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Ross Kemp plays which Eastenders character?	Ross Kemp to return to EastEnders for Peggy's farewell - ITV News 18 January 2016 at 7:12am Ross Kemp to return to EastEnders for Peggy's farewell Actor Ross Kemp is to reprise his role as EastEnders hardman Grant Mitchell, in a "brief return" to say goodbye to on-screen mother Peggy. Kemp, who last appeared regularly in the soap in 1999, will be reuniting with the Mitchells as Dame Barbara Windsor's character passes away from cancer. Peggy Mitchell made a surprise return to the soap last week to inform her other son Phil - played by Steve McFadden - that her cancer had returned. EastEnders actors Ross Kemp, Barbara Windsor & Steve McFadden, 2006 Credit: Fiona Hanson/PA She is not scheduled to appear again until her final episodes in late spring, when Kemp will also return. Ross Kemp said the offer of returning for Peggy's final episodes was "something I could not turn down". "Barbara is a very close friend, so when I learned of the storyline it felt right that the Mitchell brothers are reunited with their mother for the last time. "I am really looking forward to going back to EastEnders and filming what are set to be some classic EastEnders episodes." – Ross Kemp, Actor The Mitchells and other Eastenders characters in 1999 Credit: John Stillwell / PA His return could cause some drama in Albert Square, which plays host to Grant's ex-wife Sharon (Letitia Dean) who is currently married to his brother Phil, and Phil's ex-wife Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) who had an affair with Grant. Last updated Mon 18 Jan 2016
In the Jungle Book, what animal was Bagheera?	How Much Do You Know About the Real ‘Jungle Book’ Animals? http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/160414-real-jungle-book-animals-facts-disney-movie-science.html How Much Do You Know About the Real ‘Jungle Book’ Animals? At least one creature featured in the new Disney movie is extinct, and other wild facts about Mowgli’s jungle friends and foes. View Images In Disney's 1967 animated feature, Baloo the bear was a big fan of fruit, honey, and ants. Photograph by AF Archvie, Alamy The story of Mowgli, a boy living among animals in the Indian forest, remains as vivid and appealing today as it was when Rudyard Kipling included it in The Jungle Book, a series of short fables published in 1894. Mowgli’s adventures have been retold time and again in animated films, television shows, plays, and now a partly live-action Disney feature . But while the universal tale of friendship, belonging, and community remains steadfast, the state of the animals Kipling featured has not. Even a century ago, the author was concerned with the human impact on nature, and many of the animals he described are now threatened with extinction. Here’s what you should know about the real-life versions of The Jungle Book gang. View Images Black leopards are dark-colored variants of spotted leopards. Photograph by Michael Nichols, National Geographic Creative Bagheera Black panthers like Bagheera are not a distinct species, but are simply color variants of the spotted leopards found in Asia and Africa and the jaguars found in South America. Kipling acknowledges this when he describes Bagheera as “inky black all over, but with the panther markings showing up in certain lights like the pattern of watered silk.” You Might Also Like 7 Amazing Animal Organs People Don't Have Leopards have the largest distribution of any wild cat in the world, but they are also the most persecuted. That’s likely because leopards can live in places with suboptimal habitat, including on the fringes of cities, where they are more likely to come into contact with people. They are also hunted for the illegal wildlife trade, including for use in traditional Chinese medicine. “They’re being killed more and taken into captivity more—it’s really becoming a problem,” says Alan Rabinowitz , CEO of Panthera, the global wild cat conservation organization. He and other experts are keeping a close eye on leopard populations to see if they should revise the cat's conservation status, as defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), from “near threatened” to “vulnerable.” View Images Baloo may have been inspired by sloth bears, like this rescue animal. Photograph by Neha Vasant Diddee, National Geographic Creative Baloo The true identity of Kipling’s “sleepy brown bear” is a bit of an enigma: Baloo’s physical description in the book would suggest a sloth bear, but his diet of nuts and honey runs counter to that species’ insect-eating preferences. Baloo’s name, which simply means “bear” in Hindustani, lends no additional clues. “The problem is that The Jungle Book is fiction, and all of Kipling’s characters are a mixture of imaginary types and real animals, so it’s impossible to know the species for sure,” says Kaori Nagai , a Kipling scholar at the University of Kent. But Kipling did use 19th-century naturalists’ writings while crafting the book, and one of his sources was an 1884 natural history text that notes that the common Indian sloth bear is “as a rule vegetarian.” Given that sloth bears tend to sleep a lot during the day and can be found throughout India, most scholars agree that Baloo likely fits this label. And Disney's 1967 animated movie has Baloo teaching Mowgli to eat ants. Sloth bears, which are found only in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and India, are currently listed as “vulnerable” by the IUCN, but they “are quite widespread and safe in India in terms of conservation, although they are under some pressure from trade for their gallbladders,” says Ullas Karanth , director of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s India program. The bears are also abundant in ma
Which British statesman's ancestral home was Blenheim Palace?	Winston Churchill: Journey through the life of the 'greatest Briton' - LA Times Winston Churchill: Journey through the life of the 'greatest Briton' Roy J. Harris Jr. Churchill 2015 showcases a dozen sites linked to the British statesman, including Blenheim Palace Commemorating the 50th anniversary of one politician's death — and extending the recognition to a whole year, across an entire nation — might seem excessive. Unless that politician is Winston Churchill, and the nation is Britain. "Our greatest Briton," as the World War II prime minister is known here, took that office in 1940 professing to have "nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat." Beyond merely delivering on that offer, he led the country, and the free world, in turning the tide against Adolf Hitler's Germany, saving England from what seemed an inevitable invasion. Five years later, the victory Churchill had envisioned freed Europe from a Nazi subjugation that he had warned would bring "the abyss of a new Dark Age." And so, the island nation has established Churchill 2015, tailoring a dozen tourist attractions to honor perhaps the 20th century's most sagacious and colorful leader, and to teach visitors about him and his time. The sites involved in Churchill 2015 include one of England's most glamorous and conspicuous — dazzling Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, his ancestral home — and what is certainly its most hidden, buried under government buildings in London's Whitehall district. Churchill War Rooms Imperial War Museums A scene features a Churchill likeness in the Transatlantic Telephone Room of the Churchill War Rooms. A scene features a Churchill likeness in the Transatlantic Telephone Room of the Churchill War Rooms. (Imperial War Museums) There, an expansive converted bomb shelter serves as one of the city's finest historical display spaces: the Churchill War Rooms. Adjacent is its Churchill Museum, which since 2005 has housed England's only exhibition devoted entirely to the 90-year life of the warrior-diplomat whose service extended from the era of horse-drawn artillery to the nuclear age. Among other spots on this Churchill grand tour are the family home, Chartwell, in Kent, southeast of London; Bath, in the west; and Scarborough in the north; all mark stops in his amazing career. For historians, this recognition couldn't come soon enough. Churchill War Rooms Anthony Devlin / Press Association The entrance to the Imperial War Museum's Churchill War Rooms are located at Clive Steps, along King Charles Street in central London. The entrance to the Imperial War Museum's Churchill War Rooms are located at Clive Steps, along King Charles Street in central London. (Anthony Devlin / Press Association) "We're in a moment when we're seeing the wartime generation dying out and when Churchill himself is passing out of living memory," said Allen Packwood, director of the politician's archives at Churchill College in Cambridge. Three key Churchill-related anniversaries converge this year. The two others: the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, "and the 75th of Churchill's finest hour in 1940," Packwood noted, drawing on the famous phrase Churchill used to describe how history would view a British victory. England's Churchill 2015 tributes offer a chance to review our historical memory as well. "These days, we dimly believe that the Second World War was won with Russian blood and American money … [but] it is also true that, without Churchill, Hitler would almost certainly have won," writes London Mayor Boris Johnson in "The Churchill Factor," the former journalist's 2014 book. "Churchill matters today because he saved our civilization. And the important point is that only he could have done it." The War Rooms Any Churchill trek best begins in London, at the War Rooms' subway-stop of an entrance, just east of Westminster Bridge at the corner of St. James's Park and not far from 10 Downing St. There, one follows stairs down to the subterranean bunker, developed to allow the British government to plan strategy safely as German air raids rained
Phil Collins played drums with which band?	Phil Collins - Biography - IMDb Phil Collins Biography Showing all 170 items Jump to: Overview (4) \| Mini Bio (1) \| Spouse (3) \| Trade Mark (7) \| Trivia (64) \| Personal Quotes (91) Overview (4) 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mini Bio (1) Phil Collins was born in Chiswick, London, England, to Winifred (Strange), a theatrical agent, Greville Philip Austin Collins, an insurance agent. He spent most of his early entertainment life as a young actor and model. He played the "Artful Dodger" in the West End production of "Oliver!" alongside the future movie screen "Artful Dodger," Jack Wild . His interest in music and drumming began at school, where he drummed with a stage school band "The Real Thing," subsequently joining "Freehold" and "Flaming Youth." "Flaming Youth" recorded an album to some critical acclaim, although the group disbanded shortly afterward. Collins later successfully auditioned for Genesis , taking over vocals from Peter Gabriel when he left the band in 1975. After separating from his first wife, Collins recorded his first solo album, "Face Value." The album was well received and Collins started to become a household name after the song "In the Air Tonight" was featured on the US TV show Miami Vice (1984). This instigated a guest appearance on the show playing a game show host. His third LP, "No Jacket Required," produced multiple chart hits and awards. Collins is an active musician and entertainer, contributing and guesting regularly on many albums, ranging from Gary Brooker and "Camel" ( Peter Barden 's old band) to Eric Clapton . Current projects include his solo career as a vocalist, recording with Genesis, the Jazz Fusion group Brand X and his Swing Band. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010. Actress Lily Collins is his daughter (her mother is his second wife, Jill Tavelman ). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Julie Lowe-Sanchez Spouse (3) The gated reverberation on his drums Technically complicated drumming in various time signatures Romantic ballads Distinctive singing voice and emotive delivery Using a combination of live drums with drum machines and electric drums on his recordings Fast bass drum technique Writing songs with just three chords Trivia (64) Singer/drummer, former member of the rock band Genesis . He was awarded Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order of the British Empire in the 1994 Queen's Honours List for his services to music and charity. Trustee, Prince's Trust, since 1983. Left Genesis in 1996. Beat South Park (1997) creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Best Original Song Oscar in 1999. In return, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have ridiculed Phil Collins in several South Park episodes. Beat out many singers as a replacement for vocalist Peter Gabriel after Peter Gabriel left Genesis for a solo career. Most fans didn't really notice, not only due to the similarity in both singers voices, but because Collins had been singing back up to Gabriel for years in the band. Along with Tony Thompson of Power Station , he sat in for the late John Bonham during Led Zeppelin 's performance at Live Aid. Played at both Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia segments of Live Aid. He was able to accomplish the feat by hopping on the Concord and flying to Philadelphia as soon as he finished his set in London. Played drums on Robert Plant 's first two solo albums as well as accompanying Plant on his first solo tour. Performed at the BBC's annual Children in Need charity event. [November 2003] Has a son, Simon Collins (born 1976) and a daughter, Joely Collins (born 1973) with his first wife, Andrea Collins ; a daughter, Lily Collins (born 1989) with his second wife, Jill Tavelman and two sons, Nicholas Grev Austin (born 21 April 2001) and Mathew Thomas Clemence (born 1 December 2004) with his third wife, Orianne. He plays the piano. In 2000, Mariah Carey and Westlife had a British number one hit with a cover of his song "Against All Odds" (originally a hit for Collins in 1984). The song became a number one single again, this time for Steve Bro
Who was the last woman executed in the UK?	The British female hanged 1868 - 1955 by Robert Anderson (Evans) on Monday, the 12th of January, 1874 . Thirty one year old Mary Ann Barry was executed alongside her partner in crime, 32 year old Edwin Bailey, for the poisoning murder of his illegitimate one year old child, Sarah, whom they considered a nuisance. With them on the gallows, set up in the quadrangle of Gloucester Gaol, was Edward Butt, who had shot his girlfriend. Mary became the last woman in England to suffer short drop hanging and reportedly struggled for some three minutes on the rope and had to be forced down into the pit by Anderson .ï¿½ The two men became still almost immediately. ï¿½ Berry, Elizabeth hanged by James Berry at Walton prison Liverpool on Monday, the 14th of March, 1887 . Thirty one year old Elizabeth Berry poisoned her 11 year old daughter for ï¿½10 life insurance. It was an unusual coincidence that the executioner and the criminal had the same surname and had also actually met previously when they danced together at a police ball. Biggadyke, Priscilla, was hanged at 9.00 a.m. Monday, the 28th of December, 1868 , at Lincoln by Thomas Askern for poisoning her husband with arsenic. It was alleged that she killed him because he discovered she was having an affair with one of their lodgers. Thirty five year old Priscilla was the first woman to be executed in private in Britain . She ascended the steps to the platform where she said "Surely all my troubles are over" and "Shame on you, you are not going to hang me." But Askern did, in his usual clumsy way and she reportedly died hard. Britland, Mary Ann was executed by James Berry at Strangeways on Monday, the 9th of August, 1886 , becoming the first woman to be hanged there. Thirty eight year old Mary Ann Britland was convicted of poisoning Mary Dixon, with whose husband she had been having an affair. She had also previously poisoned her own husband, Thomas and daughter, Elizabeth. Bryant, Charlotte , hanged by Tom Pierrepoint at Exeter the 15th of July 1936 . Charlotte Bryant (33) was convicted of poisoning her husband with arsenic. She was having an affair with their lodger and it seemed a simple way to remove her husband from the scene. Whilst awaiting execution, her previously black hair turned completely white. Calvert, Louie , hanged by Tom Pierrepoint at Strangeways prison Manchester Thursday, the 24th of June, 1926 . Louie Calvert, also 33, had criminal tendencies and was known to the police. She battered and strangled her landlady, Mrs. Lily Waterhouse, who had confronted her over things that had gone missing from the house and had reported Louie to the police. In the condemned cell, she also admitted to the murder of a previous employer - John Frobisher - in 1922. She was the first woman to be hanged at Stangeways since Mary Ann Britland in 1886. Tuesday, the 6th of March, 1900 . Twenty four year old Ada Chard-Williams was convicted of drowning a small child whom she had "adopted" for a few pounds. She was suspected of killing other children and was another "baby farmer."ï¿½ She was the last woman to hang at Newgate, subsequent female executions in London taking place at the newly converted women's prison at Holloway. Christofi, Styllou , hanged by Albert Pierrepoint at London 's Holloway women's prison on Monday, the 13th of December, 1954 . Styllou Christofi, 53, was a Greek woman who brutally murdered her German born daughter-in-law, Hella, by battering her and then strangling her. Afterwards, she tried to burn her body. It is thought that she had also committed another murder in Cyprus . She asked for a Maltese Cross to be put on the wall of the execution chamber and this wish was granted - it remained there until the room was dismantled in 1967. Coincidentally, the murder was committed in the same street where a few months later Ruth Ellis was t
Epiphany is known by what other name in some countries?	Epiphany Home Calendar Holidays Epiphany Epiphany Many Christians around the world annually celebrate Epiphany on January 6. It is a public holiday in many countries and marks two events in Jesus Christ’s life, according to the Christian Bible. The first event was when the three wise men, or kings, visited infant Jesus. The second event was when St John the Baptist baptized Jesus. The three wise men's (or kings') visit to baby Jesus Christ is remembered on Epiphany. The three wise men's (or kings') visit to baby Jesus Christ is remembered on Epiphany. ©iStockphoto.com/kim258 Celebrate Epiphany January 6, which is 12 days after Christmas in the Gregorian calendar, marks not only the end of the Christmas holidays but also the start of the Carnival season, which climaxes with Mardi Gras. In some European countries, such as the Czech Republic and Slovakia, children dress as the three kings and visit houses. In their roles as the kings, or wise men, they sing about the Jesus’ birth and pay homage to the “king of kings”. They are rewarded with praise and cookies. Dia de los Reyes Magos is the Latin American celebration of Epiphany. In many Latin American countries, it is the three wise men and not Santa Claus who bring gifts for children. Children write letters to the wise men telling them how good they were and what gifts they want. In France Le Jour des Rois (the Day of Kings), sometimes called the Fête des Rois, is celebrated with parties for children and adults. The galette des rois, or “cake of kings”, highlights these celebrations. This cake is round and flat, cut into the pantry, covered with a white napkin and carried into a dining room. Children in Spain fill their shoes with straw or grain for the three kings’ horses to eat and place them on balconies or by the front door on Epiphany Eve. The next day they find cookies, sweets or gifts in their place. The “three kings” make an entry in many cities in Spain on Epiphany Eve, accompanied by military bands and drummers in medieval dress. What's Open or Closed? Epiphany is a public holiday in countries such as Austria, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland, Ethiopia (but on different date that varies annually), parts of Germany, Greece, Italy, Slovakia, Spain, and Uruguay. It is not a public holiday in Australia , Canada , the United Kingdom and the United States (except the US Virgin Islands where it is a public holiday). About Epiphany Epiphany is commonly known as Three Kings’ Day or the Feast of the Epiphany. It means “manifestation” or “showing forth”. It is also called Theophany (“manifestation of God”), especially by Eastern Christians. Epiphany refers not only to the day itself but to the church season that follows it – a season that has a varied length because it ends when Lent begins, and this depends on the date of Easter. It commemorates the first two occasions on which Jesus’ divinity, according to Christian belief, was manifested: when the three kings (also known as wise men or Magi) visited infant Jesus in Bethlehem, and when John the Baptist baptized him in the River Jordan. The Roman Catholic and Protestant churches emphasize the visit of the Magi when they celebrate the Epiphany. The Eastern Orthodox churches focus on Jesus’ baptism. Epiphany is one of the oldest Christian feasts. It was celebrated since the end of the second century, before the Christmas holiday was established. Like other Christian seasons, the church appropriated Epiphany from an old pagan festival. As early as 1996 BCE, the Egyptians celebrated the winter solstice (which then occurred on January 6) with a tribute to Aeon, the Virgin. It is important to note that the holiday was established prior to the Gregorian calendar’s introduction. Symbols Various paintings, artworks and sketches show the three wise men and Jesus. Some paintings artworks show the three wise men on the way to Bethlehem or adoring baby Jesus. The kings are important because their visit illustrates that Jesus was the king of all kings who came for the Jews and the Gentiles. The star that guides the wise men to Ch
Who founded ChildLine and presented That's Life?	BBC - London - Radio - Archive Photos: That's Life! You are in: London > Radio > 94.9 Presenters > Breakfast > Archive Photos: That's Life! Archive Photos: That's Life! Esther Rantzen, presenter of Thats Life, 1975. The show ran from 1974 to 1993. Famous for some lighthearted moments the show also founded ChildLine and raised public awareness for the need for child organ transplants after the death of Ben Hardwick. BACK
Which three characters have advertised Kellogs Rice Krispies since 1903?	Snap, Crackle, Pop® \| Rice Krispies® Snap, Crackle, Pop® Snap, Crackle & Pop® Everyone's favorite breakfast buddies through the years Since 1941, the smiling and ever-changing faces of Snap™, Crackle™ and Pop™ have sat atop millions of breakfast tables across the country. But how did they get there? And what did they look like along the way? ’20s “You’ve got something there!” 1927 — W.K. Kellogg pours milk over a brand-new, toasted rice cereal from the Kellogg test kitchen, and gives it a try. “You’ve got something there!” he exclaims. Ta-DA! 1928 — Kellogg’s Rice Krispies® Cereal first appears on store shelves. Everyone loved the noise the cereal made in milk. 1929 — The words Snap! Crackle! Pop!® first appear in a print ad. Snap, Crackle & Pop® Everyone's favorite breakfast buddies through the years Since 1941, the smiling and ever-changing faces of Snap™, Crackle™ and Pop™ have sat atop millions of breakfast tables across the country. But how did they get there? And what did they look like along the way? ’30s 1932 — The words Snap! Crackle! Pop!® first appear on a box of Rice Krispies® Cereal. 1933 — Inspired by a Rice Krispies® radio commercial, artist Vernon Grant creates the characters Snap™, Crackle™ and Pop™. They first appear in ads and posters. 1933 — In a Snap™, a star was born. A tiny gnome wearing a baker’s hat and carrying a spoon — the earliest version of Snap™ — appears on the side of the cereal box. ’40s TOGETHER AT LAST 1941 — Crackle™ and Pop™ join Snap™ on the Rice Krispies® cereal box for the very first time. 1949 — The boys get their first major makeover, making their features younger, their colors brighter and their hats smaller. Snap, Crackle & Pop® Everyone's favorite breakfast buddies through the years Since 1941, the smiling and ever-changing faces of Snap™, Crackle™ and Pop™ have sat atop millions of breakfast tables across the country. But how did they get there? And what did they look like along the way? ’50s "arroz TOSTADITO" 1951 — The boys help bring Rice Krispies® Toasted Rice Cereal — or “arroz tostadito” — to Spanish-speaking countries. LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! 1955 — Snap™, Crackle™ and Pop™ make their TV debut. This is one of their very first commercials. ’60s 1962 — The boys during their SUPER-ROSY-CHEEK-PHASE. ’70s 1979 — Snap™, Crackle™ and Pop™ have yet another makeover. This time, it’s their eyes that change the most, becoming rounder and closer together. Snap, Crackle & Pop® Everyone's favorite breakfast buddies through the years Since 1941, the smiling and ever-changing faces of Snap™, Crackle™ and Pop™ have sat atop millions of breakfast tables across the country. But how did they get there? And what did they look like along the way? ’80s First T-shirt 1983 — Kellogg begins licensing its characters, making the guys available for all kinds of merchandise. The first licensed item was a T-shirt featuring Snap, Crackle, Pop® and Toucan Sam™. 1984 — The guys lose their black pants and big belt buckles for more colorful clothing and kerchiefs. ’90s 1991 — Snap™, Crackle™ and Pop™ make a fashion statement – that pants are the new shoes. ’00s 2008 — The boys help Rice Krispies® Cereal celebrate its 80th anniversary with a new look for the digital age. ’10s 2013 — Snap™, Crackle™ and Pop™ turn 80 years old. Snap, Crackle & Pop® Everyone's favorite breakfast buddies through the years Since 1941, the smiling and ever-changing faces of Snap™, Crackle™ and Pop™ have sat atop millions of breakfast tables across the country. But how did they get there? And what did they look like along the way? ’20s “You’ve got something there!” 1927 — W.K. Kellogg pours milk over a brand-new, toasted rice cereal from the Kellogg test kitchen, and gives it a try. “You’ve got something there!” he exclaims. Ta-DA! 1928 — Kellogg’s Rice Krispies® Cereal first appears on store shelves. Everyone loved the noise the cereal made in milk. 1929 — The words Snap! Crackle! Pop!® first appear in a print ad. ’30s 1932 — The words Snap! Crackle! Pop!® first appear on a box of Rice Krispies® Cereal. 1933 — Inspired by a R
Which month gets its name from the Latin word for eight?	How Did the Months of the Year Get Their Names? \| Wonderopolis Wonder of the Day #89 How Did the Months of the Year Get Their Names? How did the months of the year get their names? Have years always started in January and ended in December? What is the Gregorian calendar? Tags: Listen Would you believe January was not always the first month of the year ? The ancient Romans used a different calendar system , and their year began in March and ended in February! Even though our modern system may be quite different from the ancient Romans', they gave us something very important: the months' names. Let's take a look at how the ancient Romans chose the names of the 12 months of the year . March: The ancient Romans insisted that all wars cease during the time of celebration between the old and new years . Since March was the first month of the new year in ancient Rome, some historians believe the Romans named March after Mars , the Roman god of war . April: Three theories exist regarding the origin of April's name. Some say April got its name from the Latin word meaning “second" since April was the second month on the ancient calendar . Others claim it comes from “aperire," a Latin word meaning “to open ," because it represents the opening of buds and flowers in spring . Still others think April was named after the goddess Aphrodite. May: May was named after Maia, an earth goddess of growing plants. June: Apparently, June has always been a popular month for weddings! The Romans named June after Juno, the queen of the gods and patroness of marriage and weddings. July: July was named after Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. Previously, July was called “Quintilis," which is Latin for “fifth." August: August was named after Augustus Caesar in 8 B.C. Previously, August was called “Sextillia," which was Latin for “sixth." Though we think of September, October, November, and December as months 9, 10, 11 and 12, these months were 7, 8, 9, and 10 on the ancient Roman calendar . This is how they got their names. September: September's name comes from septem, Latin for “seven." October: October's name comes from octo, Latin for “eight." November: November's name comes from novem, Latin for “nine." December: December's name come from decem, Latin for “ten." February: Around 690 B.C., Numa Pompilius turned a period of celebration at the end of the year into a month of its own, named after the festival Februa. This is how February got its name. January: Later, Pompilius added another month to the beginning of the year and named it January after Janus, the God of beginnings and endings. In 1582, Pope Gregory adjusted the calendar , so most western nations began celebrating the start of the year on January 1. This new calendar became known as the "Gregorian calendar ." However, England and the American colonies continued to celebrate the new year on the date of the spring equinox in March. It was not until 1752 that the British and their colonies finally adopted the Gregorian calendar . Wonder Words (18) Test your knowledge Wonder What's Next? Ahhh…the great outdoors. Join us tomorrow for a Wonder of the Day that’s a walk in the park. Try It Out We hope you enjoyed learning more about the origins of the names of the months of the year! Be sure to check out the following activities with a friend or family member: Do you throw out your old calendar when it's time to welcome a new year? Don't throw out those old calendars too soon. Recycle them! Collect old calendars from your friends and neighbors and use them to make a variety of fun crafts , including greeting cards, funny pictures, or a puzzle. What month of the year were you born? Re-read the section of today's Wonder of the Day that talks about the month of your birth. How do you feel about being born that month? Does its name have any significance for you? Why or why not? Which month tends to be your favorite month of the year? Why? Share your thoughts with a friend or family member. Which month do they like best? Up for a challenge? Pretend that you've just been named King of the Earth. You're in c
What type of snake is a sidewinder?	Sidewinder Rattlesnake Sidewinder Rattlesnake There are three subspecies of Sidewinder Rattlesnake including the Mojave Sidewinder, the Colorado Sidewinder and the Sonoran Sidewinder. The three subspecies inhabit various parts of Arizona, Nevada, California, northern Mexico and Utah. Diet Like many other snakes the diet of the Sidewinder consists of small rodents such as the Kangaroo Rat and lizards. The Sidewinder uses venom to kill its prey. Though a bite is probably not lethal to humans due to its small size, the Sidewinder is poisonous and if bitten a person should seek professional medical attention immediately. The Sidewinder can often be found buried in the sand of the desert or in animal burrows. The Sidewinder will mostly be seen at night as it is primarily nocturnal. Size and Description The length of a Sidewinder can range from 1.5 to 2.5 feet, but Sidewinders of over 30 inches are rarely observed. A Sidewinder can be distinguished by the raised scales above its eyes creating a horn-like appearance. These structures are not horns however, and they may be an adaptation that help protect the snake's eyes. The color of the Sidewinder is pale to brown with small dark patches. This coloration allows the snake to blend in with the sand.
What was the name of Britney Spears` first hit single?	Britney Spears - Biography - IMDb Britney Spears Biography Showing all 274 items Jump to: Overview (4) \| Mini Bio (2) \| Spouse (2) \| Trade Mark (2) \| Trivia (191) \| Personal Quotes (71) \| Salary (2) Overview (4) 5' 4" (1.63 m) Mini Bio (2) Britney Jean Spears was born in McComb (Mississippi) and raised in rural Louisiana (Kentwood) to Jamie Spears and Lynne Spears . As a child, Britney attended dance classes, and she was great at gymnastics, winning many competitions and the like. But, most of all, Britney loved to sing. At age 8, Britney tried out for The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989), but was turned down due to her young age. This directed her to an off-Broadway show, "Ruthless", for a 2-year run as the title character. At age 11, she again tried for The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989) and, this time, made it as a mouseketeer alongside many stars of today ( Justin Timberlake and J.C. Chasez of *NSYNC and Ryan Gosling ). Her big break, however, came when she was signed as a Jive Recording Artist in the late 90s. With the release of her debut album, "...Baby One More Time" in early 1999, Britney became an international success, selling 13 million copies of "Baby" and 9 million (as of July 2001) of her sophomore album, "Oops!...I Did It Again", released in May of 2000. First solo artist ever to have a #1 album and single on the Billboard charts at the same time with a debut. Worked at a novelty shop before succeeding as a singer. One of Teen People magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21" (1999). Caused a stir with the American Family Association by posing in her underwear on the cover of Rolling Stone (1999). Was one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1999). Ended up as the youngest cast member of The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1989); during the initial audition, she won the role after Jessica Simpson freaked out at the final question during the initial audition. Purchased a $1.5-million loft in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, for her brother Bryan Spears (2000). Announced that she will attend college and eventually wants to study entertainment law (2000). In her first song "Baby One More Time", there is a line "My loneliness is killing me", and in another of her songs "Stronger", there is a line "My loneliness ain't killing me no more". Is a natural brunette. She often prefers to dye her hair blonde. Her flesh-colored outfit at the MTV Video Music Awards created a stir, as it made her look scantily clad. [September 2000] Requested that the writers change the lyrics of her song "Born to Make You Happy". The original version contained sexually explicit lyrics, and Britney felt she was too young to be singing it. Chicago-based DNA Visual Business Solutions filed a lawsuit against her and her marketing companies, including Britney Brands, Inc., claiming that they failed to pay fees due to the web-designing company for helping set up her website, www.britneyspears.com. [October 2000] Accepted an endorsement from Pepsi to do TV commercials promoting the soft drink. The first commercial was slated for the 2001 Academy Awards (2001). Ranked #2 in the 2001 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World". Her video for "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" features her doing a love scene with a 23-year-old male model. The original cut contained material so sexually explicit that mother Lynne Spears ordered that parts of the video be edited for content before its release to the public in the spring of 2001. [March 2001] In her first starring role in the film Crossroads (2002), her character was supposed to swear. She ordered that the curse words be taken out so as not to tarnish her image for the younger pre-teen viewers of the film. 2001: During the concert "Rock in Rio" in Brazil, a tape recorder caught her swearing on a microphone she was not aware was connected. She was complaining about the fact that they were not playing a vamp before she was to go on stage. Tape recordings of the incident were downloaded by Napster users. 2001: Host of the American Music Awards. Two Texas disc jockeys created a pan
What is the name of the BBC science and philosophy documentary series that has produced more than 1000 episodes since it began in 1964?	Near-Death Experience Related Television Programs 2. 48 Hours 48 Hours is an American documentary television series that airs on CBS. The series has been broadcast on the network since January 19, 1988. The series airs Saturday nights at 10 p.m. (Eastern and Pacific time) /9 p.m. (Central and Mountain time) as part of the network's placeholder Crimetime Sy nights on thaturday block; as such, the series is currently one of only two remaining first-run prime time programs (excluding sports) airing on Saturdae four major U.S. broadcast television networks, along with Fox's COPS. The program sometimes airs two hour episodes or two episodes in a row on Saturday night depending on the subject involved or to counterprogram other networks. IMDB: 48 Hours Home • 48 Hours: Near-Death Experience (1997) . ARTICLES: Is There An Afterlife? • A Closer Look: Science Weighs In 4. America's Psychic Challenge Lifetime's reality competition features 16 unique individuals from across the country who claim to have the gift of clairvoyance. They're going to battle it out for the coveted title of America's #1 Psychic. In each episode, contestants must prove their abilities by participating in carefully designed tests like searching for a man hidden in a hospital, doing a reading for someone without knowing their identity, precisely identifying specific details of an investigation at a murder scene and much more. The competitors are awarded points based on the number of successful predictions they make. At the conclusion of each episode, the two psychics with the fewest points are eliminated and the two with the most points will advance to the next round - all leading to the exciting season finale, where one winner will be declared! ARTICLE: Winner of America's Psychic Challenge: Micheele Whitedove . 5. American Paranormal: Haunted Prison Whether it is the existence of aliens, the possibility of life after death, or sightings of strange creatures, the lure of the unknown has always been irresistible. Now, using the latest scientific techniques, this series seeks to ascertain whether these strange occurrences, myths and startling phenomena are merely illusions or actually real. Each episode highlights one topic, including: Bigfoot, one of America's most-sighted-but-never-seen beings; the Eastern State Penitentiary, one of America's most haunted locations; and a possible UFO Invasion on March 13, 1997 in Nevada and Arizona. Source: National Geographic Channel. VIDEO CLIPS: American Paranormal: Haunted Prison: Scientific Proof for Ghosts? • American Paranormal: Haunted Prison: Ghost Particles • American Paranormal: Haunted Prison: Bad Vibes . 9. Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe was a popular eighteen part television series looking at unexplained phenomena across the universe. It was first broadcast in the United Kingdom by independent television network ITV. It premiered on July 15, 1995. It was the sequel to Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World and Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers . The series is introduced by acclaimed science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke in short sequences filmed at his home in Sri Lanka. Clarke and his team of highly respected sci
What was Hephaestus the Greek God of?	Hephaestus Hephaestus See More Hephaestus Pictures > Hephaestus was the Greek god of blacksmiths, sculptors, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes; thus, he is symbolised with a hammer, an anvil and a pair of tongs. According to Homer's epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, he was the son of Zeus and Hera . However, Hesiod informs us that Hera bore Hephaestus alone. According to an account, after Hephaestus was born, Hera threw him from Olympus because he was crippled; he fell into the ocean and was raised by Thetis and Eurynome . Another myth has it that he once tried to protect his mother from Zeus ' advances and as a result, the father of the Gods flung him down from Olympus, which caused his physical disability; he fell on the island of Lemnos where he became a master craftsman. He was later accepted back to Olympus, and became the craftsman of the gods, creating majestic armors, shields and weapons. He was married to Aphrodite ; after he learned his wife had an affair with her brother, Ares , he devised a plan with which he humiliated both lovers to the other gods . Hephaestus Is also called Vulcan.
