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How old is a filly when she officially becomes a mare? | Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf The Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf is a race for thoroughbred horses held in January at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California or at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Half the eight races of the Sunshine Millions are run at one track and half at the other. Open to four-year-olds and older fillies and mares willing to race one and one/eighth miles on the turf, the Filly & Mare Turf is an ungraded stakes event but currently carries a purse of $150,000. This race is also known as the Warren's Thoroughbred Filly | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint is a 7-furlong (1408 m) Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred fillies and mares three years old and up. As its name implies, it is a part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, the "de facto" year-end championship for North American thoroughbred racing, generally held in the United States (also held one time in Canada). The race is run on a dirt course (either natural dirt or a synthetic surface such as Polytrack). The race was run for the first time in 2007 during the first |
Whose favourite son was sold into Egypt by his jealous half-brothers? | The Story of Joseph and His Brethren The Story of Joseph and His Brethren The Story of Joseph and His Brethren (Italian: Giuseppe venduto dai fratelli) is a 1961 Yugoslavian/Italian film directed by Irving Rapper and Luciano Ricci. The film is also known as Joseph Sold by His Brothers, Joseph and His Brethren (American DVD box title) and Sold Into Egypt in the United Kingdom. Joseph, son of Israel (Jacob) and Rachel, lived in the land of Canaan with eleven brothers and one sister. He was Rachel's firstborn and Israel's eleventh son. Of all the sons, Joseph was loved by his father the most. Israel even arrayed | The Jealous God The Jealous God The Jealous God is a novel by John Braine which was first published in 1964. Set in the early 1960s among the Irish Catholic community in a small Yorkshire town, the book is about a 30-year-old mummy's boy and his attempts at liberating himself from his domineering mother. The title refers to the latter's wish that her "favourite" son, although already rather old for following his alleged vocation, become a clergyman. It was said that it was John Braine's personal favourite novel of all those that he wrote and was finally filmed in 2005. Vincent Dungarvan is |
What was the source of Samson's strength? | Samson Agonistes story of Samson from the Old Testament, Judges 13–16; in fact it is a dramatisation of the story starting at Judges 16:23. The drama starts "in medias res". Samson has been captured by the Philistines, had his hair, the container of his strength, cut off and his eyes cut out. Samson is "Blind among enemies, O worse than chains" (line 66). Near the beginning of the play, Samson humbles himself before God by admitting that his power is not his own: "God, when he gave me strength, to show withal / How slight the gift was, hung it in my | Samson (opera) to help her seduce Samson. Samson falls for her charms in spite of the warnings of a chorus of Israelites. He reluctantly leaves for battle again, after swearing his love for Delilah. The High Priest urges Delilah to find out the secret of Samson's extraordinary strength. Samson enters; he is prepared to make peace with the Philistines in return for Delilah's hand in marriage. He overcomes his initial reluctance for the wedding to take place in the Temple of Venus. Delilah says she will only marry him if he reveals the source of his strength to her and Samson tells |
Who was the first to meet with the risen Jesus? | Jesus' interactions with women The New Testament also says that Jesus had cast seven demons out of her. For centuries, Mary Magdalene was identified in Western Christianity as an adulteress and repentant prostitute, although nowhere does the New Testament identify her as such. In the late 20th century, discoveries of new texts and changing critical insight brought this into question. According to Harvard theologian Dr. Karen King, Mary Magdalene was a prominent disciple and leader of one wing of the early Christian movement that promoted women's leadership. King cites references in the Gospel of John that the risen Jesus gives Mary special teaching and | Jesus Christ Is Risen Today Jesus Christ Is Risen Today "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today" is a Christian hymn. It was initially written in the 14th century as a Bohemian Latin hymn titled "". It is an Easter hymn referring to the Resurrection of Jesus and based on Matthew 28:6, Acts 2:32, 1 Peter 3:18 and Revelation 1:17-18. "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today" was first written in Latin titled "", as a Bohemian hymn in the 14th century by an unknown author on manuscripts written in Munich and Breslau. In Latin, it had eleven verses. It was first translated into English in 1708 by John |
As a reward, for which skill did Salome demand the gift of John the Baptist's head? | Salome (play) Salome (play) Salome (French: Salomé, ) is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published. The play tells in one act the Biblical story of Salome, stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, who, to her stepfather's dismay but to the delight of her mother Herodias, requests the head of Jokanaan (John the Baptist) on a silver platter as a reward for dancing the dance of the seven veils. Rehearsals for the play's debut on the London stage, for inclusion in Sarah Bernhardt's London season, began | Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (Caravaggio, Madrid) Gash also notes that the executioner, looking down at the severed head, helps transform the painting "from a provocative spectacle into a profound meditation on death and human malevolence." Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (Caravaggio, Madrid) Salome with the Head of John the Baptist (Madrid), c. 1609, is a painting by the Italian master Caravaggio in the Palacio Real, Madrid. The early Caravaggio biographer Giovanni Bellori, writing in 1672, records the artist sending a "Salome with the Head of John the Baptist" from Naples to the Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, Fra Alof de Wignacourt, |
Which book of the Bible contains the story of the Great Flood? | Genesis: The Creation and the Flood Genesis: The Creation and the Flood Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (also called Genesi: La creazione e il diluvio in Italy or The Bible: Genesis in Australia) is a 1994 television film shot in Morocco, directed by an Italian film director, renowned Ermanno Olmi. It is based on the Book of Genesis, first book of the Hebrew Bible, where creation of the world and Great Flood are described. This film utilizes a cast of native Bedouins. Text of "Genesis" is read by a narrator, who at times appears as an elderly desert nomad telling the story to his extended | The Story Bible The Story Bible The Story Bible is a book by Pearl S. Buck summarizing the whole Bible in two separate volumes: Vol. 1, "The Old Testament", and Vol. 2, "The New Testament", while particularly emphasizing literal elements and fables. It is described as a paraphrase. The Story Bible The Story Bible is a book for anyone interested in the Bible. Whether it is for reading popular Bible stories (Noah’s Ark, or The Creation Story), or as a down to earth introduction to the Bible. For those already familiar with the Bible this book revives stories that have been read over |
What is the title shared by four books of the New Testament? | Development of the New Testament canon the Synoptic Gospels. Epiphanius of Salamis called these people the Alogi, because they rejected the Logos doctrine of John and because he claimed they were illogical. There may have also been a dispute over the doctrine of the Paraclete. Gaius or Caius, presbyter of Rome (early 3rd century), was apparently associated with this movement. Eusebius, in his Church History (c. 330), mentioned the books of New Testament according to him: The Apocalypse of John, also called Revelation, is counted as both accepted (Kirsopp. Lake translation: "Recognized") and disputed, which has caused some confusion over what exactly Eusebius meant by doing | The Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten Books of Eden the Old Testament" (Oxford, 1913). More modern translations of these works include J. H. Charlesworth, ed. "Old Testament Pseudepigrapha"; W. Schneemelcher, ed. "New Testament Apocrypha"; and M. R. James, "The Apocryphal New Testament". The Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten Books of Eden The Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten Books of Eden (1926) is a collection of 17th-century and 18th-century English translations of some Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and New Testament Apocrypha, some of which were assembled in the 1820s, and then republished with the current title in 1926. Rutherford Hayes Platt, in the preface to |
Who was formed from the dust by God, then given the breath of life, to become the progenitor of the human race? | Soul in the Bible divine breath into it, he made the body of dust live, i.e. the dust did not "embody" a soul, but it "became" a soul—a whole creature. And the Lord God created man in two formations; and took dust from the place of the house of the sanctuary, and from the four winds of the world, and mixed from all the waters of the world, and created him red, black, and white; and breathed into his nostrils the inspiration of life, and there was in the body of Adam the inspiration of a speaking spirit, unto the illumination of the eyes | The Breath of Life (band) The Breath of Life (band) The Breath of Life is a dark wave, ethereal wave and gothic rock band from Belgium. "I guess you can say that The Breath of Life are an institution in the Belgian Goth scene. During decades they were, without any doubt, the sole Belgian band who was able to blend ethereal darkwave, gothrock and post-punk. Or perhaps it is better just to think of The Breath of Life as they created a very personal sound" wrote Peek A Boo magazine in February 2015. The group was born in 1985 in Gembloux when Isabelle Dekeyser (vocals), |
Who was the brother of Martha, raised from the dead by Jesus? | Jesus' interactions with women Martha became ill, they sent for Jesus. For some undisclosed reason, Jesus did not arrive until four days after Lazarus died. The grieving sisters, Martha first and then Mary, met Jesus. Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead and then proclaimed himself as "the resurrection and the life." Martha gently reproached Jesus, "Lord, had you been here, my brother would not have died." She hastened to express full confidence that God would grant whatever Jesus asked him to grant. Martha reflected a spiritual understanding beyond that required for preparing and serving a meal. Apparently, Martha and not just Mary had benefited | James the Brother of Jesus (book) James the Brother of Jesus (book) James the Brother of Jesus: The Key to Unlocking the Secrets of early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls is a 1997 book by American archaeologist and Biblical scholar Robert Eisenman. He is most famous for his controversial work on the Dead Sea Scrolls and the origins of Christianity. Eisenman attempts to reconstruct the events surrounding the origins of Christianity, preceding the recorded history of early Christianity. He critically reviews the narrative of the canonical gospels drawing on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Clementine Recognitions and Homilies, the Apostolic Constitutions, Eusebius, the two James |
Which was the Canaanite town whose walls fell at the blast of Joshua's trumpets? | Wall of Jericho Bronze Age, at around 1400 BCE, which is some 6,400 years after the neolithic "Wall of Jericho" fell out of use. In the Book of Joshua, the city of Jericho was the first Canaanite city that the Israelites attacked upon their entry into Canaan. The Israelites destroyed the Bronze Age wall of Jericho by walking around it with the Ark of the Covenant for seven days. The Israelites circled the walls once per day for the first six days, then circled the walls seven times on the final day. The Israelites under Joshua's command blew trumpets of rams' horns and | The Walls Fell Down The Walls Fell Down "The Walls Fell Down" is a second single by the English rock duo The Marbles, Lead vocals by Graham Bonnet it was released in March 1969, and it was written and produced by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, of the Bee Gees, and was also produced by Robert Stigwood, it was recorded as a follow-up to "Only One Woman" but did not repeat the success of the previous single. "The Walls Fell Down" was recorded on 10 January 1969 with other Gibb brothers-penned tracks "Love You" and "Little Boy". An instrumental work by three members |
Which two priceless resins were brought by the Magi to the infant Jesus? | Biblical Magi Biblical Magi The biblical Magi ( or ; singular: magus), also referred to as the (Three) Wise Men or (Three) Kings, were, in the Gospel of Matthew and Christian tradition, a group of distinguished foreigners who visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. They are regular figures in traditional accounts of the nativity celebrations of Christmas and are an important part of Christian tradition. Matthew is the only of the four canonical gospels to mention the Magi. Matthew reports that they came "from the east" to worship the "king of the Jews". The gospel never | Biblical Magi mentions the number of Magi, but most western Christian denominations have traditionally assumed them to have been three in number, based on the statement that they brought three gifts. In Eastern Christianity, especially the Syriac churches, the Magi often number twelve. Their identification as kings in later Christian writings is probably linked to Psalm 72:11, "May all kings fall down before him". Traditional nativity scenes depict three "Wise Men" visiting the infant Jesus on the night of his birth, in a manger accompanied by the shepherds and angels, but this should be understood as an artistic convention allowing the two |
Which of the New Testament gospels is not synoptic? | New Testament ..." or "The Gospel according to ..." followed by the name of the supposed author. Whatever these admittedly early ascriptions may imply about the sources behind or the perception of these gospels, they are anonymous compositions. The first three gospels listed above are classified as the Synoptic Gospels. They contain similar accounts of the events in Jesus' life and his teaching, due to their literary interdependence. The Gospel of John is structured differently and includes stories of several miracles of Jesus and sayings not found in the other three. These four gospels that were eventually included in the New Testament | Synoptic Gospels disbanded in 1982 they had sadly to confess that after twelve years' work they had not reached a common mind on a single issue." Nearly every conceivable theory has been advanced as a solution to the synoptic problem. The most notable theories include: Synoptic Gospels The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are referred to as the Synoptic Gospels because they include many of the same stories, often in a similar sequence and in similar or sometimes identical wording. They stand in contrast to John, whose content is comparatively distinct. The term "synoptic" (; ) comes via Latin from the |
