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What is the name of the doctor of which the Incredible Hulk is the alter-ego? | Hulk (Bruce Banner) - Marvel Universe Wiki: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios. Hulk (Bruce Banner) Robert Bruce Banner Aliases Annihilator, Captain Universe, Joe Fixit, Mr. Fixit, Mechano, Professor, War, Bruce Bancroft, David Banner, David Bixby, Bob Danner, Bruce Jones, Bruce Roberts, David Blaine, the Green Scar, Green Goliath, Jade Giant, Bob, World-breaker, Sakaarson Identity Incredible Hulk #1 (1962) Significant Issues See OHOTMU Bibliography ; Working with the Red Hulk against Intelligencia (Fall of the Hulks: Gamma, 2010); Captured by the Intelligencia (Incredible Hulk #608, 2010); Hulk returns (Incredible Hulk #610, 2010) Occupation Unemployed, former nuclear physicist Known Relatives Betty Ross Banner (wife, deceased), General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (father-in-law), Jennifer Walters ( She-Hulk , cousin), Morris Walters (uncle), Elaine Banner Walters (aunt, deceased), Brian Banner (father, deceased), Rebecca Banner (mother, deceased), Lyra (daughter), Skaar and Hiro-Kala (sons) Group Affiliation Formerly Avengers , Defenders , Fantastic Four , Pantheon , Horsemen of Apocalypse , Warbound Education Banner has a PhD in Nuclear Physics. The various Hulk personas have demonstrated different intelligence levels, from brutish to average to the same level of intelligence as Banner. Physical Attributes 5' 9½" (Banner); 6'6" (gray Hulk); 7' – 8' (green/savage Hulk); 7'6" (green/Professor Hulk) Weight 128 lbs. (Banner); 900 lbs. (gray Hulk); 1,040 – 1,400 lbs. (green/savage Hulk); 1,150 lbs. (green/Professor Hulk) Eyes Brown (Banner); Gray (gray Hulk); Green (green/savage Hulk); Green (green/Professor Hulk) Hair Brown (Banner); Black (gray Hulk); Green (green/savage Hulk); Green (green/Professor Hulk) Powers The Hulk possesses an incredible level of superhuman physical ability. His capacity for physical strength is potentially limitless due to the fact that the Hulk's strength increases proportionally with his level of great emotional stress, anger in particular. The Hulk uses his superhumanly strong leg muscles to leap great distances. The Hulk has been known to cover hundreds of miles in a single bound and once leaped almost into orbit around the Earth. The Hulk can also use his superhumanly leg muscles to run at super speeds, although his legs have limitless strength he does not have limitless speed and once he reaches a certain speed his legs become too strong and destroy the ground giving him no friction to run on, therefore he jumps to travel. The Hulk can slam his hands together creating a shock wave, this shock wave can deafen people, send objects flying and extinguish fires. His thunderclap has been compared to hurricanes and sonic booms. The Hulk has shown a high resistance to physical damage nearly regardless of the cause, and has also shown resistance to extreme temperatures, mind control, nuclear explosions, poisons, and all diseases. In addition to the regeneration of limbs, vital organs, and damaged or destroyed areas of tissue at an amazing rate. The Hulk also has superhuman endurance. The Hulk's body also has a gland that makes an "oxygenated per fluorocarbon emulsion", which creates pressure in the Hulk's lungs and effectively lets him breathe underwater and move quickly between varying depths without concerns about decompression or nitrogen narcosis. Abilities Dr. Bruce Banner is a genius in nuclear physics, possessing a mind so brilliant that it cannot be measured on any known intelligence test. When Banner is the Hulk, Banner's consciousness is buried within the Hulk's, and can influence the Hulk's behavior only to a very limited extent. Weapons While on Sakaar Hulk fought with gladiator's weapons Paraphernalia "Caught in the blast of gamma radiation, brilliant scientist Bruce Banner is cursed to transform in times of stress into the living engine of destruction known as THE INCREDIBLE HULK. " Contents 15. Total Chaos Childhood Trauma Robert Bruce Banner was the son of an alcoholic who deeply hated him. Banner's mother showed much affection for her child, who returned her l |
What were the full names of Bonnie and Clyde? | The Life and Crimes of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow By Jennifer Rosenberg Who Were Bonnie and Clyde? It was during the Great Depression that Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went on their two-year crime spree (1932-1934). The general attitude in the United States was against government and Bonnie and Clyde used that to their advantage. With an image closer to Robin Hood rather than mass murderers, Bonnie and Clyde captured the imagination of the nation. Dates: Bonnie Parker (October 1, 1910 -- May 23, 1934); Clyde Barrow (March 24, 1909 -- May 23, 1934) Also Known As: Bonnie Elizabeth Parker, Clyde Chestnut Barrow, The Barrow Gang Overview of Bonnie and Clyde In some ways it was easy to romanticize Bonnie and Clyde. They were a young couple in love who were out on the open road, running from the "big, bad law" who were "out to get them." Clyde's impressive driving skill got the gang out of many close calls, while Bonnie's poetry won the hearts of many. (Clyde loved Fords so much, he even wrote a letter to Henry Ford himself!) continue reading below our video Profile of Bonnie and Clyde Although Bonnie and Clyde had killed people, they were equally known for kidnapping policemen who had caught up to them and then driving them around for hours only to release them, unharmed, hundreds of miles away. The two seemed like they were on an adventure, having fun while easily side-stepping the law. As with any image, the truth behind Bonnie and Clyde was far from their portrayal in the newspapers. Bonnie and Clyde were responsible for 13 murders, some of whom were innocent people, killed during one of Clyde's many bungled robberies. Bonnie and Clyde lived out of their car, stealing new cars as often as possible, and lived off the money they stole from small grocery stores and gas stations. While Bonnie and Clyde sometimes robbed banks, they never managed to walk away with very much money. Bonnie and Clyde were desperate criminals, constantly fearing what they were sure was to come -- dying in a hail of bullets from a police ambush. Background of Bonnie Bonnie Parker was born on October 1, 1910 in Rowena, Texas as the second of three children to Henry and Emma Parker. The family lived somewhat comfortably off Henry Parker's job as a bricklayer, but when he died unexpectedly in 1914, Emma Parker moved the family in with her mother in the small town of Cement City, Texas (now part of Dallas). From all accounts, Bonnie Parker was beautiful. She stood 4' 11" and weighed a mere 90 pounds. She did well in school and loved to write poetry. ( Two poems that she wrote while on the run helped make her famous.) Bored with her average life, Bonnie dropped out of school at age 16 and married Roy Thornton. The marriage wasn't a happy one and Roy began to spend a lot of time away from home by 1927. Two years later, Roy was caught for robbery and sentenced to five years in prison. They never divorced. While Roy was away, Bonnie worked as a waitress; however, she was out of a job just as the Great Depression was really getting started at the end of 1929. Background of Clyde Clyde Barrow was born on March 24, 1909 in Telico, Texas as the sixth of eight children to Henry and Cummie Barrow. Clyde's parents were tenant farmers , often not making enough money to feed their children. During the rough times, Clyde was frequently sent to live with other relatives. When Clyde was 12-years old, his parents gave up tenant farming and moved to West Dallas where Henry opened up a gas station. At that time, West Dallas was a very rough neighborhood and Clyde fit right in. Clyde and his older brother, Marvin Ivan "Buck" Barrow, were often in trouble with the law for they were frequently stealing things like turkeys and cars. Clyde stood 5' 7" and weighed about 130 pounds. He had two serious girlfriends (Anne and Gladys) before he met Bonnie, but he never married. Bonnie and Clyde Meet In January 1930, Bonnie and Clyde met at a mutual friend's house. The attraction was instantaneous. A few weeks after they met, Clyde was sentenced to two years in prison for past c |
Who played Irish-American cop Jim Malone in the 1987 film The Untouchables? | The Untouchables | Moviepedia | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Prohibition in the United States led to an organized crime wave in the 1920s and early 1930s. Various gangs bootlegged vast amounts of alcohol and controlled their businesses with violence and extortion. The problem was most serious in Chicago, where gang leader Al Capone (Robert De Niro) had almost the whole city (even the Mayor of Chicago) under his control, and supplied low-quality liquor at high prices. Treasury Department agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) was put in charge of leading the crusade against Capone and his empire. Ness's initial strategy was to conduct raids using a large squad of uniformed officers, but these failed due to high level corruption in the Police Department, who secretly warned Capone's men of Ness's raids and hoped that a public humiliation would put a quick end to Ness's efforts. Seeking ideas for a change of tactics, Ness solicited help from Jim Malone (Sean Connery), an incorruptible Irish American police officer, following a chance encounter one evening. Malone advised Ness to recruit directly from the police academy in order to ensure the officers not have a chance to come under Capone's influence. An Italian American trainee George Stone, formerly Giuseppe Petri (Andy Garcia) was enlisted, due to his superior marksmanship and intelligence under pressure. Along with an accountant, Oscar Wallace (Charles Martin Smith), assigned to Ness from Washington, he had acquired a team capable of combating Capone without fear of corruption. Their first raid took place in a local post office, where its storeroom was used to house illegal liquor. Malone, along with most of the police, knew where the alcohol was, and knew it was left alone because no one wanted to provoke Capone and his gang. The raid succeeded without anyone getting killed, though Capone took his revenge on the foreman later. As the four picked up steam and became noted by the press, Wallace informed Ness that Capone had not filed an income tax return since 1926. Therefore a feasible method of prosecuting him would have been through a tax evasion charge, if nothing else. At one point, Ness and his men were visited by one of Capone's men offering them a large sum of money in exchange for their dropping the investigation, but Ness angrily rejected the bribe and threw him out, but not before the man invented the name "The Untouchables" for them, and told them that anyone could be assassinated, even them. The man's words proved to be true when Capone's chief hit man, Frank Nitti (Billy Drago), made smart remarks about Ness and his family outside his house, and drove off before Ness could capture him. Realizing Capone was targeting him and his family, Ness ordered his wife and daughter moved to a safer place while he instructed his team to keep a lower profile during the investigations. During a raid on the Canada-United States border, Ness captured one of Capone’s bookkeepers, George (Brad Sullivan). They managed to persuade him to provide evidence against Capone. However, when Wallace was escorting him to witness protection, Nitti, disguised as a policeman, shot and killed them both, writing the word "Touchable" with their blood (mocking the team's nickname.) This left Ness with insufficient evidence to press charges, and the frustration drove him into challenging Capone to a physical fight in front of his son and henchmen, for the timely intervention of Malone, who forced Ness out of the hotel and saved him from Capone's wrath. Malone told Ness to stall the prosecutor from dropping the case while he searched for information regarding Capone’s other bookkeepers. He learned about Payne, another bookkeeper after a brutal fight with the corrupt police chief, Irishman Mike Dorsett (actually an old acquaintance of Malone from their younger years) who had sold out Wallace and George and allowed Nitti to murder the two officers guarding him (explaining how Nitti got the uniform). He called Ness and asked to meet him at Malone's home, unaware that Dorsett has sold him out as well. Lat |
Brother owner Anna Sage is best known in history for giving information to the FBI on which bank robber? | John Dillinger - Biography - IMDb John Dillinger Biography Showing all 28 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (1) | Trivia (10) | Personal Quotes (10) Overview (5) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) One of the most famous bank robbers in history, he was born John Herbert Dillinger on June 22, 1903, to a grocery store owner named John Wilson Dillinger and his wife Mollie (the family also included an older sister, Audrey). By all accounts the Dillingers were a normal "all-American" family, but the normality was broken when John was three and his mother passed away (her death has been ascribed to a variety of causes, but the best guess is that she died of pneumonia). With his mother gone and his sister getting married and moving out a few years later, John was left alone with his father, who was caring but not very affectionate. In that kind of environment young John, a naturally rambunctious boy, began to rebel and get into all sorts of mischief, including shoplifting, vandalism and even stealing coal from train cars and selling it to neighbors. In order to curb his son's wild behavior, as well as to fulfill his own need for companionship, John Sr. married Elizabeth Fields and moved the family back to her hometown of Mooresville, IN, but the change of scenery did little to deter John's behavior. He was still in and out of trouble, and by the time he was 16 he had dropped out of high school and taken a job at a machine shop. Even as a young adult, though, John was irresponsible and in 1921 he was caught by a policeman in Indianpolis trying to steal a car. He managed to elude the officer in a foot pursuit, fled home and joined the Navy. He was assigned to the U.S.S. Utah (a ship that would later be sunk by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor). Unable to stay out of trouble even in the Navy, he soon deserted and returned home, and not long afterwards in 1924 he married Beryl Hovius and took another job. He was a neglectful and sometimes abusive husband and an absentee worker, and hooked up with an ex-con named Ed Singleton. They hatched a plan to mug an elderly grocer named Frank Morgan, who was known to carry his weekly cash and receipts with him to the bank after his store closed on Saturday night. The plan was for John to rob the old man at gunpoint on the street and hop into a getaway car driven by Singleton, which was parked at a nearby curb. However, when John confronted Morgan, the old man fought back, knocking the gun out of John's hand and causing it to fire. Thinking he had accidentally shot the old man (which he hadn't), John fled to the pre-arranged getaway spot, only to find that Singleton wasn't there. He fled on foot but was caught two days later. The incident aroused public indignation, and after a trial and conviction, the judge gave John 10 years for assault with a deadly weapon (he had tried pistol-whipping the old man) and 20 years for attempted robbery, despite the fact that this was John's first crime and he had pleaded guilty and confessed freely to the crime. Embittered, Dillinger vowed revenge. He was sent to Indiana's Pendleton Reformatory, where he hooked up with experienced thieves Harry Pierpont and Homer Van Meter. There John learned a little bit about crime. In 1929 Beryl divorced him and he was denied parole. He was later transferred to the reformatory at Michigan City, where he was reunited with the recently transferred Pierpont and Van Meter and introduced to Charles Makley, Russell Clark and John "Red" Hamilton, all professional robbers. While John learned the art of bank robbery, the cons groomed him to help plan their escape from prison. In May of 1933 he used the fact that his stepmother Lizzy was dying as a reason to ask for parole, which was granted. He hung around his family farm enough to help his father for a while and to make a positive impression on the townsfolk before embarking on his life of crime. He hooked up with a group of petty thieves who were associated with his jailhouse buddy Pierpoint and pulled off a string of grocery-store heists before robbin |
Martin Riggs is a police officer in which series of films? | Lethal Weapon (TV Series 2016– ) - 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 on Amazon Video ON TV TV show based on the popular 'Lethal Weapon' films in which a slightly unhinged cop is partnered with a veteran detective trying to maintain a low stress level in his life. Creator: Holiday celebrations are cut short when the precinct is called to examine a homicide linked to the deranged nephew of the drug lord who has ties to Riggs; and Murtaugh has a problem with his ... 8.6 When a million dollar casino heist takes a deadly turn, Riggs befriends the only credible witness, an eight-year-old boy, and takes him into his care. On the flip side, Murtaugh pulls some dangerous ... 8.5 Roger and Trish finds themselves against each other when a stolen car full of cocaine is traced to a ring of car thieves. 8.4 a list of 49 titles created 12 Apr 2013 a list of 35 titles created 11 months ago a list of 37 titles created 8 months ago a list of 48 titles created 3 months ago a list of 22 titles created 2 months ago Search for " Lethal Weapon " 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. Young Angus "Mac" MacGyver creates a clandestine organization within the U.S. government, relying on his unconventional problem-solving skills to save lives. Stars: Lucas Till, George Eads, Tristin Mays A conspiracy thriller that follows the journey of Bob Lee Swagger, a highly-decorated veteran who is coaxed back into action to prevent a plot to kill the President. Stars: Ryan Phillippe, Shantel VanSanten, Cynthia Addai-Robinson An unlikely trio travel through time in order to battle unknown criminals and protect history as we know it. Stars: Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, Paterson Joseph BULL stars Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull in a drama inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, the founder of one of the most prolific trial consulting firms of all time. ... See full summary » Stars: Michael Weatherly, Freddy Rodríguez, Geneva Carr A police detective in 2016 discovers that she is able to communicate with her father via a ham radio, despite the fact that he died in 1996. Stars: Devin Kelley, Peyton List, Riley Smith Conviction I (TV Series 2016) Drama A brilliant attorney and former First Daughter is blackmailed to heading a unit that investigates cases of wrongful conviction. Stars: Emily Kinney, Hayley Atwell, Eddie Cahill Jane Doe is found in Times Square with no memory and mysterious tattoos on her body. Stars: Sullivan Stapleton, Jaimie Alexander, Rob Brown Pure Genius (TV Series 2016) Drama A young Silicon Valley tech-titan enlists a veteran surgeon with a controversial past in starting a hospital with a cutting-edge, new school approach to medicine. Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Augustus Prew, Odette Annable A charismatic defense attorney and a powerhouse television producer work together to control the media following a high-profile incident. Stars: Piper Perabo, Daniel Sunjata, Kate Jennings Grant Designated Survivor (TV Series 2016) Drama | Thriller A low-level Cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession. Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Natascha McElhone, Adan Canto A young pitcher becomes the first woman to play in the Major Leagues. Stars: Kylie Bunbury, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mark Consuelos Chicago P.D. (TV Series 2014) Action | Crime | Drama Follows District 21 of the Chicago Police Department, which is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops and the Intelligence Unit. Stars: Jason Beghe, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer Edit Storyline TV show based on the popular 'Lethal Weapon' films in which a slightly unhinged cop is partnered with a veteran detective trying to maintain a low stress level in |
The film Reservoir Dogs involved a botched job to steal what type of items? | Reservoir Dogs Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb 941 reviews in total 356 out of 447 people found the following review useful: Quentin Tarantino begins his directing career with the first of several chronologically mixed, disturbingly violent, and incredibly powerful films. from Luoyang, China 18 August 2000 Reservoir Dogs is a testament to the idea that "less is more." This doesn't apply to the violence, the film is extremely violent from beginning to end, but the details of the botched diamond heist, which the entire film is based on, are conveyed only in the dialogue, except for one scene where Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi) recalls his escape. The whole film takes place after the failed robbery is over, and the mystery that unfolds among the criminal participants is amazing to watch. This is not a normal crime film. The thing that really sets Reservoir Dogs apart from all of the others is that it is PURE. When you look at the screen, you're looking at reality. There are no Hollywood actors, there's no make-up to make them look pretty, there's little to no comic relief, and most important of all, there's no goofy romantic subplot clumsily thrown in, a detrimental trademark of so many action films, as well as virtually all Jerry Bruckheimer films. Instead of all of that garbage, Tarantino decided to just present the film as simply and straightforwardly as possible, and by doing that he makes it seem that you're really looking at a bunch of criminals trying to figure out what to do after a suspiciously failed robbery. Even though most of the actors were known at the time this film was made, the film was delivered in such a way that you don't see the actors at all, you only see the brutal characters that they portray. It is genuinely frightening to imagine being in the same room with any of them, and this is a quality that is rarely achieved in any kind of film. Make no mistake, Reservoir Dogs is among the most violent films ever made, and some scenes are really painful to watch, but the way that reality is captured is something that justifies the violent excesses in this film. The violence is never glorified, nor is the criminal lifestyle. When films are overly violent, they usually get branded as such, but despite the extreme violence, Reservoir Dogs still manages to deliver an important overall message about the consequences of your actions. It remains high on the growing list of Tarantino's classic films, and it will not be soon forgotten. Was the above review useful to you? 291 out of 397 people found the following review useful: A timeless classic...seriously from Ireland 15 July 2005 The first time I saw Reservoir Dogs, I was about 15, it had been banned in my country, and I heard it was extremely voilent. Naturally I did everything in my power to get my paws on a copy, and when I finally did see it, I was disappointed. I was just sitting there saying "Wheres all the violence", Anyway, I watched it till the end, and then I watched it again, and since then it has just grew on me. This is one of the movies I don't get bored watching time and time again. I still watch it at least once a year, because its not the kind of movie you watch to unwind or to pass the time. You simply watch it for the sheer quality and originality of the movie. The one liners are classic: "Are you gonna bark all day...", "I'll make you my dog's bitch". Mr.Blonde is totally believable as a psycho. I mean who stops to get fries and soda just after committing a robbery? The fact that everything is ludicrous, but you don't know this because these guys, and the way they talk is so impossibly cool that you just accept it. This movie is all about the dialog. The violence is used sparingly, and to better effect. The way the film is edited is genius. Its almost like you forget the whole movie after you watch it, and the next time you watch it, there's a whole scene that you forgot was there. The storyline is unpredictable and thrilling. This is better that Pulp Fiction and in my opinion definitely Tarintino's best movie. I didn't care much for the "Kill Bil |
Which movie, starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, was remade with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in the leading roles? | Articles about Kim Basinger - latimes `Shrek' cast could make others green with envy May 13, 2007 | Deborah Netburn What you'll be talking about: "Shrek the Third." So what makes this "Shrek" different from all other "Shreks"? A cavalcade of new familiar voices, including Justin Timberlake, Regis Philbin, Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen, Amy Sedaris and John Krasinski (sweet Jim from "The Office"). (Friday) What you might be sick of talking about: Kim Basinger. Advertisement Jury Refuses to Add Punitive Damages for Kim Basinger March 26, 1993 | ROBERT W. WELKOS, TIMES STAFF WRITER One day after ordering actress Kim Basinger to pay $8.9 million for breaching an oral agreement to appear in the movie "Boxing Helena," a Los Angeles jury refused Thursday to add punitive damages to the verdict. CALIFORNIA | LOCAL Judge Refuses to Dismiss Charges Against Actress October 12, 2006 | From Times Staff and Wire Reports A Superior Court judge Wednesday refused to dismiss 12 misdemeanor contempt charges against actress Kim Basinger, who is accused of failing to heed court orders in her custody fight with her former husband, actor Alec Baldwin. Basinger pleaded not guilty last week. She faces up to 60 days in jail and a $12,000 fine if convicted of all counts. Baldwin, 48, and Basinger, 52, separated in 2000 after seven years of marriage. ENTERTAINMENT Home Entertainment : More of Kim Basinger Than Ever Before July 1, 1994 | BARBARA SALTZMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER Kim Basinger has spelled steam on the big screen for the better part of a decade--some of it just too hot for American movie audiences to handle. Well, don't despair. If you have a laser player, she can steam up your living room TV screen in unrated releases of two of her sexiest performances: "The Getaway" from MCA/Universal Home Video, $35, and "9 1/2 Weeks" from MGM/UA Home Video, $40. ENTERTAINMENT Kim Basinger Court Case Shines Light on Deal-Making : Trial: The 'Boxing Helena' lawsuit is the second recent high-profile dispute involving a star's defection from a project. 'The way the industry does business is what is on trial here.' March 1, 1993 | DAVID J. FOX, TIMES STAFF WRITER In Hollywood, movie deals involving millions of dollars are routinely made with a simple handshake. It's often the case that a film has been completed before the lawyers work out the details and the star signs a contract. This may be common in industry circles. But will it make sense to a jury of Los Angeles County residents? That's the question this week as actress Kim Basinger confronts charges that she backed out of a movie she allegedly had agreed to star in. Main Line Pictures Inc. BUSINESS Company Town : Kim Basinger Seeks Further Bankruptcy Protection : Creditors Say Actress Is Trying to 'Insulate' Recent Earnings December 28, 1993 | ROBERT W. WELKOS, TIMES STAFF WRITER Actress Kim Basinger, claiming that her creditors are demanding a say over what movies she makes and even whether she has a baby in order to force payment of a staggering $8-million jury verdict in the "Boxing Helena" case, has decided to seek further bankruptcy protection, her attorneys said Monday. Basinger, who has appeared in such films as "Batman" and "9 1/2 Weeks," will convert a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing she made earlier this year into a Chapter 7 filing, attorney Leslie Cohen said. ENTERTAINMENT MOVIE REVIEW : Love Powers 'The Getaway' Car : Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger Steam Up the Screen in Crisp Thriller February 11, 1994 | KENNETH TURAN, TIMES FILM CRITIC Though it began life as an unpretentious paperback original by pulp icon Jim Thompson, "The Getaway" has turned into a lovers' lane for hot Hollywood couples. Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw starred in the first version, Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger headline this one, and for all we know Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky are already planning another a ways down the road. CALIFORNIA | LOCAL FOLLYWOOD : Stunt: Neighbors are trying to keep Paramount Pictures from perching a 75-foot-high likeness of Kim Basinger on the Hollywood sign. June 26, 1992 | MATHIS CHAZANOV, |
Real life police officers Buddy Russo and Jimmy Popeye Doyle are depicted in the movie The French Connection by which two actors? | THE FRENCH CONNECTION (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review) : J!-ENT – j-entonline.com THE FRENCH CONNECTION (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review) February 19, 2009 by Dennis Amith “The definitive version of ‘THE FRENCH CONNECTION’ to own. Loaded with special features, an all-out exciting and informative Blu-ray release that is a fantastic tribute to one of the true classic crime thrillers!“ TITLE: THE FRENCH CONNECTION DURATION: 104 minutes BLU-RAY DISC INFORMATION: Widescreen 1:85:1, English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English Dolby Digital, English Mono, Spanish French 5.1 Dolby Digital, AVC 34.5 MBPS COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment RATED: R Based on a book by Robin Moore Screenplay by Ernest Tidyman Produced by Philip D’antoni Associate Producer: Kenneth Utt Executive Producer: G. David Schine Music composed and conducted by Don Ellis Cast: Gene Hackman as Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle Roy Scheider as Det. Buddy Russo Fernando Rey as Alain Charnier Tony Lo Bianco as Sal Boca Marcel Bozzuffi as Pierre Nicoli Frederic de Pasquale as Devereaux Bill Hickman as Mulderig Ann Rebbot as Marie Charnier Harold Gary as Weinstock Arlene Farber as Angie Boca Sonny Grosso as Klein Benny Marino as Lou Boca New York City detectives “Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) hope to break a narcotics smuggling ring and ultimately uncover “The French Connection”. Based on a true story, this action-filled thriller won five 1971 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Directing (William Friedkin), Actor (Gene Hackman), Adapted Screenplay and Film Editing. Known for having one of the best car scenes in a film. Known for it’s gritty storyline and showcasing a different side of the police. “THE FRENCH CONNECTION”, the winner of five Academy Awards back in 1971 will be released on Blu-ray disc. And all I can say is that if you are a big fan of this film, “THE FRENCH CONNECTION” on Blu-ray disc is the definitive version to own. The film will always be known for its grittiness, a different take of a New York police detective, a car chase scene, the music and its grittiness. But what the Blu-ray disc also provides is the making and behind-the-scenes of “THE FRENCH CONNECTION” which probably can be a movie in itself because of all that went on behind-the-scenes which was very surprising. But before I explain why this Blu-ray release is awesome, let me first explain what the film is about. “THE FRENCH CONNECTION” is a film adaption of the popular non-fiction book by Robin Moore which was based on the investigation by New York City detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso who were looking into narcotics trafficking from overseas from France to the United States and how they began their surveillance on criminals which include Jean Jehan and popular French TV personality Jacques Angelvin. The film adaption is 90% based on the actual adventures of these two detectives but the names were changed. Eddie Egan was changed to Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle (played by Gene Hackman) and Sonny Grosso, name changed to Sonny “Cloudy” Grosso (played by Roy Scheider). Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle is not your typical police officer. He follows the beat of his own drum, interrogates thugs and people the way he wants. A ladies man and a feared by criminals on the streets. Very outspoken, rash and always looking for trouble. As for Sonny “Cloudy” Grosso, he is the total opposite. A dedicated police officer that tolerates Doyle and overall, a true partner. Upon watching “THE FRENCH CONNECTION”, watching the film these days, the first thing that may come to mind is if these cops are rogue cops. Doyle and Grosso would frequent bars where a lot of junkies (all of African-American descent) would be and have them all face the wall while he checks for drugs hidden under the tables of the bar and take their drugs and destroy them. And in fact, you would hear Doyle say the “N” word which is quite racist. So, to say the least, one thing you can get from “Popeye” Doyle is that he’s not exactly the nicest guy. He doesn’t necessarily go by the book and it was definitely a sign of the |
Officer Alex J. Murphy became better known by what name in the title of a 1987 film? | RoboCop | RoboCop Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia This article is a disambiguation page. The following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title. Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The term RoboCop may refer to a number of articles: |
Who played The Outlaw Josie Wales in the movie of the same name? | The Outlaw Josey Wales Movie Review (1976) | Roger Ebert Tweet Clint Eastwood's "The Outlaw Josey Wales" is a strange and daring Western that brings together two of the genre's usually incompatible story lines. On the one hand, it's about a loner, a man of action and few words, who turns his back on civilization and lights out for the Indian nations. On the other hand, it's about a group of people heading West who meet along the trail and cast their destinies together. What happens next is supposed to be against the rules in Westerns, as if "Jeremiah Johnson" were crossed with " Stagecoach ": Eastwood, the loner, becomes the group's leader and father figure. Advertisement We meet his character, Josey Wales, just after the Civil War. He's an unreconstructed Southerner, bitter about the atrocities he's witnessed, refusing to surrender. When Northern troops cold-bloodedly murder some of his comrades, he mows down the Yankees with a Gatling gun and becomes a fugitive. So far, we're on familiar ground; Eastwood plays essentially the same character he's been developing since the Dollar Westerns. He says little, keeps his face in the shadows, has an almost godlike personal invulnerability, and lives by a code we have to intuit because he'd die rather than explain it aloud. But then this character begins to come across other drifters and refugees in the unsettled postwar West. The first is an old Indian, played by Chief Dan George with such wonderfully understated wit that there should have been an Oscar nomination around somewhere. "I myself never surrendered," he explains to Josey Wales. "But they got my horse, and it surrendered." George achieves the same magical effect here that he did in " Harry and Tonto ," trading Mixmasters for Indian medicine in a jail cell: He's funny and dignified at once. He joins up with the outlaw Eastwood, and their relationship is a reminder of all those great second bananas from the Westerns of the 1940s -- the grizzled old characters played by Gabby Hayes and Smiley Burnette. But Chief Dan George brings an aura to his role that audiences seem to respond to viscerally. He has his problems (he's humiliated, as an Indian, that he's grown so old he can no longer sneak up behind people), but he has a humanity that's just there, glowing. He's as open with his personality as Josey Wales is closed; it's a nice match. Advertisement Various, and inexhaustible, bounty hunters are constantly on the outlaw's trail, despite the Eastwood ability (in this movie as before) to wipe out six, eight, ten bad guys before they can get off a shot. Eastwood keeps moving West, picking up along the way a young Indian girl and then the survivors of a Kansas family nearly wiped out on their quest for El Dorado. The relationships in the group are easily established or implied. There's not a lot of talking, but everybody understands each other. Eastwood is such a taciturn and action-oriented performer that it's easy to overlook the fact that he directs many of his movies -- and many of the best, most intelligent ones. Here, with the moody, gloomily beautiful, photography of Bruce Surtees , he creates a magnificent Western feeling. Popular Blog Posts |
Who was the dentist, gambler and gunfighter of the American Old West, who is usually remembered for his friendship with Wyatt Earp? | Doc Holliday (Dentist) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Doc Holliday Male Born Aug 14, 1851 John Henry "Doc" Holliday was an American gambler, gunfighter and dentist of the American Old West, who is usually remembered for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. As a young man, Holliday earned a D.D.S. degree in dentistry and set up a practice in Atlanta, Georgia. However, in 1873 he was diagnosed with consumption, the same disease that had claimed his mother when he was 15.… Read More related links Holliday, Herd Embrace Tough Schedule Huntington Herald Dispatch Google News - Aug 27, 2011 'Second-year head coach <mark>Doc Holliday</mark> offers another candidate. "The hardest schedule is what Jack Lengyel and those guys had in '71 because they were starting over," Holliday said. Ever since he's taken over as the lead man in Huntington, Holliday has' 2011 Marshall Football Radio Crew Announced West Virginia Metro News Google News - Aug 25, 2011 'The University of Florida alumnus enters his 26th year calling intercollegiate football, basketball and baseball, and is also the host of the <mark>Doc Holliday</mark> and Tom Herrion Call-in Shows. This season, Mark Martin moves from the sidelines up to the' Captains Named For 2011 Marshall Football Season Wowk Google News - Aug 23, 2011 'HUNTINGTON -- There was never any doubt in Head Coach <mark>Doc Holliday</mark>'s mind who the captains would be this season. âIt was unanimous who the team wanted as its leaders,â said Holliday. âThese guys have set standards that will serve as a benchmark for' Holliday Has Changed Attitude West Virginia Metro News Google News - Aug 22, 2011 'The more I hear <mark>Doc Holliday</mark> describe the 2011 Thundering Herd the more two points become clear to me. First, Doc likes the attitude and enthusiasm of this team. Secondly, the cupboard was left pretty bare following the departure of Mark Snyder' Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Doc Holliday. CHILDHOOD 1851 Birth Born in 1851. 1852 1 Year Old Holliday was baptized at the First Presbyterian Church in 1852. … Read More He had a sister, Martha Eleanora Holliday, born December 3, 1849, who died at the age of six months.<br /><br /> In 1864, his family moved to Valdosta, Georgia, where his mother died of tuberculosis on September 16, 1866. The same disease killed his adopted brother. Three months after his wife's death, his father married Rachel Martin.<br /><br /> Holliday attended the Valdosta Institute, where he received a strong classical education in rhetoric, grammar, mathematics, history, and languagesâprincipally Latin, but some French and Ancient Greek. Read Less TEENAGE 1870 19 Years Old In 1870, 19-year-old Holliday left home for Philadelphia. TWENTIES 1872 - 1873 2 More Events 1872 21 Years Old On March 1, 1872, at age 20, he received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery (now part of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine). … Read More Holliday graduated five months before his 21st birthday, so the school held his degree until he turned 21, the minimum age required to practice dentistry.<br /><br /> Holliday moved to St. Louis, Missouri, so he could work as an assistant for a classmate, A. Jameson Fuches, Jr. Less than four months later, at the end of July, he relocated to Atlanta, where he joined a dental practice. He lived with his uncle and his family so he could begin to build up his dental practice. A few weeks before his birthday, dentist Arthur C. Ford advertised in the Atlanta papers that Holliday would substitute for him while he was attending dental meetings. Read Less 1873 22 Years Old Holliday was reported to have been involved in a shooting on the Withlacoochee River, Georgia, in 1873. … Read More At age 22, Holliday went with some friends to their favorite swimming hole, but discovered it was occupied by a group of African-American youths. Holliday and his companions told them to leave, but they refused. A |