What is the first book of the Bible attributed to a prophet?	The Books of the Bible: Old Testament The Books of the Bible: Old Testament "These are nothing but the names which ye have devised - ye and your fathers - for which God has sent down no authority whatsoever. (Quran 53:23) The Books of the Bible are divided by the christians into two main parts : The Old Testament and the New Testament. The Books of the Old Testament are claimed to have been received through prophets who was prior to Prophet Jesus, the Messiah. The books of the new testament are believed to be written through inspiration after Jesus. All the books of the Old and the New Testaments together are called the Bible. Bible is the Greek word which means `book'. Both the testaments are further subdivided into two parts. The first part of the Old testament is beleived to be authentic by almost all the ancient Christians, while the authenticity of the other part is held to be doubtful and controvertial. THE FIRST DIVISION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT This Collction comprises of 38 books: 1. GENESIS The Book of Genesis describes the crreation of the earth and the skies and gives an historical account of the Prophets Adam, Noah, Abraham, Issac and Joseph. The book ends with the death of Prophet Joseph. This is also called the book of creation. 2. EXODUS Exodus is mainly a description of the life of the Prophet Moses. It includes the teaching of Moses, his altercations with Paraoh, Paraoh's drowning in the sea and the Oral communication of the God with Moses. It ends with the Israelites camping in the desert of Sinai. It is called Exodus because it describes the event of Israelites exodus from Egypt. 3. LEVITICUS Leviticus is a collection of Injunctions and laws given to the Israelites during their wanderings in the desert of Sinai. It has 27 chapters. 4. NUMBERS The Book of Numbers includes events of the Census of the Israelites, their history before the departure toCanaan and the injunctions of Prophet Moses revealed to him by the bank of river Jordan. It contains 36 chapters. 5. DEUTERONOMY The Book of Deutronomy is a collection of those events and injunctions which took place from after the period of the Book of Numbers to the death of Moses. It contains 34 chapters. The collection of these five books together is called the Pentateuch or Torah. This is a hebrew word meaning "the law". The word is ocassionally used to mean Old Testament in General. 6. THE BOOK OF JOSHUA The Book of Joshua is ascribed to the Prophet Joshua who was the son of the nun who was a reliable servant and minister of Moses. He made war on the Amalekites and was victorious over them. The book describes his life, upto the time of his death. It contains 24 chapters. 7. THE BOOK OF JUDGES The Book of Judges covers the period after the death of the Joshua. The period is called the period of Judges, because due to their transgression and wickedness God set cruel, foreign kings over them to punish them untill they returned to God and repented their sins. Then some leaders were raised up among them and came to their rescue. These Israelite leaders were known as judges. It has 21 chapters. 8. THE BOOK OF RUTH The Book of Ruth describes the events in the life of a woman of Moab called Ruth. She was the mothr of Obed, the Grandfather of David. She migrated to Bethelhem and married Boaz. They bore a child Obed. His son was Jesse who was the father of prophet David. It has only 4 chapters. 9. THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL The first book of Samuel concerns the Prophet samuel who was the last of the Judges of Israelites. Samuel was made the king of Israelites During this period. It also Includes the killing of Goliath by David and other incidents until the death of Samuel. It has 31 chapters. 10. THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL The second book of Samuel describes the events after the death of Saul. It includes the kingship of David and his war against the sons of Saul. It has 24 chapters. 11. THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS The first book of Kings begins with the old age of the David and includes the events of his death, the reign of Prophet Solomon, his death and lives of his so
Prior to his death in 1976 what was John Wayne's last film?	John Wayne: one last shot before the final farewell - Telegraph Classic Movies John Wayne: one last shot before the final farewell In 1976, battling the cancer that would kill him, John Wayne stepped in front of the camera for one final face-off. The result was 'The Shootist’, a rich and elegiac western and, says Philip Horne, a fitting swansong for Hollywood’s most courageous gunslinger. Image 1 of 2 His last stand: John Wayne in a scene from 'The Shootist' (1976), made when he was terminally ill with cancer. John Wayne in The Shootist Photo: PARAMOUNT/ALLSTAR By Philip Horne 5:51PM BST 20 Sep 2010 During the making of The Shootist (1976), Don Siegel’s rich, elegiac western about an ageing gunfighter dying of “a cancer”, its star John Wayne became too ill to film. The actor had had a lung removed twelve years earlier and was now struggling with the stomach cancer that would eventually lead to his death in 1979. A few days later, when Wayne bravely returned to the set, he picked a quarrel with the director, who had carried on filming a gunfight scene in his absence, over the way his character was shown killing a villain. He forced Siegel to redo the scene, declaring: “Whatever the cause, I would never shoot anyone in the back. It’s unthinkable for my image… I spent many years in this business building up my image.” He certainly did – but he wasn’t the only one. The 6ft 4in Marion Morrison was a former USC American football player with a few bit parts to his rather girlie name, when he was spotted carrying an armchair across the Fox Studios lot by legendary director Raoul Walsh (one-eyed, but sharp-eyed). Walsh cast him in The Big Trail (1930) – a western, the genre Wayne would above all be associated with – and renamed him after Revolutionary War general “Mad Anthony Wayne”. But it was director John Ford who turned Wayne into an all-time star, by casting him as the Ringo Kid, in Stagecoach (1939), which is perhaps the definitive western (though based on a Maupassant novel). Wayne’s character makes his first appearance standing on the trail, firing into the air to stop the stagecoach and, as the camera whips in to a breathless close-up, he announces that: “You might need me and this Winchester, Curly!” In his dark placket-front shirt, light army-style braces, bandana and broad white hat, Ringo is a dazzling vision of male beauty and heroism. Wayne was already 32, with 78 films behind him – but the freshness of this “Kid” is unforgettable. Related Articles John Wayne's eye patch up for auction 28 Sep 2011 The Shootist opens with a montage of its hero’s past exploits – taken from Red River (Howard Hawks, 1948), Hondo (John Farrow, 1953), Rio Bravo and El Dorado (Hawks, 1959 and 1966). It’s clear this is a summation of Wayne’s career as well as that of his character in The Shootist, JB Books. Younger film-watchers may not be so aware of the Wayne legend, or of his films – it was against the heroic Wayne, in a sense, that the spaghetti westerns of Sergio Leone (and then Eastwood) were angled; so too were the Seventies anti-westerns of Peckinpah. Wayne’s fame is probably not dissociable, in fact, from the Cold War era – from anxieties about communism (his quite reactionary politics could be ugly) and gender (it’s often clear that his characters, men’s men, are ill at ease with women). But no one who sees a good John Wayne film (and there are many) will forget his complex, dignified presence. He was large, physically powerful, with a rolling gait, increasingly craggy as time went on – but always a careful watcher of others and a man of few words. He had indomitable courage and a basically decent heart, though also a quick temper and a capacity for black, violent rages. The great Wayne films directed by John Ford don’t figure in The Shootist montage – they’re too distinctive and different in tone. It was Hawks (at least according to Hawks) who discovered that Wayne could actually act, making him the ruthless Thomas Dunson of Red River – and in that auteur’s view: “If you try to make a western with somebody besides
Which famous Indian became known as Rebecca Rolfe and died in Gravesend in Kent?	Rebecca Rolfe: person, pictures and information - Fold3.com Rebecca Rolfe Connect me or another page to Rebecca Rolfe? + There are no stories about Rebecca. Add a story Pictures & Records (8) St George's Church, Gravesend located in the diocese of Rochester, Kent, England. 1 Looking for more information about Rebecca Rolfe? Search through millions of records to find out more. Find more records There are no links about Rebecca Rolfe. Stories Sort Daughter of Chief Powhatan, Pocahontas is said to have saved the life of Capt. John Smith, who had been captured by the natives and brought to her village in 1608. He was to be killed and placed before an altar stone. She threw herself over his body and he was spared. Pocahontas then became an intermediary between the English settlers at Jamestown and her father and reportedly persuaded him to take food to the starving colonists. In 1613, she was seized by Capt. Samuel Argall and taken to Jamestown and then to the new community of Henrico. From Rev. Alexander Whitaker she learned Christianity, was converted and was baptized as Rebecca. The following year, with her father's approval, she married John Rolfe. In 1615 with her family and a retinue of natives, Lady Rebecca Rolfe ventured to England, where she was received as a princess and charmed London society. While preparing to return to Virginia, she became ill and died. 14 Jun 2015 Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend Not much is known about this memorable woman. What we do know was written by others, as none of her thoughts or feelings were ever recorded. Specifically, her story has been told through written historical accounts and, most recently, through the sacred oral history of the Mattaponi. Most notably, Pocahontas has left an indelible impression that has endured for more than 400 years. And yet, many people who know her name do not know much about her. The Written History Pocahontas was born about 1596 and named "Amonute," though she also had a more private name of Matoaka. She was called "Pocahontas" as a nickname, which meant "playful one," because of her frolicsome and curious nature. She was the daughter of Wahunsenaca (Chief Powhatan), the mamanatowick (paramount chief) of the Powhatan Chiefdom. At its height, the Powhatan Chiefdom had a population of about 25,000 and included more than 30 Algonquian speaking tribes - each with its own werowance (chief). The Powhatan Indians called their homeland "Tsenacomoco." As the daughter of the paramount chief Powhatan, custom dictated that Pocahontas would have accompanied her mother, who would have gone to live in another village, after her birth (Powhatan still cared for them). However, nothing is written by the English about Pocahontas' mother. Some historians have theorized that she died during childbirth, so it is possible that Pocahontas did not leave like most of her half-siblings. Either way, Pocahontas would have eventually returned to live with her father Powhatan and her half-siblings once she was weaned. Her mother, if still living, would then have been free to remarry. How a young Pocahontas might have looked. Unknown British Museum As a young girl, Pocahontas would have worn little to no clothing and had her hair shaven except for a small section in the back that was grown out long and usually braided. The shaven parts were probably bristly most of the time as the Powhatan Indians used mussel shells for shaving. In winter, she could have worn a deerskin mantle (not everyone could afford one). As she grew, she would have been taught women's work; even though the favorite daughter of the paramount chief Powhatan afforded her a more privileged lifestyle and more protection, she still needed to know how to be an adult woman. Women's work was separate from men's work, but both were equally taxing and equally important as both benefited all Powhatan society. As Pocahontas would learn, besides bearing and rearing children, women were responsible for building the houses (called yehakins by the Powhatan), which they may have owned. Women did all the farming, (planting and
What was the name of the Cartwright's ranch in Bonanza?	Bonanza (TV Series 1959–1973) - 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 The adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community. Creator: Little Joe falls in love with Alice Harper played by a young Bonnie Bedelia who he meets while rescuing her gambler brother John from a poker game gone bad. The two eventually marry and are expecting... 8.6 Hoss scares a bear that has treed a green-clad little man, subsequently finds a buried strongbox filled with bags of gold dust and, when both the treasure and its owner disappear, unsuccessfully ... 8.5 Clint Watson and his two sons are hired by Ben Cartwright to deliver nitroglycerin to Virginia City. The journey entails hardship, recrimination and tragedy. 8.5 a list of 26 titles created 26 Apr 2012 a list of 46 titles created 08 Oct 2013 a list of 35 images created 27 Nov 2014 a list of 35 titles created 6 months ago a list of 28 titles created 1 month ago Search for " Bonanza " 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 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 14 nominations. See more awards » Videos Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in the rough and tumble Dodge City. Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake The Wild West adventures of the residents and staff of Barkley Ranch in California's San Joaquin Valley. Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive; he is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way. Stars: Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Steve Raines Stories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts and Rocky Mountains. The first treks were led by gruff, ... See full summary » Stars: Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Robert Horton Bret and Bart Maverick (and in later seasons, their English cousin, Beau) are well dressed gamblers who migrate from town to town always looking for a good game. Poker (5 card draw) is ... See full summary » Stars: Jack Kelly, James Garner, Roger Moore Frontier hero Daniel Boone conducts surveys and expeditions around Boonesborough, running into both friendly and hostile Indians, just before and during the Revolutionary War. Stars: Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton Dressed-up dandy (derby and cane), gambler and lawman roams the West charming women and defending the unjustly accused. His primary weapon was his wit (and cane) rather than his gun. Stars: Gene Barry, Allison Hayes, Allen Jaffe A Civil War veteran with a sawed-off rifle as a holstered weapon makes a living as a bounty hunter in the Wild West of the 1870s. Stars: Steve McQueen, Wright King, Olan Soule The cases of maverick undercover New York City detective Tony Baretta. Stars: Robert Blake, Tom Ewell, Michael D. Roberts The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Col. MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more ... See full summary » Stars: Doug McClure, James Drury, Lee J. Cobb After the Civil War, nomadic adventurer Cheyenne Bodie roamed the west looking for fights, women and bad guys to beat up. His job changed from episode to episode. Stars: Clint Walker, Clyde Howdy, Chuck Hicks The adventures of a gentlemanly gunfighter for hire. Stars: Richard Boone, Kam Tong, Hal Needham Edit Storyline The Cartwright's one-thousand square mile Ponderosa Ranch is located near Virginia City, Nevada, site of the Comstock Silver Lode, during and after the Civil War. Each of the sons was born to a different wife of Ben's; none of the mothers is still alive. Adventures
Which Indian tribe did Sitting Bull belong to?	Sitting Bull - Native American History - HISTORY.com Google Born in the Grand River Valley in what is now South Dakota , Sitting Bull, or Tatanka Yotanka, received early recognition from his tribe as a warrior and man of vision. During his youth he joined in the usual tribal raids for horses against traditional enemies such as the Crow and Assiniboin. Did You Know? The Lakota Sioux often used several names over the course of their lifetime. In his youth, Sitting Bull was known as "Jumping Badger." Because the Hunkpapa lived and hunted north of the early routes of western travel, Sitting Bull had little contact with whites until the Santee Sioux uprising in Minnesota in 1862. When the defeated Indians were driven west to the plains, he heard from them what life was like on a reservation. In July 1864, he was one of the defenders when Gen. Alfred Sully used artillery against a Teton encampment at Killdeer Mountain. It was during this period that Sitting Bull formed his resolve to keep his people away from the white man’s world and never to sign a treaty that would force them to live on a reservation. With other Sioux leaders he soon took his followers to the pristine valleys of the Powder and Yellowstone rivers where buffalo and other game were abundant. He continually warned his followers that their survival as free Indians depended upon the buffalo. During this time, Red Cloud of the Oglala subtribe was the leader of the Tetons, but Sitting Bull’s influence as a holy man was steadily growing. Beginning in the summer of 1865 columns of U.S. soldiers repeatedly invaded the Powder River country. Sitting Bull had occasional encounters with them, learning their ways of fighting, their strengths and weaknesses. After Red Cloud signed the Fort Laramie treaty of 1868, and then agreed to live on a reservation, his influence waned. Sitting Bull’s disdain for treaties and reservation life soon attracted a large following not only from the Sioux but from the Cheyenne and Arapaho. In 1873, he and Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer skirmished briefly while Custer was guarding surveyors for the Northern Pacific Railroad in Montana Territory. Three years later they met again on the Little Bighorn in the battle that made both men famous. Sitting Bull was not a war leader in that fight, but he had predicted that many soldiers would fall, and his followers believed that his magical powers had brought the victory. Although Sitting Bull survived, an aroused and vengeful army forced him to flee to Canada. In 1881 he returned to the United States, surrendered, and was held as a prisoner of war at Fort Randall, South Dakota Territory. After two years he was permitted to live on Standing Rock Reservation where he continued to use his influence to keep Sioux lands from being taken by the government. In 1885 he traveled for a season with Buffalo Bill Cody’s wild west show. The rise of the Ghost Dance, a tribal religion that proclaimed that all whites would disappear and dead Indians and buffalo would return, brought him into disfavor with government officials in 1890 because he made no effort to stop the dancing at Standing Rock. When Indian police were sent to arrest him on December 15, 1890, Sitting Bull was killed in a melee outside his cabin. The Reader’s Companion to American History. Eric Foner and John A. Garraty, Editors. Copyright © 1991 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Tags
What started at Fort Sumter in April 1861?	Fort Sumter fired upon - Apr 12, 1861 - HISTORY.com Fort Sumter fired upon Publisher A+E Networks The American Civil War begins when Confederates fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina. The fort had been the source of tension between the Union and Confederacy for several months. After South Carolina seceded on December 20, 1860, the state demanded the fort be turned over but Union officials refused. A supply ship, the “Star of the West,” tried to reach Fort Sumter on January 9, but the shore batteries opened fire and drove it away. For both sides, Sumter was a symbol of sovereignty. The Union could not allow it to fall to the Confederates, although throughout the Deep South other federal installations had been seized. For South Carolinians, secession meant little if the Yankees still held the stronghold. The issue hung in the air when Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office on March 4, stating in his inauguration address: “You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors.” Lincoln did not try to send reinforcements but he did send in food. This way, Lincoln could characterize the operation as a humanitarian mission, bringing, in his words, “food for hungry men.” He sent word to the Confederates in Charleston of his intentions on April 6. The Confederate Congress at Montgomery, Alabama, had decided on February 15 that Sumter and other forts must be acquired “either by negotiation or force.” Negotiation, it seemed, had failed. The Confederates demanded surrender of the fort, but Major Robert Anderson, commander of Fort Sumter, refused. At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, the Confederate guns opened fire. For thirty-three hours, the shore batteries lobbed 4,000 shells in the direction of the fort. Finally, the garrison inside the battered fort raised the white flag. No one on either side had been killed, although two Union soldiers died when the departing soldiers fired a gun salute, and some cartridges exploded prematurely. It was a nearly bloodless beginning to America’s bloodiest war. Related Videos
In which territory, now US state, was the Battle of Little Bighorn fought?	Battle of the Little Bighorn - Native American History - HISTORY.com Battle of the Little Bighorn Battle of the Little Bighorn Author Battle of the Little Bighorn URL A+E Networks Introduction The Battle of the Little Bighorn, fought on June 25, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory, pitted federal troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (1839-76) against a band of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. Tensions between the two groups had been rising since the discovery of gold on Native American lands. When a number of tribes missed a federal deadline to move to reservations, the U.S. Army, including Custer and his 7th Calvary, was dispatched to confront them. Custer was unaware of the number of Indians fighting under the command of Sitting Bull (c.1831-90) at Little Bighorn, and his forces were outnumbered and quickly overwhelmed in what became known as Custer’s Last Stand. Google Battle of the Little Bighorn: Mounting Tensions Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse (c.1840-77), leaders of the Sioux on the Great Plains, strongly resisted the mid-19th-century efforts of the U.S. government to confine their people to reservations. In 1875, after gold was discovered in South Dakota’s Black Hills, the U.S. Army ignored previous treaty agreements and invaded the region. This betrayal led many Sioux and Cheyenne tribesmen to leave their reservations and join Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse in Montana . By the late spring of 1876, more than 10,000 Native Americans had gathered in a camp along the Little Bighorn River–which they called the Greasy Grass–in defiance of a U.S. War Department order to return to their reservations or risk being attacked. Did You Know? Several members ofGeorge Armstrong Custer's family were alsokilled at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, including two of his brothers, his brother-in-law and a nephew. In mid-June, three columns of U.S. soldiers lined up against the camp and prepared to march. A force of 1,200 Native Americans turned back the first column on June 17. Five days later, General Alfred Terry ordered George Custer’s 7th Cavalry to scout ahead for enemy troops. On the morning of June 25, Custer drew near the camp and decided to press on ahead rather than wait for reinforcements. Battle of the Little Bighorn: Custer’s Last Stand At mid-day on June 25, Custer’s 600 men entered the Little Bighorn Valley. Among the Native Americans, word quickly spread of the impending attack. The older Sitting Bull rallied the warriors and saw to the safety of the women and children, while Crazy Horse set off with a large force to meet the attackers head on. Despite Custer’s desperate attempts to regroup his men, they were quickly overwhelmed. Custer and some 200 men in his battalion were attacked by as many as 3,000 Native Americans; within an hour, Custer and all of his soldiers were dead. The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custer’s Last Stand, marked the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War. The demise of Custer and his men outraged many white Americans and confirmed their image of the Indians as wild and bloodthirsty. Meanwhile, the U.S. government increased its efforts to subdue the tribes. Within five years, almost all of the Sioux and Cheyenne would be confined to reservations. Tags
Known as "The Singing Cowboy" who had his biggest hit record with the original recording of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"?	Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry Songfacts Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry Songfacts Songfacts The story of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer was written in 1939 by Robert L. May, a copywriter for the Chicago-based Montgomery Ward department stores, as a promotional gift for the store's customers. The stores had bought and distributed coloring books every Christmas and saw writing their own story as a way to save money. Montgomery Ward distributed 2.4 million copies of the Rudolph booklet in 1939. A total of 6 million copies had been given out by the end of 1946, even though wartime paper shortages restricted printing. The story reflects May's own childhood difficulties as the smallest boy in his class. He was taunted for being a frail, scrawny misfit. The reindeer was almost named Rollo or Reginald. May considered both these named before settling on Rudolph. Rudolph's story was made into a song when May's brother-in-law, songwriter Johnny Marks, developed the lyrics and melody for it. Marks' musical version was first recorded by Gene Autry in 1949, selling 2 million copies that year. Autry didn't want anything to do with this song. It was his wife who talked him into recording it, and it went on to become the second biggest-selling Christmas song of all time, next to Bing Crosby's " White Christmas ." Crosby also recorded "Rudolph" and landed at #14 on the pop chart in 1950. >> Suggestion credit: Jeff - Boston, MA Autry was known as "The Singing Cowboy." He teamed up with Roy Rogers in the 1930s and '40s to make movies in a new genre called "Musical Westerns." Autry had his own TV show in the 1950s and was the owner of the California Angels baseball team, which later became the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Autry, who died in 1998, is the only person with five stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which he earned for motion pictures, radio, music recording, television, and live theater. This song was the basis for a children's TV Special made in 1964. It was narrated by Burl Ives, and became a Christmas classic. The Chipmunks did a version that was a hit in Christmastime, 1960, reaching #21 US. The same year, a version by The Melodeers went to #71 and Paul Anka's rendition made #104. Johnny Marks had the idea for the song jotted down in his songbook for 10 years before developing it. He spoke about the tune's legacy with interviewer Ian Whitcomb: "I thought it was going to be a hit, but a regular hit. I didn't think it was just going to go on forever." Marks also penned the Christmas classics " Holly Jolly Christmas " and " Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree ." Because Autry's reputation was that of a Western star, he didn't feel suited to sing a Christmas song. Marks, however, was determined to change Autry's mind (even though he'd never met him). He enlisted an unknown singer named Al Cernik to record a demo in the style of Autry and shipped it to the star in California. After a long wait - and some prodding from his wife - Autry agreed to record the tune. As for Al Cernik, he became Guy Mitchell, who had a #1 hit in 1956 with "Singing the Blues." The song earned Marks millions in royalties but by 1980, he was tired of being chained to Santa's sleigh. "This is not exactly what I hoped to be remembered for," he told People magazine of the enduring classic. "No matter what I write, they always say the same thing: 'It's just not 'Rudolph.'" The Temptations included this on their 1970 holiday album, The Temptations Christmas Card. The R&B-flavored cover landed on Billboard's Christmas Singles chart twice, at #16 in 1970 and #3 in 1971.
