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Who was Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces at the end of World War I? | Supreme Allied Commander Supreme Allied Commander Supreme Allied Commander is the title held by the most senior commander within certain multinational military alliances. It originated as a term used by the Allies of World War I during World War I, and is currently used only within NATO. The current NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe is U.S. General Curtis M. Scaparrotti. On 26 March 1918, the French marshal Ferdinand Foch was appointed Supreme Allied Commander, gaining command of all Allied forces everywhere, and coordinated the French, British, American, and Italian forces to stop the Spring Offensive, the last massive offensive of the German Empire. | Supreme Allied Commander in July 1945 shortly after the End of World War II in Europe. In 1951, Eisenhower would again be a Supreme Allied Commander, the first to hold the post for NATO (see next section). Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson succeeded Eisenhower in the Mediterranean theatre, given the title Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean. Wilson was succeeded by Field Marshal Harold Alexander, who continued in charge of those Allied forces until the end of the war. Admiral of the Fleet Lord Louis Mountbatten was Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia (SACSEA) throughout most of its existence. He replaced General Archibald Wavell. General |
'Stag' and 'Carib' beers are made in which country? | Trinidad and Tobago cuisine soursop punch and paw paw punch. Carib and Stag beers are very popular local lager beers. There is also Carib Light and Carib Shandys, which come in Sorrel, Ginger, and Lime flavours. Coconut water can be found throughout the island. Rum was invented in the Caribbean, therefore Trinidad and Tobago boasts rum shops all over the island, serving local favourites such as ponche-de-crème, `puncheon rum, and home-made wines from local fruits. Homemade alcohol is popular also. Bitters (especially the one made by House of Angostura) is also popular. Fruits available in Trinidad include mangoes (axe, bread, bastapool, button, belly-bef, calabash, | Beer in the Caribbean by Heineken. Antillia Brewing Company is the island's award-winning craft brewery. It brews traditional ales and stouts and a lineup of locally inspired beers using passion fruit, local citrus, aging on rum barrels and even the fabled Bois Bandee. Distributed island wide in draught form Antillia bottles are also found at local grocery and wine shops and are often sold by large resort clients. The brewery is located in Odsan and they operate a beer garden at Duty Free Pointe Seraphine, the cruise terminal in the capital of Castries. Carib Brewery manufactures Carib Beer and Stag Lager, along with Malta |
Which Cricket county's 'Twenty/20' team are known as 'The Crusaders'? | Middlesex County Cricket Club plays most of its home games at Lord's Cricket Ground, which is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club, in St John's Wood. The club also plays some games at the Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground (historically Middlesex) and the Old Deer Park in Richmond (historically Surrey). Until October 2014, the club played limited overs cricket as the Middlesex Panthers, having changed from Middlesex Crusaders in 2009 following complaints. On 24 October 2014, the club announced that they would use the name Middlesex County Cricket Club in all forms of the sport with immediate effect. Limited-overs kit colours are dark blue and pink | Indian Twenty 20 Cricket Federation Twenty 20 Cricket Federation, it has the authority to select players, umpires and officials to participate in the events and exercises total control. Without its recognition, no competitive cricket involving ITCF-contracted Indian players can be hosted within or outside the country. Shri Piyush Rana is the Founder Honorary Secretary General & TM owner of ITCF Indian Twenty 20 Cricket Federation (Regd.) IPCL Indian Premier Corporate League (IPCL) is an official Tournament Of Indian Twenty 20 Cricket Federation (ITCF INDIA) 1. North Zone 2. West Zone 3. South Zone 4. Central Zone 5. East Zone All India Women Twenty 20 Cricket |
Of which group of Greek islands is Naxos the largest? | Naxos Naxos Naxos (; Greek: , ) is a Greek island and the largest of the Cyclades. It was the centre of archaic Cycladic culture. The island is famous as a source of emery, a rock rich in corundum, which until modern time was one of the best abrasives available. The largest town and capital of the island is Chora or Naxos City, with 6,533 inhabitants (2001 census). The main villages are Filoti, Apiranthos, Vivlos, Agios Arsenios, Koronos and Glinado. Climate is "Mediterranean", with relatively mild winters and very warm summers. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Csa". | Naxos by the returns of taxes. Very few Turks ever settled on Naxos, and Turkish influence on the island is slight. Under Ottoman rule the island was known as Turkish: "Nakşa". Ottoman sovereignty lasted until 1821, when the islands revolted; Naxos finally became a member of the Greek state in 1832. Naxos is a popular tourist destination, with several ruins. It has a number of beaches, such as those at Agia Anna, Agios Prokopios, Alikos, Kastraki, Mikri Vigla, Plaka, and Agios Georgios, most of them near Chora. As other cycladic islands, Naxos is considered a windy place perfect for windsurfing, as |
Which 1960's American group originally comprised Neil Young, Steven Stills, Richie Furay, Dewey Martin and Bruce Palmer? | Richie Furay Richie Furay Paul Richard "Richie" Furay (born May 9, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member who is best known for forming the bands Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, and Dewey Martin, and Poco with Jim Messina, Rusty Young, George Grantham and Randy Meisner. His best known song (originally written during his tenure in Buffalo Springfield, but eventually performed by Poco, as well) was "Kind Woman", which he wrote for his wife, Nancy. Before Buffalo Springfield, Furay performed with Stills in the nine-member group, the Au Go Go Singers | Buffalo Springfield had earlier learned was living in the city. However, after almost a week of searching clubs and coffeehouses, the pair had been unable to find Stills. Consequently, on April 6, 1966, Young and Palmer decided to leave Los Angeles and drive north to San Francisco. While the two were stuck in traffic on Sunset Boulevard, they were spotted by Stills and Richie Furay, who were heading the other direction down Sunset. Stills and Furay managed to switch lanes and maneuver behind Young's iconic hearse, at which point the musicians pulled off the road and reunited. Drummer Dewey Martin, who had |
Which Russian naval officer composed 'Capriccio Espagnole' in 1887? | Capriccio Espagnol Capriccio Espagnol Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34, is the common Western title for a five movement orchestral suite, based on Spanish folk melodies, composed by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1887. Rimsky-Korsakov originally intended to write the work for a solo violin with orchestra, but later decided that a purely orchestral work would do better justice to the lively melodies. The Russian title is Каприччио на испанские темы (literally, Capriccio on Spanish Themes). The work has five movements, divided into two parts comprising the first three and the latter two movements respectively.. A complete performance of the "Capriccio" takes around | Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra The Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra () was written by Igor Stravinsky in Nice between 1926 and 1929. The score was revised in 1949. Stravinsky designed the Capriccio to be a virtuosic vehicle which would allow him to earn a living from playing the piano part. The Capriccio, together with the Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments, belonged to a catalogue of breadwinning pieces which Stravinsky composed to support himself after fleeing the Russian Revolution to live in Western Europe. The Allegro capriccioso movement that would become the finale was begun first, in Nice on |
Which large marsh, once a haunt for smugglers, lies between Hythe and Rye on the south coast? | Hythe, Kent Hythe, Kent Hythe () is a small coastal market town on the edge of Romney Marsh, in the district of Folkestone and Hythe on the south coast of Kent. The word "Hythe" or "Hithe" is an Old English word meaning haven or landing place. The town has medieval and Georgian buildings, as well as a Saxon/Norman church on the hill and a Victorian seafront promenade. Hythe was once defended by two castles, Saltwood and Lympne. The town hall, a former guildhall, was built in 1794, its fireplace designed by the Adam Brothers. Hythe's market once took place in Market Square | Romney Marsh Folkestone, Hastings, Northiam and Tenterden The best way to see the Marsh is on cycle; the almost flat terrain, the narrow almost deserted lanes, make it ideal for family jaunts. National Cycle Route 2 passes through the area; the section between Rye and Lydd is mostly off-road. It then uses quiet lanes from Lydd to Hythe, where it is possible to cycle along the sea wall to Folkestone and ultimately (off-road) to reach Dover. The main line railway known as the Marsh Link Line is the Ashford to Hastings line, with stations at Hamstreet, Appledore, Rye, and Winchelsea. The one-time |
On TV, who are the inhabitants of the village of 'Royston Vasey'? | Royston Vasey Royston Vasey Royston Vasey is a fictional town in the BBC television comedy series "The League of Gentlemen". It was filmed in Hadfield, Derbyshire in England and is based on Alston, Cumbria. The preceding radio series "On the Town with the League of Gentlemen" was set in the equally fictional and almost identical town of Spent. Royston Vasey draws on the upbringing of all the League's members - Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson - all of whom were raised in the north of England. Royston Vasey is the real name of British stand-up comedian Roy 'Chubby' | Royston Vasey Brown. Brown played the part of the town's mayor in a cameo appearance. Filming of the television series took place in the Derbyshire village of Hadfield, located in a Pennines valley. The "Local Shop" is a purpose-built building on nearby Marsden Moor. The League considered a number of filming locations before settling on Hadfield. Another town to feature prominently in the series was Bacup in Rossendale, and the West Yorkshire town of Todmorden was used for some later scenes. The town as it appears in the TV show has a sign which ominously declares "Welcome to Royston Vasey. You'll never |
Singer-songwriter Carole Klein was better known by what name? | Carole King peak. U.S. Billboard Top 10 Albums U.S. Billboard Top 10 'Pop' Singles Albums and singles certifications Carole King Carole King (born Carol Joan Klein, February 9, 1942) is an American composer and singer-songwriter. She is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100 between 1955 and 1999. King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1952 and 2005. King's career began in the 1960s when | Should Have Known Better Should Have Known Better "Should Have Known Better" is a song by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens. It is the second track and second single from his seventh studio album, "Carrie & Lowell", and was released digitally on March 11, 2015 on Asthmatic Kitty. A promotional CD was later released on Asthmatic Kitty but was not available for sale. ""Should Have Known Better"" received very positive reviews from contemporary music critics. The song was chosen upon release as Pitchfork Media's "Best New Track". Jeremy Gordon stated that, " 'Should Have Known Better' takes us back to the beginning he |
Which is the third largest Greek island? | Cunda Island run a "Harvard-Koç University Intensive Ottoman & Turkish Summer School" every summer. The Ayvalık Strait Bridge connects Cunda Island with Lale Island. Cunda Island Cunda Island, also called Alibey Island, (), Greeks called it Moschonisi ( or Μοσχονήσος), is the largest of the Ayvalık Islands archipelago in Turkey, which was historically called the "Εκατόνησα" ("Hekatonisa") or "Μοσχονήσια" ("Moschonisia") archipelago in Greek. It lies in the Edremit gulf on the Turkey's northwestern coast, off the coast of Ayvalık in Balıkesir Province, Turkey, with an area of . It is located east of Lesbos, Greece. According to written sources, there have been | Salamis Island the island. Vasilika is the third largest area in Salamis by population after Salamis City and Aianteio. Vasilika has a sandy large beach apt for swimming. Xeno (Greek: Ξένο "foreign", population 786) is located in the northwest corner of the island. The area was so named because the first residents were not from Salamis but from nearby Piraeus. Kynosoura (Greek: Κυνόσουρα) (Greek: κυνός-ουρά "dog's tail") is a small peninsula located in the east of the island. The name probably comes from the shape of the peninsula, long and thin and pointed at the end. In the south are a few |
Marble Arch and Lancaster Gate are stations on which London Undeground line? | Marble Arch tube station Marble Arch tube station Marble Arch is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster. The station is between Lancaster Gate and Bond Street stations on the Central line, and is in Travelcard Zone 1. The station was opened on 30 July 1900 by the Central London Railway (CLR). Like all the original stations on the CLR, Marble Arch was served by lifts to the platforms but the station was reconstructed in the early 1930s to accommodate escalators. This saw the closure of the original station building, designed by the architect Harry Bell Measures, that was situated on the | Marble Arch tube station located at the north east side of the Marble Arch junction, at the western end of Oxford Street. There is a siding to the west of the station allowing trains from Epping, Hainault and Woodford to terminate here. It isn’t commonly used but it is still retained for emergencies and when engineering works take place. London Buses routes 2, 10, 13, 16, 30, 36, 74, 94, 98, 137, 148, 159, 189, 274, 390, 414 and 436 serve the station. Marble Arch tube station Marble Arch is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster. The station is between Lancaster |
After which famous man (known as 'Oklahoma's favourite son') is Oklahoma City's airport named? | Oklahoma City north-central Oklahoma City into downtown. Major state expressways through the city include Lake Hefner Parkway (SH-74), the Kilpatrick Turnpike, Airport Road (SH-152), and Broadway Extension (US-77) which continues from I-235 connecting Central Oklahoma City to Edmond. Lake Hefner Parkway runs through northwest Oklahoma City, while Airport Road runs through southwest Oklahoma City and leads to Will Rogers World Airport. The Kilpatrick Turnpike loops around north and west Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City also has several major national and state highways within its city limits. Shields Boulevard (US-77) continues from E.K. Gaylord Boulevard in downtown Oklahoma City and runs south eventually connecting | U. S. Grant High School (Oklahoma) School currently engages in the Professional Learning Community approach. This includes collaborative planning and assessment building which encourages unity. U. S. Grant High School (Oklahoma) U. S. Grant High School is a high school in south Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In 1953, the Oklahoma City Public Schools opened U. S. Grant High School, which became the third high school for south Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. During its early years, it was both a junior and senior high school. Later, it was a high school for grades 10 through 12. By 1972, it was still only grades 10, 11 and 12. The rising |
In which country does the Gornik team play club football? | Górnik Wałbrzych (football) Górnik Wałbrzych (football) Górnik Wałbrzych is a Polish men's football team, based in Wałbrzych, southwestern Poland currently playing in the third tier Gornik Walbrzych was formed on 22 March 1946 by a group of sports enthusiasts from Lower Silesian Coal Mining Association. On March 31, 1946, the first meeting of the board took place, during which Major Boleslaw Rudzinski was elected the chairman of Gornik. In August 1946, Kazimierz Nabielec, who used to play for Pogon Lwow, formed Autonomous Football Federation at Walbrzych (former German Waldenburg). In 1947, first local football championship took place, with Gornik-Zamek, as the team was | The Country Club (play) the Long Wharf Theatre. The play premiered at the Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut in January 1998. The Country Club (play) The Country Club is an off-Broadway play written by Douglas Carter Beane. The play is set in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, in the womblike "cub room" of the local Country Club. Six insular friends (and one outsider) are shown over a year of holiday-themed parties where drinks are bolted and truths are spewed. Soos, a young, witty and charmingly neurotic retreats from a failed marriage to her upper-class hometown. The type of "WASP" domain with the houses "that made Martha |
