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What is your star sign if you were born on the fourth of July | The Fourth Sign The Fourth Sign The Fourth Sign is a public artwork by the American artist Tony Smith situated on the lawn outside the Art Building at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The large sculpture is fabricated in steel, painted black, and signifies the fourth Zodiac sign, which is Cancer (a crab). The sculpture was commissioned by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts in accordance with the Art in State Buildings Law. Since its installation, many have seen in its shape as a reference to the legs and claws of a crab. "The Fourth Sign" | What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House) chorus – "What would you do/if Jesus came to your house/to spend some time with you" – is sung, it was one of his first songs that were spoken, as most of his later well-known songs were. What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House) "What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House)" is a country gospel song, written by Yolanda Adams, Errol McCalla Jr., Jonathan Broussard and Marcus Ecby, and popularized in 1956 by up-and-coming country singer Porter Wagoner. Wagoner's version reached No. 8 on the "Billboard" country charts in the spring of 1956, and |
What did the dove bring to Noah | The Return of the Dove to the Ark The Return of the Dove to the Ark The Return of the Dove to the Ark is a painting by Sir John Everett Millais, completed in 1851. It is in the Thomas Combe collection at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. The painting portrays a scene from the Bible. Two of Noah's daughters-in-law nurture the dove that has returned to the Ark bearing an olive branch. This is the second of Millais's paintings with biblical themes, following "The Eve of the Deluge". Millais had some intention of producing a "pendant" painting titled "The Dove's First Flight", but never did so. Millais's original | Bring the Rain uses his name in the refrain "Jesus, bring the rain". Tony Cummings of "Cross Rhythms" praised the vocals and string arrangements as well as the choir from "Bring the Rain". In 2008, the song was nominated for a Dove Award for Song of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards. Bring the Rain "Bring the Rain" is a song by American Christian rock band MercyMe from their 2006 album "Coming Up to Breathe". It was released on March 24, 2007, as the third radio single. The song became the band's sixth Hot Christian Songs No. 1, staying there for |
What was the Marcels only number one in the sixties | The Marcels The Marcels The Marcels was an American doo-wop group known for turning popular music songs into rock and roll. The group formed in 1959 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and signed to Colpix Records with lead Cornelius Harp, bass Fred Johnson, Gene Bricker, Ron Mundy, and Richard Knauss. The group was named after a popular hair style of the day, the marcel wave, by Fred Johnson's younger sister Priscilla. In 1961, the Marcels released a new version of the ballad "Blue Moon" that began with the bass singer singing, "bomp-baba-bomp-ba-bomp-ba-bomp-bomp... vedanga-dang-dang-vadinga-dong-ding...". The record sold over one million copies and was awarded a | The Marcels over Christmas 1961, though no chart action ensued. This Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon movie, about a millionaire who sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach where he is intending to build a retirement home but ends in hilarious results, also included two of The Marcels, Gene Bricker and Cornelius Harp. They provided backing vocals for two songs, Avalon's "Gimme Your Love Yeah Yeah Yeah" and Little Stevie Wonder's "(Happy Feelin') Dance And Shout". The Marcels The Marcels was an American doo-wop group known |
Devils darning needle is sometimes the nickname for which flying insect | Insect and adults develop through a series of nymphal stages. The higher level relationship of the insects is unclear. Fossilized insects of enormous size have been found from the Paleozoic Era, including giant dragonflies with wingspans of 55 to 70 cm (22 to 28 in). The most diverse insect groups appear to have coevolved with flowering plants. Adult insects typically move about by walking, flying, or sometimes swimming. As it allows for rapid yet stable movement, many insects adopt a tripedal gait in which they walk with their legs touching the ground in alternating triangles, composed of the front & rear | Darning a sock for Ricky in the episode’s opening scene. Darning Darning is a sewing technique for repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting using needle and thread alone. It is often done by hand, but it is also possible to darn with a sewing machine. Hand darning employs the darning stitch, a simple running stitch in which the thread is "woven" in rows along the grain of the fabric, with the stitcher reversing direction at the end of each row, and then filling in the framework thus created, as if weaving. Darning is a traditional method for repairing |
What was Bram short for in the author Bram Stoker's name | Bram Stoker Doodle on Google's homepage commemorating what would have been his 165th birthday. An annual festival takes place in Dublin, the birthplace of Bram Stoker, in honour of his literary achievements. The 2014 Bram Stoker Festival encompassed literary, film, family, street, and outdoor events, and ran from 24–27 October in and around Dublin City. The festival is supported by the Bram Stoker Estate and funded by Dublin City Council and Fáilte Ireland. Bram Stoker Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel "Dracula". During his lifetime, he | Bram Stoker Award Bram Stoker Award The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented annually by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in dark fantasy and horror writing. The Awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA. They are named after Irish horror writer Bram Stoker, author of the novel "Dracula", among others. Several members of the HWA—including Dean Koontz—were reluctant to endorse such writing awards, fearing it would incite competitiveness rather than friendly admiration. The HWA therefore went to lengths to avoid mean-spirited competition, they agreed to |
What is the principal rock that the Chiltern Hills are made of | Chiltern Hills link from London to Birmingham with a recommended route through the Chilterns AONB. The Conservation Board has made clear it is opposed to the routing of HS2 through the Chilterns AONB. The Chilterns includes the Chiltern Hundreds. By established custom, Members of the British Parliament, who are prohibited from resigning their seats directly, may apply for the Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds as a device to enable their departure from the House (see Resignation from the House of Commons). Chiltern Hills The Chiltern Hills form a chalk escarpment in South East England. They are known locally as "the Chilterns". A | Chiltern Hills Tribal Hidage suggests the tribe gave its name to the hills, the truth must be the reverse since the toponym is of Brittonic origin. Eilert Ekwall suggested that "Chiltern" is possibly related to the ethnic name "Celt" ("Celtæ" in early Celtic). An adjective "celto-" ="high" with suffix "-erno-" could be the origin of Chiltern. One of the principal Roman settlements in the Roman province of Britannia Superior was sited at Verulamium (now St Albans) and there are significant Roman and Romano-British remains in the area. The Tudors had a hunting lodge in the Hemel Hempstead area. Prior to the 18th |
Which TV series centred around Galfast High School | Chalk (TV series) contributing to the remaining two. All of the above, along with producer Andre Ptaszynski, also feature in a 45-minute retrospective documentary, "After the Chalk Dust Settled." Chalk (TV series) Chalk is a British television sitcom set in a comprehensive school named Galfast High. Two series, both written by Steven Moffat, were broadcast on BBC1 in 1997. Like Moffat's earlier sitcom "Joking Apart", "Chalk" was produced by Andre Ptaszynski for Pola Jones. The series focuses upon deputy headteacher Eric Slatt (David Bamber), permanently stressed over the chaos he creates both by himself and some of his eccentric staff. His wife Janet | High School Reunion (TV series) High School Reunion (TV series) High School Reunion is a reality television series chronicling real-life high school reunions. The program originally aired on The WB for two seasons between 2003 and 2005, and featured reunions of classes after ten years. A new version of the series began airing on TV Land on March 5, 2008, focusing on the 20-year reunion of the 1987 graduating class of J. J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas. Filmed in Maui, the series featured documentary-style interviews with the classmates, who are assigned "labels" to describe their high school roles. The series returned to TV |
Which plant is Saint Patrick said to have used to illustrate the Holy Trinity | Saint Patrick text. It apparently collects the results of several early synods, and represents an era when pagans were still a major force in Ireland. The introduction attributes it to Patrick, Auxilius, and Iserninus, a claim which "cannot be taken at face value." Legend credits Patrick with teaching the Irish about the doctrine of the Holy Trinity by showing people the shamrock, a three-leafed plant, using it to illustrate the Christian teaching of three persons in one God. This story first appears in writing in 1726, though it may be older. The shamrock has since become a central symbol for Saint Patrick's | Acts of Reparation to The Holy Trinity Catholic tradition, Saint Michael is the prince of the church of Jesus Christ and also the defender of Israel. Having revealed the Chaplet of Saint Michael to a Portuguese nun in the 18th Century, Saint Michael is often associated with being the angel that prepared the children shepherds for the visit of the Blessed Mother of God in Fatima, and thus to him it is attributed the prayer. The words of the prayer are as follows: Acts of Reparation to The Holy Trinity Roman Catholic tradition include specific prayers and devotions as Acts of Reparation for insults and blasphemies against |
What was the first record played on Radio One | BBC Radio 1 BBC; they wanted repeat fees each time one was played. The first music to be heard on the station was "Theme One", specially composed for the launch by George Martin. It was followed by an extract from "Beefeaters" by Johnny Dankworth. The first complete record played on Radio 1 was "Flowers in the Rain" by The Move, the number 2 record in that week's Top 20 (the number 1 record by Englebert Humperdink would have been inappropriate for the station's sound). The second single was "Massachusetts" by The Bee Gees. The breakfast show remains the most prized slot in the | Radio Record Radio Record Radio Record is a Russian radio station that broadcasts on 106.3 FM from Saint Petersburg. It airs an electronic dance music format with primarily trance and house offerings now expanded to variety of different genres including Rock, Deep House, Future House, Dubstep. Radio Record can be listened by using its FM frequency or its website. Also available by using its mobile apps. Radio Record began broadcasting on August 22, 1995. It was originally recorded from a small office. It was the first radio station to switch to the dance format and this was based on a vote from |
Who presents the TV quiz show The People Versus | The People Versus 2004, hosted by Jorge Fernández. In 2003, it was produced by STR was titled Türkiye Yarışıyor airing on TRT and was hosted by Osmantan Erkır. In Vietnam, It was called The People Versus VTC 2016. The People Versus The People Versus is a British game show that aired on ITV from 15 August 2000 to 18 June 2002 and is hosted by Kirsty Young in 2000 and Kaye Adams in 2001 to 2002. The central format was that the questions were sent in by the viewers. For every question, the contestants got correct they won £5,000. The rules were: In | The Quiz Show Scandal The Quiz Show Scandal The Quiz Show Scandal (; lit. "Quiz King") is a 2010 South Korean film. The ensemble comedy satire is written and directed by Jang Jin. At a police station, people involved in a car accident are accidentally informed of the answer to the last question of a quiz show with a prize of over ten million dollars. On the day of the show, those same people gather again to compete against each other but they only know the answer to the last question. Who is going to win the fortune? Four cars are caught up in |
What is a man made lake for storing water called | Lake Powell Lake Powell Lake Powell is a reservoir on the Colorado River, straddling the border between Utah and Arizona, United States. Most of Lake Powell, along with Rainbow Bridge National Monument, is located in Utah. It is a major vacation spot that around two million people visit every year. It is the second largest man-made reservoir by maximum water capacity in the United States behind Lake Mead, storing of water when full. However, due to high water withdrawals for human and agricultural consumption, and because of subsequent droughts in the area, Lake Powell is currently larger than Lake Mead in terms | What a Man My Man Is been re-recorded numerous times by Anderson, including on her Grammy-nominated 2004 album, "The Bluegrass Sessions". What a Man My Man Is "What a Man My Man Is" is the name of a No. 1 U.S. country music hit by Lynn Anderson, from 1974. This was Anderson's last No. 1 country hit, staying at the top for one week and spending a total of nine weeks on the chart. It was also her last pop entry on the Hot 100, reaching number 93. For the next few years, Anderson would place hits in the Country top 15 and 20, but wouldn't |
What was the name of the Laker Airways cheap trans Atlantic service started in 1977 | Laker Airways its lowest economy fares where it was in competition with "Skytrain" by up to 66%. Laker retaliated by introducing a cut-price premium cabin branded "Regency Class". Following the end of the 1981/2 winter peak, there was insufficient traffic to support four airlines competing across the North Atlantic between January and March. At this point, state-owned British Airways and TWA, Laker's other transatlantic competitors, dropped their fares by a similar amount. As a result, Laker's loads and cash inflow halved between October 1981 and February 1982. It has also been suggested that Laker experienced a downturn after passengers began avoiding the | Laker Airways (Bahamas) Laker Airways (Bahamas) Laker Airways (Bahamas) was an airline founded in 1992, which operated until 2005. Laker Airways (Bahamas) was a US-registered airline based in the Bahamas to which Sir Freddie Laker lent his name and operational expertise. The airline was established in 1992 with financial assistance from Oscar Wyatt, a Texas oilman and business partner of Sir Freddie Laker. The initial fleet comprised two Boeing 727-200 Advanced narrowbodied jet aircraft. Laker Airways (Bahamas) stopped operating in 2005 when the firm was wound up. In 1996 Sir Freddie Laker and his business partner Oscar Wyatt established Laker Airways, Inc as |
What is added to alcohol and sugar to make a syllabub | Syllabub two lemons, half a pound of double refined sugar." After whipping the ingredients together, they were poured into glasses. The curdled cream separated and floated to the top of the glass. Syllabub Syllabub is an English sweet frothy drink which was popular from the 16th to 19th centuries, and a dessert based on it, which is still eaten. The drink was made of milk or cream, curdled by the addition of wine, cider, or other acid, and often sweetened and flavoured. The dessert is typically made of whipped cream, wine or sherry, sugar and lemon juice. Syllabub (or solybubbe, sullabub, | Added sugar Added sugar Added sugars are sugar carbohydrates (caloric sweeteners) added to food and beverages during their production (industrial processing). This type of sugar is chemically indistinguishable from naturally occurring sugars, but the term "added sugar" has become increasingly used in nutrition and medicine to help identify foods characterized by added energy. Added sugars have no nutritional value, only adding "empty calories". Consumption of added sugar is positively correlated with high calorie intake, and through it, with excess weight and obesity. Added sugars are also known as extrinsic, with naturally occurring sugars known as intrinsic. The consumption of added sugars has |