In James Fenimore Cooper's classic story, how is the character Uncas referred to in the novel's title?	J. F. Cooper: The Last of the Mohicans - YouTube J. F. Cooper: The Last of the Mohicans 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. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jun 12, 2012 James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 -- September 14, 1851) was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century. He is best remembered as a novelist who wrote numerous sea-stories and the historical novels known as the Leatherstocking Tales, featuring frontiersman Natty Bumppo. Among his most famous works is the Romantic novel The Last of the Mohicans, often regarded as his masterpiece. The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in February 1826. It is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy and the best known. The Pathfinder, published 14 years later in 1840, is its sequel. The story takes place in 1757, during the French and Indian War (the Seven Years' War), when France and Great Britain battled for control of the North American colonies. The story takes place "Just West of the Cuyahoga", in the Cleveland, Ohio, Metropark regions in Lorain and Cuyahoga counties. During this war, the French called on allied Native American tribes to fight against the more numerous British colonists in this region. While the book does take liberty in the exact location of the battles depicted, it is believed that the ending battle took place in the French Creek Reserve in Avon, Ohio and Sheffield, Ohio. Cooper named a principal character Uncas after a well-known Mohegan sachem (a head chief) who had been an ally of the English in 17th-century Connecticut. Cooper seemed to confuse or merge the names of the two tribes—Mohegan and Mahican. Cooper's well-known book helped confuse popular understanding of the tribes to the present day. After the death of John Uncas in 1842, the last surviving male descendant of Uncas, the Newark Daily Advertiser wrote, "Last of the Mohegans Gone," lamenting the extinction of the tribe. The writer did not realize the Mohegan people still existed. They continue to survive today and are a federally recognized tribe based in Connecticut. The Mahican were based in the Hudson River Valley and continue to survive today as a federally recognized Indian tribe as the Stockbridge-Munsee Community in Wisconsin. The novel was one of the most popular in English in its time, although critics identified narrative flaws. Its length and formal prose style have limited its appeal to later readers, yet The Last of the Mohicans remains widely read in American literature courses. The character Chingachgook speaks a line that holds the title, saying, "[W]hen Uncas follows in my footsteps, there will no longer be any of the blood of the sagamores, for my boy is the last of the Mohicans." The title is also referred to near the end of the book, when Tamenund says, "I have lived to see the last warrior of the wise race of the Mohicans." This audio collection contains a treasury of 100 classic books and includes info on the life and times of the author, the theme of the book, the characters, the story outline, a concise yet detailed abridgement of the story and a discussion of the values that make each book one of the great classical works of literature. © ''IntelliQuest World's 100 Greatest Books'' 1995 Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Category
Who succeeded General Joseph Johnston as the Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?	Joseph E. Johnston Joseph E. Johnston Tweet General Joseph E. Johnston (Library of Congress) Joseph Eggleston Johnston was born in Farmville, Virginia in 1807. He attended and graduated from West Point in 1829 ranked 13th of 46 cadets, and was then appointed to second lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Artillery. After several years he resigned from the Army to study civil engineering and was a topographer for a war ship in the Second Seminole War, where action there convinced him to rejoin the army. He served with honors in the Mexican-American War, the Seminole Wars, and as a quartermaster general in California in 1860. When Virginia seceded, Johnston was the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer to resign his commission. He was appointed brigadier general, and relieved Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson of his post at Harpers Ferry in May of 1861, and then organized the Army of the Shenandoah in July of that same year. Johnston contributed to the successes at First Manassas, but it is documented that the more junior PGT Beauregard was more responsible for the actions there. In August, Johnston was promoted to full general—what is called a four-star general in the modern U.S. Army—but was not pleased that three other men he had outranked in the "old army" now outranked him. Only Beauregard was placed behind Johnston on the list of five new generals, thus creating a tension between Johnston and Davis that would last throughout the war. Johnston was the original commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, then known as Army of the Potomac. From this position he would defend Richmond from invading Union general George B. McClellan in the Peninsula Campaign. Cornered, Johnston finally attacked in the Battle of Seven Pines on May 31, 1862. The battle was a draw, but prevented McClellan from advancing on Richmond. Johnston was wounded at the battle, providing Davis with the opportunity to appoint Robert E. Lee to command in Johnston’s stead; Lee held this position for the remainder of the war. After recovering from his wounds, Johnston went on to command in the western theater, and was involved but not fully in control of the conflicts at Vicksburg and Chattanooga. Johnston employed his withdrawal strategies to defend against Union general Sherman ’s advance from Chattanooga to Atlanta, and defeated Sherman at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. Johnston’s weak offensive strategy and caution caused Davis to remove him from command in July of 1864. After much public clamor, Davis reinstated him as commander of a loosely collected department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. They were undermanned and under-supplied, but still had some short lived success at Bentonville. After many retreats and withdrawals, Johnston finally surrendered the Army of Tennessee and all remaining forces still active in his department to Sherman in April of 1865. It was the largest single surrender of war at 89,270 soldiers. Post war, Johnston served in many business ventures, and later as a U.S. Congressman before dying of pneumonia in 1891, which was contracted at Sherman’s funeral for which he was a pallbearer. He is buried in Baltimore, Maryland. Want the Latest? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook:
The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place in which city?	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral \| World History Project Oct 26 1881 3:00PM Gunfight at the O.K. Corral The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a gunfight that occurred at about 3 P.M. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, United States. The famous gunfight did not actually occur at the O.K. Corral. It occurred in a fifteen- to twenty-foot space between Fly's Lodging House and photographic studio, and the MacDonald assay house west of it. The end of the gunfight took place in Fremont Street. Some of the fighting was in Fremont Street in front of the vacant lot. About thirty shots were fired in thirty seconds. Although only three men were killed during the gunfight, it is generally regarded as the most famous gunfight in the history of the Old West, even though many other gunfights of the period resulted in more people killed (e.g., the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight, the Going Snake Massacre, the Hot Springs Gunfight, and the Gunfight at Hide Park). The gunfight at the O.K. Corral has been portrayed in numerous Western films. It has come to symbolize the struggle between law-and-order and open-banditry and rustling in frontier towns of the Old West, where law enforcement was often weak or simply nonexistent. In other views, the fight was a more complex embodiment of some of the tensions of the American Civil War of a generation before. One group of fighters represented rural Democrats from Texas who were involved in the cattle-trade in a remote area of Arizona territory which had been desert just a few years before. The other faction (the Earps) had come from the East with the frontier, and represented the very different city interests of Yankee Republican capitalists and businessmen who were attempting to manage a silver-mining boom-town with Eastern expectations of behavior. The gunfight occurred on the physical border of these two cultures. The proximate cause of the conflict that led up to the fight was the arrest by Virgil Earp, acting in his capacity as deputy federal marshal, of two rural “cowboys” for a stagecoach robbery. Drunken threats made by another cowboy against the Earps set them on guard, and when family and friends of the drunken man arrived in town on horseback the next day fully-armed, there was a misunderstanding about how and where they should disarm according to city law. Within hours, both new arrivals were dead, as also was a Cowboy standing with them, who had illegally failed to surrender his pistol the previous day. Law enforcement (the three Earp brothers and "Doc" Holliday) were eventually exonerated of the killings, but later assassinations and assassination attempts against the Earps over the next six months led to a series of killings and retributions, often with federal and county lawmen supporting different sides of the conflict. The series of battles, known as the Earp Vendetta Ride, finally ended with Virgil Earp permanently crippled by gunfire and his brother Morgan killed. The Earps and Holliday were also forced to flee the territory to Colorado and California, never to return to Arizona. Source: Wikipedia Added by: Brian Hand WARFARE OF THE EARPS AND CLANTONS Undoubtedly the most notorious episode of Tombstone's early history occurred October 26, 1881. The Clanton gang of cowboys had refused to recognize the local supremacy of the Earps, and there was bad blood between the factions. On the night of October 25, Ike Clanton, a prominent, though decidedly not plucky, member of the cowboy faction, had been arrested by City Marshal Virgil Earp and had been fined $50 for disorderly conduct, which appears to have been merely in objecting to the marshal's abuse. On the morning of the 26th of the Clanton gang in Tombstone were Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury, Billy Clanton and Ike Clanton. They had appreciated the intimation that Tombstone was unhealthy for them and had saddled their horses to leave for their home ranch in the Babocomari Mountains. The horses were in the O. K. Corral, which fronted on two streets. Fearing trouble, they planned to leave by the rear gate, on F
Which country is situated on the west coast of Africa between Ghana and Liberia?	Africa Africa Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked West African state. With a total border length of 3,192 kilometers (1,984 miles), Burkina Faso is bordered by Mali to the north and west; Niger to the east; and Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Cote d'Ivoire to the south. Cameroon Located on the west coast of Central Africa, Cameroon covers an area of 475,400 square kilometers (183,695 square miles), slightly more than California. Land boundaries extend for a total of 4,591 kilometers (2,853 miles) between Nigeria to the northwest, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) to the east, and the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea to the south. Cape Verde Cape Verde is an archipelago of 10 islands and 5 islets situated 483 kilometers (300 miles) due west of Dakar, Senegal, in the North Atlantic Ocean. Cape Verde's total land area is 4,033 square kilometers (1,557 square miles), which makes it slightly larger than the U.S. Central African Republic The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari, now the Central African Republic (CAR), is well named; it is a landlocked country in the center of the African continent. Land boundaries extend for 5,203 kilometers (3,233 miles) connecting Cameroon to the west, Chad and Sudan to the north, and the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the south. Chad The former French colony of Chad, a landlocked country located in northern Central Africa, is more than 3 times the size of California. The country has an area of 1,284,000 square kilometers (495,755 square miles), with a land boundary length of 5,968 kilometers (3,708 miles). Congo, Republic of The; The Republic of the Congo (ROC) is located in Western Africa and has an area of 342,000 square kilometers (132,000 square miles). It has a modest coastline of 169 kilometers (105 miles) along the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest and shares land borders with Gabon, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic on the west and north. Côte D'ivoire Côte d'Ivoire (which means "Ivory Coast") is a West African country bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Ghana and Liberia. It has an area of 322,460 square kilometers (124,502 square miles) of which 318,000 square kilometers (122,780 square miles) are occupied by land while water occupies the remaining 4,460 square kilometers (1,722 square miles). Djibouti Djibouti is situated in the Horn of Africa, at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, bordering the Gulf of Aden. To the north lies Eritrea with a shared border of 113 kilometers (70 miles); to the north, west, and southwest lies Ethiopia, with a border length of 337 kilometers (209 miles); and to the southeast lies Somalia, with a border length of 58 kilometers (36 miles). Egypt The Arab Republic of Egypt is located in North Africa, bordering on the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya to the west, the Gaza Strip to the east, and Sudan to the south. With an area of 1,001,450 square kilometers (386,659 square miles) and a coastline of 2,450 kilometers (1,522 miles), Egypt is slightly more than 3 times the size of New Mexico. Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea is a small West African nation of 28,051 square kilometers (10,830 square miles), roughly the same size as Maryland. It consists of a mainland enclave called Río Muni, on the west coast of Africa bordering Cameroon and Gabon, and 5 small islands off the coast of Cameroon in the Bight of Biafra: Bioko, Annobón, Corisco, and the 2 small islands known together as Islas Elobey. Eritrea Eritrea is an eastern African country occupying an area of 121,320 square kilometers (46,841 square miles), which makes it slightly larger than the state of Pennsylvania. It borders Sudan to the north and west, Ethiopia and Djibouti to the south, and the Red Sea to the east. Ethiopia Located in the Horn of Africa— the pointy peninsula-like landmass that emanates out of the eastern part of the continent—Ethiopia has a total area of 1,127,127 square kilometers (935,183 square miles), rendering it slightly less than twice the size of Texas. A landlocked country complet
What was the title of the Janis Joplin album released in 1971, four months after her death?	Pearl - Janis Joplin — Listen and discover music at Last.fm Pearl 60s Pearl is an album by Janis Joplin, released on February 1, 1971 - four months after her death from a heroin overdose. It is her fourth album and the only album she recorded with Full Tilt Boogie. The album has a more polished feel than the albums she recorded with Big Brother and the Holding Company and the Kozmic Blues Band due to the expertise of producer Paul A. Rothchild and her new backing musicians. Rothchild was best known as the… read more Don't want to see ads? Subscribe now Tracklist
What is the most populated country in the world?	Most Populated Countries in the World - Top Ten Countries With Lowest Murder Rates Most Populated Countries in the World Top Ten Most Populated Countries is an interactive map showing countries with highest population. Top countries include China, India and USA. Interactive Map Disclaimer: All efforts have been made to make this image accurate. However Compare Infobase Limited,its directors and employees do not own any responsibility for the correctness or authenticity of the same. Static Map Disclaimer Close Disclaimer : All efforts have been made to make this image accurate. However Compare Infobase Limited,its directors and employees do not own any responsibility for the correctness or authenticity of the same. Population of the world is increasing day by day and as per the latest estimates the world population in standing close to 7 billion. Most populated countries map is a representation of the top 10 countries contributing the most towards this population explosion. Map of most populated countries indicates that China with a total population of 1,35,56,92,576 China contributes 20% towards the world population. In the list of most populated countries, china takes the first spot. As per the stats on the map, India with a total population of 1,23,63,44,631, United States with a total population of 31,88,92,103, Indonesia with a total population of 25,36,09,643 and Brazil with a total population of 20,26,56,788 have taken the spot of second to fifth respectively. Map of most populated countries also indicates that Russia has the lowest population density and Bangladesh has the highest population density in this list of top 10 most populated countries of the world.
What song has provided hit singles for the Rolling Stones, Melanie and Rod Stewart?	The Rolling Stones (Jagger & Richards) The Rolling Stones (Jagger & Richards) Musician/Band London, UK Biography The creative partnership at the heart of The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, have written some of the best-loved songs of the past five decades, and have been mainstays of the charts for just as long, not only as performers but also as composers. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are currently garnering superlative reviews on their group's 50th Tour, demonstrating with every show the lasting appeal of their peerless, self-penned repertoire. Their zeitgeist-defining, chart-topping singles of the sixties 'The Last Time', '(I Can't Get No) read more ... The creative partnership at the heart of The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, have written some of the best-loved songs of the past five decades, and have been mainstays of the charts for just as long, not only as performers but also as composers. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are currently garnering superlative reviews on their group's 50th Tour, demonstrating with every show the lasting appeal of their peerless, self-penned repertoire. Their zeitgeist-defining, chart-topping singles of the sixties 'The Last Time', '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction', 'Let's Spend The Night Together', 'Jumpin' 'Jack Flash' and 'Honky Tonk Women' have been covered by the likes of The Who, Otis Redding, Devo, Britney Spears, David Bowie and Aretha Franklin as well as Ike & Tina Turner. Seventies cuts such as 'Wild Horses', ‘Tumbling Dice’ and ‘Beast Of Burden’ have become just as timeless and been successfully revived by Susan Boyle, Linda Ronstadt and Bette Midler respectively. Eighties biggie ‘Start Me Up ‘has proved a winner several times over, featuring in memorable marketing campaigns for Microsoft in 1995, Ford in 2003 and Omega in 2012, and demonstrating the cross-generational potential of the Jagger and Richards songbook. Another of their recent compositions, the soulful ballad ‘Streets Of Love’, was used by Vodafone Italy in 2005 and featured in several episodes of the NBC soap ‘Days Of’ ‘Our Lives’. Indeed, film-makers as diverse as Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick, Ron Howard, Terry Gilliam, Spike Jonze and Wes Anderson have included Mick Jagger and Keith Richards compositions in their movie soundtracks, while vibrant, current rocker ‘Doom And Gloom’, the latest addition to their considerable catalogue, is featured in ‘A Good Day To Die Hard’, the recent blockbuster starring Bruce Willis. Childhood friends and classmates in their native Dartford, Kent in the 1950s, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards lost touch after attending different schools in their teens but reconnected when they met at their local train station in 1960. Having bonded over their mutual love of American rhythm and blues, they formed the Rolling Stones primarily as a vehicle to popularize that type of music in the UK. However, their songwriting ability was apparent as early as 1964 when they included their own composition, the pop ballad ‘Tell’ ‘Me’,’ ‘on their eponymous debut album. “It's very different from doing those R&B covers or Marvin Gaye covers and all that. There's a definite feel about it. It's a very pop song, as opposed to all the blues songs and the Motown covers, which everyone did at the time,” Mick Jagger told ‘Rolling Stone ‘magazine's Jann Wenner in 1995. Andrew Loog Oldham, the group's manager through most of the 1960s, wanted Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to compose more original material for the Rolling Stones to record so he simply locked them up in a kitchen until they came up with the goods. The result, the epochal ‘As Tears’ ‘Go By’, became a UK Top Ten hit for Marianne Faithfull in 1964. “We had two lines and an interesting chord sequence, and then something else took over somewhere in this process. I don't want to say mystical but you can't put your finger on it. Once you've got that idea, the rest of it will come. It's like you planted a seed,” Keith Richards recalls in’ Life’, his autobiography. “With ‘As Tears Go By’, we weren't trying to write a c
Which alloy is created using copper and tin?	Copper-Tin Alloys: The Bronzes Copper-Tin Alloys: The Bronzes Abstract: The important alloys of copper and tin from an industrial point of view are the bronzes comprised within certain limits of tin content. As in the case of the brasses, the addition of tin to copper results in the formation of a series of solid solutions. The addition of tin to copper results in the formation of a series of solid solutions which, in accordance with usual practice, are referred to in order of diminishing copper content as the á, â, a, etc., constituents. The important alloys of copper and tin from an industrial point of view are the bronzes comprised within certain limits of tin content. As in the case of the brasses, the addition of tin to copper results in the formation of a series of solid solutions. The constitutional diagram of copper-tin alloys is very complex, but that part of it which deals with alloys of industrial importance is reproduced in Fig. 1. Figure 1. Constitutional Diagram of the Copper-Tin Alloys The addition of tin to copper results in the formation of a series of solid solutions which, in accordance with usual practice, are referred to in order of diminishing copper content as the á, â, a, etc., constituents. The diagram may be summarized as follows: Percentage composition Constituent just below the freezing point Constituent after slow cooling to 400°C Copper â–>(á + â) á + ä Further changes on cooling from 400°C to room temperature are so sluggish that they only occur in conditions very far removed from actual practice. The á solution is the softest of the constituents; it may be rolled or stamped cold, but it hardens under this treatment much more rapidly decreases than á-brass. The â and a constituents do not exist in the alloy slowly cooled to room temperature: this is due to successive changes occurring at 586°C and 520°C whereby â is resolved into á +a and a into á + ä. The ä constituent has the crystal structure of a-brass. It has a narrow range of composition corresponding approximately to the formula Cu3lSn8 and, like all intermetallic compounds, is extremely hard and brittle. The ä -> (á + l) change at 350°C does not occur in commercial practice, though alloys richer in tin may contain the a constituent, which corresponds to Cu3Sn, and the ç solid solution, which approximates to the composition CuSn. 95:5 Copper-Tin Alloy On cooling from the liquid condition, the solid solution which first forms contains only about 2 percent of tin. Thus the cast metal has a cored structure and the coring is very marked because of the long range between liquidus and solidus; but it may be eliminated by diffusion on cooling more slowly or by annealing. Any absorption of oxygen occurring during manufacture results in the presence of SnO2 in the alloy, tending to make it brittle. A deoxidizer such as zinc is therefore frequently added. The addition of zinc, as in coinage bronze, causes no change in the microscopical appearance of the homogeneous á constituent. The zinc, however, exerts its deoxidizing effect in the liquid, and slight hardening effect on the solid solution. The structure of a bronze coin shows marked deformation of the crystals. On annealing, recrystallization takes place with subsequent crystal growth. Twinning is a characteristic feature of the cold-worked and annealed alloy. 90:10 Copper-Tin Alloy This is typical gun-metal, most varieties of which, however, contain a deoxidizer, frequently zinc (e.g. Admiralty gun-metal, copper 88%, tin 10%, zinc 2%). The structure of the cast material depends on the rate of cooling, both through the range of solidification and below. On account of the wide solidification range of the alloy and the slow rate of tin diffusion, the apparent solubility limit of the á solution is well below that shown in the diagram. The cast structure is always definitely dendritic and if coring is pronounced, some â solution may be formed at 798°C This interdendritic â, on cooling, gives rise to the hard ä constituent. On the other hand,
Which 1989 film starred Julia Roberts and was mainly set in a beauty salon run by a character played by Dolly Parton?	Steel Magnolias (1989) - 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 young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 28 titles created 24 Mar 2012 a list of 39 titles created 03 Mar 2013 a list of 21 titles created 30 Mar 2014 a list of 39 titles created 15 Jun 2014 a list of 21 titles created 13 Aug 2014 Search for " Steel Magnolias " 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 2 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards » Videos A housewife who is unhappy with her life befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know. Director: Jon Avnet A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband. Director: Joseph Ruben A terminally ill woman has to settle on her former husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother. Director: Chris Columbus Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in the Connecticut town of Mystic. Director: Donald Petrie A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years. Director: Garry Marshall After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood ... See full summary » Director: Joel Schumacher An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply. Director: Steven Soderbergh A woman's world is rocked when she discovers her husband is cheating on her. Director: Lasse Hallström When a woman's long-time friend reveals he's engaged, she realizes she loves him herself and sets out to get him, with only days before the wedding. Director: P.J. Hogan A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love. Director: Garry Marshall A reporter is assigned to write a story about a woman who has left a string of fiances at the altar. Director: Garry Marshall Edit Storyline Revolving around Truvy's Beauty Parlor in a small parish in modern-day Louisiana, STEEL MAGNOLIAS is the story of a close-knit circle of friends whose lives come together there. As the picture opens, we find Drum Eatenton shooting birds in the trees of his back yard in preparation for his daughter's wedding reception that afternoon. Shortly thereafter, M'Lynn and Shelby (Drum's wife and daughter) depart for Truvy's to get their hair done for the wedding. "Just the sweetest thing," Annelle Depuy Desoto (who may or may not be married because her marriage may not be legal) is introduced to Truvy's customers as her new "glamour technician." While in the chairs, the sour-tempered Ouiser Boudreaux shows up and entertains the assemblage with her barbs. It seems that the only one of the group who truly understands Ouiser is Clairee who is recently widowed and looking for a diversion. As she says, later in the picture, "If you can't find anything good to say about anybody, come sit by me." ... Written by Mark Fleetwood <[email protected]> Sometimes laughter is a matter of life and death. See more » Genres: 22 November 1989 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Magnolias de acero See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia Upon arriving in Natchitoches, the production designer, the art director, the director
The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail.	Why horror…? \| sleeping with the light on sleeping with the light on Things that go bump in the night Menu / sleepingwiththelighton “The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail. The mouth was open just enough to permit a rush of water over the gills. There was little other motion: an occasional correction of the apparently aimless course by the slight raising or lowering of a pectoral fin – as a bird changes direction by dipping one wing and lifting the other. The eyes were sightless in the black, and the other senses transmitted nothing extraordinary to the small, primitive brain.” Jaws, Peter Benchley. I was eight years old and lying in my parents’ bed; my dad on his night shift at Fords’ Car Factory, and my mum asleep. My sisters and I took turns to sleep with her when dad was away. My turn meant that I could sneak a peak at the book she was reading. That week it was Jaws. “A hundred yards offshore, the fish sensed a change in the sea’s rhythm. It did not see the woman, nor yet did it smell her.” My recollection is vivid, just enough lamplight to read by in that dark room, me turning the pages carefully, so as not to disturb my mum, and that creeping sense of horror that made me want to stop whilst not letting me go. I was unable to stop myself, my heart beat faster than usual. I practiced pronouncing the longer words under my breath – uncertain of their meaning – but they felt delicious on my tongue. Something awful was about to happen. “The fish turned towards shore.” I had cut my teeth on Enid Blyton: Mr Pink Whistle, The Magic Far Away Tree, and The Wishing Chair; and a little later, The Secret Seven and The Famous Five. I had been moved up a year in school on account of my advanced reading age. No super genius, super prodigy child here, just an innate love of words and stories and imagined, far away worlds. That, and the insistence that my dad bought me books, books that I could walk into and live in, that tingled my skin and made my eyes pop with possibilities. And here, already, with the tatty paperback of Jaws clutched in my hands, I was experiencing a tiny drop in the ocean of books; the wonderful possibilities of what there would be to read as a big person. “She knew that the warm, pulsing flow over her fingers in the chill water was her own blood.” It took me a little while to read those first seven or eight pages, but that seed was well and truly planted. I can’t claim to have read the entire book. I think it probably seemed too overwhelming, too huge, not to mention the limited opportunities I would have to read what would be a forbidden text for an eight year old, but it captured my imagination. It was my earliest influence, my first introduction to the dark side. “The fish, with the woman’s body in its mouth, smashed down on the water with a thunderous splash, spewing foam and blood and phosphorescence in a gaudy shower.” In the same bedroom, in the same flat, around about the age of eight, I discovered the Stephen King novel, Carrie, under my parents’ bed. I did the same, flicking through the pages, and delighting in the words in front of me. And then came my first horror film. My parents were out, we had a babysitter, I was up late, I watched the film. That’s all I remember. It was a vampire film, no doubt one that would attract a “U” rating by today’s standards. At the end, the vampire fell down a hole, unceremoniously and accidentally staked by a wooden post protruding from the ground. He turned into a skeleton. I was horrified. I wanted to hide my face from the awful image of that skull, staring from empty eye sockets up at the man who had pushed him. But the film that both scared and scarred me well into my adulthood, (the film that I honestly cannot recall how I even came to watch) was that old, 1975, shocking and controversial movie, David Cronenberg’s, Shivers. It’s the story of parasitic slugs that infect people via any available orifice and take over their body, turning their hosts into insatiable sex maniacs. There’s a scene, I
Marley was dead to begin with	"Marley was dead: to begin with." The enduring charm of A Christmas Carol - The Hub The Hub “Marley was dead: to begin with.” The enduring charm of A Christmas Carol Published December 19, 2014 I personally love the book A Christmas Carol and I read it every December. It’s not a long book, which is probably why it’s a favorite classic of the overwhelmed high school student as well as this librarian with a “to read” list a mile long. I’m also a big fan of Christmas, and Christmas specials, and books about Christmas. I’ll admit that I’ve never been a huge fan of Dickens’ longer works. In high school we read Great Expectations, and I remember very little of it except that it was particularly hard to follow, which kind of turned me off of anything else he’d written for a while. But a few years ago I decided I’d give A Christmas Carol a chance, and it became one of my favorite books. The language that Dickens used is unlike anything we use in everyday communication in 2014. Not once does Tiny Tim ever LOL, and none of the Ghosts ever smh at Scrooge and his cluelessness. Honestly, I can see how it could be hard for some to sit down and read page after page of the lengthy descriptions Dickens used- after all, we want to get to the meat of the story with the ghosts and the grumpy old man learning to appreciate kindness and friendship over money- but when we take the time to read what Dickens wrote he paints some amazing images in our heads. Take the opening line: “Marley was dead: to begin with.”* As far as first lines in a book go, that one is pretty darn good. His description of Ebenezer Scrooge leaves no doubt we are dealing with a very unpleasant character: “Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!” Dickens is not without humor, as evidenced by this part of Scrooge’s conversation with Marley, whom we must remember was dead to begin with, that always makes me chuckle: “You will be haunted,” resumed the Ghost, “by Three Spirits.” Scrooge’s countenance fell almost as low as the Ghost’s had done. “Is that the chance and hope you mentioned, Jacob?” he demanded, in a faltering voice. “It is.” “I — I think I’d rather not,” said Scrooge. “Without their visits,” said the Ghost, “you cannot hope to shun the path I tread. Expect the first to-morrow, when the bell tolls One.” “Couldn’t I take ’em all at once, and have it over, Jacob?” hinted Scrooge. The Ghost of Christmas Present makes a great impression upon Scrooge when they first meet by completely transforming Scrooge’s barren rooms into something he had never seen before, and Dickens describes it to every detail: “It was his own room. There was no doubt about that. But it had undergone a surprising transformation. The walls and ceiling were so hung with living green, that it looked a perfect grove; from every part of which, bright gleaming berries glistened. The crisp leaves of holly, mistletoe, and ivy reflected back the light, as if so many little mirrors had been scattered there; and such a mighty blaze went roaring up the chimney, as that dull petrification of a hearth had never known in Scrooge’s time, or Marley’s, or for many and many a winter season gone … In easy state upon this couch, there sat a jolly Giant, glorious to see; who bore a glowing torch, in shape not unlike Plenty’s horn, and held it up, high up, to shed its light on Scrooge, as he came peeping round the door.” And let’s not forget the chills we get when we first meet the Ghost of Christmas Future: “The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached. When it came, Scrooge bent down upon his knee; for in the very air through which this Spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery.” Redemption, second chances, and hope are all themes in the book, along with the misappropriation of love for money, and greed, and the fleeting happiness that comes those things. And these are powerful themes, which make for powerful storytelling, and this is a story that has been told over a
Last night I dreamed I went to Mandalay again.	Last night I dreamed I went to Mandalay again \| I visited Me… \| Flickr Keith Mason By: Keith Mason Last night I dreamed I went to Mandalay again I visited Menabilly which was the inspiration for Mandalay - the setting for "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier . In the story a yacht is scuttled in the bay near the house. This is the beach. I visited on the day of gale storm winds, high spring tides and stormy weather. It was somehow suited to the gothic setting of the story. This picture has recently been published in a Cornish magazine about Menabilly. Done
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.	Quote Details: Charles Dickens: It was the best... - The Quotations Page Quotation #29595 from Classic Quotes : It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. Charles Dickens , A Tale of Two Cities English novelist (1812 - 1870)
If you want to find Cherry Tree Lane, all you have to do is ask the policeman at the cross roads	Mary Poppins: A Woman of Many Personalities \| Academic About mary, poppins, review, character, analysis, reading, book, movie, film, musical, stage and play Report Abuse Home > Nonfiction > Academic > Mary Poppins: A Woman of Many Personalities Mary Poppins: A Woman of Many Personalities By shelbytakespix , ghjkl;, FL Image Credit: Elaina V., Canton, OH The author's comments: This is a character analysis and a comparison of Mary Poppins' relationships with the Banks children, Bert, and Mr. Banks and how these relationships change within the book, film, and stage adaptations. “If you want to find Cherry-Tree Lane all you have to do is ask the Policeman at the cross-roads. He will push his helmet slightly to one side, scratch his head thoughtfully, and then he will point his huge white-gloved finger and say: ‘First to your right, second to your left, sharp right again, and you’re there. Good-morning.’” (Travers 2). These are the directions any regular nanny would follow. However, in the case of a certain Mary Poppins, air is the most suitable path to 17 Cherry-Tree Lane. She knocks on the door only to be greeted by a gruff Mr. Banks. Four children run hectically behind him. A charismatic screever, Bert, draws life-like illustrations on the pavement if the weather is fine or sells matches if the weather is bad. How Mary Poppins interacts with each of these characters varies depending on the adaptation of the story. Her actions and interactions also help to set the mood and tone of the adaptation. In P.L Travers’s novel Mary Poppins, the titular character is portrayed as a grim, ugly old woman. However, in the film and stage adaptations of the story, Mary Poppins is portrayed in a different light. Like her personality and appearance, Mary Poppins’ relationship with the children, Bert, and Mr. Banks varies in the three works which results in significant differences between the adaptations. Mary Poppins’ most notable relationship is that which she has with the children. In the original book, Mary Poppins is portrayed as an ugly, older woman who denies she is magical but does not try to hide it at all. She is known by other magical creatures as “The Great Exception” because she maintained the magical abilities all children have. For example, she is capable of communicating with animals. When the children mention her magical powers, Mary Poppins denies them sternly and punishes the children when they acknowledge them. In the book, there are four children: Jane, Michael, John and Barbara. Mary Poppins only takes Jane and Michael on her adventures because the twins, John and Barbara, are too young. She later brings the twins with her, Jane, and Michael on their adventures in the second book, Mary Poppins Comes Back, which was published a year after Mary Poppins in 1935. However, in the film and stage adaptations, there are only two Banks children: Jane and Michael. Unlike her stern personality in the book, Mary Poppins is stern but still maintains a gentle and admirable disposition. Jane and Michael, prior to Mary Poppins’ arrival, sing a tune outlining the perfect nanny. They sing: Have a cheery disposition. Rosy cheeks. No warts. Play games, all sorts. You must be kind you must be pretty, very sweet and fairly pretty. Take us on outings, give us treats. Sing songs bring sweets. Never be cross or cruel. Never feed us Custer oil or gruel. Bleh! Love us as a song and daughter and never smell of Farley water… Hurry nanny. Many thanks. Sincerely, Jane and Michael Banks. (Sherman) Mary Poppins is firm when the children misbehave and try to take advantage of her. However, when they are not feeling their best or just need a little magic in their life, Mary Poppins’ lively personality comes to life in musical numbers such as “A Spoonful of Sugar”, when the children refuse to take their icky medicine, and in “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”, when the children jump into a dreamland through one of Bert’s street illustrations. Mary Poppins’ personality becomes a mix of both that of her book and film character in Mary Poppins: The Mus
Mr and Mrs Dursley of number four, privet Drive, were proud to say they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.	Quote by J.K. Rowling: “Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Dri...” We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling.
When shall we three meet again, in thunder, lightning or in rain	Macbeth Glossary - Thunder, lightning or in rain Macbeth Glossary First Witch. When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain? (1-2) Here the Witches are not asking about the type of weather in which they should next meet, but when they should next meet. Interestingly, these lines follow the punctuation set by an early editor of the play. In Shakespeare's First Folio (1623) , we have instead: When shall we three meet again? In Thunder, Lightning, or in Rain? Allan Park Paton, in The tragedy of Macbeth: according to the first folio explains: These lines are thus printed in the Folio of 1623, with a mark of interrogation after each, and, having the author's blotless manuscript before them, we cannot think it possible that Heminge and Condell could have allowed a mistake to occur in the printing of the very first line of the work, and must, therefore, believe that it is the Poet's mark of interrogation, religiously retained through the three succeeding Folios, which stands there. Yet Sir Thomas Hanmer removed it, as if it were a slip on the part of the printer, and in all the modern editions that we are acquainted with, the lines run: When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain? which is a different thing. It seems to us that Shakespeare could not manage without the two marks of interrogation, odd as they look: that he found it necessary so to arrange the lines, to tell his meaning, which was: "All our meetings are in thunder, lightning, or in rain, when shall our next be?" not, "We meet sometimes under other elemental circumstances, but when shall we meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain?" and this opportunity may be taken to note the importance of remembering, as we study the 1623 Folio, that, though occasionally confused through obvious misprinting, we have before us there, Shakespeare's pointing, as well as his words.
