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True or false, Bobby Brown has a cameo in the film Ghostbusters 2'?	Red Letter Media Ghostbusters 2 – Half in the Bag Commentary Track! : RIP Harold Ramis. Not sure how good Ghostbusters 3 will be without Egon Spangler. bluebottle i’m pretty sure it will be just as terrible. Jason I’m sure Ghostbusters 3 will be just as good as the original, if not better. I mean, Hollywood wouldn’t make a third installment on a 30 year old film just to cash-in on brand name recognition and nostalgia. That really doesn’t seem like them. Lilgreenman I’m not sure whether I’d hate a reboot or sequel to Ghostbusters more. Dammit, can’t we leave well enough alone? Mike Jakermen Whats wrong with Ghostbusters 2. Sure its not as good as Ghostbusters 1. But its hardly a bad movie. Percy Gryce I think my period is syncing up with Mike & Jay’s because, totally randomly, I watched the first half of Ghostbusters last night. Percy Gryce There’s not going to be a Ghostbusters 3–at least not one with any of the original talent (save perhaps Ackroyd). Lars (Though the V would be more like an F, so it would roughly be pronounced like “Fawn-Seedoe”) WrongWithYourFace Ahem, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull calling. WrongWithYourFace Oh, man! I need to borrow the movie from my friend now! Lars No way. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was made because Spielberg and Lucas had all these ideas still waiting to burst out for decades. It was an artistic tour de force for everything involved. At last, the original actors and creators were reunited to take one long, lingering look at the franchise and give us a structural and intellectual reassesment of the original material. Especially Harrison Ford broke ground finding new aspects and deeper meaning in a character that we all thought had been well established long. It’s like Goethe when he kept working on his Faust right up until his death. In both Faust II and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull we encounter creative minds reaching their intellectual and creative peak at the height of their maturity. In short, WrongWithYourFace: Jason is right and you are wrong. Sorry to be blunt, but there is no alternative way of putting it without distoring the truth beyond belief. I hope you appreciate me being candid, but in matters like that, honesty has to be more important than the rules of courtesy. Chris Around the 40:20 mark, it sounds like someone is laughing who is neither Mike, Jay or Rich. I might also be losing my mind. WrongWithYourFace I apologize. I am dumb. And the delete button didn’t do my bidding. Lars My dear good sir, your apology is accepted, of course. You are a true gentleman for accepting your error. I am humbled by your ability to accept defeat. All I can hope that I will be able to behave just as nobly if the tables are ever turned. TapewormBike When I was a kid, the czech TV stations (that´s right, all three of them), had this weird habit of showing mostly sequels to great original movies. That is how I have an acquired hatred of this movie, Die Hard 2 and Robocop 2. The only one I appreciated at that time was New Batch, because, yay for Joe Dante not giving a single fuck. Anyway, saving this track for a rainy day (or rather a 12 hour nightshift, as is now my new tradition with HitB commentaries.). I am like 80% sure it will rock. The other 20% is reserved in case it turns out to be amazeballs. Lars There were some TV-stations in Germany that did the same thing. I guess that these crappy sequels were much cheaper and they could still hope to draw a decent amount of viewers because of the appealing brand name in the title. (Right before the number which is a give away in regards to the quality of the actual product). TapewormBike I figured it must have been that. It just made the waiting for the crappy soft porn movie at midnight all the more tedious. Domo_Konnichiwa When great minds get together, their periods almost always sync up. Lars Did they place the commercials right about the time when people were in their birthday suits and ready to go on Czech TV back in the day as well? That was tedious. Just when you were ready to go, they’d switch to commercials and afterwards, th
Which member of the group All Saints appeared in Bend it like Beckham'? Shaznay Lewis or Nicole Appleton?7	Shaznay Lewis \| New Music And Songs \| Shaznay Lewis About Shaznay Lewis The driving force behind the hugely popular All Saints, Shaznay Lewis was one of the most successful pop songwriters of the early noughties. Born in Islington, London, in 1975, Lewis grew up listening to Bob Marley and Johnny Mathis. As a teenager, she played three matches for Arsenal Ladies F.C., before she formed All Saints 1.9.7.5. after meeting Mel Blatt and Simone Rainford at a recording studio on All Saints Road in 1993. After Rainford left, the pair recruited sisters Natalie and Nicole Appleton, and dropped the numbers from their name. The group went on to become Spice Girls' main' chart rivals, scoring five chart-topping singles and two number one albums before disbanding in 2001. Three years later, Lewis became the final member to release a solo album, after signing a deal with London Records. Open, which featured the Top Ten single "Never Felt Like This Before," reached number 22. In 2006, All Saints re-formed for a new studio album, Studio 1. Lewis appeared in the film Bend It Like Beckham, provided guest vocals for the Wideboys' Top 40 hit "Daddy O," and won an Ivor Novello Award in 2001 for "Pure Shores." ~ Jon O'Brien, Rovi Hear more of
Dwayne Johnson is better known by which nickname	Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson - Universal Life Church Ministers Become A Minister Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Dwayne Johnson, or better known for his stage name as “The Rock”, is an actor, athlete, television host, professional wrestler, and just recently, an ordained minister through the Universal Life Church. Born in Hayward California, Johnson was the son of a professional wrestler, so it comes to no surprise that at an early age he was exposed to fitness and sports. Johnson was a highly praised athlete all throughout his years growing up, playing college football, track and field, and of course, wrestling. After school, Dwayne trained hard and earned multiple shots at wrestling matches where his career took off. Fast forward to the present day, and Dwayne Johnson is a well known name in the wrestling industry and in Hollywood. He spent years wrestling in the WWE/WWF under the nickname “The Rock,” where he became known as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. He then pursued his career in acting and film, where he starred in many movies, most notably the Fast and Furious Franchise. He earned the title of highest grossing actor in 2013 by Forbes. He also holds the world record for most selfies in 3 minutes. Johnson got ordained as a minister in order to give a fan a surprise wedding. He originally was asked to just be a part of the wedding, but Dwayne went above and beyond, getting ordained to perform the wedding, and give his fan a wedding of a lifetime. Link to the video below
Name the voice actor most famous for Winnie the Pooh, Kaa in Jungle Book, & Mr Stork in Dumbo.	Sterling Holloway - IMDb IMDb Actor \| Soundtrack \| Miscellaneous Crew Popular American character actor of amusing appearance and voice whose long career led from dozens of highly enjoyable onscreen performances to world-wide familiarity as the voice of numerous Walt Disney animated films. Born in the American Deep South to grocer Sterling P. Holloway Sr. and Rebecca Boothby Holloway, he had a younger brother, ... See full bio » Born: a list of 25 people created 14 Dec 2010 a list of 38 people created 14 May 2011 a list of 46 people created 01 Aug 2013 a list of 22 people created 01 Oct 2014 a list of 47 people created 21 Oct 2014 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Sterling Holloway's work have you seen? User Polls 2 wins & 3 nominations. See more awards » Known For The Jungle Book 'Kaa' the Snake (1967) 1976 Tony the Pony (TV Series) GG, the Wizard 1973 NBC Children's Theatre (TV Series) Colonel Corpuscle 1973 Love, American Style (TV Series) Dr. Edwin Muller (segment "Love and the Face Bow") 1967 Gilligan's Island (TV Series) Burt 1967 Family Affair (TV Series) Frack 1966 That Girl (TV Series) Everett Valentine 1966 F Troop (TV Series) Sheriff Pat Lawton 1964 Burke's Law (TV Series) Fisk 1964 The Twilight Zone (TV Series) TV Repairman 1961 Miami Undercover (TV Series) Henry 1961 Pete and Gladys (TV Series) Lester Smith 1961 Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) Luther Adams 1960 The Brothers Brannagan (TV Series) Shopkeeper 1960 The Real McCoys (TV Series) Orval McCoy 1960 Peter Gunn (TV Series) Felony 1960 The Untouchables (TV Series) Horace De Vilbill 1959 Five Fingers (TV Series) Hayden 1957 Circus Boy (TV Series) Elmer Purdy 1957 Hemo the Magnificent (TV Movie) Lab assistant (uncredited) 1956 Our Mr. Sun (TV Movie) Chloro Phyll (voice, uncredited) - Babs's Wedding (1956) ... Waldo Binney - Waldo's Mother (1955) ... Waldo Binney / Mrs. Binney Soundtrack (13 credits) 2009 The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (Documentary) (performer: "Little Black Rain Cloud", "Up Down Touch The Ground", "Trust In Me") 1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (performer: "Up, Down, Touch the Ground", "Rumbly in My Tumbly", "(I'm Just A) Little Black Raincloud", "Mind Over Matter", "Like a Rather Blustery Day", "Hip-Hip Pooh-ray!") 1968 Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (Short) (performer: "A Rather Blustery Day") 1967 The Jungle Book (performer: "Trust in Me (The Python's Song)" (1967) - uncredited) 1966 Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (Short) (performer: "Up, Down, and Touch the Ground", "Rumbly in My Tumbly", "Little Black Rain Cloud", "Mind Over Matter") 1946 Make Mine Music ("Peter and the Wolf" (1936)) 1942 Star Spangled Rhythm (performer: "A Sweater, a Sarong and a Peek-a-Boo Bang") 1941 Dumbo (performer: "Rock-a-Bye Baby" (1886), "Happy Birthday" (1893) - uncredited) 1940 Remember the Night (performer: "A Perfect Day" (1910) - uncredited)
Which caves are a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), near Wells in Somerset	Wookey Hole Caves Tour, Somerset, UK - YouTube Wookey Hole Caves Tour, Somerset, UK Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on May 17, 2015 A Tour around the Wookey Hole Caves in Somerset, UK. Wookey Hole Caves are a series of limestone caverns, show cave and tourist attraction in the village of Wookey Hole on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills near Wells in Somerset, England. The River Axe flows through the cave. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for both biological and geological reasons. Wookey Hole cave is a "solutional cave", one that is formed through a process of weathering in which the natural acid in groundwater dissolves the rocks. Some of the water originates as rain that flows into streams on impervious rocks on the plateau before sinking at the limestone boundary into cave systems such as Swildon's Hole, Eastwater Cavern and St Cuthbert's Swallet; the remainder is rain that percolates directly through the limestone. The caves are at a constant temperature of 11 °C (52 °F). The caves have been used by humans for around 45,000 years, demonstrated by the discovery of tools from the Palaeolithic period, along with the fossilised animal remains. Evidence of Stone and Iron Age occupation continued into Roman Britain. A corn grinding mill operated on the resurgent waters of the River Axe as early as 1086. The waters of the river are used in a handmade paper mill, the oldest extant in Britain, which began operations circa 1610.[4] The low temperature of the caves means that they can be used for maturing Cheddar cheese. The caves are the site of the first cave dives in Britain which were undertaken by Jack Sheppard and Graham Balcombe. Since the 1930s divers have explored the extensive network of chambers developing breathing apparatus and novel techniques in the process. The full extent of the cave system is still unknown with approximately 4,000 metres (13,000 ft), including 25 chambers, having been explored. Part of the cave system opened as a show cave in 1927 following exploratory work by Herbert E. Balch. As a tourist attraction it has been owned by Madame Tussauds and, most recently, the circus owner Gerry Cottle. The cave is noted for the Witch of Wookey Hole – a roughly human shaped stalagmite that legend says is a witch turned to stone by a monk from Glastonbury. It has also been used as a location for film and television productions. Check out the blog: http://travelshorts.com Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/diveteam
In woodwork, what are butt, dovetail & mitre	Woodwork - Butt Joint information and Pictures Butt Joint The butt joint is the most basic and simple joint to construct because it is made with only two pieces of timber that are butted together at the ends, this also means that the joint isn't very strong in fact it is the weakest joint that is used in woodwork but it is also the easiest to make. This joint is held together with glue, nails, screws or dowel but can also be secured with a combination of methods to greatly increase its strength and aesthetics. Because the butt joint is so weak and not very aesthetically pleasing it is only used in basic woodwork projects. The strength of this woodwork joint can be greatly increased by adding a rectangular or triangular block of wood in the corner to increase the surface area where adhesives are applied.
Which car manufacturer has produced the Taunus, Laser & Thunderbird models	Ford - Overview - Review - CarGurus Ford Zephyr Ford Overview One of the earliest manufacturers, Ford invented the mass-produced, assembly-line factory for cars. Over the years the company has put out some of America's favorite classic cars, such as the sporty Ford Mustang and the Ford Thunderbird. (Ford has also created some of the automotive world's most notable disasters, including the Edsel and the Pinto.) Based in Dearborn, Michigan, the Ford Motor Company is a pillar of the US corporate community. Despite recent money woes and scattered layoffs, Ford continues to turn out some of the market's most popular products. Ford's pickup trucks, especially the sales juggernaut F-150 line, are ubiquitous on farms and ranches across the US and Canada. In the late 1990s, Ford put a lot of its eggs into the 'bigger is better' basket, upsizing its truck lines and creating several SUV models. The recent climb in gas prices and resulting contraction of the sport-utility vehicle market has been a tough pill for Ford to swallow. Ford is something of a player on the international scene as well, with a 10% share of the European market. Some of the popular fuel-efficient compacts marketed in Europe may be just the ticket to bail Ford out of its current woes. And the company's acquisition of Jaguar (in 1989) and Volvo (in 1999) may be part of a long-term global strategy. Ford's come a long way since founder Henry Ford marketed the Model T through the Sears Catalog, announcing that 'you could have any color you wanted, as long as it was black!' In late 2006, Bill Ford announced that Alan Mulally would be taking over the role of CEO and President of Ford Motor Company; Bill Ford remains in the role of Executive Chairman. Mulally brings some important experience to Ford: as president and CEO of Boeing's Commercial Airplanes Division from 1998 to 2006, he engineered a dramatic corporate turnaround for the aeronautics giant. Let's see whether Mulally's magic works for Ford as well!
Name the third light blue property on a Monopoly board, that joins The Angel Islington & Euston Road.	"The Monopoly Tour of London" by berndt2 \| Redbubble The Monopoly Tour of London November 11, 2008 London is a city whose major streets are immortalised in the Parker Bros boardgame Monopoly. So it made sense to celebrate moving there by doing the tour of the various properties. It took weekends over a six+ month period (there were a couple of us participating) but I reckon it was worth it. I love how even now, years later, you can see the progression in the wealth and opulence of the various addresses. Yes, there have been some elevations and some falls from grace, but overall the rankings have remained fairly apt. Here they all are: Old Kent Road (purple 1 of 2). The game starts here, and here is… kind of nowhere, in the context of London. Whitechapel Road (purple 2 of 2). It’s in quite an ethnic location, close to Brick Lane where there are a lot of Indian restaurants. The Angel, Islington (light blue 1 of 3). ‘The Angel’ is apparently the building itself as well as the nearby station, and Islington is the suburb it’s in. Euston Road (light blue 2 of 3). It’s a long road featuring (appropriately) Euston Station as well as Kings Cross. Pentonville Road (light blue 3 of 3). Conveniently, this road joins Angel, Islington to Euston Road (both light blue properties) – very convenient. That said, It’s long, and there didn’t seem to be much along it of interest (by which I mean : cafes, HMVs or bookstores) Pall Mall (Purple 1 of 3) Check out the increase in gentrification! This photo was taken near where a lot of caterers were setting up for the filming of some John Cusack / Chow Yun Fat movie. Or so we were told. Whitehall (Purple 2 of 3). The British Prime Minister’s residence of 10 Downing Street branches off this road (behind some thick iron gates and a security detachment, I feel inclined to add…) Northumberland Avenue (Purple 3 of 3). The Sherlock Holmes Pub and its cool ‘Sherlock Holmes’ shingle are in the background. Bow Street (Orange 1 of 3). There are some interesting things on this street, but none of them are in this picture (because they didn’t have the street sign showing, whereas this does) Marlborough Street (Orange 2 of 3). This is the grandest of the three orange properties, branching off Regent Street (green property). It seems to have had the word ‘Great’ added to it, possibly in celebration of that fact. Vine Street (Orange 3 of 3). Although it’s the premiere Orange property on the board, it’s clear that in real life it’s fallen on rather hard times. It’s basically an alleyway. (The) Strand (Red 1 of 3). Pretty cool walk, there are about three cafe Neros and a Maccas and the Savoy on this street. Fleet Street (Red 2 of 3) Quite possibly the nicest street to walk along, with the prettiest buidings, pubs, views of Blackfriars and St Pauls, not to mention some art deco architecture, churches, the original Twinings headquarters, churches and a statue of a dragon. I’m a fan of Fleet Street! Trafalgar Square (Red 3 of 3) A shot of the street sign with the name would mean taking a rather boring shot that encompassed none of the square itself, and probably only a Malaysian airlines office and a meat restaurant. The sign is near where the red buses are, in case you’re interested. Leicester Square (Yellow 1 of 3) This is kind of by default my favourite property in London’s Monopoly Tour, given I got shots of Charlize Theron, Will Smith, Madonna, Guy Ritchie, Gillian Anderson, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Wall-E, Sigourney Weaver, Sir Michael Caine, Daniel Craig and Dame Judi Dench (… etc) there. Coventry Street (Yellow 2 of 3). The three Yellow Properties are probably the closest in proximity to each other of any of the monopoly board properties. Coventry Street is nominally the least interesting of the Yellows, though it now has a Cinnabon and a Ripleys Believe it or Not museum on it. And, as shown, a steak house, some telephone booths and some rubbish bins. Piccadilly (Circus – the street branches off the circus) (Yellow 3 of 3). It has the statue of Eros, a Times Square Lite bank of electronic billboards, the Li
What is the commonest bird in Britain?	What are Britain's most common birds? \|\| News & Features \|\| CJ Wild Bird Food What are Britain's most common birds? Categories Subscribe to our newsletter for: Exclusive offers What are Britain's most common birds? Posted on 30th September 2015 Ask the average person to name Britain's most common bird and they'll probably pick the Feral Pigeon. This is understandable, as for most people, the flocks of pigeons that inhabit the UK's towns and cities are the birds they see most often. However, research suggests the species is not actually the most common in the country. According to the RSPB and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), there are just over half a million breeding pairs of Feral Pigeons in the UK. The organisations' research is not conclusive and whether the number of pigeons living in urban areas has been accurately calculated isn't clear, but with 11 other species reported to have a UK population that numbers one million or more, it seems the Feral Pigeon is someway down the list of Britain's most common birds. The million or more club So, if not the Feral Pigeon, what are the most numerous species in the UK? Three members of the Corvid (crow) family - the Carrion Crow, Rook and Jackdaw - all have populations roughly between one and 1.4 million. For Pheasants, the population is recorded as 2.3 million females, with no figure available for males. Considering the species is polygynous - one male breeds with a harem of females - it's likely the overall population may be closer to three million. Also among the country's most common birds are the Great Tit and Blue Tit. Always attractive garden visitors, these species have populations of roughly 2.3 million and 3.6 million breeding pairs respectively. The top five We now move on to the UK's top five most numerous birds. 5. House Sparrow At number five, it's the House Sparrow, with the latest research putting the species' population at 5.3 million breeding pairs. However, sparrow numbers have actually fallen dramatically in recent years, with an estimated decline of 71 per cent occurring between 1977 and 2008. You can give the House Sparrow population a helping hand by providing them with somewhere to nest in your garden. 4. Wood Pigeon The fourth most common UK bird is the Feral Pigeon's cousin the Wood Pigeon. Larger, and some would say more attractive, than their feral counterparts, Wood Pigeons are a common sight in both urban and rural environments, with 5.3 million breeding pairs calling the UK home. 3. Chaffinch In third is the colourful Chaffinch, with a population of around 6.3 million across the country. One of the main reasons Chaffinches are so numerous is the ease with which they have adapted to living in gardens, parks and other man-made environments. 2. Robin Recently voted the nation's favourite bird, the Robin is also the second most numerous, with a population of around 6.7 million. You can make your garden an attractive destination for these iconic birds by providing their favourite food . 1. Wren Britain's most common bird is one of its smallest: the Wren. Because of its diminutive size, the typical Wren is just two per cent the weight of a Wood Pigeon, and tendency to stick to cover, the species isn't seen as regularly as its large population would suggest. Increase your chances of catching sight of the delightful little birds by installing a Wren nest box in your garden.
