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In archery how many points is the blue worth | Target archery WA rounds, measured in metres, are used for most other tournaments. These are the main rounds that are able to be shot in target archery: Go down the first column of the relevant table until you get to the round you require. Go across this row to find out how many arrows you shoot at each distance (yds=yards, m=metres, doz.=dozen). An – means no arrows are shot at this distance. These rounds use 5-zone scoring, as opposed to the usual 10-zone scoring. The points are awarded as follows: 9 for a gold, 7 for a red, 5 for a blue, | Mounted archery hit the ball as many times as possible. A second "Mo Gu" event consists of a team of two trying to hit the target towed by a third rider. Points are awarded for how many arrows strike the ball (verified by the ink stains on the Mogu). The history of Japanese horse archery dates back to the 4th century. It became popular in Japan, attracting crowds. The emperor found that the crowds were not appropriate to the solemn and sacred nature of the occasion, and banned public displays in 698. Horse archery was a widely used combat technique from the |
Which Louisiana port is regarded as the birthplace of jazz | Culture of Louisiana introduced to the territory. Methodists, Baptists, and Presbyterians were later joined by other Protestant sects such as Lutherans, who were often German immigrants. Louisiana remains a cultural pot with many different religions More recent immigrants have brought Buddhism and Islam, etc. into Louisiana . Also, Voodoo is often practiced in south Louisiana , especially in New Orleans. New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz. Jazz is a kind of music with strong rhythms and much syncopation, often improvised. Brass bands and piano players helped create this new sound. Jazz has spread across the planet , an ambassador for Louisiana culture. | Port Hudson, Louisiana Port Hudson, Louisiana Port Hudson is an unincorporated community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. Located about northwest of Baton Rouge, it is known primarily as the location of an American Civil War battle, the Siege of Port Hudson in 1863. Port Hudson is located at 30.678056 North and 91.268889 West, and is along the east bank of the Mississippi River. In 1833, one of the first railroads in the United States was built from Port Hudson to Clinton. Clinton was the entrepôt for the produce of much of the region, which, sent by rail, was transferred to |
Who was the first female solo singer to enter the UK charts at number one | 2007 in British music charts in the autumn. On 10 December German Dance Group Cascada enter the top 10 with "What Hurts The Most" (which peaked at #10) after entering at #16 on downloads alone. This was also their 4th top ten single. On 16 December, singer/songwriter Katie Melua earned her first UK number one single with a duet with Eva Cassidy. It's a cover of Louis Armstrong's classic "What a Wonderful World". All proceeds from the single will go to the Red Cross charity. The song was only available from supermarket chain Tesco. Christmas spirit also returned to the charts as Mariah Carey got | Honey to the B Honey to the B Honey to the B is the first album by the pop singer Billie Piper, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). Billie (she was known at the time only by her first name) was the first and youngest British female artist to have a first single enter the UK pop charts at number one. A number of hit singles were released from the album, including "Girlfriend", "She Wants You", the anthemic "Because We Want To", and the title track "Honey to the Bee". "Honey to the Bee" was later covered by the Swedish girl group Play |
Which state does Bob Dylan come from | Duluth Does Dylan Duluth Does Dylan Duluth Does Dylan is a 2000 album featuring songs by Bob Dylan covered by bands from Duluth, Minnesota. The album was mixed and recorded at Inland Sea Recording in Superior, Wisconsin, and mastered at Spinout Studio in Burbank, California. "Duluth Does Dylan" was produced by Tim Nelson and Tom Fabjance, and features cover and liner art by Chris Monroe. The liner notes were written by Brad Nelson, then publisher of the Duluth Ripsaw. All songs originally recorded by Bob Dylan. Tim Nelson, the executive producer of "Duluth Does Dylan", conceived of the album as a way of | Duluth Does Dylan Minneapolis–Saint Paul. A local Duluth brewery named a beer in honor of the album. "Duluth Does Dylan" sold out its original 1,000 -disc pressing within two months, and went on to sell over 3,000 copies during the next five years. Aside from local sales, the album also received attention nationally and internationally. The album has also been credited with bringing national attention to several local bands. It was followed by "Duluth Does Dylan Revisited" in 2006 and "Another Side of Duluth Does Dylan" in 2011. Duluth Does Dylan Duluth Does Dylan is a 2000 album featuring songs by Bob Dylan |
What is the action of a falcon diving on it's prey called | Peregrine falcon train. The peregrine falcon has the additional advantage of a natural flight style of circling above the falconer ("waiting on") for game to be flushed, and then performing an effective and exciting high-speed diving stoop to take the quarry. The speed of the stoop not only allows the falcon to catch fast flying birds, it also enhances the falcon's ability to exert maneuvers to catch highly agile prey, and allows the falcon to deliver a knock out blow with a fist-like clenched talon against game that may be much larger than itself. Additionally the versatility of the species, with agility | Prairie falcon the manner of the short-winged accipiter hawks, again often flying low and using its speed to close with the prey in a tail-chase. Prairie falcons may even deliberately emulate the flight style of other birds in order to deceive potential prey and allow a surprise attack by the falcon. The dramatic high speed diving stoop from high altitude in the manner of the peregrine falcon, allowing overtaking the swiftest of birds or delivering a knock-out blow to large prey, is also a very natural part of the hunting repertoire of the prairie falcon. At impact the prey is hit with |
Which is the most widely spread bird in the world found on every continent except Antarctica | Barn owl itself on its back and flails with sharp-taloned feet, making for an effective defence. In such situations it may emit rasping sounds or clicking snaps, produced probably by the beak but possibly by the tongue. The barn owl is the most widespread landbird species in the world, occurring in every continent except Antarctica. Its range includes all of Europe (except Fennoscandia and Malta), most of Africa apart from the Sahara, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Australia, many Pacific Islands, and North, Central and South America. In general it is considered to be sedentary, and indeed many individuals, having taken up | Rail (bird) Rail (bird) The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized, ground-living birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules. Many species are associated with wetlands, although the family is found in every terrestrial habitat except dry deserts, polar regions, and alpine areas above the snow line. Members of the Rallidae occur on every continent except Antarctica. Numerous island species are known. The most common rail habitats are marshland and dense forest. They are especially fond of dense vegetation. "Rail" is derived from French "râle", from Old French "rasle". It is |
Complete the proverb, Don't make a mountain out of | Make a mountain out of a molehill flye, and a mountaine of a mollehill." The comparison of the elephant with a fly ("elephantem ex musca facere") is an old Latin proverb that Erasmus recorded in his collection of such phrases, the Adagia, European variations on which persist. The mountain and molehill seem to have been added by Udall and the phrase has continued in popular use ever since. If the idiom was not coined by Udall himself, the linguistic evidence above suggests that it cannot have been in existence long. Make a mountain out of a molehill Making a mountain out of a molehill is an idiom | Proverb one person repeatedly posed part of various proverb and the other tried to complete each one, resulting in such humorous results as "Don't change horses... unless you can lift those heavy diapers." Editorial cartoons can use proverbs to make their points with extra force as they can invoke the wisdom of society, not just the opinion of the editors. In an example that invoked a proverb only visually, when a US government agency (GSA) was caught spending money extravagantly, a cartoon showed a black pot labeled "Congress" telling a black kettle labeled "GSA", "Stop wasting the taxpayers' money!" It may |
According to the proverb what is too much for one enough for two but not enough for three | The World Is Not Enough (novel) Bond novel and followed the story closely, except in some details. For example, Elektra does not die immediately after Bond shoots her; instead, she begins quietly to sing. The novel also gave the Cigar Girl a name: Giulietta da Vinci, and retained a scene between her and Renard that was cut from theatrical release. Also, Bond is still carrying his Walther PPK instead of the newer P99. The World Is Not Enough (novel) The World Is Not Enough, published in 1999, is the fifth novel by Raymond Benson featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond based on the 1999 film | Too Much Is Enough Too Much Is Enough Too Much is Enough (French: Trop c'est assez) is a 1995 Canadian documentary film by Richard Brouillette. It won the M. Joan Chalmers Award for best Canadian documentary, in 1996. "Too Much is Enough" pays homage to Gilles Groulx (1931-1994), considered by many to be one of Quebec’s most important and original filmmakers. Tragically, Groulx’s career was cut short in 1981 after he was seriously injured in a car accident. From 1989 to 1994, Richard Brouillette met regularly with Groulx, recording the latter’s thoughts on his work and life. "Too Much is Enough" combines footage from |
In which of the United States would you find the Colorado Desert | Flora of the Colorado Desert differentiated by elevation The higher elevation Madrean Sky Islands support Single-leaf Pinyon pine ("Pinus monophylla") and California juniper ("Juniperus californica"), with areas of Manzanita and Coulter pine ("Pinus coulteri"). Desert riparian habitats support Fremont cottonwood ("Populus fremontii"), willows ("Salix" species). Introduced Tamarisk trees are an invasive species in these areas. Endemic flora species of the Colorado Desert include: Species endemic to California habitats, found in the Colorado Desert include: Flora of the Colorado Desert Flora of the Colorado Desert, located in Southern California. The Colorado Desert is a sub-region in the Sonoran Desert ecoregion of southwestern North America. It is | 1876 United States presidential election in Colorado the electoral vote by a margin of one vote. Had Colorado not been a state in time for the 1876 election, no amount of electoral tinkering would have resulted in a Republican victory. 1876 United States presidential election in Colorado The 1876 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president, which would be the first and only time the state would do so. Colorado cast three electoral votes |
In which country would you be if you were trudging over the Atacama Desert | Atacama Desert in the top three tourist locations in Chile. The specially commissioned ESO hotel is reserved for astronomers. About 80 geysers occur in a valley about 80 km from the town of San Pedro de Atacama. They are closer to the town of Chiu Chiu. The Baños de Puritama are rock pools which are 37 miles from the geysers. Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert () is a desert plateau in South America covering a 1000-km (600-mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes mountains. The Atacama desert is one of the driest places in the world (the | If You Were a Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack If You Were a Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack If You Were a Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack is the first EP by American post-hardcore band Sleeping with Sirens. This album was released on June 26, 2012 through Rise Records and debuted at no. 17 on the Billboard Top 200 charts, selling 17,486 in the first week. This EP features acoustic versions of "If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hepburn" and "With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear," both from the album "With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear" (2010), along with three new songs. A |
In which desert do Kalmucks and Mongols live | Gobi Desert steeply, and its foot is fringed by a string of deep depressions, ranging from Lukchun ( below sea level) to Hami ( above sea-level). To the south of the Kuruk-tagh lie the desert of Lop Nur, the Kum-tagh desert, and the valley of the Bulunzir-gol. To this great swelling, which arches up between the two border-ranges of the Chol-tagh and Kuruk-tagh, the Mongols give the name of "Ghashuun-Gobi" or "Salt Desert". It is some across from north to south, and is traversed by a number of minor parallel ranges, ridges and chains of hills. Down its middle runs a broad | Mongols in China Mongols in China Chinese Mongols are citizens of the China who are ethnic Mongols (). They form one of the 55 ethnic minorities officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. There are approximately 5.8 million people classified as ethnic Mongols living in China. Most of them live in Inner Mongolia, Northeast China, Xinjiang, etc. The Mongol population in China is over twice that of the sovereign state of Mongolia. The Mongols in China are divided between autonomous regions and provinces as follows: Besides the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, there are other Mongol autonomous administrative subdivisions in China. On prefecture |
In which country is the Simpson Desert | Simpson Desert, South Australia Simpson Desert, South Australia Simpson Desert is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about north of the capital city of Adelaide and which is located within the desert of the same name. The locality was established on 26 April 2013 in respect to “the long established local name” which is derived from the desert of the same name. The principal land use within the locality is conservation with the full extent of the locality being occupied by the following protected areas - the Munga-Thirri—Simpson Desert Conservation Park and the Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert Regional Reserve. Simpson Desert is | Simpson Desert decades occurred during 2009-2010, and has seen the Simpson Desert burst into life and colour. In early March 2010, Birdsville recorded more rain in 24 hours than is usual in a whole year. Rain inundated Queensland’s north-west and Gulf regions. In total, 17 million megalitres of water entered the State’s western river systems leading to Lake Eyre. In 2010, researchers uncovered the courses of ancient river systems under the desert. The Simpson Desert is also a large part of the World Wildlife Fund ecoregion of the same name which consists of the Channel Country and the Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields bioregions |
What precious stones are found in the Namib desert of Africa | Namib Sossusvlei to the Swakop river. This area is traversed by the Tropic of Capricorn and is mostly flat, although some scenic canyons and elevations are found in some areas, for example in the Moon Valley system. While most of the soil is rocky, sand dunes are still occasionally found in this region; for example, sand dunes occupy much of the coastline between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. The Namib desert is an important location for the mining of tungsten, salt and diamonds. Several rivers and streams run through the Namib, although all of the rivers south of the Cunene River and | Namib Desert Horse Namib Desert Horse The Namib Desert Horse is a rare feral horse found in the Namib Desert of Namibia, Africa. It is probably the only feral herd of horses residing in Africa, with a population ranging between 90 and 150. The Namib Desert Horse is athletic in appearance, resembling the European light riding horses from which it probably descends, and usually dark in color. Despite the harsh environment in which they live, the horses are generally in good condition, except during times of extreme drought. The horses have been the subject of several population studies, which have given significant insight |
