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Which painter, along with Georges Braque, founded the style cubism in the early 20th century? | Pablo Picasso: 20th Century Painter and Founder of Cubism We are an online artist community sharing ways to create and sell art. Join us to save big on art supplies or try our easy websites for artists . Pablo Picasso: 20th Century Painter and Founder of Cubism ‹ Previous article by date Pablo Picasso—born Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Clito Ruiz y Picasso—is quite possibly the most famous artist that has ever lived, both during his own life and now decades after. Not only was Picasso a tremendously prolific painter and a leading artist of the 20th century, he also co-created Cubism , an art movement that altered art history forever. Born in 1881, Picasso was considered an artistic prodigy as a child. His father was an art professor, so he received instruction while very young—the above drawing of a sculpture was done in 1893 when he was twelve. His classical training was finished early on, and before the age of 20 Picasso had already begun to shift his style away from traditional realism. But Picasso didn’t immediately begin painting in that fragmented, Cubist style we all know him for; he had two distinct periods from 1901 to around 1906—his Blue Period and his Rose Period. During his blue period, Picasso painted with primarily cold blues tinged with green, often depicting prostitutes or beggars. Picasso’s blue period ended when he began to introduce warmer colors into his paintings, especially pinks and soft reds. A common motif throughout his rose period was clowns and circus performers. Picasso would often place these strangely somber figures in empty landscapes, as seen in this painting. His rose period was shorter than the blue period that preceded it, and Picasso soon began experimenting with other painting styles. By about 1910, Picasso had come up with something very new to the art world—Cubism. He wasn’t the sole creator of the cubist style; Georges Braque had as much, if not more, to do with Cubism than Picasso did. Picasso just became more and more famous until finally the words Cubism and modern art began to make us think of him first and foremost. Picasso made these fractured, disjointed paintings by “analyzing” an object or scene from every angle, and then painting a single composition that combines each viewpoint. This early style of Cubism is actually called Analytic Cubism. Picasso went on to make collage-style works too, cutting out paper shapes and combining them on canvas. It was a natural extension of his Cubist painting style, eventually leading to many sculptural works as well. And unlike many artists, Picasso lived long enough to reap the rewards of his fame. His place in history was already assured by the 1920’s, and over the next fifty years as he continued to paint, sculpt, and create, his name truly became synonymous with modern art in the 20th century. Pablo Picasso died at the age of 92 in 1973. ★Help share this post |
What relation is author Kingsley Amis to author Martin Amis? | Martin Amis | Books | The Guardian The Guardian Close 1949- "I have a god-like relationship with the world I've created. It is exactly analogous. There is creation and resolution, and it's all up to me." Birthplace Swansea, South Wales Education A swift series of crammers (he was described by one headmaster as "unusually unpromising") and Exeter College, Oxford. Other jobs Editorial assistant on the Times Literary Supplement; literary editor at the New Statesman Did you know? He worked on the script for Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! "I rather liked the film," he commented, "though it contained not a word I wrote." Critical verdict All his critics have noted what Kingsley Amis complained of as a "terrible compulsive vividness in his style... that constant demonstrating of his command of English"; and it's true that the Amis-ness of Amis will be recognisable in any piece before he reaches his first full stop. His standing has fallen a little recently; John Updike lamented Night Train's "post-human" quality, while Heavy Water contained, along with episodes of mature brilliance, some old pieces and recycled ideas. Recommended works The Rachel Papers is an exuberant piece of self-conscious juvenilia; Money is perhaps his best book, but London Fields the most compulsive. Influences Admits to the biggies: Saul Bellow, Vladimir Nabokov, James Joyce. Now read on He has spawned a host of down-and-dirty impersonators: "People try to write like Martin," admits Julian Barnes. "There's something very infectious and competitive about it." Perhaps the nearest thing to an Amis successor is Will Self, though Zadie Smith echoes his prose rhythms. Adaptations The Rachel Papers (1989, dir Damien Harris) was a solid, unflashy adaptation of Amis's first novel, with Dexter Fletcher, Ione Skye and James Spader. Amis also wrote Saturn 3 (1980, dir Stanley Donen), a critically slated sci-fi featuring the bizarre pairing of Farrah Fawcett and Harvey Keitel. Recommended biography He has written an acclaimed memoir, Experience, about his relationship with his father Kingsley Amis, his own writing career and his traumatic dentistry. It is also an intimate portrait of fractures and healing in his family life, including the discovery of a long-lost daughter and the disappearance and murder of his cousin. Criticism Novelist Adam Mars-Jones' Venus Envy has some perceptive things to say about Amis and his contemporaries. Useful links and work online Work online |
What was Michelangelo's first name? | Michelangelo - Name Meaning, What does Michelangelo mean? What does Michelangelo mean? Michelangelo [ mi chelan-ge-lo] as a boys' name. Combined form of Michael (Hebrew) "who is like God?" and Angelo (Greek) "messenger". Use, mostly Italian, probably refers to Michelangelo Buonarroti, the great Italian Renaissance sculptor-artist. Associated with: greek , messenger (prophet), great , renaissance (medieval). Variations 1 different relation via Michael: Michaelangelo . Creative forms: Michelangelo Augustus (M.A.), .. How popular is Michelangelo? Michelangelo is an uncommon given name for men and an equally unique surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. Census) Michelangelo entered the list in 2014 and reached its peak position of #1910 in the U.S. in 2015. (Top Baby Names, 2015) Which version is better? with similar and related boy names. Michael (#9 from current records), Angelo (#298) and Michaelangelo are the prominent alternative forms of Michelangelo (#1910 from current records). These forms of Michelangelo were at the apex of their popularity 65 years ago (usage of 4.2%) and have become significantly less popular since (usage 0.8%, down 80.3%), with the form Michael falling out of fashion. Angelo is the most contemporarily stylish name for newborns in this list. |
Which author, who is most remembered for writing another series of books, wrote the children's story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? | Author Interview: Frank Cottrell Boyce talks about writing a sequel to Ian Fleming's childrens story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang :: Interviews :: MI6 :: James Bond 007 Author Frank Cottrell Boyce answers questions about penning a modern-day follow up to Ian Fleming's children's story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang... Author Interview 10th April 2012 The original book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car, published in 1964 with illustrations by John Burningham, was based on bedtime stories Ian Fleming (James Bond's creator) told to his son, Caspar. Now the first-ever follow-up to Ian Fleming’s only children’s story has made a splash in the UK and USA. Fueled by wry humor, this much-anticipated sequel to Fleming’s beloved classic — featuring a contemporary family and a camper van with a mind of its own — is driven by best-selling, award-winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce and revved up by Joe Berger’s black-and-white illustrations. What was it like to take on such a well-known and beloved story? Did you have any reservations about resurrecting a classic, or was it full-throttle enthusiasm to dive in? If someone said that you could take their fabulous 23-liter vintage racing car out for a spin, wouldn’t you be nervous? But wouldn’t you also say, “Yes, please!” The members of the Tooting family are pretty eccentric, How did you come up with those characters? Are they modeled after anyone in your own family? No! I'll never write about my own family. As far as I remember, the Tooting family was just there at the side of the road when I went out for that ride. They were thumbing a lift, and I always stop for hitchhikers. Did you have to do any research on vintage automobiles or on cars in general to write this book? How did that help you to literally and figuratively bring Chitty Chitty Bang Bang back to life? Discovering that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was a real car — and that it was really called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang — was a great moment for me. I’ve really been able to play with the fact that some of the people in the story — such as Count Zborowski — were real people. Do you plan to turn Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again into a series? When can we expect more adventures with the Tooting family? Yes, I’m already writing the next book. If you think I’m putting this car back in the garage yet, you’re dreaming! It’s still my turn! When writing children’s books, do you keep your own children in mind? Do you let them read some of your first drafts to get a review of how the book is going? Not normally, but on this occasion, yes. It’s because Chitty doesn’t belong to me — she belongs to everyone. So I thought it was only right to get my children to kick the tires and listen for any strange knocking sounds from the engine. They’ve been really helpful. Did you have a movie version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again in mind when you wrote the book? I’m really hoping we can make a movie out of this. It would be such a lark. |
In which year was Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte first published? | Wuthering Heights - Wikisource, the free online library Wuthering Heights sister projects : Wikipedia article , data item . Wuthering Heights is a novel by Emily Brontë , written between October 1845 and June 1846, and published in 1847 under the pseudonym "Ellis Bell." It was her first and only published novel: she died aged 30 the following year. The decision to publish came after the success of her sister Charlotte 's novel, Jane Eyre . After Emily's death, Charlotte edited the manuscript of Wuthering Heights, and arranged for the edited version to be published as a posthumous second edition in 1850. Wuthering Heights is the eponymous farmhouse on the Yorkshire moors where the story unfolds. Its core theme is the enduring love between the heroine, Catherine Earnshaw, and her father's adopted son, Heathcliff, and how it eventually destroys their lives and the lives of those around them. Although Wuthering Heights is now widely regarded as a classic of English literature, it received mixed reviews when first published, and was considered controversial because its depiction of mental and physical cruelty was so unusually stark, and it challenged strict Victorian ideals of the day, including religious hypocrisy, morality, social classes and gender inequality. |
On arriving in New York, which writer famously said... I have nothing to declare but my genius? | Oscar Wilde in America :: I Have Nothing To Declare Except My Genius DUBIOUS QUOTATION: I have nothing to declare except my genius. There is no primary source evidence that Wilde made this statement. commentary One of the most celebrated quotations by anyone is the remark attributed to Oscar Wilde at New York Customs at the start of his lecture tour of America in 1882. But what exactly did he say, and what is the source of the quotation? Until my research some years ago the earliest source typically cited (if a source was given at all) was Frank Harris' Oscar Wilde: His Life and Confessions (1916), Vol. 1, Chap. V. For example, this is the source given in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (1999) p. 819, and in Beckson . However, in 2002 (in a review for the OWSOA now superseded by this article) I identified what is still the earliest known allusion to the remark in print or otherwise. It appeared in a book published by Arthur Ransome a year earlier than Harris; the source is: The date of this book (1912) immediately provides us with a primary reason for doubt: The first reference to the quotation appeared thirty years after it was allegedly made. Not only is it suspicious that it took thirty years for the quotation to emerge, it is equally surprising that there is no contemporary evidence for it, as many of Wilde's remarks were seized upon by the press in 1882 and widely, often immediately, reported. There is also no mention of it in interviews given by Wilde, including approximately a hundred given to American journalists in 1882, many soon after his arrival where he was widely quoted. Neither does Wilde make any reference to the remark in any of the over 1500 letters of his that survive, including those at the time from New York that are often detailed. Indeed, there is no other written or oral record of the remark by anyone else during Wilde's time. When Wilde died in November, 1900, it did not take long for the first biography to be published. This was: Oscar Wilde; the story of an unhappy friendship, (1902) by his devoted friend Robert Sherard. The biography does not mention the incident, but does report the " disappointed in the Atlantic " comment that Wilde did make upon arrival. Another biography In Memoriam, Oscar Wilde (1905) by André Gide, Franz Blei, and Ernest La Jeunesse, refers to Wilde's genius several times (pp. 49, 87, 91, 101) and even quotes Wilde on French customs officers (p. 55); but still there is no mention of the New York incident. The only biographical references to the remark are post-Ransome. So it is to him we must return. Below is what Ransome wrote and, unfortunately, he gave no source: Arthur Ransome (1884-1967) Arthur Michell Ransome was an English author and journalist, best known for the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books. Ransome wasn't alive at the time of the alleged remark and, indeed, never met Wilde. In 1912, he wrote his Critical Study of Wilde with the assistance and support of Robert Ross, Wilde's literary executor. Can we take Ransome at face value? On balance I believe we can take Ransome at face value. There is no reason to suspect that the unassuming son of a history professor would have fabricated the incident. After all, his book, A Critical Study, is just that: a literary study—it is not primarily autobiographical nor makes any attempt at levity or sensation. However, we should note that Ransome cites the remark as reported speech and not as a direct quotation. Should we make anything of this? Does it, perhaps, hint at a conversational origin for the quote? Or is Ransome implying a figurative 'announcement' that Wilde was making by his presence, rather than a spoken one? I think neither: Ransome places the remark amid three statements, two of which are factual, including a known quotation ( disappointed in the Atlantic ) and he is specific about the circumstances. It is safe to infer that Ransome intended the remark to be an actual quotation, so he appears to be as good as his source. So what was Ransome's source? It is reasonable to assume that Ransome |
Which astonaut said the famous line... One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind? | Did Neil Armstrong really say, 'That's one small step for a man'? - LA Times Did Neil Armstrong really say, 'That's one small step for a man'? Karen Kaplan Neil Armstrong ’s most famous line – “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” uttered after becoming the first person to set foot on the moon – contained one small error that became one giant annoyance to the NASA astronaut. As Armstrong himself pointed out many times, the sentence is meaningful only if he says, “That’s one small step for a man.” He insisted that’s what he said on July 20, 1969 – otherwise, there’s no distinction between a single individual and all of humanity. "I think that reasonable people will realize that I didn't intentionally make an inane statement and that certainly the 'a' was intended, because that's the only way the statement makes any sense," Armstrong told biographer James Hansen, according to "Moonshot," a terrific book about Apollo 11 by Brian Floca. PHOTOS: Amazing images from space Experts have scrutinized the audio file of Armstrong’s historic transmission, searching for evidence of the missing “a.” Those efforts “have yielded mixed opinions,” according to a research team that weighs in on the controversy this week. A team led by Laura Dilley , an assistant professor in the department of communicative sciences and disorders at Michigan State University , has taken a new approach to analyzing this historic sentence. The team studied the way that folks in Ohio pronounce the word “for” and the phrase “for a.” In central Ohio, where Armstrong was raised, speakers have a tendency to blend the two words together. And previous studies of Armstrong’s own speech “have established well that if the word 'a' was spoken, it was very short and was fully blended acoustically with the preceding word,” Dilley said in this story by Michigan State University Today. Coming out of Armstrong’s mouth, the phrase “for a” would have sounded like “frrr(uh),” according to the story. So Dilley and her colleagues turned to recordings of 40 people raised in Columbus, Ohio, about 90 miles southeast of Armstrong’s native Wapakoneta. The recordings, part of the Buckeye Speech Corpus , included 191 cases of the phrase “for a.” It turned out that the length of the “r” sound was much the same when Ohioans said “for” and “for a” – a finding that seems to confirm Armstrong’s version of events. "We've bolstered Neil Armstrong's side of the story," Dilley told MSU Today. "We feel we've partially vindicated him. But we'll most likely never know for sure exactly what he said based on the acoustic information." However, Dilley also noted that regardless of what Armstrong actually said, people are still more likely to hear the sentence without the crucial “a.” The research team will present the results Friday morning at the International Congress on Acoustics meeting in Montreal. The study was funded by the National Science Foundation. |
Which actor/director said in 1989... I don't go around saying: Hello, did you know I'm the new Olivier? | Kenneth Branagh - Biography - IMDb Kenneth Branagh Biography Showing all 98 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (5) | Trivia (71) | Personal Quotes (15) Overview (4) 5' 9½" (1.77 m) Mini Bio (1) Kenneth Charles Branagh was born on December 10, 1960, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, to parents William Branagh, a plumber and carpenter born in 1930, and Frances (Harper) Branagh, also born in 1930. His brother, William Branagh Jr., was born in 1955 and sister, Joyce Branagh , was born in 1970. At 23, Branagh joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he took on starring roles in "Henry V" and "Romeo and Juliet". He soon found the RSC too large and impersonal and formed his own, the Renaissance Theatre Company, which now counts Prince Charles as one of its royal patrons. At 29, he directed and starred in the film Henry V (1989), which costarred his then-wife, Emma Thompson . The film brought him Best Actor and Best Director Oscar nominations. In 1993, he brought Shakespeare to mainstream audiences again with his hit adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing (1993), which featured an all-star cast that included Denzel Washington and Keanu Reeves . At 30, he published his autobiography and, at 34, he directed and starred as "Victor Frankenstein" in the big-budget adaptation of Mary Shelley 's novel, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), with Robert De Niro as the monster himself. The bad reviews may have had some effect on his marriage, though, because, in October 1995, he and Thompson announced their plans to divorce. In 1996, Branagh wrote, directed and starred in a lavish adaptation of Hamlet (1996). In recent years, he starred in a series of non-Bard-related roles in Celebrity (1998), Wild Wild West (1999), and as a voice in The Road to El Dorado (2000). - IMDb Mini Biography By: [email protected] Spouse (2) Frequently casts his ex-wife Emma Thompson Frequently gives small roles to Patrick Doyle , his composer Frequently works with Director of Photography Roger Lanser , with whom he has made eight films. Trivia (71) Originally cast as the lead in Amadeus (1984) before the production company decided on casting American actors in the leading roles. Educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London Grew up in poverty in the shadow of a tobacco factory in Belfast. At age 23, he became the youngest actor in the Royal Shakespeare Company to ever play the lead in Shakespeare's "Henry V". Co-founded the Renaissance Theatre Company with David Parfitt , with Prince Charles as a royal patron. Youngest actor to receive the Golden Quill (Gielgud Award), 2000. He allegedly declined the C.B.E. (Commander of the order of the British Empire) in 1994. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1983 (1982 season) for Most Promising Newcomer for his performance in "Another Country". Was one of the directors considered for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). He had appeared in the previous film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). He was nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor of 2003 for his performance in "Edmond" at the Royal National Theatre: Olivier Stage. He was awarded the 1988 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Special Award. He was nominated for a 2004 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in "Edmond" at the Royal National Theatre. Claims that Derek Jacobi is the reason he got into acting, and thus Jacobi became a frequent collaborator with him in most of his movies. Was age 15 when he first saw "Hamlet" performed. A Member of the RADA Council. Appeared with Campbell Scott in Dead Again (1991). Scott later starred in and co-directed Hamlet (2000), and Branagh later starred in and directed Hamlet (1996). Wrote many of the A Midwinter's Tale (1995) characters for specific actors. He was one of the guests at Prince Charles 's and Camilla Parker-Bowles ' wedding on 9 April 2005. Is a vice-president of Chichester Cinema at New Park. Maggie Smith and Anita Roddick are also vi |
Which politician first said... A week is a long time in politics? | Harold Wilson - Wikiquote Harold Wilson Jump to: navigation , search This Party needs to protect itself against the activities of small groups of inflexible political persuasion, extreme so-called left and in a few cases extreme so-called moderates, having in common only their arrogant dogmatism. James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx , KG, OBE, FRS, PC ( 11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995 ) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970, and again from 1974 to 1976. He had an impressive educational background, becoming an Oxford don at 21 and working as a war time civil servant; he was made a government minister immediately after he was elected to Parliament. As Leader of the Labour Party he moved the party towards a technocratic approach and appeared more in tune with the 'swinging sixties'; however his government was beset by economic difficulties and he was unexpectedly defeated in 1970. His return to office with a tiny majority in the mid-1970s saw a referendum which endorsed British membership of the European Communities. He resigned suddenly in 1976, and in his retirement suffered from Alzheimers' disease. Contents Sourced[ edit ] On 5 September, when the TUC unanimously rejected wage restraint, it was the end of an era, and all the financiers, all the little gnomes in Zürich and other finance centres about whom we keep on hearing, had started to make their dispositions in regard to sterling. Hansard, House of Commons, 5th series, vol. 560, col. 579. Speech in the House of Commons (12 November 1956); often quoted as "gnomes of Zürich". In all our plans for the future, we are re-defining and we are re-stating our Socialism in terms of the scientific revolution. But that revolution cannot become a reality unless we are prepared to make far-reaching changes in economic and social attitudes which permeate our whole system of society. The Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or for outdated methods on either side of industry. Usually quoted as "the white heat of the technological revolution". Speech at Labour Party conference, October 1, 1963. Labour Party Annual Conference Report, 1963, pages 139-140. Hughie, get your tanks off my lawn. Statement to trade union leader Hugh Scanlon (c.1969), as quoted in "Lord Scanlon" in The Telegraph (28 January 2004) The government have only a small majority in the House of Commons. I want to make it quite clear that this will not affect our ability to govern. Having been charged with the duties of Government we intend to carry out those duties. David Butler, Coalitions in British Politics (Macmillan, London, 1978), p. 99. Television broadcast, October 1964, after winning the general election . Smethwick Conservatives can have the satisfaction of having topped the poll, of having sent a Member who, until another election returns him to oblivion, will serve his time here as a Parliamentary leper. Hansard, House of Commons, 5th series, vol. 701, col. 71. Speech in the House of Commons, 3 November, 1964. The 1964 general election had seen the defeat of Wilson's Shadow Foreign Secretary Patrick Gordon Walker by Conservative Peter Griffiths after an allegedly racist campaign. Griffiths was indeed defeated at the next election but returned to Parliament in 1979 and served until 1997. I know I speak for everyone in these islands, all parties, all our people, when I say to Mr. Smith tonight: "Prime Minister, think again". Broadcast speech calling on the Government of Rhodesia not to declare independence , October 12, 1965. Quoted in The Times, October 13, 1965, p. 8. It is difficult for us to appreciate the pressures which are put on men I know to be realistic and reasonable, not only in their executive capacity but in the highly organized strike committees in the individual ports by this tightly knit group of politically motivated men who, as the last general election showed, utterly failed to secure acceptance of their views by the British electorate, but who are now determined to exercise back-stage |
Which Shakespearian character said... A horse, a horse. My kingdom for a horse? | A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse! - eNotes Shakespeare Quotes A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse! King Richard: A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse! Catesby: Withdraw, my lord; I'll help you to a horse. King Richard: Slave! I have set my life upon a cast, And I will stand the hazard of the die. Read on Owl Eyes This eText is now on Owl Eyes. Clicking this link will open a new window. Alternately pathetic and arrogant, the hunchbacked villain-king Richard III is about to meet his doom at the hands of the future Henry VII. Richard's most memorable line is actually supposed to sound halfway valiant—he refuses to forsake the fray although his horse has bit the dust. But even in its day, the line became the stuff of irreverent quotation. Shakespeare's contemporary, the playwright, satirist, and cad John Marston, parodied Richard's outcry obsessively ("A boat, a boat, a boat, a full hundred marks for a boat!"; "A fool, a fool, a fool, my coxcomb for a fool!"—a coxcomb is a fool's cap). Marston set the decidedly less than hilarious pace for generations of wits: the line is always good for a cheap laugh. |
Which actress said... When I'm good I'm very good, but when I'm bad I'm better? | Mae West - Wikiquote Mae West Jump to: navigation , search Why don't you come up sometime and see me? When I'm good, I'm very good. When I'm bad, I'm better. When you got the personality, you don't need the nudity. Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie. Response to an exclamation, "Goodness! What lovely diamonds!" in Night After Night (1932). She later used Goodness had nothing to do with it as the title of her autobiography (1953). Why don't you come up sometime and see me? … Come on up, I'll tell your fortune. She Done Him Wrong (1933) Beulah, Peel me a grape. I'm No Angel (1933) I only like two kinds of men, domestic and imported. I'm No Angel (1933) When I'm good, I'm very good. When I'm bad, I'm better. I'm No Angel (1933) Interview in Life magazine (18 April 1969) It's not the men in your life that matters, it's the life in your men. I'm No Angel (1933) Between two evils, I generally like to pick the one I never tried before. Klondike Annie (1936) Sometimes quoted as: "When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before."' A man in the house is worth two in the street. Belle of the Nineties When women go wrong, men go right after them. She Done Him Wrong One and one is two; two and two is four; and "five will get you ten" if you work it right! My Little Chickadee I feel like a million tonight. But one at a time. Myra Breckinridge To a young actor: How tall are you without your horse? Six foot, seven inches. Never mind the six feet. Let's talk about the seven inches! Myra Breckinridge I'm the kinda girl who works for Paramount by day, and Fox all night Sextette To her British lover about to climb in bed with 80-something Mae: She said that she hoped soon to be able to say what Paul Revere said — 'The British are coming'. This was the last one-liner Mae ever uttered on film. Sextette When you got the personality, you don't need the nudity. Quoted in "For Women, Monologues They Haven't Heard" by Susan Pomerance, Dramaline Publications (1985) Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution. #149 in The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said (2006) by Robert Byrne Give a man a free hand and he'll run it all over you. #684 in The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said (2006) by Robert Byrne I've been in more laps than a napkin. #685 in The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said (2006) by Robert Byrne She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong. #832 in The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said (2006) by Robert Byrne I've always had a weakness for foreign affairs. |
Which animated TV character once said... I'm not normally a religious man, but if you're up there, save me, Superman? | Vatican paper says 'The Simpsons' are okely dokely - Boston.com Vatican paper says 'The Simpsons' are okely dokely December 22, 2009 Add a personal message:(80 character limit) Your E-mail: | Text size – + VATICAN CITY—To put it as the devout Ned Flanders would, the Vatican's newspaper thinks "The Simpsons" are an okely dokely bunch. L'Osservatore Romano on Tuesday congratulated the show on its 20th anniversary, praising its philosophical leanings as well as its stinging and often irreverent take on religion. Without Homer Simpson and the other yellow-skinned characters "many today wouldn't know how to laugh," said the article titled "Aristotle's Virtues and Homer's Doughnut." The paper credited "The Simpsons" -- the longest-running American animated program -- with opening up cartoons to an adult audience. The show is based on "realistic and intelligent writing," it said, though it added there was some reason to criticize its "excessively crude language, the violence of certain episodes or some extreme choices by the scriptwriters." Religion, from the snore-evoking sermons of the Rev. Lovejoy to Homer's face-to-face talks with God, appears so frequently on the show that it could be possible to come up with a "Simpsonian theology," it said. Homer's religious confusion and ignorance are "a mirror of the indifference and the need that modern man feels toward faith," the paper said. It commented on several religion-themed episodes, including one in which Homer calls for divine intervention by crying: "I'm not normally a religious man, but if you're up there, save me, Superman!" "Homer finds in God his last refuge, even though he sometimes gets His name sensationally wrong," L'Osservatore said. "But these are just minor mistakes, after all, the two know each other well." © Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. LOG IN TO COMMENT |
With which comic would you associate Beryl the Peril and Korky the Cat? | Beryl the Peril : definition of Beryl the Peril and synonyms of Beryl the Peril (English) Publication history Creation and concept Beryl the Peril first appeared in the first issue of The Topper in 1953. She was created to be a female equivalent to The Beano 's Dennis the Menace . Davey Law , her artist and creator, drew inspiration from his daughter, whom would often pull faces during her tantrums. [1] The strips were similar in concept to the Dennis the Menace ones in that she would cause chaos through menacing her neighbours, parents and school teachers. In 1958, Beryl was chosen as one of the few of D.C. Thomson's characters to earn an annual all to herself, consisting solely from reprints in past years. Retirement of Law and rise in popularity When Law retired in 1970 her strip was taken over by John Dallas . Her costume changed at some point in the mid 1980s from her red top underneath a black dress to a blue and white striped jumper underneath a red dress. In 1986 she became The Topper's front page star, replacing Tricky Dicky . Her dog Pearl was also introduced shortly before that time, although before that she had a pet turkey called Gobbler. In 1987 Robert Nixon took over, a cartoonist who followed in the steps of noted cartoonist Ken Reid , and her overall look became smoother and fuller. She also appeared far less like Dennis the Menace and seemed far more individual as a character. She remained with the comic when The Topper merged with The Beezer in 1990. Move to The Dandy The Beezer and Topper was canceled in 1993, and Beryl joined The Dandy comic. To mark celebration with her joining the comic, Beryl shares the spotlight with Desperate Dan on the 1994 Dandy Annual. In the 1999 Dandy Annual, Beryl's strip depicted her breaking the fourth wall in talking to her artist. In the strip, she requests to become invisible to which the artist somewhat resentfully obliges. She then gets up to 'Perils' but soon finds that being invisible is far more painful than she initially thought. Karl Dixon's Revamp In 1999, the strip was taken over by Ollie Fliptrik artist Karl Dixon as Nixon had to go into semi-retirement due to health problems. A year or two later, Beryl was revamped. She reverted back to her black and red clothes and her hairstyle became much more like that of Dennis the Menace - but her pigtails remained. She regained many of her Dennis influenced traits as well such as the famous "behind the nose" grin and constant scowl. Beryl also attended Dennis the Menace's 50th birthday party, although she was a latecomer so she didn't actually participate in any of the party games or fights prior. Beryl disappeared for a while after the October 2004 Dandy relaunch. Bar one appearance in December that year, she returned from issue 3302, dated 12 March 2005. As revealed in The Dandy dated 3 March 2006, Steve Bright had taken over Beryl as artist and she had now reverted back to how she was drawn by David Law , and had gone through another costume change - a baggy green and red t-shirt with baggy black jeans and trainers. However, she disappeared when The Dandy relaunched in August 2007. She later re-appeared for four issues, but as reprints from the Nixon era. Pass the Peril In 2010, The Dandy was relaunched, dropping the "Xtreme" from its title and focusing far more on comics. As of yet, Beryl is yet to appear in a strip. However, she has made several cameo appearances. In a segment entitled "What's in Cheryl's hair," a menacing-looking girl with pigtails is seen peeking out. This was labelled Beryl Cole and so is therefore not deemed as an official appearance. However, she did make a return digitally via the social networking site Facebook . She was involved in an artist event called "Pass the Peril" in which four different artists were to draw four different strips based on the character and the website. The first was drawn by Steve Beckett and saw Beryl informing her father that her adventures would now continue via Facebook in which she, very much in character, smashed her father's face with a book. [2 |
How many seconds delay are there between each of Big Ben's strikes? 1, 3 or 5? | BigBenFacts Which date is Big Ben's birthday? Big Ben has several birthdays! Big Ben was cast on 10th April 1858 (Birthday #1); the Great Clock started working on 31st May 1859 (Birthday #2); and Big Ben first chimed the hour on 11th July 1859 (Birthday #3). Is there going to be a birthday party? We hope so! We think Big Ben deserves a fireworks display and a big birthday cake (chocolate, of course). You can find out more about the official plans to celebrate Big Ben's anniversary on Parliament's website ( click here ). Why not make your own birthday party for Big Ben! Tell your friends about this website and get them to join in the "virtual" birthday party. How old is Big Ben? He was cast on 10th April 1858, so he's 151 years old. Is Big Ben one of Britain’s famous landmarks? Yesirree! Without a doubt, Big Ben is a very famous – and beloved – British landmark; he was voted #1 in a 2008 survey. Where is Big Ben located? Big Ben is the giant bell in the belfry of the Clock Tower at the Palace of Westminster What is the name of the Bell? Big Ben! Who named Big Ben? Londoners did. SUPPOSEDLY, the bell was going to be named Victoria after Queen Victoria, but Londoners started calling the bell "Big Ben" and the name stuck. (Giving nicknames is still a London custom -- just think about "the Gherkin"!) Where was Big Ben made? When was Big Ben made? Big Ben was cast at Whitechapel Bell Foundry, in East London, on 10th April 1858. It took him two weeks to cool, and once he was ready, they transported him to Westminster on a horse drawn carriage. Londoners lined the route and cheered as the bell went past. How much does Big Ben weigh? He weighs about 13 and a half tons, about the same as a small elephant. How tall is Big Ben? How wide is Big Ben? Big Ben is 2.28 metres tall (7 feet six inches) and 2.75 metres wide (9 feet). That's right -- he's wider than he is tall! How loud is Big Ben? If you're standing in the belfry when it rings, you can feel the vibration all the way from your head to your toes. Can you hear Big Ben inside the Houses of Parliament? Yes, if you listen. But it's not as loud as you'd think. It's actually easier to hear it OUTSIDE! What materials is Big Ben made out of? Tin and copper, plus pieces of the old Big Ben, which was broken up after it cracked. What colour is Big Ben? Kind of grey, with some green marks and a bit of old pigeon poo. Does the clapper inside ever need to be replaced? Big Ben doesn't have a clapper. He hangs very still from the belfry, and he is struck by a hammer from the outside. Who owns Big Ben? You do! If you are a citizen of the UK, and if you pay taxes, you are one of the owners of Big Ben. In fact, you own the whole clock tower and the Houses of Parliament too! How much is Big Ben worth? We think he's priceless. But we're checking with the Whitechapel Bell Foundry to find out how much he'd cost if they made him today. Do the quarter bells have names? Nope. There are four nameless quarter bells which chime every quarter hour. What is the melody that the quarter bells chime? It's called the "Westminster Chimes," and believe it or not, it comes from an aria (I Know that My Redeemer Liveth) in Handel's "Messiah." Would it ever be possible to change the chimes to a different tune? The Westminster Chimes are world-famous, so there would probably be a public outroar if the chimes were changed. It is possible to change the chimes -- you would have to detach the cables connecting each bell to the chiming train and then attach the cables to different bells. If you're really interested in making a new tune, you should give our "Do-It-Yourself Belfry" a try. Click here. What is the furthest you can hear the bells? Hard to say. Some people who live near Tower Bridge report that they can hear Big Ben on a quiet evening. In the 1860s, when London was quieter, the sound would have been clearer. There are even reports that a sentry on guard at Windsor once heard the bell chime. Why does one of the chimes sound odd? We think you're talking about the 13th chime in the hour sequence. This bell, whic |
