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We call the fruit an Avocado, what do the American's call it? | Avocado diversity has relied largely on field collection, as avocado seeds often do not survive storage in seed banks. This is problematic, as field preservation of living cultivars is expensive, and habitat loss threatens wild cultivars. More recently, an alternate method of conservation has been developed based on cryopreservation of avocado somatic embryos with reliable methods for somatic embryogenesis and reconstitution into living trees. Indoors, an avocado tree is usually grown from the pit of an avocado fruit. This is often done by removing the pit from a ripe, unrefrigerated avocado fruit. The pit is then stabbed with three or four | We Call It Acieed We Call It Acieed "We Call It Acieed" is an acid house-influenced song from "A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That" by D Mob featuring Gary Haisman. The song ranked #1 at Dance Music/Club Play Singles and #25 at Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales in 1989. It reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart. The song is also featured on "Dance Massive, Vol. 2 [Phantom]", "History of Techno [ZYX]", "Smash Hits 1988" and "Acid House Anthems". The video features D Mob and singing in front of people with yellow masks in the shapes of triangles, squares and |
"In which layer of the atmosphere would you find ""The Ozone Layer?" | Ozone layer 28, 2003, which operated until early 2012. Ozone layer The Ozone layer or ozone shield is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation. It contains high concentrations of ozone (O) in relation to other parts of the atmosphere, although still small in relation to other gases in the stratosphere. The ozone layer contains less than 10 parts per million of ozone, while the average ozone concentration in Earth's atmosphere as a whole is about 0.3 parts per million. The ozone layer is mainly found in the lower portion of the stratosphere, from approximately above | Ozone layer which otherwise would potentially damage exposed life forms near the surface. In 1976 atmospheric research revealed that the ozone layer was being depleted by chemicals released by industry, mainly chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Concerns that increased UV radiation due to ozone depletion threatened life on Earth, including increased skin cancer in humans and other ecological problems, led to bans on the chemicals, and the latest evidence is that ozone depletion has slowed or stopped. The United Nations General Assembly has designated September 16 as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. Venus also has a thin ozone layer at |
"In which Cathedral is the tomb of the ""Black Prince""?" | Edward the Black Prince by its bishop, who had been his private friend. The Black Prince returned to England in 1371 and the next year resigned the principality of Aquitaine and Gascony. He led the commons in their attack upon the Lancastrian administration in 1376. He died in 1376 of dysentery and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, where his surcoat, helmet, shield, and gauntlets are still preserved. Edward, the eldest son of Edward III and Queen Philippa, was born at Woodstock on 15 June 1330. His father on 10 September allowed five hundred marks a year from the profits of the county of Chester | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince The Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince () is the main cathedral in the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti. The present Holy Trinity Cathedral is in downtown Port-au-Prince at the corner of Ave. Mgr. Guilloux & Rue Pavée. Holy Trinity Cathedral has been destroyed six times, including in the devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010. The present Holy Trinity Cathedral was known for its interior murals, which depicted various stories from the Bible using only people of black African heritage. The murals were painted by some of the best-known Haitian painters of the twentieth century, including Philomé Obin, Castera |
"""Galliwasp"" and ""Horned toad"" are types of which creature?" | Ol' Rip the Horned Toad Ol' Rip the Horned Toad Ol' Rip (died January 19, 1929) was a horned lizard (commonly referred to as a "horned toad" or "horny toad") whose supposed 31-year hibernation as an entombed animal is believed by some and doubted by others. His name is a reference to the fictional character Rip Van Winkle. In 1897, a horned lizard was placed in a cornerstone of the Eastland County Courthouse in Eastland, Texas along with other time capsule memorabilia. When the courthouse was torn down 31 years later, the cornerstone was opened on February 18, 1928, a live horned lizard was produced, | Boettger's horned toad Tadpoles are in length. Boettger's horned toad Boettger's horned toad, Boettger's spadefoot toad, or pale-shouldered horned toad (Xenophrys boettgeri), is a species of toad found in southern and southeastern China (the northern border runs roughly from Sichuan in the west to Shanxi in the north and Zhejiang in the east) and northeastern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Assam). A closely related but probably as yet undescribed species in found in Tibet. It is not certain that the Indian specimens belong to "Xenophrys boettgeri" either. The history of this species' discovery is highly international. It was described by George Albert Boulenger, |
"In which South American country did the ""Dina"" secret police operate in the 1970's?" | Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990) Argentina; however, they were followed in their exile by the DINA secret police, in the frame of Operation Condor which linked South American dictatorships together against political opponents. Some 20,000–40,000 Chilean exiles were holders of passports stamped with the letter "L" (which stood for "lista nacional"), identifying them as "persona non grata" and had to seek permission before entering the country. According to a study in Latin American Perspectives, at least 200,000 Chileans (about 2% of Chile's 1973 population) were forced into exile. Additionally, hundreds of thousands left the country in the wake of the economic crises that followed the | Secret police Secret police The term secret police (or political police) refers to intelligence, security or police agencies that engage in covert operations against a government's political opponents. Secret police organizations are characteristic of totalitarian regimes. Used to protect the political power of an individual dictator or an authoritarian regime, secret police often, but not always, operate outside the law and are used to repress dissidents and weaken the political opposition, frequently with violence. Secret police originated in 18th-century Europe after the French Revolution, when such operations were established in an effort to detect any possible conspiracies or revolutionary subversion. The peak |
Of which organisation was John Longworth Director General when he was suspended for suggesting Britain would be better off outside the EU (he later resigned in March 2016)? | John Longworth (businessman) Influential on the Right'. He has an honorary doctorate from the private University, BPP. John Longworth (businessman) John Longworth (born May 1958) is a British business consultant, and was the director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce from September 2011 until March 2016 when he departed in controversy by breaking with the organisation's line on Brexit on the day of its conference. His career spanned operational roles including global quality management and supplier development, through corporate, M&A, law, marketing and PR. Longworth is the co-founder and co-chair of Leave Means Leave with Richard Tice. John Longworth was born in May | Students for Britain Keele Votes Campaign alongside the Young Europeans Group. The campaign rivalled Students for Europe, which argues for a 'remain' vote and is a component of the European Movement. The campaign closed down after the June 2016 vote. Students for Britain Students for Britain was a campaign group, affiliated with the Vote Leave campaign, which argued that Britain would be better off outside the EU. The organisation stressed the cost of the EU, barriers to trade with the rest of the world and how undemocratic and remote the EU is in their view. The campaign has been described by Sunday Times |
"The ""Elephanta"" is a strong southerly wind off the coast of which country?" | Elephanta Island Elephanta Island Elephanta Island (also called Gharapuri Island or "place of caves" or Pory Island) is one of a number of islands in Mumbai Harbour, east of Mumbai, India. This island is a popular tourist destination because of the island's cave temples, the Elephanta Caves, that have been carved out of rock. The island is easily accessible by ferry from Mumbai, being about from the south east coast of the island city. Boats leave daily from the Gateway of India, taking about an hour each way. The tickets for these can be bought at the Gateway itself. The first ferry | Blow the Wind Southerly Blow the Wind Southerly Blow the Wind Southerly is a traditional English folk song from Northumberland. It tells of a woman desperately hoping for a southerly wind to blow her lover back home over the sea to her. It is Roud number 2619. Kathleen Ferrier recorded what is perhaps the best-known version of the song in London in 1949. As with all folk music, there are now multiple versions of the lyrics after years of these lyrics being passed down the generations primarily by word of mouth. A common version is: <poem>CHORUS: Blow the wind southerly, southerly, southerly, Blow the |
What is produced in a Solera? | Solera by the producers of sherry. In a Spanish sherry "solera", the vintner may transfer about a third of each barrel a year. A solera sherry has to be at least three years old when bottled. A quite similar process is called sostrera, used to produce fortified wines in the Mediterranean regions of France. In Sicily, where Marsala wine is made, the system is called "in perpetuum". Solera vinification is used in the making of Mavrodafni ("Black Laurel"), a fortified red dessert wine made in the Northern Peloponnese in Greece. Exceptional "Mavrodafni" vintages are released every 20 or 30 years: they | Solera very large capital investment for a winemaker. If done with actual barrels, the producer may have several "soleras" running in parallel. For a small producer, a "solera" may be the largest capital investment, and a valuable asset to be passed down to descendants. An economic concomitant of the Andalusian wine industry are Almacenistas ('warehousers', small or larger investors who purchase solera-produced material and carefully maintain it over many years so that it can be purchased for current needs by bodegas who are actively blending for the market. Wine produced from a solera cannot formally have a vintage date because it |
Which film company's logo is a lady with a torch? | Production logo Lion in 1924 and Universal debuting their globe around the same time. RKO Radio Pictures used their rotating globe and radio transmission tower with a Morse code-beeping soundtrack as early as 1929. In the 1930s, Twentieth Century Pictures introduced their futuristic "tower" logo, which had moving searchlights; it was carried over when they merged with Fox Film Corporation and became 20th Century Fox. The first version of Columbia's mascot used a sparkler to represent her torch, and Universal's globes could rotate. The advent of television in the 1950s also opened the door to cel animation in production logos. Most studios | Lady with a Past Lady with a Past Lady with a Past is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film starring Constance Bennett as a shy and very proper young lady who decides to invent a scandalous past for herself to spice up her life. It is based on the novel of the same name by Harriet Henry. Although she is an heiress and quite lovely, Venice Muir is very shy. She is flattered when flirtatious Donnie Wainwright urges her to elope to Paris with him, then irked when he abandons her before their ship departs. Venice gets an idea, hiring a penniless fellow, |
Newport on the Isle of Wight stands on which river? | Isle of Wight Central Railway later 50% of net receipts. A wharf, known as Medina Wharf, was built adjoining the river between Cowes and Newport in 1877 - 1878. Writing in 1962 Rickard said that the Medina Wharf was then the sole means of entry for coal to the island. The business interests on the east coast of the island continued to put forward a scheme based in Ryde. The Cowes and Newport Railway proposed an extension from Newport to Ryde and Ventnor, forming a large triangle, and to rename their company the "Isle of Wight Railway". The promoters of the Isle of Wight (Eastern | Transport on the Isle of Wight paths are highlighted on Ordnance Survey maps and local signs, including a route around the whole island (the Isle of Wight Coastal Path), and smaller trails such as the Tennyson Trail and Worsley Trail. The island is also home to the Isle of Wight Walking Festival, which has taken place annually in May for ten years and now has over 200 different walks. Sustrans National Cycle Network routes 22 and 23 have sections through the Isle of Wight, including off-road sections of route 23 between Cowes and Newport and Newport and Sandown along disused railway lines. There is a signed |
The hovercraft service across the Solent is between Southsea and which Isle of Wight town? | Hovercraft the SR.N6, which operated across the Solent from Southsea to Ryde on the Isle of Wight for many years. In 1963 the, SR.N2 was used in experimental service between Weston-super-Mare and Penarth under the aegis of P & A Campbell, the paddle steamer operators. Operations by Hovertravel commenced on 24 July 1965, using the SR.N6, which carried 38 passengers. Two 98 seat AP1-88 hovercraft were introduced on this route in 1983, and in 2007, these were joined by the first 130-seat BHT130 craft. The AP1-88 and the BHT130 were notable as they were largely built by Hoverwork using shipbuilding techniques | Railways on the Isle of Wight Railways on the Isle of Wight There once existed a network of railway lines on the Isle of Wight. They were opened by several companies between 1862 and 1901, and all but the Island Line closed between 1952 and 1966. A further have reopened as the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. The first railway to be built on the island ran for a distance of . It was opened in 1833 on the Nash Estate near Yarmouth. Its usage is presumed to have been for transporting brickmaking materials to and from a jetty on the Solent, and it is not |
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion are three members of which band formed in 1996? | Chris Martin met his future Coldplay bandmates Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion. While studying at University College London, Martin met Jonny Buckland with whom he decided to form a band—Martin as lead singer and Buckland as lead guitarist. They were joined by Guy Berryman as their bass player and Will Champion, as their drummer. In 1996, they formed the rock band Coldplay, originally known as Pectoralz, later changed to Starfish temporarily until finally they were offered the name Coldplay by another band who did not want the name anymore. Since the release of their debut album "Parachutes" in 2000, the | Live in Madrid (EP) Unstaged". The band performed songs from "Mylo Xyloto" alongside their previous hits. The concert aired on 26 October 2011. The show was directed by Anton Corbijn and presented by American Express. The live webcast is reported to have been viewed by nearly 20 million viewers. Replay of the show on Vevo was viewed by nearly 8 million viewers. The album consisted of recordings from the concert. The first version of the EP consisted of 7 songs, while the second version consisted only 5 songs. All songs were written, composed and performed by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris |
How many faces does a tetrahedron have? | Trigonometry of a tetrahedron relates the areas of each face of the tetrahedron and the dihedral angles about a point. It is given by the following identity: Take the general tetrahedron formula_40 and project the faces formula_45 onto the plane with the face formula_46. Let formula_47. Then the area of the face formula_46 is given by the sum of the projected areas, as follows:formula_49By substitution of formula_10 with each of the four faces of the tetrahedron, one obtains the following homogeneous system of linear equations:formula_51This homogeneous system will have solutions precisely when: formula_52By expanding this determinant, one obtains the relationship between the dihedral angles | Tetrahedron tetrahedron. Let Δ be the area of the face opposite vertex "P" and let "θ" be the dihedral angle between the two faces of the tetrahedron adjacent to the edge "PP". The law of cosines for this tetrahedron, which relates the areas of the faces of the tetrahedron to the dihedral angles about a vertex, is given by the following relation: Let "P" be any interior point of a tetrahedron of volume "V" for which the vertices are "A", "B", "C", and "D", and for which the areas of the opposite faces are "F", "F", "F", and "F". Then For |
How many rugby union teams took part in the 2015 Rugby World Cup? | 2015 Rugby World Cup 2015 Rugby World Cup The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament was hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October. Of the 20 countries competing in the World Cup in 2011, there was only one change: Uruguay replaced Russia. This was the first World Cup with no new teams to the tournament. Reigning champions New Zealand won the cup and defended their title by defeating Australia in the final 34–17; South Africa defeated Argentina to take third place. This was the first Rugby World Cup where no | 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup ahead of the round 3 clash with Tonga. 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup The 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup was the tenth edition of the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup (formerly known as the IRB Pacific Nations Cup), an annual international rugby union tournament. The 2015 title was contested between the Tier 2 nations of Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the United States. Due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the tournament took place in July and August with all teams having access to overseas players. Like the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, the six teams were |
Which of the Teletubbies is missing - Tinky-Winky, Laa-Laa, Po and ? | Teletubbies – The Album Teletubbies – The Album Teletubbies – The Album is an album that was released based on the popular children's show of the same name. The album's single "Teletubbies Say 'Eh-oh!" was a number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart in December 1997 and reached number 13 in the Dutch Singles Chart in late 1998. Dipsy - Vocals (on Teletubbies say Eh-oh! and Dipsy's Fancy Hat). Piano, Keyboard, Synthesizer, Organ, Harpsichord, Mellotron, Rhodes piano Tinky Winky - Vocals (all tracks except Dipsy's Fancy Hat), Guitars Po - Vocals (on Teletubbies say Eh-oh!). Drums Laa-Laa - Vocals (on Teletubbies say Eh-oh!). Bass | Laa an der Thaya mayor of Laa an der Thaya. Seats in the municipal assembly ("Gemeinderat") elections: Laa an der Thaya is twinned with: Laa an der Thaya Laa an der Thaya is a town in the Mistelbach District of Lower Austria in Austria, near the Czech border. The population in 2016 was 6224. The town is located in the northern Weinviertel region, near the Thaya river, directly at the border with South Moravia. The municipal area includes the cadastral communities of Hanfthal, Kottingneusiedl, Pernhofen, Ungerndorf, and Wulzeshofen. A settlement at a ford across the Thaya existed already in the 12th century, before the |
Which novel is set in the seventh century AF (After Ford) - 632 years after the birth of the inventor of the model T? | World State in Brave New World World State in Brave New World The World State is the primary setting of Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel "Brave New World". In the novel, the World State is a unified government which administers the entire planet, with a few isolated exceptions. The motto of the World State is "Community, Identity, Stability". The citizens of the World State use a calendar which takes the year 1908 AD ("0 AF" – "After Ford") as its epoch, as this was the first year in which the Model T automobile was produced by the Ford Motor Company. According to the novel, the "Nine Years' | The First Century after Beatrice The First Century after Beatrice The First Century after Beatrice () is a 1992 novel by the French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf. The story is set in a near future, where a pharmacological company markets, in the guise of a traditional folk remedy, a drug by which parents can choose to only have sons. The story is told from the first-person point of view of an entomologist. As the disastrous consequences of the skewed male/female birth ratio resulting from the drug multiply, he transitions from pondering and documenting them to organizing a body of scientists who attempt to reckon with the |
In which year was Mary, Queen of Scots executed and Sir Francis Drake 'Singed the King of Spain's Beard'? | Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, reigned over Scotland from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567. Mary, the only surviving legitimate child of King James V, was six days old when her father died and she acceded to the throne. She spent most of her childhood in France while Scotland was ruled by regents, and in 1558, she married the Dauphin of France, Francis. He ascended the French throne as King Francis II in 1559, and Mary briefly became queen | The Queen of Spain's Beard The Queen of Spain's Beard "The Queen of Spain's Beard" is the fourth episode of the BBC historical sitcom "The Black Adder", the first serial in the "Blackadder" series. Set in late 15th-century England, the episode parodies the practice of political marriages between the royal houses of Europe which characterised European politics during the Middle Ages. Its bawdy humour also deals with taboos surrounding premarital sex, gay stereotypes and the practice of child marriage. The title of the episode is a play on the words attributed to Sir Francis Drake who "singed the beard of the King of Spain" when |
What is the first word of the song Memory from the musical Cats? | Memory (song) initial recordings of the track, with the first verse, beginning ""Midnight, not a sound from the pavement..."" being used in only the brief, Act I rendition of the song and a new verse, ""Memory, turn your face to the moonlight..."'" in its place for the Act II performance. In addition, the original second bridge section became the first and a new second bridge was added. Consequently, the arrangement of the lyric for a recording usually depends on whether the artist has played the role on stage. "Memory" has been covered by numerous musical acts. Among the more notable are the | Memory (song) Memory (song) "Memory" is a show tune from the 1981 musical "Cats". It is sung by the character Grizabella, a one-time glamour cat who is now only a shell of her former self. The song is a nostalgic remembrance of her glorious past and a declaration of her wish to start a new life. Sung briefly in the first act and in full near the end of the show, "Memory" is the climax of the musical, and by far its most popular and best-known song. Elaine Paige originated the role of Grizabella in the West End production of "Cats", the |
Who took over as Prime Minister of Australia in September last year? | Prime Minister of Australia the Governor-General's pleasure subject to the Constitution of Australia and constitutional conventions. Scott Morrison has held the office of Prime Minister since 24 August 2018. He received his commission after replacing Malcolm Turnbull as the leader of the Liberal Party, the largest party in the Coalition government, following the Liberal Party leadership spill earlier the same day. The Prime Minister of Australia is appointed by the Governor-General of Australia under Section 64 of the Australian Constitution, which empowers the Governor-General, as the official representative of the Crown, to appoint government ministers of state on the advice of the Prime Minister | Prime Minister of Australia John Curtin, and served until 13 July 1945 when Ben Chifley was elected leader of the Australian Labor Party. The last Prime Minister to serve out a full government term in the office was John Howard, who won the 2004 election and led his party to the 2007 election, but lost. Since then, the five subsequent Prime Ministers have been either voted out of the office mid-term by the caucuses of their own parties, assumed the office mid-term under such circumstances, or both. Prime Minister of Australia The Prime Minister of Australia is the head of government of Australia. The |
What word can be a hairstyle, a wing of the New Zealand parliament buildings, and a nickname of the state of Utah? | New Zealand Parliament Buildings School as part of Victoria's Pipitea campus. New Zealand Parliament Buildings The New Zealand Parliament Buildings house the New Zealand Parliament and are on a 45,000 square metre site at the northern end of Lambton Quay, Wellington. They consist of the Edwardian neoclassical-style Parliament House (1922); the Parliamentary Library (1899); the executive wing, called "The Beehive" (1977); and Bowen House, in use since 1991. Whilst most of the individual buildings are outstanding for different reasons, the overall setting that has been achieved "has little aesthetic or architectural coherence". The main building of the complex is Parliament House, containing the debating | New Zealand Parliament Buildings to save money. It had an iron fire-door separating the library from the main entrance section. This saved the library from the fire of 1907 which destroyed the rest of the timber parliament buildings. Coincidentally, exactly the same thing happened in Ottawa in 1916—with fire doors saving the Library when the Centre Block of the Canadian Parliament burned. Like Parliament House the library was strengthened and refurbished in the 1990s. It still houses Parliament's library. The building is registered with Heritage New Zealand (previously known as the New Zealand Historic Places Trust) as a Category I heritage structure with registration |
In which recent film does Leonardo DiCaprio play Hugh Glass and Tom Hardy play John Fitzgerald? | The Revenant (2015 film) The Revenant (2015 film) The Revenant is a 2015 American semi-biographical epic western film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. The screenplay by Mark L. Smith and Iñárritu is based in part on Michael Punke's 2002 novel of the same name, describing frontiersman Hugh Glass's experiences in 1823. That novel is in turn based on the 1915 poem "The Song of Hugh Glass". The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, and Will Poulter. Development began in August 2001 when producer Akiva Goldsman purchased Punke's manuscript. Iñárritu signed on to direct in August 2011 and in April 2014, after several | Leonardo DiCaprio Christopher Nolan's science-fiction film "Inception", also starring Marion Cotillard, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy, Ken Watanabe, Tom Berenger and Michael Caine. Inspired by the experience of lucid dreaming and dream incubation, DiCaprio portrays the character of Dom Cobb, an "extractor" who enters the dreams of others to obtain information that is otherwise inaccessible. Cobb is promised a chance to regain his old life in exchange for planting an idea in a corporate target's mind. DiCaprio was "intrigued by this concept—this dream-heist notion and how this character's gonna unlock his dreamworld and ultimately affect his real life." Released to critical |
"Who wrote the fantasy book ""Puck of Pook's"" Hill published in 1906?" | Puck of Pook's Hill Puck of Pook's Hill Puck of Pook's Hill is a fantasy book by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1906, containing a series of short stories set in different periods of English history. It can count both as historical fantasy – since some of the stories told of the past have clear magical elements, and as contemporary fantasy – since it depicts a magical being active and practising his magic in the England of the early 1900s when the book was written. The stories are all narrated to two children living near Burwash, in the area of Kipling's own house Bateman's, by | Puck of Pook's Hill Pook's Hill" in 1987, has described this book as an example of archaeological imagination that, in fragments, delivers a look at the history of England, climaxing with the signing of Magna Carta. Puck calmly concludes the series of stories: "Weland gave the Sword, The Sword gave the Treasure, and the Treasure gave the Law. It's as natural as an oak growing." The stories originally appeared in the Strand Magazine in 1906 with illustrations by Claude Allen Shepperson, but the first book-form edition was illustrated by H. R. Millar. Arthur Rackham provided four colour plates for the first US edition. "Puck |
What is the two-word title of the 2002 Paul Greengrass directed film set in Derry in 1972 | Bloody Sunday (film) Bloody Sunday (film) Bloody Sunday is a 2002 Irish film about the 1972 "Bloody Sunday" shootings in Derry, Northern Ireland. Although produced by Granada Television as a TV film, it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 16 January, a few days before its screening on ITV on 20 January, and then in selected London cinemas from 25 January. The production was written and directed by Paul Greengrass. Though set in Derry, the film was actually shot in Ballymun in North Dublin. However, some location scenes were shot in Derry, in Guildhall Square and in Creggan on the actual route | The Bourne Identity (2002 film) third film, "The Bourne Ultimatum", was released in 2007 and again was directed by Paul Greengrass and starred Matt Damon. Like "Supremacy", "Ultimatum" received generally positive critical and public reception, but also received similar criticism for the camera-work. Liman remained as executive producer for both films as well as for the fifth film "Jason Bourne", once again directed by Greengrass and released in 2016. The fourth film of the "Bourne" franchise, "The Bourne Legacy" was released in 2012. Neither Damon nor Greengrass was involved. Both returned for the fifth film in the franchise, eponymously titled "Jason Bourne". The Bourne Identity |
Which letter comes between delta and zeta in the Greek alphabet? | Delta Zeta the middle of the century, Delta Zeta absorbed four other sororities: Beta Phi Alpha in 1941, Phi Omega Pi in 1946, Delta Sigma Epsilon in 1956, and Theta Upsilon in 1962; most of these sororities had previously absorbed other, smaller sororities as well. In 1992, Delta Zeta chartered its first Canadian chapter at the University of Windsor, marking the beginning of the sorority's national expansion. Delta Zeta marked its Centennial Celebration in 2002. Delta Zeta's official flower is the pink Killarney rose, while the official stone is the diamond. The turtle is the official mascot. The Roman lamp is the | History of the Greek alphabet only required one. The history here is complicated, but basically "sāmekh" dropped out in certain dialects, and was reused to represent in others, while usage for the sound varied between "ṣādē" and "šin". The letter now known as sigma took its name from "sāmekh" but its form from "šin", while the letter San, which occurred in a few dialects only, took its name from "šin" but its place in the alphabet from "ṣādē". A further Greek letter of uncertain origin, sampi, is found occasionally, and may represent an affricate, such as . For the special case of zeta, see Zeta |
In which city was the Independent Labour Party founded in 1893? | Independent Labour Party labour movement. At a TUC meeting in September 1892, a call was issued for a meeting of advocates of an independent labour organisation. An arrangements committee was established and a conference called for the following January. This conference was chaired by William Henry Drew and was held in Bradford 14–16 January 1893. It proved to be the foundation conference of the Independent Labour Party and MP Keir Hardie was elected as its first chairman. About 130 delegates were in attendance at the conference, including in addition to Hardie such socialist and labour worthies as Alderman Ben Tillett, author George Bernard | Independent Labour Party Independent Labour Party The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a British political party of the left, established in 1893, when the Liberals appeared reluctant to endorse working-class candidates, representing the interests of the majority. A sitting independent MP and prominent union organiser, Keir Hardie, became its first chairman. The party was positioned to the left of Ramsay MacDonald’s Labour Representation Committee, founded in 1900 and soon renamed the Labour Party, to which it was affiliated from 1906 to 1932. In 1947, the organisation's three parliamentary representatives defected to the Labour Party, and the organisation rejoined Labour as Independent Labour Publications |