Which drink advertised itself in the U.S.A. as 'Hits the spot, twelve full ounces, that's a lot' | Henry Morgan (humorist) and the Media" on WOR. In what might be called inadvertent iconoclasm, Morgan used a 1981 WNEW commentary on pre-inflation prices to sing, rather wistfully, an old Pepsi jingle ("Pepsi-Cola hits the spot/Twelve full ounces, that's a lot/Twice as much for a nickel, too/Pepsi-Cola is the drink for you"). The irony abounded as well, remembering Morgan's controversies with his sponsors in the classic radio days; the only thing wrong with singing that ancient Pepsi jingle was that that day's Morgan commentary was sponsored by rival Coca-Cola. On October 13, 1972, he turned up as a last-minute fill-in on "The Merv | U-S-A! Show", where it may spontaneously and without apparent reason follow the show's standard cheer of "Jer-ry, Jer-ry!" and is also often delivered by Homer Simpson on "The Simpsons" as a celebration of almost anything, often accompanied by honking of his car's horn and flashing of its headlights. The chant is also used on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" when the gang come up with a plan. U-S-A! "U-S-A!" is a chant of the United States of America's initials popular in expressing U.S. pride and supporting U.S. national sports teams. It is also used in other community events, such as at |
In which country is the town of Kandahar | Kandahar Kandahar Kandahār () or Qandahār (; ; known in older literature as Candahar) is the second-largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 557,118. Formerly called Alexandria Arachosia, the city is named after Alexander the Great, who founded it in 329 BC around an ancient Arachosian town. Kandahar is located in the south of the country on the Arghandab River, at an elevation of . It is the capital of Kandahar Province, and also the center of the larger cultural region called Loy Kandahar. In 1709, Mirwais Hotak made the region an independent kingdom and turned Kandahar into the | Kandahar in 2006 but no construction work had begun. Kandahar is connected to Kabul by the Kabul-Kandahar Highway and to Herat by the Kandahar-Herat Highway. There is a bus station located at the start of the Kabul-Kandahar Highway, where a number of privately owned older-model Mercedes-Benz coach buses are available to take passengers to most major cities of the country. Kandahar is also connected by road to Quetta in neighboring Pakistan. Due to the ongoing war the route to Kabul has become increasingly dangerous as insurgent attacks on convoys and destruction of bridges make it an unreliable link between the two |
In which group of islands is Tenerife | Tenerife el Sabio (University of Alfonso X the Wise) and the Universidad de Vic (Escuela Universitaria de Turismo de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, "University School of Tourism of Santa Cruz de Tenerife"). The largest of these is the University of La Laguna. The Universidad Europea de Canarias (European University of the Canary Islands) is located in La Orotava and is the first private university in the Canary Islands. While Tenerife is not prominent in the history of scientific and academic research, it is the home of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (Astrophysical Institute of the Canaries). There is also an | Tenerife (Parliament of the Canary Islands constituency) Tenerife (Parliament of the Canary Islands constituency) Tenerife is one of the seven constituencies () represented in the Parliament of the Canary Islands, the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. The constituency currently elects 15 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the island of Tenerife. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of 30 percent in the constituency or 6 percent regionally. The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy of the Canary Islands of 1982 and was first contested in the 1983 regional |
What is the largest continent on Earth | Continent Introductio", Waldseemüller noted that the earth is divided into four parts, Europe, Asia, Africa and the fourth part, which he named "America" after Amerigo Vespucci's first name. On the map, the word "America" was placed on part of South America. From the 16th century the English noun "continent" was derived from the term "continent land", meaning continuous or connected land and translated from the Latin "terra continens". The noun was used to mean "a connected or continuous tract of land" or mainland. It was not applied only to very large areas of land—in the 17th century, references were made to | B.A.P Live on Earth 2014 Continent Tour B.A.P Live on Earth 2014 Continent Tour B.A.P Live on Earth 2014 Continent Tour was a 2014 concert tour headlined by the South Korean boyband B.A.P. The tour was held from March to June 2014 in Seoul, New York, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, Düsseldorf, Paris, London, Melbourne, Sydney, Taipei, Singapore, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Chiba, and Bangkok. The concert's main theme was 'Earth Needs You,' and six keywords (Justice, Emotion, Passion, Love, Happiness, and You) related to the theme made up the continuity. A week before the start of their South American leg, TS Entertainment released an official statement canceling B.A.P's |
Which country is known as the Cockpit of Europe | Statute of the Council of Europe Statute of the Council of Europe The Statute of the Council of Europe (also known as the Treaty of London (1949)) is a treaty that was signed on 5 May 1949, which created the Council of Europe. The original signatories were Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and United Kingdom. A state formally joins the Council of Europe by ratifying the Statute. As of 2013, it has been ratified or acceded to by 47 European states. All European states have ratified the Statute with the exception of Belarus and Vatican City (the Holy See). The treaty was | Cockpit Country for protection of the area was submitted to Prime Minister Bruce Golding in 2006. As of April 2013, public consultations have begun on the definition of the boundary proposed in a recently released study by Mitchell, Miller, Ganapathy, and Spence of the University of the West Indies (UWI). "Eleutherodactylus sisyphodemus", a small, critically endangered frog species, is known only from the Cockpit Country. Cockpit Country hosts 90% of the global population of black-billed amazon, a parrot endemic to Jamaica. Cockpit Country is also home to the Jamaican Swallowtail, the largest butterfly in the Western hemisphere. Cockpit Country is one of |
What was the 1910 Fruitgum Company's only hit | Simon Says (1910 Fruitgum Company song) by the 1910 Fruitgum Company. In Italy the song was covered by the group Giuliano e i Notturni with the title "Il ballo di Simone", and charted # 3 on the Italian hit parade. In 1968 French singer Claude Francois also had a major hit with it under the French title "Jacques a Dit". Children's entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram covered it on their 1995 album "Let's Dance! Simon Says (1910 Fruitgum Company song) "Simon Says" is a bubblegum pop song written by Elliot Chiprut and originally recorded, in 1967, by the 1910 Fruitgum Company, becoming their most successful chart | Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree LeAnn Rimes, for her album "What a Wonderful World" (this cover version peaked at No. 3 on "Billboard" Adult Contemporary chart, No. 48 on "Billboard" Country Singles chart, and No. 30 on "Billboard"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Holiday Songs chart) <br> 2006 Rhonda Vincent, for her album "Beautiful Star: A Christmas Collection" <br> 2007 Hannah Montana for the "Disney Channel Holiday" soundtrack <br> 1910 Fruitgum Company, for their album "Bubblegum Christmas" <br> 2008 Davie Allan & the Arrows, for their album "Fuzz for the Holidays" <br> 2009 Lotta Engberg (titled "Julen Är Här"), for the album "Jul hos mig" <br> 2011 Vanessa Neigert, for |
Whose only UK hit was Here Comes the Judge | Here Comes the Judge (Shorty Long song) a comic act on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" about a judge by Pigmeat Markham, whose own "Here Comes the Judge" - a completely different song - charted two weeks after Long's did in June 1968, and became a Top 20 hit. "Billboard" Hot 100 (11 weeks, entered June 1): Reached #8 "Cashbox" (9 weeks, entered June 1): 89, 72, 46, 13, 10, 10, 14, 18, 31 Here Comes the Judge (Shorty Long song) "Here Comes the Judge" is a 1968 song written by Shorty Long, Billie Jean Brown and Suzanne de Passe, and performed by Long. The song was Long's | Here Comes the Judge (Shorty Long song) Here Comes the Judge (Shorty Long song) "Here Comes the Judge" is a 1968 song written by Shorty Long, Billie Jean Brown and Suzanne de Passe, and performed by Long. The song was Long's biggest hit, reaching #4 on the U.S. R&B chart and #8 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. It held #10 on "Cashbox" for two weeks. The song stayed on the Hot 100 for 11 weeks and "Cashbox" for 9 weeks. The song also entered the UK chart in July 1968, and was a Top 30 hit, peaking at #30. "Here Comes the Judge" was inspired by |
In what sport was Sam Malone a star before running the bar in Cheers | Sam Malone the Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series. From "Cheers": From others: Sam Malone Samuel "Sam" "Mayday" Malone is a fictional character on the American television show "Cheers", portrayed by Ted Danson and created by Glen and Les Charles. The central character of the series, Sam, a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox baseball team, is the owner and bartender of the bar called "Cheers". He is also a recovering alcoholic and a notorious womanizer. Although his celebrity status was short-lived, Sam retains that standing within the confines of Cheers, where he is beloved by the regular patrons. | Sam Malone more "carefree" and a "goof-off." Ted Danson wore a hairpiece to conceal his baldness for the role of Sam Malone during filming of "Cheers". His baldness was revealed at the 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards (1990). In the episode, "It's Lonely on the Top" (1993), Sam Malone reveals his baldness to Carla (Rhea Perlman). Danson earned per episode as Sam Malone during the last few years of "Cheers". In the final season of "Cheers" (1992–93), Danson wanted to stop portraying Sam Malone, which contributed to the end of "Cheers". Danson said about the way the character changed, "He got older, you |
In which town is the retirement home in Waiting For God | Waiting for God (TV series) church service that he attempts to conduct. Marion runs away with him to explore New Age philosophies at the beginning of Series 3, although this does not last long. Most exterior scenes at the retirement home were filmed at and around the Oaken Holt Rest Home in Farmoor, Oxfordshire, England. Although the script of the series makes great play of its Bournemouth setting, the location filming for the first three series was largely carried out in and around Brighton and Worthing. The first genuine appearance of Bournemouth town centre and the nearby suburb of Boscombe is in the 1992 Christmas | Waiting for God (TV series) Waiting for God (TV series) Waiting for God is a British sitcom that ran on BBC1 from 1990 to 1994 starring Graham Crowden as Tom and Stephanie Cole as Diana, two spirited residents of a retirement home who spend their time running rings around the home's oppressive management and their own families. It was written by Michael Aitkens. The show became very successful, running for five series. The programme is still repeated in the UK on various channels, most notably Gold and Drama. Series one to five have run (and in some cases continue to run) on PBS in the |
Which Island's volcano erupted in 1961 and necessitated the population to be evacuated | Nightingale Island is there) has ever been confirmed. In 1811, the American pirate Jonathan Lambert laid claim to Tristan and its neighbouring islands. He wanted to call Inaccessible 'Pinsard Island', and Nightingale 'Lavel Island'. He was successful in his claim, but he died less than one year later. In 1961, the high shield volcano on Tristan da Cunha erupted and forced the inhabitants of Tristan da Cunha to evacuate to Nightingale. They eventually moved to the United Kingdom, returning to Tristan in 1963. Wildlife conservation efforts are ongoing on Nightingale. The previous conservation workers' sheds were severely damaged during a storm produced | Volcano Pompeii. Before its catastrophic eruption of 1991, Pinatubo was an inconspicuous volcano, unknown to most people in the surrounding areas. Two other examples are the long-dormant Soufrière Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat, thought to be extinct before activity resumed in 1995, and Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska, which, before its September 2006 eruption, had not erupted since before 8000 BCE and had long been thought to be extinct. The three common popular classifications of volcanoes can be subjective and some volcanoes thought to have been extinct have erupted again. To help prevent people from falsely believing they are not |
Where is the volcano Olympus Mons | Olympus Mons Olympus Mons Olympus Mons (; Latin for Mount Olympus) is a very large shield volcano on the planet Mars. The volcano has a height of nearly 25 km (13.6 mi or 72,000 ft) as measured by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA). Olympus Mons is about two and a half times Mount Everest's height above sea level. It is the largest volcano, the tallest planetary mountain, and the second tallest mountain in the Solar System compared to Rheasilvia on Vesta. It is the youngest of the large volcanoes on Mars, having formed during Mars's Hesperian Period. It had been known | Olympus Mons several large lobes. Northwest of the volcano, the aureole extends a distance of up to and is known as Lycus Sulci (). East of Olympus Mons, the aureole is partially covered by lava flows, but where it is exposed it goes by different names (Gigas Sulci, for example). The origin of the aureole remains debated, but it was likely formed by huge landslides or gravity-driven thrust sheets that sloughed off the edges of the Olympus Mons shield. Olympus Mons Olympus Mons (; Latin for Mount Olympus) is a very large shield volcano on the planet Mars. The volcano has a |
What is Europe's largest and most active volcano | Geography of Italy are also active volcanoes: Etna, in Sicily, the largest active volcano in Europe; Vulcano, Stromboli, and Vesuvius, near Naples, which is the only active volcano on mainland in Europe. Most of Italy's rivers drain either into the Adriatic Sea (like Po, Piave, Adige, Brenta, Tagliamento, Reno) or into the Tyrrhenian (like Arno, Tiber and Volturno), though the waters from some border municipalities (Livigno in Lombardy, Innichen and Sexten in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol) drain into the Black Sea through the basin of the Drava, a tributary of the Danube, and the waters from the Lago di Lei in Lombardy drain into the | Amirani (volcano) Amirani (volcano) Amirani is an active volcano on Jupiter's moon Io, the inner-most of the Galilean Moons. It is located on Io's leading hemisphere at . The volcano is responsible for the largest active lava flow in the entire Solar System, with recent flows dwarfing those of even other volcanos on Io. The volcano was first observed in images acquired by the "Voyager 1" spacecraft in March 1979. Later that year, the International Astronomical Union named this feature after a Georgian fire god, Amirani. Amirani is about the same age as Jupiter, which is around 4.5 billion years old. It |