In a standard pack of playing cards what do the queens hold in their hands? | Courts on playing cards Courts on playing cards WebLog Important note: I believe the images shown here are in the public domain (because playing cards have been around for so long, even in their present form…), so you're free to copy them and use them to whatever purpose you see fit. At least as far as I'm concerned, you're welcome to. However, do not link to the images directly on this server: rather, make your own copy of the file and upload it where you will. I'm saying this because I'm really annoyed with all the people linking to these images on this server from their MySpace profile, avatars on various webforums, etc. Kings Spades Called “David” on the French deck, probably after the biblical character. He holds a scepter in one hand, and a harp is visible below it (confirming the biblical attribution). He faces forward, a little to the left. On the English deck, he holds a sword. He faces forward, a little to the right. Hearts Called “Charles” on the French deck, probably after Charles the Great (Charlemagne) — or perhaps after French king Charles VII. He holds a sword. He faces forward, a little to the right. On the English deck, he also holds a sword (above his head), and both his hands are visible. Unlike the other kings, he does not have a mustache. He faces forward, a little to the left. Diamonds Called “César” on the French deck, probably after Julius Cæsar. He has no distinguishing attribute, and no visible hands. He faces right, and is seen in profile. On the English deck, he has an axe behind him, and one hand sticking in front of him. He faces left, and is seen in profile. Clubs Called “Alexandre” on the French deck, probably after Alexander the Great. He holds a scepter in one hand, with a shield (?) just below it. He faces forward, a little to the right. On the English deck, he holds a sword in his hand, with an imperial orb just beside it (seemingly floating in air). He faces forward, a little to the left. Queens Spades Called “Pallas” on the French deck, possibly after the Greek goddess Athena. She faces left, and is seen in profile. On the English deck, she is the only queen with a scepter. She faces forward, a little to the right. Hearts Called “Judith” on the French deck, probably after the biblical character (or perhaps after Judith of Bavaria). She faces forward, a little to the left. On the English deck, she also faces forward, a little to the left (she is not reversed with respect to the French deck). Diamonds Called “Rachel” on the French deck, possibly after the biblical character. She faces forward, a little to the right. On the English deck, she faces forward, a little to the left. Clubs Called “Argine” on the French deck, an anagram of latin “regina” (“queen”); some have suggested that the name may (also) be related to the Greek Argos. She is the only queen not holding a flower. She faces forward, a little to the right. On the English deck, she does hold a flower like the other queens. She faces forward, a little to the left. Jacks (knaves) Spades Called “Hogier” on the French deck: origin is uncertain, but perhaps after Ogier the Dane from the Song of Rolland . He has a feather in his hat. He faces forward, a little to the right. On the English deck, he holds an unidentifiable object (initially a spear). He has a mustache. He faces right, and is seen in profile. Hearts Called “Lahire” on the French deck: origin is uncertain, but may refer to Étienne “La Hire” de Vignolles, companion of arms to Joan of Arc. He faces forward, a little to the left, and his face is a little slanted to the left. On the English deck, he also holds a leaf, and has an axe behind his head. He has a mustache. He faces left, and is seen in profile. Diamonds Called “Hector” on the French deck, possibly not after the Trojan hero, but perhaps after a companion (brother?) of Lancelot. He faces right, and is seen in profile. On the English deck, he holds a sword. He faces forward, a little to the left. Clubs Called “Lancelot” on the French deck, probably after the Arthurian hero. He |
What was Muhammed Ali's name before he changed it? | 1964 – Cassius Clay changes his name to Muhammad Ali | Action Speaks 1964 – Cassius Clay changes his name to Muhammad Ali Home » Radio Show » 2007 » 1964 – Cassius Clay changes his name to Muhammad Ali http://actionspeaksradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2007_MuhammadAli.mp3 After winning the heavyweight championship in 1964, Cassius Clay publicly changed his name to Muhammad Ali and revealed that he was a member of the Nation of Islam. Always outspoken but widely liked, the champion’s name change turned Ali into one of the most recognizable and controversial figures of our time. Why was the name and religion change so threatening to a nation so supposedly supportive of religious freedom? What was the perception of the Nation of Islam before and after the announcement? What is the legacy of Ali for both black and white American athletes and society in general? PANELISTS: Ernest Allen Jr. is a professor in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. An author and filmmaker, he has written about Clarence Thomas, Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam and the message and culture of hip hop among others. Elliot Gorn, Ph.D. is an American Civilization and History Professor at Brown University and has previously taught at Purdue University, Miami University, and the University of Alabama. His extensive writing and research focuses on the US from early nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century. Mr. Gorn has written on cultural topics such as sports, crime, and labor organizing, paying particular attention to how class and gender shape cultural forms. His last publication titled Dillinger’s Wild Ride: The Year That Made America’s Public Enemy Number One, chronicles the last tumultuous year of Dillinger’s life. Craig Robinson is the head coach of Brown University’s men’s basketball team. A two time Ivy League Player of the Year at Princeton University, Robinson was also awarded Ivy League Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year his first season at Brown. After graduating from Princeton University with a degree in sociology, Robinson was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers and played a few seasons in the European Basketball League before beginning his coaching career. He came to Brown after six years at Northwestern University and a decade in the financial industry. Click to download associated curriculum. |
What was the title of the Beatles' first single? | The Story of the Beatles' First Single, 'Love Me Do' REDDIT Fox Photos, Getty Images Not all cultural revolutions take place overnight. Some begin with little fanfare and take a while to gather steam. That’s exactly what happened on Oct. 5, 1962, when the Beatles released their first single, “Love Me Do,” in the U.K. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney a few years earlier, “Love Me Do” was one of four songs the Beatles performed during their successful audition for George Martin several months earlier and slated for their debut single. However, Martin was dissatisfied with drummer Pete Best, who was subsequently fired. His replacement, Ringo Starr , had barely had time to rehearse with the band by the time of their first session on Sept. 4. Martin asked that they re-record the song a week later with studio musician Andy White on drums. Starr played the tambourine. Still, the version with Starr behind the kit was chosen by their label, EMI, as the single, with White’s version used for the U.S. release in the spring of 1964. Though it hardly ranks as one of their best songs, “Love Me Do” is noted for Lennon’s harmonica part, inspired by Delbert McClinton’s playing on Bruce Channel’s “Hey Baby,” a big hit that summer. It also resulted in an added bonus. With no overdubbing, Lennon’s harmonica playing meant that McCartney had to sing the a capella title line at the end of the verse by himself. Nerves caused McCartney’s voice to shake, which only made the girls scream even more. “Love Me Do” reached No. 17 on the U.K. charts, an unspectacular but respectable spot for an unknown group from Liverpool. But it was their second single, “Please Please Me,” released in January 1963, that rocketed up the charts and kicked off the phenomenon that became known as Beatlemania. Beatles Albums Ranked Worst to Best Image of |
Which football team won the F. A. Cup in 1988 as Dave Beasant became the first goalkeeper to save an F. A. Cup final penalty? | 14 May 1988: The first FA Cup final penalty save | Football | The Guardian 14 May 1988: The first FA Cup final penalty save Dave Beasant made history when he captained Wimbledon to FA Cup victory over Liverpool in 1988 Dave Beasant dives to his left to save a penalty from John Aldridge during the 1988 FA Cup final. Photograph: David Cannon/Allsport Dave Beasant Friday 14 May 2010 19.38 EDT First published on Friday 14 May 2010 19.38 EDT Share on Messenger Close It wasn't so easy for a goalkeeper to do his homework on the opposition's penalty-taker back then, but Liverpool were on TV more often than anybody else. I'd probably seen four or five of John Aldridge's penalties that season. He had this jinking run-up and if the keeper dived early he'd send it the other way, but if the keeper didn't move I'd noticed that he'd normally stick it to his left. After training the day before the game we practised a few penalties, and I asked John Fashanu, who also liked to pass the ball that side, to take a few. Then it was back to the hotel. We had our evening meal and then we were sitting around, twiddling our fingers and getting bored. I think Alan Cork spoke to Bobby Gould to ask if we could go to the pub for a change of scenery, and probably for the first time in his life Bobby dug in his pockets and gave us some money. We went to a place called the Fox & Grapes on Wimbledon Common. It was full of Wimbledon fans. You should have seen their faces when the entire team walked in, the night before the FA Cup final. A lot has been made of the noise we made in the tunnel before kick-off. We came out and Liverpool were just standing about, waiting – they'd been there many times and were perhaps a bit more relaxed. We were always quite vocal in trying to get ourselves pumped up for games. People say we won it in the tunnel, but I don't think it was like that at all. Don Howe, the assistant manager, came up with a plan to put two men on John Barnes, who was having the season of his life, and that worked pretty well. We scored towards the end of the first half and they were pretty quiet until they got the penalty on the hour-mark. Even at the time no one thought it was a good decision. The players were running around, devastated, and as captain I'm running around after them, trying to calm them down. It was boiling hot, and that was probably the most energetic thing I had to do all day. I remember standing on the goalline before the penalty, panting. Andy Thorn used to stand behind the penalty-taker saying "miss, miss, miss". I don't know if that helped. Aldridge did exactly as I'd expected, I flung myself to my left and pushed the ball away. That was the moment when I thought, they're not going to score today. And maybe that's when they thought they weren't going to win it as well. We collected the trophy, ran around the pitch, all the stuff we'd seen everyone else do on TV in previous years. We were living that dream. But when we got into the dressing room, we were knackered. People always say: what a night you lads must have had. The truth is it was pretty quiet. The club had a party in a marquee on the Plough Lane pitch and all our families were there. I think by midnight most of us were back at the hotel, ready to get some sleep. Then what happened Wimbledon never won another major trophy. In 2004, they were moved to Milton Keynes and renamed the MK Dons. Beasant now coaches at the Glenn Hoddle academy in Spain. Joe Cole insisted he has nothing to prove as he looked to use the FA Cup final to cement his place in the England squad Published: 15 May 2010 Chelsea are hopeful of luring Fernando Torres from Liverpool after making discreet inquiries, according to reports Published: 14 May 2010 The FA Cup final is the next step in the goalkeeper's quest to forget the past and look to the future, he tells Barney Ronay Published: 14 May 2010 |
Which song gave Windsor Davies and Don Estelle a number one hit in 1975? | BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Actor Don Estelle buried Actor Don Estelle buried Estelle enjoyed both an acting and singing career It Ain't Half Hot Mum actor Don Estelle has been buried at a ceremony attended by former co-stars, alongside the army helmet he wore in the comedy series. The diminutive actor and singer died earlier this month after a long illness at the age of 70. The funeral was held in Estelle's home town of Rochdale, near Manchester. Mourners at the service included comic Jimmy Cricket, who gave a reading, and former MP Sir Cyril Smith, according to the Daily Mirror. Estelle, who was just 4ft 9ins (145cm) tall, had asked to be buried with the pith helmet he wore to play the character of gunner Lofty Sugden in the 1970s series It Ain't Half Hot Mum. The helmet was placed upon the coffin as it was carried into the service by the pall-bearers. Sir Cyril said: "I was proud to have known him." Estelle starred in the comedy series, which was set in Burma during World War II, for eight years. As well as acting, Estelle also had a number one hit song with Whispering Grass, dueting with co-star Windsor Davies, who played the bullying sergeant-major in the show. Touring Born in Manchester, Estelle's career started in the choir of Holy Trinity Church in the town of Darwen, Lancashire, where he had been evacuated to during World War II. He developed his music and comedic talents, touring first in the north of England club circuit, then throughout the UK when he teamed up with Windsor Davies. He toured New Zealand and Australia repeatedly in the 1990s and continued to appear on stage in the UK. In late 1999, he started recording a reworking on CD of the classic Laurel and Hardy movie song Trail of the Lonesome Pine, featuring Sir Cyril Smith. Estelle recently had a cameo appearance in the cult TV comedy The League of Gentlemen. |
Which two-letter word can go after tan and con to produce two new words? | Two-Letter and Three-Letter Scrabble Words ZA Three-Letter Words AAH AAL AAS ABA ABO ABS ABY ACE ACT ADD ADO ADS ADZ AFF AFT AGA AGE AGO AGS AHA AHI AHS AID AIL AIM AIN AIR AIS AIT ALA ALB ALE ALL ALP ALS ALT AMA AMI AMP AMU ANA AND ANE ANI ANT ANY APE APO APP APT ARB ARC ARE ARF ARK ARM ARS ART ASH ASK ASP ASS ATE ATT AUK AVA AVE AVO AWA AWE AWL AWN AXE AYE AYS AZO BAA BAD BAG BAH BAL BAM BAN BAP BAR BAS BAT BAY BED BEE BEG BEL BEN BES BET BEY BIB BID BIG BIN BIO BIS BIT BIZ BOA BOB BOD BOG BOO BOP BOS BOT BOW BOX BOY BRA BRO BRR BUB BUD BUG BUM BUN BUR BUS BUT BUY BYE BYS CAB CAD CAM CAN CAP CAR CAT CAW CAY CEE CEL CEP CHI CIG CIS COB COD COG COL CON COO COP COR COS COT COW COX COY COZ CRU CRY CUB CUD CUE CUM CUP CUR CUT CWM DAB DAD DAG DAH DAK DAL DAM DAN DAP DAW DAY DEB DEE DEF DEL DEN DEV DEW DEX DEY DIB DID DIE DIF DIG DIM DIN DIP DIS DIT DOC DOE DOG DOL DOM DON DOR DOS DOT DOW DRY DUB DUD DUE DUG DUH DUI DUN DUO DUP DYE EAR EAT EAU EBB ECU EDH EDS EEK EEL EFF EFS EFT EGG EGO EKE ELD ELF ELK ELL ELM ELS EME EMS EMU END ENG ENS EON ERA ERE ERG ERN ERR ERS ESS ETA ETH EVE EWE EYE FAB FAD FAG FAN FAR FAS FAT FAX FAY FED FEE FEH FEM FEN FER FES FET FEU FEW FEY FEZ FIB FID FIE FIG FIL FIN FIR FIT FIX FIZ FLU FLY FOB FOE FOG FOH FON FOP FOR FOU FOX FOY FRO FRY FUB FUD FUG FUN FUR GAB GAD GAE GAG GAL GAM GAN GAP GAR GAS GAT GAY GED GEE GEL GEM GEN GET GEY GHI GIB GID GIE GIG GIN GIP GIT GNU GOA GOB GOD GOO GOR GOS GOT GOX GOY GUL GUM GUN GUT GUV GUY GYM GYP HAD HAE HAG HAH HAJ HAM HAO HAP HAS HAT HAW HAY HEH HEM HEN HEP HER HES HET HEW HEX HEY HIC HID HIE HIM HIN HIP HIS HIT HMM HOB HOD HOE HOG HON HOP HOS HOT HOW HOY HUB HUE HUG HUH HUM HUN HUP HUT HYP ICE ICH ICK ICY IDS IFF IFS IGG ILK ILL IMP INK INN INS ION IRE IRK ISM ITS IVY JAB JAG JAM JAR JAW JAY JEE JET JEU JEW JIB JIG JIN JOB JOE JOG JOT JOW JOY JUG JUN JUS JUT KAB KAE KAF KAS KAT KAY KEA KEF KEG KEN KEP KEX KEY KHI KID KIF KIN KIP KIR KIS KIT KOA KOB KOI KOP KOR KOS KUE KYE LAB LAC LAD LAG LAM LAP LAR LAS LAT LAV LAW LAX LAY LEA LED LEE LEG LEI LEK LES LET LEU LEV LEX LEY LEZ LIB LID LIE LIN LIP LIS LIT LOB LOG LOO LOP LOT LOW LOX LUG LUM LUV LUX LYE MAC MAD MAE MAG MAN MAP MAR MAS MAT MAW MAX MAY MED MEG MEL MEM MEN MET MEW MHO MIB MIC MID MIG MIL MIM MIR MIS MIX MOA MOB MOC MOD MOG MOL MOM MON MOO MOP MOR MOS MOT MOW MUD MUG MUM MUN MUS MUT MYC NAB NAE NAG NAH NAM NAN NAP NAW NAY NEB NEE NEG NET NEW NIB NIL NIM NIP NIT NIX NOB NOD NOG NOH NOM NOO NOR NOS NOT NOW NTH NUB NUN NUS NUT OAF OAK OAR OAT OBA OBE OBI OCA ODA ODD ODE ODS OES OFF OFT OHM OHO OHS OIL OKA OKE OLD OLE OMS ONE ONO ONS OOH OOT OPE OPS OPT ORA ORB ORC ORE ORS ORT OSE OUD OUR OUT OVA OWE OWL OWN OXO OXY PAC PAD PAH PAL PAM PAN PAP PAR PAS PAT PAW PAX PAY PEA PEC PED PEE PEG PEH PEN PEP PER PES PET PEW PHI PHT PIA PIC PIE PIG PIN PIP PIS PIT PIU PIX PLY POD POH POI POL POM POO POP POT POW POX PRO PRY PSI PST PUB PUD PUG PUL PUN PUP PUR PUS PUT PYA PYE PYX QAT QIS QUA RAD RAG RAH RAI RAJ RAM RAN RAP RAS RAT RAW RAX RAY REB REC RED REE REF REG REI REM REP RES RET REV REX RHO RIA RIB RID RIF RIG RIM RIN RIP ROB ROC ROD ROE ROM ROT ROW RUB RUE RUG RUM RUN RUT RYA RYE SAB SAC SAD SAE SAG SAL SAP SAT SAU SAW SAX SAY SEA SEC SEE SEG SEI SEL SEN SER SET SEW SEX SHA SHE SHH SHY SIB SIC SIM SIN SIP SIR SIS SIT SIX SKA SKI SKY SLY SOB SOD SOL SOM SON SOP SOS SOT SOU SOW SOX SOY SPA SPY SRI STY SUB SUE SUK SUM SUN SUP SUQ SYN TAB TAD TAE TAG TAJ TAM TAN TAO TAP TAR TAS TAT TAU TAV TAW TAX TEA TED TEE TEG TEL TEN TET TEW THE THO THY TIC TIE TIL TIN TIP TIS TIT TOD TOE TOG TOM TON TOO TOP TOR TOT TOW TOY TRY TSK TUB TUG TUI TUN TUP TUT TUX TWA TWO TYE UDO UGH UKE ULU UMM UMP UNS UPO UPS URB URD URN URP USE UTA UTE UTS VAC VAN VAR VAS VAT VAU VAV VAW VEE VEG VET VEX VIA VID VIE VIG VIM VIS VOE VOW VOX VUG VUM WAB WAD WAE WAG WAN WAP WAR WAS WAT WAW WAX WAY WEB WED WEE WEN WET WHA WHO WHY WIG WIN WIS WIT WIZ WOE WOG WOK WON WOO WOP WOS WOT WOW WRY WUD WYE WYN XIS YAG YAH YAK YAM YAP YAR YAW YAY YEA YEH YEN YEP YES YET YEW YID YIN YIP YOB YOD YOK YOM YON YOU YOW YUK YUM YUP ZAG ZAP ZAS ZAX Z |
The Italian word for scratched drawings is used commonly in English. What is it? | The Italian word for "scratched drawings" is used commonly in English. What is it? - thinkypedia.com The Italian word for "scratched drawings" is used commonly in English. What is it? westsidecity answers: Not sure but i know that the term graffiti originally referred to the inscriptions, figure drawings, etc found on the walls of ancient ruins, as in the Catacombs of Rome or at Pompeii. So i would say graffiti is a pretty sure bet. |
Which four letter word can go before beat or fall or after come or melt to produce four new words? | Definition of FALL (Meaning of FALL), a 4 Letter Word Definition: [n] the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" [n] a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" [n] a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue" [n] a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" [n] a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" [n] a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides" [n] a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" [n] when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat [n] the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall" [n] a downward slope or bend [n] the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" [n] the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973" [v] pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work" [v] decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [v] come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" [v] go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts" [v] occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable" [v] begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away" [v] be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon" [v] come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth" [v] be cast down; "his eyes fell" [v] assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell" [v] fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" [v] move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" [v] descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse" [v] drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees" [v] lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead" [v] slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean" [v] move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward" [v] be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" [v] fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" [v] come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son" [v] be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy" [v] to be given by assignment or distribution; "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the yougest student" [v] to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter" [v] lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen" [v] suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside" [v] yield to temptation or sin"Adam and Eve fell" [v] lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman" [v] touch or seem as i |
What are the first three words in the Bible? | The First Three Words of the Bible: christianity The First Three Words of the Bible Bereishit bara Elohim et hashamayim ve'et ha'aretz. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Bereishit (בראשית)in Hebrew means "at the head of." Since the first letter bet (ב) is closed on three sides, and since Hebrew is read right to left, the midrash Bereishit Rabbah 1:10 says that interpretation can only go in the open direction, ie. don't worry about what came before. The three middle letters are the same word as in Rosh Hahanah ("the head the year"), the beginning of the year. Bara (ברא) means "filled" or "fattened." Elohim (אלהים) is a name of God. Some Christians see even more in these first three words of the Bible. The first letter of the sentence, bet ב, is the first letter of ben (son). The second letter of the sentence, resh ר, is the first letter of ruach (spirit, breath). The third letter of the sentence, alef א, is the first letter of abba (father) and of the third word, Elohim (אלהים). Father, Son, and Spirit, with the third word of the sentence being "God." Also, the name. Elohim אלהים, is a plural form and the first letter, א, in its simplest form consists of three strokes. |
How many points would you get for the word Scrabble in a game of Scrabble? | How to Play Scrabble (with Pictures) - wikiHow Preparing to Play 1 Make sure that you have everything you need to play Scrabble. Before you begin your game, make sure that you have everything that you need to play Scrabble. You will need a game board, 100 letter tiles, one letter rack for each player, and a cloth bag to hold the letter tiles. You will also need 1-3 other people to play with. [1] 2 Choose a dictionary to use for challenges. It is possible that during the course of your game, someone will play a word that another play believes is spelled wrong or that is not a word at all. In a situation like this, you will need to look up the word in a dictionary. Make sure that you have a dictionary on hand to deal with challenges. [2] 3 Put letter tiles in the bag and shake them up. To make sure that the letters are mixed up, put them into the bag, close it, and shake them around a bit. If you don’t have a bag to use, you can put all of the letters face down on the table and shuffle them. [3] 4 Determine who goes first. Pass the bag around the table and allow each player to draw one letter tile. Then, place your letter tiles face up on the table. The player with the letter that is closest to the letter “A” gets to go first. Put these letters back into the bag and shuffle them again before drawing tiles. [4] 5 Draw your tiles. Beginning with the player who got the letter closest to “A”, pass the tile bag around and have each player draw seven tiles without looking into the bag. Do not show these tiles to your fellow players. Just put them onto your tile rack and pass the bag to the next player until everyone has drawn their letters. [5] Part 2 Playing the Game 1 Play the first word. The player who chose the letter closest to “A” gets to play the first word. The word must use at least two tiles and it must be placed across the star square in the center of the board. The word can be laid out in a vertical or horizontal fashion, but it cannot be diagonal. When calculating the first word score, keep in mind that the player who places the first word gets to double his or her total score because the star counts as a Premium Square with a double word bonus. For example, if the total value of the first word played was 8, then the player would receive a score of 16. [6] 2 Count up your points. After you have put down a word, make sure that you count up your points. Add up the points on the upper right hand corner of each of the tiles you laid down. If you placed a tile on a Premium Square, adjust your score as indicated by the Premium Square. [7] For example, if you place a word over a square that says “Double Word” on it, then you should double the total value of your word. If you place a tile over a square that says “Double Letter”, then you should double the value of that letter tile only when you calculate your score. 3 Draw new tiles. After each of your turns, you will need to draw as many new tiles as you just played. For example, if you played three of your tiles to form a word during your turn, then you need to draw three new tiles at the end of your turn. Place these new tiles on your rack and pass the bag to the next player. [8] 4 Build on other players’ words. On your next turn, you will have to add onto the words that your opponents have just played. That means that you cannot just create a freestanding word on the board, all of the tiles must be connected. As you build onto the words that your opponents have played, make sure that you consider all of the connected tiles. Your addition to the board must create at least one new word, but if you connect to other tiles, from other directions, then you need to make sure that you are creating valid words with these connections. [9] 5 Use your tiles to get the highest score possible per turn. It is a good idea to consider multiple plays during each of your turns and to go with the play that will gain you the most points. Look for opportunities to incorporate Premium Squares and high value letters like “Z” and “Q” into your plays. [10] Available Premium Squares include: Doub |
What is the second most common word in written English behind the? | THE MOST COMMON WORDS IN ENGLISH The 500 Most Commonly Used Words in the English Language Based on the combined results of British English, American English and Australian English surveys of contemporary sources in English: newspapers, magazines, books, TV, radio and real life conversations - the language as it is written and spoken today. |
Which town had a clock which always told the time never too quickly, never too slowly? | Trumpton - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT Welcome to the Trumpton guide at TV.com. Here is the clock, the Trumpton clock. Telling the time steadily, sensibly. Never too quickly, never too slowly. Telling the time for Trumpton. Gordon Murray's 1967 series for the BBC, Camberwick Green, was an immediate success and an instant classic, and naturally he was asked to produce a second run of episodes. But, feeling that he had exhausted the possibilities for the village setting of that series, he instead came up with a sequel. Trumpton carried on the style of Camberwick Green, but this time the setting was a busy market town, complete with town hall and resident mayor. There was a whole new cast of characters, including Mrs Lovelace (and her yappy dogs), Chippy Minton the carpenter and, most famously of all, the town fire brigade, whose roll-call ("Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb!") became the series' catchphrase. But the main theme remained: whether in a small village or a bustling market town, the residents always helped each other out and a problem shared was a problem solved. Unlike Camberwick Green, Gordon Murray didn't pen his own screenplays for Trumpton. Instead, children's author Alison Prince was drafted in to turn Murray's stories into scripts, and added a lot of ideas (and humour) of her own. Freddie Phillips wrote a brand new batch of songs to introduce the characters, and once again Brian Cant provided all the voices. The result was a sequel that more than lived up to its predecessor and, like Camberwick Green, would be repeated over and over for more than twenty years.moreless |
What is the largest state in America? | 10 Largest States In The United States - 10 Most Today 10 Largest States In The United States Lists Of Countries The following list contains the 10 largest states in the USA, by area 1. Alaska – 1,723,337 km2 (665,384 mi2) – Alaska is by far the largest state in the USA. It’s also the largest state by land area and by water area Alaska – the largest state in the USA 2. Texas – 695,662 km2 (268,596 mi2) – The Lone Star State is the second largest state, but it’s less than half the size of Alaska Texas – second largest state in the USA 3. California – 423,967 km2 (163,694 mi2) – The Golden State is the third largest state in the United States The Golden State is the third largest state in the United States 4. Montana – 380,831 km2 (147,039 mi2) – Montana, nicknamed The Treasure State, is the fourth largest state Largest States In The United States: Montana is fourth largest 5. New Mexico – 314,917 km2 (121,590 mi2) New Mexico: 5th largest state 6. Arizona – 295,234 km2 (113,990 mi2) – The Copper State, home to the Grand Canyon, is the 6th largest state Arizona: 6th largest state 7. Nevada – 286,380 km2 (110,571 mi2) – The Silver State, home to Las Vegas, is the 7th largest state Nevada: 7th largest state in the United States 8. Colorado – 269,601 km2 (104,093 mi2) Largest States In The United States: 8th place: Colorado 9. Oregon – 254,799 km2 (98,378 mi2) – The Beaver State is less than 1/6 of Alaska Largest States In The United States: 9th place: Oregon 10. Wyoming – 253,335 km2 (97,813 mi2) – The Equality State closes our list with almost the same area as Oregon 10th largest state in the United States: Wyoming |
What part of the body is also the name of a punctuation mark? | The names of punctuation marks | OxfordWords blog Home > The names of punctuation marks The names of punctuation marks Chances are that you use them every day – from ‘ to # and ? to . – but where did common punctuation marks get their names? Ampersand The ampersand is the sign &, used to mean ‘and’. The shape of the symbol originated as a ligature for the Latin et (‘and’) – that is, it represents the merged ‘e’ and ‘t’. The name ampersand also represents a merge, although one that is perhaps more accidental. When reciting the alphabet, letters that were also entire words in and of themselves (such as a and I) could once be read as ‘a per se a’, ‘i per se I’, to make it clear that a word was intended, rather than a single letter. Per se is the Latin for ‘by itself’, so the & symbol, which was traditionally included at the end of the alphabet, was originally chanted as ‘and per se and’ (that is, ‘& by itself is and’). Over time, this was altered into the single word ampersand, and the original phrase was largely forgotten. Apostrophe Use of the apostrophe (‘) can be a bit of a minefield (our handy hints will help you work them out), and you might experience an ironic wish to turn away from them. Why ironic? Because apostrophe actually comes from a word meaning ‘turn away’: the Greek apostrephein, from apo ‘from’ + strephein ‘to turn’. This is the root of the Greek apostrophos, meaning ‘accent of elision’, which is precisely one of the functions of the apostrophe – that is, it is used to indicate ‘the omission of a sound or syllable when speaking’. Incidentally, an apostrophe is also ‘an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem addressed to a person (typically one who is dead or absent) or thing (typically one that is personified)’. Again, the route is apostrephein, as the speaker is turning away from the audience or reader to address a third party. Hyphen The hyphen (-) is used to join words together, and so it is perhaps unsurprising that the word hyphen comes from the Greek for ‘together’ (hyphen). This, in turn, comes from hypo ‘under’ + hen ‘one’. The hyphen is not the only punctuation mark that signifies togetherness; the plus symbol (+) has also been referred to as a hyphen on rare occasions, as has a short pause between two syllables in speaking and, more broadly, any small connecting link. Colon Speaking of words with more than one meaning, you may be familiar with the colon as a symbol (:) and (less suitable for dinnertime conversation) the main part of the large intestine. These actually derive from slightly different Greek words. The anatomical feature is from κόλον (i.e. kŏlon), meaning ‘food’, ‘meat’, or (indeed) ‘the colon’. The word for the punctuation mark, on the other hand, comes from κῶλον (or kōlon), which means ‘limb’ or ‘clause’ – and it is used because one of the main functions of the colon is to separate two clauses, where the second clause explains or follows from the first. Parenthesis Commonly known as brackets (particularly in British English), parentheses are those symbols used earlier in this sentence: the round brackets ( and ). Since the mid 16th century, parenthesis and parentheses have been used to mean ‘a word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation, aside, or afterthought into a passage with which it has not necessarily any grammatical connection’ (and, more generally, an afterthought or explanatory aside). The use of the term to refer to the round brackets themselves followed later, although only by a few decades, according to current Oxford English Dictionary (OED) research. The word itself ultimately comes from the Greek parentithenai, meaning ‘put in beside’. @ This symbol has become very familiar, as (of course) every email address requires one. I have used the symbol itself for this paragraph’s heading, as the only name by which is it commonly known in English is at (or at symbol, at sign, etc.). Its technological lease of life was not its genesis, though; @ originated as a scribe’s quick way of writing the Latin word ad, meaning ‘at’, especially in lists of prices of commo |
In the world of politics, what was broadcast live on British television for the first time on 20th March 1990? | TV History | Archive of American Television HAL KANTER , Comedy Writer Television was never one person's vision -- as early as the 1820s, the idea began to germinate. Certainly by 1880, when a speculative article appeared in The Scientific American magazine, the concept of a working television system began to spread on an international scale. At the dawn of the twentieth century, there were a few American laboratories leading the way: Bell, RCA, and GE. It wasn't until 1927, when 21-year-old Philo T. Farnsworth , beat everyone to the punch by producing the first electronic television picture. This historic breakthrough catapulted him into a decades-long patent battle against major corporations, including RCA and CBS. The battle took its toll on everyone and RCA’s David Sarnoff brilliantly marketed this invention to the public and became known as the father of television -- while Philo T. Farnsworth died in relative obscurity. Experimental broadcast television began in the early 1930s, transmitting fuzzy images of wrestling, music and dance to a handful of screen. It wasn't until the 1939 World's Fair in New York, where RCA unveiled their new NBC TV studios in Rockefeller Plaza, that network television was introduced. A few months later, William Paley’s CBS began broadcasting from its new TV studios in Grand Central Station. Now that television worked, how could these networks profit on their investment? Who would create the programming that would sell their TV sets? How would they dominate this new commercial medium, without destroying their hugely profitable radio divisions? Ready! Sets! Go! (1940s) “We had a rating of 80, a share of 83.9. Of course I used to say there were only 83 sets, but there weren't.” MILTON BERLE , host Texaco Star Theatre Four months after NBC station W2XBS began regular programming in 1939, Red Barber announced the first televised major league baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Even though television was still considered a fad, throughout the 1940s, the deep-pocketed television divisions of NBC and CBS -- and soon ABC – cashed in on the tastes of the American public. Networks expanded their reach as key cities built broadcast facilities. Television showed signs of becoming a commercial success, at least until the US entered World War II . The war interrupted its growth significantly, as personnel shortages forced stations to shut down. Only the DuMont network remained on the air. It wasn't until 1947 that television’s growth truly exploded. Some of the biggest shows premiered including: The Ed Sullivan Show , Candid Camera, Howdy Doody , Philco Playhouse, and Kukla, Fran & Ollie . Meet the Press began broadcasting out of the nation's capitol to become the longest-running news program ever. Perhaps the brightest star of the era was Milton Berle , “America’s favorite uncle.” Berle brought his vaudeville sensibilities to NBC’s Texaco Star Theatre and made it an unprecedented success. City water levels dropped during commercials, stores closed early. Television set sales skyrocketed. As networks raced to provide content for the popular new medium, many radio stars and shows attempted to make the transition to television -- Burns and Allen, The Jack Benny Program, The Shadow, Fred Allen, and Fibber McGee and Molly. Television News Finds Its Way (1950s) “None of us had any ax to grind, none of us had any political ambitions. Our only real purpose in life, and in work, was to tell people what we knew to be true.” DAVID BRINKLEY , News anchor In 1949, a young girl named Kathy Fiscus fell into a Los Angeles-area well. Television provided continuous local coverage for over 27 hours. The unfolding tragedy proved that live television news coverage could not only inform, but also unite a community. At the dawn of the 1950s, with over seven million TV sets in circulation, the need to broadcast fresh news images was magnified. The networks had initially offered short newscasts peppered with filmed newsreel footage – but that didn’t last long. Those who had |