Where does the Government Chief Whip have his office | Chief Whip Chief Whip The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures whose task is to administer the whipping system that tries to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. = United Kingdom = In British politics, the Chief Whip of the governing party in the House of Commons is usually also appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, a Cabinet position. The Government Chief Whip has an official residence at 12 Downing Street. However, the Chief Whip's office is currently located at 9 Downing Street. The Chief Whip can wield great power | Chief Whip per the direction of senior party members. However, there are some cases such as Indian presidential election where no whip can be issued directing Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly on whom to vote. = In fiction = British Chief Whips have appeared in fiction such as "House of Cards", "Yes Minister", "The Thick of It" and "The New Statesman". = See also = = Notes = = References = Chief Whip The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures whose task is to administer the whipping system that tries to ensure that members of the |
In America it is called an eggplant what is it called in England | Fried eggplant Fried eggplant Patlıcan kızartma or Patlıcan kızartması (Turkish for fried eggplant) is an eggplant dish from the Turkish cuisine. It is such a common dish during summer months that this season used to be called "patlıcan kızartma ayları" (fried eggplant months) in Ottoman Istanbul, where this generalized frying caused huge fires and destroyed entire mahalles due to the abundance of old wooden houses. Turkish style "patlıcan kızartması" is usually eaten with a garlic yogurt or tomato sauce. In Arabic and Israeli cuisines, fried eggplant is typically served with a tahini sauce. In Israel, it is used to make sabich: a | What Is This Thing Called Love? What Is This Thing Called Love? "What Is This Thing Called Love?" is a 1929 popular song written by Cole Porter, for the musical "Wake Up and Dream". It was first performed by Elsie Carlisle in March 1929. The song has become a popular jazz standard and one of Porter's most often played compositions. "Wake Up and Dream" ran for 263 shows in London. The show was also noticed in New York, and the critics praised Tilly Losch's performance of the song. The show was produced on Broadway in December 1929; in the American rendition, "What Is This Thing Called |
What is the maximum number of people that Scotty Can beam up at one time in Star Trek | Star Trek: Planet of the Titans concept that only a science fiction writer can write science fiction motion pictures is ridiculous. Look at me. I came up with "Star Trek", and I was a dramatic writer. I wrote for TV." Bryant believed he earned the screenwriting assignment because his view of Kirk resembled what Roddenberry modeled him on; "one of Horatio Nelson's captains in the South Pacific, six months away from home and three months away by communication". Their 20-page treatment was submitted the following month. It was entitled "Planet of the Titans" and was received favourably by Diller and fellow executive Michael Eisner. The writers | Beam me up, Scotty is a translation of the misquotation into Latin. Beam me up, Scotty "Beam me up, Scotty" is a catchphrase that made its way into popular culture from the science fiction television series "". It comes from the command Captain Kirk gives his chief engineer, Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, when he needs to be transported back to the Starship "Enterprise". Though it has become irrevocably associated with the series and films, the exact phrase was never actually spoken in any "Star Trek" television episode or film. Despite this, the quote has become a phrase of its own over time. It can be |
What number on the Beaufort Scale describes the wind as light breeze | Wind such as breeze, gale, storm, and hurricane. Wind occurs on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting a few hours, to global winds resulting from the difference in absorption of solar energy between the climate zones on Earth. The two main causes of large-scale atmospheric circulation are the differential heating between the equator and the poles, and the rotation of the planet (Coriolis effect). Within the tropics, thermal low circulations over terrain and high plateaus can drive monsoon circulations. In coastal areas the sea breeze/land | Beaufort scale during the voyage of HMS "Beagle" under Captain Robert FitzRoy, later to set up the first Meteorological Office (Met Office) in Britain giving regular weather forecasts. In the early 19th century, naval officers made regular weather observations, but there was no standard scale and so they could be very subjective – one man's "stiff breeze" might be another's "soft breeze". Beaufort succeeded in standardising the scale. The initial scale of thirteen classes (zero to twelve) did not reference wind speed numbers but related qualitative wind conditions to effects on the sails of a frigate, then the main ship of the |
Which car manufacturer made the Jetta | Volkswagen Jetta Volkswagen Jetta The Volkswagen Jetta () is a compact car/small family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen since 1979. Positioned to fill a sedan niche above the firm's Golf hatchback, it has been marketed over six generations, variously as the Atlantic, Fox, Vento, Bora, City Jetta, Jetta City, GLI, Jetta, Clasico, Voyage, and Sagitar (in China). The Jetta has been offered in two- and four-door saloon / sedan, and five-door wagon / estate versions – all as four- or five-seaters. Since the original version in 1980, the car has grown in size and power with each generation. By mid-2011, almost | Puma (car manufacturer) the rear door. Limited production of the Puma was once again re-started in 2006. in South Africa The all-electric propulsion version of the Puma sports car is being researched and developed in South Africa by a company known as evdrive. Puma (car manufacturer) Puma is a Sports Car manufacturer, based in South Africa, which originally started out in Brazil. While based in South America, the company built cars from 1964 until roughly 1995, and also produced trucks from 1978 to 1999. The company then returned in 2013 under the name of "Puma Automobiles" and began manufacturing the Puma 52 (made |
Who is the host of the Radio 4 programme Just a Minute | Just a Minute Just a Minute Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy and television panel game chaired by Nicholas Parsons. Its first transmission on Radio 4 was on 22 December 1967, three months after the station's launch. The Radio 4 programme won a Gold Sony Radio Academy Award in 2003. The object of the game is for panellists to talk for sixty seconds on a given subject, "without hesitation, repetition or deviation". The comedy comes from attempts to keep within these rules and the banter among the participants. In 2011 comedy writer David Quantick ascribed "Just a Minute"'s success | Just a Minute entitled "Just A Minute 2" followed in 1996. "Just A Minute 3" in 1999 saw the start of regular annual releases featuring 4 of the best episodes from the previous year. After "Just A Minute 8" in 2004, the following year's release was titled "Just A Minute: The Best Of 2005" and an end-of-year collection has been released every year since with "Just A Minute: The Best Of 2017" due for release on 2 November. In 2004, the BBC began a separate annual series of double CD releases collecting older episodes covering the shows first 30 years entitled "Just A |
In which city was Martin Luther King assassinated | Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was with King when he was assassinated, noted: According to biographer Taylor Branch, King's friend and colleague James Bevel put it more bluntly: "There is no way a ten-cent white boy could develop a plan to kill a million-dollar black man." Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr., an American clergyman and civil rights leader, was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. King was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, and was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. CST. He was a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement and a Nobel Peace | Martin Luther King Jr. Records Collection Act Martin Luther King Jr. Records Collection Act The Martin Luther King Jr. Records Collection Act, or MLK Records Act, is proposed legislation that would release United States government records pertaining to the life and death of Martin Luther King Jr. Versions of the law have been proposed on multiple occasions, and a complete version was brought to both houses of the United States Congress in 2005–2006. In the years after King was assassinated, reports emerged that the government was destroying sensitive documents related to the murder case. The FBI was criticized for appearing unusually reluctant to release records pertaining to |
Avianca is the national airline of which country | Avianca Avianca Avianca S.A. (acronym in Spanish for "", Airways of the American Continent) is a Colombian airline that has been the national airline and flag carrier of Colombia since 5 December 1919, when it was initially registered under the name SCADTA. It is headquartered in Bogotá, D.C. with its main hub at El Dorado International Airport. Avianca is the flagship of a group of eight Latin American airlines, whose operations are combined to function as one airline using a code sharing system. Avianca is the largest airline in Colombia and second largest in Latin America, after LATAM of Chile. Avianca | Avianca Costa Rica Avianca Costa Rica Avianca Costa Rica, formerly known as LACSA ("Spanish: Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses S.A."), minority owned by the Synergy Group, is the national airline of Costa Rica and is based in San José. It operates international scheduled services to over 35 destinations in Central, North and South America. The airline previously used the TACA/LACSA moniker when it was a subsidiary of Grupo TACA. Since May 2013, following Avianca's purchase of Grupo TACA, Avianca Costa Rica became one of seven nationally branded airlines (Avianca Ecuador, Avianca Honduras, etc.) operated by Avianca Holdings group of Latin American airlines. LACSA was established |
In the film Hook who played Hook | Hook (film) Hook (film) Hook is a 1991 American fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by James V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo. It stars Robin Williams as Peter Banning / Peter Pan, Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook, Julia Roberts as Tinker Bell, Bob Hoskins as Smee, Maggie Smith as Wendy, Caroline Goodall as Moira Banning, and Charlie Korsmo as Jack Banning. It acts as a sequel to J. M. Barrie's 1911 novel "Peter and Wendy" focusing on an adult Peter Pan who has forgotten all about his childhood. In his new life, he is known as Peter Banning, | The Hook film, the central characters recount the Hook legend around a campfire. "The Pest House" (1998), the fourteenth episode of season 2 of the TV series "Millennium", opens with a murder similar to that of the urban legend. "Lovers Lane" (1999), is a slasher film featuring a killer who murders teenagers at a lovers' lane with a hook. Season one, episode seven of the TV show "Supernatural" features a hookman as the villain. The Hook The Hook or The Hookman is an urban legend about a killer with a hook for a hand attacking a couple in a parked car. The |
Which cricket lover o owned the Sydney Harbour Casino | Sydney Cricket Ground night. When media giant Kerry Packer failed to obtain the television broadcast rights for cricket, he bought the top 30–40 players in the world and staged his own competition, World Series Cricket. Packer applied to use the SCG for WSC in 1977 but the SCG Trust, which administered the ground, refused. However the NSW Labor Government, under Premier Neville Wran, amended the "Sydney Sports Ground and Cricket Ground Act" to remove the Trust's power to decide who played at the SCG and the NSWCA's traditional right over the ground. A new Trust was established with 12 members appointed by the | The Star, Sydney The Star, Sydney The Star Sydney (formerly Star City Casino and prior to that, Sydney Harbour Casino) in Pyrmont, Sydney, is the second largest casino in Australia after Melbourne's Crown Casino. Overlooking Darling Harbour, The Star features two gaming floors, eight bars, seven restaurants, 351 hotel rooms and 130 serviced and privately owned apartments. It also includes the 2,000 seat Sydney Lyric theatre and Event Centre. Its gaming operations are overseen and controlled by the New South Wales Casino Control Authority and is licensed to be the only legal casino in New South Wales. In late 2007, it was granted |
Who plays Rachel in Friends | Rachel Green audiences struggle "to lose the Rachel tag that has made her one of the world's most recognisable faces". Rachel Green Rachel Karen Green is a fictional character, one of the six main characters who appeared in the American sitcom "Friends". Portrayed by actress Jennifer Aniston, the character was created by show creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman, and appeared in each of the show's 236 episodes during its decade-long run, from its premiere on September 22, 1994 to its finale on May 6, 2004. Introduced in the show's pilot as a naive runaway bride who reunites with her childhood best | The Friends of Rachel Worth a real dream. I think it has a really mysterious, otherworldly, "lost" feel to it." "The Friends of Rachel Worth" received generally positive critical reviews. It holds a score of 77 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews". All music by Robert Forster and Grant McLennan. The Friends of Rachel Worth The Friends of Rachel Worth is the seventh album by Brisbane indie band The Go-Betweens, released 12 years after their sixth, "16 Lovers Lane". For this album they were joined by all members of American indie rock bands Sleater-Kinney and Quasi as well |
Who had a No 1 in the 80's with China in Your Hand | China in Your Hand 7" vinyl Side one Side two 12" vinyl Side one Side two China in Your Hand "China in Your Hand" is a song by the British band T'Pau, released from their album "Bridge of Spies". A re-recorded version was released as a single in October 1987, spending five weeks at number one in the UK and is arguably the song for which the group is best known in their native Britain, though their debut single "Heart and Soul" was a much bigger hit in the United States. "China in Your Hand" was the 600th single to top the UK charts | China in Your Hand its source material. Lyric writer Carol Decker explained that it is the effect that if you hold a china cup to a light, you can see your hand through it – therefore 'china in your hand' means something that is transparent. In a segment on the BBC1's "The One Show" on 6 March 2014, Carol Decker explained that she had been holding a china tea cup belonging to Ronnie Rogers' mother in her hand while washing up and had felt a lump in the bottom. She held the cup to the light and saw an image of a young woman |