What is the name of the snake killing mongoose in the stories by Rudyard Kipling?	What is a Mongoose? (with pictures) What is a Mongoose? Last Modified Date: 10 November 2016 Copyright Protected: Top 10 unbelievable historical concurrencies A mongoose is a carnivorous mammal in the family Herpestidae, which also includes meerkats. The small mammals are perhaps most famous for their snake killing skills in India, where they are sometimes kept as pets. The family was immortalized in Rikki Tikki Tavi, a story about a mongoose written by Rudyard Kipling. In many parts of the world, the animal is considered lucky, probably because of its formidable skills as a predator. The name comes from the Marathi language of India, in which the animal is known as a mangus. Since the mongoose is not in any way shape or form related to geese, there is some debate about the appropriate pluralization of the animal. Some people prefer “mongeese,” standardizing the animal with the plural of “goose,” while others use “mongooses.” Both are technically correct, although many people find the second to be an awkward construction. Around 40 species of animal are considered to be mongeese. All of them have elongated bodies, long tails, and short legs, with pointed snouts and small, curved ears. The claws are well suited for digging, as is the construction of the animal's body. Many species can fold their ears so that dirt does not penetrate them while digging, and none is able to retract its sharp claws. Ad Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe all host these mammals. They feed on small mammals, snakes, insects, and sometimes fruits and seeds as well. Despite their small size, they are excellent hunters, making them popular animals to have around in areas that are beset by mice and other small pests. In fact, the animals are such efficient hunters that they have been banned from the United States out of concern that they might threaten native animal species. Some biologists consider the mongoose to be among the most destructive introduced species, since it can devastate native animal populations. The slender, agile animals are kept as pets in many regions, since they are relatively easy to domesticate and serve a useful function. Their famous fighting abilities against snakes have made them popular with snake charmers, who may use the animals in mock fights. Contrary to popular belief, the mongoose is not impervious to snake venom — the animals have simply evolved a system for killing snakes without being bitten. They also generally do not eat the snakes they kill, and only kill them as a defensive measure. Ad lonelygod Post 9 I think if you are curious to learn more about the mongoose, it is a good idea to visit your local zoo and see if they have any on display. I have found that getting up close to animals at the zoo can be very informative, especially if there is a zookeeper around to talk with. You can also check your zoo to see if they have any close encounter programs. These kinds of mini-internships allow you to be a zookeeper for a day, and help feed the animals and learn more about them. I found that preparing food for the animals to be a fun experience, but not for those with weak stomachs, especially if you are working with carnivores. popcorn Post 8 I am actually surprised to learn that some people, beyond snake charmers, actually would keep a mongoose as a pet. I have always thought of them as similar to a badger, with sharp teeth and a bad temperament. I guess it doesn't help that I have seen a few of the videos where the mongoose has taken down a cobra in a fight without breaking a sweat. I feel that when anything comes with that kind of killing skill, and sharp teeth, that it is a lot less pettable. Has anyone ever had actual contact with a mongoose? Did you find it frightening at all, or was it good-natured? kylee07drg Post 7 @Oceana - I live in Hawaii, and mongooses were originally introduced to Hawaii and the Caribbean to control rats on the sugarcane plantations. However, mongooses do their thing during the day, and rats are mostly active at night. Therefore, the rodent control did not work quite as planned. The
How many sheets of paper are there in one ream?	Conservatree How much paper can be made from a tree? Or, alternatively, how many trees are needed to make a given amount of paper? There is no simple answer to these questions, and all calculations can be no better than "ballpark estimates." Many people have heard the statistic that "a ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees." The "17 trees" number was popularized by Conservatree when it was a paper distributor, based on a report to Congress in the 1970s. It was calculated for newsprint, which is made in a totally different papermaking process from office and printing papers. But it was the best number anyone had, so it became the number everyone used to calculate number of trees saved by recycled paper, or number of trees cut to make virgin paper, no matter what type of paper they were talking about. Paper is made from a mix of types of trees. Some are hardwood, some are softwood. In addition, some are tall, some old, some wide, some young, some thin. Many of the "trees" used to make paper are just chips and sawdust. So how can one talk about a "typical tree"? And do numbers calculated 30 years ago still apply to today's much more efficient paper industry? We decided it was time to update these numbers, so Conservatree has tracked down some ways to make ballpark estimates more reliable than in the past. CONSIDERATIONS IN CALCULATING TREES TO PAPER What kind of paper are you talking about? Paper made in a "mechanical" or "groundwood" process (e.g. newsprint, telephone directories, base sheet for low-cost coated magazine and catalog papers) uses trees about twice as efficiently as paper made in the "kraft" or "freesheet" process (e.g. office and printing papers, letterhead, business cards, copy paper, base sheet for higher-quality coated magazine and catalog papers, advertising papers, offset papers). Is the paper "coated" or "uncoated"? The fiber in a coated paper (most often used for magazines and catalogs, with a clay coating that may be glossy or matte, or other finishes) may be only a little more than 50% of the entire sheet, because the clay coating makes up so much of the weight of the paper. As a ballpark estimate, you can use .64 as the fiber estimate for coated papers compared to the entire weight of the sheet. (Fiber estimate calculation by Alliance for Environmental Innovation) So how many trees would make a ton of paper? Claudia Thompson, in her book Recycled Papers: The Essential Guide (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1992), reports on an estimate calculated by Tom Soder, then a graduate student in the Pulp and Paper Technology Program at the University of Maine. He calculated that, based on a mixture of softwoods and hardwoods 40 feet tall and 6-8 inches in diameter, it would take a rough average of 24 trees to produce a ton of printing and writing paper, using the kraft chemical (freesheet) pulping process. If we assume that the groundwood process is about twice as efficient in using trees, then we can estimate that it takes about 12 trees to make a ton of groundwood and newsprint. (The number will vary somewhat because there often is more fiber in newsprint than in office paper, and there are several different ways of making this type of paper.) SOME TYPICAL CALCULATIONS 1 ton of uncoated virgin (non-recycled) printing and office paper uses 24 trees 1 ton of 100% virgin (non-recycled) newsprint uses 12 trees A "pallet" of copier paper (20-lb. sheet weight, or 20#) contains 40 cartons and weighs 1 ton. Therefore, 1 carton (10
How many metres are there in a mile? 1609, 1659 or 1709?	Miles to Meters (m) - How many meters in a mile ? Miles to Meters Conversion How many meters in a mile ? From miles to meters (and from meters to miles) online converters and conversion tables. If wondering how many meters in a mile (or how many miles in a meter), then please use the converters below. The printable conversion table is also provided at the bottom of the page for quick access to the most converted units. 1 Mile = 1609.344 Meters 1 Meter = 0.000621371192 Mile Mile is an imperial and U.S. customary length unit. It equals to 5280 feet. It's also called land (statute) mile. The abbreviation is "mi". Meter is a metric system base length unit and defined as the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299,792,458 of a second. The abbreviation is "m". For other unit conversions, please go to Length Conversion Miles to Meters Converter
According to the Bible, who was 969 years old when he died?	Genesis 5:27 Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died. Matthew Henry Commentary 5:25-32 Methuselah signifies, 'he dies, there is a dart,' 'a sending forth,' namely, of the deluge, which came the year that Methuselah died. He lived 969 years, the longest that any man ever lived on earth; but the longest liver must die at last. Noah signifies rest; his parents gave him that name, with a prospect of his being a great blessing to his generation. Observe his father's complaint of the calamitous state of human life, by the entrance of sin, and the curse of sin. Our whole life is spent in labour, and our time filled up with continual toil. God having cursed the ground, it is as much as some can do, with the utmost care and pains, to get a hard livelihood out comfort us. It signifies not only that desire and expectation which parents generally have about their children, that they will be comforts to them and helpers, though they often prove otherwise; but it signifies also a prospect of something more. Is Christ ours? Is heaven ours? We need better comforters under our toil and sorrow, than the dearest relations and the most promising offspring; may we seek and find comforts in Christ.
What is the largest planet in our universe?	Top 10 Biggest Things In The Universe Top 10 Biggest Things In The Universe Top 10 Biggest Things In The Universe Top 10 Biggest Things In The Universe - March 5, 2011 36 Standing next to the pyramids, one cannot help but marvel at their size. The Burj Dubai, standing over a half mile tall, is equally stunning as it rises into the clouds. Towering above them both is the monstrous, and often deadly, Mt. Everest. Yet, compared to some of the things that exist in our universe, they are absolutely microscopic. Today, we will explore the largest things in the universe based on their relative sizes. 11. Largest Asteroid Ceres is the largest asteroid we’ve discovered so far. It contains 1/3rd the mass of the entire asteroid belt and is almost 600 miles in diameter. It’s about the size of California and is massive enough that its own gravity forces it into a spherical shape. It’s so large that it also has earned the title of ‘Dwarf Planet’. It’s the only object in the asteroid belt big enough to earn the designation. 10. Largest Planet Located in the constellation Hercules, planet TRES4 is 70% larger than Jupiter in diameter, but has only 80% of Jupiter’s mass. Because of how close it orbits to its sun, it is thought that the intense heat expand the gasses that make up this planet, resulting in an almost ‘marshmallow-like’ density. It holds the title of the largest planet we’ve discovered so far. Update: Science is never finished. Since this list was compiled, observations of an exoplanet called WASP-17b suggest that it is even bigger than TRES4. Despite its radius being twice that of Jupiter’s, it only has half the mass. This makes it even “fluffier” than TRES4. 9. Largest Star VY Canis Majoris is the largest star (in diameter) that we know of. It’s in a class of star known as Red Hyper Giants. It’s 1,420 times the sun’s radius and would take the world’s fastest race car 2,600 years to circle it once. If you replaced our Sun with VY Canis Majoris, its surface would extend out beyond Saturn. (see picture to the right for comparison to our own sun). Update: In 2013, NML Cygni was verified as the largest known star. It’s a whopping 1,650 times our sun’s radius. That is so large; it would take a beam of light 6 hours and 40 minutes to circle it once. 2nd Update: Science continues to astound us! Now beating out NML Cygni, UY Scuti is the leading candidate for the largest star ever discovered. At 1,708 times our suns radius, if the earth was the size of a basketball, UY Scuti would be 125,000 feet tall! 8. Largest Black Hole Black holes are not physically large regions of space. But when you include their mass, they are among the top competitors for the largest things in the universe. And quasar OJ287 is the largest black hole we’ve spotted.< It’s estimated to be 18 billion times the mass of our sun and is a supermassive black hole located in the center of a galaxy. To put that in perspective, it’s an object larger than our entire solar system. Just how big can a black hole get? According to scientists, there is no theoretical upper limit. Update: 11/28/2012 – Science never fails to keep impressing us with its newest discoveries. Researchers at the University of Texas, using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, have discovered what they claim to be the largest supermassive black hole yet. The black hole, a whopping 17 billion solar masses, resides at the center of galaxy NGC 1277. That is so huge, it accounts for 14% of the entire galaxy’s mass. The event horizon is 11x the diameter of Neptune’s orbit around our sun – that’s a radius of over 300 AU. 7. Largest Galaxy A super galaxy is a galaxy that has merged with many others and they sit in the middle of galaxy clusters. The largest that we’ve discovered so far is the IC1101 super galaxy. It is 6 million light years across. Compare that to the Milky Way which is a mere 100 thousand light years across. IC1101 is a staggering 60 times larger than our own. 6. Radio Lobes Radio lobes are powered by the accretion disk of supermassive black holes. These supermassive black holes can be found at t
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Which golfer is nicknamed The Great White Shark'?	How Did Greg Norman Get His Nickname "The Shark"? \| Entertainment Guide How Did Greg Norman Get His Nickname "The Shark"? by Rebecca Mayglothling Greg Norman was the No. 1 golfer in the world for 331 weeks. Julian Finney/Getty Images Sport/Getty Images Related Articles How Did George Raft Bring Realism to His Movie Roles? World Golf Hall of Famer Greg Norman has earned 91 career victories -- 20 of those occurring on the PGA Tour -- in a career that has spanned more than three decades. The Australian began to caddy for his mother as a teenager. Soon, he began playing on his own, launching his professional career in the mid-1970s. During his professional play, he acquired the nickname "The Shark." what is a fallback Childhood Greg Norman was raised with one sister in Australia. He loved swimming, fishing and contact sports. On a fateful day, he asked his mother if he could caddy for her during one of her outings. He became interested in the game, asking his mother if he could practice with her clubs. She obliged, setting her son on a winning course. Career Norman worked in a golf shop during his teens while playing in amateur golf tournaments across Australia and taking any advice the pros would lend. By 1976, Norman's determination paid off. He launched his pro career that year and soon would become the top golfer in the world. Among his tournament titles are two British Open championships -- one in 1986; the other in 1993. He also became the first player on the PGA Tour to amass $10 million in career earnings. In the Media Norman showed the persistence and determination of a great white shark. When he was playing in the 1981 Master's Tournament, a reporter remarked, "Who is that shark on the green?" The remark was picked up and printed in newspapers, labeling Norman as "The Shark." The nickname stuck and Norman embraced it as a compliment. Other Accomplishments Norman eventually bought a trademark for a great white shark logo, which now serves as the logo for Great White Shark Enterprises, Norman's business entity. Among the companies under the Great White Shark Enterprises banner are Greg Norman Golf Course Design, Greg Norman Australian Grille and Greg Norman Wine Estates. References Shark.com: Greg Norman Biography and Career Capsule About the Author Rebecca Mayglothling has worked directly with toddlers and preschoolers for more than three years. She has published numerous lesson plans online as well as parenting and teaching advice. She continues to keep ahead of parenting methods and is eager to share them through her professional writing. Photo Credits Julian Finney/Getty Images Sport/Getty Images Photo Slideshows
The Sharks are a British Basketball team currently playing in the British Basketball League. In which city are they based?	British Basketball League \| Basketball Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia www.BBL.org.uk The British Basketball League, often abbreviated to the BBL, is the premier men's professional basketball league in the United Kingdom. The BBL runs two knockout competitions alongside the league championship; the BBL Cup and the BBL Trophy. The BBL is not to be confused with the English Basketball League (EBL) or the Scottish Basketball League (SBL), which effectively form the second tier of British basketball. There is currently no promotion or relegation between the EBL, SBL and BBL because of the franchise system in use in the BBL, although Plymouth Raiders , Worcester Wolves and Durham Wildcats amongst others have all been elected from the EBL in recent years. The league currently consists of 12 teams with representation from both England and Scotland. The 2011 Champions were Mersey Tigers , while Guildford Heat were the league's most recent representatives in Europe, competing in the ULEB Cup during the 2007-08 season . Member franchises of the BBL jointly own the league, and a chairman is elected by the teams to oversee league operations. The current Chairman is Paul Blake , the Managing Director of Newcastle Eagles. The head offices are located in Leicester, where the country's oldest team, the Leicester Riders is also based. Contents History 1980s: Elite establishment The British Basketball League burst onto the British hoops scene in 1987 as the game's foremost clubs opted for a franchise-based competition without promotion or relegation. Seeking to improve the sport's image through greater professionalism, the BBL fast became the benchmark for quality competition in the UK. In 1988 Portsmouth emerged from the pack to clinch the inaugural BBL Championship title but the following year saw the famous Kingston Kings side of the late 80s and early 90s win the first of three back-to-back league crowns. 1990s: Television, sponsors and crowds flood in The 1990s also saw an exciting growth in popularity and commercialism of the league. Television crews and exciting sponsors such as Peugeot, Lego, Playboy and Budweiser came flooding in, as did the crowds. The Manchester Giants opened the 1995-96 season in front of a record 14,251 fans at the NYNEX Arena against the London Leopards - a record crowd that stood for a basketball game until 2006 when the NBA started staging pre-season games at the O2. London Towers , Crystal Palace and the Greater London Leopards ushered in an era of capital success in the mid-1990s and in 1999 a Conference format was introduced, which was mirrored by the NBL the following season. For three seasons the cream of the north and the south followed an American-style system with London Towers invincible in the South. 2000s: The millennium slump A single-league BBL returned in 2002 and five different franchises have won the Championship title in the five years since. However the new millennium also saw a series of downfalls for the BBL. The collapse of ITV Digital cost the league dear, with many franchises struggling to recover from the lost revenue that the £21 million contract was providing. Long established franchises such as the Giants , the Leopards , Derby Storm , Thames Valley Tigers and Birmingham Bullets have all dropped out in the years since, never to be seen again. The membership crisis brought about the addition of new franchises such as Guildford Heat (Formed by fans of the defunct Thames Valley Tigers) and elected teams from the lower-tier English Basketball League , like the Plymouth Raiders , both making a refreshing impact on the old boys, with the Heat qualifying for the post season playoffs in 2005-06 , their rookie season. During the same season Newcastle won 30 of their 40 regular season league fixtures to clinch the League Championship crown - the previous season saw the Eagles win 31 matches but lose out to Chester Jets in the final week, by just two points. That title was one of four pieces of silverware won during the dubbed "clean-sweep" season of 2005-2006 , the Eagles marching on to cla
In the 2004 CGI film Shark Tale, which actor provides the voice for the main character, Oscar?	Shark Tale Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb Hide Spoilers: Page 7 of 29: from Earth 9 May 2012 I had expectations. Whoa, whoa. Don't freak out like I said something wrong. The cast was the only thing building up my expectations. The animation thing was out of my mind. It was made by Dreamwork's too, which is the only animation company that has reached heights Pixar has. And it was a film with gangster sharks. If that's not enough, the man himself Martin Scorsese plays one of the main characters. So the film had loads of potential. Potential that could either be surpassed or smashed... Smashed. I didn't like it, at all. My expectations were completely crushed from just the first ten minutes. So I'm going to tell you why exactly not to see this film, because there is no exact reason to anyways: Voice acting. It seemed liked the actors didn't even care. I mean the cast was built-up so well, this was the main thing keeping my expectations up and running, but no. It was the acting you see where you can hear the pain in the actor's voice, where they are waiting until their break-time to go out and escape this hellish film.. The animation. Really? This was 2004. Animation was just picking up, I mean tremendously. But Shark Tale completely reverses what it could've been. The CGI was lazily-done and the colors were off-beat. It was almost like watching a bunch of colors dancing. But not good dancing, I mean really bad dancing. The story. Well, I can't even say it's the worst thing here, but it doesn't really attempt to tell a story. The film was meant to be a kid's version of gangster flicks, correct? Well, it's not. It's a disgrace to them. Almost like burning all the classics in your fireplace. It almost hurt seeing the plot mushed by the confused writers who have no idea what they are exactly doing. It hurts! But the film isn't the worst one ever, and it has a few redeeming qualities, but not the kind that makes you want to see it. I love the gangster references, and I found some of the humor to be somewhat hilarious, but other than that? I was sorely disappointed with what could have been.. I don't recommend. Please don't see this, whatever you do, don't see this. 4/10. from United States 28 March 2012 This movie should be called Cartoon Movie because it's pretty much in the Date Movie, Epic Movie saga genre. If I was going to tell you about this movie relating to food, then if you could imagine a big gunk of 20 grams of Trans Fat smashed together in this block of garbagenated waste, that would be exactly what you get in this movie, a bunch of processed- gooey fat that isn't good for you and that's almost impossible to digest. I suppose Will Smith did this movie for his kids, or perhaps 'to pay the mortgage', but everyone involved in this movie is a lot better than this movie. I'm not sure which Cartoon Movie is worse, this one, or Rio(Cartoon Movie 2). I don't understand why a simple story of sea creatures can't be made, if I wanted to watch an episode of TMZ, I would do just that, but I don't want to watch it in an Animation though. A much better movie for the kids(and everyone) that's entertaining about underwater life is Finding Nemo. If you never see Shark Tale then you're already one step ahead of the game. Was the above review useful to you? It's fun enough 16 May 2011 * This review may contain spoilers * I honestly think that this is one of the Dreamworks Animation films that is nowhere near among their best. But it still is entertaining and fun. Will Smith stars as the voice of Oscar, a fish who seems content with just working at a whale wash. He keeps coming up with these ideas to make a quick buck that never pan out. They cause him to owe a substantial amount of money to his boss, Mr. Sykes. However, we find out that he really wants more out of life. When he has the money he owes ready to turn in, he ends up betting it instead. First, it causes a fish named Lola to be attracted to him. Then, the seahorse he bets on loses causing him to be tortured by Sykes's jellyfish assistants until some sharks come to attack h
What is measured with a Snodgrass grathodynamometer?	The leader 496 by The Leader (page 22) - issuu issuu PRIZE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Complete the cryptic crossword below and send it into our offices at La Zenia roundabout (above Banco Popular) and the first correct entry drawn will win a EUR 25 prize. The draw will take place on the Saturday, at noon, following publication. Remember to put your phone number and name on the entry. YOUR CHANCE TO WIN 25 EURO Last weekâ€™s winner was CHERYL KEEGAN LAST WEEKâ€™S ANSWERS ACROSS 1. Their meteoric careers are almost over (7,5) 7. A sign to know (5) 8. It's poisonous so mother gets a doctor in (5) 9. A bird stuck in the mud (3) 10. Show fight but begin the journey home? (5,4) 11. So reverse and incline to port (6) 12. It's a matter of choice (6) 15. In touch, perhaps, though not in the cast (3,2,4) 17. One for the expert (3) 18. A trio breaks up a relationship (5) 19. Number get a fever that's ill-defined (5) 21. Fatal accuracy? (4,2,6) DOWN 1. An impostor's standard (5,7) 2. Use it for writing to re-united kin (3) 3. Cordial from Ealing (6) 4. When it is, the creditor may not allow it! (4,2,3) 5. With spirit a sailor gets up to dance (5) 6. Have no attraction - like unprofitable investments? (4,8) 7. Letter to a relative in reproach (5) 10. Reptilian imperturbability? (9) 13. I'm a long time making a picture (5) 14. They may take the field an hour before midday (6) 16. It was in the church's interest (5) 20. Proceed to a port in India (3) QUICK ACROSS: Across: 4 Revenue; 8 Launch; 9 Strange; 10 Emblem; 11 Rising; 12 Aversion; 18 Celerity; 20 Gather; 21 Remiss; 22 Hearsay; 23 Vigour; 24 Dresser. DOWN: 1 Illegal; 2 Tumbler; 3 Access; 5 External; 6 Elapse; 7 Urgent; 13 Increase; 14 Visitor; 15 Eyesore; 16 Career; 17 Chorus; 19 Emetic. CRYPTIC ACROSS: 4 Scratch; 8 Orbits; 9 Willing; 10 Player; 11 Daniel; 12 Canister; 18 Land-mine; 20 Menial; 21 Slates; 22 Outlook; 23 Hawker; 24 Redress. DOWN: 1 Compact; 2 Obtains; 3 Stress; 5 Children; 6 Ailing; 7 Censer; 13 Tallboys; 14 Mistake; 15 Measure; 16 Secure; 17 Tiller; 19 Deltas. SUDOKU CHALLENGE Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. Solution on Page 39 EUROMILLIONS LOTTERY NOW EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY FRIDAY JACKPOT 15 MILLION EURO 03 04 ACROSS 1. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 15. 17. 18. 19. 21. Disjointed (12) Apportion (5) Niggard (5) Perceive (3) Unlike (9) Lessen (6) Alcove (6) Extreme (9) Health resort (3) Smallest (5) Insinuate (5) Fear (12) DOWN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10. 13. 14. 16. 20. Calamitously (12) Lubricate (3) Inform (6) Fit (9) Follow (5) Avowal (12) In front (5) House-painter (9) Composition (5) High-spirited (6) Vagrant (5) Enclosure (3) LEADER TRIVIA QUIZ 1. A Retifist has a fetish about what? 2. Ernest Breaux, a chemist, created which product in 1921? 3. What flower's name derives from the Greek word for testicle? 4. What is measured with a Snodgrass grathodynamometer? 5. In what film were Aldeberan Antares Atair Rigel seen? 6. Wilhelm Beer and Johan von Madler made the first good map of where back in 1830? 7. What is a pismire? 8. Harry Allen and Robert Stewart were both made redundant in Britain in the 1960s. What Jobs did they do? 9. A Primagravida is what? 10. What links Steve McQueen, cricket legend Ian Botham and Spike Milligan? 11. Sylvester Stallone film that shares it's name with a Paris art movement. Five letters 12. Who first appeared in the film A Tale of two Kitties in 1942? 13. What links Yul Bryner, Burt Lancaster, WC Fields and Joe E Brown? 14. A musical instrument and the French word for paper clip. 15. In Chinese mythology what is Taimut? 16. Rams Horn, Wandering Bladder, Prickly Herald are all types of what? 17. Word for 'slight of hand', comes from the French for nimble finger. 16 letters. 18. Who was found dead in Hollywood's Landmark Hotel 4 Oct 1970? 19. What does an Acomoclitic person fanticise over? 20. Spanakopia is a Greek pie filled with what? 1. Shoes, 2. Channel No 5, 3. Orchid, 4. Strength of Shark Bites, 5. Ben Hur - horses on his chariot, 6. The Moon, 7. An ant, 8
The 1993 movie Free Willy was centred around what type of animal?	My Questions - Documents Documents Share My Questions Embed <iframe src="http://docslide.us/embed/my-questions.html" width="750" height="600" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;" allowfullscreen> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://docslide.us/documents/my-questions.html" title="My Questions" target="_blank">My Questions</a></div> size(px) Download My Questions Transcript Chemically pure gold contains how many carats? What is the tallest and thickest type of grass? What was the surname of the family who employed Julie Andrews' character in 'The Sound Of Music'? Which nation has won the Eurovision Song Contest more than any other? What is the most common gas in the air we breathe? Which three different actors played Batman in the movies between 1989 and 1997? What colour is Bart's skateboard in the introduction? The theme tune to which TV show starts with the line "Stick a pony in me pocket"? Which soap opera is set in the fictional county of Borsetshire? Who did Sue Barker replace as host of the BBC quiz show "A Question Of Sport"? Which "Generation Game" presenter was famous for his catchphrase "Shut That Door"? "No Mean City" by Maggie Bell is the theme tune to which long running Scottish TV detective show? Anthony, Barbara, Dave, Denise, Jim and Norma make up which famous family on British TV? Which part did Deforest Kelley play in the TV series Star Trek? True or False In space it is impossible to cry? Famous sitcom actor Kelsey Grammar provides the voice for for a character in which famous cartoon TV Series The largest ever picnic for a childs toy was held in Dublin in 1995 where 33,573 of the toys were there . What was the toy ? Which American state comes first alphabetically? In Greek legend, what is the name given to the creature that is half man and half bull? Which country has the airline KLM? The sinking of which famous German battleship was portrayed in the title of a 1960 film? What organisation is also known as "La Cosa Nostra"? What was the Titanic’s first port of call after it left Southampton? Which mountain overshadows Fort William in scotland ? What was the name of the 1995 film starring Sandra Bullock as a computer expert whose identity is erased? A penguin called Wheezy was a character in which film ? Who played Vince in the 1980s TV series "Just Good Friends"? In which 1994 film did Whoopi Goldberg provide the voice of a hyena called Shenzi? What is the only venomous snake in Britain? How many pieces are there in a standard set of dominoes? James Earl Ray was responsible for who's death in 1968? In which city in England is the National Railway Museum? In the music world, which group sacked Simon Fuller in 1997? Which Roman God is one of the symbols of St Valentine's Day? What was the challanging method of catching a fly asked of Daniel in the film "The Karate Kid"? Actor Richard Kiel is best known for playing which character in two bond films ? Which is the odd one out, Comet, Dixon, Cupid, Vixen? Which planet in the solar system is named after the Roman messenger to the Gods? What product did Coke invented in 1982? Which Japanese word, also used in the English language, means "empty orchestra"? On which date does Halloween fall? Oscar is the first name of which of the famous songwriting duo Rogers and Hammerstein? 24 Bamboo Von Trappe Ireland Nitrogen Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney Green Only Fools And Horses The Archers David Coleman Larry Grayson Taggart The Royle Family Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy True (there is no gravity, so tears cannot flow) The Simpsons Teddy Bear Alabama Minotaur The Netherlands The Bismark The Mafia Cherbourg Ben Nevis The Net Toy Story 2 Paul Nicholas "The Lion King" The Adder 28 Martin Luther King's York Manager of the Spice Girls Cupid Using chopsticks to do it Jaws (in two James Bond films) Dixon - the others are Santa's reindeer Mercury Diet Coke Karaoke October 31st Hammerstein On 11th February 1990, which fam
Steamboat Willie was a 1928 Walt Disney cartoon with Mickey Mouse, but the title was a parody of Steamboat Bill Jr, a full length silent comedy of the same year which starred which famous deadpan comedy great?	Mickey Mouse \| The Disney Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks Voiced by Walt Disney (1928–1947) Jimmy MacDonald (1947–1977) Wayne Allwine (1977–2009)[3] Bret Iwan (2009–present) Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character who has become an icon for the Walt Disney Company . Mickey Mouse was created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks [1] . He was voiced by Walt Disney from 1928–1946 theatrically, and again from 1955–1959 for the original ABC TV The Mickey Mouse Club , Daily's Pets television series. The Walt Disney Company celebrates his birth as November 18, 1928, upon the release of Steamboat Willie , [2] although Mickey had already appeared six months earlier in an unfinished test screening of Plane Crazy [3] (Steamboat Willie being the first Mickey Mouse Cartoon to be released). The anthropomorphic mouse has evolved from being simply a character in animated cartoons and comic strips to become one of the most recognizable symbols in the world. Mickey is currently the main character in the Disney Channel 's Disney Junior series " Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ". Mickey is the leader of The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse , with help from Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, and other friendly friends of his. In late 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced that they will begin to re-brand the Mickey Mouse character by putting a little less emphasis on his pleasant, cheerful side and reintroducing the more mischievous and adventurous sides of his personality, [4] starting with the newly released Epic Mickey . Contents Edit Mickey Mouse was created as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit , an earlier cartoon character created by the Disney studio for Charles Mintz of Universal Studios . [5] When Disney asked for a larger amount for his budget for the popular Oswald series, Mintz announced that Disney could keep doing the Oswald series, as long as he agreed to a budget cut and went on the payroll. Mintz owned Oswald and thought he had Disney over a barrel. Angrily, Disney refused the deal and returned to produce the final Oswald cartoons he contractually owed Mintz. Disney was dismayed at the betrayal by his staff, but determined to restart from scratch. The new Disney Studio initially consisted of animator Ub Iwerks and a loyal apprentice artist, Les Clark . One lesson Disney learned from the experience was to thereafter always make sure that he owned all rights to the characters produced by his company. In the spring of 1928, Disney asked Ub Iwerks to start drawing up new character ideas. Iwerks tried sketches of various animals, such as dogs and cats, but none of these appealed to Disney. A female cow and male horse were also rejected. They would later turn up as Clarabelle Cow and Horace Horsecollar . (A male frog, also rejected, would later show up in Iwerks' own Flip the Frog series.) [1] Walt Disney got the inspiration for Mickey Mouse from his old pet mouse he used to have on his farm. In 1925, Hugh Harman drew some sketches of mice around a photograph of Walt Disney. These inspired Ub Iwerks to create a new mouse character for Disney. [1] " Mortimer Mouse " had been Disney's original name for the character before his wife, Lillian, convinced him to change it, and ultimately Mickey Mouse came to be. [6] [7] Actor Mickey Rooney has claimed that, during his Mickey McGuire days, he met cartoonist Walt Disney at the Warner Brothers studio, and that Disney was inspired to name Mickey Mouse after him. [8] "We felt that the public, and especially the children, like animals that are cute and little. I think we are rather indebted to Charlie Chaplin for the idea. We wanted something appealing, and we thought of a tiny bit of a mouse that would have something of the wistfulness of Chaplin — a little fellow trying to do the best he could. When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it's because he's so human; and that is the secret of his popularity. I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing — that it was all started by a mouse." [9] Plane Crazy, The Gallopin Gaucho, and Steamboat Willie Edit Disney had Ub Iwerks secretly begin animatin
In the 1971 movie Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka is played by Gene Wilder. Who plays him in the 2005 film Charlie And The Chocolate Factory?	Gene Wilder: 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' was 'an insult' - NY Daily News Gene Wilder slams 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' remake: 'I think it's an insult' Gene Wilder: 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' was 'an insult' Gene Wilder wasn’t a fan of the Tim Burton remake of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," which starred Johnny Depp as wizardlike chocolatier Willy Wonka. (Turner Entertainment Co./ Peter ) Friday, June 14, 2013, 3:40 PM It's the war of the Wonkas. Gene Wilder , 80, who starred as eccentric chocolatier in 1971's "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," wasn't pleased by the 2005 remake. In an interview at New York nonprofit center 92Y on Thursday, Wilder bashed Tim Burton's reimaging of the Roald Dahl-adapted tale. "I think it's an insult," Wilder said. "It's probably Warner Bros.' insult." Wilder had kind words for Johnny Depp, who played his role in the 2005 flick. But he didn't mince words when it came to Burton. Wilder hasn’t made a film since 1991. "After a while [movies] were so dirty," he explained. (John Lamparski/WireImage) "Johnny Depp, I think, is a good actor," Wilder continued. "But I don't care for the director. He's a talented man, but I don't care for him doing stuff like he did." Wilder also explained why he hasn't made a film since 1991. "After a while, [movies] were so dirty," he said. "Once in a while, there was a nice, good film, but not very many. … I didn't want to do 3-D, for instance. I didn't want to do ones that were just bombing and swearing. If someone says 'Ah, go f--k yourself,' if it came from a meaningful place, I'd understand it. But if you go to some movies, can't they just stop and talk once in a while?"
In which TV series would you find the character Groundskeeper Willy?	Groundskeeper Willie (Character) Groundskeeper Willie (Character) from "The Simpsons" (1989) The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. There may be more photos available for this character. To select more photos to be displayed in this character's gallery, click the Edit Photos link. Overview William "Willie" MacDougal, more commonly known as Groundskeeper Willie... See more » Alternate Names: Groundskeeper WIllie / Groundskeeper Willy / Park Groundskeeper / Shelbyville Groundskeeper Filmography See more » Update You may correct errors and omissions on this page directly. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process. IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!