"The 1998 Terrence Malick directed film ""The Thin Red Line"" is set during which war?" | The Thin Red Line (1998 film) approved by Terrence Malick and cinematographer John Toll. The release was met with positive reviews. The Thin Red Line (1998 film) The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American epic war film written and directed by Terrence Malick. Based on the 1962 novel of the same name by James Jones, it tells a fictionalized version of the Battle of Mount Austen, which was part of the Guadalcanal Campaign in the Pacific Theater of World War II. It portrays soldiers of C Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, played by Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, Nick Nolte, Elias Koteas | Terrence Malick Terrence Malick Terrence Frederick Malick (; born November 30, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Malick began his career as part of the New Hollywood film-making wave with the films "Badlands" (1973), about a murderous couple on the run in the American badlands, and "Days of Heaven" (1978), which detailed the love-triangle between two labourers and a wealthy farmer, before a lengthy hiatus. He returned to directing with films such as "The Thin Red Line" (1998), "The New World" (2005), and "The Tree of Life" (2011), being awarded the Golden Bear at the 49th Berlin International Film |
"What is the collective name for the stories by Kipling that includes ""How the Camel Got His Hump"" and ""How the Leopard Got His Spots""?" | Just So Stories Just So Stories Just So Stories for Little Children is a 1902 collection of origin stories by the British author Rudyard Kipling. Considered a classic of children's literature, the book is among Kipling's best known works. Kipling began working on the book by telling the first three chapters as bedtime stories to his daughter Josephine. These had to be told "just so" (exactly in the words she was used to) or she would complain. The stories describe how one animal or another acquired its most distinctive features, such as how the leopard got his spots. For the book, Kipling illustrated | How the Riddler Got His Name How the Riddler Got His Name "How the Riddler Got His Name" is the fifteenth episode and spring premiere of the third season, and 59th episode overall from the Fox series "Gotham". The show is itself based on the characters created by DC Comics set in the Batman mythology. It's also the first episode with the subtitle "Heroes Rise". The episode was written by Megan Mostyn-Brown and directed by TJ Scott. It was first broadcast on April 24, 2017. In the episode, following shooting Cobblepot and dropping his body in the Gotham Harbor, Nygma begins to question what path he |
Cobalt is a shade of what colour? | Cobalt blue Thénard in 1802. Commercial production began in France in 1807. The first recorded use of "cobalt blue" as a color name in English was in 1777. The leading world manufacturer of cobalt blue in the 19th century was Benjamin Wegner's Norwegian company Blaafarveværket ("blue colour works" in Dano-Norwegian). Germany was also famous for production, especially the blue colour works ("Blaufarbenwerke") in the Ore Mountains of Saxony. Art Automobiles Construction Sports Vexillology Video games Cobalt blue is toxic when inhaled or ingested. Potters who fail to take adequate precautions when using cobalt blue may succumb to cobalt poisoning. Cobalt blue Cobalt | Shade (Living Colour album) Shade (Living Colour album) Shade is the sixth studio album by Living Colour, released on September 8, 2017. It is their first studio album in eight years, following "The Chair in the Doorway" (2009). Living Colour began working on "Shade" about a year after the release of "The Chair in the Doorway". In a 2010 interview with The Break Down Room, vocalist Corey Glover hoped that a new Living Colour album would be released in 2011, and stated, "We're going to do something different [for us] and make a real record, right now, right after we've done this one. Imagine |
Which bank, the fourth largest investment bank in the USA, filed for bankruptcy on September 15th 2008? | Aozora Bank Management in September 2003 for ¥101 billion. Aozora launched operations as a retail bank on April 1, 2006, and opened its first new branch in Nihonbashi on November 20. Aozora Bank was listed as the No. 1 unsecured creditor to Lehman Brothers with about $463 million USD in bank loans to the investment bank as it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2008. By comparison, the second largest unsecured creditor was Mizuho Bank with $289 million, and third largest Citibank (Hong Kong branch) with $275 million. On December 16, 2008, Aozora Bank announced that it had ¥12.4 billion exposure | Carnegie Investment Bank D. Carnegie & Co, making the latter the parent company in the "Carnegie Group". The company was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, but was delisted in connection with the nationalization. Since 2004, business is operated through "Carnegie Investment Bank". The company is divided into three divisions; Securities (equity research, sales and trading), Investment Banking (corporate finance advisory and capital markets activities), Asset Management and Private Banking. In the wake of the economic crisis of 2008, Carnegie Investment Bank AB was, to avoid bankruptcy, taken over by the Swedish National Debt Office on November 10, 2008. The bank had crossed |
Bill Shankly played for Carlisle United from 1932 to 1933. Which club did he play for from 1933 to 1949? | Bill Shankly close to his home at Glenbuck and he had settled in well with almost a guarantee of first team football. When the opportunity came for him to move on, he was not convinced he wanted to leave. Soon after the 1932–33 season ended, Shankly received a telegram from Carlisle United asking him to return as soon as possible because another club wanted to sign him. Arriving at Carlisle, he discovered that the interested club was Preston North End who had offered a transfer fee of £500. The terms for Shankly personally were a fee of £50 plus a £10 signing-on | Bill Shankly season for Shankly who stayed with Preston until he retired in 1949. His wage was increased to eight pounds a week with six pounds in the summer. In a summary of the 1933–34 season, a Preston correspondent, Walter Pilkington, wrote: One of this season's discoveries, Bill Shankly, played with rare tenacity and uncommonly good ideas for a lad of 20. He is full of good football and possessed with unlimited energy; he should go far. In his autobiography, Shankly wrote that Preston had more than held their own in the 1934–35 season and the club was not relegated again until |
Who commanded the English fleet against the Spanish Armada? | Spanish Armada Fleet (21 of which were galleons of 200 to 400 tons) and 163 other ships (30 of which were of 200 to 400 tons and carried up to 42 guns each), 12 of these were privateers owned by Lord Howard of Effingham, Sir John Hawkins and Sir Francis Drake. The Armada was delayed by bad weather. Storms in the Bay of Biscay forced four galleys and one galleon to turn back, and other ships had to put in for repairs, so only about 123 or 124 ships actually made it to the English Channel. Nearly half the fleet were not | Spanish Armada the anchored Armada to create panic) prevailed.". The expedition was the largest engagement of the undeclared Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604). The following year, England organised a similar large-scale campaign against Spain, the English Armada or "counter-Armada of 1589", which was also unsuccessful. The word "armada" is from the Spanish "armada", which is a cognate with English "army". Originally from the Latin "armāta", the past participle of "armāre" (to arm), used in Romance languages as a noun, for "armed force", "army", "navy", "fleet". "Armada Española" is still the Spanish term for the modern Spanish Navy. "Armada" (originally from its armadas) was also |
The Hassan II Mosque, opened in 1993, with the world's tallest minaret, is in which country? | Hassan II Mosque Hassan II Mosque The Hassan II Mosque or Grande Mosquée Hassan II (; colloquially the "Casablanca Hajj") is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest mosque in Africa, and the 5th largest in the world. Its minaret is the world's tallest minaret at . Completed in 1993, it was designed by Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues. The minaret is 60 stories high topped by a laser, the light from which is directed towards Mecca. The mosque stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic Ocean; worshippers can pray over the sea but there is no glass | Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque mosque was listed in the Guinness World Records as having the tallest minaret in the world before being supplanted by the 210 m (689 ft) at the Hassan II Mosque when that structure was inaugurated in August 1993. The Blue Mosque (Masjid Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz) does however still maintain the distinction of having the world's tallest "group" of minarets as the set of four each stand at 142.3 m (460 ft) above ground level. The architectural design of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque is a combination of Malay and Modernist style. The mosque has the capacity to accommodate |
Which Hanoverian King was married to Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen? | Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelaide Louise Theresa Caroline Amelia; ; 13 August 1792 – 2 December 1849) was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and of Hanover as spouse of William IV of the United Kingdom. Adelaide was the daughter of George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, is named after her. Adelaide was born on 13 August 1792 at Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany, the eldest child of George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen; her mother was Luise Eleonore, daughter of Christian Albrecht, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. She was titled | Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen Princess Adelaide "Adi" of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelaide Erna Caroline Marie Elisabeth; later Princess Adalbert of Prussia; 16 August 1891 – 25 April 1971) was a daughter of Prince Frederick John of Saxe-Meiningen and his wife Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld. Adelaide (original )'s father Prince Frederick was a younger son of George II of Saxe-Meiningen by his second wife Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. She had five siblings, including Prince George, a prisoner of war killed during World War II, and Prince Bernard. Adelaide's mother, also named Adelaide, was the eldest child of Ernst, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld, who was the |
What is the name of the international airport with IATA code DSA built on the site of the former RAF Finningley? | RAF Finningley RAF Finningley Royal Air Force Finningley or RAF Finningley is a former Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force station at Finningley, South Yorkshire, England, partly within the traditional county boundaries of Nottinghamshire and partly in the West Riding of Yorkshire, now wholly within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. RAF Finningley was decommissioned in 1996. The airfield has been now developed into an international airport named Doncaster Sheffield Airport, which opened on 28 April 2005. During the refurbishment of the Royal Flying Corps station at Doncaster in 1915 a decision was taken to move operations temporarily to an air strip | IATA airport code a popular rock song utilizing the "YYZ" Morse code signal. Some airports have started using their IATA codes as marketing brands. Calgary International Airport has begun using its airport code YYC as a marketing brand and name for the airport authority web site (yyc.com), while Vancouver International Airport advertises as YVR (yvr.com). Numerous New Zealand airports use codes which contain a letter Z, to distinguish them from similar airport names in other countries. Examples include HLZ for Hamilton, ZQN for Queenstown, and WSZ for Westport. It is also noteworthy that there are several airports with scheduled service that have not |
Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1945 for discovery of the exclusion principle? | Wolfgang Pauli Wolfgang Pauli Wolfgang Ernst Pauli (; ; 25 April 1900 – 15 December 1958) was an Austrian-born Swiss and American theoretical physicist and one of the pioneers of quantum physics. In 1945, after having been nominated by Albert Einstein, Pauli received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his "decisive contribution through his discovery of a new law of Nature, the exclusion principle or Pauli principle". The discovery involved spin theory, which is the basis of a theory of the structure of matter. Pauli was born in Vienna to a chemist Wolfgang Joseph Pauli ("né" Wolf Pascheles, 1869–1955) and his wife | Nobel Prize in Physics rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays (or x-rays). This award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and widely regarded as the most prestigious award that a scientist can receive in physics. It is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on 10 December, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Through 2018, a total of 209 individuals have been awarded the prize. Only three women (1.4% of laureates) have won the Nobel Prize in Physics: Marie Curie in 1903, Maria Goeppert Mayer in 1963, and Donna Strickland in 2018. Alfred Nobel, in his last will and testament, stated that his |
A bust of which architect and gardener by William Woodington is in Crystal Palace Park in London? | Crystal Palace Park NSC as part of London's bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, and it is now managed by Greenwich Leisure on their behalf. During the 2012 Olympics, 200 Brazilian athletes were based at the NSC to prepare and train for their events. The park also once housed a ski slope. The park contains a large bust of Sir Joseph Paxton, first unveiled in 1873. It was sculpted by William F. Woodington, and was originally located looking towards the Palace building over the central pool on the Grand Central Walk. The Italian Terraces with their sculptures survive from the destroyed | Crystal Palace, London Crystal Palace, London Crystal Palace is an area in South London, England, named after the Crystal Palace Exhibition building which stood in the area from 1854 until it was destroyed by fire in 1936. Approximately 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Charing Cross, it includes one of the highest points in London, at , offering views over the capital. The area has no defined boundaries and straddles five London boroughs and three postal districts, although there is a Crystal Palace electoral ward and Crystal Palace Park in the London Borough of Bromley. It is contiguous with Anerley, Dulwich Wood, Gipsy |
Two countries joined the United Nations in September 1947 - Yemen and which other, one month after its creation? | Pakistan and the United Nations Pakistan and the United Nations Pakistan officially joined the United Nations (UN) on 30 September 1947 just over a month after its independence from the British Empire. Today, it is a charter member and participates in all of the UN's specialised agencies and organisations. Pakistan has been elected seven times (tied with Colombia and India) into the UN Security Council, with the most recent term in 2013. It is also one of the countries which has had a diplomat, Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, serve a term as the President of the United Nations General Assembly. Pakistan maintains a permanent mission to | United Nations Yemen Observation Mission United Nations Yemen Observation Mission The UN Yemen Observation Mission (UNYOM) was established in 1963. North Yemen entered into a state of civil war in 1962. Yemen had joined Egypt in 1958, and then in 1962, separated again, sparking the conflict. To ensure that this conflict did not escalate into an international incident, the UN set up the UN Yemen Observation Mission. Around 1963, Saudi Arabia and Egypt joined in the civil war. The task of UNYOM was to monitor Saudi Arabia and Egypt in order to make sure they did not tilt the conflict one way or another and |
Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr are three members of which band formed in 1976? | Larry Mullen Jr. musicians to form band." U2 was founded on 25 September 1976 in Mullen's kitchen in Artane. The band, originally consisting of Mullen, Paul "Bono" Hewson, David "The Edge" Evans, his brother Dik Evans, Adam Clayton, and Mullen's friends Ivan McCormick and Peter Martin, was originally known as the "Larry Mullen Band", but the name quickly changed to "Feedback", as that was one of the few musical terms they knew. McCormick and Martin soon left, and the band's name was changed to "The Hype". Just before they won a talent contest in Limerick, Ireland, they changed their name again, for the | Larry Mullen Jr. Ball". Mullen and Adam Clayton recorded the soundtrack to the 1996 movie of "", including the , whose time signature was changed from the original 5/4 time signature to an easier and more danceable 4/4 time signature. The "Theme from Mission: Impossible" reached #8 on the U.S. Billboard chart, and was nominated for a Grammy award in the "Best Pop Instrumental Performance" category. He worked with producer Daniel Lanois on his album "Acadie". Mullen and Clayton collaborated with Mike Mills and Michael Stipe from R.E.M. to form the one-performance group Automatic Baby, solely for the purpose of performing "One" for |
The adjective navicular means shaped like which object? | Navicular cell navicular cells to appear in Pap smear. Navicular cell Navicular cell is a boat-shaped benign epithelial cell seen in Pap smear. They are seen in pregnancy (most prominently during smears taken in the second trimester), second half of menstrual cycle, during menopause and in women using medroxyprogesterone acetate (depo-provera) for contraception. Navicular cells have folded edges, with a thickened outer rim of cytoplasm and an eccentric nucleus. They contain abundant glycogen in the cytoplasm, giving it a central yellow halo. The cytoplasm appears golden, refractile and granular under the microscope. In depo-provera users, the high progesterone levels result in more | Adjective Adjective In linguistics, an adjective (abbreviated ) is a describing word, the main syntactic role of which is to qualify a noun or noun phrase, giving more information about the object signified. Adjectives are one of the English parts of speech, although they were historically classed together with the nouns. Certain words that were traditionally considered to be adjectives, including "the", "this", "my", etc., are today usually classed separately, as determiners. "Adjective" comes from Latin "" "additional (noun)", a calque of . In the grammatical tradition of Latin and Greek, because adjectives were inflected for gender, number, and case like |
Denver Broncos won the Super Bowl in February. This was the first time that the tradition of naming each game using Roman numerals was not used. So this game was Super Bowl what number? | Super Bowl Super Bowl The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game is the culmination of a regular season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. Normally, Roman numerals are used to identify each game, rather than the year in which it is held. For example, Super Bowl I was played on January 15, 1967, following the 1966 regular season. The sole exception to this naming convention tradition occurred with Super Bowl 50, which was played on February 7, 2016, following the 2015 regular season, and the following year, the | Super Bowl XXXVIII Day, granting a bye week to each team during the sixteen-game season, and granting a bye week to the teams qualifying for the Super Bowl after each wins their respective conference championship game. Consequently, the Super Bowl is currently scheduled no earlier than February 1 and no later than February 7. This game set the record for most Roman numerals in a Super Bowl title (seven). This will not be matched until Super Bowl LXXVIII after the 2043 NFL season and Super Bowl LXXXVII after the 2052 season, and not surpassed until Super Bowl LXXXVIII after the 2053 season. The |
The children Bella, Fizz, Jake and Milo are characters in which children's TV series? | Tweenies by "Clockwork Digital", with Ben Mars animating Mungo, the computer creature who appears in some later episodes. The characters are well developed and children are able to predict what their responses might be. The mixture of story, song and creative activity . Music plays an important part in the programme and children are encouraged to join in with songs and actions. The programme is set in a nursery in England attended by the four Tweenies themselves: Bella, Milo, Fizz and the youngest, Jake. They are in the care of two adults, Max and Judy, and two dogs, Doodles and Izzles. | The Lost Children (TV series) Arriving in Wellington, the children have to find a way across Cook Strait. Chapter 10 - Conflict rages as the children are stranded on an island. Chapter 11 - The children finally set foot on the South Island but Tama is not welcome in his home. Chapter 12 - The journey through the mountains brings unexpected danger. Chapter 13 - The children and Charlotte arrive at the farm where Frank lies in wait. The Lost Children (TV series) The Lost Children is a New Zealand drama series set in 1867. It follows four children, three of whom were shipwrecked and |
"""For he tonight shall lie with Mistress Ford"" is a line from which Shakespeare play?" | Mistress Quickly Mistress Quickly Mistress Nell Quickly is a fictional character who appears in several plays by William Shakespeare. She is an inn-keeper, who runs the Boar's Head Tavern, at which Sir John Falstaff and his disreputable cronies congregate. The character appears in four plays: "Henry IV, Part 1", "Henry IV, Part 2", "Henry V" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor". In all the plays Quickly is characterised as a woman with strong links to the criminal underworld, but who is nevertheless preoccupied with her own respectable reputation. Her speech is filled with malapropisms, double entendres and "bawdy innuendo". Her name may | Your Love Is a Lie Your Love Is a Lie "Your Love Is A Lie" is the second single by Canadian rock band Simple Plan from their self-titled third studio album. The song exists in two versions. One is found on the explicit editions, in which lead singer Pierre Bouvier sings the word "fucks" in the second verse ("and do you think about me when he fucks you"). In the music video and for radio play, the word is omitted and sometimes replaced with "touches" ("and do you think about me when he touches you"). This is the second song in which Simple Plan uses |
Who assassinated Martin Luther King Junior? | Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. King had been targeted by COINTELPRO and had also been under surveillance by military intelligence agencies during the period leading up to his assassination under the code name Operation Lantern Spike. A church minister, Ronald Denton Wilson, claimed his father, Henry Clay Wilson, assassinated Martin Luther King Jr., not James Earl Ray. He stated, "It wasn't a racist thing; he thought Martin Luther King was connected with communism, and he wanted to get him out of the way." But Wilson had reportedly previously admitted his father was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. In 2004, Jesse Jackson, who | Martin Luther King Jr. Records Collection Act Martin Luther King Jr. Records Collection Act The Martin Luther King Jr. Records Collection Act, or MLK Records Act, is proposed legislation that would release United States government records pertaining to the life and death of Martin Luther King Jr. Versions of the law have been proposed on multiple occasions, and a complete version was brought to both houses of the United States Congress in 2005–2006. In the years after King was assassinated, reports emerged that the government was destroying sensitive documents related to the murder case. The FBI was criticized for appearing unusually reluctant to release records pertaining to |
Who wrote How to Cheat at Cooking published in 1971? | How to Cheat at Cooking In 2008 when Delia Smith launched her book "How to Cheat at Cooking", some consumers were enraged at the suggestion that tinned mince could be substituted for fresh mince in the recipes. However, it showed consumers the versatility of canned meats and the fact that it could serve as a substitute for fresh meat in recipes – something which appears to have resonated. How to Cheat at Cooking How to Cheat at Cooking is a cookbook by television chef Delia Smith, published in 2008 by Ebury Publishing. It was her first book following her "How To Cook" series, and had | How to Cheat at Cooking levels of protein to fresh versions and also keep the original iron content. The group Consensus Action on Salt and Health, said that the recipe for carbonara more than the daily allowance of 6g salt per day because of the use of Pecorino Romano and ready-cooked bacon. In addition to the Great Recession following the financial crisis of 2007–08, "How to Cheat at Cooking" was credited with increased sales to tinned products such as baked beans and canned meat such as mince within the UK during the following two years. Vivianne Ihekweazu, of Mintel (a market research company) said that |
Which African country has the Kwanza as its currency? | Angolan kwanza the family of banknotes first introduced in 2012. This table shows the historical value of one U.S. dollar in Angola kwanzas: On several occasions during the 1990s, Angola's currency was the least valued currency unit in the world. The Angolan kwanza banknotes have been produced by De La Rue in England. Angolan kwanza The kwanza (sign: Kz; ISO 4217 code: AOA) is the currency of Angola. Four different currencies using the name kwanza have circulated since 1977. The currency derives its name from the Kwanza River (Cuanza, Coanza, Quanza). Kwanza was introduced following Angolan independence. It replaced the escudo at | Angolan kwanza inflation continued and no coins were issued. Despite the exchange rate, such was the low value of the old kwanza that the smallest denomination of banknote issued was 1000 kwanzas reajustados. Other notes were 5,000, 10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000, 1,000,000 and 5,000,000 kwanzas. In 1999, a second currency was introduced simply called the kwanza. It replaced the kwanza reajustado at a rate of 1,000,000 to 1. Unlike the first kwanza, this currency is subdivided into 100 "cêntimos". The introduction of this currency saw the reintroduction of coins. Although it suffered early on from high inflation, its value has now stabilized. |
The Laphroaig & Bowmore whisky distilleries are found on which Scottish island? | Laphroaig distillery first-fill bourbon barrels and then in European oak). In 1994 the Friends of Laphroaig Club was established, members of which are granted a lifetime lease of of Laphroaig land on the island of Islay. The annual rent is a dram of Laphroaig which can be obtained upon visiting the distillery. In early 2016, Scottish poet Elvis McGonagall began appearing in online ads, reciting his own poetry as he humorously discussed the correct pronunciation of Laphroaig whisky. Laphroaig distillery Laphroaig distillery ( ) is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery. It is named for the area of land at the | Australian whisky Australian whisky Australian whisky is whisky produced in Australia. As at the end of 2017, there are more than 120 listed distilleries in Australia with 31 of these in Tasmania. Australia's largest concentration of whisky distilleries is found on the island state of Tasmania. These distilleries are better known in other parts of the world than in their own country. All of them are very small producers - in comparison to other parts of the world. In 2014, there were nine whisky distilleries in Tasmania, and since then a boom in distilling both within Tasmania and nationwide has seen the |
At which Yorkshire football club was Bill Shankly manager between 1956 and 1959, before he left to begin his legendary tenure at Liverpool? | History of Liverpool F.C. (1892–1959) tail off mid-season, and after a defeat to Huddersfield Town, Taylor resigned. The man who replaced him was Huddersfield's manager, Bill Shankly. History of Liverpool F.C. (1892–1959) The history of Liverpool Football Club from 1892 to 1959 covers the period from the club's foundation, through their first period of success from 1900 to the 1920s, to the appointment of Bill Shankly as manager. Liverpool Football Club was formed on 15 March 1892 following a disagreement between the directors of Everton Football Club and its president, John Houlding, who owned the club's ground, Anfield. A dispute over rent resulted in Everton | History of Liverpool F.C. (1959–85) ending. Fagan had decided to retire before the match. With his 64th birthday approaching he felt not the ideal choice for the required team rebuilding. Dalglish took over, the club's first player-manager. History of Liverpool F.C. (1959–85) The history of Liverpool Football Club from 1959 to 1985 covers the period from the appointment of Bill Shankly as manager of the then Second Division club, to the Heysel Stadium disaster and its aftermath. Overhauling the team during his first year at Liverpool, Shankly released 24 players and converted a boot storage room into a meeting place where he and his coaches |
The name of which popular game comes from the Swahili word for build? | Jenga An iOS version exists, released in late 2010 by NaturalMotion Games. NaturalMotion has also released versions for Android phones and Mac computers. Jenga Jenga is a game of physical skill created by Leslie Scott, and currently marketed by Hasbro. Players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower constructed of 54 blocks. Each block removed is then placed on top of the tower, creating a progressively taller and more unstable structure. The name "jenga" is derived from "kujenga", a Swahili word which means "to build". Jenga is played with 54 wooden blocks. Each block is three times | Swahili language part conveyed by Arabic-speaking Muslim inhabitants. For example, the Swahili word for "book" is , traceable back to the Arabic word (from the root "k-t-b" "write"). However, the Swahili plural form of this word ("books") is , following Bantu grammar in which is reanalysed as a nominal class prefix, whose plural is . Swahili is a Bantu language of the Sabaki branch. In Guthrie's geographic classification, Swahili is in Bantu zone G, whereas the other Sabaki languages are in zone E70, commonly under the name "Nyika." Local folk-theories of the language have often considered Swahili to be a mixed language |
In Greek Mythology who was the ferryman who carried the dead to the underworld across the River Styx? | Don't Pay the Ferryman hooded old man at the rudder", and seems to connect to the classic image of the Grim Reaper, a hooded being (usually a skeleton) who leads lost souls to "the other side", also a lyric in the song. The ferryman demanding his payment is also similar to the Greek ferryman of the dead, Charon. He demanded an obolus (coin) to ferry dead souls across the River Styx. Those who did not pay were doomed to remain as ghosts, remaining on the plane of the mare, the restless dead. In the bridge of the song, lines from Shakespeare's The Tempest can | Barge of the Dead travel to Gre'thor on a barge steered by a ferryman". Religious studies scholars Ross Kraemer, William Cassidy, and Susan L Schwartz interpreted the representation of Gre'thor and Klingon spirituality as borrowing from Norse and Greek mythology, specifically the crossing of the rainbow bridge Bifröst or the river Styx. Exploring the influence of the Greek story of Odysseus (Latin: Ulysses) on "Star Trek: Voyager", the Classical philologist Otta Wenskus points to Siren-like creatures who call out with the voices of those loved by those on the barge. Though the motif of a barge and ferryman is not present in Homer's portrayal |
In tennis, who was the first woman to win all 4 Grand Slam tournaments in the same year? | Maureen Connolly Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played. Maureen Connolly Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker ("née" Connolly; September 17, 1934 – June 21, 1969) known as "Little Mo", was an American tennis player, the winner of nine Grand Slam singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year. The following year, in July 1954, a horseback riding accident seriously injured her right leg and ended her competitive tennis career at age 19. Maureen was born in San Diego, California on September 17, 1934, | Grand Slam (tennis) 2016, Wimbledon have never hosted singles tournament for wheelchairs. Notwithstanding year when the US Open did not take place due to date clashes with the Paralympics. Players who have played all the four Grand Slam tournaments in the same year. Winning singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles at one Grand Slam event is called a Triple Crown. It has become a rare accomplishment in tennis. This is partly because the final match in all three disciplines often takes place concurrently in the same day if not in consecutive days. Doris Hart for example attained her first Triple Crown after playing |