What is the main street in Dublin | Henry Street, Dublin Henry Street, Dublin Henry Street () is located on Dublin's Northside and is one of the two principal shopping streets of Dublin (the other being Grafton Street), running from the Spire of Dublin and the General Post Office on O'Connell Street in the east to Liffey Street in the west. At Liffey Street, the street becomes Mary Street, which continues the shopping street until it ends at crossing Capel Street, and Henry Street and Mary Street are often considered as one (and in fact form a single shopping area with their eastward continuations, beyond the Spire, North Earl Street and | On Dublin Street On Dublin Street On Dublin Street is a 2012 novel by Samantha Young. Jocelyn Butler, called Joss, is a 22-year-old half-American, half-Scottish woman who finished college, tries to become a writer and is the main protagonist of the series. After losing her whole family during a car accident while she was at school 8 years ago and her best friend afterwards, she decided to build a cool and tough façade in which she doesn't care for anyone and tells everyone bluntly what she feels without feeling guilty. She starts her new life by searching for an apartment to share with |
Which is the only Scrabble tile worth 5 points | Scrabble letter distributions and blank tiles cannot be used to represent these. Portuguese-language editions of Scrabble contain 120 tiles. While "Ç" is a separate tile, other diacritical marks are ignored. "K", "W", and "Y" are absent, since they are only present in loanwords in Portuguese, and were not even official letters until 2009. Romanian-language editions of Scrabble use these 100 tiles. Some amendment applied in updated version. Previously, the B was worth 8, and the O was worth 1. The original (1982) distribution used the following 100 tiles: Diacritical marks are ignored, so for example "Ă" and "Â" are played as "A". Both | Scrabble variants no premium squares (originally 64 tiles on an 8×8 board). It has a Qu tile instead of Q and a different tile distribution than Scrabble. Words can be formed as in Scrabble as well as by playing on top of previously formed words. When playing over a word, at least one tile from the original word must be incorporated into the new word. All tiles, with the exception of the Qu tile in certain circumstances, are worth the same, with additional points scored for higher stacks of letters. Stacks can't go higher than five tiles and all words that are |
Which country lies between Zimbabwe and the sea | Nyanga, Zimbabwe Nyanga, Zimbabwe Nyanga is a town in Zimbabwe. At one time, the town was known as Inyanga. It is located in Nyanga District, Manicaland Province, in northeastern Zimbabwe, close to the International border with Mozambique. This location lies immediately north of Nyanga National Park in the Eastern Highlands, about , by road, north of Mutare, the nearest large city. This location lies approximately , by road, east of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of Nyanga are:18° 12' 36.00"S, 32° 44' 24.00"E (Latitude: 18.2100; Longitude:32.7400). Nyanga sits at an elevation of , | Kadoma, Zimbabwe Kadoma, Zimbabwe Kadoma, formerly known as Gatooma, is a town in Zimbabwe. The city is located in Kadoma District, Mashonaland West Province, one of the 10 administrative provinces in Zimbabwe. This location lies approximately , by road, southwest of Harare, the national capital and largest city in the country. This location lies on the main road, Highway A-5, between Harare and Bulawayo, approximately , further southwest of Kadoma. Kadoma is situated at an elevation of above sea level. The city is at the centre of a mining area, which provides gold, copper and nickel. The most significant mine of the |
Which president of America is the only one never to have won a presidential election | 1976 United States presidential election in Georgia 1976 United States presidential election in Georgia The 1976 United States presidential election in Georgia was held on November 2, 1976. The Democratic candidate, former Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter, overwhelmingly won his home state with 66.74% of the vote ahead of the Republican Party candidate, incumbent President Gerald Ford, giving him the state’s twelve electoral votes. Carter carried all of Georgia’s 159 counties and ten congressional districts by wide margins. This is the only presidential election in Georgia history where the Democratic candidate carried all of Georgia’s counties, despite the state's long Democratic streak, as Republicans never carried the | 1964 United States presidential election in Ohio County, Washington County, Wayne County, Williams County, and Wyandot County have never voted Democrat since, and Hamilton County would not do so again until 2008. 1964 United States presidential election in Ohio The 1964 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 3, 1964. The Democratic Party nominee, incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson, overwhelmingly won the state of Ohio with 62.94 percent of the vote against Barry Goldwater’s 37.06 percent, carrying its 26 electoral votes. The 1964 election marks the only time a Democratic candidate for president won Ohio with over sixty percent of the popular vote (and |
What is the largest bird in the bunting family | Corn bunting Corn bunting The corn bunting ("Emberiza calandra") is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. It is usually placed in the genus "Emberiza", but some taxonomists place it in the monotypic genus "Miliaria". The genus name "Emberiza" is from Old German "Embritz", a bunting. The specific "calandra" is from Ancient Greek "kalandros", the calandra lark. This is an unusual bunting because the plumages of the sexes are similar in appearance, though the male is approximately 20% larger than the female. This large bulky bunting is 16–19 cm | Bunting (bird) Bunting (bird) Buntings are a group of Eurasian and African passerine birds of the family Emberizidae. They are seed-eating birds with stubby, conical bills, and are the Old World equivalents of the species known in North America as (American) sparrows. (However, these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae.) Some emberizids are still named "finches" rather than "buntings". Conversely, there are New World species retaining the name "bunting" which are now classed in the family Cardinalidae. Among those are the painted and indigo buntings. In taxonomic order (but see "Systematics" section |
What is the more common name for the garden plant pyracantha | Pyracantha angustifolia Pyracantha angustifolia Pyracantha angustifolia is a species of shrub in the rose family known by the common names narrowleaf firethorn, slender firethorn and woolly firethorn. The flowers are white and produce small round pomes and can be orange to red in color. These fruits are astringent and bitter, making them inedible for humans, but they are a food source for birds. The leaves, fruit and seeds contain hydrogen cyanide, the source of the bitter taste. The stems and branches have sharp spines. This shrub is cultivated and grown in yards and gardens as an ornamental plant. It can be used | The Japanese Garden The Japanese Garden The Japanese Garden is a public Japanese garden located on the grounds of the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant adjacent to Woodley Park, in the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area of the central San Fernando Valley. It is in the community of Lake Balboa, adjacent to the Van Nuys and Encino neighborhood. Its name in Japanese is "SuihoEn" meaning "garden of water and fragrance." The idea of having a Japanese Garden adjacent to a water reclamation plant was conceived by Donald C. Tillman. The garden’s purpose was to demonstrate a positive use of reclaimed water, in what is usually |
Which is the third largest of the Channel Islands | Maritime history of the Channel Islands III", a Channel Islands Air Search plane and the use of a private helicopter. French and British military and rescue services work together with Island-based facilities in saving lives at sea. Maritime history of the Channel Islands The Channel Islands comprise a group of islands off the coast of France. The largest island is Jersey, followed by Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, and a number of smaller islands, islets and rocky outcrops. The islands were separated from mainland Europe with rising sea levels in the Neolithic period, thereafter maritime activity commenced. Needing to trade, the Islands were innovative and changed with times, | Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California however, Santa Rosa Island is home to over three thousand skunks. The island fox is the largest native land mammal, existing on six out of the eight Channel Islands: Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, Santa Catalina, San Clemente, and San Nicholas. It does not exist on the Santa Barbara and Anacapa islands, though, due to the lack of fresh water. Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California The wildlife of the Channel Islands of California is wide and diverse, including many endemic species. While the land wildlife is slightly limited, there being only one large, naturally predatory, and native |
On a standard athletic track how many laps are ran in the 10,000 metres | 10,000 metres 10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-meter run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics and is common at championship level events. The race consists of 25 laps around an Olympic-sized track. It is less commonly held at track and field meetings, due to its duration. The 10,000 metre track race is usually distinguished from its road running counterpart, the 10K run, by its reference to the distance in metres rather than kilometres. The 10,000 metres is the longest standard track | 5000 metres Games until 1966 and was a championship in the United States in non-Olympic years from 1953 to 1973. It is 12 laps around a quarter mile (440 yard) track. 5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-meter run (approximately 3.1 mi or 16,404 ft) is a common long-distance running event in track and field. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over 12.5 laps of a standard track. The same distance in road running is called a 5K run. The 5000 m has been present on the Olympic programme since |
Who was the first man to orbit the Earth | First Orbit First Orbit First Orbit is a feature-length, experimental documentary film about Vostok 1, the first manned space flight around the Earth. By matching the orbit of the International Space Station to that of Vostok 1 as closely as possible, in terms of ground track and time of day, documentary filmmaker Christopher Riley and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli were able to film the view that Yuri Gagarin saw on his pioneering orbital space flight. This new footage was cut together with the original Vostok 1 mission audio recordings sourced from the Russian State Archive of Scientific and Technical Documentation. | The Man Who Fell to Earth The Man Who Fell to Earth The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 British science fiction film directed by Nicolas Roeg and written by Paul Mayersberg, based on Walter Tevis's 1963 novel of the same name, about an extraterrestrial who crash lands on Earth seeking a way to ship water to his planet, which is suffering from a severe drought. The film retains a following for its use of surreal imagery and the performance by David Bowie (in his first starring film role) as the alien Thomas Jerome Newton; the film also stars Candy Clark, Buck Henry, and |
Who was the first prime minister of Modern Israel | Prime Minister of Israel Basic Laws of Israel explicitly vest executive power in the government, of which the Prime Minister is the leader. The office of Prime Minister came into existence on 14 May 1948, the date of the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, when the provisional government was created. David Ben-Gurion, leader of Mapai and head of the Jewish Agency became Israel's first Prime Minister. The position became permanent on 8 March 1949, when the first government was formed. Ben-Gurion retained his role until late 1953, when he resigned in order to settle in the Kibbutz of Sde Boker. | Prime Minister of Israel Since 1974, the official residence of the prime minister is Beit Aghion, at the corner of Balfour and Smolenskin streets in Rehavia. As of March 2017, there are two living former Prime Ministers. The most recent Prime Minister to die was Shimon Peres (1977; 1984–1986; 1995–1996), who died on 28 September 2016. Benjamin Netanyahu, who served as Prime Minister from 1996 to 1999, is currently serving and is thus excluded from this list. Prime Minister of Israel The Prime Minister of Israel (, "Rosh HaMemshala", "lit." Head of the Government, Hebrew acronym: ; , "Ra'īs al-Ḥukūma") is the head of |
What was the first British hatchback car | Hatchback Corporation launched a 'Countryman' version of the Austin A40 Farina compact car in 1959, which incorporated a horizontal-split two-piece tailgate and a more vertical rear panel in comparison to the standard saloon version. This was the first smaller car to have a hatchback; therefore, it is similar to the modern format of the hatchback, aside from its two-piece tailgate. In 1961, Renault introduced the Renault 4, the first mass-production hatchback. During its production run the R4 was called a small station wagon, even after the term "hatchback" appeared around 1970. The Renault 4 continued in production in Europe until 1986 | Hatchback Hatchback A hatchback is a car with a hatch-type rear door that opens upwards and often a shared volume for the passenger and cargo areas. When the body style of a car is described as a hatchback, typically it is referring to a utilitarian small car; however hatchback doors are also used on several sports cars, SUVs and large luxury cars. The modern form of the hatchback body style was developed through the 1960s and rose in popularity through the 1970s. The distinguishing feature of a hatchback is a hatch-type rear door that opens upwards and is hinged at roof |
In what year did Susan Brown become the first woman to take part in the Boat Race | The Boat Race 1981 The Boat Race 1981 The 127th Boat Race took place on 4 April 1981. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. Umpired by former Oxford rower Ronnie Howard, it was won by Oxford who passed the finishing post eight lengths ahead of Cambridge, their largest margin of victory since 1898. The race saw Oxford coxed by Sue Brown, the first female cox in the history of the event. In the reserve race, Isis beat Goldie by four-and-a-half lengths, and in the Women's Boat Race, | The Boat Race 1986 The first Women's Boat Race took place in 1927, but did not become an annual fixture until the 1960s. Up until 2014, the contest was conducted as part of the Henley Boat Races, but as of the 2015 race, it is held on the River Thames, on the same day as the men's main and reserve races. The reserve race, contested between Oxford's Isis boat and Cambridge's Goldie boat has been held since 1965. It usually takes place on the Tideway, prior to the main Boat Race. The race was sponsored by Ladbrokes for the tenth consecutive year, estimated to |
Which record company produced the first gramophone records | Gramophone Company trademark. The latter had been designed by Theodore Birnbaum, an executive of the Gramophone Company pressing plant in Hanover, Germany. While the general public came to refer to the records and company as "His Master's Voice" or "HMV" because of the prominence of the phrase on the record labels, The Gramophone Company was never officially known as the HMV or His Master's Voice Company. The painting "His Master's Voice" was made in the 1890s with the dog Nipper listening to an Edison cylinder phonograph. In 1899, Owen bought the painting from Francis Barraud, the artist, and asked him to paint | Unusual types of gramophone records 10 cm or 2.75 and 4 inches) make them unplayable on turntables with automatic return tonearms. In the Soviet Union in the 1930s and 1960s, bootleg copies of banned Western music were individually recorded onto used medical x-ray film and sold on the black market. These were called "ribs" or 'Roentgenizdat'. The first discs by Berliner Gramophone were black, and that has been the standard color for gramophone records in times subsequent. As early as 1899, the Vitaphone Talking Machine Co. made records that were brownish-red in color. The American Record Company produced records made of blue shellac for their |