What sort of animal was World Cup Willie, the mascot for the 1966 World Cup?	World Cup Mascots Brazil 2014 Fuleco Fuleco is a cartoon armadillo, modelled on the three-banded armadillo, an endangered species which is indigenous to Brazil and known as the "tatu-bola". The name is derived from a combination of the Portuguese words for football (futebol) and ecology (ecologia) South Africa 2010 Zakumi Zakumi is a leopard, a common animal found in South Africa. Called Zakumi, he is a friendly green haired yellow leopard, wearing a shirt saying South Africa 2010. Zakumi's green and gold colors represent South Africa's national sports' teams colors. The name Zakumi is derived from "ZA" an acronym for south Africa and "Kumi" which translates as "10" from some African languages. Germany 2006 Goleo VI and his sidekick Pille 2006 saw the return of the lion, this time wearing a Germany shirt with the number 06 and no pants! He also had a talking football named Pille. Goleo is a portmanteau of the words "goal" and "leo", the Latin word for lion, while "Pille" is a colloquial term for a football in Germany. Korea/Japan 2002 Ato, Kaz and Nik (The Spheriks) This was the first tournament to have more than one mascot, in fact they had three. Ato, Kaz and Nik were orange, purple and blue futuristic, computer-generated creatures. They also had their own sport - "Atmoball" (a fictional football-like sport). The three names were voted for online and at McDonald's outlets in the host countries. France 1998 Footix The 1998 mascot was a rooster, one of the national symbols of France. It has the words "FRANCE 98" on its chest, with its body mostly blue, like the host's national team shirt. The name Footix is a portmanteau of "football" and the ending "-ix" from the popular Astérix comic strip. Striker, the World Cup Pup The mascot chosen by the US public for USA '94 was a dog, which is a common US pet animal. Striker wore the red, white and blue US colors with the words "USA 94". Italy 1990 Ciao This was a different looking mascot, a stick figure player with a football head and an Italian tricolor body. The red white & green blocks of the body made it look like it was made from lego. Its name is an Italian greeting. Mexico 1986 Pique Following the fruit and vegetable theme from the previous tournament, the mascot of Mexico 1986 was a jalapeño chili pepper, which we all know is a characteristic of Mexican cuisine. The chili also had moustache and was wearing a sombrero. Its name comes from picante, Spanish for spicy peppers and sauces. Spain 1982 Naranjito The 1982 mascot was a small orange, a typical fruit in Spain, with a big grin. He was wearing the kit of the host's national team. Its name comes from naranja, the Spanish word for orange, with the diminutive suffix "-ito". Argentina 1978 Gauchito A boy wearing Argentina's playing pale blue and white playing kit. His hat, neckerchief and whip are typical of gauchos. The hat had the words ARGENTINA '78. West Germany 1974 Tip and Tap Two boys wearing the white shirts of Germany, one shirt with with the letters WM (Weltmeisterschaft, German for World Cup) and the other with the number 74 on the front. Mexico 1970 Juanito A boy wearing Mexico's colors and a Mexican sombrero (with the words "MEXICO 70"). His name is the diminutive of "Juan", a common name in Spanish.
What is the surname of the jockey with the first name Willy who won the Kentucky Derby four times?	For three jockeys, Kentucky Derby is a race for history FacebookEmail Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest For three jockeys, Kentucky Derby is a race for history Rosie Napravnik, Kevin Krigger and Gary Stevens are trying to make different kind of history in the Kentucky Derby. Post to Facebook For three jockeys, Kentucky Derby is a race for history Rosie Napravnik, Kevin Krigger and Gary Stevens are trying to make different kind of history in the Kentucky Derby. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/18cX0Eq CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 2 To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs For three jockeys, Kentucky Derby is a race for history Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY Sports 1:16 p.m. ET May 1, 2013 Rosie Napravnik is trying to become the first woman jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. (Photo: Bill Luster, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Rosie Napravnik, Kevin Krigger and Gary Stevens add inspirational subplots to Derby Napravnik aims to become first woman jockey to win Kentucky Derby Kevin Krigger sees history all around in his attempt to take the race LOUISVILLE -- Rosie Napravnik started her week with a profile on the TV show 60 Minutes, and now awaits a two-minute race that could make her the first female jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. Kevin Krigger can become the first African American to ride a Derby winner since 1902. And after seven years of broadcasting and acting, Hall of Famer Gary Stevens is out of retirement and back in the saddle. The horses, including highly regarded Orb and Verrazano, will do the running in Saturday's 139th Derby. But the jockeys won't just be along for the ride. Their skills and savvy will be put to the test from start to finish over the 11/4-mile course at Churchill Downs. ROAD TO THE DERBY: Latest point standings The riders all have stories. But this year's mix is enriched by the trailblazing possibilities for Napravnik and Krigger, potential inspiration for others to follow. Stevens, 50, is an inspiration, too, for any aging ex-athlete who has ever wanted to scratch the itch to give it one more shot. Their back stories won't mean a thing once the gate opens. But for Napravnik, Krigger and Stevens, the opportunities will be there to add compelling next chapters. ROSIE NAPRAVNIK Anna Rose Napravnik was listed in the race program as A.R. Napravnik when she started her career as a teenager at Delaware Park in 2005. A trainer suggested that listing so as not to advertise she was female and perhaps diminish her opportunities to get mounts. "He said, 'We can't let anybody know that you're a girl,'" says Napravnik, 25. The secret is out. Napravnik has more than 1,500 career wins. Last year, she became the first female rider to win the Kentucky Oaks, on the Friday before the Derby. In her only Derby appearance in 2011, Napravnik's ninth-place finish on Pants On Fire was the best result ever by a female jockey in the race. Diane Crump made history in 1969 as the first female jockey in a parimutuel race in North America. In 1993, Julie Krone became the only woman to win a Triple Crown race, capturing the Belmont Stakes. Napravnik salutes them. "I have not gone through nearly what they had to go through. ... They were the pioneers," she says. Her chances of making history in the Derby were diminished in late March when her horse, Shanghai Bobby, suffered a hip injury that took him out of consideration for Saturday's race. Instead, Napravnik will ride Mylute, trained by Tom Amoss. Napravnik has been nothing if not resolute. Consider her history of broken bones. "I started out with my left collarbone, and then I broke my thoracic spine, and then I broke my wrist the first time," she says. "I do feel as though I've been extremely lucky. Every injury has been a broken bone, and broken bones heal." (Photo: Bill Luster, USA TODAY Sports) KEVIN KRIGGER Kevin Krigger is on a winning team for the Kentucky Derby. The 29-year-old, born on St. Croix in the U.
Which Willy wrote the plays Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine?	Willy Russell (Author of Educating Rita) edit data William Russell is a British dramatist, lyricist, and composer. His best-known works are Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine, and Blood Brothers. Willy Russell was born in Whiston, on the outskirts of Liverpool, where he grew up. His parents worked in a book publisher's and often encouraged him to read. After leaving school with one O-level in English, he first became a ladies' hairdresser and ran his own salon. Russell then undertook a variety of jobs, also the first play he wrote was Keep Your Eyes Down Low (1975). His first success was a play about The Beatles called John, Paul, George, Ringo … and Bert. Originally commissioned for the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool was transferring to the West End in 1974. Educating Rita (1980) concerned a fe William Russell is a British dramatist, lyricist, and composer. His best-known works are Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine, and Blood Brothers. Willy Russell was born in Whiston, on the outskirts of Liverpool, where he grew up. His parents worked in a book publisher's and often encouraged him to read. After leaving school with one O-level in English, he first became a ladies' hairdresser and ran his own salon. Russell then undertook a variety of jobs, also the first play he wrote was Keep Your Eyes Down Low (1975). His first success was a play about The Beatles called John, Paul, George, Ringo … and Bert. Originally commissioned for the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool was transferring to the West End in 1974. Educating Rita (1980) concerned a female hairdresser and her Open University teacher. The semi-autobiographical Educating Rita was turned into a 1983 film with Michael Caine and Julie Walters. The musical Blood Brothers (1983), for which Russell also composed the music, first opened in Liverpool and transferred to London's Phoenix Theatre. It won the best actress award at the Lawrence Olivier awards. Bill Kenwright produced a revival in 1988 which has run for more than twenty years; the show was produced on Broadway in 1993. Shirley Valentine, which first opened in Liverpool in 1986 before a new production opened in London in 1988 starring Pauline Collins. It was also made into a successful film, in 1989, again with Collins in the title role. Russell received BAFTA and Oscar nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for both Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine. Russell has also written television projects, including the one-off drama, Our Day Out, which aired in 1977. He penned another television drama, One Summer, which aired as a five-part series on Channel 4 in 1983, starring a young David Morrissey. In 2000, Russell published his first novel, The Wrong Boy. In epistolary form, main character Raymond Marks, a 19-year old from Manchester, tells the story of his life in letters to his hero Morrissey. Russell has written songs since the early 1960s, and has written the music to most of his plays and musicals. He also co-wrote "The Show", the theme song to the 1985 ITV drama series Connie, which became a top 30 hit for vocalist Rebecca Storm. His first album, Hoovering the Moon, was released in 2003. The Willy Russell Centre for Children and Adults Who Stammer, was opened by Russell in Liverpool, 1996. The centre took Russell's name as his writing in many of his plays puts forward the philosophy that anyone is capable of change whatever obstacles may be in their path, a theory shared by the centre. ...more
Willie John McBride is a name associated with which sport?	Willie John: A rugby legend - BBC Sport BBC Sport Willie John: A rugby legend By Gavin Andrews From the section Rugby Union Share this page Media playback is not supported on this device Willie John McBride captained the Lions in 1974 It started with a phone call. "Hello, could I speak to Willie John McBride please?" Speaking. "Hello Willie John McBride." Oh dear, how do you talk to a legend? You can't just call him Willie John like an old team-mate, can you? "It's Gavin from the BBC here, would you be free to meet for a chat about the Lions in 1974?" "Yes. Tomorrow afternoon at my house about 2 o'clock Ok." That went well, big deep breath. Then came the drive up the lane to the McBride family home in Ballyclare. It was easier to say hello in person. Still, I kept it to Mr McBride. A firm handshake and a welcome into the living room. He sat back in his armchair (if he still smoked a pipe I imagined he would have lit it). "Well, what would you like to talk about?" "You," I replied. Rugby memorabilia was dotted around the room. Photos and mementos from journeys to far off frontiers with Ireland and the Lions. Willie John has an aura about him. At 74 he is still a big man, broad, a presence. After a few pleasantries, it was time for the pitch. "Mr McBride, we would like to tell your story to our generation; to the rugby fans who have known nothing but the modern game - World Cups, Six Nations and professional players. We want to show the days with no substitutions, and when a Lions tour lasted four months....and in your words." He paused and started talking. Two hours of anecdotes later, we sat with eyes wide and mouths open. It was time to ask: "Would you do a bit of filming with us and tell us some of those stories?" The diary came out of his back pocket. I'm free next Thursday. We were underway! McBride's playing record stands favourable comparison with any of the greats of the game What immediately struck me was the importance of his upbringing in Moneyglass, near Toomebridge in County Antrim. Growing up on the family farm, he lost his father at four years of age. "That's something that still wakes me up now and again. I often wonder what it might have been like to have had a father over those years," he said. "I had three brothers and a sister on the farm and my wonderful mother was a tremendous manager. I like to think she taught us proper values in life. "I believe those years gave me not only a strength, but mentally it gave me that will to go on. There was no such thing as stopping at half-time; you had to go the whole way." There was no rugby history in the McBride family. A house match at Ballymena Academy at the age of 17 would change that, "They came to me and said, you're a big guy. If you play we'll have 15. I hadn't a clue about this game, but I was big and it wasn't a problem to me, I could shake people off." After a short spell with Randalstown, he moved to Eaton Park and Ballymena Rugby Club where the myth of Willie John was born. His playing record stands with any of the greats of the game. Almost 20 years of service with Ulster, 63 caps for Ireland (1962-75) and five tours with the then British Lions. The series wins in New Zealand in 1971 and South Africa in 1974 have gone down in sporting folklore; not only for the manner of those wins but for the style of play of the tourists. 'Willie John' traces the highs and lows of life as an international sportsman in an amateur era. In the making of this programme there was a long list of greats, from every era, eager to give their impressions of the man from Moneyglass. Cue more awkward phone calls! But just mention the name Willie John and they all made time. Sir Ian McGeechan went on his first Lions tour with Willie John in South Africa in '74, "I still think of him as my captain. Willie John was probably the biggest natural leader of British and Irish rugby in the 70s, when it was the best in the world. He was somebody that gave inspiration and aspiration for players of the time that it put British rugby at a different level. Without him I not sure
Which chemical element has the lowest boiling point?	The chemical elements of the periodic table sorted by boiling point 85 For chemistry students and teachers: The tabular chart on the right is arranged by boiling point. The chemical element with the lowest boiling point is Helium and the element with the highest boiling point is Tungsten. The unity used for the melting point is Celsius (C). Click here: to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit or Kelvin. Please note that the elements do not show their natural relation towards each other as in the Periodic system. There you can find the metals, semi-conductor(s), non-metal(s), inert noble gas(ses), Halogens, Lanthanoides, Actinoids (rare earth elements) and transition metals.
Which element is associated with old lace?	7 (or 12) Superheroes Based on Periodic Elements Who Are Not Iron Man \| The Mary Sue 7 (or 12) Superheroes Based on Periodic Elements Who Are Not Iron Man by Susana Polo and Robert Quigley \| 6:02 pm, May 7th, 2010 Iron Man 2 was released to theaters in America today, and certainly the Iron Avenger deserves notice. But he’s getting lots of it, from TV spots to talk show interviews, to his own augmented reality app ! All about Iron! We’d like to take a moment to appreciate the lesser known heroes and villains who have taken an entry of the periodic table of the elements into their hearts, and tried to live up to its hardness, its density, and above all else the weight of 6×10^23 atoms of it. Also, many of them are utterly absurd. Titanium Man A KGB badguy named Boris Bullsky wanted to win a propaganda victory against the imperialist swine, and so he set out to defeat Iron Man by strapping on an enormous titanium suit. According to Wikipedia, “the inferior resources available to the scientists meant that the armor was twice the size of Iron Man’s.” The suit could even fly to space. There were two other, less memorable Titanium Men thereafter, but the original Bullskian Titanium Man proved his merit by appearing in that Iron Man video game. Ion When a hydrogen fusion specialist named Voletta Todd got caught in a freak lab experiment, she developed the ability to turn into a sentient cloud of superpowered, ionized hydrogen gas, and turned to a life of crime. She can, however, be forced to revert back to a regular old cloud of ionized hydrogen gas, which, if you think about it, is pretty lame. [image via ] The Metal Men The metal men are intelligent robots created by William Magnus (who actually has a meme based on him ), endowed by him with responsometers that create an artificial soul. These same responsometers are responsible for the relationship between each Metal Man’s (and one Metal Woman’s) personality and powers, and the element they are made of. Their leader Gold can stretch his body to great lengths. The steadfast Iron is in possession of incredible strength. Lead, while a bit thick, can form near impenetrable barriers and shields (as from radiation). Quick-witted Mercury has shapeshifting powers, allowing him to become a liquid at will. Like Gold, Platinum has stretching powers, but can also flatten and thin out her body to great extremes. She’s the girl (which we all know is a excellent substitute for actual personality in group team-up mechanics ). Tin, um, contains things. You know, like a can? He’s the insecure one. Arsenic (and Old Lace) Adopting the popular superhero convention of naming oneself after farcical 1939 stage plays, Arsenic and Old Lace are a classic girl-and-her-genetically-modified-dinosaur-from-the-87th-century team. In addition to supervillains, they’ve been known to fight corrupt cops in the LAPD. [image via ] The Silver Surfer The Herald of Galactus carries but a portion of his master’s Power Cosmic, endowing him with great power, a shiny finish, and an awesome surfboard. Of course the downside is that he has to visit planets teeming with sentient life and culture, only to tell them that there is no hope: they are about to be consumed entire by The Devourer of Worlds. But on the other hand… space surfboard. Doctor Phosphorus Dr. Phosphorus is the continually burning supervillain from Gotham City who subsequently trade his soul to the demon Nero for even more unbridled incendiary power. Oh, and the ability to not constantly burn his own clothes off, so +1 for pragmatism there, Doctor. From Detective Comics #825: “We believe his powers manifested a fusion reaction that completely sublimated his central nervous system — creating functional facsimiles of his heart, his lungs, his kidneys — all working in concert to produce a near-endless supply of clean energy.” He’s also one of the inspirations for Batman Beyond nemesis Blight. Cobalt Man Yet another Iron Man wannabe, Cobalt Man , an “inventor who had been studying the effects of nuclear radiation involving cobalt” (scie
Which element is most common in the human body?	Elements in the Human Body Updated September 11, 2015. Question: What Are the Elements in the Human Body? Answer: Most of the human body is made up of water, H2O, with cells consisting of 65-90% water by weight. Therefore, it isn't surprising that most of a human body's mass is oxygen. Carbon, the basic unit for organic molecules, comes in second. 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of just six elements : oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. You may also wish to view the element composition of an average human body by mass . Oxygen (65%)
Which element, formed when seawater comes into contact with electricity, was responsible for the death of many Submariners during the Second World War?	Salt Deficiency, The Cause of Many Diseases: Crystal Salt Therapy Salt Deficiency, The Cause of Many Diseases: Crystal Salt Therapy PLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMER CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE By using this site, you signify your assent, to this disclaimer. If you do not agree to this disclaimer, please do not use the site. The information in this web site is presented for the educational and free exchange of ideas and speech in relation to health and wellness only. Shirley's Wellness Cafe website is not intended to diagnose any physical or mental condition, or to prescribe or promote any particular product(s).It is not intended as a substitute for the advice and treatment of a licensed professional. In the event that you use the information for your own health, or for your animals, you are prescribing for yourself or your animals, which is your constitutional right and for which the author of this site assumes no responsibility. The author of this website is neither a legal counselor nor a health practitioner, nor a veterinarian and makes no claims in this regard. Reference or links in this web site to any non-government entity, product, service, or information do not constitute endorsement or recommendation. This site is not responsible for the contents of any off-site web pages, companies or persons linked or referenced in this site. You are welcome to follow the links and visit the various websites and determine for yourself if the products are for you. Shirley's-Wellness-Cafe.com is a free educational web site created from a labor of love and as a public service. Thank you for your understanding. Disclaimer for Shirley's Wellness Cafe Salt Deficiency, The Cause of Many Diseases: Crystal Salt Therapy An eight-year study of a New York City hypertensive population stratified for sodium intake levels found those on low-salt diets had more than four times as many heart attacks as those on normal-sodium diets; the exact opposite of what the salt hypothesis would have predicted. (1995). Dr. Jeffrey R. Cutler documented no health outcomes benefits of lower-sodium diets. Both sea salt and rock salt were well known to the ancient Greeks who noted that eating salty food affected basic body functions such as digestion and excretion (urine and stools). This led to salt being used medically. The healing methods of Hippocrates (460 BC) especially made frequent use of salt. Hippocrates mentions inhalation of steam from salt-water. We know today that the anti-inflammatory effects of inhaled salt provide relief from respiratory symptoms. Thus, 2000 years ago, Greek medicine had already discovered topical use of salt for skin lesions, drinking salty or mineralized waters for digestive troubles and inhaling salt for respiratory diseases! Contents Salt Reduction? Salt varies greatly with quality, mineral content, and health benefits Refined Salt: White Poison - The problem with salt is not the salt itself but the condition of the salt we eat! Our regular table salt no longer has anything in common with the original crystal salt. Salt now a day is mainly sodium chloride and not salt. With the advent of industrial development, our natural salt was "chemically cleaned" and reduced only to sodium and chloride. Major producing companies dry their salt in huge kilns with temperatures reaching 1200 degrees F, changing he salt's chemical structure, which in turn adversely affects the human body. The common table salt we use for cooking has only 2 or 3 chemical elements. The seawater has 84 chemical elements. For our body to be healthy we need all those elements. When we use the common salt, we are in deficit of 81 elements which means we are somehow contributing to becoming weaker, imbalanced and more susceptible to diseases. Use the seawater salt. Profound Life-Giving Therapeutic Himalayan Crystal Salt Himalayan Crystal Salt is one of the most profound re-discoveries of our time. For centuries, the energy/information content, in the form of vital mineral elements locked away within these perfectly formed crystals of mineral
Which element is the best conductor of electricity?	What Is the Most Conductive Element? What Is the Most Conductive Element? What Is the Most Conductive Element? The Element That Is the Best Conductor of Electricity Silver has the highest electrical conductivity of any element. Alchemist-hp, Creative Commons License Updated March 09, 2016. Question: What Is the Most Conductive Element? Conductivity refers to the ability of a material to transmit energy. There are different types of conductivity, including electrical conductivity , thermal conductivity and acoustical conductivity. Here is a look at the three most electrically conductive elements. As you might expect, all three conductive elements are metals. Answer: The most electrically conductive element is silver , followed by copper and gold. Silver also has the highest thermal conductivity of any element and the highest light reflectance. Although it is the best conductor , copper and gold are used more often in electrical applications because copper is less expensive and gold has a much higher corrosion resistance. Because silver tarnishes, it is less desirable for high frequencies because the exterior surface is less conductive. As to why silver is the best conductor, the answer is that its electrons are more free to move than those of the other elements. continue reading below our video Test Your General Science Knowledge This has to do with its valence and crystal structure. Most metals conduct electricity. Other elements with high electrical conductivity, are aluminum, zinc, nickel, iron and platinum. Brass and bronze are electrically conductive alloys , rather than elements. Table of the Conductive Order of Metals This list of electric conductivity includes alloys as well as pure elements. Because the size and shape of a substance affects its conductivity, the list assumes all samples are the same size. Rank Factors That Affect Electrical Conductivity Certain factors can affect how well a material conducts electricity. Temperature - Changing temperature of silver or any other conductor alters its conductivity. In general, increasing the temperature causes thermal excitation of the atoms and decreases conductivity (increases resistivity). The relationship is linear, but it breaks down at low temperatures. Impurities - Adding an impurity to a conductor decreases its conductivity. For example, sterling silver is not as good of a conductor as pure silver. Oxidized silver is not as good a conductor as untarnished silver. Impurities hinder electron flow. Crystal Structure and Phases - If there are different phases within a material, conductivity will slow slightly at the interface and may be different from one structure than another. The way a material has been processed can affect how well it conducts electricity. Electromagnetic Fields - Conductors generate their own electromagnetic fields when electricity runs through them, with the magnetic field perpendicular to the electric field. External electromagnetic fields can produce magnetoresistance, which can slow the flow of current. Frequency - The number of oscillation cycles an alternating electrical current completes per second is its frequency in hertz. Above a certain level, a high frequency can cause current to flow around a conductor rather than through it (skin effect). Since there is no oscillation and hence no frequency, the skin effect does not occur with direct current. Learn More
How is DiHydrogen Oxide better known?	Urban Dictionary: dihydrogen monoxide dihydrogen monoxide Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO) is a colorless and odorless chemical compound, also referred to by some as Dihydrogen Oxide, Hydrogen Hydroxide, Hydronium Hydroxide, or simply Hydric acid. Its basis is the unstable radical Hydroxide, the components of which are found in a number of caustic, explosive and poisonous compounds such as Sulfuric Acid, Nitroglycerine and Ethyl Alcohol. For more detailed information, including precautions, disposal procedures and storage requirements, refer to the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for Dihydrogen Monoxide. ...Dihydrogen monoxide is water/H20. Dihydrogen Monoxide as a toxic or carcinogenic substance (as it does with better known chemicals such as hydrochloric acid and saccharine), DHMO is a constituent of many known toxic substances, diseases and disease-causing agents, environmental hazards and can even be lethal to humans in quantities as small as a thimbleful. by brendan December 09, 2004 dihydrogen monoxide water, H2O dihydrogen monoxide: It's more commonly known as water. You know, the substance that every single living being relies on to survive? The origins of this item are multifold, from flyers circulated at the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1989 (so 20th century!) to a junior high school student who surveyed 50 classmates in 1997 and got 43 of them to sign his petition to ban the chemical. He then won a prize at his science fair for his project, called "How Gullible Are We?" Several Web pages touting the chemical's dangers are still live. Don't feel too bad if you've ever fallen victim to this hoax; even a government official in New Zealand took the bait last year. Dihydrogen Monoxide Dihydrogen Monoxide is a prevalent compound that is the key ingredient in most pesticides. DHMO contributes to environmental hazards such as acid rain, the greenhouse effect, and soil erosion. DHMO poisoning causes a sometimes fatal electrolyte imbalance in the bloodstream, and can cause excessive sweating, increased urination, and sometimes vomiting. Dihydrogen Monoxide also reacts explosively with alkaline earth metals such as lithium, sodium, potassium etc. Prolonged, unprotected exposure to solid DHMO, or inhaling it can be fatal. Despite these dangers, DHMO is used ubiquitously by industries, and is readily available to the public. Join the fight, and help get this troublesome, and potentially lethal chemical banned. SAY 'NO' TO DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE! Dihydrogen monoxide Dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) is a combination of 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen (di = 2, mon = 1), which creates H2O. It is a completely safe element, but a hoax that was created in the 1990's as an April Fools joke got popular that said that DHMO was a chemical that was a substance that was contained in things such as acid rain, nuclear power plants, etc. John: "Have you heard about the chemical Dihydrogen monoxide? I read that it was really dangerous and it's even in our water and food!" Steve: "No, that is just water. Do more research and don't believe everything you read online."
