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A melcryptovestimentaphiliac compulsively steals what | What a Waste the song re-recorded by the band but the version from "New Boots and Panties!!" which is not a Blockheads album (although some of the band do play on it). "What a Waste", however, is a Blockheads track. On their eponymous album from 1998, English indie rock band, theaudience quote the song in the chorus of 'Running Out Of Space': "It's high time for summer and for honesty / when you're drunk you will sing 'What A Waste'" followed by a short phrase on keyboards based on the chorus guitar riff. The song was ranked at No. 3 among the top | Love Steals Us from Loneliness was the most obvious choice and perfectly bridges where we were with the last album and where we are now. This song was featured on a Kerrang compilation CD entitled "Kerrang! Under the Influence: The Songs That Inspired My Chemical Romance", as My Chemical Romance cited Idlewild, and more directly "Love Steals Us from Loneliness", as a major influence. Love Steals Us from Loneliness "Love Steals Us from Loneliness" is a song by the Scottish rock band, Idlewild, from their 2005 album "Warnings/Promises". It was released as the lead single from the album on 21 February 2005 and charted at |
What is the second event in the heptathlon | Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon ] The Women's heptathlon competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 3–4 August. The gold medal was won by Jessica Ennis. She bettered Eunice Barber's World Heptathlon Best in the 100 metres hurdles by .08 of a second. Many others in the field also achieved their personal bests in the same event. 2004 silver medalist Austra Skujytė outperformed Ennis by 6 cm in the high jump, clearing 1m 92, and in the shot put, where both athletes scored personal | Heptathlon The athlete accumulating the highest number of points wins the competition. The following table shows the minimum benchmark levels required to earn 1000 points in each event. Other multiple event contests include: Summer sports Winter sports Other Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek "hepta" (seven) and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "feat"). A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete. There are two heptathlons – the women's heptathlon and the men's – composed of different events. The men's heptathlon is |
Which county cricket club has a rearing white horse on its crest | White Horse at Ebbsfleet (or rampant in heraldry), rearing up on its hind legs and is also referred to as "Invicta", the (motto of Kent). Kent County Council initially criticised the original design for not prancing like "Invicta" and proposed an alternative, but the entry was rejected by the competition's panel of representatives. White Horse at Ebbsfleet The White Horse at Ebbsfleet, formerly the Ebbsfleet Landmark, colloquially the Angel of the South, was a planned white horse statue to be built in the Ebbsfleet Valley in Kent, England. Designed by Mark Wallinger to faithfully resemble a thoroughbred horse, but at 33 times life size, | Sussex County Cricket Club first-class match versus Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's on 10 & 11 June 1839. The Sussex crest depicts a mythological, footless bird called the Martlet, and is similar to Coat of arms of Sussex. Capped players have six martlets on their sweaters, and the crest with gold trimming on their caps; uncapped players instead have only the club crest on their left breast, and white trimming on their caps. In total, Sussex CCC have played at 17 grounds, 4 of which have been in Brighton and Hove. The first County match was played at Eaton Road on 6 June |
Which super group were originally called the 'New Yardbirds' | The Yardbirds a new recording contract with Most and recommended the then-unknown Robert Plant. Plant, in turn, recommended his childhood friend John Bonham as a drummer. Bassist/keyboardist/arranger John Paul Jones – who had worked with Page on countless sessions, including several with the Yardbirds – approached Page and offered his services; Dreja bowed out to pursue a career as a rock photographer. Rehearsals began in mid-August; in early September, Page's revised Yardbirds embarked as the New Yardbirds on the Scandinavian tour, after which the band returned to the UK to produce the debut Led Zeppelin album. While Page's new roster still played | Yardbirds '68 removed. Writer credits are from the album liner notes. Running times (not included in the notes) are taken from the AllMusic album overview. Yardbirds '68 Yardbirds '68 is a double CD and LP record album by English rock group the Yardbirds. Recorded in 1968 in New York City when the group was a quartet with guitarist Jimmy Page, it includes live performances and demos. Page produced the album, which was released in November 2017 on his own record label. The tracks were recorded during the Yardbirds' last American tour in 1968; the live recordings are from their performance at the |
Which former soap star had a hit in 1993 with This Is It | This Is It (Melba Moore song) This Is It (Melba Moore song) "This Is It" is a 1976 disco song written by Van McCoy and performed by Melba Moore for her fifth album of the same name. The song was later covered by Australian singer Dannii Minogue on her second album "Get into You" (1993). The song was produced by Tim Lever and Mike Percy and received a mixed reception from music critics. It was released as the album's third single in the third quarter of 1993 and reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, becoming Minogue's third top ten single and is regarded as | I Wanna Be a Soap Star Sheffer, former star Mary Beth Evans (who portrayed Kayla Johnson) and talent manager Michael Bruno served as judges. Ashlee Holland was named as the winner, and debuted on December 26, 2007 as Crystal Miller. Other contestants for the fourth season included, Jimena Hoyos (runner-up), Monica Thomas, Bo Gorman, Travis Wood, Yves Bright, Joyce Liu, Corey Shelton, Justin Kahn, and Patricia Mizen. I Wanna Be a Soap Star I Wanna Be a Soap Star is a reality television series which debuted on the cable channel SOAPnet in 2004. The show is hosted by "All My Children" star and ex-"Dancing with the |
Cape Farewell is the southern tip of which island | Cape Farewell Archipelago Cape Farewell Archipelago Cape Farewell Archipelago (also Nunap Isua Archipelago) is an island group located at the southern end of Greenland in Kujalleq municipality. The archipelago takes its name from Cape Farewell, a headland of Egger Island (also known as Itilleq). The Cape Farewell Archipelago is separated from the mainland's south coast by Prince Christian Sound in the north and by the Torsukattak Fjord in the west. The main islands of the group are characterized as large and mountainous, surrounded by fjord-like passages. There are also several islets and rocks. Sammisoq (Christian IV Island) is the largest island of the | Cape Farewell, New Zealand of Farewell Spit, and has stunning vistas of the Tasman Sea to one side, of the sand dunes in the northeast and of the towering cliffs and rocky, primal landscapes to the shoreward (east) side. The cape and its cliffs are composed of Paleocene quartz sandstones.. The erosion of the cliffs into fine sand carried on the sea currents creates Farewell Spit further east. Cape Farewell, New Zealand Cape Farewell is a headland in New Zealand, the most northerly point on the South Island. It is located just west of Farewell Spit. First mapped by Abel Tasman, it was named |
How many chains are there in a furlong | Furlong the common length for English Measures four Poles, as answering indifferently to the Englishs Mile and Acre, 10 such Chains in length making a Furlong, and 10 single square Chains an Acre, so that a square Mile contains 640 square Acres." —John Ogilby, Britannia, 1675 The official use of the furlong was abolished in the United Kingdom under the Weights and Measures Act 1985, an act that also abolished the official use of many other traditional units of measurement. In Myanmar, furlongs are currently used in conjunction with miles to indicate distances on highway signs. Mileposts on the Yangon–Mandalay Expressway | Harold A. Furlong in the Bois-de-Bantheville, when his company was held up by severe machinegun fire from the front, which killed his company commander and several soldiers, 1st. Lt. Furlong moved out in advance of the line with great courage and coolness, crossing an open space several hundred yards wide. Taking up a position behind the line of the machineguns, he closed in on them, one at a time, killing a number of the enemy with his rifle, putting 4 machinegun nests out of action, and driving 20 German prisoners into our lines. Harold A. Furlong Harold Arthur Furlong (August 25, 1895 – |
What bluish white element is used in battery electrodes | Penny battery zinc electrode and 1942-1996 pennies as the copper. Alternatively, American pennies from 1982–present may be used as the zinc electrodes and 1944-1982 pennies as the copper electrodes. A variety of other coins may also be used, with varying results. A penny battery can be useful in producing a small amount of volts. To make a penny battery it is crucial that there are two different kinds of metals with a substance in between them. To begin, scratch off the copper coating on one side of a penny exposing the metal zinc (silver color). This process will be difficult and will | Battery (vacuum tube) as the "GB" (grid bias) battery. Battery (vacuum tube) In the early days of electronics, vacuum tube (called "valves" in British contexts) devices (such as radios) were powered by batteries. Each battery had a different designation depending on which vacuum tube element it was associated with. Initially, the only such device was a diode with only a filament (cathode) and a plate (anode). Following the direction of electron flow, these electrodes were identified as "A" and "B", respectively and thus the associated batteries were referred to as the "A" battery and "B" battery, respectively. Later, when the control grid element |
The Astor family were owners of which magnificent house | William Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor He took his seat in the House of Lords, forcing a by-election in Wycombe, which was won by the Conservative candidate John Hall. During the 1963 Profumo Affair, Astor was accused of having an affair with Mandy Rice-Davies. In response to being told during one of the trials arising out of the scandal that Astor had denied having an affair with her, Rice-Davies famously replied, "He would, wouldn't he?" Astor then took over the family's Cliveden estate in Buckinghamshire, where he and his family continued to live until 1966. Active in thoroughbred horse racing, he inherited Cliveden Stud, a horse | Astor House Hotel (Shanghai) the Astor House was less expensive than the Cathay Hotel, it also lacked air-conditioning. American historian William Reynolds Braisted recalling that on his return to Shanghai in 1932, after an absence of a decade: The Palace Hotel and the Astor House were now far outclassed by three hotels built by a wealthy Baghdadi Jew, Sir Victor Sassoon: the magnificent Cathay Hotel on the Bund, the Metropole in midtown, and the Cathay Mansions across the road from the Cercle Français in the French Concession. James Lafayette Hutchison, on his return to the Astor House in the 1930s after several years absence |
Eaton Hall in Cheshire has been the seat of which ducal family since the 1440's | Eaton Hall, Cheshire Eaton Hall, Cheshire Eaton Hall is the country house of the Duke of Westminster. It is set within a large estate south of the village of Eccleston, in Cheshire, England. The house is surrounded by formal gardens, parkland, farmland and woodland. The estate covers an area of about . The first substantial house was built in the 17th century. In the early 19th century it was replaced by a much larger house designed by William Porden. This in turn was replaced by an even larger house, with outbuildings and a chapel, designed by Alfred Waterhouse. Building started in 1870 and | Eaton Hall, Cheshire Room, which was refurbished in 1992 and now has the character of a large country house drawing room, can hold 150 people. The former saddle room is now a dining room. The carriage room and adjoining buildings have been converted into the Wolf Room, which has a movable stage and audio-visual facilities. It can seat 200 people and contains eight black-chalk pictures of birds by Joseph Wolf. The chapel is usually reserved for the family but in December each year it is used for carol concerts to raise money for charity. Eaton Hall, Cheshire Eaton Hall is the country house |
Powderham Castle is the seat of the earls of which county | Powderham Castle Roses the enemies of the Courtenay Earls of Devon of Tiverton Castle were the Bonville family of Shute. Their distant cousin at Powderham, Sir William Courtenay (d. 1485) married Margaret Bonville, daughter of William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville (1392–1461), which confirmed Powderham as a Bonville stronghold against the Earls of Devon. On 3 November 1455 Thomas de Courtenay, 5th Earl of Devon (1414–1458), at the head of a private army of 1,000 men, seized control of Exeter and its castle and laid siege to Powderham for two months. Lord Bonville attempted to raise the siege and approached from the east, | Manor of Powderham Eu, rebelled against King William II (1087-1100) and was executed. The tenant family holding the manors of Powderham and Whitestone under the overlords, as did Ranulf in 1086, later adopted the surname "de Powderham" from their seat (as was usual) and continued to hold under the de Bohun overlords until they lost the lands by escheat (see below). Following the execution of William II, Count of Eu, the manor of Powderham (together with Whitestone) became a holding of the powerful "de Bohun" family, Earls of Hereford, tenants-in-chief and great landholders throughout England. Their tenant at both manors continued to be |
Who was the first person to win a posthumous Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category | The Dark Knight (film) Visual Effects, Best Makeup, and Best Film Editing. Heath Ledger was the first posthumous winner of the Best Supporting Actor award, and only the second posthumous acting winner ever (Peter Finch posthumously won the Best Actor award for his performance in the 1976 film "Network"). In addition, Ledger's win marked the first win in any of the major Oscar categories (producing, directing, acting, or writing) for a superhero-based film. Notably, Richard King's win in the Sound Editing category blocked a complete awards sweep of the evening by the eventual Best Picture winner, "Slumdog Millionaire". Although it did not receive a | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor winner in this category for his role as Officer Jason Dixon in "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri". In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release in Los Angeles County; the ceremonies are always held the following year. The following individuals received two or more Best Supporting Actor awards: The following individuals received three or more Best Supporting Actor nominations: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (often referred to as the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor) is an award presented annually |
Who won the Oscar for best director for the 1996 film The English Patient | The English Patient (film) The English Patient (film) The English Patient is a 1996 British-American romantic war drama film directed by Anthony Minghella from his own script based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje and produced by Saul Zaentz. The film tells the story of Count László de Almásy, who is burned from a plane crash and tells his past story in flashbacks involving a romantic affair, while he is tended by a nurse. The film was released to critical acclaim, and received 12 nominations at the 69th Academy Awards, winning nine, including Best Picture, Best Director for Minghella, and | The English Patient (film) Best Supporting Actress for Juliette Binoche. Ralph Fiennes, playing the titular character, and Kristin Scott Thomas were Oscar-nominated for their performances. The film also won five BAFTA Awards and two Golden Globes. The British Film Institute ranked "The English Patient" the 55th greatest British film of the 20th century. In the final days of the Italian Campaign of World War II, Hana, a French-Canadian nurse of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, obtains permission from her unit to move into a bombed-out Italian monastery, to look after a dying, critically burned man who speaks English but cannot remember his name. |