On which island was the now extinct Elephant bird found?	Closest Living Relative of Ancient Elephant Bird Is Tiny Closest Living Relative of Ancient Elephant Bird Is Tiny By Charles Q. Choi, Live Science Contributor \| May 22, 2014 02:08pm ET MORE An adult brown kiwi ( Apteryx australis ) beside the egg of a huge elephant bird ( Aepyornis maximus ). A new genetic study suggests these two bizarre and dramatically different birds are close cousins. Credit: Kyle Davis and Paul Scofield, Canterbury Museum Ostriches and their flightless relatives are found across the globe not because continental drift forced them apart, but rather because the ancestors of these birds spread across the world through flight, and only later became flightless, researchers say. The largest species of flightless birds alive today are called the ratites, and include the ostrich, emu and rhea. These birds' ancestors were once even larger, such as the elephant bird, which stood 10 feet (3 meters) tall, and the moa, which could grow nearly as large. However, not all ratites are big; smaller ones include the chicken-sized kiwi. Ratites live all over the planet: ostriches in Africa, emus in Australia, rheas in South America and kiwis in New Zealand. The now-extinct elephant birds once lived in Madagascar. Scientists had long thought different species of ratites evolved from equally flightless ancestors after the splitting of the supercontinent Gondwana separated different populations of the birds. The ancient Gondwana landmass included what is now Africa, South America, Australia, Antarctica, India, Arabia, New Zealand and Madagascar. [ Image Gallery: 25 Amazing Ancient Beasts ] Beginning roughly 130 million years ago, Gondwana broke up into what are now the landmasses of the Southern Hemisphere. Africa and Madagascar also separated early on, about 100 million years ago. This suggests that the African ostrich and the Madagascan elephant birds are the oldest branches of the ratite family tree. Genetic analyses suggest the ostrich is indeed an old species, but whether this is also true of elephant birds had been uncertain, since the extinct status of these birds made it difficult to analyze their genetic information. At 10 feet (3 meters) tall and weighing 550 pounds (250 kilograms), the elephant bird (Aepyornis maximus) wanders through the spiny forest of ancient Madagascar. Credit: Brian Choo After sequencing and analyzing genetic data from two species of elephant bird, scientists unexpectedly discovered the closest living relative of these birds is actually the small kiwi, and not the large ostrich , to which the elephant birds bear a closer physical resemblance. "We found that elephant birds and kiwis arose from a common ancestor around 50 million years ago," said lead study author Kieren Mitchell, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Adelaide's North Terrace Campus in Australia. "This is after even New Zealand had become isolated." In fact, elephant birds are only distantly related to ostriches, the researchers said. "It was a real surprise that elephant birds are most closely related to kiwis — it's completely unprecedented," Mitchell told Live Science. "No one in over a century of study has proposed this relationship. This is because the two groups are just so different. Elephant birds are 3-meter [10 feet] tall, 275-kilogram [600 lbs.] giant herbivores from Madagascar, while kiwis are 5-kilogram [10 lbs.], secretive, shy, nocturnal omnivores from New Zealand." The unexpected relationship between the elephant bird and the kiwi "highlights the power of evolution to produce radically different forms over a relatively short period of time," Mitchell said. The scientists detailed their findings in the May 23 issue of the journal Science. The new study suggests that ratites did not evolve from populations of a common flightless ancestor that were separated by continental drift. Rather, it appears these flightless birds surprisingly evolved from ancestors that flew long distances to new corners of the world and then evolved independently to be flightless. "We have to completely reconsider the origin o
A pandemonium is the collective noun for which order of birds?	A Pandemonium of Parrots: Collective Nouns for Animal Groups Home / Blog / A Pandemonium of Parrots: Collective Nouns for Animal Groups A Pandemonium of Parrots: Collective Nouns for Animal Groups Posted on: 03-9-2013 by: Brian Wasko I recently posted an article on subject-verb agreement when the subject is a collective noun, and in researching collective nouns, I came across several sites that list the numerous and colorful names for groups of particular animals. We all know dogs come in packs, cattle come in herds, and fish travel in schools. But did you know that a group of otters is called a romp or that a bunch of peacocks is an ostentation? Below is a fairly comprehensive list garnered from various locations on the web. I don’t know how authoritative it is, as no two sites had quite the same list. Who’s in charge of such matters anyway? I found myself fascinated for hours (literally) by this list. So many of these names are beautiful, clever, or evocative. Take, for example, a bloat of hippos, a bouquet of pheasants, or a murmuration of starlings. I love the alliteration of a flamboyance of flamingos, a rhumba of rattlesnakes, or a scurry of squirrels. Or the humor of a prickle of porcupines, a memory of elephants, or a lounge of lizards (really?) I can’t pick a favorite — an ambush of tigers? A murder of crows? A pounce of cats? There is poetry here. Please don’t resist the urge to talk about your favorites in the comments below! And, of course, feel free to share this. *****
Which bird has the Latin name Puffinus puffinus?	Puffinus, a genus of seabirds in the order Procellariiformes Shearwaters Puffinus is a genus of seabirds in the order Procellariiformes. It comprises about 20 small to medium-sized shearwaters . There are two other shearwater genera Calonectris , which comprises three large shearwaters, and Procellaria with another four large species. The latter are usually named as petrels, although they are thought to be more closely related to the shearwaters than to the other petrels . Despite the resemblance in the name, the puffins are auks , and completely unrelated to the shearwaters in the genus Puffinus; the genus name Puffinus is actually a New Latin loanword based on the English "puffin". The original Latin term for shearwaters was usually the catchall name for sea-birds, mergus (Thompson 1918). The taxonomy of this group is the cause of much debate, and the number of recognised species depends on the source. The species in this group are long-winged birds, dark brown or black above, and white to dark brown below. They are pelagic outside the breeding season. They are most common in temperate and cold waters. These tubenose birds fly with stiff wings, and use a shearing flight technique to move across wave fronts with the minimum of active flight. Some small species, like Manx Shearwater are cruciform in flight, with their long wing held directly out from their bodies. Many are long-distance migrants, perhaps most spectacularly the Sooty and Short-tailed Shearwaters which perform migrations of 14,000 km or more each year. Puffinus shearwaters come to islands and coastal cliffs only to breed. They are nocturnal at the colonial breeding sites, preferring moonless nights. This is to minimise predation. They nest in burrows and often give eerie contact calls on their nighttime visits. They lay a single white egg. They feed on fish, squid and similar oceanic food. Some will follow fishing boats to take scraps, notably Sooty Shearwater ; these species also commonly follow whales to feed on fish disturbed by them. Taxonomy Traditionally, Puffinus has been grouped with the Procellaria and Calonectris shearwaters. However, more recent results (Austin 1996, Heidrich et al. 1998, Austin et al. 2004) have determined that the genus is apparently paraphyletic and while in part very close to Calonectris , forms a clade with the genera Pseudobulweria and Lugensa which were formerly presumed to be gadfly petrels , and can be divided in what has been called the "Puffinus" and the "Neonectris" group after notable species; the latter would if separated as a distinct genus be named Ardenna (Penhallurick and Wink 2004). The former is taxonomically confusing, with species having been split and re-merged in the last years (Heidrich et al. 1998, Austin et al. 2004). Genus Puffinus Buller's Shearwater , Puffinus bulleri Fossil record Several fossil species which became extinct long ago are also known. It appears that the proportion of larger ("Neonectris") species was larger before the Pliocene, i.e. before marine mammals diversified: "Puffinus" group Puffinus tedfordi (Pleistocene of W North America) Puffinus nestori (Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene of Ibiza) "Neonectris" group Puffinus conradi (Early Miocene of Calvert County, USA) Puffinus cf. tenuirostris (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of Lee Creek Mine, USA) Puffinus sp. 1 (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of Lee Creek Mine, USA) Puffinus sp. 2 (Late Miocene/Early Pliocene of Lee Creek Mine, USA) Puffinus pacificoides (Pleistocene of Saint Helena, Atlantic) Unassigned ?Puffinus raemdonckii (Early Oligocene of Belgium) - formerly in Larus-- JSystPaleontol5:1. --> Puffinus micraulax (Early Miocene of C Florida, USA) - probably "Puffinus" groupPuffinus sp. (Early Miocene of Calvert County, USA) - see Wetmore, 1926 Puffinus sp. (Early Pliocene of South Africa) - see Olson, 1985 Puffinus felthami (Pleistocene of W North America) Puffinus kanakoffi (Pleistocene of W North America) "Puffinus" arvernensis (Early Miocene of France) is now considered a primitive albatross of the fossil genus Plotornis. Copyright:
In the video game who are the antagonists of the Angry Birds?	Bad Piggies \| Antagonists Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia [Source] The Bad Piggies are the main antagonists of the Angry Birds video game franchise, and the secondary antagonists in The Angry Birds Movie. They constantly to steal eggs from the Angry Birds. To prevent the birds from reclaiming their eggs, they construct buildings and other structures. The Pigs reappear in Angry Birds Rio as balloons. In The Angry Birds Movie, it is revealed that they have a leader named Leonard . They are all green in color and come in different variants: small, medium, and large and sometimes wear different accessories and hats.
Who famously said I spent a lot of money on booze,birds and fast cars, the rest I just squandered?	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Best: Decline of the golden boy Best: Decline of the golden boy Best's life has lurched from one drama to the next When overseas journalists are picking the best players of all time, George Best is often the only player from Britain and Ireland to get a look in. He was arguably second only to Pele in his footballing skill but his career was cut short by his lifestyle and addiction to alcohol. In 2002, his years of drinking took their toll and he had a liver transplant. After the life-saving operation, the star, now 59, pledged to give up alcohol but started to drink again. I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars - the rest I just squandered George Best His transplant had prompted questions about whether alcoholics should get donor livers, and Best's doctor warned that continued drinking would be catastrophic. In February 2004, Best was banned from driving for 20 months after pleading guilty to a drink-driving charge. He claimed he had been trying to drive himself to a health farm to tackle his problems. His marriage to his former air hostess wife Alex ended in a "quickie" divorce in April 2004. Couple's fights In October 2003, Best sold his European Footballer of the Year award but failed to get reserve price for his 1967-8 Football Writers' Footballer of the Year prize, as he tried to raise money to buy a house in Corfu. BEST'S FEATS 1946: Born May 22 in Belfast 1963: Makes debut for Man Utd 1964: Northern Ireland debut 1965: United win the league championship 1968: Voted English and European footballer of the year 1970: Sent off for Northern Ireland for throwing mud at ref 1972: Quits United aged 26 Best, who worked as a pundit on Sky's Soccer Saturday show, has even caused controversy with his views on the game, particularly when dismissing the abilities of David Beckham in 2000. In June this year he was arrested over allegations that he had indecently assaulted a teenage girl and hit a woman - the charges were later dropped. The boy from Belfast would want to be remembered for his amazing feats as a player. Best combined dishevelled good looks and supreme talent with a rock 'n' roll lifestyle that made him the first in what has since become a long line of players whose antics have become not just tabloid entertainment, but big news. The growth of television - Best made his debut as a 17-year-old the year before the BBC began its weekly Match of the Day show - meant he was rocketed to stardom in a way never experienced by those before him. Arguably the most naturally gifted footballer of his generation, Best is famous for squandering his skill and failing to achieve his full potential. He revelled in the limelight but, as the first of the new superstars, found himself unable to cope with the temptations littered across his path. "I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered," he famously said of his lifestyle. Lost promise Best walked out of top class football in 1972 aged just 26. Many of his fans will forever rue his lost promise, the promise which led a scout to telephone Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby with the message - "I think I've found a genius" after seeing him play as a 15-year-old. George Best left the game he loved aged just 26 Busby promptly signed Best, who had learnt his craft dribbling tennis balls through the terraced streets of Belfast. He was 17 when he made his First Division debut for United against West Bromwich Albion in September 1963. Two years later, he helped United win their first championship for eight years - and it was followed by another in 1967. A year later, Best helped United become the first English team to win the European Cup. The world seemed at his feet, but only four years after his famous night at Wembley he shocked the football world by announcing his retirement. He made a brief but unsuccessful comeback with United then followed spells with Stockport, Fulham, Hibernian, Los Angeles Aztecs and San Jose Earthquakes before finally retiring in 1983 after a stint with Bournemouth.