Who was the first coloured man to appear on The Black and White Minstrel Show | The Black and White Minstrel Show Since there were no songs for Australia, New Zealand and Currie's home country – Canada – he wrote 3 songs over a weekend to cover those countries, and named the LP Three Voices Go Places, still advertised on the internet in 2018. While it started off being broadcast in black and white, the show was one of the very first to be shown in colour on BBC2 in 1967. Several famous personalities guested on the show, while others started their careers there. Comedian Lenny Henry was one such star, being the first black performer to appear, in 1975. In July | The Black and White Minstrel Show The end result was a number that parodied "The Black and White Minstrel Show" by having the male performers in blackface while the females (excluding Mrs. Slocombe) were not. The Black and White Minstrel Show The Black and White Minstrel Show was a British light entertainment show that ran on BBC television. Beginning in 1958, it was a weekly light entertainment and variety show which presented traditional American minstrel and country songs, as well as show tunes and music hall numbers, and with lavish costumes. It was also a popular stage show. The show was accused of racism and ethnic |
Who was the first person known to have died from the effects of radiation | Radiation protection x-rays. Before the biological effects of radiation were known, many physicists and corporations began marketing radioactive substances as patent medicine in the form of glow-in-the-dark pigments. Examples were radium enema treatments, and radium-containing waters to be drunk as tonics. Marie Curie protested against this sort of treatment, warning that the effects of radiation on the human body were not well understood. Curie later died from aplastic anaemia, likely caused by exposure to ionizing radiation. By the 1930s, after a number of cases of bone necrosis and death of radium treatment enthusiasts, radium-containing medicinal products had been largely removed from the | Radiation effects from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster exposure levels greater than 100 mSv. It is believed that the health effects of the radioactivity release are primarily psychological rather than physical effects. Even in the most severely affected areas, radiation doses never reached more than a quarter of the radiation dose linked to an increase in cancer risk (25 mSv whereas 100 mSv has been linked to an increase in cancer rates among victims at Hiroshima and Nagasaki). However, people who have been evacuated have suffered from depression and other mental health effects. While there were no deaths caused by radiation exposure, approximately 18,500 people died due to |
In which war was the term Fifth Column first used | Fifth column "traitor". John Langdon-Davies, a British journalist who covered the Spanish Civil War, popularized the term "fifth column" by publishing an account called "The Fifth Column" in 1940. The "New York Times" published three editorial cartoons that used the term on August 11, 1940. In November 1940, Ralph Thomson, reviewing Harold Lavine's "Fifth Column in America," a study of Communist and fascist groups in the U.S., in the "New York Times," questioned his choice of that title: "the phrase has been worked so hard that it no longer means much of anything." In the US an Australian radio play, The Enemy | Fifth column used in Spain. Ernest Hemingway used it as the title of his only play, which he wrote in Madrid while the city was being bombarded, and published in 1938 in his book "The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories". Some writers, mindful of the origin of the phrase, use it only in reference to military operations rather than the broader and less well defined range of activities that sympathizers might engage in to support an anticipated attack. By the late 1930s, as involvement in the war in Europe became more likely, the term "fifth column" was frequently used to |
Who was the first wife of Henry V111 | Brockworth Court Brockworth Court Brockworth Court' was once a Priory Hall and the residence of a succession of Priors of llanthony Secunda Priory based in Gloucester. At the dissolution of the monasteries the estate was granted to the Guise family by Henry V111. Recent research dates some of the rare timber jetty frame structure from 1440 and the earliest stone wall from the 13th Century. On the first floor there is an upper room called a Solar with historic wall paintings. They include a Tudor rose and a pomegranate added in 1509 when Henry V111th married Katherine of Aragon It is a | The Wife of His Youth move into the future. Though the story has been traditionally read as having a happy ending, Wachtell emphasizes that 'Liza has no final lines which show her response to the husband who had forgotten her. Henry B. Wonham notes a significance to Ryder's referring to 'Liza not simply as wife but "the wife of my youth", as if dissociating from her even as he acknowledges her. The Wife of His Youth "The Wife of His Youth" is a short story by American author Charles W. Chesnutt, first published in July 1898. It later served as the title story of the |
What was the first ever household detergent (washing powder) | Ariel (detergent) Automatic" powder. Though with the increasing popularity of automatic front-loading washing machines, a suitable low-suds variant "Ariel Automatic" was eventually launched in the early 1980s. The mid-eighties saw the range expanding to encompass liquid detergent and compact powder. The compact powder was originally known as "Ariel Ultra"; and was subsequently reformulated into the nineties as "Ariel Future". This was possibly in response to Unilever's launch of the ultimately doomed "Persil Power", which was seen to damage clothes. Compact powders never proved popular in the UK, so when the tablet variant appeared in July 1999, the compact version disappeared. In 2003, | Gold Dust washing powder twins tackling several household chores and a list of jobs made easier by using Gold Dust Washing Powder. "Let the Twins Do Your Work" was the product's long lasting and ubiquitous slogan. The task of doing laundry had begun to change with the introduction of washing powders in the 1880s. Until that time, laundry was done using hard bar soap, washboards, and the repeated beating and wringing of the clothing items. The success of several of the new washing powders had proven that there was a ready market for what the consumer believed to be better and more economical cleaning |
Which school was the first to have an old school tie | The Doon School Old Boys' Society The Doon School Old Boys' Society The Doon School Old Boys' Society (often abbreviated to DSOBS) is the alumni society of The Doon School, an all-boys independent boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. The Doon School was founded in 1935 by Satish Ranjan Das, a Kolkata lawyer. The first president of the society was the Englishman Arthur Foot, a former master at Eton College, who became the first Headmaster at Doon. The society is ranked as one of the most influential old-boy networks in the world with its alumni including prominent diplomats, bureaucrats, top officers of the defence forces, a | School tie School tie The school tie and the old school tie are a style of necktie which are British institutions particularly associated with public schools. A school tie indicates membership of a particular school, and sometimes of a particular house in that school. An old school tie is a necktie that, on leaving school, former pupils are often entitled to wear, in their school or old-boy club colours. According to protocol, it may only be worn by former pupils. This symbol can be a discreet passport to the old boy network, and such ties can be an indication of one's social |
Who was the first Lord Protector of England | Lord Protector forces of England, Scotland and Ireland, shall be, and is hereby declared to be, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, and the dominions thereto belonging, for his life. The replacement constitution of 1657, the Humble Petition and Advice, gave "His Highness the Lord Protector" the power to nominate his successor. Cromwell chose his eldest surviving son, the politically inexperienced Richard. This was a non-representative and de facto dynastic mode of succession, with royal connotations in both styles awarded, (even a double invocation 16 December 1653 – 3 September 1658 "By the Grace of God and Republic | Lord Protector Prince Regent". George exercised the powers of the monarchy, just as Lords Protectors had, but the title's republican associations had rendered it distasteful. Lord Protector has also been used as a rendering of the Latin "Advocatus" in the sense of a temporal Lord (such as a Monarch) who acted as the protector of the mainly secular interests of a part of the church; compare vidame. Lord Protector Lord Protector (pl. Lords Protectors) is a title that has been used in British constitutional law for the head of state. It is also a particular title for the British heads of state |
Which country was the first to use playing cards | Chinese playing cards Chinese playing cards Playing cards () were most likely invented in China during the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). They were certainly in existence by the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Chinese use the word "pái" (), meaning "plaque", to refer to both playing cards and tiles. Many early sources are ambiguous if they don't specifically refer to paper "pái" (cards) or bone "pái" (tiles). In terms of game play, there is no difference; both serve to hide one face from the other players with identical backs. Card games are examples of imperfect information games as opposed to Chess or Go. Many | French playing cards The court cards are dressed in rococo period costumes. French playing cards French playing cards ("jeu de cartes") are cards that use the French suits of (clovers or clubs ), (tiles or diamonds ), (hearts ), and (pikes or spades ). Each suit contains three face cards; the (knave or jack), the (lady or queen), and the (king). Aside from these aspects, decks can include a wide variety of regional and national patterns which often have different deck sizes. In comparison to Spanish, Italian, German, and Swiss playing cards, French cards are the most widespread due to the geopolitical, commercial, |
Who in 1909 became the first man to fly the English Channel | English Channel Dover and Boulogne but later also Ramsgate (Pegwell Bay) to Calais. The journey time Dover to Boulogne was roughly 35 minutes, with six trips per day at peak times. The fastest crossing of the English Channel by a commercial car-carrying hovercraft was 22 minutes, recorded by the "Princess Anne" MCH SR-N4 Mk3 on 14 September 1995, The first aircraft to cross the Channel was a balloon in 1785, piloted by Jean Pierre François Blanchard (France) and John Jeffries (US). Louis Blériot (France) piloted the first airplane to cross in 1909. The sport of Channel swimming traces its origins to the | The Last Man to Fly in August 1991. Edited by Anthony Valcic. The Last Man to Fly The Last Man to Fly is The Tear Garden's second full release, released five years after the first. This time cEvin Key's band mate D. Rudolph Goettel from Skinny Puppy became a permanent member of The Tear Garden. Also joining the band were The Silverman, Ryan Moore, and Martijn de Kleer from Edward Ka-Spel's own The Legendary Pink Dots, expanding the band from simply being an Edward and cEvin duo (with guests), as the previous release was. Accompanying this release is their second EP, "Sheila Liked the Rodeo". |
Which card game is also the name of a British racecourse and H.Q. of British horse racing | British Racing School British Racing School The British Racing School is one of the two horseracing schools in the United Kingdom. Established in 1983, it is a charitable trust, providing training for young people working in the horseracing industry. The school is based in Newmarket, Suffolk, and offers a wide range of courses for budding jockeys, apprentices, racehorse trainers, work riders and racing secretaries. It also runs the Pony Racing Academy and bi-annual Pony Racing Camps for children aged between 11 and 16 who wish to compete in the growing sport of Pony Racing. It is accredited by the British Horse Society, and | Ascot Racecourse Ascot Racecourse Ascot Racecourse ("ascot" pronounced , often incorrectly pronounced ) is a British racecourse, located in Ascot, Berkshire, England, which is used for thoroughbred horse racing. It is one of the leading racecourses in the United Kingdom, hosting 13 of Britain's 36 annual Group 1 horse races. The course, owned by Ascot Racecourse Ltd, enjoys close associations with the British Royal Family, being approximately from Windsor Castle. Ascot currently stages 26 days of racing over the course of the year, comprising 18 flat meetings held between the months of May and October inclusive. It also stages important jump racing |
What nationality is singer Kiri-Te Kanawa | Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation the young Dunedin born soprano Ana James. Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation The Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation is a charitable foundation set up by the celebrated opera soprano Kiri Te Kanawa to help music students. The vision of the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation is that talented young New Zealand singers and musicians with complete dedication to their art may receive judicious and thoughtful mentoring and support to assist them in realising their dreams. The Foundation's mission is to establish, build and manage a trust fund to provide financial and career support to such talented New Zealanders. The first person to be | Kiri Te Kanawa Kanawa founded the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation with the vision "that talented young New Zealand singers and musicians with complete dedication to their art may receive judicious and thoughtful mentoring and support to assist them in realising their dreams." The foundation manages a trust fund to provide financial and career scholarships to young New Zealand singers and musicians. In January 2010, Te Kanawa and BBC Radio 2 launched an initiative to find a gifted opera singer of the future. The initiative was the BBC Radio 2 Kiri Prize competition. Following regional auditions of over 600 aspiring opera singers, 40 were |
What was the name of Ethel's dog in Eastenders | Willy (EastEnders) Ethel has to make the heart-breaking decision to put him down. Ethel is devastated to lose her dog, so the residents of Albert Square raise money to buy her a new dog. However, Ethel won't accept it, saying Willy is irreplaceable. On 30 May 1992, two weeks and two days after being written out of "EastEnders", the dog who played Willy died. Willy was cast less than a week before the filming of "EastEnders" began. From the beginning it was decided that the pensioner Ethel Skinner was to have a Yorkshire Terrier named Willy (after her dead husband). The company | Ethel Skinner knew very well her birthday was in February, she organised a party at Ethel's request to give her one last 'birthday' before she died. 19 February is also the day that EastEnders was first broadcast. Ethel's death was voted the fourth most emotional moment in television entertainment in a 2010 poll of 3,000 British people conducted by Freeview HD. Ethel Skinner Ethel Skinner is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Gretchen Franklin. Ethel also features in a 1988 "EastEnders" special episode, entitled "CivvyStreet", set on Albert Square during World War II, in which she is |