In what year was the first Olympic marathon for women | California International Marathon California International Marathon The California International Marathon (CIM) is a 26-mile, 385-yard road race in Northern California organized by the Sacramento Running Association. The course follows a historic gold miners' round beginning at Folsom Dam, passing through suburban Sacramento, and ending at the State Capitol. The race starts at an elevation of 366 ft. and finishes at an elevation of 26 ft. In 1983, marathoner John Mansoor and entrepreneur Sally Edwards organized the first CIM to be an Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier. CIM served as the United States National Marathon Championship for men in 1984 and for women in 1984, | 2012 Olympic Marathon Course a new women's marathon Olympic record of , clipping 7 seconds off the previous record. The new Olympic record was 7min 42sec slower than Paula Radcliffe's world record set in 2003 during the London Marathon. The winning time of 2:08:01 by Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda in the men's marathon, on 12 August 2012, was outside the Olympic marathon record and outside the world marathon record. The winners of the Paralympic marathon events were: The 2012 Olympic route differed significantly from that of the long-established annual London Marathon. Although the Olympic route shared a finish in The Mall and a section |
In what year was the big ball made compulsory in the Open Golf Championship | 1974 Open Championship 1974 Open Championship The 1974 Open Championship was the 103rd Open Championship, held from 10–13 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. Gary Player won his third Open Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Peter Oosterhuis. It was the eighth of his nine major titles and second of the year; he won the Masters in April. In the other two majors in 1974, the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship, Player had top ten finishes. The use of the larger "American ball" (diameter ) was made compulsory. In previous Opens, players could use the smaller | British Open Championship Golf the game's graphics and atmosphere. Criticism was leveled against its lack of multiplayer or course creation functionality, and some reviewers found fault with its brevity. "British Open Championship Golf" is a three-dimensional (3D) video game that simulates golf, a sport in which players attempt to hit a ball into a hole with as few strokes as possible. In particular, the game is based on The Open Championship, the oldest tournament in golf. The player may compete as a pre- or self-created amateur golfer or as one of eight celebrity athletes, including Sandy Lyle, Vijay Singh and Ian Baker-Finch. Three modes |
In what year in Association Football did it become legal to be able to score direct from a corner | Corner kick introduced in 1872, there was no restriction on dribbling from a corner-kick. In 1875, this was changed: it was forbidden for a player to touch the ball again after taking a corner-kick, before the ball had been touched by another player. In 1924, this restriction was accidentally removed, as an unintended consequence of the law-change allowing a goal to be scored directly from a corner. This possibility was exploited by Everton FC winger Sam Chedgzoy in a match against Arsenal FC on 15 November of that year. At the end of November, the International Football Association Board issued emergency instructions | What Should Legal Analysis Become? What Should Legal Analysis Become? What Should Legal Analysis Become? is a book by philosopher and politician Roberto Mangabeira Unger. First published in 1996, the book germinated from lectures Unger gave at Yale Law School, Columbia Law School, and the London School of Economics. In the book, Unger argues that in order to transform society to be more radically democratic, it is necessary to penetrate the specialized professions so that we can talk about, and imagine, institutions effectively. Unger focuses on the legal profession in this book, setting forth a vision of law as "institutional imagination." He presents a program |
What is the name of the famous ship which sank in 1545 and was raised in 1982 | Ship of the line I of France in 1545 (in which "Mary Rose" sank) but appears to have been more of a diplomatic vessel, sailing on occasion with sails of gold cloth. Indeed, the great ships were almost as well known for their ornamental design (some ships, like the "Vasa", were gilded on their stern scrollwork) as they were for the power they possessed. Carracks fitted for war carried large-calibre guns aboard. Because of their higher freeboard and greater load-bearing ability, this type of vessel was better suited than the galley to gunpowder weapons. Because of their development for conditions in the Atlantic, these | We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Modest Mouse, released in 2007. It followed their previous studio album, 2004's "Good News for People Who Love Bad News". It is the band's only full-length with former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr as a member. It is also their last with founding member and bassist Eric Judy. It has a strong nautical theme and was originally envisioned as a concept album about a boat crew that dies in every song. This album was certified |
In Morse Code what is the symbol for the letter E | Morse code most common letter in English, the letter "E", has the shortest code: a single dot. Because the Morse code elements are specified by proportion rather than specific time durations, the code is usually transmitted at the highest rate that the receiver is capable of decoding. The Morse code transmission rate ("speed") is specified in "groups per minute", commonly referred to as "words per minute". Morse code is usually transmitted by on-off keying of an information carrying medium such as electric current, radio waves, visible light or sound waves. The current or wave is present during time period of the dot | Morse code for non-Latin alphabets Morse code for non-Latin alphabets This is a summary of the use of Morse code to represent alphabets other than Latin. The Greek Morse code alphabet is very similar to the Latin alphabet. It uses one extra letter for Greek letter "Χ" and does not use the codes for Latin letters "J", "U" and "V". The "tonos" is not transmitted in Morse code; the receiver can simply infer which vowels require one. The "Greek diphthongs" presented in the bottom three rows of the table are specified in old Greek Morse-code tables but they are never used in actual communication, the |
What is the collective noun for moose | Collective noun by Walter of Bibbesworth in the mid-1200s, is the earliest source for collective nouns of animals in any European vernacular (and also the earliest source for animal noises). The "Venerie" of Twiti (early 14th century) distinguished three types of droppings of animals, and three different terms for herds of animals. Gaston Phoebus (14th century) had five terms for droppings of animals, which were extended to seven in the "Master of the Game" (early 15th century). The focus on collective terms for groups of animals emerged in the later 15th century. Thus, a list of collective nouns in Egerton MS 1995, | Collective noun lighthearted, humorous or facetious collective nouns. Collective noun In linguistics, a collective noun refers to a collection of things taken as a whole. Most collective nouns in everyday speech are mundane and "not" specific to just one kind, such as the word "group", which is applied to "people" in the phrase "a group of people", but is also applied to "dogs" in the phrase "a group of dogs". Other collective nouns "are specific" to one kind, especially terms of venery, which identify specific groups of animals. For example, "pride" as a term of venery always refers to lions, never to |
How many inches are there in a hand | Hand mortar handling the grenades because they were too dangerous. While there are substantial records of infantry units called grenadiers throughout the 18th century in Europe, these units generally threw the grenades by hand. Hand mortar The hand mortar is a firearm and early predecessor of modern grenade launchers that was used in the late 17th century and 18th century to throw fused grenades. The action was similar to a flintlock, matchlock, or wheellock firearm (depending on the date of production), but the barrel was short, usually less than 2 inches (5 cm) to 4 inches (10 cm) long (though some are | How Many Miles to Babylon? How Many Miles to Babylon? "How Many Miles to Babylon" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 8148. The accepted modern lyrics are: <poem>How many miles to Babylon? Three score miles and ten. Can I get there by candle-light? Yes, and back again.. If your heels are nimble and your toes are light, You may get there by candle-light.</poem> A longer Scottish version has the lyrics: <poem>King and Queen of Cantelon, How many miles to Babylon? Eight and eight, and other eight. Will I get there by candle-light? If your horse be |
Which famous character in commercials was played by John Hewer | John Hewer John Hewer John Hewer (13 January 1922 – 16 March 2008) was an English actor and manager. He was born in Leyton, London. A stalwart of London's Players Theatre throughout his career, he appeared in musical theatrical productions such as "Sail Away" and "Six of One" in London's West End theatre, but the highlight of his theatrical career was starring opposite Julie Andrews in "The Boy Friend" on Broadway in the 1950s. His television work included hosting the 1970s Canadian CTV variety series "The Pig and Whistle", but he his most familiar role was as the fictitious sailor Captain Birdseye, | John Hewer the mascot for Birds Eye frozen foods in scores of British TV commercials from 1967 to 1998. Residing in Epping in his later years and finally Brinsworth House in Twickenham, London, Hewer died aged 86 on Sunday, 16 March 2008. John Hewer John Hewer (13 January 1922 – 16 March 2008) was an English actor and manager. He was born in Leyton, London. A stalwart of London's Players Theatre throughout his career, he appeared in musical theatrical productions such as "Sail Away" and "Six of One" in London's West End theatre, but the highlight of his theatrical career was starring |
In which city could you visit The Louvre | Louvre Pyramid Louvre Pyramid The Louvre Pyramid (Pyramide du Louvre) is a large glass and metal pyramid designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei, surrounded by three smaller pyramids, in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris. The large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum. Completed in 1989, it has become a landmark of the city of Paris. Commissioned by the President of France, François Mitterrand, in 1984, it was designed by the architect I. M. Pei. The structure, which was constructed entirely with glass segments and metal poles, reaches a height | Beautiful Lies You Could Live In in effect the last album recorded by Rapp for the Reprise label, although a further album, "Familiar Songs", was issued by the company without Rapp's knowledge or approval. "Beautiful Lies" was issued on CD in 2003 as part of the "Jewels Were the Stars" compendium of Pearls Before Swine's first four Reprise albums. Beautiful Lies You Could Live In ... Beautiful Lies You Could Live In was the sixth album credited to American psychedelic folk group Pearls Before Swine, and their fourth on Reprise Records. It was released in 1971. Like its predecessor "City of Gold", the album was credited |
In which Italian city would you find the Uffizi Gallery | Friends of the Uffizi Gallery knight chess piece. Representing loyalty and the right cause, the horse symbolizes the commitment of the Associations Amici degli Uffizi and Friends of the Uffizi Gallery to the benefit of the Uffizi Gallery. Every two years, the Friends of the Uffizi Gallery organize the Florentine Weekend, which includes art-focused activities at the Uffizi Gallery and in nearby locations throughout the City of Florence that relate to both Renaissance art and Italian culture. It is a members-only event open to Friends of the Uffizi Gallery members at the Botticelli, Michelangelo and Leonardo membership levels. More than thirty restorations designated as a | Friends of the Uffizi Gallery priority by the Uffizi Gallery have been completed with funds raised by both Friends of the Uffizi Gallery and Amici degli Uffizi. The Michelangelo Room, which opened to the public on January 29, 2013, is an example of a completed project by this organization. The Friends of the Uffizi Gallery and the Amici degli Uffizi funded the re-construction of this room on the second floor and the re-installation of the paintings. The re-construction involved restoring the original marble floor and re-plastering the walls and painting them red. The re-installation included Michelangelo’s "Tondo Doni" (ca. 1507 oil and tempera on panel) |
What was the product of the man whom the Tate Gallery is named after | Tate include the national collection of modern art as well as the national collection of British art, in 1932, it was renamed the Tate Gallery after sugar magnate Henry Tate of Tate & Lyle, who had laid the foundations for the collection. The Tate Gallery was housed in the current building occupied by Tate Britain, which is situated in Millbank, London. In 2000, the Tate Gallery transformed itself into the current-day Tate, which consists of a network of four museums: Tate Britain, which displays the collection of British art from 1500 to the present day; Tate Modern, also in London, which | Tate Gallery (horse) as a Group 1 race for the first time) over seven furlongs at the Curragh on 14 September Tate Gallery was ridden by Cash Asmussen and started the 4/6 favourite. The best of his eight opponents appeared to be the British filly Sweet Adelaide and the Jim Bolger-trained colt Nashamaa both of whom came ito the race unbeaten. After tracking the leaders Tate Gallery went to the front two furlongs out and stayed on well under pressure to win by one and a half lengths from Nashamaa with Sweet Adelaide a further one and a half length back in third. |
In which London square is the National Gallery | National Portrait Gallery, London National Portrait Gallery, London The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an art gallery in London housing a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. It was the first portrait gallery in the world when it opened in 1856. The gallery moved in 1896 to its current site at St Martin's Place, off Trafalgar Square, and adjoining the National Gallery. It has been expanded twice since then. The National Portrait Gallery also has regional outposts at Beningbrough Hall in Yorkshire and Montacute House in Somerset. It is unconnected to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, with which | Catalogue of paintings in the National Gallery, London Catalogue of paintings in the National Gallery, London The Catalogue of paintings in the National Gallery, London lists the named painters of the collection of the National Gallery, London, as they were catalogued in 2010 by the Public Catalogue Foundation. The collection contains roughly 2,300 paintings by 750 artists, and only attributed artists are listed here. Painters with more than twenty works in the collection are Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Carlo Crivelli, Anthony van Dyck, Francesco Guardi, Rembrandt van Rijn, Peter Paul Rubens, Jacob van Ruisdael, and David Teniers II. The only women artists with works in the collection are Marie Blancour, |
In which city is the Albertina art gallery | Albertina Albertina The Albertina is a museum in the Innere Stadt (First District) of Vienna, Austria. It houses one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world with approximately 65,000 drawings and approximately 1 million old master prints, as well as more modern graphic works, photographs and architectural drawings. Apart from the graphics collection the museum has recently acquired on permanent loan two significant collections of Impressionist and early 20th-century art, some of which will be on permanent display. The museum also houses temporary exhibitions. The Albertina was erected on one of the last remaining sections of the | Dresden City Art Gallery Dresden City Art Gallery The Dresden City Art Gallery ("Städtische Galerie Dresden – Kunstsammlung") is the municipal art collection of Dresden, Germany, housed in the city's Landhaus. It was formed by the 19th and 20th century artworks of the Stadtmuseum Dresden, split off from the Museum and given a separate display in 2000. In 2002, Dr Gisbert Porstmann became the founding director of the Dresden City Art Gallery, which officially opened in 2005. The Dresden City Art Collection, which is located on the first floor of Dresden's city hall, was erected in 1770–1775 to the designs by the court architect |