In which film can you the Sulaco spacship	uss Sulaco uss Sulaco uss Sulaco Lodďż˝/Ships Loďż˝ U.S.S. Sulaco snad ani nelze pďż˝edstavovat, ale pďż˝esto pro novďż˝ pďż˝ďż˝chozďż˝ dďż˝m pďż˝r informacďż˝. There is no need to introduce the U.S.S. Sulaco, but for new fans, some information will be displayed here. Model tďż˝to lodi byl vytvoďż˝en pro film Vetďż˝elci (Aliens 1986) Jamese Camerona. Za designem se skrďż˝vďż˝ Syd Mead a tvrobou filmovďż˝ho modelu byli povďż˝ďż˝eni bratďż˝i Skotakovďż˝. Za zajďż˝mavost stojďż˝, ďż˝e dďż˝la na Sulacu byla pďż˝edďż˝lďż˝vďż˝na a model samotnďż˝ je detailnďż˝ vyhotoven jen na pravoboku. The movie prop was constructed for James Cameronďż˝s ALIENS (1986) movie. Syd Mead is responsible for the design and Skotak Brothers for the construction. Interesting Thing is, that the rail-guns positions were changed and the whole model is detailed from the right side only. Galerie pďż˝ipravovanďż˝ho modelu / Prepations of the model gallery Pďż˝ďż˝bďż˝hovďż˝ je loďż˝ pďż˝idďż˝lena jako transport koloniďż˝lnďż˝ch mariďż˝ďż˝kďż˝ (USCM-United States Colonial Marines) , kteďż˝ďż˝ majďż˝ proďż˝etďż˝it , co se vlastnďż˝ stalo s koloniďż˝ na LV-426. Toďż˝ vďż˝e k fimovďż˝ pďż˝ďż˝bďż˝hovďż˝ lince. ďż˝irďż˝ďż˝ okolonosti okolo lodi byly popsďż˝ny mnoha fanouďż˝ky a rozchďż˝zejďż˝ se i v docela podstatnďż˝ch detailech. Za sebe mďż˝ďż˝u ďż˝ďż˝ct jen to, co jsem odpozoroval a co mďż˝ pďż˝ipadne jako nejvďż˝ce pravdďż˝podobnďż˝. Takďż˝e u.s.s.Sulaco mďż˝ dďż˝lku lehce pďż˝es 731 metrďż˝ , nese 2 vďż˝sadkovďż˝ lodďż˝ UD-4L (jsem ochoten pďż˝ipustit i 4).Hangďż˝r pro vďż˝sadkovďż˝ lodďż˝ mďż˝ nďż˝co k 80ti metrďż˝m dďż˝lky. Podle poďż˝tu zďż˝chrannďż˝ch modulďż˝ EEV by se maximďż˝lnďż˝ kapacita posďż˝dky dala poďż˝ďż˝tat ke 100 lidďż˝. Potvrzeno je zatďż˝m zhruba 30 (dva vďż˝sadky po 15 ti lidech). Loďż˝ dďż˝le disponuje 5ti hangďż˝ry pro pďż˝ilďż˝tďż˝vajďż˝cďż˝ lodďż˝. Tyto hangďż˝ry jsou obsluhovďż˝ny portďż˝lovou rampou, kterďż˝ se pohybuje vďż˝dy pďż˝ed pďż˝ďż˝sluďż˝nďż˝ hangďż˝rovďż˝ dveďż˝e. Dalďż˝ďż˝ funkce lze jen odhadovat. Napďż˝ďż˝klad ,co vyvolďż˝vďż˝ umďż˝lou gravitaci nebo jakďż˝ mďż˝ loďż˝ motory. Z vnďż˝jďż˝ďż˝ch znaku lze usoudit nďż˝co o vďż˝zbroji (kanony, railguny a ďż˝ďż˝sticovďż˝ dďż˝la) nebo charakteristice pohonu (reaktor s chladďż˝cďż˝ vďż˝ďż˝). In the story is the ship assigned as a transport for colonial Marines (USCM-United States Colonial Marines), which must investigate, what happened with the colony on the LV426. Thatďż˝s all to the movie line. In the bigger perspective there is no proper (correct) information. Most fans disagree on the major details of the back story. Personally, the only things that I can state are facts that were mentioned in the movie. So, the U.S.S. Sulaco is a little bit over 731 meters in length, carry two of the UD-4L Drop-ships (I can tolerate 4). The hangar for the drop-ships is over 80 meters in length. By the number of EEV vehicles we can calculate hypothetical capacity to 100 people. There are 30 crew members confirmed (two drops with 15 people). In the front hull there are 5 hangars for incoming ships. Two Portal ramps operated in front of the hangar doors on each side of the ship. Other functions are unknown. How is artificial gravity works, What kind of engines the ship have?..And so on. From the outer signs we can guess something about the weapons (cannons, rail-guns, partial beams), or engine character (rounded reactor with the " cooling tower") Galerie filmovďż˝ho modelu / Movie prop gallery u.s.s.Sulaco je prvnďż˝m ze tďż˝ďż˝ (Sulaco, Sulaco3 , Patna ) papďż˝rovďż˝ch modelďż˝ , kterďż˝ bude po ďż˝ďż˝stech moďż˝no stďż˝hnout , vytisknout a slepit. Model je v kamuflďż˝i vybledlďż˝ a zaďż˝pinďż˝nďż˝ nďż˝moďż˝nďż˝ modrďż˝. k Sulacu si mďż˝ďż˝ete jeďż˝tďż˝ stďż˝hnout Addony (pďż˝ďż˝davky) v podobďż˝ vďż˝sadkovďż˝ch lodďż˝ Bug Stomper 01 & Smart Ass 02 a zďż˝chrannďż˝ho modulu BD-409 EEV v novďż˝ a zniďż˝enďż˝ podobďż˝. Vďż˝echny lodďż˝ vďż˝etnďż˝ addonďż˝ jsou v mďż˝ďż˝ďż˝tku 1:430. Tisk je uzpďż˝soben na formďż˝t A4 na ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ku. Vďż˝slednďż˝ slepenďż˝ model vychďż˝zďż˝ zhruba na nďż˝jakď
In which TV series would you find the Liberator	Building Blake's 7 - The Liberator The Liberator... Probably the Greatest Spacecraft Ever! Way back in the festive season of 1977, the Radio Times proudly announced the arrival of its new sci-fi drama: Blake's 7. As a loyal and devoted 9 year old fan of Dr Who, I viewed this upcoming series as a rival and possible replacement for the show I cherished. However, within seconds of setting eyes on this article, something caught my imagination. It wasn't the incredibly attractive blonde called Jenna, but the image above her. Spread across two lavishly coloured pages was the breathtaking sight of what still remains today as the most beautiful looking spacecraft ever designed. From that moment onwards, I was a loyal B7 fan before the opening episode had even aired. Like many others, I assumed that the green power source was the ship's cockpit until the spellbinding episode Spacefall revealed the ship in her full glory. It was a directional reversal that added to the Liberator's appeal. No one had simply seen a ship of this design before. In a break from tradition, producer David Maloney commissioned the BBC's top designer Roger Murray-Leach to design both the Liberator's exterior and interior because Maloney viewed both assignments as one concept. It was a move that infuriated the special effects department who would normally be responsible for designing spacecraft exteriors. Ian Scoones, who supervised all the effects for the 1st season and contributed greatly to some memorable B7 designs, had already designed the Liberator exterior himself only to find that Leach's design had been approved at an earlier stage of pre-production. Scoones' design however was rather functionary (looking uncannily like season 4's Scorpio) and lacked the visual appeal of Leach's blueprint. Scoones made a minor adjustment to Leach's final design, which had an oval power source by replacing it with a more practicable sphere, and he passed on the design to outside contractors Space Models (who built many of the models for UFO & Space 1999) based at Feltham. In a interview for Dreamwatch during the late 80's, Scoones revealed that he regarded the Liberator as "terribly Eastern, architecturally," adding "you can tell a set designer has designed it rather than somebody into spaceships!" Once Space Models had completed the 3-foot long white model, Scoones then passed the Liberator onto Martin Bower whom had just two days to add intricate detail to the ship's hull and weapon pods. Bower added hundreds of minute pieces of plasticard and panel lines using biro and pencil! He also added four red oxide blocks around the nose and "Letraline" Flex-a-Tape to the "engine ball" which broke up the green area. After having first hand problems in transporting the definitive Liberator model, Bower and Scoones realised that the model was far too heavy to be flown on wires because it contained brass, so Bower constructed a slightly smaller version. Something he later cursed when he realised that he would have to replicate all the fine and intricate detail he had added to the original model. Bower also constructed a 20 inch Liberator for long shots using EMA tubing and Perspex. When it came to filming the Liberator, Scoones fears of the "impractical" design were proved to be right. The physical demands of flying the model are almost legendary. Scoones feels that the SFX department would have taken this into account had they designed it. "There are many ways of flying a model so you don't see the wires, and the Liberator was just a damn difficult thing to fly, whether it was on wires, poles or whatever else." Some bloopers involving the definitive Liberator coming of it's pole and crashing to the floor were shown on The Late, Late Breakfast Show in 1982. More problems were encountered when the plastic padding that kept the huge model together would fall off time after time, holding up filming. Bower also found himself having to replace the green power source of the 3-foot Liberator that melted from the heat of the bulb that had accidentally been left on during shooting br
In which film will you find the Rodger Young	Rodger Young (176) \| Starship Troopers Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia Edit While underway, the ship was damaged when its communications array was hit by an asteroid. Shortly afterwards, the Rodger Young was repaired and a different type of command module was added to the structure before she was able to return to active service. The Rodger Young took part in the massive Battle of Klendathu , and was one of the few ships that managed to survive the disaster with only moderate damage. The ship was later destroyed in the Invasion of Planet P when a Plasma burst tore the ship in two. During these events, Carmen Ibanez was assigned as a pilot of the Rodger Young, under the supervision of Zander Barcalow . Starship Troopers Known personnel Accessories: Display plate with serial number A pre-paint model of Rodger Young. Rodger Young Earlier version (Sci-Fi Figure Gallery, 2009) Accessories: Display plate with serial number A pre-paint model of Rodger Young with a communication module damaged by the meteor. Notes Edit The ship is named after Rodger Wilton Young , a private who posthumously earned the Medal of Honor in the Pacific Theater of World War II. A continuity error involving the Rodger Young can be seen in the film Starship Troopers 3: Marauder . During a scene showing the York , at least two Corvette Transports appear in the shot that bear the same ship number as the Rodger Young, which was 176. This error is due to the fact that the models of the Corvette Transports used in the third film were models of the Rodger Young that were left over after the production of the first film. Appearance
In which film will you find the space craft called Churchill	Lifeforce (1985) - 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 race of space vampires arrive in London and infect the populace. Director: a list of 42 titles created 18 Feb 2013 a list of 27 titles created 18 Sep 2014 a list of 37 titles created 17 Apr 2015 a list of 45 titles created 09 May 2015 a list of 23 titles created 3 months ago Search for " Lifeforce " 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. 1 win & 2 nominations. See more awards » Videos A boy tries to stop aliens who have taken over his town and are attempting to brainwash its inhabitants. Director: Tobe Hooper A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls to fight the evil types who survive. Director: Thom Eberhardt A group of scientists have developed the Resonator, a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. But when the experiment succeeds, they are immediately attacked by terrible life forms. Director: Stuart Gordon When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies. Director: Dan O'Bannon Four teenage friends spend the night in a carnival funhouse and are stalked by a deformed man in a Frankenstein mask. Director: Tobe Hooper Edit Storyline The space shuttle Churchill is assigned to observe the Halley's Comet under the command of Col. Tom Carlsen. They see a strange form attached to the comet and Carlsen goes with a team to investigate. They find three humanoid life forms in caskets and they bring them to the Churchill. However, Earth loses contact with the shuttle and the Space Research Center sends another spacecraft to search the Churchill. They find the crew dead and the shuttle burnt and one rescue pod missing. They bring the humanoids to Earth and soon Dr. Hans Fallada and his team discover that the Space Girl is a sort of vampire and drains the life force from people transforming them into zombies. When the authorities find that Col. Tom Carlsen has survived, they summon him to explain what happened in the Churchill. Carlsen tells an incredible story about the three aliens and he teams up with Col. Colin Caine trying to save mankind from the evil vampires from the space. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil See All (288) » Taglines: In outer space they unleashed a force more evil than the world had ever imagined!.. [UK Theatrical] See more » Genres: 21 June 1985 (USA) See more » Also Known As: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)\| Dolby (35 mm prints) Color: Jeremy Bulloch was considered for Roger Derebridge and Kelly. See more » Goofs Col. Caine was supposed to be in the SAS, yet his troops were dressed as members of the Parachute Regiment. Also they were incorrectly armed with Steyr AUG assault rifles, never used in the British Army and should have had the SLR L1A1 variant of the FN FAL rifle or Sterling L2A3 Sub machine gun. See more » Quotes NASA man : I'd say she's perfect. I've been in space for six months and she looks perfect to me. (Burlington, Ontario) – See all my reviews I hate to admit it, but I really love this movie, although on every level it really is horrible! The moments of incredibly bad acting (does Steve Railsback HAVE to scream like a maniac in every part he plays? Is it a part of his contract?), cheesy effects (oh, yeah, gotta love those animated corpses...), completely senseless "scientific" explanations and gratuitous nudity... Okay, so the last point is a plus rather than a minus, because Mathilda May has to have been the most beautiful-looking woman on the planet when this film was made, but it's just a little bit obvious that she's serving as a distraction from the rest of the movie rather than an enhancement to it. You know what? I r
In which film will you find the Jupiter 2 spaceship	Lost In Space: The Launch of The Jupiter 2 ! Part 1 - YouTube Lost In Space: The Launch of The Jupiter 2 ! Part 1 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jul 11, 2010 Part 1. A re-imagining of the first automated test flight of the Jupiter 2 from the TV show "Lost in Space." Set in the year 2097 at the Alpha Control Shipyards on Jupiter's moon, Callisto. The ship's systems are tested during a shakedown flight before the spacecraft is sent to Earth to pick up the Robinson Family a week later. The Jupiter 2 is the first in a series of ships designed to take families from Earth to the new colony planet in orbit around Alpha Centauri. Part 1 shows the launch, attainment of escape velocity from Callisto, the deployment of the ship's sensors and engagement of the navigational systems. Part 2 will take a look at the ship's passenger compartment and feature the most famous crew member, Robot B9. All models, animation, original texture mapping & editing by me. Sound FX are modified from the show. Royalty-free music from AudioMicro, since FOX hates any use of their own music, even if it's fair use.... All models created entirely with 3ds MAX. Compiled with AfterEffects & Audacity. EDIT: YOUTUBE CLAIMS THE MUSIC IS "TEXTURE" BY HEXAGRAM. THAT IS NOT TRUE. The tracks are named "Taklamakan" and "Arctic Voices." IT IS ROYALTY-FREE MUSIC from AUDIO-MICRO. Recognition must be given to Art Creber and Robert Kinoshita, the original designers of the Jupiter 2 and the Robot, and many of the props in the show. A sincere thank you for giving us a means by which our imaginations can run free. Category
In which film can you find the Oberon spaceship	The twist ending of "Planet Of The Apes" (2001) explained @ Things Of Interest Discussion (65) 2009-11-03 21:37:05 by YarKramer: For the record, the 2001 movie has approximately the same twist as the original novel, though there was only one instance of space-travel in that, so it doesn't have the time-travel explanation. (And it also has a framing device, with a fairly predictable "tomato surprise" at the end, which isn't present in either film ...) 2009-11-03 22:08:32 by dankuck: I hadn't pondered the 2001 Planet of the Apes in a while. I was pretty much satisfied with it, being a time travel nut myself. Instead of opposite directions I assumed the cloud has some sort of "center point" in time such that the further you are from it, the further on the other side of it you'll come out. I supposed it works out the same, because relative to that point, time is moving in opposite directions (even though it's objectively the same direction). Have you needed to explain this to someone in particular? Now do Primer. 2009-11-03 22:54:43 by Jake: >there is no reason why the Planet Of The Apes can't still be Earth-in-the-distant-future, as it is in the original flick. If the Planet of the Apes were the distant past, it would make even more sense. Instead of requiring a hypothetical ape to develop space flight and travel through the storm, the entire Planet of the Apes just sort of sits around and eventually turns into our own. Seconded on Primer. Very confusing plot. Enjoyable action 2012-09-04 01:40:30 by Amanda: Ag i fully understand what ur saying, and totally believe ur theory of how the movies tie together, makes perfect sense to me :) 2012-09-04 02:34:38 by ogamfive: I have a very different hypothesis as to how the Oberon arrived much earlier than either pod - Thade's capitalizing on its salvageable technology never was explained, of course, as no sequel was ever made - and it involves what I'm calling the 'paradox of surface area electrical potential within a vacuum'- gravitation has little or no value within such an environment, as has been well-established. So, if an object that is larger becomes caught in a magnetic storm such as the one which proves to be the crew's utter downfall, it will be carried much farther and faster in a timestream regardless of its temporal direction due to a MUCH greater surface area being exposed to the fields, created by the interface between denser energies (including matter) with the higher-vibrating elements, mirroring how Time may work on Earth and other planets - could also be viewed as a stargate, switchback or wormhole; one can also think of it as a more rapid energetic current within the larger, slower stream.....it's my belief Tesla's discovery that every object in the universe produces not just a signature electrical charge, but corresponding magnetic field, coupled with planetary (and solar, hence sunspots) differing centers of gravity, creates a basis supportive of sentient life..... 2012-09-04 02:54:57 by ogamfive: .....neglected to point out also how the apes evolved so fast: exposure to the magnetic storm also altered their DNA; as David Wilcock details in his paradigm-shattering book The Source Field Investigations, pioneers such as Dr. Robert Becker discovered that certain strengths of magnetic stimuli and changes to other energetic environmental variables related to species evolution do indeed produce these kinds of expedited effects..... 2012-09-04 05:53:51 by IsaacD: After reading all these comments, I think you need to take into account the significance of certain statements and scenes in the movie. 1) the inscription behind the Thade/Lincoln statue says Thade saved the apes (also note the comparison to Lincoln). 2) Leo's clock in his ship stopped sometime in the 22nd century, which is his future. 3) The female ape commented how maybe the apes on Earth just don't talk by choice. 4) When Leo discovered what happened with the Oberon, part of his explanation to the others was "they didn't find me because I made the time jump". 5) When Peracles originally went throu
What was the surly debut single from Magic	Home - Magic! Clip In 2014, Toronto-bred, Los Angeles-based quartet MAGIC! scored the song of the summer with their debut single “Rude” — a buoyant reggae-pop tune that held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks, charted in 41 countries, and sold more than 10 million singles, while its video nears a billion VEVO views. It was a juggernaut that launched their debut album, Don’t Kill the Magic, into the Top 10 and introduced MAGIC!’s breezy sound — a catchy fusion of reggae, pop, and R&B — to the world. “When ‘Rude’ got big, my thought was, ‘What do we do with this?’” says the band’s lead vocalist and chief songwriter Nasri. “So we chased it. We used its success to get us around the world a few times and to turn those 350 million streams into a fan base.” Indeed over the past two years MAGIC! has established itself as a bonafide sensation thanks to its undeniably catchy sound, superlative songwriting, and masterful musicianship. Now the band, which also features guitarist Mark Pelli, drummer Alex Tanas, and bassist Ben Spivak, has released a new single, the Caribbean-tinged “Lay You Down Easy” (featuring Sean Paul), which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Reggae Digital Songs chart and racked up two million Spotify streams and one million VEVO views in its first two weeks. MAGIC! is also gearing up for the July release of its new album, Primary Colours, which finds the band further displaying its reggae influences and pop smarts. “The ultimate goal was to make an album that is groovy and fun,” Nasri says. “We are embracing ourselves now. We’ve actually found our identity and have really gotten to know each other as friends and fellow musicians. We had only known each other a short time when we made our debut album.” Produced by Nasri and Adam Messinger (who as Grammy-winning production duo the Messengers, have scored hits for Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Shakira, Chris Brown, Pitbull, and Christina Aguilera), and with production assists from Pelli and Tanas, Primary Colours is the sound of a band that has come into its own. “Each of these guys is a phenomenal musician and they all stepped up in various capacities, whether it was writing, playing, or producing,” says Nasri. “Mark is extraordinary and plays everything to the highest degree. He has these amazing colors. Alex really grew as a producer and was stronger about sharing his opinion, and Ben is always open and very melodic, he played all over the record. My bandmates are always shocking me with what they can do musically. Everyone’s contribution is always full-hearted.” The creative bond that the band members have developed is palpable in the good-natured bounce of the music on Primary Colours, as are the rhythms the four have soaked up through their worldwide travels. Last year they toured as first support for Maroon 5 and performed headlining shows across the U.S., South America, Asia, and Europe. “We definitely had that spiritual connection to the cultures we visited,” Nasri says. “We’re all natives of Canada, but we have different heritages. But when we get together, the guitar and the bass come out and we start to go with it. When we were in the studio making Primary Colours, the more rock-oriented songs started to give way to the groovier songs, and we thought, ‘This is us, We are this fusion band.’ It’s like home for me. I’ll make a song and if something doesn’t feel right, I’ll try a reggae melody or beat and it suddenly feels great … “It’s like I took reggae on a couple of dates and it went really well and now we’re going steady.” In the time between making Don’t Kill the Magic and Primary Colours, Nasri also gave himself a musical education, diving into records by reggae stars Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, and Peter Tosh. He also immersed himself in The Beatles catalog and records by Paul Simon. “Growing up we had no money, so I only listened to the radio,” he explains. “It wasn’t until my ’20s that I started getting into Stevie Wonder and early Police. I didn’t know anything about The Beatles, just the hits. Now I know 70 of their songs. And I’v
Released in September 2014 which Labrinth song sounds like it should be in your Beatles Collection	Words Of Love \| The Beatles Bible On Air - Live At The BBC Volume 2 Written and recorded by Buddy Holly in 1957, Words Of Love was the only of his songs to be recorded by The Beatles. A number of Buddy Holly's songs had been performed live by The Beatles from their earliest days. These included That'll Be The Day , Peggy Sue, Everyday, It's So Easy, Maybe Baby, Think It Over, Raining In My Heart, and Crying, Waiting, Hoping . The Beatles' name was partly inspired by Holly's backing group, The Crickets. All four members were keen Holly fans, and in 1976 McCartney bought the publishing rights to his songs. The group had performed Words Of Love between 1958 and 1962, with Lennon and Harrison singing. For the Beatles For Sale recording, however, Lennon and McCartney shared vocal duties. Buddy Holly was completely different; he was out of Nashville, so that introduced us to the country music scene. I still like Buddy's vocal style. And his writing. One of the main things about The Beatles is that we started out writing our own material. People these days take it for granted that you do, but nobody used to then. John and I started to write because of Buddy Holly. It was like, 'Wow! He writes and is a musician'. Paul McCartney Anthology Words Of Love was first released in the UK on the Beatles For Sale album, the group's fourth. In the US it was included on the Beatles VI collection. Although Words Of Love was the only Buddy Holly song in The Beatles' canon, they did busk a version of Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues during the Get Back sessions in 1969. While not written by Holly, the song was originally released in 1957 as the b-side to Words Of Love. The Beatles' version was eventually included on Anthology 3 . In the studio Words Of Love was the final song recorded on 18 October 1964 , during which they recorded seven songs in nine hours in a rush to finish the album. The Beatles recorded the song in two takes, along with a vocal overdub. Ringo Starr played a suitcase along with his drums, in homage to Jerry Allison's performance on Holly's Everyday. Lyrics And tell me how you feel Tell me love is real Words of love You whisper soft and true Darling I love you Let me hear you say The words I long to hear Darling when you're near You whisper soft and true Darling I love you SD Monday 13 July 2009 Ringo drums only on the packing case. There’s no drumset.