What is the capital of Thailand | Provinces of Thailand Provinces of Thailand The Provinces of Thailand are part of the government of Thailand that is divided into 76 provinces (, , ) proper and two special administrative areas (), one representing the capital Bangkok and another the city of Pattaya.. They are the primary local government units and are divided into amphoes (districts) and also act as juristic persons. Each province is led by a governor (ผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัด "phu wa ratchakan changwat"), who is appointed by the central government. The land area of Thailand is 513,114 km. The population of Thailand is 65,118,726. Thailand's national government organisation is divided into | Capital punishment in Thailand and 7.51 percent disagreed. Another survey indicated that 41 percent wanted to retain the death penalty as a sentencing option. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in 2018 said that the death penalty is necessary to maintain peace and order and deter severe crimes in spite of general acknowledgement that the possibility of execution does not serve to deter crime. Capital punishment in Thailand Thailand, as of 2018, is one of 58 nations that retains capital punishment. Of the 10 ASEAN nations, only Cambodia and the Philippines have outlawed it. Thailand retains the death penalty, but rarely employs it. Since 1935 Thailand |
Which bird is the world wide symbol for peace | The Bird of Peace choosing (intended as gifts to heads of state for his upcoming NATO tour), he expressed fatigue toward doves and hawks. Helen suggested finding a new bird to be an updated symbol of peace, one with less political baggage than say the dove, to which Nixon said "That's a fine idea." Helen subsequently wrote to ornithologists around the world, seeking suggestions for what that new peace bird ought to be. Among the responses, and her own research, both gathered over several months, the mute swan was most mentioned, frequently having been cited for its tranquility, even over the traditional dove. Helen | The Bird of Peace further. The second copy was later auctioned in 1976 for a wildlife benefit, selling for $150,000. The donor subsequently gifted the statue to the Vatican. At the time, this was the highest price paid for a porcelain sculpture. Today, the original statue of swans reside at the State Gifts exhibit in the National Museum of China, viewable behind glass box to museum visitors. The only other extant copy remains in the Vatican City. The Bird of Peace The Bird of Peace is a porcelain statue of mute swans gifted by Richard Nixon to The People's Republic of China during his |
How many pieces are on a backgammon board at the start of play | All of the Pieces December 2014, Derry performed "All of the Pieces" on board the MS Voyager of the Seas ship at Sydney's Circular Quay. She also performed the song on "Sunrise" on 12 December 2014. All of the Pieces is the first extended play (EP) by Derry, released through Sony Music Australia on 12 December 2014. The five-track EP contains her debut solo single of the same name and four studio recordings of songs she performed as a top twelve finalist on "The X Factor Australia", including a previously unheard downtempo rearrangement of Rihanna's "Only Girl (In the World)". On 30 October 2014, | Backgammon proposition bets on specific positions were very common among backgammon players and gamblers. As with most gambling games, successful play requires a combination of luck and skill, as a single dice roll can sometimes significantly change the outcome of the game. Backgammon software has been developed not only to play and analyze games, but also to facilitate play between humans over the internet. Dice rolls are provided by random or pseudorandom number generators. Real-time online play began with the First Internet Backgammon Server in July 1992, but there are now a range of options; many of which are commercial. Backgammon |
In which type of fabric printing are designs applied in wax | African wax prints with new designs. African wax prints African Wax Prints also known as Ankara and Dutch wax prints are omnipresent and common materials for clothing in Africa, especially West Africa. They are industrially produced, colorful cotton cloths with batik-inspired printing. One feature of these materials is the lack of difference in the color intensity of front and back side. The wax fabric can be sorted into categories of quality due to the processes of manufacturing. Normally, the fabrics are sold in 12 yards as "full piece" or 6 yards as "half piece". The colors comply with the local preferences of the | Textile printing Textile printing Textile printing is the process of applying colour to fabric in definite patterns or designs. In properly printed fabrics the colour is bonded with the fibre, so as to resist washing and friction. Textile printing is related to dyeing but in dyeing properly the whole fabric is uniformly covered with one colour, whereas in printing one or more colours are applied to it in certain parts only, and in sharply defined patterns. In printing, wooden blocks, stencils, engraved plates, rollers, or silkscreens can be used to place colours on the fabric. Colourants used in printing contain dyes thickened |
Who recorded the theme music for the Bond film The Living Daylights | The Living Daylights (soundtrack) (but not Kamran Shah, who arrives too late) and Bond – though she does not know it until he surprises her in her dressing room afterwards. The Living Daylights (soundtrack) The Living Daylights is the soundtrack title for the film "The Living Daylights" and the eleventh and final Bond soundtrack to be scored by composer John Barry. The soundtrack is notable for its introduction of sequenced electronic rhythm tracks overdubbed with the orchestra – at the time, a relatively new innovation. The title song of the film, "The Living Daylights", was recorded by pop group A-ha. As of 2017 this | The Living Daylights Mail" wrote of Dalton's Bond that "you get the feeling that on his off nights, he might curl up with the "Reader's Digest" and catch an episode of "Moonlighting"".Of the two films he made, Dalton admitted that this is his preferred. Roger Moore, discussing the Bond series in 2012, called "The Living Daylights" a "bloody good movie". The Living Daylights The Living Daylights is a 1987 British spy film, the fifteenth entry in the "James Bond" film series produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Timothy Dalton as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by John Glen, |
What was the first British credit card | Access (credit card) Access (credit card) Access was a British and Irish credit card brand used by three of the big four banks in the United Kingdom, plus a couple of other banks between 1972 and 1996. It was established by a consortium of banks in the United Kingdom, to rival the already established Barclaycard. It became defunct in 1996, when it was taken over by MasterCard. The Access card was introduced in the United Kingdom on 23 October 1972 by a consortium consisting of the National Westminster Bank, the Midland Bank, Lloyds Bank and the National and Commercial Banking Group, as a | Credit card merchants may charge users a "credit card supplement" (or surcharge), either a fixed amount or a percentage, for payment by credit card. This practice was prohibited by most credit card contracts in the United States until 2013, when a major settlement between merchants and credit card companies allowed merchants to levy surcharges. Most retailers have not started using credit card surcharges, however, for fear of losing customers. Merchants in the United States have been fighting what they consider to be unfairly high fees charged by credit card companies in a series of lawsuits that started in 2005. Merchants charged that |
What is the nickname of Coventry City F.C. | History of Coventry City F.C. goal, a feat which is believed to still be a league record. In contrast, in April 1934 Coventry recorded their largest ever league victory, 9-0 against Bristol City F.C. This tally included five goals from Clarrie Bourton, who still holds the record for the number of goals scored in one season (50). The introduction of a new continental-style all sky blue kit (making Coventry the first team to play in matching shorts and shirts) and the new nickname the 'Sky Blues' in 1962 was the start of a revolution at Coventry City, aided by investment by chairman Derrick Robins. They | County of the City of Coventry county corporate status enabled Coventry to control its own assize and gaol, and the city's bailiffs became sheriffs – officers to the king. Coventry remained separate from the rest of Warwickshire until disputes over ratings with the villages which formed the county resulted in its abolition by the Coventry Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c.110). The Act provided that from 9 November 1842 the "City and County of the City of Coventry shall... be taken to be in all respects Part of the County of Warwick, and within the Hundred of Knightlow". As well as merging Coventry with the |
On which island was Napoleon born | Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport airport. On December 1, 1981, Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308 crashed while on approach to this airport, killing all on board. Air Corsica has its head office on the airport property. Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (, ), formerly “Campo dell’Oro Airport”, is the main airport serving Ajaccio on the French island of Corsica. It is located in Ajaccio, a "commune" of the "département" of Southern Corsica, east of the harbour. The airport is the main base of regional airline Air Corsica, which operates services to Metropolitan France. It is named for Napoleon Bonaparte, who was born in | Marty Napoleon musical "Fiddler on the Roof". Napoleon was born Matthew Napoli in Brooklyn to Sicilian immigrants; he later legally changed his name. Napoleon lived at The Regency senior center, in Glen Cove, NY (Long Island). As bandleader With Louis Armstrong With Kai Winding With Charlie Ventura With Rex Stewart With "Carl Barry" With "Herbie Fields" With "Teddy Reig" With "Allen Eager" George Peri Drummer Leader Marty Napoleon Marty Napoleon (June 2, 1921 – April 27, 2015) was an American jazz pianist born in Brooklyn, New York, perhaps best known for having replaced Earl Hines in Louis Armstrong's All Stars in 1952. |
Which lighthouse is 4 miles south west of the Scilly Isles | Rosevear, Isles of Scilly Rosevear, Isles of Scilly Rosevear (, "great promontory") is the largest () of the group of rocks known as the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly. The islands are on eastern side of the Atlantic Ocean on the south-west approaches to the island of Great Britain and are renowned for the numerous shipwrecks in the area and the nearby Bishop Rock lighthouse. All the uninhabited islands are owned by the Duchy of Cornwall and are managed by the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust, which looks after the archaeological and historical remains on the islands, as well as the flora and fauna. | Council of the Isles of Scilly Council of the Isles of Scilly The Council of the Isles of Scilly is a sui generis unitary local government authority covering the Isles of Scilly off the west coast of Cornwall. It is currently made up of 16 seats, with all councillors being Independents as of 2 May 2013. The council was created in 1890 as the Isles of Scilly Rural District Council and was renamed in 1974. Historically, the Isles of Scilly were administered as one of the hundreds of Cornwall, although the Cornwall quarter sessions had limited jurisdiction there. For judicial purposes, shrievalty purposes, and lieutenancy purposes, |
Who was the first female presenter of Desert Island Discs | Roy Plomley by the guest's choice of music. His contract was renewed for a further 15 shows. In the end he presented 1,791 editions of the programme stretching over 43 years. Its success was attributed to his skill as an interviewer and to his meticulous research. Plomley was succeeded as presenter by Michael Parkinson (1985–1988), then by Sue Lawley (1988–2006), and most recently by Kirsty Young. "Desert Island Discs" is the second longest-running radio programme in the world (after the Grand Ole Opry), and it is still running. Until late September 2009, unlike many other BBC radio programmes, "Desert Island Discs" was | Desert Island Discs view on the changing landscape of the film industry and briefly discusses his then upcoming film "Psycho" (1960). Desert Island Discs Desert Island Discs is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It was first broadcast on the BBC Forces Programme on 29 January 1942. Each week a guest, called a 'castaway' during the programme, is asked to choose eight recordings (usually, but not always, music), a book and a luxury item that they would take if they were to be cast away on a desert island, whilst discussing their lives and the reasons for their choices. It was |
Which Japanese car manufacturer made the Cherry | Nissan Cherry the UK market grew. In the early 1970s, as the British auto-industry faltered, Datsun led the charge of Japanese auto-manufacturers rapidly gaining market share in the UK. Britain's Motor magazine polled readers about their cars, including, in February 1973, those who owned E10 Cherrys. The question given greatest prominence was the final one which asked whether or not respondents would buy another car of the same model: 76 percent of Cherry owning respondents answered "yes", which was the top score for this question achieved by any model to date, and beat even the 66 percent "yes" score given by owners | Puma (car manufacturer) the rear door. Limited production of the Puma was once again re-started in 2006. in South Africa The all-electric propulsion version of the Puma sports car is being researched and developed in South Africa by a company known as evdrive. Puma (car manufacturer) Puma is a Sports Car manufacturer, based in South Africa, which originally started out in Brazil. While based in South America, the company built cars from 1964 until roughly 1995, and also produced trucks from 1978 to 1999. The company then returned in 2013 under the name of "Puma Automobiles" and began manufacturing the Puma 52 (made |
What is the state capital of Idaho | Idaho State Capitol and other public officials. A large bell directly in front of the Capitol is a scale replica of the Liberty Bell (uncracked). Pedestrians can ring the bell. Idaho State Capitol The Idaho State Capitol in Boise is the home of the government of the state of Idaho. Although Lewiston, Idaho, briefly served as Idaho's capital from the formation of Idaho Territory in 1863, the territorial Legislature moved the capital to Boise on December 24, 1864. Construction of the first portion of the capitol building began in the summer of 1905, 15 years after Idaho gained statehood. Architects were John E. | Capital punishment in Idaho on executions. Idaho passed new statutes on July 7, 1973, and the 1976 case "Gregg v. Georgia" lifted the moratorium. Firing squad was the state's sole method of execution between that time and the 1978 adoption of lethal injection as a second option. In 2009 the firing squad option was removed, Idaho having never executed an inmate by that method. This left lethal injection as the sole execution method. Capital punishment in Idaho Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Idaho. When the prosecution seeks the death penalty, the sentence is decided by the jury and |
Name the group, Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Andy Nicholson and Matt Helder | Arctic Monkeys discography Arctic Monkeys discography British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys has released six studio albums, three extended plays (EPs) and twenty-three singles. Arctic Monkeys were formed in 2002 by guitarist and vocalist Alex Turner, guitarist Jamie Cook, bass guitarist Andy Nicholson and drummer and backing vocalist Matt Helders. After recording and independently distributing demos, the band released their debut EP, "Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys", on 30 May 2005. Among various offers, Domino Recording Company was the label favoured by the band, and they signed a deal with the London-based group in June 2005. Arctic Monkeys' first release on Domino was | Jamie Cook residence in the Sheffield area along with fellow band member Matt Helders.<ref name="Reuters 17/5"> </ref> He has been described as "the bullishly confident blue-collar lad" of the group. At the start of the band's career, Cook would join Matt Helders and Andy Nicholson in backing vocals for songs such as "Fake Tales of San Francisco", but has gradually shied away from singing duties, leaving them to the other three members of the group. Cook is considered to be the "indie music fanatic" of the group. Armed with the likes of musical tastes for bands such as The Smiths, The Strokes, |