In which country is Puccini's opera 'Turandot' set? | Turandot China and the Chinese unfavourably. In the late 1990s they relented, and in September 1998 the opera was performed for eight nights as "Turandot at the Forbidden City", complete with opulent sets and soldiers from the People's Liberation Army as extras. It was an international collaboration, with director Zhang Yimou as choreographer and Zubin Mehta as conductor. The singing roles saw Giovanna Casolla, Audrey Stottler, and Sharon Sweet as Princess Turandot; Sergej Larin and Lando Bartolini as Calaf; and Barbara Frittoli, Cristina Gallardo-Domâs, and Barbara Hendricks as Liù. As with "Madama Butterfly", Puccini strove for a semblance of Asian authenticity | Turandot Turandot Turandot (; ; ) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, completed by Franco Alfano, and set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Though Puccini's first interest in the subject was based on his reading of Friedrich Schiller's 1801 adaptation of the play, his work is most nearly based on the earlier text "Turandot" (1762) by Count Carlo Gozzi. The original story is based on one of the seven stories in the epic "Haft Peykar" ("The Seven Beauties"), a work of 12th-century Persian poet Nizami. Nizami aligned the seven stories with the |
Which wedding anniversary is symbolised by tin? | Tin Type Tin Type Tin Type is the six-song debut EP from Toronto's alternative country group Elliott Brood. It was released in January 2004 on the independent music label Weewerk. The album came packaged in a small brown paper bag, which in place of liner notes contained a handmade photo-book, done in a style reminiscent of the American Old West. The music was pressed on a non standard 80-mm disc, which the band jokes is known for ruining car stereos. In conjunction with the band's tenth anniversary, the EP was reissued in 2013 on Paper Bag Records, with three new bonus tracks. | Wedding anniversary at the Chicago Public Library. Wedding anniversary A wedding anniversary is the anniversary of the date a wedding took place. Traditional names exist for some of them: for instance, fifty years of marriage is called a "golden wedding anniversary" or simply a "golden anniversary" or "golden wedding". The historic origins of wedding anniversaries date back to the Holy Roman Empire, when husbands crowned their wives with a silver wreath on their twenty-fifth anniversary, and a gold wreath on the fiftieth. Later, principally in the twentieth century, commercialism led to the addition of more anniversaries being represented by a named gift. |
What is the common name for the fruit Fragaria vesca? | Fragaria vesca Fragaria vesca Fragaria vesca, commonly called wild strawberry, woodland strawberry, Alpine strawberry, Carpathian Strawberry, European strawberry, or fraisier des bois, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the rose family that grows naturally throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, and that produces edible fruits. Five to eleven soft, hairy white flowers are borne on a green, soft-hairy stalk that usually lifts them above the leaves. The light-green leaves are trifoliate (in threes) with toothed margins. The plant spreads by means of runners (stolons). Vilmorin-Andrieux (1885) makes a distinction between wild or wood strawberries ("Fragaria vesca") and alpine strawberries ("Fragaria alpina"), a | Fragaria vesca the garden strawberry. It is also used as a genetic model plant for garden strawberry and the family Rosaceae in general, due to its: The genome of "Fragaria vesca" was sequenced in 2010. All strawberry (Fragaria) species have a base haploid count of seven chromosomes; "Fragaria vesca" is diploid, having two pairs of these chromosomes for a total of 14. Evidence from archaeological excavations suggests that "Fragaria vesca" has been consumed by humans since the Stone Age. The woodland strawberry was first cultivated in ancient Persia where farmers knew the fruit as "toot farangi". Its seeds were later taken along |
Which astronomer is credited with discovering that the Universe is expanding? | Static universe cosmological constant to his equations of general relativity to counteract the attractive effects of gravity on ordinary matter, which would otherwise cause a static, spatially finite universe to either collapse or expand forever. This model of the universe became known as the Einstein World or Einstein's static universe. This motivation ended after the proposal by the astrophysicist and Roman Catholic priest Georges Lemaître that the universe seems to be not static, but expanding. Edwin Hubble had researched data from the observations made by astronomer Vesto Slipher to confirm a relationship between redshift and distance, which forms the basis for the | Future of an expanding universe Future of an expanding universe Observations suggest that the expansion of the universe will continue forever. If so, then a popular theory is that the universe will cool as it expands, eventually becoming too cold to sustain life. For this reason, this future scenario once popularly called "heat death" is now known as the Big Chill or Big Freeze. If dark energy—represented by the cosmological constant, a "constant" energy density filling space homogeneously, or scalar fields, such as quintessence or moduli, "dynamic" quantities whose energy density can vary in time and space—accelerates the expansion of the universe, then the space |
Which London Underground line has a terminus at West Ruislip? | West Ruislip station West Ruislip station West Ruislip is a station on Ickenham Road between Ickenham and Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon in Greater London, formerly in Middlesex. It is served by London Underground (LU) and National Rail trains on independent platforms. It is the western terminus of the Central line's West Ruislip branch; Ruislip Gardens is the next Underground station towards central London. The Central line and Chiltern Railways platforms and ticket office hall are managed by LU. The closest station on the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines is Ickenham, from West Ruislip Station. The station was opened on 2 April | West Ruislip station Wycombe, passing West Ruislip without stopping. The peak time (06:30-09:30 & 16:00-19:00 Mon to Fri) service currently consists of: The off-peak service currently consists of: West Ruislip station is aligned approximately east-west with the main station buildings on the road overbridge across the lines at the western end of the station. The station has four platforms; two each for London Underground and National Rail services. The London Underground tracks are south of the National Rail ones and operate from an island platform whilst the National Rail platforms are outside of their tracks. The National Rail platforms are also served by |
Which London Underground line has a terminus at Bermondsey Station? | Bermondsey tube station section is encased with metal to keep in line the futuristic and metallic theme of the extension. As with all other deep level stations on the Jubilee Line Extension, Bermondsey station has platform screen doors for passenger safety and comfort. London Buses routes 47, 188, 381 and C10 and night routes N199 and N381 serve the station. Bermondsey tube station Bermondsey is a London Underground station. It is in the eastern part of the town of Bermondsey in the London Borough of Southwark and also serves the western part of Rotherhithe, in south-east London. The station itself was designed by | South Bermondsey railway station South Bermondsey railway station South Bermondsey railway station is on the South London Line, serving the district of South Bermondsey in the London Borough of Southwark. It is down the line from ; the following station on the line is . It is managed by Southern, which also operates all the trains that call. The original station was situated to the north-west of South Bermondsey Junction, on the northern side of Rotherhithe New Road. It opened on 13 August 1866 with the South London Line, and was originally named "Rotherhithe"; it was renamed "South Bermondsey" on 1 December 1869. It |
How many American states were there at the beginning of the nineteenth century? | Scottish education in the nineteenth century with common examinations. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Scotland's five university colleges had no entrance exams, students typically entered at ages of 15 or 16, attended for as little as two years, chose which lectures to attend and left without qualifications. The curriculum was dominated by divinity and the law. There was a concerted attempt to modernise the curriculum resulting in reforming acts of parliament in 1858 and 1889. The curriculum and system of graduation were reformed, entrance examinations introduced and average ages of entry rose to 17 or 18. There was a revitalisation of the Scottish university | Woman in the Nineteenth Century was critical of her after "Woman of the Nineteenth Century" was published. The same was true of his wife, Sophia Hawthorne, who had attended some of her "Conversations" in Boston. Of "Woman in the Nineteenth Century", she wrote: "Woman in the Nineteenth Century", which has become one of the major documents in American feminism, is considered the first of its kind in the United States. Scholars have suggested "Woman in the Nineteenth Century" was the first major women's rights work since Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792), beginning with a comparison between the two women made |
Which is the largest species of the turtle family? | Leatherback sea turtle Leatherback sea turtle The leatherback sea turtle ("Dermochelys coriacea"), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and is the fourth-heaviest modern reptile behind three crocodilians. It is the only living species in the genus Dermochelys and family Dermochelyidae. It can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell, hence the name. Instead, its carapace is covered by skin and oily flesh. "Dermochelys" is the only extant genus of the family Dermochelyidae. "Dermochelys coriacea" is the only species in genus "Dermochelys". The | Okavango mud turtle Okavango mud turtle The Okavango mud turtle (Okavango terrapin) ("Pelusios bechuanicus") is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae endemic to Africa. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia (Caprivi), Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Found in central Africa, central Angola, northeastern Namibia, northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Zambia The Okavango mud turtle is largest species of the genus "Pelusios". The carapace is oval and elongated, with a pronounced dome, and is evenly rounded at the edges which allows the turtle to appear as a smooth rock. The carapace is very dark, often almost black, and |
Where in the body would you find the 'Canal of Schlemm'? | Friedrich Schlemm a channel in the eye that collects aqueous humor from the anterior chamber and delivers it into the bloodstream. <BR> Friedrich Schlemm Friedrich Schlemm (11 December 1795 – 27 May 1858) was a German anatomist who was professor at the University of Berlin. He was born in Salzgitter. As his family could not afford higher education, he was apprenticed to a barber-surgeon in Braunschweig. This gave him the opportunity to study anatomy and surgery at the local Anatomico-Surgical Institute. In 1821 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Berlin, and became Prosector at the university in 1823. In | Where I Find You Where I Find You Where I Find You is the second studio album release by Kari Jobe, which was released January 24, 2012, but was her first album on the Sparrow Records label. The song "We Are" is the only radio and charted hit off of the album, so far. The album has charted on three "Billboard" charts: No. 10 on "Billboard" 200, No. 1 on Christian Albums and at No. 5 on Digital Albums. All of the peak positions occurred on February 11, 2012 selling 25,000 copies in the first week. "Where I Find You" earned a Grammy Award |
Which 1954 Gene Kelly musical film featured the song 'Almost Like Being In Love'? | Almost Like Being in Love Almost Like Being in Love "Almost Like Being in Love" is a popular song published and first performed in 1947. The music was written by Frederick Loewe, and the lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner as part of the score for the musical "Brigadoon". The song was sung by David Brooks in the 1947 Broadway production. It was later performed in the 1954 film version by Gene Kelly. There were three hit versions of the song in the United States in 1947. Frank Sinatra's version was the highest charting at no. 20. Mildred Bailey and Mary Martin both charted with the | Almost Like Being in Love is the version generally heard today. The song was also made popular by Shirley Bassey. Like Judy Garland, Bassey performed this song as a medley with the song, "This Can't Be Love". "Almost Like Being in Love" was revived in a downbeat ballad version by singer Michael Johnson (U.S. no. 32, 1978). His rendition became a Top 10 Adult Contemporary hit in both the U.S. (no. 4) and Canada (no. 10). Almost Like Being in Love "Almost Like Being in Love" is a popular song published and first performed in 1947. The music was written by Frederick Loewe, and the |
Which singer who sang '24 Hours From Tulsa' died April 2006 at the age of 65? | Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, about a traveling man who detours to a romance in a motel and ends up never returning home, which was a hit for Gene Pitney. Its success in the UK, peaking at #5, enabled Pitney to become an international star. In the US, Pitney peaked at #17 on the 7 December 1963 Hot 100 and #2 on the 6 December 1963 WLS Silver Dollar Survey. The twists of the song's lyrics (the protagonist, just 24 hours from reaching home, falls | 2006 24 Hours of Daytona Baas. Class Winners in bold. Official Results Car Information and Images 2006 24 Hours of Daytona The 2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series 24-hour endurance sports car race held on January 28-29, 2006 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the first round of the 2006 Rolex Sports Car Series. The overall winner of the race was the No. 02 Chip Ganassi/Felix Sabates owned Lexus-Riley Mk XI driven by Scott Dixon, Dan Wheldon, and Casey Mears. The GT class was won by No. 36 Porsche 996 GT3 Cup from TPC |
In the 1970's TV series 'The Partridge Family', which actress played the part of the children's mother? | The Partridge Family reinstated at the end of the credits. No U.S. DVD releases contain the epilogue to episode #25 (which does appear on Region 2 & 4 releases), nor the unaired 1969 pilot, nor any episodes of the spin-off series "Getting Together". The Partridge Family The Partridge Family is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones played a widowed mother, and Cassidy played the oldest of her five children who embarked on a music career. It ran from September 25, 1970, until March 23, 1974, on the ABC network as part of a Friday-night lineup, and had | The Partridge Family special "Thanksgiving Reunion with The Partridge Family and My Three Sons". Reunited again in the 1990s on "The Arsenio Hall Show" and "The Danny Bonaduce Show" and were featured on "E! True Hollywood Story", "Biography" and VH1's "Behind the Music". When the digital subchannel Antenna TV premiered in January 2011, "The Partridge Family" became one of its offerings through the network's distribution agreement with Sony Pictures Television (parent company and successor of series producer Screen Gems). "The Partridge Family" was produced for ABC by Screen Gems. The company promoted the show by releasing a series of albums featuring the family |