Who wrote and performed the Oscar Nominated track Blaze Of Glory for the movie Young Guns 2? | Dimple Records - Bon Jovi,Jon : Blaze Of Glory Blaze Of Glory Billy Get Your Guns (4:49) 2 Justice in the Barrel (6:49) 7 You Really Got Me Now (2:24) 9 Dyin' Ain't Much of a Livin (4:46) 11 Guano City (1:00) Notes / Reviews Blaze of Glory is Jon Bon Jovi's first solo album, released in 1990. It includes songs from and inspired by the movie Young Guns II. Emilio Estevez asked for Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive" as the theme song for his upcoming Billy the Kid sequel, but Jon Bon Jovi ended up composing an all new theme song for the film's soundtrack instead. The album featured guests such as Elton John, Little Richard, and Jeff Beck. Blaze of Glory was awarded a Golden Globe. It also received Academy Award and Grammy nominations. The "Blaze of Glory" single hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with the album peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart. The album mainly focuses on the theme of redemption and whether an individual's past wrongs will catch up with them. Another theme on the album is about making a stand and making yourself heard in the world. Jon Bon Jovi said on the 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong DVD that he originally thought the album's aggression and themes dealt with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett from Young Guns II but has come to realize that they reflect the bad place he was in at the time. Personnel * Kenny Aronoff â Drums, Percussion * Jeff Beck â Electric Guitar * Jon Bon Jovi â Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitars, Piano, Harmonica, Producer * Robbin Crosby â Guitar * Elton John â Piano, Backing Vocals * Danny Kortchmar â Guitar, Producer * Dale Lavi - Hand Claps * Myrna Matthews â Backing Vocals * Aldo Nova â Guitars, Keyboards, Piano, Tambourine * Phil Parlapiano â Accordion * Lou Diamond Phillips â Vocals * The Runners â Hand Claps * Little Richard- Piano, Vocals * Benmont Tench â Organ, Piano * Julia Waters â Vocals, Backing Vocals * Maxine Waters â Backing Vocals * Waddy Wachtel - Guitar, Slide Guitar Production *Jon Bon Jovi, Danny Kortchmar: Producers *Brian Scheuble, Rob Jacobs: Engineering Trivia * Emilio Estevez had earlier told his friend Bon Jovi that "Young Guns" writer-producer, John Fusco, often listened to "Wanted Dead or Alive" while writing the sequel. Bon Jovi came to the New Mexico set of the sequel and performed a new original, on an acoustic guitar, for Estevez and Fusco. This was the first time "Blaze of Glory" was heard. Fusco called his co-producers into the trailer to listen, and the movie was named the theme song for "Young Guns II" right there. * Jon Bon Jovi's lyrics from the song "Santa Fe" are quoted in the 1998 book, About a Boy. Although the author, Nick Hornby, would have been light-heartedly referring to John Donne's No Man is an Island. *The song is also quoted in the film High Fidelity. * In 1998, country singer Chris LeDoux recorded "Bang A Drum" which Jon would sing with LeDoux as a duet. * In an interview for UNCUT magazine, Keifer Sutherland said "When Jon (Bon Jovi) joined the team for Young Guns 2, we were all eating hamburgers in a diner and Jon was scribbling on this napkin for, say, six minutes. He declared he'd written 'Blaze of Glory', which of course then went through the roof in the States. He later gave Emilio Estevez the napkin. We were munching burgers while he wrote a No. 1 song... Made us feel stupid." Charts and certifications ja:ãã¬ã¤ãºã»ãªãã»ã°ãã¼ãªã¼ pt:Blaze of Glory fi:Blaze of Glory sv:Blaze of Glory This text has been derived from Blaze of Glory on Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Artist/Band Information Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi, Jr.; March 2, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as the lead singer and founder of Bon Jovi. Throughout his career, he has released two solo albums and eleven studio albums with his band which have sold over 130 million albums worldwide. As a solo artist, Bon Jovi has numerous awards for his work, including a Golden Glob |
In response to his young radio listeners aspiring to be just like him, who created the Cowboy Code, or Cowboy Commandments? | Gene Autry's Cowboy Code - Conrad Askland blog Conrad Askland blog askland Leave a comment Autry created the Cowboy Code or Cowboy Commandments in response to his young radio listeners aspiring to be just like Gene. I used to play keyboards for Roy Rogers Jr. – see Roy Rogers and Gene Autry had a friendly rivalry between them, all in good fun. But I’d bet my saddle that Roy would agree with this list too. 1. The Cowboy must never shoot first, hit a smaller man, or take unfair advantage. 2. He must never go back on his word, or a trust confided in him. 3. He must always tell the truth. 4. He must be gentle with children, the elderly, and animals. 5. He must not advocate or possess racially or religiously intolerant ideas. 6. He must help people in distress. 7. He must be a good worker. 8. He must keep himself clean in thought, speech, action, and personal habits. 9. He must respect women, parents, and his nation’s laws. 10. The Cowboy is a patriot. No related posts. |
What was John Wayne's last movie? | The Shootist (1976) - IMDb IMDb Robin Williams rejected for Harry Potter role thanks to 'British-only' rule 2 hours ago 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 dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity. Director: Guide to the Globes Related News a list of 38 titles created 11 Aug 2011 a list of 41 titles created 26 Oct 2011 a list of 38 titles created 12 Feb 2012 a list of 25 titles created 13 Jun 2012 a list of 25 titles created 28 Dec 2014 Search for " The Shootist " 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. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations. See more awards » Videos Marshal Rooster Cogburn unwillingly teams up with Eula Goodnight to track down the killers of her father. Director: Stuart Millar In 1909, when John Fain's gang kidnaps Big Jake McCandles' grandson and hold him for ransom, Big Jake sets out to rescue the boy. Directors: George Sherman, John Wayne Stars: John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Hara Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother. Director: Henry Hathaway When his cattle drivers abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his drivers in order to get his herd to market in time to ... See full summary » Director: Mark Rydell A drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer in Indian territory. Director: Henry Hathaway J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop in their tracks, so when his two young boys want to get his attention they decide to rob... See full summary » Director: Andrew V. McLaglen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water. Director: Howard Hawks After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend. Director: Howard Hawks Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war. Director: Andrew V. McLaglen A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. Director: Howard Hawks A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed. Director: John Ford Wealthy rancher G.W. McLintock uses his power and influence in the territory to keep the peace between farmers, ranchers, land-grabbers, Indians and corrupt government officials. Director: Andrew V. McLaglen Edit Storyline John Books an aging gunfighter goes to see a doctor he knows for a second opinion after another doctor told him he has a cancer which is terminal. The doctor confirms what the other said. He says Books has a month maybe two left. He takes a room in the boarding house and the son of the woman who runs it recognizes him and tells his mother who he is. She doesn't like his kind but when he tells her of his condition, she empathizes. Her son wants him to teach him how to use a gun. Books tries to tell him that killing is not something he wants to live with. Books, not wanting to go through the agony of dying from cancer, tries to find a quicker way to go. Written by [email protected] See All (139) » Taglines: He's got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more - TO WIN JUST ONE MORE |
Together For The First Time - James Stewart - John Wayne - in the masterpiece of four-time Academy Award winner John Ford was the tag-line to what movie? | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) - 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 Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ( 1962 ) Approved | A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Mads Mikkelsen: From Serial Killer to 'Star Wars' Secret Weapon 19 December 2016 8:02 AM, -08:00 | Rollingstone.com a list of 47 titles created 18 Aug 2011 a list of 22 titles created 01 Mar 2013 a list of 26 titles created 08 Apr 2014 a list of 44 titles created 10 months ago a list of 31 titles created 2 months ago Title: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 8.1/10 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. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards » Videos A Civil War veteran embarks on a journey to rescue his niece from an Indian tribe. Director: John Ford A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. Director: Howard Hawks A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process. Director: John Ford A drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer in Indian territory. Director: Henry Hathaway Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son. Directors: Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson Stars: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them. Director: Sam Peckinpah A marshall, personally compelled to face a returning deadly enemy, finds that his own town refuses to help him. Director: Fred Zinnemann 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water. Director: Howard Hawks A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity. Director: Don Siegel Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother. Director: Henry Hathaway A cavalry officer posted on the Rio Grande must deal with murderous raiding Apaches, his son who's a risk-taking recruit and his wife from whom he has been separated for many years. Director: John Ford A retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love. Director: John Ford Edit Storyline When Senator Ransom Stoddard returns home to Shinbone for the funeral of Tom Doniphon, he recounts to a local newspaper editor the story behind it all. He had come to town many years before, a lawyer by profession. The stage was robbed on its way in by the local ruffian, Liberty Valance, and Stoddard has nothing to his name left save a few law books. He gets a job in the kitchen at the Ericson's restaurant and there meets his future wife, Hallie. The territory is vying for Statehood and Stoddard is selected as a representative over Valance, who continues terrorizing the town. When he destroys the local newspaper office and attacks the editor, Stoddard calls him out, though the conclusion is not quite as straightforward as legend would have it. Written by garykmcd Two Great Stars Appear Together For the First Time! See more » Genres: 22 April 1962 (USA) See more » Also Known As: |
In 2006 there were approximately how many pubs in the UK? 47,500, 57,500 or 67,500? | SEC Info - Mark IV Industries Inc - �10-K� for 2/28/97 Just�1st � UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED) For the fiscal year ended February 28, 1997 OR ___ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED) For the transition period from _________________ to ________________________ Commission File No. 1-8862 MARK IV INDUSTRIES, INC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 23-1733979 _______________________________ ___________________________________ (State or other jurisdiction of (IRS employer Identification number) incorporation or organization) 501 John James Audubon Pkwy., P.O. Box 810, Amherst , NY 14226-0810 ------------------------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: ( 716 ) 689-4972 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of exchange on Title of Class which registered -------------- ---------------------- Common Stock, $.01 par value New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X . No . --- --- Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrant 's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. X --- The aggregate market value of the voting stock of the Registrant held by non-affiliates of the Registrant based on the closing price of the Common Stock on May 1, 1997 on the New York Stock Exchange was $1,262,013,328. As of May 1, 1997 , the number of outstanding shares of Registrant's Common Stock, $.01 par value, was 64,899,030 shares. Documents Incorporated By Reference ----------------------------------- Portions of the Registrant 's definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year are incorporated by reference into Part III. 10-K Just�2nd MARK IV INDUSTRIES, INC. INDEX TO ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K PART I Page Item 1: Business ..................................................3 Item 2: Properties ...............................................15 Item 3: Legal Proceedings ........................................16 Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders .....................................16 PART II Item 5: Market for the Company 's Common Stock and Related Security Holder Matters .........................17 Item 6: Selected Financial Data ..................................18 Item 7: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and |
What is the second most common pub name in the UK behind the Red Lion? | Britain Has Over 600 Red Lion Pubs...What is a Red Lion? | Europe Forum | Fodor's Travel Talk Forums Britain Has Over 600 Red Lion Pubs...What is a Red Lion? Tagged: Switzerland 7 4 days itinerary for France by vbansal | 5 responses; most recent on Jan 20, 17 at 12:26 AM Tagged: France , Germany 10 Tagged: France 11 Itinerary and transportation suggestions by blan1000 | 4 responses; most recent on Jan 19, 17 at 11:22 PM Tagged: Italy 14 Marksburg Castle Transport Question by hbo6 | 3 responses; most recent on Jan 19, 17 at 11:07 PM Tagged: Turkey 19 Road Trip From Frankfurt by GeorgeTony | 11 responses; most recent on Jan 19, 17 at 10:39 PM Tagged: France 23 Croatia and Montenegro Itinerary by Lolie | 2 responses; most recent on Jan 19, 17 at 09:52 PM Britain Has Over 600 Red Lion Pubs...What is a Red Lion? Posted by: PalenQ on Mar 28, 11 at 11:42 AM Printer Friendly The other day on Coronation Street, the long running popular British soap, it was said that 'Britain has over 600 Red Lion pubs and who has ever seen a red lion?" Well this got me to thinking what the heck is a red lion? The Scottish symbol? No it turns out and this site explains what it really stems from... The inn-significance of the Red Lion | ZythophileDec 5, 2007 ... Here's what the ISS says about the Red Lion, often claimed to be the commonest pub name in Britain (though at around 650 examples it is ... HOW MANY RED LION PUBS HAVE YOU BEEN IN/ I wonder if this is the msot common pub name in Britain? Kate on Mar 28, 11 at 12:03 PM I'm not sure there's a single reason for the red lion, I suspect it's simply the fact that it so commonly appears of heraldic arms. So if the local landowner had a red lion on his crest, the local tenant tavern may have taken the name as a result. Similarly popular names include the White Lion and the Rose & Crown. 'The Crown' might be the Red Lion's chief contender for most popular name. I wonder if anyone has ever counted? My favourite story comes from a pub I used to visit in Buckinghamshire called the Bull & Butcher. It dates from Tudor times, and the rumour is that the name was a not-so-secret code for 'The Bullen Butcher', ie Henry VIII, who chopped off the head of Anne Boleyn (also written as 'Bullen'). According to BBPA [British Beer and Pub Association], the most common names are: Red Lion (759) and according to CAMRA [Campaign For Real Ale]they are: Crown (704) Bell (378) New Inn (372) Both surveys conducted in 2007. The reason for the discrepancy is due to the ambiguity as to what constitutes a public house as opposed to other licensed premises. Many long moons ago I used to work in a pub called "My Father's Moustache" in Lincolnshire. I suspect that may have been at the other end of the scale. flanneruk on Mar 28, 11 at 12:59 PM The Scottish national arms feature a red lion - and many Red Lion pubs roughly date from the time James of Scotland took over as king of England. There's a a long tradtion of monarch-flattering signs: the White Hart (Richard II's arms), the Sun in Splendor (the Yorkists), the George (any of the first four) and the Royal Oak (Charles II).Putting up a sign that celebrated the monarch was, till the early 19th century, very widespread - though after a while they just became pub names, and people were opening Royal Oaks long after the Stuarts had been replaced by monarchs more prepared to work in a Protestant democracy. So the signs got overtaken by battles where we'd bopped some Johnny Foreigner (the Alma, Spion Kop, etc) in the 19th century, then downright silliness (the Slug and Lettuce) in the late 20th, then by "For Sale" in the early 21st. alanRow on Mar 28, 11 at 01:24 PM There's also a long tradition of naming the pub after your sponsor - retiring soldiers would use their pay-off to set up a pub and name it after the person who paid for the regiment - so something like "Northumberland Arms" is quite common Kate on Mar 28, 11 at 01:48 PM Yes Alan, the reason there are so many 'Marquis of Granby's' is that he apparently bought a pub for all his retiring |
Amos Brierly and Mr Wilks ran which pub on TV? | Amos Brearly | Emmerdale Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Amos was Beckindale 's local gossip, he was at the centre of all the local news, in The Woolpack . In 1973 , Amos was convinced that the brewery liked couples to run pubs and Amos saw a decent woman in Annie Sugden . Annie turned Amos down gently, later he went into business with Henry Wilks and they ran the pub together until Amos retired. In 1976 The Woolpack premises had to be moved when it was found to be suffering from subsidence. In 1978 while closing up The Woolpack Amos and Mr Wilks were threatened by burglars and were locked in the cellar all night. However, later that year he was proud to give his barmaid Dolly Acaster away when she married Matt Skilbeck . In summer 1980 , gamekeeper Seth Armstrong switched from The Malt Shovel to The Woolpack - Seth continuously irritated Amos. Amos gained an allotment in 1980, and this was the scene of much rivalry between himself and Seth for many years. In late 1980, Amos's aunt Emily turned up for a visit. Amos was terrified of her. She fled from The Woolpack on discovering that Amos had written-up a report on UFOs spotted locally, stating that he was tampering with unknown forces. A couple of years later, she returned to announce that Amos's uncle Arthur had died. Aunt Emily thought she stood to gain from Arthur's will, but she was only bequeathed some old junk, including an elephant's foot umbrella stand. In 1981 , Amos set up his own village newsletter - The Beckindale Bugle . It was short-lived. In 1983 , Amos sought upward mobility by cultivating the friendship of NY Estates boss Alan Turner . He was distressed to hear Alan criticising him to a golfing pal. From then on, Amos treated Alan frostily, insisting on calling him "Mr Turner". Amos had a brother Ezra Brearly .. He also mentioned another brother who had died young. Amos's rivalry with Ernie Shuttleworth of The Malt Shovel public house took on a new intensity during the '80s, as each tried to outdo the other with various ventures, including happy hours, juke boxes and dominoes tournaments. In 1984 , Ernie was thrilled to get Amos a ticking off from the local police by tampering with The Woolpack clock so the pub was caught serving drinks after hours. In 1988 , Amos seemed set to marry Gloria Pinfold , an old sweetheart of his from many years before. She was a strong-willed woman who moved into The Woolpack and interfered with Henry's book keeping and the diet of the two men, insisting that full English breakfasts were not to be eaten because of cholesterol and fat content. Finally, she had a better offer from another man and left Amos. In the summer of 1989 , Henry got hay fever and drove Amos mad with his sneezing. Amos also discovered a crop circle at Home Farm and was convinced that aliens had landed in Beckindale . Sadly, by the time Amos took a local expert to see the fantastic spectacle, the field had been harvested. In July 1990 , while celebrating friend Annie's 70th birthday, Amos suffered a stroke. Shortly after he decided to retire to Spain in January 1991 handing the pub over to Alan Turner, he returned to the village in October for Henry's funeral. He made a brief return in 1992 . In 1993 he returned for a few months from May to October and was present when Annie married Leonard Kempinski , whom she had met a year earlier while staying with Amos in Spain. He made several appearances throughout 1994 , first returning for the funeral of the Plane Crash victims where he did the same reading he had done at Wilks funeral two years previously. In February he served as best man when Alan Turner married former prostitute Shirley Foster . He returned again in May for Jack and Sarah 's wedding, at the reception - held in a barn at Emmerdale Farm - he made the announcement that the residents of Beckindale had decided to rename the village Emmerdale in honour of Annie Sugden. He returns once again in December for the first anniversary of the Plane Crash. Amos made his last visit to the village thus far, when he came home with Annie for her son Joe Su |
With only one letter in its name. What is the name of the pub with the shortest name? | One-Letter Name - TV Tropes One-Letter Name You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share — Sebastian Stark, Shark When you take Only One Name to the extreme, this is the result. Most often a Code Name . For some reason letters from the second half of the alphabet are much more likely to be chosen. Even people who change their names to something starting with A to get to the top of an alphabetical list seem to never use just A. A fair number of older novels (from, say, the 19th and early 20th centuries) use this as a form of "discretion shot". (See Spell My Name with a Blank .) For example, a lot of Sherlock Holmes stories refer to "Mr. B——" as a way to imply that this is a real person and the story really happened in the real world, but that due to the potentially embarrassing nature of the events Watson is too much of a gentleman to reveal Mr. B's true identity. open/close all folders Anime and Manga A serial killer in Hell Teacher Nube that patterns himself after Aka Manto (Red Mantle) is simply referred to by authorities as "A". It's clear this is an attributed alias, but we never learn his real name. I Wish has the male protagonist called K. It's stated early on that he goes by K, because his real name is cursed. Count D and his relatives in Pet Shop of Horrors . D, the alien spy from Project A-ko . It is, however, a code name. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX : In the English dub, Aster Phoenix's adoptive father is named The D . In the Japanese version, he was called DD, which is a two-letter name , but comes close. In the Japanese version, the Deck Destruction pro-duelist is named X. In the English dub, he was called Howard X. Miller. G, the Big Bad of Real Bout High School , who honestly doesn't remember his name after the years of psychological and physical conditioning he was subjected to since he was a boy in order to become the perfect bodyguard. As far as he's concerned, it's a placeholder; He'll find out what his name is if it's the last thing he does. Like many characters in the series , G is a Captain Ersatz of a King of Fighters character; in his case, K' (see below). G., the first Vongola Storm Guardian from Katekyo Hitman Reborn! . Phantom Thief G? from D.Gray-Man Soldat J, from GaoGaiGar J from Heat Guy J J from Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo . You know, the one with the garlic/onion (the heroes can never decide this) for a head? In the Diamond/Pearl saga of the Pok�mon anime, a villain known as Pokemon Hunter J and a one-shot filler character known as O were introduced. In Pok�mon Adventures , the protagonists of each arc are named after their generation's games. So the protagonists for the XY arc are named... X and Y. Granted, when romanized their names become Ekkusu and Wai, but it still doesn't make their names any less weird. Averted with Y in the Viz version, as her actual name is Yvonne but has 'Y' as her nickname. Gravitation 's K. (Although his actual name is revealed later.) K in Puni Puni Poemi . L from Death Note . A handful of other characters use one-letter codenames at some point, as well, (most notably L's successor Near first introduces himself as N) but, as revealed in the "how to read" book , L actually is his first name. The full name being L Lawliet. L-sama from Slayers novel afterwords. Though this is an abbreviation of L.O.N. or Lord of Nightmares. In Valvrave the Liberator , soldiers trained at the Karlstein Institute have their real names taken, and they are replaced by combining this with You Are Number 6 . So we have L-Elf (Elf meaning 11), and several others. Y in Humanity Has Declined . Assuming that's her actual name, seeing as no one else has one... The main antagonist of the third Tenchi Muyo! OVA goes by Z, remarking that his real name, Z-0001332536893, is too long. Mazinger universe: Fanon often refers to the eponymous Humongous Mecha Mazinger Z as simply "Z". Z, the Big Bad from the eponymous One Piece movie One Piece Film: Z . The Alphabets, Major Eberbach's subordinates in From Eroica with Love , are each known by one single letter as a codename. The Majo |
The Bottle Inn at Marshwood in Dorset has what annual eye watering and tongue numbing item on the menu? | Book of General Ignorance by Tarek Saif (page 102) - issuu issuu Issuu on Google+ Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html During World War I, both Germany and Austria ran short on supplies of cotton. In search of a suitable replacement, scientists chanced upon an ingenious solution: mixing very small quantities of cotton with nettles—specifically, the hardy fibers of the stinging nettle (Urtica dioica). Without any form of systematic production, the Germans cultivated 1,413 tons of this material in 1915, and a further 2,976 tons the following year. After a brief struggle, the British captured two German overalls in 1917, and their construction was analyzed with some surprise. Nettles have many advantages over cotton for agriculture—cotton needs a lot of watering, it only grows in a warm climate, and requires a lot of pesticide treatment if it is to be grown economically. There’s no danger of being stung by a “full nettle jacket” either, as the stinging hairs—little hypodermic syringes made of silica and filled with poison—are not used in production. The long fibers in the stems are all that are useful. The Germans were by no means the first to stumble across this plant’s many uses. Archaeological remains from around Europe reveal that it’s been used for tens of thousands of years for fishing nets, twine, and cloth. The Bottle Inn, a pub in Marshwood, Dorset, England, holds an annual World Stinging Nettle Eating Championship. Rules are strict: no gloves, no mouth-numbing drugs (other than beer), and no regurgitation. The trick appears to be to fold the top of the nettle leaf toward you and push it past your lips before swigging it down with ale. A dry mouth, they say, is a sore mouth. The winner is the one who has the longest set of bare stalks at the end of an hour. The current record is 48 feet for men, and about 26 feet for women. Who discovered penicillin? Sir Alexander Fleming is a long way down the list. Bedouin tribesmen in North Africa have made a healing ointment from the mold on donkey harnesses for more than a thousand years. In 1897 a young French army doctor called Ernest Duchesne rediscovered this by observing how Arab stable boys used the mold from damp saddles to treat saddle sores. He conducted thorough research identifying the mold asPenicillium glaucum , used it to cure typhoid in guinea pigs, and noted its destructive effect onE. coli bacteria. It was the first clinically tested use of what came to be called penicillin. He sent in the research as his doctoral thesis, urging further study, but the Institut Pasteur didn’t even acknowledge receipt of his work, perhaps because he was only twenty-three and a completely unknown student. Tarek Saif Follow publisher Unfollow publisher Be the first to know about new publications. |
Which movie sees Jack Lemmon and Tont Curtis dressed as women in an all girl band? | Some Like It Hot (1959) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS 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 Some Like It Hot ( 1959 ) Not Rated | From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. Director: a list of 22 titles created 21 Sep 2013 a list of 40 titles created 03 Feb 2014 a list of 27 titles created 29 Dec 2015 a list of 43 titles created 11 months ago a list of 25 titles created 3 weeks ago Title: Some Like It Hot (1959) 8.3/10 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 9 wins & 13 nominations. See more awards » Videos A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. Director: Billy Wilder A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. Director: Billy Wilder An insurance representative lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions. Director: Billy Wilder Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. Director: Orson Welles A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. Director: Alfred Hitchcock A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. Director: Alfred Hitchcock A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound. Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly Stars: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise. Director: Billy Wilder A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. Director: Alfred Hitchcock In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. Director: Michael Curtiz An ingenue insinuates herself into the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends. Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers. Director: Howard Hawks Edit Storyline When two Chicago musicians, Joe and Jerry, witness the the St. Valentine's Day massacre, they want to get out of town and get away from the gangster responsible, Spats Colombo. They're desperate to get a gig out of town but the only job they know of is in an all-girl band heading to Florida. They show up at the train station as Josephine and Daphne, the replacement saxophone and bass players. They certainly enjoy being around the girls, especially Sugar Kane Kowalczyk who sings and plays the ukulele. Joe in particular sets out to woo her while Jerry/Daphne is wooed by a millionaire, Osgood Fielding III. Mayhem ensues as the two men try to keep their true identities hidden and Spats Colombo and his crew show up for a meeting with several other crime lords. Written by garykmcd The movie too HOT for words! See more » Genres: 14 April 1959 (Japan) See more » Also Known As: Not Tonight, Josephine! See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia It is interesting that due to line issues and the train scene and the Manhattan drink. During prohibition 'Bourbon,' made only in Kentucky, would |
In which of Shakespeare's plays does the character Viola pose as a boy, Cesario? | Viola (Cesario) in Twelfth Night, or What You Will NEXT Character Analysis Viola is Twelfth Night's gender-bending heroine. The survivor of a ship-wreck that separates her from her twin brother, Viola washes up on shore in Illyria, where she decides to cross-dress as a boy and take a job at Duke Orsino's court. As the boy servant, "Cesario," Viola quickly becomes Orsino's favorite page and is given the task of wooing Olivia on Orsino's behalf. As "Cesario," Viola's a little too good at her job and she finds herself in the middle of a messy love triangle when Olivia falls in love with "Cesario," who can't return the Countess's favors because Viola is in love with the Duke. Got that? OK, good. So, why does Viola cross-dress as a boy? She says she wants to disguise her identity as a way to buy some time, to figure some stuff out. But why? What's the motivation here? Well, the answer isn't quite clear. On the one hand, we could say that Viola disguises her identity because she's not capable of facing a world without her brother. This would align Viola with the likes of Olivia, who cloisters herself like a nun to mourn the death of her dead brother. On the other hand, Viola's decision to cross-dress is proactive, which makes her defiant and bold, as she willingly faces whatever comes her way. While we're asking questions, let's talk about why Viola falls in love with Duke Orsino, because it's a bit baffling. Some critics argue that there's really no good reason for Viola to love Orsino – a guy who is self-absorbed, moody, and obnoxious. This, they argue, makes Viola just as silly as all the other characters that fall for inappropriate partners (Olivia, Malvolio, and so on). Another answer to this question is that Viola falls for Orsino because he's passionate and poetic. (He may be a bad poet, but he's a poet nonetheless.) Whatever the reason, one thing is certain: Viola's love, unlike the passions of other characters in the play, is constant and true. Rather than hop-scotch from one romantic interest to the next (Olivia, we're talking about you), Viola's devotion is rock-steady and perhaps even a bit self-destructive. (Why else would she agree to deliver love letters from the man she loves to another woman? Come on. That's just brutal.) Anyway, Viola's love for the Duke is the one thing that seems to pull the guy out of his self-absorbed world and into a relationship with another human being (rather than the relationship he seems to have with himself). Similarly, Viola or "Cesario" is also the magnetic figure that draws Olivia from her cloistered state of "mourning" into the land of the living. Even though Olivia doesn't wind up with "Cesario," she does transfer her desire from "Cesario" to Sebastian. Without Viola, then, Olivia and Orsino would remain locked into their self-absorbed states. OK, so what? We're glad you asked. Let's think about the big picture for a moment. As a comedy that works toward the consummation of heterosexual desire (check out our discussion of " Genre "), Twelfth Night uses Viola/"Cesario" as the mechanism that throws the world into temporary chaos (her cross-dressing causes most of the mix-ups in the play) and then as the figure that restores order to the "topsy-turvy" world. So, what is it that's so appealing about Viola/"Cesario" anyway? Well, let's ask Olivia and Orsino, who are always talking about how luscious and sexy "Cesario's" androgynous features can be. (Androgynous just means "masculine" and "feminine.") Viola/"Cesario" just goes to show that androgynous features can be really attractive. Viola's "Cesario" disguise also does a pretty good job of blurring the boundaries of gender, which just goes to show that gender can be impersonated or acted, like any kind of theatrical or social role. |
Barry Humphries plays Dame Edna Everage, but which character does he plays as the Australian Cultural Attache? | Barry Humphries - IMDb IMDb Actor | Writer | Soundtrack His father was an affluent construction manager. Barry was a very intelligent boy who attended Melbourne University. There, he began in revues and doing some impersonations. He moved to London around 1960 and began his TV career. He has created numerous characters, including Dame Edna Everidge and Sir Les Patterson. See full bio » Born: a list of 41 people created 26 Jul 2013 a list of 34 people created 19 Nov 2014 a list of 86 people created 22 Feb 2015 a list of 30 people created 15 Sep 2015 a list of 26 images created 11 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Barry Humphries's work have you seen? User Polls 5 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards » Known For 2014 The Kangaroo Gang (TV Series) Narrator - Episode #3.7 (2008) ... Dame Edna Everage (as Dame Edna Everage) 1978-2007 Parkinson (TV Series) 1990 Single Voices (TV Series) Sandy Stone 1982 Omnibus (TV Series documentary) Sir Les Patterson 1990 A Night on Mount Edna (TV Movie) (uncredited) 1990 Single Voices (TV Series) (1 episode) 1966 The Late Show (TV Series) Hide 1984 Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage (TV Movie) (lyrics: "Shyness") / (music: "Shyness") / (performer: "Shyness") 1981 Shock Treatment (performer: "Little Black Dress", "Shock Treatment") 1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (performer: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Finale)) 1972 The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (lyrics: "My One-eyed Trouser Snake", "Old Pacific Sea", "The Adventures of Barry McKenzie") Hide 1984 Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage (TV Movie) (composer: song "I'm Shy") 1981 Flamingo Park (Short) (music - as Dame Edna Everage) Hide 2003 Concert for George (Video documentary) (camera rigger) Hide 1993 Edna Time (TV Series) (executive producer - 1993) Hide 2011 Eddie Perfect: Misanthropology (Video) (thanks) 2007 'Little Britain' Down Under (TV Movie documentary) (thank you - as Dame Edna Everage) 2005 Great Performances (TV Series) (special thanks - 1 episode) 2015 Stop Laughing... This Is Serious (TV Series documentary) Himself 2015 The Talk (TV Series) Himself 2013 American Masters (TV Series documentary) Herself 2012 Raising the Curtain (TV Series documentary) Himself - Interviewee 2012 Q&A (TV Series) Himself - Panelist 2011 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) Himself 2010 The Review Show (TV Series) Himself - Cultural Highlights Interviewee 2009 Rove Live (TV Series) Himself 2008 I'd Do Anything (TV Series) Himself - Judge 2007 100 Greatest Stand-Ups (TV Special documentary) Himself (as Dame Edna Everage and Les Patterson) 2005 Celebrate 'Oliver!' (TV Movie) Himself 2005 The Unseen Spike Milligan (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2005 Barry Humphries on Bedazzled (Video documentary short) Himself 2004 Live! with Kelly (TV Series) Himself 2003 Micallef Tonight (TV Series) Himself 1992-1996 Pebble Mill (TV Series) Himself 1995 The Celluloid Heroes (TV Movie) Himself 1976-1995 Omnibus (TV Series documentary) Himself 1989 The South Bank Show (TV Series documentary) Himself 1987 The Last Resort (TV Series) Himself 1986 The Story of English (TV Mini-Series documentary) Himself 1983 Breakfast Time (TV Series) Himself 1983 Time with Betjeman (TV Series documentary) Himself 1981 The Rocky Horror Treatment (TV Movie documentary) Himself (uncredited) 1979 Christmas Snowtime Special (TV Movie) Herself - Presenter (as Dame Edna Everage) 1965 The Australian Londoners (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1964 Monitor (TV Series documentary) Himself 2013 Greatest Stand Up Comedians (TV Movie documentary) Herself - 19th Place (as Dame Edna Everage) 2012 The Unforgettable Russell Harty (TV Movie documentary) Herself - Interviewee on The Russell Harty Show (as Dame Edna Everage) 2012 7.30 (TV Series) 2004 Arena (TV Series documentary) Himself 1991 Memories of 1970-1991 (TV Series documentary) Himself TV commercial (voiceover as Dame Edna Everage) for Tesco supermarkets (2004) See more » Publicity Listings: 2 Interviews | 7 Articles | 1 Maga |