Which two elements would you find at the centre of the Earth?	Journeys to the Center of the Earth \| DiscoverMagazine.com Journeys to the Center of the Earth FROM THE JULY/AUGUST 2014 ISSUE Journeys to the Center of the Earth Our planet's core powers a magnetic field that shields us from a hostile cosmos. But how does it really work? By Tim Folger \|Monday, July 14, 2014 RELATED TAGS: EARTH SCIENCE Roen Kelly On the remote Kola Peninsula in northwestern Russia, amid the rusting ruins of an abandoned scientific research station, is the deepest hole in the world. Now covered and sealed with a welded metal plate, the Kola Superdeep Borehole, as it’s called, is a remnant of a largely forgotten Cold War race that aimed not at the stars, but at Earth’s interior. A team of Soviet scientists began drilling at Kola in the spring of 1970, with the goal of penetrating as far into Earth’s crust as their technology would allow. Four years before the Russians started punching their way into the Kola crust, the United States had given up on its own deep-drilling program: Project Mohole, an attempt to bore several miles through the Pacific seafloor and retrieve a sample of the underlying mantle. Mohole fell far short of its target, reaching a depth of just 601 feet after five years of drilling under more than 11,000 feet of water. The Soviets were more persistent. Their work at Kola continued for 24 years — the project outlived the Soviet Union itself. Before drilling ended in 1994, the team hit a layer of 2.7-billion-year-old rock, almost a billion years older than the Vishnu schist at the base of the Grand Canyon. Temperatures at the bottom of the Kola hole exceeded 300 degrees Fahrenheit; the rocks were so plastic that the hole started to close whenever the drill was withdrawn. While the researchers at Kola bored patiently downward, their counterparts in the space race sent dozens of craft heavenward: as far as the moon, Mars and beyond. By the early 1990s, when the Kola effort began to stall, the Voyager spacecraft had already passed beyond Pluto’s orbit. And the depth of the Kola hole after 24 years of drilling? About 7.6 miles — deeper than an inverted Mount Everest and roughly halfway to the mantle, but still a minuscule distance, considering Earth’s 7,918-mile diameter. If Earth were the size of an apple, the Kola hole wouldn’t even break through the skin. Illustration: Roen Kelly, Photo: A. Varfolomeeviria Novosti All the mines on Earth, all the tunnels, caves and chasms, all the seas, and all of life exist within or on top of the thin shell of our planet’s rocky crust, which is much thinner, comparatively, than an eggshell. Earth’s immense, deep interior — the mantle and core — has never been directly explored, and probably never will be. Everything we know about the mantle, which begins about 15 miles below the surface, and about Earth’s core, 1,800 miles beneath us, has been gleaned remotely. While our understanding of the rest of the universe grows almost daily, knowledge of the inner workings of our own world advances far more slowly. “Going into space is just a lot easier than going down for an equivalent distance,” says David Stevenson, a geophysicist at the California Institute of Technology. “Going down from 5 kilometers to 10 is much harder than going from zero to 5.” What scientists do know is that life on Earth’s surface is profoundly affected by what happens at inaccessible depths. Heat from Earth’s inner core, which is as hot as the surface of the sun, churns an outer core of molten iron and nickel, generating a magnetic field that deflects lethal cosmic and solar radiation away from the planet. For a glimpse of what Earth might be like without its protective magnetic shield, we have only to look at the lifeless surfaces of worlds with anemic magnetic fields, like Mars and Venus. For a glimpse of what Earth might be like without its protective magnetic shield, we have only to look at the lifeless surface of a world like Venus The planetary architecture that provides Earth’s sheltering field has been broadly understood for several decades now
Which element was known as the King of Metals?	Arsenic: A Murderous History - Dartmouth Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program Arsenic: A Murderous History The King of Poisons Albertus Magnus is usually accredited with the discovery of arsenic around 1250 Since the very earliest of times poisons have been used as a means for settling old scores, instruments for personal advancement, as a means to execute criminals and by those who found life to be an intolerable burden. The ancient Greeks and Romans, who could seldom agree on anything, were both masters of this practice, but, of course, they selected different agents. The most commonly used toxin in Greece was the water hemlock, a plant in the carrot family not to be confused with the evergreen conifer common in New England. Plato immortalized hemlock, which is said to be the most violently poisonous plant in the North Temperate Zone, in his description of the death of Socrates. In the rest of Europe from the time of the Roman Empire through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, arsenic was the king of poisons. Mineral forms of arsenic were known as early as the fourth century BC, but the German scholastic Albertus Magnus is usually accredited with the discovery of the element around 1250. The first precise directions for the preparation of metallic arsenic, however, are found in the writings of Paracelsus, a physician-alchemist in the late Middle Ages who is often called the father of modern toxicology. Paracelsus, a physician-alchemist in the late Middle Ages, is often called the father of modern toxicology A Secret Weapon Dioscorides, a Greek physician in the court of the Roman Emperor Nero, described arsenic as a poison in the first century. Its ideal properties for sinister uses included its lack of color, odor or taste when mixed in food or drink and its ubiquitous distribution in nature, which made it readily available to all classes of society. Symptoms of arsenic poisoning were difficult to detect, since they could mimic food poisoning and other common disorders. There could be no doubt about arsenic's efficacy as a single large dose, which provoked violent abdominal cramping, diarrhea and vomiting, often followed by death from shock. Arsenic could also be given as a series of smaller doses, producing a more subtle form of chronic poisoning characterized by a loss of strength, confusion and paralysis. Eventually, the arsenic of choice emerged as so-called white arsenic or arsenic trioxide (As2O3); the fatal dose was known to be an amount equivalent in size to a pea. All of the above properties of arsenic contributed to its alleged widespread use in antiquity as a homicidal agent. Doubtless it is an exaggeration, but it has been said of this period that poisonings were so common that few believed in the natural deaths of princes, kings, or cardinals. Whatever the true extent of its covert use, arsenic has engendered a body of legends so tangled that reliable sources today disagree about many of the specifics. Poison and Politics During the fourth century BC, the Romans made considerable use of poisons in politics. In this same period a conspiracy was uncovered involving a group of women who schemed to poison men whose deaths would profit them. In 82 BC, in an attempt to stem what was becoming an epidemic of large-scale poisonings, the Roman dictator and constitutional reformer Lucius Cornelius Sulla issued the Lex Cornelia, probably the first law against poisoning. Poison and politics were also intertwined in the early Renaissance period in Italy. Records of the city councils of Florence during this period contain detailed testimony naming victims, prices and contracts, complete with dates that transactions were completed and payments made. Among the most infamous of poisoners was a woman known as Toffana who made arsenic-laced cosmetics and instructed women on their use. Another woman, known as Hieronyma Spara, organized group instruction in the homicidal uses of arsenic for a number of young married women who wanted to better their station in life by becoming wealthy young widows. Reports of death by arseni
Mary Phelps Jacob designed which item of clothing in 1914?	Women's Fashion During WWI: 1914 - 1920 \| Bellatory Women's Fashion During WWI: 1914 - 1920 Women's Fashion During WWI: 1914 - 1920 Updated on September 09, 2016 Joined: 7 years agoFollowers: 2,826Articles: 189 10 Women and Fashion 1919 Fashions of Downton Abbey's Season 2 Women's fashions of 1914-1920 were heavily influenced by World War I (the Great War) as well as the women's suffrage movement. These are the fashions featured in the second season of the popular PBS drama Downton Abbey which is set in the years 1916 - 1919. Though clothing of this time is often referred to as Edwardian, in the strictest sense it is not, as King Edward VII died in 1910. Shortly before the outbreak of World War I, fashion had taken on a whole new look based on Orientalism with its soft drapery and bold prints. The lines of Russian peasant costume appeared in hip-length tunics, a style that lasted through the war years. By 1914, women's clothing had lost the rigid, tailored lines of the Edwardian period, and the styles of fashion's first great design genius, Paul Poiret, obliterated the need for tight-fitting corsets. Advertisement 1914 Woman in Sailor Blouse \| Source British Women's Land Army Poster \| Source World War I and Women Before the war, Paris led the world of fashion. But due to the privations of war and loss of communication between the US and Europe, New York emerged as a fashion leader with new designs based on a combination or femininity and practicality. During WWI, as men went off to fight, women took on jobs formerly filled by men. Women and girls who previously worked as domestic servants took jobs in munitions factories, performed administrative work, worked as drivers, nurses, and on farms. They volunteered for organizations like the Red Cross and joined the military. A new image of freedom and self respect led women away from traditional gender roles. They drove cars and demanded the right to vote. Many of the occupations demanded the wearing of uniforms, including trousers. A military look crept into fashion designs as well, bringing military-style tunic jackets, belts, and epaulets. During World War I, people took to a plainer lifestyle. Women wore less jewelry, and the lavish clothing of the Edwardian period fell by the wayside. As women dressed for new roles, gender-dictated dress codes relaxed. Skirts became shorter, as they often do during wartime, and colors became sober and muted. Advertisement 1914 Barbier Sketch Dating the Clothing Styles of the World War I Era 1914 began with a strong Edwardian silhouette. Women wore lacy shirtwaists and long, narrow skirts that fell to the top of the foot. But the tunic effect— introduced by Paul Poiret, based on a Russian peasant look— came to blend with the military-style tunic worn during the Great War. At the end of the Edwardian period (around 1910), Paul Poiret introduced the jupe colotte for evening wear— a high waisted tunic style dress worn with harem pants. As the world entered war in 1914, women were offered more tailored versions of the look which included military details along with checks and stripes. Jeanne Paquin, the first woman to gain international fame in the world of fashion, created garments for the new, more active woman. Her version of the hobble skirt (a narrow skirt that restricted a woman's stride) included pleats for ease of movement. Her designs mixed tailoring with feminine drapery. The spring of 1914 brought a new fashion trend called the "war crinoline" which featured a bell-shaped skirt and a wide overskirt. The season also featured sloped shoulders and wide collars, but the use of so much fabric was soon viewed as wasteful during wartime and critics called for a more conservative use of cloth. In 1915, hemlines rose to mid-calf and traditionalists complained of immodesty. By 1918, skirts grew narrow again and hemlines fell to below the calf. 1919 saw longer dresses with clean lines and a natural waist. Advertisement Fashion Shows 1911 - 1918 In 1911, the fashion show was a new phenomenon. Previously, designers had worked with individual cl
Born in Gibraltar, which designer was named British Designer of the Year in 1987, 1994 and 1995?	John Galliano - Fashion Designer Encyclopedia - clothing, century, women, dress, style, new, body, collection John Galliano - Fashion Designer Encyclopedia John Galliano - Fashion Designer Encyclopedia British designer Born: Gibraltar, Spain, 1960. Education: Studied design at St. Martin's School of Art, London. Career: Graduation collection, Les Incroyables, sold to Brown's; freelance designer, establishing John Galliano fashion house, London, from 1984; designer for haute couture and ready-to-wear at Givenchy 1995-96; designer for haute couture and ready-to-wear at Christian Dior, from 1996; opened own shop in Bergdorf Goodman store, 1997; licensed fur line, 1998; opened shop in Saks Fifth Avenue, 2000; launched watch collection, 2001. Exhibitions: John Galliano at Dior, [retrospective], Design Museum of London, 2001-02. Awards: British Designer of Year award 1986, 1994, 1995; Bath Costume Museum Dress of the Year award, 1987; Telva award, Spain, 1995; International Fashion Group, Master of Fashion, 1997; Designer of the Year, Council of Fashion of America, 1998. Address: 60 Rue d'Avron, 75020 Paris, France. Website: www.dior.com . Publications Coleridge, Nicholas, The Fashion Conspiracy, London, 1988. McDowell, Colin, Galliano, New York, 1997. Watson, Linda, Vogue Twentieth Century Fashion: 100 Years of Style by Decade and Designer, London, 1999. Articles Brampton, Sally, "Capital Collections: John Galliano," in Elle (London), March 1987. John Galliano, designed for the house of Christian Dior's fall/winter 2000-01 haute couture collection. © AFP/CORBIS. Menkes, Suzy, "Jasper and John," in the Independent (London), 9 October 1987. Rumbold, Judy, "A Steal for Galliano," in The Guardian (London),14 October 1987. Mower, Sarah, "London Follows Galliano," in The Observer (London), 18 October 1987. Coleman, Alix, "Viva Galliano!" in the Sunday Express Magazine (London), 8 November 1987. Filmer, Deny, "Designer Focus: John Galliano," in Cosmopolitan (London), February 1988. Jobey, Liz, "John Galliano: Romantic Hero," in Vogue (London),February 1988. Brampton, Sally, "The Great Galliano," in Elle (London), March 1988. Irvine, Susan, "Galliano and Co.," in Harrods Magazine, Spring 1988. Gasperini, Nicoletta, "John Galliano's Golden Year," in Donna (Milan), April 1988. Collin, Matthew, "The Boy Wonder: An Interview with John Galliano," in i-D (London), November 1989. Rumbold, Judy, "Galliano Leaps onto Centre Stage," in The Guardian, 26 February 1990. Dickson, Elizabeth, "A Life in the Day of John Galliano," in the Sunday Times Magazine, 1 March 1992. Billen, Andrew, "Galliano: Can He Really Cut It?" in The Observer Magazine, 28 February 1993. Reed, Julia, "Incurable Romantic," in Vogue, March 1993. Ingrassia, Michele, with Meggan Dissly, "Dior Meets Disney World," in Newsweek, 26 December 1994. Mauriés, Patrick, "Ma Poulette, Quel Style," in Vogue (Paris), February 1995. "Sei Grande, Grande, Grande…/Nobody Does It Better," in Moda In (Modena), January-March 1995. Spindler, Amy M., "Four Who Have No Use for Trends," in the New York Times, 20 March 1995. Menkes, Suzy, "Show, Not Clothes, Becomes the Message," in the International Herald Tribune, 20 March 1995. Kerwin, Jessica, "Galliano in Gotham," in WWD, 23 May 1995. Weisman, Katherine, and Janet Ozzard, "The Galloping Galliano," in WWD, 9 September 1996. "Galliano Shop Bows with Bergdorf Gala," in WWD, 11 December 1997. "Galliano Sets Fur Line Debut," in WWD, 4 May 1998. Weisman, Katherine, "Galliano's Open-Dior Policy," in WWD, 3December 1999. Dowd, Maureen, "Haute Homeless," in the New York Times, 23January 2000. Givhan, Robin, "In Paris, Clothes Aren't Everything," in the Washington Post, 14 October 2000. Rubenstein, Hal, "The Look of Christian Dior," in In Style, 1November 2000. Socha, Miles, "The Galliano Factor: Dior Lays Groundwork for 'Exceptional' 2001," in WWD, 16 January 2001. "Born Again Christians," in Time
What is the name of Vivienne Westwood's clothes shop at 430 King's Road where she sells her Anglomania label?	Vivienne Westwood - Design Museum Vivienne Westwood Posted September 11, 2014 -- Updated March 14 Campaigning designer who personifies the potent and subversive originality of British fashion. Share Vivienne Westwood Vivienne Westwood’s continual exploration and reinterpretation of history, combined with a tireless individualism, has cemented her reputation as the UK’s most culturally significant fashion designer. Her expansive body of work traces the socio-economic and cultural climate of Britain over the past four decades, and a cursory glance through her archive also highlights the paradox of her career: an ascent from teenage rebellion through luxury and decadence to global commercial success. Vivienne Isabel Swire was born in Glossop, Derbyshire, in 1941. Although she made her own clothes and experimented with her looks from an early age she had little access to the high culture of art galleries, art books and theatre which was to inform her later career. At the age of 16 she moved with her family from northern England to Harrow, Middlesex, where she embarked on a silversmithing and jewellery-making course at Harrow School of Art. Impatient to earn a wage, however, she left Harrow abruptly, completed a typing course and found a job as a secretary. It was not until her mid-thirties that Westwood returned to fashion, by which time she had started work as a primary school teacher, married her first husband, Derek Westwood, and had her first child, Ben. In 1965 Westwood met Malcolm McLaren, with whom she had a second son, Joseph (who founded the underwear label Agent Provocateur) and who re-triggered her interest in fashion and experimentation with her image. McLaren, a dynamic and radical character who Westwood regarded as ‘fascinating and mad’, introduced her to a plethora of new political and artistic ideas, which continue to influence her work today. Their partnership flourished both professionally and as a romance: McLaren had his finger on the pulse of contemporary culture and Westwood the creative flare to translate his ideas into clothing. The continually evolving vision of Westwood and McLaren was brought to a wider public in 1971 when they took over a now legendary shop at 430 Kings Road, London. The site was a work in progress with a frequently changing name and merchandise that switched style continually as it reflected and launched London’s subcultural currents. The first incarnation, Let it Rock, modelled itself on the 1950’s Teddy-boy aesthetic. In 1973 Let it Rock ceded to Too Fast to Live Too Young to Die in tribute to James Dean’s untimely death, and stocked fetish wear previously only available by mail order. Westwood and McLaren’s ambition to bring the dark world of sexual adventure and fetish to the streets of London was made explicit when they re-branded the shop SEX in 1975. SEX (later named Seditionaries) became synonymous with the most culturally significant street style of the second half of the 20th century, Punk. It was famous for its sexually crude and evocative garments: ‘bondage’ trousers and T-shirts emblazoned with provocative phrases like ‘Cambridge Rapist’ and ‘Paedophilia’ which caused controversy and outrage in the mainstream of British society. One particular T-shirt, ‘Two Naked Cowboys’, got their friend, the artist Alan Jones, arrested; while McLaren’s newly formed Punk band, the Sex Pistols, were a highly effective promotional vehicle for the shop and its owners’ ethos. As Punk gradually began to influence the mainstream, the couple looked towards romanticism, heroism even, in fashion design. Westwood had dressed the Punks; now her Pirates collection (1979–1981) was adopted by musicians labelled the New Romantics. This work brought to the fore the habit for which she is renowned: raiding history for ideas. Adam and the Ants and Spandau Ballet wore billowing, lavishly printed gold, red and orange shirts inspired by Westwood’s study of 18th Century men’s clothing but flamboyantly fused with North American Indian and pirate styles. The collection released a rakish a
Which pop singer has had perfumes called Curious, Fantasy, Midnight Fantasy, Hidden Fantasy and Circus Fantasy?	Britney Spears - Buy Online at Perfume.com Cart Britney Spears Perfume Born in 1981, American pop performer Britney Spears is known for her string of early studio albums, music videos, and list of Grammy Award-winning songs . The artist's popularity and success as a singer extends to her other endeavors, including her line of Britney Spears perfumes. Fans of the pop music artist will be happy to find that Perfume.com carries a selection of her popular lines of perfume. Britney Spears fragrances at Perfume.com are available at bargain prices so that our customers ... Read More ... Read More can smell as amazing as a pop star without spending the fortune of one. Spears first ventured into the fragrance business in 2004 in association with the cosmetic and fragrance company Elizabeth Arden. Her first perfume, named Curious, was widely popular, earning $100 million in five weeks, and is considered one of the best-selling perfumes to date. Over a five-year period, the singer created six fragrances, and Spears has stated that each of her fragrances and the tag lines associated with them represent a particular time in her life. The fragrances and tag lines are: • Curious: "Do You Dare?" (2004) • Fantasy: "Everybody Has One" (2005) • In Control Curious: "Are You?" (2006) • Midnight Fantasy: "Magic Begins at Midnight" (2006) • Believe: "The Greatest Freedom Is to Believe in Yourself" (2007) • Hidden Fantasy: "What Do You Have to Hide?" (2009) Whether one is buying a gift for a friend, family member, or oneself, Perfume.com is the right place to purchase fragrances by Britney Spears. Longtime fans of the singer are likely familiar with the singer's fragrances and will love finding a low price on their favorite perfume. Britney Spears perfume isn't just for her fans, though. Even people who don't keep up with the artist's latest tunes can appreciate the variety of fragrances that the Britney Spears perfume collection offers. Our customers will be pleased at just how easy it is to find their favorite Britney Spears fragrance or fragrances listed on our site. Perfume.com is the place to shop for discount prices on perfume by Britney Spears. As one of the leading online retailers of perfumes and colognes, we make it easy for our customers to find and purchase quality designer scents. We also want to make the ordering process as simple as possible. That means customers may contact us via our toll-free number if they have any questions about a Britney Spears fragrance or about our site in general. Women's Britney Spears
In which country was designer Oscar de la Renta born?	Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta dies at 82 - CNN.com 1 of 21 Photos: Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars – In 2011, Penelope Cruz stole the spotlight at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala. The actress, who attended the event with de la Renta, wore a black silk organza gown from the designer's fall 2011 collection. Hide Caption 2 of 21 Photos: Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars – Jennifer Lawrence's dress at the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards was as bright as her rising star in Hollywood. Lawrence's hot-pink de la Renta number landed the actress on People magazine's best-dressed list for the event. Hide Caption 3 of 21 Photos: Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars – The handcrafted Oscar de la Renta gown that Amy Adams wore to the 2013 Oscars was so ethereal it almost looked as though the actress was floating on air. Hide Caption 4 of 21 Photos: Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars – While de la Renta was known for his show-stopping dresses with full skirts or elongated trains, he could also make a simple shift sing. Anne Hathaway wore this short, breezy and sparkling de la Renta number to the Sydney premiere of "Love & Other Drugs" in 2010. Hide Caption 5 of 21 Photos: Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars – De la Renta wasn't just the designer of choice for actresses -- musicians adored him, too. His penchant for bold designs attracted Nicki Minaj, who donned one of his creations for the 2011 American Music Awards. Hide Caption 6 of 21 Photos: Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars – De la Renta knew his way around a floral pattern, inventing silhouettes that wouldn't overwhelm the wearer. Look at the clean lines he gave this eye-catching gown, which Scarlett Johansson wore to the 2009 premiere of "He's Just Not That Into You." Hide Caption 7 of 21 Photos: Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars – For an occasion as big as her final "Harry Potter" premiere, actress Emma Watson chose a designer she knew would have a timeless and memorable look. Seen here at the 2011 premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Pt. 2," Watson's voluminous de la Renta dress perfectly matched the emotional scale of the event. Hide Caption 8 of 21 Photos: Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars – At the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Tina Fey turned heads -- and landed on best-dressed lists -- in a sleek column gown from de la Renta. The sweetheart cut of the strapless dress was alluring without being overtly provocative, a combination that the designer nailed every time. Hide Caption 9 of 21 Photos: Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars – Taylor Swift is a professed devotee of Oscar de la Renta, and she chose to wear one of the designer's structurally impressive confections to the 2014 Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Upon de la Renta's death, Swift shared her condolences on Twitter: "Oscar, it was an honor to wear your creations and to know you," the singer said . Hide Caption 10 of 21 Photos: Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars – This kicky black de la Renta dress, worn to the 2005 Golden Globes, is one of Eva Longoria's most memorable red-carpet looks. The actress was starring on "Desperate Housewives" at the time, and her impeccably detailed cocktail number was like the luxe item a '50s housewife would kill to add to her collection. Hide Caption 11 of 21 Photos: Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars Oscar de la Renta: Dressing the stars – Beyonce is another famous name who can be counted as a fan of de la Renta's. The superstar singer, seen here at the designer's fall 2005 fashion show in New York, later wore a red de la Renta dress to meet President Obama in 2012. Hide Caption 12 of 21 Photos: Oscar d
In which TV series might Lieutenant Green say Spectrum is green?	Cast of Characters: Symphony Angel CAST OF CHARACTERS CAPTAIN SCARLET and the MYSTERONS UNOFFICIAL WEBSITE by Chris Bishop UPDATES: April 12, 2015: Minor modifications "I don't think I have a head for heights." Undercover Symphony (voice by Janna Hill) to a Mysteronised model who had asked her if she would have liked to be a pilot in "Model Spy". (Sources: TV Century 21 material (Annuals, books and magazines), Engale Marketing's Century 21 magazine, Issue 15, Winter 1995, Fleetway Magazines, Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons book by Chris Drake & Graham Bassett, Complete Book of Captain Scarlet by Chris Bentleyï¿½ all related to TV Century 21 material - Photo-montages provided by dedicated fans.) Angel aircraft fighter pilot, sometimes helicopter pilot. Real name : Symphony Angel's voice was provided by Janna Hill. History: Born January 6, 2042, in Cedar Rapids Iowa, Karen Wainwright displayed such amazing gifted talents at her unnamed high school in Boston, Massachusetts, where she often was top of the class, that consequently, still a teenager, she was sent at 16 to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. There, she showed herself better than other students much older than she was, gaining seven degrees in the study and employment of mathematics and technology. So amazing were her academic abilities that Karen was nominated ï¿½student of the yearï¿½ by the combined university committee. Her abilities attracted the attention of the Universal Secret Service and soon after she graduated from Yale, Karen was contacted and offered employment by them. An adventurous young person eager for excitement, the USS offer greatly appealed to Karen and she readily accepted it. She followed the USS comprehensive training course and such was her adaptability and swift and intelligent thinking that she passed it in only two years, while the norm was at least five years. By early 2062, Karen was a fully fledged USS field agent, dealing solely with industrial espionage, and she became a great credit to the organisation. During her career, she handled many tricky assignments, and in five years had become the USSï¿½s number one secret agent. This allowed her to develop techniques that helped revamp the way the USS was dealing with espionage, and these methods became a model to be used by other espionage and security agencies. While training as an aircraft pilot for a special USS mission, Karen literally fell in love with flying, and it wasnï¿½t long before she came to realise that the one ambition in her life was to become an aircraft pilot. She left the service in early 2067, and joined up with an unnamed charter company, dealing with worldwide passenger transport. Karenï¿½s flying skills were so good that she soon gained worldwide recognition, and even became headline news. Her many talents and her potential were recognised by the Spectrum selection committee, and, she was offered the chance to become one of their ace pilots (some sources say at late as late 2067). Karen passed the entrance exam with ease and was enlisted by Spectrum to become Symphony Angel. Personality profile: On duty, Symphony is proficient and skilful, and totally dedicated to her role as Spectrum pilot. Intuitive, capable, and brave to the point of recklessness, her impetuosity, however, can get the better of her, and she sometimes finds herself in tricky situations (ï¿½Manhuntï¿½, ï¿½The Trapï¿½). Off duty, Symphony is quick-witted, and sympathetic to her fellow Ang
Eva Green played Bond girl Vesper Lynd in which film?	Eva Green \| James Bond Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia Spectre (film) (stock footage) Eva Gaelle Green is a French actress and model who played the Bond girl Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale . She is known as one of the most favored Bond girls. Eva Green made her movie debut in the French movieThe Dreamers (2003), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The movie caused much controversy due to the explicit sex and full frontal nude scene by both the male and female actors. Green’s performance was well received and led to Ridley Scott casting her for the blockbuster Kingdom of Heaven (2005). The year after she would play the role that would make her world famous, Bond girl Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale. EW named her the fourth-best Bond of all time [1] . IGN named here the beste femme-fatale [2] . She won a BAFTA and an Empire award for her performance. Green has also starred in the moviesThe Dreamers , Kingdom of Heaven, The Golden Compass, Dark Shadows, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and 300: Rise of an Empire.
Green Green Grass Of Home was a UK number one hit single for which singer?	Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass of Home - Amazon.com Music Green, green grass of home Special Offers and Product Promotions Check Out Our Turntable Store Need a new record player? Check out our turntable store for a great selection of turntables, needles, accessories, and more. Get a $75.00 statement credit after first Amazon.com purchase made with new Discover itÂ® card within 3 months. Terms and conditions apply. See offer for details. Apply now. Editorial Reviews Includes: Green Green Grass of Home A Taste of Honey Georgia on my Mind That old Black Magic If Ever I Would Leave You Any Day Now Someday You Came A Long Way My Mother's Eyes My Prayer Kansas City When I fall in Love Product Details Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,499 in Music ( See Top 100 in Music ) Related Video Shorts See all verified purchase reviews Top Customer Reviews By Karen S. Williams on April 22, 2013 Format: Audio CD\|Verified Purchase I was so THRILLED to be able to find and buy this CD! It's perfect! I have been trying to replace (lost due to house fire) all my original Sir Tom Jones music collection, and this one is hard to find. It is in excellent shape/condition just as seller described it! This CD arrived just days after ordering it, so way early. It was as stated, pristine condition! It was packaged very well, and seller has been excellent also. I have bought from this seller once before, and also the music CD (Tom Jones again) was perfect. I would highly recommend this seller, will continue to buy from seller and would rate a 10 if possible. By WILLIAM B. HARDY on October 15, 2015 Format: Audio CD\|Verified Purchase Item as described,happy with purchase By M11 on April 19, 2016 Format: Audio CD This should be reissued. It's one of Tom's better efforts, and in some ways, a precursor of the career he's put together the past twenty years or so. Instead of gospel and blues, there is an emphasis on country. I only acquired this album recently because I heard one of its songs in a dream. I woke up remembering a sad-sounding Tom Jones song playing in the dream like a soundtrack, and could only remember that it mentioned the word brothers. I looked online to see if there was a Tom Jones song with brothers, and found "Two Brothers" from this LP. I played a video of it online, and sure enough, it was the song that had played in my dream. The weird thing is, I don't ever remember hearing the song before hearing it in my dream. Perhaps I heard it once years before playing in a store or on an easy listening radio station and completely forgot it until it resurfaced via a dream. In any case, it's a rather haunting song that reminds me a bit of "Greensleeves" crossed with a Lee Hazlewood tune. I'm mostly glad it led me to this LP, which is entertaining overall. Besides "Two Brothers," there is the hit title track, with a pretty good cover of "Mohair Sam" and other country type tunes. By Maheen Wickramasinghe on October 24, 2015 Format: Audio CD I grew up with my parents playing this album, and now I have it on CD! I have every one of Sir Tom's albums on CD now and rare singles, even Tom singing in Italian! I am 31 years old. I am a huge country fanatic and TJ fanatic, and as everyone know, Green Green Grass Of Home was an international smash hit for Tom. It was originally recorded by Johnny Darrell, but Porter Wagoner had a big country hit with it. I have a Facebook group dedicated to Tom to celebrate his first ever autobiography. It's called, Sir Tom Jones, Over The Top And Back. Would love to have you and would be thrilled to hear from any TJ fan! I am blind in both eyes. My email is: [email protected] By Peter Durward Harris HALL OF FAME TOP 500 REVIEWER on June 13, 2011 Format: Audio CD Originally released about ten or twelve years earlier, this CD was re-packaged in 2011 as a set (Along came Jones, Atomic, Green green grass of home, Delilah) as X4 Tom Jones , with each CD in its own cardboard case but no liner notes or credits beyond the actual track listings. The music here is some way removed from the country music coming out of N
Greenland is an autonomous constituant country within which European kingdom?	Greenland \| The Countries Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia v Greenland is a constituent part of the Kingdom of Denmark located in North America . From being a dependency to the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland became an integrated part of Denmark in 1953, and also became a part of the European Communities in 1973 when Denmark joined. Greenland attained self-rule within the kingdom in 1979 and following a referendum it left the European Communities 1985. Becoming the second territory to leave the future European Union after Algeria gained independence from France in the 1960s. In 2009 it attained further autonomy within the kingdom by a new self-government act. Background Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 81% ice capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century, and Greenland was made an integral part of Denmark in 1953. It joined the European Community (now the EU) with Denmark in 1973 but withdrew in 1985 over a dispute centered on stringent fishing quotas. Greenland was granted self-government in 1979 by the Danish parliament; the law went into effect the following year. Greenland voted in favor of increased self-rule in November 2008 and acquired greater responsibility for internal affairs in June 2009. Denmark, however, continues to exercise control of Greenland's foreign affairs, security, and financial policy in consultation with Greenland's Home Rule Government. [1] Economy The economy remains critically dependent on exports of shrimp and fish and on a substantial subsidy - about $650 million in 2009 - from the Danish Government, which supplies nearly 60% of government revenues. The public sector, including publicly owned enterprises and the municipalities, plays the dominant role in Greenland's economy. Greenland's GDP contracted about 2% in 2009 as a result of the global economic slowdown. Budget surpluses turned to deficits beginning in 2007 and unemployment has risen. During the last decade the Greenland Home Rule Government (GHRG) pursued conservative fiscal and monetary policies, but public pressure has increased for better schools, health care and retirement systems. The Greenlandic economy has benefited from increasing catches and exports of shrimp, Greenland halibut and, more recently, crabs. Due to Greenland's continued dependence on exports of fish - which account for 82% of exports - the economy remains very sensitive to foreign developments. International consortia are increasingly active in exploring for hydrocarbon resources off Greenland's western coast, and international studies indicate the potential for oil and gas fields in northern and northeastern Greenland. In May 2007 a US aluminum producer concluded a memorandum of understanding with the Greenland Home Rule Government to build an aluminum smelter and a power generation facility, which takes advantage of Greenland's abundant hydropower potential. Within the area of mining, olivine sand continues to be produced and gold production has resumed in south Greenland. Tourism also offers another avenue of economic growth for Greenland, with increasing numbers of cruise lines now operating in Greenland's western and southern waters during the peak summer tourism season. [2] Monarch Frederik IX ( ₩ ) (June 5, 1953 - January 14, 1972) Margrethe II ( ₩ ) (January 14, 1972 - ) Nation
In Monopoly, the green coloured properties are Regent Street, Oxford Street and what else?	World of Monopoly.com Mini box - with separate board (1) Trade Mark - Patent No. 453689 Publisher: John Waddington Ltd. - ±1938 Dimensions of the box: 16.1 x 19.2 x 3.3 cm / Dimensions of the board: 49 x 49 cm Most likely the patent was granted soon. because sets before the war still appeared with the Patent No. 453689. Despite the patent was granted the banknotes still show the mention "pat. app. for no. 3796-36". Features of this edition are: The height of the box is 33 mm. The stations are of L.N.E.R. The Chance cards are entirely red, the Community Chest cards are entirely yellow. For an answer on questions to the works "Please enclose 1½d. stamp". In the circle on the banknotes is under the large number mentioned "pat. app. for no. 3796-36". The banknotes are in the denominations of: 1 - 5 - 10 - 20 - 50 - 100 and 500. The 6 tokens are of metal and are resp.: hat - iron - car - boat - shoe and thimble. The houses and hotels are of dull wood. Mini box - with separate board (1a) Trade Mark - Patent No. 453689 Publisher: John Waddington Ltd. - ±1941 Dimensions of the box: 16.1 x 19.2 x 3.3 cm / Dimensions of the board: 49 x 49 cm Whilst most sets have normal coloured bars, this edition can best be referred to as "the error set", because the very striking point is the absence of the green bar on the title deeds of the properties Regent Street, Oxford Street and Bond Street. (See also chapter " Print Errors and Production Mistakes "). Features of this edition are: The height of the box is still 33 mm. The image on the lid shows the patent number, as well as the Rules sheet. The banknotes have still the "pat. app. for no. 3796-36"". The deed cards have at least one side serrated with 48 round perforation holes. The Chance Cards are entirely dull pink, the Community Chest Cards are entirely yellow. For an answer on questions to the works "Please enclose 1½d. stamp". The banknotes are in the denominations of: 1 - 5 - 10 - 20 - 50 - 100 and 500. The internal cardboard dividers and support platform are white. The tokens are flat cardboard figures on a foot of black timber. The figures are: hat - iron - car - boat - shoe and rocking-horse. The houses and hotels are of dull wood. Two small wood dice, but no spinner. Albert Veldhuis Thanks to Albert C. Veldhuis for a lot of the information on this page and the time it took to put all this information together. MONOPOLY, Waddington's, Parker Bros., Tonka and Hasbro and are Registered Trade Marks with Hasbro, 1935 2016, HASBRO, PARKER BROTHERS, Tonka, Waddington's, the MONOPOLY name and logo, the distinctive design of the game board, the four corner squares, the MR. MONOPOLY name and character, as well as each of the distinctive elements of the board and playing pieces are trademarks of Hasbro for its property trading game and game equipment. © 1935, 2016 Hasbro. The Winning Moves logo is the registered trademark of Winning Moves and the USAopoly logo is the registered trademark of USAopoly. All Rights Reserved. Used with Permission.
Which Shakespeare refers to jealousy as the green eyed monster?	The green-eyed monster - eNotes Shakespeare Quotes The green-eyed monster O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-ey'd monster, which doth mock The meat it feeds on. That cuckold lives in bliss, Who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger: But O, what damnèd minutes tells he o'er Who dotes, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves! Othello: Read on Owl Eyes This eText is now on Owl Eyes. Clicking this link will open a new window. The notion that jealousy is green-eyed is probably older than Shakespeare, although Shakespeare is our earliest authority in print. In The Merchant of Venice, Portia refers to "green-eyed jealousy" (Act 3, scene 2), and here Shakespeare coins the more intense phrase "green-ey'd monster." Renaissance Englishmen often paired colors with emotions or personal qualities: both green and yellow are emblematic of jealousy, and green is also emblematic of envy. Some colors are associated with the bodily fluids or "humors" thought to make up the temperament; green and black were the colors attributed to bile. Iago's basic idea is that the fortunate man knows his wife is cheating; the unfortunate man only suspects it, and is caught between the jaws of affection and anxiety. History and Shakespeare's infinity of cuckold jokes testify that Renaissance men were particularly prone to suspect their wives. The social perils of cuckoldry were severe indeed: it ruined a man's credit and debased his wife. Such consequences produced an advanced state of jealous suspicion known as "horn-madness," named after the metaphorical horns that were supposed to sprout from the cuckold's brow.