In 1796 Edward Jenner discovered a vacination for what? | Jenner tests smallpox vaccine - May 14, 1796 - HISTORY.com Jenner tests smallpox vaccine Publisher A+E Networks Edward Jenner, an English country doctor from Gloucestershire, administers the world’s first vaccination as a preventive treatment for smallpox, a disease that had killed millions of people over the centuries. While still a medical student, Jenner noticed that milkmaids who had contracted a disease called cowpox, which caused blistering on cow’s udders, did not catch smallpox. Unlike smallpox, which caused severe skin eruptions and dangerous fevers in humans, cowpox led to few ill symptoms in these women. On May 14, 1796, Jenner took fluid from a cowpox blister and scratched it into the skin of James Phipps, an eight-year-old boy. A single blister rose up on the spot, but James soon recovered. On July 1, Jenner inoculated the boy again, this time with smallpox matter, and no disease developed. The vaccine was a success. Doctors all over Europe soon adopted Jenner’s innovative technique, leading to a drastic decline in new sufferers of the devastating disease. In the 19th and 20th centuries, scientists following Jenner’s model developed new vaccines to fight numerous deadly diseases, including polio, whooping cough, measles, tetanus, yellow fever, typhus, and hepatitis B, and many others. More sophisticated smallpox vaccines were also developed and by 1970 international vaccination programs, such as those undertaken by the World Health Organization, had eliminated smallpox worldwide. Related Videos |
What is graphology the study of? | Graphology | Define Graphology at Dictionary.com graphology noun 1. the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc. 2. Linguistics. the study of systems of writing; grammatology. Origin of graphology [graf-uh-loj-ik] /ˌgræf əˈlɒdʒ ɪk/ (Show IPA), graphological, adjective graphologist, noun Examples from the Web for graphology Expand Criminal Psychology Hans Gross graphology, for instance, is naturally related to the functional action and to the characteristics of the hand itself. Pedagogical Anthropology Maria Montessori In this study, as in that of graphology and chiromancy, a deductive power of mind is required. British Dictionary definitions for graphology Expand the study of handwriting, esp to analyse the writer's character 2. (linguistics) the study of writing systems Derived Forms Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for graphology Expand n. "study of handwriting," 1882, from French graphologie, coined 1868 by Abbé Jean-Hippolyte Michon (1806-1881) from comb. form of Greek graphein "to write" (see -graphy ) + logos "a speaking, a dealing with" (see logos ). Especially, "character study based on handwriting" (1886). Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper |
Who provided the voice of the princess in the film 'Shrek'? | Voicing Shrek - A Look at the Shrek Voice Talent A Look at the Voices in DreamWorks' animated Shrek movie. Voicing Shrek by Joe Tracy, Publisher of Digital Media FX (digitalmediafx.com) Large scale animated productions, like Shrek, depend on Hollywood celebrities to bring animated character voices to life. While having celebrities attached to an animated film is a major blow to voice actors, it provides major marketing potential for studios. Celebrities starring in DreamWorks' Shrek include Mike Meyers as Shrek, Eddie Murphy as Donkey, Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona, and John Lithgow as Lord Farquaad. The main star, of course, is Shrek - a disgusting ogre who reacts to his swamp home being invaded by fairy tale characters. As the star, it was important for the voice artist to bring out the disgusting habits of Shrek while still making him lovable. "Shrek is no dreamboat, but Mike understood the heart and soul of the character and brought out his wonderful lovable qualities," says DreamWorks principle Jeffrey Katzenberg. In the way he brought Shrek's words to life, Mike gave him his heart and we were able to mold our physical character around his voice." Sometimes voicing a character creates opportunities to improvise, which brings more life to the character. "We spent a lot of time in the studio discovering who Mike Myers as Shrek was, and experimenting with different voices and different accents," says Andrew Adamson, one of the films two directors. "The truth is, when you cast Mike Myers in a role, you don't just get Mike Myers; you get the plethora of characterizations he can create. He is the best at inventing a character and stepping into it. And once he's in it, he stays in it - even between takes - which gave him a great base from which to start improvising. The improv moments are gold; those are the moments that give the animators the most to go on, because at that point, it's not a written piece of dialogue - it's a character come to life." Playing Shrek's "sidekick" is a donkey named Donkey. For the voice, the Shrek team selected Eddie Murphy. Murphy's last experience as a voice over artist came in Disney's Mulan where he played Mulan's sidekick, Mushu the Dragon. Murphy freely admits that there are big differences between voice acting and live action acting. "Animation is a much more collaborative process than acting with my body and my face," says Murphy. "It's a trip to have the director ask for a small inflection in your voice, and then, when the scene is drawn, you see how that slight change brings out the emotion. Another reason I like doing animated films is that, when they're done right, they're timeless, and my kids really get into them
They love hearing their father's voice come out of a cartoon." Playing the role of the princess - who is unlike any past animated |
Which sea has shores in Europe, Asia and Africa? | Map of the Mediterranean Sea and Mediterranean Sea Map Size Depth History Information Page other bodies of water The Mediterranean Sea was an important route for merchants and travelers during ancient times as it allowed for trade and cultural exchange between emergent peoples of the region. Several ancient civilizations were located around its shores; thus it has had a major influence on those cultures. It provided routes for trade, colonization and war, and provided food (by fishing and the gathering) for numerous communities throughout the ages. This inland sea is bordered on the north by Europe, the east by Asia, and in the south by Africa. This 969,100 sq. mile body of water is approximately 2,300 miles in length, and has a maximum depth of 16,896 ft. The typical Mediterranean climate is hot, with dry summers and mild, rainy winters. Major crops of the region include olives, grapes, oranges, tangerines, and cork. Major subdivisions include the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Balearic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ionian Sea and Ligurian Sea. |
In which year did Karl Marx publish the first volume of Das Kapital? | Summary and Analysis of Das Kapital by Karl Marx Home » Literature » Non-Fiction » Summary and Analysis of Das Kapital by Karl Marx Summary and Analysis of Das Kapital by Karl Marx Pages: 1 2 Das Kapital by Karl Marx was the result of nearly thirty years of work on the part of Karl Marx and his influences and protracted study of the nature of not only the capitalist economy, but also the social and historical forces that shape interactions among people both within and outside of trade. The first volume ofDas Kapital was published in 1867 at a time when the working conditions for industrial laborers were terrible and the division between the classes was growing increasingly more pronounced. It must not be forgotten that Das Kapital was a work born out of the industrial revolution and although eventually conditions would change for the better, this is an important treatise and critique of the system that created such squalor for some many of the working poor in Europe. For the most part, according to the editor’s introduction essay to the translation of Das Kapital, much of Marx’s observations of the thirty-year period were in England, which were at once the center of the industrial revolution (with all of its glory) as well as the epicenter of the urban degradation caused by rapid and massive industrialization . While these theories about the nature of the worker, the work day, the capitalist, and economies in general were influential after their first publication, the same ideas still persist in general conversations about our modern economy—especially in terms of capitalism. In order to present the most succinct overview, analysis, and interpretation of Das Kapital ,it seems necessary to chronologically go through Das Kapital for this essay and examine some key points and themes, examine them within Marx’s context, and finally present them as templates for looking at modern capitalism society, industry, and economy. Without any fanfare, Marx begins the first chapter of Das Kapital with a statement concerning commodities. He defines a commodity as “an object outside us, a thing that by its properties satisfies human wants of sort or another” (125). It is interesting that Marx begins the text with a discussion and definition of a commodity and after several successive chapters, it is clear to see that the commodity is one of the main driving forces behind capitalism. The commodity itself, however, is only valued according to demand or other more ethereal conditions and thus it is a perfect item for the capitalist as it presents no fixed “price” in itself, but its value is rather determined by desire and the potential for profit. To backtrack for a moment, however, a more concise definition of commodity is contained within the idea of “use value.” This refers to a commodity’s value in how it will be used and how it is desired but this value, according to Marx, has little to do with the actual labor that went into the production of the item. Again, while it is not immediately clear at this early point in the text, the use value versus the idea of labor are important issues because there is more distinction between the two than one might initially think. For instance, something might have a very high use-value and be greatly desired. This desire leads the capitalist to make it expensive and the laborer who made the desired commodity is not paid what the desired commodity is worth, but rather is paid living wages while the surplus profits go directly to the capitalist since he owns the means of production. While that was a very brief, concise, but altogether limited description of the process behind commodities and use value, it is useful background information to frame the discussion as this analysis continues. After this introduction to commodities and use values in Das Kapital , the idea of exchange value becomes of equal importance. As Marx puts it in one of the important quotations from “Das Kapital”, “As use values, commodities are, above all, of different qualities, but as exchange values they are merely differe |
What is the Latin name for the constellation that is commonly known as the Great Bear? | Ursa Major Ursa Major Clues to the meaning of this celestial feature Located at the top of the heavens the stars of the two bear-constellations, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor , never set, i.e., they never disappear below the horizon, they are always visible in the night sky, all night, every night, throughout the year. One of these stars, Polaris , the Pole Star in Ursa Minor, appears to stand still making it a good reference point for navigators at sea to identify, while the other stars in these two constellations, called circumpolar stars, revolve around it. One myth explains why they were positioned so; Zeus (Jupiter) placed Callisto in the sky as the constellation Ursa Major, or 'Great Bear,' and her son, Arcas who was also Zeus' son, as Ursa Minor, as 'Little Bear': "Hera, Zeus' wife, was not pleased with this arrangement, especially since Callisto was another of her husband's infidelities. She went to her nurse, Tethys , the wife of Oceanus , and beseeched her to punish Callisto and Arcas. Tethys decided to deprive the pair of water, and so the Great Bear and the Little Bear are cursed to circle in the skies, never to dip below the horizon for a refreshing bath or a cool drink" [ 1 ]. The constellations never sink below the horizon, thus they never appear to be going into the water. The Ursa of Ursa Major is from the Indo-European root * rtko , 'Bear'. Derivatives: arctic (meaning north from Latin arcticus, from Greek arktikos), ursine (bear-like), from Latin ursus, Greek arktos. [Pokorny rktho-s 875. Watkins ]. The names Ursula and Orson, are related. In the northern branches of the Indo-European languages, the name of the bear was subject to a taboo and there was a proliferation of euphemisms; 'honey-licker', 'honey eater', 'shaggy', etc. The word for bear in Russian is 'medved', and the same in Czech. In Polish, bear is a similar word 'niedzwiedz', and in Old Church Slavonic, bear is 'medvedi'. All of these words mean something like 'honey-eater' and are derived from the common Slavic words 'medu' = 'honey' (PIE *medhu-, from which we also get the English word 'mead', an alcoholic beverage made from fermented honey and water) plus 'ed-' = 'eat' [ 2 ]. Our word bear2 appears to be another taboo term, from Dutch 'bruin', meaning 'the brown one', French 'brun' and 'brunette'. Related to the Norse name Bjorn, and place-names Berlin, Berne. Our word bear, the animal, comes from the Indo-European root * bher2 , 'Bright, brown.' Derivatives: brown (one meaning of brown was 'shining', and it was often used to describe swords in Old English poetry), bruin (a bear), Bruno (name), brunet, burnet, burnish (meant to make something brown.), from Old French brun, shining, brown, beaver (a semiaquatic rodent noted for felling trees to build dams and partially submerged dens called lodges), Bernard (name, 'bold bear'), bear² (the animal), from Old English bera, bear, from Germanic *ber, 'the brown animal'), berserker, from Old Norse björn, bear, from Germanic *bernuz. [Pokorny 5. bher- 136.] There might be a relationship between the roots bear1, to tolerate (from * bher1 ), and bear2 (from * bher2 ). Aristotle (according to Olcott, p.348 ) "held that the name (Ursa) was derived from the fact that of all known animals the bear was thought to be the only one that dared to venture into the frozen regions of the north and tempt the solitude and cold". According to Hesiod "Zeus put Callisto among the stars, giving her the name Bear because of the misfortune which had befallen her." The bear was the only animal able to bear the cold. Navigators used the two bear constellations (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor ) to get their bearings on sea. The Little Bear, Ursa Minor has the North Pole, Polaris, the North Star, so by finding it you can find which way is true north. The pointer stars in this constellation Merak an |
What is the world's most southerly capital? | Southernmost World Capital What is the world's southernmost national capital? The Answer: That distinction belongs to Wellington, New Zealand . The cultural capital and geographical center of the country, Wellington is the only world capital located in the roaring 40s latitudes . It was the first world capital to welcome the new millennium . The capital of Iceland , Reykjavik, is the northernmost capital of the world. Here is a link to the Infoplease Atlas if you want to see for yourself. —The Editors |
Which actor did Jennifer Anniston marry in July 2000? | Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux Married in Surprise Wedding! Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux Married in Surprise Wedding! by Meredith B. Kile 9:35 AM PDT, August 06, 2015 Playing Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux Married in Surprise Wedding! Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are married! ET can confirm the pair tied the knot on Wednesday night at their home in Bel Air, in a secret ceremony disguised as a birthday party for Theroux, who turns 44 on Aug. 10. The intimate affair was held in front of 70 of their closest friends and family, including Howard Stern, Jason Bateman, Lisa Kudrow, Chelsea Handler, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Ellen DeGeneres and more. The couple's backyard was seen decked out for the elaborate party with a bar and beautiful tablescapes. Earlier in the day, a minister and a large cake topped with two Muppet-like characters were photographed entering the house by TMZ . WATCH: Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux Were the Cutest Couple at the 2015 SAG Awards Aniston met Theroux in 2011, while vacationing with Friends co-star and real-life pal Courteney Cox and the couple have been together for four years. They announced their engagement in August 2012. "He's the easiest guy to hang around," Aniston, 46, gushed to The Hollywood Reporter back in January. "He was so completely in his skin. It was the first time I remember being so comfortable [with a romantic interest], like with all my gay friends." Aniston and Theroux shared the big screen in 2012's Wanderlust, but according to the actress, her new husband is a true Renaissance man. "He's got a so many different talents, I have a lot to chime in on," Aniston told ET at a January 2015 press junket. "Not only is he a writer, he's also an actor and a director and all of those wonderful things. I make it easy. I just have a one-shot job." "Not only is he a great actor but he's one of the best comedy writers out there," she marveled to Harper’s Bazaar last November. "And he directs and paints murals. And I just think it's so attractive to be that good at so many things and to have no ego. He's one of the most humble, decent human beings." WATCH: 9 Celebrity Weddings We're Still Waiting For The actress also couldn’t help but gush about her man’s physical attributes when Theroux covered Women’s Wear Daily last July. "He's just so beautiful and handsome to me, and I love that his eyeballs are so beautifully captured because those eyes just knock me out every day," she said. "He just gets better every year. He's just like a lost gem in the sand, and he's just always been there and been brilliant, and now this is just in a different light." Theroux has also been outspoken about his love for Aniston and how the couple has handled their relationship in the spotlight. "We're just doing our own thing. We are completely happy, obviously, but we're not on anyone else's timeframe," he told Australia’s TV Week last fall . "I think love in anyone's life creates expansion. And needless to say, it feels really good. So it's only enriched by life." NEWS: Jennifer Aniston Can't Get Enough of Justin Theroux Since they first became engaged, publications have speculated constantly about when the pair were tying the knot. Aniston even admitted that the pair couldn’t throw a party without friends wondering if it was secretly a wedding, which have been one of the most talked-about nuptials in Hollywood. "It's funny actually our friends Sacha [Baron Cohen] and Isla [Fisher] have shown up for four parties, four little gatherings, about a year ago, they would show up in beautiful wedding wear," she said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show last November. "Even like the Fourth of July last year, they showed up and Sacha was in a powder blue suit and Isla was in a little cute dress. And we were like, 'Guys, it’s the Fourth of July, we're in cutoffs and eating hot dogs. We will actually let you know!'" The actress told InStyle that she and Theroux struggled with the best way to tie the knot under the intense media speculation. "There's a big discussion in our house right now: Do you |
Which English Cathedral has the highest spire? | The highest spire in Britain: exploring Salisbury Cathedral | VisitBritain The highest spire in Britain: exploring Salisbury Cathedral Friday 07 February 2014 zoocha-admin Among Britain's many cathedrals (all of which are magnificent) Salisbury probably has more claims to fame than most. Its spire, at 123m tall, is the tallest in Britain. It has the largest cloister and the largest cathedral close in Britain, extending over an impressive 80 acres, and tying together central Salisbury and the surrounding countryside with a stunning sea of green. Inside you'll find what is thought to be the oldest working medieval clock in the world - built in 1386. On top of all that, the cathedral is home to one of the four surviving copies of Magna Carta, a document which limited the powers of king and established the rule of law back in 1215. Remember King John from the Robin Hood stories? This was the document created to reign him in a little (along with all of his successors). Looking up to see Salisbury's magnificent painted ceilings and fan-vaulting is of course part of the fun of visiting, but just in case you have a stiff-neck, you can actually see them in the glassy surface of the cathedral's beautiful font. A water sculpture crafted by artist William Pye, its waters flow out and are drawn back up in a constant cycle. The fun in Salisbury Cathedral really begins when you embark on a tour of its upper reaches. A spiral staircase leads you up and up into the fabric of the building itself, from where you can take in the full spectacle of the nave from its middle level. Climb up another level and you're into the structure above the nave itself, where you can see the individual oak timbers that have held the roof in place for more than 700 years. Further up again and you'll see the quarter and hour bells, and if you wait you can hear them rung - not by hand, but by a clock made for the church in the 19 century. Keep your eyes peeled for graffiti of an impressive vintage, much of it artfully carved by stonemasons, and some dating back to the 15th century and earlier. One of the most spectacular sights inside the building is the view inside the spire itself. A remarkable scaffold of timber reaches up into Britain's tallest spire, and helps to secure it against any particularly difficult weather conditions. The very tip of the spire is another ten ladders up from here, and isn't part of the tour. Occasionally however, someone is required to make the climb to change the warning lights for passing aircraft. Outside the cathedral tower, the view over Salisbury is magnificent. The impressive houses, originally built to house the clergy, are all visible in the large cathedral close. You'll also see more than a few pigeon feathers, one sign of the resident Peregrine falcons who make the exterior cathedral balcony their home. All in all, a magnificent building, a fascinating tour and a very rewarding visit. Thanks to VisitWiltshire , Salisbury Cathedral and tour guide Michael for showing us around - find out more about Salisbury Cathedral . |
Which 1999 film featured a trio of main characters called Heather, Josh and Michael? | Viral Media [licensed for non-commercial use only] / Blair Witch Project Description: The Blair Witch Project is categorized as a low-budget horror film. The film portrays the real time stories of three film students (Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael C. Williams) who venture off into the Black Hills of Maryland to capture footage of the towns legend, The Blair Witch. While in the Black Hills, the three students go missing and are never found. The video footage is then recovered a year later creating the “lost footage”, which is the film’s premise and theme. Peak Popularity: Prior to the films release and shortly after. Date Discovered: 1999 Original Site: The original site has since been removed however, a current similar site exists at www.blairwitch.com The original BWP sites relied on making the viewer feel that the content was real. Like the original Blair Witch site, the filmmakers also created myspace accounts for the cast of the film to gain credibility for the characters and for the audience appeal. Genesis: The development on The Blair Witch Project began in 1998 by two novice filmmakers, Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick. The film’s script was based on a 68 page outline in hopes to complete the dialogue with improvisations from the cast. Auditions where held to specifically look for actors with exceptional improvisation skills. The completed cast included Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael C. Williams. The filmmakers focused on several mythological ideas during the developmental stages of the movie. Inspired by near-anagrams, some characters names served to create the mythology behind the film. Referencing the overall mythology of the film through characters, started with naming the Blair Witch, Elly Kedward, which is Edward Kelley, a 16th century mystic and naming the fictional 1940‘s child murder Rustin Parr, as Rasputin. The next step for the film focused on obtaining funding and directional production association, which was produced by Haxan Films. Originally titled, “The Blair Witch Project: The Story of the Black Hills Disappearances” was presented to investors as a documentary based upon short amateur footage coupled with new papers and news footage. "The media ecology's materiality, the connections and uses made, missed, and implied, form a grounding part of the work. Webcams, their aesthetics, distribution, and their use, by, amoung others, Wolfgang Staehle, are discussed strating from a simple account of their construction. Software and network systems such as those used by these cameras are usually understood to be value-free, simple utilities. Here, their compositional terms are taken up in order to test their affordances and limits" (pg 10 Media Ecologies). Matthew Fuller History (Filming Process): On October 1997, filming began and continued for eight day in Seneca Creek State Park in Maryland and only a few scenes where shot in Burkittsville (6).Unbeknownst to the main cast, the filmmakers planted interviews of the townspeople and actors. Upon filming, the main character, Donhaue, had to go through a crash course of film, as she did not know how to operate or use a camera.The actors were casted because of their improvisational skills in which, the filmmakers pushed to the limits. The filmmakers gave the cast clues to switch locations and improvisational instructions for the day from messages in milk creates with global positioning satellite systems (7). The directors tried to achieve the realism of the myth by rationing the food of the cast, which caused Donahue to suffer excruciating eczema. Attracting to the appeal of realism, a Maryland dentist provided the set with teeth to show the remains of the dead (8). Influencing the realism effect, Producer Gregg Hale's military training was honed in to move the cast in a military fashion by pushing the characters to the limits during the day, harassing the sleepless cast at night, and depriving the cast of food. To the dismay of the cast, 19 hours of solid footage was recorded, however, the film was ed |
Created by Tim Smit in Cornwall, what is the name of the ecological botanical gardens sometimes dubbed the eighth wonder of the world? | Keith's Eden Projest Web Site, Visitors Feedback Page Dear Keith, More praise and thanks! This time for the excellent link to the flowering Titanum. For those of us too far away to visit regularly your pages are an invaluable link to what's happening at Eden. Keep up the good work, its my favourite site. Helen Kirby-Hasler 11/11/07 ________________________________________________________________________ Dear Keith - As someone who has been a fan of the Eden Project and an Eden Friend since the early days, I am delighted that I have found your marvellous site. Previously, I only checked the official Eden website, but your collection of photographs is not only superior but also beautifully up-to-date. I now look at your site on a daily basis to find out what has been happening ! Many congratulations on the standard of your website - I have already recommended it to several friends and family members around the world. Best wishes, Carol (Chacewater, Cornwall) 23/06/07 ________________________________________________________________________ Dear Keith, I wanted to let you know how interesting I've found your Eden Project website. I was delighted to find the latest about the Seed's arrival as well as photos of this year's Bulb Mania and the new Garden of Ideas. I was also very interested to see the earlier photo record of the project build - it was fascinating to see the journey taken. I'm particularly interested as I worked with Eden's Green Team on placement two years ago. This was part of my year training at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens that also included time at Cambridge University Botanic Gardens and RHS Garden Wisley. I fondly remember pruning coffee plants in the HTB with Dina Gallick and planting Chilean Nothofagus with Adrian Lovatt, and indeed sowing crops with Kevin Austin who I stayed with. My experience at Hilliers was part of my BSc Horticulture from the University of Reading (that included two fieldtrips to Eden!). I've since graduated with a specialism in garden management, design, and restoration, and now study MSc Management at the University of Bath in support of career interests. I look forward to regularly viewing your website and hope to visit Eden in person soon. With many thanks and best wishes, Philip Turvil 11/06/07 ________________________________________________________________________ Sad isn't it, live and work in South Devon and just visited the Eden Project for the first time! Stop wandering and go, we were very impressed with the whole experience, down top the smallest detail you can tell the place is managed with heart and sole. All Planning authorities should learn from this shinning example and get out of the dark ages! Thanks for the site it was a must before visiting, I was up this morning at 4 (Sad I know) preparing for a fantastic day out, your site provided numerous pieces of information which made our experience even better Thanks! Regards from Kevin. Even the kids didn't ask once 'when are we going home, I'm bored' Kevin Fancett 11/04/07 ________________________________________________________________________ Greetings from Australia! I totally loved the Eden Project! Not only is it an amazing, breathtaking, educational & very beautiful experience but it is definitely in the Top Ten Places you should go & do in my 50 places you should see before you die list! I do recommend that you are there right on opening time to see everything! ( even then I think you could spend more time there!) I went on a Fri. & stayed into the evening to hear old Cornish folk stories inside the Mediterranean Dome then had the absolute pleasure in seeing and hearing the Eden Project Choir! Can't wait for their cd to come out! Thank you to all involved in bringing & maintaining a truly amazing place! Emma- ox |
Who is the only artist to have a top 40 hit with 'Mustang Sally' in the UK when it reached number 28 in 1966? | Michigan Rock and Roll Legends - Legendary Michigan Songs Legendary Michigan Songs Category: Uncategorised These 110 vinyl recordings have been voted Legendary Michigan Songs during the past ten years. Each listing contains a brief song history as well as a link to a youtube video that features a performance of the recording. Ten more songs will be added to the list in 2017. 01. "Runaway" (D. Shannon, M. Crook) - Del Shannon; Big Top label, # 1 Billboard Hot 100, # 3 Billboard R&B - 1961. Inducted in 2007. Del's biggest hit was the result of a jam with keyboard player Max Crook at the Hi-Lo nightclub in Battle Creek, Michigan. The chord changes were loosely based on a song called "Kaw-Liga", written by Hank Williams - one of Del's early influences when he was growing up in Coopersville, Michigan. The distinctive solo on "Runaway" is played on a musitron, an electronic keyboard invented by Max Crook. "Runaway" was on the charts for 17 weeks and was Billboard's Song of the Year for 1961. Shannon released a "live" version of "Runaway" in 1967 but it was only a minor hit. In 1986, Del re-recorded "Runaway" with new lyrics for use as the theme for the television drama Crime Story. Shannon's original recording of "Runaway" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. "Runaway" has been covered by numerous artists over the years including the Small Faces, Bonnie Raitt, the Shirelles, and Elvis Presley. Watch Del perform "Runaway" on David Letterman at http://youtu.be/nSkV9pdzLgo 02. "Rock Around The Clock" (M. Freedman, J. Myers) - Bill Haley And His Comets; Decca label, # 1 Billboard Hot 100, # 3 Billboard R&B - 1955. Inducted in 2007. Bill Haley's biggest hit didn't sell when it was first issued in 1954 as the b-side of "Thirteen Women (And Only One Man In Town)". "Rock Around The Clock" was re-released as the a-side the following year, however, after it was used on the soundtrack of Blackboard Jungle, a movie about high school juvenile delinquents. It became the first rock and roll song ever to reach # 1 in the summer of 1955. "Rock Around The Clock" also had the distinction of becoming a Top 40 hit again in 1974 due to its use as the original opening theme of TV's Happy Days. Haley, who was born in Highland Park, Michigan, was a featured performer in two early rock and roll movies (Rock Around The Clock and Don't Knock The Rock). In 1957, Haley and the Comets became the first American rock and roll act to tour England. Bill Haley was even more popular in Great Britain than in the United States, and "Rock Around The Clock" re-entered the British charts seven times from 1955 through 1974. "Rock Around The Clock" was the first rock and roll recording to be honored with induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982. Watch slides from the hit film American Graffiti and hear Bill Haley And His Comets perform the original version of "Rock Around The Clock" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud_JZcC0tHI&feature=related 03. "Respect" (O. Redding) - Aretha Franklin; Atlantic label, # 1 Billboard Hot 100, # 1 Billboard R&B - 1967. Inducted in 2007. Both Otis Redding, who wrote the song, and Michigan's Rationals had charting hits with "Respect" prior to Aretha. Franklin's version, however, became one of the greatest soul recordings of all time. Her powerful, gospel-trained voice turned "Respect" into both a feminist call to action and an appeal for civil rights. The "sock-it-to me's" from the backing singers as well the clever spelling of the song's title in her vocal performance also helped Aretha claim the song as her own. "Respect" was Aretha's first # 1 hit on the Hot 100, and it spent 8 weeks at the top of Billboard's R&B Chart while serving to establish her as the "Queen of Soul". Aretha's version of "Respect" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. The song was # 5 on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was also listed as part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and R |
What was Manchester United football club's original name? | History – Manchester United Register for our email alerts and receive latest news and events Email address: History Founded in 1878 as Newton Heath L&YR Football Club, our club has operated for over 138 years. The team first entered the English First Division, then the highest league in English football, for the start of the 1892-93 season. Our club name changed to Manchester United Football Club in 1902, and we won the first of our 20 English League titles in 1908. In 1910, we moved to Old Trafford, our current stadium. Late 1940s In the late 1940s, we returned to on-field success, winning the FA Cup in 1948 and finishing within the top four league positions during each of the first five seasons immediately following the Second World War. During the 1950s, we continued our on-field success under the leadership of manager Sir Matt Busby, who built a popular and famous team based on youth players known as the "Busby Babes." 1958 In February 1958, an airplane crash resulted in the death of eight of our first team players. Global support and tributes followed this disaster as Busby galvanized the team around such popular players as George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law. Rebuilding of the club culminated with a victory in the 1968 European Cup final, becoming the first English club to win this title. 1986 In 1986, our club appointed Sir Alex Ferguson as manager. In 1990, we won the FA Cup and began a period of success that has continued until the present day. Since 1992, we have won the Premier League 13 times. In total, we have won a record 20 English League titles, a record 12 FA Cups, 4 League Cups, 3 European Champions Cups and 1 FIFA Club World Cup, making us one of the most successful clubs in England. 2012/13 At the end of the 2012/13 season, Sir Alex Ferguson retired as team manager. Sir Alex remains a key member of the club as he is a director of Manchester United FC. David Moyes was our manager during the 2013/14 season and departed the club in April 2014. Following this departure, Ryan Giggs assumed responsibility for the first team as interim manager. 2014 On 19 May 2014, we announced Louis van Gaal as the new team manager of Manchester United under a three-year contract. Louis van Gaal has managed at the top level of European football for over 20 years, and, in that time, he has won domestic titles and domestic cups in three countries, as well as the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup, an Intercontinental Cup, two UEFA Super Cups and domestic Super Cups in Holland and Germany. Louis van Gaal took his new post in July 2014 after the FIFA World Cup, where he managed the Dutch national team into third place position. OLD TRAFFORD THEATRE OF DREAMS Our Old Trafford stadium, commonly known as "The Theatre of Dreams," was originally opened on February 19, 1910 with a capacity of approximately 80,000. During the Second World War, Old Trafford was used by the military as a depot, and on March 11, 1941 was heavily damaged by a German bombing raid. The stadium was rebuilt following the war and reopened on August 24, 1949. The addition of floodlighting, permitting evening matches, was completed in 1957 and a project to cover the stands with roofs was completed in 1959. After a series of additions during the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, capacity at Old Trafford reached 56,385 in 1985. The conversion of the stadium to an all-seater reduced capacity to approximately 44,000 by 1992, the lowest in its history. Thereafter, we began to expand capacity throughout the stadium, bringing capacity to approximately 58,000 by 1996, approximately 68,000 by 2000, and approximately 76,000 in 2006. Current capacity at Old Trafford is 75,635. ARCHITECT |