Which cheery Pharell Williams song was used on Despicable Me 2 soundtrack	Pharrell Williams - Happy (Despicable Me 2 - Lyric Video) - YouTube Pharrell Williams - Happy (Despicable Me 2 - Lyric Video) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jun 18, 2013 Category
Which John Legend song knocked Pharell Willams completely off the No.1 spot on the US Billboard	Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' Brings Frowns To Billboard Competition For Seventh Time : Entertainment : Design & Trend Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' Brings Frowns To Billboard Competition For Seventh Time Michael Briggs , Design & Trend Staff Writer Apr, 09, 2014, 05:06 PM Tags : Pharrell Williams , happy , music , Billboard Close Pharrell Williams' "Happy" is cementing its status as of one of the year's biggest hits, taking the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for the seventh time, Billboard reports. "Happy" has led Billboard's Radio Songs chart for six weeks, recently claiming 225.4 million all-format audience impressions, which is just shy of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" record for the biggest weekly audience with 228.9 million impressions. Williams and rapper T.I. were also featured on "Blurred Lines." "Happy" also leads the charts for top Digital Songs, Pop Songs, Adult Pop Songs, R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Adult R&B Songs Airplay. The track claimed seven consecutive weeks of at least 300,000 downloads sold until this past week, according to Nielsen SoundScan data. However, Williams does appear to have a legitimate chance of being knocked off of his position by next week, as John Legend's track "All of Me" continues to rise, taking the top spot this week on the "subscription services-based" On-Demand Songs chart. The song is Legend's first Hot 100 top ten and has finished at no. 2 on the chart three times. The ever-busy Williams was recently announced as a coach for season 7 of NBC's "The Voice," Entertainment Weekly reports. The Grammy winner will join the reality singing competition's coaching staff, which features Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Shakira and Usher in season six. Williams previously appeared on the show in season 4 as an adviser to Usher's team and also performed "Blurred Lines" alongside Robin Thicke last season. Season 7 of "The Voice" will air this fall, with season six wrapping up on May 20. Willaims, who scored the upcoming "Amazing Spider-Man 2" and will be featured on the film's soundtrack for his Kendrick Lamar and Alicia Keys-assisted track, "It's On Again," is certainly off to a good start this year. Singer Pharrell Williams (C) performs at the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California March 2, 2014. (Photo: REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson) The singer/producer's track "Happy" was his first number one as a lead artist in the chart's nine-year history. His second solo studio album , "G I R L" released in February and debuted in the top ten of Billboard's albums chart. The 10-track project includes features from Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys and Daft Punk. Other guests include Timbaland, who beatboxes on "Brand New," Kelly Osbourne, a background vocalist on "Marilyn Monroe" and singers Leah LaBelle, Tori Kelly and JoJo. His busy 2014 will also reportedly feature a joint EP with rapper Mac Miller called " Pink Slime ." Related
Which accusing Calvin Harris song reached No1 on the UK Singles Chart on 14th Sept 2014	UK MUSIC CHARTS, No.1 Singles 1: Al Martino - Here In My Heart - 14/11/1952. 1953 2: Jo Stafford : You Belong To Me - 16/1/1953 3: Kay Starr : Comes A-Long A-Love - 23/1/1953. 4: Eddie Fisher: Outside Of Heaven - 30/1/1953. Feb 5: Perry Como: Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - 6/2/1953 March 6: Guy Mitchell: She Wears Red Feathers - 13/3/1953 April 7: Stargazers: Broken Wings - 10/4/1953 8: Lita Roza: (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window - 17/4/1953 9: Frankie Laine: I Believe - 24/4/1953 June 10: Eddie Fisher: I'm Walking Behind You - 26/6/1953 Aug 11: Mantovani Song: from 'The Moulin Rouge' - 14/8/1953 Sept 12: Guy Mitchell: Look At That Girl - 11/9/1953 Oct 13: Frankie Laine: Hey Joe - 23/10/1953 Nov 14: David Whitfield: Answer Me - 6/11/1953 15: Frankie Laine: Answer Me - 13/11/1953 1954 16: Eddie Calvert: Oh Mein Papa 8/1/1954 March 17: Stargazers: I See The Moon 12/3/1954. April 18: Doris Day: Secret Love 16/4/1954 19: Johnnie Ray: Such A Night 30/4/1954 July 20: David Whitfield: Cara Mia 2/7/1954 Sept 21: Kitty Kallen: Little Things Mean A Lot 10/9/1954 22: Frank Sinatra: Three Coins In The Fountain 17/9/1954 Oct 23: Don Cornell: Hold My Hand 8/10/1954 Nov 24: Vera Lynn: My Son My Son 5/11/1954 25: Rosemary Clooney: This Ole House 26/11/1954 Dec 26: Winifred Atwell: Let's Have Another Party 3/12/1954 1955 27: Dickie Valentine: Finger Of Suspicion 7/1/1955. 28: Rosemary Clooney: Mambo Italiano 14/1/1955 Feb 29: Ruby Murray: Softly, Softly 18/2/1955 March 30: Tennessee Ernie Ford: Give Me Your Word, 11/3/1955 April 31: Perez Prez Prado & His Orchestra: Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 29/4/1955 May 32: Tony Bennett: Stranger In Paradise 13/5/1955 33: Eddie Calvert: Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 27/5/1955 June 34: Jimmy Young: Unchained Melody 24/6/1955 July 35: Alma Cogan: Dreamboat 15/7/1955 36: Slim Whitman: Rose Marie 29/7/1955 Oct 37: Jimmy Young: The Man From Laramie 14/10/1955 Nov 38: Johnston Brothers: Hernando's Hideaway 11/11/1955 39: Bill Haley & His Comets: Rock Around The Clock 25/11/1955 Dec 40: Dickie Valentine: Christmas Alphabet 16/12/1955 1956 41: Tennessee Ernie Ford: Sixteen Tons 20/1/1956. Feb 42: Dean Martin: Memories Are Made Of This 17/2/1956 March 43: Dream Weavers: It's Almost Tomorrow 16/3/1956 44: Kay Starr: Rock And Roll Waltz 30/3/1956 April 45: Winifred Atwell: Poor People Of Paris 13/4/1956 May 46: Ronnie Hilton: No Other Love 4/5/1956 June 47: Pat Boone: I'll Be Home 15/6/1956 July 48: Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love 20/7/1956 Aug 49: Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) 10/8/1956 Sept 50: Anne Shelton - Lay Down Your Arms 21/9/1956 Oct 51: Frankie Laine - A Woman In Love 19/10/1956 Nov 52: Johnnie Ray - Just Walking In The Rain 16/11/1956 1957 53: Guy Mitchell.. Singing The Blues 4/1/1957 54: Tommy Steele.. Singing The Blues 11/1/1957 55: Frankie Vaughan.. The Garden Of Eden 25/1/1957 Feb 56: Tab Hunter.. Young Love 22/2/1957 April 57: Lonnie Donegan.. Cumberland Gap 12/4/1957 May 58: Guy Mitchell.. Rock-A-Billy 17/5/1957 59: Andy Williams.. Butterfly 24/5/1957 June 60: Johnnie Ray.. Yes Tonight Josephine 7/6/1957 61. Lonnie Donegan.. Puttin' On The Style / Gamblin' Man 28/6/1957 July 62. Elvis Presley.. All Shook Up 12/7/1957 Aug 63. Paul Anka.. Diana 30/8/1957 Nov 64. The Crickets.. That'll Be The Day 1/11/1957 65. Harry Belafonte.. Mary's Boy Child 22/11/1957 1958 66. Jerry Lee Lewis.. Great Balls Of Fire 10/1/1958 67. Elvis Presley.. Jailhouse Rock 24/1/1958 Feb 68. Michael Holliday.. The Story Of My Life 14/2/1958 69. Perry Como.. Magic Moments 28/2/1958 April 70. Marvin Rainwater.. Whole Lotta Woman 25/4/1958 May 71. Connie Francis.. Who's Sorry Now 16/5/1958 June 72. Vic Damone.. On The Street Where You Live 27/6/1958 July 73. Everly Brothers.. All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 4/7/1958 Aug 74. Kalin Twins.. When 22/8/1958 Sept 75. Connie Francis.. Carolina Moon / Stupid Cupid 26/9/1958 Nov 76. Tommy Edwards.. All In The Game 7/11/1958 77. Lord Rockingham's XI.. Hoots Mon 28/11/195
Name the scarey debut Single from Ella Henderson released in June 2014	Ella Henderson - Music on Google Play Ella Henderson About the artist Gabriella Michelle "Ella" Henderson is an English singer and songwriter. She was a contestant in the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012 and got into the final 12, finishing in sixth place, despite being a strong favourite to win. She was subsequently signed to Syco Music. Henderson's first single, "Ghost", co-written with Ryan Tedder, was released on 8 June 2014 and gave Henderson her first number one song on the UK Singles Chart while remaining in the top five of the chart for eight consecutive weeks. It has subsequently been certified Platinum for sales in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Henderson has subsequently released a follow-up single called "Glow", the single then charted at Number one in Indonesia, Number Seven on the UK Singles Chart, Number Seventeen in Ireland and at Number twenty six in New Zealand. Henderson's third single, "Yours", charted at Number eight in Scotland and Number sixteen achieving a Gold certificate thus selling 200,000 copies. Henderson later featured in Sigma's new single "Glitterball", which peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart, Number twenty in Ireland and Number two on the UK Dance charts. 1 $7.99 Chapter One is the debut studio album by British singer and songwriter Ella Henderson. It was released on 10 October 2014 by Syco Music. Chapter One reached number one in the UK in its first week o... 1 Jess Glynne 0 Jessica Hannah "Jess" Glynne is an English singer and songwriter, signed to Atlantic Records. She rose to prominence as a featured artist on Clean Bandit's Grammy Award-winning single "Rather Be" a... 0 James Arthur 0 James Andrew Arthur is a British singer and songwriter who won the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012. His debut single, "Impossible", was released by Syco Music after the final and debuted at nu... 0 Ella Eyre 0 Ella McMahon, known by her stage name Ella Eyre, is an English singer and songwriter, signed to Virgin EMI Records. She is best known for her collaborations with Rudimental on their UK number one s... 0 Olly Murs 0 Oliver Stanley "Olly" Murs is an English singer, songwriter, television presenter and actor. He rose to fame after finishing as the runner up in the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009. He is curr... 0 Ellie Goulding 0 Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding is an English singer and songwriter. Her career began when she met record producers Starsmith and Frankmusik, and she was later spotted by Jamie Lillywhite, who later be... 0 George Ezra 0 George Ezra Barnett is an English singer-songwriter and musician. After releasing two EPs, Did You Hear the Rain? in October 2013 and Cassy O' in March 2014, Ezra rose to prominence with the releas... 0 Paloma Faith 0 Paloma Faith is an English singer, songwriter and actress, known for her retro and eccentric style. Faith released her debut album Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? in 2009, featuring t... 0 Sam Smith 0 Samuel Frederick "Sam" Smith is an English singer-songwriter. He rose to fame in October 2012 when he was featured on Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the ... 0 Rita Ora 0 Rita Sahatçiu Ora is a British singer and actress. She rose to prominence in February 2012 when she was featured on DJ Fresh's single, "Hot Right Now", which reached number one in the UK. Her debut... 0 Clean Bandit 0 Clean Bandit are a British electronic music group formed in Cambridge, England in 2008. The band consists of Grace Chatto, Jack Patterson and Luke Patterson. Their 2010 single "Mozart's House", rel... 0 Little Mix 0 Since 2011 Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall have established themselves as one of British pop’s brightest pop acts. Signature hits including ‘Move’, ‘Wings’ and ... 0 G.R.L. 0 G.R.L. is a girl group formed by Robin Antin. The group consists of members Lauren Bennett, Natasha Slayton and Jazzy Mejia. Past members included Simone Battle, Emmalyn Estrada, and Paula van Oppe... 0 James Bay 0 James Bay is a 23 year-ol
Released in August 2014, which noisy song from Jessie J features Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj	Bang Bang \| Nicki Minaj Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia " Anaconda " "Bang Bang" is a song by Jessie J , Ariana Grande , and Nicki Minaj . It serves as a joint single from all three. It's the first single from Jessie J's third studio album, Sweet Talker, released on October 10, 2014. It was included on the deluxe edition of Ariana's sophomore album, My Everything, which came out August 22, 2014. The Song was not however included on Nicki's album The Pinkprint . The song was released on July 29, 2014 as a digital download. The song impacted Top 40 Mainstream (Pop), Top 40 Rhythmic, and Hot AC stations on the same day. A music video was shot on July 30-31, and premiered on August 24. The song was included on Just Dance 2015. It was included on the US version (Now! 52) and the UK version (Now! 89) of the music complilation album series Now That's What I Call Music!. It peaked at #1 becoming Nicki's first ever UK chart-topper, Ariana's 2nd, and Jessie J's 3rd. It became Nicki and Jessie J's 1st ever US Pop radio #1 while becoming Ariana's 2nd. The song has been certified 5x Platinum in the US (making it her third song to ever do so), 3x Platinum in Australia and Canada, 2x Platinum in New Zealand, Norway and Sweden, Platinum in Denmark, Italy and the UK, and Gold in Spain. Contents Edit On June 30, 2014, Jessie J tweeted that she was revealing her new single a day later and that it featured two artists. On July 1, she announced the single called "Bang Bang", and that the two features were Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande. The official release date was revealed to be July 29, 2014. In a press release, it was revealed to be the lead single from Jessie J's new album and will be included on Ariana's album as well. Jessie J released a snippet of her verse on IG, and Republic Records posted a snippet of the beat on Vine on July 9. On July 23, Nicki posted a snippet of her verse. On July 27, Ariana Grande posted her snippet. The song was released as a digital download on July 29, 2014, and impacted Top 40 Mainstream (Pop), Top 40 Rhythmic, and Hot AC stations the same day. It was the #1 most added song on both Pop & Rhythmic. Music Video [1] A fan asked Nicki if they were going to shot a video, and she badged the tweet. The music video will be shot by Hannah Lux Davis . It was shot on July 30-31, and premiered on August 24, 2014 at the MTV Video Music Awards . It premiered on VEVO the next day. Live Performances Edit Nicki, Ariana, and Jessie performed the song for the first time together at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards . Then Nicki and Ariana performed it again at the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival . All three performed the song together again at the 2014 American Music Awards . Charts
Released in July 2014, which deadly song is from Iggy Azalea and features Rita Ora	Iggy Azalea teams up with Rita Ora for new single 'Black Widow' - NME NME 8:51 pm - Jul 4, 2014 0shares The song follows the rapper's global smash hit 'Fancy' Jess Baumung/NME Rapper Iggy Azalea has teamed up with Rita Ora for her new single ‘Black Widow’. The song will be released on September 14 and features a chorus written by Katy Perry as well as production from Stargate. The release follows Azelea’s guest spot on Ariana Grande’s ‘Problem’, as well as ‘Fancy’ featuring Charli XCX, which has now sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide. Azalea has spoken about the forthcoming video for the song, commenting: “We’re gonna have a very crazy music video, with a lot of other people that you guys may know, playing different characters. I’m really excited about it.” Azalea plays Wireless Festival this weekend. The Australian rapper recently matched The Beatles US chart record, scoring both the Number One and Number Two spots in the Billboard Hot 100, with her first two entries on the chart, ‘Fancy’ and ‘Problem’. The last act to achieve this feat was The Beatles in February 1964, with ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ at Number One and ‘She Loves You’ at Number Two. Speaking about the accolade, Azalea said it didn’t “mean anything”. Distancing herself from the record, she said: “I’d rather be The Rolling Stones.”