On board which Royal Navy ship did Napoleon sign the Peace Treaty after the Battle of Waterloo? | Battle of Waterloo Royal Navy was blockading French ports to forestall such a move. He finally surrendered to Captain Frederick Maitland of HMS "Bellerophon" on 15 July. There was a campaign against French fortresses that still held out; Longwy capitulated on 13 September 1815, the last to do so. Louis XVIII was restored to the throne of France and Napoleon was exiled to Saint Helena, where he died in 1821. The Treaty of Paris was signed on 20 November 1815. Maitland's 1st Foot Guards, who had defeated the Chasseurs of the Guard, were thought to have defeated the Grenadiers, although they had only | Waterloo Campaign: Peace negotiations Waterloo Campaign: Peace negotiations After the defeat of the French Army of the North at the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815) and the subsequent abdication of Napoleon as Emperor of the French, the French Provisional Government repeatedly sent peace emissaries to British commander, the Duke of Wellington, who commanded the Anglo-allied army marching on Paris and others to Prince Blücher who commanded the Prussian army, which was also marching on Paris. The position of the Provisional Government was that now that Napoleon had abdicated (June 22) and two days later that his son was not recognised by the Provisional |
Grenada, St. Vincent, St.Lucia, Martinique, and Dominica, are all part of which West Indian island group? | Carriacou and Petite Martinique Carriacou and Petite Martinique Carriacou and Petite Martinique is a dependency of Grenada, lying north of Grenada island and south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Lesser Antilles. The Grenadine Islands to the north of Carriacou and Petite Martinique belong to the nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Carriacou Island is the largest island of the Grenadines, an archipelago in the Windward Islands chain. The island is with a population of 4,595 (1991 census). The main settlements on the island are Hillsborough, L'Esterre, Harvey Vale, and Windward. The neighbouring island of Petite Martinique is 2½ miles away | Battle of St. Lucia Battle of St. Lucia The Battle of St. Lucia or the Battle of the Cul de Sac was a naval battle fought off the island of St. Lucia in the West Indies during the American Revolutionary War on 15 December 1778, between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy. The French had entered the American Revolutionary War on behalf of the rebels and were conducting actions in the Caribbean to try to take over British colonies there. On 7 September 1778, the French governor of Martinique, the marquis de Bouillé, surprised and captured the British island of Dominica. On |
What form did Zeus take when he seduced Io? | Io (moon) lines, which Io crosses, couple Io's atmosphere and neutral cloud to Jupiter's polar upper atmosphere by generating an electric current known as the Io flux tube. This current produces an auroral glow in Jupiter's polar regions known as the Io footprint, as well as aurorae in Io's atmosphere. Particles from this auroral interaction darken the Jovian polar regions at visible wavelengths. The location of Io and its auroral footprint with respect to Earth and Jupiter has a strong influence on Jovian radio emissions from our vantage point: when Io is visible, radio signals from Jupiter increase considerably. The "Juno" mission, | Io (mythology) others maintain that Hera herself transformed Io. In the version of the story in which Zeus transformed Io, the deception failed, and Hera begged Zeus to give her the heifer as a present, which, having no reason to refuse, he did. Hera then sent Argus Panoptes, who had 100 eyes, to watch Io and prevent Zeus from visiting her, and so Zeus sent Hermes to distract and eventually slay Argus. According to Ovid, he did so by first lulling him to sleep by playing the panpipes and telling stories. Zeus freed Io, still in the form of a heifer. In |
Which eminent mathematician is credited with inventing the Roulette wheel? | Roulette deflectors, and falls onto the wheel and into one of 37 (single zero French/European style roulette) or 38 (double zero American style roulette) colored and numbered pockets on the wheel. The first form of roulette was devised in 18th century France. Many historians believe Blaise Pascal introduced a primitive form of roulette in the 17th century in his search for a perpetual motion machine. The roulette mechanism is a hybrid of a gaming wheel invented in 1720 and the Italian game Biribi. The game has been played in its present form since as early as 1796 in Paris. An early | Roulette a green pocket numbered 0 (zero). In American roulette, there is a second green pocket marked 00. Pocket number order on the roulette wheel adheres to the following clockwise sequence in most casinos: The cloth-covered betting area on a roulette table is known as the "layout". The layout is either single-zero or double-zero. The European-style layout has a single zero, and the American style layout is usually a double-zero. The American-style roulette table with a wheel at one end is now used in most casinos. The French style table with a wheel in the centre and a layout on either |
Which English king used a 'White Hart' as his heraldic symbol? | White Hart White Hart The White Hart ((white) "hart" is an archaic word for a mature white stag) was the personal badge of Richard II, who probably derived it from the arms of his mother, Joan "The Fair Maid of Kent", heiress of Edmund of Woodstock. It may also have been a pun on his name, as in "Rich-hart". In the Wilton Diptych (National Gallery, London), which is the earliest authentic contemporary portrait of an English king, Richard II wears a gold and enamelled white hart jewel, and even the angels surrounding the Virgin Mary all wear white hart badges. In English | Canadian Heraldic Authority anniversary, which was celebrated the previous year. The full armorial bearings of the Canadian Heraldic Authority incorporate aboriginal symbolism, as seen in the mythical raven-bears, as well as the national symbol of the maple leaf and the traditional Canadian colours of red and white, which were made official by King George V in 1921. The crest is a modification of the Royal Crest of Canada: a lion wearing a crown and bearing a maple leaf. The crest of the authority features the same lion, instead holding a white shield containing a red maple leaf, symbolising the governor general's authority under |
Which religion celebrates the festival of 'Vesak'? | International Day of Vesak International Day of Vesak An international day of Vesak recognised by the United Nations became a reality only on 15 December 1999. Older English writings have used 'Wesak' for Vesak. Vesak falls on the full moon day of May. The proposal to declare Vesak as an international public holiday was tabled at the United Nations General Assembly by Sri Lanka. Vesak is the most important Buddhist holiday in the Buddhist calendar that celebrates three important events—the birth, full awakening, and the passing away—of the historical Buddha Siddhartha Gautama. United Nations Day of Vesak is now internationally celebrated including in the | Vesak the street. On the day of Buddha's birth, many temples provide free meals and tea to all visitors. The breakfast and lunch provided are often sanchae bibimbap. The Vixakha Bouxa festival is the Lao version of the Thai Visakha Puja, which it closely resembles. It commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha, which are all said to have happened on the same date. It is held around the month of May or "Vesak", based on the lunar calendar. Celebrations include dances, poems, parades, processions, deep meditation, theatrical performances, and puppet shows. One part of the Vixakha Bouxa festival |
Which pop star called one of her children 'Chastity'? | Chastity (film) making of the film. Chastity (film) Chastity is a 1969 American romantic drama film directed by Alessio de Paola and starring American singer-actress Cher, in her first solo film role. Written and produced by Cher's then-husband, Sonny Bono, as a star vehicle for her, it flopped badly and deterred Cher from acting in films for more than a decade. Chastity (Cher) is a young hippie runaway who drifts and hitchhikes aimlessly, reflecting on life and love. She survives by her wits, engaging in occasional scams (such as pretending to be a gas station attendant and keeping the customer's payment) and | Chastity marriage. In Catholic morality, chastity is placed opposite the deadly sin of lust, and is classified as one of seven virtues. The moderation of sexual desires is required to be virtuous. Reason, will, and desire can harmoniously work together to do what is good. In marriage, the spouses commit to a lifelong relationship that excludes sexual intimacy with other persons. After marriage, a third form of chastity, often called "vidual chastity", is expected of a woman while she is in mourning for her late husband. For example, Anglican Bishop Jeremy Taylor defined 5 rules in "Holy Living" (1650), including abstaining |
Of which African country is Dodoma the capital city? | Dodoma Dodoma Dodoma (literally "It has sunk" in Gogo), officially Dodoma City, is the national capital of The United Republic Of Tanzania and the capital of Dodoma Region, with a population of 410,956. Located in the centre of the country, the town is west of the former capital at Dar es Salaam and south of Arusha, the headquarters of the East African Community. It is also north of Iringa through Mtera. It covers an area of of which is urbanized. Out of the total population, 199,487 people (48.5 percent) are male while 211,469 people (51.5 percent) are female. The average household | Dodoma capital within the country. The cost was estimated at £186 million and envisaged to take 10 years. The site, the Dodoma region, had been looked at as a potential new capital as early as 1915 by the then colonial power Germany, in 1932 by the British as a League of Nations mandate and again in the post-independence National Assembly in 1961 and 1966. With an already established town at a major crossroads, the Dodoma region had an agreeable climate, room for development and was located in the geographic centre of the nation. Its location in a rural environment was seen |
Which 1951 Gene Kelly musical film featured the song 'Love Is Here To Stay'? | Love Is Here to Stay Love Is Here to Stay "Love Is Here to Stay" is a popular song and jazz standard composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin for the movie "The Goldwyn Follies" (1938). "Love Is Here to Stay" was first performed by Kenny Baker in "The Goldwyn Follies" but became popular when it was sung by Gene Kelly to Leslie Caron in the film "An American in Paris" (1951). The song appeared in "Forget Paris" (1995) and "Manhattan" (1979). It can also be heard in the film "When Harry Met Sally" (1989) sung by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. An | Love Is Here to Stay not written a verse for the song, he did have an idea for it that both Ira and pianist Oscar Levant had heard before his death. When a verse was needed, Ira and Levant recalled what George had in mind. Composer Vernon Duke reconstructed the music for the verse at the beginning of the song. Originally titled "It's Here to Stay" and then "Our Love Is Here to Stay", the song was finally published as "Love Is Here to Stay". Ira Gershwin said that for years he wanted to change the song's name back to "Our Love Is Here to |
On which Caribbean island are the counties of Surrey Middlesex and Cornwall? | Parishes of Jamaica or divided between neighbouring parishes. At the peak, 1841–1865, there were 22 (the current 14 plus those listed below). The current set of parishes was established in 1866 with the elimination of the 8 listed below (roughly by county): Surrey: Middlesex: Parishes of Jamaica Administratively, Jamaica is divided into fourteen parishes. They are grouped into three historic counties, which have no administrative relevance. Every parish has a coast; none is landlocked. The traditional county towns were Savanna-la-Mar for Cornwall County, Spanish Town for Middlesex County, and Kingston for Surrey County. The parishes of Kingston and Saint Andrew together form the | Counties of England obsolete or effectively no longer represent the whole ceremonial county. A recent series of flags, of varying levels of official adoption, have been established in many of the counties by competition or public poll. County days are a recent innovation in some areas. There are seventeen first-class county cricket teams that are based on historic English counties. They are Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Yorkshire. There are also nineteen minor county teams. They are Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Devon, Dorset, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northumberland, |
Which rock star, who died in 1971 aged 36, survived the car crash in which Eddie Cochran died in 1962? | Chippenham the brakes business was taken over by the German company Knorr-Bremse, and is based at a site in nearby Melksham. On 17 April 1960, American singers Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent, and songwriter Sharon Sheeley, were involved in a car crash in Chippenham at Rowden Hill. Cochran died as a result of his injuries and a memorial plaque was erected near the site. Each year Chippenham hosts an Eddie Cochran festival (see below). On 13 February 1998, two unexploded bombs from World War II were discovered in the field behind Hardens Mead during preparations for the building of Abbeyfield School. | Eddie Cochran life is chronicled in several publications, including "Don't Forget Me: The Eddie Cochran Story", by Julie Mundy and Darrel Higham (), and "Three Steps to Heaven", by Bobby Cochran (). "The Very Best of Eddie Cochran" was released by EMI Records on June 2, 2008. On September 27, 2010, the mayor of Bell Gardens, California, declared October 3, 2010, to be "Eddie Cochran Day" to celebrate the famous musician who began his career when living in that city. Cochran was one of the first rock-and-roll artists to write his own songs and overdub tracks. He is also credited with being |
When 'Magic Roundabout' was revived on Channel 4 in 1992, which actor provided the voices? | The Magic Roundabout was broadcast just after "The Magic Roundabout". This story was later republished in print from Bloomsbury's 1998 book "The Adventures of Brian". In 1998, Thompson's stories were published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc as a series of four paperbacks, "The Adventures of Dougal", "The Adventures of Brian", "The Adventures of Dylan" and "The Adventures of Ermintrude" with forewords by his daughter Emma Thompson. For years, the series had re-runs on Cartoon Network, and was later moved to its sister channel, Boomerang. These airings had almost all the episodes re-narrated by Nigel Planer, much like the Channel 4 airings, though some episodes | The Magic Roundabout French politicians of the time, and that Dougal represented Charles de Gaulle. In fact, when Serge Danot was interviewed by Joan Bakewell on "Late Night Line-Up" in 1968 his associate (perhaps Jean Biard) said that in France it was thought at first that the UK version of Pollux had been renamed "De Gaulle", mishearing the name Dougal (as seen in the Channel 4 documentary "The Return of the Magic Roundabout" (broadcast 08:50 on 25 December 1991 and 18:00 on 5 January 1992), and in the BBC4 documentary "The Magic Roundabout Story" (2003)). In the UK, the series gained cult status |
Which famous Jewish fortress was captured by the Romans 10th Legion in 73AD? | Masada in the spring of 73, after probably two to three months of siege, allowing the Romans to finally breach the wall of the fortress with a battering ram on April 16. The Romans employed the X Legion and a number of auxiliary units and Jewish prisoners of war, totaling some 15,000 (of whom an estimated 8,000 to 9,000 were fighting men), in crushing Jewish resistance at Masada. A giant siege tower with a battering ram was constructed and moved laboriously up the completed ramp. According to Josephus, when Roman troops entered the fortress, they discovered that its defendants had set | 10th Legion Championship Fighting sport. Events are planned for 2014 in Hull, London and New Zealand. 10th Legion Championship Fighting has brought together fighters from around the UK, United States and Europe for international events. 10th Legion's first World Champion was five times UFC veteran Welterweight fighter Jess 'The Joker' Liaudin, who still holds his title. Another well known 10th Legion World Champion is Lightweight fighter Abdul Mohamed. Organisation information: 10th Legion Championship Fighting Title holders 10th Legion Championship Fighting 10th Legion Championship Fighting or 10th Legion is a UK-based Mixed Martial Arts promotion. The company was founded in 2008 by Martial Arts teacher |