Which southern state is patrolled by Deputy Dawg | Deputy Dawg of Ralph Bakshi (as inbetweener) of "Fritz the Cat" fame. There were also six additional titles that were released theatrically, for show in cinemas and which were not part of the original TV package. The character of Deputy Dawg (a dog) is a deputy sheriff in the State of Florida, of the United States. As the episodes progressed, the location changed to Mississippi, and later to Tennessee. The other main characters are the 'varmints' Muskie Muskrat, Moley Mole, Possible 'Possum, Ty Coon, Vincent van Gopher, Pig Newton, and Dawg's boss the Sheriff, as well as Mrs. Deputy. Deputy Dawg was | Deputy Dawg appeared in episodes of the 1987 series . Deputy Dawg also appeared in the 1999 pilot "Curbside". Many of the cartoons were issued on compilation VHS tapes in the 1980s. DVDs containing the episodes are also available online. Two extra titles also exist: 'Duped Deputy' and 'Creek Mud Monster'. Note: these are also six shorts which received theatrical releases in 1959–72: Deputy Dawg Deputy Dawg is a Terrytoons cartoon character featured on the animated television series of the same name. The "Deputy Dawg" television series first ran, on a weekly basis, from September 8, 1962 to May 25, 1963, with |
To what plant did botanist Leonard Fuchs give his name | Leonhart Fuchs to specify what a plant name stands for. The botanical genus "Fuchsia" is named in his honour, and consequently the colour fuchsia. Fuchs was born in 1501 in Wemding in the Duchy of Bavaria. After attending a school in Heilbronn, Fuchs went to the Marienschule in Erfurt, Thuringia at the age of twelve, and graduated as "Baccalaureus artium". In 1524 he became Magister Artium in Ingolstadt, and received a doctor of medicine degree in the same year. From 1524-1526 he practiced as a doctor in Munich, until he received a chair of medicine at Ingolstadt in 1526. From 1528-1531 he | Leonhart Fuchs plant pictures continues to define a standard for botanical illustrators. Fuchs's books on the anatomy of the eye and its diseases were among the standard references on this subject during this period. Historical editions Modern editions Leonhart Fuchs Leonhart Fuchs (17 January 1501 – 10 May 1566), sometimes spelled Leonhard Fuchs, was a German physician and botanist. His chief notability is as the author of a large book about plants and their uses as medicines, i.e. a Herbal Book. It was first published in 1542 in Latin. It has about 500 accurate and detailed drawings of plants, which were printed |
What is the currency of Switzerland | Switzerland–European Union relations Republic of Yugoslavia (1998), Myanmar (2000), Zimbabwe (2002), Uzbekistan (2006) and Belarus (2006). The currency of Switzerland is the Swiss franc. Switzerland (with Liechtenstein) is in the unusual position of being surrounded by countries that use the euro. As a result, the euro is "de facto" accepted in many places, especially near borders and in tourist regions. Swiss Federal Railways accept euros, both at ticket counters and in automatic ticket machines. Also many public phones, vending machines or ticket machines accept euro coins. Many shops and smaller businesses that accept euros take notes only, and give change in Swiss francs, | Local currency in Canada and over 400 in the United Kingdom. Australia, France, New Zealand, and Switzerland have similar systems. Kenya: Senegal: South Africa: Japan: Hong Kong: Indonesia: Malaysia: Bangladesh [Chandpur Chittagonj Dhaka] Australia: Canada: "See List of Canadian community currencies"<br> Mexico: United States: "See List of community currencies in the United States" Argentina: Brazil: Venezuela: Austria: Belgium: Czech Republic: Denmark: France: Germany: Hungary: Greece: Italy: Latvia: Malta: Netherlands: Russia: Slovakia: Spain: Switzerland: Ukraine: United Kingdom: [[Category:Local currencies| ]] [[Category:Freiwirtschaft]] [[Category:Localism (politics)]] [[Category:Monetary reform]] [[Category:Community building]] Local currency In economics, a local currency is a currency that can be spent in a |
What is the name of the flat hat worn by academics | Flat Hat Club to Thomas McAuley, mentioning Jefferson's own membership of the F.H.C. The initials of the F.H.C. Society stand for a secret Latin phrase, likely "Fraternitas, Humanitas, et Cognitio" or "Fraternitas Humanitas Cognitioque" (two renderings of "brotherhood, humanity, and knowledge"). The "brothers" of the original F.H.C. devised and employed a secret handshake, wore a silver membership medal, issued certificates of membership, and met regularly for discussion and fellowship, especially at the Raleigh Tavern. The group became publicly known by the backronym "Flat Hat Club" in probable allusion to the mortarboard caps then commonly worn by all students at the College (now worn | The Flat Hat as well as maintains the newspaper's social media presence. In October 2007, "The Flat Hat" won a Pacemaker award for excellence in the category of non-daily newspaper at a four-year university. The Pacemaker is an honor in collegiate journalism, and is awarded by the Associated Collegiate Press and the Newspaper Association of America Foundation. In 2017, "The Flat Hat" was recognized with a "mark of excellence" award from the Society of Professional Journalists for in-depth reporting. "The Flat Hat" derives its name from the public nickname of the F.H.C. Society, "the Flat Hat Club"; the Society was the first collegiate |
What modern innovation was began by Tim Berners Lee | Tim Berners-Lee Tim Berners-Lee Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee (born 8 June 1955), also known as TimBL, is an English engineer and computer scientist, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web. He is currently a professor of computer science at the University of Oxford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He made a proposal for an information management system in March 1989, and he implemented the first successful communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) client and server via the internet in mid-November the same year. Berners-Lee is the director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which oversees | Tim Berners-Lee 14 December 2017 to uphold net neutrality. The letter was addressed to Senator Roger Wicker, Senator Brian Schatz, Representative Marsha Blackburn and Representative Michael F. Doyle. Berners-Lee joined the board of advisors of start-up State.com, based in London. As of May 2012, Berners-Lee is president of the Open Data Institute, which he co-founded with Nigel Shadbolt in 2012. The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) was launched in October 2013 and Berners-Lee is leading the coalition of public and private organisations that includes Google, Facebook, Intel, and Microsoft. The A4AI seeks to make internet access more affordable so that access is |
What were solicitors in the U.K. allowed to do for the first time in 1984 | Daddy, what did you do in the Great War? do in the Great War?" were not the only contributing factor to these recruitment figures, writing that recruiters "quickly decided that using the latest forms of mass advertising had a negative effect". The poster played on the guilt associated with not volunteering for wartime service. Karyn Burman writes that propaganda posters of the time "presented a carefully crafted image of manhood defining 'real' men as those who fought for their families, for King and Country." She cites this poster as an example of an image that was "designed to question a man's sense of self-worth". Daddy, what did you do | Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do 1972 studio album "See All Her Faces". Yellowman covered it for "King Yellowman" (1984). "Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do" is sampled in "Upgrade U" by Beyoncé and Jay-Z, from Beyoncé's album "B'Day" (2006) and in "No Homo Outro", a track from "Turtleneck & Chain" (2011) by The Lonely Island. Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do "Girls Can't Do What the Guys Do" is a single by American recording artist Betty Wright from her debut studio album "My First Time Around" (1968). It was written by Willie Clarke and Clarence Reid, and released in 1968 by Alston Records. |
On which ship did Fletcher Christian lead a mutiny in 1787 | Fletcher Christian Fletcher Christian Fletcher Christian (25 September 1764 – 20 September 1793) was master's mate on board HMS "Bounty" during Lieutenant William Bligh's voyage to Tahiti during 1787–1789 for breadfruit plants. In the mutiny on the "Bounty", Christian seized command of the ship from Bligh on 28 April 1789. Christian was born on 25 September 1764, at his family home of Moorland Close, Eaglesfield, near Cockermouth in Cumberland, England. Fletcher's father's side had originated from the Isle of Man and most of his paternal great-grandfathers were historic Deemsters, their original family surname McCrystyn. Fletcher was the brother to Edward and Humphrey, | French ship Léopard (1787) trying to refloat her, the crew abandoned the ship and set her on fire after offloading the guns and matériel. French ship Léopard (1787) Léopard was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. On 30 October 1788, "Léopard" departed Toulon for a cruise in the Caribbean, under Captain de la Galissoninère. On 15 September 1790, a fight between sailors from "Léopard" and "Patriote" caused a mutiny; the entire crew of "Léopard" was expelled from the Navy by a decree of the National Constituent Assembly. From 1792, "Léopard" took part in the Expédition de Sardaigne under Captain Bourdon-Gramont, |
What was the name of Buddy Holly's backing group | Buddy Holly (album) Buddy Holly (album) Buddy Holly is a studio album by Buddy Holly. It was released by Coral Records on February 20, 1958. The album collects Holly's four hit singles released on the Coral label; "Words of Love", "Peggy Sue", "I'm Gonna Love You Too", and "Rave On!". The backing group was Buddy Holly's band, the Crickets. Some re-releases include the tracks from Holly's next single, "Early in the Morning" backed with "Now We're One", and "Take Your Time", the B-side of the single "Rave On". Re-released again with different cover art in 2015 By WaxTime Records on 180 Gram Vinyl | Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story a musical in two acts written by Alan Janes, and featuring the music of Buddy Holly, opened at London’s Victoria Palace Theatre on 12 October 1989. An early example of the jukebox musical, "Buddy" ran in London’s West End for over 12 years, playing 5,140 performances. Janes took over the producing of the show himself in 2004 and Buddy has been on tour in the UK for 17 of the last 24 years, and has played Broadway, 5 U.S. National Tours, Canada, Sweden, South Africa, Japan, New Zealand, |
Who had a number one album in 1986 with True Blue | True Blue (Madonna album) her audience—with a real sense of clarity and purpose and made sure she had quality songs to back up her calculation and world-dominating ambition." The global success of "True Blue" marked the first time Madonna entering the "Guinness Book of World Records" in its 1988 edition, where she was dubbed as the most successful singer for 1986. The album also held the record for number one in the most countries, topping the album charts in a total of 28 countries around the world. "True Blue" was later included in the 1992 edition of "Guinness Book of World Records" as the | True Blue (Madonna album) behind "Like a Virgin" (1984) and "The Immaculate Collection" (1990). After the advent of the Nielsen SoundScan era in 1991, the album sold a further 404,000 copies. In Canada, the album debuted at number 73 on the "RPM" albums chart for the issue of July 5, 1986. The album climbed rapidly upwards and reached number one on the issue dated August 9, 1986. It stayed at the top for nine weeks and was present on the chart for 77 weeks. "True Blue" was certified diamond by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for shipment of one million copies. "True Blue" |
What was the Monkees best selling single | The Monkees the Monkees" that album sales were outstripping Nielsen ratings, meaning that more people were buying the music than watching the television show, which meant that the producers decided that more attention needed to be paid to the music and that more music needed to be produced for more albums. Sandoval also noted that their second album, "More of the Monkees", propelled by their second single, "I'm a Believer" b/w "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone", became the biggest selling LP of their career, spending 70 weeks on the Billboard charts, staying No. 1 for 18 weeks, becoming the third biggest selling | The Best of The Monkees issue dated May 17, 2003, at number 51. It spent six weeks on the chart. Following the death of member Davy Jones on February 29, 2012, it re-entered at No. 20 with 17,000 copies sold (up 7,808 percent according to Nielsen SoundScan) for the week ending March 4, 2012. The album has since been certified Gold for selling 500,000 copies. The Best of The Monkees The Best of the Monkees is a Monkees compilation released by Rhino Entertainment. It contains 25 songs from The Monkees' repertoire, listed in chronological order by release date. Also included is a Bonus karaoke CD |
Which Scottish comedian had his World Tour of Australia shown on TV | Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia you "my" Australia". Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia is the second in a line of ‘world tours’ that follow comedian Billy Connolly on his various travels across the globe. Filmed over four months in 1995, Connolly takes the viewer on a scenic and informative tour of Australia, a country he first visited in the 1970s, intercut with scenes from his stand-up comedy act at various venues around the country. The tour takes in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Alice Springs and Fraser Island. On the way, Connolly also experiences and demonstrates several | The New World Tour 2017. In 1993, before Paul McCartney played the South American leg of the tour, Parlophone/MPL released the album "Paul Is Live" which had songs taken from his concerts in North America and Australia. In 2002, Paul McCartney released a concert DVD from the tour titled "Paul Is Live In Concert on the New World Tour". The New World Tour In 1993, Paul McCartney and his band embarked upon The New World Tour, spanning almost the entire year and almost the entire globe. This tour featured a controversial pre-concert film (starting in the U.S leg of the tour), which was shown |
In Minder what football team did Terry support | Terry Rowe at Chertsey Town and at Peterborough youth club P&T Panthers. Rowe appears in the 1984 "Minder" episode "The Long Ride Back to Scratchwood", filmed at Griffin Park. Terry Rowe Terry Rowe (born 8 June 1964) is an English retired professional footballer. He spent three seasons in the American Professional Soccer League, eight in the Major Indoor Soccer League, four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and two in the National Professional Soccer League. After a spell with Fulham as a junior, Rowe began his career in the Brentford youth team when he was fifteen. He turned professional with Brentford and | Minder (TV series) 2008, it was announced that "Minder" would go into production for broadcast in 2009 (on Channel 5) for a new version, though none of the original cast would appear in the new episodes. The new show focused on Arthur's nephew Archie (created solely for this new version), played by Shane Richie. The series began broadcast on 4 February 2009. In 2010, it was announced that no further episodes would be made following lukewarm reception to the first series. The show starred Dennis Waterman as Terry McCann, an honest and likeable bodyguard ("minder" in London slang) and George Cole as Arthur |