Who played the title role in the television series 'Dr. Kildare'? | Dr. Kildare (TV Series 1961–1966) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The dramatic relationship between a young medical intern and his surgeon mentor. Stars: A Japanese-American doctor discovers that his pregnant Japanese-born wife, who he thought was from Tokyo, was actually from Nagasaki and was in that city when the atomic bomb was dropped there at the... 9.6 Kildare puts two women together as roommates in Blair: a highly maternal elderly woman and a young commercial artist diagnosed with a debilitating illness. But the two do not get along well due to ... 9.6 A man suffers a heart attack after coming to see his blind daughter, whom he abandoned when she was a child in order to live a vagabond life. The daughter refuses to forgive him and will not accept ... 9.4 a list of 112 titles created 10 Jun 2012 a list of 78 titles created 30 May 2013 a list of 22 titles created 28 Jun 2014 a list of 22 titles created 08 Dec 2014 a list of 30 titles created 7 months ago Search for " Dr. Kildare " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: Dr. Kildare (1961–1966) 7.2/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 9 nominations. See more awards » Photos Gritty realistic hospital drama featuring manly Dr. Casey against the medical establishment, at first under the watchful eye of Dr. Zorba and later under the thumb of Chief of Surgery Dr. Freeland. Stars: Vince Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Jeanne Bates The adventures of two young drifters across America. Stars: Martin Milner, George Maharis, Glenn Corbett The show is about doctors Marcus Welby, a general practitioner and Steven Kiley, Welby's young assistant. The two try to treat people as individuals in an age of specialized medicine and ... See full summary » Stars: Robert Young, James Brolin, Elena Verdugo The Thorn Birds (TV Mini-Series 1983) Drama This mini series covers 60 years in the lives of the Cleary family, brought from New Zealand to Australia to run their aunt Mary Carson's ranch. The story centers on their daughter, Meggie,... See full summary » Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Christopher Plummer The cases of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, William Reynolds A doctor, wrongly convicted for a murder he didn't commit, escapes custody and must stay ahead of the police to find the real killer. Stars: David Janssen, William Conrad, Barry Morse The misadventures of the family staff of The Shady Rest Hotel and their neighbors of Hooterville. Stars: Edgar Buchanan, Linda Henning, Bea Benaderet Mannix worked originally for Wickersham at Intertect and then struck out on his own, assisted by Peggy Fair (whose cop-husband had been killed) and police department contact Tobias. Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Ward Wood An English navigator becomes both pawn and player in the deadly political games in feudal Japan. Director: Jerry London Mike Nelson is a Scuba Diver in the days when it was still very new. He works alone and the plot was always mostly carried through his voice over narrations. These gave the show a flavor of... See full summary » Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Ken Drake, Courtney Brown Wheelchair-bound detective Robert T. Ironside battles the bad guys on the streets of San Francisco. Stars: Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Don Mitchell The Wild West adventures of the residents and staff of Barkley Ranch in California's San Joaquin Valley. Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors Edit Storyline The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine. Written by Anonymous 28 September 1961 (USA) See more » Also Known As |
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Approximately what percentage of Valentine's cards are bought by women? 50%, 70% or 85%? | Valentine's Day Fun Fact - Valentines Day Superstitions, Valentines Love Superstitions Valentine's Day Fun Fact Valentine's Day » Valentine's Day Fun » Valentine's Day Fun Fact Valentine's Day Fun Fact Here is the most enjoyable and unbelievable collection of Valentine's Day Fun Facts. Share these fun facts with your friends to amaze them this Valentine Day. About 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are exchanged in US each year. That's the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year, next to Christmas. Women purchase 85% of all valentines. In order of popularity, Valentine's Day cards are given to teachers, children, mothers, wives, sweethearts and pets. Parents receive 1 out of every 5 valentines. About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets. Valentine's Day and Mother's Day are the biggest holidays for giving flowers. Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day each year. California produces 60 percent of American roses, but the vast number sold on Valentine's Day in the United States are imported, mostly from South America. Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered within a three-day time period. 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27 percent are women. Men buy most of the millions of boxes of candy and bouquets of flowers given on Valentine's Day. In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling. The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day. Richard Cadbury invented the first Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s. Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone, an "Improvement in Telegraphy", on Valentine's Day, 1876. The oldest surviving love poem till date is written in a clay tablet from the times of the Sumerians, inventors of writing, around 3500 B.C Amongst the earliest Valentine's Day gifts were candies. The most common were chocolates in heart shaped boxes. In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a prospective suitor. If the gift is kept, then it means she has accepted his proposal of marriage If an individual thinks of five or six names considered to be suitable marriage partners and twists the stem of an apple while the names are being recited, then it is believed the eventual spouse will be the one whose name was recited at the moment the stem broke. In Medieval times, girls ate unusual foods on St Valentine's Day to make them dream of their future husband. Valentine's Day Superstitions It is said that the kind of bird a girl watches on Valentine's Day predicts her future husband. For instance: Sparrow: a poor man Blackbird: a priest or clergyman Crossbill: an argumentative man If an apple is cut in half, the number of seeds found inside the fruit will indicate the number of children that individual will have. To be awoken by a kiss on Valentine's Day is considered lucky. On Valentine's Day, the first guy's name you read in the paper or hear on the TV or radio will be the name of the man you will marry. If you see a squirrel on Valentine's Day, you will marry a cheapskate who will hoard all your money. If you see a goldfinch on Valentine's Day, you will marry a millionaire. If you see a robin on Valentine's Day, you will marry a crime fighter - maybe they mean Batman! If you see a flock of doves on Valentine's Day, you will have a happy, peaceful marriage. If you find a glove on the road on Valentine's Day, your future beloved will have the other missing glove. Recreate Romance on Valentines Day Posted on : 6th Feb 2015 Romance is an ardent emotional attachment or involvement between people. It is a love idealised for its purity and beauty. Valentines Day.... Inexpensive Gift Ideas on Valentines Day Posted on : 30th Janua |
In which TV sitcom is one of the characters said to have proposed to another on Valentine's Day by putting the message Lee love Dawn, marriage? in their local paper? | New Hope Valentines Day Jeopardy Template What is the fruit that is also known as the "love apple?" 300 51-75% What is the percentage of flowers bought on Valentine's Day are bought by men? 0-25% 26-50% 51-75% or 76-100% 300 What is the type of love eros symbolizes? 300 What is the exact number in which the word "love" appear in the Bible? 700,711,722,733,744,800,811,822,833,844 300 Who is the person prince eric marrys? 300 Al Capone, Bugs Moran Who is the one of the two mob bosses that believed to be involved in the St Valentine's Day massacre. Name both get double points 400 What is the color M&M is thought to be an aprhrodisiac? 400 .What is the type of love ludus symbolizes? 400 85% What is the Approx. percentage of Valentine's cards are bought by women? 50%, 70%, 75%, 85% or 90%? 400 The little red hair girl Who is the person Charlie Brown hope to get a Valentine from? 400 What is Cupids name in Greek methology? 500 What is the most popular way to say "Be Mine" 500 What is the type of love agape symbolizes? 500 The Office What is the name of the TV sitcom that one of the characters said to have proposed to another on Valentine's Day by putting the message "Lee love Dawn, marriage?" in their local paper |
The word love as used in the scoring of tennis is thought to have originated from the French word for what type of food? | What does "love" mean in tennis? | Dictionary.com Blog July 11, 2010 by: Dictionary.com 53 Comments A novice tennis fan wouldn’t be blamed for being confused about who’s winning a match—an understanding of the language of tennis scores is needed to appreciate the game! Unlike soccer, basketball, and baseball, which simply count points for every goal, basket, and run, tennis has a scoring system (and lexicon) all its own. At the beginning of the game, when both sides have no score, the game is love-love because in tennis, love means having a score of zero or nil. One point brings a player to 15, two to 30; and three to 40. The next point wins the game, unless a complex series of tiebreakers comes into play, because in order to win a tennis match, a player must win by a margin of two. Where did the game gets its affectionate score for zero? The Oxford English Dictionary suggests that the term might be rooted in the colloquial phrase “for love,” meaning “without stakes being wagered.” This theory reflects the sport’s long history of etiquette and sportsmanship. Others theorize that love arose from the French word for “egg,” l’oeuf, because a zero on a scoreboard resembles an egg. This is a clever claim, but it remains unsubstantiated. Tennis might have ended up with a different name altogether. Major Walter Wingfield, who laid down the rules for modern tennis, had another name for tennis. He called it sphairistike, based on the Greek phrase “skill in playing at ball.” The word tennis most likely comes from the French word tenetz — meaning “hold!” — the imperative conjugation of the verb tenir. Etymologists hypothesize that this was an early command used in the game, but there is no firm evidence to support this. Have you heard other theories about why love is used in tennis? |
In 'Friends', which character left home at an early age after her mother committed suicide? | 2.01 All About the Main Characters (Friends) 2.01 All About the Main Characters (Friends) Description This article is from the Friends FAQ , by Andy J. Williams [email protected] with numerous contributions by others. 2.01 All About the Main Characters (Friends) David Schwimmer as Ross Geller Courteney Cox as Monica Geller Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Karen Green Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay The main characters are detailed here. Facts about them are followed by the episode from which the information was gleaned. See the episode guide. Ross Geller (David Schwimmer): Ross is Monica's brother. He has a Ph.D. as a paleontologist and works for a museum. [102]. His wife divorced him after she realised/decided that she was a lesbian [101]. Much of season one involved her pregnancy (discovered in episode 102). She finally gave birth to Ross' son Ben [123] and both she and her partner want Ross to be involved with the child to some degree [211] Ross speaks very precisely [103] and is somewhat shy. He has been madly in love with Rachel since the ninth grade. At the end of the first season, he gave up on Rachel and began seeing Julie, whom he knew in Grad School and re-met on a trip to China [208] But they got over their differences and are dating now. [214] He had a pet monkey named Marcel [110] who he had to send to zoo when he (the monkey) hit puberty. Ross must be either 28 or 29 based on the following clues: We know he is older than Monica and Rachel, and that he had a crush on Rachel in High School. This would mean that he is between 0 and 3 school years older than Rachel. Had he been born nine months before Monica, it is conceivable that they would have been the same grade, but this possibility is ruled out by "George Stephanopoulos," [104] aired on 10/13/94, in which he states that his birthday was "seven months ago," in around March] On the other hand, "Candy Hearts" [114] establishes that he hadn't dated in 9 years (since early '86) and "George Stephanopoulos" [104] indicates that he was married for 7 years (since late '87). Chandler states in "Rachel Finds Out," [124] that Ross fell for Carol in college, making Ross' high school graduation in '85 at the latest. Combined, this tells us that Ross must be either 28 or 29 (2 or 3 years older than Monica/Rachel). Note that this would seem to indicate that Ross got married while still an undergraduate. Monica Geller (Courteney Cox): Monica is Ross' sister. She was a cook at a trendy restaurant, Iridium, on 65th and Broadway [101] until she was fired for accepting a kickback against restaurant policy [205]. She rents the apartment where much of the show's action takes place. Considering her former job, it is quite an amazing apartment (JG suggests that it might be an illegal sublet, see question 2.06). She cannot seem to get her mother to approve of her at all [102], [101]. If she doesn't, for once her friends love him [103]. And, just once, he turned out to be way too young [122]. And, sometimes too old. She is currently dating her father's friend Richard Burke who is much older than she is. [215] The others consider her to be very bossy, anal-retentive and controlling. Monica is, as of the end of the first season, 26. In "Ick Factor," [122] she clearly states that she is 26, and in fact "25 and 13 months." Given the air date of 05/04/95, this would put her birthdate in 04/69. However, in "Blackout," [107] which was aired on 11/03/94, Joey convinces Monica that Ross is planning a surprise birthday party for her. Given her reaction, it would appear that her birthdate is in late '68. It is difficult to reconcile these unless Ross is habitual in planning birthday parties five months in advance. Nevertheless, it is clear that Monica was born in late '68 or early '69, which is important in fixing Rachel's age (see below). Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry): Chandler is a data processor who, in the first season, recevied a hefty promotion [115] in some office somewhere. He himself didn't care much for his job [101] b |
Who was the first female presenter of 'Grandstand'? | BBC News | UK | Helen Rollason: Presenter with fighting spirit Tuesday, August 10, 1999 Published at 07:15 GMT 08:15 UK UK Helen Rollason: Presenter with fighting spirit Helen always maintained a positive attitude The first first female presenter of the BBC sports programme Grandstand, Helen Rollason, has died after a long battle with cancer. When Helen Rollason became the first woman to present BBC Television's flagship sports programme Grandstand, she was defying those who, even in 1990, believed the programme would not be taken seriously with a female host. The BBC's Peter Sissons looks back at the life of Helen Rollason It was an example of her determination, a quality that stayed with her right to the end. A self-confessed "sports nut", Helen Rollason, an adopted child was born on 11 March 1956. She went to a physical education college and taught PE for three years before moving to Essex radio in 1980 where she became deputy sports editor. Rollason became a familiar face as a presenter on Newsround Later she worked as a freelance TV sports producer and presenter. At 24 she married John, a biology teacher and they had a daughter Nikki. But the marriage did not last. She became well-known to young people in Britain when she presented the children's BBC news programme Newsround. With her great energy and enthusiasm she proved herself a natural communicator. Regular slot on sport Helen moved to BBC Sport in 1990 and her ability in the Grandstand studio was rewarded with a regular slot on Sport on Friday. Her presenting credits include the Wimbledon Tennis Championships the Summer Olympics in Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta in 1996, as well as the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada. In 1990, she became the first female presenter of Grandstand She was also involved in ground-breaking projects with disabled athletes. In 1996 she was named as Sports Presenter of the Year. But in August 1997, while she was presenting the sports slot on BBC Breakfast News, she complained of acute tiredness and discomfort. She was diagnosed as having colon cancer, and the disease had spread to her liver. One of her doctors gave her four months to live. Despite this shattering blow, Helen Rollason refused to accept her fate passively and immersed herself in work. Although bouts of chemotherapy robbed her of her hair and energy, she rarely missed a day's work. A BBC camera followed her around in 1998 and the resultant programme, Hope for Helen, showed her undergoing intensive medical treatment. She maintained a positive attitude in the face of increasingly bad news. "I want to live so badly," she said. Charity work She accepted the challenge of presenting the sport on the BBC's Six O'clock News By now she had become heavily involved in charity work. She helped raise more than �5 million to set up a cancer wing at the North Middlesex hospital. It will be named after her. When, in May 1999, the BBC asked her to present the Friday sports section of the revamped Six O'Clock News, she accepted the challenge despite the cancer having now spread to her lungs. There were bad days when the physical pain would become overwhelming. But there were good days too, none more so than when she was awarded an MBE in the Queen's birthday honours. "I cried when I received the news," she said. "I don't feel I deserve it but I'm very thrilled that so many women are coming through in sports broadcasting now." Seeing her daughter Nikki through her exams became one of Helen's main aims The MBE recognised her services to broadcasting and charity but the public's perception was that her spirit in the face of a fatal disease was also being rewarded. She had set herself a number of targets, and she met the one that meant most to her; helping her daughter Nikki during her GCSE examinations. As a result of the media publicity generated by the programme Hope for Helen she gained widespread public sympathy. She once described how she and Nikki spent the day shopping near her home. Bob Wilson: "Helen was a true sports fan" "We couldn't walk for people coming up to us," she s |
Which children's TV show featured a rag doll called Madeleine, a toad called Gabriel, a group of mice and a woodpecker called Professor Yaffle? | The C Programmes - Kids TV - Classic programmes from yesteryear. B From Bad Boyes to Button Moon Bad Boyes : A story of a public school where one of the pupils was called Boyes who was bad (pranks, scrapes, the kind of things boys get up to in kids TV). Fansite Bagpuss : Voted as the best BBC Kids programme of all time. Pink cloth cat that scared the hell out of my mate Chris (his e-mail address can be supplied). Starred Gabriel the banjo wielding Toad (sorry Phill), Madeleine the rag-doll, a woodpecker called Professor Yaffle who was a talking book-end and lots of mice who lived in the marvellous, mechanical, mouse-organ. The mice were hell-bent on heaving everything. Strange how the bigger characters never moved anything! Each episode started with Emily, the very young shop owner, bringing a new item for Bagpuss to look at. BAGPUSS, DEAR BAGPUSS, OLD FAT, FURRY, CAT PUSS. WAKE UP AND LOOK AT THIS THING THAT I BRING, WAKE UP, BE BRIGHT, BE GOLDEN AND LIGHT, OH BAGPUSS, HEAR WHAT I SING. The Banana Splits [DVD] Banana Splits : Bingo, Fleegle, Drooper and Snorky. One of the most memorable theme tunes and a genuinly funny programme. I always enjoyed the car chase at the end with someone always falling for the "My cars broken down" joke. Barnaby The Bear : An orange bear with a white face. Appeared at lunchtime in the early 70's. Quite a lot of marketing for the time as you could get hand puppets and place mats. The Theme Tune BARNABY THE BEAR'S MY NAME NEVER CALL ME JACK OR JANE I WILL SING MY WAY TO FAME BARNABY THE BEAR'S MY NAME BIRDS TAUGHT ME TO SING WHEN THEY TOOK ME TOO THEIR KING FIRST I HAD TO FLY IN THE SKY SO HIGH SO HIGH SO HIGH.... Battle Of The Planets : So early into the alphabet and possibly the greatest show ever, Stirring theme tune, great stories, loathsome enemies. Ah yesterday! 7 Zark 7 - Looked after the undersea base 1 Rover 1 - Gave 7 Zark 7 a hand. Chief Anderson - Their boss Jason - Drove a racing car. Tiny - Flew the Phoenix and was fat (that's why his name was Tiny!) Princess - Rode a motorbike. Keyop - Drove a egg-shaped car thing and spoke funny. The loathsome enemy was Zoltar (who reported to "The Emperor" which was a bird face on a computer screen) A Bear Called Jeremy : This was an ultra cool show about a bear named Jeremy that was made in some sort of stop motion animation. Jeremy went through all sorts of adventures. Beat The Teacher : Mark Curry, who went on to present Blue Peter, was the longest serving host of this pupils v. teachers game of Noughts and Crosses. You had to get a question right to get on the board though. The original presenter was Paul Jones, once of Manfred Man and later featured Howard Stapleton (before moving onto Tomorrow's World, where he'd fall off a swing). Belle and Sabastian : This was a Japanese animation about a boy and his huge white dog (who all the villagers are afraid of because of her enormous size) who live and have adventures in the Pyrenean mountains. I think (if I remember correctly) that he and the dog run away from home to find his Mother. Benji, Zax and the Alien Prince : Small boy and robot land on Earth, travel around America, meet dog, have adventures. Not too taxing really is it! There was some evil bad guy after our regal hero who drove around in a black car and would always try to shoot the robot (Zax) but not our regal hero. Opening titles Bertha : A big green machine that could make anything that Spottiswoods factory needed to make. Some of the weirdest hair-dos ever to be seen on puppets in this programme. Voiced by the mighty Roy Kinnear. Character List: Nell and Flo (packing and stacking) Mrs. Tupp (tea lady) T.O.M. (talk operated machine) Panjid (store room) Bizzy Lizzy : Not sure if this was the programme name but it was the name of the show's star. Bizzy Lizzy was a little girl, Mo was her toy. Lizzy wore a blue dress that had a magic flower attached. She could have 3 wishes by touching the flower. Every episode (I think) the first wish was to have Little Mo become real. I think Mo was an Eskimo doll The Adventures Of Black Beaut |
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What is the colour of the cross on the flag of Greece? | The Meaning, Folklore, and History of the Greek Flag By deTraci Regula Updated April 11, 2016. The Greek flag is one of the most recognizable of the world's flags. The simple blue and white design means "Greece" to almost everyone. Description of the Greek Flag The Greek flag consists of an equal-armed white cross on a blue ground in the upper left corner of the flag, with the remaining area filled with nine alternating blue-and-white horizontal stripes. The top and bottom stripes of the flag are always blue. There are five blue stripes and four white ones on the Greek flag. The flag is always made in a proportion of 2:3. History of the Greek Flag The current flag was only officially adopted by Greece on December 22, 1978. An earlier version of the Greek flag had a diagonal cross in the corner instead of the square one now used. This version of the flag dates back to 1822, just after Greece declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821. Meanings and Symbolism of the Greek Flag The nine stripes are said to represent the number of syllables in the Greek phrase "Eleutheria H Thanatos", usually translated as "Freedom or Death!", a battle cry during the final revolt against the Ottoman Occupation. continue reading below our video America's Best Foodie Cities The equal-armed cross represents the Greek Orthodox church, the predominant religion of Greece and the only officially-recognized one. The Church played a crucial role in the fight for independence against the Ottomans, and rebellious monks fought vigorously against the Ottomans. The color blue represents the sea which is so important to Greece and such a major portion of its economy. The white represents the waves on the Mediterranean Sea. Blue has also always been a color of protection, seen in the blue eye amulets used to ward off evil, and white is seen as the color of purity. As in Greek mythology , there are always other versions and explanations. Some say the nine stripes on the Greek flag represent the Nine Muses of Greek myth, and that the colors of blue and white represent Aphrodite rising up from the sea foam. Unusual Facts about the Greek Flag Unlike most national flags, there is no "official" shade of color required. Any blue may be used for the flag, so you will see them ranging from a relatively pale "baby" blue to a deep navy blue. Most flags tend to use a dark blue or royal blue but you'll see them in all shades around Greece. The nickname of the Greek flag is "Galanolefci", or the "blue and white", similar to the way that the American flag is sometimes just called the "red, white and blue". What European country was forced to change its official flag because it was too close to that of Greece? Click here for the answer . Other Flags Seen in Greece You will often see the European Union flag displayed with the Greek flag at official spots in Greece. The European Union flag is a deep blue with a circle of gold stars on it, representing the EU nations. Greece also proudly flies many "Blue Flag Beach" flags over its pristine beaches. This flag is awarded to beaches that meet special standards of cleanliness, both for the sand and the water as well as other qualifications. More on the Blue Flag Beaches of Greece . Plan Your Own Trip to Greece |
Originally made in a drugstore in Waco, Texas and still enjoyed today, what is America's oldest soft drink? | 1000+ images about I'm A pEppEr yOuR a pEpPer on Pinterest | Advertising, Sodas and Museums Forward We all know that Dr Pepper is no longer being bottled in Dublin, Texas, but I just ran across this little tidbit....thought y'all would enjoy. ~ Linda "Dr. Pepper was very much a real person, Dr. Kenneth Pepper of Rural Retreat, Virginia. The story goes that the founder and creator of the Dr. Pepper Company, Wade Morrison, got his first job at Pepper’s pharmacy in the 1880s. See More |
Which word can go after 'mid', 'fort' and 'over' to produce three new words? | The | Define The at Dictionary.com definite article 1. (used, especially before a noun, with a specifying or particularizing effect, as opposed to the indefinite or generalizing force of the indefinite article a or an): the book you gave me; Come into the house. 2. (used to mark a proper noun, natural phenomenon, ship, building, time, point of the compass, branch of endeavor, or field of study as something well-known or unique): the sun; the Alps; the Queen Elizabeth; the past; the West. 3. (used with or as part of a title): the Duke of Wellington; the Reverend John Smith. 4. (used to mark a noun as indicating the best-known, most approved, most important, most satisfying, etc.): the skiing center of the U.S.; If you're going to work hard, now is the time. 5. (used to mark a noun as being used generically): The dog is a quadruped. 6. (used in place of a possessive pronoun, to note a part of the body or a personal belonging): He won't be able to play football until the leg mends. 7. (used before adjectives that are used substantively, to note an individual, a class or number of individuals, or an abstract idea): to visit the sick; from the sublime to the ridiculous. 8. (used before a modifying adjective to specify or limit its modifying effect): He took the wrong road and drove miles out of his way. 9. (used to indicate one particular decade of a lifetime or of a century): the sixties; the Gay Nineties. 10. (one of many of a class or type, as of a manufactured item, as opposed to an individual one): Did you listen to the radio last night? 11. enough: He saved until he had the money for a new car. She didn't have the courage to leave. 12. (used distributively, to note any one separately) for, to, or in each; a or an: at one dollar the pound. Origin of the1 adverb 1. (used to modify an adjective or adverb in the comparative degree and to signify “in or by that,” “on that account,” “in or by so much,” or “in some or any degree”): He's been on vacation and looks the better for it. 2. (used in correlative constructions to modify an adjective or adverb in the comparative degree, in one instance with relative force and in the other with demonstrative force, and signifying “by how much … by so much” or “in what degree … in that degree”): the more the merrier; The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Origin Expand |
In the 1990 film 'The Hunt For Red October', who or what is Red October? | The Hunt for Red October (1990) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Hunt for Red October ( 1990 ) PG | In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect or to start a war? Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 30 titles created 16 Apr 2012 a list of 45 titles created 07 Oct 2012 a list of 25 titles created 23 Mar 2013 a list of 48 titles created 09 Dec 2013 a list of 35 titles created 5 months ago Title: The Hunt for Red October (1990) 7.6/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards » Videos When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge. Director: Phillip Noyce CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel. Director: Phillip Noyce On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so. Director: Tony Scott Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt. Director: Andrew Davis CIA analyst Jack Ryan must stop the plans of a Neo Nazis faction that threatens to induce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia's newly elected president by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore. Director: Phil Alden Robinson A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco. Director: Michael Bay Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he - an ex-soldier - works from hiding to defeat them. Director: Wolfgang Petersen A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his NSA goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime. Director: Tony Scott An insurance agent is sent by her employer to track down and help capture an art thief. Director: Jon Amiel US Marshal Samuel Gerard (Jones) and his team of Marshals are assigned to track down Sheridan (Snipes), who has been accused of a double-murder. Director: Stuart Baird Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. Director: Guy Hamilton A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program. Director: Terence Young Edit Storyline Soviets create a new nuclear submarine that runs silent due to a revolutionary propulsion system. Russian sub captain defects, goal of taking it to the U.S.A. to prevent the Russians from using the sub to wreak nuclear (missile) war against the U.S. Lots of plot turns and twists in this high-tech thriller. Written by Anonymous The hunt is on. See more » Genres: 2 March 1990 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Jagd auf 'Roter Oktober' See more » Filming Locations: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Dolby SR (35 mm prints) Color: Natalia Ramius died on November 23, 1983. See more » Goofs When Admiral Greer asks Ryan when's the last time he slept, Ryan says he has no idea because his watch is still on London time. If his watch is still on the same time as the place he last slept, he should know exactly how long it's been. See more » Quotes [telling young Sonarman Beaumont about Jones's most embarrassing moment] Watson : Seaman Jones here is into music in a big way, and he views this whole boat as his own personal, private stereo set. W |
Which murder weapon in the game of Cluedo starts and ends with the same letter? | Clue Game - Cluedo - Clue Weapons, Board Game, Characters - Clue Instructions Simpsons Clue Playing the Board Game Clue Clue is a murder mystery board game, also known as the Cluedo board game. The game is based on the crime fiction genre of pop literature. Players take the role of crime investigator searching for clues. To solve the crime, players must guess the correct answer to three questions: who committed the crime, where was the crime committed and with what weapon did they commit the crime? This is the source of famous quotes from the board game Clue, such as "Colonel Mustard did it in the Conservatory with the revolver." There are six to nine possibilities for each answer, which each player can eliminate from suspicion as the game progresses. The game is over when one player guesses all three questions correctly. To guess any one of the three questions wrong is to immediately lose the game, and give the other players extra clues to help them win. The History of Clue the Game Clue (the game) was created in 1948 by Anthony E. Pratt, a bureaucrat from Birmingham, England. He termed the game Cluedo. Game players in England still use the name Cluedo for the game, in fact.. Mr. Pratt sold the distribution rights to Parker Brothers Limited, the famed American game manufacturer. Parker Brothers continues to distribute Clue to this day, though it is now a subsidiary of Hasbro. Clue Game Pieces - Clue Characters and Weapons Here's a summary of the Clue game pieces. Most of the Clue game pieces consist of the Clue characters and weapons. The Suspects - Clue Board Game Characters There are six suspects in Clue. The suspects in the classic version are Colonel Mustard, Miss Peacock, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green and Miss Scarlet. None of these Clue board game characters were fleshed out in the original; they were simply pictures on a card. The characters are also represented by colored game pieces. Each color corresponds to a particular character. Therefore, Colonel Mustard is yellow, Miss Peacock is blue, Professor Plum is purple, Mr. White is white, Mr. Green is green and Miss Scarlet is red. The Murder Weapons in Clue - Weapons List There are also six possible murder weapons in Clue. The Clue weapons list includes the knife, the revolver, the wrench, the rope, the candlestick and the lead pipe. There murder weapons are represented by game pieces, too. When a player suggests a possible combination for the murder, the corresponding game piece is moved to the room being suggested. Otherwise, these pieces have no role in the game. The Rooms There are nine rooms in which the crime might have taken place. These murder took place in a mansion and the nine rooms are ostensibly found in the mansion. It is these rooms that make up the layout of the game board. The Game of Clue - The Game Board The game of Clue has a game board with nine rooms in it. The rooms are found along the perimeter of the board, while two of the rooms are found on the interior. There is a secret passage which connects the Lounge with the Conservatory, and vice versa. There is also a secret passage which connects the Study to the Kitchen, and vice versa. In the center is found what appears to be a secret closet or door, which is simply where the clue packet is found. At the start of the game, the three true elements of the crime are kept hidden in the clue packet. When a player makes a guess, that player opens up the contents of the clue packet and sees whether he or she is right. |
Where in London would you find the Grave of the Unknown Warrior? | The unknown soldier's journey from trench to tomb - BBC News BBC News The unknown soldier's journey from trench to tomb By Mario Cacciottolo BBC News 11 November 2010 Close share panel Image caption The tomb, in London's Westminster Abbey The unknown warrior was carried from a French battlefield 90 years ago, to be laid to rest among kings and statesmen in Westminster Abbey. But how did this symbol of the sacrifice of war come to be chosen? In 1916, a Church of England clergyman serving at the Western Front in World War I spotted an inscription on an anonymous war grave which gave him an idea. That moment of inspiration would blossom into a worldwide ceremony that is still being replicated in the 21st Century - the grave of an unknown warrior, symbolising those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. The Reverend David Railton caught sight of the grave in a back garden at Armentieres in France in 1916, with a rough cross upon which was pencilled the words "An Unknown British Soldier". Image caption The coffin of the unknown warrior was carried from the citadel in Boulogne and left for England. Soldiers salute as the coffin leaves France Who came up with the idea? In August 1920 Mr Railton wrote to the Dean of Westminster, Herbert Ryle, to suggest having a nationally recognised grave for an unknown soldier. The idea - which had also been mooted by the Daily Express newspaper the year before - was presented to the government and quickly taken up. Memories of the war, in which a million British people had died, were still raw and the thousands of bodies that lay unidentified were a blight on Britain's conscience. "Those parents and wives who had lost men to war didn't have anything tangible to grieve at, so the unknown warrior represented their loss," says Terry Charman, a historian at the Imperial War Museum. But there was a procedure in choosing a single corpse to represent the many unnamed dead. The unknown warrior's body was chosen from a number of British servicemen exhumed from four battle areas - the Aisne, the Somme, Arras and Ypres. These remains were brought to the chapel at St Pol on the night of 7 November 1920, where the officer in charge of troops in France and Flanders, Brig Gen L J Wyatt, went with a Col Gell. Neither had any idea where the bodies, laid on stretchers and covered by union jacks, were from. Clues to his identity "[He was] probably a regular army soldier of the original 'contemptible' British expeditionary force, and therefore a young unmarried man in his 20s or possibly an older married reservist recalled from civilian life to the colours. "He might have been a Territorial, since the London Scottish and other Territorial units were at the Western Front from September 1914. He was not navy or air force, a 'new army' volunteer, conscript, or dominion soldier." By National Biography's Roger T Stearn Unknown Warrior on Oxford Dictionary of National Biography "The point was that it literally could have been anybody," says Mr Charman. "It could have been an earl or a duke's son, or a labourer from South Africa. "The idea really caught the public mood, as it was a very democratic thing that it could have been someone from any rank." Gen Wyatt selected one body - it has been suggested he may have been blindfolded while making his choice - and the two officers placed it in a plain coffin and sealed it. The other bodies were reburied. The next day the dead soldier began the journey to his final resting place. The coffin was taken to Boulogne and placed inside another coffin, made of oak from Hampton Court and sent over from England. Its plate bore the inscription: "A British Warrior who fell in the Great War 1914-1918 for King and Country". This second coffin had a 16th Century sword, taken from King George V's private collection, fixed on top. The body was then transported to Dover via the destroyer HMS Verdun and taken by train to London. To have its own unknown warrior, for a country that sent troops to WWI, is part of its own national identity Terry Charman , Imperial War Museum On the m |