The Raspberry, Blueberry and Dewberry all belong to which family of plants? | Raspberry medicinal use. Raspberry The raspberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus "Rubus" of the rose family, most of which are in the subgenus "Idaeobatus"; the name also applies to these plants themselves. Raspberries are perennial with woody stems. Raspberry derives its name from "raspise", "a sweet rose-colored wine" (mid-15th century), from the Anglo-Latin "vinum raspeys", or from "raspoie", meaning "thicket", of Germanic origin. The name may have been influenced by its appearance as having a rough surface related to Old English "rasp" or "rough berry". Examples of raspberry species in "Rubus" subgenus "Idaeobatus" | Raspberry leaf spot cause lasting consequence into the next season. The symptoms of Raspberry Leaf Spot are similar to the symptoms of Raspberry Anthracnose. The best way to differentiate between the two fungal diseases is to inspect the stems of the plant. Stem lesions are indicative of Raspberry Anthracnose. In 1943, it was discovered that "S. rubi" only infects raspberry plants. Previously, the pathogen had also been blamed for leaf spot on blackberry and dewberry. However, Demaree and Wilcox demonstrated the raspberry pathogen could not cause leaf spots on blackberry or dewberry. The similar pathogens were also differentiated as perfect and imperfect, as |
Coimbra is the oldest university in which European country? | University of Coimbra quaking." University of Coimbra The University of Coimbra (UC; , ) is a Portuguese public university in Coimbra, Portugal. Established in 1290 in Lisbon, it went through a number of relocations until it was moved permanently to its current city in 1537, being one of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world, the oldest university of Portugal, and one of the country's largest higher education and research institutions. The university is organized into eight different faculties according to a wide range of fields, granting academic bachelor's ("licenciado"), master's ("mestre") and doctorate ("doutor") degrees in nearly all major fields | Education in Coimbra old tradition in education, Coimbra is called "A cidade dos estudantes" (The city of the students) and "Lusa-Atenas" (Lusitanic-Athens, after Athens in Greece), because it is a center of culture and erudition, as well as the site of the oldest university which turned Coimbra into a noted university town. The city has a large number of public and private basic and secondary schools, among these some of the best-ranked in the country, like Escola Secundária Infanta D. Maria (public) and Colégio Rainha Santa Isabel (private), as well as several kindergartens and nurseries. The state-run secondary schools and 2nd and 3rd |
Which actor portrayed the fictional detective Columbo on screen? | Columbo (character) Columbo (character) Columbo or Lieutenant Columbo is the eponymous main character in the successful detective crime drama series "Columbo". The character is a shrewd but inelegant blue-collar homicide detective whose trademarks include his shambling manner, rumpled beige raincoat and off-putting, relentless investigative approach. Columbo is portrayed primarily by Peter Falk, who appeared in the role from 1968 through 2003. Columbo's first name has never officially been identified, although the name "Frank Columbo" has been visible on pieces of identification throughout the show's history. The character of Columbo was created by William Link, who said that Columbo was partially inspired by | Columbo cigar, but he otherwise had few of the other now-familiar Columbo mannerisms. However, the character is still recognizably Columbo, and uses some of the same methods of misdirecting and distracting his suspects. During the course of the show, the increasingly frightened murderer brings pressure from the district attorney's office to have Columbo taken off the case, but the detective fights back with his own contacts. Although Freed received third billing, he wound up with almost as much screen time as the killer and appeared immediately after the first commercial. This delayed entry of the character into the narrative of the |
On this day in 1865, which murderous actor was shot dead by Boston Corbett, a Union soldier in Port Royal, Virginia U.S.A.? | Boston Corbett Boston Corbett Thomas P. "Boston" Corbett (January 29, 1832 – presumed dead c. September 1, 1894) was a Union Army soldier who shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Corbett was initially arrested for disobeying orders, but was later released on the orders of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, who referred to Corbett as "the patriot" upon dismissing him. He was largely considered a hero by the media and the public. Known for his devout religious beliefs and eccentric behavior, Corbett drifted around the United States before disappearing around 1888. Circumstantial evidence suggests that he died in | Port Royal, Virginia farm at sunrise. Shot through the neck and instantly paralyzed, Booth died on the porch of the Garrett house (carried there after falling in the barn). One of his accomplices in the murder who was with him and captured at the Garrett farm, David Herold, was tried, convicted and hanged on July 7, 1865, along with other conspirators. Poet Judith Lomax lived in Port Royal for some years. Port Royal is located in northern Caroline County at (38.169799, −77.190763), on the south bank of the Rappahannock River. U.S. Routes 17 and 301 cross just southwest of the town limits. US |
In which ocean are the Seychelles located? | Seychelles community in the EU use any means necessary to dislodge and rid them from Seychelles; this involved the NATO policy and military resources and Western intelligence services. This had a significant impact on Seychelles' international relations with communities in Europe and across the world, particularly the Exile and refugee communities which had come into existence because of the warring superpower interests and ambitions. The role of France between 1972 and 1991 was complicated by the fact that it was not a member of NATO, which as a result complicated its relationship with Seychelles, its Indian Ocean complex interest. Often the political, diplomatic and economic | United States drone base in Seychelles United States drone base in Seychelles The United States drone base in Seychelles is a military base operated by the United States and located at the Seychelles International Airport in Mahé island, Seychelles. The aerial fleet is made up of General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones. The drones have been hosted in Seychelles since 2009 and they are located in a hangar about a quarter of a mile from the main terminal of the airport. The United States Air Force has a team on the ground in Seychelles (around 100 military personnel) who launch and land the drones, which are operated |
Nutria is the name given to the fur of which semi aquatic rodent? | Nutria fur incorporated nutria into their designs, with de La Renta using it on hats and trims and Kors using it to line raincoats. Nutria fur Nutria fur, also known as coypu fur, is used in the fashion industry. It comes from the coypu, a South American rodent and cousin of the beaver. The rat is a semi-aquatic mammal native to South America. It first became internationally popular as a fur in the 1930s, when it was worn by Hollywood stars such as Greta Garbo. It resembles beaver, with stiff guard hairs and a soft, short undercoat. It was originally imported to | Aquatic rat Aquatic rat The aquatic rat, Ecuador fish-eating rat, or fish-eating rat ("Anotomys leander") is a South American species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus "Anotomys". The specific name "leander" was not explained in the original species description but probably refers to the Greek mythical figure Leander from the story of Hero and Leander. Its diet is thought to actually consist mainly of aquatic arthropods. The species may be nocturnal. The karyotype has been reported to have 2n = 92, but this number apparently actually came from a specimen of "Ichthyomys pittieri". |
Which South American country is nicknamed The Land of Grace? | Lost Land of the Jaguar Lost Land of the Jaguar Lost Land of the Jaguar is a 2008 British nature documentary series on the fauna of Guyana's rainforest. The four presenters are George McGavin, Steve Backshall, Justine Evans, and Gordon Buchanan. The series is a production of the BBC Natural History Unit, and was premiered on 30 July and ended on 13 August 2008. It has three episodes, each 58 minutes long. The series received a Science and Natural History reward from the Royal Television Society. Guyana is a country located in South America, bordering Suriname, Brazil, and Venezuela. The country is known for its | Pan American-Grace Airways Chile. Panagra merged with Braniff International Airways in 1967. Braniff operated the former Panagra routes to South America until 1982 when Eastern Air Lines purchased Braniff's South American operations. Beginning in 1990, these routes were then operated by American Airlines which had acquired them from Eastern. W. R. Grace and Company had a 50% share of Pan American-Grace Airways, with Pan Am owning the other 50%. The Panagra name was resurrected during the late 1990s when a new airline which billed itself as Panagra Airways operated Boeing 727-200 jetliners. Pan American-Grace Airways Pan American-Grace Airways, better known as Panagra, was |
.hr is the internet domain suffix for which country? | .hr .hr .hr is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Croatia. The .hr domain is administered by CARNet (Croatian Academic and Research Network), via the CARNet DNS Committee which determines policy, and the CARNet DNS Service which handles day-to-day matters. The Committee is composed of members generally associated with the academic community. Until 2010, the Service was operated by SRCE; since July 1, 2010 the service operations are divided between CARNet itself, SRCE and a variety of registrars. Registrants are classified into a number of different groups with different rules about their domain registrations. A requirement of connection to | Public Suffix List Internet users cannot always register the next level of domain, such as "co.uk" or "wy.us", because these may be controlled by domain registrars. By contrast, users can register second level domains within "com", such as "example.com", because registrars control only the top level. The Public Suffix List is intended to enumerate all domain suffixes controlled by registrars. Some uses for the list are: Public Suffix List The Public Suffix List is a catalog of certain Internet domain names. The term is also known by the form effective top-level domain (eTLD). The Mozilla Foundation maintains suffix list for the security and |
In which year was the world’s first artificial satellite Sputnik 1 launched? | Sputnik 1 Sputnik 1 Sputnik 1 ( or ; "Satellite-1", or "PS-1", Простейший Спутник-1 or "Prosteyshiy Sputnik-1", "Elementary Satellite 1") was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957, orbiting for three weeks before its batteries died, then silently for two more months before falling back into the atmosphere. It was a 58 cm (23 in) diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses. Its radio signal was easily detectable even by radio amateurs, and the 65° inclination and duration of its orbit made its | Sputnik 3 Sputnik 3 Sputnik 3 (, "Satellite 3") was a Soviet satellite launched on May 15, 1958 from Baikonur Cosmodrome by a modified R-7/SS-6 ICBM. It was a research satellite to explore the upper atmosphere and near space, and carried a large array of instruments for geophysical research. "Sputnik 3" was the only Soviet satellite launched in 1958. Like its American counterpart, "Vanguard 1", "Sputnik 3" had succeeded in making it into orbit during the International Geophysical Year. In July 1956, the Soviet Union's OKB-1 completed the preliminary design for the first Earth satellite, designated ISZ (Artificial Earth Satellite). ISZ was |
What word is given to the figure of speech in which an unpleasant or offensive term is described by another milder term? | Meiosis (figure of speech) because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. (1 Corinthians 15:9–10) Meiosis (figure of speech) In rhetoric, meiosis is a euphemistic figure of speech that intentionally understates something or implies that it is lesser in significance or size than it really is. Meiosis is the opposite of auxesis, and also sometimes used as a synonym for litotes. The term is derived from the Greek "μειόω" (“to make smaller”, "to diminish"). The scientific term of meiosis was first developed by J. B. | Code word (figure of speech) Code word (figure of speech) A code word is a word or a phrase designed to convey a predetermined meaning to a receptive audience, while remaining inconspicuous to the uninitiated. For example, a public address system may be used to make an announcement asking for "Inspector Sands" to attend a particular area, which staff will recognise as a code word for a fire or bomb threat, and the general public will ignore. An "informal code word" is a term used without formal or prior agreement to communicate to a subset of listeners or readers predisposed to see its double meaning. |
If a dress is a size 8 in the USA what size is it in the UK? | Plus-size model Her current model agency is Dorothy Combs Models. Melissa McCarthy is an actor and comedian. She studied textiles at Southern Illinois University before she became a TV and movie actor, became a fashion designer at age 44. Her first clothing collection, Melissa McCarthy Seven7, is for plus-size women and it will include clothes up to size 28. McCarthy states that "People don't stop at size 12. I feel like there's a big thing missing where you can't dress to your mood above a certain number. [Malls] segregate plus-size" clothes stores and hide these stores away from other sections of the | The World Is What It Is The World Is What It Is The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V. S. Naipaul is a biography of the Nobel Prize-winning author V. S. Naipaul by Patrick French. It was published in 2008 (by Picador in the UK and Knopf in the USA). The title is a quotation from Naipaul's book "A Bend in the River". "The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it." French deals with Naipaul's family background and his life from his birth in 1932 until his second marriage |
Which was the first musical to be penned by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice? | Andrew Lloyd Webber theatre. He also had originally set music to "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" at the age of 15. In 1965, Lloyd Webber was a Queen's Scholar at Westminster School and studied history for a term at Magdalen College, Oxford, although he abandoned the course in the winter of 1965 to study at the Royal College of Music and pursue his interest in musical theatre. In 1965, when Lloyd Webber was a 17-year-old budding musical-theatre composer, he was introduced to the 20-year-old aspiring pop-song writer Tim Rice. Their first collaboration was "The Likes of Us", a musical based on the | Andrew Lloyd Webber Lloyd Webber's memoir, "Unmasked", was published in March 2018. On September 9, 2018 Webber, along with Tim Rice and John Legend each won an Emmy for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. With this win, Webber, Rice and Legend joined the list of people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards. Lloyd Webber has been accused of plagiarism in his works. The Dutch composer Louis Andriessen commented that: "Andrew Lloyd Webber has yet to think up a single note; in fact, the poor guy's never invented one note by himself. That's rather poor". Lloyd Webber's biographer, John Snelson, |