Which comedian hosted the annual Oscar ceremony over twenty times | The Oscar (film) The Oscar (film) The Oscar is a 1966 American drama film written by Harlan Ellison, Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse, and Richard Sale, directed by Rouse and starring Stephen Boyd, singer Tony Bennett (in his film debut), comedian Milton Berle (in a dramatic role), Elke Sommer, Ernest Borgnine, Jill St. John, Eleanor Parker, Joseph Cotten, Edie Adams, Peter Lawford, Broderick Crawford, Ed Begley, Walter Brennan, and Jack Soo. Also appearing are Bob Hope, Hedda Hopper, Merle Oberon, Frank Sinatra, and Nancy Sinatra as themselves. Paramount costume designer Edith Head appears in two scenes as herself, and was used by Paramount as | 59th Annual Grammy Awards 59th Annual Grammy Awards The 59th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 12, 2017. The CBS network broadcast the show live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which runs from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016. James Corden hosted the ceremony for the first time. The "pre-telecast" ceremony (officially named The Premiere Ceremony) was held on the same day prior to the main event and was hosted by comedian Margaret Cho. The nominations were announced on December 6, 2016. Beyoncé acquired the most |
Who wrote the poems Kublai Khan and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | The Rime of the Ancient Mariner The Rime of the Ancient Mariner The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (originally The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere) is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797–98 and published in 1798 in the first edition of "Lyrical Ballads". Some modern editions use a revised version printed in 1817 that featured a gloss. Along with other poems in "Lyrical Ballads", it is often considered a signal shift to modern poetry and the beginning of British Romantic literature. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" relates the experiences of a sailor who has returned from a | The Rime of the Ancient Mariner a salvation story. The poem's structure is multi-layered text based on Coleridge's interest in Higher Criticism. "Like the Iliad or Paradise Lost or any great historical product, the "Rime" is a work of transhistorical rather than so-called universal significance. This verbal distinction is important because it calls attention to a real one. Like The Divine Comedy or any other poem, the "Rime" is not valued or used always or everywhere or by everyone in the same way or for the same reasons." George Whalley, in his 1946–47 essay, "The Mariner and the Albatross", suggests that the Ancient Mariner is an |
What US politician's 1996 autobiography was called 'Dreams From my Father' | Dreams from My Father 50 years." Michiko Kakutani, the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic for "The New York Times", described it as "the most evocative, lyrical and candid autobiography written by a future president." The audiobook edition earned Obama the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album in 2006. Five days before being sworn in as President in 2009, Obama secured a $500,000 advance for an abridged version of "Dreams from My Father" for middle-school-aged children. In 2011, "Time Magazine" listed the book on its top 100 non-fiction books written in English since 1923. Dreams from My Father Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race | Dreams from My Father political memoir biography. ... It's unique. It's his. There are no other ones like that." In an interview for "The Daily Beast," the author Philip Roth said he had read "Dreams from My Father" "with great interests," and commented that he had found it "well done and very persuasive and memorable." The book "may be the best-written memoir ever produced by an American politician," wrote "Time" columnist Joe Klein. In 2008, "The Guardian"'s Rob Woodard wrote that "Dreams from My Father" "is easily the most honest, daring, and ambitious volume put out by a major US politician in the last |
Which all girl group had top ten hits in the eighties with Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Me Goodbye and Venus | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye in Norway. The song "Chillin" by rapper Wale featuring singer Lady Gaga samples the chorus. "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" bears a resemblance to the coda of The Beatles' 1968 song "Hey Jude". In February 1983, UK girl group Bananarama released the song as a single from their album "Deep Sea Skiving". This version became a top ten hit in the United Kingdom (#5), but only a minor hit in the US (Billboard #101) later that year. This was the fifth single released from their first album in 1983. It peaked at number five in the UK singles | Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye six. By the beginning of the 21st century, sales of "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" had exceeded 6.5 million records, attaining gold record status. The Supremes included a cover of the song on their 1970 album "New Ways but Love Stays". The Belmonts recorded an a cappella version, which can be found as a track on their 1972 album "Cigars, Acappella, Candy". Dave Clark & Friends released the song in October 1973 under the title "Sha-Na-Na-Na (Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye)" (EMI 2082), but the single did not chart. In 1987, Canadian quartet The Nylons released |
Which female singer had a top ten hit in 1986 with French Kissing In The USA | French Kissin (song) French Kissin (song) "French Kissin" (also known as "French Kissin in the USA") is a 1986 song recorded by the American singer Debbie Harry. Released in 1986, it was the first single to be taken from her album "Rockbird". The song was written by Chuck Lorre, who would later create a series of hit sitcoms. The song was released as the album's lead single in November 1986, and became a moderate radio hit in the US, peaking at #57 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song was also Harry's biggest success in the UK, where it reached #8 (her only | French Kissing (song) but failed to make the top forty elsewhere. To date, "French Kissing" and 2008s "I'll Kiss It Away" are the only singles by Connor not having entered the top twenty of the German Singles Chart. French Kissing (song) "French Kissing" is a song by German singer-songwriter Sarah Connor from her debut album, "Green Eyed Soul" (2001). Written and produced by Rob Tyger and Kay Denar, the track incorporates a sample of Blackstreet's 1996 hit song "No Diggity" featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen, as well an uncredited bassline from Eminem's 2000 song "Stan" featuring Dido and it includes vocal theme |
Iceland, Herring and Black Headed are all types of which birds | European herring gull the herring gull's behaviour within urban environments. Where the herring gull is breeding in coastal urban environment, the great black-backed gull seems to do the same, but in a far minor scale. Herring gulls are good at producing all three eggs into flying birds. This means that at least one (often two) of the newly flying chicks loses both their parents within days after first flight. Some of these can later be seen in flocks of smaller gulls like the black-headed gull ("Chroicocephalus ridibundus") or the common gull ("Larus canus"). They are probably not welcomed in such flocks, but follow | Black-headed grosbeak types of seed, and fruit, and also joins northern orioles at feeders with grape jelly. Black-headed grosbeaks range from the Pacific Coast to the middle of the US Great Plains and from southwestern Canada to the mountains of Mexico. US and Canadian birds are highly migratory, wintering in Mexico. In the Great Plains, the range of the black-headed grosbeak and the rose-breasted grosbeak overlap and they have interbred somewhat. After the breeding season, they tend to seek out berry-rich areas. They migrate south early in the fall and return to the north late in the spring and have been known |
What is the main diet of polar bears | Polar bear and for hunting seals, which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time on the sea ice. Their scientific name means "maritime bear" and derives from this fact. Polar bears hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present. Because of their dependence on the sea ice, polar bears are classified as marine mammals. Because of expected habitat loss caused by climate change, the polar bear is classified as a vulnerable species, and at | The Polar Bears The Polar Bears The Polar Bears is a 2012 3D computer animated short film presented by The Coca-Cola Company, produced by Ridley Scott, written by David Reynolds, and directed by John Stevenson. The film features the voices of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Armie Hammer, Jonathan Adams, and Megyn Price. The film is based on Coca-Cola's iconic polar bears and was released on the company's website and YouTube channel on December 31, 2012. Kaskae leads his family of polar bears across the Arctic Circle to give a speech to other polar bears. Jak, the troublemaker in the family, is given the task of |
Whose record did Babe Ruth break when he hit 60 home runs in 1927 | 50 home run club 50 home run club In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 50 home run club is the group of batters who have hit 50 or more home runs in a single season. Babe Ruth was the first to achieve this, doing so in 1920. By reaching the milestone, he also became the first player to hit 30 and then 40 home runs in a single-season, breaking his own record of 29 from the 1919 season. Ruth subsequently became the first player to reach the 50 home run club on four occasions, repeating the achievement in 1921, 1927 and 1928. He remained | The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs is a 432-page non-fiction book by Bill Jenkinson published by Carroll & Graf Publishers in March 2007. , its first printing had sold over 10,000 copies. According to the introduction, the book is not a new Babe Ruth biography. Rather, it is a factual treatise of Ruth's power and his dominance of the game of baseball. The title refers to Jenkinson's conclusion that in modern ballparks under modern rules, Ruth would have hit 104 home runs in 1921, 90 in some other seasons, and |
In which European city will the 2018 Ryder Cup be held | 2018 Ryder Cup 2018 Ryder Cup The 42nd Ryder Cup Matches were held in France from 28–30 September 2018 on the Albatros Course of Le Golf National in Guyancourt, a suburb southwest of Paris. It was the second Ryder Cup to be held in Continental Europe (rather than Great Britain or Ireland), after the 1997 contest, which was held in Spain. The United States were the defending champions, but had lost the last five matches in Europe, having last won there in 1993. Europe regained the Ryder Cup, winning by 17½ points to 10½. The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with | 2018 Ryder Cup of: Membership criteria for the European Tour were reduced from five tournaments to four (outside the majors and WGCs) for the 2018 season. As in previous Ryder Cups, all players had to be members of the European Tour to be eligible to play for Europe. Changes were also made to the eligibility of future captains and vice-captains. Paul Casey became a member of the European Tour at the start of 2018. Since he was not a member during 2017 he did not earn points until the start of 2018. The leading 15 players in the final Ryder Cup European point |
Who won the Professional Footballers Association player of the Year award for 2014/2015 season | Ligue 1 Player of the Year 2002–03, as well as the only two mulitiple time winners Eden Hazard and Zlatan Ibrahimović, who has won the award a record three times in 2012–13, 2013–14 and in 2015–16. Ligue 1 Player of the Year The Ligue 1 Player of the Year, is an award given to the player whose performances are considered to be the best, playing in Ligue 1. The award has been presented since the 1993–94 season and the first winner of the award was Paris Saint-Germain Winger David Ginola. The current holder is Neymar, who won the award for his performances throughout the 2017–18 campaign | PFA Players' Player of the Year PFA Players' Player of the Year The Professional Footballers' Association Men's Players' Player of the Year (often called the PFA Men's Players' Player of the Year, the Players' Player of the Year, or simply the Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in English football. The award has been presented since the 1973–74 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). The current holder is Mohamed Salah, who won the |
What is the main river of Brazil | Geography of Brazil with 7,746 MW; and Paulo Afonso, in Bahia, with 3,986 MW. Natural resources include: bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, clay, rare earth elements, uranium, petroleum, hydropower and timber. List of rivers of Brazil According to organs of the Brazilian government there are 12 major hydrographic regions in Brazil. Seven of these are river basins named after their main rivers; the other five are groupings of various river basins in areas which have no dominant river. The Amazon River is the widest and second longest river (behind the Nile) in the world. This huge river drains the | Main (river) Main (river) The Main ( is a river in Germany. With a length of (including its 52 km long source river White Main), it is the longest right tributary of the Rhine. It is also the longest river lying entirely in Germany (if the Weser and the Werra are considered as two separate rivers; together they are longer). The largest cities along the Main are Frankfurt am Main and Würzburg. The mainspring of the Main River flows through the German states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg (forming the border with Bavaria for some distance) and Hesse. Its basin competes with the Danube |
What is the largest lake in Central America | Lake Nicaragua is 32 meters above sea level. Lake Nicaragua Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca or Granada (, , or ) is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua. Of tectonic origin and with an area of , it is the largest lake in Central America, the 19th largest lake in the world (by area) and the 9th largest in the Americas, slightly smaller than Lake Titicaca. With an elevation of above sea level, the lake reaches a depth of . It is intermittently joined by the Tipitapa River to Lake Managua. The lake drains to the Caribbean Sea via the San Juan River, historically | Lake Winnipegosis Lake Winnipegosis Lake Winnipegosis is a large (5,370 km²) lake in central North America, in Manitoba, Canada, some 300 km northwest of Winnipeg. It is Canada's eleventh-largest lake. An alternate spelling, once common but now rare, is Lake Winipigoos or simply 'Lake Winipigis'. The lake's name derives from that of Lake Winnipeg, with a diminutive suffix. Winnipeg means 'big muddy waters' and Winnipegosis means 'little muddy waters'. The elongated, 195 kilometre long lake is the second-largest of three large lakes in central Manitoba; the other two are Lake Winnipeg, the largest, and Lake Manitoba. All three lakes are on the |