Which battle is commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand?	Battle of Little Bighorn Coverup By Robert Nightengale Editor’s note: Like many George Armstrong Custer defenders, the author of the following article believes that Major Marcus Reno and Captain Frederick Benteen were to blame for the 7th Cavalry’s failure in Montana 120 years ago. And, like some of those Custer defenders, the author believes that Reno and Benteen tried to hide the truth. Part of that truth, the author suggests, may have been that Colonel Custer actually crossed the Little Bighorn River and fought in the Indian village. June 25, 1876. It has become a day of myth and mystery. On that date, Lieutenant Colonel (Brevet Major General) George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry fought perhaps the biggest alliance of Plains Indians hostile to the government that had ever gathered in one place. As every student of the American West knows, the 7th Cavalry lost that battle, and Custer’s personal command, about 210 soldiers, was wiped out. Without a survivor of Custer’s command to tell the story, with the possible exception of the young Crow scout Curley, it is only natural that the dramatic event would trigger more debate and conjecture than any other battle in U.S. history. The entire 7th Cavalry was not destroyed in the desperate fighting. Under the command of Major Marcus Reno and Captain Frederick Benteen, about 400 soldiers and scouts survived a two-day siege on a bluff about four miles from where Custer was annihilated. On June 27, reinforcements commanded by Brig. Gen. Alfred Terry arrived on the battlefield to rescue the survivors and bury the dead of the 7th Cavalry. A coverup of the facts of the battle immediately began–a coverup endorsed by many, but orchestrated first and foremost by Major Reno and Captain Benteen. Custer’s political difficulties during the spring of 1876 and his testimony in Washington, D.C., concerning governmental corruption on the frontier also kept the authorities from pursuing an investigation that might clear up some of the mystery. It was an election year, and President Ulysses S. Grant and his administration had no desire to elevate Custer from his former status of political enemy to that of martyr. Even General Terry confused the issues by inventing a charge that Custer disobeyed orders–a charge still frequently repeated despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Orders were disobeyed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, but not by Custer. Reno and Benteen had been ordered forward to attack the Indian village. Not only did the two officers fail to carry out those orders but they also failed to carry out the spirit of military duty as it exists historically in any military structure. Reno and Benteen, to protect themselves, went far in confusing the issues of the battle. It was early morning on June 25 when, from the divide between the Rosebud Creek and Little Bighorn River valleys, Custer was informed by his scouts of the location of an enormous camp of hostile Indians, mostly Sioux and Cheyenne. Custer was also informed that the 7th Cavalry was under observation by hostile scouts. Because the Indians in the camp might escape–the greatest concern to the frontier army while on campaign–Custer ordered his force forward to the attack. Custer could do so with confidence, for there was no record up to that date of Plains Indians ever having confronted an entire regiment of U.S. cavalry, much less defeating them. Read More in Wild West Magazine Subscribe online and save nearly 40%!!! Dividing the regiment into four elements, Custer began the advance into the Little Bighorn Valley. The Indians were camped some 12 miles away. Custer himself commanded two battalions–five companies–and Reno commanded a third battalion of three companies. These three battalions made up the main force of the advance, while Benteen and three companies were sent on a controversial and somewhat mysterious’scout’ to the left (south) of the main advance. One company and several picked soldiers from each of the other companies made up the rear guard and pack-train escort. As Custer’s and Reno’s forces nea
What is the last book of the Old Testament?	Old Testament Books \| CARM Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry The Old Testament has 39 books total, which consist of . . . Pentateuch - 5 books Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy Historical Books - 12 books Joshua, Judges, Ruth, First Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, Second Kings, First Chronicles, Second Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther Poetic books - 5 books Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon Prophetic books - 17 books Major Prophets - Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel Minor Prophets - Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi A list of books with brief descriptions of contents. Pentateuch - 5 books Genesis - Creation, the Fall, the Flood, spread of the nations, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. Enslavement in Egypt. Exodus - Enslavement, Moses, 10 plagues, Passover, Leave Egypt, Red Sea Crossing, Mt. Sinai and the 10 Commandments Leviticus - Instructions on sacrificial system and the priesthood. Instructions on moral purity. Numbers - Still at Mt. Sinai, people make false idol, punishment, 40-years wandering begins. Deuteronomy - Moses' discourses on God's Acts for Israel the Decalogue, the ceremonial, civil, and social Laws, and covenant ratification. Historical Books - 12 books total Joshua - First half of Joshua describes the 7-year conquest of the Land of Promise. The last half deals with partitioning the lands to the people. Judges - Time of Judges. This was a bad time period. The Israelites did not drive out all the inhabitants of Canaan and began to take part in their idolatry. 7 cycles of foreign oppression, repentance, and deliverance. In the end, the people failed to learn their lesson. Ruth - Kinsman redeemer in Boaz, redeeming Ruth, a Moabitess. Speaks of righteousness, love, and faithfulness to the Lord. The next 6 books trace the time from Samuel to the Captivity First Samuel - Samuel carries Israel from judges to King Saul Second Samuel - David as King, adultery, and murder. First Kings - Solomon, Israel is powerful. Solomon dies, then division of tribes: 10 to the north and 2 to the south. Second Kings - The Divided Kingdom. All 19 kings of Israel were bad, therefore, captivity in Assyria (722 B.C.). In Judah, 8 of 20 rulers were good but went into exile, too. First Chronicles - A recounting of the history of Israel to the time of Solomon. Second Chronicles - continued recounting of the life of Solomon, building of temple, to the captivity. History of Judah only. The Next 3 books deal with Israel's Restoration. Ezra - Cyrus let most of the Jews return to their land of Israel. Zerubbabel led the people (539 B.C.). Ezra returned later with more Jews (458 B.C.) Built the temple. Nehemiah - Building the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah got permission from the king of Persia to rebuild the walls (444 B.C.). Revival in the land. Esther - Took place during chapters 6 and 7 of Ezra. Mordecai. Plot to kill the Jewish people. Poetical - 5 books Job - a righteous man tested by God. Deals with God's sovereignty. Psalms - Consists of 5 divisions. Worship in song. Large variety of subjects. Proverbs - Practical wisdom in everyday affairs. Ecclesiastes - All is vanity. The wisdom of man is futility. Song of Solomon - A song (between Solomon and his Shulammite bride) displaying the love between a man and a woman. Prophetical - 17 books Major Prophets - 5 books Isaiah - Looks at the sin of Judah and proclaims God's judgment. Hezekiah. Coming restoration and blessing. Jeremiah - Called by God to proclaim the news of judgment to Judah, which came. God establishes a New Covenant. Lamentations - 5 lament poems. Description of defeat and fall of Jerusalem. Ezekiel - He ministered to the Jews in Captivity in Babylon. Description of the end of times. Daniel - Many visions of the future for the Gentiles and the Jews. Minor Prophets - 12 books Hosea - Story of Hosea and his unfaithful wife, Gomer. Represents God's love and faithfulness and Israel's spiritual adultery. Israel will be judged and restored. Joel - Proclaims
Who wrote the book Last of the Mohicans?	SparkNotes: The Last of the Mohicans: Chapters III–IV The Last of the Mohicans James Fenimore Cooper (See Important Quotations Explained ) Summary: Chapter III The narrator shifts the focus of attention from Magua and his party to another group of people in another part of the forest, a few miles west by the river. We meet the remaining primary characters: Hawkeye, a white hunter, and Chingachgook, his Mohican ally. Though both men are hunters, they dress differently. Hawkeye wears a hunting shirt, a skin cap, and buckskin leggings; he carries a knife, a pouch, and a horn. Chingachgook is almost naked and covered in war-paint. Both men carry weapons. Hawkeye carries a long rifle, and Chingachgook carries a short rifle and a tomahawk. They discuss the historical developments that have caused them to both inhabit the same forest. Hawkeye proclaims his inheritance of a genuine and enduring whiteness, and Chingachgook laments the demise of his tribe of Mohicans. Of the Mohican tribe, only Chingachgook and his son remain. At this mention of the diminishing tribe, Chingachgook’s son Uncas appears and reports that he has been trailing the Maquas, the Iroquois enemies of the Mohicans. When the antlers of a deer appear in the distance, Hawkeye wants to shoot the animal, but then realizes that the noise of the rifle will draw the attention of the enemy. In the place of the long rifle, Uncas uses an arrow to kill the deer. Shortly thereafter, Chingachgook detects the sound of horses approaching. Summary: Chapter IV [T]he worst enemy I have on earth, and he is an Iroquois, daren’t deny that I am genuine white. (See Important Quotations Explained ) Heyward and his party encounter Hawkeye. When Hawkeye questions the group, Heyward and Gamut explain that their guide, Magua, has led them away from their desired destination. Hawkeye finds this explanation suspicious, because he does not believe that an Indian could be lost in the forest that is his home. He thinks his suspicions are justified when he learns that Magua is a Huron. Hawkeye describes the Huron tribe as untrustworthy, unlike the Mohican or Delaware tribes. After learning that Heyward is the major of the 60th regiment of the king at Fort William Henry, Hawkeye considers punishing Magua for treachery. Though Hawkeye considers shooting Magua on the spot, so that the traitor will not accompany the party to Fort William Henry, Heyward opposes that violence. Instead of shooting Magua, Heyward approaches him while Chingachgook and Uncas surround him. So that Magua will not suspect the plot to capture him, Heyward engages Magua in conversation. As they talk, Magua discloses the name he prefers: Le Renard Subtil (The Subtle Fox). Magua feels suspicious of Heyward, but eventually he warms to him and agrees to sit and eat. Sounds in the forest make Magua agitated, and Heyward dismounts and makes a move to capture the guide. Magua cries out and darts away from Heyward just as Chingachgook and Uncas emerge from the thickets and give chase. Hawkeye, meanwhile, fires his rife toward the escaping Huron. A Mingo is a Mingo, and God having made him so, neither the Mohawks nor any other tribe can alter him.
Which football team were the last to win the English football league Division One?	English Premier League: A Look Back At the Teams From the Inaugural Season \| Bleacher Report English Premier League: A Look Back At the Teams From the Inaugural Season Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Manchester United have won 12 EPL championships 2.6K 2 Comments This year marks the 20th season of the English Premier League. Back in 1992, the football clubs that made up the then First Division joined forces to leave the Football League and form what has since been known as the Premier League. In its early years, the EPL was comprised of 22 clubs. However, following the 1994-1995 season, 4 teams were relegated while only two were promoted. The Premier League has consisted of twenty teams ever since. While a total of 45 clubs from the various English football divisions have competed in the EPL over the past 20 season, only seven have remained in England's top flight since the league was launched. They include: Arsenal Manchester United Tottenham Manchester United won the first official EPL title. Here's a look back at the rest of the original 22 teams from the EPL's inaugural season in the order that they finished: Ian Walton/Getty Images Aston Villa are EPL mainstays Aston Villa's best finish ever in the EPL came in the league's first season when they ended up second to Manchester United. They have never been relegated. They have had seven managers during the EPL era including Ron Atkinson, Brian Little, John Gregory, Graham Taylor, David O'Leary, Martin O'Neill, Gerard Houllier and current manager Alex McLeish. Over the last 20 years Aston Villa won the League Cup in 1994 and 1996 as well as the 2001 Intertoto Cup. The Canaries are back in the top flight this season Norwich City were a part of the Premier League for its first three years. They were relegated in May of 1995 and then spent nine seasons in Division One. Norwich topped the Division One table in the 2003-2004 season to make it back to the top flight. The Canaries' one season back in the EPL resulted in relegation back to what was now known as The Championship for four consecutive campaigns. Over the last three seasons, Norwich City has done the improbable. In 2009 they were relegated to Division One from the Championship. The very next season they won promotion back to the Championship by finishing first in Division One. Norwich City then followed that achievement by finishing second in the Championship last season and gaining promotion back up to the Premier League. Getty Images/Getty Images Alan Shearer was a major force with Blackburn Blackburn Rovers were a part of the original Premier League lineup and are one of just four clubs to have ever won an EPL title. Rovers topped the table in 1994-1995 led by striker Alan Shearer. The team's success was short lived as Rovers were unable to match their achievement and were relegated in 1999 to Division One. Blackburn didn't remain down too long as they won promotion back to the top flight in 2001 with a second place finish in Division One. In 2002 Blackburn won the League Cup with a 2-1 victory over Tottenham at the Millennium Stadium. Blackburn have remained in the EPL since 2001 with a series of managers including Graeme Souness, Mark Hughes, Paul Ince, Sam Allardyce and current under pressure manager Steve Kean. Matthew Lewis/Getty Images QPR are back in the top flight QPR were in the top half of the table for the first three seasons of the Premier League. In 1996, however, Rangers dropped to 19th and were relegated to Division One. Rangers remained in Division One for five years until they were further relegated to Division Two following a 23rd place finish for the 2000-2001 season. Over the next three campaigns QPR finished 8th, 4th and then 2nd in 2004 which saw the team move back up to what was now called the Championship. Last year, after seven seasons in England's second tier of football, QPR led by Neil Warnock ran away with the Championship title and secured their return to the EPL. With the signings of name players such as Shaun Wright-Phillips, Ant
What mission number was the last Apollo lunar landing?	Apollo 17 (AS-512) \| National Air and Space Museum Apollo 17 (AS-512) The Last Manned Lunar Landing Apollo 17 was the last Apollo mission to land men on the Moon. It carried the only trained geologist to walk on the lunar surface, lunar module pilot Harrison Schmitt. Compared to previous Apollo missions, Apollo 17 astronauts traversed the greatest distance using the Lunar Roving Vehicle and returned the greatest amount of rock and soil samples. Eugene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17, still holds the distinction of being the last man to walk on the Moon, as no humans have visited the Moon since December 14, 1972. Summary of Events The successful Apollo 17 manned lunar landing mission was the last in a series of three J-type missions planned for the Apollo Program. The J-type missions have been characterized by extended hardware capability, by a scientific payload larger than the previous G- and H-series missions and by use of a battery powered lunar roving vehicle (LRV). As a result of these additions, the Apollo 17 mission had a duration of 12.6 days, and a time on the lunar surface of 75 hr with a total surface traverse distance of approximately 35 km. The Saturn V carrying Apollo 17 was launched from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center at 05:33:00 UT on December 7, 1972 (11:33:00 p.m. CST on December 6, 1972). View of Apollo 17 Landing SiteThe landing site was on the southeastern rim of Mare Serenitatis in a dark deposit between massif units of the southwestern Montes Taurus. Scientific objectives included geological surveying and sampling of materials and surface features in a preselected area of the Taurus-Littrow region, deploying and activating surface experiments, and conducting inflight experiments and photographic tasks during lunar orbit and transearth coast. Lunar orbit insertion, executed at 19:47:23 GMT on December 10, placed the spacecraft into a lunar orbit of 170.0 by 52.6 nautical miles. Following a nominal descent sequence, the spacecraft landed at 19:54:57 GMT on December 11 in a valley at Taurus-Littrow, less than 200 m from the preferred landing point. The first lunar surface EVA began at 23:54:49 GMT on December 11, with Cernan stepping out of the spacecraft at 00:01:00 GMT on December 12. Deployment of the Apollo lunar-surface experiments package (ALSEP) and the cosmic ray experiment took place during EVA-1. Duration of this EVA was 7 hr 12 min. Schmitt collects samplesThe second EVA began at 23:28:06 GMT on December 12. Using the LRV, samples from Nansen Crater, Lara Crater and others were collected. Traverses, core samples and trenches were dug at different stations. This EVA lasted 7 hr 37 min. Lunar Roving VehicleDuring EVA-3, sampling stops were made and traverse gravimeter measurements were taken. Additional explosive packages for the Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment were also deployed. One of the final science activities was the retrieval of the neutron flux probe from the deep drill core hole. The third EVA ended at 05:40:56 GMT on December 14. TV View of LM liftoffThe LM ascent stage lifted off the Moon at 22:54:37 GMT on December 14. Lift-off and ascent were recorded by the ground-commanded television assembly on the LRV. After docking with the CSM, the ascent stage was sent back to the lunar surface. Its impact was recorded by the four Apollo 17 geophones and by each ALSEP at the Apollo 12, 14, 15 and 16 landing sites. From NASA SP-330, Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report and Apollo 17 Press Kit, Release No: 72-220K