The rival houses of Lancaster and York were both | Cecily of York Masham. He died circa 1515. The Lancastrian claimant, Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, had announced at Rennes, France that he intended to unite the rival royal houses of Lancaster and York, by marrying a daughter of Edward IV, and thus bring to an end the conflicts of generations of descendants of Edward III now known as the Wars of the Roses. His first choice was Elizabeth of York, the eldest of the late king's daughters, but had she died, Henry's marital intentions would have turned to Cecily herself, as he stated explicitly in his declaration. In 1487, after the accession | York and Lancaster Regiment word 'Hallamshire' entirely fails to do." Four different titles were proposed, and following a vote of the officers of all four battalions, the title York and Lancaster Regiment was chosen. The regiment inherited the title "York and Lancaster" from the 84th Foot to which had been awarded in 1809. The 84th was one of the few Regiments of Foot lacking a county designation and the title was given in recognition of the fact that the unit had been raised in York in 1793, with a second battalion in Preston, Lancashire in 1808. The new regiment saw service in both Egypt |
In 1960, Kwame Nkruma became the first President of which African country? | Botswana People's Party African National Congress (ANC), but infighting quickly plagued the party. The party became an opposition party to the traditionalist Botswana Democratic Party, then led by Seretse Khama. . Motsete had political exposure and influence from the Pan-Africanism and South African political liberation movements, namely the ANC and the Pan African Congress (PAC). Kwame Nkruma and Ghanaian independence further influenced the BPP. The main objective of the party was to liberate the people of the Bechuanaland Protectorate from colonialism; this objective was achieved in September 1966 when the country became independent. Matante was the first president of BPP. He became the | The Making of the President, 1960 of "The Making of the President, 1960" which was finished shortly before President Kennedy's November 1963 assassination. It was released without revision. The Making of the President, 1960 The Making of the President, 1960, written by journalist Theodore White and published by Atheneum Publishers in 1961, is a book that recounts and analyzes the 1960 election in which John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States. The book won the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction and was the first in a series of books by White about American presidential elections. (The others are "The Making of the |
In 1966, Seretse Khama became the first President of which African country? | Seretse Khama Seretse Khama Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, GCB, KBE (1 July 1921 – 13 July 1980) was the first President of Botswana, in office from 1966 to 1980. Born into one of the most powerful African royal families of what was then the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, he was educated abroad in neighboring South Africa and in the United Kingdom. He married a British woman, Ruth Williams, which initially was controversial because she was white. She became popular among his people. Khama led his country's independence movement. He founded the Botswana Democratic Party in 1962 and became Prime Minister in | Seretse Khama father’s death in 1925. At the age of 4, Seretse became "kgosi" (king), with his uncle Tshekedi Khama as his regent and guardian. After spending most of his youth in Tiger Kloof Educational Institution in South Africa, Khama attended Fort Hare University College there, graduating with a general B.A. in 1944. He travelled to the United Kingdom and studied for a year at Balliol College, Oxford. He next joined the Inner Temple in London in 1946, to study to become a barrister. In June 1947, Khama met Ruth Williams, an English clerk at Lloyd's of London. After a year of |
Which band had hits in the 1990's with 'The Riverboat Song', 'You've Got It Bad' and 'The Day We Caught The Train'? | The Day We Caught the Train The Day We Caught the Train "The Day We Caught the Train" is a rock song by Ocean Colour Scene (OCS). The song was released in 1996 and reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. It is taken from their 1996 album "Moseley Shoals" and was the third single to be released from this album, following "The Riverboat Song" and "You've Got It Bad". The single was also released as an acoustic alternative on a second CD, with additional B-sides, one of which "Justine" is a re-recording and had originally appeared on their self-titled debut album. The lyrics to | We Got the Power (Gorillaz song) of the testosterone off". He also spoke of working with Gallagher for the first time, which Albarn was very complimentary: "He's fantastic in the studio. It’s nice when you see how someone goes about their business. He’s great." On the 26th May, in collaboration with e.on, a music video for the song was released. The video shows a number of electrical toys and gadgets dancing in tune with the song with a toy version of the band appearing near the end of the song for the climax. Digital release single We Got the Power (Gorillaz song) "We Got the Power" |
Who was the President of Germany who resigned in May 2010 after being accused of 'Gunboat Diplomacy' following comments in which he suggested that Germany's military missions abroad also served to secure trade? | President of Germany them to the President of the Bundesrat. If the president dies, resigns or is otherwise removed from office, a successor is to be elected within thirty days. Horst Köhler, upon his resignation on May 31, 2010, became the first president to trigger this re-election process. Jens Böhrnsen, President of the Senate and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and at the time President of the Bundesrat, assumed the powers and duties of head of state. Similarly, when Christian Wulff resigned in 2012, it was Horst Seehofer, Minister-President of Bavaria, as President of the Bundesrat, who assumed the powers | Horst Köhler term on 1 July 2009. On 31 May 2010, Köhler announced his resignation as President of Germany. This came after German politicians criticised comments made by Köhler in relation to overseas military deployments: After coming under criticism for his statements that Germany's military missions abroad also served to secure trade, critics accused him of advocating the use of "gunboat diplomacy". He subsequently stated that his comments referred to piracy off the coast of Somalia. Köhler stated that there was no substance to accusations that in the interview he had overstepped his formal role by favoring an unconstitutional position. After getting |
Which Eugene Ionescu play tells the story of 'Berenger' who watches helplessly as the inhabitants of his provincial French town all turn into the namesake animal? | Rhinoceros (play) Rhinoceros (play) Rhinoceros () is a play by Eugène Ionesco, written in 1959. The play was included in Martin Esslin's study of post-war avant-garde drama, "The Theatre of the Absurd", although scholars have also rejected this label as too interpretatively narrow. Over the course of three acts, the inhabitants of a small, provincial French town turn into rhinoceroses; ultimately the only human who does not succumb to this mass metamorphosis is the central character, Bérenger, a flustered everyman figure who is initially criticized in the play for his drinking, tardiness, and slovenly lifestyle and then, later, for his increasing paranoia | The Namesake (short story) Nebraska'. The Namesake (short story) The Namesake is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in "McClure's" in March 1907. Charles Bentley, one of Hartwell's students, is about to leave. After going to an upscale restaurant, Maxim's, they all gather at Hartwell, who goes on to tell his lifestory. His father, an American, moved to Italy to seek inspiration for his sculptures. His uncle stayed in America and died in the Civil War shortly after. At age eleven, his mother died and he was sent to work as an apprentice in a sculpture atelier in Rome until |
What is the name of the Mexican forward that Manchester United have signed this summer from Chivas de Guadalajara for £6 million? | 2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season the outright record in their history. They also competed in the Champions League for the 15th season in a row, and contested the Final with Barcelona on 28 May 2011, but they lost 3–1. Manchester United announced their first fixture of the 2010 pre-season schedule on 8 April 2010. As part of the signing of Javier Hernández, United agreed to play a friendly against Guadalajara to open their new 45,000-capacity stadium, Estadio Chivas, on 30 July. On 6 May 2010, Manchester United announced that the team would be touring North America that summer for the first time since 2004. A | History of C.D. Guadalajara (the amateur era of Mexican football), Guadalajara won 13 amateur titles, the first of which came in 1908. Also during this period, the oldest derby in Mexican football began to form, between Guadalajara and crosstown rivals F.C. Atlas. In 1943 the Liga Mayor was founded after the merging of several regional leagues and the era of professional football came to Mexico. Guadalajara struggled during the early years, with the exception of the 1948-49 season when they finished third. This same year Guadalajara was given the name ""chivas brinconas"" (jumping goats) during a game against Tampico-Madero. The name was initially considered |
Which Samuel Becket play tells the story of 'Hamm', who is unable to stand, and his servant 'Clov', who is unable to sit down, and their lives with 'Hamm's' parents who live in rubbish bins in the corner of the house? | Endgame (play) Endgame (play) Endgame, by Samuel Beckett, is a one-act play with four characters. It was originally written in French (entitled "Fin de partie"); Beckett himself translated it into English. The play was first performed in a French-language production at the Royal Court Theatre in London, opening on 3 April 1957. It is commonly considered, along with such works as "Waiting for Godot", to be among Beckett's best works. The play was premiered on 3 April 1957 at the Royal Court Theatre, London, directed by Roger Blin, who also played Hamm; Jean Martin was Clov, Georges Adet was Nagg and Christine | Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story of the cast joins in with this song's title: "Who lives, who dies, who tells your story." Aaron Burr individually reintroduces Thomas Jefferson and James Madison as "President Jefferson" and "President Madison" (though Madison didn't become President until four years after Hamilton's death). Both Presidents begrudgingly express respect for Hamilton and the financial system he created. Angelica points out to the audience that Hamilton was the only one of the Founding Fathers who didn't live long enough to have his story told. Burr raises the question of who tells one's story after one is dead and gone. Hamilton's wife Eliza, |
Which legendary American Football player, who played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and | 1975 Los Angeles Rams season history) and ending the season with a six-game winning streak during which they gave up just 32 points. The defense wasn't as impressive in the postseason, surrendering 23 points in a first-round 35–23 victory over the offensive powerhouse Cardinals before losing 37–7 to the Cowboys in the NFC title game." 1975 Los Angeles Rams season The 1975 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 38th year with the National Football League and the 30th season in Los Angeles. In 2007, ESPN.com ranked the 1975 Rams as the tenth-greatest defense in NFL history. Said ESPN.com, "Fred Dryer. Jack Youngblood. Merlin Olson. | 1973 Los Angeles Rams season the game, setting a new NFL record. For his efforts, Dryer was named the Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Week. 1973 Los Angeles Rams season The 1973 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 36th year with the National Football League and the 28th season in Los Angeles. The Rams were 7–0 at home for the first time since 1945. On the road, the Rams were 5–2. The Rams donned new uniforms, which remained in use until 1994, their final season in Los Angeles, and though they moved to St. Louis in 1995, the uniform tradition continued until |
Which chemical element is named after the Danish physicist who developed the theory that electrons travel in discrete orbits around the atom's nucleus? | Niels Bohr asteroid, 3948 Bohr, was named after him, as was the Bohr lunar crater and bohrium, the chemical element with atomic number 107. Niels Bohr Niels Henrik David Bohr (; 7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962) was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr was also a philosopher and a promoter of scientific research. Bohr developed the Bohr model of the atom, in which he proposed that energy levels of electrons are discrete and that the electrons revolve in stable orbits | Atomic nucleus orbiting the nucleus display an affinity for certain configurations and numbers of electrons that make their orbits stable. Which chemical element an atom represents is determined by the number of protons in the nucleus; the neutral atom will have an equal number of electrons orbiting that nucleus. Individual chemical elements can create more stable electron configurations by combining to share their electrons. It is that sharing of electrons to create stable electronic orbits about the nucleus that appears to us as the chemistry of our macro world. Protons define the entire charge of a nucleus, and hence its chemical identity. |
Which chemical element is named after the German physicist who discovered X-Rays? | Roentgenium Nh and Nh, which have already received preliminary chemical investigations. Roentgenium Roentgenium is a chemical element with symbol Rg and atomic number 111. It is an extremely radioactive synthetic element that can be created in a laboratory but is not found in nature. The most stable known isotope, roentgenium-282, has a half-life of 100 seconds, although the unconfirmed roentgenium-286 may have a longer half-life of about 10.7 minutes. Roentgenium was first created in 1994 by the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research near Darmstadt, Germany. It is named after the physicist Wilhelm Röntgen (also spelled Roentgen), who discovered X-rays. | X-ray tube X-ray tube An X-ray tube is a vacuum tube that converts electrical input power into X-rays. X-ray tubes evolved from experimental Crookes tubes with which X-rays were first discovered on November 8, 1895, by the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. The availability of this controllable source of X-rays created the field of radiography, the imaging of partly opaque objects with penetrating radiation. In contrast to other sources of ionizing radiation, X-rays are only produced as long as the X-ray tube is energized. X-ray tubes are also used in CT scanners, airport luggage scanners, X-ray crystallography, material and structure analysis, and |
Which river has its source in Zambia and flows through Angola, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe before emptying into the Indian Ocean in Mozambique? | Zambezi Zambezi The Zambezi (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The area of its basin is , slightly less than half of the Nile's. The rises in Zambia and flows through eastern Angola, along the eastern border of Namibia and the northern border of Botswana, then along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe to Mozambique, where it crosses the country to empty into the Indian Ocean. The Zambezi's most noted feature is Victoria Falls. Other notable falls include the Chavuma | Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division of Seventh-day Adventists is 3,779,368. The Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division is divided into nine Union Conferences, three Union Missions, and one Mission. These are divided into Local Conferences, Missions, and Fields. Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division of Seventh-day Adventists The Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, which coordinates the Church's activities in the southern portion of Africa, which include the nations of Angola, Ascension Island, Botswana, Comoro Islands, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Réunion, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe; as well as St. Helena and Tristan da |
