as administering sports clubs and societies. The Union was incorporated as a non-profit charity in July 2011, so any takings from the |
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in which athletics events were the men's gold medal won by the Kenyan Wilfred Bungei and the women's gold medal won by the Kenyan Pamela Jelimo? | Pamela Jelimo Pamela Jelimo Pamela Jelimo (born 5 December 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, specialising in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal in this event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing at the age of 18. She is the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold medal and also the first Kenyan to win the Golden League Jackpot. She holds both the 800 m world junior record and the senior African record over the same distance. Jelimo is also one of the youngest women to win an Olympic gold medal for Kenya. Pamela Jelimo was born in Kiptamok | Kenya at the 2008 Summer Olympics Kenya at the 2008 Summer Olympics Kenya competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Kenya won a total of 14 medals, 6 of them gold, its best ever performance at the Olympics. Kenya sent a total of 46 athletes, 28 men and 18 women, to the 2008 Summer Olympics. Four Kenyan men won six gold medals, while the other two were awarded to the women. The remaining medals won by Kenyans were four silver and six bronze medals. Among the nation's gold medalists was Brimin Kipruto, who |
Which 18th century clergyman is considered the founder of Methodism? | History of Methodism in the United States History of Methodism in the United States The history of Methodism in the United States dates back to the mid-18th Century with the ministries of early Methodist preachers such as Laurence Coughlan and Robert Strawbridge. Following the American Revolution most of the Anglican clergy who had been in America came back to England. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, sent Thomas Coke to America where he and Francis Asbury founded the Methodist Episcopal Church, which was to later establish itself as the largest denomination in America during the 19th Century. Methodism thrived in America thanks to the First and Second | Christianity in the 18th century the Tsar. Christianity in the 18th century Christianity in the 18th century is marked by the First Great Awakening in the Americas, along with the expansion of the Spanish and Portuguese empires around the world, which helped to spread Catholicism. Historian Sydney E. Ahlstrom identified a "great international Protestant upheaval" that created Pietism in Germany and Scandinavia, the Evangelical Revival, and Methodism in England, And the First Great Awakening in the American colonies. This powerful grass-roots evangelical movement shifted the emphasis from formality to inner piety. In Germany it was partly a continuation of mysticism that had emerged in the |
Which Robert Zemeckis film was the highest-grossing film worldwide of 1985? | Commando (1985 film) Commando (1985 film) Commando is a 1985 American action film directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Alyssa Milano, Vernon Wells, Bill Duke and Dan Hedaya. The film was released in the United States on October 4, 1985. The film was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Special Effects but lost to "Back to the Future". The film's score was provided by James Horner. A commercial success, "Commando" was the 7th highest-grossing R-rated movie of 1985 worldwide, and the 25th highest-grossing overall. Retired United States Special Forces Colonel John Matrix is informed by his | Robert Zemeckis Woody Allen's earlier "Zelig", "Forrest Gump" tells the story of a man with a low I.Q., who unwittingly participates in some of the major events of the twentieth century, falls in love, and interacts with several major historical figures in the process. The film grossed $677 million worldwide and became the top-grossing U.S. film of 1994; it won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (for Hanks) and Best Director (for Zemeckis). In 1997, Zemeckis directed "Contact", a long-gestating project based on Carl Sagan's 1985 novel of the same name. The film centers on Eleanor Arroway, a scientist played |
What was the name of the nurse who worked during the Crimean War and became known as 'The Black Florence Nightingale'? | Florence Nightingale Nightingale", featuring Elisabeth Risdon. In 1936, Kay Francis played Nightingale in the film titled "The White Angel". In 1951, "The Lady with a Lamp" starred Anna Neagle. Portrayals of Nightingale on television, in documentary as in fiction, vary – the BBC's 2008 "Florence Nightingale", featuring Laura Fraser, emphasised her independence and feeling of religious calling, but in Channel 4's 2006 "Mary Seacole: The Real Angel of the Crimea", she is portrayed as narrow-minded and opposed to Seacole's efforts. Other portrayals include: Florence Nightingale's image appeared on the reverse of £10 Series D banknotes issued by the Bank of England from | Florence (given name) Florence (given name) Florence is a feminine English given name. It is the French version after "Saint Florentia", Roman martyr under Diocletian. It comes from Latin "florens, florentius" "blossoming", verb "floreo", meaning "to flower", in the sense of a blossom. Florence was in olden times also used as a translation of the Latin version Florentius, and may be used in this context as a male given name. A notable Florence was Florence Nightingale, who was a nurse in British hospitals during the Crimean War and is usually considered the founder of modern nursing. She was given the name because she |
The Haber Processis a reaction to nitrogen and hydrogen in order to produce which gas? | Haber process Haber process The Haber process, also called the Haber–Bosch process, is an artificial nitrogen fixation process and is the main industrial procedure for the production of ammonia today. It is named after its inventors, the German chemists Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch, who developed it in the first decade of the 20th century. The process converts atmospheric nitrogen (N) to ammonia (NH) by a reaction with hydrogen (H) using a metal catalyst under high temperatures and pressures: Before the development of the Haber process, ammonia had been difficult to produce on an industrial scale, with early methods such as the | Power-to-gas produce hydrogen. This microbial power-to-gas reaction occurs at ambient conditions, i.e. room temperature and pH 7, at efficiencies that routinely reach 80-100%. However, methane is formed more slowly than in the Sabatier reaction due to the lower temperatures. A direct conversion of CO to methane has also been postulated, circumventing the need for hydrogen production. Microorganisms involved in the microbial power-to-gas reaction are typically members of the order "Methanobacteriales". Genera that were shown to catalyze this reaction are "Methanobacterium", "Methanobrevibacter", and "Methanothermobacter" (thermophile). The synthetic methane generated from electricity can also be used for generating protein rich feed for cattle, |
Who was given the nickname 'the American Moses' after leading the Mormon Pioneers to Utah? | Mormon pioneers These southern explorations eventually led to Mormon settlements in St. George, Utah, Las Vegas and San Bernardino, California, as well as communities in southern Arizona. By 1885, Mormon communities were being established in northern Mexico. The Mormon pioneers are celebrated annually on July 24 in the State of Utah, known as Pioneer Day. Salt Lake City also has the Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument, where Brigham Young, Eliza R. Snow, and other Mormon pioneers are buried and where a memorial exists dedicated to all who crossed the plains to the Salt Lake Valley. Additionally, the Pioneer (characterized as "Pioneer Pete") is | Daughters of the Utah Handcart Pioneers Daughters of the Utah Handcart Pioneers Daughters of the Utah Handcart Pioneers was a historical society created to honor the memory of the Mormon handcart pioneers who traveled the Mormon Trail to Utah between the years of 1856-1860. It was founded on April 14, 1910 in the home of the founder Hannah Settle Lapish with fifty charter members. In LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Hannah Lappish describes the founding of the organization. "On the 14th day of April, 1910, a number of hand cart pioneers and daughters met at my home at 381 4th Ave., Salt Lake City, and organized the society |
The name of which foodstuff, made by coagulating Soya milk, means 'bean curd' in Japanese? | Fermented bean curd together with its brine, to flavor stir-fried or braised vegetable dishes (particularly leafy green vegetables such as water spinach). Both tofu and cheese are made from curds obtained from the coagulation of soy milk and dairy milk respectively. However, soybean curds are formed from the chemical destabilization of the micelles (using calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, etc.) allowing protein bonding while cheese curds are created from the enzymatic (rennet) hydrolysis of casein into para-casein. The bean curds are then simply pressed to produce tofu and thus bland and highly perishable, like unaged cheese, while fermented bean curd, like aged cheese, is | Curd Curd Curds are a dairy product obtained by coagulating milk in a process called curdling. The coagulation can be caused by adding rennet or any edible acidic substance such as lemon juice or vinegar, and then allowing it to coagulate. The increased acidity causes the milk proteins (casein) to tangle into solid masses, or "curds". Milk that has been left to sour (raw milk alone or pasteurized milk with added lactic acid bacteria) will also naturally produce curds, and sour milk cheeses are produced this way. Producing cheese curds is one of the first steps in cheesemaking; the curds are |
In which country is Potsdam, the site of the famous conference after World War II? | World War II reparations German prisoners of war in the Soviet Union, Forced labor of Germans in the Soviet Union and Forced labor of Germans after World War II. World War II reparations After World War II, both West Germany and East Germany were obliged to pay war reparations to the Allied governments, according to the Potsdam Conference. Other Axis nations were obliged to pay war reparations according to the Paris Peace Treaties, 1947. An early plan for a post-war Germany was the Morgenthau plan with terms that would have essentially transformed Germany to an agrarian society. The French Monnet Plan would have transferred | Potsdam Conference Japan) issued the Potsdam Declaration which outlined the terms of surrender for Japan during World War II in Asia. Truman had mentioned an unspecified "powerful new weapon" to Stalin during the conference. Towards the end of the conference, the United States gave Japan an ultimatum to surrender or meet "prompt and utter destruction", which did not mention the new bomb but promised that "it was not intended to enslave Japan". The Soviet Union was not involved in this declaration, as it was still neutral in the war against Japan. Prime minister Kantarō Suzuki did not respond, which was interpreted as |