In which ocean can one find Pentecost Island | Pentecost Island increasingly mixed with Bislama words and expressions. Educated islanders also know English or French, which are taught in schools. Pentecost Island Pentecost Island is one of the 83 islands that make up the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu. It lies due north of capital Port Vila. Pentecost Island is known as in French and in Bislama. The island was known in its native languages by names such as "Vanu Aroaroa", although these names are not in common use today. Pentecost has also been referred to as "Raga" or "Araga", a tribal name that originated in the north but is now | Pentecost Island at the villages of Loltong, Waterfall and Panngi. Panngi also has a jetty capable of receiving cruise ships, which make occasional visits during the land-diving season. Pentecost Island has five indigenous languages, all from the East Vanuatu language family: Raga (North Pentecost language), Apma (Central Pentecost language), Sowa (a recently extinct language of south-central Pentecost), Ske (a small and endangered language of south-western Pentecost), and Sa (South Pentecost language). Apma and Sa have multiple dialects. In addition, most people on Pentecost speak Bislama, the form of pidgin English that is Vanuatu's national language, and the island's native languages are becoming |
In which European capital city is the famous Hotel Kempinski | Kempinski Kempinski Kempinski Hotels S.A. is a hotel group. The group now has its head office in Geneva but was founded in Berlin in 1897 as the "Hotelbetriebs-Aktiengesellschaft". Kempinski Hotels currently operates 75 five-star hotels and residences in 30 countries. Starting in Germany, over the years Kempinski has extended its hotel portfolio to other parts of Europe and to the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America. Kempinski Hotels is Europe's oldest luxury hotel group. The history of this traditional company began in 1897 with the foundation of the "Hotelbetriebs-Aktiengesellschaft" in Berlin. A parallel development was that of M. Kempinski & | Kempinski Hotel Corvinus, Budapest Kempinski Hotel Corvinus, Budapest Kempinski Hotel Corvinus, a member of the Kempinski group, is a five star hotel in Budapest, Hungary. "Forbes" gives it a four-star rating. It is located in the city centre of Pest in the district of Erzsébetváros, next to Erzsébet Square, near the Danube, Dohány Street Synagogue, St. Stephen's Basilica, Andrássy Avenue, Hungarian State Opera House, Budapest British Embassy. The C-shape building was designed by Hungarian architect and as hotel opened in 1992 with 335 rooms, 31 suites, restaurants, bar, spa and meeting facilities. The hotel is named after King Matthias Corvinus, who ruled Hungary in |
Which artist painted the picture Tahitian Women | Two Tahitian Women Two Tahitian Women Two Tahitian Women is an 1899 painting by Paul Gauguin. It depicts two topless women, one holding mango blossoms, on the Pacific Island of Tahiti. The painting is part of the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and was donated to the museum by William Church Osborn in 1949. Although Tahiti is depicted as an innocent paradise, the two women in the painting confront the viewer in a way similar to that in Manet's "Le déjeuner sur l'herbe" (1863) or "Olympia" (1863), and follow an artistic tradition of comparing woman's breasts | Picture for Women Picture for Women Picture for Women is a photographic work by Canadian artist Jeff Wall. Produced in 1979, "Picture for Women" is a key early work in Wall's career and exemplifies a number of conceptual, material and visual concerns found in his art throughout the 1980s and 1990s. An influential photographic work, "Picture for Women" is a response to Édouard Manet's "Un bar aux Folies Bergère" and is a key photograph in the shift from small-scale black and white photographs to large-scale colour that took place in the 1980s in art photography and museum exhibitions. It is the subject of |
Of which English county is a white rose the emblem | White Rose of York White Rose of York The White Rose of York (also called the "Rose alba" or rose argent), a white heraldic rose, is the symbol of the House of York and has since been adopted as a symbol of Yorkshire as a whole. The origins of the emblem are said to go back to the fourteenth century, to Edmund of Langley, the first Duke of York and the founder of the House of York as a cadet branch of the then ruling House of Plantagenet (although other reports suggest the rose and Yorkshire have links going back further than that.) The | White Rose of York on one of the hats for York's current minor league baseball team, the York Revolution. The hats are worn during War of the Roses games vs. the Red Rose City, the Lancaster Barnstormers. The York Rose features on the shield of Canada's York University. The York Rose also features in the emblem of Lenana School, a tier-one High School in Nairobi, Kenya. Lenana School was formerly known as Duke of York School, after the Duke of York. Queens County, New York uses the white and red rose on the county flag. Queens County was named after Queen consort Catherine of |
Spelter is another name for which metal | Spelter Spelter Spelter, while sometimes used merely as a synonym for zinc, is often used to identify a zinc alloy. In this sense it might be an alloy of equal parts copper and zinc, i.e. a brass, used for hard soldering and brazing, or as an alloy, containing lead, that is used instead of bronze. In this usage it was common for many 19th-century cheap, cast articles such as candlesticks and clock cases and early 20th-century Art Nouveau ornaments and Art Deco figures. Early twentieth-century Art Nouveau and Art Deco figures and lamps were often made of spelter. The metal has | Another Sound Is Dying Another Sound Is Dying Another Sound Is Dying is a 2008 studio album by Dub Trio. It was released on Ipecac Recordings. "No Flag" features Mike Patton on vocals. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, "Another Sound Is Dying" received an average score of 70% based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Phil Freeman of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "a solid introduction to Dub Trio for newcomers and a welcome continuation of their journey into the space between metal and dub |
What does the Latin phrase cum laude mean | Latin honors "Academic Extension" and "Teaching Initiation". In Estonia, up until 2010 both "summa cum laude" and "cum laude" were used. "Summa cum laude" was awarded only for very exceptional work. Since 1 September 2010, only "cum laude" is used. It is awarded to bachelors, masters and integrated studies graduates. Occasionally the word "kiitusega", which means "with praise", is substituted for the usual "cum laude". To receive "cum laude" one must achieve 4.60 GPA (out of 5) and receive the highest grade (A - 5.00) for the thesis or the final examination. The Finnish Matriculation Examinations at the end of lukio uses | Summa Cum Laude Festival Summa Cum Laude Festival The Summa Cum Laude Festival is an international youth music festival for choirs, bands and orchestras, held annually in Vienna, Austria during July. It takes place in the city's two main classical concert venues, the Golden Hall of the Musikverein and the Konzerthaus. The Festival was established in 2007, hosted by VIA MUSICA (Vienna International Association for Music and Culture Exchange). The following year in 2008, the Summa Cum Laude Festival expanded to include both the Summa Cum Laude Competition as well as the Summa Cum Laude Celebration. Performing groups may elect to compete with their |
What is meant in Australia by a Gulag | Gulag made of boulders from the Solovki camp — the first prison camp in the Gulag system. Moscow's memorial is on Lubyanka Square, the site of the headquarters of the NKVD. People gather at these memorials every year on the Day of Victims of the Repression (October 30). Moscow has the State Gulag Museum whose first director was Anton Antonov-Ovseyenko. In 2015, another museum dedicated to the Gulag was opened in Moscow. Gulag The Gulag (, ; , acronym of Main Administration of Camps) was the government agency in charge of the Soviet forced-labor camp-system that was set up under Vladimir | Gulag: A History Gulag: A History Gulag: A History, also published as Gulag: A History of the Soviet Camps, is a non-fiction book covering the history of the Soviet Gulag system. It was written by American author Anne Applebaum and published in 2003 by Doubleday. "Gulag" won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction and the 2004 Duff Cooper Prize. It was also nominated for the National Book Critics Circle prize and for the National Book Award. The book charts the history of the Gulag organization from its beginnings under Lenin and the Solovki prison camp to the construction of the White Sea |
Who played Oliver Smallbridge in the eighties Australia sitcom Never The Twain | Never the Twain Never the Twain Never the Twain is a British sitcom that ran for eleven series from 7 September 1981 to 9 October 1991. It was created by Johnnie Mortimer, and was the only sitcom he ever created without his usual writing partner, Brian Cooke. Mortimer wrote the entirety of the first two series, one episode of the seventh, and five out of six episodes of the eighth, with the rest being mainly written by John Kane and Vince Powell (who wrote the whole of the last three series). The series starred Windsor Davies (of "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" fame) | Never the Twain featuring the first two series, it was released in September 2010. The outside locations for the two antique shops were filmed in Hersham, Surrey on the site of a restaurant. Beginning in late 2014 the channel ITV3 began showing repeats beginning with series one in a late afternoon timeslot with other classic series such as "Rising Damp" and "On The Buses". Never the Twain Never the Twain is a British sitcom that ran for eleven series from 7 September 1981 to 9 October 1991. It was created by Johnnie Mortimer, and was the only sitcom he ever created without his |
For which Australia series did Michael Gambon win a Best Actor BAFTA in 1987 | Michael Gambon Michael Gambon Sir Michael John Gambon (born 19 October 1940) is an Irish-born British actor who has worked in theatre, television, and film. He moved to England and gained British citizenship. Gambon has played the eponymous mystery writer protagonist in the BBC television serial "The Singing Detective", Jules Maigret in the 1990s ITV serial "Maigret", and Professor Albus Dumbledore in the final six "Harry Potter" films after the death of Richard Harris who had previously played the role. He has won four BAFTA TV Awards and three Olivier Awards. He was knighted in 1998 for services to drama, and he | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role since 1995. Legend: BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actor in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film. From 1952 to 1967, there were two Best Actor awards: one for a British actor and another for a foreign actor. In 1968, the two prizes of British and Foreign actor were combined to create a single Best Actor award. Its current title, for Best Actor in a Leading Role, |
What sport is played by the Indiana Pacers | Indiana Pacers since the 1972–1973 season. Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Pacers compete in the NBA (NBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The Pacers were first established in 1967 as a member of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and became a member of the NBA in 1976 as a result of the ABA–NBA merger. They play their home games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The team is named after Indiana's history with the Indianapolis 500's pace cars and with the harness racing industry. The Pacers have | History of the Indiana Pacers Mario Andretti, A. J. Foyt and Rodger Ward. Barnes' wife, Lois, suggested the name over dinner. Tinkham said the "Pacers" decision was an easy one, but the real debate was whether the team should be called the Indiana Pacers or the Indianapolis Pacers. Since one of the original ideas for the team was to schedule games throughout the state with its base in Indianapolis, the official team name became the Indiana Pacers. For their first seven years, they played in the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum, now called the Pepsi Coliseum. In 1974, they moved to the plush new Market Square |
What word is used to describe any straight line from the centre of a circle to the circumference | Measurement of a Circle Measurement of a Circle Measurement of a Circle or Dimension of the Circle (Greek: , "Kuklou metrēsis") is a treatise that consists of three propositions by Archimedes, ca. 250 BCE. The treatise is only a fraction of what was a longer work. Proposition one states: The area of any circle is equal to a right-angled triangle in which one of the sides about the right angle is equal to the radius, and the other to the circumference, of the circle. Any circle with a circumference "c" and a radius "r" is equal in area with a right triangle with the | Circumference Circumference In geometry, the circumference (from Latin "circumferentia", meaning "carrying around") of a circle is the (linear) distance around it. That is, the circumference would be the length of the circle if it were opened up and straightened out to a line segment. Since a circle is the edge (boundary) of a disk, circumference is a special case of perimeter. The perimeter is the length around any closed figure and is the term used for most figures excepting the circle and some circular-like figures such as ellipses. Informally, "circumference" may also refer to the edge itself rather than to the |
What is a triangle called that has three equal sides and three equal angles | Isosceles triangle two equal sides, and for isosceles sets, sets of points every three of which form an isosceles triangle. In an isosceles triangle that has exactly two equal sides, the equal sides are called legs and the third side is called the base. The angle included by the legs is called the "vertex angle" and the angles that have the base as one of their sides are called the "base angles". The vertex opposite the base is called the apex. In the equilateral triangle case, since all sides are equal, any side can be called the base. Whether an isosceles triangle | Sum of angles of a triangle Sum of angles of a triangle In several geometries, a triangle has three "vertices" and three "sides", where three angles of a triangle are formed at each vertex by a pair of adjacent sides. In a Euclidean space, the sum of measures of these three angles of any triangle is invariably equal to the straight angle, also expressed as 180 °, radians, two right angles, or a half-turn. It was unknown for a long time whether other geometries exist, where this sum is different. The influence of this problem on mathematics was particularly strong during the 19th century. Ultimately, the |
In trigonometry, what is calculated by the adjacent over the hypotenuse | Trigonometry the accompanying figure: The hypotenuse is the side opposite to the 90 degree angle in a right triangle; it is the longest side of the triangle and one of the two sides adjacent to angle "A". The adjacent leg is the other side that is adjacent to angle "A". The opposite side is the side that is opposite to angle "A". The terms perpendicular and base are sometimes used for the opposite and adjacent sides respectively.(see below under Mnemonics). The reciprocals of these functions are named the cosecant (csc), secant (sec), and cotangent (cot), respectively: The inverse functions are called | Hypotenuse is the square root of 25, that is, 5. The word "hypotenuse" is derived from Greek (sc. or ), meaning "[side] subtending the right angle" (Apollodorus), The Greek term was loaned into Late Latin, as "hypotēnūsa". Adoption as a learned Latinism used in modern languages dates to the 16th century. The spelling in "-e", as "hypotenuse", is French in origin (Estienne de La Roche 1520). The length of the hypotenuse is calculated using the square root function implied by the Pythagorean theorem. Using the common notation that the length of the two legs of the triangle (the sides perpendicular to |