In terms of population, which is the largest city in Devon? | Devon and Fraser. An "Atlas of the Devon Flora" by Ivimey-Cook appeared in 1984, and "A New Flora of Devon", based on field work undertaken between 2005 and 2014, was published in 2016. Rising temperatures have led to Devon becoming the first place in modern Britain to cultivate olives commercially. The administrative centre and capital of Devon is the city of Exeter. The largest city in Devon, Plymouth, and the conurbation of Torbay (which includes the largest town in Devon and capital of Torbay, Torquay, as well as Paignton and Brixham) have been unitary authorities since 1998, separate from the remainder | Healthcare in Devon to increase to £78.9m (after savings of £37.1m) by the end of 2015-16, the largest cumulative deficit of any CCG in England. The success regime board headed by Ruth Carnall estimated in February 2016 that without change services in NEW Devon would be in deficit of £442 million by 2020/1. By that time nearly 25% of the population will be over 65. In May 2017 it was given new legal directions after it ended 2016-17 with a £42 million deficit. Mental health services in the county are largely provided by Devon Partnership NHS Trust. In December 2014 Paul Netherton, assistant |
With 53 tries from 77 caps, who is the leading try scorer for the Welsh national Rugby Union team? | Wales national rugby union team for Wales with 1049, the most successful penalty kicks for Wales with 248, and the Welsh record for most points in a single Test match with 30. The record for drop-goals for Wales is held by Jonathan Davies with 13. Shane Williams is Wales' record try-scorer with 58 tries. Williams is also Wales' record try-scorer in Six Nations Championships with 22 and the Rugby World Cups with 10. Colin Charvis' 22 tries is the all-time Welsh record for a forward, and was the world record for tries by a forward until 2011. Gethin Jenkins is the nation's most capped player | Terry Kennedy (rugby union) Terry Kennedy (rugby union) Terry Kennedy (born 4 July 1996) is an Irish rugby union player who plays for the Ireland national rugby sevens team. Kennedy was a member of the Irish team that won the 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series. He also helped Ireland win the 2018 Moscow Sevens tournament — he scored two tries in the final as Ireland defeated Germany 28–7, and was the leading try scorer in the tournament overall with nine tries. In his youth, Kennedy played for the Ireland national under–20 team. Kennedy plays his club rugby with St. Mary's College and |
In terms of population, which is the largest city in Lancashire? | City of Preston, Lancashire City of Preston, Lancashire The City of Preston () is a city and non-metropolitan district in Lancashire, England. On the north bank of the River Ribble, it was granted city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. The City of Preston district has a population of (), and lies at the centre of the Central Lancashire sub-region, with a population of 335,000. The district, formerly known as the Borough of Preston, is named after the urban settlement of Preston which lies in the south of the district, and also contains nine | Largest cities in Japan by population by decade cities proper. Source data is from the 2000 Census. In the mid-2000s, another series of municipal mergers was enacted. The "Great Heisei Mergers" nearly halved the number of municipalities in Japan, once again increasing the size of some cities significantly and creating new towns and cities. Despite a mounting population loss in rural areas and some smaller cities, Japan's major cities continue to grow. Source date is from the 2010 Census. Largest cities in Japan by population by decade This article lists the ten most populous cities in Japan by decade, starting after the Meiji Restoration of 1868. The first |
With 41 tries from 109 caps, who is the leading try scorer for the Irish national Rugby Union team? | Australia national rugby union team in 2018. Former captain George Gregan is Australia's most capped player with 139 Test caps. Gregan was also the world's most capped player until being surpassed by Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll in 2014. Gregan also equalled the record for the most caps as captain with Will Carling, 59 caps (a record later to be broken by John Smit of South Africa). David Campese scored 64 Test tries in his career, which was a world record until Daisuke Ohata of Japan overtook him with 69 tries, and Michael Lynagh was the highest Test points scorer in world rugby with 911 until Neil | Terry Kennedy (rugby union) Terry Kennedy (rugby union) Terry Kennedy (born 4 July 1996) is an Irish rugby union player who plays for the Ireland national rugby sevens team. Kennedy was a member of the Irish team that won the 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series. He also helped Ireland win the 2018 Moscow Sevens tournament — he scored two tries in the final as Ireland defeated Germany 28–7, and was the leading try scorer in the tournament overall with nine tries. In his youth, Kennedy played for the Ireland national under–20 team. Kennedy plays his club rugby with St. Mary's College and |
Which river has its source in Guinea and flows through Mali, Niger and Benin before emptying into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria? | Niger River Niger River The Niger River (; , ) is the principal river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea. It runs in a crescent through Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta or the Oil Rivers, into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. The Niger is the third-longest river in Africa, exceeded only by the Nile and the Congo River (also known as the Zaïre River). Its main tributary | Human trafficking in Guinea men are also subjected to forced agricultural labor within Guinea. Smaller numbers of girls from Mali, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Senegal, Burkina Faso, and Guinea-Bissau migrate to Guinea, where they are subjected to involuntary domestic servitude and likely also commercial sexual exploitation. Some Guinean boys and girls are subjected to forced labor in gold mining operations in Senegal, Mali, and possibly other African countries. Guinean women and girls are subjected to involuntary domestic servitude and forced prostitution in Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Senegal, Greece, and Spain. Chinese women are trafficked to Guinea for commercial sexual exploitation by Chinese traffickers. |
Which internet company was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998? | Sergey Brin Sergey Brin Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin (; born August 21, 1973) is an American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur. Together with Larry Page, he co-founded Google. Brin is the President of Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. As of October 2018, Brin is the 13th-richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$50.6 billion. Brin immigrated to the United States with his family from the Soviet Union at the age of 6. He earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Maryland, College Park, following in his father's and grandfather's footsteps by studying mathematics, as well as computer science. | Sergey Brin can therefore help others as well." Brin and Wojcicki, although divorced, still jointly run The Brin Wojcicki Foundation. They have donated extensively to The Michael J. Fox Foundation and in 2009 gave $1 million to support the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. Politically, Brin is a Democrat, having donated money to Barack Obama's re-election campaign and to the DNC. In 2002, Brin, along with Larry Page, was named the MIT Technology Review TR100, as one of the top 100 innovators in the world under the age of 35. In 2003, both Brin and Page received an honorary MBA from IE Business |
'Night Train' was a 2010 UK number one album for which band? | Night Train (EP) it's full of the hallmarks that make Keane..." "Night Train" has been met with mixed reviews from critics. Ryan Brockington of the "New York Post" PopWrap called the work, "game changing" while writing that the first single, "Stop for a Minute", is "just as brilliant" as the album. John Aizlewood of Q magazine called "Night Train"'s "8 tracks and 31 minutes... surprisingly effective between-albums stop-gap". Keane Additional Musicians The "Night Train" EP debuted on the UK Albums Chart on 16 May 2010 at number one with sales of 28,000 copies. The Album is certified Silver in UK selling over 60,000 | One Night Only (One Night Only album) You Don't Want It", released on 16 August 2010, a week before the album. "Chemistry" was announced as the second single from the album. Filming for the music video took place in Spain in mid-August. "All I Want" was offered as a free download. The album entered the UK iTunes Top 10, making a first week appearance at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart. It left the Top 100 the following week. One Night Only (One Night Only album) One Night Only is the second album by the British Alternative rock band One Night Only. It was released on |
Sharing it with the surname of a well known football pundit, what is the SI unit of absorbed dose? | Absorbed dose Absorbed dose Absorbed dose is a measure of the energy deposited in a medium by ionizing radiation. The unit of measure derived from the SI system is the gray (Gy), which is defined as one Joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of matter. Absorbed dose is used in the calculation of dose uptake in living tissue in both radiation protection (reduction of harmful effects), and radiology (potential beneficial effects for example in cancer treatment). It is also used to directly compare the effect of radiation on inanimate matter. The non-SI CGS unit rad is sometimes also used, predominantly in the | Absorbed dose fields. Absorbed dose is used to rate the survivability of devices such as electronic components in ionizing radiation environments. The measurement of absorbed dose absorbed by inanimate matter is vital in the process of radiation hardening which improves the resistance of electronic devices to radiation effects. Absorbed dose is the physical dose quantity used to ensure irradiated food has received the correct dose to ensure effectiveness. Variable doses are used depending on the application and can be as high as 70 kGy. The following table shows radiation quantities in SI and non-SI units: Although the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
The fashion designer Philip Treacy is best known for designing which item of clothing? | Philip Treacy "Vogue" while living in Galway (Tubbing was working in London at the time), and for whom, along with his partner Stefan Bartlett, Treacy dedicated his 2015 biography: "Philip Treacy: Hat Designer". Philip Treacy Philip Anthony Treacy (born 26 May 1967) is an award–winning Irish haute couture milliner, or hat–designer, based in London, who has been described by "Vogue" magazine, as "perhaps the greatest living milliner". In 2000, Treacy became the first milliner for 80 years to be invited to exhibit at the Paris haute couture shows. Treacy has been associated with some of the largest fashion houses and particularly Chanel | David Emanuel (fashion designer) where he sang three songs in Welsh before an audience of four thousand people. Emanuel's wardrobe and set design portfolio includes: As well as designing sets and costumes for ballet, film, concert, music videos, ad campaigns, theatre and television productions, Emanuel has completed commissions to design a complete range of uniforms and accessories for Virgin Airways, in 1991, and the Britannia Airways flight attendant uniforms, in 1999. Co-authors David and Elizabeth Emanuel: David Emanuel (fashion designer) David Emanuel (born 17 November 1952) is a Welsh fashion designer who is best known for designing, with his former wife, the wedding dress |
'Sunny Side Up' was a 2010 UK number one album for which singer? | Sunny Side Up (Paolo Nutini album) Sunny Side Up (Paolo Nutini album) Sunny Side Up is the second studio album by Scottish singer and songwriter Paolo Nutini, released on 29 May 2009 in Ireland and 1 June 2009 in the United Kingdom. Nutini and his band, the Vipers, toured the United States briefly before a UK tour prior to the album's release. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. Nutini recorded the album himself with his band the Vipers, with Ethan Johns contributing mixing and production. The album features guest appearances from trombonist Rico Rodriguez and ?uestlove. The album was the eighth | Sunny Side Up (Paolo Nutini album) best-selling album in the United Kingdom of 2009 and the sixth of 2010. On 3 January 2010, "Sunny Side Up" topped the UK Albums Chart for a second time, making it the first number-one album in the United Kingdom of 2010 and the decade. On 19 February 2010, Colin Farrell presented Nutini with "Best International Album" for "Sunny Side Up" at the 2010 Meteor Awards. On 20 May 2010, "Sunny Side Up" won Best Album at the Ivor Novello Awards. The album was nominated for MasterCard British Album at the 2010 BRIT Awards. The first single from the album was |
Which internet company was founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger in 2001? | Larry Sanger Wikipedia: "I thought that the project would never have the amount of credibility it could have if it were not somehow more open and welcoming to experts." He pointed out, "The other problem was the community had essentially been taken over by trolls to a great extent. That was a real problem, and Jimmy Wales absolutely refused to do anything about it." Wales responded by stating, "I think very highly of Larry Sanger, and think that it is unfortunate that this silly debate has tended to overshadow his work." Sanger, a philosophy instructor, began work as a lecturer at Ohio | Larry Sanger Kovitz was a computer programmer and a regular on Ward Cunningham's wiki. Sanger thought a wiki would be a good platform to use and decided to present the idea to Jimmy Wales, at that time the head of Bomis. Sanger initially proposed the wiki concept to Wales and suggested it be applied to Nupedia and, after some initial skepticism, Wales agreed to try it. It was Jimmy Wales, along with other people, who came up with the broader idea of an open-source, collaborative encyclopedia that would accept contributions from ordinary people and it was Wales who invested in it. Sanger |
Which ancient dog breed was originally bred in Siberia to assist in the herding of reindeer? | Samoyed dog Samoyed dog The Samoyed ( or ; ) is a breed of large herding dog, from the spitz group, with a thick, white, double-layer coat. It takes its name from the Samoyedic peoples of Siberia. These nomadic reindeer herders bred the fluffy white dogs to help with the herding. An alternate name for the breed, especially in Europe, is Bjelkier. The AKC Standard requires at the shoulder for males, and for females. The UK Kennel Club Standard requires for males, and for females. Samoyed eyes are usually black or brown and are almond in shape. Blue or other color eyes | Reindeer herding men. The Saami Village (in Swedish: the Sameby), the structural unit of Sámi reindeer herding in Sweden is divided into 51 Sami reindeer herding villages which are both economic associations and geographical areas. Of those are 33 mountain and 10 forest Sami reindeer herding villages, and eight concession Sami reindeer herding villages. Contemporary reindeer husbandry is regulated by the Swedish reindeer husbandry act. According to this Act, the right to pursue reindeer herding only belongs to the Sámi people. Only a person who is member of Sámi reindeer herding village (Sameby) has reindeer herding rights, in other words, may engage |
Which actor portrays 'Freddie Krueger' in the 2010 remake of 'Nightmare On Elm Street'? | A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 2010 American slasher film directed by Samuel Bayer, and written by Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer. The film stars Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, and Kellan Lutz. It is a remake of Wes Craven's 1984 film of the same name. Produced by Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes, the film was designed to reboot the "Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise and is the ninth film in the series. The film is set in a fictitious town of Ohio and centers around | A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) and by the end of its box office run its widest release was 380 theaters. The 2010 remake holds the record for widest "A Nightmare on Elm Street" release, beating out "Freddy vs. Jason" by 318 theaters. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 5, 2010. The DVD's only feature is a featurette, "Freddy Krueger Reborn". The Blu-ray special features include the DVD's featurette along with a deleted scene, an alternate opening and ending, and the Maniacle Movie Mode. Early estimates put "A Nightmare on Elm Street"s opening-day gross at approximately $15 million with |