Which is the largest nerve in the human body? | Sciatic nerve behind (superficial to) the adductor magnus muscle, and is itself in front of (deep to) one head of the biceps femoris muscle. At the popliteal fossa, the nerve divides into its two branches: The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the human body. The sciatic nerve supplies sensation to the skin of the foot, as well as the entire lower leg (except for its inner side). Sensation to skin to the sole of the foot is provided by the tibial nerve, and the lower leg and upper surface of the foot via the common fibular nerve. The sciatic nerve | Ulnar nerve Ulnar nerve In human anatomy, the ulnar nerve is a nerve that runs near the ulna bone. The ulnar collateral ligament of elbow joint is in relation with the ulnar nerve. The nerve is the largest unprotected nerve in the human body (meaning unprotected by muscle or bone), so injury is common. This nerve is directly connected to the little finger, and the adjacent half of the ring finger, innervating the palmar aspect of these fingers, including both front and back of the tips, perhaps as far back as the fingernail beds. This nerve can cause an electric shock-like sensation |
Who stars as the title character in Ridley Scott's 2010 film 'Robin Hood'? | Robin Hood (2010 film) not have the potential for a sequel?" and "Let's say we might presume there's a sequel." At the world premiere in Cannes, Crowe declared he was willing "if I had the opportunity to address what happens next with Ridley and Cate, then great, let's do it." Robin Hood (2010 film) Robin Hood is a 2010 British-American epic war drama film based on the Robin Hood legend, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, William Hurt, Mark Strong, Mark Addy, Oscar Isaac, Danny Huston, Eileen Atkins, and Max von Sydow. It was released in 12 countries on 12 | Robin Hood (Disney character) Robin Hood (Disney character) Robin Hood is a fictional character who is the protagonist in Walt Disney Productions series' 21st animated feature film "Robin Hood" (1973). Robin Hood is voiced by Shakespearean and Tony Award winning actor Brian Bedford. The film is based on the legends of Robin Hood and Reynard the fox, a 12th-century Alsatian fairy tale character, but uses anthropomorphic animals rather than people. The story follows the adventures of Robin Hood, Little John and the inhabitants of Nottingham as they fight against the excessive taxation of Prince John, and Robin Hood wins the hand of Maid Marian. |
Who stars as the title character in Mike Newell's 2010 film 'Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time'? | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a 2010 American action fantasy film directed by Mike Newell. The film was written by Jordan Mechner, Boaz Yakin, Doug Miro, and Carlo Bernard, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and released by Walt Disney Pictures on May 28, 2010. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Prince Dastan, Gemma Arterton as Princess Tamina, Ben Kingsley as Nizam, and Alfred Molina as Sheik Amar. The film has the same title as the video game "" developed and published by Ubisoft, and is primarily based on it. Elements | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film) the #1 spot in 41 of the 47 countries. The film has ultimately earned $90,759,676 in the United States and Canada and $244,394,967 in other countries, for a total worldwide gross of $335,154,643. The film overtook previous record holder, "" as the highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time, before it was surpassed by "Warcraft" in 2016. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a 2010 American action fantasy film directed by Mike Newell. The film was written by Jordan Mechner, Boaz Yakin, Doug Miro, and Carlo Bernard, produced by Jerry |
What is the name of the mother of the puppies in the Disney film 'One Hundred And One Dalmatians'? | One Hundred and One Dalmatians One Hundred and One Dalmatians One Hundred and One Dalmatians, often abbreviated as 101 Dalmatians, is a 1961 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney and based on the 1956 novel "The Hundred and One Dalmatians" by Dodie Smith. The 17th Disney animated feature film, the film tells the story of a litter of Dalmatian puppies who are kidnapped by the villainous Cruella de Vil, who wants to use their fur to make into coats. Their parents, Pongo and Perdita, set out to save their children from Cruella, all the while rescuing 84 additional puppies that were bought in | The Hundred and One Dalmatians (portrayed by Glenn Close) appears as the spoiled magnate of an haute couture fashion house, ""House of DeVil"". Disney kept the book's characters Horace and Jasper Baddun, who appeared in both versions as thieves hired by Cruella to steal Pongo and Missis' puppies. (In the novel, their names are Saul and Jasper Baddun.) Disney later created an starring three of the puppies (Lucky, Rolly and Cadpig) and a sequel film for each version ("" and "102 Dalmatians"). The novel was also adapted into a musical. The Hundred and One Dalmatians The Hundred and One Dalmatians, or The Great Dog Robbery, |
David Platt left Aston Villa to join which Italian football club in 1991? | David Platt (footballer) in Serie A. He signed for A.S. Bari for £5.5 million and played 29 games, scoring 11 goals. In the Italian league, where goals were difficult to come by owing to the defensiveness of the Italian style, particularly for a midfielder, this was considered an impressive achievement. Unfortunately, the 1991–92 Serie A season ended in relegation for Platt and Bari. During his time at Bari, Platt received a phone call from Roberto Mancini in January 1992, who pressed him to come to Sampdoria. Almost from the moment Platt – the 1990 PFA Players' Player of the Year at Aston Villa | David Platt (footballer) he was appointed as a club consultant for U.S. Città di Palermo of Italy's Serie B following the club takeover by an English group. Platt is fluent in Italian owing to his time playing there. He is married to Rachel and has a son, Charlie, born 2006. Aston Villa Juventus Sampdoria Arsenal England Individual David Platt (footballer) David Andrew Platt (born 10 June 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Chadderton, Lancashire, Platt began his career as an apprentice at Manchester United only to later move to Crewe Alexandra where he began building |
In the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, what is the name of the ship that sails to 'Treasure Island'? | Treasure Island (2012 miniseries) Treasure Island (2012 miniseries) Treasure Island is a two-part British television miniseries adaptation of the novel "Treasure Island" (1883) by Robert Louis Stevenson. The screenplay was written by Stewart Harcourt, produced by Laurie Borg and directed by Steve Barron. It was made by BSkyB and first shown in the United Kingdom on Sky1 on 1 & 2 January 2012. Young Jim Hawkins (Toby Regbo) discovers a map to a legendary island of treasure belonging to the infamous Captain Flint (Donald Sutherland) and embarks on a journey aboard the ship "Hispaniola" to find it; however, the enigmatic Long John Silver (Eddie | Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Frank Delaney, written under the pseudonym of Francis Bryan. It is a sequel to the novel Treasure island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Twelve years after the events chronicled in "Treasure Island," Jim Hawkins (the narrator) takes up ownership of the Admiral Benbow Inn. He improves the inn with his share of the treasure taken from the island, and becomes well known as a raconteur of his adventures. He is visited by a lady travelling by coach from Bristol, without |
Who did Bulawayo born Charlene Wittstock marry earlier this month? | Charlene, Princess of Monaco her marriage, Charlene has been styled as "Her Serene Highness" The Princess of Monaco. The previous holder was her mother-in-law, Grace Kelly, who died in 1982. Charlene, Princess of Monaco Charlene, Princess of Monaco (née Charlene Lynette Wittstock; French: "Charlène"; born 25 January 1978) is a Zimbabwean-South African former Olympic swimmer and wife of Prince Albert II. The Princess was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe), the daughter of Michael and Lynette Wittstock, and the family relocated to South Africa in 1989. Charlene represented South Africa at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, with her team finishing fifth in the 4 × | Charlene, Princess of Monaco 2000. They were first seen together in 2006, and Princess Charlene has accompanied Prince Albert on many of his official duties since then. They announced their engagement in June 2010, and were married on 1 July 2011. The Princess's pregnancy was announced on 30 May 2014. On 10 December 2014, she gave birth to fraternal twins Princess Gabriella and Hereditary Prince Jacques. Charlene was born on 25 January 1978 in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (renamed Zimbabwe in 1980), the daughter of Michael Kenneth Wittstock (born 1946), a sales manager, and Lynette Wittstock ("née" Humberstone, born 1957), a former competitive diver and swimming |
In which city can you visit the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque? | Sultan Ahmed Mosque Sultan Ahmed Mosque The Sultan Ahmet Mosque () is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. A popular tourist site, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque continues to function as a mosque today; men still kneel in prayer on the mosque's lush red carpet after the call to prayer. The Blue Mosque, as it is popularly known, was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I. Its Külliye contains Ahmed's tomb, a madrasah and a hospice. Hand-painted blue tiles adorn the mosque’s interior walls, and at night the mosque is bathed in blue as lights frame the mosque’s five | Sultan Ahmed Mosque the court entrance on the western side. Only the sultan was allowed to enter the court of the mosque on horseback. The chain was put there, so that the sultan had to lower his head every single time he entered the court to avoid being hit. This was a symbolic gesture, to ensure the humility of the ruler in the face of the divine. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is one of the four mosques in Turkey that has six minarets (the other three being the modern Sabancı Mosque in Adana, the Hz. Mikdat Mosque in Mersin and the Green mosque |