Which famous outlaw was captured at the siege of Glenrowan Farm and later hanged | Glenrowan, Victoria Glenrowan, Victoria Glenrowan is a small town located in the Wangaratta local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is 236 kilometres north-east of Melbourne and 14 kilometres from Wangaratta and near the Warby Ranges and Mount Glenrowan. At the , Glenrowan had a population of 963. Glenrowan was named after farmers James and George Rowan who ran farms in the area between 1846 and 1858. The township was settled in the late 1860s, the Post Office opening on 22 February 1870. It is famous for the bushranger Ned Kelly, who made his last stand and was eventually captured there in | Glenrowan, Victoria 1880 after a siege and shootout with police. The local railway station opened in 1874 and closed to passengers in 1981. The town gives its name to the Glenrowan wine region which was formally defined in 2003, with the first grape vines planted in 1866. Glenrowan is a popular rest point for those travelling on the Hume Freeway. In the township of Glenrowan, off the highway, tourists can rest, walk and examine the famous Kelly siege sites. The town has an Australian rules football team competing in the Ovens & King Football League. Though a very small locality many books |
What meat product appears in Punch and Judy | Punch and Judy the discretion of the performer. New characters may be added and older characters dropped as the tradition changes. Along with Punch and Judy, the cast of characters usually includes their baby, a hungry crocodile, a clown, an officious policeman, and a prop string of sausages. The devil and the generic hangman Jack Ketch may still make their appearances but, if so, Punch will always get the better of them. The cast of a typical Punch and Judy show today will include: Characters once regular but now occasional include: Other characters included Boxers, Chinese Plate Spinners, topical figures, a trick puppet | Punch and Judy original. A transcript of a typical Punch and Judy show in London of the 1840s can be found in Henry Mayhew's "London Labour and the London Poor". Punch and Judy Punch and Judy is a traditional puppet show featuring Mr. Punch and his wife Judy. The performance consists of a sequence of short scenes, each depicting an interaction between two characters, most typically Mr. Punch and one other character who usually falls victim to Punch's slap stick. It is often associated with traditional British culture. The various episodes of Punch comedy—often provoking shocked laughter—are dominated by the clowning of Mr. |
According to tradition Bonnie Prince Charlie gave Captain McKinnon the recipe for which liqueur | Broadford, Skye section of the village that is to this day named Waterloo. Writing in the middle of the 19th century, Alexander Smith said, "If Portree is the London of Skye, Broadford is its Manchester." Legend holds that the recipe for the liqueur Drambuie was given by Bonnie Prince Charlie to Clan MacKinnon who then passed it onto James Ross late 19th century. Ross ran the Broadford Inn (now the Broadford Hotel), where he developed and improved the recipe, initially for his friends and then later to patrons. Ross then began to sell it further afield and the name was registered as | Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948 film) in Palestine. The movie was finally released in the US in 1952. The film was released on DVD on 14 March 2011. A film about the making of "Bonnie Prince Charlie" – "Born to be King" – is to begin filming at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire in January 2014. It is written and will be directed by Peter Capaldi and will star Ewan McGregor and Kate Hudson. Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948 film) Bonnie Prince Charlie is a 1948 British historical film directed by Anthony Kimmins for London Films depicting the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion and the role of Bonnie Prince Charlie |
What was the name of the record label that Motown brought out as an outlet for white rock music | Motown Love Go" by the Supremes and "My Guy" by Mary Wells were Motown's first British top-20 hits). Eventually EMI created the Tamla Motown label ("Stop! In the Name of Love" by the Supremes was the first Tamla Motown release in March 1965). After the songwriting trio Holland–Dozier–Holland left the label in 1967 over royalty-payment disputes, Norman Whitfield became the company's top producer, turning out hits for The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Rare Earth. In the meantime Berry Gordy established Motown Productions, a television subsidiary which produced TV specials for the Motown artists, including "TCB", with | Reach Out: The Motown Record Reach Out: The Motown Record Reach Out: The Motown Record is Human Nature's fifth studio album released in 6 November 2005 by Sony BMG Music Entertainment. It won the 2006 ARIA Music Award for Highest Selling Album. It debuted at number #6 on the Australian ARIA Album Chart but worked its way up to #1. On the album, the band perform their own renditions of eleven soul music classics. The tracks include renditions of The Four Tops' "Reach Out I'll Be There", The Temptations' "My Girl", The Supremes' "Stop! In the Name of Love", The Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" |
Who was the American Indian chief who led the Sioux against Custer | Sioux Great Sioux War of 1876. It took place on June 25–26, 1876, along the Little Bighorn River in the Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana Territory. The fight was an overwhelming victory for the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho, who were led by several major war leaders, including Crazy Horse and Chief Gall, and had been inspired by the visions of Sitting Bull ("Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake"). The US 7th Cavalry, a force of 700 men, suffered a major defeat while under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (formerly a brevetted major general during the American Civil War). Five of | Sioux Chief Manufacturing machine. Sioux Chief is located near Kansas City. Members of the Ismert family continue to own the business, led by president Joseph P. Ismert. Sioux Chief designs and builds its own machines, tools and dies, and equipment to ensure that exact product tolerances are achieved. Sioux Chief founder, Martin E. Ismert Jr. (Ed), had a personal interest in Western Americana. Ismert's father, Martin Sr., was a collector and Midwest authority on Western and Native American artifacts between the 1930s and 1950s. Ed chose the name Sioux Chief, having learned from his father about the Sioux Indian Nation. Ed commissioned his |
On which river is the Kariba Dam | Kariba Dam face water shortages. Kariba Dam The Kariba Dam is a double curvature concrete arch dam in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The dam stands tall and long. The dam forms Lake Kariba which extends for and holds of water. The double curvature concrete arch dam was designed by Coyne et Bellier and constructed between 1955 and 1959 by Impresit of Italy at a cost of $135,000,000 for the first stage with only the Kariba South power cavern. Final construction and the addition of the Kariba North Power cavern by Mitchell Construction was not | Kariba Dam due to largely political problems for a total cost of $480,000,000. During construction, 86 men lost their lives. The Kariba Dam supplies of electricity to parts of both Zambia (the Copperbelt) and Zimbabwe and generates per annum. Each country has its own power station on the north and south bank of the dam respectively. The south station belonging to Zimbabwe has been in operation since 1960 and has six generators of capacity each for a total of . On November 11, 2013 it was announced by Zimbabwe's Finance Minister, Patrick Chinamasa that capacity at the Zimbabwean (South) Kariba hydropower station |
What are the curved arms that are used for lowering lifeboats called | Lifeboats of the RMS Titanic the first two both being erected and launched without difficulty during "Titanic"s sinking, the other two both turned out to be very poorly located. They were both located off the deck and lowering them required a piece of equipment held in the boatswain's store in the bow. By the time this was realised, the bow was already well underwater and the store was inaccessible. They were manhandled down and floated away freely as the deck flooded. The lifeboats were intended to be launched from davits supplied by the Welin Davit & Engineering Company of London. All lifeboats but the collapsibles | We Are What We Are (2013 film) Gierson of Screen Daily called it "a tense, unsettling experience that offers very little gore but nonetheless knows how to turn the stomach." Ryan Daley of Bloody Disgusting rated it 3.5/5 stars and wrote that the film "lacks any real surprises" but "has a lot to say and it says it well." Drew Tinnin of Dread Central rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote that the payoff is much better than the slow-paced buildup. We Are What We Are (2013 film) We Are What We Are is a 2013 American horror film directed by Jim Mickle. It was screened at the |
By what name is magnesium silicate more commonly known | Synthetic magnesium silicate other monographs for Food Grade synthetic magnesium silicate specify a mole ratio of 2MgO:5SiO. The most common use for Food Grade synthetic magnesium silicate is as an active filter aid for adsorption of color, free fatty acids and other polar compounds from used frying oils. Various national and international regulations allow use of this material as an anti-caking agent in a wide variety of powdered foods. When used as a food additive, it is safe to ingest synthetic magnesium silicate. In 1990, the safety of synthetic magnesium silicate was reviewed by the Scientific Committee on Food (SCF) together with that | Magnesium monohydride Magnesium monohydride Magnesium monohydride is a molecular gas with formula MgH that exists at high temperatures, such as the atmospheres of the Sun and stars. It was originally known as magnesium hydride, although that name is now more commonly used when referring to the similar chemical magnesium dihydride. George Downing Liveing and James Dewar are claimed to be the first to make and observe a spectral line from MgH in 1878. However they did not realise what the substance was. A laser can evaporate magnesium metal to form atoms that react with molecular hydrogen gas to form MgH and other |
From which port did Captain Cook sail on his voyage to the Pacific in the Resolution in 1768 | Captain Cook (1826 ship) Captain Cook (1826 ship) Captain Cook was a 452-ton merchant ship built at Whitby, England in 1826. She made three voyages transporting convicts from Ireland and England to Australia. On her first convict voyage, under the command of William Steward and surgeon Eben Johnson, she departed Dublin, Ireland on 5 November 1831, with 200 male convicts. She arrived in Sydney arriving on 2 April 1832. There were two convict deaths en route. "Captain Cook" left Port Jackson on 15 May 1832 bound for Launceston. The second convict voyage, under the command of William Thompson and surgeon John Morgan, she departed | First voyage of James Cook the voyage made by Captain Cook. One of the historians, Alexander Cook, documented the journey in his 2004 article "Sailing on "The Ship": Re-enactment and the Quest for Popular History". First voyage of James Cook The first voyage of James Cook was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific Ocean aboard HMS "Endeavour", from 1768 to 1771. It was the first of three Pacific voyages of which Cook was the commander. The aims of this first expedition were to observe the 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun (3–4 June of that year), and to |
What is the mascot of Children in Need | Children in Need Children in Need BBC Children in Need (also promoted as in Wales) is the BBC's UK charity. Since 1980 it has raised over £1,000 million for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. One of the highlights is an annual telethon, held in November and televised on BBC One and BBC Two from 7:30 pm until 2:30 am. "Pudsey Bear" is BBC Children in Need's mascot, whilst Sir Terry Wogan was its long-standing host for 35 years. A prominent annual event in British culture, Children in Need is one of three high profile British telethons. It is the only | What U Need? What U Need? "what U need?" is a single recorded by Chinese singer Lay for his debut extended play "Lose Control" . It was pre-released on October 7, 2016 by S.M. Entertainment as a birthday gift for Lay's fans. Produced by Devine Channel and Lay, "what U need?" is described as a "Pop-R&B" song with lyrics about being overwhelmed by a loved one. "what U need?" music video was released on October 7, 2016. It features Lay with backup dancers dancing the song's choreography. Lay performed "what U need?" for the first time on October 9 at the 2016 Asia |
Who played Sabrina the Teenage Witch in the TV series | Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series) was produced by Hub Network in 2013 called "". In this version, Sabrina (voiced by Ashley Tisdale) is a witch princess in training so that she can one day rule the other realm. Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series) Sabrina the Teenage Witch is an American sitcom based on the Archie Comics series of the same name. The show premiered on September 27, 1996, on ABC to over 17 million viewers in its "T.G.I.F." line-up. The show stars Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina Spellman, an American teenager who, on her sixteenth birthday, discovers she has magical powers (a departure | Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1970 TV series) Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1970 TV series) Sabrina the Teenage Witch (titled Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies or The Sabrina Comedy Hour and promotionally referred to as The Sabrina the Teenage Witch Show or The Sabrina Comedy Show) is an American animated television series produced by Filmation that aired on CBS during Saturday mornings from 1970 to 1974. The series is also aired in primetime as a syndicated series. Based on Archie Comics' "Sabrina the Teenage Witch", it was a spinoff of "The Archie Comedy Hour". The series featured new episodes of Sabrina along with the "Groovie Goolies". The series |
What is the largest citrus fruit | Citrus flower in the spring, and fruit is set shortly afterward. Fruit begins to ripen in fall or early winter months, depending on cultivar, and develops increasing sweetness afterward. Some cultivars of tangerines ripen by winter. Some, such as the grapefruit, may take up to eighteen months to ripen. According to UN 2007 data, Brazil, China, the United States, Mexico, India, and Spain are the world's largest citrus-producing countries. Major commercial citrus growing areas include southern China, the Mediterranean Basin (including southern Spain), South Africa, Australia, the southern United States, Mexico and parts of South America. In the United States, Florida, | Largest fungal fruit bodies a ton, and upheave large trees". The earliest report appears to have been in the writings of James Brooke. It is not known whether "Phellinus ellipsoideus" is found outside of China, but it would be a prime candidate for the Sanderson/Brooke fungus. Largest fungal fruit bodies The largest mushrooms and conks are the largest known individual fruit bodies. These are known as "sporocarps", or, more specifically, "basidiocarps" and "ascocarps" for the Basidiomycota and Ascomycota respectively. These fruit bodies have a wide variety of morphologies, ranging from the typical mushroom shape, to brackets (conks), puffballs, cup fungi, stinkhorns, crusts and corals. |