Who plays the killer in the 1960 film Psycho where he dresses in his mother's clothes? | Psycho (1960) - Synopsis The content of this page was created directly by users and has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Warning! This synopsis may contain spoilers See plot summary for non-spoiler summarized description. Visit our Synopsis Help to learn more Synopsis In a Phoenix hotel room on a Friday afternoon, Marion Crane ( Janet Leigh ) and her out-of-town lover Sam Loomis ( John Gavin ) end a stolen lunchtime interlude with yet another disagreement about their future. Marion wants to marry Sam, but debts inherited from his father and his own alimony payments do not leave him enough money to support her as he would like. As they have done so often before on Sam's business trips to Phoenix, they part leaving their future uncertain. Marion returns to the real estate office where she works as a secretary, arriving just ahead of her boss Mr. Lowery ( Vaughn Taylor ) and his client Cassidy ( Frank Albertson ) who buys a house from Lowery with $40,000 in cash. Lowery tells Marion to put the money in the safe deposit box at the bank until Monday. Pleading a headache, Marion asks to take the rest of the day off after her errand to the bank. But Marion doesn't go to the bank. On the spur of the moment, she decides to keep the money, packs a suitcase, and starts driving out of town, only to be spotted by her boss at an intersection where he gives her a suspicious look. Worried that she has been found out already, she still proceeds out of town on her way to Fairvale, California, where Sam lives. All the while she keeps looking behind her, fearful that she's being followed. She drives well into the night and parks alongside the road to sleep. In the morning, a highway patrolman ( Mort Mills ) stops to investigate her stopped car, and awakens her. Startled and nervous, she arouses the patrolman's suspicions. He looks at her license and registration, taking note of the plate number. He allows her to go on, but follows her for a while, which intensifies Marion's agitation. Realizing that her car can easily give her away, Marion decides to trade it in for a different car. She stops in at a used car lot, hurriedly pays the salesman ( John Anderson ) $700 cash for a likely substitute, and completes the deal as the same highway patrolman watches from across the street. Nervous, she drives away and continues toward Fairvale. As night falls on this second day, with her fears of pursuit crowding in around her, she drives into a rainstorm. Unable to see the road clearly, she spots the lighted sign of the Bates Motel, and decides to take a room for the night. As there are no other cars there, and no one in the motel office, she honks her horn upon seeing a light on in the house behind the motel, and a silhouette in the window. Someone dashes down the path to greet her, and he introduces himself as Norman Bates ( Anthony Perkins ). He is soft-spoken and shy young man who tells Marion that he lives in the large house with his mother. He comments that the motel seldom has guests anymore since the new interstate bypassed the local highway, and Marion realizes that she probably took a wrong turn in the storm. Still nervous about being tracked by the police, Marion registers under a false name, and Norman checks her into Cabin 1 just next to the office. When she asks about food, Marion learns that Fairvale is only fifteen miles away. Norman offers to share his supper with her so she doesn't have to go out again in the rain, and he goes back to the house. She begins unpacking, taking time to wrap the money inside a newspaper which she sets aside on the bed table. Then she overhears a shouted argument between Norman and his mother coming from the house. Mother Bates seems to have a low opinion of young women, and doesn't want Norman associating with them. Norman returns to the motel with sandwiches and milk and invites Marion to join him in the parlor just behind the check-in desk. Marion is taken aback by the stuffed birds that fill the parlor, a product of his taxidermy hobby. In their conversation over sandwiches, Norman talks abo |
Which character in the TV series MASH dresses as a woman in an attempt to be dismissed from the army? | Maxwell Q. Klinger | Monster M*A*S*H | Fandom powered by Wikia Jamie Farr Sergeant Maxwell Q. Klinger is a fictional character from the M*A*S*H television series played by American actor Jamie Farr . A Lebanese-American hailing from Toledo, Ohio, Klinger serves as an orderly/corpsman (and later company clerk) assigned to the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital unit during the Korean War. The character's original defining characteristic is his attempts to gain a discharge from the army, typically through being judged mentally unfit for service (under "Section 8") or for other reasons. To this end, he would habitually wear women's clothing and engage in other "crazy" stunts. He later gives up his discharge attempts and is promoted from the rank of corporal to sergeant during the course of the TV series. Contents Edit Klinger was the first main character introduced on M*A*S*H not to have appeared in either Richard Hooker's original M*A*S*H novel or the subsequent film. Originally introduced as a bit character in the early first season episode " Chief Surgeon Who? " as a simple gag of a soldier who wanted out of the Army and was trying to fake his way to a "Section 8" medical discharge, he made such an impression on the producers and audience that he became a recurring character throughout the season, and by the second season was a regular member of the cast. Klinger is proud of his family, and of his hometown of Toledo, Ohio, which he regularly mentions (including references to Tony Packo's Cafe , a real-life local attraction). The only time the series has a glimpse of Toledo is a dream sequence when Klinger finds himself in a deserted street. He is also an enthusiastic Toledo Mud Hens baseball fan (a real-life minor league baseball team) as he has been seen wearing a "Mud Hens" cap (Note that the cap worn by the actor is not a Mud Hens cap but actually a Texas Rangers cap as the costume dept couldn't find an authentic Mud Hens cap for the character). He also is fond of cuban cigars made in New Jersey by Puerto Ricans. His father and grandfather are olive pickers; likewise his father had a sharp temper; a left hook and is a bowling champ. Klinger in the 4077th MASH Edit In the early episodes, a running gag was Klinger's endless efforts to get discharged from the Army either by cross-dressing or through other means. Viewers could always look forward to what new outfit he would wear or what other ploy he would attempt. But despite all his efforts, his commanding officers are never fooled, and Klinger is continually frustrated. Perhaps they recognised, as B.J. Hunnicutt once remarked, that Klinger is actually the only sane one by always trying to get out, while the rest of the camp are crazy for accepting their situation and making the most of it, as Joseph Heller would also observe in "Catch 22". The commanders largely tolerate Klinger's antics because they are entertaining, and he is otherwise a conscientious and reliable orderly who makes a point of never letting his schemes interfere with his duties. For example, he volunteered to join the party to go beyond enemy lines to recover casualties in Season 3 "Rainbow Bridge" . In "Aid Station" he is sent with Margaret and Hawkeye to a Battalion aid station . There he performs duties which would normally be done by a surgical nurse, while remaining steady under artillery fire, earning praise from Margaret and Hawkeye. By Season 7 "They Call the Wind Korea" he is the one who cajoles Winchester into saving a Greek soldier when Winchester thought the conditions were too difficult and the equipment too primitive. In Season 8, he takes over Radar O'Reilly's job of company clerk with reasonable seriousness, developing a reputation as a scrounger and eventually getting promoted to Sergeant. Klinger also performs a near pitch-perfect impression/impersonation of Colonel Potter, which he uses several times to manipulate others into giving the unit supplies or information that requires the Colonel's direct approval (which is often hard to obtain, since he is frequently in surgery when nee |
Which 1970 hit for the Kinks was about a young man's experience with a transvestite in a bar? | Top Ten Songs by the Kinks Home » Arts & Entertainment » Music » Top Ten Songs by the Kinks Top Ten Songs by the Kinks The Kinks prove that it’s possible to be around 30 years, be a member of the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame and still be an underrated band. One of the original British Invasion groups, The Kinks are one of the few acts in rock that can match the Rolling Stones hit for hit, yet many people know just a handful of their songs. While fans of Eric Clapton compared him to God, noted Kinks fan John Mendelsohn, on the liner notes to the invaluable The Kink Kronikles, implored, “God save The Kinks.” There are many reasons why The Kinks never received their due in the U.S., ranging from poor management, to never cashing in on a trend, to constantly switching record labels. But any listener who seeks out their albums will be overwhelmed with the power and vision of lead singer and songwriter Ray Davies and the current-period sound led by lead guitarist Dave Davies and (mostly) drummer Mick Avory. It’s an impossible task to pick the 10 best songs of a group as prolific as The Kinks. The easy way out would be to just pick the most radio-friendly songs, but that would be a huge disservice to both the band and the audience. What follows is a list of great songs from all of the varied eras of the group. #10) Sweet Lady Genevieve Perhaps the greatest song in rock-n-roll history that nobody knows, Sweet Lady Genevieve comes from “Preservation Act I” in 1973, one of many concept albums the band put out in the 1970s. The song is an ode to an ex-lover, admitting the sins of his past and asking for another chance. The song features great lyrics and a strong vocal performance by Davies. “Once under a scarlet sky I told you never ending lies, But they were the words of a drunken vagabond Who knew very well he would break your heart before long Oh forgive me Genevieve.” A guaranteed number-one hit if someone covered this song today. #9) No More Looking Back From 1975’s “Schoolboys in Disgrace”, No More Looking Back is the final song of the album. On the surface the song is about a man who keeps finding reminders of someone from his past. “And just when I think you’re out of my head I hear a song that you sang or see a book that you read. Then you’re in every bar, you’re in every cafe, You’re driving every car, I see you everyday,” A great song by itself, it works on another level, too. The Kinks had been torn apart by internal struggles in regards to Ray’s fondness for concept albums. Schoolboys pointed the way to the arena rock that would follow and define the late-70s Kinks. This song can be heard as Ray making peace with the band’s new direction. “No more looking back, No more living in the past, Yesterday’s gone and that’s a fact, Now there’s no more looking back. Got to be hard, That s the only way it’s going to be, Yesterday’s gone and that’s a fact, Now there’s no more looking back.” #8) Celluloid Heroes From 1972’s “Everybody’s in Showbiz”, a double album with the first album comprised of new studio performances and the second one a live album, Celluloid Heroes closes the studio tracks. One of the group’s most popular songs, it’s a tribute to some of Hollywood’s screen legends, including Greta Garbo and Rudolph Valentino. It also provides some foreshadowing of Ray’s later attempted suicide. “I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show, A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes, Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain And celluloid heroes never really die.” #7) People Take Pictures of Each Other The closing track to 1968’s “Village Green Preservation Society”, People Take Pictures of Each Other is a scathing indictment of those who think capturing the moment is more important than the moment itself. “People take pictures of the Summer, Just in case someone thought they had missed it, And to proved that it really existed. Fathers take pictures of the mothers, And the sisters take pictures of brothers, Just to show that they love one another. You can’t picture love that you took from me, When we were young and |
Which male actor played a female soap star in the film Tootsie? | Tootsie Cast List: Actors and Actresses from Tootsie Full Cast of Tootsie Actors/Actresses 5.5k views 16 items tags f t p @ Tootsie cast list, listed alphabetically with photos when available. This list of Tootsie actors includes any Tootsie actresses and all other actors from the film. You can view additional information about each Tootsie actor on this list, such as when and where they were born . To find out more about a particular actor or actress, click on their name and you'll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career. The cast members of Tootsie have been in many other movies, so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with. List is made up of many different actors, including Bill Murray and Dustin Hoffman. If you want to answer the questions, "Who starred in the movie Tootsie?" and "What is the full cast list of Tootsie?" then this page has got you covered. This cast list of who was in Tootsie includes both lead and minor roles. (16 items) |
Which British comedian describes himself as an executive transvestite? | Comedian Eddie Izzard makes history | USC News Comedian Eddie Izzard makes history October 15, 2012 Eddie Izzard performs at Bovard Auditorium. (Photo/Nathan Carter) USC students got a history lesson on Oct. 5 from British comedian Eddie Izzard, who gave a surreal account of civilization ranging from the Big Bang to the moon landing. “What makes Izzard really fascinating is his sheer intelligence, his sheer knowledge about world history, that he can bring into his comedy,” said Dane Martens, director of USC Spectrum, which hosts the Student Affairs arts and lectures program that brought the comedian to campus. Izzard, who performed to a packed crowd at Bovard Auditorium, jumped stream-of-consciousness style from the Crusades and British tin mining to Greek mythology and Wikipedia. His jokes often took the form of imaginary dialogues, and his characters ranged from Buzz Aldrin to a diary-keeping giant squid. Izzard scurried around the stage as if he was playing every part in a skit. According to Izzard’s account, the Stone Age began with a little clumsiness: On his way to kill a mastodon in the tar pits, a young man tripped over a rock. “If it’s bad for my foot, it could be bad for others’ feet — and their heads,” Izzard said. “This could be the beginning of an age!” Tina Crnko, a freshman majoring in theater and business administration, appreciated that Izzard “really enjoys what he’s doing: He’s laughing along with the audience.” Izzard, who has appeared in the films Ocean’s Twelve, Across the Universe and Valkyrie, recently sold out the 18,000-seat Hollywood Bowl as the venue’s first solo comedy act. This fall, he specifically reached out to college campuses for smaller shows. “I really wanted to give USC the opportunity to see him like this,” Martens said. “Twelve-hundred seats as opposed to 18,000 is pretty intimate.” The event was also promoted by the USC LGBT Resource Center as part of National Coming Out Month. Izzard, who dresses in women’s clothing for many of his performances and describes himself as an “executive transvestite,” sported brightly painted fingernails during his performance. “College life is all about balance, so it’s nice having this after going to classes and studying all day,” said Cole Manaster, a freshman majoring in business administration. “I’m looking forward to seeing more of the arts that we have here on campus and in LA.” USC Spectrum’s fall season continues with a screening of the documentary Decoding Deepak and a Q-and-A session with the film’s director on Oct. 21 and an evening with activist and journalist Nicholas Kristof on Nov. 5. For more information, visit usc.edu/spectrum |
The film Mrs Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams in the title role, was set in a Victorian property known as one of the painted ladies. In which city is this tourist attraction? | RWF ::: PRODUCTION NOTES ::: Bicentennial Man (1999) Production notes 1999 | Sci-Fi, Romance, Drama | 130 min | PG In the first decade of the new millennium, with advances in global technology overtaking the sovereignty of human compassion, Richard Martin (SAM NEILL) buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew (ROBIN WILLIAMS) by the youngest of the family's children. Touchstone Pictures'/Columbia Pictures' "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot. Touchstone Pictures and Columbia Pictures present A 1492 Pictures Production in association with Laurence Mark Productions and Radiant Productions, "Bicentennial Man." Directed by Chris Columbus, from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan, the film is based upon the short story by Isaac Asimov and the novel The Positronic Man by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg. The film is produced by Wolfgang Petersen, Gail Katz, Laurence Mark, Neal Miller, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe and Michael Barnathan. Executive producer is Dan Kolsrud. "Bicentennial Man" is distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. The Story "Bicentennial Man" spans two centuries, during which it is the goal of a single individual whose quest is to learn all he might about the intricacies of humanity, life and love. Through his efforts Andrew, a popular robot model, teaches as much as he learns. He shows the world how to open its eyes and its heart to receive any being with enough compassion to ask for acceptance. Andrew appears as a typical robot. Upon his delivery, there are four members of the Martin home: Richard Martin, whom Andrew respectfully refers to as Sir; his wife, simply as Ma'am; and their two children Grace and Amanda, who will always be Miss and Little Miss, respectively. Little Miss is the first to call him Andrew, because she misunderstands him to be an android, which of course, he is not. He is a robot: A NorthAm Robotics NDR-114 that has been purchased, as he himself describes, "To perform menial tasks. Cooking. Cleaning. Making household repairs. Playing with or supervising children." The children, however, are at first suspicious of this new member of the household. Miss sees him as an uninteresting simple appliance, common in the homes of her friends. Little Miss thinks he's a bit scary. She, of course, has nothing to fear as the first law of robotics states, "A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction cause a human being to come to harm." It is perhaps the second law of robots, "A robot must obey all human orders except where such orders conflict with the First Law," which leads the Martin family to change their perception of Andrew. For it is following an incident in which Miss orders Andrew to leap from an upstairs window (an order which he is compelled to follow), that leads Sir to proclaim, "Though Andrew is technically a piece of property, he shall be treated as if he is a person." In treating Andrew as human, are they starting to see human traits? Is he indeed showing some very anthropomorphic signs of creativity, curiosity and friendship? Or is it merely as the NorthAm Robotics executives explain, "An appliance with human form showing signs of mechanical failure, interpreted as eccentricity." Sir decides to not only allow Andrew his creativity but to encourage and cultivate the behavior as he believes Andrew to be a unique individual. |
Who is the Celtic sun-god? | Lugh, Celtic Sun God, Shining One, Celtic Mythology Celtic Mythology Irish Mythology The Partholonians Kelpies Lugh The god Lugh whose name means "shining one" was a Celtic sun god. He was handsome, perpetually youthful, and full of life and energy. This energy manifests itself especially in the number of skills he had, according to legend, mastered. He was the patron god of Lugdunum (cur: Lyon, France) and a solar deity. According to a prophecy, Balor, the god of the underworld was to be killed by his grandson. He locked his daughter, Ethlinn, in a tower made of crystal to keep her from becoming pregnant. However, Cian, one of the Tuatha de Danaan, with the help of the druidess Birog, managed to enter the tower. She gave birth to a son, Lugh, by him, but Balor threw him into the ocean. Birog saved him and gave him to Manannan mac Lir, who became his foster father. He was then nursed by Tailtiu. Lugh was also sometimes considered a son of Danu and Beli. Lugh was ingenious. One Irish tale relates of how the god travelled to Tara, and arrived during a feast for the royal court. Lugh was met by the gatekeeper, and was asked what talent he had, for it was a tradition there that only those who had a special ability could enter the palace. The god said: "I am a wright", to which the gatekeeper replied "We already have a wright, your services aren't needed here". Lugh persisted "I am a smith". Again, the guard said the court had a smith that was quite adequate; but the god was not to be dissuaded. Lugh then noted that he was also a champion, a swordsman nonpareil, a harpist, a hero, a poet, an historian, a sorcerer, and a craftsman. The gatekeeper merely nodded his head, and stated bluntly that all these trades were represented in the court by other members of the Tuatha de Danaan. "Ah, but you do have an individual who possesses all of them simultaneously?", was Lugh's clever reply. The guard was forced to admit his defeat, and so Lugh entered and joined the festivities. Lugh Lamhfada led the Tuatha in the Second Battle of Mag Tuireadh against the Fomorians. During this battle, Balor killed King Nuada with his eye, but Lugh ripped the fatal eye out with a sling, killing Balor. Lugh was husband of Rosmerta. After the god Nuada lost an arm in the Second Battle of Magh Tuiredh and was forced to abdicate his kingship since he was no longer perfect, Lugh became the leader of the Tuatha De Danaan. Lugh's name is the origin of that of the Pagan festival Lughnasadh (which is also the Irish Gaelic name for the month of August). He was the father of Cuchulainn by Dechtere. His daughter was Ebliu, she married Fintan. Alternative forms: Lug (Old Irish), Lugos (Gaulish). Epithets/Cognomens: Lamfhada ("of the long arm" in Irish), Samildanach ("versatile in every art" in Irish) Lugos is also a commune in the Gironde département, in France. Among the places named after him are: France: Lugdunum (cur: Lyon), Lugdunum Clavatum (cur: Laon), Lusignan, Loudun, Montlucon Switzerland: Lugano, Locarno, Lugarus Romania: Lugoj Italy+Spain: Logo Lug handles are a kind of flattened knob attached to the side of pottery. Lugs may have small perforations to take a cord. They are sometimes found on prehistoric ceramics such as Hembury ware. |
How many symphonies did Mozart compose? | Mozart - Composers - Classic FM Classic FM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Biography Johannes Chrystostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (1756–1791) was arguably the most gifted musician in the history of classical music. His inspiration is often described as 'divine', but he worked assiduously, not only to become the great composer he was, but also a conductor, virtuoso pianist, organist and violinist. Mozart's music embraces opera, symphony, concerto, chamber, choral, instrumental and vocal music, revealing an astonishing number of imperishable masterpieces. Mozart was born in Salzburg, in 1756. Mozart's father, Leopold, was an ambitious composer and violinist. Though he was and still is considered a genius, he was also tactless, arrogant and had a scatological sense of humour. Mozart composed his first opera, Apollo et Hyacinthus when he was only 11. A year later the Emperor Joseph II commissioned him to write La finta semplice. In August 1782 he married Constanze Weber. The Mozarts' marriage seemed to be a happy one. Constanze was easy-going, free-spending and usually pregnant. Only two of their six children survived. Post-marriage, some of Mozart's best started to appear -the Haffner and Linz symphonies and five string quartets, for example. Between 1784 and 1786, he composed nine piano concertos and three of these concurrently with The Marriage of Figaro. The year 1787 saw the premiere of Mozart's second opera, Don Giovanni. Mozart had a great run of successes in his final years - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and the Clarinet Quintet in A, three of his 41 symphonies; Cosí fan Tutte, three piano trios, the Coronation piano concerto, two piano sonatas and three string quartets. His health began to fail and his work rate slowed in 1790. He got better, though, and in 1791 alone composed the most famous The Magic Flute, the Requiem (unfinished), and the Clarinet Concerto. Mozart did not live long enough to complete his Requiem. He died in Vienna, in 1791, before his 36th birthday. |
Who wrote Principia Mathematica, published in 1687? | Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica First published Thu Dec 20, 2007 No work of science has drawn more attention from philosophers than Newton's Principia. The reasons for this, however, and consequently the focus of the attention have changed significantly from one century to the next. During the 20th Century philosophers have viewed the Principia in the context of Einstein's new theory of gravity in his theory of general relativity. The main issues have concerned the relation between Newton's and Einstein's theories of gravity and what the need to replace the former with the latter says about the nature, scope, and limits of scientific knowledge. During most of the 18th Century, by contrast, Newton's theory of gravity remained under dispute, especially because of the absence of a mechanism — in particular, a contact mechanism — producing gravitational forces. The philosophic literature correspondingly endeavored to clarify and to resolve, one way or the other, the dispute over whether the Principia should or should not be viewed as methodologically well founded. By the 1790s Newton's theory of gravity had become established among those engaged in research in orbital mechanics and physical geodesy, leading to the Principia becoming the exemplar of science at its most successful. Philosophic interest in the Principia during the 19th Century therefore came to focus on how Newton had achieved this success, in part to characterize the knowledge that had been achieved and in part to pursue comparable knowledge in other areas of research. Unfortunately, a very large fraction of the philosophic literature in all three centuries has suffered from a quite simplistic picture of the Principia itself. The main goal of this entry is to replace that simplistic picture with one that does more justice to the richness of both the content and the methodology of the Principia. 1. Overview: The Importance of the Work Viewed retrospectively, no work was more seminal in the development of modern physics and astronomy than Newton's Principia. Its conclusion that the force retaining the planets in their orbits is one in kind with terrestrial gravity ended forever the view dating back at least to Aristotle that the celestial realm calls for one science and the sublunar realm, another. Just as the Preface to its first edition had proposed, the ultimate success of Newton's theory of gravity made the identification of the fundamental forces of nature and their characterization in laws the primary pursuit of physics. The success of the theory led as well to a new conception of exact science under which every systematic discrepancy between observation and theory, no matter how small, is taken as telling us something important about the world. And, once it became clear that the theory of gravity provided a far more effective means than observation for precisely characterizing complex orbital motions — just as Newton had proposed in the Principia in the case of the orbit of the Moon — physical theory gained primacy over observation for purposes of answering specific questions about the world. The retrospective view of the Principia has been different in the aftermath of Einstein's special and general theories of relativity from what it was throughout the nineteenth century. Newtonian theory is now seen to hold only to high approximation in limited circumstances in much the way that Galileo's and Huygens's results for motion under uniform gravity came to be seen as holding only to high approximation in the aftermath of Newtonian inverse-square gravity. In the middle of the nineteenth century, however, when there was no reason to think that any confuting discrepancy between Newtonian theory and observation was ever going to emerge, the Principia was viewed as the exemplar of perfection in empirical science in much the way that Euclid's Elements had been viewed as the exemplar of perfection in mathematics at the beginning of the seventeenth centu |
What are the dry constituents of dry Martini? | Dry Martini recipe Dry Martini recipe Scan me to take me with you serve in 1 olive Stir gin and vermouth with ice in a mixing glass. Strain into a cocktail glass, add the olive, and serve. More comments Twist, please posted by vmwrites @ 09:25AM, 5/27/06 A true dry martini tastes best when served with a twist, rather than an olive. This is largely a matter of taste, and there are many schools either way, but a bit of lemon rind, twisted over the top of the martini imparts a gently spray of lemon oils to the surface. Olives, on the other hand, add an olive taste, salt, and water, of course. But a great martini is the way you like it. Lingo matters posted by vicki @ 03:16PM, 6/15/06 If you are a bartender and someone asks for a dirty martini...put an olive in it...a lemon is a request only type of thing...don't let this comment above confuse you. If you ask for a dirty martini in any bar anywhere you will get olives. If you want a twist of lemon ask for a vodka martini up with a twist. they call it a dirty martini b/c the olive juice makes it look cloudy. Bottom line. Good, but not dry enough.... posted by angrynorwegian @ 01:31PM, 6/17/06 I prefer this drink even "dryer". Start with adding just one bottlecap worth of vermouth (I prefer noilly prat) Gently turn the shaker to coat all the ice vith vermouth, and strain out the excess. Then you add the gin ( I use 30cc of tanqueray) and stir until cold. Strain into a chilled coctail glass and garnish with an olive or a twist. Or enjoy it any other way you prefer. Lovely classical cocktail! posted by RuneLancer @ 01:09AM, 7/14/06 Why strain out the vermouth? Leave it in there. ;) Of course, it's entirely a matter of taste. I use Stock, personally - it's extra-dry and blends in very well with Tanqueray. There's a place near here which sells olives stuffed with almonds. Very delicious. It's an interesting variation on the typical pimento-stuffed olive. The driest yet posted by Martooni Man @ 05:19PM, 7/26/06 Put a half cap of dry vermouth in a frozen double old fashioned glass. Coat the glass with vermouth by swirling. Pour out excess, add ice to the brim and fill with gin. Tanqueray or Citadelle are my personal preferences. Shaken not stired posted by bartender of the year @ 10:30AM, 11/10/06 Thanks to james bond who helped shape the modern martini that is always shaken not stirred. A traditionalist - with flavor posted by mark richmond @ 03:03PM, 12/27/06 A dry martini is one with very little dry vermouth in the gin. I keep my bombay sapphire in the freezer, swirl 1/2 or less cap of vermouth around a martini glass (I also prefer Noilly Prat). Now comes the twist - no, not that twist - I use anchovy stuffed or garlic stuffed olives (usually 3, but then I tend toward large martinis). Enjoy. Perfect Dirty Martini posted by Catlady3 @ 02:09PM, 1/03/07 I make mine with Beefeaters and definately use the old fashioned amount of extra dry vermouth (I use Martibni & Rossi Estra Dry). This recipe is from The Martini Book and try it first before you criticize the amount of vermouth. 6 parts gin, 2 parts dry vermouth, 1 part olive brine, Cocktail olives. I use 3 super huge ones stuffed with pimentos. I shake it for a long time till I can't hold the stainless steel shaker anymore. Yum! Good to the last drop posted by Louis Emond @ 01:56PM, 2/01/07 I used to put too much vermouth in my first Martinis, I now only coat the glass. Pure heaven! I exclusively use Plymouth Gin, I find it better than Beefeater or Booker. Bookmarked this site by the way. Suggestions needed posted by Harry @ 07:42PM, 2/09/07 I need to know which brands of Vodka and Vermouth will make the tastiest of martinis. Any suggestions? The Perfect Martini is... posted by Markastic @ 04:38AM, 2/13/07 Garnished with whatever the customer wants. This is a recipe for a DRY martini, not a dirty, so the option is there for either an olive or lemon twist... or a combination of whatever the guest asks for. A dry martini, in 2007 means at the most a splash of Dry Vermouth (usually followed by spill) at the MOST. Typicall |
In music, the B-52s were formed in which year? 1976, 1980 or 1984? | The B-52's on Apple Music To preview a song, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to buy and download music. Biography The first of many acts to cement the college town of Athens, Georgia, as a hotbed of alternative music, and one of the first American new wave acts to fuse retro-styled rock & roll with dance-friendly rhythms, the B-52s took their name from the Southern slang for the mile-high bouffant wigs sported by singers Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson, a look emblematic of the band's campy, thrift-store aesthetic. The five-piece group, which also included vocalist Fred Schneider, guitarist Ricky Wilson (Cindy's older brother), and drummer Keith Strickland, formed in 1976 after a drunken evening at a Chinese restaurant; the bandmembers had little or no previous musical experience, and performed most of their earliest shows with taped guitar and percussion accompaniment. In 1978, after gaining enough confidence to venture into a recording studio, the B-52s pressed up a few thousand copies of the single "Rock Lobster," which became a modest hit on the nascent alternative rock circuit. The B-52s soon traveled to New York City, playing their first paying gig at the famed rock club Max's Kansas City. Subsequent appearances at CBGB brought the group to the attention of the New York press, and in 1979 the B-52s signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. for the United States and Island for the U.K. and Europe; Island founder Chris Blackwell flew the band to the Bahamas, where they quickly recorded their self-titled debut album, a collection of manic, bizarre, and eminently danceable songs that scored an underground club hit with a reworked version of "Rock Lobster." The following year, they issued Wild Planet, which reached the Top 20 on the U.S. album charts; Party Mix!, an EP's worth of reworked material from the band's first two proper outings, appeared in 1981. Hoping to expand their musical approach, the B-52s recruited friend and fan David Byrne to produce their third album, but by all accounts, the bandmembers (and their record labels) were not happy with the results, which emphasized a darker, funkier sound and minimized Ricky Wilson's guitar and the group's playful side. Ultimately, Byrne and the B-52s walked away from the project, and six completed tracks were released as an EP, 1982's Mesopotamia. After a Schneider solo LP, 1984's Fred Schneider & the Shake Society, the group returned to the studio to record 1986's Bouncing Off the Satellites. While the album tried to put a brave face on a difficult situation, Ricky Wilson was seriously ill while recording the LP, and on October 12, 1985, Ricky died; originally his death was attributed to natural causes, but it was later revealed that he had succumbed to AIDS-related illnesses. In light of Wilson's death, the B-52s found it impossible to promote the new album, and they spent the next several years on hiatus. In 1989, the B-52s finally returned with Cosmic Thing, which became their most commercially successful effort to date. Marked by Strickland's move from drums to guitar and club-friendly production from Don Was and Nile Rodgers, the album launched several hit singles, including the party smash "Love Shack," "Roam," and "Deadbeat Club." In 1990, Cindy Wilson retired from active duty, leaving the remaining trio to soldier on for 1992's Good Stuff. A year later, dubbed the BC-52s, they performed the theme song for the live-action feature The Flintstones. In 1996, Fred Schneider released his second solo album, Just Fred, produced by Steve Albini and featuring accompaniment from members of the Didjits, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Six Finger Satellite, and Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet. Cindy Wilson returned to the group for a tour supporting the release of the 1998 hits collection Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation. Four years later, the double-disc compilation Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology would dive deeper into their catalog by featuring rare tracks, live recordings, and remixes along with the hits. In 2008, after 16 years |
Who is the only player to have scored a hat-trick in the top four flights of the English leagues, in the FA Cup and League Cup, and at international level? | San Francisco Bay Area — News, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Classifieds: SFGate 24 Comments The influx of foreign talent in the Premier League has brought about an unprecedented depth of scoring talent over the last decade, with many overseas imports making their way into the annals of English football. January 21 marks the three-year anniversary of Clint Dempsey 's 2012 hat-trick against Newcastle United, steering Fulham almost single-handedly to a 5-2 win over the Magpies. That accolade to this date makes Dempsey the only American ever to bag a hat-trick in the English first tier. In celebration of the Texan's accolade, we've pulled together a list of the greatest foreign talents to have marked their territory in the Premier League with a hat-trick, taking into account all players originating outside the United Kingdom. For some, this achievement was routine, while even some of the most world-class athletes could only manage the feat on one occasion. Regardless of how many hat-tricks they bagged, however, simply recording one is good enough to gain entry into our draw, paying respects to the foreign figures of past and present to have netted goals en masse. Phil Cole/Getty Images Tony Yeboah The only Ghanaian ever to score a Premier League hat-trick, former Leeds United striker Tony Yeboah twice bagged three-goal hauls during his time at Elland Road, both of which came in 1995. In two years among the English top flight, one of the Black Stars' most prominent attackers in history scored 32 goals, six of those coming against Ipswich Town and Wimbledon. Robinho Many would suggest that Robinho's £33 million arrival at the Etihad Stadium in 2008 is where Abu Dhabi's money-fuelled ownership of Manchester City first began to rear its head as a future Premier League titan. In the five years since, not every player purchase has worked as desired—to say the least—and while Robinho's value to City was up for debate, he at least has a proud Premier League hat-trick to his name. The Brazilian put all three past Stoke City in a 3-0 defeat of the Potters in October 2008, just a month-and-a-half after his arrival in England, showing fans what they had to be excited for in future. Robinho's time with the Citizens ultimately ended quite bitterly and dragged out with a short-term loan at former club Santos, but there's no denying what a magnificent talent the former Selecao star was in his prime. Savo Milosevic Savo Milosevic's three years at Villa Park were far from the most prolific of his career, but a hat-trick against Coventry City during his debut 1995-1996 campaign provided one particular highlight for the Serbian. He would later go on to find his most reliable scoring touch with Spanish sides Real Zaragoza, Espanyol and Celta Vigo, albeit never quite living up to the expectations established at Partizan Belgrade. 25. Andrei Kanchelskis Michael Steele/Getty Images Andrei Kanchelskis represented no fewer than four Premier League clubs during his playing career, but a combined 11 league appearances for Manchester City and Southampton meant the Russian didn't net a single goal for either outfit. Rather it was Manchester United and Everton who got the best out of his ability earlier in the 1990s, grabbing a hat-trick for each of those teams, both of which came in the 18 months building up to his first England departure. Arriving at Old Trafford from Shakhtar Donetsk in 1991, it took the enigmatic winger more than three-and-a-half years to bag his only United hat-trick, accounting for three of his 28 league goals with the Red Devils. After transferring to the Goodison Park in 1995—where he enjoyed a much more prolific scoring pattern—Kanchelskis showed more initiative, taking just six months to bag three in a 5-2 beating of Sheffield Wednesday in April 1996. Despite his instant impact on Merseyside, however, Kanchelskis was sold to Fiorentina in 1996 before he had a chance to get his second Everton season up and running. 24. Fabrizio Ravanelli Michael Steele/Getty Images The first of two iconic, Italian '90s strikers included i |
Who was the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup final at Wembley? | MAN UNITED 1 EVERTON 0 FA CUP FINAL 1985 MORAN SENT OFF - YouTube MAN UNITED 1 EVERTON 0 FA CUP FINAL 1985 MORAN SENT OFF Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Sep 28, 2008 Kevin Moran - first player to be sent off in an FA Cup Final - still won though. COPYRIGHT BBC Category |