In which year did Hurricane Katrina strike New Orleans? | Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans As the center of Hurricane Katrina passed southeast of New Orleans on August 29, 2005, winds downtown were in the Category 1 range with frequent intense gusts and tidal surge. Hurricane-force winds were experienced throughout the city, although the most severe portion of Katrina missed the city, hitting nearby St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. Hurricane Katrina made its final landfall in eastern St. Tammany Parish. The western eye wall passed directly over St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane at about 9:45 am Central Time, August 29, 2005. The communities of | Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans under water for days, in many places for weeks. Many roads and buildings were damaged by Hurricane Katrina. In a June 2006 report on the disaster, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers admitted that faulty design specifications, incomplete sections, and substandard construction of levee segments, contributed to the damage done to New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. A report released by the American Society of Civil Engineers in June 2007 concluded that two-thirds of the flooding in the city could have been avoided if the levees had held. The failure of the Hurricane Protection Project of New Orleans has prompted many |
The 'Whale Shark' is the largest living fish. What is the most common name of the second largest, also a shark? | Basking shark Basking shark The basking shark ("Cetorhinus maximus") is the second-largest living shark, after the whale shark, and one of three plankton-eating shark species, along with the whale shark and megamouth shark. Adults typically reach in length. They are usually greyish-brown, with mottled skin. The caudal fin has a strong lateral keel and a crescent shape. The basking shark is a cosmopolitan migratory species, found in all the world's temperate oceans. A slow-moving filter feeder, its common name derives from its habit of feeding at the surface, appearing to be basking in the warmer water there. It has anatomical adaptations for | Whale shark Whale shark The whale shark ("Rhincodon typus") is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of and a weight of about . The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the largest living nonmammalian vertebrate. It is the sole member of the genus Rhincodon and the only extant member of the family Rhincodontidae which belongs to the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. Before 1984 it was classified as "Rhiniodon" into Rhinodontidae. The whale shark is found in open |
Who painted 'Going To The Match' a painting of a crowd on its way to Burnden Park, Bolton? | Burnden Park quarter-final second leg tie between Bolton and Stoke City. There was an estimated 85,000 strong crowd crammed in for the game, at least 15,000 over-capacity. The disaster led to Moelwyn Hughes's official report, which recommended more rigorous control of crowd sizes. The railway embankment of Burnden Park was seen in the 1962 film "A Kind of Loving", starring Alan Bates and June Ritchie. Part of the Arthur Askey film ""The Love Match"" was also filmed at Burnden Park in the early 1950s. A painting of Burnden Park in 1953 by L. S. Lowry, "Going to the Match", was bought for | Burnden Park disaster Burnden Park disaster The Burnden Park disaster was a human crush that occurred on 9 March 1946 at Burnden Park football stadium, then the home of Bolton Wanderers. The crush resulted in the deaths of 33 people and injuries to hundreds of Bolton fans. It was the deadliest stadium-related disaster in British history until the Ibrox Park disaster in 1971. The match, an FA Cup Sixth Round second-leg tie between Bolton and Stoke City, was allowed to continue, with the game ending goalless. The disaster brought about the Moelwyn Hughes report, which recommended more rigorous control of crowd sizes. It |
Which 'Doctor Who' was assisted by 'Zoe Herriot' played by Wendy Padbury and 'Jamie McCrimmon' played by Frazer Hines? | Frazer Hines longer exist in the BBC's collection. In 1968, during his third year on the show, Hines released with Major Minor Records the novelty record "Who's Dr. Who?" Esteemed songwriters Barry Mason and Les Reed composed the music and lyrics, but the record was a commercial failure. Hines would later call it the only flop Mason and Reed ever wrote. Frazer Hines and his fellow lead actors Patrick Troughton and Wendy Padbury (who played the Doctor's other companion Zoe Heriot) decided collectively that the workload of "Doctor Who" was exhausting them. Frazer was the first of the three to announce his | Doctor Who: The Lost Stories for "Farewell Great Macedon" have been adapted as an enhanced audiobook, performed by William Russell and Carole Ann Ford, who, respectively, played Ian Chesterton and Susan Foreman. The second release is "The Second Doctor Boxset", another four-disc boxed set including Dick Sharples' "The Prison in Space". Sharples' story has been adapted by Simon Guerrier, and is performed by Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury, who played Jamie McCrimmon and Zoe Heriot. The set also includes "The Destroyers", the unmade pilot episode of a proposed Dalek-centred spin-off series for American TV. The episode has been adapted as a full-cast drama, with Nicholas |
A volcanic eruption in which country caused travel chaos and many cancelled flights in the southern hemisphere last month? | 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption The 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption () was a volcanic eruption that began in the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcanic complex in Chile on 4 June 2011. The eruption occurred from the Cordón Caulle fissure after 51 years of the volcano being inactive. At least 3,500 people were evacuated from nearby areas, while the ash cloud was blown across cities all around the Southern hemisphere, including Bariloche, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Stanley, Porto Alegre, Cape Town, Hobart, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Wellington, Auckland and Port Moresby, forcing airlines to cancel hundreds of international and domestic flights and causing travel chaos. | Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption ash cloud during the period of disruption. Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption In response to concerns that volcanic ash ejected during the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland would damage aircraft engines, the controlled airspace of many European countries was closed to instrument flight rules traffic, resulting in the largest air-traffic shut-down since World War II. The closures caused millions of passengers to be stranded not only in Europe, but across the world. With large parts of European airspace closed to air traffic, many more countries were affected as flights to, from, and over Europe were cancelled. |
What was the first name of 'D.I. Stanhope' played by Brenda Blethyn in a recent ITV series? | Vera (TV series) two episodes as PC Mark Edwards, once in Series 1 and once in series 2 before joining the main cast in series 3 now transferred to CID. On 28th January 2018, Brenda Blethyn confirmed that a ninth series of 'Vera' is to be made. The first series attracted an average consolidated audience of 6.60 million (25% share) over four episodes. The show was subsequently recommissioned by ITV for four more episodes. The second series attracted an average consolidated audience of 6.36 million over four episodes. "Vera" was later recommissioned for two more series. The third series attracted an average consolidated | Brenda Blethyn Brenda Blethyn Brenda Anne Blethyn ("née" Bottle; 20 February 1946) is an English actress. She is known for her portrayals of working class women with eccentric qualities. She is the recipient of several accolades, including one Golden Globe, one BAFTA, and two Academy Award nominations. Blethyn pursued an administrative career before enrolling in the Guildford School of Acting in her early 30s. She subsequently joined the Royal National Theatre and gained attention for her performances in "Troilus and Cressida" (1976), "Mysteries" (1979), "Steaming" (1981), and "Benefactors" (1984), receiving an Olivier nomination for the latter. In 1980, Blethyn made her television |
Which war is the setting for Hemingway's novel 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'? | For Whom the Bell Tolls For Whom the Bell Tolls For Whom the Bell Tolls is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1940. It tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to a republican guerrilla unit during the Spanish Civil War. As a dynamiter, he is assigned to blow up a bridge during an attack on the city of Segovia. The novel is regarded as one of Hemingway's best works, along with "The Sun Also Rises", "A Farewell to Arms", and "The Old Man and the Sea". Ernest Hemingway wrote "For Whom the Bell Tolls" in Havana, | For Whom the Beat Tolls of 10, saying "Canibus sounds more focused than ever, bringing much-needed lyrical heat to a year lacking just that" and calling For Whom The Beat Tolls "easily one of the best albums of 2007 so far(not to mention being Canibus' best effort since Rip the Jacker, if it wasn't obvious enough) and definitely worth your money" Information taken from the album's liner notes. For Whom the Beat Tolls For Whom the Beat Tolls (a play on the Ernest Hemingway novel 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', which itself is drawn from "Meditation XVII" of "Devotions upon Emergent Occasions", a series of |
By what one word name is Portuguese footballer Luis Carlos Almeida da Cunha known? | Nani Nani Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986), commonly known as Nani (), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sporting CP in the Primeira Liga. He represents Portugal in international football, and has played over 100 times for the senior national team. Although predominantly right-footed, he has been utilised on the left wing on many occasions. Nani was born in Amadora, Portugal, and is of Cape Verdean descent. He began his football career playing for local side Real Massamá. At the age of nine, he began training with Sporting CP and S.L. Benfica | Nuno da Cunha bodies thrown to dogs. Nuno da Cunha D. Nuno da Cunha (c. 1487 – March 5, 1539) was a governor of Portuguese possessions in India from 1528 to 1538. He was the son of Antónia Pais and Tristão da Cunha, the famous Portuguese navigator, admiral and ambassador to Pope Leo X. Nuno da Cunha proved his mettle in battles at Oja and Brava, and at the capture of Panane, under the viceroy Francisco de Almeida. Named by João III ninth governor of Portuguese possessions in India, he served from April 1528 to 1538. On his passage to Goa, he subdued |