Dilma Rousseff has been under a political cloud recently after allegations of finance tampering have led to a clamour for her impeachment, at the time of writing (20/4) of which country is she president? | Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff considered it "great or good". 2,002 people were heard between 20 and 25 September, and the margin of error was two percentage points. Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff The impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, the 36th President of Brazil, began on 2 December 2015 with a petition for her impeachment being accepted by Eduardo Cunha, then president of the Chamber of Deputies, and continued into late 2016. Rousseff, then more than 12 months into her second four-year term, was charged with criminal administrative misconduct and disregard for the federal budget in violation of article 85, items V and VI of the Constitution | Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff irregularities in their campaign fundsRousseff had shared the PT-PMDB coalition ticket with Temer. On 9 June 2017 the court rejected, by a 4–3 vote, the allegations of campaign finance violations by the Rousseff-Temer ticket during the 2014 electoral campaign. As a result of that judgement, President Temer has remained in office and both Rousseff and Temer have retained their political rights. Graft allegedly occurred during Rousseff's term as chair of the board of directors of the state-owned energy company Petrobras between 2003 and 2010. In February 2014, an investigation by the Federal Police, codenamed Operation Car Wash, put Petrobras at |
Meteorologically speaking, what is a haboob? | Haboob of Eastern Washington, almost always leading to an impact with the city of Spokane. If the storms are strong enough, they can reach as far east as Post Falls and Moscow, in North Idaho. Global dust storms on Mars have been compared to haboobs on Earth. Haboob A haboob () is a type of intense dust storm carried on an atmospheric gravity current, also known as a weather front. Haboobs occur regularly in dry land area regions throughout the world. During thunderstorm formation, winds move in a direction opposite to the storm's travel, and they move from all directions into | Haboob called "mud storms". Eye and respiratory system protection is advisable for anyone who must be outside during a haboob. Moving to shelter is highly advised during a strong event. Haboobs have been observed in the Sahara desert (typically Sudan, where they were named and described), as well as across the Arabian Peninsula, throughout Kuwait, and in the most arid regions of Iraq. Haboob winds in the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Kuwait are frequently created by the collapse of a thunderstorm. African haboobs result from the northward summer shift of the inter-tropical front into North Africa, bringing moisture from the Gulf of |
The French white wine Sancerre is made from which grape? | Sancerre (wine) Sancerre (wine) Sancerre is a French wine Appellation d'origine contrôlée or AOC for wine produced in the area of Sancerre in the eastern part of the Loire valley, southeast of Orléans. Almost all of the appellation lies on the left bank of the Loire, opposite Pouilly-Fumé. It is well regarded for and primarily associated with Sauvignon blanc. Some Pinot noir is also grown, accounting for around 20% of the region's production, making mostly light red wines under the designation of "Sancerre Rouge". A rosé style from Pinot noir is also produced in a style similar to Beaujolais. White Sancerre was | Sancerre (wine) the northwest just outside Sancerre, has light soils that include a mix of limestone and gravel which produce more perfumed wines. Near Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre there is more flint deposits and the wines take on more mineral and steely notes. Within Sancerre the three villages of Bué, Chavignol and Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre (and sometimes Verdigny) have become so widely associated with distinctive and high quality wines that they are often referred to as "crus" even though Sancerre is not officially classified like parts of Bordeaux and Burgundy. Still, restaurants in Sancerre will often specify which wines on their wine list come from which of |
In the Bible which prominent figure is the chid of Saint Anne and Saint Joachim? | Joachim Joachim Joachim (; "he whom Yahweh has set up", "Yəhôyāqîm", Greek Ἰωακείμ "Iōākeím") was the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus, according to the Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican traditions. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the apocryphal Gospel of James. Joachim and Anne are not mentioned in the Bible. His feast day is 26 July. According to tradition, Saint Anne was born in Bethlehem, and married Joachim of Nazareth, both descendants of David. In the Protoevangelium of James, Joachim is described as a rich and pious man, who regularly gave | Saint Anne, Brugherio paintings of the Madonna, as well as paintings of Saint Anne and Saint Joachim on the right and the Saints Cosmas and Damian opposite. The restoration of the main door, windows and furniture was carried out under the supervision of Belle Arti. Saint Anne, Brugherio The Chiesetta di Sant'Anna, or Small Church of Saint Anne, is a Roman Catholic church located in San Damiano, a hamlet of Brugherio, in the Province of Monza and Brianza, Italy. The church, known as "geseta de Sant'Anna", is located on the site of a ninth century church dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian, itself |
Which King of England was nicknamed Softsword and Lackland? | John, King of England Winter", set in 1183, commonly present him as an "effete weakling", in this instance contrasted with the more masculine Henry II, or as a tyrant, as in A. A. Milne's poem for children, "King John's Christmas". John, King of England John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216), also known as John Lackland, was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. John lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of | John, King of England succession. Henry the Young King had been crowned King of England in 1170, but was not given any formal powers by his father; he was also promised Normandy and Anjou as part of his future inheritance. Richard was to be appointed the Count of Poitou with control of Aquitaine, whilst Geoffrey was to become the Duke of Brittany. At this time it seemed unlikely that John would ever inherit substantial lands, and he was jokingly nicknamed "Lackland" by his father. Henry II wanted to secure the southern borders of Aquitaine and decided to betroth his youngest son to Alais, the |
How is Jordan Belfort described in the tittle of a 2013 film biopic of his turbulent life? | Jordan Belfort Jordan Belfort Jordan Ross Belfort (; born July 9, 1962) is an American author, motivational speaker, and former stockbroker. In 1999, he pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes in connection with stock-market manipulation and running a boiler room as part of a penny-stock scam. Belfort spent 22 months in prison as part of an agreement under which he gave testimony against numerous partners and subordinates in his fraud scheme. He published the memoir "The Wolf of Wall Street" in 2007, which was adapted into a film and released in 2013. Belfort was born in 1962 in the Bronx borough | Jordan Belfort depicted in the film are consistent with Belfort's memoirs and what was written about him in "Forbes" articles, although some of the "Forbes"-related content was embellished. Belfort was portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, who won the Golden Globe for Best Actor and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for his performance. Jordan Belfort Jordan Ross Belfort (; born July 9, 1962) is an American author, motivational speaker, and former stockbroker. In 1999, he pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes in connection with stock-market manipulation and running a boiler room as part of a penny-stock scam. Belfort spent 22 |
The Tarantella is a form of folk music and a ballroom dance originating from which country? | Italian folk dance Italian folk dance Italian Folk Dance has been an integral part of Italian culture for centuries. Dance has been a continuous thread in Italian life from Dante through the Renaissance, the advent of the Tarantella, and the modern revivals of folk music and dance. The carol or carole ("carola" in Italian), a circle or chain dance which incorporates singing, was the dominant Medieval dance form in Europe from at least the 12th through the 14th centuries. This form of dance was found in Italy as well and although Dante has a few fleeting references to dance, it is Dante's contemporary | Italian folk dance reference is made in either work to the name which would later be the definitive dance of Naples, the Tarantella, but Bragaglia thinks that the "Sfessania" can be regarded as the ancestor of that dance. Even by the late Renaissance and the elaborate choreographies of Caroso, a link between court dance and country or folk dance can be seen. Elements of folk dance invigorate courtly dances and folk dances take over movements and styles from courtly dance. The difference between the two forms was likely one of style and elegance. By the 18th century, the name Tarantella does appear in |
The straits of Johor separate which island from the Malay Peninsula? | Malay Peninsula Peninsula's narrowest point) into the Malay Peninsula. The Strait of Malacca separates the Malay Peninsula from the Indonesian island of Sumatra while the south coast is separated from the island of Singapore by the Straits of Johor. The Malay term "Tanah Melayu" is derived from the word "Tanah" (land) and "Melayu" (Malays), thus it means "the Malay land". The term can be found in various Malay texts, of which the oldest dating back to the early 17th century. It is frequently mentioned in the "Hikayat Hang Tuah", a well known classical work that began as oral tales associated with the | History of the Malay language addition to the publication of reference materials such as Malay dictionaries and grammar books. Apart from that, an important position was given towards the use of Malay in British administration, which requires every public servant in service to pass the special examination in Malay language as a condition for a confirmed post, as gazetted in "Straits Government Gazette 1859". In Indonesia, the Dutch colonial government recognised the Melaka-Johor Malay used in Riau as High Malay and promoted it as a medium of communication between the Dutch and local population. The language was also taught in schools not only in Riau, |
The Natural Environment Research Council have been left with a dilemma recently, after an online public poll overwhelmingly decided that which unscientific name should be given to its new arctic explorer research ship? | Royal Research Ship to deploy subs; and should enter service in 2019. On 17 March 2016, the Natural Environment Research Council launched a poll to name the ship. By 29 March 2016, the leading name was RRS "Boaty McBoatface" with more than 101,000 votes. When polling closed on 16 April 2016, the name had 124,000 votes, more than four times that of its nearest rival, RRS "Poppy-Mai". Many more, if not most of the suggested names were in jest. Other top 10-finishers were RRS "Its Bloody Cold Here", "Usain Boat", "Boatimus Prime", and "I Like Big Boats & I Cannot Lie". Another popular | Natural Environment Research Council Natural Environment Research Council The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is a British Research Council that supports research, training and knowledge transfer activities in the environmental sciences. NERC began in 1965 when several environmental (mainly geographic) research organisations (including Nature Conservancy which became the Nature Conservancy Council in 1973 and was divided up in 1991) were brought under the one umbrella organisation. When most research councils were re-organised in 1994, it had new responsibilities – Earth observation and science-developed archaeology. Collaboration between research councils increased in 2002 when Research Councils UK was formed. The council's head office is at Polaris |
The Riau Islands are a province of which country? | Riau Islands Pinang in the south of Bintan Island. The Riau Islands province includes the Lingga Islands to the south of the main Riau Archipelago, while to the northeast lies the Tudjuh Archipelago, between Borneo and mainland Malaysia; the Tudjuh Archipelago consists of four distinct groups — the Anambas Islands, Natuna Islands, Tambelan islands and Badas Islands — which were attached to the new province, though not geographically part of the Riau Archipelago. The 2015 census count was 1,968,313, less than estimated but it was still the second fastest growing province in Indonesia. Riau Islands Province was established based on Law No. | Riau Islands Riau Malay, there are several distinct varieties of Malay spoken in the province as well, especially those in Anambas Islands and Natuna Islands where they speak a form of Malay much more closely related to varieties of Malay in the eastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia like in Terengganu and Pahang as well as varieties spoken in Sarawak. Other languages spoken are Javanese, Sundanese, Batak and different varieties of Chinese, such as Hokkien, Hakka, Teochew and Cantonese. Due to the fact that the Riau Islands is an archipelagic province located in an archipelagic country, water transport becomes the main type of |
Which Disney film features the Greek god Bacchus and his little pet donkey Jacchus? | Donkey in C. S. Lewis's 1956 "The Last Battle". Brighty is the central character of the 1953 children's novel and 1967 film "Brighty of the Grand Canyon". Donkeys are portrayed in film including the 1940 Disney film "Fantasia", where the donkey is portrayed as a slapstick character who participates in a social faux pas with Bacchus and is punished by Zeus. A donkey is featured as the main figure in the 1966 film "Au hasard Balthazar" by Robert Bresson, and, is given a life path of Christian symbolism. Donkey, voiced by Eddie Murphy, is featured as a main character in the | Bacchus and Ariadne the constellation Northern Crown. In Ars Amatoria, Bacchus promises the entire sky to Ariadne where she then would become the constellation Northern Crown. The National Gallery's website states that in the painting, "Bacchus, god of wine, emerges with his followers from the landscape to the right. Falling in love with Ariadne on first sight, he leaps from his chariot, drawn by two cheetahs, towards her. Ariadne had been abandoned on the Greek island of Naxos by Theseus, whose ship is shown in the distance. The picture shows her initial fear of Bacchus, but he raised her to heaven and turned |
In Greek myth who was goddess of the dawn? | Hausos the Greek myth of Aphrodite cursing Eos with lust may be a representation of usurpation of the role as love goddess by the former. In spite of the association of the dawn with life, counterintuitively the dawn was possibly also associated with aging and decay in Proto-Indo-European myth, probably under the assumption that each dawn brings human beings closer to death or alternatively that sun rays induce rot. In the Rig Veda, Ushas is "The ancient goddess, born again and again, dressed in the same color, causes the mortal to age and wears away his life-span, as a cunning gambler | Origin myth Julius Caesar and his relatives claimed Aeneas (and through Aeneas, the goddess Venus) as an ancestor. A "founding myth" or etiological myth (Greek "aition") explains either: A founding myth may serve as the primary "exemplum", as the myth of Ixion was the original Greek example of a murderer rendered unclean by his crime, who needed cleansing ("catharsis") of his impurity. Founding myths feature prominently in Greek mythology. "Ancient Greek rituals were bound to prominent local groups and hence to specific localities", Walter Burkert has observed. "i.e. the sanctuaries and altars that had been set up for all time". Thus Greek |
Tiranga is the name given to which country’s national flag? | India (given name) as a girls name since at least 1880, the earliest year records are available. The name has ranked in the top 1,000 most popular names for girls in the United States since 1970. It was the 690th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007, down from 567th place in 2006. Prior to 1970, it had last ranked among the top 1,000 names given to girls in that country between 1900 and 1910. India (given name) India is a feminine given name derived from the name of the country India, which takes its name from the | 2000 Summer Olympics national flag bearers in which each nation appears in the parade of nations. This table is sortable by country name (in English), the flag bearer's name, and the flag bearer's sport. The names are given in their official designations by the IOC. 2000 Summer Olympics national flag bearers During the Parade of Nations portion of the 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country. |