What is the full title of the first Austin Powers film? | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery ( 1997 ) PG-13 | A 1960s hipster secret agent is brought out of cryofreeze to oppose his greatest enemy in the 1990s, where his social attitudes are glaringly out of place. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 40 titles created 23 May 2011 a list of 40 titles created 05 Jun 2012 a list of 45 titles created 04 Aug 2012 a list of 36 titles created 18 Dec 2014 a list of 28 titles created 9 months ago Title: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) 7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 3 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards » Videos Dr. Evil is back...and has invented a new time machine that allows him to go back to the 60's and steal Austin Powers's mojo, inadvertently leaving him "shagless". Director: Jay Roach Upon learning that his father has been kidnapped, Austin Powers must travel to 1975 and defeat the aptly named villain Goldmember - who is working with Dr. Evil. Director: Jay Roach Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show. Director: Penelope Spheeris The inseparable duo try to organize a rock concert while Wayne must fend off a record producer who has an eye for his girlfriend. Director: Stephen Surjik Popular Broadway actor Gary Johnston is recruited by the elite counter-terrorism organization Team America: World Police. As the world begins to crumble around him, he must battle with terrorists, celebrities and falling in love. Director: Trey Parker After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpson family are declared fugitives. Director: David Silverman A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house. Director: Dennis Dugan When the four boys see an R-rated movie featuring Canadians Terrance & Phillip, they are pronounced "corrupted", and their parents pressure the United States to wage war against Canada. Director: Trey Parker A goofy detective specializing in animals goes in search of a missing dolphin mascot of a football team. Director: Tom Shadyac Ron Burgundy is San Diego's top-rated newsman in the male-dominated broadcasting of the 1970s, but that's all about to change for Ron and his cronies when an ambitious woman is hired as a new anchor. Director: Adam McKay A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain. Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber Planet Spaceballs' President Skroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and only Lone Starr can stop them. Director: Mel Brooks Edit Storyline Austin Powers is a 60's spy who is cryonically frozen and released in the 1990's. The world is a very different place for Powers. Unfortunately for Austin, everyone is no longer sex-mad. Although he may be in a different decade, his mission is still the same. He has teamed up with Vanessa Kensington to stop the evil Dr. Evil, who was also frozen in the past. Dr. Evil stole a nuclear weapon and is demanding a payment of (when he realises its the 90's) 100 billion dollars. Can Austin Powers stop this madman? or will he caught up with Evil's henchman, with names like Alotta Fagina and Random Task? Only time will tell! Written by simon Frozen in the 60's... thawing spring '97, baby! See more » Genres: Rated PG-13 for nudity, sex-related dialogue and humor | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 2 May 1997 (USA) See more » Also Known As: $9,548,111 (USA) (2 May 1997) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia The exterior location shot of Austin and Vanesa's honeymoon sce |
At what game was a former world champion famously defeated by a computer called Deep Blue in 1997? | IBM100 - Deep Blue IBM100 Choose your Country and Language: On May 11, 1997, an IBM computer called IBM ® Deep Blue ® beat the world chess champion after a six-game match: two wins for IBM, one for the champion and three draws. The match lasted several days and received massive media coverage around the world. It was the classic plot line of man vs. machine. Behind the contest, however, was important computer science, pushing forward the ability of computers to handle the kinds of complex calculations needed to help discover new medical drugs; do the broad financial modeling needed to identify trends and do risk analysis; handle large database searches; and perform massive calculations needed in many fields of science. Since the emergence of artificial intelligence and the first computers in the late 1940s, computer scientists compared the performance of these “giant brains” with human minds, and gravitated to chess as a way of testing the calculating abilities of computers. The game is a collection of challenging problems for minds and machines, but has simple rules, and so is perfect for such experiments. Over the years, many computers took on many chess masters, and the computers lost. IBM computer scientists had been interested in chess computing since the early 1950s. In 1985, a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University, Feng-hsiung Hsu, began working on his dissertation project: a chess playing machine he called ChipTest. A classmate of his, Murray Campbell, worked on the project, too, and in 1989, both were hired to work at IBM Research. There, they continued their work with the help of other computer scientists, including Joe Hoane, Jerry Brody and C. J. Tan. The team named the project Deep Blue. The human chess champion won in 1996 against an earlier version of Deep Blue; the 1997 match was billed as a “rematch.” The champion and computer met at the Equitable Center in New York, with cameras running, press in attendance and millions watching the outcome. The odds of Deep Blue winning were not certain, but the science was solid. The IBMers knew their machine could explore up to 200 million possible chess positions per second. The chess grandmaster won the first game, Deep Blue took the next one, and the two players drew the three following games. Game 6 ended the match with a crushing defeat of the champion by Deep Blue. The match’s outcome made headlines worldwide, and helped a broad audience better understand high-powered computing. The 1997 match took place not on a standard stage, but rather in a small television studio. The audience watched the match on television screens in a basement theater in the building, several floors below where the match was actually held. The theater seated about 500 people, and was sold out for each of the six games. The media attention given to Deep Blue resulted in more than three billion impressions around the world. Deep Blue had an impact on computing in many different industries. It was programmed to solve the complex, strategic game of chess, so it enabled researchers to explore and understand the limits of massively parallel processing. This research gave developers insight into ways they could design a computer to tackle complex problems in other fields, using deep knowledge to analyze a higher number of possible solutions. The architecture used in Deep Blue was applied to financial modeling, including marketplace trends and risk analysis; data mining—uncovering hidden relationships and patterns in large databases; and molecular dynamics, a valuable tool for helping to discover and develop new drugs. Ultimately, Deep Blue was retired to the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC, but IBM went on to build new kinds of massively parallel computers such as IBM Blue Gene ®. [Read more about this Icon of Progress.] The Deep Blue project inspired a more recent grand challenge at IBM: building a computer that could beat the champions at a more complicated game, Jeopardy!. Over three nights in February 2011, this machine—named Watson—took on two of the all-time most succ |
In 1987, which golfer became the first British winner of the US Masters? | Britain's Magnificent 7 "Major" Winning Golfers | Bleacher Report Britain's Magnificent 7 "Major" Winning Golfers Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow Stuart Franklin/Getty Images 3 Comments Despite almost dominating the world rankings for the past 12 months, British golfers have only just resumed their assaults on the Major Championships, and it is those currently from Northern Ireland who are leading the charge. However, it hasn't always been so prosperous for British golf as it is recently. Only seven British golfers have managed to win a Major in the past 30 years, three coming in the last 12 months, and of those seven, only Nick Faldo and Sandy Lyle managed to win more than one Major. The future for British golf is bright, and there is plenty of time for the likes of Graeme McDowell and particularly Rory McIlroy to add more Majors to the ones they have already won. There also remains a number of current British golfers who have the potential to join the list of Major winners in 2012 and beyond. Here we look at the last seven British Major winners. Sir Nick Faldo, England Stuart Franklin/Getty Images Faldo is Britain’s first golfing knight, awarded for his prodigious wins in six Major tournaments. The first of those came in 1987 when he scooped the Open Championship with a victory at Muirfield. Two years later he emulated his long-standing rival, Sandy Lyle, to win the US Masters, which he won again 12 months later in 1990. That year also saw him win a second British Open, this time at St. Andrews with a then-record low score. He won a third Open Championship with a second victory at Muirfield in 1992. His final Major victory came in 1996 in that infamous final round of the Masters title where he came from nowhere to grasp victory from the hands of Greg Norman. Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Rory McIlroy followed his great pal, Graeme McDowell, by claiming the 2011 US Open with a record-breaking performance that had to be seen to be believed. His score of 268 (16 under par) was just one of several new records for the tournament. The win came just a few weeks after his heartbreaking last round in the Masters, which saw him finish in 15th place after going into the final round with a four-shot lead. There's no doubting McIlroy is one of the most exciting players in the sport right now, and at the age of 22 it would be amazing if he did not go on to win multiple Majors over the coming years. Other British Players Hoping to Join the List of Major Winners Jamie Squire/Getty Images British golf really has enjoyed a renaissance in the past couple of years, and it would be a surprise if one or more of these golfers didn't appear on the list of Major winners in 2012. A number of players are considered such contenders, including world No. 1 and No. 2, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood respectively, who have come close on numerous occasions but to no avail. It would be astounding if either didn't end that dry spell in the next couple of years. Ian Poulter, ranked 18th, and Paul Casey (19th) are also often in the hunt, as are Simon Dyson (28th) and Justin Rose (40th). Of course, with the element of surprise, other players could emerge over the next 12 months as well. |
As at March 2004, who is the only actor to win an Oscar for best actor in a leading role for a performance in a foreign language film? | Academy Awards Best Actor The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) ); two were consecutive nominations (from 1930/31-1931/32) Tom Hanks (5) - with two wins (Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1993-1994) Sean Penn (5) - with two wins (Mystic River (2003) and Milk (2008)); nominations were from 1995-2008 The Most Best Actor Nominations: Actors with the highest number of Best Actor acting nominations (in parentheses) include: Spencer Tracy (9) - with two wins Laurence Olivier (9) - with one win (Hamlet (1948)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1939-1940) Jack Nicholson (8) - with two wins Paul Newman (8) - with one win (The Color of Money (1986)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1981-1982) Peter O'Toole (8) - with no wins; two were consecutive nominations (from 1968-1969); nominations from 1962-2006 Marlon Brando (7) - with two wins Dustin Hoffman (7) - with two wins Jack Lemmon (7) - with one win (Save the Tiger (1973)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1959-1960, and from 1979-1980) Paul Muni (6) - with one win (The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)); three were consecutive nominations (from 1935-1937) Richard Burton (6) - with no wins; three were consecutive nominations (from 1964-1966) Gary Cooper (5) - with two wins Tom Hanks (5) - with two wins Fredric March (5) - with two wins Sean Penn (5) - with two wins Daniel Day-Lewis (5) - with three wins James Stewart (5) - with one win ( Anthony Hopkins (3) - with one win ( The Silence of the Lambs (1991) ); nominations from 1991-1995 Russell Crowe (3) - with one win (Gladiator (2000)); three were consecutive nominations (from 1999-2001) Jeff Bridges (3) - with one win (Crazy Heart (2009)); nominations from 1984-2010 George Clooney (3) - with no wins; nominations from 2007-2011 Consecutive Best Actor-Winning Performers: There are only two actresses (Luise Rainer and Katharine Hepburn) who have received two consecutive Best Actress awards, as there are only two actors who have received two consecutive Best Actor statuette wins: Spencer Tracy (Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938)) Tom Hanks (Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994)) [Note: Jason Robards won two consecutive Best Supporting Actor Oscars in 1976 and 1977.] Winners of Both a Lead and Supporting Actor Oscar: In 1997, Jack Nicholson tied Walter Brennan for the most wins (3) for a male performer (Brennan has three Best Supporting Actor trophies, Nicholson has two for Best Actor and one for Best Supporting Actor). The only stars to win both a Best Actor and a Best Supporting Actor (BSA) Oscar are the following: Jack Nicholson (BA for Gene Hackman (BA for The French Connection (1971) , BSA for Unforgiven (1992) ) Kevin Spacey (BA for American Beauty (1999), BSA for The Usual Suspects (1995)) Denzel Washington (BA for Training Day (2001), BSA for Glory (1989)) The Only Best Actor Tie: In the Best Actor category, an unusual tie (the only occurrence among male acting performances) occurred in 1931/32 between Wallace Beery and Fredric March, for their respective performances in The Champ (1931/32) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931/32). The Most Best Actor Oscar Nominations - Without Winning: Peter O'Toole is the only star with eight Best Actor Oscar nominations without a single win. His record extends 44 years, from 1962 to 2006. Richard Burton was nominated seven times (and never won), although his first nomination was as Best Supporting Actor for My Cousin Rachel (1952) -- his last six nominations were as Best Actor. Oscar-Winning Actor Roles and Trends: Biographies of remarkable, real-life individuals (military figures or soldiers, law-and-order enforcers, historical figures) and portrayals of the mentally ill are heavily represented among male Oscar winners, particularly in the acting awards. It helps an |
Which football team lost the F.A. Cup final in both 1998 and 1999? | Manchester United - 1999 Treble Archive Free 1999 Treble Web Site Animations The treble had been called 'the impossible dream'. It was considered that the demands of English football made it almost impossible for an English club to achieve 'the treble'. Perhaps history will judge that Manchester United were destined to be the first club to achieve it. Certainly some of the events in the final matches of the season suggested a sense of destiny. And if any further evidence of destiny is needed, the record books also show that only once before had any team been within reach of the treble. Twenty two years previously, Liverpool needed to win the F.A.Cup Final to claim the second of the three trophies that comprise the treble. Liverpool lost, and in doing so confirmed the belief that the elusive treble was beyond realistic expectation. It was Manchester United who beat them that day. When United finally clinched the treble, fate also decreed that their final match should be played on the day marking the 90th anniversary of Sir Matt Busby's birth, and against a club from Munich; both Sir Matt and Munich forever linked with the history of Manchester United. The treble meant firstly winning the English Premier League - one of the most demanding football leagues in the world in which every team was capable, on their day, of beating any other team. The Premiership was a massive test of consistency and endurance. Next was the F.A.Cup - the oldest, most famous, and most competitively contested domestic club competition in football. To win the F.A.Cup at Wembley is for many players the ultimate ambition. A domestic knockout competition, the F.A.Cup offers no second chances - one defeat and the team is out. Finally, and hardest of all, the European Club Champions Cup. The most prestigious club competition in world football. The cream of Europe's teams, the best from their respective countries, contest the Cup that bestows the honour of European Champions. This was also a personal quest for both Alex Ferguson and Manchester United. It was United under the legendary Sir Matt Busby who had paved the way for English Clubs to enter the European Cup. In 1958, Sir Matt's young prodigies, the Busby Babes were all but wiped out in the Munich air crash while returning from a European game. It took Busby 10 more years to rebuild a team capable of winning the European Cup which he finally did with his team built around Best, Law, and Charlton. Alex Ferguson had made it his personal Holy Grail for United to be the champions of Europe again. To win any one of these competitions would be a success. To win all three was unthinkable. Then, in the 1998-1999 season, Alex Ferguson, later Sir Alex, assembled a squad and a team which swept all before them. As the season reached its climax in May 1999, with the team within reach of all three trophies, the dramatic events in those final matches will live in the memories of all football fans who saw them. The Premier League was eventually won, by one point, on the last day of the season. If Arsenal won their last game of the season, then only by also winning their final match against Tottenham were United assured of winning the League. In what had become characteristic of United, they promptly went one-nil down before coming back to beat Tottenham 2-1. United's place in the F.A.Cup Final had only been possible after two titanic Semi-Final battles, also against Arsenal. After a drawn first match |
Which TV actor had a number one hit single in 1986 with 'Every Loser Wins'? | Top 100 Songs of 1986 Top 100 Songs of 1986 Derived from Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits The Bangles; "Greatest Love Of All," Whitney Houston; "The Next Time I Fall," Peter Cetera 1. "That's What Friends Are For".....Dionne & Friends 2. "Walk Like An Egyptian".....Bangles 3. "On My Own".....Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald 4. "The Way It Is".....Bruce Hornsby & The Range 5. "You Give Love A Bad Name".....Bon Jovi 6. "Greatest Love Of All".....Whitney Houston 7. "There'll Be Sad Songs".....Billy Ocean 8. "How Will I Know".....Whitney Houston 9. "Kyrie".....Mr. Mister 11. "The Next Time I Fall".....Peter Cetera & Amy Grant 12. "Burning Heart".....Survivor 13. "Stuck With You".....Huey Lewis & The News 14. "When I Think Of You".....Janet Jackson 15. "Rock Me Amadeus".....Falco 16. "West End Girls".....Pet Shop Boys 17. "Sledgehammer".....Peter Gabriel 21. "Glory Of Love".....Peter Cetera 22. "Everybody Have Fun Tonight".....Wang Chung 23. "Friends And Lovers".....Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson 24. "Conga".....Miami Sound Machine 27. "Addicted To Love".....Robert Palmer 28. "I Can't Wait".....Nu Shooz 29. "What Have You Done For Me Lately".....Janet Jackson 30. "Venus".....Bananarama 32. "Take My Breath Away".....Berlin 33. "These Dreams".....Heart 34. "Holding Back The Years".....Simply Red 35. "Walk Of Life".....Dire Straits 36. "Dancing On The Ceiling".....Lionel Richie 37. "Amanda".....Boston 40. "Talk To Me".....Stevie Nicks 41. "Mad About You".....Belinda Carlisle 42. "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)".....Glass Tiger 43. "When The Going Gets Tough".....Billy Ocean 44. "Why Can't This Be Love".....Van Halen 45. "Danger Zone".....Kenny Loggins 46. "Crush On You".....The Jets 47. "Hip To Be Square".....Huey Lewis & The News 48. "Manic Monday".....Bangles 50. "If You Leave".....Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark "Everybody Have Fun Tonight," Wang Chung; "Danger Zone,"Kenny Loggins; "No One To Blame," Howard Jones 51. "Word Up".....Cameo 53. "No One Is To Blame".....Howard Jones 54. "To Be A Lover".....Billy Idol 55. "Throwing It All Away".....Genesis 56. "Your Love".....The Outfield 57. "Something About You".....Level 42 58. "Let's Go All The Way".....Sly Fox 59. "Tonight She Comes".....The Cars 60. "Typical Male".....Tina Turner 62. "R.O.C.K. In The USA".....John Cougar Mellencamp 63. "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On".....Robert Palmer 64. "Who's Johnny".....El DeBarge 65. "Two Of Hearts".....Stacey Q 67. "Stand By Me".....Ben E. King 68. "We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off".....Jermaine Stewart 69. "Take Me Home Tonight".....Eddie Money 70. "Sweet Freedom".....Michael McDonald 72. "Words Get In The Way".....Miami Sound Machine 73. "Love Touch".....Rod Stewart 74. "All I Need Is A Miracle".....Mike + The Mechanics 75. "Rumors".....Times Social Club 76. "Silent Running".....Mike + The Mechanics 77. "All Cried Out".....Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam w/ Full Force 78. "Don't Get Me Wrong".....Pretenders 79. "Baby Love".....Regina 80. "Spies Like Us".....Paul McCartney 81. "True Blue".....Madonna 82. "Living In America".....James Brown 83. "Take Me Home".....Phil Collins 84. "Dreamtime".....Daryl Hall 85. "Bad Boy".....Miami Sound Machine 86. "Heartbeat".....Don Johnson 88. "King For A Day".....Thompson Twins 89. "A Different Corner".....George Michael 90. "Love Will Conquer All".....Lionel Richie 91. "Life In A Northern Town".....The Dream Academy 92. "Go Home".....Stevie Wonder 94. "Your Wildest Dreams".....The Moody Blues 95. "Is It Love".....Mr. Mister 96. "You Should Be Mine".....Jeffrey Osborne 97. "Harlem Shuffle".....Rolling Stones 100. "The Rain".....Oran "Juice" Jones "Word Up," Cameo; "Let's Go All The Way," Sly Fox 1986's Number Ones (Includes the date the song reached the top of Billboard's Hot 100, and the duration of its stay there.) "That's What Friends Are For," Dionne and Friends 18 January 1986/4 weeks Originally penned by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager and recorded by Rod Stewart for the 1982 film Night Shift, this song was presented to Warwick three years later. Warwick and Stevie Wonder were in the studio r |
In what year did the first Rugby World Cup take place? | One year to go: How do the Rugby World Cup contenders rank? | The Rugby Blog One year to go: How do the Rugby World Cup contenders rank? September 18, 2014 21 With exactly a year to go until the start of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England, let’s take a look at how the likely main contenders (taken from top eight in current IRB rankings) might fare in a year’s time. NEW ZEALAND Form: WWDWWWWW World Cup Record: Best – Winners (1987, 2011), Worst – Quarter-finalists (2007) WC Bogey Team: France. Les Blues knocked the All Blacks out in 2007 and so nearly spoiled the party in the final in 2011. They’re in the same side of the draw next year, too, so a quarter-final encounter is far from out of the equation. Most likely tabloid fodder: Sonny Bill Williams. The code-hopping centre will find a way into the media spotlight, whether he’s part of the All Blacks squad this time next year or not. Perhaps he’ll announce a boxing match with Quade Cooper on the day New Zealand play Australia, or something similarly ridiculous. Prediction: Winners. They’ve lost one test match since 2011. How can you pick anyone else right now? SOUTH AFRICA Form: LLWWWWWW World Cup Record: Best – Winners (1995, 2007), Worst – Quarter-finalists (2003, 2011) WC Bogey Team: Australia. Knocked out in the quarter-finals by the Wallabies in 2011 and the semi-finals back in 1999. Most likely tabloid fodder: Eben Etzebeth. Baby-faced, good looking and absolutely massive – you can almost hear Kelly Brook sharpening her man-eating claws already. You have been warned, Eben. Prediction: Semi-finalists. They’ll likely come up against Wales or Australia in the quarter finals – both of whom they can beat, but a semi-final against New Zealand will be their downfall. AUSTRALIA Form: WLDWWWWW World Cup Record: Best – Winners (1991, 1999), Worst – Quarter-finalists (1995, 2007) WC Bogey Team: England. How could it be anyone else after 2003? They were also knocked out by England in the quarter-finals in 2007, despite being ranked second in the world at the time. Most likely tabloid fodder: James O’Connor. O’Connor will complete a remarkable comeback to the Wallaby squad in time for the World Cup, only to then be photographed in Clapham High Street McDonalds at 3am two nights before their first game. But he didn’t go to Infernos, honest. Prediction: Pool stages. Incredibly tough call, but there are three genuine trophy contenders in their group – and at the moment they look the weakest. ENGLAND Form: LLLWWWWL World Cup Record: Best – Winner (2003), Worst – Quarter-finalists (1987, 1999, 2011) WC Bogey Team: South Africa. Lost twice to the Boks in 2007 and were knocked out by them in 1999. Most likely tabloid fodder: Manu Tuilagi/Danny Cipriani. Keep the former away from the Thames and the latter away from Mayfair nightclubs. Simples. Prediction: Runners-up. If they can win their pool (a big if) they should have a reasonably comfortable run to the final. If they meet NZ there, however, it might just be a bridge too far. IRELAND Form: WWWWLWWL World Cup Record: Best – Quarter-finalists (1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2011), Worst – Pool stage (2007) WC Bogey Team: France. Ireland have been knocked out by Les Bleus twice and lost a total of three times to them at the World Cup. Most likely tabloid fodder: Rodney Ah You. Probably a completely lovely bloke, but think of the fun you could have with that name! Ah you just can’t make this stuff up. Prediction: Semi-finalists. Unless France can work out their arse from their elbow in the space of a year (they won’t) Ireland should win their group, to set-up a quarter-final with whoever loses the least badly to New Zealand in Pool C. WALES Form: LLWWLWLW World Cup Record: Best – Third place (1987), Worst – Pool stages (1991, 1995, 2007) WC Bogey Team: Fiji. One of the biggest shocks in World Cup history was the Fijians knocking the Welsh out in 2007. Most likely tabloid fodder: Mike Phillips. Back in Wales for an extended period after all that time in France, can he resist the Cardiff bar scene? Debatable. Prediction: Quarter-finalists |
What sport was the subject of the film 'National Velvet'? | National Velvet (1944) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 37 titles created 09 Jun 2011 a list of 46 titles created 28 Aug 2011 a list of 23 titles created 09 Sep 2013 a list of 21 titles created 07 Apr 2014 a list of 35 titles created 2 months ago Search for " National Velvet " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 4 nominations. See more awards » Photos Velvet's orphaned niece, Sarah, follows her dream of Olympic glory with her horse Arizona Pie. Director: Bryan Forbes After her destitute family is forced to sell her, a collie named Lassie escapes from her new owner and begins the long trek from Scotland to her Yorkshire home. Director: Fred M. Wilcox Bill's separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie. An accident separates him from her, and he's drafted into K-9 duty in ... See full summary » Director: Fred M. Wilcox Louisa May Alcott 's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg... See full summary » Director: Mervyn LeRoy While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion who is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks ... See full summary » Director: Carroll Ballard A teenager loses his horse in Morocco and gets him back after various daredevil adventures. Director: Robert Dalva Edit Storyline Mi Taylor was a young wanderer and opportunist whose father had given him "all the roads in the Kingdom" to travel. One of the roads, and a notation in his father's journal, leads him to the quiet English country-side home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse for the Grand National - England's greatest racing event. Written by A.L.Beneteau <[email protected]> M-G-M's Great TECHNICOLOR Heart Drama See more » Genres: 26 January 1945 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Fuego de juventud See more » Filming Locations: Mono (Western Electric Sound System) Color: Did You Know? Trivia "Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 3, 1947 with Elizabeth Taylor , Mickey Rooney and Donald Crisp reprising their film roles. See more » Goofs Mr. Brown, a butcher who should know better, authoritatively announces that one small-to-medium-sized lobster will provide a family dinner for six: A claw apiece for he and his wife, the entire tail (the meatiest part of the crustacean) for his picky young son who's a finicky eater and what's "in-between" (basically all of it's inedible entrails) for his three teenage daughters - with some left over for the dog! In reality, a lobster of that size would hardly feed one hungry person. See more » Quotes Mr. Herbert Brown : [Velvet is pretending she's riding The Pi] Who's this Pi? A new one? Velvet Brown : Oh, Father, you should see him, he's beautiful. He never puts a foot wrong. Velvet Brown : Mr. Ede's new horse. I'm in love with him. Mr. Herbert Brown : You're a fickle woman. I've heard you say that about other horses. See more » Crazy Credits A frame, with music, was added to the film at the end: "To families of servicemen and women: Pictures exhibited in this theater are given to the armed forces for showing in combat areas around the world. [signed] War Activities Committee/Motion Picture Industry" See more » Con |
At which distance did Sally Gunnell win her gold medal for hurdling at the 1992 Olympics? | Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games Date Started: July 31, 1992 Date Finished: August 8, 1992 Events: 43 Participants: 1,726 (1,104 men and 621 women) from 156 countries Youngest Participant: Lydia Cheromei (15 years, 83 days) Oldest Participant: Luis López (43 years, 24 days) Most Medals (Athlete): United States (30 medals) Overview The Barcelona Olympic track & field was held in Estadi Olímpic high above the city, on Montjuïc. The competitions were marked by upsets with several favorites failing to come thru. [Sergey Bubka] was a heavy favorite in the pole vault but he no-heighted and had no placement. Algeria’s [Noureddine Morceli] was favored in the 1,500 but he ran poorly in the final and placed seventh, with Spanish favorite [Fermín Cacho] winning gold. Americans [Danny Everett] (400) and [Michael Johnson] (200) failed to even make the finals in their events. One favorite who did win was [Jackie Joyner-Kersee], who won the heptathlon easily, defending her title from Seoul. JJK also competed in the long jump, winning a bronze medal. There were two very poignant and meaningful moments on the track. In the men’s 400 metres, Briton [Derek Redmond] started in the semi-finals, after winning his heat and quarter. But he pulled up on the backstretch and fell with a hamstring injury. He got up and started hobbling, trying to at least finish his Olympic appearance. Suddenly his father appeared from the stands, getting past security, and ran to his side. Redmond, in obvious pain, was supported by his father, placing his arm around his shoulder. He hobbled into the finish line. His father later commented that they had started this together and they would finish it together. In the women’s 10,000 metres, the gold medal was won by Ethiopian [Derartu Tulu]u. It was the first distance running gold for an African woman, after decades of dominance by the men. But on the 10th lap, Tulu and South African [Elana Meyer] broke open the race and ran together for the last 15 laps, winning gold and silver. South Africa had been banned from the Olympics since 1964 and only returned in Barcelona. The ban had been because South Africa had not allowed their blacks equal opportunity in sports. The irony could not be missed that a black African ran alongside a white South African on their return to the Olympic Stadium. At the end of the race, Tulu and Meyer embraced. Medalists A Sports Reference Site : About SR/Olympics | Privacy Statement | Conditions & Terms of Service | Use of Data Data provided by OlyMADMen , led by Hilary Evans, Arild Gjerde, Jeroen Heijmans, and Bill Mallon. Members: David Foster, Martin Frank, Jørn Jensen, Carl-Johan Johansson, Taavi Kalju, Martin Kellner, George Masin, Stein Opdahl, Wolf Reinhardt, Ralf Regnitter, Paul Tchir, Magne Teigen, Christian Tugnoli, Morten Aarlia Torp, and Ralf Schlüter. Sports Reference LLC and www.sports-reference.com are not sponsored by or affiliated with the Olympics, the United States Olympic Committee or the International Olympic Committee. Trademarks featured or referred to on this website are the property of their respective trademark holders and not Sports Reference LLC or www.sports-reference.com . Part of the |
Which sport was author Bill Bryson talking about when said It is the only sport in which spectators burn as many calories as players -- more if they are moderately restless? | Quotes by Bill Bryson @ Like Success Quotes by Bill Bryson A cough so robust that I tapped into two new seams of phlegm. more... To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted. more... Think of a single problem confronting the world today. Disease, poverty, global warming... If the problem is going to be solved, it is science that is going to solve it. Scientists tend to be unappreciated in the world at large, but you can hardly overstate the importance of the work they do. If anyone ever cures cancer, it will be a guy with a science degree. Or a woman with a science degree. more... Germans are flummoxed by humor, the Swiss have no concept of fun, the Spanish think there is nothing at all ridiculous about eating dinner at midnight, and the Italians should never, ever have been let in on the invention of the motor car. more... For a long time it puzzled me how something so expensive, so leading edge, could be so useless. And then it occurred to me that a computer is a stupid machine with the ability to do incredibly smart things, while computer programmers are smart people with the ability to do incredibly stupid things. They are, in short, a perfect match. more... Before, prior to. There is no difference between these two except length and a certain affectedness on the part of 'prior to.' To paraphrase Bernstein, if you would use 'posterior to' instead of 'after,' then by all means use 'prior to' instead of 'before. more... I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. more... 18th century scientists, the French in particular, seldom did things simply if an absurdly demanding alternative was available. more... But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don't want to know what people are talking about. I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses. more... We used to build civilizations. Now we build shopping malls. more... In France, a chemist named Pilatre de Rozier tested the flammability of hydrogen by gulping a mouthful and blowing across an open flame, proving at a stroke that hydrogen is indeed explosively combustible and that eyebrows are not necessarily a permanent feature of one's face. more... Disassemble the cells of a sponge (by passing them through a sieve, for instance), then dump them into a solution, and they will find their way back together and build themselves into a sponge again. You can do this to them over and over, and they will doggedly reassemble because, like you and me and every other living thing, they have one overwhelming impulse: to continue to be. more... As my father always used to tell me, 'You see, son, there's always someone in the world worse off than you.' And I always used to think, 'So? more... Tune your television to any channel it doesn't receive and about 1 percent of the dancing static you see is accounted for by this ancient remnant of the Big Bang. The next time you complain that there is nothing on, remember that you can always watch the birth of the universe. more... I mused for a few moments on the question of which was worse, to lead a life so boring that you are easily enchanted, or a life so full of stimulus that you are easily bored. more... At the foot of the mountain, the park ended and suddenly all was squalor again. I was once more struck by this strange compartmentalization that goes on in America - a belief that no commercial activities must be allowed inside the park, but permitting unrestrained development outside, even though the landsc |