What colour are the French Michelin Guides | Michelin Guide Michelin Guide Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books published by the French tire company for more than a century. The term normally refers to the annually published Michelin "Red Guide", the oldest European hotel and restaurant reference guide, which awards up to three "Michelin stars" for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of a star can have dramatic effects on the success of a restaurant. Michelin also publishes a series of general guides to cities, regions, and countries, the "Green Guides". In 1900, there were fewer than 3,000 cars on the roads | Michelin Guide of France. To increase the demand for cars and, accordingly, car tires, car tire manufacturers and brothers Édouard and André Michelin published a guide for French motorists in 1900, the Michelin Guide. Nearly 35,000 copies of this first, free edition of the guide were distributed; it provided useful information to motorists, such as maps, tire repair and replacement instructions, car mechanics listings, hotels, and petrol stations throughout France. Four years later, in 1904, the brothers published a guide to Belgium similar to the Michelin Guide. Michelin subsequently introduced guides for Algeria and Tunisia (1907); the Alps and the Rhine (northern |
Utrecht is a province and provincial capital city in which country | Utrecht (province) Utrecht (province) Utrecht () is a province of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre of the country, bordering the Eemmeer in the north, the province of Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine and Lek in the south, the province of South Holland in the west and the province of North Holland in the north-west. With an area of approximately , it is the smallest of the twelve Dutch provinces. Apart from its eponymous capital, major cities in the province are Amersfoort, Houten, Nieuwegein, Veenendaal, IJsselstein and Zeist. In the International Organization for Standardization world region code system | Provincial Capital Commission Provincial Capital Commission The BC Provincial Capital Commission was a government-owned Crown Agency of the province of British Columbia, Canada. Its primary mandate was to "connect and celebrate the Capital with all British Columbians." The PCC owned several important heritage buildings and sensitive properties in the Capital Regional District. Revenues from these holdings funded numerous initiatives including festival and event support, province-wide educational programs and Capital for Kids, a travel funding program that brings school and youth groups to Victoria to learn about the democratic process and the rich history of the BC Capital City. The Commission was dissolved in |
What was the original purpose of a signet ring | Ring of the Fisherman cardinal. Ring of the Fisherman The Ring of the Fisherman (Latin: "Annulus Piscatoris"; Italian: "Anello Piscatorio"), also known as the Piscatory Ring, is an official part of the regalia worn by the Pope, who is head of the Catholic Church and successor of Saint Peter who was a fisherman by trade. It used to feature a bas-relief of Peter fishing from a boat, a symbolism derived from the tradition that the apostles were "fishers of men" (Mark 1:17). The Fisherman's Ring is a signet used until 1842 to seal official documents signed by the Pope. A letter written by Pope | Signet ring cell Signet ring cell In histology, a signet ring cell is a cell with a large vacuole, the malignant type is seen predominantly in carcinomas. Signet ring cells are most frequently associated with stomach cancer, but can arise from any number of tissues including the prostate, bladder, gallbladder, breast, colon, ovarian stroma and testis. The NCI Thesaurus identifies the following types of signet ring cell The name of the cell comes from its appearance; signet ring cells resemble signet rings. They contain a large amount of mucin, which pushes the nucleus to the cell periphery. The pool of mucin in a |
What kind of animal is Olivia Newton John riding on the cover of her Physical album | Physical (album) 1981. Newton-John also filmed the video for "The Promise (The Dolphin Song)" and some takes of "Olivia Physical" there. The album's cover ranks among the most popular and iconic photos of Newton-John, and as one of Ritts' most popular works. The cover has been compared to that of Madonna's "True Blue", also shot by Ritts. "Physical" is among Newton-John's most diverse albums, and set her career in a totally different direction. The album was completely produced by Newton-John's longtime collaborator John Farrar, who did a then-modern music production, which later became a musical trend during the 1980s. The songs feature | Olivia (Olivia Newton-John album) D34658 / D21034), complete with the original cover art. Not released in the United States, "Olivia" contains 14 tracks, including covers of Bread's "Everything I Own", George Harrison's "What Is Life" (US #34 Adult Contemporary, Billboard) and "Behind That Locked Door", and Merrilee Rush's "Angel of the Morning". Olivia (Olivia Newton-John album) Olivia is the second studio album by the Australian singer-songwriter Olivia Newton-John, released in 1972. Two of its songs were released as singles ("What Is Life" and "My Old Man's Got a Gun"). In its initial release, it was not issued in the United States, though it was |
Who named the colours of the rainbow | Unweaving the Rainbow This pleasure was not in spite of, but rather because he does not assume as cause the inexplicable actions of a deity but rather the understandable laws of nature. His starting point is John Keats' well-known, light-hearted accusation that Isaac Newton destroyed the poetry of the rainbow by 'reducing it to the prismatic colours.' Dawkins's agenda is to show the reader that science does not destroy, but rather discovers poetry in the patterns of nature. It is of little concern whether or not science can prove that the ultimate fate of the cosmos lacks purpose: we live our lives regardless | Legend of the Rainbow Warriors Americans, or that Native ways will die out to be replaced by the new ways of the "Rainbow" people. The legend said [the Native Americans] would also be joined by many of their light-skinned brothers and sisters, who would in fact be the reincarnate souls of the Indians who were killed or enslaved by the first light-skinned settlers. It was said that the dead souls of these first people would return in bodies of all different colours: red, white, yellow and black. Together and unified, like the colours of the rainbow, these people would teach all of the peoples of |
The American contract Killer Richard Leonard Kulinski was known by what cold sounding name | Richard Kuklinski age 70 on March 5, 2006. His body was cremated. Michael Shannon plays Kuklinski in the 2012 film "The Iceman" loosely based on Anthony Bruno's book "The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer". The film also stars Winona Ryder as Kuklinski's wife (renamed Deborah), Ray Liotta as Roy DeMeo, Stephen Dorff as Richard's younger brother Joey, and Chris Evans as Robert "Mr. Softee" (renamed "Mr. Freezy") Pronge. Richard Kuklinski Richard Leonard Kuklinski (; April 11, 1935 – March 5, 2006) was an American hitman and serial killer. He was convicted of murdering six people, but confessed to and | Richard M. Leonard half of the War, Leonard fought the Japanese in Burma. He was awarded the Bronze Star. On April 20, 1948, Leonard became a founding director and general counsel for Varian Associates, a pioneering scientific instrument company in what later became known as Silicon Valley. Leonard served on the board of directors of the Sierra Club from 1938 to 1972. He served as president of the Sierra Club from 1953 to 1955. Richard M. Leonard Richard Manning Leonard (October 22, 1908 – July 31, 1993) was an American rock climber, environmentalist and attorney. He served as president of the Sierra Club |
Which serial killer was known as The Lady Killer | Serial killer 1998, Keppel 1989). Keppel (1989) provides examples of Larry Eyler, who was arrested during a traffic stop for a parking violation, and Ted Bundy, who was arrested during a traffic stop for operating a stolen vehicle. In each case it was uniformed officers, not directly involved in the investigation, who knew what to look for and took the direct action that stopped the killer. By providing up to date (as opposed to periodic) briefings and information to officers on the street the chances of catching a serial killer, or finding solid leads, are increased. A serial murder investigation generates staggering | My Brother the Serial Killer My Brother the Serial Killer My Brother the Serial Killer is a 2012 American television documentary about serial killer Glen Rogers, otherwise known as the "Casanova Killer", who was convicted for a series of murders and arsons. The documentary was narrated by Rogers' brother Clay Rogers and aired on Investigation Discovery in November 2012. "My Brother the Serial Killer" received widespread media attention for Clay's claims that his brother was responsible for the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Lyle Goldman. "My Brother the Serial Killer" chronicles the background of Rogers and looks into prior assertions that he |
Joseph Wiseman played which James Bond villain | Joseph Wiseman teacher, and choreographer Pearl Lang from 1964 until her death in February 2009. Wiseman died on October 19, 2009 at his home in Manhattan aged 91, having been in declining health for some time. He is survived by his daughter, Martha Graham Wiseman, and his sister, Ruth Wiseman. Joseph Wiseman Joseph Wiseman (May 15, 1918 – October 19, 2009) was a Canadian American theatre and film actor, well known for starring as the villain Julius No in the first James Bond film, "Dr. No" in 1962. Wiseman was also known for his role as Manny Weisbord on the TV series | Joseph Wiseman was made in 1988, though he appeared in TV shows such as "MacGyver", "L.A. Law", and "Law & Order" after that time. Wiseman's last appearance on television was the supporting role of Seymour Bergreen on a 1996 episode of "Law & Order" titled "Family Business". His last Broadway appearance was in "Judgment at Nuremberg" in 2001. Following the death of Charles Gray in 2000, Wiseman was the last surviving main villain of the James Bond films which Sean Connery made for United Artists. Wiseman married Nell Kinard on August 28, 1943, but they eventually divorced. He was married to dancer, |
Who is Alexander Armstrong's comedy partner, who also starred in the first series of TV show Death In Paradise | Armstrong and Miller (TV series) 2 was also repeated on Paramount). The title was "Armstrong and Miller" for the first two series, and "The Armstrong and Miller Show" for the last two. All four series have been released on DVD. Armstrong and Miller (TV series) Armstrong and Miller - later retitled The Armstrong and Miller Show - is a comedy sketch television show that aired between 1997 and 2001 featuring Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller, known together as Armstrong and Miller. Following a series on the Paramount Comedy Channel in 1997, a further three were made for Channel 4. The duo moved to BBC One | Alexander Armstrong Alexander Armstrong Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong (born 2 March 1970) is an English comedian, actor, television presenter and bass baritone singer, best known as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller and as host of the BBC TV game show "Pointless". Aside from his "Armstrong and Miller" sketch show characters, Armstrong's television credits include a leading role in the TV series "Life Begins", whilst he also voiced Professor M in "Tooned", alien supercomputer Mr Smith in the "Doctor Who" spin-off "The Sarah Jane Adventures" as well as the main show's two part story "The Stolen Earth" / "Journey's |
Who won the Best Actor BAFTA in 1993 for his part in Shadowlands | 47th British Academy Film Awards 47th British Academy Film Awards The 47th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1994, honoured the best films of 1993. Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List won the award for Best Film (and later won the Academy Award for Best Picture). "Shadowlands" was voted Best British Film of 1993. "Schindler's List" also won the awards for Best Director (Spielberg), Supporting Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Score and Editing. Anthony Hopkins won the award for Best Actor ("Shadowlands") and Holly Hunter was voted Best Actress for her role in "The Piano". "The Age of | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role since 1995. Legend: BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actor in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film. From 1952 to 1967, there were two Best Actor awards: one for a British actor and another for a foreign actor. In 1968, the two prizes of British and Foreign actor were combined to create a single Best Actor award. Its current title, for Best Actor in a Leading Role, |
Who directed the 1972 film the Mechanic starring Charles Bronson | The Mechanic (1972 film) The Mechanic (1972 film) The Mechanic is a 1972 American action thriller film directed by Michael Winner, produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, and written by Lewis John Carlino. The film follows Arthur Bishop (Charles Bronson), a top assassin who takes under his wing Steve McKenna, the ruthless and ambitious son of Harry McKenna, head of the secret organization for which Bishop works. The film stars Charles Bronson, Keenan Wynn, Jill Ireland, and Jan-Michael Vincent as the film's villain. It is noted for its opening, which features no dialogue for the first 16 minutes, as the hit man (Bronson) | The Mechanic (1972 film) prepares to kill his current target. "The Mechanic" was theatrically released in the United States and worldwide on November 17, 1972. Upon its release, the film received generally mixed reviews from critics but it was praised for its action scenes, acting and writing although the direction and the storytelling was criticized. A remake of the same name was released on 2011, starring Jason Statham as Bishop and Ben Foster as McKenna. Arthur Bishop (Charles Bronson) is a "mechanic" — a top hit man (assassin). He works exclusively for a secret international organization, which has very strict rules. Bishop is very |
Which sign of the Zodiac is represented by a fish | Zodiac 30° along the ecliptic is nominally designated as the zodiac sign Aries, which no longer falls within the proximity of the constellation Aries since the effect of precession is to move the vernal point through the backdrop of visible constellations (it is currently located near the end of the constellation Pisces, having been within that constellation since the 2nd century AD). The subsequent 30° of the ecliptic is nominally designated the zodiac sign Taurus, and so on through the twelve signs of the zodiac so that each occupies 1/12th (30°) of the zodiac's great circle. Zodiac signs have never been | Dragon (zodiac) Dragon (zodiac) The Dragon () is the fifth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. It is also the only zodiac sign represented by a mythical creature, rather than a real life animal. The Year of the Dragon is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 辰, pronounced "chen". It has been proposed by one academic researcher that the Earthly Branch character may have been associated with scorpions; it may have symbolized the Star Antares. In the Buddhist calendar used in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, the Dragon is |
What word prefixes business, room, and case, to produce three other words | What Are Words What Are Words "What Are Words" is a hit song written by Rodney Jerkins, Andre Lindal and Lauren Christy, and performed by American singer Chris Medina. It was released on February 25, 2011, the day after his surprising elimination on the reality TV show American Idol. The song is a tribute to his fiancée who suffered a brain injury as the result of a car wreck and is about promises, commitment and keeping your word. The music video was shot at Atlantis studios in Hollywood and was released days after the single. The video depicts Medina in the actual recording | Internet-related prefixes similarly points out the redundancy of "e-tail", "e-commerce", and "e-business". Martin likewise characterizes many of these words as "fad words" and believes many will disappear once the technology that resulted in their coinage becomes better accepted and understood. For example, he writes, "when using computers becomes the standard way to do business, there will be no need to call it 'e-business' — it may be just 'business.'" There is some confusion over whether these prefixes should be hyphenated and/or in upper case. In the case of "e-mail", it was originally hyphenated and lowercase in general usage, but the hyphen is |