"What was its nickname given to the 1969 Dodge Charger in ""Dukes of Hazard""?" | Dodge Charger (B-body) 4-barrel 383 four speed and 440 Magnum engines which were painted Chrysler "High-Performance Orange". As usual, the 426 Hemi was painted "Street Hemi Orange". The 383 Magnum motor was used in Road Runners and Super Bees, but did not appear in a Charger body until 1971. The television series "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979–1985) featured an orange 1969 Dodge Charger that was named "The General Lee". "The General" sported the Confederate battle flag painted on the roof and the words "GENERAL LEE" over each door. The windows were always open, as the doors were supposedly welded shut for racing, and | Dodge Charger Daytona Series. With the racing failure of the previous limited edition 1969 Dodge Charger 500 in NASCAR and Plymouth's superstar Richard Petty leaving them for Ford, the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona was created. It was intended to be a high-performance, limited-edition version of the Dodge Charger produced in the summer of 1969 for the sole purpose of winning high-profile NASCAR races. It won its first race, the inaugural Talladega 500, in the fall, although the top names had left the track on Saturday in a boycott of the race. Buddy Baker, in the No. 88 Chrysler Engineering Dodge Charger Daytona, was |
"What type of car was ""KITT"" from the ""Knightrider"" series?" | KITT KITT as a 1982 Pontiac Firebird, and the second KITT as a 2008/2009 Ford Shelby GT500KR. KITT was voiced by William Daniels in the original series, and by Val Kilmer in the 2008 series. KITT's evil twin is KARR which is an acronym of Knight Automated Roving Robot. KARR was voiced by both Peter Cullen and Paul Frees in season one and season three of the NBC original TV series respectively in Knight Rider. A 1991 sequel movie "Knight Rider 2000" saw KITT's original microprocessor unit transferred into the body of the vehicle intended to be his successor, the Knight | Knightrider Street demolished when Queen Victoria Street was built in the 1860s. Until 1872, it consisted of three distinct streets: Old Fish Street in the eastern portion, Little Knightrider Street in the middle portion and Great Knightrider Street in the western portion. The Centre Page pub on the street dates back to the 1660s, when it was known as the Horn; perhaps inevitably, David Hasselhoff, the star of the cult 1980s TV series "Knight Rider", has said that it is his favourite pub. Its name is first recorded in 1322 in the form of "Knyghtridestrete"; other forms include "Knyghtriderestrete", "Knyghtryderestrete", "Knyghtrederistret" and |
"What was the racing number of ""Herbie"" in the ""Love Bug"" series?" | Herbie Herbie Herbie the Love Bug is a fictional sentient anthropomorphic 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, a character that is featured in several Walt Disney motion pictures starting with the 1968 feature film "The Love Bug". He has a mind of his own and is capable of driving himself, and is also a serious contender in auto racing competitions. Throughout most of the franchise, Herbie is distinguished by red, white and blue racing stripes from front to back bumper, a racing-style number 53 on the front luggage compartment lid, doors, and engine lid, and a yellow-on-black '63 California license plate with the registration | Herbie, the Love Bug Herbie, the Love Bug Herbie, the Love Bug (aka Herbie the Matchmaker) is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from March 17 to April 14, 1982. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on a series of films about Herbie, a white 1963 Volkswagen racing Beetle with a mind of its own. The show was a five-episode mid-season replacement series. It was the last production to feature the titular automobile until 1997's television film "The Love Bug". The show's theme song "Herbie, My Best Friend" was performed by its star, Dean Jones. Dean Jones, who had appeared |
"What type of car did Simon Templar drive in ""The Saint""?" | Return of the Saint Volvo P1800. In "Return" Templar drives an XJ-S with the number plate "ST 1". Miniature versions were made by Corgi and proved popular. According to Burl Barer in his history of "The Saint", the series was originally conceived as "Son of the Saint", with Ogilvy's character identified as the offspring of Simon Templar. As production neared, it was decided to drop the relative angle and make the series about the original character, albeit updated to the late 1970s. Unlike the earlier series, "Return of the Saint" did not adapt any Charteris stories; however, several teleplays (such as "The Imprudent Professor" | The Saint (Simon Templar) The Saint (Simon Templar) Simon Templar is a fictional character known as The Saint. He is featured in a series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. After that date, other authors collaborated with Charteris on books until 1983; two additional works produced without Charteris's participation were published in 1997. The character has also been portrayed in motion pictures, radio dramas, comic strips, comic books and three television series. Simon Templar is a Robin Hood-like criminal known as The Saint – plausibly from his initials, but the exact reason for his nickname is unknown (although the reader |
"""Gone in 60 Seconds"" features what car with the nickname of ""Eleanor""?" | Eleanor (automobile) Eleanor (automobile) "Eleanor" is a customized 1971 Ford Mustang Sportsroof (redressed as 1973) that features in independent filmmaker H.B. "Toby" Halicki's 1974 film "Gone in 60 Seconds". "Eleanor" is the only Ford Mustang Mach 1 in history to receive star title credit in a movie. The Eleanor name is reused for a Shelby Mustang GT500 in the 2000 "Gone in 60 Seconds" remake. Though four Mustangs are portrayed in the film as "Eleanor" targets, only two cars were used for filming the movie, with license plates and tires alternated as necessary. Of these two, one car was modified for the | Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 film) Halicki as well as his life. On October 16, 2012, Denice Halicki and Leone, under the banner Halicki Films, released the "Gone in 60 seconds" DVD/Blu-ray combo pack. It includes a rare interview with Lee Iacocca. Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 film) Gone in 60 Seconds is a 1974 American action film written, directed, produced by, and starring H.B. "Toby" Halicki. It centers on a group of car thieves and the 48 cars they must steal in a matter of days. The film is known for having wrecked and destroyed 93 cars in a 40-minute car chase scene. A total |
In what 1979 movie does Mel Gibson drive a heavily modified 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT? | Ford Falcon (XB) 1977 Australian Touring Car Championship. In the 1979 film "Mad Max", the title character's black "Pursuit Special" was a version of a 1973 Ford XB GT Falcon Hardtop. Two 1974 XB sedans were also used as Main Force Patrol Interceptor vehicles. More Falcons were used to depict the Pursuit Special in sequels "Mad Max 2" (1981) and "" (2015). A Falcon GT (XB) Hardtop is the subject of Eric Bana's 2009 documentary film "Love the Beast". The film documents the 25-year history of Bana's Falcon, which he purchased at the age of 15. Ford Falcon (XB) The Ford Falcon (XB) | Ford Falcon (XB) Ford Falcon (XB) The Ford Falcon (XB) is a full-size car that was produced by Ford Australia from 1973 to 1976. It was the second iteration of the third generation of this Australian-made model and also included the Ford Fairmont (XB), the luxury-oriented version of the Falcon. The XB series bore minor cosmetic differences to the preceding model, the XA, aimed at giving the car a more muscular stance. First time equipment offerings included standard front disc brakes on all models and an available carpeted interior. The XB Falcon range included the following models: A Grand Sport Rally Pack option, |
"What car is used as a time machine in ""Back to the Future""?" | Time Machine: The Journey Back DeLorean sports car time machine from "Back to the Future". In the film's final section (written by "The Time Machine" screenwriter David Duncan), Rod Taylor, Alan Young, and Whit Bissell reprise their roles from the original 1960 film. During filming of "Time Machine: The Journey Back", Bob Burns III surprised director Clyde Lucas by having Gene Warren drop by. Warren, the award-winning effects creator for the original movie, consented to an on-air interview in which he discussed creating the special effects for the film. This led to an interview with one of Warren's partners, Wah Chang, in Northern California. Chang | Back to the Future: The Ride time continuum is back to normal after the events of his previous time traveling adventures, while his other Institute scientists traveled to 1885 and 1955. However, in 1955, Biff Tannen stows away on the IFT scientists' time machine, hitching a ride back to the present-day Institute, which sets up the ride's main storyline. Visitors to the Institute wait outside the facility. The queue video features clips from the "Back to the Future" trilogy, as well as new footage featuring Doc, diagrams for other innovations, ostensibly created by him, newsreel footage of him with Albert Einstein and other historical figures, and |
What type of animal is a Chuckwalla? | San Esteban chuckwalla of feral animals such as rats and mice which prey upon the chuckwalla's eggs, and feral dogs and cats which prey upon the lizards. Due to these factors and overcollection from the pet trade, the species was declared an Appendix I animal under CITES. An "in situ" chuckwalla captive-breeding program wasestablished in Punta Chueca, a Seri village on the Mexican mainland. A successful "ex situ" program has also been in place at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum since 1977. The species is present in private collections. San Esteban chuckwalla The San Esteban chuckwalla ("Sauromalus varius"), also known as the piebald chuckwalla | Angel Island chuckwalla name chuckwalla derives from the Shoshone word "tcaxxwal" or Cahuilla "caxwal", transcribed by Spaniards as "chacahuala". The Angel Island chuckwalla is the second-largest species of chuckwalla, reaching in body length and overall length, and weighing up to . It is considered a gigantic species as it is two to three times the size of its mainland counterparts. Its body color is a dark brown color with transverse black bands which fade into a solid darker brown to black color as the animal ages. The Angel Island chuckwalla is endemic to Isla Ángel de la Guarda and 10 smaller islands in |
The minnow is the tiniest member of what fish family? | White Cloud Mountain minnow White Cloud Mountain minnow The White Cloud Mountain Minnow ("Tanichthys albonubes") is a hardy species of freshwater fish and coldwater fish often kept in aquaria. The species is a member of the carp family (family Cyprinidae) of the order Cypriniformes, native to China. The White Cloud Mountain minnow is practically extinct in its native habitat, due to pollution and tourism. It was believed to be extinct for over 20 years in 1980, but an apparently native population of this fish was discovered on Hainan Island, well away from the White Cloud Mountain. They are bred in farms and are easily | Mississippi silvery minnow to what the Mississippi silvery minnow looks like Google images will provide adequate photos; Due to copyright issues, no pictures were able to be inserted onto this page. Mississippi silvery minnow The Mississippi silvery minnow ("Hybognathus nuchalis") is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee. Relative to other minnows, the Mississippi Silvery Minnow is a large minnow. These minnows require a body of water with little to no current. The most documentation of these minnows is from the Little and Great Miami river along with the Ohio river |
What does the syrinx help a bird to do? | You Know What to Do To Get You into My Life", "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "Mother Nature's Son". You Know What to Do "You Know What to Do" was one of the first songs written and recorded by George Harrison with the Beatles. It was recorded on 3 June 1964 but remained unreleased until its inclusion on the band's 1995 outtakes compilation "Anthology 1". During a photographic assignment on the morning of 3 June 1964, Ringo Starr was taken ill with tonsillitis and pharyngitis, 24 hours before the Beatles were due to leave for a six-country tour. The recording session booked for that | Syrinx (bird anatomy) as parrots, crows, and mynas) to mimic human speech. Unlike the larynx of mammals, the syrinx is located where the trachea forks into the lungs. Thus, lateralization of bird song is possible and some songbirds can produce more than one sound at a time. Some species of birds, such as New World vultures, lack a syrinx and communicate through throaty hisses. Syrinx (bird anatomy) The syrinx (Greek σύριγξ for pan pipes) is the vocal organ of birds. Located at the base of a bird's trachea, it produces sounds without the vocal folds of mammals. The sound is produced by vibrations |
What member of the weasel family is over 1 meter or 3 feet long? | Weasel Weasel A weasel is a mammal of the genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae. The genus "Mustela" includes the least weasels, polecats, stoats, ferrets and minks. Members of this genus are small, active predators, with long and slender bodies and short legs. The family Mustelidae (which also includes badgers, otters, and wolverines) is often referred to as the "weasel family". In the UK, the term "weasel" usually refers to the smallest species, the least weasel ("M. nivalis"). Weasels vary in length from , females being smaller than the males, and usually have red or brown upper coats and white bellies; | Long-tailed weasel in hunting trips a week later. The kits are fully grown by autumn, at which time the family disbands. The females are able to breed at 3–4 months of age, while males become sexually mature at 15–18 months. The long-tailed weasel dens in ground burrows, under stumps or beneath rock piles. It usually does not dig its own burrows, but commonly uses abandoned chipmunk holes. The diameter nest chamber is situated around from the burrow entrance, and is lined with straw and the fur of prey. The long-tailed weasel is a fearless and aggressive hunter which may attack animals far |
If you were putting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9? | Be on You re-entered the "Billboard" 100 at numbers 90 and 76, respectively. It peaked at 19 in the United States, making it Flo Rida's sixth top 20 hit on the Hot 100. Be on You "Be on You" is the fifth official single from Flo Rida's second album, "R.O.O.T.S.". It features Ne-Yo and is produced by Stargate. Despite gaining much airplay in July 2009, the single wasn't officially released until October 2009, due to Flo Rida focusing on promoting his other single "Jump". It takes a famous line from the movie "" and uses it as its chorus. "Be on You" entered | If You Think You Know How to Love Me If You Think You Know How to Love Me "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" is a song by British rock band Smokie. It was first released in June 1975 as a single and appeared later on the album "Changing All the Time". Like the band's first single "Pass It Around", the song was composed by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Upon its release, "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" became a chart success all over Europe, peaking at No. 2 in Ireland, No. 3 in Sweden, No. 6 in Norway, No. 8 in |
Affenpinscher, Keeshond and Leonberger are all types of what? | Keeshond Orange. The dog became the rebels' symbol; and, when the House of Orange returned to power, this breed almost disappeared. The word 'keeshond' is a compound word: 'Kees' is a nickname for Cornelius (de Gyselaer), and 'hond' is the Dutch word for dog. In the Netherlands, "keeshond" is the term for German Spitzes that encompass them all from the toy or dwarf (Pomeranian) to the Wolfspitz (Keeshond). The sole difference among the German Spitzes is their coloring and size guidelines. Although many American references point to the Keeshond as we know it originating in the Netherlands, the breed is cited | Keeshond Germany champion, to AKC President, Dr. DeMond, who promptly agreed to start the recognition process, with some caveats including changing the name to Keeshond, and asked Carl to bring back all the relevant data from Germany. Carl also translated the German standard to English for the AKC. The Keeshond was accepted for AKC registration in 1930. Despite intense lobbying the FCI would not accept the Keeshond as a separate breed since it viewed the Wolfspitz and Keeshond as identical. In 1997, the German Spitz Club updated its standard so that the typically smaller Keeshond preferred in America and other English-speaking |