The four bases of DNA are usually referred to by letters. A, C and T are three. Which is the fourth letter? | DNA the cell, the conjugated bonds of nucleotide bases align perpendicular to the axis of the DNA molecule, minimizing their interaction with the solvation shell. The four bases found in DNA are adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T). These four bases are attached to the sugar-phosphate to form the complete nucleotide, as shown for adenosine monophosphate. Adenine pairs with thymine and guanine pairs with cytosine, forming A-T and G-C base pairs. The nucleobases are classified into two types: the purines, A and G, which are fused five- and six-membered heterocyclic compounds, and the pyrimidines, the six-membered rings C | Fourth Letter (Plato) nine tetraologies of four works apiece. In this arrangement, the Letters occupy the thirty-sixth and final place in the traditional Platonic corpus. Fourth Letter (Plato) The Fourth Letter, or Fourth Epistle, is one of thirteen letters which are traditionally attributed to Plato. Unlike the large majority of Plato's major works, the Letters are not Socratic dialogues. Further, despite their traditional attribution to Plato, the Letters are variously held to be spurious or suspect by modern scholarship. Collectively, the thirteen Letters are commonly grouped together as one larger item (called either Letters or Epistles). In turn, this larger collection of Letters |
On which canal is 'Neptune's Staircase', the longest staircase lock in the UK? | Neptune's Staircase Neptune's Staircase Neptune's Staircase () is a staircase lock comprising eight locks on the Caledonian Canal. Built by Thomas Telford between 1803 and 1822, it is the longest staircase lock in Britain. The system was originally hand-powered but has been converted to hydraulic operation. Neptune’s Staircase at Banavie, near Fort William just north of Loch Linnhe, is kept by Scottish Canals. It is the longest staircase lock in Britain, lifting boats . It consists of eight locks, each by , and it takes boats about 90 minutes to pass through the system. The current lock gates weigh 22 tons each, | The Staircase The Staircase The Staircase (; also known as "Death on the Staircase") is a 2004 French television miniseries by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade documenting the trial of Michael Peterson, convicted of murdering his wife, Kathleen Peterson. Following from de Lestrade's Oscar-winning "Murder on a Sunday Morning", filming began soon after Peterson's indictment. Camera crews were given access to the accused's extended family, the defense attorneys, and the courtroom. An abbreviated version was broadcast as special two-hour presentation of American news show "Primetime Thursday" on July 22, 2004. The miniseries was completed in September 2004, and premiered in October on Canal+, from |
Who voiced 'Dougal' in the 2005 film 'The Magic Roundabout'? | The Magic Roundabout (film) The Magic Roundabout (film) The Magic Roundabout (released in France as Pollux - Le manège enchanté and redubbed in the United States as Doogal) is a 2005 French-British computer-animated adventure fantasy film based on the television series "The Magic Roundabout". The film features the voices of Tom Baker, Jim Broadbent, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen, Bill Nighy, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Ray Winstone and Lee Evans. The film begins as the wizard Zebedee, a red jack-in-the-box-like creature, is having a nightmare about being chased by a rampaging blue jack-in-the-box creature named Zeebad. The film then starts with Dougal sneaking around the | The Magic Roundabout which was also adapted by Thompson and shown in Britain as "Dougal and the Blue Cat". The cat, named Buxton, was working for the Blue Voice who wanted to take over the garden. The Blue Voice was voiced by Fenella Fielding and was the only time that Eric Thompson called in another person to voice a character. The Blue Cat heard of Dougal's plan and made him face his ultimate weakness by locking him in a room full of sugar. In 2005, a film adaptation (also called "The Magic Roundabout") was released. The movie was about Dougal, Ermintrude, Brian and |
Yelena Bonner who died last month was the wife of which Soviet dissident and physicist, winner of the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize? | Yelena Bonner Yelena Bonner Yelena Georgievna Bonner (; 15 February 1923 – 18 June 2011) was a human rights activist in the former Soviet Union and wife of the physicist Andrei Sakharov. During her decades as a dissident, Bonner was noted for her characteristic blunt honesty and courage. Bonner was born Lusik Georgievna Alikhanova in Merv, Turkmen SSR, USSR (now Mary, Turkmenistan). Her father, Georgy Alikhanov (Armenian name Gevork Alikhanyan), In 1937, Bonner's father was arrested by the NKVD and executed as part of Stalin's Great Purge; her mother was arrested a few days later, and served eight years in the Gulag | Yelena Bonner a hijacked plane. Under pressure from Sakharov, the Soviet regime permitted Yelena Bonner to travel to the West in 1975, 1977 and 1979 for treatment of her wartime eye injury. When Sakharov, awarded the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize, was barred from travel by the Soviet authorities, Bonner, in Italy for treatment, represented him at the ceremony in Oslo. Bonner became a founding member of the Moscow Helsinki Group in 1976. When in January 1980 Sakharov was exiled to Gorky, a city closed to foreigners, the harassed and publicly denounced Bonner became his lifeline, traveling between Gorky and Moscow to bring |
'Hev Yew Gotta Loight Boy?' is the most famous song recorded by Allan Smethurst. How was he known on stage? | Allan Smethurst Allan Smethurst Allan Francis Smethurst (19 November 1927 – 24 December 2000), aka The Singing Postman was an English folk singer and postman. He is best known for his self-penned novelty song, "Hev Yew Gotta Loight, Boy?", which earned him an Ivor Novello Award in 1966, and "A Miss from Diss". Born in Walshaw, near Bury, Lancashire, England, the son of Allan and Gladys Mabel ("née" Curson), Smethurst was raised in Sheringham, Norfolk. His mother came from the nearby village of Stiffkey. He later became a postman in Grimsby. Smethurst hummed tunes on his daily post round for twelve years, | Gotta Get Away (The Offspring song) boy entering a coliseum where a mosh pit breaks out while the band plays. It is predominantly in black and white. The video ends with the same boy lying on the floor alone. The music video for the song was directed by Samuel Bayer and filmed at the Fairgrounds Coliseum in Salt Lake City, UT on December 17, 1994. The music video also appears on the "Complete Music Video Collection" DVD. It was released in 2005. Gotta Get Away (The Offspring song) "Gotta Get Away" is a song by American rock band The Offspring. It is the fourth track and |
Tripoli in Libya is often known as Western Tripoli to distinguish it from the second largest city in which other country? | Tripoli the city. Colonel Gaddafi largely ruled the country, from his residence in this barracks. Tripoli was founded in the 7th century BC by the Phoenicians, who named it "Oea". Due to the city's long history, there are many sites of archaeological significance in Tripoli. "Tripoli" may also refer to the "shabiyah" (top-level administrative division in the current Libyan system), the Tripoli District. Tripoli is also known as Tripoli-of-the-West ( ), to distinguish it from its Phoenician sister city Tripoli, Lebanon, known in Arabic as "Ṭarābulus al-Sham" (), meaning "Levantine Tripoli". It is affectionately called "The Mermaid of the Mediterranean" ( | Tripoli District, Libya rich resources. As a part of decentralization in 2012, the country is administratively split into 13 regions from the original 25 municipalities, which were further divided in 1,500 communes. As of 2016, there were 22 administrative divisions in the country in the form of districts. Tripoli District, Libya Tripoli District (, Aros Al baher Ṭarābulus) is one of the 22 first level subdivisions ("بلدية") of Libya. Its capital and largest city is Tripoli, the national capital. Tripoli District is in the Tripolitania region of northwestern Libya. The district has a shoreline along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the |
Which of the 'English Classic' horse races is run over a distance of one mile, six furlongs and one hundred and thirty two yards? | Epsom Oaks race finished as a dead-heat in 1858, but Governess defeated Gildermire in a run-off. <br> <br> Epsom Oaks The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 6 yards (2,420 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in early June. It is the second-oldest of the five Classic races, after the St Leger. Officially the Investec Oaks, it is also popularly known as simply The Oaks. (Increasingly it is coming to be referred to | Shoemaker Mile Stakes Shoemaker Mile Stakes The Shoemaker Mile Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for horses age three years old and older over a distance of one mile on the turf held annually in late May at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, USA. The event currently carries a purse of $400,000. Inaugurated in 1938 as the Premiere Handicap over a distance of six furlongs at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. In 1950, there were two separate races, one in the Spring called Preview Handicap at six furlongs and the autumn race as The Premiere Handicap at seven |
In which part of the body is the 'Sural Nerve'? | Sural nerve conduction studies can be used to delineate sural nerve lesions. Treatment will depend on the cause of the neuropathy. Occasionally biopsy of the nerve is performed for diagnostic purposes. For example, ganglions are usually resected. Traumatic neuropathy is usually treated non-surgically. Sural nerve damage is usually part of a more generalised peripheral neuropathy. Sural nerve The sural nerve is a sensory nerve in the calf region (sura) of the leg. It is made up of branches of the tibial nerve and common fibular nerve, the medial cutaneous branch from the tibial nerve, and the lateral cutaneous branch from the common | Sural nerve the lateral foot and lateral lower ankle. The sural cutaneous nerve consists of the fusion of the medial sural cutaneous nerve (MSCN) which is a terminal branch of the tibial nerve and the lateral sural cutaneous nerve (LSCN) which is one of the terminal branches of the common fibular nerve. These two branches, MSCN and LSCN, are connected by the sural communicating branch and form the sural nerve. How the two branches fuse, the contribution of the fibular and tibial branch, the location of the connection, and differences between the two lower extremities contribute to variability of this nerve. The |
Which Australian state capital lies on the Swan River? | Swan River Trust Swan River Trust The Swan River Trust was a Western Australian state government statutory authority defined by the Swan and Canning Rivers Management Act 2006. The Trust reported to the Minister for Environment. It was established in 1989 to protect and manage the Swan and Canning rivers. The Trust was the caretaker of one of Perth’s most famed natural treasures and works with community, industry, local government and other State government agencies to maintain and improve the environmental health and community benefit and amenity of the Swan Canning Riverpark. The Trust through the River Protection Strategy facilitated better coordination, collaboration | Paddys River (Australian Capital Territory) confluence with Cotter River, near Mount Stromlo. The river descends over its course. Paddys River (Australian Capital Territory) Paddys River, a perennial stream that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Paddys River rises on the eastern slopes of the Brindabella Ranges in the south-west of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), below Castle Hill in Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, within Namadgi National Park and is formed by the confluence of Blue Gum Creek and Punchbowl Creek. The river, joined by Tidbinbilla River and Gibraltar Creek, flows generally north-west and to |