In which British city is there a Bridge of Sighs | Bridge of Sighs (Cambridge) Bridge of Sighs (Cambridge) The Bridge of Sighs in Cambridge, England is a covered bridge at St John's College, Cambridge University. It was built in 1831 and crosses the River Cam between the college's Third Court and New Court. The architect was Henry Hutchinson. It is named after the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, although they have little architecturally in common beyond the fact that they are both covered. The bridge, a Grade I listed building, is one of Cambridge's main tourist attractions and Queen Victoria is said to have loved it more than any other spot in the city. | Bridge of Sighs (Oxford) Bridge of Sighs (Oxford) Hertford Bridge, often called "the Bridge of Sighs", is a skyway joining two parts of Hertford College over New College Lane in Oxford, England. Its distinctive design makes it a city landmark. The bridge is often referred to as the Bridge of Sighs because of its supposed similarity to the famous Bridge of Sighs in Venice. However, Hertford Bridge was never intended to be a replica of the Venetian bridge, and instead it bears a closer resemblance to the Rialto Bridge in the same city. There is a false legend saying that many decades ago, a |
In which country is the Sky Train Rail bridge | Big Sky Rail Big Sky Rail Big Sky Rail (reporting mark BGS) is a short line railway operating in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This 400 km shortline railroad was formed in 2011 as a subsidiary of Mobil Grain, a Saskatchewan-based agricultural processor and exporter. The Big Sky Rail network has three separate subdivisions. The first is the Conquest subdivision which interchanges with CN at Delisle and runs south to Beechy. The second is the Elrose subdivision which runs from near Macrorie west to Laporte. The third (and smallest) is the Matador subdivision which runs south from Wartime to Kyle. Big Sky Rail | PHX Sky Train 15, 2015, however, the rental car shuttle buses still remain in service. The final segment of the PHX Sky Train, which will extend service to the Rental Car Center, is planned by 2022. This extension should allow for the replacement of the rental car shuttle bus service. The PHX Sky Train features a bridge over Taxiway R, one of three which connect the north and south runways. This is the first location in the world where a rail system of any kind crosses over an active taxiway. The bridge is tall enough to accommodate a Boeing 747 and an Airbus |
In which city is the Rialto Bridge | Rialto Bridge Venice. It was called "Shylock's bridge" in Robert Browning's poem "A Toccata of Galuppi's". Rialto Bridge The Rialto Bridge (; ) is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Connecting the "" (districts) of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in the 12th century, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city. The first dry crossing of the Grand Canal was a pontoon bridge built in 1181 by Nicolò Barattieri. It was called the Ponte della Moneta, presumably because | Rialto, California Rialto, California Rialto is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 99,171 with the 2010 Census. Rialto is home to four major regional distribution centers: Staples Inc., which serves stores across the entire West Coast of the United States, Toys "R" Us, Under Armour and Target in the northern region of the city, in the Las Colinas community. One of the United States' largest fireworks companies, Pyro Spectaculars, is also headquartered in Rialto. Rialto also known as "Bridge City" features a somewhat cooler version of a Mediterranean climate which may be characterized as a Continental |
Glenridding and Pooley Bridge stand at opposite ends of which lake in the Lake District | Glenridding leisure boat trip company which operates five vessels from the pier at Glenridding. The company was founded to provide a transport link for goods from Glenridding to Pooley Bridge and onwards to Penrith. The village and surrounding area was used to film the TV drama series "The Lakes". Glenridding Glenridding is a village at the southern end of Ullswater, in the English Lake District. The village is popular with mountain walkers who can scale England's third-highest mountain, Helvellyn, and many other challenging peaks from there. The name Glenridding is generally agreed to be Cumbric in origin, with the first element | Lake District west and nearly from north to south, with areas such as the Lake District Peninsulas to the south lying outside the National Park. The Lake District is one of the most highly populated national parks. There are, however, only a handful of major settlements within this mountainous area, the towns of Keswick, Windermere, Ambleside, and Bowness-on-Windermere being the four largest. Significant towns immediately outside the boundary of the national park include Millom, Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal, Ulverston, Dalton-in-Furness, Cockermouth, Penrith, and Grange-over-Sands; each of these has important economic links with the area. Villages such as Coniston, Threlkeld, Glenridding, Pooley Bridge, Broughton-in-Furness, Grasmere, |
From which musical did the Oscar winning song Cheek To Cheek appear | Cheek to Cheek on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. Cheek to Cheek "Cheek to Cheek" is a song written by Irving Berlin in 1935, for the Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movie "Top Hat" (1935). In the movie, Astaire sings the song to Rogers as they dance. The song was nominated for the Best Song Academy Award for 1936, which it lost to ""Lullaby of Broadway"". The song spent five weeks at #1 on Your Hit Parade and was named the #1 song of 1935. Astaire's 1935 recording with the Leo Reisman Orchestra was inducted into the Grammy Hall | Cheek to Cheek (album) "Cheek to Cheek" sheet music autographed by Bennett, 8×10 art prints housed in a vellum envelope and others. Bennett told "Billboard" that they were also inspired by Porter's 1936 musical, "Red, Hot and Blue", for a possible sequel to "Cheek to Cheek". He wanted to see how "Cheek to Cheek" fared after its release, but Gaga wanted to start working on the collaboration "right away". Bennett added: "we're gonna do two albums in a row with her. We'll have to try and do that as soon as possible, just as a follow-up for a second album." In June 2014, Gaga |
What was the first UK number one for Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand discography sold around 15 million copies worldwide as well as spawning several hit singles. In the UK, she became the first female singer to have a No. 1 album ("Guilty") and single ("Woman in Love") in the same week. 25 years later, Streisand and Gibb teamed up again to create "Guilty Pleasures", known as "Guilty Too" in some countries. Barbra Streisand discography Barbra Streisand is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and author. Her discography consists of 117 singles, 36 studio albums, and 9 compilations, 7 live albums and 15 soundtracks. She is the best-selling female music artist of all time, with more | The Second Barbra Streisand Album The Second Barbra Streisand Album The Second Barbra Streisand Album is the title of Barbra Streisand's second solo studio album. It was released in August 1963, just six months after the release of her debut album, "The Barbra Streisand Album", and was recorded in four days in June 1963. In 1963, Streisand told a reporter: "My new album is called "The Second Barbra Streisand Album", because that's just what it is. Why should I give it some fancy name that no one remembers anyway?" Radio stations received mono and stereo blue vinyl promo albums, making this Columbia's first Streisand colored |
Who played harmonica on Chaka Khan's hit I Feel For You | I Feel for You (album) title track, "I Feel for You" was a cover of a 1979 Prince track, featuring Grandmaster Melle Mel on the classic "Ch-ch-ch-chaka-chaka-chaka Khan" rap intro and Stevie Wonder on chromatic harmonica (and also a sample from one of his first hits, "Fingertips") and saw Khan embracing high-tech funk, rap and hip hop and stands as one of her best known songs and her biggest commercial hit, reaching number 3 on the US Pop chart (and becoming the "Billboard" number 5 best-selling song of the year in 1985), and topped the US R&B, Dance, and UK singles charts. The song earned | I Feel for You (album) I Feel for You (album) I Feel for You is the fifth solo studio album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1984. After having balanced her two simultaneous careers as a member of the band Rufus and a solo performer during the years 1978 to 1983, which culminated with the release of the final Rufus & Chaka Khan album "Stompin' at the Savoy – Live" after which the band dissolved, Khan recorded the album that was to make her a pop star with mainstream chart success; 1984's "I Feel for You". The |
Who did Frank Bruno first fight for the Heavyweight Title of the World | Oliver McCall vs. Frank Bruno Oliver McCall vs. Frank Bruno Oliver McCall vs. Frank Bruno, billed as "The Empire Strikes Back", was a professional boxing match contested on 2 September 1995 for the WBC Heavyweight Championship. After Oliver McCall narrowly beat former champion Larry Holmes in his first title defence he agreed to fight WBC No. 6 contender Frank Bruno with the winner contracted to make their next defence against former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. This was Bruno's fourth attempt at winning a world title. WBA Champion Tim Witherspoon knocked him out in 11 rounds in 1986, undisputed champion Mike Tyson stopped him in | Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno was a boxing match that took place at the then National Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park, in Wales on 1 October 1993. It was between WBC heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, who was making the second defence of his title and Frank Bruno, who was fighting in his third world title bout, his two previous title fights were unsuccessful. Lewis beat Bruno by a technical knockout in the seventh round. Lennox Lewis had won the WBC heavyweight title when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him, so the WBC gave Lewis the title |
At which football league ground can you sit in the Geoffrey Watling Stand | History of Norwich City F.C. Cup. In the course of its history, Norwich City has survived incidents that threatened its survival, including ousting from amateur football, the need to be re-elected to The Football League and financial crises. Geoffrey Watling, who was to become club Chairman and after whom a stand at the club's stadium, Carrow Road is named, was instrumental in saving the club from bankruptcy, both in the 1950s and 1990s; his father had played a similar role in 1919. Norwich City F.C. was formed following a meeting at the Criterion Cafe in Norwich on 17 June 1902 by a group of friends | Watling Street (Dartford) Watling Street (Dartford) Watling Street was a football ground in Dartford, England. Located adjacent to Watling Street, it was the home ground of Dartford F.C. from 1921 until 1992, and was also used by Maidstone United during their time in the Football League. Dartford F.C. purchased the five acre site of Watling Street in 1921 for £1,000. A seated stand on the western touchline was built for £3,000, with banking installed around the rest of the pitch. In 1926 the stand burnt down and a 1,000-seat stand was built in its place, with a covered enclosure added on the eastern |
What is the motto of the Girl Guides | Scout Motto right moment" can be extreme: The first handbook for Girl Guides, "How Girls Can Help to Build Up the Empire" by Agnes and Robert Baden-Powell, similarly explains: The motto of the Girl Guides is "Be Prepared". Why is this? It is because, like the other Guides, you have to be prepared at any moment to face difficulties and even dangers by knowing what to do and how to do it. Hilary Saint George Saunders' book "The Left Handshake: The Boy Scout Movement during the War, 1939–1945" had the first name of each chapter spell out the Scout motto. The chosen | The Malawi Girl Guides Association political party allowed in what was at the time a one-party state. Girl Guiding was re-introduced in 1997, after Malaŵi moved from a one-party state to a multi-party democracy in 1994. WAGGGS sent representatives in 1995 and 1996 to offer encouragement and support, and the "Malaŵi Girl Guides Association" has received assistance from Norway in training leaders. The "Malaŵi Girl Guides Association" serves girls aged from six to 20 years. Membership includes girls and leaders from all sectors of society. The Malaŵi Girl Guides Association is active in both urban and rural areas, with units based mainly in schools. Commissioners |
What was the original name of seventies group Hawkwind | Hawkwind was in the audience and was impressed enough to tell event organiser, Douglas Smith, to keep an eye on them. Smith signed them up and got them a deal with Liberty Records on the back of a deal he was setting up for Cochise. The band settled on the name "Hawkwind" after briefly being billed as "Group X" and "Hawkwind Zoo". An Abbey Road session took place recording demos of "Hurry on Sundown" and others (included on the remasters version of "Hawkwind"), after which Slattery left to be replaced by Huw Lloyd-Langton, who had known Brock from his days working | Church of Hawkwind Die" with "Light Specific Data" now has 5 tracks in between. The 2010 Atomhenge CD restores the original running order and provides a different set of bonus material. Church of Hawkwind Church of Hawkwind is the twelfth studio album by Hawkwind, released under the band name Church of Hawkwind in 1982. The name change reflects the fact that this was a musical departure for the band, being a more experimental electronic offering rather than the usual heavy rock that the band were known for at the time. Dave Brock resurrects the "Dr Technical" alias which he had previously used for |
What was the name of the disastrous musical based on the life of Johnny Cash that ended on Broadway after only a month | The Legend of Johnny Cash Gold on December 7, 2005, Platinum on December 14, 2005 and 2x Platinum on May 19, 2006 by the RIAA. As of November 2017, the album has sold 3,724,100 copies in the United States. A version released in the UK entitled "Ring of Fire: The Legend of Johnny Cash" has a slightly altered track listing, with some of the above songs absent and others, such as covers of U2's "One" and Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus", included in their place. The Legend of Johnny Cash The Legend of Johnny Cash is a single-disc compilation album of American musician and singer Johnny | We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash behind the scenes look on how the concert was conceived. We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash is a live tribute album to country musician, Johnny Cash. The album features various interpretations of Cash's hits and songs he had covered on his American Recordings albums. The concert presented artists from a wide variety of genres and were backed by an all-star band led by Grammy Award-winning producer and musical director Don Was, country songwriter and musician Buddy Miller, drummer Kenny Aronoff, keyboardist Ian |