Who is Sting married to | Sting (musician) cited several pieces of evidence that show that smartphone use by children increases the risk of their having mental health problems, and worsens academic performance. Sting married actress Frances Tomelty from Northern Ireland, on 1 May 1976. Before they divorced in 1984, they had two children: Joseph (born 23 November 1976) and Fuchsia Katherine ("Kate", born 17 April 1982). In 1980, Sting became a tax exile in Galway in Ireland. In 1982, after the birth of his second child, he separated from Tomelty and began living with actress and film producer Trudie Styler. The couple married at Camden Register Office | Sting (wrestler) and the Alliance vowed to destroy both Sting and the promotion he was the face of. At the same time, Sting was being targeted by Luger, who had once again turned heel and, as WCW Champion, viewed Sting as a threat. Sting engaged in many matches with Dangerous Alliance members, especially Rude, who was the group's biggest star. It was during this feud that Sting won the first of his six WCW World Heavyweight Championships, defeating Luger on February 29, 1992, at SuperBrawl II. The feud ended when Sting formed Sting's Squadron, consisting of allies Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, Windham, |
Who is game show host Les Dennis married to | Les Dennis in December. Dennis has an adult son, Philip, from his first marriage. He also had an extramarital relationship with actress Sophie Aldred, which he documented in his autobiography. Dennis married actress Amanda Holden, his second wife, on 4 June 1995. They had a temporary split in 2000 when Holden's affair with actor Neil Morrissey was exposed in the press, before eventually separating in December 2002 and divorcing in 2003. Dennis met Claire Nicholson in 2005. The couple have a daughter, Eleanor Grace, who was born on 24 April 2008; Dennis and Nicholson were married on 23 November 2009 in Highgate. | John Dennis (talk show host) a voicemail following a conversation between Dennis's daughter and Rusillo at a local Boston bar. Subsequently, Russillo lost that job. Russillo currently works for ESPN, which is heard in part on WEEI. The Russillo- Dennis feud continued in February 2012, when they encountered each other at an ESPN Super Bowl Party. John Dennis (talk show host) John Adron Dennis is an American broadcaster best known as the co-host of WEEI-FM sports radio's former "Dennis and Callahan" morning show and for being suspended for comparing a young African American student to an escaped gorilla. Dennis is a 1974 graduate of Kent |
Which comedy duo starred in a Chump at Oxford and Way Out West | A Chump at Oxford A Chump at Oxford A Chump at Oxford, directed in 1939 by Alfred J. Goulding and released in 1940 by United Artists, was the penultimate Laurel and Hardy film made at the Hal Roach studios. Originally released as a streamliner featurette at forty minutes long, the original streamliner version was slightly reedited and twenty minutes of footage largely unrelated to the main plot were later added for European distribution and, ultimately, American distribution. A later reissue version was further reedited, jumping from Stan and Ollie's entrance into the employment agency to them sweeping the streets. A 20-minute version created for | Way Out West (Way Out West album) Way Out West (Way Out West album) Way Out West is the eponymous debut studio album by English electronic music duo Way Out West. It was released on 1 September 1997 by the since defunct record label Deconstruction Records, and peaked at 42 in the UK Albums Chart that year. The album includes its four singles, "Ajare", "The Gift", "Domination", and "Blue". The album's release was promoted by its four singles: "Ajare", "The Gift", "Domination" and "Blue", all released on Deconstruction Records. "The Gift" remains the group's highest charted song on the UK Singles Chart to date, peaking at number |
In which film did Harrison Ford come from the future to destroy an android played by Rutger Hauer | Rutger Hauer Rutger Hauer Rutger Oelsen Hauer (; born 23 January 1944) is a Dutch actor, writer, and environmentalist. He has acted in both Dutch and English-language TV series and films. His career began in 1969 with the title role in the Dutch television series "Floris". His film credits include "Flesh+Blood", "Blind Fury", "Blade Runner", "The Hitcher", "Escape from Sobibor" (for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor), "Nighthawks", "Wedlock", "Sin City", "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind", "Ladyhawke", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "The Osterman Weekend", "The Blood of Heroes", "Batman Begins", "Hobo with a Shotgun", and "The Rite". | Rutger Hauer filmography Rutger Hauer filmography The filmography of Rutger Hauer lists all his performances as an actor in films, television films, and television series from 1969 to date, and in upcoming films. This list is primarily based on the filmography on Rutger Hauer's official website. Hauer said in the documentary film "Blond, Blue Eyes" (2006) that, from the beginning of his acting career, he has turned down most of the roles which held little interest for him. He has rarely accepted a role for the money. Hauer has also said he might have been brilliant in only two or three films. He |
On which radio programme did the dreaded batter pudding hurler of Bexhill on sea appear | The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea) The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea) The Dreaded Batter-Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea is an episode from series five of the 1950s BBC radio comedy, The Goon Show, first broadcast on 12 October 1954. It was written by Spike Milligan, who chose Bexhill-on-Sea as the location because he had been stationed there in World War II. The episode is a noted example of the use of a belief world in drama, and has been described as humour that demands "visualisation where visualisation is patently unprofitable". One device used for comic effect is to disorientate the listener by mismatching sound effects | The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea) ours", Neddie and Bloodnok are left adrift in a lifeboat. They eventually discover the hurler hiding in an oven on board the raft, but having no evidence other than a batter pudding, Seagoon will not let Bloodnok or himself eat it to avoid starvation. Greenslade then ends the show after introducing a coda "for those of you cretins who would like a happy ending": Seagoon, over a background of romantic music, proposes marriage. Bloodnok accepts. At times during the episode the plot is abandoned in favour of Milligan's associational comedy. The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea) The Dreaded Batter-Pudding |
What word is spoken twice at the beginning of the radio 4 programme Today in Parliament | Today in Parliament the Speaker announcing "Order, order". It is available daily as a podcast. It claims to have a regular audience of around 500,000 listeners. Today in Parliament Today in Parliament is a British radio programme that covers the daily proceedings of the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament), on BBC Radio 4. When re-broadcast at around 8.30am the next day on longwave (198 LW), it is known as Yesterday in Parliament, similar to "The Daily Service". This longwave (LW) signal comes from the Droitwich Transmitting Station. It began on 9 October 1945 at 22.45. It is the only programme that the | Word of Mouth (radio programme) Word of Mouth (radio programme) BBC Radio's Word of Mouth is a programme about English and the way it is spoken. It is broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 4 and is presented by Michael Rosen. The programme looks at all aspects of the spoken word from slang, acronyms, strange vocabulary, jargon and poetry; along with etymology, and changes through time and among society. It has a very lively message board to which the presenter regularly contributes. The programme is part of a stable of network radio programmes produced in Bristol for Radio 4. The programme was devised and originally presented |
What is the name of Barbie's new boyfriend | Barbie been sold with a wide range of titles including "Miss Astronaut Barbie" (1965), "Doctor Barbie" (1988), and "Nascar Barbie" (1998). Mattel has created a range of companions for Barbie, including Hispanic Teresa, Midge, African American Christie, and Steven (Christie's boyfriend). Barbie's siblings and cousins were also created including Skipper, Todd and Stacie (twin brother and sister), Kelly, Krissy, and Francie. Barbie was friendly with Blaine, an Australian surfer, during her split with Ken in 2004. Body Image From the start, some have complained that "the blonde, plastic doll conveyed an unrealistic body image to girls." Criticisms of Barbie are often | The Shrimp on the Barbie The Shrimp on the Barbie The Shrimp on the Barbie, released in Australia as The Boyfriend from Hell, is a 1990 comedy film directed by Michael Gottlieb (under the pseudonym Alan Smithee) and starring Cheech Marin. The title is derived from a line in a 1980s series of popular ads starring Paul Hogan promoting tourism to Australia: "I'll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you". Australian heiress Alexandra Hobart's (Emma Samms) father has disapproved of every boyfriend she has brought home to meet him, including her burly, life-of-the-party fiancé, Bruce (Vernon Wells). After a disastrous birthday party, Alexandra |
What item of tableware was introduced into England by Thomas Coryat in 1608 | Thomas Coryat Thomas Coryat Thomas Coryat (also Coryate) (c. 1577 – 1617) was an English traveller and writer of the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean age. He is principally remembered for two volumes of writings he left regarding his travels, often on foot, through Europe and parts of Asia. He is often credited with introducing the table fork to England, with "Furcifer" (Latin: fork-bearer, rascal) becoming one of his nicknames. His description of how the Italians shielded themselves from the sun resulted in the word "umbrella" being introduced into English. Coryat was born in Crewkerne, Somerset, and lived most of his life | Thomas Coryat in the Bombay Presidency" had described it as 'consisting of a dome resting on circular pillars' in Muslim architectural style which is similar to a monument present at Rajgari near Suvali. This monument is now State Protected Monument identifying it as the tomb of Tom Coryat (S-GJ-231). There is no inscription or other clue supporting it as the tomb; however, it is known that the tomb had just two marked stones originally and there is no known reason why a monument was erected later. Thomas Herbert, who visited India ten years after the death of Coryat, noted that a Persian |
Who would do his work in an atelier and use a mahlstick | Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland the game multiple times and perform different quests for the game's various characters. "Atelier Rorona" was first revealed on March 13, 2009, in ASCII Media Works' "Dengeki PlayStation" magazine. Yoshito Okamura, the main planner for the "" series, served as the game's director. Ken Nakagawa, who contributed to previous "Atelier" soundtracks, also returned as the sole composer for the title. Mel Kishida, who also provided the game's illustrations, designed the game's characters. Okamura appointed Kishida, whose work is the artist's first video game contribution, to serve the position after finding that Kishida's work met his desires for a "modern and | Caspar David Friedrich in his Studio his right hand a brush, and in his left a mahlstick, palette, and several other brushes. The studio is ascetically bare. Only two other palettes, a straightedge, and a t-square hang upon the wall. Hamburg version There are two versions of this portrait. In the Hamburg version (1811) Friedrich is seated before his easel, painting, with his arm leaning on the mahlstick. In this version the viewer shares his view of the painting, which is recognizably a mountain landscape with a waterfall. There is also a replica of this painting, painted in 1819, which is currently located in Mannheim. Berlin |
On what day of the week do Australians always celebrate Australia Day | Western Australia Day Western Australia Day as part of a series of law changes recognising Aboriginal Australians as the original inhabitants of Western Australia. Western Australia Day Western Australia Day (formerly known as Foundation Day) is a public holiday in Western Australia, celebrated on the first Monday in June each year to commemorate the founding of the Swan River Colony in 1829. Because of the celebration of Western Australia Day, WA does not celebrate the Queen's Birthday Holiday in June, as do the other Australian states; it is held in September or October instead. HMS "Challenger", under Captain Charles Fremantle, anchored off Garden | Australia Day "My view is that it is much more successful now than it's ever been." A September 2017 poll conducted for "The Guardian" revealed that only 26% of Australians supported changing the date of Australia Day, while a January 2018 poll conducted by The Australia Institute found that 37% believed the current date was offensive and 56% do not mind what day it is held. A January 2017 Guardian poll found that 68% of Australians felt positive about Australia Day, 19% were indifferent and 7% had mixed feelings, with 6% feeling negative about Australia Day. Among Indigenous Australians, however, only 23% |
What was the former name of the Green Party | Green Party (Ireland) Green Party (Ireland) The Green Party (, literally "Green Alliance") is a green political party that operates in Ireland—both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was founded as the Ecology Party of Ireland in 1981 by Dublin teacher Christopher Fettes. The party became the Green Alliance in 1983; it adopted its current English name in 1987, while the Irish name was kept unchanged. Its leader is Eamon Ryan, its deputy leader is Catherine Martin and its chairman is Roderic O'Gorman. Green Party candidates have been elected to most levels of representation: local (in the Republic), Dáil Éireann, Northern | Green Party of the Netherlands Netherlands". There are personal ties. GPN founders Roel van Duijn and Marten Bierman were later involved in The Greens. Green Party of the Netherlands The Green Party of the Netherlands (GPN) was a Dutch political party. It only existed on paper. The goal of the founders was to preempt the formation of another party calling itself "green". Most the founders were involved in the Political Party of Radicals (PPR), a progressive Christian party, which was allied to green parties in Europe such as ECOLO and German Greens. In 1984 the name "Green Party of the Netherlands" was registered with the |
Of which country was Jomo Kenyatta the president in the seventies | Jomo Kenyatta Jomo Kenyatta Jomo Kenyatta ( – 22 August 1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964 and then as its first President from 1964 to his death in 1978. He was the country's first indigenous head of government and played a significant role in the transformation of Kenya from a colony of the British Empire into an independent republic. Ideologically an African nationalist and conservative, he led the Kenya African National Union (KANU) party from 1961 until his death. Kenyatta was born to Kikuyu farmers in Kiambu, British East | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 1988, Moi declared JKUAT a constituent College of Kenyatta University through a legal notice, under the Kenyatta University Act (CAP 210C). The name of JKUAT officially changed to Jomo Kenyatta University College of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). It was finally established as a university through the JKUAT Act, 1994 and inaugurated on 7 December 1994. Jomo Kenyatta has the following campuses, schools, faculties, institutes and colleges: The university offers accommodation to some of the students at subsidized rates. There are six students' hostels inside the school compound, of which three are occupied by males and three by females. There are |
In what year did Harold Wilson retire | Harold Wilson Harold Wilson James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, (11 March 1916– 24 May 1995) was a British Labour politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1976. Entering Parliament in 1945, Wilson was appointed a parliamentary secretary in the Attlee ministry and rose quickly through the ministerial ranks; he became Secretary for Overseas Trade in 1947 and was elevated to Cabinet shortly thereafter as President of the Board of Trade. In opposition to the next Conservative government, he served as Shadow Chancellor (19551961) and Shadow Foreign Secretary (19611963). Hugh Gaitskell, | Harold Wilson former prime ministers or senior parliamentary figures. There is an extensive bibliography on Harold Wilson. He is the author of a number of books. He is the subject of many biographies (both light and serious) and academic analyses of his career and various aspects of the policies pursued by the governments he led. He features in many "humorous" books. He was the Prime Minister in the so-called "Swinging London" era of the 1960s, and therefore features in many of the books about this period of history. Harold Wilson James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, (11 March 1916– 24 May |