In the board game Risk, what colour is Europe? | Qin (board game) Qin (board game) Qin is a 2012 board game by Reiner Knizia. It is themed after the Qin dynasty in ancient China. "Qin" is a game for two to four players. Players represent competing kingdoms, intent on conquering territory in China. The game is played on a rectangular grid. Each player receives a number of pagodas, which come in four different colours: black, white, green and purple. Each player is assigned one colour. On his/her turn, each player places a tile consisting of two squares on the board. Squares come in three different colours: red, yellow and blue. The colours | Apocalypse (board game) Apocalypse (board game) Apocalypse is a board game released by Games Workshop in 1980. The game is a simplified re-release of the earlier publication, "The Warlord". "Apocalypse" went out of print during the 1980s, but "The Warlord" was re-released in 2012. The game is conceptually similar to "Risk" but played on a map of Western Europe (the original covered Eastern Europe as well), and unlike "Risk" allows simulation of nuclear weapons. A novel concept in the game is that rather than rolling dice to resolve combat, the attacking player conceals a die beneath a cup and the defender must attempt |
Anthony Stark is the alter-ego of which super-hero? | Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Anthony Edward Stark is a character portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name and known commonly by his alter ego, Iron Man. In the films, Tony Stark is an industrialist, genius inventor, and consummate playboy who is CEO of Stark Industries. At the beginning of the series, he is a chief weapons manufacturer for the U.S. military, until he has a change of heart and redirects his technical knowledge into the creation of powered exoskeleton suits of armor which | Alter ego Alter ego An alter ego (Latin for "other self") is a second self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original personality. A person who has an alter ego is said to lead a double life. The term appeared in common usage in the early 19th century when dissociative identity disorder was first described by psychologists. Cicero coined the term as part of his philosophical construct in 1st-century Rome, but he described it as "a second self, a trusted friend". A distinct meaning of "alter ego" is found in literary analysis used when referring to |
Who did Ted Turner, the media tycoon, marry in 1991? | Ted Turner debate in an environment where the news is controlled by only a few corporations and individuals. In the 1993 biography "It Ain't As Easy as It Looks" by Porter Bibb, Turner discussed his use of lithium and struggles with mental illness. The 1981 biography "Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way" by Christian Williams chronicles the founding of CNN. In 2008, Turner wrote "Call Me Ted," which documents his career and personal life. Turner has been married and divorced three times: to Judy Nye (1960–64), Jane Shirley Smith (1965–88), and actress Jane Fonda (1991–2001). He has five children. Through | Ted Turner Ted Turner Robert Edward Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television. As a philanthropist, he is known for his $1 billion gift to support the United Nations, which created the United Nations Foundation, a public charity to broaden domestic support for the UN. Turner serves as Chairman of the United Nations Foundation board of directors. Additionally, in 2001, Turner co-founded the |
In what year was Barack Obama born? | Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories called Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children) in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Ann Dunham, from Wichita, Kansas, and her husband Barack Obama Sr., a Luo from Nyang'oma Kogelo, Nyanza Province (in what was then the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya), who was attending the University of Hawaii. Birth notices for Barack Obama were published in "The Honolulu Advertiser" on August 13 and the "Honolulu Star-Bulletin" on August 14, 1961. Obama's father's immigration file also clearly states Barack Obama was born in Hawaii. One of his high school teachers, who was acquainted with his mother at the time, remembered hearing about | Barack Obama in comics the face. Barack Obama is the subject of graphic novel "Barack Hussein Obama" by Steven Weissman. In this, President Obama and his cast of characters (Secretary Clinton, VP Joe Biden, his family) experience life in a parallel universe. Barack Obama has also appeared in Archie Comics Veronica #199, and Archie #616 and #617. President Obama was in the Flashpoint Storyline of DC comics of 2011. He discusses the earth members of The Green Lantern Corp with Amanda Waller. Barack Obama in comics Barack Obama has appeared as a character in comic books published by a number of publishing companies, sometimes |
How many stones did David take for his fight with Goliath? One, Five or Fifteen? | Goliath Philistines, comes out between the lines and challenges the Israelites to send out a champion of their own to decide the outcome in single combat, but Saul is afraid. David, bringing food for his elder brothers, hears that Goliath has defied the armies of God and of the reward from Saul to the one that defeats him, and accepts the challenge. Saul reluctantly agrees and offers his armor, which David declines, taking only his staff, sling and five stones from a brook. David and Goliath confront each other, Goliath with his armor and javelin, David with his staff and sling. | Goliath role in 'David and Goliath' fight with Nikolai Valuev"—"The Guardian"); business ("On Internet, David-and-Goliath Battle Over Instant Messages"—"The New York Times"); science ("David and Goliath: How a tiny spider catches much larger prey"—"ScienceDaily"; politics ("Dissent in Cuba: David and Goliath"—"The Economist"); social justice ("David-and-Goliath Saga Brings Cable to Skid Row"—"Los Angeles Times"). Goliath Goliath is described in the biblical Book of Samuel as a Philistine giant defeated by the young David in single combat. The story signified Saul's unfitness to rule, as Saul himself should have fought for the Kingdom of Israel. The phrase "David and Goliath" (or "David versus |
In what American state was Barack Obama born? | Barack Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II (; born August 4, 1961) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American to be elected to the presidency. He previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois (2005–2008). Obama was born in 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, two years after the territory was admitted to the Union as the 50th state. After graduating from Columbia University in 1983, he worked as a community organizer in Chicago. In 1988, he | Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories "Barry" rather than "Barack"; and that Barack Obama Sr. was not his biological father, as well as the rumor that Barack Obama was not a natural-born citizen. In August 2008, Philip J. Berg, a former member of the Democratic State Committee of Pennsylvania, brought an unsuccessful lawsuit against Obama, which alleged "that Obama was born in Mombasa, Kenya." In October 2008, an NPR article referred to "Kenyan-born Sen. Barack Obama." Also that month, anonymous e-mails circulated claiming that the Associated Press (AP) had reported Obama was "Kenyan-Born". The claims were based on an AP story that had appeared five years |
In which county was Isaac Newton born? | Early life of Isaac Newton Early life of Isaac Newton The following article is part of a biography of Sir Isaac Newton, the English mathematician and scientist, author of the "Principia". It portrays the years after Newton's birth in 1642, his education, as well as his early scientific contributions, before the writing of his main work, the "Principia Mathematica", in 1685. Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day, 25 December 1642 Old Style (which was 4 January 1643 on the Gregorian calendar, which is now used) at Woolsthorpe Manor in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, a hamlet in the county of Lincolnshire. (At the time of Newton's birth, England | Isaac Newton Walker Isaac Newton Walker Isaac Newton Walker (December 18, 1803 – September 14, 1899) was a pioneer farmer and merchant in Illinois, designer of the third Fulton County courthouse, member of the Illinois House of Representatives, and a close personal friend of Abraham Lincoln. Isaac Newton Walker, generally referred to as Newton Walker, was born on December 18, 1803, in Madison County, Virginia, the son of Merriweather Walker and Elizabeth Kirtley. On May 14, 1834, Walker married Ann Eliza Simms (1814-1904), daughter of Colonel Reuben C. Simms and Frances M. Graves, in Madison County, Virginia. The couple moved to Lewistown, Illinois, |
Which TV stone-age family lived in Bedrock? | The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! salad days of Hanna-Barbera (that it) only makes one yearn for more Flintstones cartoons". The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! is a 2015 American direct-to-video animated film starring The Flintstones. It is the second co-production between Warner Bros. Animation and WWE Studios following "Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery". The film features Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble and the whole Bedrock gang with stone age versions of WWE Superstars and Divas. It was released on March 10, 2015, by Warner Home Video. It is the first new Flintstones production in over 14 years since "", 55 | Bedrock (The Flintstones) Regarding health care, Bedrock had the Bedrock Hospital, where Pebbles was born. (An article in "TV Guide" referred to the hospital's name as the "Rockapedric Hospital".) For a town its size, Bedrock has a sizeable concentration of media. Bedrock has several radio stations (one of which has the call letters "BDRX"), television stations, and newspapers. One of Bedrock's TV stations is an affiliate of ABC (the "Abbadabba Broadcasting Company"). Later spinoffs show the people of Bedrock also enjoy cable and satellite television service. Television programs produced in Bedrock included the cooking program "The Happy Housewife Show" (which, for a time, |
The bird 'Road Runner' always managed to avoid the murderous attempts of which other cartoon character? | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Wile E. Coyote had a crossover with the bounty hunter Lobo in "The Lobo/Road Runner Special." In this version, Road Runner, Wile E, and other Looney Tunes character are reimagined as standard animals who were experimented upon with alien DNA at Acme to transform them into their cartoon forms. In the backup story done in more traditional cartoon style, Lobo tries to hunt down Road Runner, but is limited by Bugs to be more kid-friendly in his language and approach. The Road Runner and the Coyote appeared on Saturday mornings as the stars of their own TV series, "The Road | USS Road Runner (AMc-35) and sold to her former owner. USS Road Runner (AMc-35) USS "Road Runner" (AMc-35) was a coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. "Road Runner" was named after the bird of that name: a speedy, largely terrestrial bird of the cuckoo family, found from California to Mexico and eastward to Texas. "Road Runner" was built in 1939 as Treasure Island, California, by Western Boat Building Co, Tacoma, Washington; acquired by the Navy on 27 November 1940 from Mr. August Felando of San Pedro, |
Following the Twelve days of Christmas, on what date is the twelfth night? | Twelfth Night (holiday) Twelfth Night (holiday) Twelfth Night is a festival in some branches of Christianity marking the coming of the Epiphany. Different traditions mark the date of Twelfth Night on either 5 January or 6 January; the Church of England, Mother Church of the Anglican Communion, celebrates Twelfth Night on the 5th and "refers to the night before Epiphany, the day when the nativity story tells us that the wise men visited the infant Jesus". In Western Church traditions, the Twelfth Night concludes the Twelve Days of Christmas; although, in others, the Twelfth Night may refer to the eve of the Twelfth | Twelve Days of Christmas on Christmas Eve and letting it burn some more on each of the twelve nights. For some, the Twelfth Night remains the night of the most festive parties and exchanges of gifts. Some households exchange gifts on the first (25 December) and last (5 January) days of the Twelve Days. As in former times, the Twelfth Night to the morning of Epiphany is the traditional time during which Christmas trees and decorations are deposed. Twelve Days of Christmas The Twelve Days of Christmas, also known as Twelvetide, is a festive Christian season celebrating the Nativity of Jesus. In most Western |
Who leads the Catholic Church? | Catholic Church in the Isle of Man McMahon OP, but like all the 1.2 billion Catholics on the planet, the Catholic churches on the Isle of Man pray, in communion with each other, and all religious, deacons, priests, and bishops, and with the successor of St. Peter, Pope Francis, who leads the Church established by Jesus Christ, in which alone the fullness of the truth subsists. Catholic Church in the Isle of Man The Catholic Church in the Isle of Man is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Although not part of the United Kingdom, for geopolitical reasons | Catholic Church and politics in the United States examples of "unjust discrimination" and that because homosexual act is an intrinsic evil, it must always be opposed. In accordance with its teachings, the Catholic Church opposes abortion in all circumstances and often leads the national debate on abortion. The Roman Catholic Church has been a fierce opponent of liberalized abortion laws and has organized political resistance to such legislation in several Western countries. Before the "Roe v. Wade" decision making abortion legal in the United States, the pro-life movement in the United States consisted of elite lawyers, politicians, and doctors, almost all of whom were Catholic. The only coordinated |
Often called German measles, what is the proper name for this disease? | Measles of cases), middle ear infection (7%), and pneumonia (6%). Less commonly seizures, blindness, or inflammation of the brain may occur. Rubella, which is sometimes called German measles, and roseola are different diseases caused by unrelated viruses. Measles is an airborne disease which spreads easily through the coughs and sneezes of infected people. It may also be spread through contact with saliva or nasal secretions. Nine out of ten people who are not immune and share living space with an infected person will be infected . People are infectious to others from four days before to four days after the start | 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 |
Hanoi is the capital of which country? | Hanoi Capital Region same for population size planning. As Hà Tây as been merged into Hanoi by a resolution of the National Assembly of Vietnam in June 2008, this metropolitan area will include Hanoi and six surrounding provinces. As 2012, this Metropolitan area will include Hanoi and nine Provinces. As of 2012, this metropolitan area has a population of 17 million, of which, 4.6 million live in urban areas, by 2020, the number will be 20-22 and 12-13 million respectively. This metropolitan area will straddle in following provinces: Current cities and towns (as of 2012] Major adjacent cities: Hanoi Capital Region Hanoi Capital | Hanoi Capital City Special High Command of the People's Army of Vietnam was annexed into 2nd War Zone. From 1 November 1948, 2nd War Area was placed directly under the authority of 3rd Joint Zone （）, but by May 1949, Hanoi was split to form the Front of Hanoi again, under the Commander-in-Chief. This situation is maintained until after 1954, when the zone called Hanoi. By 1957, the General Command established troops of Hanoi under the control of General Command. To 1 August 1964, placed directly under the 3rd Military Zone. However, in September 1964 it recovered independent of the Capital Command. On 5 March 1979, by Ordiance 28-LCT, the Capital Military |