Which was the longest moon landing | Exploration of the Moon robot lunar rover to land on the Moon was the Soviet vessel Lunokhod 1 on November 17, 1970, as part of the Lunokhod programme. To date, the last human to stand on the Moon was Eugene Cernan, who as part of the mission Apollo 17, walked on the Moon in December 1972. "See also:" A full list of lunar Apollo astronauts. Moon rock samples were brought back to Earth by three Luna missions (Luna 16, 20, and 24) and the Apollo missions 11 through 17 (except Apollo 13, which aborted its planned lunar landing). From the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s | Moon landing and thus this is the total velocity which must be shed from the target moon's gravitational attraction for a soft landing to occur. For Earth's Moon, the escape velocity is . The change in velocity (referred to as a delta-v) is usually provided by a landing rocket, which must be carried into space by the original launch vehicle as part of the overall spacecraft. An exception is the soft moon landing on Titan carried out by the "Huygens" probe in 2005. As the moon with the thickest atmosphere, landings on Titan may be accomplished by using atmospheric entry techniques that |
What were the names of the first two monkeys to return from space | Monkeys and apes in space Monkeys and apes in space Before humans went into space, several other animals were launched into space, including numerous other primates, so that scientists could investigate the biological effects of space travel. The United States launched flights containing primate passengers primarily between 1948-1961 with one flight in 1969 and one in 1985. France launched two monkey-carrying flights in 1967. The Soviet Union and Russia launched monkeys between 1983 and 1996. Most primates were anesthetized before lift-off. Overall thirty-two monkeys flew in the space program; none flew more than once. Numerous backup monkeys also went through the programs but never flew. | Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys provided strong post-production services. In 1996, Mattel released a collection of action figures based on "Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys". Designed by Bluebird Toys of the UK, the line included 9 basic figures and 4 large vehicles or accessories. The figures, armed with several accessories, were unusually packaged so that the consumer could rotate them inside the card bubble as though they were floating in space. Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys is an American science-fiction-comedy animated television series. The show premiered on September 7, 1996 and ended after 26 episodes on June |
Which planet in the Solar System has a great dark spot | Great Dark Spot or possibly through some other unknown mechanisms. However, in 2016 an almost identical spot emerged in Neptune's northern hemisphere. This new spot, called the Northern Great Dark Spot (NGDS), has remained visible for several years. It is unknown whether this spot is still present on the planet, as observations using the Hubble telescope are limited. Great Dark Spot The Great Dark Spot (also known as GDS-89, for Great Dark Spot - 1989) was one of a series of dark spots on Neptune similar in appearance to Jupiter's Great Red Spot. GDS-89 was the first Great Dark Spot on Neptune to | Great Red Spot more than 10°, and was originally based on the average rotational period of the Great Red Spot of 9h 55m 42s. Despite this, however, the spot has "lapped" the planet in System II at least 10 times since the early nineteenth century. Its drift rate has changed dramatically over the years and has been linked to the brightness of the South Equatorial Belt, and the presence or absence of a South Tropical Disturbance. It is not known exactly what causes the Great Red Spot's reddish color. Theories supported by laboratory experiments suppose that the color may be caused by complex |
What is the study of symbols and the rules for manipulating symbols in mathematics called | Algebra Algebra Algebra (from Arabic ""al-jabr"", literally meaning "reunion of broken parts") is one of the broad parts of mathematics, together with number theory, geometry and analysis. In its most general form, algebra is the study of mathematical symbols and the rules for manipulating these symbols; it is a unifying thread of almost all of mathematics. It includes everything from elementary equation solving to the study of abstractions such as groups, rings, and fields. The more basic parts of algebra are called elementary algebra; the more abstract parts are called abstract algebra or modern algebra. Elementary algebra is generally considered to | Terminal and nonterminal symbols Terminal and nonterminal symbols In computer science, terminal and nonterminal symbols are the lexical elements used in specifying the production rules constituting a formal grammar. "Terminal symbols" are the elementary symbols of the language defined by a formal grammar. "Nonterminal symbols" (or "syntactic variables") are replaced by groups of terminal symbols according to the production rules. The terminals and nonterminals of a particular grammar are two disjoint sets. Terminal symbols are literal symbols which may appear in the outputs of the production rules of a formal grammar and which cannot be changed using the rules of the grammar. Applying the |
What is the link between Blue Peter, Pearl Diver and Sir Peter Teazle | Sir Peter Teazle Mulberry (by Florizel), who was carrying 28 lbs less, over the four mile Beacon course at Newmarket. He then broke down in a later race, and was retired to stud. Sir Peter stood at Derby's Knowsley Stud in Lancashire, where he had great success in the breeding shed. During this time, he sired a Doncaster Cup, four Epsom Derby winners, two Epsom Oaks winners, four St. Leger winners, and finished his career as the Leading Sires list nine times (1799–1802, 1804–1809). His sons Walton and Sir Harry would also be top on the list, Walton in Britain for two years, | Sir Peter Teazle Sir Harry in the US. His top offspring include: Sir Peter Teazle Sir Peter Teazle (1784 – 18 August 1811) was a good British bred Thoroughbred racehorse, a Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland nine times, and carried on the sire line of Herod. Bred by Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, Sir Peter Teazle was by the undefeated Highflyer. Sir Peter's sire, Highflyer was on the Leading Sire list 16 times, producing 469 winners, seven of which won classic races. Highflyer also got the mare Prunella, and the sons Delpini, Diamond, and Traveller. His dam, Papillon, was by |
"Which verb, meaning ""to shun"" was originally the name of a 19th century Irish land agent" | Burgh St Peter with his harvest by Orange Order volunteers from two counties in Ulster, and protection by the Royal Irish Constabulary and a detachment of the 19th Royal Hussars, Boycott found his position untenable and left Ireland under military escort. The incident led both to land reform in Ireland and to Boycott's name becoming a verb for "a systematic refusal of normal commercial or social relations". In 1886 Boycott became a land agent at Flixton in Suffolk. He died there in 1897 and was buried at Burgh St Peter, where his nephew Rev. Arthur St John Boycott conducted his funeral. Burgh St | Irish National Land League Irish National Land League The Irish National Land League (Irish: "Conradh na Talún") was an Irish political organisation of the late 19th century which sought to help poor tenant farmers. Its primary aim was to abolish landlordism in Ireland and enable tenant farmers to own the land they worked on. The period of the Land League's agitation is known as the Land War. Historian R. F. Foster argues that in the countryside the Land League "reinforced the politicization of rural Catholic nationalist Ireland, partly by defining that identity against urbanization, landlordism, Englishness and—implicitly—Protestantism." Foster adds that about a third of |
In place names such as Coatbridge what does coat mean | Coatbridge just going up the Brig.") One source states 'Coatbridge' is either derived from the Middle English 'cote', (cottage) or from the Old Welsh 'coed' meaning 'wood'. An alternative explanation is that from around the 13th century the local area was owned by the Colt family, sometimes known as Coats, and their estate generated place-names such as Coatbridge, Coatdyke, Coathill and Coatbank. Drummond and Smith suggest the name derives from the granting of land to Ranulphus le Colt around the time of the 12th century. However, Early Scots had vocalized to by the 16th century and subsequently diphthongised to in Modern | What Does Anything Mean? Basically of its icy church keyboards and delay-ridden guitars". Chris Jenkins, in the book "The Rough Guide to Rock", however, called it "as half-baked as its title". What Does Anything Mean? Basically What Does Anything Mean? Basically is the second studio album by English post-punk band the Chameleons. It was recorded in January 1985 and released 1 October 1985 by record label Statik. One single was released from the album: "Singing Rule Britannia (While the Walls Close In)". "What Does Anything Mean? Basically" was recorded in January 1985 at Highland Studios in Inverness, Scotland. The album's sole single, "Singing Rule Britannia |
Who wrote the much filmed novel The Invisible Man | The Invisible Man any image would be badly blurred if the eye had an invisible cornea and lens. "The Invisible Man" has been adapted to, and referenced in, film, television, and comics. The Invisible Man The Invisible Man is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in "Pearson's Weekly" in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man of the title is Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it neither absorbs nor reflects light | The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein Hunt, as well as the "nature of the manuscript evidence", showed that the work was "conceived and mainly written by Mary Shelley". The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein is a 2007 book written and published by John Lauritsen, in which the author argues that the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, not his wife Mary Shelley, is the real author of "Frankenstein" (1818), that the novel "has consistently been underrated and misinterpreted", and that its dominant theme is "male love". Lauritsen maintains that handwriting cannot be used to determine the actual author of "Frankenstein". His work received positive |
Murder on the Calais Coach was the American title of which novel | Murder on the Orient Express A murder is discovered, and Poirot's trip home to London from the Middle East is interrupted to solve the murder. The US title of "Murder in the Calais Coach" was used to avoid confusion with the 1932 Graham Greene novel "Stamboul Train" which had been published in the United States as "Orient Express". After taking the Taurus Express from Aleppo in Syria to Istanbul, private detective Hercule Poirot arrives at the Tokatlian Hotel. There he receives a telegram prompting him to return to London. He instructs the concierge to book a first-class compartment on the Simplon-route Orient Express service, leaving | The Murder on the Links as Hercule Poirot, and Hugh Fraser as Arthur Hastings. While much of the novel's plot was retained, the adaptation featured a number of changes, which included the setting being changed to Deauville, France, where filming took place on-site. Other changes included: Adaptor: Anthony Horowitz Director: Andrew Grieve Cast: "The Murder on the Links" was released by HarperCollins as a graphic novel adaptation on 16 July 2007, adapted by François Rivière and illustrated by Marc Piskic (). This was translated from the edition first published in France by in 2003 under the title of "Le Crime du Golf". The Murder on |
Who wrote the novel The Last of the Mohicans, first published in 1820 | The Last of the Mohicans The Last of the Mohicans The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 (1826) is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper. It is the second book of the "Leatherstocking Tales" pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. "The Pathfinder", published 14 years later in 1840, is its sequel. "The Last of the Mohicans" is set in 1757, during the French and Indian War (the Seven Years' War), when France and Great Britain battled for control of North America. During this war, both the French and the British used Native American allies, but the French were particularly dependent, | The Last of the Mohicans Serpent"), starring Gojko Mitić as Chingachgook, appeared in East Germany in 1967, and became popular throughout the Eastern Bloc. In 1977, Lake George Opera presented an opera version "The Last of the Mohicans" by composer Alva Henderson. Classic Comics #4, "The Last of the Mohicans", first published 1942. Marvel Comics has published two versions of the story: in 1976 a one-issue version as part of their "Marvel Classics Comics" series (issue #13). In 2007, they published a six-issue mini-series to start off the new "Marvel Illustrated" series. Famed manga artist Shigeru Sugiura wrote and illustrated a very loose manga adaptation |
What was the sequel of the book The Silence of the Lambs | The Silence of the Lambs (novel) Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay. It stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling and Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter. In 2005, comedian-musicians Jon and Al Kaplan parodied the story, especially the film, in "Silence! The Musical". It premiered Off-Off-Broadway and has since had productions in London and Los Angeles. In 2012, the Los Angeles production won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle awards for Score, Lead Performance, and Choreography. The Silence of the Lambs (novel) The Silence of the Lambs is a novel by Thomas Harris. First published in 1988, it is the sequel to Harris' 1981 novel "Red Dragon". | The Silence of the Lambs (novel) Author David Foster Wallace used the book as part of his curriculum while teaching at Pomona College and later included the book as well as Harris's "Red Dragon" on his list of ten favorite novels. John Dunning says of "Silence of the Lambs": [it is] "simply the best thriller I've read in five years". Following the 1986 adaptation of "Red Dragon" (filmed as "Manhunter"), "The Silence of the Lambs" was adapted by Jonathan Demme in 1991. "The Silence of the Lambs" became the third film in Oscar history to win the following five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best |
Who wrote The Ipcress File | The IPCRESS File The IPCRESS File The IPCRESS File is Len Deighton's first spy novel, published in 1962. It was made into a film in 1965 produced by Harry Saltzman, directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Michael Caine. The novel, which involves Cold War brainwashing, includes scenes in Lebanon and on an atoll for a United States atomic weapon test, as well as information about Joe One, the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb, although these elements did not appear in the film version. The novel is framed as the unnamed protagonist delivering his personal report on "the IPCRESS affair" directly to the | The Ipcress File (film) is told that this is what he is paid for. "The Ipcress File" was an ironic and downbeat alternative to the portrayal of espionage in Ian Fleming's novels about the spy James Bond and the film series which followed from them. Harry Saltzman, who produced this film, was one of the producers of the early Bond films. Among other crew members who worked on "The Ipcress File" and had also worked on the Bond films up to this point were the production designer Ken Adam, the film editor Peter Hunt and the film score composer John Barry. "The Ipcress File" |