Lord Beaverbrook was Minister for Aircraft Production in world war 11 what was he the minister of in world war 1 | British War Memorials Committee British War Memorials Committee The British War Memorials Committee was a British Government body that throughout 1918 was responsible for the commissioning of artworks to create a memorial to the First World War. The Committee was formed in February 1918 when the Department of Information, which had been responsible for war-time propaganda and also operated a war artists scheme, became the Ministry of Information with Lord Beaverbrook as its Minister. Beaverbrook had been running, from London, the Canadian Government's scheme to commission contemporary art during the First World War and believed Britain would benefit from a similar project. Beaverbrook wanted | Minister of Aircraft Production Minister of Aircraft Production The Minister of Aircraft Production was the British government position in charge of the Ministry of Aircraft Production, one of the specialised supply ministries set up by the British Government during World War II. As the name suggests, it was responsible for aircraft production for the British forces; primarily the Royal Air Force, but also the Fleet Air Arm. The department was formed in 1940 by Winston Churchill in response to the production problems that winning the Battle of Britain posed. The first minister was Lord Beaverbrook and under his control the Ministry presided over an |
Announced in May 1999 for which magazine did the supermodel Naomi Campbell pose naked | Naomi Campbell and furs on the cover of "Playboy". In October 2001, she appeared with rapper Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs on the cover of British "Vogue", with the headline "Naomi and Puff: The Ultimate Power Duo". In 2007, she walked the catwalk for Dior's 60th-anniversary fashion show at Versailles. In July 2008, she appeared with fellow black models Liya Kebede, Sessilee Lopez and Jourdan Dunn on the gatefold cover of a landmark all-black issue of Italian "Vogue", shot by Steven Meisel. In September of that year, Campbell reunited with Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer and Stephanie Seymour for "A | Naomi Campbell 1999, Campbell has released 16 fragrances for women via her eponymous perfume house, under the Procter & Gamble brand. Naomi Campbell Naomi Elaine Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is a Jamaican English model, actress and singer. Recruited at the age of 15, she established herself amongst the most recognizable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and the 1990s and was one of six models of her generation declared :supermodels by the fashion industry and the international press. In addition to her modelling career, Campbell has embarked on other ventures, which include an R&B-pop studio album and several acting appearances |
Which newspaper was instrumental in getting Zola Budd to compete for England | Zola Budd Britain, clocking 14:48.07. The "Daily Mail", a British tabloid newspaper, persuaded Budd's father to encourage her to apply for British citizenship, on the grounds that her grandfather was British, to circumvent the international sporting boycott of South Africa, so that she could compete in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. With a strong push from the "Daily Mail", British citizenship was granted in short order and she moved to Guildford. Her application and arrival was controversial due to her acquiring a passport under preferential circumstances. Groups supporting the abolition of apartheid campaigned vociferously and effectively to highlight the special | Zola Budd of 8h6mins, earning a Bill Rowan Medal. In March 2015, Budd won the Run Hard Columbia (SC) Marathon, with a time of 3:05:27. In South Africa today, township taxis are nicknamed "Zola Budd" for their speed. The singer Brenda Fassie (whom "Time" magazine called "the Madonna of the townships" in 2001) had a hit single in the 1980s with her track "Zola Budd". On 20 July 2012 BBC Radio 4 broadcast a play by Richard Monks about the political and media actions taken to bring Zola Budd to Britain with her father at the age of 17, the script implying |
What is the name of the Salvation Army's most famous weekly paper | The Salvation Army letter in "The War Cry" in 1885. The same year an escapee from a prostitution house turned up on the door of the Salvation Army headquarters and sought help from Bramwell Booth. Work with people at risk of exploitation continues today, with a specialist team, and working in partnership with the UK service "Modern Slavery Helpline" (telephone 0800 0121 700). Work is also done assisting homeless people by running 461 hostels and 20 Refugee programmes. Various Constituting Instruments apply to different aspects of the work of the Salvation Army. Legislation passed in the United Kingdom Parliament covered the following: The | The Salvation Army in Australia The Army's Limelight Department was established as Australia's first film production company. Eighty-four cents in every dollar donated to The Salvation Army goes directly to those in need. This is one of the most efficient rates of any charity in Australia. It is thought that the name of the popular biscuit by Arnotts, SAO, stands for ‘Salvation Army Officer’. The Salvation Army helps more than one million Australians every year. In an average week, the Salvation Army provides an estimated: From these diverse activities, The Salvos have grown to be one of Australia's most respected charitable organisations, with a 2009 |
Name Cliff Richard's first five number one hits in the correct order | Cliff Richard had instrumental A and B sides. They thereafter had several major hits, including five UK No. 1s. The band also continued to appear and record with Richard and wrote many of his hits. On more than one occasion, a Shadows instrumental replaced a Richard song at the top of the British charts. Richard's fifth single "Living Doll" triggered a softer, more relaxed, sound. Subsequent hits, the No. 1s "Travellin' Light" and "I Love You" and also "A Voice in the Wilderness", lifted from his film "Expresso Bongo", and "Theme for a Dream" cemented Richard's status as a mainstream pop entertainer | Cliff Richard Little In Love", "Dreamin'", and "Suddenly"). In the UK meanwhile, "Carrie" reached No. 4 and "Dreamin'" peaked at No. 8. In a retrospective review of "Carrie," AllMusic journalist Dave Thompson praised "Carrie" as being "an enthrallingly atmospheric number. One of the most electrifying of all Cliff Richard's recordings." In 1980, Richard officially changed his name, by deed poll, from Harry Rodger Webb to Cliff Richard. At the same time, he received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire from the Queen for services to music and charity. In 1981, the single "Wired for Sound" hit No. 4 in |
What was the name of the submarine in Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997 Village Roadshow film) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997 Village Roadshow film) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1997 two-part television miniseries produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, based on the novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne. It was written by Brian Nelson and directed by Rod Hardy. The "Nautilus" has been sinking and damaging ships and is at first thought to be a giant narwhal. Pierre Aronnax and Ned Land and Cabe Attucks fall off the USS "Abraham Lincoln" and are picked up by the "Nautilus". Pierre Aronnax's father Thierry Aronnax is with the US naval party. Nemo | 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 2007 film directed by Gabriel Bologna. It is a modern update on the classic book "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", and stars Lorenzo Lamas as Lt. Aronnaux and Sean Lawlor as the misanthropic Captain Nemo. It also stars Natalie Stone, Kerry Washington, and Kim Little. The film is the first by The Asylum to be based on a Jules Verne novel, with "Journey to the Center of the Earth" following in 2008. In this modern retelling of the classic science-fiction tale, Captain Nemo uses his high-tech submarine to |
What is the minimum age at which someone may fly an aircraft legally | Minimum legal age in Romania Minimum legal age in Romania As in most other countries, minimum ages apply in Romania for various activities involving minors. The following minimum legal ages apply in Romania: Under Romanian law, minors are persons under 18. Nevertheless, civil law differentiates between minors under 14, who are completely devoid of legal capacity, and minors age 14-17, who have a limited form of legal capacity. Emancipation of minors under the law occurs either through marriage or by court order, if there are strong reasons, from age 16. The marriageable age is defined in Art 272 of the Civil Code of Romania. This | Age of candidacy Age of candidacy Age of candidacy is the minimum age at which a person can legally qualify to hold certain elected government offices. In many cases, it also determines the age at which a person may be eligible to stand for an election or be granted ballot access. The first known example of a law enforcing age of candidacy was the "Lex Villia Annalis", a Roman law enacted in 180 BCE which set the minimum ages for senatorial magistrates. Many youth rights groups view current age of candidacy requirements as unjustified age discrimination. Occasionally people who are younger than the |
Which tendon joins the calf muscle to the heel bone | Achilles tendon Achilles tendon The Achilles tendon or heel cord, also known as the calcaneal tendon, is a tendon of the back of the leg, and the thickest in the human body. It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcaneus (heel) bone. These muscles, acting via the tendon, cause plantar flexion of the foot at the ankle, and (except soleus) flexion at the knee. Abnormalities of the Achilles tendon include inflammation (Achilles tendinitis), degeneration, rupture, and becoming embedded with cholesterol deposits (xanthomas). The Achilles tendon connects muscle to bone, like other tendons, and is located at | Heel stretch the foot downward. It is accompanied by a "fourth head", the slight plantaris muscle, the long slender tendon of which is also attached to the heel bone but not visible. The compressive forces applied to the foot are distributed along five rays, three medial (side of big toe) and two lateral (side of little toe). The lateral rays stretch over the cuboid bone to the heel bone and the medial rays over the three cuneiform bones and the navicular bone to the ankle bone. Because the ankle bone is placed over the heel bone, these rays are adjacent near |
Solder is an alloy of which two metals | Solder oxide on the surface, below it a layer of tin(II) oxide with finely dispersed lead, followed by a layer of tin(II) oxide with finely dispersed tin and lead, and the solder alloy itself underneath. Lead, and to some degree tin, as used in solder contains small but significant amounts of radioisotope impurities. Radioisotopes undergoing alpha decay are a concern due to their tendency to cause soft errors. Polonium-210 is especially problematic; lead-210 beta decays to bismuth-210 which then beta decays to polonium-210, an intense emitter of alpha particles. Uranium-238 and thorium-232 are other significant contaminants of alloys of lead. Flux | Solder then disrupts its internal structure and leads to compromised mechanical integrity. Different elements serve different roles in the solder alloy: Impurities usually enter the solder reservoir by dissolving the metals present in the assemblies being soldered. Dissolving of process equipment is not common as the materials are usually chosen to be insoluble in solder. Many different intermetallic compounds are formed during solidifying of solders and during their reactions with the soldered surfaces. The intermetallics form distinct phases, usually as inclusions in a ductile solid solution matrix, but also can form the matrix itself with metal inclusions or form crystalline matter |
What rank in the British Amy is the equivalent to Hauptsturmfuhrer in the S.S. | Cave S Cave S Cave S is a limestone cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located on the eastern side of the Rock of Gibraltar, near Holy Boy's Cave. Human remains were found in the cave in 1910 that did not appear to be of a modern man. Captain Sewell discovered what is now known as Cave S or Sewell's Cave. Sewell also gave his name to Sewell's Fig Tree Caves which are now known as Goat's Hair Twin Caves. Sir Charles Warren carried out a survey of Gibraltar in 1864 which recorded the cave as being above | Amy S. Bruckman Amy S. Bruckman Amy Susan Bruckman (born 1965) is a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology affiliated with the School of Interactive Computing and the GVU Center. She is best known for her pioneering research in the fields of online communities and the learning sciences. In 1999, she was selected as one of "MIT Technology Review"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s TR100 award, honoring 100 remarkable innovators under the age of 35. Amy S. Bruckman was born in New York, New York. She attended the Horace Mann School, an Ivy Preparatory School in New York City, graduating in 1983. Following that, Bruckman attended Harvard |
In 1974 into which newly born county was Middlesbrough included | Middlesbrough West (UK Parliament constituency) Middlesbrough West (UK Parliament constituency) Middlesbrough West was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Middlesbrough in North East England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system. The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election. 1918-1950: The County Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Acklam, Ayresome, Cannon, Cleveland, Linthorpe, and Newport. 1950-1955: The County Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Acklam, Ayresome, and Linthorpe, and the Borough of Thornaby. 1955-1974: The County Borough of Middlesbrough | Andy Todd (footballer, born 1974) Andy Todd (footballer, born 1974) Andrew John James Todd (born 21 September 1974) is an English former football player who is currently the first-team coach at Blackpool under Gary Bowyer. His father is former Derby County and England defender Colin Todd who was manager of Middlesbrough when Andy made his debut. Born in Derby, Derbyshire, Todd attended Hermitage Comprehensive School (Chester le Street). He was initially a trainee at Middlesbrough and made his debut in 1992. He was loaned to Swindon Town shortly before leaving Boro in August 1995 to join Bolton Wanderers for a transfer fee of £250,000. He |
How many General Elections did Harold Wilson win as leader of the Labour Party | Leader of the Labour Party (UK) the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service, as well as appointing the Cabinet. A list of leaders (including acting leaders) since 1906. It is not uncommon for a retired Leader of the Labour Party to be granted a peerage upon their retirement, particularly if they served as Prime Minister; examples of this include Clement Attlee and Harold Wilson. However, Neil Kinnock was also elevated to the House of Lords, despite never being Prime Minister, and Michael Foot declined a similar offer. There are six living former party leaders: four elected and two acting. | Leader of the Labour Party (UK) and 2005, and Harold Wilson, who won three general elections out of five contested, in 1964, 1966 and October 1974. Unlike other British political party leaders, the Labour Leader does not have the power to dismiss or appoint their Deputy. Both the Leader and Deputy Leader are elected by an Alternative Vote system. From 1980 to 2014 an electoral college was used, with a third of the votes allocated to the Party's MPs and MEPs, a third to individual members of the Labour Party, and a third to individual members of all affiliated organisations, including socialist societies and trade unions. |