What is the name given to a shot in snooker where the cue ball hits a red ball which hits another red ball to make it go into a pocket? | Glossary of Billiard Terms GLOSSARY OF BILLIARD TERMS From the 'Billiard Congress of America Official Rules and Records Book.' ANGLED. (Snooker, pocket games) When the corner of a pocket prevents a player shooting the cue ball directly at an object ball. (See corner-hooked) ANGLE SHOT. (Pocket games) A shot that requires the cue ball to drive the object ball other than straight ahead. (See cut shot) APEX OF TRIANGLE. (Pocket games) The position in the grouping of object balls that is on the foot spot; the front ball position of the pyramid or rack. AROUND THE TABLE. (Carom games) Describes shots in which the cue ball contacts three or more cushions, usually including the two short cushions, in an effort to score. BALANCE POINT. (General) The point on a cue at which it would remain level if held by a single support, usually about 18" from the butt end of the cue. BALL IN HAND. (Pocket games) See cue ball in hand. BALL ON. (Snooker) A colored (non-red) ball a player intends to legally pocket; same as on ball. BANK SHOT. (Pocket games) A shot in which the object ball is driven to one or more cushions before it is pocketed; incidental contact as a ball moves along and adjacent to a cushion does not qualify as a cushion or bank. It is not an obvious shot and must be called in games requiring called shots. (See kick shot) BAULK. (Snooker) The intervening space between the bottom cushion and the Baulk-line. BAULK-LINE. (Snooker) A straight line drawn 29" from the face of the bottom cushion and parallel to it. BED OF TABLE. (General) The flat, cloth-covered surface of the table within the cushions; the playing area exclusive of the cushions. BILLIARD. (Carom games) A count or score; a successful shot. BLIND DRAW. (General) A method used to determine pairings or bracketing of players in tournaments that assures totally random placement or pairing of contestants. BOTTLE. (Pocket games) A specially shaped leather or plastic container used in various games. (Also called the shake bottle) BOTTOM CUSHION. (Snooker) The cushion located at the head of a snooker table--closest to the D. BREAK. (Pocket games) See open break and opening break shot. BREAK. (Snooker) Total scored in one inning. BREAKING VIOLATION. (Pocket games) A violation of special rules which apply only to the opening break shot of certain games. Unless specified in individual game rules, a breaking violation is not a foul. BRIDGE. (General) The hand configuration that holds and guides the shaft-end of the cue during play. (See mechanical bridge) BURST. (Forty-One Pocket Billiards) Scoring a total of more than 41 points. BUTT OF CUE. (General) The larger end of a cue, opposite the tip. On a two-piece cue, the butt extends up to the joint. CALL SHOT. (Pocket games) Requirement that a player designate, in advance of each shot, the ball to be made and the pocket into which it will be made. In calling the shot, it is NEVER necessary to indicate details such as the number of cushions, banks, kisses, caroms, etc. The rules of "Bank Pool" are an exception. CALLED BALL. (Pocket games) The ball the player has designated to be pocketed on a shot. CALLED POCKET. (Pocket games) The pocket which a player has designated a ball to be shot. CAROM. (General) To bounce off or glance off an object ball or cushion; a shot in which the cue ball bounces off one ball into another is termed a carom. CAROM, SCORING. (General) Contact by the cue ball with object balls, the bottle or cushions in such a way that a legal score is made, according to specific game rules. CENTER SPOT. (General) The exact center point of a table's playing surface. CHALK. (General) A dry, slightly abrasive substance that is applied to the cue tip to help assure a non-slip contact between the cue tip and the cue ball. CHUCK NURSE. (Straight Rail Billiards) A scoring technique used when one object ball rests against the cushion and the second object ball is to one side of the first ball and away from the cushion. Cue ball strikes the object ball at the cushion so that the cue ball just comes back to touch (carom) the secon |
What was the attendance at the 2002 World Cup Final? | World Cup 2002 in South Korea/Japan - World Cup Brazil 2014 Guide World Cup Brazil 2014 Guide Join the World Cup Experience Primary menu Date: 31 May – 30 July Final: Germany – Brazil 0-2 3rd place: South Korea – Turkey 2-3 Teams: 32 Top scorer: Ronaldo (Brazil) (8 goals) World Cup 2002 Background The 3rd millennium has started in 2001. This probably contributed to a decision that was made on May 31 1996 in Zürich. On that day FIFA decided the 17th World Cup would be hosted in continent Asia. Never in World Cup history a World Cup was hosted in a continent outside Europe, South America or North/Central America. This was not the only unique aspect of the 17th World Cup. Also for the first time in World Cup history, 2 countries would host the 2002 World Cup together: South Korea and Japan. Initially 3 countries showed interest in hosting the 2002 World Cup and placed a bid. The countries were South Korea, Japan and Mexico. Shortly before the announcement about who would host the World Cup, South Korea and Japan united their bids. As a result FIFA voted unanimously for this special bid. Another interesting aspect, was the fact that back in 1996 when the announcement was made, Japan never qualified for a World Cup yet. They would however qualify for the 1998 World Cup. Only 2 other countries have been awarded a World Cup without ever having qualified for one. They are Italy which hosted the 1934 World Cup and Qatar which will ( probably ) host the 2022 World cup. 10 host cities in South Korea 10 host cities in Japan World Cup 2002 Participants For the 2002 World Cup 199 countries tried to qualify. Only 29 of the 32 places were available since both Japan and South Korea qualified automatically as host countries. France qualified automatically since they won the previous World Cup. This would be the last time however, that the previous World Cup winner would automatically qualify for a World Cup. 13 places for Europe excluding France were allocated to the following countries: Denmark, Spain, Slovenia, Turkey, Portugal, Poland, Germany, Sweden, England, Italy, Croatia, Belgium and Russia. Slovenia qualified for the first time since the breakup of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992. Turkey qualified for the first time since 1954 and Portugal for the first time since 1986. 5 places for Africa were allocated to the following countries: Senegal, South Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria and Tunisia. Senegal qualified for the first time. 4 places for South America were allocated to the following countries: Paraguay, Ecuador, Brazil and Argentina. Ecuador qualified for the first time. 3 places for North/Central America and Caribbean were allocated to the following countries: Costa Rica, Mexico and United States. 2 places for Asia excluding South Korea and Japan were allocated to the following countries: China PR and Saudi Arabia. China PR qualified for the first time. South Korea became the first country outside Europe, South America and North/Central America and Caribbean to qualify for the 5th World Cup in a row. 2 intercontinental play-offs had to be played by 4 countries which didn’t qualify directly: UEFA country Republic of Ireland against AFC country Iran and CONMEBOL country Uruguay against OFC country Australia. Both Republic of Ireland and Uruguay won these play-offs and therefore qualified last minute for the 2002 World Cup. All 7 World Cup winners so far participated together for the first time: Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy and Uruguay. They have all participated before in the 1986 World Cup but France (France ’98 World Cup champion) wasn’t a World Cup champion yet. 2002 World Cup match ball “Fevernova” World Cup 2002 Groups The exact same format of the 1998 World Cup was used again. A round-robin format was played meaning all teams in a group had to play against all the other teams in their group. 3 points were rewarded in the group stage for a win, and 1 point for a draw. The last 2 matches per group would be played at the same time. The 2 best teams per group would advance to the Round of 16 |
Who played the title roles in the 1986 film The Three Amigos? | Super Reviewer ½ John Landis has had a very spotty career. And, as much as I wanted to really like this, it is unfortunately one of his misses. The concept is a mixture of a few things, namely The Seven Samurai/The Magnificent Seven with the whole shtick about actors who get confused for the characters they play, but end up becoming like their characters. The specific plot for this high concept involves three recently fired silent era actors known for playing singing, dancing, fighting mariachis who get hired by a naive Mexican woman to save their village from a band of marauders. Due to some mixups, the trip think they're being hired for a special public appearance, not (initially) realizing that the bullets being fired at them are real this time. The director is there, the cast (Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Martin Short) are there, and the concept is definitely there, so I have no idea what happened here. This movie is shockingly flat, dull, not really all that funny, and just a real missed opportunity. Almost all of the jokes fall flat, everything just feels really stale, contrived, and dumb, and I kept being reminded of all the better movies that this film apes off of and fails to be a successful farcical send up of. Yeah, the music (the score primarily) is good, and there's a couple of moments that did make me genuine laugh, but I really can't remember what they are sadly. Everyone seems to be on autopilot, and I just can't stress enough how dull and disappointing this is. When I saw Roger Ebert's one star review, I was surprised at how he could have disliked this movie so much. Now that I've seen it myself, it's painfully obvious. I thought that Spies Like Us was a dull effort from Landis, but this makes that one look like a damn masterpiece. Chris Weber Super Reviewer Now this is a classic...nay legendary 80's comedy, I guarantee you'll laugh your ass off, if you don't then your too young to remember these SNL allstars. The plot is daft and has now been rehashed many times but the comedy is gold. There are so many funny moments, the whole film is just non stop, really...all that's missing is John Candy. I can't stress enough how good this is, its one of the all time best feel good comedies you will ever see, up there with 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' They don't make comedies like this anymore because no one can beat a cast like this, once in a lifetime and that's it. A treasure of a film. 'oh great..you just shot the invisible swordsman' Phil Hubbs Super Reviewer I'll preface this by saying that this a movie I grew up with and watched quite a bit between the ages of 5 and 10. I had forgotten a lot of it until seeing it again recently. It's not one that I currently watch over and over, mainly due to its being missing in any decent DVD release. Recently, Three Amigos was almost reluctantly released on Blu-ray, and I'm sad to say that I have to now nitpick this movie a bit, despite my enjoyment of it. There are things that I hadn't noticed before. First of all, the film is uneven tonally. It starts out with the scene of Carmen entering the bar looking for help. It's a dramatic western sort of scene that doesn't have any comedy in it and doesn't jive well with what follows. Second, Chevy Chase doesn't seemed all that entralled to be in this movie. Perhaps it's his deadpan comedy acting, but he seems bored to me. Third, having seen some of the cut footage, it's clear to me that the people of the village aren't set up properly. We feel no real sympathy for them because we haven't seen them in happier times, which is what was in the original opening to the film. Maybe I'm just wrong about all of this. Perhaps the final version of the film is the best that it can be. It's a strange combination of ideas that's been put together and a proper tone was probably difficult to establish in the first place. I hold it in high esteem for enjoyment and nostalgic value, but cosmetically I think I could have been better. Tim Salmons |
Which soap opera is set in the fictional county of Borsetshire? | The Archers (Radio) - TV Tropes The Archers You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share —Sandi Toksvig, The News Quiz The Archers is a popular BBC radio Soap Opera , set in the fictional West Midlands county of Borsetshire. It follows the lives of the Archer family, and the other families living in the small, rural village of Ambridge (based on Hanbury in Worcestershire). It has been broadcast nationally since 1951 after starting its regional run in 1950, making it the longest running current soap opera in radio format and, since the cancelling of Guiding Light , the longest running soap in any format. This show provides examples of: Barsetshire : Borsetshire Crossover : With Gardener's Question Time, of all things. Eric Robson and some of the panel appeared in The Archers, and on Easter Sunday 2011 several Archers characters asked questions on GQT. The odd presenter from other BBC series has turned up As Himself or herself to open the village fete or something as well And the occassional Royal has visited. Sort-of appeared on Hancock's Half-hour as "The Bowmans" Edutainment Show : originated as an educational series about agriculture... Genre Shift :... but long since outgrew that Loads and Loads of Characters : Pretty much a given, considering how long the show has been going on. Long-Runners : 60 years and counting Love Triangle : Ed, Will and Emma This particular subplot is so long and convoluted that the nice people at The BBC provided a cheat sheet. It is still ongoing, and practically a Long Runner in its own right - when editor Vanessa Whitburn told an interviewer in 2001 that it would be a major long-term Story Arc she wasn't kidding. She repeated this claim about the repercussions of the 2nd January 2011's double-length Wham Episode - only time will tell. The Midlands : West Midlands Ratings Stunt : one of the very first examples - the death of a major character was broadcast to coincide with the launch of ITV in 1955) Nigel's death. Real Life Writes the Plot : Julia's death was written in after her actress, Mary Wimbush, died at the age of 91. Shown Their Work : even with the series' edutainment roots very much a thing of the past, great care is taken to ensure that it presents an accurate view of the intricacies of farming There is an urban legend that farmers have been known to write in and complain if they used the wrong animal sound effect ... although the BBC did realise quite early on that they were dealing with a listenership that had expert knowledge, and took pains to ensure the animal sounds were appropriate to the scene. The BBC's library of animal sound effects is now unparelleled, and a large proportion of this is down to the longevitry of this show. Spin-Off : Ambridge Extra , on Radio 4 Extra, explores storylines, characters and locations that don't get focused on in the main Archer's program. At the moment, it's only 2 episodes a week. Graphically represented for your consideration. Variations on a Theme Song : The Archers always uses the same piece of music ("Barwick Green", a 1924 piece by Yorkshire composer Arthur Wood) as its theme tune, which passage is used depends on whether the episode is ordinary or dramatic. |
Which pop star played Beth in Neighbours between 1991 and 1993? | CBBC Newsround | MUSIC | Soap stars turned pop stars Soap stars turned pop stars Updated 11 March 2003, 18.18 As Neighbours star Delta Goodrem launches her bid to hit the UK pop charts, CBBC Newsround rounds up all the key soap stars who've decided to get musical.... Neighbours Biggest hit: Wanna Be Your Lover (No 65 in the charts in 1994) Success rating: Other than a few websites offering wallpapers, the Blakeney twins have disappeared althogether. Stefan Dennis Played: Paul Robinson 1988-1993 Biggest hit: Don't it make you feel good (No 16 in 1989) Success rating: Stefan didn't do too well after Neighbours. He released two singles and then faded. He's apparently doing well in panto though. Jason Donovan Played: Scott Robinson 1986-1988 Biggest hit: Too Many Broken Hearts (No 1 in 1989) Success rating: Jason was a huge hit in the late 80s/early 90s. He had four albums and went on to star in London musicals. Natalie Imbruglia Played: Beth Brennan (1993) Biggest hit: Torn (No 2 in 1997) Success rating: Natalie has so succesfully made the move into music, we forgot that she was ever in Neighbours. Craig McLachlan Played: Henry Ramsay Biggest hit: Mona with his band Check 1-2 (No 2 in 1990) Success rating: Craig had a small amount of fame in a sci-fi show called BUGS, but Check 1-2 only released the one album. Kylie Minogue Played: Charlene Ramsay 1987- 1989 Biggest hit: Can't Get You Out Of My Head (No 1 in the charts in 2001) Success rating: Kylie almost melts our success-o-meter. She was massive at the start of the 90s, only to become a worldwide hit again in 2001. Holly Valance Played: Flick Scully 1999-2002 Biggest hit: Kiss Kiss (No 1 in 2002) Succes rating: Holly hasn't been able to match the success her debut single, but she's not out of the limelight yet. EastEnders Played: Simon Wicks 1985-1990 Biggest hit: Every Loser Wins (No 1 in 1986) Success rating: Nick left the heady music business to star in hit show HeartBeat, which made him a huge TV star. Anita Dobson Played: Angie Watts 1985-1988 Biggest hit: Anyone can fall in love (No 4 in 1986) Success rating: Despite showing true musical genius by singing a song to the EastEnders' theme tune, Anita never really saw a music career take off. Aidan Brosnan Played: Sean Maguire 1993 Biggest hit: Good Day (No 12 in 1996) Success rating: Sean did release three albums all told, although one was a Greatest Hits, so that does count. It's back to acting for him. Paul Medford Biggest hit: Something Outa Nothing with Letitia Dean (Sharron from EastEnders) (No 12 in 1986) Success rating: Who? Even The BBC's EastEnders' site doesn't list him! Martine McCutcheon Biggest hit: Perfect Moment (No 1 in 1999) Success rating: Martine's won awards for her performance in the London musical My Fair Lady. Coronation Street Biggest hit: Bulldog Nation (2000) Success rating: Despite a number of singles over the years, Kevin's sensibly stuck to Corrie. Bill Tarmey Played: Jack Duckworth 1979-present Biggest hit: One Voice (No 16 in 1993) Success rating: Bill's released a number of singles over the years, but Corrie seems to be where his heart lies. Adam Rickitt Biggest hit: I Breathe Again (No 5 in 1999) Success rating: Adam's still around, although a return to Corrie is in the air. Matthew Marsden Played: Chris Collins 1997-1998 Biggest hit: The Heart's Lone Desire (No 13 in 1998) Success rating: Despite dueting with Destiny's Child, there's been no real music success for Matt, but then he doesn't need it as he's carving a career in movies. Tracy Shaw Played: Maxine Peacock 1995-2003 Biggest hit: Happenin' All Over Again (No 46 in 1998) Success rating: Tracy is out there making a showbiz name for herself on stage, and in exercise videos. Home & Away Played: Emma Jackson (1989-1991) Biggest hit: Put The Needle On It Success rating: Dannii has always been quite succesful, although she's permanently in the shadow of big-sister Kylie. Brookside Played: Lindsey Corkhill 1995-2001 Biggest hit: When You Beleive (2002) Success rating: Claire's success owes a lot to her appearence in the first |
As at 2004, which actor is the only member of the original Coronation Street cast who is still in the show? | List of original characters | Coronation Street Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia List of original characters Share A list of all Coronation Street characters who were seen in the show on a regular basis when it began in 1960 . Sorted by departure date, with most recent first. William Roache was the only cast member to remain until the show's 50th Anniversary in 2010 as Ken Barlow . In May 2011 , Philip Lowrie returned in the role of Dennis Tanner , making Ken not the only surviving original character in the series. This was averted when Dennis had left Coronation Street in July 2014 , and Ken resumed as the only remaining original character 5 days later. |
What is the name of the fictional tube station in Eastenders? | Walford | EastEnders Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia History Prior to 1985 Walford was once on the site of an old Saxon village. Walford was once in the historic county of Middlesex but as London grew it became a suburb of London by the mid 1800s. This development was recognised by the creation of the County of London in 1889 (in which Walford would presumably have lied.) All over, squares and streets sprung up. Walford was given an East London postcode. By about 1900 Walford had a population of about 100'000. A market was established in Bridge Street, Walford , underneath a railway arch. Notable streets as well as Bridge Street was Albert Square , Turpin Road and George Street . The borough gained 2 tube stations, Walford East Tube Station and Walford West . Notable families was the Beales, Fowlers and Watts of Albert Square, one of the most prominent areas of the borough. The Queen Victoria public house opened in 1898 in Albert Square. This was one of many pubs in the area. Walford suffered a lot of bomb damage in WW2 and several Victorian streets were razed to the ground. After the war, blocks of flats were built and in the early 1970s, Walford Towers , a 16 storey towerblock. By this time, many people from all over the world moved to Britain and settled in London, including Walford. In 1965, the larger county Greater London replaced the County of London, and if Walford was not already in Co. London but had remained in Middlesex, it would at that point have become part of Greater London. By the end of 1984, Walford was quite deprived but there was strong community spirit. Residents blamed the deprivation on the government, Lou Beale , of 45 Albert Square especially. 1985-present Amenities Walford has many amenities to serve the residents from the Bridge Street and Turpin Road markets to Walford General Hospital . The high street has many shops. There is Walford Garage and Walford FC football club. Postcodes |
In Brookside, which character murdered her father and buried him under the patio and was also involved in the first lesbian kiss in a UK soap opera? | The Friel Deal: All About Anna Friel! The Friel Deal: All About Anna Friel! "I play a character every day of my life, and I don't want to play a character as myself. They can judge me as an actress, not as a person. I'm not a spokeswoman for Anna." - Anna Louise Friel This blog is dedicated to one hell of a lady. She is brilliant, beautiful, talented, charismatic, loving, funny, hard-working, determinded, inspirational and that doesn't even begin to scratch the surface. RSS Anna Friel as Dr. Eve Wright in Sky Living’s new drama The Psychopath Next Door. It shows just what happens when true evil moves in next door. Anna Friel as Molly Foster/Graham. Umm… YEAH! [ x ] What do you call a lesbian dinosaur? A lickalotopus. About the jokester: Anna Friel wants you to know that she told Esquire another, far dirtier joke. It involved a bottle of custard and two “completely stark bollocks-naked” men. We couldn’t print it, but we were impressed by the Pakistani accent she employed. If you want to hear her American accent (which she says makes her sound “a little bit wanky, like I’m a bit up myself”), tune in to Fox’s strugglingThe Jury (still hanging on as of press time). Though this is her first U.S. series, Friel is a TV veteran on the other side of the Atlantic. At 17, she gave Britain its first-ever onscreen lesbian kiss as the star of the popular soap opera Brookside. (“I still get lots of nice roses from pretty girls.”) Up next for the 28-year-old: the CBS TV movie Perfect Strangers, in which she does some “snogging” I saw both The Jury and Perfect Strangers, and both were excellent, in my opinion. Anna Friel’s Many Faces (1/?) : Beth Jordache - Brookside (1993 - 1995) “Why don’t you use the right word, Mom? Go on, say it. Say Lesbian.” The infamous channel-four soap opera lesbian who murdered her abusive father and buried him under the patio. Beth Jordache was the role that put Anna’s name on the map, and it seems it was the role that put Brookside on the map as well. At the age of merely sixteen, Anna couldn’t have understood the drastic impact taking on such a role would have. She was one half of the first on-screen lesbian kiss in British public television history. That’s a pretty big deal. When one thinks about the impact this role had on Anna’s life, it doesn’t seem like much. It seems like she played this troubled girl who was tortured and ridiculed because of her sexuality, and then she got to go back to being the beautiful, straight, and amazing actress she is once she left set. But this role follows her to this day. She started a lesbian rights movement, and she talks about how she was called names and ridiculed for the role she played. She was only sixteen, too. Anna’s acting in this role made Beth Jordache real. That’s why when she was killed off there were rallies and petitions, because she brought Beth to life. She was strong and independent. She was sure of herself. That takes gits to pull off. I believe this is still one of her best roles to date. |
First shown on the station's launch night, what is Channel 5's first original soap opera called? | Channel 5 Channel 5 Main Content Last Revised Sa 27-Mar-99 Channel 5 is Britain's last analogue, terrestrial network and has been on air since Easter 1997. It's available to nearly 80% of the population. And it was the first terrestrial station also available on satellite. For the rest of the facts on 5, read on... The Spice Girls - When They Were 5 Vidcap by Darren Meldrum Acknowledgements Rev. 4.3 Items marked Rev. 4.3 have been updated since the previous edition. Introduction The History of Channel 5 The Broadcasting Act of 1990 required the ITC (Independent Television Commission) to establish a fifth terrestrial channel in the UK. The ITC were required to award the Channel 5 licence on the basis of a competitive tender. Timetable 14th April 1992 The ITC issues the invitation to apply for the C5 licence. The new channel would be broadcasting on two unused UHF frequencies Ch35 and Ch37. Only one application was received for the licence and the ITC decided not to grant it. 14th July 1994 The Secretary of State for National Heritage, outlined the Government's decision that UHF Channel 35 would no longer be available for C5. 1st November 1994 After a period of consultation, the ITC had re-advertised the licence with the second invitation being issued on this date. 2nd May 1995 The ITC receives four applications for the Channel 5 licence, including two identical bids of �22 002 000 from C5 Broadcasting Ltd and Virgin UK Ltd. 27th October 1995 The ITC awards the C5 licence to Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd for a 10-year period. 16th September 1996 The DTI announces that UHF Frequency Ch35 will once again be free for C5 to use, increasing maximum coverage of the new channel to 80% of the population. 16th November 1996 The ITC advertises the licence for additional services on C5 (e.g. teletext). 1st January 1997 This is the date by which the C5 service had to start, according to C5's licence. 29th February 1997 Closing date for applications for the C5 additional services licence (i.e. the licence for the main teletext service). 30th March 1997 Channel 5 launched on Easter Sunday at 18:00. The delay was to allow re-tuning of the extra viewers on UHF Ch35. (See below .) Overnight ratings show that during prime time on the opening night Channel 5 was watched by more viewers than Channel 4, surpassing its target of 5% audience share. (See ratings below.) 23rd April 1997 Channel 5 began broadcasting its programmes on Astra and became the first terrestrial station to broadcast on satellite. 18th June 1997 The ITC awarded the licence to run the main teletext service on Channel 5 to Sky Five Text who outbid Teletext UK, the only other applicant. 29th September 1997 The Bilsdale transmitter began broadcasting a full Channel 5 service, thus completing Phase II of the transmitter network, which added approximately 3 million more households to the number able to receive Channel 5 at its launch on 30th March. 15th October 1997 I thought it was supposed to start on 1st Jan 97 ? Thanks to Ray Woodward for the following information: One of the ITC requirements for Britain's fifth channel was that broadcasting must begin before the end of 1996. C5 Broadcasting set their start date to be 1st January 1997, just on the limit of this requirement. On September 16th, the DTI made UHF channel 35 available for use by C5, allowing an extra 4 million viewers to watch the new channel. Channel 5 Broadcasting said the launch date would therefore be delayed for 4-6 weeks: "Because we want to keep public confusion to a minimum and ensure the retuning operation is done in the most cost effective and efficient way, we are aiming to re-tune both channel 37 and channel 35 homes before we go on air. This will inevitably mean postponing our launch date. A new date will be set when we have had discussions with the Independent Television Commission." The ITC subsequently agreed the new launch date of 30th March 1997. Who are Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited? See also: Getting in touch with C5 - below . Thanks to Rod Begbie and John Bain for the |
In which year did Emmerdale Farm become Emmerdale? 1989, 1992 or 1995? | Emmerdale - Events of 1989 A conforntation with a stranger pushes Matt into taking the law into his own hands, while Dolly delivers a bombshell. EMMERDALE (EPISODE 1405) 21/11/1989 Kim Tate makes herself comfortable at Home Farm as new lady of the manor. Chris Tate's first episode! The new owner of Home Farm reveals himself, and Jack discovers that when Sarah says 'no', she really means 'yes'. EMMERDALE (EPISODE 1406) 23/11/1989 A letter from Dolly's solicitor has Matt spoiling for a fight, and he's not the only one - David Hughes is no mood for explanations when he catches Peter Whiteley with Rachel. EMMERDALE (EPISODE 1407) 28/11/1989 "I can't believe it, Rachel. I can't believe I'm listening to my little girl." Kate's in for a shock when Rachel tells her the truth about her affair. EMMERDALE (EPISODE 1408) 30/11/1989 While Jack gets involved in some fishy business, Alan Turner thinks he's got it made - until a surprise visitor throws a spanner in the works. EMMERDALE (EPISODE 1409) 05/12/1989 Amos tries to interest Frank Tate in showbiz. Nick tries to blackmail Turner, and Kate is waylaid by her ex-husband. EMMERDALE (EPISODE 1410) 07/12/1989 The battle between Joe and Jack for control of the farm reaches a climax, but it's Matt who saves the day with a surprise of his own. EMMERDALE (EPISODE 1411) Zoe Tate's first episode Jack's got an offer for Sarah that she can't refuse. Amos bumps into two young ladies and discovers he's lost his touch. EMMERDALE (EPISODE 1412) 14/12/1989 Amos sets off to curry favour with the Tates and ends up being interviewed for a job! Meanwhile bad news on the farm finds Kate and Joe on a collision course. EMMERDALE (EPISODE 1413) 19/12/1989 Frank Tate sets out to get his own back over the stolen Christmas trees. Amos's cast are revolting and Nick Bates tries hard to impress. EMMERDALE (EPISODE 1414) 21/12/1989 "You can't tell me who I can or can't meet. I've got rights too." Joe's determined to lay the down the law over David Hughes, but Kate's got her own ideas. EMMERDALE (EPISODE 1415) |
At the first British Soap Awards in 1999, which Eastenders actress won the sexiest female award? | British Soap Awards: Sexiest Female winners - CelebsNow CelebsNow See the hottest women on TV from over the years... At the British Soap Awards, Sexiest Female is one of the most sought-after gongs. Ever since the first ceremony in 1999, the most gorgeous girls in soap have been battling it out each year to be named the hottest actress. Some of the stunning ladies in our gallery have only had the prize bestowed upon them once. Others have been victorious multiple times. A number of programmes have produced winners. Those who’ve triumphed come from shows such as EastEnders, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks. Our pictures show EastEnders’ Tamzin Outhwaite setting the bar high as she becomes the first person to be voted Sexiest Female. The pretty blonde wows in a strappy frock as she proudly clutches her award. She shows off her features by pinning her hair into a tousled up-do and emphasises her eyes with smoky make-up. Tamzin – who plays barmaid Melanie Healy – is clearly very popular with viewers. She’s handed the gong again in 2000 and 2001. In 2000, she wows by donning a slinky low-cut green gown. She pairs the chic outfit with tight curls and blue eyeshadow. A brown dress and a simple straight hairstyle in 2001 prove she’s a natural beauty. In 2002, the British Soap Awards‘ Sexiest Female baton passes onto Jessie Wallace, another EastEnders star. She sports black ensembles and funky buns for each of the three years she triumphs. Hollyoaks babe Jodi Albert showcases her toned physique in a revealing LBD at the 2005 ceremony, while EastEnders’ Louisa Lytton is a one-time champion in 2006. When Hollyoaks’ Roxanne McKee scoops the title in 2007 and 2008, she wows in statement plunging frocks. Her first is a Grecian-style white number and the second is a glittery gold creation. Unfortunately for all other girls in soapland, Michelle Keegan joins Coronation Street in 2008. She nabs the British Soap Awards‘ Sexiest Female prize in 2009 and doesn’t stop until her character Tina McIntyre is killed off in 2014. |
Which actress played Arwen in the trilogy of films? | Arwen | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia Voice Character "For I am the daughter of Elrond. I shall not go with him when he departs to the Havens: for mine is the choice of Lúthien, and as she so have I chosen, both the sweet and the bitter." — The Return of the King, " Many Partings " Arwen was the Half-Elven daughter of Elrond and Celebrían . She was often called Arwen Undómiel or "Evenstar". In marrying Aragorn II Elessar after the War of the Ring , she became Queen of the Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor , and like Beren and Lúthien before her, she united Elf and Man in peaceful love and harmony, and became mortal. Contents Edit Aragorn and Arwen "plight their troth." During Aragorn's twentieth year he met Arwen for the first time in Rivendell , where he lived under Elrond's protection. Arwen, then over 2700 years old, had recently returned to her father's home after living for a while with her grandmother Galadriel in Lórien . Aragorn fell in love with Arwen at first sight, and at first mistook her for Lúthien, thinking he had fallen into a dream. About thirty years later, the two were reunited in Lórien, where Arwen reciprocated Aragorn's love and they "plighted their troth" (promised themselves to each other) on the mound of Cerin Amroth , choosing to become mortal and to stay in Middle-earth with Aragorn, and giving up the chance to sail over the sea and live forever in the Blessed Realm. Arwen never broke faith with Aragorn, even when he went to war. While the War in the South raged on, Arwen wove a banner for Aragorn, which would become his standard after he became king. Aragorn, having been given Arwen's Evenstar brooch Before taking the Paths of the Dead , Aragorn was met by a group consisting of Dúnedain , and Arwen's brothers, Elladan and Elrohir . They brought to him a banner of black cloth: a gift made by Arwen, and a sign that encouraged him to take the difficult path. [4] When the banner was unfurled at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields to reveal the emblem of Elendil in Mithril , gems , and gold , it was the first triumphant announcement of the King's return. After the War Edit Arwen arrived at Minas Tirith after Aragorn had become King of Gondor and Arnor , and they married on Midsummer's Day in the year TA 3019 , after the end of the War of the Ring . She became Queen of the Reunited Kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor. After marrying Aragorn , she bestowed upon Frodo Baggins a gift: Her place on the ships to Valinor. She bore Aragorn's son, Eldarion , and several unnamed daughters, some time during the Fourth Age . Fourth Age Edit Queen Arwen and King Aragorn Elessar are wed in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King In the year 121 of the Fourth Age , after Aragorn's death, Arwen died of a broken heart at Cerin Amroth in Lórien, [2] and was buried there one year after the death of Aragorn, to whom she had been wedded for 122 years. She was 2901 years old. Lineage Edit Arwen was the youngest child of Elrond and Celebrían ; her elder brothers were the twins Elladan and Elrohir . Through her father, she was the granddaughter of Eärendil the Mariner (the second of the Half-Elven ), great-granddaughter of Tuor of Gondolin , and therefore a direct descendant of the ancient House of Hador . Arwen was also a descendant of King Turgon of the Ñoldor through her great-grandmother, Idril . Through her mother, she was the granddaughter of Lady Galadriel and the great-granddaughter of Finarfin . Éomer of Rohan said that the Lady Arwen was more fair than the Lady Galadriel of Lórien , but Gimli son of Glóin thought differently. Through both of her parents Arwen was a direct descendant of the ancient Elven House of Finwë . Furthermore, Arwen was a descendant of Beren and Lúthien Tinúviel, whose story resembled hers. Indeed, Arwen was held to be the reappearance in likeness of her ancestress Lúthien, fairest of all the Elves , who was called Nightingale (Tinúviel). Lord Elrond learns of Arwen's choice to stay a mortal. Arwen was a very distant relative of her husband Aragorn . Aragorn's anc |