Near which town is the famous Stoke Mandeville hospital | Stoke Mandeville Hospital Stoke Mandeville Hospital Stoke Mandeville Hospital is a large National Health Service (NHS) hospital in Aylesbury, England. It is managed by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The hospital's National Spinal Injuries Centre is one of the largest specialist spinal units in the world, and the pioneering rehabilitation work carried out there by Sir Ludwig Guttmann led to the development of the Paralympic Games. Mandeville, one of the official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in London, was named in honour of the hospital's contribution to Paralympic sports. In the early 1830s the village of Stoke Mandeville was badly affected | Stoke Mandeville Hospital longer open solely to war veterans, were held in Rome in 1960. After the hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948, it sought to establish the Stoke Mandeville Stadium which was opened by the Queen in 1969. The hospital was visited by Diana, Princess of Wales who opened the new International Spinal Injuries Centre when it was refurbished in August 1983. A redevelopment scheme over much of the site was procured under a Private Finance Initiative contract in 2004. The construction work was carried out by Alfred McAlpine at a cost of £47 million and completed in 2006. Sodexo |
In what part of the body would you suffer from Nystagmus | Nystagmus such impairment varies widely. Also, many blind people have nystagmus, which is one reason that some wear dark glasses. Physiological nystagmus is a form of involuntary eye movement that is part of the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR), characterized by alternating smooth pursuit in one direction and saccadic movement in the other direction. The direction of nystagmus is defined by the direction of its quick phase (e.g. a right-beating nystagmus is characterized by a rightward-moving quick phase, and a left-beating nystagmus by a leftward-moving quick phase). The oscillations may occur in the vertical, horizontal or torsional planes, or in any combination. The | Abraham Lincoln, what would you do? Abraham Lincoln, what would you do? "Abraham Lincoln, what would you do?" is an American patriotic musical composition released in 1918. Its lyrics were written by Carol Hirsch and its music composed by Baker and Blink. The song is considered to be part of a larger effort to create support for American efforts during World War I. The composition was published in 1918 by the Metropolitan Music Company, with Carol Hirsch as the lyricist, and Baker and Blink (of the Metropolitan Music Company) composing the score. The piece was arranged for piano and includes a single voice part. The song |
What disease is known by the symptoms of a rash and a strawberry coloured tongue | Fifth disease Fifth disease Erythema infectiosum or fifth disease is one of several possible manifestations of infection by parvovirus B19. The name "fifth disease" comes from its place on the standard list of rash-causing childhood diseases, which also includes measles (first), scarlet fever (second), rubella (third), Dukes' disease (fourth, but is no longer widely accepted as distinct), and roseola (sixth). Fifth disease starts with a low-grade fever, headache, rash, and cold-like symptoms, such as a runny or stuffy nose. These symptoms pass, then a few days later, the rash appears. The bright red rash most commonly appears in the face, particularly the | Southern tick-associated rash illness disease. However, the symptoms of STARI are mild, and resemble influenza, with fatigue, muscle pains, and headache. Fever is sometimes seen, but is not characteristic. Infections are treated with antibiotics, particularly doxycycline, and the acute symptoms appear to respond to these drugs. No serious long-term effects are known for this disease, but preliminary evidence suggests, if such symptoms do occur, they are less severe than those associated with Lyme disease. Southern tick-associated rash illness Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI) or Masters' disease is an emerging infectious disease related to Lyme disease that occurs in southeastern and south-central United States. It |
What was the name of Lulu's backing group | The Luvvers The Luvvers The Luvvers was a Scottish rock group. They are best known as the backing group to Lulu on her debut chart single, "Shout" (1964). They subsequently had a low-key career of their own before disbanding in March 1966. Before they changed their name to the Luvvers (or the Luvers as credited on early UK singles pressings) for the release of "Shout", which became a UK hit single when it peaked at number seven in the early summer of 1964, the band were called the Gleneagles, with Lulu as one of the vocalists. Until their chart breakthrough they played | The Most of Lulu The Most of Lulu The Most of Lulu is a compilation album by British pop singer Lulu, released in 1971. It was the first of Lulu's albums to chart in the UK, reaching No.15. It was released on the MfP budget record label, which the following year followed this up with "The Most of Lulu Volume 2" - a re-release of 1969's "Lulu's Album" with one extra track. This compilation featured Lulu's hits from the late 1960s which had been released on the EMI label, therefore missing out her most well-known song "Shout". The collection was reissued on CD by |
Which famous beer brand is named after a Dutch river | Fix (beer) the brewery was accused of quasi-monopoly that specifically prevents the market entry of other breweries in Greece. On 15 July 1965, the government took the decision to facilitate the entry of foreign breweries into the market. In the same year Amstel Hellas was initiated as branch of the Dutch brand Amstel. After the defense secretary of the Greek junta , Garoufalias, had married into the Fix family, the company's reputation was badly damaged. The slogan "i bira fix kani kalo" (η μπίρα Φιξ κάνει καλό, fix beer is good ') was reworded as "i bira fix kani kako" (η μπίρα | Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer 1990s Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer brand was bottled under authority of the PDBB Co. by A-Treat Beverages, Inc. (Allentown, PA) and Pepsi Cola Bottling (Williamsport, PA) and was distributed by D & M Management, Inc. (Davidsville, PA), an independent beverage distribution firm, in the West Central Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, DC, and the Northern Virginia areas. Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer is a brand of soft drink, of the birch beer type, whose trademark is owned by USA Beverages, Inc., a beverage bottler operating primarily in the United States. It is available in regular and diet varieties, and |
In modern warfare what type of vehicle is a CFV | Bradley Fighting Vehicle Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV) is virtually identical to the M2 Bradley except that it is equipped as a cavalry/scout vehicle. Instead of holding six infantrymen in the payload compartment, it is designed to seat two scouts and hold additional radios and ammunition. Also lacking are the six external firing ports present on the M2 Bradley IFV. The C2V is based on the M993 MLRS carrier chassis (see below) and is designed to provide an automated tactical command post and operations centers. It was designed to replace the M113-based M577A2 Command Post Carrier. Mass production was cancelled in late 1999. Around | Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle The Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle was a variant of the Type 94 tankette adapted to chemical warfare by the Imperial Japanese Army. The Type 94 Disinfecting Vehicle and Type 94 Gas Scattering Vehicle were configured as an independent mobile liquid dissemination chemical vehicle with respective mobile disinfecting anti-chemical agents vehicle for support to Japanese chemical infantry units in combat. These special vehicles for chemical warfare were developed in 1933–1934. The Type 94 tankette was modified and used as a "tractor"; closed for protection against |
What is the debris deposited by a glacier called | Moraine they reside between and are composed of unconsolidated debris deposited by the glacier. They are created during temporary halts in a glacier's retreat. A medial moraine is a ridge of moraine that runs down the center of a valley floor. It forms when two glaciers meet and the debris on the edges of the adjacent valley sides join and are carried on top of the enlarged glacier. As the glacier melts or retreats, the debris is deposited and a ridge down the middle of the valley floor is created. The Kaskawulsh Glacier in the Kluane National Park, Yukon, has a | Debris cone materials downslope. Such mounds can reach sizes large enough to obstruct river channels. Similar deposits can also be found lying on boulders moved by a landslide, or on a glacier, where a cone-shaped mound of ice or snow may be covered with a veneer of debris thick enough to prevent the underlying ice from melting. A debris cone is also called a dirt cone or cone of detritus. Debris cone A debris cone consists of debris deposited in a conical shape with a surface slope greater than 10 degrees (perpendicular to contours), usually transported by small streams or snow avalanches. |
In geography what name is given to an area of sandbanks | Sandbanks Provincial Park Sandbanks Provincial Park Sandbanks Provincial Park is a provincial park located on Lake Ontario in Prince Edward County near Picton, Ontario, Canada. It is noted for its picturesque sand dunes and beaches. It also has the world's largest fresh water sand bar and dune system. Sandbanks is run by the government of Ontario, with areas for different types of recreation. Some parts of the beach had been bought or settled before the designation of the area as a provincial park, which makes the beaches come in short clusters along the coastline. Naturists have used the beaches for nude bathing for | Sandbanks Sandbanks Sandbanks is a small peninsula or spit (1 km or 0.39 sq mi) crossing the mouth of Poole Harbour on the English Channel coast at Poole in Dorset, England. It is well known for the highly regarded Sandbanks Beach and property value; Sandbanks has, by area, the fourth highest land value in the world. The Sandbanks and Canford Cliffs Coastline area has been dubbed as ""Britain's Palm Beach"" by the national media. Sandbanks is connected to Studland by a chain ferry, the Sandbanks Ferry, which runs across the mouth of the harbour. The Sandbanks area of Poole Harbour (known |
What is the geographical term for a ring-shaped coral island | Island island of Surtsey, which was formed in 1963. An atoll is an island formed from a coral reef that has grown on an eroded and submerged volcanic island. The reef rises to the surface of the water and forms a new island. Atolls are typically ring-shaped with a central lagoon. Examples are the Line Islands in the Pacific and the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. Approximately 45,000 tropical islands with an area of at least exist. Examples formed from coral reefs include Maldives, Tonga, Samoa, Nauru, and Polynesia. Granite islands include Seychelles and Tioman and volcanic islands such as Saint | Coral Triangle biodiversity (more than 500 species), and the boundaries based on the area of greatest biodiversity for coral reef fishes. The 2013 documentary film "Journey to the South Pacific" tells the story of Coral Triangle conservation against the backdrop of island life. Coral Triangle The Coral Triangle is a geographical term so named as it refers to a roughly triangular area of the tropical marine waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste that contain at least 500 species of reef-building corals in each ecoregion. This region encompasses portions of two biogeographic regions: the Indonesian-Philippines Region, and |
In Ireland what is a Gombeen Man | Gombeen man a gombeen man is someone "on the make". It is also used to describe certain Independent politicians who are seen to prioritize their constituents needs, no matter how trivial, over national interests. Gombeen man A Gombeen man is a pejorative Hiberno-English term used in Ireland for a shady, small-time "wheeler-dealer" businessman or politician who is always looking to make a quick profit, often at someone else's expense or through the acceptance of bribes. Its origin is the Irish word ""gaimbín"", meaning monetary interest. The term referred originally to a money-lender and became associated with those shopkeepers and merchants who exploited | Gombeen man immortalized in the poem "The Gombeen Man" by Irish poet Joseph Campbell: While the phrase "gombeen man" is almost always intended without any religious or ethnic context, it can be applied in relation to other groups such as, in this instance, a Jewish man: Crime writer Kyril Bonfiglioli wrote a dark short story called "The Gombeen Man" about just such a character in the late 70s. This excerpt is from "The Crock of Gold," by James Stephens: "... the women were true to their own doctrines and refused to part with information to any persons saving only those of high |
Southpaw to us means a boxer who leads with his right hand; but in which sport did the term originate | Southpaw stance classes. While rare, the reverse is also true for left-handers; left-hand dominant fighters like Oscar De La Hoya and Miguel Cotto who fight from an orthodox stance give up the so-called "southpaw advantage" strategically, but are gifted with heavier lead hands. Consequently, in MMA if one stands in a southpaw stance (strongside forward), one must train one's cross and left low kick to make it fast, hard and dangerous. Though many claim that the term originated due to the orientation of baseball playing fields in order to keep the sun out of the players' eyes and the resulting alignment of | Southpaw stance Southpaw stance In boxing, a southpaw stance is where the boxer has their right hand and right foot forward, leading with right jabs, and following with a left cross right hook. It is the normal stance for a left-handed boxer. The corresponding designation for a right-handed boxer is orthodox and is generally a mirror-image of the southpaw stance. Left-handed boxers are usually taught to fight in a southpaw stance, but right-handed fighters also fight in the southpaw stance. Fighting in a southpaw stance is believed to give the fighter a strategic advantage because of the tactical and cognitive difficulties of |
In which country is the Shell Trophy played for at cricket | 2007 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy December. 2007 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy The 2007 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy (International Cricket Council East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy) is an international cricket tournament that forms part of the ICC World Cricket League. It was played in Auckland, New Zealand from 2 to 8 December 2007, and forms part of the qualification structure for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. The top two teams from the tournament will qualify for Division Five of the World Cricket League in Jersey in May 2008. The final and playoffs originally scheduled for 8 December were cancelled, in favour of replaying abandoned matches from | ICC EAP Cricket Trophy ICC EAP Cricket Trophy The ICC EAP Cricket Trophy is a regional division of the ICC World Cricket League, providing opportunities for cricket playing nations in the East-Asia Pacific Region to compete against one another. It also acts as the regional qualifier for entry into the World Cricket League. The ICC EAP Cricket Trophy (One day) is the Limited overs cricket format of the ICC EAP Cricket Trophy. This was the first time that Twenty20 games were played in the EAP trophy. The matches were held from 17–18 September with the eight teams being split into two groups of four |
In which city are the headquarters of the European Central Bank | Seat of the European Central Bank Podemos. Seat of the European Central Bank The seat of the European Central Bank (ECB) is in Ostend (East End), Frankfurt. The premises include the former Wholesale Market Hall ("Großmarkthalle"), a new 185/165 m twin-skyscraper and a new low-rise building to connect the two. East of the city centre, it houses the new headquarters for the European Central Bank (ECB). It was completed in 2014 and was officially opened on 18 March 2015. The ECB is required by the Treaties of the European Union to have its seat within the city limits of Frankfurt, the largest financial centre in the | President of the European Central Bank with" them, in the 2011 European Parliament nomination hearings. List of presidents since the establishment of the bank on 1 June 1998. Vice President Christian Noyer was only appointed for four years so that his resignation would coincide with the expected resignation of Duisenberg. His successors, starting with Lucas Papademos, are granted eight-year terms. President of the European Central Bank The President of the European Central Bank is the head of the European Central Bank (ECB), the institution responsible for the management of the euro and monetary policy in the Eurozone of the European Union (EU). The President heads the |