In which city did gangster Al Capone operate | Al Capone Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone (; ; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as crime boss ended when he was 33. Capone was born in New York City, to Italian immigrants. He was a Five Points Gang member who became a bouncer in organized crime premises such as brothels. In his early twenties, he moved to Chicago and became a bodyguard and trusted factotum for Johnny Torrio, head | Al Capone (song) Al Capone (song) "Al Capone" is a song and single by Jamaican singer-songwriter Prince Buster. It was first released in 1964. At the time it was written many Jamaicans had a fascination with films from Hollywood, particularly gangster and Western films. Al Capone, the American gangster from the 1920s and 1930s, held a particular interest for Jamaican listeners. Primarily an instrumental, the song starts with the sound of a car crash, gun fire and squealing tyres. Buster's backing group, the All Stars, provide jazzy horns while piano playing keeps the rhythm. The recording session included Dennis Campbell and Val Bennett |
How many lines are there in a sonnet | Sonnet 47 in line 14 of "Sonnet 47" but they do not refer there to the "defendant". In "Sonnet 24" both singular and plural are used to refer to the eyes of the speaker. Sonnet 47 is an English or Shakespearean sonnet, which contains three quatrains followed by a final couplet for a total of fourteen lines. It follows the typical rhyme scheme of the form, "abab cdcd efef gg" and is composed in iambic pentameter, a type of metre based on five pairs of metrically weak/strong syllabic positions per line. The final line exemplifies a regular iambic pentameter: Lines two and | Sonnet 71 him to mourn. This is particularly ironic considering that there are lines in other sonnets (e.g., Sonnet 18, Sonnet 55, Sonnet 65 and Sonnet 81) that speak of immortality through poetic verse, thus negating the possibility that one can be forgotten. These examples give credence to Peguiney's argument of a calculated attempt to invoke the youth's mourning, as he writes in his essay Sonnets 71-74, "The 'if' clauses at lines 5 and 9 are cunning invitations to future readings of the verse, and how impossible it would be for 'you [to] read this [handwritten] line' and 'remember not / The |
How does the Bishop of Exeter sign his name | Bishop of Exeter Bishop of Exeter The Bishop of Exeter is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. The current incumbent, since 30 April 2014, is Robert Atwell. The incumbent signs his name as his Christian name or forename followed by "Exon.", abbreviated from the Latin "Episcopus Exoniensis" ("Bishop of Exeter"). From the first bishop until the sixteenth century the Bishops of Exeter were in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. However, during the Reformation the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church, at first | Bishop of Exeter the bishop's throne. Thus, Leofric became the last diocesan Bishop of Crediton and the first Bishop of Exeter. The two dioceses of Crediton and Cornwall, covering Devon and Cornwall, were permanently united under Edward the Confessor by Lyfing's successor Leofric, hitherto Bishop of Crediton, who became first Bishop of Exeter under Edward the Confessor, which was established as his cathedral city in 1050. At first the Abbey Church of St Mary and St Peter, founded by Athelstan in 932, rebuilt in 1019, etc., finally demolished 1971, served as the cathedral. The present cathedral was begun by William de Warelhurst in |
What was the first UK number one for Shakespeare's Sister | This Is What You Came For among artists to 73). "This Is What You Came For" became Rihanna's 25th and Harris's fourth number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs Chart, where it became the first song since 2013's "Wake Me Up" to stay at number one for two weeks. As of October 2016, the single has sold 1.2 million copies in the United States. "This Is What You Came For" debuted at number one on the Scottish Singles Chart, and peaked at number one in Australia, Canada and Ireland. The song also reached the top 10 in Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, | You're My Number One You're My Number One "You're My Number One" is a song by S Club 7, released as the fourth and final single from the band's debut album, "S Club" on 13 December 1999. The single was released only in UK – as a double A-side with "Two in a Million" – while in other countries only "Two in a Million" was released as the third and last single from the album. It peaked at #2 on the UK singles chart. It was the first S Club 7 single to be released as a double A-side, later followed by "Say Goodbye" |
Which football league side used to be known as South Shore | South Shore F.C. South Shore F.C. South Shore Football Club was a football club based in the South Shore area of Blackpool. The club was established as (Blackpool) South Shore in 1879. They entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1882–83, losing 5–2 at Darwen Ramblers. In 1885–86 they reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, eventually losing 2–1 to Slough-based Swifts. By the late 1880s South Shore were the biggest club in Blackpool. In 1888 they joined the Combination, a league set up after the Football League. However, the Combination was run chaotically and was disbanded in April 1889. During | North Shore Australian Football Club North Shore Australian Football Club North Shore Football Club, known informally as the North Shore Bombers is an Australian rules football club competing in the Sydney AFL Premier League and based out of the Sydney suburb of St Leonards, New South Wales. Formed in 1903 it remains one of only three foundation clubs still in existence and generally recognised as one of the more successful clubs of Sydney AFL. The club's current home ground is Mortgage Choice Oval (also known as Gore Hill Oval) in St. Leonards, next to the Royal North Shore Hospital. Gore Hill Oval will be closed |
Which non royal christened P&O's £380 million cruise ship Azura | MS Azura MS Azura MV "Azura" is a cruise ship operated by P&O Cruises and owned by Carnival plc. The ship was built by Fincantieri at their shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. At over 115,000 tonnes, "Azura" is the third largest of seven ships currently in service with P&O Cruises. She officially entered service with the company in April 2010 and was named by Darcey Bussell. "Azura" is a "Grand" class ship, with a modified design which distinguishes her from early ships of the same class. Construction of "Azura" began in 2008 when her keel was officially laid on 27 October 2008. A | MS Azura Dominica, on her way to Barbados as part of the 2016 winter transatlantic season, a bus, carrying ten Azura passengers as well as a local driver and guide, was involved in a collision. The passengers were taken to a local hospital for treatment but one later died of their injuries at the hospital. MS Azura MV "Azura" is a cruise ship operated by P&O Cruises and owned by Carnival plc. The ship was built by Fincantieri at their shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. At over 115,000 tonnes, "Azura" is the third largest of seven ships currently in service with P&O Cruises. |
Which metal has the chemical symbol Mg | Hybrid physical–chemical vapor deposition Hybrid physical–chemical vapor deposition Hybrid physical–chemical vapor deposition (HPCVD) is a thin-film deposition technique, that combines physical vapor deposition (PVD) with chemical vapor deposition (CVD). For the instance of magnesium diboride (MgB) thin-film growth, HPCVD process uses diborane (BH) as the boron precursor gas, but unlike conventional CVD, which only uses gaseous sources, heated bulk magnesium pellets (99.95% pure) are used as the Mg source in the deposition process. Since the process involves chemical decomposition of precursor gas and physical evaporation of metal bulk, it is named as hybrid physical–chemical vapor deposition. The HPCVD system usually consists of a water-cooled | Tin mg/m over an 8-hour workday. At levels of 100 mg/m, tin is immediately dangerous to life and health. Tin Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn (from ) and atomic number 50. It is a post-transition metal in group 14 of the periodic table of elements. It is obtained chiefly from the mineral cassiterite, which contains stannic oxide, SnO. Tin shows a chemical similarity to both of its neighbors in group 14, germanium and lead, and has two main oxidation states, +2 and the slightly more stable +4. Tin is the 49th most abundant element and has, with |
Apry is a type of brandy flavoured with which fruit juice | Fruit brandy Fruit brandy Fruit brandy or fruit spirit is a distilled beverage produced from mash, juice, wine or residues of edible fruits. The term covers a broad class of spirits produced across the world, and typically excludes beverages made from grapes, which are referred to as plain brandy (when made from distillation from wine) or pomace brandy (when made directly from grape pomace). Apples, pears, apricots, plums and cherries are the most commonly used fruits. According to a legal definition in the United States, a "fruit brandy" is distilled "solely from the fermented juice or mash of whole, sound, ripe fruit, | Fruit brandy or from standard grape, citrus, or other fruit wine, with or without the addition of not more than 20 percent by weight of the pomace of such juice or wine, or 30 percent by volume of the lees of such wine, or both." In the European Union, fruit brandies may not be labeled as "fruit brandy"; instead, the legal English denomination is fruit spirit, which is "produced exclusively by the alcoholic fermentation and distillation of fleshy fruit or must of such fruit, berries or vegetables, with or without stones". A great number of European fruit brandies have a protected designation |
Which throwing event does not feature in the decathlon | European Throwing Cup European Throwing Cup The European Throwing Cup (until 2016 European Cup Winter Throwing) is an annual continental athletics competition for athletes specialising in the events of discus, javelin and hammer throwing and the shot put. The winter event, organised every March by the European Athletics Association, is intended as a counterbalance to the fact that indoor track and field meetings cannot host the longer throwing events. It allows athletes who specialise in throwing events to gauge their form for the forthcoming outdoor athletics season. The event was first held in Nice, France, in 2001 as the European Winter Throwing Challenge. | Decathlon event. The "% Difference" column shows the percentage difference between the time, distance or height of the individual world record and the decathlon record (other than the "Total" entry, which shows the percentage difference between awarded decathlon points). The relative differences in points are much higher in throwing events than in running and jumping events. Decathlon bests are only recognised when an athlete completes the ten-event competition with a score over 7,000 points. Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin, from δέκα ("déka", meaning |
The 'Leaf' is the first mass-produced electric car for sale from which major manufacture | Revenge of the Electric Car A final character, Greg Abbott, makes the case for independent electric car conversions in California. Danny DeVito is also interviewed, as an electric car enthusiast and owner of a Chevy Volt and earlier GM's ill-fated EV-1, as well as Internet entrepreneur and Tesla customer Jason Calacanis. Whereas the 2006 film "Who Killed the Electric Car?" ended with the destruction of 5,000 electric cars from California's clean air program, notably the GM EV1, the new film documents the rebirth of a new generation of electric cars including the Chevrolet Volt, the Nissan Leaf, and the Tesla Roadster. The documentary premiered at | History of the electric vehicle United States in December 2010, became the first modern all-electric, zero tailpipe emission five door family hatchback to be produced for the mass market from a major manufacturer. , the Leaf is also available in Australia, Canada and 17 European countries. The Better Place network was the first modern commercial deployment of the battery swapping model. The Renault Fluence Z.E. was the first mass production electric car enable with switchable battery technology and sold for the Better Place network in Israel and Denmark. Better Place launched its first battery-swapping station in Israel, in Kiryat Ekron, near Rehovot in March 2011. |
How is the Office of Water Services more commonly known | Regional water authority Environment. In 1989 the ten Water Authorities were privatised, with each becoming a water and sewerage company, and other responsibilities such as land drainage, river pollution and fisheries being passed to the National Rivers Authority, and subsequently the Environment Agency when that was created in 1995. Economic regulation of the new companies was initially managed by the Office of Water Services, which was renamed as the Water Services Regulation Authority in April 2006. Both bodies are informally known as Ofwat. Ofwat has four principal roles, which are to ensure that the interests of customers are protected, to set price limits, | Clean Water Services maintains and enhances the public drainage system to meet public needs and to comply with strict water quality regulations set for the Tualatin River drainage area by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Clean Water Services offers a classroom educational program called River Rangers geared toward 4th-grade students. Environmental educators interactively teach students about the water cycle, watersheds, surface water pollution, water conservation and wastewater treament. The 45-minute presentation is used to educate students about how people impact water quality through use of sewer and storm systems. The -long Tualatin River meanders slowly through relatively flat terrain, draining more |
Who played the part of the coach in the film The Bad News Bears | The Bad News Bears The Bad News Bears The Bad News Bears is a 1976 American sports comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie. It stars Walter Matthau and Tatum O'Neal. The film was followed by two sequels, "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training" in 1977 and "The Bad News Bears Go to Japan" in 1978, a short-lived 1979–80 CBS television series, and a 2005 remake. The original screenplay was written by Bill Lancaster. Notable was the score by Jerry Fielding, which is an adaptation of the principal themes of Bizet's opera "Carmen". Morris Buttermaker, an alcoholic and former minor-league baseball pitcher, is recruited | The Bad News Bears (TV series) The Bad News Bears (TV series) The Bad News Bears is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 24, 1979, until July 26, 1980, consisting of 26 episodes (three unaired by CBS). It was based on the 1976 film of the same name, that was followed by two sequels in 1977 and 1978. In the television version, Jack Warden portrayed former minor-leaguer Morris Buttermaker, the coach of the Hoover Junior High Bears, a sorry bunch of youthful misfits and bumblers. Catherine Hicks played Hoover Junior High principal Dr. Emily Rappant. Phillip Richard Allen played Roy Turner, the coach |