Impatiens walleriana is the Latin name for which flowering houseplant? | Impatiens walleriana Impatiens walleriana Impatiens walleriana (syn. "Impatiens sultanii"), also known as busy Lizzie (British Isles), balsam, sultana, or simply impatiens, is a species of the genus "Impatiens", native to eastern Africa from Kenya to Mozambique. It is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant growing to tall, with broad lanceolate leaves 3–12 cm long and 2–5 cm broad. Leaves are mostly alternate, although they may be opposite near the top of the plant. The flowers are profusely borne, 2–5 cm diameter, with five petals and a 1 cm spur. The seedpod explodes when ripe in the same manner as other "Impatiens" species, an | Impatiens walleriana cultivars in a range of colours from white to purple, are widely available commercially, either as seeds or young plants. They include the following: Super Elfin series is the dominantly available commercial cultivar group. This group of impatiens was bred by Claude Hope in Costa Rica. Mr. Hope developed this species from its native wild form into one of the most popular bedding plants in the world. The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit:- Impatiens downy mildew has spread widely in recent years and has seriously damaged the commercial production of "I. walleriana" hybrids. |
Jane Garvey and Jenni Murray present which Radio 4 Programme? | Jenni Murray Jenni Murray Dame Jennifer Susan "Jenni" Murray, (née Bailey; born 12 May 1950) is an English journalist and broadcaster, best known for presenting BBC Radio 4's "Woman's Hour" since 1987. She is married, for the second time, with two grown-up sons. Murray was born in Barnsley in Yorkshire and attended Barnsley Girls High School, a grammar school, leaving with A levels in French, English and History. She has a degree in French and Drama from the University of Hull. Murray joined BBC Radio Bristol in 1973 before becoming a reporter and presenter for local news programme "South Today". She was | Jane Garvey (broadcaster) middle-class and fixated on cooking. She returned briefly to BBC Radio 5 Live in November 2011 as a stand-in presenter on the "Double Take" programme. In June 2016, it was announced that Garvey would be reunited with Allen on BBC Radio 5 Live, for a new Sunday evening programme. On 29 March 2017, Garvey, together with broadcaster Fi Glover started a feminist weekly podcast series on BBC Radio 4, "Fortunately: A frank look behind the scenes with broadcasters Jane Garvey and Fi Glover as guests from Radio, TV and podcasting share stories they probably shouldn’t." Garvey has described her childhood |
Which letter of the Greek alphabet comes between Tau and Phi? | History of the Greek alphabet Phoenician values, but with different forms: as the Greek letter digamma for the consonant , and as the letter upsilon for the vowel . Upsilon was added at the end of the alphabet, perhaps to avoid upsetting the alphabetic order that was used in Greek numerals. Phoenician "hē" had been used as a "mater lectionis" for both and in addition to , but in Greek it was restricted to , following the acrophonic principle; its value was instead written with the letter "’āleph", while Greek was written with "ḥeth". All Phoenician letters had been acrophonic, and they remained so in | History of the Greek alphabet them from certain digraphs which had become homophonous, as follows: The letters of the alphabet were used in the system of Greek numerals. For this purpose the letters digamma and qoppa (but not san) were retained although they had gone out of general use, and the obscure letter sampi was added at the end of the alphabet. Digamma was often replaced in numerical use by stigma (Ϛ), originally a ligature of sigma and tau, or even the sequence sigma-tau (στ'). The Old Italic and Anatolian alphabets are, like the Greek alphabet, attested from the 8th century BC. It is unclear |
Which jazz singer was known as The King of Hi de Ho? | Hi-De-Ho (1947 film) Hi-De-Ho (1947 film) Hi De Ho (also known as Hi-De-Ho) is a 1947 American musical race film directed by Josh Binney that was released by All American Entertainment and had an African-American cast. The film stars Cab Calloway. He performs a number of songs in the film, including a capella versions of "Minnie was a Hep Cat" and "St. James Infirmary" with his orchestra. The orchestra also provides incidental music for the other performers. Featured in the movie are the singers the Peters Sisters and the tap dancers Miller Brothers and Lois. Cab Calloway is an up and coming jazz | Hi Ho Silver Hi Ho Silver "Hi Ho Silver" is a song by Scottish singer/songwriter Jim Diamond. It is best known for being the theme song for the British television series "Boon". The song was from Diamond's second solo studio album "Desire for Freedom", and it reached #5 on the UK chart in 1986. Although many people believe that Diamond wrote the song especially for "Boon", he actually wrote it in memory of his father who had died the previous year. Diamond was approached by Central Television in 1985 to write and record the theme song for a new television drama series. Diamond |
Septimus Harding is the title character in which Anthony Trollope novel? | Anthony Trollope to his autobiography, he conceived the plot of "The Warden", which became the first of the six Barsetshire novels. His postal work delayed the beginning of writing for a year; the novel was published in 1855, in an edition of 1,000 copies, with Trollope receiving half of the profits: £9 8s. 8d. in 1855, and £10 15s. 1d. in 1856. Although the profits were not large, the book received notices in the press, and brought Trollope to the attention of the novel-reading public. He immediately began work on "Barchester Towers", the second Barsetshire novel; upon its publication in 1857, he | Anthony Trollope kept a complete set of his books; the American author Robert Caro; the playwright David Mamet and the soap opera writer Harding Lemay. Single novels Chronicles of Barsetshire Palliser novels Short stories Non-fiction Plays Literary allusions in Trollope's novels have been identified and traced by Professor James A. Means, in two articles that appeared in "The Victorian Newsletter" (vols. 78 and 82) in 1990 and 1992 respectively. Anthony Trollope Anthony Trollope (; 24 April 1815 – 6 December 1882) was an English novelist of the Victorian era. Among his best-known works is a series of novels collectively known as the |
What was the name of the Cyclops who captured Odysseus and was blinded by him when he escaped? | Odysseus Troy, after a raid on Ismarus in the land of the Cicones, he and his twelve ships are driven off course by storms. They visit the lethargic Lotus-Eaters and are captured by the Cyclops Polyphemus while visiting his island. After Polyphemus eats several of his men, Polyphemus and Odysseus have a discussion and Odysseus tells Polyphemus his name is "Nobody". Odysseus takes a barrel of wine, and the Cyclops drinks it, falling asleep. Odysseus and his men take a wooden stake, ignite it with the remaining wine, and blind him. While they escape, Polyphemus cries in pain, and the other | Cyclops (play) that his name was 'Noman' or 'Nobody' (Greek "outis" or "mētis"), so when the Cyclops yells out who was responsible for blinding him, it sounds like he is saying "No man blinded me". In addition to this pun, there is a less easily translated joke based on the fact that the form of "no man" ("mētis") is identical to the word for cleverness or art. The Satyrs have some fun with him over it. Odysseus makes the mistake, however, of blurting out his true name as a result of his big ego. Although he successfully makes his escape, the rest |
Dr Temperance Brennan and Sealey Boothe are the main characters in which TV crime show? | Temperance "Bones" Brennan crime novel series, also named Temperance Brennan. The main similarity the two share is their occupation as forensic anthropologists. Brennan appeared in Comcast's list of TV's Most Intriguing Characters. She was included in AfterEllen.com's Top 50 Favorite Female TV Characters. Her relationship with Seeley Booth was listed in "Entertainment Weekly" "30 Best 'Will They/Won't They?' TV Couples". Temperance "Bones" Brennan is a forensic anthropologist who works in the Medico-Legal lab at the Jeffersonian Institute in Washington, D.C. She received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University, as stated in "The Girl in the Fridge". She has three doctorates, as referred to by | Temperance Brennan writes crime novels with a fictional forensic anthropologist named Kathy Reichs as the protagonist. Temperance Brennan also appears in the 2007 Jasper Fforde novel "First Among Sequels". Temperance Brennan also appears very briefly in the 2011 book "Seizure" by Kathy Reichs. Temperance Brennan Temperance Deassee Brennan is a fictional character and TV show character acted by Emily Deschanel but created by author Kathy Reichs, and is the hero of her crime novel series (which are usually referred to as the Temperance Brennan novels). She was introduced in Reichs' first novel, "Déjà Dead", which was published in 1997. All the novels |
"Which actress, born Henriette Kaminker in 1921, won an Oscar in 1960 for the film ""Room at the Top""?" | Simone Signoret Simone Signoret Simone Signoret (; 25 March 192130 September 1985) was a French cinema actress often hailed as one of France's greatest film stars. She became the second French person to win an Academy Award, for her role in "Room at the Top" (1959). In her lifetime she also received two Césars, three BAFTAs, an Emmy, a Cannes Film Festival Award, the Silver Bear for Best Actress awards, an NBR Award and a Golden Globe nomination. Signoret was born Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker in Wiesbaden, Germany, to André and Georgette (Signoret) Kaminker, as the eldest of three children, with two | The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (film) critics. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (film) The Dark at the Top of the Stairs is a 1960 American drama film. Academy Award winner Delbert Mann directed the work of Robert Preston and Dorothy McGuire in the production. Shirley Knight garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and Lee Kinsolving was nominated for a Golden Globe Award as Best Supporting Actor. Knight was also nominated for two Golden Globes. Mann's direction was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film. It was based on the Tony Award nominated play |
Name the year; Harold Wilson resigns as Prime Minister, Rag Trade wins the Grand National and Concorde enters regular passenger service? | Harold Wilson conspiracy theories Harold Wilson", in which Wilson is revealed to have been a KGB Agent recruited during his University years at Oxford by his tutor, his attempts to flee the country in November 1975 when activated going awry. The 1980s sitcom "Fairly Secret Army" centres around a paramilitary group created to stage a coup in order to rescue Britain from trade union militancy. Harold Wilson conspiracy theories Since the mid-1970s, a variety of conspiracy theories have emerged regarding British Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson, who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1976, | The Rag Trade The Rag Trade The Rag Trade is a British television sitcom broadcast by the BBC between 1961 and 1963 and by LWT between 1977 and 1978. The scripts were by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney, who later wrote "Wild, Wild Women", "Meet the Wife" and "On the Buses". "Wild, Wild Women" was a period variation of "The Rag Trade". The action centred on a fictional small clothing workshop (the title is a reference to the textile industry), "Fenner's Fashions" in London. Although run by Harold Fenner (Peter Jones) and the foreman and pattern cutter Reg Turner (Reg Varney), the female |
"In which Shakespeare play does Feste the clown say ""Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage""?" | Feste Feste Feste is a fool in the William Shakespeare comedy "Twelfth Night". He is attached to the household of the Countess Olivia. He has apparently been there for some time, as he was a "fool that the Lady Olivia's father took much delight in" (2.4). Although Olivia's father has died within the last year, it is possible that Feste approaches or has reached middle age, though he still has the wit to carry off good 'fooling' when he needs to, and the voice to sing lustily or plangently as the occasion demands. He is referred to by name only once | Feste during the play, in answer to an inquiry by Orsino of who sang a song that he heard the previous evening. Curio responds "Feste, the jester, my lord; a fool that the lady Olivia's father took much delight in. He is about the house" (2.4). Throughout the rest of the play, he is addressed only as "Fool," while in the stage directions he is mentioned as "Clown." Feste seems to leave Olivia's house and return at his pleasure rather too freely for a servant. (At the very least he is doing some free-lance entertaining over at the house of Duke |
Which intelligence agency was founded in 1951 by Isser Harel who served as its director until 1963? | Isser Harel Isser Harel Isser Harel (, 1912 – 18 February 2003) was spymaster of the intelligence and the security services of Israel and the Director of the Mossad (1952–1963). In his capacity as Mossad director he oversaw the capture and covert transportation to Israel of Holocaust organizer Adolf Eichmann. Isser Halperin (later Harel) was born in Vitebsk, Russia (now Belarus) to a large, wealthy family. The exact date of his birth was not passed on to him because the book of Gemara in which the date was recorded was lost in the migrations of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and World | Isser Harel that he was 18 and eligible for a British visa. At the beginning of 1930 he immigrated to Palestine. He crossed Europe from north to south to board a ship in Genoa, carrying a pistol that he concealed in a loaf of bread. Harel's powerful position stood in contrast to his personal life. His neighbors took him for a minor government official. Harel and his wife Rivka had one daughter, named Miriam, two grandsons and one granddaughter. After the creation of Israel in 1948, Harel founded and became the first director of Israel's internal security agency, Shin Bet. Later, he |
"Which supermarket has the loyalty card ""Match and More""?" | Loyalty program in the UK is one of the most significant in the world, with most major chains operating some form of reward system. Passcard has been claimed to be the first reward scheme or discount card, created around by Gary Wilson in 1981 and later known as Passkey. One of the first loyalty cards backed by a major chain is believed to be the Sainsbury's Homebase Spend and Save Card in 1982. Of the "big four" supermarkets, Sainsburys and Tesco and Morrisons operate loyalty cards for general supermarket shopping.Tesco's Clubcard scheme have been criticised for not offering value for money. When | Loyalty program personal details are not collected so purchases appear not to be tracked. Vouchers are delivered at point of sale. After trials in 1994, Tesco launched its Clubcard program, the UK's first nationwide supermarket-only loyalty card scheme, in 1995 with dunnhumby. Sainsbury's launched its Reward Card in 1996. This was replaced by the Nectar card in 2002, which was launched in partnership with other major brands. Boots UK began planning a loyalty card in November 1993, but building a CRM-focussed loyalty program. With an investment in excess of GB£30 million, the Boots Advantage Card, launched in 1997, is the largest smart |
In which US state is the Lake Ponchartrain Causeway, the longest bridge in America? | Lake Pontchartrain Causeway the ends and an under-sea tunnel, stated that the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge is long. Following this controversy in July 2011, "Guinness World Records" created two categories for bridges over water: continuous and aggregate lengths over water. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway then became the "longest bridge over water (continuous)" while Jiaozhou Bay Bridge became the "longest bridge over water (aggregate)". Lake Pontchartrain Causeway The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, sometimes only the Causeway, is a fixed link composed of two parallel bridges crossing Lake Pontchartrain in southern Louisiana, United States. The longer of the two bridges is long. The southern terminus of the Causeway | Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Records" as the 'longest bridge over water'. At that time there was some controversy in the United States as supporters of the former holder of the record, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, disagreed with "Guinness World Records" not calling the causeway the longest. Supporters made this claim based on its own definition i.e., the length of a bridge physically over water and concluded that the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway spans and was therefore the longest. The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge spans water for only . However, "Guinness World Records", using the criteria of measurement that included aggregate structures, such as land bridges on |