How many of Shakespeare's signatures are known to exist | Shakespeare authorship question doubting Shakespeare's authorship exist, a goal that was not successful. More than 1,200 signatures were collected by the end of 2007, and as of 23 April 2016, the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death and the self-imposed deadline, the document had been signed by 3,348 people, including 573 self-described current and former academics. On 22 April 2007, "The New York Times" published a survey of 265 American Shakespeare professors on the Shakespeare authorship question. To the question of whether there is good reason to question Shakespeare's authorship, 6 per cent answered "yes", and 11 percent "possibly". When asked their opinion of | Shakespeare in Love which were a major influence on the development of English tragedy. Will is shown signing a paper repeatedly, with many relatively illegible signatures visible. This is a reference to the fact that several versions of Shakespeare's signature exist, and in each one he spelled his name differently. After the film's release, certain publications, including "Private Eye", noted strong similarities between the film and the 1941 novel "No Bed for Bacon", by Caryl Brahms and S. J. Simon, which also features Shakespeare falling in love and finding inspiration for his later plays. In a foreword to a subsequent edition of "No |
Who led Czechoslovakia before the 1968 Soviet invasion | Normalization (Czechoslovakia) Normalization (Czechoslovakia) In the history of Czechoslovakia, normalization (, ) is a name commonly given to the period following the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968 and up to the "glasnost" era of liberalization that began in the Soviet Union and its neighboring nations in 1987. It was characterized by the restoration of the conditions prevailing before the Prague Spring reform period led by First Secretary Alexander Dubček of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) earlier in 1968 and the subsequent preservation of the new "status quo". Some historians date the period from the signing of the Moscow | Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia The Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, officially known as Operation Danube, was a joint invasion of Czechoslovakia by five Warsaw Pact countries – the Soviet Union, Poland, Bulgaria, East Germany and Hungary – on the night of 20–21 August 1968. Approximately 250,000 Warsaw pact troops attacked Czechoslovakia that night, with Romania and Albania refusing to participate. East German forces, except for a small number of specialists, did not participate in the invasion because they were ordered from Moscow not to cross the Czechoslovak border just hours before the invasion. 137 Czechoslovakian civilians were killed and |
Tynwald Day is celebrated on which island in July | Tynwald Day Tynwald Day Tynwald Day () is the National Day of the Isle of Man, usually observed on 5 July (if this is a Saturday or Sunday, then on the following Monday). On this day, the Island's legislature, Tynwald, meets at St John's, instead of its usual meeting place in Douglas. The session is held partly in the Royal Chapel of St John the Baptist and partly in the open air on the adjacent Tynwald Hill (a small artificial mound). The meeting, the first recorded instance of which dates to 1417, is known as "Midsummer Court". It is attended by members | Tynwald Day of the two branches of Tynwald: the House of Keys, and the Legislative Council. The Lieutenant Governor, the representative of the Lord of Mann, presides except on the occasions when the Lord of Mann or another member of the British Royal Family is present. All bills that have received Royal Assent are promulgated on Tynwald Day; any Act of Tynwald which is not so promulgated within 18 months of passage ceases to have effect. Other proceedings include the presentation of petitions and the swearing in of certain public officials. Since the first recorded Tynwald Day in 1417, Tynwald Day had |
How many lives does each contestant start with in The Cube | The Cube (game show) goal is to complete a series of seven games, each of which awards an increasing amount of prize money, before failing a total of nine times. Games are preselected for each individual contestant before the show to test their mental and physical faculties in various ways. A typical episode consists of two contestants' games. The contestant begins with nine lives, and loses one for every unsuccessful attempt at a game. The contestant must repeat the game until they either complete it or run out of lives; in the latter case, the game ends and all money is forfeited. When a | How the Other Half Lives chapters with slurs and numerous stereotypes, he still keeps his general hypothesis that the reason for the poverty in these communities is caused by the conditions surrounding them. Riis often does have an "ethnic hierarchy," often its most extreme towards the Chinese. Riis ends "How the Other Half Lives" with a plan of how to fix the problem. He asserts that the plan is achievable and that the upper classes will not only profit financially from such ventures, but have a moral obligation to tend to them as well. "How the Other Half Lives" follows a general outline for the |
What is the name of the Hotel Inspector in the Channel 5 TV series | The Hotel Inspector The Hotel Inspector The Hotel Inspector is an observational documentary television series which is broadcast on the British terrestrial television station, Channel 5, and by other networks around the world. In each episode, celebrated hotelier and businesswoman Alex Polizzi visits a struggling British hotel to try to turn its fortunes around by giving advice and suggestions to the owner. The current host, Alex Polizzi (since 2008), has featured in sixteen series of "The Hotel Inspector", including four series of "The Hotel Inspector: Returns" and one series of "Hotel Inspector: Checking In, Checking Out". Her predecessor, Ruth Watson, presented four series | The Hotel Inspector with a new focus on high-end hotels. In September, "Hotel Inspector: Checking in, Checking Out" premiered on Channel 5 with the same format as "The Hotel Inspector: Returns" but with a new name. The following year, the fourteenth season of the show was broadcast on Channel 5 in July 2018. The format of "The Hotel Inspector" has since been used twice for other series for Channel 5, both of which recreate the concept of an expert visiting and suggesting improvements for failing commercial ventures. In March 2010, "The Business Inspector" was broadcast, starring Hilary Devey, who advised struggling small businesses |
Seen on the credits of TV and films what is the function of a Foley Artist | Foley (filmmaking) do not have to be recorded live on a single track of audio. They can be captured separately on individual tracks and carefully synchronized with their visual counterpart. Foley studios employ hundreds of props and digital effects to recreate the ambient sounds of their films. Foley complements or replaces sound recorded on set at the time of the filming, known as field recording. The soundscape of most films uses a combination of both. A Foley artist is the person who creates this sound art. Foley artists use creativity to make viewers believe that the sound effects are actually real. The | William Foley (artist) William Foley (artist) William Foley Jr. (born 1926) is a painter and sketch artist whose work focuses on the events of World War II. At the age of eighteen, Foley was involved in the war effort in the 94th Infantry Division as a soldier, and completed several works during his service that would later form the basis for his career and reputation as an artist. During World War II, Foley was a rifleman in the 94th Infantry Division “Ghost Corps” under General George Patton, whose campaign was focused on getting past the Siegfried Line, and also participated in the Battle |
Who directed the film Hannah and her Sisters | Hannah and Her Sisters Hannah and Her Sisters Hannah and Her Sisters is a 1986 American comedy-drama film which tells the intertwined stories of an extended family over two years that begins and ends with a family Thanksgiving dinner. The film was written and directed by Woody Allen, who stars along with Mia Farrow as Hannah, Michael Caine as her husband, and Barbara Hershey and Dianne Wiest as her sisters. The film's ensemble cast also includes Carrie Fisher, Farrow's mother Maureen O'Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan (in his final film role), Max von Sydow, and Julie Kavner. Daniel Stern, Richard Jenkins, Fred Melamed, Lewis Black, Joanna | Hannah and Her Sisters about someone else and his obsession with mortality." Allen admits the role of Hannah was based on Farrow being "a romanticised perception of Mia. She's very stable, she has eight children now, and she's able to run her career and have good relationships with her sister and her mother. I'm very impressed with those qualities, and I thought if she had two unstable sisters, it would be interesting." Allen says he was also inspired by the title. "I thought I'd like to make a film called "Hannah and Her Sisters"", he said, saying this prompted him to give Hannah two |
What colour are the houses in a game of Monopoly | Monopoly (1991 video game) Monopoly (1991 video game) Monopoly is a video game based on the board game "Monopoly", released on Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Genesis, NES, and SNES. Developed by Sculptured Software and published by Parker Brothers (the Game Boy version was published by Majesco Sales), this title was one of many inspired by the property. It is not to be confused with the 1993 "Monopoly" game, which was released in Japan only. The game contains very similar gameplay to the board game it is based on, with various physical tasks being replaced by automation and digital representations. Earl Green of AllGame | History of the board game Monopoly "Mr. Monopoly" present. Also in 2009, "Monopoly" "theme packs" entered the retail market, including the Dog Lovers and Sports Fans editions, which include customized money, replacements for houses and hotels, and custom tokens, but no board. In early 2010, Hasbro began selling the "Free Parking" and "Get out of Jail" add-on games, which can be played alone or when a player lands on the respective "Monopoly" board spaces. If played during a "Monopoly" game, success at either game gets the winning player a "free taxi ride to any space on the board" or "out of jail free", respectively. A new, |
What score are the players in baccarat trying to get | Mini-Baccarat or 9:1 depending on the house rules. Mini-Baccarat Mini-Baccarat is a smaller, lower-stakes version of Punto banco Baccarat. Mini-Baccarat is different in that it is generally lower limits than baccarat. It is also different in that the player does not get to pick up the cards, and the fact that the table is smaller in size. Mini-Baccarat is popular in many casinos, especially among Asian gamblers. In original Baccarat the banker deals two cards to the “punters” (players) and to himself, face-down from the shoe. If anyone has a count of eight or nine, they should turn their cards face-up | Baccarat (card game) Baccarat (card game) Baccarat or baccara (; ) is a card game played at casinos. It is a comparing card game played between two hands, the "player" and the "banker". Each baccarat coup (round of play) has three possible outcomes: "player" (player has the higher score), "banker", and "tie". There are three popular variants of the game: "punto banco" (or "North American baccarat"), "baccarat chemin de fer" (or "chemmy"), and "baccarat banque" (or "à deux tableaux"). In "punto banco", each player's moves are forced by the cards the player is dealt. In "baccarat chemin de fer" and "baccarat banque", by |
In what country did snakes and ladders originate | Snakes and Ladders play. Snakes and Ladders originated in India as part of a family of dice board games that included Gyan chauper and pachisi (present-day Ludo and "Parcheesi"). The game made its way to England and was sold as "Snakes and Ladders", then the basic concept was introduced in the United States as "Chutes and Ladders" (an "improved new version of England's famous indoor sport") by game pioneer Milton Bradley in 1943. Gyan chauper/Jnan chauper (game of wisdom), the version associated with the Jain philosophy encompassed the concepts like "karma" and "Moksha". The game was popular in ancient India by the name | Snakes and Ladders Snakes and Ladders Snakes and Ladders is an ancient Indian board game regarded today as a worldwide classic. It is played between two or more players on a gameboard having numbered, gridded squares. A number of "ladders" and "snakes" are pictured on the board, each connecting two specific board squares. The object of the game is to navigate one's game piece, according to die rolls, from the start (bottom square) to the finish (top square), helped or hindered by ladders and snakes respectively. The game is a simple race contest based on sheer luck, and is popular with young children. |
Which famous building was once rudely nicknamed The Kensington Gas Works | Kensington and Chelsea forms part of the most densely populated local government district in the United Kingdom. This high density has come about through the subdivision of large mid-rise Georgian and Victorian terraced houses (generally of four to six floors) into flats. The less-affluent northern extremity of Kensington has high-rise residential buildings, while this type of building in the southern part is only represented by the Holiday Inn's London Kensington Forum Hotel in Cromwell Road, a 27-storey building. Notable attractions and institutions in Kensington include: Kensington Palace in Kensington Gardens; the Royal Albert Hall opposite the Albert Memorial in Hyde Park; | Gas Works Park or another were former congressman and future governor Mike Lowry, then-city-councilperson Sue Donaldson, 1960s icon Timothy Leary, and beat poet Allen Ginsberg. Gas Works Park has been a setting for films such as "Singles" and "10 Things I Hate About You". It has been featured twice on the travel-based television reality show "The Amazing Race": once as the finish line for Season 3 and another time as the starting line for Season 10. The building is a Seattle City Landmark and a Washington State Landmark. Gas Works Park occupies a promontory between the northwest and northeast arms of Lake Union. |
What is the popular nickname of the Yeomen of the Guard | Yeomen of the Guard are active on some 30 occasions yearly, so each division appears for some 6–8 days a year. The Yeomen of the Guard are often confused with the Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, popularly known as "Beefeaters", a similar but distinct body. Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta, "The Yeomen of the Guard" (1888), is set in the 16th century, an earlier era before the two corps were split apart; it concerns what are today the Yeomen Warders. Both bodies wear identical dress uniforms, consisting of a royal red tunic with purple facings and stripes | Yeomen of the Guard and two sailors joined the ranks of the Yeomen of the Guard. However, the role of the Captain of the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard is a political appointment — the captain is always the government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords. Today, the Yeomen of the Guard have a purely ceremonial role. Armed with a Wilkinson sword and an ornamental partizan, they accompany the sovereign and are in attendance at various occasions such as at the annual royal maundy service, investitures, garden parties at Buckingham Palace, and so on. One of their most |
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