What was the title of Doctor And The Medics only number one hit single?	The One and Only: October 2007 The One and Only Celebrating the 1, 2 and no-hit wonders of years gone by, from a British point of view. Sunday, 14 October 2007 Artist: Doctor and the Medics Title: Spirit In The Sky Year: 1986 Chart peak: 1 You can't say that one hit wonders aren't a mixed bunch. At one end of the scale, you have the Serious Artists who try doggedly for years to break through, and are disppointed when it only happens once. And then at the other, you have those acts are only in it for laugh anyway, whose success takes even them completely by surprise and who don't really care if they never have another hit - acts like Doctor and the Medics, in fact. Truly, they are the anti-Eric Carmen. The Medics were initially formed in London (supposedly to win a £5 bet) by psychedelic club promoter and DJ Clive Jackson (vocals), Steve McGuire (guitar) and Gareth Thomas (bass) and released their debut single, "The Druids Are Here", in 1982. A clue to their not-entirely-serious outlook can be found in the title of the B side, "The Goats Are Trying To Kill Me". At the same time, Jackson was running a club called Alice In Wonderland, playing psychedelic rock. Having failed to be assassinated by the caprine mafia, the band re-emerged in 1985, with Richard Searle replacing original bassist Thomas, issuing a brace of well-received indie singles, "Happy But Twisted" and "Miracle Of The Age". Taking their cue from glam rock and psychedelia, the group had a distinctive visual style (helped not only by a lorry-load of make-up but also by Jackson's towering 6'5" frame) and a manic air which in 1986 came together with the perfect song to propel them into the wider public consciousness. That song was "Spirit In The Sky", a bonkers pseudo-Christian number originally written by maverick Jewish songsmith Norman Greenbaum, and a number one hit for him back in 1970. The idea for the Medics' cover came to Clive Jackson in a dream - John Lennon took him to see Marc Bolan playing in a pub, and what should the late T-Rex frontman be playing but... you've guessed it. Thus, The Medics' version gave the song a T-Rex-like arrangement with Tony Visconti-style strings. The result: "Spirit In The Sky" became the first song to be a number one hit for two different one hit wonders. The group issued two albums in the 1980s, 1986's "Laughing At The Pieces", which included the hit, and 1988's "I Keep Thinking It's Tuesday". Their 70s retro trip extended to covering Abba's "Waterloo" as a single, recorded with glam rock legend Roy Wood. For a bunch of psychedelia fanatics, Doctor and the Medics remained remarkably well-grounded. To their credit, the group never took success too seriously, just enjoying fame while it lasted. They went their separate ways in 1989 - Jackson to a snail farm in the Brecon Beacons (which went out of business when all the snails caught the gastropod equivalent of influenza and died!), McGuire became a dance music producer and latterly started a company hiring out vehicles to bands needing tour buses and lorries to carry all their gear around in, while Searle formed the no-hit-wonder band Corduroy. A new version of the group (with only Jackson remaining from the original line-up) emerged in 1996, releasing an album called "Instant Heaven" on their own Madman Records label, and soon afterwards Doctor and the Medics became a touring band again. Recent years have seen them pop up on various retro TV programmes, even competing in the musical reality show "Hit Me Baby One More Time". Posted by
Who wrote Dr Finlay's Casebook?	Dr. Finlay's Casebook: Amazon.co.uk: A.J. Cronin: 9781841588544: Books Dr. Finlay's Casebook Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Apple To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. or Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here , or download a FREE Kindle Reading App . Product details Publisher: Birlinn Ltd; Omnibus ed edition (6 Mar. 2014) Language: English Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 2 x 20.3 cm Average Customer Review: Product Description About the Author Archibald Joseph Cronin, born in 1896, was a novelist, dramatist and writer of non-fiction who was one of the most renowned storytellers of the twentieth century. His best-known works are The Stars Look Down, The Citadel, The Keys of the Kingdom and The Green Years, all of which were adapted to film. He served as a Royal Navy surgeon during the First World War before graduating from medical school. During an enforced holiday from his medical practice due to ill health he composed his first novel, Hatter's Castle, with which he enjoyed immense success and which launched his career as a prolific author; he never returned to practicing medicine. He died on 6 January 1981 (aged 84) in Montreux, Switzerland. What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Which part of your body would a dermatologist be interested in?	What does a Dermatologist do? What does a Dermatologist do? ★ A Dermatologist is a specialized type of Doctor . Also known as: Skin Physician , Skin Doctor . Table of Contents Comments A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions affecting skin, hair, nails, sweat and oil glands, mucus membranes (inside the mouth, nose, and eyelids) which can include cancer. The skin is the largest and most visible organ of the body, and reflects the health of the body. It acts as a barrier to injury and bacteria. Dermatology patients can be of any age, from babies to people who are more than 100 years old. Out of 3,000 different dermatology conditions that might be treated, 20 of these account for around 80 percent of a dermatologist's workload. How to Become a Dermatologist Think you might be interested in becoming a Dermatologist? Here are your next steps. Take the Sokanu Career Test Would you make a good dermatologist? Sokanu's free assessment reveals how compatible you are with a career across 5 dimensions! View all jobs → What does a Dermatologist do? In certain parts of the world, like Australia, dermatologists spend much of their time treating conditions resulting from exposure to the sun, such as malignant melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma. In other regions, dermatologists are more likely to encounter cosmetic problems; moles, hair and nail disorders, occupational dermatitis, psoriasis, skin infections, eczema, acne, rosacea, and hand dermatitis. Rosacea is a common skin condition that can cause redness and swelling. Hand dermatitis results from contact with household chemical and affects most women with children. The cosmetic problems for which dermatologists can provide assistance include wrinkles, age spots and other signs of aging, hair loss, and scars. Some dermatologists perform minor cosmetic procedures such as face lifts, liposuction, and blepharoplasty, a surgical modification of the eyelid. Cosmetics, industrial compounds, and pesticides continually present new dermatological problems. The increased outdoor work and leisure time of people today have increased their exposure to the sun and other hazards that can cause skin problems. It takes years of training and experience to learn how to distinguish the subtle differences in skin problems. Different conditions often share similar symptoms. There is therefore a growing need for more doctors to understand dermatology. Family doctors might refer a patient to a dermatologist only after their treatment has failed, or if an unsuccessful treatment has caused complications. Because of this, it is often cost-effective to see a dermatologist in the first instance. Dermatologists are also better able to make an early diagnosis. Dermatology was once considered a "lightweight" specialty, but is now recognized as being critical to people's well-being. Most skin conditions can be treated with topical therapy such as lotions and creams. The surgical procedures dermatologists must learn include the injection of fillers and botulinum toxin (botox) to give a patient a more youthful appearance at the expense of facial mobility, cryotherapy and other procedures to remove common skin growths such as warts, excision, and skin and nail biopsies where the patient is awake and small amounts of tissue are removed to facilitate diagnosis. Find your perfect career Would you make a good dermatologist? Sokanu's free assessment reveals how compatible you are with a career across 5 dimensions! Take the free career test How to Become a Dermatologist Skin conditions are often associated with internal conditions and other external factors. Therefore, dermatologists should be knowledgeable in fields such as genetics , oncology, mycology, immunology, histology, bacteriology and others. Dermatologists must train as a general doctor before undertaking postgraduate education in dermatology. They must work in an internship for a year and a residency program for at least
In 1967, Louis Washkansky became the first person to receive what?	First human heart transplant - Dec 03, 1967 - HISTORY.com First human heart transplant Publisher A+E Networks On December 3, 1967, 53-year-old Lewis Washkansky receives the first human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Washkansky, a South African grocer dying from chronic heart disease, received the transplant from Denise Darvall, a 25-year-old woman who was fatally injured in a car accident. Surgeon Christiaan Barnard, who trained at the University of Cape Town and in the United States, performed the revolutionary medical operation. The technique Barnard employed had been initially developed by a group of American researchers in the 1950s. American surgeon Norman Shumway achieved the first successful heart transplant, in a dog, at Stanford University in California in 1958. After Washkansky’s surgery, he was given drugs to suppress his immune system and keep his body from rejecting the heart. These drugs also left him susceptible to sickness, however, and 18 days later he died from double pneumonia. Despite the setback, Washkansky’s new heart had functioned normally until his death. In the 1970s, the development of better anti-rejection drugs made transplantation more viable. Dr. Barnard continued to perform heart transplant operations, and by the late 1970s many of his patients were living up to five years with their new hearts. Successful heart transplant surgery continues to be performed today, but finding appropriate donors is extremely difficult. Related Videos
On which Beatles album does the song Dr Robert appear?	"Dr. Robert" by The Beatles. The in-depth story behind the songs of the Beatles. Recording History. Songwriting History. Song Structure and Style. “DR. ROBERT” (John Lennon – Paul McCartney) So, when was the first time that you suspected from listening to their music that The Beatles were using drugs? Most first generation fans would probably point to songs from the year 1967, such as the lyric “I get high with a little help from my friends,” or the imagery used in “ Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds ,” not to mention the supposed message hidden in the initials of that song. The year 1968 gave us clues as well, such as the lyrics “I need a fix ‘cause I’m going down” from “ Happiness Is A Warm Gun ” and “the deeper you go, the higher you fly” from “ Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey .” While there are probably many other examples that can be pointed to, the first obvious indication was on the 1966 “ Revolver ” album (or “ Yesterday…And Today ” album in the US). Only the naive would have thought that “Dr. Robert” was a song about John’s family ‘ear, nose and throat’ physician. But then again, young fans may have thought just that! Could listeners have thought that this doctor was a reference to a New York rehab of some sort, and not someone who was actually supplying illegal substances? John’s longtime friend Pete Shotton remembers, “When John first played me the acetate of ‘Dr. Robert,’ he seemed beside himself with glee over the prospect of millions of record buyers innocently singing along.” While the group had been drug users for awhile before this time, they had only hinted at this fact in their music up to this point. The lyrics “turns me on” was slyly included in the song “ She’s A Woman ,” and the description of a woman as being a “ Day Tripper ” were two notable examples, but they were included in such a way that not many would suspect anything. “ The Word ” was admittedly written under the influence of marijuana, as was a lot of the “ Rubber Soul ” album, but that was also veiled in disguise. It wasn’t until 1966 that they threw all caution to the wind and released a song that was blatantly about a drug pusher. The subject matter may have been clear, but the real curiosity here was with his identity. Who really was “Dr. Robert”? John Lennon being interviewed, 1966 Songwriting History “It’s all about a queer!” This was John Lennon’s response when asked about the song during an interview. Keep in mind, however, that when he was asked about the inspiration behind “ Eleanor Rigby ” his response was “two queers.” Also, when a reporter asked what they thought about a Time Magazine article that explained “ Day Tripper ” as being about a prostitute and “ Norwegian Wood ” as being about a lesbian, Paul’s response was “We were just trying to write songs about prostitutes and lesbians, you know.” Obviously they were joking at the expense of those who were trying to interpret their music. Therefore, we can easily rule out “Dr. Robert” being about a “queer.” Another curious quote from John about the song came in 1980. “It was about myself. I was the one that carried all the pills on tour and always have done. Well, in the early days. Later on the roadies did it, and we just kept them in our pockets loose, in case of trouble.” While this appears to be the final word on the matter, there seems to be more to the story. Referring to a New York doctor that they’d heard about, Paul explains: “We’d hear people say, ‘You can get anything off him, any pills you want.’ It was a big racket. The song was a joke about this fellow who cured everyone of everything with all these pills and tranquilizers. He just kept New York high.” Pete Shotton attempts to add more details to the story: “John paid sardonic tribute to an actual New York doctor. His real name was Charles Roberts, whose unorthodox prescriptions had made him a great favorite of Andy Warhol’s entourage and, indeed, of The Beatles themselves, whenever they passed through town.” As for The Beatles actually visiting this doctor,
The Bicycle manufacturers Trek, Giant and Specialized come from which country ?	Rick Vosper: Who's Number 1? \| Bicycle Retailer and Industry News Rick Vosper: Who's Number 1? Published June 20, 2012 by Rick Vosper Conventional wisdom is the Big Three bike brands — Trek, Giant, and Specialized — control the lion’s share of the US bike market. Actual numbers in this business are almost impossible to come by, but you’d be hard put to find an industry insider who’d disagree with that statement. And in terms of total unit sales, that wisdom is probably right. But when you look a little deeper, from the viewpoint of an individual consumer going into an individual local bike shop, the picture changes pretty significantly. Turns out there’s a total of 143 bike brands active in the US market (down from 150 last year). Moreover, in terms of which brands are tops in which shops and/or markets, it’s not Trek, Giant, or Specialized that leads the pack. Not Raleigh or Cannondale or Haro or Diamondback or Schwinn, or any of the top brands we’d all expect. On a purely representative basis, the leading brand in the country is…”Other.” And it has been for years. The bottom line is that in terms or retail representation, anyway, none of the top ten brands is anywhere near as big as those bottom 130 combined. You’d have to merge Trek and Giant to equal those little guys in aggregate. So individually, the smaller brands don’t pack much of a punch, market-impact-wise. But put them all together, and they’re a force to be reckoned with. Which has some very powerful implications for the bike-buying, consumer, for retailers, and for the industry as a whole. More about that in just a minute. Source data for this claim is the just-released National Bicycle Dealer Association (NBDA) report, US Bicycle Market 2011 , written by our friends at the Gluskin-Townley group. You can pick up your own copy for $299 from the NBDA, or save a hundred bucks if you’re a member there. The results are based on a survey of more than 300 independent bike shops, and “the basic question,” according to author Jay Townley, “was to write in their bestselling bicycle brands, not numbers, but bestselling brands based on unit volume. So with Trek, for instance, 12% of retailers surveyed said it was their bestselling brand.” Even more interesting is how the representation shakes out by shop size, says Townley. “At $300,000 or less, Trek is #7; Redline is #1. At $3000-5000, Trek is #2,Raleighis #1. Where Trek has its hold is in the million-plus-dollar retailers. Trek is not #1 in all regions of the country, nor are they #1 in all size stores. It varies.” But wait, there’s more. “Trek, Giant, And Specialized pretty much control the top 3 spots,” Townley continues. For the others, it’s very dynamic, depending on a lot of things, including who’s got inventory that year and how good it is in the eyes of the dealers. The only brand which held its position over the past four years is Cannondale at #8. Schwinn held the #11 slot from 2008-2010, then jumped up to the #10 slot in 2011.” Makes sense, right? To maximize sales, the most powerful brands make it their business to be in the most powerful (generally = biggest) retailers. But not all bike shops represent all brands, and there’s plenty of excellent not-so-big retailers (and bike brands) in this country…which means there’s a huge number of bike shops representing non-top-10 brands. And neither those retailers nor those brands are going away anytime soon. So What’s Your Point? What does all this mean for the bike-buying consumer...or the bike-selling retailer, for that matter, or the bike-supplying manufacturer or distributor? Plenty. For one thing, it’s a classic representation of the Long Tail Effect , and it’s one of any number of business-school phenomena that help make the bike business so interesting...or completely frustrating, depending on your point of view. For another, it means that the doom-and-gloom scenario we’ve been hearing for years in this industry is a bunch of baloney. You know, the one where a few monolithic bike brands and a relatively small number of high-volume retailers effectively
Which throwing event does not feature in the Decathlon ?	What are the Different Events in Track and Field? What are the Different Events in Track and Field? Originally Written By: Leo J Revised By: A. Joseph Last Modified Date: 12 December 2016 Copyright Protected: These 10 animal facts will amaze you Track and field is a sport that includes includes many events, most of which fall under one of the two categories: track or field. Track events are those in which the athletes compete by running. Field events are those in which the athletes jump, vault or throw an object. Some events, such as the decathlon and heptathlon, are composed of multiple other events. Common track and field events include dashes, relays, hurdles, the long jump and the high jump , among others. Track Events In most cases, track events are measured in meters, although some minor levels of track and field, such as competitions for children, might measure events in yards. The shorter track events are called dashes or sprints. Some of the common distances for dashes are 50, 55, 60, 100, 200 and 400 meters. On standard-size tracks, one lap is 400 meters. Races that are 800, 1,500, 1,600 or 3,200 meters long are often referred to as middle distance events. The most common distance events, or long-distance events, include the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs. Some competitions might include races that are even longer. The marathon , which is 26.2 miles (42.2 km), is considered a track and field event in some competitions, such as the Olympics . Relays are events in which four teammates run, one at a time, passing a small baton from one runner to the next. The three most common distances for relays are totals of 400, 800 or 1,600 meters. These races are often identified by the number of runners and the distance they each run, rather than the total distance of the race. So, for example, the 800-meter relay might be called the 4x200 relay — typically pronounced as "four by 200 relay." Hurdle events also are held on tracks, and the athletes must leap over the evenly spaced hurdles as they run. Common distances include the 60-, 110-, 300- and 400-meter hurdles for boys or men and the 60-, 100-, 300- and 400-meter hurdles for girls or women. These races are sometimes identified by their distance and either "high hurdles," "intermediate hurdles" or "low hurdles." The shorter the race, the greater the height of the hurdles, in most cases. For example, the hurdles might be 42 inches (106.7 cm) high for a men's 110 hurdles race and 36 inches (91.4 cm) for a men's 400 hurdles competition. Field Events The field events include four in which the athletes throw objects: discus, shot put , hammer and javelin. The size of the objects — or implements — that are thrown can vary according to the age level and gender of the competitors. In the discus, the athlete throws a heavy disc using a spinning motion, and in the shot put, the athlete tosses a heavy sphere, usually by pushing it from his or her shoulder. The hammer is actually a heavy ball at the end of a wire with a handle at one end, and it also is thrown using a spinning motion. A javelin is a spear-like implement — youths often use javelins that have been modified to be safer — that is thrown over-handed. There also are four field events in which the athletes jump or vault as high or as far as possible: high jump, long jump, triple jump and pole vault. In the high jump and pole vault, the athlete takes a running start and leaps over a bar that is raised after each successful attempt, and he or she lands on a large pad. A pole vaulter uses a long, flexible pole to propel himself or herself over the bar. For the long jump and triple jump, the athlete takes a running start and leaps as far as possible into a landing pit of soft dirt, sand or sawdust. In the triple jump, as its name implies, the athlete takes three consecutive jumps — sometimes referred to as a hop, a skip and a jump — and the distance is measured from the first jumping line to where the athlete landed after his or her final jump. Combined Events There also are combined events, such as the decathlon and heptathlon
Which car manufacturer did Colin McRae win his first WRC title ?	WRC Driver Legends \| Best Rally Driver Legends\| Profile - wrc.com Rally Wins: 25 Colin McRae was made to drive rally cars. He had an astonishing ability to fire a car between the trees faster than anybody else and it was that speed, allied to outrageous bravery, which enabled him to win 25 world rallies. McRae’s talents were obvious on the British circuit from the minute he stepped aboard a battered Talbot Sunbeam. He continued to flatten his learning curve in a Vauxhall Nova and Ford Sierra Cosworths and when he finished sixth on the 1990 RAC Rally, Subaru signed him up. Two British titles followed and McRae began to make an impression with a limited programme of world events. Such was the manner of the man that he rolled his Legacy four times in the 1992 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland but still finished eighth! McRae’s speed was breathtaking and his first WRC win came in New Zealand in 1993. The Impreza replaced the Legacy and this was McRae’s car. He won 15 times in the various guises of Impreza from 1994 to 1998, including an emotional first win at home in Britain in 1994 and an even more emotional first title there 12 months later after a tight and awkward battle with team-mate Carlos Sainz. With McRae topping the world at just 27, the Scot was tipped for plenty more titles but those wins didn’t follow. Despite winning five rallies in 1997, he missed out to Tommi Mäkinen by one point. He joined Ford in 1999 and came close to the title in 2001 but crashed his Focus heavily on the Rally GB decider. He was the complete driver and a global superstar, but the sport was rocked on 15 September 2007, when McRae, his son Johnny and two family friends were killed in a helicopter crash. McRae’s talents were obvious on the British circuit from the minute he stepped aboard a battered Talbot Sunbeam. He continued to flatten his learning curve in a Vauxhall Nova and Ford Sierra Cosworths and when he finished sixth on the 1990 RAC Rally, Subaru signed him up. Two British titles followed and McRae began to make an impression with a limited programme of world events. Such was the manner of the man that he rolled his Legacy four times in the 1992 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland but still finished eighth! McRae’s speed was breathtaking and his first WRC win came in New Zealand in 1993. The Impreza replaced the Legacy and this was McRae’s car. He won 15 times in the various guises of Impreza from 1994 to 1998, including an emotional first win at home in Britain in 1994 and an even more emotional first title there 12 months later after a tight and awkward battle with team-mate Carlos Sainz. With McRae topping the world at just 27, the Scot was tipped for plenty more titles but those wins didn’t follow. Despite winning five rallies in 1997, he missed out to Tommi Mäkinen by one point. He joined Ford in 1999 and came close to the title in 2001 but crashed his Focus heavily on the Rally GB decider. He was the complete driver and a global superstar, but the sport was rocked on 15 September 2007, when McRae, his son Johnny and two family friends were killed in a helicopter crash. WRC+
Which county did WG grace play cricket for ?	W.G. Grace \| England Cricket \| Cricket Players and Officials \| ESPN Cricinfo 1865 - 1908 Profile It is more than 150 years since WG Grace was born, but there are other ways of measuring how distant he is in time. For one thing, no one still alive, not even Jim Swanton, can remember seeing him play (although in Sort Of A Cricket Person, EWS notes that "I am supposed to have watched [him] from my perambulator on the Forest Hill ground round 1910"). Eight decades have passed since Grace died, yet he dogs us still, demanding our attention at regular intervals. The statistics of his career are alone enough to explain why - more than 54,000 first-class runs (there are at least two different versions of the precise figure, so let's leave it at that) spread across 44 seasons, including 839 in just eight days of 1876, when he hit a couple of triple-centuries, and only one other batsman managed to top a thousand runs in the entire season; a thousand in May in 1895, when he was nearly 47; and 2800-odd wickets costing less than 18 runs apiece. I suppose we might wonder why his bowling average wasn't even more impressive, given the ropey pitches on which Dr Grace played. No modern cricketer would deign to turn out on them, which makes his batting all the more wondrous, and comparisons with Bradman or anyone since quite pointless. But there was not that much to Grace apart from these skills and his devotion to his family. A hand of whist appears to have marked the limit of his capacity for cerebration, and if one wished to be rude to suburbia one might identify Grace as suburban man incarnate, fluctuating mentally as well as physically between the fringes of Bristol and the London Counties, ultimately coming to rest in Eltham. His one inherited asset was that he came from a clan which was dotty about a great game and dutiful (but in some cases no more) about the general practice of medicine, with no doubt in its collective mind which came first at all times and in all places. His brother EM Grace, who was a coroner, once had a corpse put on ice until he could attend to it at close of play, and WG himself must have had one of the most prolonged medical trainings in history because he so frequently interrupted it in order to exercise his major talent at the crease. He began to study as a bachelor of 19, and was a father of three in his thirties before taking his final qualification at Westminster Hospital. His most conspicuous act as a doctor is thought to have occurred when an unfortunate fieldsman impaled himself on the boundary fence at Old Trafford. It was simply because the cricketing Grace totally dominated his own era that an exasperated CLR James could not understand why standard history books of the period never mentioned him. This man, for heaven's sake, opened for England at the age of 50 - and at the age of 18 he had scored 224 not out for England against Surrey, in a match which he left halfway through in order to win a quarter-mile hurdles championship at the Crystal Palace! No wonder he was the best-known Englishman apart from Mr Gladstone, so much so that Evelyn Waugh's friend, Monsignor Ronnie Knox, waggishly suggested that Gladstone and Grace were really one and the same celebrity. Athletic is not a word that obviously comes to mind when contemplating Grace in his prime, though a slim young man did precede the pot-bellied genius, who in middle age was far too heavy for any horse to bear. I have often wondered how stylishly he played his strokes ever since I saw some film in which he appeared to be brandishing his bat as though he was about to poke the fire with it. Something tells me that he never hit the ball as gracefully as Victor Trumper did in the famous photo of his straight drive; Grace, I suspect, was much more about power than aesthetics. That, at any rate, would fit what we know of his character in general. Apart from tenderness to his relatives and a generous soft spot for children, he was not, I think, a particularly attractive man, though he could sometimes (and it is usually recorded as remarkable) encour
Which golfer has won the most PGA tour titles ?	5 Golfers With the Most PGA Tour Wins 5 Golfers With the Most PGA Tour Wins Reddit Tiger Woods receives the green jacket after winning The Masters \| Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images It feels like forever ago since we last spoke about Tiger Woods and his quest to be the greatest golfer in history . And yet, the crazy thing is that it’s only been a few years since Tiger was taking it to the rest of the tour, playing as if he could easily win each and every Sunday afternoon. Then again, in the sports world, perhaps 2013 was in fact a lifetime ago. Here’s a recap. Another turbulent year has come to a close for Tiger Woods, and the golfer finished his 2013 season with a loss to Zach Johnson, failing to add what would have been a sixth overall victory to an otherwise strong year. Sunday marked the end of his 17th full year as a pro, but Woods made it clear following the tournament that his work is far from over and that he still wants to beat two of the best records in golf: Jack Nicklaus’ 18 major titles and Sam Snead’s total of 82 career wins on the PGA Tour. 2013 was another dramatic year for Woods, but it will likely go down as the one in which the golfer finally returned to dominant play. While Woods didn’t add to his major championship tally of 14 this season — the fifth year in a row he missed the mark — but he did win the Players Championship, two World Golf Championships, and two regular tournaments at Torrey Pines and Bay Hill. Woods still has his sights set on Nicklaus and Snead’s titles; he stands four majors behind Nicklaus and three wins behind Snead. Woods will turn 38 at the end of December, but as he takes a much anticipated break from play, he is already strategizing how he can come closer to claiming record victory next year. Like he told Sky Sports : The easier goal is going to be getting to Sam’s record — you could get to there basically by playing the first three events of the year and win three in a row. But the major championships are a bit more spread out in April, June, and July, so it’s certainly much harder to get to Jack’s number than it will be to get to Sam’s number. But both of them I think are significant numbers, significant milestones and hopefully one day in my career I’ll be able to surpass both of them. So we know Woods is No. 2 on the PGA Tour wins list and Snead is No.1, but we can’t forget about the others. Here are the five golfers with the most PGA Tour victories. Page 1 of 6
Which presenter was sacked in 1999 following media reports that he had taken cocaine?	BBC News \| Entertainment \| New presenter for Blue Peter Thursday, January 7, 1999 Published at 14:35 GMT Entertainment New presenter for Blue Peter Simon Thomas: Seems like a nice boy The BBC children's TV programme Blue Peter has picked a new presenter - he is taking over from Richard Bacon who was sacked from the show for taking drugs. Simon Thomas, the son of a vicar from Suffolk, landed the job after applying to the programme for the fourth time. "I was gob-smacked when I was told I'd got through all the hoops," he said. Richard Bacon: Sacked for taking cocaine Former presenter Richard Bacon lost his job three months ago after admitting to his bosses that he had taken cocaine at a party. As a result Blue Peter's producers took the unprecedented step of apologising on-air to viewers. Although new to Blue Peter and presenting, Simon Thomas has worked for some time behind the scenes at Sunday morning Children's BBC. He also has lots of experience working with children, spending every summer for the past eight years at a Christian centre in Norfolk running workshops for young people. He will be the 27th presenter in the history of the long running programme - and he joins the current team of Stuart Miles, Katy Hill and Konnie Huq. Blue Peter editor Oliver MacFarlane said: "Simon's showreel really stood out amongst hundreds of others - it just goes to show how perseverance can pay off." The new presenter has already been welcomed by the rest of the team and his first show will be on Friday. He said: "Action man Peter Duncan was my Blue Peter favourite when I was growing up - I'm really looking forward to following in his footsteps."
Who wrote and performed the signature tune from 1979 to 1989.	BBC New Talent Under 16s - Blue Peter Music Makers - Theme Tunes Blue Peter's theme tune Blue Peter Music Makers gave 40 young musicians the chance to get involved in recording a new version of the theme tune 'Barnacle Bill'. The track is one of the best known pieces of music on TV and has been used on the programme since the first ever episode in 1958. There have been lots of different versions of the tune but perhaps the most famous is Mike Oldfield's track from 1979, which was also released as a single. Demonstration from Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield is the man who inspired Murray Gold to become a composer. His version of the Blue Peter theme tune was one of the best loved and included dozens of different instruments, which he all played himself. In this video clip Mike shows former Blue Peter presenter Simon Groom how he put the piece together back in 1979.
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Anthea Turner presented Blue Peter in 1992. She is currently married to Grant Bovey, but she was first married to a Radio 1 DJ from 1990-98. Who was he?	BBC News \| ENTERTAINMENT \| Anthea picture leaves sour taste Tuesday, 29 August, 2000, 18:03 GMT 19:03 UK Anthea picture leaves sour taste Hard to swallow: The offending shot Television presenter Anthea Turner says she is "distressed" by claims her wedding photographs were issued as part of a sponsorship deal with a chocolate manufacturer. Turner and her new husband, businessman Grant Bovey, married last week, and celebrated their nuptials with a party at the weekend. The rights to the bash were bought by celebrity gossip magazine OK!, which issued a photograph to the media on Monday of them eating Cadbury's chocolate bars. One of the requests put to us by OK! was could we supply some chocolate for the wedding, but we did not insist they had their picture taken with it Cadbury spokesman But the couple, who are on honeymoon in Africa, said they had no part in issuing the picture - nor an accompanying caption plugging a new Cadbury's bar. Just one newspaper used the shot, and The Sun accompanied it with the headline "Sickener". A statement released by the pair said: "Ms Turner and Mr Bovey have not even seen the photographs taken by OK! and had no part in releasing this photograph or any knowledge of the accompanying caption. "Ms Turner and Mr Bovey have no contractual relationship with Cadbury's, nor did Cadbury's 'sponsor' the wedding reception." A Cadbury spokesman moved to play down the company's part in the affair. "One of the requests put to us by OK! was could we supply some chocolate for the wedding, but we did not pay anything to the couple or insist they had their picture taken with it," he explained. "There were no preconditions and there was no sponsorship deal with the Boveys." OK! magazine said the couple had not been involved in the picture's release. Lottery fame Guests at the wedding included television presenters Gloria Hunniford and Esther Rantzen, singer Alvin Stardust, broadcaster Mike Reid and singer Martine McCutcheon. Foreseeing trouble: Former Lottery colleague Mystic Meg arrives at the reception Anthea Turner, 40, shot to fame in 1992 as a host of children's TV show Blue Peter. She went on to work for ITV's breakfast station GMTV, and at the height of her popularity, presented the first National Lottery draw in 1994. Her private life hit the headlines when she split up with former DJ Peter Powell - who is still her manager - in 1998 to go and live with Bovey. Grant Bovey's then-wife, Della, then entered the spotlight by launching a public campaign to win her husband back, which included appearing at the same public events at the couple. While all this was going on, Turner was presenting ITV's travel show Wish You Were Here...?, a job she quit in 1999 when producers said they were looking for a "change of direction" for the long-running programme. Currently, she presents the Saturday evening quiz Your Kids Are In Charge for BBC One, alongside her sister Wendy. The magazine issued the photo to the media with this caption: "ANTHEA TURNER AND GRANT BOVEY exclusive OK! wedding photograph, enjoying Cadbury's new Snowflake. For the complete wedding coverage and a free Cadbury's Snowflake, buy OK! magazine this weekend. OK! First for celebrity news."