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? | Vegetable of a flowering plant. This is considerably different from the word's culinary meaning. While peaches, plums, and oranges are "fruit" in both senses, many items commonly called "vegetables", such as eggplants, bell peppers, and tomatoes, are botanically fruits. The question of whether the tomato is a fruit or a vegetable found its way into the United States Supreme Court in 1893. The court ruled unanimously in "Nix v. Hedden" that a tomato is correctly identified as, and thus taxed as, a vegetable, for the purposes of the Tariff of 1883 on imported produce. The court did acknowledge, however, that, botanically | Ketchup as a vegetable could count as a vegetable. A similar controversy arose in 2011, when Congress passed a bill prohibiting the USDA from increasing the amount of tomato paste required to constitute a vegetable; the bill allowed pizza with two tablespoons of tomato paste to qualify as a vegetable. The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1980, signed into law by President Jimmy Carter, reduced the Federal School Lunch and Child Nutrition Programs budget by approximately eight percent. Building upon these reductions, the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981 (passed as the Gramm-Latta Budget) made further spending cuts to the Federal School Lunch Program decreasing its |
Which boat builder invented the hovercraft in 1956? | Hovercraft Museum video, photographs and drawings on hovercraft, all of which is available for research by prior arrangement. A number of hovercraft manufacturers have deposited their complete archives with the museum for safekeeping, thus swelling this important repository of information. The museum also contains a large collection of original manufacturers' hovercraft models including the world's first working hovercraft model built by Christopher Cockerell. The museum reopened in January 2016 after being closed for essential structural building work over nearly two years. Shortly afterwards the remaining SR.N4 craft came under threat of scrapping when the site owners, the Homes and Communities Agency, proposed | Hovercraft tank the L-1 hovercraft boat which is sometimes referred to as the first hovercraft boat in the world was designed and built in his laboratory, with the L-5 fast-attack boat soon to follow. It became obvious that there was a great potential in further development of this technology of transportation. Along with civilian vehicles, Levkov also made attempts to employ the technology for military use. In 1937 a group of Moscow aircraft plant #84 engineers under his lead initiated the development of a hovercraft tank, or, as it was named in the original documentation, the "amphibious hovering tank". It was loosely |
Jack Bauer is the main character in which TV series? | Jack Bauer the eyes of famous philosophers. For the "" series, in which anti-hero Jack Bauer and anti-villain Margot Al-Harazi have similar ethical viewpoints, some philosophers have resorted to Iain King's quasi-utilitarian approach to determine that Bauer is morally superior. Jack Bauer Jack Bauer is a fictional character and the lead protagonist of the Fox television series "24". His character has worked in various capacities on the show, often as a member of the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) based in Los Angeles, and working with the FBI in Washington, D.C. during season 7. Within the "24" storyline, Bauer is a key member | Jack Bauer 14, season 3 of the TV show "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia", Dennis Reynolds names his junkyard cat “Agent Jack Bauer”. Having won an Emmy Award (with 5 other nominations), a Golden Globe (with 4 other nominations), two SAG Awards (with 3 other nominations) and two Satellite Awards, Kiefer Sutherland's performance as Jack Bauer became (award-wise) the third most acclaimed Male Lead Dramatic TV performance of the 2000s behind James Gandolfini (with 3 Emmys, 1 Golden Globe and 3 SAG Awards) and Bryan Cranston (with 4 Emmys, 1 Golden Globe, 2 SAG Awards, and 4 Satellite Awards). He is also |
The statue on the top of London's Old Bailey building is holding what in her right hand? | Old Bailey E. W. Mountford and built on the site of the infamous Newgate Prison, which was demolished to allow the court buildings to be constructed. Above the main entrance is inscribed the admonition: "Defend the Children of the Poor & Punish the Wrongdoer". King Edward VII opened the courthouse. On the dome above the court stands a bronze statue of Lady Justice, executed by the British sculptor F. W. Pomeroy. She holds a sword in her right hand and the scales of justice in her left. The statue is popularly supposed to show blind Justice, however, the figure is not blindfolded: | Statue of the Earl Mountbatten, London the Bishop of London. Public access to the green where the statue stands was prohibited due to security concerns in 2001. Statue of the Earl Mountbatten, London A bronze statue of Admiral of the Fleet Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma is located on Mountbatten Green, off Horse Guards Road, Whitehall, London, England. The sculptor was Franta Belsky and the work was unveiled in 1983. The statue is 9 foot 5 inches high and depicts Lord Mountbatten in his admiral's uniform, displaying his honours including the Order of the Garter, and holding binoculars in his right hand. Hidden in |
Tactile relates to which of the senses? | Tactile discrimination the two applied points. All other parameters, methods, and objectives of the Spatial discrimination tactile discrimination and the 2PD tactile discrimination remain the same. When a person has become blind, in order to “see” the world, their other senses become heightened. An important sense for the blind is their sense of touch, which becomes more frequently used to help them perceive the world. People that are blind have displayed that their visual cortices become more responsive to auditory and tactile stimulation. Braille allows the blind to be able to use their sense of touch to feel the roughness, and distance | A Natural History of the Senses A Natural History of the Senses A Natural History of the Senses is a 1990 non-fiction book by American author, poet, and naturalist Diane Ackerman. In this book, Ackerman examines both the science of how the different senses work, and the varied means by which different cultures have sought to stimulate the senses. The book was the inspiration for the five-part "Nova" miniseries "Mystery of the Senses" (1995) in which Ackerman appeared as the presenter. “What is most amazing is not how our senses span distance or cultures, but how they span time. Our senses connect us intimately to the |
What is a camel with two humps called? | Wild Bactrian camel Bactrian camel and has been described as "lithe, and slender-legged, with very narrow feet and a body that looks laterally compressed." The humps of the wild Bactrian camel are smaller, lower and more conical in shape than those of the Bactrian camel. These humps may often be about half the size of those of a domesticated Bactrian camel. The wild Bactrian camel has a flatter skull ("havtagai", the Mongolian name for a wild Bactrian camel, means "flat-head") and a different shape of foot. The wool of the wild Bactrian camel is always sandy coloured and shorter and sparser than that | The Humps The Humps The Humps is a granite rock formation known as a "stepped bornhardt inselberg". It is located within The Humps Nature Reserve approximately east of Perth and north east of Hyden in the eastern wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Rising about above the surrounding plains, The Humps is one of numerous rock formations in the area. Approximately to its south is Hyden Rock whose northern side features the Wave Rock formation. Also in the area are Scrivener Rocks and Camel Peaks roughly west of The Humps, Anderson Rocks about north, and King Rocks approximately east of The Humps. On |
An alligator pear is another name for which fruit? | Boston Fruit Company fruits." In 1888 "a recent Boston paper, referring to new tropical fruits for that market, [said]: 'Two new varieties of tropical fruit will be introduced into this market by the middle of May, by the Boston Fruit Company; namely, mangoes and the avocado pear. The latter, which is ordinary pear shaped, is as large as an English pound pear, and weighs from one to two pounds. When ripe the fruit is generally green, but sometimes it is streaked. After they have been gathered a few days they become soft arid may be eaten with pepper and salt. The avocado tastes | Choke pear (plant) likely used to make perry. Similarly named trees with astringent fruits include the choke cherry (the common name for several species of cherry tree that grow in North America and whose fruits are small and bitter tasting: "Prunus virginiana", "Prunus demissa", and "Prunus serotina") and the choke plum. Choke pear (plant) A choke pear or chocky-pear is an astringent fruit. The term is used for the fruit of any variety of pear which has an astringent taste and is difficult to swallow. One variety of choke pear is poire d'Angoisse, a variety of pear that was grown in Angoisse, a |
Marie McLaughlin Lawrie is the real name of which singer? | Lulu (singer) Lulu (singer) Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie; 3 November 1948) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. She is internationally known, but especially by UK audiences in the 1960s. Later in her career she had hits internationally with "To Sir with Love" from the 1967 film of the same name and with the title song to the 1974 James Bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun". In European countries, she is also widely known for her Eurovision Song Contest 1969 winning entry "Boom Bang-a-Bang", and in the UK for her 1964 hit "Shout", which was performed at the closing | Marie McLaughlin English National Opera from 1978, and at the Royal Opera House in London from 1980. Her international career has included guest roles at the Hamburg State Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Paris Opéra, Bavarian State Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera of New York, Vienna State Opera and the Salzburg Festival. In 2013 she appeared in the world premieres of "The Perfect American" by Philip Glass (Madrid) and "A Harlot's Progress" by Iain Bell (Vienna). Marie McLaughlin Marie McLaughlin (born 2 November 1954) is a Scottish operatic soprano. A light lyric soprano, McLaughlin is noted for her performances as Susanna and Marcellina |
What was the name of the character played by Eddie Murphy in the 1984 film Beverley Hills Cop? | Beverly Hills Cop film into production. Beverly Hills Cop Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, written by Daniel Petrie Jr. and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who visits Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff and Jonathan Banks appear in supporting roles. This first film in the "Beverly Hills Cop" series shot Murphy to international stardom, won the People's Choice Award for "Favorite Motion Picture" and was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award for Best | Beverly Hills Cop III had their song "Be There". In an interview in 1994, Eddie Murphy said that "Beverly Hills Cop III" is "different from the trilogy's first installment because Axel is more mature and no longer the wisecracking rookie cop." During that same year, Murphy said he thought ""Beverly Hills Cop III" was infinitely better than "Beverly Hills Cop II"." He later claimed during an interview in 2006 on "Inside the Actors Studio" that he felt the third film was "atrocious" and such a disgrace that "the character was kind of banished for a while [from Hollywood]." He said he felt the third |
What is the common name for nitrous oxide? | Nitrous oxide Nitrous oxide Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or nitrous, is a chemical compound, an oxide of nitrogen with the formula . At room temperature, it is a colourless non-flammable gas, with a slight metallic scent and taste. At elevated temperatures, nitrous oxide is a powerful oxidizer similar to molecular oxygen. It is soluble in water. Nitrous oxide has significant medical uses, especially in surgery and dentistry, for its anaesthetic and pain reducing effects. Its name "laughing gas", coined by Humphry Davy, is due to the euphoric effects upon inhaling it, a property that has led to its recreational | Nitrous oxide engine nitrous and fuel in wet applications, delivered to create a proper air-fuel ratio (AFR) for the additional horsepower desired. In a "dry" nitrous system the nitrous delivery method provides nitrous only. The extra fuel required is introduced through the fuel injectors, keeping the manifold dry of fuel. This property is what gives the dry system its name. Fuel flow can be increased either by increasing the pressure or by increasing the time the fuel injectors remain open. Dry nitrous systems typically rely on a single nozzle delivery method, but all of the four main delivery methods can be used in |
Which vegetables are hash browns made from? | Hash browns constitutes a potato pancake. Frozen hash browns are sometimes made into patty form for ease of handling, and the compact, flat shape can also be cooked in a toaster oven or toaster. If a dish of hash browned potatoes incorporates chopped meat, leftovers, or other vegetables, it is more commonly referred to as "hash". Hash browns are also manufactured as a dehydrated food, which is sometimes used by backpackers. Hash browns Hash browns or hashed browns are a simple preparation in which potatoes are pan-fried after being shredded, diced, julienned or riced, in the style of a Swiss Rösti. In | Hash (food) browns or home fries. In the United States, hash is sometimes served with biscuits. In 2011 it was reported that hash was making a comeback as more than just a dish for leftovers or breakfasts of last resort, with high-end restaurants offering sophisticated hash dishes on their menus. The meat packing company Hormel claims that it introduced canned corned beef hash and roast beef hash to the U.S. in 1950, but "hash" of many forms was part of the American diet since at least the 18th century, as is attested by the availability of numerous recipes and the existence of |
In the English National Lottery how many red thunderballs are there (as at 2006)? | National Lottery Commission It was not the NLC’s responsibility to distribute the good causes funds. There are 14 Lottery distributors who distribute the money to local communities and national projects. The National Lottery is operated by Camelot Group under a licence that was awarded to them by the Commission following a competition to select the operator. The competition for the third Lottery licence took place between January 2005 and August 2007. The Invitation to Apply (ITA) was the formal invitation to bid for the licence and was published on 29 June 2006. Bids were received from Camelot Group plc and Sugal & Damani | The National Lottery Draws the day's Lotto and Thunderball draws and also how many winners there are. The same thing is also broadcast on BBC One on Tuesday nights after the local news opt-out showing the results of the Tuesday EuroMillions draw and UK millionaire raffle. "National Lottery Stars" are held each year and aired on BBC One. Until 2015, the ceremony's name was "The National Lottery Awards". It is currently presented by Ore Oduba. From 1998 to 2017, eighteen National Lottery game shows have aired. The Wednesday night draws were usually broadcast at 22:35 and present the Thunderball and Lotto draws. Until 2006, |