In which art gallery would you find The Haywain by Constable, The Stonemasons by Canaletto and The Arnolfini Protrait by Van Eyck? | Arnolfini Portrait next thirteen years, until he arranged for it to be included in a public exhibition in 1841. It was bought the following year (1842) by the recently formed National Gallery, London for £600, as inventory number 186, where it remains. The shutters have gone, along with the original frame. Arnolfini Portrait The Arnolfini Portrait (or The Arnolfini Wedding, The Arnolfini Marriage, the Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife, or other titles) is a 1434 oil painting on oak panel by the Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck. It forms a full-length double portrait, believed to depict the Italian merchant | Arnolfini Portrait Arnolfini Portrait The Arnolfini Portrait (or The Arnolfini Wedding, The Arnolfini Marriage, the Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife, or other titles) is a 1434 oil painting on oak panel by the Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck. It forms a full-length double portrait, believed to depict the Italian merchant Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife, presumably in their home in the Flemish city of Bruges. It is considered one of the most original and complex paintings in Western art, because of its beauty, complex iconography, geometric orthogonal perspective, and expansion of the picture space with the use |
What type of creature is a Hanuman? | Hanuman Chalisa Hanuman Chalisa The Hanuman Chalisa (; literally "Forty chaupais on Hanuman") is a Hindu devotional hymn ("stotra") addressed to Lord Hanuman. It is traditionally believed to have been authored by 16th-century poet Tulsidas in the Awadhi language, and is his best known text apart from the "Ramcharitmanas". The word "chālīsā" is derived from "chālīs", which means the number forty in Hindi, as the "Hanuman Chalisa" has 40 verses (excluding the couplets at the beginning and at the end). Hanuman is a "vanara" (a monkey-like humanoid), a devotee of Ram, and one of the central characters in the Indian epic poem, | Creature type (Dungeons & Dragons) Creature type (Dungeons & Dragons) In the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game, creature types are rough categories of creatures which determine the way game mechanics affect the creature. In the 3rd edition and related games, there are between thirteen and seventeen creature types. Creature type is determined by the designer of a monster, based upon its nature or physical attributes. The choice of type is important, as all creatures which have a given type will share certain characteristics (with some exceptions). In 3rd and 3.5 editions, type determines features such as hit dice, base attack bonus, saving throws, and |
In the news recently, in which country is the ancient city of Palmyra? | Palmyra (modern) day, the Syrian Army recaptured the entire city of Palmyra, after ISIL fully withdrew from the city. Palmyra is a modern resettlement of the ancient city of Palmyra, which developed adjacently to the north of the ancient ruins. The modern city is built along a grid pattern. Quwatli Street is the main road and runs east-west, starting from the Saahat al-Ra'is Square on the western edge of the town. The city served as a base for tourists visiting the ruins. It has a museum in the southwestern part of the city. Syria holds an annual cultural festival in Tadmur celebrating | Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War bid to recapture the city of Tadmur that includes the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Palmyra, which were fully recaptured from ISIS on 27 March. Following the recapture of the city, Russian de-mining teams engaged in the clearing of mines planted by ISIS in the ancient site of Palmyra. In early May 2016, news media reported that Russian ground forces had set up what Jane's Information Group called a ″forward operating base″ (officially a base for the mining crews) just to the west of the city of Tadmur, and installed an air-defence system to protect the site. In mid-May 2016, |
"Who wrote ""Mrs Dalloway"" and ""Orlando""?" | Mrs Dalloway Mrs Dalloway Mrs Dalloway (published on 14 May 1925) is a novel by Virginia Woolf that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional high-society woman in post–First World War England. It is one of Woolf's best-known novels. Created from two short stories, "Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street" and the unfinished "The Prime Minister," the novel addresses Clarissa's preparations for a party she will host that evening. With an interior perspective, the story travels forward and back in time and in and out of the characters' minds to construct an image of Clarissa's life and of the | Mrs Dalloway follows at least twenty characters in this way, but the bulk of the novel is spent with Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus Smith. Woolf laid out some of her literary goals with the characters of "Mrs Dalloway" while still working on the novel. A year before its publication, she gave a talk at Cambridge University called "Character in Fiction," revised and retitled later that year as "Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown." Because of structural and stylistic similarities, "Mrs Dalloway" is commonly thought to be a response to James Joyce's "Ulysses", a text that is often considered one of the greatest novels |
What is the name of the mouthpiece of a brass musical instrument? | Mouthpiece (brass) Mouthpiece (brass) On brass instruments the mouthpiece is the part of the instrument placed on the player's lips. The mouthpiece is a simple circular opening that leads, via a semi-spherical or conical cavity, to the main body of the instrument. Mouthpieces vary to suit the tone of the instrument. Lower instruments also have larger mouthpieces, to maximize resonance (see pitch of brass instruments). Also, mouthpieces are selected to suit the embouchure of the player, to produce a certain timbre, or to optimize the instrument for certain playing styles. For example, trumpet and trombone mouthpieces are usually semi-spherical whereas French horn | Mouthpiece (brass) mouthpieces are conical. The mouthpiece has a large effect on instrument sound. Major effects are due to the shape of the cup, shape of the throat, and the inner rim diameter. In addition, players often choose a mouthpiece that complements their playing styles. In general, brass players who concentrate on the upper range prefer a mouthpiece with a narrow bore, and players who emphasize the lower range prefer a wider bore. The cup depth also heavily influences the tone of the brass instrument. A shallow cup will brighten the sound, which is good for trumpeters doing a solo, while the |
"What sport is played in the Hitchcock film ""Strangers on a train""?" | Strangers on a Train (film) Strangers on a Train (film) Strangers on a Train is a 1951 American psychological thriller film noir produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and based on the 1950 novel "Strangers on a Train" by Patricia Highsmith. It was shot in the autumn of 1950 and released by Warner Bros. on June 30, 1951. The film stars Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker, and features Leo G. Carroll, the director's daughter Pat Hitchcock, and Laura Elliott. It is number 32 on AFI's "100 Years... 100 Thrills". The story concerns two strangers who meet on a train, a young tennis player | Strangers on a Train (film) film and television projects with similar themes of criss-cross murder, often treated comically. They include: Strangers on a Train (film) Strangers on a Train is a 1951 American psychological thriller film noir produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and based on the 1950 novel "Strangers on a Train" by Patricia Highsmith. It was shot in the autumn of 1950 and released by Warner Bros. on June 30, 1951. The film stars Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker, and features Leo G. Carroll, the director's daughter Pat Hitchcock, and Laura Elliott. It is number 32 on AFI's "100 Years... 100 |
"Which English Philosopher said ""The greatest happiness of the greatest number""?" | Happiness behavior. Utilitarians, such as John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham, advocated the greatest happiness principle as a guide for ethical behavior. Friedrich Nietzsche savagely critiqued the English Utilitarians' focus on attaining the greatest happiness, stating that "Man does not strive for happiness, only the Englishman does." Nietzsche meant that making happiness one's ultimate "goal" and the aim of one's existence, in his words "makes one contemptible." Nietzsche instead yearned for a culture that would set higher, more difficult goals than "mere happiness." He introduced the quasi-dystopic figure of the "last man" as a kind of thought experiment against the utilitarians | The Greatest Songs of the Seventies friends. The album was released under Arista Records. It also features some of Manilow's hits in acoustic. "The Greatest Songs of the Seventies" debuted at number four on the U.S. "Billboard" 200 chart, selling about 113,000 copies in its first week. Tracks 13-18 had all originally been recorded by Barry Manilow himself in their respective years. The Greatest Songs of the Seventies The Greatest Songs of the Seventies is Barry Manilow's follow up to his previous album, "The Greatest Songs of the Sixties". The album was released on September 18, 2007. Album producer Clive Davis said about Manilow: "No one |
Name the year; Military coup in Greece removes Constantine II, Che Guevara is captured and shot in Bolivia and Celtic beat Inter-Milan 2-1 in the European Cup final. | Inter Milan Cup against Independiente. A year later, Inter repeated the feat by beating two-time winner Benfica in the final held at home, from a Jair goal, and then again beat Independiente in the Intercontinental Cup. In 1967, with Jair gone and Suárez injured, Inter lost the European Cup Final 2–1 to Celtic. During that year the club changed its name to "Football Club Internazionale Milano". Following the golden era of the 1960s, Inter managed to win their eleventh league title in 1971 and their twelfth in 1980. Inter were defeated for the second time in five years in the final of | Celtic F.C. in European football 2–1 win for Feyenoord. Celtic reached the semi-final of the European Cup in 1972, with Inter Milan their opponents. The tie remained goal-less after the end of both games and 30 minutes of extra time in the second leg in Glasgow. As such, the tie went to penalty kicks to find a winner, only the second time a European Cup tie was decided in this manner. Inter Milan's Sandro Mazzola took the first penalty kick and scored. Dixie Deans took the next penalty, Celtic's first, but fired his shot over the crossbar. The Italians scored all of their remaining penalties |
"Who wrote the plays ""Lost in Yonkers"" and ""The Prisoner of second avenue""?" | The Prisoner of Second Avenue The Prisoner of Second Avenue The Prisoner of Second Avenue is an American black comedy play by Neil Simon, later made into a film released in 1975. "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" premiered on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on November 11, 1971 and closed on September 29, 1973 after 798 performances and four previews. Produced by Saint Subber and directed by Mike Nichols, the play starred Peter Falk and Lee Grant as Mel and Edna Edison and Vincent Gardenia as Mel's brother Harry. The production received 1972 Tony Award nominations for Best Play, for Mike Nichols for Best | The Prisoner of Second Avenue 2010 in previews. Directed by Terry Johnson, the cast starred Jeff Goldblum and Mercedes Ruehl. This marked Ruehl's London stage debut. The film version of "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" stars Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft and Gene Saks. It was produced and directed by Melvin Frank from a screenplay by Simon. The music is by Marvin Hamlisch. Sylvester Stallone appeared in a brief role as a suspected mugger of Jack Lemmon's character. "The New York Times" reviewer wrote: "Mr. Simon is serious about a theme that isn't earth-shaking and he understandably cloaks its gravity with genuine chuckles that pop up |
Which French king married Mary Tudor sister of Henry VIII in 1514? | Mary Fiennes (lady-in-waiting) Sir Thomas and John. Her mother was an elder half-sister of Elizabeth Howard and Lord Edmund Howard, making queen consorts Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard a cousin of Mary. Her paternal grandmother, Alice FitzHugh, was sister to Elizabeth FitzHugh, grandmother of another queen consort of Henry VIII, Catherine Parr. In 1514, Mary was appointed a Maid of Honour to Princess Mary Tudor and accompanied her to France when the latter married King Louis XII of France; afterwards she served in the capacity to Queen Mary's successor, Queen Claude, consort of the new king Francis I of France. Among her fellow | Louis XII of France death in 1514. Claude succeeded her mother in Brittany and became queen consort to Francis. The younger daughter, Renée (1510–1575), married Duke Ercole II of Ferrara. After Anne's death, Louis married Mary Tudor, the sister of Henry VIII of England, in Abbeville, France, on 9 October 1514. This represented a final attempt to produce an heir to his throne, for despite two previous marriages the king had no living sons. Louis died on 1 January 1515, less than three months after he married Mary, reputedly worn out by his exertions in the bedchamber, but more likely from the effects of |
Cydonia oblonga is the Latin of which fruit, used in preserves and originally used to make marmalade? | Quince Quince The quince (; "Cydonia oblonga") is the sole member of the genus Cydonia in the family Rosaceae (which also contains apples and pears, among other fruits). It is a deciduous tree that bears a pome fruit, similar in appearance to a pear, and bright golden-yellow when mature. Throughout history the cooked fruit has been used as food, but the tree is also grown for its attractive pale pink blossoms and other ornamental qualities. The tree grows high and wide. The fruit is long and across. The immature fruit is green with dense grey-white fine hair, most of which rubs | Fruit preserves specifies that the quantity of fruit juice or aqueous extracts used to make 1,000 grams of finished product must not be less than that laid down for the manufacture of extra jam. Fruit preserves Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits, vegetables and sugar, often stored in glass jam jars. Many varieties of fruit preserves are made globally, including sweet fruit preserves, such as those made from strawberry or apricot, and savory preserves, such as those made from tomatoes or squash. The ingredients used and how they are prepared determine the type of preserves; jams, jellies, and marmalades are all examples |
Which medical condition prevalent in World War One was caused by standing around in cold, wet and unsanitary conditions | Trench foot to have developed trench foot at the 1998 and 2007 Glastonbury Festivals, the 2009 and 2013 Leeds Festivals, as well as the 2012 Download Festival, as a result of the sustained cold, wet, and muddy conditions at the events. Trench foot Trench foot is a medical condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp, unsanitary, and cold conditions. It is one of many immersion foot syndromes. The use of the word "trench" in the name of this condition is a reference to trench warfare, mainly associated with World War I. Affected feet may become numb, by erythema (turning | Wet Wet Wet the end of 1993. The eighteen-song selection included "Shed a Tear" and "Cold Cold Heart", which were recorded with Nile Rodgers in New York City especially for the album and released as singles. In 1994, Wet Wet Wet had their biggest hit, a cover version of The Troggs' single "Love Is All Around", which was used on the soundtrack to the film "Four Weddings and a Funeral". It was a huge international success and spent 15 weeks atop the British charts. The week before it could have equalled the record for the longest-standing number-one single, held by Bryan Adams' "(Everything |
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