Which team hold the record for the highest aggregate win in the Champions League, beating Sporting Lisbon 12-1? | Champions League Final Facts And Figures Champions League final facts and figures Champions League final facts and figures By Vision Reporter A A A Fill in your Name and Email Address to receive a Free Newsletter SATURDAY''S final will be the 58th since the competition began in the 1955-56 season, with Real Madrid winning the first five finals SATURDAY'S final will be the 58th since the competition began in the 1955-56 season, with Real Madrid winning the first five finals. - Bayern Munich are third in the all-time list of finalists having appeared in nine previous finals, winning four times, in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 2001, and losing five times, in 1982, 1987, 1999, 2010 and last season, when they lost to Chelsea on penalties in Munich. - Real Madrid have appeared in a record 12 finals since 1956, followed by AC Milan on 11. Saturday will be Munich's fifth in the Champions League era, only one behind Milan, whose six appearances were between 1993 and 2007. - Borussia Dortmund are appearing in their second Champions League final after winning on their only other appearance in 1997, when they defeated Juventus 3-1 in Munich. - Ottmar Hitzfeld is one of only three men to win the European Cup with two different clubs - leading Borussia Dortmund to their 1997 success and winning it with Bayern Munich in 2001. - The only others to win it with two clubs are Ernst Happel, with Feyenoord in 1970 and SV Hamburg in 1983, and Jose Mourinho with Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010. - Franz Beckenbauer became the first player to captain three successive European Cup-winning teams, with Bayern in 1974, 1975 and 1976. Although Real won five successive cups between 1956 and 1960, they had three different captains. - Since the Champions League format was introduced in 1992-93, no side has won a greater percentage of their games to lift the trophy than Borussia Dortmund in 1997. - They won nine of the 11 matches they played - 81.8 per cent. In contrast, when Manchester United won the competition in 1999 their winning percentage was a record low, 45.5 per cent. - The following season, as defending champions, Borussia beat Bayern 1-0 on aggregate in the quarter-finals. - The lowest attendance for any finals match was for the replayed final in 1974, when Bayern beat Atletico Madrid 4-0 at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels on Friday, May 17. Only 23,325 watched the match. A crowd of 48,772 watched the original 1-1 draw two days previously. - Georg Schwarzenbeck scored Bayern's equaliser in the last minute of extra time to force that 1-1 draw, but Bayern experienced heartbreak in the last seconds of time added on for injury in the 1999 final, when Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored to give Manchester United a 2-1 victory in Barcelona - the most dramatic end to any European final. - This will be the fourth time two clubs from the same country have played each other in the final following Real Madrid v Valenica in 2000, AC Milan v Juventus in 2003 and Manchester United v Chelsea in 2008. Those matches ended in victories for Real, Milan and United, with Milan and United winning on penalties. - Bayern would become the first club to lift the European Cup twice on penalties if they were to succeed in a shootout. They beat Valencia 5-4 on penalties in 2001 after a 1-1 draw. They would also become the first club to feature in three shootouts in the final if the match ends in a draw, following last season's loss. - Paulo Sousa became one of only two players to win the European Cup with two different clubs in successive seasons when Borussia Dortmund lifted the trophy in 1997. The previous season he was in the winning Juventus team. Marcel Desailly (Olympique Marseille 1993, AC Milan 1994) is the only other player to achieve the feat. - Since Bayern won promotion to the Bundesliga in 1965, the two clubs have met 95 times in all senior comptitions, with Bayern winning 41 times, Borussia 25 with 29 matches drawn. - The record score between the sides was Bayern's 11-1 win over Borussia in the Bundesliga in November |
Who was the first goalkeepers to score a goal in the Premier League? | Watch the 5 Goals Scored By Goalkeepers in the Premier League From 2001-2013 [VIDEO] - World Soccer Talk Watch the 5 Goals Scored By Goalkeepers in the Premier League From 2001-2013 [VIDEO] Watch the 5 Goals Scored By Goalkeepers in the Premier League From 2001-2013 [VIDEO] Hussein Jiva November 4, 2013 Aston Villa , Blackburn Rovers , Everton , Leagues: EPL , Tottenham Hotspur 1 Comment In the past 13 years, roughly 0.38 goals per year have been scored by goalkeepers in the Premier League. So when a goalkeeper does score, it’s such a rare treat that it’s something you want to embrace and watch over and over again. Only five goalkeepers are in the folklore of Premier League keepers who have scored in England’s top flight. Here are the five goals from 2001-2013: Peter Schmeichel After having a mightily successful career at Manchester United, epitomized by the unforgettable 1999 treble, Peter Schmeichel was back in England, after a spell at Portuguese club Sporting CP, when he signed for Aston Villa. In 2001, he befittingly became the first goalkeeper to score a goal in the English Premier League against Everton. However his record breaking feat was not enough against the Toffees, as Villa went down 3-2 at Goodison Park. His goal, deep into injury time capped a personal milestone, further etching his name into the echelons of the English Premier League. However, Schmeichel did leave Manchester on a sour note, having played for United’s city rivals before hanging up his boots, and even managed to muster a clean sheet against his former employees — an action that definitely left a sour taste in the mouths of many United supporters. Brad Friedel The game was as tense as it could get, with Blackburn trailing 2-1 against Charlton in stoppage time back in 2004. Having won a corner, as had become the norm, even the goalkeeper joined in on the last action. Nine Blackburn players flooded the opposition’s penalty area in the hope of salvaging a draw. It was an unlikely source that came to the rescue. Brett Emerton’s corner ended up at the feet of Paul Gallagher, who sent the ball back into the crowded penalty area, and goalkeeper Brad Friedel reacted first to the ball, unleashing a vicious left-footer into the net, much to the merriment of his colleagues and fans alike. The delighted American had surely rescued a point for his side — at least that was what he thought, only to let in an even later goal from Claus Jensen’s effort. Poor Brad was left licking his wounds, after having gone from hero to villain almost instantly. Paul Robinson We had all grown accustomed to the mammoth kicks by the England international. However, even with such knowledge having resided in our sub-conscious, no one was prepared for his magnificent punt back that led to a goal back in his Tottenham days. In 2007 at White Hart Lane, Paul Robinson made a mockery of Watford with his uncalculated yet perfectly executed goal against his then English nemesis Ben Foster, who had taken away the number one jersey from him in England’s game against Spain. Robinson launched the ball forward in a typical goalkeeper style, all the way into the opposition’s penalty area. Then, jaws dropped as the ball took an unexpectedly high bounce that deceived young Ben, bouncing over the Manchester United loaned keeper and settling innocently into the net. Wowzer! Tim Howard The American international, playing in a windy Merseyside encounter against Bolton in 2012, was yet another goalkeeper to have produced what seemed unthinkable — mostly due to the fact it was unintended. With the score at 0-0, what seemed like a routine clearance 92 yards away from the Bolton goal turned catastrophic for the Trotters when a gust of wind made the ball travel faster than anticipated, and was helped by an enormous bounce. The ball looped over Adam Bogdan and went into an empty net. Howard was left bemused by the goal, as too was Bogdan — albeit for different reasons. While Howard refused to celebrate, after being on the receiving end of a similar goal years back, Bogdan was left scratching his head |
The Declaration of Arbroath was signed in which century? | The Declaration of Arbroath - Arbroath - Visit Angus Arbroath The Declaration of Arbroath Bernard de Linton, drafted the Letter of Arbroath, thought by many to be the most important document in Scottish history. This was a letter written to Pope John XXII on behalf of Robert the Bruce, and signed by most of the great and good of 14th Century Scotland . It asked the Pope to put pressure on Edward II of England to recognise Robert as the legitimate King of Scotland. It also asked him to remove the excommunication that had been placed on Robert after he had murdered the Red Comyn in a Dumfries church in 1306. From such auspicious beginnings, the growth of Arbroath continued over the years, but the real boom time came as the flax and engineering industries began to expand, leading to an ever-increasing population. If Arbroath's early growth depended heavily on Arbroath Abbey, the last few centuries have seen it look to the sea for its prosperity. And not just to fishing, though this has been, and continues to be, important to the town. Still a working port, Arbroath's harbour remains an attractive focal point for the town. Bookmark this page |
Where in Scotland was the famous Irish manuscript The Book Of Kells illuminated? | Book of Kells: History, Illuminations Book of Kells Detail from the Book of Kells showing the heads of lions and chalices spouting vines: all examples of abstract Celtic art . One of the greatest illuminated manuscripts Detail from Book of Kells. LOOKING FOR ART BOOKS? For more about Christianity and the arts, see: Christian Art (c.150-2000). Opening Page to Gospel of John. A masterpiece of religious art from the 8th century. For details of the medieval European renaissance, under Charlemagne, see: Ottonian Art (900-1050) Introduction One of the great masterpieces in the History of Irish art , and a world-famous example of early Christian art , the Book of Kells (Leabhar Cheanannais) is the most famous of the illuminated manuscripts , produced by Irish monks about 800 CE. Also known as the Book of Columba, or the Gospel of Colum Cille, the Book of Kells includes the four Gospels of the New Testament written in Latin, decorated with innumerable illuminations, illustrations and miniature images in a blaze of colour. Although unfinished, it is a wonderful example of medieval Christian art and one of the best surviving examples of the Hiberno-Saxon style or Insular art. It is on permanent display at Trinity College Dublin Library in Ireland. The name "Book of Kells" comes from the Abbey of Kells in County Meath , Ireland, where it was preserved during medieval times. When was the Book of Kells written, where was it written, and who was the author of the manuscript? These questions remain the subject of considerable debate among scholars of monastic Irish art , and there are a number of theories. According to the most widely accepted explanation, the Book of Kells was created at the monastery in Iona, and illuminated by at least four different artist-monks, whose names are lost to history. Other art scholars have suggested that the manuscript may have been produced at Lindisfarne (Holy Island) off the coast of Northumberland, then moved to Iona and thence to Kells. Or lastly, it may have been produced at an unidentified Scottish monastery. NOTE: For the world's earliest known illuminated gospel text, please see: the Garima Gospels (390-660) from Ethiopia. Origins and History of the Book of Kells The greatest achievement of Irish medieval art , the Book of Kells, was formerly held to be earlier than the Lindisfarne Gospels (which are dated approximately from 700 CE) but is now generally assigned to the late eighth or early ninth century. It can only have been made in one of two places: Iona or Kells. It seems probable, though, that due to its resemblances to the Lindisfarne Gospels it was at least begun at Iona (a traditional centre of holy learning and illumination, from where Saint Columba launched his mission to Christianize Scotland and where he was later buried), the base from which Lindisfarne had been colonized about the year 635. Unfortunately, Vikings frequently raided the island, burning the monastery and killing the monks. In 804, after two Viking raids, the monks of Iona fled from their exposed island monastery to Meath, in Ireland. They obtained a grant of land at Cenannus (Kells) and established there the metropolis of the Columban Order. But they regretted abandoning Iona and made various attempts to resettle there, carrying with them the sacred objects and books of the monastery. Finally in 849 all were brought back to Kells, the great manuscript probably with them. That the manuscript was at Kells two centuries later we know from an entry in the Annals of Ulster (1007). And as it is hardly probable that such a work should have been begun during the troubled years between 804 and 849 (and since most of its decor |
Who was the last British monarch to have been born in Scotland? | Britain's Longest Reigning Monarchs - British Monarchy Family History British Monarchy Family History Shown Below Are The Fifteen British Monarchs Who Have Reigned For Twenty Five Years Or More Britain's longest reigning king, King George III 1 - Britain’s longest reigning monarch is it's present monarch Queen Elisabeth II who has reigned over the country, it's former commonwealth and it's fourteen overseas territories for over sixty three years. Elisabeth officially became monarch at the age of twenty five in February 1952 after the death of her father King George VI but she was not officially crowned for another sixteen months, in June 1953. Her coronation was the first in the world to be televised live and the first in the world to be filmed in colour. 2 - The country's second longest reigning monarch is House of Hanover queen, Victoria, who ruled not only Britain but it's vast empire too during her mammoth sixty three year and seven month reign between 1837 and 1901, no mean feat for one who was born fifth in line to the throne at the time of her birth in 1819. 3 - The country's third longest reigning monarch is the country's longest reigning king, House of Hanover monarch, George III, who ruled from 1760 until 1820 with a reign of 59 years and three months. However, due to both mental and physical illness, the last ten years of his monarchy had been overseen by his eldest son the Prince Regent, the future King George IV. 4 - King James I of England had already been King James VI of Scotland for thirty three years when he took the crown of England in 1603. He went on to rule as joint monarch of both countries for another twenty two years before his death in 1625, culminating in him overseeing a fifty seven year and eight month long reign in all. 5 - In fourth place is Plantagenet king, Henry III, who ruled England for a staggering fifty six years and one month between 1216 and 1272, after having come to the throne at the age of just ten years old. 6 - In fifth place is another Plantagenet king, Edward III, who attained his golden jubilee after a reign of of fifty years and four months between 1327 and 1377. He too began his reign as a young boy, coming to the throne at the age of just fourteen. 7- In sixth place is Tudor queen Elisabeth I, England’s last Tudor monarch and the most influential ruler in British royal history. Her forty five year and three month reign spanned the years between 1558 to 1603. The inclusion of Elisabeth I on this list means that three of the country’s six queen regnants have attained rules of over forty five years. 8 - In seventh place is Lancastrian king, Henry VI, with a thirty eight year and eleven month long reign between 1422 and 1471. His reign began when he was just nine months old, making him England’s youngest ever monarch. 9 - The eighth longest reigning monarch is all time royal bad boy, Tudor king Henry VIII, whose infamous thirty seven years and nine month rule spanned the years between 1509 and 1547. 10 - Norman king, Henry I, was the eighth born child of William the Conqueror and as such was never born to be king, but circumstances changed all that and Henry ended up ruling England for thirty five years and three months between 1100 and 1135. 11 - Plantagenet king, Henry II, was the son of Empress Matilda, who should have been the Queen of England herself but was usurped by her cousin Stephen of Bloise, an act which caused a nineteen year historical period known as the Anarchy. Henry’s rightful place on the throne during his thirty four years and eight month long reign from 1154 until 1189 put an end to that awful period of English history and ensured that never again would a queen be denied her rightful place upon the English throne. 12 - King Edward I was another Plantagenet king who managed to attain over thirty four years on the throne, with a reign which spanned between 1272 and 1307, culminating in a thirty four year and seven month long reign. 13 - House of Hanover king, George II, was the last British king to be born on fore |
During which century was Sir Walter Scott born? | Walter Scott Biography - life, family, childhood, children, name, story, history, school, young, son Walter Scott Biography Abbotsford, Scotland Scottish author The Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott is recognized as the master of the historical novel. He was one of the most influential authors of modern times. Early life Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on August 15, 1771, the son of a lawyer with a long family tradition in law. By birth Scott was connected with both the rising middle class of Britain and the aristocratic (ruling class) Scottish heritage then passing into history. As a child, Scott battled polio, a disease that attacks children and impairs their development. Despite the ailment, Scott did enjoy a relatively active and happy childhood. During these years he developed a deep interest in literature and reading, especially the folk tales and legends of his native Scotland. Scott was educated at Edinburgh University and prepared for a career in law, but his true passions lay in history and literature. During his years at the university, he read widely in English and Continental literatures, particularly medieval and Renaissance romances from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries. He also enjoyed German romantic poetry and fiction, and the narrative folk poems known as ballads. Translations and poetry From these intense interests Scott's earliest publications developed: a translation of Walter Scott. J. W. von Goethe's (1749–1832) play Götz von Berlichingen (1799) and other translations from German; Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border (1802–1803), a collection of ballads that generated great interest in folk poetry; and a succession of narrative poems, mainly of historical action. These poems—including The Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805), Marmion (1808), and The Lady of the Lake (1810)—became best sellers, and Scott established his first literary reputation as a poet of the romantic school, an artistic movement developed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During these years Scott also pursued a legal career, rising to the official position of clerk of the Court of Session. His enormous energies allowed him to engage in scholarly and journalistic activities. His edition and biography of John Dryden (1631–1700), the English poet and dramatist, published in 1808, remains of value. His politically motivated founding of the Quarterly Review, a literary journal, helped make Edinburgh the most influential center of British intellectual life outside London. In these years Scott also began to create an estate, Abbotsford. He modeled its furnishings and architecture on the traditions of the medieval era (c. 470– 1470 C.E. , also known as the Middle Ages). Waverley novels When sales of Scott's verse narrative Rokeby (1813) declined and a new poet, Lord Byron (1788–1824), appeared on the literary scene, Scott began to develop another of his many talents. Picking up the fragment of a novel he had begun in 1805, he tried his hand at fiction, and his most fully characteristic novel, Waverley (1814), resulted. As its subtitle, 'Tis Sixty Years Since, established, Waverley was a historical novel about the 1745 rebellion to restore the Stuart line to the British throne. By leading a young and foolish Englishman through a wide range of Scottish classes, political factions (rival groups), and cultural modes, Scott built up a substantial picture of an entire nation's life at a dramatic historical period. The success of Waverley established Scott in the career of a novelist, but it did not establish his name in that role. Unwilling to invest his career in fiction, he had published Waverley anonymously (without the author's name). Finding that the mask of anonymity had stimulated public interest, Scott signed |
James IV was killed during which battle? | The sad tale of James IV’s body - BBC News BBC News The sad tale of James IV’s body By Dr Tony Pollard University of Glasgow 9 September 2013 Close share panel Image caption King James IV died at Flodden on 9 September 1513 Scotland's King James IV was killed at the Battle of Flodden 500 years ago. But what became of his body after the massacre? Earlier this year, the discovery of the body of Richard III, killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, beneath a car park in Leicester was front-page news. The obvious implication, that finding long lost kings was a piece of cake, has led to me being repeatedly asked if I am going to look for the body of James IV. His corpse, disfigured by arrow and bill, was identified after the battle and taken to Berwick, where it was embalmed and placed in a lead coffin before being transported to London. Image caption Dr Pollard is the director of Glasgow University's Centre for Battlefield Archaeology The recipient of this gory package was Catherine of Aragon, wife of Henry VIII, and in charge of the family business while the English king fought in France. She, in turn, sent the dead king's surcoat, blood-stained and slashed, to her husband with the recommendation that he use it as a war banner. Obvious choice As time passed however and Henry returned from France, there was the question of what to do with the troublesome Scottish king's body. Battle of Flodden Field More key moments in the history of Scotland The obvious solution would have been to bury it, with the monastery of Sheen in Richmond upon Thames, where it was residing, being the obvious choice for James's grave. It wasn't as simple as that though, as prior to Flodden, the Scottish king had been excommunicated from the church as punishment for breaking the Truce of Perpetual Peace, which was signed between Scotland and England in 1502 and strengthened by the marriage of James to Henry VIII's sister, Margaret Tudor. In reality the excommunication was in retaliation for James's support of the French, who were at war with the Papacy of which England was an ally at the time. Under these circumstances a proper burial in consecrated ground was out of the question. So it was that the body of James was left to moulder in the woodshed of Sheen monastery, even after the Pope had granted permission for burial. Eventually, the desiccated corpse was forgotten about and by some act of carelessness the head became detached. The story then goes, for there isn't much hard evidence for some of this, that workmen played football with it, some time after which it was nabbed as a trophy by Elizabeth I's master glazier, who took it home. It was a sad, ignominious end for one of Scotland's most charismatic warrior kings Dr Tony Pollard It is not hard to imagine his wife growing tired of a musty old head cluttering up the place and insisting he get rid of it. Whatever the reason for disposing of it, the head was taken to Great St Michael's Church in Wood Street in the city of London, where it was dumped into a charnel pit, the last resting place of stray bones and crypt sweepings. The monastery of Sheen was eventually demolished after the Dissolution, and whether the king's headless corpse was buried there we shall probably never know, not least because looking for it would involve digging up a golf course. Nothing lasts forever, and the church in Wood Street was also done away with and today, after several redevelopments, the site is occupied by a pub. It was a sad, ignominious end for one of Scotland's most charismatic warrior kings, but perhaps it is he who will have the last laugh, especially if an archaeologist should be foolhardy enough to go looking for him, as the pub under which his head is said to rest is not called The King's Head, but The Red Herring. |
Architect of the Battle Of Britain victory, Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding was born in what borders town? | Moffat mastermind of the Battle of Britain is honoured - Daily Record News Moffat mastermind of the Battle of Britain is honoured HUNDREDS paid tribute to the Moffat-born Architect of Deliverance, Air Chief Marshal Lord Hugh Dowding on Sunday afternoon. Share Get daily updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email HUNDREDS paid tribute to the Moffat-born Architect of Deliverance, Air Chief Marshal Lord Hugh Dowding on Sunday afternoon. The 38th annual Lord Dowding Commemorative Service at his memorial in Moffat’s Station Park had extra significance in marking the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and Dowding’s death 40 years ago. Among the special guests were Lord Lieutenant of Dumfriesshire Mrs Jean Tullock on behalf of The Queen; Dowding’s grandson Lord Piers Dowding, The Duke of Hamilton, Air Vice-Marshal David Whittaker; and Moffat’s Irene Park who instigated the public appeal in the 1970s which led to the service and memorial. She turned 90 this year. As a special honour to the leader of The Few, there was a fly-past by both a Hurricane and Spitfire. Tributes were made to the Battle of Britain mastermind who, as head of Bomber Command in World War II, orchestrated the Battle of Britain and kept German invasion from our shores 70 years ago. Under his guidance, research into radar was begun, aircraft construction switched from wood to metal, the Spitfire and Hurricane were developed, and Britain’s air defences were modernised so that our limited number of young pilots were equipped to fight off the might of the German Luftwaffe which outnumbered us by four to one. Dowding was hailed as the leader of “The Few” and dubbed “The Architect of Deliverance” by Sir Winston Churchhill, The poignant service saw representatives from many branches of the Airforce, the Royal British Legion, 2329 air training corps, Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, and Czech and Polish pilots. They laid wreaths at the bronze plaque and sandstone memorial by Scott Sutherland – sculpture of the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge – which was the backdrop for the commemorative service. Wreaths were also laid by Mrs Jean Purves on behalf of the town and Moffat Academy head boy and girl, Callum Hutchinson and Mhairi Reive, as well as Roger Morewood who flew in the battle of Britain. Dumfries and Galloway Pipe Band and Moffat Academy band provided music As well as tributes and benediction, a radio recording of Lord Dowding’s voice from a BBC radio broadcast of September 1946 was played during the event. Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent |
In New York in 1890, William Kemmler became the first person to be executed by what method? | 6 August 1890 – William Kemmler | Execution of the day Execution of the day 6 August 1890 – William Kemmler William Kemmler The first person to go to the electric chair in America was William Kemmler. He was found guilty of murder after he butchered his partner. But he didn’t go quietly. Burying the hatchet Kemmler had killed his common-law wife Tilly Zeigler after he took a hatchet to her. And he was found guilty of murder in New York in 1890 and sentenced to go to the electric chair. Electrocution was highly controversial, but despite lobbies to get the penalty changed to a more humane method, his execution took place. Kemmler took his penalty very stoically. But the irony of his final words ‘Take it easy and do it properly, I’m in no hurry’ hit hard. Horse trials Understandably the electrocutors were in dire need of practice, this being their first time. Despite successfully electrocuting a horse as a trial run, they misjudged the current necessary to kill a man. According to the ‘New York Times’, R C Barnes, who had tuned the electric chair being used, went on record with the statement ‘no electrician who understands the subject and knows what the apparatus is can doubt that it will kill Kemmler’. But he had based his supposition on the fact that they’d use around 15,000 volts. Shallow fried In actual fact, a mere 1,000 volts coursed through Kemmler’s body for 17 seconds, on the presumption that that’d kill him. Despite the smell of frying flesh, Kemmler was still breathing at the end of his electrifying session. A second stint, this time of 2,000 volts ran through Kemmler’s body. The electricity caused his blood vessels to rupture and blood to ooze before his body eventually caught fire. The whole thing took an agonising eight minutes causing one spectator to comment: ‘They would have done better using an axe.’ Bookmark this site |
In 1960, which country became the first in the world to have a female Prime Minister? | Female Heads of State | Modern Women in Power in Asia Read a full biography of Benazir Bhutto here. More » U.S. State Department via Wikipedia • Chandrika Kumaranatunga, Sri Lanka As the daughter of two former prime ministers, including Sirimavo Bandaranaike (listed above), Sri Lankan Chandrika Kumaranatunga (1945-present) was steeped in politics from an early age. Chandrika was just fourteen when her father was assassinated; her mother then stepped into party leadership, becoming the world's first female prime minister. In 1988, a Marxist assassinated Chandrika Kumaranatunga's husband Vijaya, a popular film actor and politician. The widowed Chandrika left Sri Lanka for some time, working for the United Nations in the UK, but returned in 1991. She served as President of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2005, and proved instrumental in ending the long-running Sri Lankan Civil War between ethnic Sinhalese and Tamils . Carsten Koall / Getty Images • Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh As with many of the other leaders on this list, Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh (1947-present) is the daughter of a former national leader. Her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was the first president of Bangladesh, which broke away from Pakistan in 1971. Sheikh Hasina has served two terms as Prime Minister, from 1996 to 2001, and from 2009 to the present. Much like Benazir Bhutto, Sheikh Hasina was charged with crimes including corruption and murder, but managed to regain her political stature and reputation. Carlos Alvarez / Getty Images • Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the Philippines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (1947-present) served as the fourteenth president of the Philippines between 2001 and 2010. She is the daughter of ninth president Diosdado Macapagal, who was in office from 1961 to 1965. Arroyo served as vice president under President Joseph Estrada, who was forced to resign in 2001 for corruption. She became president, running as an opposition candidate against Estrada. After serving as president for ten years, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo won a seat in the House of Representatives. However, she was accused of electoral fraud and jailed in 2011. As of this writing, she is in both prison and the House of Representatives, where she represents the 2nd District of Pampanga. Dimas Ardian / Getty Images • Megawati Sukarnoputri, Indonesia Megawati Sukarnoputri (1947-present), is the eldest daughter of Sukarno , the first president of Indonesia . Megawati served as president of the archipelago from 2001 to 2004; she has run against Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono twice since then, but has lost both times. Pratibha Patil, President of India. Chris Jackson / Getty Images • Pratibha Patil, India After a long career in law and politics, Indian National Congress member Pratibha Patil was sworn into office for a five-year term as the president of India in 2007. Patil has long been an ally of the powerful Nehru/Gandhi dynasty (see Indira Gandhi, above), but is not herself descended from political parents. Pratibha Patil is the first woman to serve as president of India. The BBC called her election "a landmark for women in a country where millions routinely face violence, discrimation and poverty." Prev |
What was the name of the first dog to orbit the earth? | BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | First dog in space died within hours Monday, 28 October, 2002, 10:34 GMT First dog in space died within hours By Dr David Whitehouse BBC News Online science editor The dog Laika, the first living creature to orbit the Earth, did not live nearly as long as Soviet officials led the world to believe. The animal, launched on a one-way trip on board Sputnik 2 in November 1957, was said to have died painlessly in orbit about a week after blast-off. Now, it has been revealed she died from overheating and panic just a few hours after the mission started. The new evidence was presented at the recent World Space Congress in Houston, Texas, US, by Dimitri Malashenkov of the Institute for Biological Problems in Moscow. Noted space historian Sven Grahn told BBC News Online that the new information was surprising and significant as it ended more than 40 years of speculation about Laika's fate. Space pioneer Laika's mission on board Sputnik 2 stunned the world. Sputnik 1, the world's first satellite, had been launched less than one month before. Laika had been a stray It was a metal sphere weighing about 18 kg (40 lbs) and was far heavier than anything the United States was contemplating launching. An astonished world witnessed the launch of Sputnik 2 weighing 113 kg (250 lbs) and carrying the first living thing to go into orbit - the dog Laika. The animal had been a stray wandering the streets of Moscow when she was captured and prepared for a space mission. Shortly after launch the Soviets said that Laika was not destined to return alive and would die in space. The statement caused outrage to many observers. Racing pulse Dr Malashenkov has now revealed several new details about Laika's mission, such as her food being in jelly form and that she was chained to prevent her turning around. There was a carbon dioxide absorbing device in the cabin to prevent the accumulation of this toxic gas, as well as an oxygen generator. A fan was automatically activated to keep the dog cool when the capsule's temperature exceeded 15 deg Celsius. According to Dr Malashenkov, a great deal of work had to be done to adapt a group of dogs to the conditions in the tight cabin of Sputnik 2. They were kept in gradually smaller cages for periods up to 15-20 days. Three dogs were trained for the Sputnik 2 flight: Albina, Laika and Mushka. Albina was the first "backup", having flown twice on a high-altitude rocket. Mushka was used to test instrumentation and life support. Death in space Medical sensors placed on Laika indicated that during launch her pulse rate went up by a factor of three above its resting level. At the start of weightlessness, her pulse rate decreased. It took three times longer than after a centrifuge ride on the ground to return Laika's heartbeat to pre-launch values, an indication of the stress she was suffering. Dr Malashenkov also revealed how Laika died. Telemetry from the Sputnik 2 capsule showed that the temperature and humidity increased after the start of the mission. After five to seven hours into the flight, no lifesigns were being received from Laika. By the fourth orbit it was apparent that Laika had died from overheating and stress. Previously, it has been thought that Laika survived at least four days in space and perhaps even a week when Sputnik's transmitters failed. Despite surviving for just a few hours, Laika's place in space history is assured and the information she provided proved that a living organism could tolerate a long time in weightlessness and paved the way for humans in space. Laika's "coffin" circled the Earth 2,570 times and burned up in the Earth's atmosphere on 4 April 1958. See also: |
French woman Isabelle Dinoire was the first person to receive a transplant of which body part in 2005? | Isabelle Dinoire: Life after the world's first face transplant - BBC News BBC News Isabelle Dinoire: Life after the world's first face transplant By Mike Lanchin BBC World Service, Amiens 27 November 2012 Close share panel Image caption Isabelle Dinoire before her injuries, just after the operation, and in 2009 Seven years ago Isabelle Dinoire became the first-ever person to have a face transplant. In a rare interview, she describes how she copes with the stares, and her yearning to meet the family of the woman whose face became her own. "The most difficult thing is to find myself again, as the person I was, with the face I had before the accident. But I know that's not possible," says the 45-year-old mother of two from northern France. "When I look in the mirror, I see a mixture of the two [of us]. The donor is always with me." After a moment, she adds: "She saved my life." Dinoire regularly turns down media requests and rarely agrees to be photographed. She comes across as relaxed and self-assured, but her traumatic ordeal has left its mark, physically and mentally. She still has a visible scar running from above her nose to down under her chin where specialist doctors at Amiens University Hospital in northern France, spent 15 hours sewing the donor's face on to hers. One of her eyes is slightly drooping. If people stare at me insistently, I don't care any more, I just stare back Speaking with a slight impediment - and with almost alarming simplicity - she recounts how, in a fit of depression in May 2005, she took an overdose of sleeping pills in an attempt to end her life. She awoke to find herself at home, lying beside a pool of blood, with her pet Labrador at her side. The dog had apparently found her unconscious, and desperate to rouse her, had gnawed away at her face. "I couldn't even begin to imagine it was my face or my blood - or that the dog had chewed my face," she says. The injuries to her mouth, nose and chin were so extreme that doctors immediately ruled out a routine face reconstruction. Instead they proposed a ground-breaking face transplant. Face transplant timeline November 2005 - Isabelle Dinoire becomes the first person in the world to have a face transplant (nose, lips and chin) in France April 2010 - The world's first full face transplant is done by a team of doctors in Spain March 2012 - US doctors conduct the most extensive face transplant to date (above - image courtesy University of Maryland Medical Center) There have also been face transplants in Turkey and China "From the first time I saw myself in the mirror after the operation I knew it was a victory. It didn't look that good because of all the bandages, but I had a nose, I had a mouth - it was fantastic," she says. "I could see in the eyes of the nurses that it was a success." Unable to speak properly due to a tracheotomy done for the operation, all she could murmur was a simple, "Thank you." Dinoire's delight at her new face, however, quickly turned sour. She was completely unprepared for the attention her case brought her. Pursued by the media, harassed by passers-by and curious onlookers, Dinoire spent months after the operation hidden away at home, not daring to venture out. "It was excruciating. I live in a small town and so everyone knew my story. It wasn't easy at the beginning. Children would laugh at me and everyone would say, 'Look it's her, it's her.'" She felt like "a circus animal". Nowadays, people still recognise her around town, but the attention is "not as brutal" as before, she says. "With time I have got used to my own face. This is what I look like, what I am like, who I am. If people stare at me insistently, I don't care any more, I just stare back!" she says, with a hint of a smile. I look at myself in the mirror and think of her - and I tell myself I'm not allowed to give up But has her personality changed as well as her outward appearance? "No" she replies quickly, "I am the same, just with a different face." According to Prof Sylvie Testelin, one of the team that operated on Dinoire in Amiens, not every patient |