Who was the lead singer with Doctor and the Medics | Doctor and the Medics single "Grimly Fiendish" co-written with The Doctor.) (Features the band as "Gwyllym & The Raspberry Flavoured Cat" performing, "These Boots Are Made For Walking (Live)" & "Gloria (Live)" , and some DJ links by The Doctor.) (12" version: "Let It Be" / "Let It Be (Mega Message Mix)" contains a message from The Doctor and the Anadin Brothers.) Doctor and the Medics Big Doctor and the Medics is a British glam rock band formed in London in 1981. The group was most successful during the 1980s and is best known for their cover of Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky" | The Doctor (Doctor Who) popularity led "The Daily Telegraph" to dub him "Britain's favourite alien". UGO Networks listed the Doctor as one of their best heroes of all time. The Doctor (Doctor Who) The Doctor is the title character in the long-running BBC science fiction television programme "Doctor Who". Since the show's inception in 1963, the character has been portrayed by thirteen lead actors. In the programme, "the Doctor" is the alias assumed by a centuries-old alien—a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey—who travels through space and time in the TARDIS, frequently with companions. The transition to each succeeding actor is explained within the |
Which grocery retailer has a fir tree inside a circle as its logo | Spar (retailer) throughout Asia, Africa and Oceania. In fiscal year 2017, SPAR achieved €34.5 billion ($40.1 billion) in global sales, which represented a 5.3 percent increase over 2016. The SPAR motto is "under the tree" The name was originally DE SPAR, an acronym of the Dutch phrase (). The acronym was chosen in order to resonate with the verb "sparen", which (related to English "spare") means "save [money]" in Dutch and some other languages, among them German and Scandinavian languages (with variants such as "spara" or "spare"). The acronym ended up meaning "the fir", after which the logo was chosen. As the | The Fir-Tree we hear the tree's first-person account (in Danish) of being chopped down and attending its first Christmas party, which ends badly for all involved. The Fir-Tree "The Fir-Tree" (Danish: "Grantræet") is a literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The tale is about a fir tree so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things, that he cannot appreciate living in the moment. The tale was first published 21 December 1844 with "The Snow Queen", in Copenhagen, Denmark, by C.A. Reitzel. One scholar (Andersen biographer Jackie Wullschlager) indicates that "The Fir-Tree" was the |
Who is the official usher of the House of Lords | House of Lords (as the Gentleman Usher is normally known) is responsible for ceremonial arrangements, is in charge of the House's doorkeepers, and may (upon the order of the House) take action to end disorder or disturbance in the Chamber. Black Rod also holds the office of Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Lords, and in this capacity attends upon the Lord Speaker. The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod's duties may be delegated to the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod or to the Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms. The House of Lords and the House of Commons assemble in the Palace of Westminster. The Lords | Leader of the House of Lords 2nd Viscount Hailsham also being designated "Minister for Science" or Margaret Baroness Jay also being "Minister for Women". The first female Leader of the Lords was Janet Young, Baroness Young in 1981–1983. "Because the post is a parliamentary one and not a ministerial office in its own right, it is not always included in official lists of government offices, especially for earlier periods. This can make it difficult to determine who the Leader of the House of Lords was in a particular ministry." Leader of the House of Lords The Leader of the House of Lords is a member of |
In which Bond film was Bond's funeral staged | James Bond in film it would be his last film as Bond, leaving Broccoli to tell Alan Whicker, "it won't be the last Bond under any circumstances—with all due respect to Sean, who I think has been certainly the best man to play this part. We will, in our own way, try to continue the Bond series for the audience because it's too important". George Lazenby was signed on to play Bond for OHMSS. Between Sean Connery giving his notice at the beginning of filming "You Only Live Twice" and its release, Saltzman had planned to adapt "The Man with the Golden Gun" in | Nelson S. Bond heart problems on November 4, 2006. Nelson and Betty Bond had two sons, Kit and Lynn. Betty Bond had her own career in Virginia television, interviewing local notables for her "Betty Bond Show" on Roanoke's WSLS-TV. Bond died in Roanoke, Virginia. Nelson S. Bond Nelson Slade Bond (November 23, 1908 – November 4, 2006) was an American author who wrote extensively for books, magazines, radio, television and the stage. The 1998 recipient of the Nebula Author Emeritus award for lifetime achievement, Bond was a pioneer in early science fiction and fantasy. His published fiction is mainly short stories, most of |
Whitebait, eaten whole, is the young of which European fish (Usually) | Whitebait developing whitebait eggs. In the United Kingdom today, whitebait principally refers to the fry of Clupeidae fish, young sprats, most commonly herring. They are normally deep-fried, coated in flour or a light batter, and served very hot with sprinkled lemon juice and bread and butter. Whitebait are very hard to buy fresh unless the buyer goes to a fishing harbour early in the morning, as most are frozen on the boat. Records of whitebait as a food in England date back to 1612. By the 1780s it was fashionable to dine on whitebait. In those days, whitebait was thought to | Whitebait Whitebait Whitebait is a collective term for the immature fry of fish, typically between long. Such young fish often travel together in schools along the coast, and move into estuaries and sometimes up rivers where they can be easily caught with fine meshed fishing nets. Whitebaiting is the activity of catching whitebait. Whitebait are tender and edible, and can be regarded as a delicacy. The entire fish is eaten including head, fins, bones, and guts. Some species make better eating than others, and the particular species that are marketed as "whitebait" varies in different parts of the world. As whitebait |
What type of bird is a merganser | Hooded merganser it also is the only merganser whose native habitat is restricted to North America. A species of fossil duck from the Late Pleistocene of Vero Beach, Florida, was described as "Querquedula floridana" (a genus now included in "Anas"), but upon reexamination turned out to be a species closely related to the hooded merganser; it is now named "Lophodytes floridanus", but the exact relationship between this bird and the modern species is unknown. The hooded merganser was one of the many bird species originally described by Linnaeus in the landmark 1758 10th edition of his "Systema Naturae", where it was given | What Bird is That? Edition What Bird is That?" was published by Australia's Heritage Publishing in 2011, the latest release of Cayley’s “big bird book” complete with Lindsey’s revisions. It is 832 pages, features 769 birds and includes all 460 of Cayley’s full-colour paintings, many showing groups of related birds. New to this edition was an accompanying e-book "What Bird Call is That?", which identifies and illustrates 101 birds from "What Bird is That?", as well as providing sound files of each featured bird’s distinctive call. The sound files were provided by David Stewart. "What Bird is That?" plays a central role in Australian |
By what name did the American F-86 jet fighter become more commonly known | Jet Attack Bibliography Jet Attack Jet Attack (also known as Jet Alert and released in the UK as Through Hell to Glory) is a 1958 American aviation war film set in the Korean War, featuring United States Air Force (USAF) aircraft. During the Korean War, scientist Dean Olmstead (Joseph Hamilton) designs a long-range radio transmitting and tracking device for the United States Air Force. During testing of the device, Capt. Tom Arnett (John Agar), leading an escort of North American F-86 Sabre jet fighters, is unable to prevent Olmstead's North American B-25 Mitchell bomber being shot down in North Korea. His commanding | North American F-86 Sabre North American F-86 Sabre The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing Soviet MiG-15 in high-speed dogfights in the skies of the Korean War (1950–1953), fighting some of the earliest jet-to-jet battles in history. Considered one of the best and most important fighter aircraft in that war, the F-86 is also rated highly in comparison with fighters of other eras. Although it was developed in the late 1940s and was |
Which type of acid is used in car batteries | Acid in the solution. Chemicals or substances having the property of an acid are said to be acidic. Common aqueous acids include hydrochloric acid (a solution of hydrogen chloride which is found in gastric acid in the stomach and activates digestive enzymes), acetic acid (vinegar is a dilute aqueous solution of this liquid), sulfuric acid (used in car batteries), and citric acid (found in citrus fruits). As these examples show, acids (in the colloquial sense) can be solutions or pure substances, and can be derived from acids (in the strict sense) that are solids, liquids, or gases. Strong acids and some | Slot car and the grooves for the power strips cut directly into the base material using a router or CNC machining. This provides a smooth and consistent surface, which is generally preferred for serious competition. Power for most slot car tracks comes from a power pack. Power packs contain a transformer, which reduces high voltage house current to a safe 12 to 20V, depending on car type) and usually a rectifier, which changes AC to DC, for cooler running and simpler motors. High-capacity lead-acid batteries are sometimes used for hobby slot cars. Toy race sets may use dry cell batteries at 3 |
Diego De Vega is a fictional character better known as whom | Diego de la Vega (Contador) Diego de la Vega (Contador) Diego de la Vega (1770s–1812) was a Spanish nobleman, Contador Mayor in the Tribunal de Cuentas de Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. He also served as Minister of Real Hacienda de Buenos Aires. Diego de la Vega was born in León, Spain, son of Juan Antonio de la Vega and Isabel Pascual Álvarez, belonging to an eminent family. He had arrived in the port of Buenos Aires, around the year 1803, to take charge of the position entrusted to him by the king as Inspector General of the Royal | Diego de Vega Diego de Vega Diego de Vega (1570-1630s) was a Portuguese merchant and financier. He was the first banker in Buenos Aires during the viceroyalty of Peru. Born 1570 in Lisboa (Portugal), belonging to a family of Jews converted to Catholicism. He arrived at the port of Buenos Aires in 1601 and was married on July 8, 1605 to Blanca de Vasconcelos, daughter of Mendo de Vasconcelos and Juana de Atouguia. Diego de Vega had contacts in various regions outside the Viceroyalty of Peru, Brazil and Lisboa are some of the places where he operated his business of smuggling. He came |
Which Florida county is Walt Disney World in | Walt Disney World Airport Walt Disney World Airport Walt Disney World Airport, also known as Lake Buena Vista Airport and Lake Buena Vista STOLport, is a former small airfield owned by the Walt Disney Company, located within Walt Disney World, just east of the former Walt Disney World Speedway, in Bay Lake in Orange County, Florida, United States. When it was active it accommodated smaller commuter airliners such as the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprop which had STOL ("Short Take Off and Landing") capabilities and could operate from airfields with short runways with such airports being known as STOLports. It is no | Walt Disney World Company Walt Disney World Company Walt Disney World Company was created in 1967 as the company that owned and operated Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida. The resort opened in 1971 and the land was owned by Walt Disney World Company, Walt Disney Travel Company, and Walt Disney World Hospitality and Recreation Corporation. In 2009 the name was changed to Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., a subsidiary of Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and is based in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Reedy Creek Improvement District is the immediate governing jurisdiction |
Who was William Shakespeare's mother | Richard Shakespeare Richard Shakespeare Richard Shakespeare (1490 – before 10 February 1561) was a husbandman of Snitterfield, Warwickshire, north-northeast of Stratford-upon-Avon, the father of John Shakespeare and the grandfather of William Shakespeare. He was most likely born around the Rowington/Wroxall area, about to the north in Warwickshire. He was the son of John Shakespeare (1460–1521), and the grandson of Thomas Shakespeare (1430–1511), his mother was Joan Shakespeare. Sometime before 1529, he removed to Snitterfield, where he was a tenant farmer until his death on land owned by Robert Arden, the father of Mary Arden, who married John, the poet's father. Richard Shakespeare | William Shakespeare (singer) William Shakespeare (singer) William Shakespeare (19 November 19485 October 2010) was the stage name of Australian Glam rock singer John Stanley Cave, also known as John Cabe or Billy Shake. He had two Australian hit singles, "Can't Stop Myself from Loving You" which peaked at No. 2 on the Kent Music Report in 1974 and "My Little Angel" which peaked at No. 1 in 1975. Both hits were written by Vanda & Young, who also turned Shakespeare into a Glam rocker. Shakespeare was born as John Stanley Cave in 1948 and grew up in Dulwich Hill, New South Wales. He |
What was the British Army's standard rifle from its adoption in 1895 till 1957 | Lee–Enfield sporting/hunting rifle chambered in .315 with a Lee–Enfield action. Lee–Enfield The Lee–Enfield is a bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle that served as the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. It was the British Army's standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957. The WWI versions are often referred to as the "SMLE", which is short for the common "Short Magazine Lee-Enfield" variant. A redesign of the Lee–Metford (adopted by the British Army in 1888), the Lee–Enfield superseded the earlier Martini–Henry, Martini–Enfield, and Lee–Metford rifles. | British Army during the Victorian Era administrations were encouraged to raise part-time units along the lines of the Militia and the Volunteer Force to enable professional soldiers to be withdrawn. This resulted in units such as the Bermuda Militia Artillery and the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps, which contributed an increasing share to the manpower of the Bermuda Garrison between 1895 and 1957. The only remaining permanent British Army garrisons were at Bermuda, Cape Town and Halifax, Nova Scotia, although token detachments remained at strategically vital posts such as Gibraltar and Hong Kong. Legislation resulted in General Orders being issued throughout the army which ended barbarous disciplinary |
What is the name of the Swedish national airline | Snowflake (airline) of the Swedish domestic competition through the purchase of Linjeflyg. The airline was worried about new entrants in these markets, and was especially concerned with Ryanair and EasyJet. The SAS Group announced the airline plans on 10 December 2002, at the time giving it the temporary name Scandinavian Light. The company stated that they would create a low-cost airline which would focus on the leisure holiday market with focus on Mediterranean destinations. SAS hoped that the new airline would target a different market than Scandinavian Airlines and that the latter would instead focus on the business. A challenge for the | What the Swedish Butler Saw What the Swedish Butler Saw What the Swedish Butler Saw is a 1975 Swedish-American erotic sex comedy film directed by Vernon P. Becker and starring Ole Søltoft, Sue Longhurst, Malou Cartwright and Diana Dors. It is known by several alternative titles including A Man with a Maid, The Groove Room and Champagnegalopp. The film is loosely based on the 1908 erotic novel "The Way of a Man with a Maid". During the 3-D revival of the 1980s, the film was re-released under the title Tickled Pink, but the release did keep the "Swedish Butler" credit sequence intact. The film was |
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