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Which golfer, born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, finished 3rd at the US Open in 2008?	Lee Westwood Net Worth - Get Lee Westwood Net Worth Lee Westwood Net Worth Lee Westwood Net Worth is$40 Million VN:F [1.9.22_1171] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) VN:F [1.9.22_1171] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) Profession: Golfer Weight: 89 Country: Worksop Lee Westwood net worth: Lee Westwood is an English professional golfer who has a net worth of $40 million. Lee Westwood was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England in 1973. He is one of the few golfers to win tournaments on every major continent. Lee Westwood has won in both the European Tour and the PGA tour and was named player of the year in 1998, 2000, and 2009. Lee Westwood began playing golf late for someone who turned pro and has such a dominant and successful career. He began playing when he was 13 with half a golf set given to him by his grandparents. Less than two years later, Lee Westwood was the junior champion of Nottinghamshire and by 1993, he won the British Youth Championship and turned pro. Lee Westwood has represented Europe in eight Ryder Cups. He became the number one golfer in the world in October 2010, ending Tiger Wood's long streak on top of that list. Lee Westwood's ranking lasted 22 weeks. Lee Westwood's best major tournament showings are: 2nd in the 2010 Masters Tournament, he was 3rd in the 2008 and 2011 U.S. Opens, 2nd in the 2010 The Open Championship, and he tied for 3rd in the 2009 PGA Championship. Lee Westwood and his wife Laurie have two children. Lee John Westwood OBE (born 24 April 1973) is an English professional golfer. Noted for his consistency, Westwood is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on every major continent, including victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He was named player of the year for the 1998, 2000 and 2009 seasons. He has won the 2000 European Tour Order of Merit, and the renamed 2009 Race to Dubai. Westwood has frequently been mentioned as one of the best golfers without a major championship.[citation needed] He has represented Europe for the last eight Ryder Cups. In October 2010, Westwood became the World number one golfer, ending the reign of Tiger Woods, and becoming the first British golfer since Nick Faldo in 1994 to hold that position. He held the number one position for a total of 22 weeks. Born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, Westwood began to play golf aged 13 with a half set bought by grandparents. His father John, a mathematics teacher, took up the game at the same time to encourage his son. A talented sportsman at school, Lee played rugby, cricket and football. Westwood had a later start at the game than many future tournament professionals, but less than two years later he was the junior champion of Nottinghamshire. In 1990 he won his first amateur tournament, the Peter McEvoy Trophy. In 1993 he won the British Youth Championship and turned professional. In 1996, Westwood won his first professional tournament, the Volvo Scandinavian Masters, closely followed by the Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters in Japan. His success continued in 1997, defending his Japanese title and winning the Malaysian Open, the Volvo Masters in Spain, and the Holden Australian Open, beating Greg Norman in a playoff. He also partnered with Nick Faldo in the Ryder Cup that year. Westwood has won 22 events on the European Tour and has also won tournaments in North America, Africa, Asia and Australia. His most successful year to date has been 2000 when he won se Lee Westwood Latest News
Which singer rose to fame as a member of the boy band Dream Street before voicing Theodore in the Chimpunks movies?	Jesse McCartney - Music on Google Play Jesse McCartney About the artist Jesse McCartney is an American actor, singer and songwriter. McCartney achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career. Additionally, McCartney has appeared on shows such as Law & Order: SVU, Summerland, and Greek. McCartney also is known for lending his voice as Theodore in Alvin and the Chipmunks and its sequels, as well as voicing Robin/Nightwing in Young Justice and Roxas and Ventus in the video game series Kingdom Hearts developed by Square Enix. 1 $9.49 In Technicolor is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Jesse McCartney. This album marks his return to music after the shelved effort of Have It All. Before the release of this albu... 1 1 $9.49 Beautiful Soul is the debut studio album by American singer Jesse McCartney, released on September 28, 2004. The album was a success in the United States, Italy and Taiwan, going Platinum, and spaw... 1 Aaron Carter 0 Aaron Charles Carter is an American singer. He came to fame as a pop and hip hop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among pre-teen and teenage audiences during the early 2000s... 0 David Archuleta 0 David James Archuleta is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. At ten years old, he won the children's division of the Utah Talent Competition leading to other television singing appe... 0 Ashley Tisdale 0 Ashley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress, singer, and producer. During her childhood, Tisdale was featured in over one hundred advertisements and had minor roles in television and theatre. Sh... 0 Jonas Brothers 0 The Jonas Brothers were an American pop rock band. Formed in 2005, they gained popularity from their appearances on the Disney Channel television network. They consist of three brothers from Wyckof... 0 Hilary Duff 0 Hilary Erhard Duff is an American actress and singer. Duff began her acting career at a young age, and quickly became labeled a teen idol as the title character of the Disney Channel comedy series ... 0 Dream Street 0 Dream Street was a short-lived American pop boy band that was formed in mid-1999 by Louis Baldonieri and Brian Lukow. Dream Street later disbanded in 2002 following a legal dispute between parents ... 0 Aly & A.J. 0 Aly & AJ, known briefly as 78violet are an American pop rock duo that consists of sisters Alyson Michalka and Amanda Joy Michalka. They signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records in 2004. T... 0 Vanessa Hudgens 0 Vanessa Anne Hudgens is an American actress and singer. Hudgens rose to prominence playing Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical series. Hudgens has also appeared in various films and televis... 0 Honor Society 0 Honor Society was a pop rock band that formed in New York, New York in 2006. The band originally consisted of Michael Bruno, Jason Rosen, Andrew Lee, and Alexander Noyes; however as of late 2012 Ro... 0 Corbin Bleu 0 Corbin Bleu Reivers, known professionally as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, film producer and singer-songwriter. He performed in the High School Musical film series, the Discover... 0 Jordan Pruitt 0 Jordan Lynne Pruitt is an American recording artist. After recording a demo album in 2006, Pruitt was signed to Hollywood Records. Pruitt has released two albums, the debut No Ordinary Girl followe... 0 Joe Jonas 0 Joseph Adam "Joe" Jonas is an American singer and actor. Jonas first rose to fame as a member of the pop-rock band Jonas Brothers, along with his brothers Kevin and Nick. The band's debut album, It... 0 NLT 0 NLT was an American boy band whose members were Travis Michael Garland, Kevin McHale, Justin Joseph "JJ" Thorne, and Vahe "V" Sevani. They were discovered by Chris Stokes, who signed them to his TU... 0 Emily Osment 0 Emily Jordan Osment is an American actress, singer, and songwriter born in Los Angeles, California. After working in several television films in her childhood, she gained
What was the primary tank used by the United States in World War 2?	M4 Sherman Medium Tank \| World War II Database World War II Database Contributor: C. Peter Chen ww2dbaseOn 31 Aug 1940, the United States Army Ordnance Department submitted the M4 tank design as a potential replacement for the existing M3 tanks. It was approved on 18 Apr 1941 as the prototype promised a tank that was as capable as the successful German tanks. The first model was completed on 2 Sep 1941, and the design entered full production in Feb 1942, three months after the United States entered WW2. ww2dbaseDuring the war, the M4 tanks, now nicknamed "Sherman" by the British, served with the United States with its Army and Marine Corps, and also with several Allied nations, notably Britain and Canada, and with the Soviet forces. The first American Sherman tanks in combat were of the M4A1 variant that landed in North Africa in Nov 1942 during Operation Torch, although the British had already saw combat with them a month before at the Second Battle of El Alamein in Egypt. They were extremely effective with high top speed, adequate armor to stop smaller caliber anti-tank guns, and weapons capable of penetrating German armor. Through the Desert War, they slowly replaced their predecessor, the M3 Lee tanks, as the main medium tank of the United States Army. After the invasion of Normandy in Jun 1944, it was discovered that the 75-millimeter guns found in earlier Sherman tanks were ineffective against new German tank types, namely the Panther and Tiger models, and two new variants were produced, one with the new high velocity 76-millimeter M1 guns and the other with a 90-millimeter M3 guns. Despite the upgrades, however, the armament of Sherman tanks were still far inferior to the Panther tanks' 75-millimeter gun, only effective against Panther tanks at close range, which led to the high loss rate at the start of the Normandy Campaign. In Jul 1944, the hypervelocity armor piercing (HVAP) ammunition entered mass production as M93 and became the standard armor piercing ammunition, which eased the situation slightly, but limited production meant only tank destroyer units received them. By the end of the European War, half of the US Army tanks in this theater were M4 Sherman tanks. ww2dbaseWhile Americans developed more lethal rounds to improve the M4 Sherman tanks, the British took a different approach. Royal Tank Regiment Major George Brighty led an effort to modify certain batches of M4 Sherman tanks, particularly the M4 (Sherman I) and M4A4 (Sherman V) variants, so that they would carry the larger caliber 17-pounder guns. The end result were the Sherman Firefly tanks, which effectively became the most powerfully gunned Allied tanks of World War II, capable of dueling the feared German Panther and Tiger tanks. Sherman Firefly tanks were first used by British and Commonwealth units on 6 Jun 1944 at the Normandy landings, and were used until the end of the European War. ww2dbaseIn the Pacific War, where tank battles were few and far in-between, the M4 Sherman tanks easily out-classed their Japanese counterparts. Unlike their North African and European counterparts, the Sherman tanks deployed to the Pacific often used high explosive rounds instead of armor piercing rounds; the decision was made due to the reason that the Japanese tanks were thinly-armored, and armor piercing rounds often went through the tank without detonating the explosives. The armor piercing rounds, though, remained effective against defensive fortifications. Rather unique in the Pacific theater was the deployment of Sherman tanks that were equipped with flamethrowers, which were seen in the European War but the usage was limited. The M4 Sherman design had a escape hatch at the bottom of the hull, originally placed to provide another route of escape should the tank become disabled. This hatch gained an alternative use in the Pacific War as a method of recovering the wounded as Japanese snipers frequently targeted Americans dispatched to treat them. ww2dbaseNotable weaknesses of the M4 Sherman tanks include the ease for earlier variants to
In Harry Enfield's Kevin the teenager sketches, what is the name of Kevin's best friend, played by Kathy Burke?	Harry Enfield Presents Kevin's Video Guide To Being A Teenager [VHS] [1999]: Kathy Burke, Harry Enfield, Stephen Moore, Duncan Preston, Louisa Rix, Clive Tulloh, Dewi Humphreys: Amazon.co.uk: Video Harry Enfield Presents Kevin's Video Guide To Being A Teenager [VHS] [1999] 2 used from Â£19.75 See all buying options Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. VHS Release Date: 17 April 2000 Run Time: 54 minutes Product Description Product Description Kevin the Teenager (Harry Enfield) presents this guide to those years of acne, angst and, of course, hating your parents, ably assisted by his best mate, Perry (Kathy Burke). All the basic topics are covered, including how to impress your sexy new teacher, and what you can do with your mum's vacuum cleaner. From Amazon.co.uk As the clock strikes midnight and Kevin turns 13 his parents realise to their lasting horror, "he's losing the power of rational thought; and the use of his arms; he's become a teenager!". Kevin and best pal Perry are two of the most enduring characters from Harry Enfield's Television Programme, because they embody such familiar stereotypes. Everyone knows a teenager exactly like them, hormones out of control and desperate to break free from hated parental solicitude. Kevin is constantly at war with his parents ("That is so unfair, I hate you!"), and as far as he can see, the whole world is against him. He tries as hard as can to be hip with his friends, pretends to be grown-up and mature, and is constantly dying for a shag--but is of course mortally afraid of the opposite sex. Square parents are "sick-makingly pathetic" and pretty much everything is "unbelievably embarrassing" in Kevin's world. On this tape, the brief Kevin and Perry sketches from the TV show are organised under handy guidelines, such as coping with your friend's parents and tidying your room ("I like it like this, I can find everything when I need it; just because I don't share your stupid bloody middle-class values of tidiness"). Harry Enfield's Kevin is brilliantly supported by Kathy Burke's wonderfully vacant Perry ("alright our Kev, sorted, mad for it", he opines in a newly acquired Lancastrian accent upon returning from a trip to super-trendy Manchester). The parent--offspring exchanges have an uncanny ring of truth about them, as do the schizophrenic switches from teen-speak to parental address. This is comedy for everyone who either is or was a teenager. "Kick all the old people out of the sitting room and enjoy". --Mark Walker
Who played guitar for Genesis from 1970 to 1977, before going on to form Supergroup GTR with Steve Howe from Yes?	Top 10 Steve Howe Guitar Solos Top 10 Steve Howe Guitar Solos By Sterling Whitaker April 8, 2013 10:28 AM REDDIT YouTube Yes guitarist Steve Howe may very well be the most stylistically diverse guitarist in rock music history. At the very least, he’s the most adventurous to sell millions of records. Howe has consistently made a deliberate choice to avoid rock and blues cliches, instead coloring Yes’ elaborate soundscapes with influences drawn from jazz, classical, folk and country music – often within the context of a single piece of music. Howe also went on to play in the multi-platinum supergroup Asia , and he extended his musical experiments to guitar synthesis in GTR, a short-lived project that paired him with former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett . But his career with Yes contains so much groundbreaking playing that Guitar Player magazine’s readers voted him Best Overall Guitarist every year from 1976-1981, obliging the publication to retire him from consideration and instead place Howe in its Gallery of the Greats. Our list of the Top 10 Steve Howe Guitar Solos focuses entirely on his work with Yes, but you should also check out his solo albums, other bands, and pretty much any other piece of music that Howe has ever committed to tape. 10 From: ‘Going for the One’ (1977) In 1977, Yes responded to the emergence of punk with ‘Going For the One,’ adopting a somewhat more modern approach that mingled some shorter songs with expected epics like “Awaken.” The most successful merger of old and new is the title song, on which Howe takes an uncharacteristically aggressive approach to the guitar parts. Eschewing the pastoral textural layering that characterized much of his earlier work with Yes, Howe instead sprayed burning, screaming pedal steel guitar all over the track. The juxtaposition of a Nashville influence with a more in-your-face tone and posture results in a truly unique track that could have only come from Howe. Yes followed up their breakthrough LP ‘The Yes Album’ with ‘Fragile,’ much of which showcased solo work by the individual band members. But the album also featured their first real radio breakthrough in “ Roundabout ,” which remains a staple of classic rock radio to this day. The song brought together all of the band’s diverse influences in one place, featuring Howe with an opening acoustic guitar figure that repeats later in the song. Howe mingles acoustic and electric rhythm figures for the ground track, topping it off with a series of furious electric runs and a bizarre, atonal solo that typically refuses to adhere to traditional rock forms. ‘Don’t Kill the Whale” From: ‘Yesshows’ (1980) The studio version of “Don’t Kill the Whale” on ‘Tormato’ was stiff and somewhat clumsy, but the live version on ‘Yesshows’ comes alive, featuring Howe with blazing, fleet-fingered electric solos that are a perfect amalgam of chops, tone and melodic taste. It demonstrates that Howe can still play well in the context of a shorter, less progressive track, and it points the way to some of the better aspects of his work with Asia – that is, if Asia had written songs about, y’know, not killing whales and such. From: ‘The Yes Album’ (1971) After two well-received but less-than-successful albums, Yes broke with ‘The Yes Album,’ which was Howe’s first record with the group. He wasted no time imprinting the band with his unique sensibilities, contributing heavily to the album. “Clap” (which was incorrectly credited as “The Clap” on the album sleeve, but is not intended to be about venereal disease) was recorded live at a gig, and has become one of Howe’s best-known solo spots. The piece showcases the country influences of players like Merle Travis and especially Chet Atkins, featuring Howe playing with a mix of fingers and pick, intermingling repeated fingerpicking patterns with rapid single-note runs in an astonishing departure from standard rock fare that deserves a spot in the Top 10 Steve Howe Guitar Solos. From: ‘Close to the Edge’ (1972) While ‘Fragile’ focused on solo spots from the band memb
What is the name given to the fur of a polecat?	Printable Factsheet: Polecat \| Young People's Trust For the Environment Factsheet Polecat The polecat used to be called a 'foul mart' because of its strong smell. The name polecat is said to be from the French poule chat,'the chicken cat' and it will kill chickens given the chance! Overview Distribution: mainly in Wales but spreading. Widespread throughout the rest of Europe, as far north as southern Sweden & southern Finland. Habitat: variety of habitats but most often found in woodlands & hedgerows. Size: male:- head & body 38cm; tail 14cm. Female is smaller. Description: long, almost cylindrical body with short legs & tail. Dark brown fur with yellowish under-fur showing through; black underparts, legs & tail; white patches on face giving a distinct dark, mask-like pattern. Weight: male up to 1.5kg. Female a little over half this. Life-span: up to five years or more. Food: mainly rodents, also rabbits, frogs, fish, worms and birds. The polecat used to be called a 'foul mart' because of its strong smell. The name polecat is said to be from the French poule chat,'the chicken cat' and it will kill chickens given the chance! Ferrets are creamy-white, domesticated polecats used to catch rabbits, and some escape or are lost. Many of these ferrets have reverted to polecat colouring over the generations and are known as polecat-ferrets, though they usually have a paler forehead and no mask. They also interbreed with true polecats so polecats vary in colour depending on how much ferret and how much true polecat is in their ancestry. Polecat-ferrets are found throughout Britain. Polecat Habits Home and hunting The polecat is usually solitary and is mainly active by night, but may sometimes be seen hunting during the day. It moves quickly with its body almost touching the ground, long neck stretched out and short legs moving in a kind of paddling action - it glides rather than runs! Territories are marked with a very strong foul-smelling scent produced by pea-sized glands at the base of the tail. The polecat will live in almost every kind of habitat, even sand dunes and sea cliffs, although it prefers woods and copses. It makes a den in any suitable hole, such as a rabbit burrow, fox earth or natural rock crevice. Sometimes a wood stack is used. In winter, shelter may be sought in a deserted building. Polecats are less agile than pine martens, and cannot climb as well as they do. They have a keen sense of smell with which to track down prey. Polecats catch mice, rats, voles, rabbits, birds and their eggs, frogs, lizards and snakes. They are said to kill adders and to be immune to their poison. They carry small prey by grasping it in the middle of the back. Breeding Mating takes place between March and May, and after a gestation period (time between mating and birth) of six weeks, a litter of 3 - 8 young is born. The babies, covered with white, silky fur, are born into a nest of dry grass in woods or among rocks. The young leave the nest when two months old and the colours and markings of the adult appear at about three months. Baby polecats huddle together in the nest to keep warm, but in hot weather lie as far apart as possible. Family groups may be seen together in late summer, but by the winter the young polecats have gone their separate ways. Polecats and Humans The polecat was once a very common mammal throughout Britain, even found in the outskirts of London, at the beginning of the nineteenth century. However, by the end of the nineteenth century, persecution by gamekeepers and fur trappers had reduced it to a few isolated populations in central Wales. At the end of the 20th century polecats were found as far north as Manchester, as far south as Wiltshire, and as far east as Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire. A survey in 2004-2006 showed that polecats have continued into central and southern England. The polecat was once considered as a threat to game and poultry and poultry-killing may be justified to some extent. However, gamekeepers and farmers, who trapped polecats mercilessly, rarely considered t
Chelsea won the 2009 FA Cup final 2-1. Who were the beaten finalists?	The 2009 FA Cup final: Chelsea v Everton - as it happened \| Football \| The Guardian Soccer The 2009 FA Cup final: Chelsea v Everton - as it happened FA CUP FEVER: Everton fans are up for the cup. Sadly this was before a fourth-round match in 1927, which they lost 4-3 at Arsenal, but the point stands Saturday 30 May 2009 06.56 EDT First published on Saturday 30 May 2009 06.56 EDT Share on Messenger Close Right, there'll be no talking down the FA Cup Final round these parts. It's the match of the season. I'm up for the cup. This is going to be a classic. That's right, isn't it? Damn straight it's right! Kick off: 3pm. Hymn (Abide With Me): 2.50pm. Brass band: Do they still have one of these? They'd better do. Our extended coverage, a bit like what Setanta are up to, only without Saint and Greavsie, begins: Midday. We can't sit still for three hours; we're up for cup! 12.20pm: The greatest moment in any FA Cup final involving Everton can be found after 2 mins 11 sec of this: close In fact, you can scrub the "involving Everton" bit. 12.30pm: Meanwhile, in lieu of FA Cup final songs, modern footballers labouring under the misapprehension that they're too cool to sing them any more: Pinterest close Now then. [MBM reporter clambers on soapbox.] If I was in charge of the FA, the rules of entry for the Challenge Cup would stipulate that should a team reach the final, they are legally obliged to record an FA Cup final single, and each member of the squad has to sing one line. At a stroke, the majesty of the FA Cup would be restored. 12.40pm: Chelsea are leaving their hotel. They've just had a nice light lunch, followed by a bit of bingo and carpet bowls. 1pm: A coach is driving quite slowly up an A-road. Or perhaps it's a motorway. Anyway, I think it's Chelsea's, but it could be Everton's. Everton , by the way, have been staying at The Grove Luxury Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort, Hertfordshire. A resort in Hertfordshire. You have to love marketing people. Give it a couple of years and they'll be attempting to convince you that the popular holiday destination de nos jours is Stevenage. Phil Brown: dignity personified, but only in the context of Terry Venables 1.15pm: I'VE ONLY JUST NOTICED THIS, BUT SETANTA PUNDIT TERRY VENABLES IS SPORTING A BRAND-NEW JAZZ GOATEE. Sadly, Sonny Rollins he ain't. How can I describe it? Put it this way, it makes Phil Brown's SexxBeard look dignified. He's 66 years old! 1.30pm: Some useful information, for a change. The pitch is in perfect condition, say the groundstaff; it's not expected to cut up. We've heard that one before. Meanwhile it is hot at Wembley. Very hot. Ray Wilkins has just suggested the temperature is going to top 100 degrees, like he'd know. If he's right, of course, he'll be needing to cover his noggin, exposed to the elements as it is. A 'kerchief, knotted in each corner, would do the trick. Perhaps he could roll the legs of his trousers up just above his knees, pop his feet on the advertising hoardings, and fall asleep with the paper on his face. Alright, I admit it, I'm bored. 1.45pm: Greavsie, out of Saint and Greavsie, on the talents of Didier Drogba: "He gets in people's ears, up their backsides, and in their ribs." More, please, Setanta! 1.55pm: Introducing JAMES SCHOLEY'S GREAT FA CUP LID CHALLENGE! "Can we get down to brass tacks here?" asks James. "In recent years the coverage of the Cup Final really has glossed over the key statistic of the day - who puts the cup lid on his head first. The BBC has disappointingly not even mentioned it for the last few years. ITV will inevitably cut to adverts for the key moment. It's no wonder the cup is being devalued. Can you at least try and bring this glorious tradition back to the public consciousness?" Sure thing. Will do. I remember Peter Crouch putting it on his head after Liverpool won the 2006 final against West Ham; he looked like a civil engineer popping out of a manhole, up from the sewers for a cup of tea and a fag. Great scenes, James, great scenes. So who's your bet for this year? "For the record my money is on Fellaini for Ever
Who win Celebrity Big Brother in 2009?	Ulrika Jonsson wins Celebrity Big Brother 2009 - Telegraph Big Brother Ulrika Jonsson wins Celebrity Big Brother 2009 Ulrika Jonsson has won Celebrity Big Brother 2009, in a triumph that saw her beat music journalist Terry Christian. Ulrika Jonsson caused 'the biggest shock in reality tv history' by winning Celebrity Big Brother 2009 Photo: GETTY By Matthew Moore 8:00AM GMT 24 Jan 2009 Her victory over Christian and actor Verne Troyer was described as "the biggest shock in reality TV history" by bookmakers. Jonsson, 41, was 12/1 to win the show ahead of the vote, and after the result exclaimed: "Oh my God, that's bonkers." Interviewed afterwards, she said that she had not expected to survive the first round of nominations. "It's singularly the weirdest experience of my entire life and I've had quite a weird life," she said. Jonsson received 56.7 per cent of the final vote, with Christian taking 43.3 per cent. US rapper Coolio finished in third place, with Austin Powers star Troyer, who was odds-on favourite at 1/5, in fourth. Former singer Ben Adams came last on the final eviction night. William Hill said that it had made £100,000 on the surprise result because so few people bet on Jonsson to win. Related Articles
Where was the first Ashes test of 2009 played?	The Ashes: first Test, day five, match report - Telegraph The Ashes The Ashes: first Test, day five, match report Read a match report from the first Ashes Test in Cardiff, where England (435 & 252-9) drew with Australia (674-6) at The Swalec Stadium on July 12, 2009. Honours even: James Anderson (left) and Ricky Ponting shake hands at the end of the first Test in Cardiff Photo: PA By Derek Pringle in Cardiff 9:31PM BST 12 Jul 2009 Talk about fingernails scraping down cliff faces. England managed one of the great Ashes escapes by drawing with Australia here on Sunday, their last pair of James Anderson and Monty Panesar clinging on for 69 balls to make the game safe after a day of gnawing drama and intensity. Both teams now travel to Lord’s for Thursday’s second npower Test with the series, if not honours, even, the first time since 1998-99 that an Ashes rubber has been level after the opening match. England’s joy, after finishing the game on 252 for nine, was Australia’s frustration and afterwards their captain, Ricky Ponting, complained that England had stretched the spirit of the game by twice sending on 12th man Bilal Shafayat with spare gloves for Anderson – a classic time-wasting ploy. Ponting has whinged before about England using 12th men for sharp practice (remember Gary Pratt at Trent Bridge), but in similar circumstances most teams would have pushed their luck. The drama was intense with every ball the pair survived over a riveting final 40 minutes cheered to the echo by another sell-out crowd. In terms of atmosphere, it recalled the tense draw played out between these two teams at Old Trafford in 2005, when thousands of spectators were locked out and Australia’s last pair held on for four overs to save the match. On that occasion, the Aussies’ raucous celebrations were seen by England’s men as signs of a growing vulnerability, which is perhaps why none of Andrew Strauss’s team streamed on to the pitch to show their gratitude in Cardiff, despite the unlikelihood of their deed. Anderson and Panesar were picked to be England’s saviours with the ball, not the bat, but their excellence would have needed to be multiplied by several factors without the monolithic innings of 74 played by Paul Collingwood, who occupied the crease for almost six hours. Related Articles Pietersen is England's biggest problem 13 Jul 2009 Collingwood contributed just 17 for his MBE in 2005 but after digging the main tunnel for England’s escape, his elevation to the Prince of Wales must surely be a possibility. He is also Panesar’s batting buddy, though none of the effete flourishes Monty used to defend against Peter Siddle and Nathan Hauritz have come from Collingwood’s batting style which, with its minimal backlift, was the epitome of dour pragmatism. Collingwood’s obduracy was at variance with many of his team-mates, whose choices of shot failed to match the severity of the team’s situation. Yet stoically well that Collingwood played, there was no doubt, as the clock ticked down, that Australia’s bowlers became as tense as their counterparts had been earlier in the match. In particular they wasted the second new ball, which was taken with just under 18 overs to play, and with them needing to take three more wickets. Mitchell Johnson took it with Ben Hilfenhaus, who, after three overs with it, had Graeme Swann, almost peppered into submission earlier by Peter Siddle, lbw after Swann missed a pull shot. Johnson, who judging from the absence of any fingernails is a nervous cove, sprayed the ball so wildly that Ponting had little choice to return to Siddle, his faithful pitbull terrier. His trust was repaid, too, when Collingwood played a rare loose shot and was caught in the gully, at the second attempt, by Michael Hussey. But thereafter the expectation that had made England’s bowlers tighten at crucial times afflicted both him and Hauritz to the point where Ponting turned to the part-time spin of Marcus North. Such a tight finish was always a possibility after England began the final day 219 behind Australia, their options essentially limit
In which round of Wimbledon in 2009 was Andy Murray knocked out?	US Open 2009: Andy Murray knocked out by Marin Cilic in fourth round - Telegraph US Open US Open 2009: Andy Murray knocked out by Marin Cilic in fourth round It will be no surprise if, in the coming days, a tape of Andy Murray’s US Open defeat pops up on American cable television on The Mystery Channel. Grand-slammed: Andy Murray expresses his anguish during his comprehensive fourth-round defeat by Marin Cilic at the US Open Photo: GETTY IMAGES By Mark Hodgkinson in New York 9:31PM BST 08 Sep 2009 After turning in his weirdest and flattest performance of this or any other grand slam year, Murray lost to Croatia’s Marin Cilic in straight sets in the fourth round. The news that Murray has had an injury to his left wrist for the past week or so did not come close to properly explaining how this match played out. The lack of energy from the spectators in the Arthur Ashe Stadium, during the first afternoon session after the long Labor Day weekend, probably did not help Murray, the world No 2 and last summer’s runner-up to Roger Federer. It was an utterly odd performance by Murray. After failing to convert a couple of set points in the opening set, he faded badly, including losing seven games in a row. Murray, playing his first grand slam as the world No 2 and the second seed, lost quietly, extremely quietly. There have been times over the course of the season when he has angrily punched the strings of his racket, bloodying his knuckles, but there was no aggression, no punches, no gore here. “He looked like a deer in the headlights after he didn’t break to take the first set,” said Brad Gilbert, Murray’s former coach. “Worse things have happened to me outside tennis, that’s for sure,” Murray said after his 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 defeat, “But it’s the biggest disappointment of my tennis career.” Related Articles Big-time for Andy Murray 07 Sep 2009 Murray, who is regarded as the best returner in the game, did not do much with his opponent’s serve, and Cilic, a 20 year-old ranked 17 in the world, beat a top-three opponent for the first time and went through to his first grand slam quarter-final to play Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina. Murray’s three previous defeats at the grand slams this year were easier to understand, as Spain’s Fernando Verdasco timed his shots sweetly in the fourth round of the Australian Open, and Chilean Fernando Gonzalez smacked the felt off the balls in the quarter-finals of the French Open. In the semi-finals of this summer’s Wimbledon, America’s Andy Roddick played one of the best matches of his life to beat Murray. However, working out this latest defeat was almost impossible. Only two days earlier Murray had returned the ball beautifully against American Taylor Dent, who was serving at 140mph-plus. In the opening games Cilic made it clear how he was going to play this match; he was going to take a giant backswing on his forehands, and then he was going to welt the ball. Even when a few balls landed long or wide, he carried on swinging, carried on going for his shots. Cilic, who is 6ft 6in, was the only one who was willing to attack. Murray was playing too defensively, even when he had chances to break Cilic in the sixth game of the match. The most impressive, aggressive shot that Murray played in the set came when he was break-point down at 4-4. He went for the bold move of a second-serve ace down the middle of the court, and it worked. But that was on his serve. When rallies developed, Murray was totally risk-averse, not going for anything. His defensive mindset was odd, considering that he had won his previous three meetings with Cilic, including at this year’s French Open. When Cilic was serving at 4-5, 15-40, Murray had his two set-points. There was not much that Murray could have done with the first one, as he could not get his racket near Cilic’s serve, but he could have been much more proactive at 30-40. A long rally ended when Murray’s backhand landed in the net. Cilic held serve for 5-5. Murray played a horrid game to lose his serve to 15. After the changeover, Cilic took a one-set lead when
Who was elected as the Speaker of the House of Commons following the resignation of Michael Martin in June 2009?	Speaker of the British House of Commons : Wikis (The Full Wiki) Politics portal view • talk • edit In the United Kingdom , the Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons , and is seen historically as the First Commoner of the Land. The present Speaker is John Bercow , who was elected on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin . The Speaker presides over the House's debates, determining which members may speak. The Speaker is also responsible for maintaining order during debate, and may punish members who break the rules of the House. Conventionally, the Speaker remains non-partisan, and renounces all affiliation with his former political party when taking office. The Speaker does not take part in debate nor vote (except to break ties, and even then, subject to conventions that maintain his or her non-partisan status), although the Speaker is still able to speak. Aside from duties relating to presiding over the House, the Speaker also performs administrative and procedural functions, and remains a constituency Member of Parliament (MP). The Speaker has the right and obligation to reside in the Parliamentary estate, near to Big Ben . [1] Contents 14 External links History The continuous history of the office is held to date from 1376 (see definitive studies by the late Professor JS Roskell) when Sir Peter de la Mare spoke for the commons in the ' Good Parliament ' as they joined leading magnates in purging the chief ministers of the Crown and the most unpopular members of the king's household. Edward III was frail and in seclusion, his prestigious eldest son, Edward the Black Prince , terminally ill. It was left to the next son, a furious John of Gaunt , to fight back. He arrested De la Mare and disgraced other leading critics. In the next, ' Bad Parliament ,' in 1377, a cowed commons put forward Gaunt's steward, Thomas Hungerford , as their spokesman in retracting their predecessors' mis-actions of the previous year. Gaunt evidently wanted a 'mirror-image' as his form of counter-coup. Although there had been occasional designated spokesmen for the commons, at least on specific issues, right back into the mid-13C, this notion, born in crisis, of one 'speaker', who quickly also became 'chairman' and organiser of the commons' business, was recognised as valuable and took immediate root after 1376-7. On 6 October 1399 Sir John Cheyne of Beckford (Gloucs.) was elected speaker. The powerful Archbishop of Canterbury , Thomas Arundel is said to have voiced his fears of Cheyne's reputation as a critic of the Church. Eight days later, Cheyne resigned on grounds of ill-health, although he remained in favour with the king and active in public life for a further fourteen years. He may well, then, have been forced out of office. Although the officer was elected by the commons at the start of each parliament, with at least one contested election known, in 1420 ( Roger Hunt prevailing by a majority of just four votes), in practice the Crown was usually able to get whom it wanted, indicating that the famous 'defence of the commons' privilege' should not be seen in isolation as the principal thread in the office's evolution. Whilst the idea of giving this spokesman personal immunity from recrimination as only being the voice of the whole body was quickly adopted and did enhance the commons' role, the Crown found it useful to have one person with the authority to select and lead the lower house's business and responses to the Crown's agenda, much more often than not in the way the Crown wanted. Thus, Whig ideas of the commons growing in authority as against royal power are somewhat simplistic - the Crown used the commons as and when it found it advantageous to do so, and the speakership was part of the process of making the commons a more cohesive, defined and effective instrument of the king's government. Throughout the medieval and early modern period, every speaker was an MP for a county, reflecting the implicit situation that such shire representatives were of greater standing in t

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