What was the world's first jet-driven airliner to enter commercial service? | History of Aviation - First Flights History of Aviation - First Flights Registration Options Deregulation Economics Glossary Environment Airports ATC How They Fly History Safety Structure History of Aviation - First Flights On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright capped four years of research and design efforts with a 120-foot, 12-second flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - the first powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. Prior to that, people had flown only in balloons and gliders. The first person to fly as a passenger was Leon Delagrange, who rode with French pilot Henri Farman from a meadow outside of Paris in 1908. Charles Furnas became the first American airplane passenger when he flew with Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk later that year. History of Aviation - First Flights On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright capped four years of research and design efforts with a 120-foot, 12-second flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - the first powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. Prior to that, people had flown only in balloons and gliders. The first person to fly as a passenger was Leon Delagrange, who rode with French pilot Henri Farman from a meadow outside of Paris in 1908. Charles Furnas became the first American airplane passenger when he flew with Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk later that year. History of Aviation First Flights On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright capped four years of research and design efforts with a 120-foot, 12-second flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - the first powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. Prior to that, people had flown only in balloons and gliders. The first person to fly as a passenger was Leon Delagrange, who rode with French pilot Henri Farman from a meadow outside of Paris in 1908. Charles Furnas became the first American airplane passenger when he flew with Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk later that year. The first scheduled air service began in Florida on January 1, 1914. Glenn Curtiss had designed a plane that could take off and land on water and thus could be built larger than any plane to date, because it did not need the heavy undercarriage required for landing on hard ground. Thomas Benoist, an auto parts maker, decided to build such a flying boat, or seaplane, for a service across Tampa Bay called the St. Petersburg - Tampa Air Boat Line. His first passenger was ex-St. Petersburg Mayor A.C. Pheil, who made the 18-mile trip in 23 minutes, a considerable improvement over the two-hour trip by boat. The single-plane service accommodated one passenger at a time, and the company charged a one-way fare of $5. After operating two flights a day for four months, the company folded with the end of the winter tourist season. World War I These and other early flights were headline events, but commercial aviation was very slow to catch on with the general public, most of whom were afraid to ride in the new flying machines. Improvements in aircraft design also were slow. However, with the advent of World War I, the military value of aircraft was quickly recognized and production increased significantly to meet the soaring demand for planes from governments on both sides of the Atlantic. Most significant was the development of more powerful motors, enabling aircraft to reach speeds of up to 130 miles per hour, more than twice the speed of pre-war aircraft. Increased power also made larger aircraft possible. At the same time, the war was bad for commercial aviation in several respects. It focused all design and production efforts on building military aircraft. In the public's mind, flying became associated with bombing runs, surveillance and aerial dogfights. In addition, there was such a large surplus of planes at the end of the war that the demand for new production was almost nonexistent for several years - and many aircraft builders went bankrupt. Some European countries, such as Great Britain and France, nurtured commercial aviation by starting air |
Situated on the north coast of Scotland, the UK's first fast-breeder nuclear reactor is situated where? | PRISM nuclear reactor won’t solve UK’s plutonium problem « nuclear-news PAGES on NUCLEAR ISSUES PRISM nuclear reactor won’t solve UK’s plutonium problem Adrian Simper, the strategy director of the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, warned last November in an internal memorandum that fast reactors were “not credible” as a solution to Britain’s plutonium problem because they had “still to be demonstrated commercially” and could not be deployed within 25 years. the plutonium metal, once prepared for the reactor, would be even more vulnerable to theft for making bombs than the powdered oxide. Are fast-breeder reactors the answer to our nuclear waste nightmare? The Guardian 30 July 12 The battle is intensifying on a decision over a major fast-breeder reactor to deal with the plutonium waste at Sellafield. Fred Pearce “…….Britain has a history of embarrassing failures with MOX, including the closure last year of a $2 billion blending plant that spent 10 years producing a scant amount of fuel. And critics say that, even if it works properly, MOX fuel is an expensive way of generating not much energy, while leaving most of the plutonium intact, albeit in a less dangerous form. Only fast reactors can consume the plutonium. Many think that will ultimately be the UK choice. If so, the PRISM plant would take five years to license, five years to build, and could destroy probably the world’s most dangerous stockpile of plutonium by the end of the 2020s. GEH has not publicly put a cost on building the plant, but it says it will foot the bill, with the British government only paying by results, as the plutonium is destroyed. The idea of fast breeders as the ultimate goal of nuclear power engineering goes back to the 1950s, when experts predicted that fast-breeders would generate all Britain’s electricity by the 1970s. But the Clinton administration eventually shut down the U.S.’s research program in 1994. Britain followed soon after, shutting its Dounreay fast-breeder reactor on the north coast of Scotland in 1995. Other countries have continued with fast-breeder research programs, including France, China, Japan, India, South Korea, and Russia, which has been running a plant at Sverdlovsk for 32 years….. Proponents of fast reactors see them as the nuclear application of one of the totems of environmentalism: recycling. But many technologists, and most environmentalists, are more skeptical. The skeptics include Adrian Simper, the strategy director of the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, which will be among those organizations deciding whether to back the PRISM plan. Simper warned last November in an internal memorandum that fast reactors were “not credible” as a solution to Britain’s plutonium problem because they had “still to be demonstrated commercially” and could not be deployed within 25 years. The technical challenges include the fact that it would require converting the plutonium powder into a metal alloy, with uranium and zirconium. This would be a large-scale industrial activity on its own that would create “a likely large amount of plutonium-contaminated salt waste,” Simper said. Simper is also concerned that the plutonium metal, once prepared for the reactor, would be even more vulnerable to theft for making bombs than the powdered oxide. This view is shared by the Union of Concerned Scientists in the U.S., which argues that plutonium liberated from spent fuel in preparation for recycling “would be dangerously vulnerable to theft or misuse.”…. Another criticism is the more general one that the nuclear industry has a track record of delivering late and wildly over budget — and often not delivering at all. John Sauven, director of Greenpeace UK, and Paul Dorfman, British nuclear policy analyst at the University of Warwick, England, argued recently that this made all nuclear options a poor alternative to renewables in delivering low-carbon energy. “Even if these latest plans could be made to work, PRISM reactors do nothing to solve the main problems with nuclear: the industry’s repeated failure to build reactors |
In 1983, Colin Pirchfork became the first criminal to be convicted for murder by the use of what evidence? | BBC NEWS | UK | Crime-fighting successes of DNA Printable version Crime-fighting successes of DNA A new way to interpret DNA samples has been announced by the Forensic Science Service. Some high-profile cases have been solved by DNA evidence: LYNDA MANN AND DAWN ASHWORTH The first murder conviction using DNA evidence came in 1988 when baker Colin Pitchfork was found guilty of the separate murders of two schoolgirls - Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth, both 15 - in Narborough, Leicestershire. Advancements in DNA technology led to Pitchfork's conviction Both of the cases - one in 1983 and one in 1986 - involved sexual assaults, and semen samples were taken from both bodies. Police had been convinced that local man Richard Buckland had committed both crimes and, under questioning, he confessed to the later murder but said he had no involvement in the first. It was because of officers' belief that Mr Buckland had killed both girls that Leicester University's Dr Alec Jeffreys, who had developed a technique for creating DNA profiles, was called in. After comparing semen samples with Mr Buckland's blood sample, Mr Jeffreys conclusively proved that both girls had been killed by the same man, but that it had not been Mr Buckland. After the world's first mass screening for DNA - where 5,000 men in three villages were asked to volunteer blood or saliva samples - Pitchfork was eventually caught and jailed in 1988. PETER FALCONIO On 14 July 2001, Bradley Murdoch, of Broome, Western Australia, flagged down British backpackers Peter Falconio and Joanne Lees in their camper van in Alice Springs. Murdoch consistently denied responsibility for the killing He shot Mr Falconio dead and pointed a gun at Miss Lees before tying her up. She later escaped. During the investigation that followed, the UK's FSS team carried out DNA tests on hand ties used on Miss Lee. A DNA profile was obtained from "deep inside the home-made ties" thanks to the relatively new technology of DNA Low Copy Number (DNA LCN). DNA LCN means DNA profiles can be obtained from samples containing only a few cells, as with the hand ties. In 2005, in the court case that led to Murdoch's conviction, the jury heard that the genetic sample obtained from the handcuffs was 100 million times more likely to have come from Murdoch than anyone else. MARION CROFTS In 1981, Marion Crofts, 14, was dragged from her bicycle as she rode to band practice in Aldershot, Hampshire, and beaten to death. She had also been raped and strangled. Marion Crofts was killed in 1981 Despite a major investigation, it was not until two decades later, and thanks to advances in forensic evidence gathering, that there was a major breakthrough. In July 1999, a full DNA profile of Marino's killer was obtained using DNA LCN. It was extracted from microscope slide samples which had been taken from Marion's body and sealed in 1981. The process was risky - if the tests had failed, the samples could not be used again. The DNA profile was entered into the national DNA database, but there were no matches. In April 2001, Leicester man Tony Jasinskyj was arrested and charged for allegedly assaulting his wife. He was routinely swabbed for DNA and the profile entered into the database. It turned out to be a match for the profile of Marion's killer and he was subsequently jailed for life in 2002. MICHAEL LITTLE Michael Little, 53, died when a brick smashed into the cab of his 40-tonne lorry as he drove on the M3 in Surrey in March 2003. Craig Harman admitted manslaughter after giving DNA DNA taken from a brick thrown through Mr Little's cab was checked against the national database. A relative of Craig Harman, of Frimley, inadvertently led police to their man after officers used the pioneering familial searching technique. Familial searches, which are based on the fact that individuals who are related are more likely to have similar DNA, had been launched a few months before. The DNA profile from the brick was checked against the national database, but because Harman did not have a criminal record no match came up. Using the tec |
Born in 1978, what is the name of the UK's first "test tube baby"? | World’s First Test Tube Baby Born - Jul 25, 1978 - HISTORY.com This Day in History: 07/25/1978 - "Test tube baby" born In a This Day in History video, learn that on July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan forever changed the tune of folk music and went electric. Dylan debuted his new sound at the Newport Folk Festival, shaking the house with his first note of Maggie's Farm. The audience responded to Dylan with a sea of applause and booing; he wouldn't return to the festival for another thirty-seven years. Lead Story World’s First Test Tube Baby Born Share this: World’s First Test Tube Baby Born Author World’s First Test Tube Baby Born URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1978, Louise Joy Brown, the world’s first baby to be conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) is born at Oldham and District General Hospital in Manchester, England, to parents Lesley and Peter Brown. The healthy baby was delivered shortly before midnight by caesarean section and weighed in at five pounds, 12 ounces. Before giving birth to Louise, Lesley Brown had suffered years of infertility due to blocked fallopian tubes. In November 1977, she underwent the then-experimental IVF procedure. A mature egg was removed from one of her ovaries and combined in a laboratory dish with her husband’s sperm to form an embryo. The embryo then was implanted into her uterus a few days later. Her IVF doctors, British gynecologist Patrick Steptoe and scientist Robert Edwards, had begun their pioneering collaboration a decade earlier. Once the media learned of the pregnancy, the Browns faced intense public scrutiny. Louise’s birth made headlines around the world and raised various legal and ethical questions. The Browns had a second daughter, Natalie, several years later, also through IVF. In May 1999, Natalie became the first IVF baby to give birth to a child of her own. The child’s conception was natural, easing some concerns that female IVF babies would be unable to get pregnant naturally. In December 2006, Louise Brown, the original “test tube baby,” gave birth to a boy, Cameron John Mullinder, who also was conceived naturally. Today, IVF is considered a mainstream medical treatment for infertility. Hundreds of thousands of children around the world have been conceived through the procedure, in some cases with donor eggs and sperm. Related Videos |
Which Dutch airline merged with Air France in 2004? | KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) | Flying Blue | SkyTeam العربية KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded in 1919, making it the world’s oldest airline operating under its original name. In 2004 Air France and KLM merged to form AIR FRANCE KLM. The merger produced the strongest European airline group based on two powerful brand names and hubs – Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Paris-Charles de Gaulle. The two airlines collaborate in three core activities whilst maintaining their own identities – passenger transport, cargo transport, and aircraft maintenance. In the Netherlands, KLM comprises the core of the KLM Group which further includes KLM Cityhopper, transavia.com and Martinair. KLM is a leader in the airline industry and offers reliable operations and customer-oriented products resulting from its policy of enthusiasm and sustainable innovation. KLM participates in the industry’s leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France, Delta Air Lines and Alitalia. With approximately 250 daily trans-Atlantic flights and a fleet of around 150 aircraft, the joint venture between AIR FRANCE-KLM, Alitalia and Delta Air Lines provides customers with the benefits of a vast route network offering more frequent flights, competitive fares and harmonized services on all trans-Atlantic flights. Facts & Figures |
If your suitcase had an airline luggage tag with the letters LAX, to which town or city would you be travelling? | 6 immutable luggage rules I always follow - Travelers United Travelers United 6 immutable luggage rules I always follow June 7, 2010 Filed Under: Columns By Ned Levi 29 Comments Lost luggage is the bane of the traveler, happening far too often. While lost luggage can never be fully prevented, there are steps you can take to help prevent your luggage from being lost, and minimize the impact if it is. This year in April , US Airlines flew more than 47.5M passengers. There were more than 137,000 reports of mishandled baggage. That’s almost 3 bags per thousand passengers. For those who have been lucky so far, believe me, lost airline luggage is a very real problem. Lost or mishandled luggage is not just an airline problem. Neighbors lost their luggage on their recent cruise. The luggage had been delivered to the wrong cabin. It took the crew 3 days to find it in an empty cabin. I know friends who had their luggage delivered to the wrong room by the hotel’s bellhop, and waited 24 hours until it was found, and train passengers who used the luggage check-in service to find out their bags were put on the wrong train. Here’s six immutable luggage rules I always follow: 1. If you can’t afford to loose it, don’t take it when you travel. 2. Never pack anything valuable in your checked-in luggage. Valuables packed in your checked-in luggage typically aren’t covered for loss by any of the airlines . Royal Caribbean Cruises , like most cruise lines state, “Unless negligent, Carrier (RCCL) is neither responsible nor liable for any loss of or damage to Passenger’s property, whether contained in luggage or otherwise,” and Amtrak only covers checked-in luggage losses to $500. 3. Pack all your valuables and a change of clothes in your carry-on. That includes cameras, computers, electronics, medications, etc. 4. If you can avoid checking-in luggage, do it. On short trips, pack light enough that you only need carry-on luggage. 5. When you arrive at your destination, carry your carry-on. At the hotel, or cruise ship terminal, you’re tempted to let hotel or cruise personnel handle your carry-on. Don’t! Your valuables and presumably a change of clothes are in your carry-on, so don’t chance losing them. Whenever possible, accompany or take all your luggage to your hotel room personally. Always carry your own carry-on. Cruise ships’ luggage pallets are usually loaded with carry-on thrown on top. The carry-ons are therefore the most vulnerable to falling out into the water when loaded into the ship. Sometimes you’ll be lucky and your bag won’t sink, but it will still be soaked. Extra Tip: I know it will make you work a little harder, but after seeing cruise luggage go overboard during loading, if the cruise line will permit it, I personally roll all my luggage aboard, not just my carry-on. 6. Lock your luggage. Yes, luggage locks and seals aren’t hard to break open, but I always lock or seal my luggage anyway, including my carry-ons. There are plenty of airline passengers who will pilfer items from your carry-ons, if given a chance. If you lock your luggage, thieves may move on to easier targets. Also, when your luggage is locked or sealed, if it falls or drops during transport, it’s more likely to remained closed, keeping your belongings intact. (*Use TSA approved locks for checked-in luggage.) Here’s some additional suggestions to prevent or mitigate luggage problems while traveling: • Avoid air itineraries with connecting flights if possible. Each time the airline handles your luggage is an opportunity for it to be mishandled or lost. • Remove old airline luggage tags before checking in your luggage. You don’t want baggage handlers to send it on the wrong flight or to the wrong airport, by reading the wrong tag. • Color tag or use some other durable method to make your bags more recognizable. Don’t just put one tag on your luggage. I put a colored ID tag on every handle of my luggage. I also put another colorful tag on each handle to set my bags apart from everyone else’s. • At the airport, or the train station, get to the baggage claim area as |
Before breaking up, how was the Union of Soviet Socialist Rebublics abbreviated in Russian, using the Russian Cyrillic alphabet? | h2g2 - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - Edited Entry The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Content from the guide to life, the universe and everything The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Created 5 Conversations To fully understand the history of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1 , (abbreviated to USSR and rendered CCCP in the Cyrillic alphabet) it is best to look at it through the lives of its leaders. The earliest of these were Vladamir Ilich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, and Joseph Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, or Stalin, as most of us know him. At the time of their births, in 1870 and 1879 respectively, no one could have foreseen the great changes that lay ahead for the Russian Empire, an empire that had been ruled by the Grand Princes, Tsars and Emperors for almost one thousand years. In 1848, Karl Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto and in 1867, Das Kapital. The impact of these and other socialist writings were to affect Russia and indeed the rest of world for most of the 20th Century. Who Led the USSR? Unlike most other republics where the leader is the President or some other elected representative is the obvious leader of the country, in the USSR, the Communist Party was supreme. Therefore if you were Party Chairman you had the authority to select and sack whoever you wanted in government and follow whatever policy you wished. Only towards the end did Gorbachev make the two roles of Party Chairman and President into one - the short-lived role of Executive President of the USSR. Vladamir Ilich Lenin 1870-1924 Lenin was the son of a schoolteacher who had risen to the position as an inspector of schools. However, he was expelled from university where he was studying law after only three months in 1887. He became a Marxist in 1889 and eventually took his law exams at Samara gaining a first class degree. The various Marxist groups first came together in 1895 as the Union for the Struggle for the Liberation of the Working Class. Lenin quickly became established among the leaders, and with the others was arrested in December for organising demonstrations. He was initially jailed for fifteen months then exiled for three years in Siberia where he was joined by his fiancée Nadezhda Krupskaya; they were married in exile. Most of the leaders were still imprisoned when the Marxist groups called a first congress in 1898 in Minsk. Little was achieved. However, at the second congress held in Brussels and London in 1903 the formation of ideology came to a dramatic impasse. Over a crucial vote there were two distinct groups within the newly-renamed Russian Social-Democratic Worker's Party. The majority supported the views of Lenin and became known as the Bolsheviks (meaning majoritorians) whereas the minority voted with L. Martovs and henceforth were known as the Mensheviks (or Minoritorians). 1905 Revolution Both the groupings within Marxist circles agreed that two forms of revolution were required to bring about their manifesto. First, the Bourgeois , educated middle class liberals, and then the Proletariat working class. In 1902 Lenin had written What is to Be Done? basically a reworking and updating of Bakunin and Nechayes's 1869 Revolutionary Catechism. So an attempt to stir up these two classes was made in 1905. However, the time was not yet right for revolution and the leaders were either round up or scattered. Lenin himself was to find himself in exile from 1907 until 1917 when the 'glorious revolution' finally came. The rift between the views of the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks continued to deepen following the failure of 1905 and the split was made absolute in 1912 when Lenin called a Bolshevik Party Convention in Prague in 1912. Across Europe, with the threat of war, socialist groups agreed that if their nations led them into an Imperialist war it would be the time to prompt their people to revolution. However, in 1914 when the war finally came they fell into line with the war effort. Lenin found himself more or less cut off from Russia in neutral Switzerland, but tried to motivate socialists elsewhe |
In which country does OPEC maintain its headquarters? | OPEC : Brief History Brief History Home About Us Brief History Brief History The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a permanent, intergovernmental Organization, created at the Baghdad Conference on September 10–14, 1960, by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. The five Founding Members were later joined by nine other Members: Qatar (1961); Indonesia (1962) – suspended its membership in January 2009, reactivated it in January 2016, but decided to suspend it again in November 2016; Libya (1962); United Arab Emirates (1967); Algeria (1969); Nigeria (1971); Ecuador (1973) – suspended its membership in December 1992, but reactivated it in October 2007; Angola (2007); and Gabon (1975) - terminated its membership in January 1995 but rejoined in July 2016. OPEC had its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in the first five years of its existence. This was moved to Vienna, Austria, on September 1, 1965. OPEC's objective is to co-ordinate and unify petroleum policies among Member Countries, in order to secure fair and stable prices for petroleum producers; an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consuming nations; and a fair return on capital to those investing in the industry. The 1960s OPEC’s formation by five oil-producing developing countries in Baghdad in September 1960 occurred at a time of transition in the international economic and political landscape, with extensive decolonisation and the birth of many new independent states in the developing world. The international oil market was dominated by the “Seven Sisters” multinational companies and was largely separate from that of the former Soviet Union (FSU) and other centrally planned economies (CPEs). OPEC developed its collective vision, set up its objectives and established its Secretariat, first in Geneva and then, in 1965, in Vienna. It adopted a ‘Declaratory Statement of Petroleum Policy in Member Countries’ in 1968, which emphasised the inalienable right of all countries to exercise permanent sovereignty over their natural resources in the interest of their national development. Membership grew to ten by 1969. The 1970s OPEC rose to international prominence during this decade, as its Member Countries took control of their domestic petroleum industries and acquired a major say in the pricing of crude oil on world markets. On two occasions, oil prices rose steeply in a volatile market, triggered by the Arab oil embargo in 1973 and the outbreak of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. OPEC broadened its mandate with the first Summit of Heads of State and Government in Algiers in 1975, which addressed the plight of the poorer nations and called for a new era of cooperation in international relations, in the interests of world economic development and stability. This led to the establishment of the OPEC Fund for International Development in 1976. Member Countries embarked on ambitious socio-economic development schemes. Membership grew to 13 by 1975. The 1980s After reaching record levels early in the decade, prices began to weaken, before crashing in 1986, responding to a big oil glut and consumer shift away from this hydrocarbon. OPEC’s share of the smaller oil market fell heavily and its total petroleum revenue dropped below a third of earlier peaks, causing severe economic hardship for many Member Countries. Prices rallied in the final part of the decade, but to around half the levels of the early part, and OPEC’s share of newly growing world output began to recover. This was supported by OPEC introducing a group production ceiling divided among Member Countries and a Reference Basket for pricing, as well as significant progress with OPEC/non-OPEC dialogue and cooperation, seen as essential for market stability and reasonable prices. Environmental issues emerged on the international energy agenda. The 1990s Prices moved less dramatically than in the 1970s and 1980s, and timely OPEC action reduced the market impact of Middle East hostilities in 1990–91. But excessive volatility and general price weakness dominated the dec |
Who is the Minister of Magic in Harry Potter And The Philosopher's stone? | Minister for Magic | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Several Ministers in recent times, from left to right: Cornelius Fudge (1990-1996), Rufus Scrimgeour (1996-1997), Pius Thicknesse (1997-1998) and Kingsley Shacklebolt (1998-c. 2019) The Minister for Magic is the leader of the wizarding community in the United Kingdom and Ireland and the highest ranking member of the Ministry of Magic , which they control. The position somewhat corresponds to the Prime Minister of British Muggles . The Minister is advised on wizarding matters by their staff members and by the other Heads of Departments. They also chair the Wizengamot to pass Wizarding Laws, or to hear important trials (such as Harry Potter 's case), though the verdict is decided by majority vote, including that of the Minister themselves. Many other wizarding countries also have Ministers and have the similar governmental systems such as the Bulgarian minister . Despite being the head of the wizarding community of Britain and Ireland, it is common for the Minister to uphold a facade of peace and safety to maintain control and the satisfaction of the public, even if it means blatantly lying to the citizens, putting them at risk, and forcing the media to corroborate the Ministries claims. This was a sign of the corruption during the times of the Second Wizarding War . The Minister for Magic was formally appointed in 1707 when Ulick Gamp was voted in as the first Minister for Magic. The minister is democratically elected through a public vote and there is no fixed limit to a Minister's term in office. However, regular elections must be held at a maximum interval of seven years. [1] Contents [ show ] History Albus Dumbledore was offered, but refused, the position on at least three occasions. This was due to Dumbledore's past, leading himself to believe that he was not to be trusted with power. After Millicent Bagnold was preparing to retire, Barty Crouch Snr was the next prime candidate, due to his cruel but effective methods of combating the Dark Arts during the First Wizarding War , until he sentenced his son to Azkaban for being a Death Eater . It was after his son's presumed death that the public began to take pity on the boy and thought Crouch was too neglectful as a father, which led to a drop in his popularity, causing him to lose out to Fudge. Cornelius Fudge was Minister from 1990 to 1996 . During his first days in office, he was not very confident and, as a result, constantly bombarded Dumbledore with letters for advice . During the last year of his tenure, Fudge was overcome by self-induced persecution delusions because Dumbledore claimed Voldemort had returned, and abused his own position to prevent that news from spreading, in order to protect both his position of power and the peace that the Ministry had worked so hard to maintain. In the end, when Fudge was forced to accept that Voldemort had indeed returned, the entire wizarding community called for his resignation and, after a fortnight of futile attempts to remain in office, in July 1996 he was replaced by Rufus Scrimgeour . Scrimgeour's term ran for one year, in which he was little better than Fudge, despite his aura of experience and pro-activity; he created cover-ups and detained incorrect suspects to make it look as though he was accomplishing something. Making the same mistakes as his predecessor, he gave little chance to build up any effective defence as a whole, and it eventually cost him his life when he was overwhelmed and killed in August of 1997 , with the official line saying that he had resigned. He was replaced by Voldemort 's puppet, Pius Thicknesse . Thicknesse, under Yaxley 's Imperius Curse , was appointed as Minister, though he was really only Voldemort's puppet, with the Dark Lord effectively becoming the true Minister. While Thicknesse was to handle everyday business, which included changing the entire Ministry to suit the Death Eaters' ideology, Voldemort was free to extend his reign beyond the government. Voldemort did not announce himself Minister, but instead kept himse |
I AM LORD VOLDEMORT is an anagram of which character's name? | This list shows all the anagrammatic names Lord Voldemort rejected This list shows all the anagrammatic names Lord Voldemort rejected Go to permalink Fans of Harry Potter know that the phrase "I am Lord Voldemort" is an anagram for You-Know-Who's given name. What we didn't know was that it wasn't the first anagram Voldemort settled on. Redditor redditthemusical posted this goofy list of the Dark Lord's rejected names. There's also a very interesting discussion in the Reddit comments about how different translations made the Tom Marvolo Riddle/I am Lord Voldemort anagram work. Advertisement Update: The creators behind this brilliant piece have come forward! It was written by Dan Abromowitz , with art by Katie Rose . Gear from Kinja Deals |
Name the character played by Anthony Perkins in Hitchcock's 1960 movie, Psycho. | Psycho | film by Hitchcock [1960] | Britannica.com film by Hitchcock [1960] Psycho, American suspense film and psychological thriller, released in 1960, that was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and is loosely based on the real-life killings of Wisconsin serial murderer Ed Gein . (From left to right) Vera Miles, John Gavin, and Anthony Perkins in Psycho … © 1960 Paramount Pictures, all rights reserved After secretary Marion Crane (played by Janet Leigh ) impulsively absconds from her job with $40,000, she checks into the eerie Bates Motel, which is run by shy, awkward Norman Bates ( Anthony Perkins ) and his domineering elderly mother. While taking a shower, Crane is fatally stabbed by Norman’s mother, and Norman disposes of the body. Meanwhile, Crane’s boyfriend ( John Gavin) and her sister ( Vera Miles ) launch a frantic search that eventually takes them to the Bates home. There they fend off an attack by Norman’s mother, who, dressed as the long-deceased Mrs. Bates, in reality is Norman. A psychiatrist later determines that Norman suffers from a split personality that led him to commit murder. In 1960, the same year that director Michael Powell ’s career was nearly ruined for releasing the sexually oriented murder film Peeping Tom , Hitchcock found his greatest success with this equally disturbing film along similarly shocking plotlines. Hitchcock made Psycho on a limited budget by shooting in black and white and using the crew from his television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents. The director financed much of the film himself in return for a large percentage of the profits, which earned him millions. The murder in the shower, one of the most famous scenes in cinematic history, was a textbook example of brilliant film editing, but the scene is probably best remembered for Bernard Herrmann ’s masterful score, in which violins , cellos , and violas screech in unison with each slash of Norman’s knife. The production design of the old house on the hill where the eccentric Norman Bates lived is famous for its nightmarish effect. A scene from Psycho (1960), directed by Alfred Hitchcock. © 1960 Paramount Pictures Corporation Director and Producer: Alfred Hitchcock Writer: Joseph Stefano |
Ming the Merciless is the arch-enemy of which comic book hero? | Ming The Merciless (Character) - Comic Vine Ming The Merciless The Ming The Merciless wiki last edited by fesak on 06/24/14 04:36PM View full history Origin When Flash Gordon and his friends land on the planet Mongo , they find it ruled by the evil Emperor Ming, a tyrant who quickly becomes his arch-enemy for many years. His hatred for Flash Gordon is only matched by his desire to rule the Universe, on the course of using his Machiavellian plot such as releasing the Purple Death on Earth as spite for Flash Gordon. Creation Published by King Features Syndicate , Ming the Merciless was created by Alex Raymond . Powers and Abilities Ming is possesses an incredible intellect, which he uses for evil purposes. Out-smarting Flash Gordon and setting traps up for him, devising vile schemes, and various other intentions. He is also able to use magic to aid in his plans, and appears to have technology that is fairly advanced. Other Media Charles Middleton as Emperor Ming Universal Pictures released three Flash Gordon cliffhanger serials in the 1930's and 40's and Charles Middleton played Emperor Ming in all three films. This writer has over 100 cliffhanger serials in his private collection and in his opinion no serial actor ever played a better villain than Charles Middleton did when he was Emperor Ming. Ming in Defenders of the Earth Ming was the primary antagonist in the 80's cartoon Defenders of the Earth, appearing alongside other King Features characters such as Flash Gordon , The Phantom , Mandrake & Lothar . Latest Images Close This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for: Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Make sure this is what you intended. This will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live. Comment and Save Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Comic Vine users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved. Save your changes Thanks, we're checking your submission. Whoah, whoah... slow down there. Thanks! Your changes are live! Some of your changes are live Because you're new to wiki editing, we sent your submission off to our moderators to check it over. Most changes are approved within a few hours. We'll send an email when it is. Once you've earned over points you'll be able to bypass this step and make live edits to our system. Until then, gain points by continuing to edit pages. You are currently banned from editing the wiki. Wiki submissions are currently disabled. No changes were submitted, nothing was done! Please make changes to the wiki! Thanks for continuing to improve the site. Some of your changes are now live. However, some of your changes were sent to moderation because you do not have enough points to make those live edits. You need points to live edit the changes you commited. For the changes that went through, our robot math gave you points for this submission. Thanks for continuing to improve the site. Your changes are now live. Our robot math gave you points for this submission. |
In which 1987 movie thriller did Glenn Close boil a bunny? | Fatal Attraction (1987) - 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 married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family. Director: a list of 48 titles created 03 May 2011 a list of 30 titles created 22 Jul 2011 a list of 24 titles created 17 Jul 2013 a list of 25 titles created 11 Dec 2014 a list of 23 titles created 8 months ago Search for " Fatal Attraction " 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. Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations. See more awards » Videos A violent, suspended police detective investigates a brutal murder, in which a manipulative and seductive woman could be involved. Director: Paul Verhoeven A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life. Director: Barry Levinson A married couple try everything to get each other to leave the house in a vicious divorce battle. Director: Danny DeVito A millionaire offers $1,000,000 to a young married couple for a night with the wife. Director: Adrian Lyne A remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic Dial M for Murder (1954). Director: Andrew Davis Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when he's extradited to Japan. Director: Ridley Scott A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling. Director: Adrian Lyne A romance writer sets off to Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure. Director: Robert Zemeckis This is the sequel to "Romancing the Stone" where Jack and Joan have their yacht and easy life, but are gradually getting bored with each other and this way of life. Joan accepts an ... See full summary » Director: Lewis Teague A woman advertising for a new roommate finds that something very strange is going on with the tenant who decides to move in. Director: Barbet Schroeder A woman gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated. Director: Adrian Lyne A borderline personality disordered defense worker frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society, begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them. Director: Joel Schumacher Edit Storyline Happily married New York lawyer Dan Callagher has an affair with his colleague Alex, and the two enjoy a love weekend while Dan's wife and kid are away. But Alex will not let go of him, and she will stop at nothing to have him for herself. Just how far will she go to get what she wants? Written by Sami Al-Taher <[email protected]> See All (230) » Taglines: On the other side of drinks, dinner and a one night stand, lies a terrifying love story. See more » Genres: 18 September 1987 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Affairs of the Heart See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Glenn Close still has the knife she used in the movie hanging in her kitchen. See more » Goofs Alex's head tilts the opposite way when she tries to persuade Dan to not leave after he confronts her. See more » Quotes See more » Crazy Credits Barbara Harris is sometimes credited under the name Barbara Iley. In the final credits here, under 'Party Guests', she is credited under both names. See more » Connections Prelude No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 28 (uncredited) One Of The Most Memorable Movies Of The '80s 28 January 2007 | by ccthemovieman-1 (United States) – See all my reviews You don't hear much about this film anymore, but in its day, this was the most-talked about movie of the year. It was a 'favorite topic of conversation about the office water cooler' for a number o |