Who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup Final? | Hat-trick 28 November 1964. The first hat-trick in an international game was by Scottish player John McDougall, against England on 2 March 1878. American player Bert Patenaude scored the first hat-trick in the FIFA World Cup, against Paraguay in the inaugural event. Two hat-tricks have been scored in a World Cup final, by Geoff Hurst for England in the 1966 final during extra time against West Germany, and Carli Lloyd for the USA against Japan in the 2015 Women's World Cup final. Lloyd's was the fastest hat-trick scored in a World Cup final at 13 minutes from first to last goal, | Hat-trick hat-tricks in Australian first grade rugby league. Shaun Johnson scored a hat-trick in under 6 minutes against the Canberra Raiders in 2013, and in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, Valentine Holmes scored a double hat-trick (6 tries) against Fiji. In Scrabble, a hat-trick occurs when a player plays three consecutive bingos. In handball or water polo, if a player scores three times in a game, a hat trick is made. Hat-trick A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a positive feat three times in a game, or another achievement based on the number three. The term first |
In 1902 Newton Heath football club changed their name to what? | Newton Heath football team formed by Frederick Attock a Liverpudlian, who was a superintendent engineer of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR). The team played on a pitch at North Road, and were initially outfitted in green and gold jerseys. By 1892, they had been admitted to the Football League. The club remained in the area until 1893, when it moved to new premises at Bank Street in nearby Clayton. The name was changed to Manchester United Football Club in 1902. Newton Heath FC's biggest successes were its election to the First Division on its expansion in 1892 and winning the Lancashire | 1901–02 Newton Heath F.C. season Wanderers after a replay in the semi-final, before beating Manchester City 2–1 in the final. The season marked also the final season for the club under its original name Newton Heath. The club had been struggling financially during the season, and were taken to court by their president, William Healey, over a sum of £242 17s 10d owed to him by the club in January 1902. Unable to pay, as they were £2,600 in debt, the club was declared bankrupt. Two months later, club captain Harry Stafford managed to enlist the help of Manchester brewer John Henry Davies, who, in |
For which novel did author Salman Rushdie win a Booker Prize in 1981? | Salman Rushdie Salman Rushdie Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (born 19 June 1947) is a British Indian novelist and essayist. His second novel, "Midnight's Children" (1981), won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was deemed to be "the best novel of all winners" on two separate occasions, marking the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize. Much of his fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent. He combines magical realism with historical fiction; his work is concerned with the many connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations. His fourth novel, "The Satanic Verses" (1988), was the subject of a major | Knighthood of Salman Rushdie Knighthood of Salman Rushdie In mid-June 2007 Salman Rushdie, the British Indian novelist and author of the controversial novel "The Satanic Verses", was created a Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II. This action brought much controversy around the world in many countries with Muslim majority populations. Soon after the news of the knighthood was released protests against the honour were held in Malaysia and in Pakistan where effigies of the writer were publicly burnt. On 19 June 2007, governments in both Pakistan and Iran summoned their British ambassadors to officially protest against the award. While many groups and individuals have |
Nick Faldo scored a hole-in-one in a Ryder Cup. What year? | 1993 Ryder Cup 1993 Ryder Cup The 30th Ryder Cup Matches were held in England at The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire, near Sutton Coldfield. The United States team won a second consecutive Ryder Cup, by a margin of 15 to 13 points. Europe took a slender one point lead into the Sunday singles matches in what was a close contest. Davis Love III secured victory for the U.S. by defeating Costantino Rocca at the last hole, 1 up. Through 2018, this is the most recent U.S. victory in Europe and also the last time the U.S. retained the Cup. This was the first | Hole in one at the par-three, 195-yard 11th hole, Hudson holed his tee shot for a hole-in-one. At the next hole, the downhill 311-yard, par-four 12th, and this time using a driver, he once again holed his tee shot, for another ace. This is believed to be the only time a player has scored holes-in-one at consecutive holes in a major professional tournament. Despite the relative rarity of holes in one, there have been a total of six in Ryder Cup matches. Peter Butler scored the first in 1973 at Muirfield followed by a 20-year gap before Nick Faldo scored a hole in |
Which puppet became famous after appearing on David Nixon's magic shows on TV? | David Nixon (magician) Continental". Nixon's big break came in 1954 when he was invited to be a panelist on the British version of the highly successful television quiz show "What's My Line". He presented various series including the British version of "Candid Camera", "Comedy Bandbox" (1962) (later "David Nixon's Comedy Bandbox" (1966) and was Basil Brush's first partner. His magic shows included "Tonight with David Nixon" (1969), "David Nixon's Magic Box" (1970) and "The David Nixon Show" (1972) as well as "David Nixon's Christmas Magic" (1974) that featured a classic magic trick where Lynsey de Paul appears to disappear from a glass casket | David Nixon (magician) David Nixon (magician) David Nixon (29 December 1919 – 1 December 1978) was an English magician and television personality. At the height of his career, Nixon was the best-known magician in the UK. Born in Muswell Hill, London, Nixon attended the Westcliff High School for Boys in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. His father was a lawyer whose hobby was magic and who took Nixon to watch performers such as Nevil Maskelyne and David Devant. One magician who made an early impression on the young boy was Stanley Collins, who had a gentlemanly image which influenced Nixon's later performing style. Nixon started performing |
In which city did Dr. Christian Barnard perform the world's first heart transplant? | Christiaan Barnard Fund for research into heart disease and heart transplants in Cape Town. His second autobiography, "The Second Life", was published in 1993, eight years before his death (). Apart from his autobiographies, Dr Barnard also wrote several other books including: Christiaan Barnard Christiaan Neethling Barnard (8 November 1922 – 2 September 2001) was a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant on 3 December 1967 at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Growing up in Beaufort West, Cape Province, he studied medicine and practised for several years in his native country. As a | Christiaan Barnard the second kidney transplant in South Africa in October 1967, the first being done in Johannesburg the previous year. On 23 January 1964, James Hardy at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, performed the world's first heart transplant and world's first cardiac xenotransplant by transplanting the heart of a chimpanzee into a desperately ill and dying man. This heart did beat in the patient's chest for approximately 60 to 90 minutes. The patient, Boyd Rush, died without ever regaining consciousness. Barnard had experimentally transplanted forty-eight hearts into dogs, which was about a fifth the number that Adrian |
What year was the ship 'Marie Celeste' found abandoned? | Mary Celeste vessel's hull. Postage stamps commemorating the incident have been issued by Gibraltar (twice) and by the Maldives (twice, once with the name of the ship misspelt as "Marie Celeste"). Mary Celeste Mary Celeste (; often misreported as "Marie Celeste") was an American merchant brigantine, discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Azores Islands, on December 5, 1872. The Canadian brigantine found her in a dishevelled but seaworthy condition, under partial sail, and with her lifeboat missing. The last entry in her log was dated ten days earlier. She had left New York City for Genoa on November | Mary Celeste south of the actual location. Among many inaccuracies, the first mate was "a man named Briggs," and there were live chickens on board. The most influential retelling, which according to many commentators ensured that the "Mary Celeste" affair would never be forgotten, was a story in the January 1884 issue of the "Cornhill Magazine". This was an early work of Arthur Conan Doyle, then a 25-year-old ship's surgeon. Doyle's story, titled "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement", did not adhere to the facts. He renamed the ship "Marie Celeste", the captain's name was J. W. Tibbs, the fatal voyage took place in |
In 1903 who became the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize? | Nobel Prize in Physics rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays (or x-rays). This award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and widely regarded as the most prestigious award that a scientist can receive in physics. It is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on 10 December, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Through 2018, a total of 209 individuals have been awarded the prize. Only three women (1.4% of laureates) have won the Nobel Prize in Physics: Marie Curie in 1903, Maria Goeppert Mayer in 1963, and Donna Strickland in 2018. Alfred Nobel, in his last will and testament, stated that his | Nobel Prize in Physics receive a diploma, a medal and a document confirming the prize amount. Nobel Prize in Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics () is a yearly award given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for those who have made the most outstanding contributions for mankind in the field of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others being the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The first Nobel Prize in Physics was |
What is the capital city of Kenya? | Housing Finance Group of Kenya Housing Finance Group of Kenya Housing Finance Group of Kenya (HFGK), also Housing Finance Group Limited (HFGL), is a financial services holding company based in Kenya. HFGK maintains its headquarters in Nairobi, the capital and largest city, with subsidiaries and branches in major urban centers in the country. The company headquarters are located in Rehani House, long Koinange Street, at the corner with Kenyatta Avenue, in Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city. The geographical coordinates of the company headquarters are:01°17'06.4"S, 36°49'10.0"E (Latitude:-1.285111; Longitude:36.819444). Housing Finance Group of Kenya, is a non-operating financial services holding company, established in 2015 to comply | Capital Markets Authority of Kenya Capital Markets Authority of Kenya The Capital Markets Authority of Kenya, also Capital Markets Authority (CMA), is an independent government regulating agency responsible for supervising, licensing and monitoring the activities of market intermediaries, including the stock exchange, and the central depository and settlement system and all the other persons licensed under the Capital Markets Act of Kenya. The Capital Markets Authority ("CMA") provides regulation for the financial services sector by providing guidelines for the asset allocation. In the Capital Markets Act Cap 485A amended in 2013 guidelines for the amount of funds to be invested in each class of assets |
Who played Bert the chimney sweep in the film 'Mary Poppins'? | Chimney sweep being in the book series "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers and the Walt Disney film adaptation which has an extended dance sequence in which the jovial workers celebrate the end of the workday with fearless acrobatics. Their leader, "Bert", played by Dick van Dyke, sings "Chim Chim Cher-ee" which won the Oscar for "Best Song" in 1965. The chorus refers to the traditional association of chimney sweeps with good luck: ""Good luck will rub off when I shake 'ands with you, or blow me a kiss ... and that's lucky too"". The novel "Die schwarzen Brüder" ("The Black Brothers"), | Mary Poppins (film) the bank, getting lost in the East End until they run into Bert, now working as a chimney sweep, who escorts them home. The three and Mary Poppins venture onto the rooftops, where they have a song-and-dance number with other chimney sweeps, which spills out into the Banks' home. Mr. Banks returns, and receives a phone call from his employers. He speaks with Bert, who tells him he should spend more time with his children before they grow up. Jane and Michael give their father Michael's tuppence in the hope to make amends. Mr. Banks walks through London to the |
How many times was Stanley Baldwin the 'British Prime Minister'? | Stanley Baldwin Stanley Baldwin Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, (3 August 186714 December 1947) was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician who dominated the government in his country between the world wars. Three times Prime Minister, he is the only British prime minister to have served under three monarchs. Baldwin first entered the House of Commons in 1908 as the Member of Parliament for Bewdley, succeeding his father Alfred Baldwin. He held government office in the coalition ministry of David Lloyd George. In 1922, Baldwin was one of the prime movers in the withdrawal of Conservative support from Lloyd | Mount Stanley Baldwin government, Stanley Baldwin is the only British prime minister to be so honoured. Recent restrictions upon naming Canadian geographic features after non-Canadian citizens make it likely that he will be the last. Mount Stanley Baldwin Mount Stanley Baldwin is a mountain located in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is located at the head of the Gilmour Glacier. It was originally named "Mount Challenger" by Allen Carpe during his 1924 ascent of the mountain. The name honours the British prime minister Stanley Baldwin who made an official visit to |
What character did Bernard Hill play in the TV series 'Boys From The Black Stuff'? | Bernard Hill sweet factory with his son in the 2014 three-part BBC drama series about Manchester "From There To Here". Hill appears as Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk in the 2015 six-part BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel's novels, "Wolf Hall". Hill currently lives in Suffolk. He is married to Marianne Hill, and has a son named Gabriel. Bernard Hill Bernard Hill (born 17 December 1944) is an English film, stage and television actor. He is known for playing Yosser Hughes, the troubled 'hard man' whose life is falling apart in Alan Bleasdale's groundbreaking 1980s TV drama "Boys from the Blackstuff" and, | Boys from the Blackstuff Muscle Market", was released on DVD as a three-disc set by BBC Worldwide in 2003. A counterpart for the series is the book "Boys from the Blackstuff, the making of TV drama", by Bob Millington and Robin Nelson. Boys from the Blackstuff Boys from the Blackstuff is a British television drama series of five episodes, originally transmitted from 10 October to 7 November 1982 on BBC2. The serial was written by Liverpudlian playwright Alan Bleasdale, as a sequel to a television play, "The Black Stuff". The British Film Institute described it as a "seminal drama series... a warm, humorous but |