The forces of which king won the Battle of the Boyne? | The Boyne Water The Boyne Water "The Boyne Water" is an Ulster Protestant folksong by an anonymous lyricist. The lyrics of the song commemorate King William III of Orange's victory over James II at the Battle of the Boyne. The song's tune is noted for being played by Ulster loyalist marching bands. Unionists point to the Battle of the Boyne as decisive in achieving a constitutional monarchy in the United Kingdom. Modern historians also agree that this conflict, otherwise known as "The Glorious Revolution" and played out in Scotland as well, was the conclusion of the English or British Civil War of 1642 | Battle of the Boyne site. A new tree was also planted in the grounds of Oldbridge House by the two politicians to mark the occasion. Battle of the Boyne The Battle of the Boyne ( ) was a battle in 1690 between the forces of the deposed King James II of England, and those of Dutch Prince William of Orange who, with his wife Mary II (his cousin and James's daughter), had acceded to the Crowns of England and Scotland in 1688. The battle took place across the River Boyne near the town of Drogheda in the Kingdom of Ireland, modern day Republic of |
'Alfred Jingle' and 'Serjeant Buzfuz' appear in which Dickens novel? | Alfred Jingle 1969 Jingle was played by Aubrey Woods. Patrick Malahide played Mr. Jingle in 1985 for the BBC's "The Pickwick Papers". Alfred Jingle Alfred Jingle is a fictional character who appears in the novel "The Pickwick Papers" by Charles Dickens. He is a strolling actor and an engaging charlatan and trickster noted for his bizarre anecdotes and distinctive mangling of English syntax. He first appears in chapter two of the novel and accompanies the Pickwickians on their first coach journey. As they leave the Golden Cross Inn at Charing Cross, Jingle holds forth in characteristic mode on the dangers of decapitation | Mariana (Dickens novel) Mariana (Dickens novel) Mariana (1940) is the first novel by Monica Dickens. "Mariana" is a coming of age novel, which describes the growth and experience of Mary Shannon, a young English girl in the 1930s as the first hints of war begin to permeate English domestic life. First published by Michael Joseph, it was reprinted by Persephone Books in 1999 and is the second in their collection. The title is a reference to the poem of the same name by Alfred, Lord Tennyson The novel starts with an adult Mary spending a weekend in an isolated cottage on the Essex |
Which pop group comprised John Gorman, Roger McGough and Mike McGear? | Roger McGough about poetry, sending him some of his own poems as he still lacked the confidence to approach the man directly. Larkin replied, thanking McGough for the poetry, which he had enjoyed reading. He added that he believed that McGough walked an impressionistic tightrope which, though exhilarating, meant that on occasion he fell off. Returning to Merseyside in the early 1960s, he worked as a French teacher and, with John Gorman, organised arts events. McGough and Gorman later met Mike McGear (Mike McCartney) and together formed the trio The Scaffold; they worked the Edinburgh Festival Fringe until they were signed to | Roger McGough Roger McGough Roger McGough CBE, FRSL (; born 9 November 1937) is an English poet, performance poet, broadcaster, children's author and playwright. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme "Poetry Please", as well as performing his own poetry. McGough was one of the leading members of the Liverpool poets, a group of young poets influenced by Beat poetry and the popular music and culture of 1960s Liverpool. He is an honorary fellow of Liverpool John Moores University, fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and President of the Poetry Society. Roger McGough was born in Litherland, Lancashire on the outskirts |
Which Scottish racing driver scored one point on his Formula One debut at the 2011 Australian Grand Prix, racing for the Force India team? | 2011 Formula One World Championship retirements. Felipe Massa, finishing fifth in his home race, became the first Ferrari driver since Ivan Capelli in who failed to finish on the podium all season. Meanwhile, Paul di Resta finished the season as the best rookie in 13th place for Force India. Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. Notes: Notes: 2011 Formula One World Championship The 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 65th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. The original calendar for the 2011 Formula One World Championship consisted of twenty rounds, including the inaugural running of the Indian Grand Prix | Toyota Racing (Formula One team) Toyota Racing (Formula One team) Panasonic Toyota Racing was a Formula One team owned by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota Motor Corporation and based in Cologne, Germany. Toyota announced their plans to participate in Formula One in 1999, and after extensive testing with their initial car, dubbed the TF101, the team made their debut in 2002. The new team grew from Toyota's long-standing Toyota Motorsport GmbH organisation, which had previously competed in the World Rally Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Despite a point in their first-ever race, Panasonic Toyota Racing never won a Grand Prix, their best |
What is the first name of the brother of the Duchess of Cambridge, who read the lesson at her wedding? | Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge a bank holiday in the United Kingdom. Estimates of the global audience for the wedding ranged around 300 million or more, whilst 26 million watched the event live in Britain alone. On marriage, Catherine assumed the style "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge". In October, several months after the wedding, Commonwealth leaders pledged that they would implement changes in British royal succession law to adopt absolute primogeniture, meaning the first child of the Duke and Duchess, whether male or female, would be next in line to the throne after their father. On 3 December 2012, St James's Palace announced | Portrait of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Portrait of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Portrait of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is the first official portrait of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery, London on 11 January 2013. Paul Emsley was commissioned to paint the Duchess after being selected from a shortlist by Catherine herself. Catherine had announced the National Portrait Gallery as one of her official patronages in January 2012. Emsley took 15 weeks to complete the painting, which was presented to the trustees of the gallery in November 2012. The Duchess, contrary to considerable criticism in the art world, highly praised the portrait |
In which Asian country is the 'Plain of Jars', the site of thousands of megalithic jars? | Plain of Jars the jar sites, which has been largely successful. However, tourism at the most visited sites has resulted in damage to some of the jars. Plain of Jars The Plain of Jars (Lao: ທົ່ງໄຫຫິນ ) is a megalithic archaeological landscape in Laos. It consists of thousands of stone jars scattered around the upland valleys and the lower foothills of the central plain of the Xiangkhoang Plateau. The jars are mostly arranged in clusters ranging in number from one to several hundred. The Xieng Khouang Plateau is located at the northern end of the Annamese Cordillera, the principal mountain range of Indochina. | Plain of Jars on the history of the Plain of Jars culture, as well as its modern history during the 1964–1975 conflict. The Lao PDR government is considering applying for status as a UNESCO World Heritage site for the Plain of Jars. The Lao-UNESCO Program for "Safeguarding the Plain of Jars" has been an ongoing effort by UNESCO and the Lao government to document and rehabilitate the Plain of Jars. Clearing the remaining bomb hazards must be done before the sites can be further studied and developed for tourism. One of the main objectives is community-based involvement in the management and conservation of |
Which city, also the title of a Kipling poem, is the second largest in Myanmar (Burma)? | Mandalay (poem) of the City of Mahagonny". Mandalay (poem) "Mandalay" is a poem by Rudyard Kipling, written and published in 1890, and first collected in "Barrack-Room Ballads, and Other Verses" in 1892. The poem is set in colonial Burma, then part of British India. The protagonist is a Cockney working-class soldier, back in grey restrictive London, recalling the time he felt free and had a Burmese girlfriend, now unattainably far away. The poem became well known, especially after it was set to music by Oley Speaks in 1907, and was admired by Kipling's contemporaries, though some of them objected to its muddled | Tommy (Kipling poem) T. S. Eliot included the poem in his 1941 collection "A Choice of Kipling's Verse". Tommy (Kipling poem) "Tommy" is an 1890 poem by Rudyard Kipling, reprinted in his 1892 "Barrack-Room Ballads". The poem addresses the ordinary British soldier of Kipling's time in a sympathetic manner. It is written from the point of view of such a soldier, and contrasts the treatment they receive from the general public during peace and during war. The Tommy of the poem is Tommy Atkins, a generic slang name for a common British soldier. A term of uncertain origin, the name "Thomas Atkins" was |
At which course is the 'Prix de Diane', the French 'Oaks' run? | Prix de Diane and has been backed by Longines since 2011. Two fillies have won both the Prix de Diane and the English Oaks – Fille de l'Air in 1864 and Pawneese in 1976. Six Prix de Diane winners have subsequently won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, most recently Treve in 2013. The 1975 running was cancelled because of a strike by stable-staff. Prix de Diane The Prix de Diane, sometimes referred to as the French Oaks, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 2,100 metres | 1973 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Mill Reef. The leading French contender for the race was the American-bred three-year-old filly Allez France, the winner of the Criterium des Pouliches, Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, Prix de Diane, Prix d'Ispahan and Prix Vermeille. and Prix Ganay. The other French runners included Tennyson, the winner of the Grand Prix de Paris, Dahlia (Prix Saint-Alary, Irish Oaks, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes), Lady Berry (Prix de Pomone) and San San the winner of the race in 1972. A five horse British entry was headed by the four-year-old colt Rheingold who had finished runner-up in the 1972 Epsom Derby |