Which ancient dog breed was originally bred in Tibet to act as sentinels in Buddhist monasteries? | Lhasa Apso Lhasa Apso The Lhasa Apso ( ) is a non-sporting dog breed originating in Tibet. It was bred as an interior sentinel in the Buddhist monasteries, to alert the monks to any intruders who entered. Lhasa is the capital city of Tibet, and "apso" is a word in the Tibetan language meaning "bearded", so, Lhasa Apso simply means "long-haired Lhasa dog". There are, however, some who claim that the word "apso" is a form of the Tibetan word "rapso", meaning "goat-like", which would make the equivalent translation "woolly Lhasa dog". Male Lhasa Apsos should ideally be at the withers and | Breed type (dog) very ancient or modern in origin. "Modern breeds of dogs" are refinements of older dog types, bred so that all closely resemble each other, and documented in a stud book kept by a breed club or major dog registry. A "purebred dog" is a dog of a documented modern dog breed that has been selectively bred to emphasize "breed type" for the sport of competitive conformation dog showing. The word "type" may be incorrectly used instead of "style" to refer to an identifiable 'style of appearance' or 'working style characteristic' of a particular kennel or "dogs of a well established |
Lawrence Atkinson and David Bomberg are associated with which artistic movement founded by Wyndam Lewis in the early 20th century? | David Bomberg Omega Workshops before exhibiting with the Camden Town Group in December 1913. His enthusiasm for the dynamism and aesthetics of the machine age gave him a natural affinity with Wyndham Lewis's emerging vorticist movement, and five of his works featured in the founding exhibition of the London Group in 1914. Still, Bomberg was staunchly independent and despite Lewis' attempts he never officially joined Vorticism. In July 1914 he refused involvement with the Vorticist literary magazine "BLAST" and in June of the following year his work featured only in the "Invited to show" section of the vorticist exhibition at London's Dore | David Bomberg 4 September 2011. In the 2011 BBC series, "British Masters", Bomberg was singled out as being one of the greatest painters of the 20th Century. He was one of the six artists included in Dulwich Picture Gallery's 2013 summer exhibition, "Nash, Nevinson, Spencer, Gertler, Carrington, Bomberg: A Crisis of Brilliance, 1908-1922". In 2017 the Pallant House Gallery in Chichester mounted a major exhibition of Bomberg's work curated in partnership with the Ben Uri Gallery & Museum of St John's Wood, London. In "Restless", William Boyd's 2006 novel, there is a reference to a portrait by Bomberg of one of the |
Which actor plays 'Mr. Han' - the new name for 'Mr. Miyagi' - in the 2010 remake of 'The Karate Kid'? | The Karate Kid (2010 film) The Karate Kid (2010 film) The Karate Kid (known as The Kung Fu Dream in China) is a 2010 family martial arts drama film directed by Harald Zwart, and part of "The Karate Kid" series. It stars Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson and Jackie Chan in lead roles, and it was produced by Jerry Weintraub, James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz and Jaden's parents Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. The screenplay by Christopher Murphey was from the story written by Robert Mark Kamen for the original "The Karate Kid". Unlike the original, this remake is set in China, and features Kung | Mr. Miyagi Mr. Miyagi Mr. Miyagi is a fictional karate master played by Japanese American actor Pat Morita in The Karate Kid (franchise). Mr. Miyagi mentors the characters Daniel LaRusso and Julie Pierce in the films. Morita earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in The Karate Kid. As written in Japanese characters in "The Karate Kid Part II", his name is 宮城成義, which is translated as Nariyoshi Miyagi in the "Cobra Kai" television series. However, he is called Keisuke Miyagi at the start of "The Next Karate Kid", and Miyagi Yakuga in the 1989 animated television |
Which South African golfer won the 2010 Open Championship last month? | 2015 Open Championship present TV deals with the BBC and ESPN each having their swan song. NBC and Sky Sports would take over coverage the following year at Royal Troon. The 2015 event is the 29th Open Championship played at the Old Course at St Andrews. The most recent was in 2010 when Louis Oosthuizen won his only major title and became the first South African to win an Open Championship at St Andrews. Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950): Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown | The Open Championship early postwar years The Open was dominated by golfers from the Commonwealth, with South African Bobby Locke and Australian Peter Thomson winning the Claret Jug in eight of the 11 championships from 1948 and 1958 between them. During this period, The Open often had a schedule conflict with the match-play PGA Championship, which meant that Ben Hogan, the best American golfer at this time, competed in The Open just once, in 1953 at Carnoustie, a tournament he won. Another South African, Gary Player was Champion in 1959. This was at the beginning of the "Big Three" era in professional golf, |
Which American Nobel Laureate wrote 'The Grapes Of Wrath' and 'East Of Eden'? | The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962. Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on the Joads, a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, agricultural industry changes, and bank foreclosures forcing tenant farmers out of work. Due to their nearly hopeless situation, and in part because they are trapped in the | The Grapes of Wrath (film) we keep a-coming. We're the people that live. They can't wipe us out, they can't lick us. We'll go on forever, Pa, cos we're the people. According to The New York Times, "The Grapes of Wrath" was America's best-selling book of 1939 and 430,000 copies had been printed by February 1940. In that month it won the National Book Award, favorite fiction book of 1939, voted by members of the American Booksellers Association. Soon it won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. In 1962, the Nobel Prize committee said "The Grapes of Wrath" was "great work" and one of the committee's |
The Dove, Derwent, Erewash and Soar are all tributaries of which river, the third longest in the UK? | River Trent as the Thorne and Hatfield Moors. The topography, geology and land use of the Trent catchment, all have a direct influence on the hydrology of the river. The variation in these factors is also reflected in the contrasting runoff characteristics and subsequent inflows of the principal tributaries. The largest of these is the River Tame, which contributes nearly a quarter of the total flow for the Trent, with the other significant tributaries being the Derwent at 18%, Soar 17%, the Dove 13%, and the Sow 8%. Four of these main tributaries, including the Dove and Derwent which drain the upland | Trent River Authority and its tributaries including the Derwent, Dove, Sow, Tame, Soar, Devon, Idle, Erewash and Leen. The authority was constituted by Order of the Minister of Housing and Local Government dated 18 June 1964 and consisted of 39 members, 20 of whom were appointed by County Councils and County Borough Councils in its area. The others were appointed to represent various interests namely:- The headquarters of the authority was in Nottingham. The authority had a number of committees each dealing with a different aspect of its work and it operated through four departments as follows: Under the Land Drainage Act 1930, |
How is 'Hanna Glawari' known in the title of an enormously popular Franz Lehar operetta of 1905? | Esther Réthy operettas of Emmerich Kálmán, Franz Lehár, and Strauss. Her first performances at the house were as Annina in "Eine Nacht in Venedig" and Saffi in "Der Zigeunerbaron". Her operetta repertoire grew to include Angèle Didier in "Der Graf von Luxemburg", Angele in "Der Opernball", Fiametta in "Boccaccio", Gabriele in "Wiener Blut", Hanna Glawari in "Die Lustige Witwe", and Laura in "Der Bettelstudent" among others. Réthy retired from the stage in 1968, after which she was committed to teaching singing in Vienna. She died there at the age of 91 in 2004. She was married to Dr. Vincent Imre. Her son, | Lehar Singh Siroya (13 of BJP MLAs which were left after electing V. Somanna so 14 first preference votes from other independent and smaller party MLAs) and won after adding second preference votes. Lehar Singh is a staunch follower of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and admires his policies. Lehar Singh is perceived to be close to the then Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and was a is a crucial link between the Karnataka BJP unit and High Command. While Lehar Singh is known for taking up issues like drug menace and many others, on the other hand he is popular across the country |
The Lugg, Marteg, Monnow and Trothy are all tributaries of which river, the fifth longest in the UK? | River Wye scullers of all abilities, next to the local rowing club. Walkers can enjoy the Wye Valley Walk which follows the route of the River Wye from Coed Hafren, near Plynlimon, to Chepstow along a series of well-maintained way-marked paths. A viewpoint near The Biblins on the Wye is known as 'Three Counties View', the meeting place of the counties of Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire. The Wye's tributaries include the river Lugg, Elan, Dulas, Irfon, Marteg, Monnow, Trothy, Ithon, Llynfi, Letton Lake, Tarennig (the Wye's first tributary) and Bidno. The Romantic poet William Wordsworth includes an apostrophe to the Wye in | St Michael and All Angels, Mitchel Troy the Beaufort family who died in 1886. Inside the tower, there are three historic bells which are inscribed: St Michael and All Angels, Mitchel Troy The Church of St Michael and All Angels, is a parish church in the village of Mitchel Troy, Monmouthshire, Wales. The Grade II* listed building stands in the centre of the village, on the north side of the old road from Monmouth to Raglan, south-west of Monmouth. The village of Mitchel Troy derives its name from the Welsh "Llanfihangel Troddi" which means "Church of St Michael by the Trothy". The River Trothy passes north of |
Which British golfer finished runner-up to Oosthuizen at this year's Open Championship? | 2010 Open Championship Louis Oosthuizen won his only major championship with 272 (−16), seven strokes clear of runner-up Lee Westwood. A stroke behind in third were Paul Casey, Rory McIlroy, and Henrik Stenson. St Andrews is considered to be the home of golf, and as such, the current Open Championship rota means that the Old Course plays host to the championship every five years. Given the course's standing, even more attention is given to The Open whenever it visits the historic links. The previous two Opens at St Andrews, in 2000 and 2005, were both won by Tiger Woods, the first with a | Louis Oosthuizen Louis Oosthuizen Lodewicus Theodorus "Louis" Oosthuizen (; ; born 1982) is a South African professional golfer who won the 2010 Open Championship. He also holds the distinction of finishing runner-up in all four major championships: the 2012 Masters Tournament losing in a sudden death playoff, the 2015 U.S. Open, the 2015 Open Championship where he was defeated in a four-hole aggregate playoff, and the 2017 PGA Championship. He is the seventh golfer to accomplish this feat, joining Craig Wood, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, Greg Norman, and Phil Mickelson. His highest placing on the Official World Golf Ranking is |
Which city, known for its manufacture of swords and knives, is the capital of the Spanish region of Castile-La- Mancha? | Castilla–La Mancha Castilla–La Mancha Castilla–La Mancha (; ; or Castile–La Mancha) is an autonomous community of Spain. Comprised by the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo, it was created in 1982. It is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's regions. Albacete is the largest and most populous city. Its capital city is Toledo, and its judicial capital city is Albacete. Castilla–La Mancha was formerly grouped with the province of Madrid into New Castile ("Castilla la Nueva"), but with the advent of the modern | Castilla–La Mancha Spanish system of autonomous regions ("Estado de las autonomías"), it was separated due to great demographic disparity between the capital and the remaining New-Castilian provinces. Also, distinct from the former New Castile, Castilla–La Mancha added the province of Albacete, which had been part of Murcia; adding Albacete placed all of the historic region of La Mancha within this single region. It is mostly in this region where the story of the famous Spanish novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes is situated, due to which La Mancha is internationally well-known. Although La Mancha is a windswept, battered plateau, it remains |
Which Belorusian-born artist designed the scenery and costumes for Stravinsky's 'The Firebird'? | The Firebird the New York City Ballet in 1949 with Maria Tallchief as the Firebird, with scenery and costumes by Marc Chagall, and was kept in the repertory until 1965. The ballet was restaged by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins in 1970 for the New York City Ballet with elaborated scenery by Chagall, and with new costumes by Karinska based on Chagall's for the 1972 Stravinsky Festival that introduced Gelsey Kirkland as the Firebird. In 1970 Maurice Béjart staged his own version in which the ballet's protagonist was a young man who rose from the ranks of the revolutionists and became their | Igor Stravinsky 1907, Stravinsky designed and built his own house in Ustilug, which he called "my heavenly place". In this house, Stravinsky worked on seventeen of his early compositions, among them "Feu d'artifice", "The Firebird", "Petrushka", and "The Rite of Spring". Recently renovated, the house is now a Stravinsky house-museum open to the public. Many documents, letters, and photographs are on display there, and a Stravinsky Festival is held annually in the nearby town of Lutsk. Stravinsky became an overnight sensation following the success of the "Firebird"'s premiere in Paris on 25 June 1910. The composer had travelled from his estate in |
Elected in 2006, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is the female President of which country? | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 29 October 1938) is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa. Born in Monrovia to a Gola father and Kru-German mother, Sirleaf was educated at the College of West Africa before moving to the United States, where she studied at Madison Business College and Harvard University. She returned to Liberia to work in William Tolbert's government as Deputy Minister of Finance from 1971 to 1974 and later went to work for the World Bank | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf family are serving in other positions in government. She has been accused of interfering with a criminal investigation involving her stepson Fombah and the agency he leads. On resigning in October 2014, her Minister of Justice Christiana Tah, accused President Sirleaf of interference with criminal investigation into the illegal seizure of money from Korean businessmen by the NSA in a warrantless hotel raid in July 2014. In November 2017 an investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism cited her name in the list of politicians named in "Paradise Papers" allegations. Speeches Profiles and interviews Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ellen |
Which Latvian-born artist painted 'The Seagram Murals'? | The Four Seasons Restaurant D.C. During the period in which Rothko worked on his murals, the Four Seasons rented Jackson Pollock's masterpiece "Blue Poles" from its then-owner, art collector Ben Heller. John Logan's Tony Award-winning 2010 play "Red" dramatizes Rothko's time working on the Seagram Murals. From 1975 until 1985 four paintings by Ronnie Landfield from the collection of Philip Johnson were installed on the wall that had been initially planned for the Mark Rothko commission. In 1985 the artist James Rosenquist was commissioned to install a permanent mural on the wall; the Landfield paintings were returned to Philip Johnson. A major Richard Lippold | Lisa Seagram Lisa Seagram Lisa Seagram (born July 7, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in "Yellow: Le Cugine" (1969), "The Carpetbaggers" (1964) and "Caprice" (1967). Seagram is the daughter of Harry Brower, a New York City police detective. She worked as a graphic artist after graduating from college. Acting on a friend's suggestion, she began working as a model. After someone suggested that she "looked like an actor", she studied drama for three years, which led to a small role in "Shadows" (1959). After retiring from acting, Seagram first sold commercial |