Which band's debut single was Last Train to Clarksville?	Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees \| Song Info \| AllMusic Last Train to Clarksville google+ Song Review by Lindsay Planer This track is the A-side (b/w the Carole King/Gerry Goffin composition “Take A Giant Step”) to the Monkees’ first 45. In a savvy attempt to build an audience for the premier of the Monkees’ primetime television programme, the mavens behind the multi-media project released the single practically a month prior to the sit-com’s NBC network debut on September 11, 1966. According to interviews with “Last Train to Clarksville” co-authors Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, both the melody and lyrics were a direct inspiration from the fade out of the Beatles’ “Paperback Writer”. Once the songwriters had established that the fab four were not singing about a locomotive, they set out to write a thinly veiled protest song about a guy who is departing for military service -- or perhaps more specifically boot camp, as there is an Air Force base located near Clarksville, Tennessee. The song is rather unique melodically as well. The memorable chiming lead guitar introduction is punctuated by a brisk and percussive tambourine before landing into Micky Dolzenz’ dramatic and empathetic vocals. Also worthy of note is the start/stop rhythm that precedes the line “And I don’t know if I’m ever coming home”, which is especially pronounced at the end of the instrumental break or ‘middle eight’. While it is generally considered common knowledge that the Monkees’ (sans Michael Nesmith) did not initially perform on any of their early sides, the musicians chosen to accompany the lead vocals were among the best in the business at the time and include session stalwarts Louie Shelton (guitar) and Gene Estes (percussion). “Last Train To Clarksville” became an instant smash and eventually topped the pop singles chart. Enthusiasts wishing to hear the actual quartet, are encouraged to locate copies of the four-disc set Summer 1967: The Complete U.S. Concert Recordings (2001), containing four performances from the Monkees’ in their heyday. In addition to the pre-fab four’s version, a wide variety of other artists have also taken a turn at the track, ranging from jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson to 1960s garage rockers The Standells and even the high and lonesome sound of bluegrass legends Flatt & Scruggs. Appears On
Who created the television series Last of the Summer Wine?	Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series 1973– ) - 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 Last of the Summer Wine TV-PG \| Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up face the trials of their fellow town citizens and everyday life and stay young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the elderly. Creator: The village prepares for Compo's funeral; even Auntie Wainwright closes her shop (her mobile phone is on for emergency purchases). Compo's "Thursday Lady" arrives to pay her respects. 9.1 A depressed Howard tries to build himself up but, under Foggy's instruction, ends up breaking his leg. Auntie Wainwright has Smiler testing a Triumph Motorcycle, after she rents him the riding gear. ... 8.8 Nora Batty finally decides to give Compo a taste of what he's been asking for and it sends him to the hospital. Clegg, Nora, and friends need to deal with the loss of their friend. 8.8 a list of 30 titles created 27 Mar 2011 a list of 30 titles created 24 Jun 2012 a list of 45 titles created 30 Jan 2014 a list of 22 titles created 03 Jul 2014 a list of 33 titles created 15 Oct 2014 Title: Last of the Summer Wine (1973– ) 7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 1 win & 8 nominations. See more awards » Photos The misadventures of the staff of a retail floor of a major department store. Stars: Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton Arkwright is a tight-fisted shop owner in Doncaster, who will stop at nothing to keep his profits high and his overheads low, even if this means harassing his nephew Granville. Arkwright's ... See full summary » Stars: Ronnie Barker, David Jason, Lynda Baron A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband. Stars: Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Hughes When Tom Ballard moves to Bayview Retirement Vilage, he meets Diana Trent, a feisty old woman who complains about everything and wants nothing more than just to die. Much to the dislike of ... See full summary » Stars: Graham Crowden, Stephanie Cole, Daniel Hill The perils of "escaping the rat race" and dropping out of society - to start a farm in Surbiton (and to drive Margo nuts). Stars: Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith Victor Meldrew is a retiree who attracts bad luck. If he's not driving his long suffering wife Margeret crazy with his constant moaning, he's fighting with neighbors. Stars: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Doreen Mantle During WW2, in a fictional British seaside town, a ragtag group of Home Guard local defense volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion. Stars: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn The staff of the defunct Grace Brothers department store reunite to run a rural hotel. Stars: Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton The Korean War and a long lost letter separate the lives of young lovers Jean and Lionel, whose paths cross again by happenstance. Stars: Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer, Moira Brooker A rather naive, middle-class man is admitted to a hospital ward and finds that he is sharing it with a working-class layabout and an upper-class hypochondriac. All three of them cause headaches for the hospital staff. Stars: James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Christopher Strauli The misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2. Director: Norman Cohen Long running BBC comedy show consisting of sketches and humourous musical routines involving the large Ronnie Barker and the small Ronnie Corbett. Most sketches involved both men, but ... See full summary » Stars: Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, The Fred Tomlinson Singers Edit Storyline Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up fac
In which month does The Last Night of the Proms take place?	BBC - Proms - Last Night Last Night Booking for the Last Night of the Proms Booking opens on Saturday 17 May 2014. The Last Night of the Proms © Chris Christodoulou previous next Tickets for the Last Night of the Proms The majority of tickets for the Last Night of the Proms will be allocated by ballot to customers who have bought tickets to at least five other Proms concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. A further 200 tickets are allocated by the Open Ballot. The Five-Concert Ballot To be eligible to enter the Five-Concert Ballot, you must book tickets for at least five other concerts. You can apply to buy a maximum of two tickets for the Last Night. If you are successful in the Ballot, you will not be obliged to buy Last Night tickets should your preferred seating area not be available. Please note: you must tick the Ballot opt-in box when booking online, or inform the Box Office that you wish to enter this Ballot when booking by telephone, in person or by post. If you require a wheelchair space for the Last Night of the Proms, you will still need to book for five other concerts but you must phone the Access Information Line (020 7070 4410) by Thursday 29 May and ask to be entered into the separate Ballot for wheelchair spaces. This Ballot cannot be entered online. The Five-Concert Ballot closes on Thursday 29 May and you will be informed by Friday 6 of June whether or not you have been successful. If you are successful, please note that your Last Night Tickets will not be issued until Friday 5 September. We regret that if you are unsuccessful in the Five-Concert Ballot, no refunds for other tickets purchased will be payable. The Open Ballot One hundred Centre Stalls seats (priced £87.50* each) and 100 Front Circle seats (priced £57.00* each) for the Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall will be allocated by Open Ballot. The Five-Concert Ballot rule does not apply: no other ticket purchases are necessary. Only one application (for a maximum of two tickets) may be made per household. *Booking Fees Apply If you would like to apply for tickets by Open Ballot, please complete the official Open Ballot Form and send it by post only - to arrive no later than Thursday 3 July - to: BBC Proms Open Ballot Royal Albert Hall London SW7 2AP Note that the Open Ballot application is completely separate from other Proms booking procedures. Envelopes should be clearly addressed to 'BBC Proms Open Ballot' and should contain only the official Open Ballot Form . The Open Ballot takes place on Friday 4 July and successful applicants will be contacted by Thursday 10 July. DOWNLOAD THE OPEN BALLOT FORM, HERE. Please note: if you are successful in the Five-Concert Ballot, you will not be eligible for Last Night tickets via the Open Ballot. General availability for the Last Night Any tickets not allocated by the Five-Concert Ballot or the Open Ballot will go on sale on Friday 11 July. There is exceptionally high demand for Last Night tickets, but returns occasionally become available, so it is always worth checking with the Box Office. Please note: for all Last Night bookings, only one application (for a maximum of two tickets) can be made per household. Promming at the Last Night Day Prommers and Weekend Promming Pass-holders who have attended five or more other concerts (in either the Arena or the Gallery) are eligible to purchase one ticket each for the Last Night (priced £5.00) on presentation of their used tickets (which will be retained) at the Box Office. Season Ticket-Holders Whole Season Tickets include admission to the Last Night. A limited allocation of Last Night tickets (priced £5.00) is also reserved for Half Season Ticket-holders, and will be available to buy from the Box Office from Tuesday 22 July (for First Half Season Ticket-holders) and Tuesday 19 August (for both First and Second Half Season Ticket-holders). A final, smaller allocation available for both will go on sale on Friday 5 September. Queuing All Prommers (Day or Season) with Last Night tickets should queue on The Queen's Steps (formerly the South Steps),
What is the first name of cricket umpire Dickie Bird	Dickie Bird \| England Cricket \| Cricket Players and Officials \| ESPN Cricinfo ODI statistics Profile Dickie Bird's white cap, twitching shoulders and forearm stretch became as much a part of the day out as the battle between bat and ball. He seemed to attract minor incident, without ever allowing the day to be soured by controversy. Burst pipes, reflecting windscreens and bomb scares all conspired to trouble him, but each impostor was met with humour and Yorkshire-bred common sense. Notorious for being an early Bird (he once made it to The Oval at 6am, so nervous was he about being late and was five-hours early to meet the Queen on one occasion), and plagued by bad weather he made the transition from cricketing figure to something close to a national institution. A favourite among the public who took to his idiosyncrasies, Bird was equally admired and respected by the players. He diffused many a situation that a lesser umpire may have allowed to escalate, typically with common sense and good humour. Most importantly, he simply made few mistakes. "They all rated me the best: Sobers, Richards, Lillee and Botham. That means a lot I can tell you," he admitted. Harold "Dickie" Bird was born in Barnsley in April 1933. 5'10" and a right-hand batsman, Bird played in a Barnsley side that included Geoff Boycott and the journalist Michael Parkinson, with whom he remained friends. A good enough player to have represented Yorkshire during their period of dominance (debuting in 1956 against Scotland), a regular first team place eluded him in such a strong side (his career best performance 181* against Glamorgan at Bradford in 1959 was rewarded with omission from the next game as the senior players returned from Test duty) and he moved to Leicestershire at the end of that year. He won his county cap in his first season, 1960, in which he topped 1,000 first-class runs, but later referred to the decision to leave Yorkshire as "the biggest mistake of my life". Bird retired relatively early, aged just 32, and spent a few years coaching and playing as a club professional. He later admitted to regret that his playing career had not been more successful (first-class average: 20.71): "I just wish I'd have believed in myself as a batsman the way I do as an umpire," he told The Cricketer (November 1998) during his final match as an umpire. "I had the ability I can tell you. If you had compared me to Boycott in the nets you would have picked me as the Test player. Ray Illingworth said I played as straight as anyone he'd ever seen. Umpiring has been good to me, but it is the second-best thing to playing." Bird officiated his first game in 1970, with his first Test coming against New Zealand at Leeds in 1973. In 1992 he stood in Zimbabwe's inaugural Test as the first ICC panel umpire. A guard of honour by the players and a standing ovation from the crowd as England took on India in 1996 marked his final Test, at his beloved Lord's. Bird, always an emotional man, was reduced to tears. In all he officiated in 66 Tests and 69 One-Day Internationals, overtaking Frank Chester's record (of 48 Tests) in Zimbabwe in 1996. His final first-class game was at Headingley, between Yorkshire and Warwickshire in 1998. Bird was awarded the MBE in June 1986 in the Queen's Birthday Honours List ("It means more to me than my life," he commented) and became a frequent tea-time visitor at the Palace, apparently attending more than 20 times. He gained other remarkable friends, including former Prime Minister John Major, billionaire cricket fanatic John Paul Getty and the thriller writer Stephen King. "I wish I'd had a family. That's where I missed out in life," he lamented on his retirement but his oft-repeated phrase was that he was "married to the game." Bird's real legacy will be top-quality umpiring. Calm, despite his nervous disposition; consistent, despite his erratic body movements; and unimpeachably impartial despite his obvious love for all things Yorkshire and England, Bird added to the enjoyment of the spectators without ever detracting from the cricket. Maybe
Which US President's wife was known as Bird	Lyndon B. Johnson \| whitehouse.gov Air Force One Lyndon B. Johnson In the 1960 campaign, Lyndon B. Johnson was elected Vice President as John F. Kennedy's running mate. On November 22, 1963, when Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson was sworn in as the 36th United States President, with a vision to build "A Great Society" for the American people. "A Great Society" for the American people and their fellow men elsewhere was the vision of Lyndon B. Johnson. In his first years of office he obtained passage of one of the most extensive legislative programs in the Nation's history. Maintaining collective security, he carried on the rapidly growing struggle to restrain Communist encroachment in Viet Nam. Johnson was born on August 27, 1908, in central Texas, not far from Johnson City, which his family had helped settle. He felt the pinch of rural poverty as he grew up, working his way through Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now known as Texas State University-San Marcos); he learned compassion for the poverty of others when he taught students of Mexican descent. In 1937 he campaigned successfully for the House of Representatives on a New Deal platform, effectively aided by his wife, the former Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor, whom he had married in 1934. During World War II he served briefly in the Navy as a lieutenant commander, winning a Silver Star in the South Pacific. After six terms in the House, Johnson was elected to the Senate in 1948. In 1953, he became the youngest Minority Leader in Senate history, and the following year, when the Democrats won control, Majority Leader. With rare skill he obtained passage of a number of key Eisenhower measures. In the 1960 campaign, Johnson, as John F. Kennedy's running mate, was elected Vice President. On November 22, 1963, when Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson was sworn in as President. First he obtained enactment of the measures President Kennedy had been urging at the time of his death--a new civil rights bill and a tax cut. Next he urged the Nation "to build a great society, a place where the meaning of man's life matches the marvels of man's labor." In 1964, Johnson won the Presidency with 61 percent of the vote and had the widest popular margin in American history--more than 15,000,000 votes. The Great Society program became Johnson's agenda for Congress in January 1965: aid to education, attack on disease, Medicare, urban renewal, beautification, conservation, development of depressed regions, a wide-scale fight against poverty, control and prevention of crime and delinquency, removal of obstacles to the right to vote. Congress, at times augmenting or amending, rapidly enacted Johnson's recommendations. Millions of elderly people found succor through the 1965 Medicare amendment to the Social Security Act. Under Johnson, the country made spectacular explorations of space in a program he had championed since its start. When three astronauts successfully orbited the moon in December 1968, Johnson congratulated them: "You've taken ... all of us, all over the world, into a new era. . . . " Nevertheless, two overriding crises had been gaining momentum since 1965. Despite the beginning of new antipoverty and anti-discrimination programs, unrest and rioting in black ghettos troubled the Nation. President Johnson steadily exerted his influence against segregation and on behalf of law and order, but there was no early solution. The other crisis arose from Viet Nam. Despite Johnson's efforts to end Communist aggression and achieve a settlement, fighting continued. Controversy over the war had become acute by the end of March 1968, when he limited the bombing of North Viet Nam in order to initiate negotiations. At the same time, he startled the world by withdrawing as a candidate for re-election so that he might devote his full efforts, unimpeded by politics, to the quest for peace. When he left office, peace talks were under way; he did not live to see them successful, but died suddenly of a heart attack at his Texas ranch on January 22, 1973. The Presidential biographies on WhiteHous
Who starred alongside Rod Taylor in Hitchcock's movie The Birds	Rod Taylor, star of The Birds, dies aged 84 - BBC News BBC News Rod Taylor, star of The Birds, dies aged 84 9 January 2015 Close share panel Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rod Taylor with actress Rhonda Fleming. He starred alongside greats like Doris Day and Elizabeth Taylor Australian actor Rod Taylor, who starred in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller The Birds, has died aged 84, according to reports in the US. Taylor, who lived in the United States, is said to have died at his home in Los Angeles after a dinner party. He came to prominence in the 1960s, starring alongside Hollywood greats like Jane Fonda and Richard Burton. In 2009, he made a cameo as ex-UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Quentin Tarantino's film Inglourious Basterds. He got his first leading role in the 1960 adaptation of HG Wells' science-fiction classic The Time Machine and went on to star in several hit films in the 1960s and 1970s. He also voiced one of the Dalmatian dogs in Disney's animated hit 101 Dalmatians. Tippi Hedren, his co-star in The Birds, told People magazine that Taylor had been "a great pal to me and a real strength". "He was one of the most fun people I have ever met, thoughtful and classy. There was everything good in that man," she said. He was due to turn 85 on Sunday. He is survived by spouse Carol Kikumura and daughter Felicia Rodrica Sturt Taylor, a TV presenter in the US.