Who is the arch-enemy of Inspector Gadget? | Dr. Claw | Inspector Gadget Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia "I'll get you next time, Gadget ! NEXT TIME!!!" ―Claw's famous ending line [src] Dr. Claw is the main antagonist of the Inspector Gadget franchise. Contents [ show ] Routine Claw always sends his group of agents after Gadget to eliminate him, only for his plan to backfire when his men get arrested. This soon drives him to hiring new agents in each episode. Personality Claw is evil, menacing, dark, sinister, sadistic, and a threat to all of Metro City. He is a criminal mastermind and will stop at nothing to destroy Lt. Gadget and take over the world. Most of his plots are terrorism and global attacks. Even though he is an evil mastermind, he thinks Gadget's stupidity is an act to mock him and views him as his worst enemy, and has no idea that Penny and Brain did all the work. As revealed in the first live-action film , he lost his left hand in a accident, giving him a mechanical claw. In Gadget and the Gadgetinis , it is shown that he has had his claw since he was a baby, so he probably lost his arm when he was young or he was born without his right arm. He is usually at a computer terminal where he monitors his various schemes, often in a creepy old castle. Although he's aware of Gadget 's idiocy, he believes the Inspector to be his greatest enemy, never realizing that it is actually Penny and Brain who foil his plots in each episode (although he or his M.A.D. agents have captured Penny and sometimes Brain a number of times). He is usually seen with his fat pet cat M.A.D. Cat , who reaps the benefits of his brief victories and bears the brunt of his defeats. Claw's catchphrase at the end of every episode is, "I'll get you next time, Gadget! NEXT TIME!!!". In the 2015 CGI series, he isn't as malicious, or as cruel or as evil as he used to be, and seems almost as incompetent as Gadget, even though he stil retains a certain evilness and cruelty that characterizes him. He is presumably either out of practice or losing his touch. Claw's Face Throughout the entire series, Claw is an unseen character, only just his arms and gloved hands are visible, leaving the viewer to guess as to his face and body, though a shadow of his body can be seen in Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas .Though his face is never shown, evidence suggests that he has the appearance of a mad scientist. Despite sitting down in an executive chair for most of the series , it is clear that he possesses an intimidating physical stature (as others are usually shown cowering when he stands). There were only 5 instances where his face was visible: In the first live-action film (it was partially hidden in the sequel). In the SNES game where he is fought as the final boss. In the Gadget and the Gadgetinis episode " The Weather Machine ," the viewers get to see a closeup of his face while he wakes up from his nap. This version of Claw has a muscular body and a square-shaped head. His face is usually hidden in shadow with only his glowing yellow eyes visible, but in "The Weather Machine," the outlines of his nose and mouth are visible. In the iPhone game Inspector Gadget's M.A.D Dash as an unlockable puzzle. It has the appearance of the face used for the action figure and video game. Trivia In the live-action film , Claw's real name is Sanford Scolex. However, in Gadget and the Gadgetinis , his real name is George Claw. In the CGI series, his name is Irving. One theory is that he might be the real Inspector Gadget. Frank Welker reprised his role as Claw in the Robot Chicken episode, Adoption's an Option. Cree Summer also returned as Penny. Dr. Claw's voice in the first season is known to have an echo effect, possibly to make him sound scarier. |
What name was given to the serial killer sought by Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs? | The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - FAQ The content of this page was created directly by users and has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Visit our FAQ Help to learn more FAQ How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie? For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for The Silence of the Lambs can be found here . What is 'The Silence of the Lambs' about? When Catherine Martin ( Brooke Smith ), the daughter of Tennessee Senator Ruth Martin ( Diane Baker ), is kidnapped by a serial killer known only as Buffalo Bill ( Ted Levine ), F.B.I. agent-in-training Clarice Starling ( Jodie Foster ) is called upon to interact with psychopathic, cannibalistic killer psychiatrist Doctor Hannibal Lecter ( Anthony Hopkins ) who may have insights into the identity of Buffalo Bill. Is "The Silence of the Lambs" based on a book? The movie is based on The Silence of the Lambs, a 1988 novel by American writer Thomas Harris. The novel was adapted for the movie by American screenwriter Ted Tally. The Silence of the Lambs won the 1992 Academy Award for Best Motion Picture. There have since been two movie sequels, Hannibal (2001) and Hannibal Rising (2007) and one prequel Red Dragon (2002), also based on novels by Thomas Harris. Prior to The Silence of the Lambs, there was another Hannibal Lecter movie, Manhunter (1986), which was based on Harris' 1981 novel, Red Dragon. What does the title mean? Clarice tells Lecter how she was orphaned at 10 years of age and sent to live on a sheep and horse ranch in Montana. One night she awoke to a terrible screaming and discovered the rancher was slaughtering the spring lambs. She grabbed a lamb and tried to rescue it. When she was found the next day, the rancher sent her away to live in an orphanage. The experience had a traumatic psychological effect on Clarice that haunts her for life. Lecter concludes that Clarice's fervent desire to save Catherine Martin will ultimately help her to silence the sound of the lambs screaming in her mind. When does the story take place? A picture of one of Buffalo Bill's victims has the year 1989 on it, so it must be either 1989 or the beginning of 1990. This is also implied when Chilton mentions the date of Hannibal's attack on a nurse (July 8th, 1981), and his remark that Hannibal has not seen a woman in 8 years. This presumes that the nurse was indeed the last woman Hannibal came into contact with, which is a reasonable assumption, given that Hannibal was locked up in a dungeon with only male orderlies. What does 'quid pro quo' mean? Quid pro quo is Latin for "what for what" or "something for something." It refers to a reciprocal exchange. In the context of the movie, Lecter promises to feed information about Buffalo Bill to Clarice but only if she will tell him things about herself in return. What kind of moths was Buffalo Bill raising? Roden ( Dan Butler ) and Dr Pilcher ( Paul Lazar ) identify the one taken from the victim's throat as a Death's-Head moth (Acherontia styx), a species found only in Asia. In reality, the cocoon was made from Tootsie-Rolls and gummy bears, in case the actress swallowed it. Photos of a real Death's Head moth can be seen here . Why did Lecter make such a point of telling Starling about the census taker he ate? The infamous line where Lecter tells Starling that he ate a census taker's liver with fava beans and a "nice Chianti" has a few meanings: On the one hand, it's a grotesque display of power. By mentioning that he did something like this to Starling, he's reminding her of what he is and, more so, of what he's capable of and how he regards selected people or people in general. On the other hand, apart from containing alcohol, a Chianti is likely to be rich in tyramine - especially the more so when aged, whereas fava beans also contain a considerable amount of tyramine. Liver that is usually eaten from |
Uma Thurman plays which enemy of Batman in the 1997 movie Batman And Robin? | Batman & Robin (1997) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS 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 Batman and Robin try to keep their relationship together even as they must stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 43 titles created 18 Apr 2012 a list of 35 titles created 10 Nov 2012 a list of 36 titles created 21 Oct 2013 a list of 49 titles created 28 Dec 2014 a list of 45 titles created 8 months ago Search for " Batman & Robin " 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. 10 wins & 21 nominations. See more awards » Videos Batman must battle Two-Face and The Riddler with help from an amorous psychologist and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin. Director: Joel Schumacher When a corrupt businessman and the grotesque Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda. Director: Tim Burton The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker. Director: Tim Burton Superman reappears after a long absence, but is challenged by an old foe who uses Kryptonian technology for world domination. Director: Bryan Singer Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth. Directors: Richard Lester, Richard Donner Stars: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder A shy woman, endowed with the speed, reflexes, and senses of a cat, walks a thin line between criminal and hero, even as a detective doggedly pursues her, fascinated by both of her personas. Director: Pitof An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero. Director: Richard Donner Synthetic kryptonite laced with tobacco tar splits Superman in two: good Clark Kent and bad Man of Steel. Director: Richard Lester A man blinded by toxic waste which also enhanced his remaining senses fights crime as an acrobatic martial arts superhero. Director: Mark Steven Johnson Edit Storyline Batman and Robin are back working side-by-side to stop the villains of Gotham City, but is there tension appearing between them, especially when one villainess who calls herself Poison Ivy can make anyone fall in love with her...literally. Along with Poison Ivy, the icy Mr. Freeze is freezing anything which gets in his way from achieving his goal. Written by FilmFanUk Strength. Courage. Honor. And loyalty. On June 20, it ALL comes together... Genres: Rated PG-13 for strong stylized action and some innuendos | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 20 June 1997 (USA) See more » Also Known As: $42,872,606 (USA) (20 June 1997) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Anthony Hopkins , who was one of Joel Schumacher 's other choices for Mr. Freeze, was also considered for the role of Alfred in Batman Begins (2005). See more » Goofs When Barbara is trying out passwords she looks to the picture of Margaret and the words "Love Peg" are missing, when she next looks they are back. See more » Quotes Bruce Wayne : My father once told me, "To succeed, we need only pick a star and follow it." The opening Warner Bros. logo re-shapes itself to form an ice-covered Batman logo. See more » Connections Written by Johnny Rzeznik (as John Rzeznik) Produced by Sean Slade & Paul Q. Kolderie Performed by Goo Goo |
Which villainous soap character is played by John Altman? | EastEnders 'Ello Ma'!!!!! The Creation of Nick Cotton Nicholas Charles "Nick" Cotton is a fictional character from the British soap opera EastEnders played by John Altman on a recurring basis from the soap's debut episode on 19 February 1985, in six separate stints (1985 to 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000 to 2001, 2008 to 2009 and from 2014 onwards). Nick is the son of characters Charlie (Christopher Hancock) and Dot Cotton (June Brown), and the father of Charlie (Declan Bennett), Ashley (Frankie Fitzgerald) and Dotty Cotton (Molly Conlin). His storylines have seen him twice commit murder; Reg Cox in 1985 and Eddie Royle in 1991 respectively, succumb to a heroin addiction, his racism and attempts to poison his own mother, causing the death of his son Ashley and faking his own death, amongst numerous other misdemeanours. Nick was also the subject of a special spin-off episode, The Return of Nick Cotton, which aired in October 2000. He has been voted one of television's all-time most villainous characters in a Channel 4 poll. On 29 July 2014, it was confirmed that John Altman would return and Nick appeared onscreen again on 24 October 2014. He is the shows original villain as a result of his actions. Nick Cotton was the twenty-fourth character invented by the creators of EastEnders, Tony Holland and Julia Smith. Nick was not part of Holland's and Smith's original vision for EastEnders, and his creation came about as an afterthought. The first episode of the series was to include the death of an elderly resident, Reg Cox, who had been brutally attacked in his home, and left to die. During the first writers' meeting, where the writers were introduced to the intended characters and early scripts, each independently wanted to know which character had killed Reg. However, Holland and Smith had never intended for the murderer to be unveiled. They had no idea who had killed Reg Cox, and they had felt that "the who" was not important. The fact that he was dead following an attack was the important issue, and Reg's murder was not intended to be solved, it was only there to tell the audience, from the outset, that Walford was a rough and tough place. The writers opposed this. They accused Holland of throwing away a great opportunity and suggested that a murder hunt would provide an array of dramatic possibilities that would captivate the audience. After deciding that all of the twenty-three original characters were incapable of committing the crime, Holland decided to invent an entirely new character, in the form of Nick Cotton. The original character outline for Nick read: "His image is exclusively macho. Vanishes for weeks on end. Mum doesn't ask questions... Unlike Den, Nick is a real crook. Worms his way into people's confidentiality and homes. From then on, lives on his wits. Waiting for the moment to strike; to nick the cash and disappear...Usually chooses his victims who, for one reason or another, are frightened to report him...Nick's a heroin addict." As Nick was only intended to be a semi-regular character, Julia Smith was not involved in his casting and the actor John Altman was chosen by the directors. "Nick Cotton is an EastEnders legend. His complex relationship with Dot, his criminal tendencies, and his addiction to heroin, violence, and everything else that's bad have made him one of the show's best-remembered and best-loved villains. We're very excited that he - and the talented John Altman who plays him - will be returning to the Square." �Executive producer Diederick Santer on Nick's 2008 return to EastEnders. June Brown (Dot Cotton) June Muriel Brown, MBE (born 16 February 1927) is an English actress, best known for her role as Dot Cotton in the long-running BBC soap opera EastEnders. In 2005, she won Best Actress at the British Soap Awards and also received the Lifetime Achievement |
Rene Belloq is the arch-enemy of which movie hero? | René Belloq | Villains Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia History René Belloq with Toht. Belloq became Indiana's foe at graduate school, when he plagiarized his essay on stratigraphy, thus winning an award that rightfully belonged to Indiana. Another encounter in 1934 is detailed, when Indiana spends months preparing a dig in Rub' al Khali, only to arrive and discover Belloq has excavated the region. Biography Early life René Emile Belloq was born in Marseilles, France to a wealthy wine making family at Forteresse Malevil, and claimed to be a relative of Jean Lafitte. He had at least one sibling, a brother named Claude Belloq . Belloq grew up admiring France's most acclaimed archaeologists and made it his mission to become one himself by enrolling at the Sorbonne where a fellow student named Indiana Jones was studying linguistics. In August 1922, the two met at an archaeological dig at Ur in Iraq where Belloq absconded with several artifacts and sold them off, damaging the reputation of Doctor Andrés Uribe in the process. However, the act made Belloq a contact with dealers on the black market. Returning to the university, Belloq came across a paper on stratigraphy by Jones and plagiarized the work. As a result, he was awarded the Archaeological Society Prize with Jones unable to prove the theft. His accolade and inherited wealth bought him a job at the Louvre in Paris as an assistant curator. He held the position for under a year as he became suspect in the funding of a grave robbing expedition in Persia which led to the deaths of several of the museum's employees and a British archaeologist. Fired, Belloq became a mercenary to whomever could afford him. At some point in his career, Belloq journeyed to Estray in the Orkney Islands where the ruins were believed to hold the lost treasure of tenth century Viking pirate Magnus Redhand. Belloq's methods only resulted in angering the locals, and he left them distrustful of all archaeologists. Belloq also traveled to Peru where he made contact with the indigenous Hovitos tribe while searching for the Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors. However, he was unable to convince the Hovitos to take him to the sacred valley of their Chachapoyan ancestors where the temple was located. His career also saw the Louvre officially hire Belloq to search for the Star Map of Baghdad in French-controlled Syria. While Belloq was in the country with French government's permission, Jones was suspicious, and asked people to keep an eye on his rival. Price hunter In 1930, Belloq was on the trail of the Uppsala Scroll and traveled to Sweden to acquire it for the Nazis. Unfortunately, he reached the site too late, only finding Theresa Lawrence, who did not have the scroll, but instead possessed Baldur's Ring. He went to London, and with the help of some thugs, he stole the scroll from Marcus Brody. He traveled to Marrakesh where he met with his buyer, Krause. While showing the potency of the scroll's information, Belloq was unaware of Jones disguised nearby. When Jones stole the scroll and escaped, Belloq and Krause made the Nazi soldiers follow him. In a dead-end alley, Belloq found Jones fighting with a Nazi, and recovered the scroll. Giving the scroll to Krause, he offered to enlist Jones in future operations for the Nazis. Krause revealed that the scroll was a Torah, and Belloq was enraged at his deal gone sour - Jones had given the real scroll to Lawrence during the chase. With no deal, Belloq tried to maintain face with Krause and left Jones beat-up in the alley. In 1931, Belloq sought the Invincible Ruby of Ali Bey, and his research team recognized the need to obtain the five mammalian Wohat Statues. Belloq hired Ali Bey-Faisal to steal them from various museums around the world. After realizing that Jones was on the trail of the stolen statues, Belloq and Bey-Faisal planned to trick Jones into reclaiming the carvings, and then use them to find and enter Ali Bey's Palace. The night after the Lion statue was stolen from the Barcelona History Museum, Bey-Faisal hinted to Jones that Belloq had hired him, |
Which iconic movie villain was played by a wrestler with the professional name of Tosh Togo? | Harold T. Sakata (1920 - 1982) - Find A Grave Memorial Honolulu County Hawaii, USA Actor. A native of Holualoa, Hawaii, he is best remembered for his role as henchman 'Oddjob' in the James Bond spy film, "Goldfinger" in 1964. His character's weapon of choice was a razor-rimmed bowler hat, that could pass for a frisbee. The film also starred German actor Gert Frobe in the title role. Other credits include the films, "Seventeenth Heaven" (1965), "Operation Gold" (1966), "The Poppy Is Also A Flower" (1966), "Dimension 5" (1966), "The Phynx" (1970), "Sarge" (1971), "The Wrestler" (1974), "Impulse" (1974), "Mako: The Jaws Of Death" (1976), "The Happy Hooker Goes To Washington" (1977), "Record City" (1978), "Death Dimension" (1978), "Goin' Coconuts" (1978), "The Billion Dollar Threat" (1979), "The Ninja Strikes Back" (1982), "Invaders Of The Lost Gold" (1982), and "Mad Mission III: Our Man From Bond Street" (1984), released after his death. On television, Sakata played the role of 'Cheng' in the short-lived series, "Highcliffe Manor" in 1979, and that of 'Ramoo' in the "Gilligan's Island" episode, "The Hunter", which aired on January 16, 1967. He also appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Hawaii Five-O", "The Blue Knight", "Police Woman", "The Rockford Files", "Quincy, M.E.", and "Kraft Suspense Theatre." Born Toshiyuki Sakata of Japanese descent, he was also an avid sportsman from a very young age. He became interested in wrestling and won a silver medal in that sport in the light heavyweight division at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. He later became a professional wrestler under the name of 'Tosh Togo,' and became known for throwing salt in the eyes of his opponent. He was later discovered by James Bond film producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and went onto the role that made him famous. He passed away from cancer in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the age of 62. |
Which group take their name from the promoter (Bill Goode), and the DJ that first played their records (Bill Gates)? | The Bee Gees (Music) - TV Tropes The Bee Gees You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share — Basic Instructions The Bee Gees are a controversial band to talk about these days, because either you love them or you hate them . Whatever the case, it isn't considered cool to like them, even though they have had a significant career in the music industry. The Bee Gees name is commonly believed to be short for Brothers Gibb, though it's actually a reference to Australian DJ Bill Gates (no, not that Bill Gates) and promoter Bill Goode, two men who played key roles in launching the group's career. The Bee Gees for most of their history have consisted of twin brothers Robin and Maurice Gibb and older brother Barry. (Youngest brother Andy Gibb is commonly believed to have been a member of the Bee Gees, but he never was. However, they were planning on adding him in the '80s, but his death put a stop to that.) British by birth, the brothers were living in Australia when they began their musical careers, though they had moved back to Britain by the time they hit it big. They first came to prominence in the late 1960s as a harmonic rock group, characterized mainly by their three-part harmonies led by Robin Gibb's vibrato. Their first international hit was "New York Mining Disaster 1941" (1967); other hits from this period include "To Love Somebody", "Holiday", and "Massachusetts" (the last of these being their first UK #1 hit). These songs and several others today are staples on oldies stations. The band at this point actually consisted of five members. In addition to the Gibb brothers, the group also included guitarist Vince Melouney and drummer Colin Peterson. The band's first three albums (excluding a couple of Australia-only releases), Bee Gees' 1st, Horizontal, and Idea, were all popular successes. However, tensions began to boil during the recording of the group's next album, Odessa. Though the album today is considered one of the finest of their early period, it was a cause of great strife for the band. Robin began to feel that the label was favoring Barry's songs when it came to choosing singles, and finally left the band to pursue a solo career. Peterson was fired during sessions for their next album, and with Melouney having left previously to pursue a different musical direction, the Bee Gees at this point were a duo consisting of just Barry and Maurice. The album Cucumber Castle was a flop, and with the group in a state of chaos at this point, it was seemingly the end of The Bee Gees. Then in late 1970, Barry and Maurice managed to patch up their rift with Robin. The three decided to reunite and give the Bee Gees another try, strictly as a trio this time. Not long after their reunion, the Bee Gees recorded two of their biggest hits, "Lonely Days" and "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", the latter providing them with their first US #1 hit. After that, however, their commercial fortunes dropped sharply, as their next few albums sold very poorly. Deciding they needed a change in their sound, they teamed up with Arif Mardin and recorded the album Mr. Natural, which saw them infusing their trademark sound with elements of R&B; though the album was not a big seller, it did show that the group was starting to find themselves again artistically. They finally saw commercial success again with their next album Main Course, also produced by Mardin. In addition to providing them with their first number one hit in four years, "Jive Talkin'", the album also featured Barry's first attempts at singing falsetto, a sound the group is heavily identified with today. When it came time to produce their next album, Mardin was not available, so the band began producing themselves. The resulting album, Children of the World, was another big hit, spawning another number one single, "You Should Be Dancing". It was then that Robert Stigwood approached the Gibbs about contributing songs to the soundtrack of a new motion picture that was being produced. The project, which would focus on the disco scene, excited the Gibbs, an |
Which famous UK band took their name from an unemployment benefit form? | Am I Right - Band Name Origins -> U, Page 1 It stands for ultra pure overload U2 The German equilivant of the subway is the U-bahn, abbreivated U and then the number. The U2 line in Berlin runs from Pankow to Ruhleben, through such important parts of town as the Olympic Stadium, Potsdamer Platz, and Alexanderplatz. This is where U2 got their name. This is reinforced by the album title "Achtung Baby." "Achtung" is German for "look out." U2 they had come down to four choices, the first one was who me, the second one was ya you, the thrid one was what about me and the fourth one u2. this is according to VH1 from behind the sceens U2 When they started they didnt have a name and werent very good. The drummer said to Bono "I dunno bout you, but we suck" and Bono replied as a joke with "you too, huh?" They liked you too huh but huh was just useless and U2 was a spy plane in WW 1 or 2 (Bonos uncle died in the war) The band picked U2 because it's the identification number given to Ireland on U.S. immigration forms. U2 It's named after the U-2 spy plane and they DID pick it off a list, just not with those other choices. Larry Mullen's father (It was either Larry Mullen or Adam Clayton; probably Larry Mullen) was a pilot so he knew about U-2 planes. It's in the U2 book. U2 The references to U2 getting their name from "you too" or an immigration form are complete hogwash. The band got their name from the American (NOT GERMAN) U-2 Spy plane. It was the spy plane USAF pilot Gary Powers was flying when he was shot down over the USSR in 1960. As an Irish immigrant to the USA, I can tell you that there is no special form given to Irish immigrants. All aliens fill out the same form and there is no U2 form. U2 I recently had this argument here in Peru, with one of the locals. He also reckons it comes from the "bulls***" plane. However, being from Ireland, I had to tell him the band name came from the name of their classroom in secondary school. All the classes were numbered 1 to 6 and lettered D-U-B-L-I-N. Hence, when the band first got together in second year of secondary school, their classroom was called U-2! And that is that, I dont want to hear any more waffle about planes and spies, stop looking so deep people. Im not even a big fan of U2 but I still know how the name came about! Its not a conspiracy theory either, it just is people! The U2 was an American spyplane, but lead singer Bono chose it because it "sounded cool" U2 Yes, the name is a reference to the breed of spyplane that started the Cold War when the last planned flight, by Gary Powers, was shot down and the US and USSR ended what was until then a cordial relationship. Blame Ike and the CIA. But don't miss what else the name means. It's U2, as in "You, too, can make a difference" or "You, too, can change the world". It's not just us in this fight, it's not just about us, it's you too. Taken in this light, it's not a stupid name, it's actually rather clever. It's meant to include the listener in their agenda. Don't forget this band have been activists from the beginning. Check out "Sunday, Bloody Sunday". U2 AFAIK it has nothing to do with the German Plane. Bono placed an ad on a wall, at school, when he was looking for musicians. It was more or less like this: "If you too have a great desire to make great music, join us". "You too", to save space (because the ad was written on a small scrap of paper), was written as U 2. U2 On an MTV interview in 1983 I happen to own on tape, Bono was questioned about the name of the band and why they chose it, and Bono innocently replied: "U2: is just a letter and a number", like "are you dumb, don't you know your ABCs?". While I do believe that they had a reason for the name, I just think Bono didn't like the idiot/nerd MTV picked as the interviewer who was too old to begin with (45-50 y/o), so he made up the excuse. Thumbs up for Bono! U2 German Spy Plane. Used to be called Feedback and Hype, but their manager suggested U2 would sell more records. U2 There's also another coincide |
Which American band had hits with Bad Moon Rising and Proud Mary? | Creedence Clearwater Revival Ultimate Creedence Clearwater Revival Greatest Hits & All-Time Classics 3CD-Elusive Disc Triple CD! Features All 20 Hit Singles! Includes 12 Live Tracks! Ranked #82 - Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Artists! Creedence Clearwater Revival (often known as just CCR) were a Californian band who were said to play a form of southern rock called 'swamp rock'. Led by John Fogerty, they had an incredible run of hits at their peak, scoring nine Top 10 hits between 1969 and 1971. Creedence had begun life in 1959 as The Blue Velvets and then The Golliwogs, without much success. In 1967 they changed their name, and the following year released an eponymous album Creedence Clearwater Revival, which featured a No.11 hit in �Suzie Q�. Follow-up Bayou Country went Top 10 and included the No.2 smash hit �Proud Mary�. Their third album Green River (1969) was widely praised and spun two hit singles, �Bad Moon Rising� and �Green River�, both of which matched �Proud Mary� in reaching No.2. Willy and the Poor Boys was another hit with critics and fans, spawning two more No.5 singles. Their fifth album, Cosmo�s Factory (1970) topped the album charts and produced an incredible five Top.5 singles. There is much debate among fans and critics about which of these three albums is their best, with Cosmo�s Factory perhaps slightly edging it with most listeners. Their final two albums were the adventurous Pendulum (1970) and Mardi Gras (1972). The Ultimate Creedence Clearwater Revival collection, featuring 52 timeless tracks on three compact discs! Discs 1 and 2 feature a mix of 40 hits and classics, including 13 top ten hits such as "Bad Moon Rising," "Down On The Corner," "Looking Out My Back Door," "Proud Mary," and more. Disc 3 features 12 incendiary live performances of CCR classics. An absolute must for CCR fans and all fans of classic rock music. "Thanks largely to John Fogerty's rough, inimitable voice and seemingly bottomless supply of great melodies, Creedence Clearwater Revival were the preeminent American singles band of the late Sixties and early Seventies....With the release of Bayou Country, Creedence became the most popular rock band in America...CCR's rough-hewn rockers often dealt with political and cultural issues, and the quartet appeared at the Woodstock Festival...Although Creedence's success continued after Cosmo's Factory, it was the group's artistic peak." - Rolling Stone "At a time when rock was evolving further and further away from the forces that had made the music possible in the first place, Creedence Clearwater Revival brought things back to their roots with their concise synthesis of rockabilly, swamp pop, R&B, and country. Though CCR was very much a group in their tight, punchy arrangements, their vision was very much singer, songwriter, guitarist, and leader John Fogerty's. Fogerty's classic compositions for Creedence both evoked enduring images of Americana and reflected burning social issues of the day. The band's genius was their ability to accomplish this with the economic, primal power of a classic rockabilly ensemble." - Richie Unterberger, allmusic.com Features: � 52 Timeless CCR Hits and Classics � More Than 90 Minutes of Rock 'N' Roll Genius � Incredible Songwriting, Singing & Guitar Playing Talents of Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame Legend John Fogerty � Discs 1 & 2 include 40 Hits and Classics with 13 Top Ten hits � Disc 3 includes 12 Live Performances of CCR Classics � Exclusive Liner Notes by Grammy-Nominated Writer ALec Palao Selections: |
Which band shares it's name with a type of foam used in horticulture? | Weathering Conditions in Your Home | North Carolina Cooperative Extension Weathering Conditions in Your Home Weathering Conditions in Your Home Weathering Conditions in Your Home by Deborah B. McGiffin, Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Science North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Durham County Center This year has been the warmest year I can remember. Lately, I often find myself wondering if global warming has permanently affected our climate, or if La Nina is responsible for our recent weather patterns and eventually more historical temperatures will return. Regardless of what the weather is doing outside, most of us really want to be comfortable inside. A comfortable home should not feel like the outdoors. Well insulated homes will feel comfortable and will not fluctuate greatly in temperature no matter what the climatic or weather conditions are outside. If the inside of your home mirrors the weather, then perhaps you need more insulation, or need to find areas where gaps of insulation exist. Properly installed insulation is resistant to heat flow. Although insulation slows all types of heat flow-conduction, convection, and radiation-it greatest impact is on conduction. The effectiveness of insulation also depends on how and where it is installed, and how well the insulation resists heat. Different degrees of thermal heat resistance, known as the R-value, are needed in different locations of your home. The R-value of insulation depends on the type of material the insulation is made from, its thickness and density. However, the key to an effective insulation system is insulating the home with a continuous layer of insulation around the entire building envelope with no gaps or areas of compressed insulation. Studies show that improper installation can cut the heating and cooling performance and the comfortable level of a home by 30 percent or more. Finding out how much insulation you have and where takes some investigation. Older homes will probably have less insulation than newer homes built in the last decade. Start by checking in the places where insulation should typically be installed in homes. In each area, the type of insulation needs to be determined and its thickness. Areas that should be investigated include: 1. In unfinished attic spaces, between and over the floor joists; the attic access door. 2. In finished attic rooms with or without dormers, between studs of the “knee” walls; between the studs and rafters of exterior walls and roof; ceilings with cold spaces above; extended joist space beyond finished walls. 3. All exterior walls including walls between living spaces and unheated garages, shed roofs, or other storage areas; foundation walls above ground level; foundation walls in heated basements, full wall either interior or exterior. 4. Floors above cold spaces, such as vented crawl spaces and unheated garages; any portion of the floor in a room that is cantilevered beyond the exterior wall below; slab floors built directly on the ground; as an alternative to floor insulation, foundation walls on unvented crawl spaces; floor joists extended to wall. 5. Band joists. 6. Replacement or storm windows and caulk and seal around all windows and doors. Begin accessing your home’s insulation in the attic, then move to the walls and floors adjacent to unheated spaces such as a garage or basement. In theses areas, ceilings, joists, or wall framing boards are often exposed, so the insulation can be easy to access and the insulation depth or thickness can be measured readily. Or course it is more difficult to inspect exterior walls. However, by using an electrical wall outlet, exterior walls can also be inspected. For this method, cut off the power to the outlet, then remove the cover plate and shine a flashlight into the crack around the outlet box. You should be able to see whether or not insulation is in the wall, and you may have to pull some of it out to determine which type of insulation is in the wall. Because wall insulation in one wall |
Which group had members with the christian names Jay, Merrill, Alan and Wayne? | The Osmonds - American Profile The Osmonds American Icons, Celebrities, Featured Article, People http://americanprofile.com/articles/the-osmonds-video/ The Osmonds singing group during their heyday in 1971 http://americanprofile.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/a-osmonds-1971-150x150.jpg Launching into an emotional ballad about relationships that steady life’s storms, the Osmond brothers harmonize effortlessly, blending their voices into a rich melody and showing their audience why music—and life—are better with family around. As family photographs flash on a large screen behind a concert stage in Branson, Mo., Merrill, Jay and Jimmy sing a tribute to their siblings and late parents who have anchored the Osmonds’ musical dynasty across 55 years. “Family is where our strength lies,” says Jimmy Osmond, 49, the youngest of the nine Osmond siblings, seven of whom have performed in show biz. “We’re always better when we’re together.” Together, the Osmonds have recorded more than 200 albums and sold 100 million-plus copies, earning 63 gold and platinum records. One of America’s most enduring musical groups, the singers have performed continuously since 1957, though their lineup has changed through the years. The last time all seven siblings were on stage together was in 2008, when the group held its 50th anniversary world tour and sold out arenas in the United Kingdom, Australia and Asia. The reunion proved that Osmond fans hadn’t forgotten the frenzy that the heartthrobs caused during their heyday in the early 1970s. “Donny couldn’t sell out arenas on his own [in 2008], Marie couldn’t, and the brothers couldn’t. But together, we could,” Jimmy says. “It just shows that people have a craving for family.” Growing up Osmond The Osmonds began singing as a quartet featuring Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay while growing up in Ogden, Utah, where the children learned vocal parts during car trips under the direction of their father, a former Army drill sergeant. “Our father had pretty good pitch, and so did our mother,” recalls Merrill, 59, who discovered his tenor voice at age 3. Recognizing the boys’ knack for harmony, George and Olive Osmond recruited a singing coach to develop the quartet, which began performing to earn money to purchase hearing aids for their older hearing-impaired brothers, Virl and Tom. Eventually, the boys performed regularly at Disneyland and, in 1962, were invited to sing before a national television audience on “The Andy Williams Show.” Thanks to enthusiastic viewer feedback, their “one-time appearance” stretched into seven seasons on Williams’ show. “Andy couldn’t use us unless we came up with something different every week,” Merrill recalls, “so we developed an incredible work ethic—singing on ice skates one week, tap dancing the next, playing banjos another week. We learned that to be true entertainers, you have to adjust.” Younger brother Donny eventually joined them on stage to form a five-member group, and youngest siblings Marie and Jimmy also were introduced. Growing out of their toothy boyish grins into handsome young men, the brothers signed with record producer Mike Curb with the goal of becoming a rock ’n’ roll band. “They’re the most gifted group I ever worked with, and they set the bar for what a boy band should sound like,” says Curb, 68, who oversaw their new sound with “One Bad Apple,” the group’s first No. 1 hit, in 1971. Curb was astounded by the brothers’ musical talents—from their ability to play 28 musical instruments to their intuitive vocals. “If I moved my hand up and down, they could follow along in five-part harmony,” Curb says. “Merrill Osmond became the best lead singer that rock ’n’ roll ever had, and Donny was a gifted crooner at age 13. They were brilliant.” Following up with hit songs such as “Yo-Yo” and “Down by the Lazy River,” the Osmonds hit the road for concerts that generated hysteria among teen girls in the United Kingdom. The family dynamic shifted, however, as Donny scored solo hits with “Go Away Little Girl” and “Puppy Love”; Marie took “Paper Roses” to No. 1 on the coun |