Elected in 2007, Cristina Kirchner is the female President of which country? | Presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner approved by the National Congress, was illegal. Presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner The Presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner began on December 10, 2007, when she became President of Argentina. She was an Argentine Senator for the Buenos Aires Province at the time of her victory in the 2007 Presidential election. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the second female president of Argentina, and the first one directly elected as such (Isabel Martínez de Perón was elected as vice president, and became president after the death of Juan Domingo Perón). In elections of November 2015 Kirchner was succeeded as President | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner 2007 and proposed Cristina Kirchner instead, it was rumored that the couple might attempt to run for the presidency in alternate elections, to circumvent the constitutional limit of a single re-election. The death of Néstor Kirchner in 2010 derailed such a plan. She had a low positive image, below 30%. On 21 June 2011, Cristina Kirchner announced she would run for a second term as president. A few days later, she announced that her economic minister Amado Boudou would run for vice-president on her ticket. This selection was an unexpected one, as Boudou usually acted like a rock star instead |
Which city, known for its bull run, is the capital of the Spanish region of Navarre? | Basque Country (greater region) region that lies completely within Spain, and as such it is frequently also known as Spanish Basque Country ("País Vasco español" in Spanish). It is the largest and most populated part of the Basque Country. It includes two main regions: the Basque Autonomous Community (Vitoria-Gasteiz as capital) and the Chartered Community of Navarre (capital city Pamplona). The Basque Autonomous Community (7,234 km²) consists of three provinces, specifically designated "historical territories": The Chartered Community of Navarre (10,391 km²) is a single-province autonomous community. Its name refers to the charters, the "Fueros of Navarre". The Spanish Constitution of 1978 states that Navarre | Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre position were given positions in Charles V court—but far from Navarre—and their properties were partially or fully restored, but not without problems. With this surrender, Navarrese resistance to the Spanish-Castilian occupation was dealt its final blow. Localized military clashes were now confined to the southern fringes of Lower Navarre (Nafarroa Beherea in Basque, see map). In 1525, a Spanish attack captured St-Jean-Pied-de-Port again, it was held by the Spanish for almost two years, but in 1527 the lord of Luxe (Lukuze) and Esteban de Albret, lord of Miossens, recaptured the position. Except for a Spanish outpost in Luzaide/Valcarlos the region |
In which city do the baseball team known as the 'Astros' play their home games? | Gulf Coast League Astros Gulf Coast League Astros The Gulf Coast League (GCL) Astros are a minor league baseball team of the Gulf Coast League (GCL), and a Rookie-level affiliate of the Houston Astros. They are located in West Palm Beach, Florida, and play their home games at The Fitteam Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and other countries. The GCL Astros began play in 1977. However, in 1965, the team first played in | Baseball City Royals Baseball City Royals The Baseball City Royals were a farm team for the Kansas City Royals from 1988 to 1992, after moving from Fort Myers, Florida, where they were known as the Fort Myers Royals. The Baseball City Royals (based in Davenport, FL) were members of the Florida State League in 1988. Managed by Luis Silverio, they had the FSL's second-best record that year at 79-60 but lost the first-half central division to the Osceola Astros by two games and the second-half race to the Lakeland Tigers by half a game. They were sixth in the 14-team league in attendance |
Which Italian city was rules by the Visconti family between 1277 and 1477? | Visconti of Milan Visconti of Milan Visconti is the family name of important Italian noble dynasties of the Middle Ages. The Visconti of Milan rose to power in their city, where they ruled from 1277 to 1447, initially as Lords then as Dukes and where several collateral branches still exist. The effective founder of the Visconti lordship of Milan was Ottone, who wrested control of the city from the rival Della Torre family in 1277. In the second half of the 11th century, Ariprando Visconti and his son Ottone were the first family members to obtain the title of viscount, which then became | Giovanni Visconti (bishop) Giovanni Visconti (bishop) Giovanni Visconti — according to Lorenzo Cardella nephew of Pope Gregory X. He was ostensibly created cardinal-bishop of Sabina by his uncle in 1275 and in 1276 was named judge in the case concerning the translation of bishop Giovanni of Potenza to the archbishopric of Monreale, postulated by the cathedral chapter of Monreale. He died in 1277 or 1278. The modern scholars have concluded that no such cardinal existed in 13th century because the suburbicarian see of Sabina was occupied by Bertrand de Saint-Martin from 1273 until at least 1277. The document of Pope John XXI concerning |
In which Irish mountain range does the River Liffey rise? | River Liffey the river ran, but eventually came to refer to the river itself. It was also known as the Anna Liffey, possibly from an anglicisation of "Abhainn na Life," the Irish phrase that translates into English as "River Liffey". James Joyce embodies the river as "Anna Livia Plurabelle" in "Finnegans Wake". The Liffey rises in the Liffey Head Bog between Kippure and Tonduff in the Wicklow Mountains, forming from many streamlets at Sally Gap. It flows for through counties Wicklow, Kildare and Dublin before entering the Irish Sea at its mouth at the midpoint of Dublin Bay, on a line extending | River Liffey River Liffey The River Liffey (Irish: "An Life") is a river in Ireland, which flows through the centre of Dublin. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River Camac. The river supplies much of Dublin's water and a range of recreational activities. Ptolemy's "Geography" (2nd century AD) described a river, perhaps the Liffey, which he labelled Οβοκα ("Oboka"). Ultimately this led to the name of the River Avoca. The Liffey was previously named "An Ruirthech", meaning "fast (or strong) runner". The word "Liphe" (or "Life") referred originally to the name of the plain through which |
Which chemist discovered oxygen in 1774, calling it 'dephlogisticated air'? | History of chemistry paper on the production of water by burning inflammable air (that is, hydrogen) in dephlogisticated air (now known to be oxygen), the latter a constituent of atmospheric air (phlogiston theory). In 1773, Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele discovered oxygen, which he called "fire air", but did not immediately publish his achievement. In 1774, English chemist Joseph Priestley independently isolated oxygen in its gaseous state, calling it "dephlogisticated air", and published his work before Scheele. During his lifetime, Priestley's considerable scientific reputation rested on his invention of soda water, his writings on electricity, and his discovery of several "airs" (gases), the | Period 3 element by Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, who called it "dephlogisticated muriatic acid air," having thought he synthesized the oxide obtained from the hydrochloric acid, because acids were thought at the time to necessarily contain oxygen, a number of chemists, including Claude Berthollet, suggested that Scheele's dephlogisticated muriatic acid air must be a combination of oxygen and the yet undiscovered element, and Scheele named the supposed new element within this oxide as "muriaticum." The suggestion that this newly discovered gas was a simple element was made in 1809 by Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac and Louis-Jacques. This was confirmed by Sir Humphry Davy |
The 'running of the bulls' is part of the San Fermin Festival held in which Spanish city? | Running of the bulls RTVE, the public Spanish national television channel, for over 30 years. It is the highest profile event of the San Fermín festival, which is held every year from 6–14 July. The first bull running is on 7 July, followed by one on each of the following mornings of the festival, beginning every day at 8 am. Among the rules to take part in the event are that participants must be at least 18 years old, run in the same direction as the bulls, not incite the bulls, and not be under the influence of alcohol. In Pamplona, a set of | Running of the bulls blessing". The singers finish by shouting " and ('Long live Saint Fermin', in Spanish and Basque, respectively). Most runners dress in the traditional clothing of the festival which consists of a white shirt and trousers with a red waistband () and neckerchief (). Also some of them hold the day's newspaper rolled to draw the bulls' attention from them if necessary. A first rocket is set off at 8 a.m. to alert the runners that the corral gate is open. A second rocket signals that all six bulls have been released. The third and fourth rockets are signals that all |
What was the name of the US Space Shuttle that exploded upon take-off in 1986, killing all seven crew members? | Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Space Shuttle Columbia disaster On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle "Columbia" disintegrated upon reentering Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members. The disaster was the second fatal accident in the Space Shuttle program after Space Shuttle "Challenger", which broke apart and killed the seven-member crew 73 seconds after liftoff in 1986. During the launch of STS-107, "Columbia"'s 28th mission, a piece of foam insulation broke off from the Space Shuttle external tank and struck the left wing of the orbiter. A few previous shuttle launches had seen damage ranging from minor to nearly catastrophic from foam shedding, but some | Space Shuttle Columbia from: NASA and its contractors; the families of the STS-107 crew; and other individuals. The crew's families contributed personal items of the crew members to be on permanent display. The museum features two interactive simulator displays that emulate activities of the shuttle and orbiter. The digital learning center and its classroom provide educational opportunities for all ages. The Columbia Memorial Space Center is the U.S. national memorial for the Space Shuttle "Columbia"s seven crew members. It is located in Downey on the site of the Space Shuttle's origins and production, the former North American Aviation plant in Los Angeles County, |
What was the name of the US Space Shuttle that disintegrated over Texas during its re-entry into Earth's atmosphere in 2003, killing all 7 crew members? | Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Space Shuttle Columbia disaster On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle "Columbia" disintegrated upon reentering Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members. The disaster was the second fatal accident in the Space Shuttle program after Space Shuttle "Challenger", which broke apart and killed the seven-member crew 73 seconds after liftoff in 1986. During the launch of STS-107, "Columbia"'s 28th mission, a piece of foam insulation broke off from the Space Shuttle external tank and struck the left wing of the orbiter. A few previous shuttle launches had seen damage ranging from minor to nearly catastrophic from foam shedding, but some | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Space Shuttle Challenger disaster On January 28, 1986, the NASA shuttle orbiter mission STS-51-L and the tenth flight of (OV-99) broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members, which consisted of five NASA astronauts and two payload specialists. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:39 EST (16:39 UTC). The disintegration of the vehicle began after a joint in its right solid rocket booster (SRB) failed at liftoff. The failure was caused by the failure of O-ring seals used in the joint that were not designed to handle |
Which batsman got the first ever Test century for England, when he scored 152 in a Test versus Australia at The Oval in 1876? | Century (cricket) partnership when they made 128 for the first wicket against Surrey at Broadhalfpenny Down in September 1769. W. G. Grace was the first batsman to score 100 career centuries in first-class cricket, reaching the milestone in 1895. His career total of 124 centuries was subsequently passed by Jack Hobbs, whose total of 199 first-class centuries is the current record. The first century in Test cricket was scored by Charles Bannerman who scored 165 (before retiring hurt) in the first ever Test between Australia and England (played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from 15–19 March 1877). The first century partnership in | Test matches in England in 2005 scheduled for 2006–2007, will be played in Australia with England defending the Ashes. Test matches in England in 2005 There were seven Test matches played in England in 2005. The first two were against Bangladesh, the bottom-ranked test team. England started this series ranked second in the LG ICC Test Championship table. The remaining tests were played for the Ashes against Australia, the top-ranked team in the world. The series is widely regarded as one of the best ever played. Michael Vaughan won the toss and put Bangladesh in to bat at 10.30am on the first day at Lord's. The |
In which German town has a month-long festival celebrating the music of Richard Wagner been held every summer since 1876? | Bayreuth canon Bayreuth canon The Bayreuth canon consists of those operas by the German composer Richard Wagner (1813–1883) that have been performed at the Bayreuth Festival. The festival, which is dedicated to the staging of these works, was founded by Wagner in 1876 in the Bavarian town of Bayreuth, and has continued under the directorship of his family since his death. Although it was not originally held annually, it has taken place in July and August every year since the 75th anniversary season in 1951. Its venue is the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, which was built for the first festival. Attendance at the festival | Ravello Festival Ravello Festival The Ravello Festival is also popularly known as the "Wagner Festival" and is an annual summer festival of music and the arts held in the town of Ravello on the Amalfi coast in the Campania region of Italy. The festival has been held yearly since 1953 when the town fathers decided to use the historical fact of the visit to Ravello in 1880 by German composer Richard Wagner as a way to promote tourism and bolster the economy of the area in the difficult years following the Second World War. The composer had been so taken with the |
Which ancient Greek mathematician, known as 'The Father Of Geometry', wrote the hugely influential book 'Elements' that dominated European mathematics until the 19th century? | Euclid's Elements Euclid's Elements The Elements ( "Stoicheia") is a mathematical treatise consisting of 13 books attributed to the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid in Alexandria, Ptolemaic Egypt c. 300 BC. It is a collection of definitions, postulates, propositions (theorems and constructions), and mathematical proofs of the propositions. The books cover plane and solid Euclidean geometry, elementary number theory, and incommensurable lines. "Elements" is the oldest extant large-scale deductive treatment of mathematics. It has proven instrumental in the development of logic and modern science, and its logical rigor was not surpassed until the 19th century. Euclid's "Elements" has been referred to as the | Greek academic art of the 19th century Greek academic art of the 19th century The most important artistic movement of Greek art in the 19th century was academic realism, often called in Greece "the Munich School" () because of the strong influence from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Munich (), where many Greek artists trained. The Munich School painted the same sort of scenes in the same sort of style as Western European academic painters in several countries, and did generally not attempt to incorporate Byzantine stylistic elements into their work. The creation of romantic art in Greece can be explained mainly due to the |