The Birds were a 60s R&B; group, but name their guitarist who went on to bigger things, and still tours in 2014	Band \| The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones First gig: 12 July 1962 Venue: Marquee Club, London Lineup: Mick Jagger Keith Richards Brian Jones Ian Stewart Dick Taylor Tony Chapman Band When the nascent Rolling Stones began playing gigs around London in 1962, the notion that a rock & roll band would last five years, let alone fifty, was an absurdity. After all, what could possibly be more ephemeral than rock & roll, the latest teenage fad? Besides, other factors made it unlikely that such a momentous occasion would ever come to pass. “I didn’t expect to last until fifty myself, let alone with the Stones,” Keith Richards says with a laugh. “It’s incredible, really. In that sense we’re still living on borrowed time.” “You have to put yourself back into that time,” Mick Jagger says about those early days when he and Keith and guitarist Brian Jones roomed together and were hustling gigs wherever they could find one. “Popular music wasn’t talked about on any kind of intellectual level. There was no such term as ‘popular culture.’ None of those things existed.” “But suddenly popular music became bigger than it had ever been before. It became an important, perhaps the most important, art form of the period, after not at all being regarded as an art form before.” Mick Jagger Times and attitudes quickly changed, in short, and now five decades later, the Rolling Stones are celebrating an anniversary that artists in any field would be overjoyed to attain. Indeed, the Stones will be marking the fiftieth anniversary of their first gig at the Marquee Club in London on July 12, 1962 with a celebratory appearance at that storied venue, five decades later to the day. At that first show, the group was billed as the Rollin’ Stones and, of what would become the band’s original lineup, only Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones and keyboardist Ian Stewart performed. Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts would formally join in January of 1963, and Stewart officially left the band in May, though he continued on as the Stones’ road manager and occasionally played with them both on stage and in the studio until his death in 1985. To commemorate the Stones’ 50th anniversary, noted filmmaker Brett Morgen directed a no-holds-barred documentary about the band, Crossfire Hurricane, and the Stones released GRRR!, a greatest hits collection that includes two brand new songs and a stunning album cover designed by Walton Ford. The Stones then went back on the road for the 50 & Counting Tour, visiting London, New York and other cities across North America and Canada in celebration of five decades, culminating with a legendary performance at the UK’s Glastonbury Festival plus two major outdoor shows in London’s Hyde Park, chronicled in the concert film Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live. The Stones then launched another sell out tour, 14 ON FIRE, that brought them to Asia, Australia and New Zealand. In 2015 the band stunned audiences in the USA for the umpteenth time with their Zip Code tour and a re-mastered Sticky Fingers album. In early 2016, the Stones launched their América Latina Olé tour, which consisted of thirteen electrifying dates in Central and South America. As a dramatic capstone to that trip, the Stones performed in Cuba for the first time, electrifying an audience of 1.2 million fans in Havana. In another historic live performance, the Stones will participate this October in Desert Trip, a three-day superstar festival in Indio, California that will also feature Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, the Who, Neil Young and Roger Waters. In addition, Exhibitionism, a groundbreaking, career-spanning exhibition devoted to the Stones’ legendary history, opened earlier this year at the Saatchi Gallery in London to rave reviews. It will travel to New York this November for a run at Industria. To mark the Stones’ 50th anniversary a few years back, a book was produced, The Rolling Stones: 50, chronicling the group’s legendary journey through rare and previously unseen photographs, including images from every aspect of the Stones’ history – reportage photos, shots fr
The birdeating spider (the largest spider in the world is found in what part of the world	World's Largest Spider Travel World's Largest Spider The goliath birdeater tarantula of South America is arguably the biggest spider in the world. Watch as one hapless mouse wanders into a spider's… more They're the big, hairy spiders of our nightmares. And it's no wonder we're afraid. Tarantulas are the biggest of all of the arachnids. These spiders are killing machines, perfectly adapted to their habitats. And the biggest and baddest of them all is the Goliath. It can grow to nearly a foot across, with fangs an inch long. The Goliath makes its home in the remote rainforests of South America. Night is when the Goliath is most active. But for these ambush predators, hunting means lying in wait. Near the entrance to her burrow, she lays down a silk welcome mat. It acts like a trip-wire, letting her know when something has ventured within range. Even with eight eyes, Goliaths-like most spiders-have weak vision. They're alerted to the presence of prey by vibrations rippling across their sensitive hairs. It's only a matter of time before some hapless creature-like this floor mouse-wanders too close, and brushes against the silk. It's like ringing a dinner bell. The Goliath's venom proves fatal to this mouse. But for most people, the tarantula's bite is no worse than a bee sting. According to researchers, there's never been a single confirmed human death from a tarantula bite. Perhaps knowing the facts about these ancient predators can help turn human fear… into fascination. X World's Largest Spider The goliath birdeater tarantula of South America is arguably the biggest spider in the world. Watch as one hapless mouse wanders into a spider's deadly trap, and see the unusual adaptations that make the goliath one of nature's deadliest ambushers. Share Link
Who is credited with organising the first package holidays?	Thomas Cook History Thomas Cook History Thomas Cook History Thomas Cook is the world’s best-known name in travel, thanks to the inspiration and dedication of a single man. Thomas Cook began his international travel company in 1841, with a successful one-day rail excursion at a shilling a head from Leicester to Loughborough on 5 July. From these humble beginnings Thomas Cook launched a whole new kind of company – devoted to helping Britons see the world. View key dates of Thomas Cook history A Brief History On 9 June 1841 a 32-year old cabinet-maker named Thomas Cook walked from his home in Market Harborough to the nearby town of Leicester to attend a temperance meeting. A former Baptist preacher, Thomas Cook was a religious man who believed that most Victorian social problems were related to alcohol and that the lives of working people would be greatly improved if they drank less and became better educated. As he walked along the road to Leicester, he later recalled, 'the thought suddenly flashed across my mind as to the practicability of employing the great powers of railways and locomotion for the furtherance of this social reform'. At the meeting, Thomas suggested that a special train be engaged to carry the temperance supporters of Leicester to a meeting in Loughborough about four weeks later. The proposal was received with such enthusiasm that, on the following day, Thomas submitted his idea to the secretary of the Midland Railway Company. A train was subsequently arranged, and on 5 July 1841 about 500 passengers were conveyed in open carriages the enormous distance of 12 miles and back for a shilling. The day was a great success and, as Thomas later recorded, 'thus was struck the keynote of my excursions, and the social idea grew upon me'. Early Tours During the next three summers Thomas arranged a succession of trips between Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Birmingham on behalf of local temperance societies and Sunday schools. Within these limits many thousands of people experienced rail travel for the first time, and Thomas was able to lay the foundations of his future business. He later described this period as one of 'enthusiastic philanthropy' since, beyond the printing of posters and handbills, he had no financial interest in any of these early excursions. Thomas Cook's first commercial venture took place in the summer of 1845, when he organised a trip to Liverpool. This was a far more ambitious project than anything he had previously attempted, and he made his preparations with great thoroughness. Not content with simply providing tickets at low prices - 15 shillings for first-class passengers and 10 shillings for second. Thomas also investigated the route and published a handbook of the journey. This 60-page booklet was a forerunner of the modern holiday brochure. The Great Exhibition By the end of 1850, having already visited Wales, Scotland and Ireland, Thomas Cook began to contemplate foreign trips to Europe, the United States and the Holy Land. Such thoughts had to be postponed, however, when Sir Joseph Paxton, architect of the Crystal Palace, persuaded Thomas to devote himself to bringing workers from Yorkshire and the Midlands to London for the Great Exhibition of 1851. This he did with great enthusiasm, rarely spending a night at home between June and October, and he even produced a newspaper, Cook's Exhibition Herald and Excursion Advertiser, in order to promote his tours. By the end of the season Thomas had taken 150,000 people to London, his final trains to the Exhibition carrying 3,000 children from Leicester, Nottingham and Derby. Across the Channel Thomas continued to expand his business in Britain, but he was determined to develop it in Europe too. In 1855 an International Exhibition was held in Paris for the first time and Thomas seized this opportunity by trying to persuade the companies commanding the Channel traffic to allow him concessions. They refused to work with him, however, and the only route he was able to use was the one between Harwich and Antwerp. This opened up the way for a g
Strawberry tongue is a characteristic of which (colourful) disease?	What Is Strawberry Tongue? (with pictures) What Is Strawberry Tongue? Last Modified Date: 31 December 2016 Copyright Protected: Top 10 unbelievable historical concurrencies Strawberry tongue is a physical exam finding in which the upper surface of a patient’s tongue has a distinct red coloration and a characteristic bumpy appearance because of inflammation of the taste buds. This condition is most closely associated with scarlet fever , a childhood illness that is caused by a certain type of bacteria. Toxic shock syndrome, another bacterial infection, also is associated with this tongue abnormality. Kawasaki's disease is another cause of the symptom. Strawberry tongue should be differentiated from other conditions, such as vitamin deficiencies, that can also cause tongue inflammation. The appearance of strawberry tongue is characterized by a bright red discoloration of the surface of the tongue. It also is associated with a change in the texture of the tongue; the surface of the tongue becomes bumpier because inflammation increases the size of the tastebuds. Many people describe this finding as a looking like a strawberry because of similarities in color and texture between the tongue and the fruit. This condition must be differentiated, of course, from other causes of tongue staining, such as eating red candy or a red popsicle. Having this tongue condition is most closely linked to a childhood illness called scarlet fever. This disease is caused by infection of bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes. People who have scarlet fever also experience symptoms such as fever, chills, a sandpaper-like skin rash and a sore throat. It can be treated with antibiotics. Ad Other bacterial infections also can be associated with strawberry tongue. One is toxic shock syndrome, a disease that can be caused by the bacterial species Streptoccoccus pyogenes or Staphylococcus aureus. This syndrome can be life-threatening, causing symptoms such as fever, low blood pressure and rash. Another cause of strawberry tongue in children is Kawasaki syndrome, also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome. It causes additional symptoms such as rash, enlarged lymph nodes , eye inflammation and generalized redness and swelling of the mouth and nose. Recognizing and treating this infection is critical because it can have side effects such as the development of coronary artery aneurysms, which can be fatal. Some other causes of tongue inflammation can mimic strawberry tongue. For example, vitamin deficiencies such as a lack of dietary vitamin B12 can cause the tongue to become red and inflamed, a condition called glossitis . Vitamin deficiencies typically do not cause inflammation of the taste buds, but they can cause erosion and irritation of the corners of the lips. Ad
Which U.S. band had hits with Sylvia's mother and A little bit more?	YouTube Undo Close "Dr Hook ~ Sy..." The YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement. Sorry about that.
What is the name of the film director whose films include Bladerunner and Gladiator?	Blade Runner (1982) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error On Disc at Amazon A blade runner must pursue and try to terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator. Director: a list of 21 titles created 29 Mar 2011 a list of 29 titles created 05 Sep 2011 a list of 28 titles created 03 Nov 2013 a list of 33 titles created 9 months ago a list of 37 titles created 9 months ago Search for " Blade Runner " 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 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 16 nominations. See more awards » Videos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as distress call, their landing on the source moon finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious lifeform. Continuing their journey back to Earth with the attacked crew having recovered and the critter deceased, they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun. Director: Ridley Scott The moon from Alien (1979) has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough? Director: James Cameron During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. Director: Francis Ford Coppola 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X A seemingly indestructible humanoid cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs. Director: James Cameron Humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial object buried beneath the Lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000, sets off on a quest. Director: Stanley Kubrick Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis. Director: Steven Spielberg A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after he narrowly escapes a bizarre accident. Director: Richard Kelly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X In future Britain, Alex DeLarge, a charismatic and psycopath delinquent, who likes to practice crimes and ultra-violence with his gang, is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem - but not all goes according to plan. Director: Stanley Kubrick A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Director: Stanley Kubrick Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown. Director: Robert Zemeckis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X It's the first week of winter in 1982. An American Research Base is greeted by an alien force, that can assimilate anything it touches. It's up to the members to stay alive, and be sure of who is human, and who has become one of the Things. Director: John Carpenter Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader. Director: George Lucas Edit Storyline In the futuristic year of 2019, Los Angeles has become a dark and depressing metropolis, filled with urban decay. Rick Deckard, an ex-cop, is a "Blade Runner". Blade runners are people assigned to assassinate "r
In Arthurian legend, what is the name of the enchantress who is Arthur's half sister?	Morgan Le Fay Morgan Le Fay, a powerful female figure in the Arthur legends, represents control, sorcery, and manipulation. She uses underhanded, often manipulative methods to create her power. During King Arthur's reign, and in various romances and folk tales, Morgan shows up as a shape-shifter. She is a fairy, a queen, a mermaid, a beautiful young woman, a crone, a hag, an enchantress or a witch. In some accounts, Morgan has a bad reputation; she is evil, sexual, a temptress. Elsewhere, Morgan is a heroine. The inconsistency of the research material available makes it difficult to pinpoint who Morgan Le Fay actually was. But one thing is for certain: Morgan is a woman of mystery. Morgan is often said to be the half-sister of King Arthur, who had a child with him. Sometimes she is the mistress of Merlin, who taught her magic. Others say she learned her magical arts in a nunnery. It is said that Morgan was the most intelligent and educated woman of her time: "At King Arthur's Court, prior to the year 542, only priests and priestesses were educated in reading, writing, astronomy, oratory, and philosophy. The princes were educated principally in warfare, etiquette, physical prowess, and oratory. Lancelot was able to read the names on tombstones. Arthur was not able to do that, but Perceval could read. Arthur's half-sister Morgan was known from early childhood to be the most intelligent, and the best educated of the priestesses, and she outlived Arthur, with whom she was never on good terms" (Goodrich 18). Traditionally, in most of the legends, Morgan and Arthur are not on good terms. It is never explained exactly why they don't get along, but some researchers have presented their own ideas. According to the Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft, "Morgan, invariably portrayed as evil, plotted against Arthur to steal his sword, Excalibur, or otherwise bring him down" (236). According to Henry Pyle, author of The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, Morgan had a vendetta with Arthur: "After Queen Morgana Le Fay had come to the Island of Avalon as aforetold, she brooded a great deal over the afront which she deemed King Arthur had placed upon her house; and the more she brooded upon it the more big it became in her mind. Wherefore, at last it seemed to her that she could have no pleasure in life unless she could punish King Arthur for that which he had done. Yea, she would have been glad to see him down at her feet because of the great anger that
Which Disney film includes the characters Bubbles,Crush and Mr Ray?	Mr. Ray \| Disney Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia Finding Nemo Mr. Ray is the teacher of Nemo 's class. He's the jolliest science master working in marine education. He is an eagle ray who believes in the practical, taking his little fishy pupils for a ride on his back to teach them about the other creatures of the seabed and singing a whole bunch of memory-aiding ditties along the way. He helps teach his class by singing the "Let's Name the Species" song. Despite his jolly personality, he is shown to be very protective of his students, telling them to hide under him when danger approaches. He takes the class on a field trip to the drop-off, much to Marlin 's discomfort for his son's sake. In the end, he is seen with a newcomer student named Squirt who joins the whole class on another field trip. Finding Dory Mr. Ray first appears telling his class about the Stingray migration, a journey back to home. When the Stingray show up, Dory , who was staring at the seaweed thinking about her past, accidentally gets swooped up by the Stingray swarm, knocking her out. He is last seen wishing Dory good luck on finding her parents. At the end, Mr. Ray leaves his class under Hank , Destiny , and Bailey while he joins the migration. Unlike the first film, he is not seen after this point in the film. He is also mentioned by Kathy , when Hank heard a question. Trivia
Which U.S. actor played the title role in Spartacus ?	'Spartacus' Star Whitfield Dies at 39 \| Fox News 'Spartacus' Star Whitfield Dies at 39 Published September 11, 2011 Facebook 0 Twitter 0 livefyre Email Print This Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 file photo shows actor Andy Whitfield at a screening of "Extraordinary Measures" in New York. Whitfield, the 37-year-old star of the cable TV series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, died of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in Australia on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (AP) LOS ANGELES – Andy Whitfield, who played the title role in the hit cable series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has died at age 39, according to representatives and family. Whitfield died Sunday in Sydney, Australia , 18 months after he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma , manager Sam Maydew told the Associated Press. "On a beautiful sunny Sydney spring morning, surrounded by his family, in the arms of his loving wife, our beautiful young warrior Andy Whitfield lost his 18 month battle with lymphoma cancer," Whitfield's wife Vashti said in a statement. "He passed peacefully surrounded by love. Thank you to all his fans whose love and support have help carry him to this point. He will be remembered as the inspiring, courageous and gentle man, father and husband he was." Andy Whitfield -- who was born in Wales and moved to Australia in 1999 -- was a virtual unknown when he was cast as the legendary Thracian slave in "Spartacus," a role made famous by Kirk Douglas in the 1960 Stanley Kubrick film. The series proved a breakout hit for the Starz network and made waves with its graphic violence and sexuality. Whitfield appeared in all 13 episodes of the first season that aired in 2010, and was preparing to shoot the second when he was diagnosed with cancer. While waiting for Whitfield's treatment and expected recovery, the network produced a six-part prequel, "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena," that aired earlier this year with only a brief voiceover from the actor. But in January after Whitfield's condition grew worse, the network announced that another Australian actor, Liam McIntyre, would take over the role. "We are deeply saddened by the loss of our dear friend and colleague, Andy Whitfield," Starz President and CEO Chris Albrecht said in a statement Sunday night. "We were fortunate to have worked with Andy in `Spartacus' and came to know that the man who played a champion on-screen was also a champion in his own life." Whitfield's previous credits included appearances on the Australian TV shows "Packed to the Rafters" and "McLeod's Daughters." Advertisement
Who starred as Gracie Hart in the 2000 film Miss Congeniality?	Miss Congeniality (2000) - 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 From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV ON DISC ALL An FBI agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event. Director: a list of 22 titles created 23 Feb 2012 a list of 49 titles created 13 May 2013 a list of 25 titles created 17 Apr 2015 a list of 46 titles created 11 months ago a list of 30 titles created 10 months ago Search for " Miss Congeniality " 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 7 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards » Videos After Cheryl Frasier and Stan Fields are kidnapped, Gracie goes undercover in Las Vegas to find them. Director: John Pasquin When a blonde sorority queen is dumped by her boyfriend, she decides to follow him to law school to get him back and, once there, learns she has more legal savvy than she ever imagined. Director: Robert Luketic A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada. Director: Anne Fletcher A lawyer decides that she's used too much like a nanny by her boss, so she walks out on him. Director: Marc Lawrence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X Benjamin Barry is an advertising executive and ladies' man who, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Andie Anderson covers the "How To" beat for "Composure" magazine and is assigned to write an article on "How to Lose a Guy in 10 days." They meet in a bar shortly after the bet is made. Director: Donald Petrie After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with. Director: Anne Fletcher A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine. Director: David Frankel A girl makes a wish on her 13th birthday and wakes up the next day as a 30-year-old woman. Director: Gary Winick 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks in London, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguises herself as him, and proceeds to fall for one of her soccer teammates. Little does she realize she's not the only one with romantic troubles, as she, as he, gets in the middle of a series of intermingled love affairs. Director: Andy Fickman 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 Elle Woods heads to Washington D.C. to join the staff of a congresswoman in order to pass a bill to ban animal testing. Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld A man and a woman are compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a couple for a limited period of time. At stake is a large amount of money. Director: Tom Vaughan Edit Storyline Undercover FBI agent Gracie Hart shows no signs of having any femininity in her demeanor or appearance. Generally a bright and capable agent, she is in trouble at work when she makes an error in judgment in a case which results in a near disaster. As such, one of her by-the-books colleagues, Eric Matthews, who has never shown any inclination of thinking outside the box, is assigned to lead the high profile case of a terrorist coined The Citizen instead of her, while she is facing possible disciplinary action. Gracie pieces together the evidence to determine that The Citizen's next target will be the Miss United States beauty pageant. The pageant represents everything that Gracie abhors. Despite Gracie's mannish demeanor, Eric, with no other undercover female agent
In which Dickens novel does Miss Havisham appear?	Miss Havisham: My favourite Charles Dickens character - Telegraph Charles Dickens Miss Havisham: My favourite Charles Dickens character Miss Havisham - from Great Expectations - is one of Charles Dickens's most memorable characters and is the twentieth in our series of his best characters. Image 1 of 2 Gillian Anderson starred as the disturbed Miss Havisham in the 2011 Christmas BBC adaptation of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Photo: BBC Charles Dickens 'excelled in the creation of characters,' said poet TS Eliot By Lorna Bradbury, Deputy Books Editor 6:28PM GMT 20 Feb 2012 My Favourite Charles Dickens character: Miss Havisham from Great Expectations (1859) I should start with a disclaimer, as the first thing one should acknowledge about Miss Havisham is that she is not really a proper character at all. As an image of the withered bride jilted at the altar, living in a state of perpetual mourning for what might have been, she is magnificent. But as a character, no one could claim she was Dickens’s strongest. That’s always been the problem with the dramatic representations, not least with Gillian Anderson’s ethereal, oddly monotone performance in the BBC’s recent adaptation of Great Expectations. No matter what the interpretation, it’s difficult really to believe in her. But quite as much as Pip, Miss Havisham is the driving force behind Dickens’s novel. I first read Great Expectations many years ago, and of all the characters in the novel it is Miss Havisham who has lived on most vividly in my imagination. It is her appearance that is so haunting, dressed all in white, but of a white which had long ago “lost its lustre, and was faded and yellow”; a cross between a waxwork and a skeleton. Related Articles Aged P: My favourite Charles Dickens character 06 Feb 2012 And this brittle, damaged woman we begin by pitying comes to turn such misery both on Estella, the daughter she has brought up as her own, and Pip, the young man she champions and – in the end – betrays. She perceives herself as a defender of the rights of women – but her victories on men are so petty and so vindictive. What also stands out reading the novel again now is how – as ever with Dickens – so much of the description seems to come from life. “Once, I had been taken to see some ghastly waxwork at the Fair, representing I know not what impossible personage lying in state. Once, I had been taken to one of our old marsh churches to see a skeleton in the ashes of a rich dress, that had been dug out of a vault under the church pavement.” So goes Dickens’s description of Miss Havisham when we first meet her, and it is impossible not to have in mind Dickens the journalist, viewing these two spectres. Miss Havisham might be an image, an illusion, a manifestation of the ravages of time upon the body. But the thing that makes her endure for the modern reader is this foothold in a particular time and place. The full series of 'My favourite Charles Dickens character' is:
In the 1989 film, who was Driving Miss Daisy?	Driving Miss Daisy (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 An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 44 titles created 12 Dec 2010 a list of 32 titles created 29 Mar 2015 a list of 47 titles created 28 May 2015 a list of 31 titles created 26 Jul 2015 a list of 28 titles created 1 week ago Title: Driving Miss Daisy (1989) 7.4/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 4 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 21 nominations. See more awards » Videos Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military. Director: Kevin Costner The story of the final Emperor of China. Director: Bernardo Bertolucci Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country. Director: Barry Levinson A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays. Director: John Madden Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago. Director: Rob Marshall Ted Kramer's wife leaves her husband, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple's son, deepening the wounds left by the separation. Director: Robert Benton In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter. Director: Sydney Pollack At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair. Director: Anthony Minghella Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her daughter's family problems. Director: James L. Brooks Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics. Director: Hugh Hudson Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption. Director: Paul Haggis The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son. Director: Robert Redford Edit Storyline An elderly Jewish widow living in Atlanta can no longer drive. Her son insists she allow him to hire a driver, which in the 1950s meant a black man. She resists any change in her life but, Hoke, the driver is hired by her son. She refuses to allow him to drive her anywhere at first, but Hoke slowly wins her over with his native good graces. The movie is directly taken from a stage play and does show it. It covers over twenty years of the pair's life together as they slowly build a relationship that transcends their differences. Written by John Vogel <[email protected]> The comedy that won a Pulitzer Prize See more » Genres: 26 January 1990 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Miss Daisy und ihr Chauffeur See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia One of three Warner Bros. movies in a row where the Best Picture winner costars Morgan Freeman. The other two are Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004). The Departed (2006) would be
Where does Agatha Christie's Miss Marple live?	Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series 2004– ) - 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 An elderly spinster living in the village of St Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders. Stars: Miss Marple aids a young mother and son by spiriting them away to the estate of an eccentric botanist, not knowing that it will soon become the scene of murder. 7.6 A superstitious woman dies of apparent fright after her fate is foretold by a medium, but Miss Marple is convinced of foul play. 7.5 Troubled war veteran Jerry Burton and his sister Joanna rent a cottage in a seemingly tranquil English village which is plagued by a spate of poison pen letters... and murder. 7.5 Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 30 titles created 06 Aug 2015 a list of 30 titles created 11 months ago a list of 46 titles created 9 months ago a list of 29 titles created 7 months ago a list of 21 titles created 2 weeks ago Title: Agatha Christie's Marple (2004– ) 7.8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 2 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards » Videos From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions. Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson Midsomer Murders (TV Series 1997) Crime \| Drama \| Mystery A veteran DCI and his young sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County. Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson Miss Marple receives a cryptic letter requesting her to right an unknown injustice, but receives no hint other than a ticket for guided tour of historic homes. Director: David Tucker Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them. Stars: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murderer with a penchant for nursery rhymes. Director: Guy Slater When Miss Marple is invited to the manor house of an old friend, it is not long before a puzzling murder puts her mind to work. Director: Norman Stone When a young bride moves into a country manor, long repressed childhood memories of witnessing a murder come to the surface. Director: John Davies Father Brown (TV Series 2013) Crime \| Drama \| Mystery Series inspired by the stories of GK Chesterton; a Catholic priest has a knack for solving mysteries in his English village. Stars: Mark Williams, Sorcha Cusack, Nancy Carroll The normally friendly village of Lymston is plagued by vile anonymous letters. When a mother of three takes her own life, following such a letter, Ms. Marple is not at all convinced things are as they seem. Stars: Joan Hickson, Michael Culver, Elizabeth Counsell Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry. Stars: Joan Hickson, Debbie Arnold, John Bardon Set amongst the stunning gardens of Europe, Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme, two professional gardeners, find themselves drawn into solving mysterious crimes. Stars: Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris, Ryan Philpott Inspector Morse has an ear for music, a taste for beer and a nose for crime. He sets out with Sergeant Lewis to solve each intriguing case. Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout Edit Storyline Based on Agatha Christie's
The musical Miss Saigon is based on which Puccini opera?	Broadway Musical Home - Miss Saigon Broadway Musical Home Who starred in the original cast? Where can I buy the music? What’s the buzz on Broadway? Find out at Broadway Musical Home Miss Saigon by Claude-Michel Schönberg , Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. Opening Soon on Broadway Buy Tickets About the Musical Based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera Madame Butterfly, Miss Saigon is set in the 1970s during the final days of and following the Vietnam War. Story: The Vietnam War is in its final days, and American soldiers are celebrating in careless escapades with Saigon’s prostitutes. Chris, a sergeant with a distaste for the club scene, is coerced to spend the night with a new bargirl, Kim. When they quickly fall in love and Chris bargains for her freedom from the bar owner, named the Engineer, a love saga begins that puts the characters’ moral convictions and honor codes to the test.