In which part of the body is bile produced? | Bile Bile Bile or gall is a dark green to yellowish brown fluid, produced by the liver of most vertebrates, that aids the digestion of lipids in the small intestine. In humans, bile is produced continuously by the liver (liver bile), and stored and concentrated in the gallbladder. After eating, this stored bile is discharged into the duodenum. The composition of hepatic bile is 97% water, 0.7% bile salts, 0.2% bilirubin, 0.51% fats (cholesterol, fatty acids, and lecithin), and 200 meq/l inorganic salts. Bile was the yellow bile in the four humor system of medicine, the standard of medical practice in | Bile acid the small intestine. As a result, the concentration of bile acids/salts in the small intestine is high enough to form micelles and solubilize lipids. "Critical micellar concentration" refers to both an intrinsic property of the bile acid itself and amount of bile acid necessary to function in the spontaneous and dynamic formation of micelles. Bile acid-containing micelles aid lipases to digest lipids and bring them near the intestinal brush border membrane, which results in fat absorption. Synthesis of bile acids is a major route of cholesterol metabolism in most species other than humans. The body produces about 800 mg of |
Alexander Hamilton the first United States Secretary of the Treasury died on July 21st. 1804 after a duel with the Vice President the previous day. Who was the Vice President? | Burr–Hamilton duel Burr–Hamilton duel The Burr–Hamilton duel was fought between American politicians Aaron Burr, the sitting Vice President of the United States, and Alexander Hamilton, the former Secretary of the Treasury, at Weehawken, New Jersey. It occurred on July 11, 1804, and was the culmination of a long and bitter rivalry between the two men. Hamilton shot first, only to miss and hit a tree directly behind Burr; Burr responded by shooting and mortally wounding Hamilton, who was carried to the home of William Bayard Jr., where he died the next day. The Burr–Hamilton duel is one of the most famous personal | Vice President of the United States Vice President of the United States The Vice President of the United States (informally referred to as VPOTUS, VP, or Veep) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the President of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, as President of the Senate. In this capacity, the vice president presides over Senate deliberations (or delegates this task to a member of the Senate), but may only vote to break a tie. The vice president also presides over |
Which former Basketball star was known as 'Wilt the Stilt'? | Wilt Chamberlain hated the ones that called attention to his height such as "Goliath" and "Wilt the Stilt", which was coined during his high school days by a Philadelphia sportswriter. He preferred "The Big Dipper", which was inspired by his friends who saw him dip his head as he walked through doorways. After his basketball career ended, Chamberlain played volleyball in the short-lived International Volleyball Association, was president of that organization, and is enshrined in the IVA Hall of Fame for his contributions. He was a successful businessman, authored several books, and appeared in the movie "Conan the Destroyer". He was a | Wilt Chamberlain the Lakers sued their former star and successfully prevented him from actually playing, because he still owed them the option year of his contract. Barred from playing, Chamberlain mostly left the coaching duties to his assistant Stan Albeck, who recalled: "Chamberlain... has a great feel for pro basketball... [but] the day-to-day things that are an important part of basketball... just bored him. He did not have the patience." The players were split on Chamberlain, who was seen as competent, but often indifferent and more occupied with promotion of his autobiography "Wilt: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire Who Lives |
Of which magazine is Rachel Johnson the editor? | The Lady (magazine) for the title. In November 2008, Bowles' great grandson, Ben Budworth, took the reins as publisher on behalf of the family and set about modernising its style. As part of this process, Budworth appointed Rachel Johnson as the magazine's ninth editor in September 2009 she took over from Arline Usden who became an editor at large. A Channel 4 programme, "The Lady and the Revamp", screened in March 2010, followed the new editor in her quest to raise awareness of the magazine and increase circulation. Matt Warren was appointed the tenth editor in January 2012. In November 2013, he was | Rachel Johnson Rachel Johnson Rachel Sabiha Johnson (born 3 September 1965) is a British editor, journalist, television presenter, and author based in London. Johnson has appeared frequently on panels, including Question Time and Sky News's "the Pledge""." In January 2018, Johnson participated in the twenty-first series of "Celebrity Big Brother". She was evicted second. Johnson is the daughter of former Conservative MEP Stanley Johnson and artist Charlotte Johnson Wahl ("née" Fawcett). She is the younger sister of Boris Johnson, former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip; and the elder sister of Jo Johnson, |
What nationality is the Manchester United footballer who wears the name 'Chicharito' on his shirt? | Javier Hernández Javier Hernández Javier Hernández Balcázar (; born 1 June 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club West Ham United and the Mexico national team. Hernández is commonly known by his nickname, Chicharito (; Mexican Spanish: "little pea"), which he wears on his shirt. Hernández began his career in 2006, playing for Mexican club Guadalajara. In July 2010, he became the first Mexican player to join Manchester United, scoring 20 goals and winning the Premier League in his debut season. After falling out of favour under managers David Moyes and Louis van Gaal, he | I Wear Your Shirt to change his name to Jason HeadsetsDotCom. In 2013, he legally changed his name to Jason SurfrApp, a surfing application, that purchased his last name for $50,000. I Wear Your Shirt I Wear Your Shirt is an American advertising company that uses T-shirts to advertise businesses. I Wear Your Shirt allows a company to buy a day in which Jason Sadler, the founder, wears a shirt adorned with the company's logo. Sadler wears different shirts for every day of the year. He advertises for the companies by taking pictures and by uploading videos about the companies to Ustream and YouTube. |
In RNA the base Uracil replaces which of the four bases in DNA? | Uracil Ascoli, it was isolated by hydrolysis of yeast nuclein; it was also found in bovine thymus and spleen, herring sperm, and wheat germ. It is a planar, unsaturated compound that has the ability to absorb light. Based on C/C isotopic ratios of organic compounds found in the Murchison meteorite, it is believed that uracil, xanthine and related molecules can also be formed extraterrestrially. In 2012, an analysis of data from the Cassini mission orbiting in the Saturn system showed that Titan's surface composition may include uracil. In RNA, uracil base-pairs with adenine and replaces thymine during DNA transcription. Methylation of | Uracil-DNA glycosylase bases occur from cytosine deamination or misincorporation of dUMP residues. After a mutation occurs, the mutagenic threat of uracil propagates through any subsequent DNA replication steps. Once unzipped, mismatched guanine and uracil pairs are separated, and DNA polymerase inserts complementary bases to form a guanine-cytosine (GC) pair in one daughter strand and an adenine-uracil (AU) pair in the other. Half of all progeny DNA derived from the mutated template inherit a shift from GC to AU at the mutation site. UDG excises uracil in both AU and GU pairs to prevent propagation of the base mismatch to downstream transcription and |
Which of the wives of Henry VIII died last, in 1557? | Try Me, Good King: Last Words of the Wives of Henry VIII Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard. A recording is available on "Love Lies Bleeding: Songs by Libby Larsen". Try Me, Good King: Last Words of the Wives of Henry VIII Try Me, Good King: Last Words of the Wives of Henry VIII is a song cycle by Libby Larsen based on text taken from the final words and writings of the six wives of Henry VIII. The cycle was commissioned by the Marilyn Horne Foundation and premiered at the Juilliard Theatre in New York City on January 19, 2001, with the soprano Meagan Miller and the pianist Brian | Try Me, Good King: Last Words of the Wives of Henry VIII Try Me, Good King: Last Words of the Wives of Henry VIII Try Me, Good King: Last Words of the Wives of Henry VIII is a song cycle by Libby Larsen based on text taken from the final words and writings of the six wives of Henry VIII. The cycle was commissioned by the Marilyn Horne Foundation and premiered at the Juilliard Theatre in New York City on January 19, 2001, with the soprano Meagan Miller and the pianist Brian Zeger. The text for each movement is taken from the last words and writings of Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, |
The epicentre of an earthquake in September last year (2010) was at Darfield, 25 miles west of which city in New Zealand? | Darfield, New Zealand 4 September 2010, causing widespread damage to both the town and to surrounding areas including the city of Christchurch. Darfield, New Zealand Darfield is a town in the Selwyn District of the South Island of New Zealand. It is 35 kilometres west of the outskirts of Christchurch on State Highway 73 (Great Alpine Highway) and on the Midland railway line, route of the TranzAlpine train service. Its population (GeoNames geographical database 2011) is 1,593. Darfield is the main town between Christchurch and the West Coast region. It is often called "The township under the nor'west arch" in reference to a | 2010 Canterbury earthquake updated the story on an extended 90 minute Q&A on Sunday morning at 9am and Oliver-Kerby hosted a special One News at Midday bulletin on Sunday afternoon. Radio New Zealand National interrupted some normal programming to broadcast Morning Report Saturday, Midday Report Saturday, Checkpoint Saturday and Morning Report Sunday with interviews and reports of developments. 2010 Canterbury earthquake The 2010 Canterbury earthquake (also known as the Darfield earthquake) struck the South Island of New Zealand with a moment magnitude of 7.1 at on , and had a maximum perceived intensity of X ("Extreme") on the Mercalli intensity scale. Some damaging |