At which English university was J. R. R. Tolkein a professor when he wrote The Lord Of The Rings? | Biography – The Tolkien Society J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biographical Sketch By David Doughan MBE Who was Tolkien? Photo by Pamela Chandler. © Diana Willson. Used with permission. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a major scholar of the English language, specialising in Old and Middle English. Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) at the University of Oxford, he also wrote a number of stories, including most famously The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955), which are set in a pre-historic era in an invented version of our world which he called by the Middle English name of Middle-earth. This was peopled by Men (and women), Elves, Dwarves, Trolls, Orcs (or Goblins) and of course Hobbits. He has regularly been condemned by the Eng. Lit. establishment, with honourable exceptions, but loved by literally millions of readers worldwide. In the 1960s he was taken up by many members of the nascent “counter-culture” largely because of his concern with environmental issues. In 1997 he came top of three British polls, organised respectively by Channel 4 / Waterstone’s, the Folio Society, and SFX, the UK’s leading science fiction media magazine, amongst discerning readers asked to vote for the greatest book of the 20th century. Please note also that his name is spelt Tolkien (there is no “Tolkein”). Childhood and Youth The name “Tolkien” (pron.: Tol-keen; equal stress on both syllables) is believed to be of German origin; Toll-kühn: foolishly brave, or stupidly clever – hence the pseudonym “Oxymore” which he occasionally used. His father’s side of the family appears to have migrated from Saxony in the 18th century, but over the century and a half before his birth had become thoroughly Anglicised. Certainly his father, Arthur Reuel Tolkien, considered himself nothing if not English. Arthur was a bank clerk, and went to South Africa in the 1890s for better prospects of promotion. There he was joined by his bride, Mabel Suffield, whose family were not only English through and through, but West Midlands since time immemorial. So John Ronald (“Ronald” to family and early friends) was born in Bloemfontein, S.A., on 3 January 1892. His memories of Africa were slight but vivid, including a scary encounter with a large hairy spider, and influenced his later writing to some extent; slight, because on 15 February 1896 his father died, and he, his mother and his younger brother Hilary returned to England – or more particularly, the West Midlands. The West Midlands in Tolkien’s childhood were a complex mixture of the grimly industrial Birmingham conurbation, and the quintessentially rural stereotype of England, Worcestershire and surrounding areas: Severn country, the land of the composers Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Gurney, and more distantly the poet A. E. Housman (it is also just across the border from Wales). Tolkien’s life was split between these two: the then very rural hamlet of Sarehole, with its mill, just south of Birmingham; and darkly urban Birmingham itself, where he was eventually sent to King Edward’s School. By then the family had moved to King’s Heath, where the house backed onto a railway line – young Ronald’s developing linguistic imagination was engaged by the sight of coal trucks going to and from South Wales bearing destinations like” Nantyglo”,” Penrhiwceiber” and “Senghenydd”. Then they moved to the somewhat more pleasant Birmingham suburb of Edgbaston. However, in the meantime, something of profound significance had occurred, which estranged Mabel and her children from both sides of the family: in 1900, together with her sister May, she was received into the Roman Catholic Church. From then on, both Ronald and Hilary were brought up in the faith of Pio Nono, and remained devout Catholics throughout their lives. The parish priest who visited the family regularly was the half-Spanish half-Welsh Father Francis Morgan. Tolkien family life was generally lived on the genteel side of poverty. However, the situation worsened in 1904, when Mabel Tolkien was diagnosed as having diabetes, usually fatal in tho |
How many Black Riders are there? 3, 7, 5 or 9? | Revelation Road: The Black Rider (2014) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Revelation Road: The Black Rider ( 2014 ) The Black Rider: Revelation Road (original title) 1h 52min Watch Now From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video The Rapture has come and gone. In it's wake, a wasteland filled with desperate bandits. Josh McManus, a drifter with a knack for fighting, must find the mysterious "Shepherd" - a dangerous mission that will put his faith to the test. Director: a list of 48 titles created 16 Aug 2013 a list of 26 titles created 13 Nov 2014 a list of 28 titles created 06 Jan 2015 a list of 23 titles created 30 Mar 2015 a list of 32 titles created 2 weeks ago Title: Revelation Road: The Black Rider (2014) 5.9/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. With the Rapture now history, traveling salesman Josh becomes a warrior on the road in his plan to return home, but God guides others to help make Josh part of His plan. Director: Gabriel Sabloff Amidst foreboding lighting and tremors, a traveling salesman with a dark past must fight demons, both his own and a murderous biker gang, in his quest to complete his last sale and go home. Director: Gabriel Sabloff Seven years after the world's most devastating tsunami in Thailand six strangers find themselves trapped in a beach side resort on the brink of an oncoming hurricane. Each of their hearts ... See full summary » Director: Bobby Smyth Five strangers with nothing in common are forced to come together at a remote roadside eatery because of a road closure. They place their orders with the diner's omniscient owner, who seems... See full summary » Director: David A.R. White When nuclear weapons are smuggled into America, FBI Agent Shane Daughtry (David A.R White) is faced with an impossible task -- find them before they are detonated. The clock is ticking and ... See full summary » Director: Harold Cronk After police detectives save a pop star, her manager invites them for a weekend in Mexico on his yacht. But the perfect vacation turns to terror when his wife and friends go missing. Director: Michael Sinclair This is a heartwarming fish out of water comedy about an associate pastor at a mega church in California who finds himself the pastor of a poor church in the worst neighborhood in Atlanta. Director: Brian Herzlinger When a group of best friends decide to go on a marriage retreat in the mountains for no deeper reasons to relax and have a little fun, they discover the true state of their marriages and ... See full summary » Director: David Christiaan Things don't go as expected when a disenchanted pastor wishes for a different life. Directors: David A.R. White, Jeffrey Peterson Stars: David A.R. White, Bruce McGill, Della Reese Paul Tyson is a loving husband, devoted father and well-respected businessman on the brink of the biggest business deal of his career. And then Julia walks in. Breathtakingly beautiful, ... See full summary » Director: David A.R. White Everything can change in an instant...and take a lifetime to unravel. Every day, we have the opportunity to rebuild relationships by extending and receiving God's grace. Offer The Grace Card, and never underestimate the power of God's love. Director: David G. Evans When a pastor is shaken by the visible faith of a street-corner preacher, he is reminded that true belief always requires action. His response ignites a journey that impacts everyone it touches in ways that only God could orchestrate. Director: Jon Gunn Edit Storyline The rapture has come and gone! In this third installment of the Revelation Road saga, the beleaguered mayor sends Josh McManus on a vital mission to find the mysterious and elusive "Shepherd." With the aid of another survivor, can Josh find the man - and determine if he's a prophet or a pariah? Written by Anonym |
What was the name of Gollum before he committed murder to obtain the ring? | Gollum | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia — Gollum referring to the Ring Gollum, originally known as Sméagol (or Trahald), was at first a Stoor , one of the three early Hobbit-types. The name Gollum was derived from the sound of his disgusting gurgling, choking cough. His birth can be estimated to have happened in the year TA 2430 . His death date is given as March 25 , 3019 . His life was extended far beyond its natural limits by the effects of possessing the One Ring . At the time of his death, Sméagol was about 589 years old, a remarkable age for a creature that was once a Hobbit , but he had been deformed and twisted in both body and mind by the corruption of the Ring. His chief desire was to possess the Ring that had enslaved him, and he pursued it for many years after Bilbo Baggins found it while walking in the Misty Mountains in the book The Hobbit. In the movies, he was a deuteragonist-turned-secondary antagonist. Contents Sméagol wanting to take the Ring from Déagol before killing him Sméagol in his "journey" into becoming Gollum while beginning to possess the Ring Once a predecessor of the Stoorish Hobbits , Sméagol spent the early years of his life living with his extended family under a Matriarch , his grandmother. Around the year TA 2463 , Sméagol became the fourth Bearer of the One Ring, after Sauron , Isildur , and Déagol . Déagol was his cousin, and on Sméagol's birthday, they went fishing in the Gladden Fields north of the mountains. It was there that Déagol found a gold ring, after being pulled into the water by a large fish. Almost immediately, Sméagol fell to the power of the ring and demanded it as a birthday present. When Deágol refused, Sméagol promptly flew into a barbaric rage and fought with Deagol over the ring, choking him to death and taking the ring as his own. Sméagol was quickly corrupted further by the ring and banished by his people; turned by his grandmother out of her hole, he was forced to find a home in a cave in the Misty Mountains in around TA 2470 . The Ring's malignant influence twisted his Hobbit body, as well as his mind, and prolonged his life far beyond its natural limits. He called it his "Precious" or his "Birthday Present," the latter as a justification for killing Déagol. Life under the Misty Mountains Gollum in The Hobbit He lived in the Misty Mountains for over four hundred years, living on raw blind fish (which he caught from his small row boat), bats and Goblins when he could get them. Indeed, he made a song about raw fish, that he uses as a riddle to Bilbo and much later sings to Frodo in a longer version. In later years, he found Hobbit and Elven food repulsive. During his centuries under the Ring's influence, he developed a sort of dissociative identity disorder : Sméagol, his "good" personality, still vaguely remembered things like friendship and love, while Gollum, his "bad" personality, was a slave to the Ring and would kill anyone who tried to take it. Years later, Samwise Gamgee would name the good personality "Slinker" (for his fawning, eager-to-please demeanor), and the bad personality "Stinker". The two personalities often quarreled when he talked to himself (as Tolkien put it, "through not having anyone else to speak to") and had a love/hate relationship, mirroring Gollum's love and hatred for the Ring and for himself. Gollum living in the Misty Mountains In July, TA 2941 , during the Quest of Erebor , the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins stumbled upon the subterranean lake on which he lived and found Gollum's Ring . Gollum had lost the Ring while squabbling with an imp goblin in the network of caves leading to the lake, though in fact it is more proper to say that the Ring abandoned Gollum, for it was known to have a will of its own. As Gandalf says later, it looks after itself, trying to get back to Sauron. After the infamous Riddle Game , during which Gollum was unaware of his loss, Gollum refused to show Bilbo the promised way out and plotted to murder him. When he went to get his "birthday present," however, he found that it was gone. He su |
What is Frodo's second name? | Frodo Baggins | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia Childhood Bilbo talking to Frodo before he goes off to meet with Gandalf the Grey Much of Frodo's youth was spent at Brandy Hall in Buckland , the ancestral home of the Brandybuck family, including his mother ( Primula Brandybuck ). Frodo was known as something of a rascal, befriending Meriadoc (Merry) Brandybuck and Peregrin (Pippin) Took and causing trouble wherever they went. They would often steal mushrooms from Farmer Maggot 's farm Bamfurlong . In TA 2980 , when Frodo was only 12 years old, his parents drowned in a boating accident on the Brandywine River . An only child, Frodo stayed in Brandy Hall until his 99-year-old "uncle" Bilbo Baggins adopted him in TA 2989 . Bilbo took Frodo to live with him in his home at Bag End and made him his heir. Frodo with Bilbo during his 111th birthday The two grew very close in the following years; Frodo learned much of the Elvish language during his time with Bilbo, as well as much of the lore of Middle-earth. The two shared the same birthday, September 22 by Shire Reckoning (around September 12–14 of our calendar), [1] and a party of special magnificence was held at the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring when Frodo came of age of thirty-three and Bilbo hit the peculiar year of 111. Bilbo gave a memorable Birthday Speech before playing a joke on his fellow hobbits by using the One Ring to disappear, at which Gandalf quickly reacted and used his staff to create a blinding flash where Bilbo had been standing. The hobbits at the Party were left confused and disgruntled, and Bilbo was never again seen in the Shire. Before departing for his journey to Rivendell, Bilbo had a long conversation with Gandalf, who finally persuaded him to voluntarily surrender the One Ring. Bilbo left it on the fireplace mantel with a note for Frodo, who would now become the next Ring-bearer. Coming of Age and Quest Beginning Gandalf telling Frodo the story about the One Ring After the party finished, Frodo returned home and discovered that he was now the master of Bag End and the recipient of Bilbo's magic ring. Gandalf , ever more curious about the ring's origin, power, and purpose (but not yet positive it was the One Ring), advised the young hobbit against the using the ring. For the next seventeen years, Frodo complied with the wizard 's request and hid the Ring in a safe place. However, on April 12 , 3018 , Gandalf returned to Bag End and warned Frodo that the Ring was actually the One Ring, which the evil lord Sauron needed to rule over Middle-earth. Realizing that Sauron would be looking for the Ring, Gandalf advised the Hobbit to secretly follow Bilbo's journey to Rivendell. After Frodo's discussion with Gandalf, a rumor started that he was running out of money. This rumor, although not begun by Frodo, was encouraged by him. Merry helped Frodo to purchase a small house at Crickhollow . With the exception of his gardener Sam Gamgee , who had agreed to accompany him to Rivendell , Frodo told the other Hobbits of the Shire that he intended to move to Buckland . He sold his home to the Sackville-Baggins , and, on the September 23, 3018, the day after his fiftieth birthday, Frodo left from Bag End, taking with him Sam and Pippin. They left in the early morning for Bree , and just in time, as Sauron's most powerful servants, the nine Nazgûl , had entered the Shire dressed as Black riders searching for a hobbit with the name of Baggins. To Bree Frodo was unable to find much information about his pursuers from his conversations with the High Elves and Farmer Maggot , but what they were told was less than encouraging. When Frodo arrived at Buckland, where Merry was waiting, he found that Merry and Pippin already knew about Frodo's "secret" journey. Frodo was left with no alternative but to bring the two youngsters with him. They cut through the Old Forest and the Barrow-downs in hopes of losing the Black Riders, which did succeed. They met other troubles in those places though, at the hands of Old Man Willow and the Barrow-Wi |
Who played Saruman in Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings films? | Sir Christopher Lee | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Christopher Lee as Dracula Lee auditioned for the part of Gandalf , but according to an interview with Lawrence French called Sir Christopher Lee on The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Lee stated " Of course I would have loved to play Gandalf, but I don’t think he (Peter Jackson) ever had me in mind for Gandalf, because by that time I was too old." [5] It is also further stated on Wikipedia, due to his physical limitations, the amount of fighting and horseback riding involved in the role was what prevented Lee from being considered. Playing Saruman was more ideal since it involved less fighting and horseback riding. [6] {Ian McKellen who played Gandalf was 17 years younger than Lee.} Lee was the only actor of The Lord of the Rings who had ever met Tolkien . He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as one of the worlds tallest actors (6'5"). Lee is said to have had more recorded sword fights than any other actor in history. After his first role as Dracula , Lee appeared as the vampire in six other Dracula films. He also played 'The Creature' in The Curse of Frankenstein. Sir Christopher Lee also played Count Dooku in two of the Star Wars prequel trilogy movies, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith. Lee was fluent in Italian (his grandfather was Italian) and German . He spoke moderate French . According to a behind scenes footage found on YouTube, During the filming of his character Saruman's death scene for the The Return of the King , (later put in the Extended Edition) Peter Jackson began to coach him how he (Jackson) wanted Lee to react when Saruman was stabbed in the back by Grima ( Brad Dourif ). However, Lee interrupted him, reminding him that Lee actually had previously heard the sound a man makes when he is stabbed in the back. Jackson explains in the commentary "He proceeded to talk about a very clandestine part of World War II. He seemed to have expert knowledge on exactly the kind of noise they make." Producer Barry Osborne mentions "He (Lee) was part of the British Secret Service or OSS or whatever they were called." Jackson never pushed the subject and allowed Lee to proceed. Jackson even mentions what he said to Lee and his final thought on his performance "I'm sure you'll do great and he did." [1] Christopher Lee re-read Lord of the Rings (LOTR) every year. Lee received the Award BAFTA Fellowship in 2011. Christopher Lee The Carandinis, Lee's maternal ancestors, were given the right to bear the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire by the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. Cinemareview cites: "Cardinal Consalvi was Papal Secretary of State at the time of Napoleon and is buried at the Rome Pantheon in Rome next to the painter Raphael. His painting, by Lawrence, hangs in Windsor Castle". Lee was a step-cousin of Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond spy novels. He played the villain Scaramanga in the Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. In the Film The House that Dripped Blood Lee, in one clip, is filmed reading a paperback edition of The Lord of the Rings . Reportably he was considered for a part in the movie "The Longest Day" as a RAF officer but didnt get it; ironically Lee had actually served in the RAF during World War II. |
In which year did J. R. R. Tolkein die? | J.R.R. Tolkien Biography - Tolkien's life Tolkien Biography Philologist, author, mythmaker and creator of "Middle Earth" Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University, a brilliant philologist, and a self-described "hobbit," J.R.R. Tolkien created two of the best-loved stories of the 20th century, " The Hobbit " and " The Lord of the Rings ", recently made into a multiple award-winning movie by the director Peter Jackson for New Line Cinema. Early Life John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, to English parents. At the age of three his mother brought him and his younger brother, Hilary, back to England. Tolkien's father died soon afterwards in South Africa, so the family stayed in England and by the summer of 1896 his mother found them a home in the hamlet of Sarehole, just outside the city Birmingham. Tolkien's family lived in genteel poverty, eventually moving to Moseley a suburb of Birmingham, just north west of Sarehole. When he was 12, Tolkien's mother died, and he and his brother were made wards of a Catholic priest. They lived with aunts and in boarding homes thereafter. The dichotomy between Tolkien's happier days in the rural landscape of Sarehole and his adolescent years in the industrial centre of Birmingham would be felt strongly in his later works. Education The young Tolkien attended King Edward's School in Birmingham in the years 1910 and 1911, where he excelled in classical and modern languages. There are six known contributions he made in the King Edward's School Chronicle. In 1911 he went to Exeter College, Oxford, where he studied Classics, Old English, Germanic languages, Welsh, and Finnish. He quickly demonstrated an aptitude for philology and began to create his own languages. In 1913 Tolkien published his very first poem, called 'From the many-willow'd margin of the immemorial Thames', in the Stapeldon Magazine of Exeter college. The Great War By the time Tolkien had completed his degree at Oxford in 1915, World War I had erupted across Europe. Tolkien enlisted and was commissioned in the Lancashire Fusiliers, but he did not see active duty for months. In this period he wrote the poem 'Gobin Feet' which got published in ' Oxford Poetry 1915 '. When he learned that he would be shipped out in March 1916, he married his longtime friend Edith Bratt, the girl the poem was written for. Tolkien was sent to the Western Front and fought in the Somme offensive. Almost all of his closest friends were killed. After four months in and out of the trenches, he contracted a typhus-like infection and was sent back to England, where he served for the rest of the war. Academic Career Tolkien's first job was as a lexicographer on the New English Dictionary (helping to draft the Oxford English Dictionary). Tolkien wrote 'A Middle English Vocabulary', but it was not published until 1922, but after it was published some copies were bound with 1st impressions of Sisam’s book, 'Fourteenth Century Verse and Prose' which was published one year before. During this time he began serious work on creating languages that he imagined had been spoken by elves. The languages were based primarily on Finnish and Welsh. He also began his "Lost Tales" a mythic history of men, elves, and other creatures he created to provide context for his "Elvish" languages. He made the first public presentation of his tales when he read "The Fall of Gondolin" to an appreciative audience at the Exeter College Essay Club. Tolkien then became a professor in English Language at the University of Leeds, where he collaborated with E. V. Gordon on the famous edition of 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'. Tolkien remained at Leeds until |
Which of The Simpsons can play the saxophone? | Bleeding Gums Murphy | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia “The Blues ain't about feeling better; it's about making other people feel worse.” ―Bleeding Gums Murphy to Lisa [src] Murphy Kenneth "Bleeding Gums" Hibbert (January 7, 1936 - April 30, 1995) was the idol and role model of Lisa Simpson . He first appears in the sixth episode of Season 1 , Moaning Lisa . Contents Biography A young Bleeding Gums Murphy Bleeding Gums learned his musical skills at the feet of Blind Willie Witherspoon. Willie wanted to give Bleeding Gums his saxophone, only to be finally told that it wasn't a saxophone and actually an umbrella, meaning that Willie had actually been playing an umbrella for some thirty years. Bleeding Gums explained to Willie that no one informed him of the mistake because "we all thought it was funny". Murphy Kenneth "Bleeding Gums Murphy" Hibbert recorded only one album, titled Sax on the Beach , which was extremely lucrative for him. However, he soon went broke after spending too much of his money on several Fabergé eggs a day. He revealed that he had once made a guest appearance on The Cosby Show in 1986 as the Huxtable children's grandfather, as well as appearing on Steve Allen's Tonight Show. [1] Bleeding Gums on the Cosby Show. Murphy makes his first appearance playing his saxophone on a bridge in the middle of the night. This is a reference to Sonny Rollins, the great saxophonist, who famously retired from public and was not seen for three years, until a journalist discovered him playing the saxophone alone on the Williamsburg Bridge. Bleeding Gums was a mentor to Lisa Simpson until his early death. He played and vocalized a song written by Lisa. It pleased Lisa to see the performance of her own jazz song in the bar " The Jazz Hole ", but not everyone in the family was happy with lyrics, as they criticized several of them. [2] Bleeding Gums once sang a twenty six minute version of the American National anthem "The Star Spangled Banner" at the Springfield Isotopes game. [3] He serves as one of the three judges for a talent show once, giving Bart a 10 for his impersonation of Principal Skinner. [4] He also appears joining in with the song "Sending Our Love Down the Well" after Bart pretends that he fell into a well. [5] Death Bleeding Gums' Tombstone He makes his final appearance in " 'Round Springfield ". When Bart ends up in the hospital after eating a jagged metal Krusty-O's , Lisa finds Bleeding Gums in a hospital bed in a nearby ward. They play Carole King's "Jazzman" together, entertaining the hospital. He explains about his life, family and work to her as well as giving her advice for her upcoming school performance, lending her his saxophone. When Lisa returns she is devastated when she finds out that Bleeding Gums has died from circumstances that are never revealed, possibly cardiac arrest. [6] No one, except for Lisa attends Murphy's funeral. Reverend Lovejoy gets his name wrong, calling him "Blood and Guts Murphy" and "Bloody Gums Murphy", as well as saying that he was "quite the sousaphone player". This prompts Lisa to buy his album, as the jazz station didn't have it, although she cannot afford it. Bart uses the $500 he got from his court case against "Krusty O's" to buy it for her. She gives it to the jazz station who play it on the radio. The signal isn't strong enough, but a lightning strike boosts the signal so that all of Springfield does hear it. Bleeding Gums (left) appearing to Lisa Simpson in a cloud, after his death in 'Round Springfield.' Murphy's face appears to Lisa from the clouds, thanking Lisa for her final tribute and performing " Jazzman " one last time with her. Behind the Laughter The appearance of Bleeding Gums Murphy is loosely based on Sonny Rollins, a great saxophone player who took a break from his life as a recording and performing jazz artist to practice his musical craft on a bridge. Bleeding Gums gave the origin of his nickname in " Moaning Lisa " as thus: "Well, let me put it this way... you ever been to the dentist? Not me. I suppose I should go to one, but I got en |
Which famous singer and actress would you associate with the perfume Glow? | Celebrity Perfume, Women’s Fragrances, Discount Perfume | Perfume.com Cart Celebrity Women’s Perfumes and Fragrances In the last couple of years the fragrances world has shifted and there has been more and more celebrity perfumes and celebrity colognes from your favorite music, television and movies stars. Now perfume houses are starting to associate their name with a celebrity signature scent which creates better marketing and exposure and thus more sales to the fragrance lines and now celebrity fragrances are more popular than ever. The recent launches by Katy Perry, Fergie, Rihanna and Kim Kardashian all support the claim that celebrity women’s perfumes are here to stay. The first real celebrity perfume was from Cher in 1987 but in recent years celebrity perfumes have exploded on the market place with many stars lending their name to a signature celebrity scent. Such stars have put out their fragrance line like Kim Kardashian perfumes , Jennifer Aniston perfume, Jennifer Lopez perfume series from TV and movie industry to hip hop and musical acts like Beyonce perfume , Rihanna and her Reb’l Fleur , to the Britney Spears’ popular perfume line. The lines of celebrity and marketing have converged as Sarah Jessica Parker has her celebrity fragrance which has also tied into the Sex and City TV show popularity. Hit or miss the celebrity fragrances are here to stay and Perfume.com has the best selling celebrity scents and the best discount celebrity perfumes and cologne for sale at our online perfume store . “Women's Perfume: Celebrity Scents” |
In which American city was John Lennon shot? | John Lennon shot - Dec 08, 1980 - HISTORY.com John Lennon shot Publisher A+E Networks John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, the rock group that transformed popular music in the 1960s, is shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City. The 40-year-old artist was entering his luxury Manhattan apartment building when Mark David Chapman shot him four times at close range with a .38-caliber revolver. Lennon, bleeding profusely, was rushed to the hospital but died en route. Chapman had received an autograph from Lennon earlier in the day and voluntarily remained at the scene of the shooting until he was arrested by police. For a week, hundreds of bereaved fans kept a vigil outside the Dakota–Lennon’s apartment building–and demonstrations of mourning were held around the world. John Lennon was one half of the singing-songwriting team that made the Beatles the most popular musical group of the 20th century. The other band leader was Paul McCartney, but the rest of the quartet–George Harrison and Ringo Starr–sometimes penned and sang their own songs as well. Hailing from Liverpool, England, and influenced by early American rock and roll, the Beatles took Britain by storm in 1963 with the single “Please Please Me.” “Beatlemania” spread to the United States in 1964 with the release of “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” followed by a sensational U.S. tour. With youth poised to break away from the culturally rigid landscape of the 1950s, the “Fab Four,” with their exuberant music and good-natured rebellion, were the perfect catalyst for the shift. The Beatles sold millions of records and starred in hit movies such as A Hard Day’s Night (1964). Their live performances were near riots, with teenage girls screaming and fainting as their boyfriends nodded along to the catchy pop songs. In 1966, the Beatles gave up touring to concentrate on their innovative studio recordings, such as 1967’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band, a psychedelic concept album that is regarded as a masterpiece of popular music. The Beatles’ music remained relevant to youth throughout the great cultural shifts of the 1960s, and critics of all ages acknowledged the songwriting genius of the Lennon-McCartney team. Lennon was considered the intellectual Beatle and certainly was the most outspoken of the four. He caused a major controversy in 1966 when he declared that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus,” prompting mass burnings of Beatles’ records in the American Bible Belt. He later became an anti-war activist and flirted with communism in the lyrics of solo hits like “Imagine,” recorded after the Beatles disbanded in 1970. In 1975, Lennon dropped out of the music business to spend more time with his Japanese-born wife, Yoko Ono, and their son, Sean. In 1980, he made a comeback with Double-Fantasy, a critically acclaimed album that celebrated his love for Yoko and featured songs written by her. On December 8, 1980, their peaceful domestic life on New York’s Upper West Side was shattered by 25-year-old Mark David Chapman. Psychiatrists deemed Chapman a borderline psychotic. He was instructed to plead insanity, but instead he pleaded guilty to murder. He was sentenced to 20 years to life. In 2000, New York State prison officials denied Chapman a parole hearing, telling him that his “vicious and violent act was apparently fueled by your need to be acknowledged.” He remains behind bars at Attica Prison in New York State. John Lennon is memorialized in “Strawberry Fields,” a section of Central Park across the street from the Dakota that Yoko Ono landscaped in honor of her husband. Related Videos |
Who did Bill Clinton famously admit to having an affair with during his time as President of the USA? | Monica Lewinsky breaks silence on affair with Bill Clinton | New York Post Monica Lewinsky breaks silence on affair with Bill Clinton Modal Trigger Monica Lewinsky works in a White House office as President Bill Clinton looks on. Getty Images Monica Lewinsky has penned a new tell-all about her affair with President Bill Clinton in which she describes how his powerful political machine ruthlessly made her a “scapegoat” to save his presidency. Lewinsky, 40, says she decided to tell her story now because of the suicide of Tyler Clementi, the 18-year-old Rutgers freshman who jumped from the George Washington Bridge in September 2010 after he was secretly caught on a Webcam kissing another man in his dorm room. Clementi’s suicide, she wrote, made her mother, Marcia Lewis, frantic because it dredged up memories of her fears for her own daughter after the scandal broke. Lewinsky during her 1999 deposition.AP “She was reliving 1998, when she wouldn’t let me out of her sight. She was replaying those weeks when she stayed by my bed, night after night, because I, too, was suicidal. The shame, the scorn, and the fear that had been thrown at her daughter left her afraid that I would take my own life — a fear that I would be literally humiliated to death,” Lewinsky wrote. The former White House intern — dubbed the “portly pepperpot” for her full figure and undisguised lust for the married president — said she never tried to kill herself but had suicidal thoughts as the seamy details of their tawdry tryst emerged. “My own suffering took on a different meaning. Perhaps by sharing my story, I reasoned, I might be able to help others in their darkest moments of humiliation. The question became: How do I find and give a purpose to my past?” she wrote. An excerpt of the article appeared Tuesday on the Web site of Vanity Fair magazine , which will publish Lewinsky’s full story May 13. Additional quotes came from a press release about her story. Lewinsky admits the timing of her tell-all could prove awkward for the Clintons — with Hillary mulling a 2016 presidential run while facing renewed questions over her role in the Benghazi bloodbath. Hillary Clinton looks at her husband, President Bill Clinton, immediately following an address in 1999.REUTERS/Win McNamee But she said she’d remained silent during previous Clinton campaigns and decided now was the time to speak out. “I remained virtually reclusive, despite being inundated with press requests. I put off announcing several media projects in 2012 until after the election. (They were subsequently canceled — and, no, I wasn’t offered $12 million for a salacious tell-all book, contrary to press reports.) “And recently I’ve found myself gun-shy yet again, fearful of ‘becoming an issue’ should she decide to ramp up her campaign. But should I put my life on hold for another 8 to 10 years?” she wrote. Lewinsky also brought up the files of Hillary Clinton’s close pal, Diane Blair, in which the first lady called Lewinsky a “narcissistic loony toon” and in part blamed herself for Bubba’s philandering. “Yes, I get it. Hillary Clinton wanted it on record that she was lashing out at her husband’s mistress. She may have faulted her husband for being inappropriate, but I find her impulse to blame the Woman — not only me, but herself — troubling. Courageous or foolish, maybe, but narcissistic and loony?” she wrote. “If that’s the worst thing she said, I should be so lucky,” Lewinsky wrote. Lewinsky — who once boasted to a pal that she was bringing her “presidential kneepads” to the White House — wrote that her Oval Office affair with the Horndog in Chief was consensual. Lewinsky at an event in 2011.Patrick McMullan “Sure, my boss took advantage of me, but I will always remain firm on this point: it was a consensual relationship. Any ‘abuse’ came in the aftermath, when I was made a scapegoat in order to protect his powerful position,” Lewinsky wrote. “The Clinton administration, the special prosecutor’s minions, the political operatives on both sides of the aisle, and the media were able to brand me. And th |
In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held? | First modern Olympic Games - Apr 06, 1896 - HISTORY.com First modern Olympic Games Publisher A+E Networks On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. At the opening of the Athens Games, King Georgios I of Greece and a crowd of 60,000 spectators welcomed athletes from 13 nations to the international competition. The first recorded Olympic Games were held at Olympia in the Greek city-state of Elis in 776 B.C., but it is generally accepted that the Olympics were at least 500 years old at that time. The ancient Olympics, held every four years, occurred during a religious festival honoring the Greek god Zeus. In the eighth century B.C., contestants came from a dozen or more Greek cities, and by the fifth century B.C. from as many as 100 cities from throughout the Greek empire. Initially, Olympic competition was limited to foot races, but later a number of other events were added, including wrestling, boxing, horse and chariot racing, and military competitions. The pentathlon, introduced in 708 B.C., consisted of a foot race, the long jump, discus and javelin throws, and wrestling. With the rise of Rome, the Olympics declined, and in 393 A.D. the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, abolished the Games as part of his efforts to suppress paganism in the Roman Empire. With the Renaissance, Europe began a long fascination with ancient Greek culture, and in the 18th and 19th centuries some nations staged informal sporting and folkloric festivals bearing the name “Olympic Games.” However, it was not until 1892 that a young French baron, Pierre de Coubertin, seriously proposed reviving the Olympics as a major international competition that would occur every four years. At a conference on international sport in Paris in June 1894, Coubertin again raised the idea, and the 79 delegates from nine countries unanimously approved his proposal. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was formed, and the first Games were planned for 1896 in Athens, the capital of Greece. In Athens, 280 participants from 13 nations competed in 43 events, covering track-and-field, swimming, gymnastics, cycling, wrestling, weightlifting, fencing, shooting, and tennis. All the competitors were men, and a few of the entrants were tourists who stumbled upon the Games and were allowed to sign up. The track-and-field events were held at the Panathenaic Stadium, which was originally built in 330 B.C. and restored for the 1896 Games. Americans won nine out of 12 of these events. The 1896 Olympics also featured the first marathon competition, which followed the 25-mile route run by a Greek soldier who brought news of a victory over the Persians from Marathon to Athens in 490 B.C. In 1924, the marathon was standardized at 26 miles and 385 yards. Appropriately, a Greek, Spyridon Louis, won the first marathon at the 1896 Athens Games. Pierre de Coubertin became IOC president in 1896 and guided the Olympic Games through its difficult early years, when it lacked much popular support and was overshadowed by world’s fairs. In 1924, the first truly successful Olympic Games were held in Paris, involving more than 3,000 athletes, including more than 100 women, from 44 nations. The first Winter Olympic Games were also held that year. In 1925, Coubertin retired. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the foremost international sports competition. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, more than 10,000 athletes from 200 countries competed, including nearly 4,000 women. In 2004, the Summer Olympics returned to Athens, with more than 11,000 athletes competing from 202 countries. In a proud moment for Greeks and an exciting one for spectators, the shotput competition was held at the site of the classical Games in Olympia. Related Videos |