What rank in the Navy comes between Ordinary Seaman and Leading Seaman | Able seaman was originally entered using the abbreviation "AB" instead of the more obvious "AS" in ships' muster books or articles. Such an entry was likely to avoid confusion with ordinary seaman ("OS"). Later the abbreviation began to be written as "A.B.", leading to the folk-etymological "able-bodied seaman". The "correct" term, "able seaman," remains in use in legal documents, in seaman's papers, and aboard ship. Able seaman An able seaman (AB) is a naval rating of the deck department of a merchant ship with more than two years' experience at sea and considered "well acquainted with his duty". An AB may work | Leading seaman the shoulders, or the fouled anchor worn on the left sleeve, depending on what uniform is worn at the time. It is senior to able seaman but junior to petty officer. Leading seaman or leading hand, which it is also known as, is the equivalent of corporal in the Royal Australian Air Force and the Australian Army. Leading seamen are addressed as "leader", and informally known as "killicks" from the killick anchor which is the symbol of their rank. In the Royal Canadian Navy, leading seaman (LS) is senior to the rank of able seaman, and junior to master seaman |
What is the capital of Mexico | National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico) a model of the location and layout of the former Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, the site of which is now occupied by the central area of modern-day Mexico City. The permanent exhibitions on the ground floor cover all pre-Columbian civilizations located on the current territory of Mexico as well as in former Mexican territory in what is today the southwestern United States. They are classified as North, West, Mayan, Gulf of Mexico, Oaxaca, Mexico, Toltec, and Teotihuacan. The permanent expositions at the first floor show the culture of Native American population of Mexico since the Spanish colonization. The museum also hosts | Capital punishment in Mexico In 2003 Mexico filed a complaint against the United States at the International Court of Justice, alleging that the US had contravened the Vienna Convention by not allowing 54 Mexicans sentenced to death to contact diplomatic officials. Capital punishment in Mexico Capital punishment in Mexico was officially abolished on 15 March 2005, having not been used in civil cases since 1937, and in military cases since 1961. Mexico is the world's most populous country to have completely abolished the death penalty. There is significant history of abolitionism in Mexico, dating back to the 19th century. Following the Plan of Ayutla, |
What did the Owl and the Pussycat dine on | Characters in the Thursday Next series at Swindon University) is named after the utensil with which The Owl and the Pussycat dine on "mince and slices of quince" in a nonsense rhyme by Edward Lear. Detective Inspector Oswald Mandias of Yorkshire CID (the policeman investigating the theft of the Jane Eyre manuscript from the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth) is named after Ozymandias, the eponymous subject of Shelley's 1818 sonnet. The head of JurisFiction. During the events of "Lost in a Good Book" and "The Well of Lost Plots", this position is filled by an unnamed individual who is only ever referred to by his title. | The Owl and the Pussycat characters who marry in the land "where the Bong-tree grows". The Owl and the Pussycat set out to sea in a pea green boat with honey and "plenty of money" wrapped in a five-pound note. The Owl serenades the Pussycat while gazing at the stars and strumming on a small guitar. The Owl describes the Pussycat as beautiful. The Pussycat responds by describing the Owl as an "elegant fowl" and compliments the bird's singing. The Pussycat urges that they marry; however, they do not have a ring. They sail away for a year and a day to a land where |
What is the gas that puts the fizz into fizzy drinks | Carbonated drink Carbonated drink Carbonated drinks are beverages that contain dissolved carbon dioxide. The dissolution of CO in a liquid, gives rise to "fizz" or "effervescence". The process usually involves carbon dioxide under high pressure. When the pressure is removed, the carbon dioxide is released from the solution as small bubbles, which causes the solution to become effervescent, or fizzy. A common example is the dissolving of carbon dioxide in water, resulting in carbonated water. Carbon dioxide is only weakly soluble in water, therefore it separates into a gas when the pressure is released. Carbonated beverages are prepared by mixing flavored syrup | Fizzy extraction Fizzy extraction Fizzy extraction is an extraction technique developed by Paweł Urban's group for analysis of semivolatile species dissolved in liquid matrices. It is used to extract semivolatile compounds from liquid samples. Unlike in sparging methods, such as "purge-closed loop", effervescence plays the key role in fizzy extraction. A liquid sample is subjected to a small overpressure (ca. 150 kPa) of a carrier gas (e.g. CO) under stirring. An abrupt decompression of the extraction chamber leads to effervescence. The resulting bubbles with volatiles/semivolatiles are liberated into the headspace of the extraction chamber within few seconds, and transferred to an online |
What is the nickname of non league football team Aylesbury | Aylesbury United F.C. Aylesbury United F.C. Aylesbury United Football Club is a football club based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. They are currently members of Division One Central of the Southern League and play at Chesham United's Meadow ground, having been evicted from their Buckingham Road ground in 2006. They are nicknamed the Ducks due to the Aylesbury duck. Aylesbury United were formed in 1897 as a merger of Night School, Printing Works and Aylesbury Town. After playing in local leagues, the club joined the Western Division of the Spartan League in 1908, which they won in their first season. This was followed by | Non-League football therefore 'non-League' clubs. The term can be confusing as the vast majority of non-league football clubs in England play in a type of league. Currently, a non-League team would be any club playing in the National League and below and therefore would not play in the EFL Cup. The "League" of "non-League football" refers to the English Football League, rather than leagues in general — "non-League" clubs play most of their football in league competitions. There are many leagues below the level of the EFL, and some, such as the Northern League, are almost as old as the EFL itself. |
How many tons of TNT does a megaton represent | Unit of measurement some unit values occur naturally in science. Systems of units based on these are called natural units. Similar to natural units, atomic units (au) are a convenient system of units of measurement used in atomic physics. Also a great number of unusual and non-standard units may be encountered. These may include the solar mass (), the megaton (the energy released by detonating one million tons of trinitrotoluene, TNT) and the electronvolt. To reduce the incidence of retail fraud, many national statutes have standard definitions of weights and measures that may be used (hence "statute measure"), and these are verified by | TNT equivalent as dynamite contain more energy. The "kiloton (of TNT)" is a unit of energy equal to 4.184 terajoules. The "megaton (of TNT)" is a unit of energy equal to 4.184 petajoules. The kiloton and megaton of TNT have traditionally been used to describe the energy output, and hence the destructive power, of a nuclear weapon. The TNT equivalent appears in various nuclear weapon control treaties, and has been used to characterize the energy released in such other highly destructive events as an asteroid impact. A gram of TNT releases 2673–6702 J (joules) upon explosion. The energy liberated by one gram |
Which film star was known as the million dollar mermaid | Million Dollar Mermaid Million Dollar Mermaid Million Dollar Mermaid (also known as The One Piece Bathing Suit in the UK) is a 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer biographical musical film of the life of Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Arthur Hornblow Jr. from a screenplay by Everett Freeman. The music score was by Adolph Deutsch, the cinematography by George Folsey and the choreography by Busby Berkeley. George Folsey received a 1953 Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography, Color. The film stars Esther Williams, Victor Mature, and Walter Pidgeon, with David Brian and Donna Corcoran. In the late 19th | Million Dollar Mermaid (1947), "This Time for Keeps" (1947), "Pagan Love Song" (1950) and "Easy to Love" (1953). The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The movie and its star are referenced in "Hail, Caesar!" Million Dollar Mermaid Million Dollar Mermaid (also known as The One Piece Bathing Suit in the UK) is a 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer biographical musical film of the life of Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Arthur Hornblow Jr. from a screenplay by Everett Freeman. The music score was by Adolph Deutsch, the cinematography by George Folsey and |
What plant is the national emblem of The Lebanon | Flora of Lebanon Flora of Lebanon The flora of Lebanon includes approximately 2,600 plant species. Situated on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Basin, Lebanon is a reservoir of plant diversity and one of the world's biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. Endemic species constitute 12% of the Lebanese flora; 221 plant species are broad endemics and 90 are narrow endemics. The natural vegetation of Lebanon has been threatened by overexploitation and fragmentation as a result of urban expansion, overgrazing, tourism and the impact of warfare. The cedar of Lebanon is the national symbol of the country; growing in the Lebanon Mountain range, these | National emblem of Azerbaijan National emblem of Azerbaijan The state emblem of Azerbaijan () mixes traditional and modern symbols. The focal point of the emblem is the fire symbol, and this comes from the fact that Azerbaijan has many everlasting fires which also gives the name "land of eternal fire" – in representation of its original roots in Zoroastrianism. At the bottom of the emblem is a stalk of wheat, representing the main agricultural product of the nation, which was also part of the earlier arms. The other plant represented at the bottom is oak. The government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic declared a |
What colour are tea leaves when they are picked | Chinese tea example, the Anxi Tieguanyin (grown in the tea region of Anxi in Fujian), is made from one bud with two to four leaves. Not all high grade green tea is made from tender tea shoots. The highly regarded green tea Lu An Gua Pian is made from more matured leaves. Traditionally these tender tea shoots are picked before 5 April, or Qingming Festival. The standard practice is to start picking when 5% of the garden is ready, or when the tea buds reach certain size. In some tea gardens, tea shoots are picked daily, or every 2 days. The increase | Darjeeling tea of Darjeeling tea has a delicate aroma and brews to a pale golden colour with a mellow taste and a hint of sweetness. Darjeeling white tea leaves are very fluffy and light; therefore, it is recommended to use more (by volume) when preparing it than one normally would for other teas. The tea is hand-picked and rolled, then withered in the sun, making it a rare tea. It is grown in the rainy and cold climate of Darjeeling at altitudes up to 2000 metres. Darjeeling oolong is lighter than usual Darjeeling black tea during first flush, as it is semioxidized. |
Which is the lowest female singing voice | Contralto only in reference to classical and operatic singing, as other traditions lack a comparable system of vocal categorization. The term "contralto" is only applied to female singers; men singing in a similar range are called "countertenors". The Italian terms "contralto" and "alto" are not synonymous, the latter technically denoting a specific vocal range in choral singing without regard to factors like tessitura, vocal timbre, vocal facility, and vocal weight. The contralto has the lowest vocal range of the female voice types, with the lowest tessitura. The contralto voice range is between tenor and mezzo-soprano. Although tenors, baritones, and basses are | The Singing Voice of Japan speech but the Minister who listened for a moment the continuation of the speech interrupted Sudō, uttering: "The Singing Voice..." (), then Sudō replied: "Not "The Singing Voice of Japan". I am speaking of an association of music listeners. The Singing Voice of Japan is a movement for singers". The Singing Voice of Japan The singing voice of Japan (, "Nihon no Utagoe" / うたごえ運動, "Utagoe-undō") is the name of a social and political movement that emerged after World War II in Japan and based on musical and choral activities of the working class of the entire nation. On the |
Who managed Scotland in the 1986 World Cup | Scotland national football team manager 1986, when the team was managed by Alex Ferguson. His appointment was greeted critically, as Brown had a low-profile career in football beforehand. Despite limited resources, Brown managed to lead Scotland to qualification for two major tournaments, UEFA Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Scotland played well in a narrow defeat against Brazil and a draw against Norway, but were eliminated after suffering a 3–0 defeat against Morocco. During 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Brown continued to rely on a group of ageing players, including Colin Hendry and Tom Boyd. None of his strikers were playing regularly for | 1986 FIFA World Cup Group E Uruguay who made the second round but were criticized for their physical play, especially in their last group game against Scotland were José Batista was sent off in under a minute. Before the tournament, English-language media reported Uruguay manager Omar Borrás's description of it as the "group of death", popularising a phrase first used in Spanish in the 1970 World Cup. 1986 FIFA World Cup Group E Group E of the 1986 FIFA World Cup was one of the groups of nations competing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 4 June and |
What is another name for Whit Sunday | Whit Friday Tameside. The following localities have held brass band contests on Whit Friday: Saddleworth: Tameside: Whit Friday Whit Friday, meaning White Friday, is the name given to the first Friday after Pentecost or Whitsun (White Sunday). The day has a cultural significance in North West England, as the date on which the annual Whit Walks are traditionally held. By convention, the Whit Walks coincide with brass band contests, held in Saddleworth, Oldham, Tameside and other outlying areas of Greater Manchester. Traditionally, children and their supporters from Anglican school Sunday Schools 'walked' on Whit Monday, those from RC Sunday Schools on Whit | Whit (novel) that people not profit are what matters. Whit (novel) Whit, or, Isis amongst the unsaved is a novel by the Scottish writer Iain Banks, published in 1995. Isis Whit, a young but important member of a small, quirky cult in Scotland, narrates. The community suspects that Isis' cousin Morag is in danger, and sends Isis out to help. Isis, otherwise The Blessed Very Reverend Gaia-Marie Isis Saraswati Minerva Mirza Whit of Luskentyre, Beloved Elect of God III, is the 19-year-old granddaughter and designated spiritual heir of Salvador Whit, patriarch of the Luskentyrians. They are a religious cult who live in |
Who wrote Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son | Steptoe and Son Davis as Wilfrid Brambell. The drama is based upon the actors' on-and-off-screen relationship during the making of the BBC sitcom "Steptoe and Son", and is based on interviews with colleagues, friends and family of the actors, and the "Steptoe" writers, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The screenplay was written by Brian Fillis, also responsible for the similarly themed 2006 drama "Fear of Fanny", which is about television personality Fanny Cradock off-screen. The 66-minute film is directed by Michael Samuels and produced by Ben Bickerton. Both "When Steptoe Met Son" and "The Curse of Steptoe" were considered inaccurate by writers Galton | Galton and Simpson Hancock for a time. After their association with Hancock had ended, they wrote a series of "Comedy Playhouse" (1961–62), ten one-off half-hour plays for the BBC. One play in the series, "The Offer", was well received, and from this emerged "Steptoe and Son" (1962–74), about two rag and bone men, father and son, who live together in a squalid house in West London. This was the basis for the American series "Sanford and Son" and the Swedish series "Albert & Herbert". Their comedy is characterised by a bleak and somewhat fatalistic tone. "Steptoe and Son" in particular is, at times, |