Females are outnumbered by males by 5 to 1 in what addiction? | Addiction addictions include alcoholism, amphetamine addiction, cocaine addiction, nicotine addiction, opioid addiction, food addiction, gambling addiction, and sexual addiction. The only behavioral addiction recognized by the DSM-5 and the ICD-10 is gambling addiction. The term "addiction" is misused frequently to refer to other compulsive behaviors or disorders, particularly "dependence", in news media. An important distinction between drug addiction and dependence is that drug dependence is a disorder in which cessation of drug use results in an unpleasant state of withdrawal, which can lead to further drug use. Addiction is the compulsive use of a substance or performance of a behavior that | Rape by gender women experienced their first rape between the ages of 11 and 17. Many rapes by males against females are unreported because of "fear of reprisal from the assailant" and because of "shame...and deep-seated cultural notions that the woman is somehow to blame". Researchers from the University of Surrey estimate that approximately 1 in 7 rapes by males against females are reported. Pregnancy may result from rape. The rate varies between settings and depends particularly on the extent to which non-barrier contraceptives are being used. A study of adolescents in Ethiopia found that among those who reported being raped, 17% became |
Which society cared for the 'Plague Victims' when the physicians left 1665? | Great Plague of London of clergymen, physicians and apothecaries remained to cope with an increasingly large number of victims. Edward Cotes, author of "London's Dreadful Visitation", expressed the hope that "Neither the Physicians of our Souls or Bodies may hereafter in such great numbers forsake us". The poorer people were also alarmed by the contagion and some left the city, but it was not easy for them to abandon their accommodation and livelihoods for an uncertain future elsewhere. Before exiting through the city gates, they were required to possess a certificate of good health signed by the Lord Mayor and these became increasingly difficult | Derby plague of 1665 Derbyshire, has a special emphasis on the Plague as it struck Eyam. Derby plague of 1665 During the Great Plague of 1665 the area of Derby, England, fell victim to the bubonic plague epidemic, with many deaths. Some areas of Derby still carry names that record the 1665 visitation such as Blagreaves Lane which was Black Graves Lane, while Dead Man's Lane speaks for itself. It has been claimed by some historians that bodies were buried standing upright at St. Peter's Church, Derby, but this legend has been refuted by experts. Trade was carried out at a Market Stone on |
Who was Domenikos Theotocopoulos better known as? | History of Crete Venice, overthrew official Venetian authorities and declared an independent Cretan Republic. The revolt took Venice five years to quell. During Venetian rule, the Greek population of Crete was exposed to Renaissance culture. A thriving literature in the Cretan dialect of Greek developed on the island. The best-known work from this period is the poem "Erotokritos" by Vitsentzos Kornaros (Βιτσένζος Κορνάρος). Another major Cretan literary figure was Nicholas Kalliakis (1645–1707), a Greek scholar and philosopher who flourished in Italy in the 17th Century. Georgios Hortatzis was author of the dramatic work "Erophile". The painter Domenicos Theotocopoulos, better known as El Greco, | Should Have Known Better Should Have Known Better "Should Have Known Better" is a song by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens. It is the second track and second single from his seventh studio album, "Carrie & Lowell", and was released digitally on March 11, 2015 on Asthmatic Kitty. A promotional CD was later released on Asthmatic Kitty but was not available for sale. ""Should Have Known Better"" received very positive reviews from contemporary music critics. The song was chosen upon release as Pitchfork Media's "Best New Track". Jeremy Gordon stated that, " 'Should Have Known Better' takes us back to the beginning he |
Which nation apparently takes the most time to eat meals? | Meal, Ready-to-Eat a single French 24 hour (three meal) combat ration (cassoulet, perhaps, with deer pâté and nougat) could be traded for at least five American Meals Ready to Eat. The MRE has led to the creation of several similar field rations. "Aircrew Build to Order Meal Module" (ABOMM) are a special variant consisting of repacking existing MRE food elements into a form that provide military flight crews and tank operators with a meal designed to be eaten on the go or while operating their aircraft/ground vehicle without the use of utensils, and packaged for use in confined spaces. For servicemembers with | Meals on Wheels locally collected funds. Today, Meals on Wheels programmes generally operate at the county level or smaller. Programmes vary widely in their size, service provided, organisation, and funding. There are Meals on Wheels programmes in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The National Association of Care Catering are a great source of information on UK Meals on Wheels services. The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) is a national association for senior nutrition programmes headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, but each programme operates independently. Most Meals on Wheels programmes deliver meals hot and ready-to-eat, but some deliver |
What was Stan Laurel's real name? | Stan Laurel resident. In 2013, Gail Louw and Jeffrey Holland debuted a short one-man play "...And this is my friend Mr Laurel" at the Camden Fringe festival. The play, starring Holland as Laurel, was taken on tour of the UK in 2014 until June 2015. In a 2018 film, "Stan & Ollie", Laurel is played by English comedian Steve Coogan, and Hardy by American actor John C. Reilly. Developed by BBC Films, the film is set in the twilight of their careers, and focuses on their farewell tour of Britain's variety halls in 1953. Stan Laurel Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson, | Stan Laurel same time, he adopted the stage name of Laurel at Dahlberg's suggestion that his stage name Stan Jefferson was unlucky, due to it having thirteen letters. The pair were performing together when Laurel was offered $75 a week to star in two-reel comedies. After making his first film "Nuts in May", Universal offered him a contract. The contract was soon cancelled during a reorganisation at the studio. Among the films in which Dahlberg and Laurel appeared together was the 1922 parody "Mud and Sand". By 1924, Laurel had given up the stage for full-time film work, under contract with Joe |
Agnes the girls name means what? | Agnes of Rome of saying Free Woman. Her feast day is 21 January. Because of the legend around her martyrdom, she is patron saint of those seeking chastity and purity. Agnes is also the patron saint of young girls. Folk custom called for them to practise rituals on Saint Agnes' Eve (20–21 January) with a view to discovering their future husbands. This superstition has been immortalised in John Keats's poem, "The Eve of Saint Agnes." Since the Middle Ages, Agnes has traditionally been depicted as a young girl in robes, with a lamb, the symbol of her virginal innocence, and often, like many | Agnes (name) also ranked among the top 100 names for girls in Hungary in 2005. Neža, a Slovene short form, was ranked among the top 10 names for girls born in Slovenia in 2008. French forms Inès and Ines were both ranked among the top 10 names for girls born in Brussels, Belgium in 2008. Agnes (name) Agnes is a female given name, which derives from the Greek name Ἁγνὴ "hagnē", meaning "pure" or "holy". The name passed to Italian as Agnese, to Portuguese as Inês, and to Spanish, as Inés or Inéz. It was the name of a popular Christian saint, |
Who is the Patron Saint of France? | Basilica of Saint-Denis church became a cathedral in 1966 and is the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Denis, Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy. Although known as the "Basilica of St Denis", the cathedral has not been granted the title of Minor Basilica by the Vatican. Saint Denis, a patron saint of France, became the first bishop of Paris. He was decapitated on the hill of Montmartre in the mid-third century with two of his followers, and is said to have subsequently carried his head to the site of the current church, indicating where he wanted to be buried. A martyrium was erected on the | Patron saint Patron saint A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, or particular branches of Islam, is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family or person. Saints often become the patrons of places where they were born or had been active. However, there were cases in Medieval Europe where a city which grew to prominence and obtained for its cathedral the remains or some relics of a famous saint who had lived and was buried elsewhere, thus making him or her the |
Which English county is known as the Garden of England? | English landscape garden the garden "à la française", with ornate carpets of floral designs and walls of hedges, decorated with statues and fountains. These gardens, modelled after the gardens of Versailles, were designed to impress visitors with their size and grandeur. The new style that became known as the English garden was invented by landscape designers William Kent and Charles Bridgeman, working for wealthy patrons, including Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, and banker Henry Hoare; men who had large country estates, were members of the anti-royalist Whig Party, had classical educations, were patrons of the arts, and | English landscape garden English landscape garden The English landscape garden, also called English landscape park or simply the English garden (, , , , ), is a style of "landscape" garden which emerged in England in the early 18th century, and spread across Europe, replacing the more formal, symmetrical "jardin à la française" of the 17th century as the principal gardening style of Europe. The English garden presented an idealized view of nature. It drew inspiration from paintings of landscapes by Claude Lorraine and Nicolas Poussin, and from the classic Chinese gardens of the East, which had recently been described by European travellers |
What type of animal is an Ibex? | Nubian ibex animal include competition with livestock for water and fodder, hunting pressure and habitat destruction. The Biblical heroine Yael's name means "Ibex" in Hebrew. The Nubian ibex in particular was in the BBC documentary "Life", and featured prominently in the popular television documentary series "Planet Earth" (episode 5, "Deserts"). Nubian ibex The Nubian ibex ("Capra nubiana") is a desert-dwelling goat species found in mountainous areas of Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen. It is historically considered to be a subspecies of the Alpine ibex ("Capra ibex"), but is increasingly considered a specifically distinct species | Ibex (vehicle) the cable like a cable car. There has been four generations of ibex from the mk1 in 1988 to the current "IBEX F8" Ibex are manufactured in the Hexham, Northumberland, England, by Foers Engineering Ltd. Ibex (vehicle) An Ibex is a specialist off-road vehicle, ready-built or supplied as a kit to build with donor parts from a Land Rover Defender on a monocoque chassis. The Ibex can be delivered with different wheel bases and body type. Among other features, the Ibex can be built or delivered with Foer's patented Vector winching system. A winch is mounted centrally in the vehicle, |
The spice saffron is made from the dried stigmas of which flower? | Saffron Saffron Saffron (pronounced or ) is a spice derived from the flower of "Crocus sativus", commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigmas and styles, called threads, are collected and dried to be used mainly as a seasoning and colouring agent in food. Saffron, long among the world's most costly spices by weight, was probably first cultivated in or near Greece. "C. sativus" is probably a form of "C. cartwrightianus", that emerged by human cultivators selectively breeding plants for unusually long stigmas in late Bronze Age Crete. It slowly propagated throughout much of Eurasia and was later brought | Trade and use of saffron stigmas over screens of fine mesh, which are then baked over hot coals or wood or in oven-heated rooms where temperatures reach for 10–12 hours. Afterwards the dried spice is preferably sealed in airtight glass containers. Bulk quantities of lower-grade saffron can reach upwards of 500 per pound; retail costs for small amounts may exceed ten times that rate. In Western countries the average retail price is approximately US$1,000 per pound. Prices vary widely elsewhere, but on average tend to be lower. The high price is somewhat offset by the small quantities needed in kitchens: a few grams at most |
Which was the last of the seven 'Road' films starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby? | The Road to Hong Kong by Liberty Records. "The Road to Hong Kong" was released to DVD by MGM Home Video in a Region 1 DVD on 1 April 2003. "The Road to Hong Kong" was released to Blu-ray (Region A) by Olive Films on 17 Feb 2015. The Road to Hong Kong The Road to Hong Kong is a 1962 British semi-musical comedy film directed by Norman Panama and starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, as well as Joan Collins, with an extended cameo featuring Dorothy Lamour in the setting of Hong Kong under British Rule. This was the last in the long-running "Road | Bing Crosby Sings with Al Jolson, Bob Hope, Dick Haymes and the Andrews Sisters Bing Crosby Sings with Al Jolson, Bob Hope, Dick Haymes and the Andrews Sisters Bing Crosby Sings with Al Jolson, Bob Hope, Dick Haymes and the Andrews Sisters is a Bing Crosby Decca Records studio 78rpm album of phonograph records featuring Crosby with several of Decca's top artists. Bing Crosby had enjoyed unprecedented success during the 1940s with his discography showing six No. 1 hits in 1944 alone. His films such as "Going My Way" and "The Bells of St. Mary's" were huge successes as were the Road films he made with Bob Hope. On radio, his "Kraft Music Hall" |
In which month is St George's Day? | St. George Airport (South Carolina) For the 12-month period ending April 20, 2011, the airport had 5,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 14 per day. At that time there were 12 aircraft based at this airport: 58% single-engine and 42% ultralight. St. George Airport (South Carolina) St. George Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of St. George, a city in Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a "general aviation" facility. St. George Airport covers | George S. Day George S. Day George S. Day is an educator and consultant in the fields of marketing, strategy and innovation management. He is the Geoffrey T. Boisi Professor Emeritus at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He founded the Mack Institute for Innovation Management at the Wharton School, where he is presently Faculty Emeritus in Residence. He is best known for the concept of market-driven strategy and organization, and the outside-in approach to strategy. With Paul Schoemaker, he introduced the concept of peripheral vision of organizations. His research and consulting interests focus on competitive strategies in global markets, innovation |
Which anniversary is celebrated upon 25 years of marriage? | The First 25 Years – The Silver Anniversary Album The First 25 Years – The Silver Anniversary Album The First 25 Years – The Silver Anniversary Album is a compilation album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in 1981 by Columbia Records. The back cover of the album notes that there are four new tracks ("It Doesn't Have to Hurt Every Time", "Nothing Between Us but Love", "There! I've Said It Again", and "The Way You Look Tonight"). A cover of the Commodores hit "Three Times a Lady" had been released on the UK version of his 1980 album "Different Kinda Different", which was retitled "All | Smash: 20th Anniversary Tour Smash: 20th Anniversary Tour The Smash: 20th Anniversary Tour (also known as the Smash Anniversary Tour) was a concert tour by American rock band The Offspring, which celebrated the 20th anniversary of the band's third album "Smash". The trek began on May 3, 2014 in Belgium, and wrapped up on September 13, 2014 in Sacramento. The possibility of a "Smash" anniversary tour was mentioned in August 2012 by frontman Dexter Holland. In regards to the possibility, guitarist Noodles stated, "When it's 20 years of "Smash", it's also 25 years of our first record. So, I don't know, we're going to |