Which Australian rock band did not perform for a year after the death of their lead singer in 1997 by asphyxiation? | Best Australian Bands - Top Ten List - TheTopTens® Best Australian Bands The Top Ten 1 AC/DC AC/DC are a Australian hard rock band, formed in November 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young, who continued as members until Malcolm's illness and departure in 2014. They were fronted by Bon Scott until his untimely death due to alcohol poisoning in 1980, after which they hired Brian Johnson to ... read more . AC/DC's 1980 album Back In Black currently stands at the #2 all-time highest selling albums... Ever. Being that the #1 spot is occupied by an American, I would say this is good enough reason to convince anyone AC/DC is Australia's #1 band... Oh, they are also in the record books as Australia's #1 export, never fallen into the "where are they now" category, never had an album that didn't produce two or 3 chart makers, let alone have never had an album go out of print that became impossible to find for a while. Not to mention, not many bands could compete with having created so many memorable and classic rock anthems and riffs. Even Deep Purple only have TWO of those, and most people don't even know Black Knight without hearing it. Yep. They're number 1 ozzie band. And they are still going strong. AC/DC are easily the best band to come out of Australia saw them live in Melbourne last february and there is nothing like it they are just simply amazing Back in Black is second highest selling album of all time and they have so many classic songs have to be #1 V 58 Comments 2 INXS INXS were an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. I Highly agree... their music mix of POP/FUNK/R&B/ROCK genres reached the most tastes of all music lovers worldwide and MH had one of the top 5 Rock Vocal ranges ever... I love AC/DC but have to categorize them as Hard/Heavy Metal Rock. For all that, I would have to put INXS at # 1! Great band especially I love their song never tear us apart the music and the drummer plays very well I discovered INXS with the video of the song 'Need You Tonite' and never, ever stopped listening to them. Michael Hutchence was the best ever Rock singer to walk planet Earth. Great voice, sensuous - he had it all and and he left it all to soon. Every member of the band performs well. Their song 'Never Tear Us Apart' is one of the BEST rock ballads by a Rock Band. The band died with the death of Michael Hutchence. There never will be another! With their brand of rock music, appealing to a huge range of fans, I think INXS are Australia's number 1 band, respect to ACDC, they've been around longer and had huge hits, but I wonder if Hutchence was still around whether they would seriously compete for Australia's number 1 band. V 61 Comments 3 Little River Band Everybody's written about their songs, lyrics and muscianship... But for me they are well up there with CSNY and S&G as proponents of harmony singing. Simply flawless. Nothing beats them.. My girlfriend is Aussie and she loves them as much as I do.. I was in the army in the late 70s. I have only good memories of the hits the band had in those days. One Band that has had more line up changes than other band. Sadly there's no original members and Aussies left in the line up for LRB these days and totally based in the States. Had hits in Australia from 1975 to 1990. Two great lead singers in Glenn Shorrock and John Farnham. Over 22 million in albums sold world wide. But still underrated only can get studio albums on iTunes come by an LP Cassette or even a CD hang on to it! V 9 Comments 4 Silverchair Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. ... I'm going to pretend "The Young Modern" never happened and vote Silverchair for best Australian band. Their music got me through tough times and let me know I wasn't the only that felt that way. His voice is AMAZING, I hope they put out more albums cause I'm in love with that band. WE LOVE YOU SILVERCHAIR |
Which Jackson has starred in Star Wars, Pulp Fiction, and Snakes On A Plane? | What notable films has Samuel L. Jackson starred in? | Reference.com What notable films has Samuel L. Jackson starred in? A: Quick Answer "Pulp Fiction," "Django Unchained," "Snakes on a Plane" and "The Avengers" are some notable films starring Samuel L. Jackson. Others include the "Star Wars" prequels and Marvel films such as "Iron Man" and "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." Full Answer Samuel L. Jackson is an American actor known for frequently playing hot-tempered and foul-mouthed characters. He first gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 90s when he appeared in the Spike Lee films "Do the Right Thing," "Mo' Better Blues" and "Jungle Fever." Shortly after he had small but notable roles in "Goodfellas" and "Jurassic Park." Jackson received an Oscar nomination in 1994 for his performance as mob hit man Jules Winnfield in "Pulp Fiction." After playing many antagonists, Jackson took on an action hero role in 1995 when he starred opposite Bruce Willis in "Die Hard: With a Vengeance." In 1999, Jackson found popular success starring as Jedi Mace Windu in "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace." Along with its two sequels, it is one of Jackson's highest-grossing films. His success in action movies continued throughout the 2000s, with roles in films such as "XXX," "S.W.A.T." and "Jumper." He has also contributed voice work to animated films such as "The Incredibles," "Astro Boy" and "Turbo." As of 2015, Jackson has starred in more than 100 movies. |
Thomas Jonathan Jackson was a confederate general during the American Civil War. By what name was he better known? | Stonewall Jackson - American Civil War - HISTORY.com Google Stonewall Jackson’s Early Years Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born on January 21, 1824, in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia ). When Jackson was two years old, his six-year-old sister died of typhoid fever. His father, Jonathan Jackson (1790-1826), an attorney, perished of the same disease a short time later, leaving his wife, Julia Neale Jackson (1798-1831), with three children and considerable debt. After Julia Jackson remarried in 1830, to a man who reportedly disliked his stepchildren, Thomas Jackson and his siblings were sent to live with various relatives. The future Civil War hero was raised by an uncle in the town of Jackson’s Mill, located in present-day West Virginia. Did You Know? In 1954, Stonewall Jackson's home in Lexington, Virginia—the only home he ever owned—was turned into a museum and historic site. Jackson lived in the home, which is filled with period furniture and some of his personal possessions, during the decade he taught at the Virginia Military Institute. In 1842, Jackson enrolled at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Older than many of the other students, he initially struggled with the curriculum and endured frequent ridicule for his modest background and relatively poor education. However, Jackson worked hard and eventually met with academic success, graduating in 1846. Jackson left West Point just as the Mexican War was starting and he was sent to Mexico as a lieutenant with the 1st U.S. Artillery. He quickly earned a reputation for toughness and bravery, and by the war’s end in 1848 he held the rank of brevet major. Jackson continued his military service until he accepted a professorship at the Virginia Military Institute in 1851. Stonewall Jackson’s Civilian Life Jackson spent 10 years as a professor of artillery tactics and natural philosophy (similar to modern-day physics) at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. He was better at teaching artillery than natural philosophy, and was disliked by some cadets for his brusqueness, lack of sympathy and eccentric behavior. Students mocked him for his hypochondria and his habit of keeping one arm elevated to hide a perceived discrepancy in the length of his limbs. In 1853, Jackson married Elinor Junkin (1825-54), the daughter of a Presbyterian minister who was the president of Washington College. She died in childbirth 14 months later; in 1857, Jackson married Mary Anna Morrison (1831-1915), the daughter of a former president of Davidson College. The following year, the couple had a daughter; however, the child lived for only a month. Jackson’s one surviving daughter, Julia Laura (1862-89), was born less than a year before her father’s death. Jackson’s final years in the Lexington community earned him a reputation as an honest and dutiful man of devout faith. He did not drink, gamble or smoke. When Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, Jackson accepted a commission as a colonel in the Confederate army and went off to war, never to return to Lexington alive. Jackson Earns His Name During the first wave of secession from December 1860 through February 1861, during which time seven Southern states declared their independence from the U.S., Jackson hope that his home state of Virginia would remain in the Union. However, when Virginia seceded in April 1861, he supported the Confederacy, showing his loyalty to his state over the federal government. Jackson served only briefly as a colonel before receiving a promotion to brigadier general under General Joseph E. Johnston (1807-91). Jackson earned his nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run (also known as Manassas) in July 1861 when he rushed his troops forward to close a gap in the line against a determined Union attack. Upon observing Jackson, one of his fellow generals reportedly said, “Look, men, there is Jackson standing like a stone wall!”–a comment that spawned Jackson’s nickname. Jackson was commissioned a major general in October 1861. Stonewall Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign In the spring of 1862, Jackson s |
Who had a UK hit in 1979 with Is She Really Going Out With Him? | Joe Jackson-Is she really going out with him ? - YouTube Joe Jackson-Is she really going out with him ? Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Apr 10, 2008 a 2003 performance on Later Category When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Up next Play now Mix - Joe Jackson-Is she really going out with him ?YouTube Joe Jackson - Breaking Us In Two - Duration: 4:35. JoeJacksonVEVO 1,251,651 views 4:35 Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him? (Live, The Regal Theatre, Hitchin, 1983) - Duration: 4:21. DavidChrisMartyn 121,444 views 4:21 |
Which Jackson was an influential American abstract artist who died in 1956? | Jackson Pollock' Biography of Jackson Pollock Biography of Jackson Pollock Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 - August 11, 1956), was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality, and struggled with alcoholism for most of his life . In 1945, he married the artist Lee Krasner, who became an important influence on his career and on his legacy. Pollock died at the age of 44 in an alcohol-related car accident. In December 1956, he was given a memorial retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, and a larger more comprehensive exhibition there in 1967. More recently, in 1998 and 1999, his work was honored with large-scale retrospective exhibitions at MoMA and at The Tate in London. Early Life Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming in 1912, the youngest of five sons. His parents, Stella May McClure and Leroy Pollock, grew up in Tingley, Iowa. His father had been born McCoy but took the surname of his neighbors, who adopted him after his own parents had died within a year of each other. Stella and LeRoy Pollock were Presbyterian; the former, Irish; the latter, Scotch-Irish. LeRoy Pollock was a farmer and later a land surveyor for the government. Jackson grew up in Arizona and Chico, California. While living in Echo Park, California, he enrolled at Los Angeles' Manual Arts High School, from which he was expelled, after having been expelled another high school in 1928. During his early life, he experienced Native American culture while on surveying trips with his father. In 1930, following his brother Charles Pollock, he moved to New York City where they both studied under Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League of New York. Benton's rural American subject matter shaped Pollock's work only fleetingly, but his rhythmic use of paint and his fierce independence were more lasting influences. From 1938 to 1942, Pollock worked for the WPA Federal Art Project. In attempts to fight his alcoholism, from 1938 through 1941 Pollock underwent Jungian psychotherapy with Dr. Joseph Henderson and later with Dr. Violet Staub de Laszlo in 1941-1942. Dr. Henderson was an eclectic who drew upon the spectrum of psychoanalytic theory, including Freud and Jung. Henderson made the decision to engage him through his art and had Pollock make drawings, which led to the appearance of many Jungian concepts in his paintings. Recently it has been hypothesized that Pollock might have had bipolar disorder. The Springs period and the unique technique In October 1945 Pollock married American painter Lee Krasner, and in November they moved to what is now known as the Pollock-Krasner House and Studio, at 830 Springs Fireplace Road, in Springs on Long Island, NY. Peggy Guggenheim lent them the down payment for the wood-frame house with a nearby barn that Pollock converted into a studio. There he perfected the technique of working with paint with which he became permanently identified. Pollock was introduced to the use of liquid paint in 1936 at an experimental workshop operated in New York City by the Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros. He later used paint pouring as one of several techniques on canvases of the early 1940s, such as "Male and Female" and "Composition with Pouring I." After his move to Springs, he began painting with his canvases laid out on the studio floor, and he developed what was later called his "drip" technique, turning to synthetic resin-based paints called alkyd enamels, which, at that time, was a novel medium. Pollock described this use of househol |
Colin Jackson once held the world record in which athletics event? | Performing Artistes Colin Jackson was born on 18 February 1967 in Cardiff. Colin Jackson was a top-class hurdler who won every major title except Olympic gold. In spite of retiring in 2003, Colin Jackson still holds the world record for the indoor 60m hurdles, He held the outdoor 110m hurdles (12.91 seconds set in the final of the 1993 World Championships) until it was finally bettered by Liu Xiang in 2006. Colin Jackson won an extraordinary 44 consecutive hurdles victories between August 1993 and February 1995 and, in 2002, he became the European champion for the fourth successive time (in indoor 60m hurdles). Colin Jackson is often to be seen as a sports commentator or pundit for the BBC, frequently in tandem with Michael Johnson, who claimed that Jackson was one of athletics' all-time greats, saying: "The fact that he has not won Olympic gold does not detract one bit from his achievements." In 1989 Colin Jackson was awarded an MBE - upgraded to a CBE in 2003. Colin Jackson partnered Erin Boag in Strictly Come Dancing series 3. Colin Jackson's dancing in the first show drew plaudits - not least from former Strictly Come Dancing winner, Jill Halfpenny, who said that she was 'very impressed with Colin's hips'! In the end Colin and Erin ended up second in Strictly Come Dancing. In March 2006, Colin Jackson was appointed President of the BBU, the governing body of British Biathlon. In February 2007, Colin Jackson caused a stir on the BBC programme, The Truth About Food. As an experiment he gave up meat for a month, but he did not recommend it, saying: "I definitely think vegetarians are weaker ... they should have some type of meat whether it's fish or actual meat. Human beings are omnivores." Colin Jackson's comments did not go down well with the Vegetarian Society. "Colin, a huge thank you for being such a superb host for our National Training Award events. You hit just the right note, made the winners feel special and brought your own personal energy and enthusiasm to all the events. We were also delighted that your own skills development journey mirrored our aims and objectives so well. Thank you" National Training & UK Skills Awards "Colin was absolutely fantastic and both the clients & attendees loved him. I would defiantly recommend him to others" IMS Health "Colin Jackson was engaged to speak on behalf of Invest NI at three different business events as part of a week long initiative targeting entrepreneurs. His engaging account of the highs and lows of an international athletics career had the audience at each event hanging on his every word. Colin does not just deliver an inspirational story, his interaction with the audience following his talk was superb" Invest NI In spite of retiring in 2003, Colin Jackson still holds the world record for the indoor 60m hurdles, He held the outdoor 110m hurdles (12.91 seconds set in the final of the 1993 World Championships) until it was finally bettered by Liu Xiang in 2006. |
What was the name of the character played by Kate Jackson in Charlie's Angels? | Angelic Heaven - Actor Bios - Kate Jackson Kate Jackson aka Sabrina Duncan After getting bitten by the acting bug, Kate moved to New York City from her home town of Birmingham, Alabama. While in New York, she enrolled into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Kate's big break came when she played a "ghost" in the daytime drama, Dark Shadows. After three months on Dark Shadows she had guest roles in TV's Bonanza and a semi-regular on NBC's short-lived series The Jimmy Stewart Show. Then she hit the big time with a role on the crime show, The Rookies. Kate played nurse Jill Danko for producers Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg. The producers decided after The Rookies ended that she was strong enough for her own series. The producers and Kate created the skeleton shell for a series called Charlie's Angels. Kate was to become known around the world as Sabrina Ducan, the "smart" Angel. After a very successful three-year run, Kate decided to leave the series after the producers did not allow her out of her "Angel" contact to film Kramer vs. Kramer. After Charlie's Angels,, Kate tried her hand at comedy in the television remake of Topper (starring with first husband Andrew Stevens) and hit the big screen with the cutting edge film Making Love, about a man and his struggle with homosexuality. As her film career was blossoming, Kate was offered a new series for television called Scarecrow and Mrs. King. She fell in love with the character of Mrs. King (a mother of two boys who worked as a Secret Agent) and took on the series. Scarecrow became an huge hit. After four years, Scarecrow left the air, and Kate again returned to television in Baby Boom, which was based on the hit film. The series did not have the same pull as the film and quickly ended. The hardest role Kate had to play was her personal battle with breast cancer in 1987 and in 1989. She shared her experience with the world to show other women the importance of mammograms and cancer prevention. In September 1995, Kate was given her greatest challenge, the adoption of her first child, Charles Taylor Jackson. She has said being a mother is her greatest role. Kate has settled into motherhood and has found herself once again in front of the camera. In 1996 she was seen in The Family Channel's Panic in the Skies, ABC's Gail Sheehy's New Passages, and in 1997 CBS's film What Happened to Bobby Earl? Angelic Heaven will keep you updated with the latest in Kate's career! Series: The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971-72) The Rookies (1972-1976) Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983-1987) Baby Boom (1988-1989) Cold Heart of a Killer Cycling Through China Justice in a Small Town A Kidnapping in the Family Killer Bees Satan�s School for Girls (1973) Satan's School for Girls (2000) Silence of Adultery What Happened to Bobby Earl? Topper Arly Hanks Mysteries "Series Pilot" Bonanza "One Ance Too Many" Boys of Twilight "Shadow of a Shadow" The Captain and Tennille Dead Man's Gun "Death Warrant" Gail |
By what name is the day preceding the Christian fasting period of Lent commonly referred? | What is Lent? When is the observance of Lent? For those in the Christian faith, the Season of Lent is typically considered to be the 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday , and is often characterized by abstention from certain kinds of food or activities. The period is most commonly thought of as a symbol of the 40 days and nights Jesus spent struggling with the devil in the wilderness. While sometimes regarded as a predominantly Roman Catholic observance, for Christians of all denominations it is a time of preparation and self-sacrifice through fasting, giving up worldly desires and activities. The History of Lent The practice of Lent likely has its origins in practical reasons. In agricultural societies (as most Christian cultures were, in the fourth and fifth centuries, when Lent is first mentioned in historical context), winter crops were often scarce. Correspondingly, a period of fasting may have been a spiritual response to a physical need. The excesses and revels of Shrove Tuesday (also known as Mardi Gras), the day before Ash Wednesday, were, in all likelihood, a response to the same phenomenon, as people wanted to consume perishable goods (like meats, eggs, dairy products, and sweets) before they spoiled. As the practice of Lent evolved, it began to take on the added significance of a preparation of new church members for the baptism of Easter Sunday. In the spirit of Christianity as a community of living faith, this period of fasting and preparation was eventually embraced by all Church members. Additionally, Lent was once referred to as quadragesima, which is Latin for the fortieth day before Easter. The word "Lent" itself is thought to come from a Germanic root, lenct, which initially meant "spring" and, later, "fast." Why 40 Days? Lent's duration is actually 46 days. However, as Sundays represent Christ's resurrection, they are not commonly counted in the tally between Ash Wednesday and the Easter vigil. The primary meaning of the fast is considered to be a way of identifying with the suffering of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels, and of acknowledging his substitutionary death for the sins of mankind. The meaning of the season is further enriched by other biblical occurrences of the number 40 -- Moses and Elias spent 40days in the wilderness, in a similar manner to Christ, the Jewish people wandered for 40 years, as recorded in Exodus, and Jesus spent 40hours in the tomb, prior to his resurrection. Colors and Decorations of Lent For the Lenten season, purple, red and dark violet are often the favored colors, symbolizing the pain of Christ's crucifixion. Gray, the color of ashes, is often used for Ash Wednesday, and this practice is sometimes extended throughout the entire fast. Furthermore, some churches avoid flowers during the season, reintroducing them at Easter (often to great psychological effect) with a flowering cross. Other congregations choose to use a roughly-hewn wooden cross as a focal point throughout the season, symbolizing of Christ's pain and martyrdom. For Christians of all colors, Lent continues to symbolize the self-sacrifice of Jesus Christ. The period of fasting from certain foods, drinks and activities serves as a reminder of the sorrow and joy of the Resurrection and the truly loving and compassionate spirit of the Christian faith. Our Product Ambassadors are ready to introduce you to our full product offering 888-317-4018 |
In which month is the Vernal Equinox in the northern hemisphere? | Spring Equinox – Vernal Equinox, Southern & Northern Home Sun & Moon Vernal Equinox Spring Equinox – Vernal Equinox The Vernal (Spring) Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere is the Autumnal (Fall) Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. Equinoxes and solstices happen twice a year. Equinoxes and Solstices are opposite on either side of the equator. (Ill. not to scale) Not Entirely Equal Day & Night On the equinoxes the Sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal – but not quite. The March equinox marks the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator – from south to north and vice versa in September. |
All Saints Day is celebrated on the first day of which month? | All Saints' Day Home Calendar Holidays All Saints' Day All Saints' Day All Saints' Day is a celebration of all Christian saints, particularly those who have no special feast days of their own, in many Roman Catholic, Anglican and Protestant churches. In many western churches it is annually held November 1 and in many eastern churches it is celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost. It is also known as All Hallows Tide, All-Hallomas, or All Hallows' Day. Wheat is one of the symbols of All Saints' Day. Wheat is one of the symbols of All Saints' Day. ©iStockphoto.com/Willie B. Thomas What Do People Do? All Saints' Day is observed by Christians in many countries around the world. In countries such as Spain, Portugal and Mexico, offerings are made on this day. In countries such as Belgium, Hungary and Italy people bring flowers to the graves of dead relatives. In other parts of Europe, such as Austria, Croatia, Poland, and Romania, it is customary to light candles on top of visiting graves of deceased relatives. It is also observed in parts of Asia, such as the Philippines, where people visit graves of deceased relatives and clean or repair them. They also lay flowers on the graves and light candles. In France church services in memory of all the saints are held on November 1 but by the evening the focus turns towards the dead. Cemeteries everywhere are crowded with people who come to clean and decorate family graves. All Saints' Day is closely tied with All Souls' Day, held on November 2, which is dedicated to prayers of the dead who are not yet glorified. Public Life All Saints’ Day is a public holiday in many countries such as (but not exclusive to): Austria. |
In France, which flower is given on May Day as a good luck charm? | May 1st, Labor Day and May Lily Day in France | PocketCultures deebee May 1, 2012 5 comments celebrations , flowers , France , Labor Day , lily of the valley , May , May Lily Day May 1st (May Day) is known worldwide as Labor Day, but in France it is also May Day - Fête du Muguet (Lily of the Valley) when the French greet each other with a sprig (or a small bouquet) of lily of the valley, a flower that is considered a lucky charm. The tradition dates back to the beginning of the century when unemployed people (the unemployment benefits did not exist and people had to finding ways of making ends meet) went into the woods that were still found in the big cities ‘suburbs to pick lilies of the valley. Lily of the valley, Double-flowered Convallaria majalis The lily of the valley is in full bloom in late April early May, and is one of those wild plants that spread very quickly, invading clearings and edges of wood! It grows everywhere and is almost considered as a weed. People just needed the patience of picking it and composing small bouquets that they tied with a ribbon. They sold them in the markets as women once loved to decorate their blouses with a sprig of lily of the valley, a custom that was a remainder of the old pagan tradition when people were celebrating spring by adorning themselves with flowers! Many provinces have retained a version of this ancient tradition by decorating a pole (May Pole) with flowers. This is reminiscent of the tradition of planting a flowering tree outside the door of the girls to marry off, then followed the huge feast when they widely celebrated spring, nature and love. Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis In the language of flowers, the lily of the valley symbolizes “marital happiness”. It was therefore natural to link it to dating and popular dances known as “Bals du Muguet” were organized every year so that singles could meet their soul mate. The girls dressed in white and young men wore a sprig of lily on their lapel, and parents and chaperones were banned from attending! Pink lily of the valley The lily of the valley has been cultivated in Europe since the Middle Ages but it is said to originate from Japan where it is considered a symbol of spring. Some sources, however, attest that the Celts knew the flower and that they already considered it as a lucky charm. The French tradition of giving a sprig of lily of the valley as a good luck charm on May 1st dates from May 1, 1561 when King Charles IX receives a sprig. May 1st Labor Day May 1st is widely known as the international Labor Day when all trade unions parade in the major cities. Labor Day New York 1882 The origins of Labor Day is quite different from that of the Fête du Muguet, and go back to May 1, 1886 in Chicago when Americans unions launched a strike movement to obtain the 8-hour working day. The movement lasted until May 4 and paralyzed many factories. The major riots that ensued ended by a dozen dead, including seven policemen. Five anarchists were later sentenced to death. The 2nd Congress of the Socialist International held in Paris on June 20, 1890 decided to make May 1st the worldwide symbol of the workers’ struggles with the aim of obtaining the 8-hour working day. From the following year protesters wore a red triangle on their jackets to symbolize their triple claim: 8 hours of work, 8 hours of sleep and 8 hours of leisure! 1900s Toronto Labour Day Parade The triangle was replaced by a dog rose flower (symbol: happy days pass too quickly), and a sprig of lily of the valley in 1907. On 24 April 1941, the Vichy Government officially recognized May 1st as Labor Day and made it a Public Holiday to rally the working classes. DeeBee I am French Parisienne and lived in Asia for nearly 20 years before settling in the UK 3 years ago. I have an interest in everything and every culture and am an avid reader. French linguistics is my "specialty" but I have a passion for history and try to mingle them. Humour is very important to me, I love writing, talking, laughing, exchanging ideas, learning more from others... the world i |
What is the date of St George's Day? | St. George's Day in United Kingdom Home Calendar Holidays United Kingdom St. George's Day St. George's Day in United Kingdom St George's Day in England remembers St George, England's patron saint. The anniversary of his death, which is on April 23, is seen as England's national day. According to legend, he was a soldier in the Roman army who killed a dragon and saved a princess. According to legend, St George slayed a dragon. Many Christians observe St George's Day in the UK, although it is not a public holiday. According to legend, St George slayed a dragon. Many Christians observe St George's Day in the UK, although it is not a public holiday. ©iStockphoto.com/bogdb Celebrate St George's Day St George's Day used to be a national holiday in England. It is now an observance that is celebrated with parades, dancing and other activities. Flags with the image of St George's cross are flown on some buildings, especially pubs, and a few people wear a red rose on their lapel. Church services on the Sunday closest to April 23 often include the hymn 'Jerusalem', written by the poet William Blake. The words describe a supposed visit to Glastonbury, England, by Jesus Christ during his youth. Public Life April 23 is not a public holiday. Schools, stores, post offices, businesses and other organizations are open as usual. Public transport services run to their usual timetables. About St George's Day St George was born sometime around the year 280 in what is now Turkey. He was a soldier and rose up through the ranks of the Roman army, eventually becoming a personal guard to the Emperor Diocletian. He was executed for being a Christian on April 23, 303, and is buried in the town of Lod in Israel. St George is most widely known for slaying a dragon. According to legend, the only well in the town of Silene was guarded by a dragon. In order to get water, the inhabitants of the town had to offer a human sacrifice every day to the dragon. The person to be sacrificed was chosen by lots. On the day that St George was visiting, a princess had been selected to be sacrificed. However, he killed the dragon, saved the princess and gave the people of Silene access to water. In gratitude, they converted to Christianity. It is thought that the dragon represents a certain type of pagan belief that included the sacrifice of human beings. St George's Day was once celebrated as widely as Christmas. But the celebrations waned by the end of the 18th century after England had united with Scotland on May 1, 1707. In recent times, there has been a push, involving campaigns and petitions, to make the day a public holiday in England. St George is the patron saint of a number of other places, such as Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Portugal and Russia. He is also remembered in some regional holidays, such as in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada and among the Gorani people who live in a mountainous area in the Balkans and were converted to Islam many centuries ago, but still observe St George's Day. Around the world, a number of days are devoted to St George, including April 23 and dates in November and December of the Gregorian calendar. Symbols The most widely recognized symbol of St George's Day is St George's cross. This is a red cross on a white background, which is often displayed as a flag. It is used as England's national flag, forming part of the Union Flag, the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Saint George's cross was originally the flag of the maritime Republic of Genoa. Around 1190, the King of England started paying the Doge of Genoa to protect ships originally from the city of London and the rest of England that sailed in the Mediterranean. During the crusades in the 1100s and 1200s, English knights used St George's cross as part of their uniform. It has been the official flag of England for centuries, but the Union Flag, a combination of St George's cross, St Andrew's cross and St Patrick's cross, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. Now Saint George's cross is used as |
Guy Fawkes Night on November 5th celebrates the discovery of the plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament? In what year did this take place? | Bonfire night 2016: Who was Guy Fawkes and where can you see the best firework displays? Bonfire night 2016: Who was Guy Fawkes and where can you see the best firework displays? Watch | Things you might not know about fireworks 01:06 Keely Lockhart 6 November 2016 • 2:14pm November 5 is the day when Britons everywhere set fire to things and let things off. But why? What is bonfire night? November 5 - which this year falls on a Saturday - commemorates the failure of the November 1605 Gunpowder Plot by a gang of Roman Catholic activists led by Warwickshire-born Robert Catesby. When Protestant King James I acceded to the throne, English Catholics had hoped that the persecution they had felt for over 45 years under Queen Elizabeth I would finally end, and they would be granted the freedom to practice their religion. When this didn't transpire, a group of conspirators resolved to assassinate the King and his ministers by blowing up the Palace of Westminster during the state opening of Parliament. The arrest of Guy Fawkes in the cellars of Parliament pictured in a wood engraving. Credit: Universal History Archive/Un/REX Guy (Guido) Fawkes, from York, and his fellow conspirators , having rented out a house close to the Houses of Parliament, managed to smuggle 36 barrels of gunpowder into a cellar of the House of Lords - enough to completely destroy the building. (Physicists from the Institute of Physics later calculated that the 2,500kg of gunpowder beneath Parliament would have obliterated an area 500 metres from the centre of the explosion). The scheme began to unravel when an anonymous letter was sent to William Parker, the 4th Baron Monteagle, warning him to avoid the House of Lords. Guy Fawkes tried and failed to blow up Parliament in the Gunpowder Plot The letter (which could well have been sent by Lord Monteagle's brother-in-law Francis Tresham), was made public and this led to a search of Westminster Palace in the early hours of November 5. Explosive expert Fawkes, who had been left in the cellars to set off the fuse, was caught when a group of guards discovered him at the last moment. Fawkes was arrested, sent to the Tower of London and tortured until he gave up the names of his fellow plotters. Lord Monteagle was rewarded with £500 plus £200 worth of lands for his service in protecting the crown. 7 things you never knew about Guy Fawkes Who were the Gunpowder Plot conspirators? Guy Fawkes , Thomas Bates, Robert and Thomas Wintour, Thomas Percy, Christopher and John Wright, Francis Tresham, Everard Digby, Ambrose Rookwood, Robert Keyes, Hugh Owen, John Grant and the man who organised the whole plot - Robert Catesby. The conspirators were all either killed resisting capture or - like Fawkes - tried, convicted, and executed. The traditional death for traitors in 17th-century England was to be hanged, drawn and quartered in public. But this proved not to be the 35-year-old Fawkes's fate. As he awaited his punishment on the gallows, Fawkes leapt off the platform to avoid having his testicles cut off, his stomach opened and his guts spilled out before his eyes. Mercifully for him, he died from a broken neck but his body was subsequently quartered, and his remains were sent to "the four corners of the kingdom" as a warning to others. Bonfire Night | Did you know? The aftermath Following the failed plot, Parliament declared November 5th a national day of thanksgiving, and the first celebration of it took place in 1606. Following the plot, King James I sought to control non-conforming English Catholics in England. In May 1606, Parliament passed 'The Popish Recusants Act' which required any citizen to take an oath of allegiance denying the Pope's authority over the king. Observance of the 5th November Act, passed within months of the plot, made church attendance compulsory on that day and by the late 17th Century, the day had gained a reputation for riotousness and disorder and anti-Catholicism. William of Orange's birthday (November 4th) was also conveniently close. James I, King of England and Scotland. Credit: Heritage Ima |
How is the date of the summer bank holiday determined in England and Wales? | List of public holidays in Wales : Wikis (The Full Wiki) (Redirected to Public holidays in the United Kingdom article) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia These are the public holidays observed in the countries of the United Kingdom . Workers in the United Kingdom are not automatically entitled to time off on a public holiday. Time off can be provided for in an employment agreement or by expending annual leave. [1] British people tend to call their public holidays bank holidays . When an anniversary day that is usually a bank holiday falls on a weekend , the date of the bank holiday is postponed and declared for a following weekday . This new date is termed a 'bank holiday in lieu ' of the actual anniversary day. In this way, public holidays are not 'lost' on years when they coincide with weekends (which will already be a day off for many people). Increasingly, there are calls for public holidays on the patron saints' days in England , Scotland and Wales ( Northern Ireland already has St Patrick's Day as a holiday). An online petition sent to the Prime Minister received 11,000 signatures for a public holiday in Wales on St. David's Day ; the Scottish Parliament has passed a bill creating a public holiday on St. Andrew's Day although it must be taken in lieu of another public holiday [2] ; campaigners in England are calling for a bank holiday on St. George's Day . Contents Early May Day Bank Holiday - first Monday in May Spring Bank Holiday - last Monday in May Summer Bank Holiday - last Monday in August |