Which girl's name completes the title of the 1976 top ten hit by 'Sutherland Brothers & Quiver'; 'Arms Of ....'? | The Sutherland Brothers and the remaining members left Island Records for CBS. As the band was switching labels, a cover of one of the earlier Sutherland Brothers recordings, "Sailing", became a major UK hit for Rod Stewart. The September 1975 album release "Reach for the Sky" marked the debut of the Sutherland Brothers and Quiver on CBS Records. Their first CBS single, "Ain't Too Proud" (1975; featuring David Gilmour of Pink Floyd on pedal steel guitar) did not chart, but the second CBS single, "Arms of Mary" charted in April 1976, becoming a UK Top Ten hit single. "Arms of Mary" was also | The Sutherland Brothers 1979. However they disbanded late in 1979 after recording a final album "When The Night Comes Down" on CBS, with the final single being "First Love"/"Crazy Town". Gavin Sutherland solo albums The Sutherland Brothers The Sutherland Brothers (Gavin and Iain Sutherland) originally performed as a folk and rock music duo in the British music scene in the early 1970s, and then from 1973 to 1978 joined with rock band Quiver to record and tour as Sutherland Brothers & Quiver. Under this combined moniker, the group recorded several albums and had a significant international hit single with the song "Arms of |
Which war is the setting for 'Goodbye To All That' by Robert Graves? | Robert Graves Robert Graves Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985), known as Robert Graves, was a British poet, historical novelist, critic, and classicist. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves, a celebrated Irish poet and figure in the Gaelic revival; they were both Celticists and students of Irish mythology. Graves produced more than 140 works. Graves's poems—together with his translations and innovative analysis and interpretations of the Greek myths; his memoir of his early life, including his role in World War I, "Good-Bye to All That"; and his speculative study of poetic inspiration, "The White Goddess"—have never been | Goodbye to All Cats house and has no hope of reconciling with Dahlia. He is through with cats. The title of the story is a pun on the title of Robert Graves's 1929 book "Good-Bye to All That", a well-known autobiography describing Graves's early life and his experiences in World War I. "Goodbye to All Cats" was illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg in "Cosmopolitan". It was illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson in the "Strand". The story was included in the English edition of the 1939 collection "Week-end Wodehouse", published by Herbert Jenkins Limited. It was collected in "The Most of P. G. Wodehouse", published on |
Which British mammal can be 'Field', 'Bank' or 'Water'? | European water vole be introduced from 6 April 2008. This makes it an offence to disturb, damage or obstruct their breeding places. The water vole is the UK's fastest declining mammal and efforts are under way to protect it and its habitat from further destruction. One aspect of water vole conservation in the UK is focused on non-linear habitats such as reed bed which support extensive networks or metapopulations. Other areas supporting healthy populations of water voles are large conurbations such as Birmingham and London and some upland areas where American mink are scarce. Across the UK the Wildlife Trusts and other organisations | Marine mammal training Since there are few marine parks and aquariums that open each year the demand for marine mammal trainers is very competitive. Marine mammal trainers can work in aquariums, zoos, non-profit environmental advocacy organizations, eco-tourism companies, university research laboratories, industrial research centers, private companies, and government research laboratories or marine stations. Since marine mammal trainers tend to be secure in their position and close to the animals they work with, the job turnover rate is low. Once people secure a job in this field, they tend to stay for life Here are some great schools for marine mammal training, University of |
Which Victorian artist painted 'The Derby Day' in the 1850's? | The Derby Day The Derby Day The Derby Day is a large oil painting showing a panoramic view of The Derby, painted by William Powell Frith over 15 months from 1856 to 1858. It has been described by Christie's as Frith's "undisputed masterpiece" and also "arguably the definitive example of Victorian modern-life genre". The original version is in Tate Britain in London. As with many of Frith's works, he painted a second version many years later, which is now in the Manchester Art Gallery. A much smaller but well-finished oil study was sold in 2011. The painting measures by and gives a satirical | The Derby Day view of Victorian society. It includes three main scenes, during the annual spectacle of the Derby, when large numbers of Londoners left town for the day to visit the races on Epsom Downs, presenting a cross-section of society in a contemporary saturnalian revel. Earlier pictures of the Derby crowds were drawn by illustrators such as John Leech or Dickie Doyle. On the left, near the private tent of the Reform Club, rich city gentlemen in top hats surround the table of a thimble-rigger who is busy cheating them out of their money. To the right, one stands with his hands |
Who played 'Tony Wilson' in the 202 film '24 Hour Party People'? | 24 Hour Party People 24 Hour Party People 24 Hour Party People is a 2002 British comedy-drama film about Manchester's popular music community from 1976 to 1992, and specifically about Factory Records. It was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed by Michael Winterbottom. The film was entered into the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. It received positive reviews. It begins with the punk rock era of the late 1970s and moves through the 1980s into the rave and DJ culture and the "Madchester" scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The main character is Tony Wilson (played by Steve Coogan), a news reporter | 24 Hour Party People the U.K." by the Sex Pistols, the band credited in the film with inspiring Factory Records co-founder Tony Wilson to devote himself to promoting music. New tracks recorded for the album include Joy Division's "New Dawn Fades", from a concert performance by New Order with Moby and Billy Corgan. Several songs appear in the film but are not on the soundtrack album, including: 24 Hour Party People 24 Hour Party People is a 2002 British comedy-drama film about Manchester's popular music community from 1976 to 1992, and specifically about Factory Records. It was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed |
What was the name of the peace protester who camped in Parliament Square for many years, who died last month? | Parliament Square Peace Campaign 2011. The "London Evening Standard" reported in January 2013 that Tucker had started a hunger strike after protesting in the square for a total of eight years. The permanent protest camp was removed later in 2013. Parliament Square Peace Campaign The Parliament Square Peace Campaign was a peace camp outside the Palace of Westminster in Parliament Square, London, from 2001 to 2013. Activist Brian Haw launched the campaign at the site on 2 June 2001, initially as an around-the-clock protest in response to the United Nations economic sanctions imposed on Iraq. His protest grew broader following the war in Afghanistan | Members of the Australian Parliament who have served for at least 30 years Members of the Australian Parliament who have served for at least 30 years This is a list of Members of the Parliament of Australia who have served for at least 30 years. Their service does not need to be continuous; broken terms are aggregated. All these periods of service were spent in one House exclusively. A number of people have served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, but none of them to date has had an aggregate length of service to the Parliament reaching 30 years. Those who were Father of the Senate or Father of the |
Who was the star of the 1937 film 'Oh, Mr. Porter !'? | Oh, Mr Porter! Oh, Mr Porter! Oh, Mr Porter! is a 1937 British comedy film starring Will Hay with Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt and directed by Marcel Varnel. While not Hay's commercially most successful (although it grossed £500,000 at the box office – equal to over £30,000,000 in modern-day money), it is probably his best-known film to modern audiences. It is widely acclaimed as the best of Hay's work, and a classic of its genre. The film had its first public showing in November 1937 and went on general release on 3 January 1938. The plot of "Oh, Mr Porter" was loosely | Oh, Mr Porter! old and Porter claims it is good for another ninety, the engine explodes after its hectic journey, and Porter, Harbottle and Albert lower their hats in respect. Despite the majority of the film being set in Northern Ireland, none of the filming took place there; the railway station at Buggleskelly was the disused Cliddesden railway station on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway, which had closed to goods in 1936. "Oh, Mr.Porter!" was filmed at Cliddesden between May and July 1937. All the interior shots were made at Gainsborough Studios, Shepherds Bush, during the August. The windmill in which Porter |
What was the middle name of the architect Edwin L. Lutyens? | Edwin Lutyens Edwin Lutyens Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, (; ; 29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was an English architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. He designed many English country houses, war memorials and public buildings. In his biography, the writer Christopher Hussey wrote, "In his lifetime (Lutyens) was widely held to be our greatest architect since Wren if not, as many maintained, his superior". The architectural historian Gavin Stamp described him as "surely the greatest British architect of the twentieth (or of any other) century". Lutyens played an instrumental role in designing | Lutyens' Delhi Lutyens' Delhi Lutyens' Delhi is an area in New Delhi, India, named after the British architect Edwin Lutyens (1869–1944), who was responsible for much of the architectural design and building when India was part of the British Empire in the 1920s and 1930s and 1940s. This also includes the Lutyens Bungalow Zone (LBZ). Edwin Lutyens, the architect of Delhi, designed 4 bungalows in the Rashtrapati Bhavan Estate, (Viceroy House Estate); now, these bungalows lie on the Mother Teresa Crescent (then Willingdon Crescent). Lutyens, apart from designing the Viceroy's House, designed large government building and was involved with town planning. Herbert |
"The line ""Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles"" from the 'Scaffold's', 'Lily The Pink' refers to the single 'Jennifer Eccles' which was a hit for which group?" | Jennifer Eccles and after criticism of "King Midas in Reverse" and was a return to the popular format that had been commercially successful though not necessarily lyrically sophisticated. Jennifer Eccles (who had "terrible freckles") also features in the song "Lily the Pink" by The Scaffold; the reference is an in-joke, as Graham Nash, who left the Hollies in December 1968, sang backing vocals on this recording; Nash had been married to Rose Eccles from 1964 until 1966. Jennifer Eccles "Jennifer Eccles" is a 1968 single by the Hollies. It was released with the B-side "Open Up Your Eyes" on the Parlophone label, | Lily the Pink (song) Lily the Pink (song) "Lily the Pink" is a 1968 song released by the UK comedy group The Scaffold. It is a modernisation of an older folk song titled "The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham". The lyrics celebrate the "medicinal compound" invented by Lily the Pink, and chronicle the "efficacious" cures it has brought about, such as inducing morbid obesity to cure a weak appetite, or bringing about a sex change as a remedy for freckles. The Scaffold's record, released in November 1968, became No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for the four weeks encompassing the Christmas holidays that year. |