In which war was the Battle of the Somme? | Order of battle for the Battle of the Somme Order of battle for the Battle of the Somme This is the order of battle for the Battle of the Somme. The Battle of the Somme was an offensive fought on the Western Front during World War I from 1 July to 18 November 1916 as one of the greatest engagements of the war. It was fought between French, British and Dominion forces and the German Empire in the Somme River valley and vicinity in northern France. In typical British county regiments, the 1st and 2nd Battalions were regular army, the 3rd was the special reserve battalion which did not | The Battle of the Somme (film) The Battle of the Somme (film) The Battle of the Somme (US title, "Kitchener's Great Army in the Battle of the Somme"), is a 1916 British documentary and propaganda war film, shot by two official cinematographers, Geoffrey Malins and John McDowell. The film depicts the British Army in the preliminaries and early days of the Battle of the Somme (1 July – 18 November 1916). The film premièred in London on 10 August 1916 and was released generally on 21 August. The film depicts trench warfare, marching infantry, artillery firing on German positions, British troops waiting to attack on 1 |
In which European city would you have found Checkpoint Charlie? | Checkpoint Charlie museum is housed in part in the "House at Checkpoint Charlie" building by architect Peter Eisenman. With 850,000 visitors in 2007, the Wall Museum is one of the most visited museums in Berlin and in Germany. Developers demolished the East German checkpoint watchtower in 2000, to make way for offices and shops. The watchtower was the last surviving original Checkpoint Charlie structure. The city tried to save the tower but failed, as it was not classified as a historic landmark. As of August 2011, nothing has been built at this site and the original proposals for development have been terminated. | You Would Have Loved This You Would Have Loved This You Would Have Loved This is Tarja's second solo single which is a dedication to her mother and predates the release of her Christmas album, "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta". Five fans watched the single being made after winning the promotion, "Win a Day With Tarja Turunen", made in the official web forum. The single was released with only 1,000 copies, that were sold out in the first selling week, taking the 5th place in the official Finnish parades, the highest position for a new music in the first week. "You Would Have Loved This" was recorded originally |
What was Elvis Presley's first film? | Poor Boy (Elvis Presley song) Poor Boy (Elvis Presley song) Poor Boy is a song by Elvis Presley. The song is credited to Elvis Presley and Vera Matson, the wife of Ken Darby, the principal writer, published by Elvis Presley Music. The song was featured in the movie "Love Me Tender" and was released as an RCA Victor EP in 1956. "Poor Boy" was recorded on August 24, 1956. "Poor Boy" appeared in the 1956 movie "Love Me Tender". The song was released on an RCA Victor EP from the movie, EPA-4006, which also included the title track, "We're Gonna Move", and "Let Me". "Poor | Elvis Presley Enterprises Elvis Presley Enterprises Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) is a corporate entity created by "The Elvis Presley Trust" to conduct business and manage its assets, including Graceland. EPE's business extends far beyond the Graceland operation, however, and includes worldwide licensing of Elvis-related products and ventures, the development of Elvis-related music, film, video, television and stage productions, the ongoing development of EPE's Internet presence, the management of significant music publishing assets and more. After Elvis Presley's death on August 16, 1977 at Graceland, his will appointed his father, Vernon Presley, as executor and trustee. The beneficiaries of the trust were Vernon, |
Where in Europe are the Cantabrian Mountains? | Cantabrian Mountains Cantabrian Mountains The Cantabrian Mountains or Cantabrian Range () are one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. They stretch for over 300 km (180 miles) across northern Spain, from the western limit of the Pyrenees to the Galician Massif in Galicia, along the coast of the Cantabrian Sea. Their easternmost end meets the Sistema Ibérico. These mountains are a distinct physiographic province of the larger Alpine System physiographic division. The Cantabrian Mountains offer a wide range of trails for hiking, as well as many challenging climbing routes. Skiing is possible in the ski resorts of Alto Campoo, | Cantabrian Mountains eastern end of the system, with very eroded Mesozoic folds and ranges of moderate height: The Cantabrian Mountains are home to an important variety of plant life, as well as the Cantabrian brown bear ("Ursus arctos pyrenaicus"), catalogued as being in danger of extinction, which extends from Asturias (the region where its population is bigger) to areas in Léon, Palencia and Cantabria, and the Cantabrian Capercaillie ("T. urogallus cantabricus"). Other animals associated with the range include the Iberian wolf ("Canis lupus signatus") and the "rebeco", or Cantabrian chamois ("Rupicapra pyrenaica parva"). Woodland in the Cantabrian Mountains is generally predominated by |
What type of animal is an ocelot? | Ocelot remnant U.S. ocelot population in south Texas has declined from 80–120 individuals in 1995 to fewer than 50 by 2013, with about half of ocelot deaths resulting from automobile accidents. The name "ocelot" comes from the Nahuatl word (), which generally refers to the jaguar rather than the ocelot. Another possible origin for the name is the Latin ("having little eyes" or "marked with eye-like spots"), in reference to the cat's spotted coat. Other vernacular names for the ocelot include (Venezuela), (Argentina), (Panama), (Suriname), (Brazil), (Costa Rica, Panama and Venezuela), (Brazil), , , , , (Belize), (Bolivia) and (Colombia, Ecuador, | Ocelot and smudges ... which look as though they were put on as the animal ran by." The ocelot can be easily confused with the margay, but differs in being twice as heavy, having a greater head-and-body length, a shorter tail, smaller eyes relative to the size of the head, and different cranial features. It is similar in size to the bobcat. Larger individuals have occasionally been recorded. The jaguar is notably larger and heavier, and has rosettes instead of spots and stripes. The ocelot is usually solitary and active around twilight and at night. It scent-marks its territory by spraying |
Who invented the Microwave Oven in 1945 in USA? | Microwave oven production of electromagnetic waves of a small enough wavelength (microwaves). American engineer Percy Spencer is generally credited with inventing the modern microwave oven after World War II from radar technology developed during the war. Named the "Radarange", it was first sold in 1946. Raytheon later licensed its patents for a home-use microwave oven that was first introduced by Tappan in 1955, but these units were still too large and expensive for general home use. Sharp Corporation introduced the first microwave oven with a turntable between 1964 and 1966. The countertop microwave oven was first introduced in 1967 by the Amana | Microwave oven Spencer's microwave was popcorn, and the second was an egg, which exploded in the face of one of the experimenters. To verify his finding, Spencer created a high density electromagnetic field by feeding microwave power from a magnetron into a metal box from which it had no way to escape. When food was placed in the box with the microwave energy, the temperature of the food rose rapidly. On 8 October 1945, Raytheon filed a United States patent application for Spencer's microwave cooking process, and an oven that heated food using microwave energy from a magnetron was soon placed in |
Who was the second Pope after St. Peter? | Pope Linus Pope Linus Linus (; died c. AD 76) was the second Bishop of Rome, and is listed by the Catholic Church as the second pope. His papacy lasted from c. AD 67 to his death. Among those to have held the position of pope, Peter, Linus and Clement are specifically mentioned in the New Testament. Linus is mentioned in the closing greeting of the Second Epistle to Timothy as being with Paul in Rome near the end of Paul's life. The earliest witness to Linus's status as bishop was Irenaeus, who in about the year 180 wrote, "The blessed apostles, | Pope Peter III of Alexandria Pope Peter III of Alexandria Pope Peter III of Alexandria also known as Mongus (from the Greek μογγός "mongos", "stammerer") was the 27th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. After the Council of Chalcedon, Peter Mongus was an ardent adherent of Miaphysitism and deacon of Timothy Aelurus. After Timothy expelled the Chalcedonian Patriarch Proterius I in 457, Mongus took part in the persecution of the Chalcedonians. When Timothy Aelurus, who had been expelled in 460 and returned in 475, died in 477, his followers elected Mongus to succeed him. However, the Byzantine Emperor Zeno brought |
What 1945 film won best picture, actor and director at the Oscars ? | The Lost Weekend (film) The Lost Weekend (film) The Lost Weekend is a 1945 American film noir directed by Billy Wilder and starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman. The film was based on Charles R. Jackson's 1944 novel of the same name about an alcoholic writer. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay). It also shared the Grand Prix at the first Cannes Film Festival, making it one of only two films to win both the Academy Award for Best Picture and the highest award at Cannes. In 2011, | Born on the Fourth of July (film) American film "Music Box" (1990) and Czech film "Larks on a String" (1969). That same month, the film garnered eight Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor; its closest rival was "Driving Miss Daisy", which received nine nominations. At the 62nd Oscars, Stone won a second Academy Award for Best Director; he had previously won the award for "Platoon". The film also won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing; "Driving Miss Daisy", "The Bear", "Glory" and "The Fabulous Baker Boys" had also been nominated in that category. At the 44th British Academy Film Awards in 1991, the |
What is studied in the science of somatology ? | Somatology in pathology, studying what happens when the body is injured or diseased, and they may also be interested in topics like biomechanics, studying the movement and articulation of the body. Training in this field can be applied to the practice of physical therapy, pathology, and many allied medical professions. Some people may refer to physical anthropology as “somatology.” In this sense, people are interested in studying the human body as it appears in different cultures, and as it has evolved over time. Somatology can be used to learn more about a specific individual after death, and also to learn more | Somatology the field may focus on providing people with sources of relaxation, with some spas and massage studios referencing somatology in their promotional materials. Somatology Somatology is defined as the study or science of the human body as a branch of anthropology. This also includes the study of material substances, as in physics, chemistry, biology, botany which are under the general heading of physicalism. It is also defined as the study of material bodies or substances, as in physics, chemistry, biology, botany which are under the general heading of physicalism.[Soma is from the New Latin, somatologia, from the Greek somatos + |
Famous composer, Handel, originally studied what? | Bill Handel the Law", which launched in 1985 and is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, co-owned with KFI by iHeartMedia, Inc. Handel on The Law is heard on more than 150 stations in the U.S. His legal show is currently his longest running radio program to date. Both of Handel's shows played across the U.S. on the America's Talk channel 158 on XM Satellite Radio. In 2008, Handel's shows were discontinued by XM Radio when it merged with Sirius Satellite Radio. Handel was born Wolf Handel in Brazil, to Leo and Nechama Handel. His father, Leo Handel, was a Polish Jew who | Semele (Handel) one of Handel's most famous arias, the lyrical "Where'er you walk" for the tenor, with words from Alexander Pope's "The Pastorals". Comedy is interwoven into the drama, notably in the scene in the cave of the god of sleep. The monumental chorus "O terror! and astonishment" after Semele's death shows the influence of the earlier English composer Henry Purcell. Semele (Handel) Semele (HWV 58) is a 'musical drama', originally presented "after the manner of an oratorio", in three parts by George Frideric Handel. Based on a pre-existent opera libretto by William Congreve, the work is an opera in all but |
What European nation was the first to drink tea ? | Tea in the United Kingdom used by the fashionable; they were occasionally shipped with the tea itself. Tea-drinking spurred the search for a European imitation of Chinese porcelain, first successfully produced in England at the Chelsea porcelain manufactory, established around 1743-45 and quickly imitated. See tea set. The first factor that contributed to the rise in popularity of tea was its reputation as a medical drink. Tea first became labeled as a medical drink in 1641 by the Dutch physician Nikolas Dirx, who wrote under the pseudonym "Nicolas Tulp" – though he was also a director of the Dutch East India Company, so his praise | Tea Party Nation office in the 2010 elections. A subsequent convention was booked for the following July, postponed until October, and ultimately cancelled. On July 18, 2011 the Venetian Casino Resort filed suit for unpaid bills allegedly totaling $642,144. A judge ordered Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips to pay $748,000, including the $554,000 hotel bill and $194,300 in accrued interest, for the 1,637 reserved rooms. Tea Party Nation is listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, and is the only Tea Party-related group to be noted as such. Tea Party Nation and especially its founder have generated criticism |
Who was the first woman to run a Sub 5 minute mile ? | Mile run world record progression of Morocco in 1999. On the women's side, the first sub-5:00 mile was achieved by Britain's Diane Leather 23 days after Bannister's first sub-4:00 mile. However, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) did not recognize women's records for the distance until 1967, when Anne Smith of Britain ran 4:37.0. The current women's world record is 4:12.56 by Svetlana Masterkova of Russia, set on August 14, 1996. As there was no recognized official sanctioning body until 1912, there are several versions of the mile progression before that year. One version starts with Richard Webster (GBR) who ran 4:36.5 in 1865, | Four-minute mile Landy looking over his left shoulder, just as Bannister is passing him on the right. Landy thus lost the race. The statue was placed in front of the Pacific National Exhibition entrance plaza. New Zealand's John Walker, who with a 3:49.4 performance in August 1975 became the first man to run the mile under 3:50, ran 135 sub-four-minute miles during his career (during which he was the first person to run over 100 sub-four-minute miles), and American Steve Scott has run the most sub-four-minute miles, with 136. Algeria's Noureddine Morceli was the first under 3:45. Currently, the mile record is |