In what year did Steve Redgrave win his first gold medal at the Olympics? | Steve Redgrave - Motion in Action - Great Olympic Heroes, Stories and Inspirational Sportsmen and Women Steve Redgrave - Motion in Action Sometimes it is not any one individual feat that defines someone’s “greatness” as much as it is the culmination of the many accomplishments they have made as a whole. Sir Stephen Geoffrey Redgrave is one such example that exemplifies this very scenario. Stephen Redgrave (Now known as Sir Stephen Redgrave after receiving the prestigious Knighthood during the 2001 New Year’s Honors List) was born on March 23rd of 1962 in Marlow, England. While he does not publicly speak much about his past, his incredible list of records speaks for itself. Steve Redgrave was a British Rower in his earlier years. This at least, is what brought him international fame and recognition. His feats and capabilities as a coxswain manifested themselves early on, but he will likely always be best remembered for his Olympic accomplishments. Steve Redgrave first arrived on the Olympic scene during the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles , California . He won his first Olympic Gold Medal during the Coxed fours events. He again appeared in the Olympic rowing competitions in during the 1988 Olympic Games held in Seoul , South Korea and won another Gold Medal, this time in the coxless-pairs event. He also managed a second medal. He won a Bronze medal in the coxed-pairs events as well. Anybody who is an avid follower of the Olympics knows that scoring two gold medals in consecutive Olympic Games is an amazing accomplishment, but Sir Stephen was not finished, at this point he had barely even started his amazing list of Olympic deeds. His third Olympic appearance was in the 1992 Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain. During the 1992 games he managed to win a Gold medal in the coxless pairs again. Three consecutive gold medals is an accomplishment which is almost unheard of, but still he was not done. During the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta, Georgia he scored yet again. Once again, his strongest competition was the coxless pairs and he won his fourth gold medal in four consecutive Olympic Games. He vowed never to compete again in the Olympics after he had won the gold in Atlanta, but shortly afterwards decided that he had chosen his words prematurely. He did indeed participate in the 2000 Olympics held in Sydney, Australia. Could this (now) aging coxswain still compete with the world’s best competitors though? The Olympic Competition in Sydney, like all Olympic competitions, is between what are arguably the best athletes in the world from any given sport. Sir Stephen had seen his better days. Recent problems with his health led many people to doubt his ability to be truly competitive in such a gathering of exceptional athletes. He still worked very hard in his chosen field though, and he always had the encouragement and found the motivation to excel in whatever endeavor he chose to undertake. During the Sydney Olympics he went on to win his fifth consecutive Gold medal, this time in the coxless fours event. This made him the first Olympic rower in history to accomplish such an amazing record. Never before in Olympic history had any rower racked up Gold in five consecutive Olympic challenges. His receiving the Knighthood and his title was a direct result of the hard work and effort he put forth in his Olympic competition. While this in itself is Olympic history and one of the great all time moments in Olympic sports, Sir Steve still was not done. His love of sports and athletic competition did not stop with rowing. Sir Stephen was also a member of the British National Bobsleigh team in the 1989-1990 season. To this day he has held numerous world records and still holds an Olympic record. His personal effort and thoughtlessness perhaps, make an even larger picture of Sir Stephen possible. These also help to include him among the ranks of the “best-of-the-best” among historic Olympic figures. While his Olympic and athletic prowess is beyond question, his personal endeavors are even more impressive. He continues to raise large amoun |
In which American state were the 1996 Olympic Games held? | 1996 Atlanta Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com 1996 Atlanta Summer Games Host City: Atlanta, United States (July 20, 1996 to August 4, 1996) Opening Ceremony: July 19, 1996 (opened by President Bill Clinton) Lighter of the Olympic Flame: Muhammad Ali Taker of the Olympic Oath: Teresa Edwards (athlete) Closing Ceremony: August 4, 1996 Events: 271 in 31 sports Participants: 10,342 (6,819 men and 3,520 women) from 197 countries Youngest Participant: Hem Reaksmey (12 years, 320 days) Oldest Participant: José Artecona (63 years, 350 days) Most Medals (Athlete): United States (101 medals) Overview In September 1994, the IOC celebrated the 100th anniversary of the reestablishment of the Olympic Games at the Centennial Olympic Congress in Paris. It was but a prelude to the 1996 Olympic Games, which were called the Centennial Olympic Games, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Ist Games of the Modern Olympiad. » Click to show/hide rest of overview The Games were held in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, and that decision had been made in September 1990. It was a highly controversial decision, as the favorite seemed to be Athens, which had hosted the [1896 Olympics]. Athens had not been an Olympic host since [1906], or officially 1896, and the Greeks seemed to feel that the 1996 Olympics belonged to them as a birthright. When they lost the bid, the Greeks were irate, feeling that the Games had been stolen from them. They accused Atlanta and The Coca-Cola Company, a major international corporation based in Atlanta that has been a significant commercial sponsor of the Olympic Games, of buying the Olympics. The Greeks actually briefly considered boycotting the Centennial Olympic Games, and even refused to allow Atlanta to use the Olympic Flame, which is always lit at Olympia, Greece, for the torch relay. But IOC President [Juan Antonio Samaranch] and the IOC were able to assuage the Greeks and eventually neither of these events came to pass. The Games were returning to the United States after only 12 years, with the [1984 Olympic Games] having been held in Los Angeles. But the 1996 Olympics were a chance for Atlanta to demonstrate itself as a major international city. Atlanta had problems however. The city became inundated with vendors and salespeople selling Olympic-related merchandise and attempting to make a fast buck off the Olympics. The atmosphere was somewhat unsavory and definitely commercialized and the Olympic Movement did not appreciate it, feeling that Atlanta had gone overboard in this regard. The major problem that occurred at the 1996 Olympics came on Saturday, 27 July, shortly after midnight, when a bomb exploded in the Centennial Olympic Park, where many spectators and fans congregated and partied through the night. The bomb killed two people and injured several more. Through 2002, the perpetrator of the blast has not been found. By now, the new world order was fully established with many of the former Soviet Republics competing independently for the first time. Germany again competed as a single nation, having absorbed the great German Democratic Republic athletic programs under the flag of the combined state. For the first time ever, all IOC member nations competed at the Olympics, with 197 nations competing. The biggest medal winner at Atlanta was American swimmer [Amy Van Dyken], who won four gold medals. She was challenged in the pool by the Irish swimmer [Michelle Smith], who won three gold medals, but was dogged by rumors of drug use because her times in 1996 had improved dramatically, and also because her husband, former Dutch discus thrower, [Erik de Bruin], had once been suspended for drug use. There were several apparent drug disqualifications in Atlanta, but most of them were for the controversial drug, bromantan. The drug was a combined amphetamine/anabolic steroid but it had only recently been placed on the banned list. Because of this, the Court of Arbitration for Sport lifted the disqualifications for bromantan. In track & field athletics, [Michael Johnson |
If you had a beard you would not be allowed to compete in the Olympics at what sport? | What changed the Olympics forever - CNN.com What changed the Olympics forever By Bob Greene, CNN Contributor updated 11:43 AM EDT, Mon July 23, 2012 Jim Thorpe was stripped of his gold medals, won in the 1912 Olympics, because he had once been in semi-pro baseball. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Bob Greene: For decades, the Olympic Games banned professional athletes He says the decision to admit pros changed the nature of the games Greene: Having pro athletes compete increases potential for games to make money He says as long as the Olympics are televised, pros will be there to compete Editor's note: CNN Contributor Bob Greene is a best-selling author whose 25 books include "Chevrolet Summers, Dairy Queen Nights" and "Hang Time: Days and Dreams with Michael Jordan." He appears on "CNN Newsroom" Sundays during the 5 p.m. ET hour. (CNN) -- For all the cheers, roars and ovations in all the Olympic stadiums and arenas over all the years, perhaps the most significant Olympic sound heard in the last quarter-century was a yawn. Because a yawn, symbolically, was how the public greeted what might have been the most controversial change in rules that the International Olympic Committee ever instituted. The one firm rule that always governed the Olympic Games was that amateur athletes were permitted to compete. Professional athletes were not. That's what made the Olympics the Olympics. Until it didn't. And the fans, far from protesting in outrage at the change, didn't care. In fact, they seemed to like it a lot. In the Olympic eras before television, athletes who accepted money for their performances might as well have been lepers, in the eyes of the IOC. If it was discovered that you got paid for playing, or that you accepted commercial endorsements, you were shunned, banished, cast to the cold winds. 'An iconic test of strength and skill' A look back: London Olympics in 1948 Lady boxer breaks Olympic glass ceiling Olympic athlete on pressures of competing In the most famous example of the inflexibility of the Olympic organizers, Jim Thorpe, perhaps America's finest athlete of all time, had his gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon in the 1912 Olympics stripped, and his achievements nullified, because he had once accepted small amounts of money for playing semi-pro baseball during his college summers. It broke his heart. The medals were reinstated in 1983 -- 30 years after his death, 30 years after the moment could have given him any comfort. Torch starts final leg before London Olympics open It may be hard for young viewers of this summer's London Olympics to imagine, but all the sponsorships, advertisements and marketing hoopla that are a standard part of big-dollar contemporary Olympic Games were thought to be an insult to the Olympic spirit not so long ago. The Olympics were supposed to be about love of sport, not love of money. Then came TV. The president of the IOC during the years of television's phenomenal growth was an American, Avery Brundage, and the guiding principle of his reign (1952-1972) was what was called the "amateur code." He was unbendable on the subject. In a 1955 speech, Brundage said: "We can only rely on the support of those who believe in the principles of fair play and sportsmanship embodied in the amateur code in our efforts to prevent the Games from being used by individuals, organizations or nations for ulterior motives." Meaning: to make money. But once Brundage was gone, the floodgates opened. The IOC, after his regime, realized that commercial interests could turn the Olympics into a bottomless goldmine. And to bring in viewers, it was determined that an effective lure would be the presence of the greatest and most famous athletes in the world. Many of whom are professionals. "The pros are there for a reason," the esteemed sports journalist Ron Rapoport, who has covered six Olympics, told me the other night. "People will tune in to watch athletes they know. The pro athletes are pre-sold to the public, which means increased viewership." What made it an easy sell was the suspicion that athletes from certain |
Which English football team are nicknamed the Tractor Boys? | Soccer Club Nicknames And What They Mean Soccer Club Nicknames And What They Mean Soccer Club Nicknames And What They Mean A selection of the weird and wonderful club nicknames in world soccer Juventus' nickname reflects a long and successful history. Valerio Pennicino / Getty Images By Stewart Coggin Updated April 23, 2016. The origins of some soccer club nicknames are fascinating, often unique to a certain area or moment in history. It is common for clubs to have a variety of nicknames, but here are 10 of the most interesting ones. Arsenal (the Gunners) The club was formed in 1886 by workers at Woolwich Arsenal Armament Factory. Initially called Dial Square, the club would be renamed as Woolwich Arsenal before dropping the prefix in 1913. The connection to the Armament Factory remained despite the club moving to north London, and they are still known as the Gunners. River Plate (millionaires) The Argentinean giants became known as Los Millionaros (millionaires) after they moved from Boca, a working class district of Buenos Aires to a wealthier area in 1938. The Spanish club are known as Los Colchoneros (the mattress makers) because their shirts resemble a traditional pattern on Spanish mattresses. continue reading below our video The Fastest Miles Ever Run Everton (the Toffees or Toffeemen) There are several explanations for the origin of this moniker. Some believe it hails from a toffee shop near the ground which sold the Everton Mint, while another explanation is that ‘Toffees’ was a nickname for the Irish, of whom there were many in Liverpool. FC Koln (billy goats) The club were founded in one of the working class districts of the Rhineland city, and goat is a derogatory name for the poor. Geissbock (billy goat) stuck and Koln still parade a mascot goat called Hennes – after former coach Hennes Weisweiler – before every home match. Nimes (the Crocodiles) The emblem of the French city is a crocodile tied to a palm tree. Nimes was once a favorite resting place of Roman soldiers who had conquered Egypt (the crocodile stands for Egypt and the palm symbolizes victory). The shirt has a crocodile graphic on the body. Ipswich Town (the Tractor Boys) The English club are widely known as the ‘Blues’ or ‘Town’, but acquired a new nickname during their first appearance in the Premier League. Ipswich are called The Tractor Boys because of the agricultural links to the area. When they played Birmingham City, the opposition fans sang “no noise from the Tractor Boys” during a routine win, and soon their own supporters began using the name to refer to themselves as they jovially highlighted the club’s lack of glamor compared to their more illustrious opponents. Galatasaray (Cim Bom Bom) The Turkish club, set up by students of a French high school, went on tour to Switzerland in the early 1900s where they learnt a Swiss song called Jim Bom Bom. Once they returned home it got lost in translation. Olympiakos (legend) The Greek outfit became known as Thrylos (legend) after a successful run in the 1930s which garnered six league titles. For a spell, the side featured a forward line made up exclusively of the five Andrianopoulos brothers. |
Which European football team play there home matches at the Delle Alpi? | The fans are to blame for the reduced capacity The fans are to blame for the reduced capacity Click on the pictures to see them in full size. Juventus plan to rebuild the Delle Alpi stadium and many Juventus fans have complained about the fact that the capacity will be heavily reduced. The Juventus directors want the stadium sold out for every match, and they have the statistics on their side when they have decided for this heavily reduced capacity. The sad fact is that Juventus only have around 30 000 spectators for the majority of their Serie A home games each year. The average attendance has dropped every year in the last six seasons. From a good average attendance of 47 000 in the 1997-1998 season to a very poor average attendance of 35 000 in the 2003-2004 season. In the last three succesful seasons when Juventus were crowned Italian champions two times, the Delle Alpi Stadium was sold out only for three games. When you watch Juventus games in TV you always see thousands of empty seats. Therefore it is not difficult to understand that the Juventus board want to reduce the capacity from 69 000 to a more fitting capacity. So how come doesn't the most popular club in Italy with over 11 million fans in the country manage to get more spectators to their home games? The Turin population are known to be cold, demanding and not easy to satisfy. In the 1994-95 season Juventus played two UEFA cup games against Borussia Dortmund and Parma in Milano, and the stadium was sold out both times, 85 000 spectators were present. Had those games been played in Turin not more than 40-50 000 spectators would have gone to the games. Juventus have also played two official games in Palermo in front of a sold out stadium, and one time in Bologna also in front of a sold out stadium. Another well known fact is that almost every away game Juventus play in the Serie A is sold out, and Juventus enjoy a huge support in their away games in Italy. The San Siro stadium in Milano was sold out for both games Juventus played there in the 1994-95 season. When I spoke to the owner of one of the shops in Turin who sell tickets for the Juventus games, he told me that he rarely sell tickets to people coming from Turin. Almost all the tickets he sell goes to people from other Italian cities and foreign fans. Another thing that has to be mentioned is that to each home game Juventus play, statistically almost 50% of the fans come from outside of Turin to watch the game. Switzerland and France are always well represented, and thousands of fans travel from Milano and the other Northern Italian cities every week to watch Juventus. Regions like Lombardia, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Liguria, Marche and Sicilia always contribute with many fans. Juventus have huge support in Milano and the fans living there would like Juventus to move away from Turin. They mean that Juventus would fill up their stadium if they moved closer to Milano, for example to Novara. And they always argue with the Juventus fans from Turin about why they have to come to Turin to see the games, when instead the fans from Turin could come to Milano where Juventus enjoy a bigger support. It is very strange that Juventus doesn't manage to fill up their stadium coming from a big city like Turin with 900 000 innhabitants. To the big and important games when the spectators present rise to around 50-55 000, the majority of the extra spectators come from other Italian cities and from other countries to watch the games. Many reasons have been given to explain the poor spectator numbers on the Juventus games. The Delle Alpi stadium is one. The stadium is very unpopular because it is placed on the outskirts of Turin, and the spectators are divided from the picth by a huge and useless athletics pitch. The visibility is poor from the stands and the fans are very distant from the players. The athletic pitch will be removed and the stadium will have a more intimate atmosphere when the new stadium is ready in 2007. Bad weather and poor pitch conditions is not unusual in Turin. This picture is taken befo |
In which year was the Charity Shield first contested? | England - List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches England - List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches The FA Charity Shield was introduced in 1908 to succeed the Sheriff of London (Dewar) Shield (see below). At first it was played at the end of the season, later around October and since 1959 it has been the curtain raiser to the English season. Prior to 1974 it was usually played on the ground of one of the competing teams but since 1975 it has been played at Wembley. The match has usually been contested between the League Champions and the FA Cup Winners (or League runners-up when one team wins the double) but previously it has also been played between Select XIs, winners of the Football League and Southern League or League Champions against Division Two Champions. The FA Charity Shield was preceded by the Sheriff of London (Dewar) Charity Shield which was contested from 1898 to 1907 by the teams chosen to be the best professional team and best amateur team in the land. The George Dewar Shield lapsed in 1908 following a rift between the leading amateur clubs and the FA although it has been revived on a number of occasions since. In 2002 the Charity Shield was renamed Community Shield after a government report in March 2002 said the FA had breached fund-raising regulations in the way it handled cash raised by the game. Since 2001 the match is played at the Cardiff Millennium Stadium. Sheriff of London (Dewar) Charity Shield 1898� Corinthians 0:1 Sheffield United 0:1 1899* Aston Villa 0 Queen's Park 0 1900 Corinthians 2 Aston Villa 1 1901 Aston Villa 1 Corinthians 0 1902 Tottenham Hotspur 5 Corinthians 2 1903 Sunderland 3 Corinthians 0 1904 Corinthians 10 Bury 3 1905 The Wednesday 2 Corinthians 1 1906 Liverpool 5 Corinthians 1 1907 Newcastle United 5 Corinthians 2 � Sheffield United declined to play extra-time as they disagreed with some of the referee's decisions * shared, each club retained the Shield for six months 1931 Arsenal 5 Corinthians 3 1933 Arsenal 9 Corinthians 2 1934 Tottenham Hotspur 7 Corinthians 4 1965 Arsenal 7 Corinthian-Casuals 0 1966 Arsenal 5 Corinthian-Casuals 2 FA Charity Shield 1908 Manchester United 1:4 Queen's Park Rangers 1:0 1909 Newcastle United 2 Northampton Town 0 1910 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Aston Villa 0 1911 Manchester United 8 Swindon Town 4 1912 Blackburn Rovers 2 Queen's Park Rangers 1 1913 Professionals 7 Amateurs 2 1914-19 Not played 1920 West Bromwich Albion 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 1921 Tottenham Hotspur 2 Burnley 0 1922 Huddersfield Town 1 Liverpool 0 1923 Professionals 2 Amateurs 0 1924 Professionals 3 Amateurs 1 1925 Amateurs 6 Professionals 1 1926 Amateurs 6 Professionals 3 1927 Cardiff City 2 Corinthians 1 1928 Everton 2 Blackburn Rovers 1 1929 Professionals 3 Amateurs 0 1930 Arsenal 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1 1931 Arsenal 1 West Bromwich Albion 0 1932 Everton 5 Newcastle United 3 1933 Arsenal 3 Everton 0 1934 Arsenal 4 Manchester City 0 1935 Sheffield Wednesday 1 Arsenal 0 1936 Sunderland 2 Arsenal 1 1937 Manchester City 2 Sunderland |
Which gift is traditionally given on a 15th wedding anniversary? China, Crystal or Tin? | Wedding Anniversary Meanings - The Lore and Wisdom Behind the Symbols Wedding Anniversary Meanings [Below you will find the wedding anniversary meanings for the gifts traditionally associated with each year of marriage.] No one knows precisely when wedding anniversaries were first celebrated. But the tradition is believed to go back at least to the Middle Ages. At that time in the Germanic regions of Europe, a husband crowned his wife with a silver wreath on the 25th anniversary of their wedding day. If the couple was fortunate to live long enough, the husband presented his wife a gold wreath on their 50th wedding anniversary. By the beginning of the 20th century, an additional 6 anniversaries were celebrated - the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, and 75th year for a total of 8. In 1922 Emily Post published Etiquette in which she identified symbolic gifts associated with each of these 8 milestone anniversaries: paper, wood, tin, crystal, china, silver, gold, and diamond. 15 years later, the Jewelers of America expanded her list to include materials for every one of the first 20 years of marriage and every 5 years thereafter. Thus was born the traditional list of gifts and wedding anniversary meanings we have today. But why were the various materials chosen as gifts to symbolize specific anniversaries? To a certain extent, the reasons are clouded in mystery. However, it is generally believed that increasingly durable gifts were chosen for successive years to represent the progressive strengthening of the marriage relationship. As the years go by, the gifts increase in strength and worth from paper to diamond. Would you like to know the wedding anniversary meanings behind the gifts for each anniversary year? Look no further. The meaning, symbolism, and lore for each are described below. Paper The first year of marriage is like a clean sheet of paper, a new beginning upon which to write your passage through the years together. Also like paper, it is fragile and can easily rip, not having yet been tried by the fires of adversity and the storms of life. Cotton Like the interwoven fibers of cotton, the second year of marriage brings a couple closer together as their lives become increasingly intertwined. And as cotton is at the same time both strong and soft, the couple is learning how to be flexible and adapt to each other's needs. Leather Leather has traditionally symbolized protection and covering; our ancestors covered and protected themselves from the elements with the leather hides of animals. The bonds of marriage offer security and shelter as each partner takes care of the other. Now in its third year, the growing relationship is becoming a source of stability for the married couple. Fruit & Flowers During the fourth year of marriage, the budding relationship is beginning to blossom like a flower and ripen like fruit. Just as fruit nourishes the body and flowers the soul, so the deepening commitment and nurturing love of the couple brings refreshment and renewal to the marriage. Wood In ancient times, trees symbolized strength and wisdom. By the fifth year of marriage, the married couple is developing strong, deep roots like a venerable oak tree and is gaining insight and understanding from the mistakes and stumblings of the first five years. The pair has learned the most important lesson of all and the secret to a successful marriage: forgiveness. Candy As candy is to the taste, so romance is to marriage: sugary sweet. Celebrating the sixth year of marriage offers a time to rekindle the flames of love and passion that brought the two of you together. In older times, iron also symbolized the sixth anniversary. A strong and sturdy metal that brings good luck, may good fortune shine on your marriage all the days of your life. Copper & Wool Both copper and wool are known for producing heat. Therefore they represent warmth, comfort, safety, and security - necessary ingredients for a healthy and stable marriage. Reflect on these traits as you celebrate seven years together. Bronze The gifts for wedd |
In which 1980s American TV show are the two main characters called Christine and Mary Beth? | 1980's TV Shows - Best of 80's TV - Popular Series 1980-1989 - Classic TV Database View Show 1983-1987 | NBC The A-Team is an action adventure series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The show featured Mr. T and aired on NBC from 1983 to 1987. View Show 1986-1990 | NBC ALF is an American science fiction sitcom that originally aired on NBC from 1986 to 1990, created by Paul Fusco. The title character was Gordon Shumway, a friendly extraterrestrial nicknamed ALF (an acronym for Alien Life Form), who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle-class Tanner family. View Show 1980-1982 | ABC Bosom Buddies was a sitcom that starred Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari and ran from 1980 to 1982 on ABC that followed the misadventures of two single men, working in creative advertising, struggling in their industry while disguising themselves as women in order to live in the one apartment they could afford. View Show 1981-1988 | CBS Cagney & Lacey is a sitcom that aired on the CBS for seven seasons from 1981 to 1988. A police procedural, the show stars Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless as New York City police detectives who led very different lives: Christine Cagney (Gless) was a single, career-minded woman, while Mary Beth Lacey (Daly) was a married working mother. The series was set in a fictionalized version of Manhattan's 14th Precinct. View Show 1976-1981 | ABC Charlie's Angels is a crime drama series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men. The show aired on ABC from 1976 to 1981.The View Show 1982-1993 | NBC Cheers is a sitom that ran for 11 seasons on NBC from 1982 to 1993. The show is set in the Cheers bar (named for the toast "Cheers") in Boston, Massachusetts, where a group of locals meet to drink, relax, chat and have fun. The show's theme song, written and performed by Gary Portnoy, and co-written with Judy Hart Angelo, lent its famous refrain, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name", as the show's tagline. View Show 1977-1983 | NBC CHiPs is a drama series that aired on NBC from 1977 to 1983 that followed the lives of two motorcycle police officers of the California Highway Patrol, Baker and Ponch. View Show 1978-1991 | CBS Dallas is a drama that revolves around the Ewings, a wealthy Texas family in the oil and cattle-ranching industries. The series won four Emmy Awards, including a 1980 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series win for Barbara Bel Geddes. Throughout the series, Larry Hagman stars as greedy, scheming oil baron J. R. Ewing. The show also starred stage/screen actress Barbara Bel Geddes as family matriarch Miss Ellie, and movie Western actor Jim Davis in his last role as Ewing patriarch Jock Ewing before his death in 1981. View Show 1988-1992 | NBC Dear John is a sitcom that aired on NBC from 1988 to 1992. The series was originally based on the British sitcom of the same name. Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easy going high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John letter. Wendy ends up with everything in the divorce settlement, including custody of the couple's son, forcing John to move into an apartment in Queens. View Show 1978-1985 | ABC Diff'rent Strokes is an sitcom that aired on NBC from 1978 to 1985, and on ABC from September 1985 to March 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman named Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain) and his daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato), for whom their deceased mother previously worked. View Show 1989-1993 | ABC Doogie Howser, M.D. is an comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a 16-year-old doctor who also faces the problems of being a normal teenager. Created by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley, ABC aired the show from 1989 to 1993 for fo |
Cable-stayed, Pontoon and Suspension are all types of what? | Cable-stayed bridges | Structurae Cable-stayed bridges In cable-stayed bridges the deck is supported by diagonal cables from a pylon. Most Important Structures in this Category entry with pictures Note: the above table may include entries associated with subcategories while the full list does not include these subcategories. Subcategories AFPC Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges (Vol. 1) , Association française pour la construction, Bagneux (France) Abbas, Sajid & Scordelis, Alex Nonlinear analysis of cable-stayed bridges presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994. Abdel-Ghaffar, Ahmed M. Seismic behavior of cable-stayed and suspension bridges presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994. Aschrafi, Mehdi Control of wind-induced vibrations of cable-stayed bridges presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994. Aschrafi, Mehdi Comparative investigations of suspension bridges and cable-stayed bridges for spans exceeding 1000 m presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998. Astiz, Miguel A. & Fernández Troyano, Leonardo & Manterola Armisén, Francisco Javier Evolution of design trends in cable-stayed bridges presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future. Biliszczuk, Jan & Wójcicki, Zbigniew & Pakos, Wojciech Analytical and Experimental Dynamical Analysis of a Cable-Stayed Footbridge Model presented at 4th International Conference Footbridge 2011, 6-8 July 2011, Wroclaw, Poland. Billington, David P. & Nazmy, Aly History and Aesthetics of Cable-Stayed Bridges in "Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE)", October 1991, n. 10 v. 117 Biondini, Fabio & Frangopol, Dan M. Some Aspects of the Life-Cycle Reliability of the Twin Cable-Stayed Bridges presented at 17th IABSE Congress, Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure, Chicago, September 17-19, 2008. Bruer, Arne & Pircher, Heinz & Bokan, Heinz Computer based optimising of the tensioning of cable-stayed bridges presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future. Bruno, Domenico & Grimaldi, Antonio & Leonardi, Angelo Deformability of long-span cable-stayed bridges for railways presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future. Bruno, Domenico & Leonardi, Angelo Aerodynamic instability of long-span cable-stayed bridges presented at Long-Span and High-Rise Structures, IABSE Symposium, Kobe, 1998. Carlucci, Alberto & Pahisa, Mariona An innovative methodology to determine the partial load factor for prestressing in cable supported bridges presented at Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, 19th IABSE Congress Stockholm, 21-23 September 2016. Chatterjee, P. K. & Datta, T. K. Vibration of Cable-Stayed Bridges under Moving Vehicles in "Structural Engineering International", May 1994, n. 2 v. 4 Chen, Dewei A new method to assign initial forces for prestressed concrete cable-stayed bridges presented at IABSE Conference, Malmö 1999 - Cable-stayed bridges. Past, present and future. Cheng, Jin & Liu, Xiao-Luan & Xiao, Ru-Cheng System Reliability Evaluation of Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridges presented at IABSE Symposium, Large Structures and Infrastructures for Environmentally Constrained and Urbanised Areas, Venice, 22-24 September 2010. Cobo, D. & Burgueño, R. & Seible, Frieder & Mari, A. Utilización de materiales compuestos avanzados en el proyecto de un puente atirantado in "Hormigón y acero", 2nd Quarter 2000, n. 216 Conversy, François & Bougon, Sébastien & Boutillon, Laurent The pre-tensioned cable-stayed bridge presented at Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994. Corven, John A. Durability in the design of American precast segmental cable-stayed bridges presented at Extending th |
As at September 2004, which footballer is the all time top scorer in the English Premiership who doesn't normally play as a striker? | Super Soccer Biography Alessandro Del Piero written by Laura Amanda Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[2][3] (born November 9, 1974 in Conegliano Veneto) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. He is the captain of Juventus where he holds several club records and he is a member of the Italian national team. His footballing ability is highly regarded and he has won critical recognition. Pelé named Del Piero in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations. He was also voted in the list of best European players for the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. In the year 2000 Del Piero was the world's best-paid football player from salary, bonuses and advertising revenue.[4] Currently, Del Piero is still the highest earning Italian Player.[5] As well as earning respect for his playing, Del Piero has won several accolades for his character. Along with three awards in Italy for gentlemanly conduct[6][7] he has also won the Golden Foot award, which pertains to personality and playing ability.[8] Usually, Del Piero plays as a supporting-striker and occasionally between the midfield and the strikers, known in Italy as the "Trequartista" position. Although he is not very tall, Del Piero's playing style is regarded by critics as creative in attacking, assisting many goals as well as scoring himself, as opposed to just "goal poaching."[9] His free-kick and penalty taking is also highly regarded.[10] Del Piero has become famous over the years for scoring from a special " Del Piero Zone", approaching from the left flank and curling a precise lob into the far top corner of the goal.[11] In terms of goalscoring, Del Piero holds the all-time record at Juventus.[12] On April 6th, 2008, Alessandro Del Piero became the all-time top capped Juventus player, ahead of Juve legend Gaetano Scirea. He is in sixth place in the UEFA Champions League all-time goalscorer records.[13] Within the Italian national team, he is currently joint fourth with Roberto Baggio in the all-time scoring records. Childhood and early career Del Piero is the son of Gino, an electrician, and Bruna, a housekeeper. He regularly played football in the backyard with three friends, Nelso, Pierpaolo, and Giovanni-Paolo as a child, all three dreamed of becoming a footballer but only Del Piero would eventually manage to do so.[14] Alessandro's older brother, Stefano, briefly played professional football for Sampdoria before injury struck him. The family lived in a rural home in San Vendemiano, while growing up Del Piero's family didn't have much money for travelling abroad, so he was considering being a lorry driver in order to see the world.[15] While playing for the local youth team of AC San Vendemiano from the age of 7,[16] Del Piero used to play as a goalkeeper because he could play a lot more football that way. His mother thought it would be better for him if he played as a goalkeeper, since he wouldn't sweat and the possibility of him getting injured was less likely. His brother Stefano told their mother: "Don't you see that Alex is good in the attack?" and Del Piero switched position.[17] It was while playing with his local side of AC San Vendemiano in 1988 that Del Piero was first spotted by scouts — he left home at the young age of 13 to play in the youth side of Padova Calcio. He got his first chance at professional football in 1991 where he played in the Italian Serie B league four times. The following season he played ten games for Padova and scored his first professional goal. Juventus In 1993, he transferred to Juventus F.C., and has been there ever since. Del Piero made his Serie A debut against Foggia in September 1993, scored his first goal in his next game against Reggiana after appearing as a substitute, and then grabbed a hat-trick against Parma on his first start. Juventus claimed their first Scudetto in eight years in his first season and success continued to follow. With the Turin club, he won the Serie A championship seven times (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006[18] |
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