Which is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees? | Pyrenees across the northern slopes, the GR 11 across the southern slopes, and the HRP which traverses peaks and ridges along a high altitude route. In addition, there are numerous marked and unmarked trails throughout the region. "Pirena" is a dog-mushing competition held in the Pyrenees. Ski resorts in the Pyrenees include: Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; ; ; ; ; ; ) is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between Spain and France. Reaching a height of altitude at the peak of Aneto, the range separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe, | Pyrenees the mountain range vary in more than one respect. There are some glaciers in the western and snowy central Pyrenees, but there are no glaciers in the eastern Pyrenees because there is insufficient snowfall to cause their development. Glaciers are confined to the northern slopes of the central Pyrenees, and do not descend, like those of the Alps, far down into the valleys but rather have their greatest lengths along the direction of the mountain chain. They form, in fact, in a narrow zone near the crest of the highest mountains. Here, as in the other great mountain ranges of |
Which French village is known for its exceptionally dense collection of megalithic standing stones that were hewn from local rock and erected by the pre-Celtic people of Brittany? | Carnac stones Carnac stones The Carnac stones (Breton: "Steudadoù Karnag") are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites around the village of Carnac in Brittany, consisting of alignments, dolmens, tumuli and single menhirs. More than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones were hewn from local rock and erected by the pre-Celtic people of Brittany, and form the largest such collection in the world. Most of the stones are within the Breton village of Carnac, but some to the east are within La Trinité-sur-Mer. The stones were erected at some stage during the Neolithic period, probably around 3300 BCE, but some may date to as | Stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany Stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany The stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany are a megalithic tradition of monuments consisting of standing stones arranged in rings. These were constructed from 3300 to 900 BCE in Britain, Ireland and Brittany. It has been estimated that around 4,000 of these monuments were originally constructed in this part of north-western Europe during this period. Around 1,300 of them are recorded, the others having been destroyed. Although stone circles have been erected throughout history by a variety of societies and for a variety of reasons, in the Late Neolithic and |
Based on an idea by Steven Spielberg and created by Diablo Cody, which American TV comedy-drama series, first broadcast in 2009, stars Toni Collete as a suburban housewife and mother coping with dissociative identity disorder? | United States of Tara United States of Tara United States of Tara is an American television comedy-drama created by Diablo Cody, which aired on Showtime from 2009 to 2011. The series follows the life of Tara (Toni Collette), a suburban housewife and mother coping with dissociative identity disorder. The series was based on an idea by Steven Spielberg, who is the executive producer, under his DreamWorks Television label. Other executive producers include writers Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, director Craig Zisk, and showrunners Cody and Jill Soloway. Former executive producer Alexa Junge quit as showrunner after the first season. Principal photography was filmed in Los | Steven Spielberg Tara", a show created by Academy Award winner Diablo Cody which they developed together (Spielberg is uncredited as creator). In 2011, Spielberg launched "Falling Skies", a science fiction television series, on the TNT network. He developed the series with Robert Rodat and is credited as an executive producer. Spielberg is also producing the Fox TV series "Terra Nova". "Terra Nova" begins in the year 2149 when all life on the planet Earth is threatened with extinction resulting in scientists opening a door that allows people to travel back 85 million years to prehistoric times. Spielberg also produced "The River", "Smash", |
Located near the Austrian border, what is the name of Germany's highest mountain? | Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district) Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district) Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a "Landkreis" (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Ostallgäu, Weilheim-Schongau and Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, and by the Austrian state of Tyrol. In medieval times the alpine lands were owned by the bishops of Freising and the abbots of Ettal Abbey. In 1803, when the clerical states of Germany were dissolved, the region was acquired by Bavaria. The district is located in the Bavarian Alps and includes the highest mountain of Germany, the Zugspitze (2962 m). The highest peaks are grouped along the Austrian border, where the mountain | Austria–Germany border the endpoints is long. Besides Lake Constance, the border does not pass through any significant body of water, but it follows the Inn and Danube rivers along the eastern part. The Austrian states of Vorarlberg, Tyrol, Salzburg and Upper Austria run along the international border, as does the German state of Bavaria. The eastern point is located at the border tripoint of Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic, at , near the villages of Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald and Bayerischer Plöckenstein. The western point is located at the border tripoint of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, at approximately , in Lake Constance. |
Considered one of the best examples of Roman ruins in North Africa and particularly noted for its Triumphal Arch, which archaeological site in Morocco is situated near to Meknes? | Roman roads in Morocco Roman roads in Morocco Roman roads in Morocco were the western roads of Roman Africa. In 42 AD the western part of the kingdom of Mauretania was reorganized as a province of Rome Mauretania Tingitana. During the reign of emperor Claudius infrastructure was improved. A road leading in the southern direction from Tingis split in two at Ad Mercuri. One of the two followed the Atlantic coast through Iulia Constantia Zilil (Asilah), Lixus (Larache) and Sala Colonia (near Rabat). The other, more to the east, ended in Tocolosida, near Volubilis and modern Fez. There it is the possibility that a | Triumphal arch around. Most Roman triumphal arches were built during the imperial period. By the fourth century AD there were 36 such arches in Rome, of which three have survived - the Arch of Titus (AD 81), the Arch of Septimius Severus (203-205) and the Arch of Constantine (312). Numerous arches were built elsewhere in the Roman Empire. The single arch was the most common, but many triple arches were also built, of which the Triumphal Arch of Orange ("circa" AD 21) is the earliest surviving example. From the 2nd century AD, many examples of the "arcus quadrifrons" – a square triumphal |
Which American comedy-drama detective television series broadcast between 2002 and 2009 starred Tony Shalhoub as the title character, a private detective | Tony Shalhoub Tony Shalhoub Anthony Marcus "Tony" Shalhoub ( ; born October 9, 1953) is an American actor. His television work includes Antonio Scarpacci in NBC sitcom "Wings" and detective Adrian Monk in the USA TV series "Monk", for which he has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series and three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He has also had a successful film career as a character actor, with roles in films such | Richard Diamond, Private Detective Richard Diamond, Private Detective Richard Diamond, Private Detective is an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960. Shortly before his death in 2004, actor/comedian Alan King wrote a pair of short stories about the character set in 1948. They were published posthumously in 2016. Dick Powell starred in the "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" radio series as a light-hearted detective who often ended the episodes singing to his girlfriend, Helen Asher (Virginia Gregg). Other regular cast members included Rick's friend and former partner on the police |
Who was the 18th century Swiss mathematician and physicist, who published more papers than any other mathematician in history and pioneered the theory of trigometric and logarithmic functions? | Peter Cameron (mathematician) and combinatorics; he has written books about combinatorics, algebra, permutation groups, and logic, and has produced over 250 academic papers. He posed the Cameron–Erdős conjecture with Paul Erdős. He was awarded the London Mathematical Society's Whitehead Prize in 1979 and is joint winner of the 2003 Euler Medal.In 2018 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Peter Cameron (mathematician) Peter Jephson Cameron FRSE (born 23 January 1947) is an Australian mathematician who works in group theory, combinatorics, coding theory, and model theory. He is currently half-time Professor of Mathematics at the University of St Andrews, and | History of mathematics (1887–1920), an Indian autodidact who conjectured or proved over 3000 theorems, including properties of highly composite numbers, the partition function and its asymptotics, and mock theta functions. He also made major investigations in the areas of gamma functions, modular forms, divergent series, hypergeometric series and prime number theory. Paul Erdős published more papers than any other mathematician in history, working with hundreds of collaborators. Mathematicians have a game equivalent to the Kevin Bacon Game, which leads to the Erdős number of a mathematician. This describes the "collaborative distance" between a person and Paul Erdős, as measured by joint authorship of |
Who was the legendary herald of the Greek forces during the Trojan War who was said to be able to shout as loudly as fifty normal men? | Stentor of such a vast multitude, or who the herald, unless he have the voice of a Stentor?" Stentor In Greek mythology, Stentor (Ancient Greek: Στέντωρ; "gen".: Στέντορος) was a herald of the Greek forces during the Trojan War. He is mentioned briefly in Homer's "Iliad" in which Hera in the guise of Stentor, whose "voice was as powerful as fifty voices of other men" encourages the Greeks to fight. Elsewhere, Stentor is said to have died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes. Stentor's story is the origin of the term "stentorian", meaning loud-voiced, for which he was famous. Aristotle | The Teacher Who Was Not To Be of Music. In his letter Thommessen chastised Paus for his tonal music. A long monologue on why Paus has misunderstood everything about music ends with the words "I do not want any more verbal contact with you." At the time the opera monologue premiered, the "Teacher" in the monologue remained anonymous. The monologue played an important role in an extensive debate on musical aesthetics in the music journal "Ballade" in 2015, during which the formerly anonymous "Teacher" was revealed by Paus to be Olav Anton Thommessen. The Teacher Who Was Not To Be The Teacher Who Was Not To Be |
The American Football team are the 'Cardinals', the Baseball team are the 'Diamondbacks', and the Basketball team are the 'Suns'. Which city? | History of the Arizona Diamondbacks History of the Arizona Diamondbacks This article is about the history of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks (often shortened as the "D-Backs"), an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, were formed in 1998, based at Bank One Ballpark. This followed five years of preparation under the leadership of Jerry Colangelo. The Diamondbacks won the World Series championship in 2001, becoming the fastest expansion team in the Major Leagues to win a championship, doing so in only the fourth season since inception in 1998. Financial difficulties were then encountered and the home field was renamed to Chase Field in | 2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball team 2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball team The 2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represents the University of Louisville during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals play their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will are led by head coach Dan McDonnell, in his ninth year at Louisville. In 2014, the Cardinals finished as champions of the American Athletic Conference with a record of 48–15, 19–5 in conference play, in their first and only season in the conference. They qualified for the 2014 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, and lost in |
The most famous works of which 18th century English painter include 'An Experiment On A Bird' and 'The Orrery'? | A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery, or the full title, A Philosopher giving a Lecture on the Orrery in which a lamp is put in place of the Sun, is a painting by Joseph Wright of Derby depicting a lecturer giving a demonstration of an orrery to a small audience. The painting preceded his similar "An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump" (National Gallery, London). The first of Wright's candlelit masterpieces, "Three Persons Viewing the Gladiator by Candlelight", was painted in 1765, and showed three men studying a small copy of the | An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump Earl auctioned it off, and it is now held by Derby Museum and Art Gallery. "An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump" followed in 1768, the emotionally charged experiment contrasting with the orderly scene from "The Orrery". The painting, which measures 72 by 94½ inches (183 by 244 cm), shows a grey cockatiel fluttering in panic as the air is slowly withdrawn from the vessel by the pump. The witnesses display various emotions: one of the girls worriedly watches the fate of the bird, while the other is too upset to observe and is comforted by her father; |
The American Football team are the 'Redskins', the Baseball team are the 'Nationals', and the Basketball team are the 'Wizards'. Which city? | History of the Washington Redskins was relatively rare, the Redskins used it as their primary method of gaining yards. “Slingin’ Sammy” Baugh also played numerous other positions, including cornerback and punter. After the disappointing 1936 NFL title game, George Preston Marshall had the team moved to his home in Washington, D.C. on February 13, 1937, retaining the name “Redskins” although it was now out of context. They then shared Griffith Stadium with the Washington Senators baseball team. Marshall sought to incorporate many elements of the college football atmosphere into Redskins games. At the time, the college game was far more popular than the NFL, which | 1955 Miami Redskins football team 1955 Miami Redskins football team The 1955 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Redskins compiled a perfect 9–0 record (5–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championshipn, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 226 to 47. The defense led the way for the 1955 Miami team, allowing an average of 5.2 points per game, which remains a Miami school record. Bo Schembechler was an assistant coach on the |
Which London area is mentioned in the opening line of the lyrics to 'The Kinks' hit 'Lola'? | Lola (song) the Bone", the band's final release of new material before their dissolution. 1970 studio version 1980 live version Lola (song) "Lola" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by English rock band the Kinks on their album "Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One". The song details a romantic encounter between a young man and a possible transvestite, whom he meets in a club in Soho, London. In the song, the narrator describes his confusion towards Lola, who "walked like a woman but talked like a man". Although Ray Davies claims that the incident was inspired by | The Kinks encounter with a transvestite, that became both a UK and US Top 10 hit, helping return the Kinks to the public eye. The lyrics originally contained the word "Coca-Cola", and as a result the BBC refused to broadcast the song, considering it to be in violation of their policy against product placement. Part of the song was hastily rerecorded by Ray Davies, with the offending line changed to the generic "cherry cola", although in concert the Kinks still used "Coca-Cola". Recordings of both versions of "Lola" exist. The accompanying album "Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One" was released |
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