What is the name of Liam Gallagher's new band, whose first album is 'Different Gear, Still Speeding'? | Different Gear, Still Speeding Different Gear, Still Speeding Different Gear, Still Speeding is the debut studio album by English rock band Beady Eye, released on 28 February 2011. It debuted at number three in the UK Albums Chart selling 66,817 in the first week. As of August 2012, the album has sold 174,487 copies in the UK. On "Different Gear, Still Speeding", all members contributed to the instrumentation, much like the later albums of Oasis. Reviews of the album have been generally mixed-to-favourable. According to review aggregator site Metacritic, the album has an average score of 65%. Reviewing for "Rolling Stone", Stacey Anderson, who | Different Gear, Still Speeding gave the album 2.5 out of 5 stars, said "On Different Gear, the band attempts stripped down, Stones-y rock but ends up with 'Be Here Now'-style guitar bluster and Liam's blithely boilerplate lyrics". Drowned in Sound awarded the album 4/10 saying that "By and large it radiates the stolid competence of a band on auto-pilot, with a few flashes of likeable enthusiasm." The "Independent on Sunday" gave it 2/5 stars. Simon Goddard, reviewing for "Q", gave the album four-out-of-five stars and described it as "the strongest record Liam's made" since "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?", while Garry Mulholland, in his |
The forerunner of the Meteorological Office, who in 1854 was appointed as Meteorological Statist to the Board of Trade? | Meteorology rather than trained as dedicated scientists. In 1854, the United Kingdom government appointed Robert FitzRoy to the new office of "Meteorological Statist to the Board of Trade" with the task of gathering weather observations at sea. FitzRoy's office became the United Kingdom Meteorological Office in 1854, the second oldest national meteorological service in the world (the Central Institution for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) in Austria was founded in 1851 and is the oldest weather service in the world). The first daily weather forecasts made by FitzRoy's Office were published in "The Times" newspaper in 1860. The following year a system | Meteorological intelligence Meteorological intelligence Meteorological intelligence is information measured, gathered, compiled, exploited, analyzed and disseminated by meteorologists, climatologists and hydrologists to characterize the current state and/or predict the future state of the atmosphere at a given location and time. Meteorological intelligence is a subset of environmental intelligence and is synonymous with the term weather intelligence. The earliest known use of the term "meteorological intelligence" in a written document dates to 1854 on pg. 168 of the Eighth Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. This report discusses the Smithsonian Institution's initiative to transmit meteorological intelligence via telegraph lines. |
In which US city is the independent broadcaster 'Peachtree TV'? | Peachtree City, Georgia to the west via SR 54 and SR 34. SR 74, the Joel Cowan Parkway, runs through the west side of Peachtree City, leading north to Tyrone and to Interstate 85 near Fairburn. Downtown Atlanta is to the north via SR 74 and I-85. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Peachtree City has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.57%, is water. The city is in the watershed of Line Creek, which forms the western city boundary and county line, and is a south-flowing tributary of the Flint River. Peachtree City has three lakes. | Peachtree City, Georgia of other series, such as "The Walking Dead". Scenes from the film "Joyful Noise" were shot there as well. Peachtree City has several golf and country clubs. On January 8, 2016, the Premier Development League awarded a soccer franchise to Peachtree City. The Peachtree City MOBA football club's inaugural season was the 2016 season. The team is owned by Volker Harms, the owner of the state-of-the-art MOBA Soccer Academy in Peachtree City, and managed by former professional footballer Omar Jarun. The club plays out of MOBA Soccer Stadium at MOBA Soccer Academy. Peachtree City, Georgia Peachtree City is the largest |
In which sport was Ivan Mauger (pron. Major) World Champion six times between 1968 and 1979? | Ivan Mauger FIM World Championship held for Pairs. He would finish runner up in the championship in 1971, 1972, 1978 and 1981, before one last podium in 1984 when he finished third with Mitch Shirra. Mauger was also the Speedway World Team Cup Champion in 1968, 1969 and 1971 while riding for Great Britain (the British team regularly consisted of riders from the Commonwealth nations). He would win the title again in 1979 as captain of New Zealand. During his career, Ivan Mauger also raced in the World Long Track Championship, winning the title in 1971, 1972 and 1976, bringing his total | Ivan Mauger Dons in the National League during this season. In 1966 he qualified for his first World Final where he finished fourth, and won the first of his six record breaking World Championships in 1968. After a public falling out with Parker, Mauger put in a transfer request in December 1968, stating that the mental strain of riding with Newcastle was endangering his health. Mauger joined the Belle Vue Aces in 1969, where he enjoyed his greatest league team achievements. As a Belle Vue Ace he won the title in 1970, 1971 and 1972, thereby becoming the only rider to complete |
In which month is Candlemas celebrated? | Candlemas saints. For some historians, the celebrations celebrated in honor of the Virgin during the month of August are a syncretized reminiscence of the ancient feasts of the Beñesmen. Candlemas is celebrated in the churches on February 2. It is also considered the day of crêpes. Tradition attributes this custom to Pope Gelasius I, who had pancakes distributed to pilgrims arriving in Rome, but as mentioned earlier one can also see it as a vestige of the custom of Vestal Virgins making offerings of cakes at the time of the Lupercalia. To celebrate Candlemas, all the candles in the house should | Candlemas to remove their Christmas decorations on Twelfth Night (Epiphany Eve), those in other Christian countries historically remove them on Candlemas. On Candlemas, many Christians (especially Anglicans, Methodists, Lutherans, Orthodox and Roman Catholics) also bring their candles to their local church, where they are blessed and then used for the rest of the year; for Christians, these blessed candles serve as a symbol of Jesus Christ, who referred to himself as the Light of the World. The Feast of the Presentation is one of the oldest feasts of the Christian church, celebrated since the 4th century AD in Jerusalem. There are |
The fleet of which Empire lost the 1571 Battle of Lepanto? | Battle of Lepanto Battle of Lepanto The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, led by the Venetian Republic and the Spanish Empire, inflicted a major defeat on the fleet of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf of Patras. The Ottoman forces were sailing westward from their naval station in "Lepanto" (the Venetian name of ancient "Naupactus" , Ottoman "") when they met the fleet of the Holy League which was sailing east from Messina, Sicily. The Holy League was a coalition of European Catholic maritime states which was | The Battle of Lepanto (Luna painting) The Battle of Lepanto (Luna painting) The Battle of Lepanto (Spanish: La Batalla de Lepanto) is a famous painting by Filipino painter and revolutionary activist Juan Luna. Luna is one of the first Filipinos to excel and earn recognition in the international field of arts and culture (another one is Félix Resurrección Hidalgo). Painted by Luna in 1887, the masterpiece is about the Battle of Lepanto of October 7, 1571. The painting features Don Juan of Austria (also known as Don John of Austria) in battle while at the bow of a ship. It is one of the “huge epic |
Who had two, number two hits in 1958 with 'Return To Me' and 'Volare'? | Return to Me (song) 1961 for his album "". Dean Martin's version is featured as the title song in the 2000 film "Return to Me". Return to Me (song) "Return to Me" is a song released in 1958 by Dean Martin. The song spent 22 weeks on the United Kingdom's "New Musical Express" chart, peaking at No. 2, while reaching No. 1 in the Netherlands, No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, No. 7 in Flanders, and No. 8 on Norway's "VG"-lista. In the United States, the song reached No. 4 on "Billboard"s Top 100 Sides, No. 4 on "Billboard"s chart of "Best Selling | Return to Two Moon Junction goodbye. Belle then has a talk with the heartbroken Savannah in which she tells Belle that she really did love Jake. In the final scene, as Savannah prepares to board a train to return to New York, Belle arrives in her car with Jake who runs and joins Savannah on the train. Belle had previously told Jake the truth about trying to keep them apart. Savannah returns to New York with Jake, who decides to give "big city" life a chance. Belle happily watches them leave town for good. Return to Two Moon Junction Return to Two Moon Junction is |
What is the name of the black stone in Mecca, visited by pilgrims during the Hajj? | Black Stone relics in the Topkapı Palace. The Black Stone was described by European travellers to Arabia in the 19th and early 20th centuries, who visited the Kaaba disguised as pilgrims. Swiss traveller Johann Ludwig Burckhardt visited Mecca in 1814, and provided a detailed description in his 1829 book "Travels in Arabia": Visiting the Kaaba in 1853, Richard Francis Burton also noted that: Ritter von Laurin, the Austrian consul-general in Egypt, was able to inspect a fragment of the Stone removed by Muhammad Ali in 1817 and reported that it had a pitch-black exterior and a silver-grey, fine-grained interior in which tiny | Incidents during the Hajj Incidents during the Hajj There have been incidents during the Hajj', the Muslim pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, that have caused loss of life. Every follower of Islam is required to visit Mecca during the Hajj at least once in his or her lifetime, if able to do so; according to Orthodox Islam, the pilgrimage is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. During the month of the Hajj, Mecca must cope with as many as three million pilgrims. Plane travel makes Mecca and the Hajj more accessible to pilgrims from all over the world. As a consequence, the |
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