What is the state capital of Tennessee | Tennessee State Capitol Nashville hilltop site of what is now the Tennessee State Capitol was formerly occupied by the Holy Rosary Cathedral (no longer extant), the first Roman Catholic cathedral church in Nashville (with the Diocese of Nashville at that time once comprising the entire territory of the State of Tennessee). The State Capitol was designed by renowned Philadelphia architect William Strickland, who modeled it after a Greek Ionic temple. The prominent lantern structure located above the roof line of the Tennessee state capitol is a design based upon the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens that honors the Greek god Dionysus doing | Capital punishment in Tennessee Capital punishment in Tennessee Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Tennessee. When the prosecution seeks the death penalty, the sentence is decided by the jury and must be unanimous. In case of a hung jury during the penalty phase of the trial, a life sentence is issued, even if a single juror opposed death (there is no retrial). The method of execution is lethal injection, but a prisoner condemned before January 1, 1999 may choose to be electrocuted instead. Electrocution is also provided if lethal injection is held unconstitutional or if any drug necessary to |
Florence Nightingale Graham is better known to hundreds of women shoppers as who | Florence-Graham, California rededicated on the 8th of that month. The library has murals from the Bolivian artist Mario Cespedes. In the California State Legislature, Florence-Graham is in , and in . In the United States House of Representatives, Florence-Graham is in . Fire protection in Florence is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department with ambulance transport by Care Ambulance Service. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Century Station in Lynwood, serving the CDP. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the South Health Center in Los Angeles, serving Florence Graham. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's | Florence Nightingale David Award Florence Nightingale David Award The Florence Nightingale David Award is an award given every two years (in odd-numbered years) jointly by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies and Caucus for Women in Statistics to a distinguished female statistician. The award's purpose is to "recognize a female statistician who exemplifies the contributions of Florence Nightingale David" and who "has advanced the discipline and proven herself to be an outstanding role model". Since the founding of the award, it has became a "prestigious hallmark of achievement" among female statisticians. The Florence Nightingale David Award was first given in 2001, with David |
Who was the father of Richard 11 | Richard II of England Richard II of England Richard II (6 January 1367 – c. 14 February 1400), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard, a son of Edward the Black Prince, was born in Bordeaux during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III. His father was Prince of Aquitaine. Richard was the younger brother of Edward of Angoulême, upon whose death Richard, at three years of age, became second in line to the throne after his father. Upon the death of Richard's father prior to the death of Edward III, Richard, | Richard Gerard of Hilderstone who became Earl of Shrewsbury in 1717; also of Father William Molyneux (d. 1754), who was Viscount Sefton in 1745; also of Father Charles Dormer (d. 1761), who was Baron Dormer in 1728.) Richard Gerard of Hilderstone Richard Gerard of Hilderstone, Staffordshire (born about 1635; died 11 March 1680 (O.S.)) was a victim of the Popish Plot of the reign of Charles II of England. He was a Roman Catholic landowner in Staffordshire, and came forward as a witness in the defence of the accused Catholic aristocrat, William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford, which led to his own death in prison, |
Who played the part of Paul McCartney's grandfather in the film A Hard Day's Night | A Hard Day's Night (film) a United Artists executive asked Lester to dub the voices of the group with mid-Atlantic accents. McCartney angrily replied, "Look, if we can understand a fucking cowboy talking Texan, they can understand us talking Liverpool." Lester subsequently directed the Beatles' 1965 film, "Help!". The film's costumes—except for those of The Beatles themselves—were designed by Julie Harris. The clothes of The Beatles were credited to Dougie Millings & Son. Irish actor Wilfrid Brambell, who played Paul McCartney's fictional grandfather John McCartney, was already well known to British audiences as co-star of the British sitcom "Steptoe and Son". The recurring joke that | A Hard Day's Night (film) Janson and many crew members. In media interviews at the event, McCartney disclosed that while he had seen the film many times on video, he had not seen the film on the "big screen" since its 1964 premiere. A Hard Day's Night (film) A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 British musical comedy film directed by Richard Lester and starring the Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr—during the height of Beatlemania. It was written by Alun Owen and originally released by United Artists. The film portrays several days in the lives of the group. The film was |
Which Outer Hebridean island gives its name to a famous tweeds | Guðrøðr Rǫgnvaldsson Rǫgnvaldr's long reign. At some point after assuming control of the kingdom, the chronicle reports that Rǫgnvaldr gave Óláfr possession of a certain island called """". Whilst the name of this island appears to refer to Lewis—the northerly half of the Outer Hebridean island of Lewis and Harris—the chronicle's text seems to instead refer to Harris—the southerly half. In any case, the chronicle further relates that Óláfr later confronted Rǫgnvaldr for a larger share of the realm, after which Rǫgnvaldr had him seized and sent to William I, King of Scotland (died 1214), who kept him imprisoned for almost seven | Hebridean Terrane Hebridean Terrane The Hebridean Terrane is one of the terranes that form part of the Caledonian orogenic belt in northwest Scotland. Its boundary with the neighbouring Northern Highland Terrane is formed by the Moine Thrust Belt. The basement is formed by Archaean and Paleoproterozoic gneisses of the Lewisian complex, unconformably overlain by the Neoproterozoic Torridonian sediments, which in turn are unconformably overlain by a sequence of Cambro–Ordovician sediments. It formed part of the Laurentian foreland during the Caledonian continental collision. The Hebridean Terrane forms the westernmost strip of mainland Scotland, most of the Inner Hebrides and all of the Outer |
In which city is the University of East Anglia | University of East Anglia presenter Iain Dale University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution for 2016–17 was £273.7 million of which £35.6 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £262.6 million.<ref name="UEA Financial Statement 16/17"></ref> The university is ranked 13th in the UK by "The Times" and "Sunday Times", 14th by "The Complete University Guide" and 18th by "The Guardian". Attempts had | East Anglia East Anglia East Anglia is a geographical area in the East of England. The area included has varied but the legally defined NUTS 2 statistical unit comprises the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, including the City of Peterborough unitary authority area. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the East Angles, a tribe whose name originated in Anglia, northern Germany. Definitions of what constitutes East Anglia vary. The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of East Anglia, established in the 6th century, originally consisted of the modern counties of Norfolk and Suffolk and expanded west into at least part of Cambridgeshire. The |
What popular spring flower is also known as the Lent Lily | Narcissus in culture Narcissus in culture Long celebrated in art and literature, narcissi (various common names include daffodil and jonquil) are associated with a number of themes in different cultures, ranging from death to good fortune, and as symbols of Spring. The daffodil is the national flower of Wales associated with St. David's Day. In other cultures it many be associated with wealth, good fortune and beauty. Because of the time that it flowers it is also a symbol of Spring, and associated religious festivals such as Easter, hence the use of Lent lily or in German, Easter bells, amongst its common names. | The Poppy Is Also a Flower The Poppy Is Also a Flower The Poppy Is Also a Flower is a 1966 ABC made-for-television spy and anti-drug film. It was originally made under the auspices of the United Nations as part of a series of television specials designed to promote the organization's work. The film was directed by Terence Young and stars Yul Brynner, Omar Sharif, Eli Wallach, Angie Dickinson, Senta Berger, Stephen Boyd, Trevor Howard, Rita Hayworth and Marcello Mastroianni. Grace Kelly (as Princess Grace of Monaco) narrates. The film was also known by alternate titles Poppies Are Also Flowers, The Opium Connection, and Danger Grows |
Who was the lead singer with the Newcastle group The Animals | The Animals Burdon and Animals (or sometimes Eric Burdon and the New Animals) in December 1966 and changed direction. The hard driving blues was transformed into Burdon's version of psychedelia as the former heavy drinking Geordie (who later said he could never get used to Newcastle "where the rain comes at you sideways") relocated to California and became a spokesman for the Love Generation. Early performances of this group did not include any of the Animals hits for which the original Animals had become known. Some of this group's hits included "San Franciscan Nights", "Monterey" (a tribute to the 1967 Monterey Pop | The Animals discography recordings from Club A Go-Go, Newcastle, 1963, either solely The Animals or The Animals and Sonny Boy Williamson II. The track listing for the all-Animals set is generally all of or a selection from "Let It Rock", "Gotta Find My Baby", "Bo Diddley", "Dimples", "Boom Boom" "C Jam Blues" and "Almost Grown". The recordings were made in December, 1963 by Giorgio Gomelsky and involved seven live tracks of the Animals alone and eleven tracks with the Animals backing Sonny Boy Williamson. The Animals discography The discography of The Animals, an English music group of the 1960s formed in Newcastle upon |
What is a male guinea pig called | Guinea pig are eaten directly from the anus, unless the guinea pig is pregnant or obese. They share this behaviour with rabbits. In geriatric boars or sows (rarely in young ones), the muscles which allow the softer pellets to be expelled from the anus can become weak. This creates a condition known as "anal impaction", which prevents the animal from redigesting cecotropes even though harder pellets may pass through the impacted mass. The condition may be temporarily alleviated by a human carefully removing the impacted feces from the anus. Guinea pigs benefit from a diet of fresh grass hay, such as timothy | Guinea pig called "Spaanse rat"); and in Portuguese, the guinea pig is variously referred to as "cobaia", from the Tupi word via its Latinization, or as "porquinho da Índia" (little Indian pig). This is not universal; for example, the common word in Spanish is "conejillo de Indias" (little rabbit of the Indies). The Chinese refer to them as 豚鼠 ("túnshǔ", 'pig mouse'), and sometimes as Netherlands pig (荷蘭豬, "hélánzhū") or Indian mouse (天竺鼠, "tiānzhúshǔ"). The Japanese word for guinea pig is "モルモット" ("morumotto"), which derives from the name of another mountain-dwelling rodent, the marmot; this is what guinea pigs were called by |
In what county is the new town of Milton Keynes | Borough of Milton Keynes see History of Milton Keynes#1960s Plans for a new city in North Buckinghamshire, 1967 designation of Milton Keynes." The Borough of Milton Keynes is fully parished. These are the parishes, and the districts they contain, that are now elements of Milton Keynes as a whole. The rural area accounts for about 80% of the Borough by area and about 10% by population. Olney is a town. These are the extra-urban civil parishes: Borough of Milton Keynes The Borough of Milton Keynes is a unitary authority area and borough of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire. It is the northernmost district of | Milton Keynes Milton Keynes Milton Keynes ( ), locally abbreviated to MK, is a large town in the Borough of Milton Keynes, of which it is the administrative centre. It was formally designated as a new town on 23 January 1967, with the design brief to become a "city" in scale. It is located about north-west of London. At designation, its area incorporated the existing towns of Bletchley, Wolverton, and Stony Stratford, along with another fifteen villages and farmland in between. It took its name from the existing village of Milton Keynes, a few miles east of the planned centre. At the |
Which motor manufacturer make the Scenic | Dongfeng Motor Corporation Dongfeng Motor Corporation Dongfeng Motor Corporation is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan, China. Traditionally one of the "Big Three" Chinese automakers, Dongfeng is currently in the top four in terms of output along with Chang'an Motors, FAW Group, and SAIC Motor. In addition to commercial and consumer vehicles, it also manufactures parts and cooperates with foreign companies, with joint ventures like Dongfeng Yueda Kia, Dongfeng Honda, Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. (DFL), Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën and Dongfeng Renault (except Dongfeng Yueda Kia, all were joint ventures of Dongfeng Motor Group). The company was the second-largest Chinese vehicle maker in | The Pick Motor Company The Pick Motor Company The Pick Motor Company Limited of Stamford, Lincolnshire was a British motor vehicle manufacturer that flourished between 1899 and 1925. It also traded briefly under the name New Pick Motor Company. Founder John (Jack) Henry Pick (1857–1954) was a blacksmith. He had experience of working with Blackstone & Co, a Stamford farm implement maker which had begun to make oil engines. Jack Pick became a bicycle dealer before he started to make cars in 1898. A factory was built in Blackfriars Street in the centre of Stamford in 1903 but disagreements with investors led to its |
Mozambique was once a colony of which European country | Football in Mozambique Football in Mozambique The sport of football in the country of Mozambique is run by the Federação Moçambicana de Futebol. The association administers the national football team, as well as the national league. Football is the most popular sport in the country. Since the arrival of Vasco da Gama in 1498, the Portuguese increasingly strengthened their presence in the country until Mozambique's independence from Portugal in 1975, when the country became a Portuguese colony. To this day, therefore, football in Mozambique is characterized by its Portuguese origins and relationships, for example by partly former, partly still current affiliate associations of | Hinduism in Mozambique Hinduism in Mozambique Mozambique has a historic Hindu community. Some of their ancestors came to Mozambique at least 500 years ago. Predating their economic participation in Mozambique before the arrival of Vasco da Gama, they adapted during the Portuguese colonial rule. An exodus began during the civil wars between 1975–1990. After 1990 political and social reforms in Mozambique, the Hindu community along with the other minority religions, have once again begun to become vibrant. There is a Hindu temple built in Mozambique. Most of the Mozambican Hindus are Goans who migrated to Mozambique from Goa which was a Portuguese colony |
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