ABC and NBC are TV networks in which country ? | NBC Sports Regional Networks NBC Sports Regional Networks NBC Sports Regional Networks is the collective name for a group of regional sports networks in the United States that are primarily owned and operated by the NBCUniversal division of the cable television company Comcast. The networks were originally established as Comcast SportsNet (CSN), a unit of Comcast's cable television business, beginning with a network in Philadelphia which launched in 1997. Their operations were aligned with the national NBC Sports division following the 2011 acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast. NBC Sports Regional Networks' business and master control operations are based in New York City. The | WLUC-TV secondary NBC affiliation. When CBS bought WFRV in 1992 and switched it from ABC, WLUC became a primary ABC station with secondary NBC affiliation. It became solely NBC in 1995 when WLUK and WGBA-TV exchanged affiliations. As a result, it is one of the few stations in the country to have been with all of the big three networks. WLUC also carried some Fox programs in the early 1990s before WLUK switched to the network. In late 2005 following Raycom's purchase of the Liberty Corporation, the company announced WLUC would be sold along with fellow NBC station WPBN-TV and full-time |
The Saint was created by which author (both names)? | The Saint in Trouble The Saint in Trouble The Saint in Trouble is a collection of two mystery novellas by Graham Weaver, continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar a.k.a. "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris. This is the first of three Saint books written by Weaver. Charteris, who served in an editorial capacity, received front cover author credit. This book was first published in the United States in 1978 by The Crime Club, followed by a British edition by Hodder and Stoughton in 1979. Publication of the book marked the 50th anniversary of The Saint, which had been introduced in 1928. Both | Saint Thomas Christian names Saint Thomas Christian names Saint Thomas Christian names describes the naming convention that is in use by the Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala, the south western state of India. These Christians known as Syrian Malabar Nasranis, trace their origins to the evangelistic activity of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century. They still follow a very old naming convention, which is entirely different from other races and religions. Their names are both biblical and inherited and are passed on from one generation to the next. The male names are patronymic and the female names are matronymic. Usually a person’s name |
What is Paddington Bear?s favourite sandwich filling? | Paddington Bear TV advertisement (first broadcast on 13 September 2007), in which he tries a marmite and cheese sandwich instead of his traditional marmalade sandwich. On 13 October 2008, Google celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first Paddington publication by placing an image of the travelling bear with a sign showing Peru and London incorporated into Google's logo. In November 2014, a balloon with Paddington Bear was introduced in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. A song about Paddington Bear, "Shine" was released on 13 January 2015 by Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams. As part of the promotion of film and to celebrate | Paddington Bear so hard to get things right." He was discovered in Paddington Station, London, by the (human) Brown family who adopted him, and thus he gives his full name as "Paddington Brown". As of June 2016, the Paddington Bear franchise is now owned by Vivendi's StudioCanal. Bond, however, continued to own the publishing rights to his series (until his death on 27 June 2017), which were licensed to HarperCollins in April 2017 for the next six years. Michael Bond based Paddington Bear on a lone teddy bear he noticed on a shelf in a London store near Paddington Station on Christmas |
In which series does Kiefer Sutherland play CTU agent Jack Bauer? | Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland (born 21 December 1966) is a Canadian actor, producer, director, and singer-songwriter. He is known for his role as Jack Bauer in the Fox drama series "24" (2001–2010, 2014), for which he won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Satellite Awards. He is the son of actor Donald Sutherland and the father of actress Sarah Sutherland. He has also starred as Martin Bohm in the Fox drama "Touch", and provided the facial motion capture and English voices for Big Boss and Venom Snake | Jack Bauer 14, season 3 of the TV show "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia", Dennis Reynolds names his junkyard cat “Agent Jack Bauer”. Having won an Emmy Award (with 5 other nominations), a Golden Globe (with 4 other nominations), two SAG Awards (with 3 other nominations) and two Satellite Awards, Kiefer Sutherland's performance as Jack Bauer became (award-wise) the third most acclaimed Male Lead Dramatic TV performance of the 2000s behind James Gandolfini (with 3 Emmys, 1 Golden Globe and 3 SAG Awards) and Bryan Cranston (with 4 Emmys, 1 Golden Globe, 2 SAG Awards, and 4 Satellite Awards). He is also |
Who played the title role in the 2002 film, Mr Deeds? | Mr. Deeds Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 22% based on reviews from 155 critics, with an average rating score of 4 out of 10. "Mr. Deeds" received three Razzie Award nominations including Worst Actor (Adam Sandler), Worst Actress (Winona Ryder) and Worst Remake or Sequel. Though critically panned, the film was a major financial success. Box office: Mr. Deeds Mr. Deeds is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Steven Brill and starring Adam Sandler and Winona Ryder. The movie is a remake of the 1936 Frank Capra film "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town", and also stars Peter | Dirty Deeds (2002 film) Dirty Deeds (2002 film) Dirty Deeds is a 2002 film shot in Australia. It was directed by noted fringe director David Caesar and stars Bryan Brown, Toni Collette, Sam Neill, Sam Worthington, John Goodman and Andrew Sommerich and produced by Nine Films and Television, the film and television production arm of the Nine Network, owned by PBL Media, now Nine Entertainment Co. Barry Ryan is a late 1960s Australian mobster who controls the Sydney gambling scene and is making huge profits from casino slot machines. His profitable venture attracts the unwanted attention of the American Mafia, who attempt to secure |
In which sci-fi TV series did Dirk Benedict play Lieutenant Starbuck? | Lieutenant Starbuck Lieutenant Starbuck Lieutenant Starbuck of the Colonial Service, played by Dirk Benedict, is a fictional character in the 1978 science fiction television series "Battlestar Galactica." Starbuck is a Viper starfighter pilot, gambler, womanizer and smoker of "fumerellos," or cigars. He is involved with Lieutenant Athena and socialator Cassiopeia, and best friend of Captain Apollo. Orphaned at a very young age in the Cylon attack on Umbra, a small agro community on Caprica at the edge of the thorn forest in yahren 7322, Starbuck never knew his parents. The man known as Chameleon, portrayed by Fred Astaire in the episode "The | Lieutenant Starbuck to do a double-take. This shot was used on the later second, third and fourth season opening credits for the series. The name of the character Starbuck is derived from the story of Moby Dick. In the novel, it is the name of the first mate of the whaling ship where most of the story takes place, the "Pequod". “G.F. Starbuck” is referenced in the fake movie credits during Murdock’s escape in the A-team movie. "TV Guide" ranked Starbuck # 21 on its "25 Greatest Sci-Fi Legends of All Time" list. Lieutenant Starbuck Lieutenant Starbuck of the Colonial Service, played |
Which legendary music festival took place in 1969? | Goodstock Music Festival The rest of the music was supplied by local and regional bands. Goodstock's official site proclaims the concert a huge success, with "no fighting, drug overdoses, or arrests." There has been no announcement regarding future Goodstocks. Goodstock Music Festival Goodstock Music Festival was a three-day concert arranged by Larry McClurg (of Mind Garage) and Artie Kornfield. It was held on July 19–21, 2007 in Summersville, West Virginia. The Goodstock Music Festival took place in 2007 as a tribute to the original Woodstock Festival of 1969. Goodstock was founded and supported by Larry McClurg and Artie Kornfeld. McClurg is a veteran | 1969 in music Theater Lincoln Center. The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1969. 1969 in music List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1969. 1969 was the last year in which the United States government gave greater financial support, through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) "Music Program" to opera than it did to other classical music, and the first year in which it gave any support at all to jazz and folk music. Perhaps the two most famous musical events of 1969 were concerts. At a Rolling Stones concert in |
What nationality is actor Russell Crowe? | Russell Crowe Crowe used strong language during an argument with producer Malcolm Gerrie. The part cut was a poem in tribute to actor Richard Harris, and it was cut for copyright reasons. Crowe later apologised, saying "What I said to him may have been a little bit more passionate than now, in the cold light of day, I would have liked it to have been." Later that year, Crowe was alleged to have been involved in a brawl with businessman and fellow New Zealander Eric Watson inside the London branch of Zuma, a fashionable Japanese restaurant chain. The fight was broken up | Russell Crowe Russell Crowe Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is an actor, film producer and musician. Although a New Zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia. He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film "Gladiator", directed by Ridley Scott, for which Crowe won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and 10 further nominations for best actor. Crowe appeared |
Which film starring Meryl Streep in 1985, won 7 Oscars? | Meryl Streep wrote, "Meryl Streep is back in top form. This means her performance in "Out of Africa" is at the highest level of acting in film today." Longworth notes that the dramatic success of "Out of Africa" led to a backlash of critical opinion against Streep in the years that followed, especially as she was now demanding $4 million a picture. Unlike other stars at the time, such as Sylvester Stallone and Tom Cruise, Streep "never seemed to play herself", and certain critics felt her technical finesse led people to literally see her acting. Her next films did not appeal to | Meryl Streep Meryl Streep Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as the "best actress of her generation", Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptation. Nominated for a record 21 Academy Awards, she has won three. Streep has received 31 Golden Globe nominations, winning eight - more nominations, and wins, than any other actor. She has also won three Primetime Emmy Awards and has been nominated for fifteen British Academy Film Awards, and seventeen Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning two each. Streep made her stage debut in "Trelawny of the Wells" in |
20, In London, what is the 'actual name' of the street 'known as' Petticoat Lane? | Petticoat Lane Market Petticoat Lane Market Petticoat Lane Market is a fashion and clothing market in the East End of London. It consists of two adjacent street markets. Wentworth Street Market is open six days a week and Middlesex Street Market is open on Sunday only. It is one of a number of traditional markets located to the east of the City of London. A few hundred yards to the north is Old Spitalfields Market, which has been refurbished, and across Commercial Street, to the east, lies Brick Lane Market. A half mile further east is the Columbia Road Flower Market. Petticoat Lane | Petticoat Lane Market Market was not formally recognised until an Act of Parliament in 1936, but its long history as an informal market makes it possibly one of the oldest surviving markets in Britain. The market is open Monday to Friday on Wentworth Street; on Sunday it extends over many of the surrounding streets, with over a thousand stalls. It is closed on Saturday, and on Sunday closes at about 2 pm. The markets are well signed from local stations. Petticoat Lane market is listed as a tourist attraction on VisitLondon.com, the official visitor guide for London. The name Petticoat Lane came from |
How are Eddie, Lily, Herman, Grandpa and Marilyn collectively known? | Grandpa (The Munsters) In later episodes, however, and in all episodes of "The Munsters Today" he changes to and from a bat simply at will. Grandpa has an extremely sarcastic personality, and often insults his son-in-law Herman. Despite this, Grandpa and Herman are quite close; in one episode, Lily says that if not for Herman, Grandpa would be "living in a cave picking fleas out of his wings". Many "The" "Munsters" episodes revolve around the zany schemes Grandpa and Herman concoct, which either end successfully or result in Lily scolding the two for their failure. This was a comedic strength of the show | Lily Munster Addams too much. Lily is the matriarch of the Munster family. She is very close with her niece, Marilyn. She has a werewolf for a brother, who appears in one episode, and a sister who is mentioned a few times who is Marilyn's mother. Lily is the voice of reason in the Munster household, often relied upon to set problems right, and typically mediates when Herman and Grandpa squabble. Lily also has a fiery temper. While she is deeply in love with Herman, she also frequently gets very angry at him (due to his frequent stupidity and occasional selfishness), and |
In which city did Van Der Valk do his detecting? | Van der Valk Van der Valk Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred Barry Foster in the title role as Dutch detective Commissaris "Piet" (real name Simon) van der Valk. Based on the characters and atmosphere (but not the plots) of the novels of Nicolas Freeling, the first series was shown in 1972. The stories are mostly based in and around Amsterdam, where Commissaris van der Valk is a cynical yet intuitive detective. Drugs, sex and murder are among the gritty themes of the casework, contrasted against picturesque Amsterdam locations. | Van der Valk (company) Van der Valk (company) Van der Valk is a Dutch international hospitality chain run by the Van der Valk family. It is the largest Dutch hospitality chain, with more than 65 locations in the Netherlands and more than 15 in other countries. Besides hotels, Van der Valk also operates the Avifauna Bird Park in Alphen aan den Rijn. Its logo is based on the toucan. The Van der Valk hotels are: The chain was founded by Martien and Rie van der Valk in 1939 when they opened their first hotel (an expansion/upgrade of a former local restaurant in Voorschoten). After |
Who directed the Oscar nominated film Mystic River? | Mystic River (film) Mystic River (film) Mystic River is a 2003 American mystery drama film directed and scored by Clint Eastwood. It stars Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laura Linney. The screenplay, written by Brian Helgeland, was based on the novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane. The film was produced by Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt, and Eastwood. It is the first film on which Eastwood was credited as composer of the score. The film opened to widespread critical acclaim. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best | Mystic River (novel) Markum for the film), Tim Robbins as Dave, and Kevin Bacon as Sean. Sean Penn won the Best Actor in a Leading Role and Tim Robbins won the Best Supporting Actor for their respective performances. It was also nominated for four other Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director (Eastwood), Best Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Brian Helgeland). "Mystic River" won the 2002 Dilys Award presented by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. The same year, it also won the Massachusetts Book Award. Mystic River (novel) Mystic River is a novel by Dennis Lehane that was published in |
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