Which classic of English literature sees the heroine marry a farm worker called Angel Clare? | Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists Sep 07, 2012 Stephen rated it it was amazing HEADLINE: A bad guy who is fabulously talented in bed and a good guy who fumbles sex can complicate life for a girl. I ought to have my head examined for undertaking a review of Tess of the d'Ubervilles, the next to the last of Thomas Hardy's novels. My purpose in considering the idea was that I might perhaps persuade one other person to read this novel who might not otherwise. I am all about service to my fellow man. However, there are strange aspects of this novel that when discussed in remove HEADLINE: A bad guy who is fabulously talented in bed and a good guy who fumbles sex can complicate life for a girl. I ought to have my head examined for undertaking a review of Tess of the d'Ubervilles, the next to the last of Thomas Hardy's novels. My purpose in considering the idea was that I might perhaps persuade one other person to read this novel who might not otherwise. I am all about service to my fellow man. However, there are strange aspects of this novel that when discussed in remove from the novel itself can make it sound off-putting. I will mention a few of those without emphasizing them. They involve weird twists in the plot handed us through the vehicle of some strange scenes. On the other hand I do not wish simply to offer diamond-like passages from this novel, although that is tempting. But let us take a shot here. Tess is the eldest daughter in a poor family in 19th century England. The novel follows events in her life from the time she is sixteen until she is approximately 21, let us say. There are a multitude of detailed plot outlines of this novel to be found elsewhere on line. The only valuable supplement to those that I can offer is to say bluntly what those plot outlines say in such a roundabout way that it loses impact or can be missed entirely. Tess is one hot looking sixteen-year-old female human being. It is out of the fact that Tess is one hot looking sixteen-year-old that all the action of this novel arises. At the time of her first seduction, or rape, she is described as one who has a "coarse pattern" laid over her "beautiful feminine tissue." So in picturing her, we must picture her as something much more than simply a pretty young girl, although she is certainly that. She is a pretty young girl with that look about her that drives men wild—that look about her being something rarely encountered in a girl so young. Some part of that look about her derives from her unity with nature—or should we say “Nature” with a capital “N” since we are after all talking about a Thomas Hardy novel? I would rather put it this way. She is earthy. When Hardy writes about her when she is in relatively unspoiled natural surroundings, it is apparent that she herself is very much at home in and a natural part of those surroundings. Hardy places our hot looking sixteen-year-old girl in an environment with some problems. It is an environment wherein the Victorian morals of society are so completely at odds with the nature of men and women generally, and particularly in the realm of sex. Second, she inhabits a rural area of England where the quality of life is slowly deteriorating. Hardy does not impose upon us with some heavy-handed social commentary at all. Rather, this social commentary is portrayed seamlessly along with the characters and the action. As an example, there is a great contrast between the portrayal of Tess's life as a milkmaid early in the novel, which is idyllic and almost lyrically described, and her life later in hard labor on a farm, the slave of a threshing machine. You must notice stuff like this if you are going to do big time literature. But let me get back to the sex because I know that is what probably piqued your interest. For women heterosexual sex requires men, as much as women may at times regret this. Hardy supplies the men here in the form of two male knotheads named Alec and Angel. She is raped by the wealthy Alec who drugged her with a delicious strawberry, and h |
The 1990s American TV series Angel was a spin-off from which other TV series? | Angel (TV Series 1999–2004) - 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 vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption. Creators: In the series finale, Angel reveals that his questionable moral behavior has been part of a bigger plan: to destroy The Circle of the Black Thorn and show the Senior Partners that the power of good ... 9.6 Cordelia awakens from her magically induced coma and returns to help Angel fight an old enemy who has reappeared even more powerful than ever. 9.5 When an ancient sarcophagus arrives in the laboratory at Wolfram & Hart, Fred opens a small compartment and is infected by an ancient disease that slowly begins to kill her. As Angel and Spike travel... 9.4 a list of 25 titles created 21 Dec 2010 a list of 24 titles created 02 Oct 2011 a list of 24 titles created 23 Oct 2011 a list of 46 titles created 06 Nov 2011 a list of 42 titles created 16 Jan 2014 Search for " Angel " 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. Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 12 wins & 46 nominations. See more awards » Videos A young woman is forced to fulfill her destiny of fighting vampires and demons with the help of her friends all the while struggling to live a normal teenage life of heart break and drama. Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan Three sisters discover their destiny - to battle against the forces of evil, using their witchcraft. They are the Charmed Ones. Stars: Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Brian Krause A futuristic laboratory assigns different tasks to its various residents, who then have their memories erased upon the completion of their assignments. Stars: Eliza Dushku, Harry Lennix, Fran Kranz A group of genetically-enhanced children escape from a lab project. Years later we meet Max, one of the escapees who now works for a messenger service in the post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest. Stars: Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, Richard Gunn Xena, a mighty Warrior Princess with a dark past, sets out to redeem herself. She is joined by small town bard, Gabrielle. Together they journey the ancient world and fight for the greater good against ruthless Warlords and Gods. Stars: Lucy Lawless, Renée O'Connor, Ted Raimi The lives of three young alien/human hybrids with extraordinary gifts in Roswell. Stars: Shiri Appleby, Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented. Stars: Jack Coleman, Hayden Panettiere, Milo Ventimiglia A university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters. Stars: Eliza Dushku, Shawn Reaves, Zach Galifianakis A young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville. Stars: Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack Sydney Bristow is an international spy recruited out of college and trained for espionage and self-defense. Stars: Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Carl Lumbly A newlywed with the ability to communicate with the earthbound spirits of the recently deceased overcomes skepticism and doubt to help send their important messages to the living and allow the dead to pass on to the other side. Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Conrad, Camryn Manheim Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire. Stars: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell Edit Storyline The vampire Angelus, now known as Angel, has a human s |
The Angel tube station in London holds the European record for which piece of engineering? | Escalator | Wikidwelling | Fandom powered by Wikia Escalators are used around the world to move pedestrian traffic in places where elevators would be impractical. Principal areas of usage include department stores , shopping malls , airports , transit systems , convention centers , hotels , and public buildings. The benefits of escalators are many. They have the capacity to move large numbers of people, and they can be placed in the same physical space as one might install a staircase. They have no waiting interval (except during very heavy traffic), they can be used to guide people toward main exits or special exhibits, and they may be weatherproofed for outdoor use. In 2004, it was estimated that the United States had 30,000 escalators, and that people used escalators 90 billion times each year. [1] Contents Edit Escalators, like moving walkways , are powered by constant-speed alternating current motors and move at approximately 1–2 feet (0.30–0.61 m) per second. The maximum angle of inclination of an escalator to the horizontal floor level is 30 degrees with a standard rise up to about 60 feet (18 m). Modern escalators have single piece aluminum or steel steps that move on a system of tracks in a continuous loop. "Crisscross" layout "Multiple parallel" layout "Parallel" layout Escalators have three typical configuration options: parallel (up and down escalators "side by side or separated by a distance", seen often in metro stations and multilevel motion picture theatres), crisscross (minimizes structural space requirements by "stacking" escalators that go in one direction, frequently used in department stores or shopping centers), and multiple parallel (two or more escalators together that travel in one direction next to one or two escalators in the same bank that travel in the other direction). [2] Escalators are required to have moving handrails that keep pace with the movement of the steps. The direction of movement (up or down) can be permanently the same, or be controlled by personnel according to the time of day, or automatically be controlled by whoever arrives first, whether at the bottom or at the top (the system is programmed so that the direction is not reversed while a passenger is on the escalator). Design and layout considerations File:Cannes.Palace.inside.jpg A number of factors affect escalator design, including physical requirements, location, traffic patterns, safety considerations, and aesthetic preferences. Foremost, physical factors like the vertical and horizontal distance to be spanned must be considered. These factors will determine the pitch of the escalator and its actual length. The ability of the building infrastructure to support the heavy components is also a critical physical concern. Location is important because escalators should be situated where they can be easily seen by the general public. In department stores, customers should be able to view the merchandise easily. Furthermore, up and down escalator traffic should be physically separated and should not lead into confined spaces. Traffic patterns must also be anticipated in escalator design. In some buildings, the objective is simply to move people from one floor to another, but in others there may be a more specific requirement, such as funneling visitors towards a main exit or exhibit. The number of passengers is important because escalators are designed to carry a certain maximum number of people. For example, a single-width escalator traveling at about 1.5 feet (0.46 m) per second can move an estimated 170 persons per five minute period. The carrying capacity of an escalator system must match the expected peak traffic demand, presuming that passengers ride single file. This is crucial for applications in which there are sudden increases in the number of riders. For example, escalators at stations must be designed to cater for the peak traffic flow discharged from a train, without causing excessive bunching at the escalator entrance. In this regard, escalators help in controlling traffic flow of people. For example, an escalato |
The 1980s BBC drama series Angels was set in what type of establishment? | 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 |
What nationality is golfer Angel Cabrera, winner of the U.S. Masters in 2009? | Angel Cabrera -- Masters Champion Angel Cabrera -- Masters Champion PGA Grand Slam of Golf Appearances: 2007, '09 Major Championship Wins: 2007 U.S. Open, 2009 Masters Worldwide Victories: 19 Family: Wife, Silvia; Children: Federico (6/5/89), Angel (3/10/91) Special Interests: Soccer Turned Professional: 1989 By Bob Denney, The PGA of America Now that Angel Cabrera has officially erased the 41-year disappointment of any Argentine winning a Masters, a bizarre chapter is finally put to rest. Following the legacy of beloved fellow countryman Roberto De Vicenzo, Cabrera is now a two-time major champion and South America's newest heralded sportsman. The man nicknamed El Pato ("The Duck") has emerged as perhaps the best "grinder" in major championship golf in many years. In 2007, he survived rugged Oakmont to win the U.S. Open and then last April outlasted Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell to win a three-way playoff at the Masters. The first South American to capture the Green Jacket, Cabrera held on with uncanny putting and clutch shotmaking while all those around him were crumbling. Cabrera has found a way to bottle his emotions and harness the vital inner strength that De Vicenzo finds indispensable in golf. Two years ago, Cabrera became the only player in the history of Argentina golf to earn a top-10 spot in the Official World Ranking. This year, he was ranked 69th before his trip to Augusta National. It was once said that the golf ball doesn't know how old you are. In Cabrera's case, the ball also doesn't know or care how you are ranked. But can he play? By his Augusta heroics, Cabrera added yet another rung to his growing résumé. He joins Gary Player as the only foreign-born players to win the Masters and the U.S. Open. "When they put the green jacket on, I had goose bumps," says Cabrera. "I was shaking. I can't even explain what was going through my body." De Vicenzo, the winner of the 1967 British Open, once gave this observation of Cabrera's game. "He seems to make the big mistake. He has to make what he has inside stronger." Now, in the heat of the final stretch of a major championship, it is Cabrera who has found the inner strength and made the most of his "breaks." On Sunday, with the light fading at Augusta National, Cabrera made a "big break" pay dividends. His approach shot on the 18th hole caromed off a tree and back to the center of the fairway. From 70 yards, he converted one of the most memorable up and downs in major championship history that earned him a berth into a three-way playoff. He followed that with a par at 18 to open the playoff and continued to the 10th tee. A short time later, he made a routine par to pass Perry, who bogeyed after missing the green to the left. The Masters was in Cabrera's pocket. Cabrera's climb to the upper echelon of golf began in his hardscrabble youth, having been raised since he was 3 years old by his paternal grandmother. His boyhood home was on a quiet dirt road in Mendiolaza, a barrio near Cordoba, Argentina. When he was 10 years old, Cabrera found his life's vocation. Just 10 blocks uphill from his grandmother's home was Cordoba Country Club. He began caddying, making 25 pesos per loop, which translates today to nearly two dollars. It was a wage that sustained him. He dropped out of school in the sixth grade to caddie full-time. "I was very lucky because hanging out at a golf course was much better than being on the streets," says Cabrera. "Golf taught me a great deal. I grew up surrounded by people who were professionals -- lawyers, doctors, engineers. Around them I learned how to behave, speak, eat, and dress. I had nothing at home. The club was my home." Every Monday, when the club closed, the caddies took over and had their own competitions. This is when Cabrera learned to play golf. His talent grew steadily, as did his fierce competitiveness and ingrained penchant to work relentlessly to achieve success. Cordoba Country Club members financed Cabrera's debut into competitive golf, and at age 19 he turned professional. The first dividends began with victories in the 1 |
Who lives at 4 Paget Drive, Little Whinging? | 4 Privet Drive Little Whinging, Surrey, a harry potter fanfic | FanFiction By: LupusIgnis What happens when Harry Potter returns to his old, torture chamber known as the Dursleys' home a couple of years after defeating Voldemort? Watch the fun as Harry brings his girlfriend along. One-shot. Rated: Fiction M - English - [Harry P., Daphne G.] - Words: 1,588 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 87 - Follows: 24 - Published: 4/15/2013 - Status: Complete - id: 9207056 + - Full 3/4 1/2 Expand Tighten Disclaimer: I do not own any character's objects or anything else that comes from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Warning: This story will contain scenes of violence, bad language, and maybe other themes that some audiences may find unsuitable. You have been advised. 4 Privet Drive Little Whinging, Surrey The black 1967 Ford Mustang GT Fastback, a classic in America, pulled into the driveway of the fourth house on Privet Drive. The driver was young with black, unruly hair. After shutting off the engine, he and his passenger sat silent for a moment, absorbing in their surroundings. The passenger, a blonde haired girl as young as her counterpart, spoke a few words before the driver opened his door and got out of the vehicle. The young man wore black jeans, a white long sleeve t-shirt, black and white Vans, and a black leather jacket. On his forehead, there was a faded lightning bolt scar. As he got out, he saw the curtains draw closed. "So…I guess they did come back." Harry Potter said before closing his door and going up to the front door of the house of pain he had lived in for roughly thirteen years. The man hesitated before knocking on the door with a quick but hard double tap. "Hello, how may I…" The horse-faced woman began before recognizing her nephew. "Petunia? Who is it, dear?" Her husband called from inside the house. Harry knew that the obese man was probably eating another over-portioned meal at the kitchen table. Harry glared at the woman he had called aunt before looking over her shoulder and yelling, "Maybe if you answered the damn door, you would know, you fat fuck!" Petunia looked aghast, and when Vernon appeared, he looked enraged to say the least. "How dare you call me that, you-" Vernon was interrupted by Harry's right fist connecting with Vernon's huge belly. The force behind Harry's blow managed to penetrate the fat called Vernon's stomach and jar the man's whole body. "Don't you dare even mutter that word in my presence ever again!" Harry shouted as he slammed the door shut with his foot while Petunia stepped back in shock. Harry's emerald eyes were filled with anger that easily outmatched Vernon's previous rage. "Dad!" Dudley called from the banister when he saw his father doubled over. "Hello, Dudleykins. Do you remember me?" Harry spat each word out as if holding them in would kill him from their venom. "What are you doing here?" The huge young man asked in fear. "I thought it was about time that I set the record straight with all of you asswipes." Harry's voice remained cold and harsh but lost its spitting quality. Dudley's face paled. He then ran away from the stairs and went further into the house. "Look at that. Someone knows that they are about to face justice for their crimes." Harry smiled. "What are you going to do to us?" Petunia asked, still mildly shocked. Before Harry could answer, Dudley appeared back at the banister, a double-barreled shotgun in his hands. "Put your hands up!" Dudley tried sounding strong but his voice was still feeble. Before Dudley could react, Harry pulled out his wand and stupefied him. "Oh my God!" Petunia screeched. "You killed my baby!" "Get over yourself, whore. He's just unconscious until I choose to wake him up." Harry paused a moment. "Now, back to what I was saying." "Just leave us alone!" Vernon shouted, still on the ground. "Why should I? Did you ever leave me alone? NO! You didn't! The only times you did was to starve me!" Harry yelled back. "What do you want from us?" Petunia cried. Harry seethed in anger for a moment. Instead of answering, though, Harry walke |
Which author created a fictional world that included Little Delving, Hardbottle and The Marrish? | Puzzles - Fictional Addresses 1. Who lives at 4 Paget Drive, Little Whinging? 2. Which author created a fictional world that included Little Delving, Hardbottle and The Marrish? 3. Which family live at 742 Evergreen Terrace? 4. �Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again� is the opening line of which 1938 classic novel? 5. Which TV programme is set in Glenbogle, an estate in the Scottish highlands? 6. Which famous character lived in �the world`s largest estate�, Xanadu? 7. Which TV comedy series featured a fictional property, with a sign featuring letters that had been re-arranged into anagrams such as Fatty Owls and Farty Towels? 8. Pemberley is the country estate owned by Fitzwilliam Darcy in which Jane Austin novel? 9. Which TV family lived in Nelson Mandela House? 10. Which novel first introduced Room 101? Have we had these before in a previous existence? 3. Which family live at 742 Evergreen Terrace? The Simpsons 7. Which TV comedy series featured a fictional property, with a sign featuring letters that had been re-arranged into anagrams such as Fatty Owls and Farty Towels? Flowery Twats 9. Which TV family lived in Nelson Mandela House? The Trotters 4. �Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again� is the opening line of which 1938 classic novel? Rebecca 8. Pemberley is the country estate owned by Fitzwilliam Darcy in which Jane Austin novel? p&p postage and packing or Pride and Prejudice 10. Which novel first introduced Room 101? 1984 2. Which author created a fictional world that included Little Delving, Hardbottle and The Marrish? JRR Tolkien 5. Which TV programme is set in Glenbogle, an estate in the Scottish highlands? Monarch of the Glen Well done everyone! nearly got them all Have we had these before in a previous existence? Possibly do a search on 'Little Whinging' if you want to be quite sure talking of which 1. Who lives at 4 Paget Drive, Little Whinging? Harry Potter 6. Which famous character lived in �the world`s largest estate�, Xanadu? Citizen (Charles Foster) Kane 1. Who lives at 4 Paget Drive, Little Whinging? Harry Potter shome mishtake shurely, it's Privet not Paget D'you know, I thought something didn't look quite right about that Think of it as your Brainteaser and Trivia all rolled into one |
Which family live at 742 Evergreen Terrace? | 742 Evergreen Terrace | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire 742 Evergreen Terrace is the address of the Simpson family home. In order for the Simpson family to purchase the home, Abraham Simpson sold his old house and wrote Homer a check for $15,000, allowing him to pay the down payment on the house. In No Loan Again, Naturally it is revealed that the Simpsons are unable to afford their mortgage anymore, due to Homer constantly loaning money against the house, which causes Ned Flanders to buy the house for $101,000 and rent it to the Simpsons. The house to the left of the Simpsons house is the Flanders 's house, which is owned outright by Ned Flanders. The house on the right is possibly owned by Ted Flanders . It was formerly owned by Sideshow Bob (disguised as Walt Warren ), Ruth Powers , Laura Powers , Sylvia Winfield and Mr. Winfield , Terrence and Emily (Also home to Mr. Reader, Mrs. Reader and Baby Reader in The Simpsons Comic). Marge once said that Evergreen Terrace is "the street that smells like pee". Oddly, former presidents George Bush and Gerald Ford have previously moved to Springfield, although in a house across the street. The House has been destroyed, sunk and other problems have happened. Contents Profile Design The house is a pinkish orange two-story detached house with a garage, basement, attic and lots of mice. On the ground floor, the front door leads straight into the foyer, with one arch in the wall to the left, leading to the sitting room, one to the right which leads into the dining room, a small cupboard and the stairs to the second floor. The sitting room and the dining room both have bay windows. At the back of the house is the living room and the kitchen, with stairs that lead to the basement (Marge discovered a secret sauna room hidden behind a heater). [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The second story of the house has Homer and Marge's bedroom (with an en suite bathroom), Bart's bedroom, Lisa's bedroom, Maggie's bedroom, a bathroom and some 'empty' rooms, often shown in inconsistent places in several occasions. On the landing, there is a hatch which leads to the attic. The back garden of the house is surrounded by a wooden picket fence and a low box hedge, and features a patio and the treehouse. Occasionally there is a hammock shown tied to two trees near the fence that borders Ned Flanders's backyard. Near that fence are the tombstones of The Simpsons's former cats: Snowball I , Snowball II , Snowball III , and Coltrane . [7] Rooms Attic Features and furniture The basement always includes a washing machine and a clothes dryer and a large Olmec statue of a head , which was a present from Mr. Burns after Bart donated blood to him. [8] However, the appearance of other features such as a furnace, ping-pong table, air hockey set and water softener vary from time to time. The basement is often used as a "secret lair", where Homer has brewed alcohol to beat prohibition and hidden his superhero operation as Pie Man , and where Marge hid during a spell of agoraphobia. Marge discovered a sauna in the basement, hidden behind a water heater. [9] At one time the basement held gym equipment. In one episode, Homer made his jerky business with Bart in the basement. The house has two identical red sofas: One in the sitting room and one in front of the TV in the living room (that is sometimes seen with an indentation after Homer gets up) - the current sofa is a replacement of the old one which was destroyed (and had a fold-out bed the new one does not have). A tank full of fish is sometimes seen in the dining room. A simple painting of a boat hangs on the wall above the living room couch - Marge once says that she painted it for Homer, [10] but later it's suggested that she bought it, and it is titled "Scene from Moby Dick". [11] She keeps many copies in a nearby closet to replace the original if it gets damaged, which is rare. [12] Marge also has a whole drawer of her pearl necklaces (which Marge says are family heirlooms), shown when one is stolen by the Cat Burglar. [13] The hous |
Which TV programme is set in Glenbogle, an estate in the Scottish highlands? | Monarch of the Glen (TV Series 2000–2005) - 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 Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where he is told he is the new Laird of Glenbogle. Creator: As the night of the Midsummer Ball approaches, Archie is determined to make sure everything runs smoothly. But it seems that someone is trying to sabotage the ball and Stella is determined to keep ... 8.7 Hector and Archie fight for possession of a rare and valuable barrel of whiskey while Duncan and Golly compete amongst many other contenders for the new position of head ranger on the estate. 8.6 While Archie would rather forget the fact that it is his birthday, the family is determined to organize a secret surprise party. At the same time, Hector plants an article in the local magazine to ... 8.6 a list of 38 titles created 23 Mar 2012 a list of 40 titles created 07 Jun 2012 a list of 31 titles created 23 Jul 2013 a list of 36 titles created 19 Oct 2013 a list of 22 titles created 8 months ago Title: Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005) 7.7/10 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. 1 win & 2 nominations. See more awards » Photos Edit Storyline SPOILER: Archie MacDonald, carving out a life for himself as a restaurateur in London, finds himself called back to his home in the Scottish Highlands to assume his role as The Laird of Glenbogle and get the 40,000 acre estate back on its feet. No matter the romantic interest and all the emotional undercurrents as the young Laird Archie wrestles the Glenbogle estate into the 21st century. Justine, Archie's girlfriend has competition from local school Headmistress Katrina and cook Lexie battle for the Laird's heart. Whilst Archie has to cope with his eccentric parents Molly and Hector and their friend and neighbor Kilwillie. 5 years later, Archie's half-brother Paul Bowman comes to Glenbogle, and becomes Laird of Glenbogle, whilst Archie and his new wife Lexie leave for New Zealand. He has many romantic interests including farmer Isobel Anderson, neighbor Lucy Ford, brewery chairwoman Amanda MacLeish and shepherdess Iona Maclean. Paul has to control the wacky duo of Uncle Donald, the ... Written by [email protected] & tReynard Pictures 1 January 2001 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Karl för sin kilt See more » Filming Locations: Lorraine Pilkington (who plays Katrina Finlay) married series director Simon Massey . See more » Goofs The details of Hector's history as a laird are altered throughout the series. For example, in the first episode of the series he claims to be the 14th laird of Glenbogle but in the 6th season he is referred to as the 23rd. See more » Quotes Molly MacDonald : Listen, mush! I can boogie with the best, dance 'til dawn and drink 'til doomsday! So don't give me this old routine! Or I shall give you an injury from which you may never recover! Trivia Alert -- Cult Figures of British TV 5 June 2007 | by bacchae2 (United States) – See all my reviews Yes, it may be a bit of fey highland fluff, but it has a quirky charm (a bit reminiscent of a Scottish "Northern Exposure") and would be worth watching for the lush green scenery and glittering loch alone if nothing else. But, for connoisseurs of British TV, actors, and cult TV in general, the 6th series, just made available in the U.S. on DVD, is especially interesting because of the presence of at least 4 major cult figures of British television. Beginning with the continuing, charming presence of regular "Molly" played by the great Susan Hampshire whose resume reads like a history of the best of British TV. From her appearances in things like "Danger Man" (aka "Secret Agent") to classics such as the original black and white "Forsyte Saga," "The First Churchills," "The Pallisers," etc. etc. We als |
Which TV comedy series featured a fictional property, with a sign featuring letters that had been re-arranged into anagrams such as Fatty Owls and Farty Towels? | Puzzles - Fictional Addresses 1. Who lives at 4 Paget Drive, Little Whinging? 2. Which author created a fictional world that included Little Delving, Hardbottle and The Marrish? 3. Which family live at 742 Evergreen Terrace? 4. �Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again� is the opening line of which 1938 classic novel? 5. Which TV programme is set in Glenbogle, an estate in the Scottish highlands? 6. Which famous character lived in �the world`s largest estate�, Xanadu? 7. Which TV comedy series featured a fictional property, with a sign featuring letters that had been re-arranged into anagrams such as Fatty Owls and Farty Towels? 8. Pemberley is the country estate owned by Fitzwilliam Darcy in which Jane Austin novel? 9. Which TV family lived in Nelson Mandela House? 10. Which novel first introduced Room 101? Have we had these before in a previous existence? 3. Which family live at 742 Evergreen Terrace? The Simpsons 7. Which TV comedy series featured a fictional property, with a sign featuring letters that had been re-arranged into anagrams such as Fatty Owls and Farty Towels? Flowery Twats 9. Which TV family lived in Nelson Mandela House? The Trotters 4. �Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again� is the opening line of which 1938 classic novel? Rebecca 8. Pemberley is the country estate owned by Fitzwilliam Darcy in which Jane Austin novel? p&p postage and packing or Pride and Prejudice 10. Which novel first introduced Room 101? 1984 2. Which author created a fictional world that included Little Delving, Hardbottle and The Marrish? JRR Tolkien 5. Which TV programme is set in Glenbogle, an estate in the Scottish highlands? Monarch of the Glen Well done everyone! nearly got them all Have we had these before in a previous existence? Possibly do a search on 'Little Whinging' if you want to be quite sure talking of which 1. Who lives at 4 Paget Drive, Little Whinging? Harry Potter 6. Which famous character lived in �the world`s largest estate�, Xanadu? Citizen (Charles Foster) Kane 1. Who lives at 4 Paget Drive, Little Whinging? Harry Potter shome mishtake shurely, it's Privet not Paget D'you know, I thought something didn't look quite right about that Think of it as your Brainteaser and Trivia all rolled into one |
Pemberley is the country estate owned by Fitzwilliam Darcy in which Jane Austin novel? | Pemberley | The Jane Austen Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Pemberley is the country estate owned by Fitzwilliam Darcy , the male protagonist in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. It is located about 5 miles from the town of Lambton, in the county of Derbyshire. In describing the estate, Austen uses uncharacteristically explicit symbolism to represent the geographical home of the man at the centre of the novel. On first visiting the estate, Elizabeth Bennet is charmed by the beauty of the surrounding countryside, as indeed she is by Mr. Darcy himself. Elizabeth had already rejected Mr. Darcy's first proposal by the time she visits Pemberley — it is his letter, the praise of his housekeeper, and his own courteous behaviour at Pemberley that bring about a change in her opinion of Mr. Darcy. "They gradually ascended for half a mile, and then found themselves at the top of a considerable eminence, where the wood ceased, and the eye was instantly caught by Pemberley House, situated on the opposite side of a valley, into which the road with some abruptness wound. It was a large, handsome, stone building, standing well on rising ground, and backed by a ridge of high woody hills;—and in front, a stream of some natural importance was swelled into greater, but without any artificial appearance. Its banks were neither formal, nor falsely adorned. Elizabeth was delighted. She had never seen a place where nature had done more, or where natural beauty had been so little counteracted by an awkward taste. They were all of them warm in her admiration; and at that moment she felt that to be mistress of Pemberley might be something!" Jane Austen (1813). Trivia |
Which novel first introduced Room 101? | LiveLeak.com - The Real Room 101 - Documentary on George Orwell and Mind Control Browse Channels The Real Room 101 - Documentary on George Orwell and Mind Control Room 101 is a place introduced in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. It is a torture chamber in the Ministry of Love in which the Party attempts to subject a prisoner to his or her own worst nightmare, fear or phobia. You asked me once, what was in Room 101. I told you that you knew the answer already. Everyone knows it. The thing that is in Room 101 is the worst thing in the world. Such is the purported omniscience of the state in the society of Nineteen Eighty-Four that even a citizen's nightmares are known to the Party. The nightmare, and therefore the threatened punishment, of the protagonist Winston Smith is to be attacked by rats. Smith saves himself by begging the authorities to let his lover, Julia, have her face gnawed by the ferocious rodents instead. The torture, and what Winston does to escape it, breaks his last promise to himself and to Julia: never to betray Loading the player ... |
By what name did Annie Mae Bullock become better known in the music world? | Tina Turner - Biography - IMDb Tina Turner Biography Showing all 65 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (3) | Trivia (45) | Personal Quotes (10) Overview (4) The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll The Burner 5' 4" (1.63 m) Mini Bio (1) After almost fifty years in the music business, Tina Turner has become one of the most commercially-successful international female rock stars to date. Her sultry, powerful voice, her incredible legs, her time-tested beauty and her unforgettable story all contribute to her legendary status. Tina Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, in Haywood County, Tennessee, to Zelma Priscilla (Currie) and Floyd Richard Bullock. Her family were sharecroppers. Tina was raised in the segregated South. She and her elder sister were abandoned by their sparring parents early on, and were then raised by their grandparents. After her grandmother's death, she eventually moved to St. Louis, Missouri to reunite with her mother. This opened up a whole new world of R&B nightclubs to the precocious 16-year-old. Called up to sing on-stage with Ike Turner 's Kings of Rhythm in 1956, she displayed a natural talent for performing which the band leader was keen to develop. Soon, Anna Mae's aspirations of a nursing career were forgotten and she began to hang around with the group. When the singer booked to record "A Fool in Love" failed to turn up for the session, Ike drafted in Anna Mae to provide the vocal with the intention of removing it later. However, once he heard her spine-tingling performance of the song, he soon changed his plans. He changed her name to Tina Turner and when the record became a hit, Tina became a permanent fixture in Ike's band and his quest for international stardom. One thing led to another: they were married in Mexico between the births of Tina's two sons - the first a result of an earlier relationship with a musician, the second with Ike. Before too long the Ike and Tina Turner Revue was tearing up large and small R&B and soul venues throughout the early and mid-1960s. The hits were relatively few, but the unsurpassed energy and excitement generated by the live stage show (read: Tina) made the Revue a solid touring act, along with the likes of James Brown and Ray Charles . Their greatest attempt to "cross over" came in 1966 with the historic recording of the Phil Spector production, "River Deep, Mountain High". While it was a commercial flop in the United States, it was a monster hit in Europe - and the start of Tina's European superstar status, which never faded during her long stint of relative obscurity in America in the late 1970s. The Revue entered that decade as a top touring and recording act, with Tina becoming more and more recognized as the star power behind the group's international success. Ike, while having been justly described as an excellent musician, a shrewd businessman and the initial "brains" behind the Revue, was also described (by Tina and others) as a violent, drug-addicted wife-beater who was not above frequently knocking Tina (and other women) around both publicly and privately. Despite hits such as "Proud Mary" and Tina's self-penned "Nutbush City Limits", further mainstream success eluded the group and Ike blamed Tina. After years of misery and a failed suicide attempt, Tina finally had enough in July 1976, when she fled the marriage (and the Revue) with the now-famous 36 cents and a Mobil gasoline credit card. Tina, now nearing 40, endured a long and, at times, humiliating trek back to superstardom through working many substandard gigs and performing a repertoire of current Top 40 hits and old Ike & Tina tunes in hotel ballrooms and supper clubs. She now admits she was having the time of her life at this point, simply putting together her own show and performing. She refused to wrangle for a settlement from the divorce, despite being in huge debt to all the tour promoters she had let down by fleeing the Revue. After an appearance on Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights (1980), Tina - in a wise business move - persuaded Newton-John |
How many blank tiles are there in a game of Scrabble? | How Many Letter Tiles Are in Scrabble? How Many Letter Tiles Are in Scrabble? By Erik Arneson Updated September 28, 2016. Scrabble is the most popular word game ever published. This is part of our Scrabble FAQ . There are exactly 100 tiles in Scrabble, distributed this way (read more about Scrabble's tile distribution ): Blank/Wild: 2 tiles |
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