Miss Phillipines, Mary Jean Lastimosa currently holds which title?	Mary Jean Lastimosa is new Miss Universe Philippines \| Inquirer lifestyle Mary Jean Lastimosa is new Miss Universe Philippines By: Kristine Angeli Sabillo - @KSabilloINQ INQUIRER.net / 09:35 AM March 31, 2014 Winners of the Bb. Pilipinas 2014 pose during the coronation night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum From left are: Hannah Sison, 2nd runner-up; Parul Shah, Bb. Pilipinas Tourism; Kris Janson, Bb. Pilipinas Intercontinental; Mary Jean Lastimosa, Bb. Pilipinas Universe; Mary Anne Guidotti, Bb. Pilipinas International, Yvethe Marie Santiago, Bb. Pilipinas Supranational; and Laura Lehman, 1st runner-up. INQUIRER PHOTO / RICHARD A. REYES MANILA, Philippines—North Cotabato native Mary Jean Lastimosa was crowned as Miss Universe Philippines 2014 at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City on Sunday night. An emotional Lastimosa, who also won the Best in Swimsuit award, received her crown from reigning Miss Universe Gabriela Isler of Venezuela. Bagging the Bb. Pilipinas International title was Mary Anne Bianca Guidotti from Taguig. The statuesque beauty queen also won Best in Long Gown. ADVERTISEMENT Meanwhile the Bb. Pilipinas Tourism crown was awarded to half-Indian half-Filipino Parul Shah of Pangasinan. Yvethe Marie Santiago, the 20-year old accountant from Albay, was announced Bb. Pilipinas Supranational. On the other hand, Kris Janson of Cebu was awarded with the Bb. Pilipinas Intercontinental crown. She was also the pageant’s Best in National Costume and Miss Photogenic. Declared first runner-up was Laura Lehman, and second runner-up was Hannah Sison. Both hailed from Makati. Other candidates who received a special award were Gabrielle Erika Tilokani for Miss Talent and Racquel Kabigting for Miss Friendship. It was the third time that the 26-year old Lastimosa joined the pageant, winning second runner-up in 2011 and landing in the Top 12 in 2012. “Binibining Pilipinas’ Maricar Balagtas is her inspiration for joining the pageant again, because she joined three times before winning. Whenever she feels down, she looks up at her and thinks that if she was able to do it and so can she,” read Lastimosa’s profile at the Bb. Pilipinas website. Balagtas won the Bb. Pilipinas Universe title in 2004, the third time she joined the contest. Because of her long experience in the pageant circuit, Lastimosa has developed close friendships with other beauty queens. Last December, she was included in the wedding entourage of her best friend Shamcey Supsup, who finished third runner-up in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant in Brazil. Lastimosa will compete at the 63rd Miss Universe pageant later this year.
What is the sunsme of The Muppets Miss Piggy?	Miss Piggy \| Muppet Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia designer/builder First Mate Piggy of the USS Swinetrek. Miss Piggy is one of the central characters on The Muppet Show . She is a force of nature who developed from a one-joke running gag into a complex, three-dimensional character. Miss Piggy is a prima-donna pig who is absolutely convinced that she's destined for stardom, and nothing is going to stand in her way. Her public face is the soul of feminine charm, but she can instantly fly into a rage whenever she thinks she's insulted or thwarted. Kermit the Frog has learned this all too well; when she isn't smothering him in kisses, she's sending him flying through the air with a karate-chop. Contents [ show ] Piggy's Biography From modest beginnings (which she is quick to gloss over), Miss Piggy first broke into show business by winning the Miss Bogen County beauty contest, a victory which also marked her first meeting with the frog of her life, Kermit (whom she often calls "Kermie"). The rest, as they say, is history (and a lot of juicy gossip, too). In 1976, Miss Piggy started out in the chorus of The Muppet Show. Thanks to her charisma and a correspondence course in karate, [1] Piggy made her presence known and soon became the lead chanteuse and femme fatale on the show. Quickly, her career expanded to include television specials, home videos, records and books. Her "how to" volume of advice on absolutely everything, Miss Piggy's Guide to Life , became a national bestseller, and her fabulous face has been featured on the cover of countless magazines too numerous to mention. Miss Piggy starred in two regular Muppet Show sketches -- " Veterinarian's Hospital ", as the ravishing Nurse Piggy, and " Pigs in Space ", as the enchanting First Mate Piggy. She also has a dog named Foo-Foo . Miss Piggy has starred in all eight theatrically-released Muppet feature films, and both made-for-TV movies. She starred in two television specials, The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show and Miss Piggy's Hollywood . She also starred in her own workout album . Miss Piggy's Talents Miss Piggy considers herself a dramatic actress and a great singer, but she has other talents, too (besides karate). In the Kaye Ballard episode of The Muppet Show, it has been proven that Miss Piggy can play a few instruments such as the trumpet and kazoo. Miss Piggy proves to be great at bending metal bars (for example, in The Great Muppet Caper , she bent back the jail bars, and in The Muppets Take Manhattan, she was able to bend a metal bar). As shown in The Great Muppet Caper, Miss Piggy also has the ability to model, tap dance, swim, drive a truck, and ride a motorcycle. Pointed out by Rowlf in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years and Kermit in A Muppet Family Christmas , no one can make an entrance like Piggy. Kermit and Piggy Eventually in the films, Kermit started returning her affections and (unwittingly) married her in The Muppets Take Manhattan —although subsequent events suggest that it was only their characters in the movie that married and that their relationship is really the same as ever. Before The Muppets Take Manhattan, in episode 310 of The Muppet Show, Miss Piggy unsuccessfully attempted to get Kermit to marry her. She wrote a "comedy sketch" involving a wedding between her and Kermit, got Scooter to trick Kermit into signing a marriage license, and hired a real minister for the sketch. However, during the skit, before Kermit was to say "I do," he introduced Lew Zealand instead. In episode 502 , after planting one too many rumors about her and Kermit's relationship to the gossip papers, Kermit fired Miss Piggy, having guest star Loretta Swit replace her in "Pigs in Space" and "Veterinarian's Hospital". The rest of the cast were sad, until they realized that this meant they'd be rid of Foo-Foo. Eventually, Loretta Swit got them to sing a song, and all was apparently forgiven after that. A month before the debut of their 2015 ABC series, The Muppets , Miss Piggy and Kermit formally announced that they were breaking up. Piggy said in a statement that “D
Which Greek hero set off on a quest to find the golden fleece?	BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: Jason and the Golden Fleece Jason and the Golden Fleece By Michael Wood Last updated 2011-02-17 Michael Wood discovers a story of heroism, treachery, love and tragedy that would make Hollywood proud. On this page Print this page Classic tale The Greek tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece has been told for 3,000 years. It's a classic hero's quest tale - a sort of ancient Greek mission impossible - in which the hero embarks on a sea voyage into an unknown land, with a great task to achieve. He is in search of a magical ram's fleece, which he has to find in order to reclaim his father's kingdom of Iolkos from the usurper King Pelias. The Greeks have retold and reinterpreted it many times since, changing it as their knowledge of the physical world increased. The story is a set a generation before the time of the Trojan War, around 1300 BC, but the first known written mention of it comes six centuries later, in the age of Homer (800 BC). The tale came out of the region of Thessaly, in Greece, where early epic poetry developed. The Greeks have retold and reinterpreted it many times since, changing it as their knowledge of the physical world increased. No one knows for sure where the earliest poets set the adventure, but by 700 BC the poet Eumelos set the tale of the Golden Fleece in the kingdom of Aia, a land that at the time was thought to be at the eastern edge of the world. At this point the Jason story becomes fixed as an expedition to the Black Sea. The most famous version, penned by Apollonius of Rhodes, who was head of the library at Alexandria, was composed in the third century BC, after the invasion of Asia by Alexander the Great. Since the 1870s a series of excavations at Mycenae, Knossos, Troy and elsewhere has brought the Greek Heroic Age - the imaginary time when the great myths were set - to life. The archaeologists' discoveries of Bronze Age (2300-700 BC) artefacts made it clear that the Greek myths and epic poems preserve the traditions of a Bronze Age society, and may refer to actual events of that time. The story could also perhaps represent an age of Greek colonisation around the shores of the Black Sea. Top Jason's task Village in Svaneti region of north west Georgia. Here people still pan for gold using the fleece of a sheep © According to the legend, Jason was deprived of his expectation of the throne of Iolkos (a real kingdom situated in the locale of present day Volos) by his uncle, King Pelias, who usurped the throne. Jason was taken from his parents, and was brought up on Mount Pelion, in Thessaly, by a centaur named Cheiron. Meantime his uncle lived in dread of an oracle's prophecy, which said he should fear the 'man with one shoe'. His task would take him beyond the known world to acquire the fleece of a magical ram that once belonged to Zeus, the king of the gods. At the age of 20 Jason set off to return to Iolkos - on his journey losing a sandal in the river while helping Hera, Queen of the Gods, who was in disguise as an old woman. On arriving before King Pelias, Jason revealed who he was and made a claim to the kingdom. The king replied, 'If I am to give you the kingdom, first you must bring me the Fleece of the Golden Ram'. And this was the hero's quest. His task would take him beyond the known world to acquire the fleece of a magical ram that once belonged to Zeus, the king of the gods. Jason's ancestor Phrixus had flown east from Greece to the land of Cochlis (modern day Georgia) on the back of this ram. King Aietes, son of Helios the sun god, had then sacrificed the ram and hung its fleece in a sacred grove guarded by a dragon. An oracle foretold that Aietes would lose his kingdom if he lost the fleece, and it was from Aietes that Jason had to retrieve it. Why a fleece? Fleeces are connected with magic in many folk traditions. For the ancient Etruscans a gold coloured fleece was a prophecy of future prosperity for the clan. Recent discoveries about the Hittite Empire in Bronze Age Anatolia show celebrations where fleeces were hung to renew ro
Which God did the ancient Egyptians believe protected the souls of the dead?	Ancient Egypt: Body and soul - khat, ab, ren, ka, ba, shut, akh, sahu Ancient Egypt: Body and soul - body : khat, sahu, heart : ab, name : ren, ka , shadow : shut, ba , akh <a href="../ifwindow.htm" target="_blank">Search</a> Printout For best results save the whole webpage (pictures included) onto your hard disk, open the page with Word 97 or higher, edit if necessary and print. Printing using the browser's print function is not recommended. Body and soul The ancient Egyptian view of what made up a person is confusing. [ 1 ] The main constituents were the body, its ka, and its name which remained always in close proximity to each other even in the tomb, and the shadow, the ba, sahu and akh which were more mobile and independent. In magical thinking the limits of a person are ill defined: things which we would pay little heed to could be of critical importance to an ancient Egyptian. How much of a person's essence is inherent in an image? Jilted lovers still tear up pictures of their former love, but they know that this cannot hurt anybody. An ancient Egyptian on the other hand believed that he could harm somebody by destroying his image or gain power over him by applying spells to things which had belonged to him. Some of the terms below were at times (at least in our eyes) almost interchangeable, and they acquired new aspects during the three millennia of their use, changing their meanings. There are no proper unequivocal translations for them, though attempts have been made to equate them with modern psychological terms: The akh is referred to as the Id, the name as the Ego and the ka as the Super-ego. Only, they are nothing like it. The body ( X.t ) and its mummy ( saH ) Khnum, the sculptor who gives lives, created a child's body, the khat, ( MdC transliteration X.t) - together with its twin, the ka - on his potter's wheel and inserted them with the sperm into the mother's womb. The Egyptian view of the body was, from its conception to its death, mostly magical. The biological aspects of the body's functions, apart from the obvious ones everybody can discern, were largely unknown, instead it was populated and surrounded with spiritual and demonic entities whose evil influence caused the diseases and ailments people suffered from. The mummy of Hont-m-pet Source: Smith, G. Elliot. Catalogue Général Antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire: The Royal Mummies. Le Caire: Imprimerie de L'institut Français D'archéologie Orientale, 1912 The preservation of the body [ 6 ] by mummification in order to enable the deceased to enjoy a life after death was at first only performed on the corpse of the divine pharaoh, but became widespread as the notion of everybody being capable of having an afterlife took root. This afterlife was a continuation of life in the here and now: Tombs were decorated with scenes of daily life (above all during the Old Kingdom), things the deceased had used were left in their graves, and since the Middle Kingdom they were given servants in the form of little statuettes, ushabtis to stand in for them and perform their civic duties in the beyond. The body, the X.t, after its transformation into a mummy, a saH, had to undergo the Ceremony of the Opening of the Mouth to have its senses restored as it was the body which had to justify itself before the judges of the underworld . The sahu , (MdC transliteration saH), has been variously described as the spirit-body, as a self-defined psychic boundary or the repository of the soul (Budge). It was seemingly immortal and similar in form to the mortal body it sprang from. Thou goest round about heaven, thou sailest in the presence of Ra, thou lookest upon all the beings who have knowledge. Hail, Ra, thou who goest round about in the sky, I say, O Osiris in truth, that I am the Sahu of the god, and I beseech thee not to let me be driven away, nor to be cast upon the wall of blazing fire. Book of the Dead.[ 13 ] The heart ( jb ) A special part of the body was the heart, (MdC transliteration jb), the essence of life, seat of th
Who was the Roman God of doorways, gates and passageways?	Which Two-headed God Is January Named After? \| Dictionary.com Blog Home » Calendar Events » Which Two-headed God Is January Named After? Which Two-headed God Is January Named After? January 1, 2016 by: Dictionary.com 559 Comments January is often considered the month for deep reflection. We look back at the year behind us, bemoaning our regrets and celebrating our successes. And then, we look forward to the future year. We make well-meaning resolutions and hope for the best. So, in this way, we’re all a little bit like Janus , the Roman god for which January is named. Janus is usually depicted with having two heads. that face in opposite directions. One looks back to the year departed, and one looks forward to the new and uncertain year ahead. (The poetic term John Keats coined that describes living your life while accepting that it is filled with uncertainty seems apropos to this transitional time. Learn the term and its exact meaning, here .) The god Saturn bestowed upon Janus this ability to see into the future and past. His name comes from the Latin word ianua , which means “door.” Janus is the god of doors, gates, doorways, bridges, and passageways, all of which symbolize beginnings and ends. Janus also represented transition, such as the time between youth and adulthood. If you find it odd that a deity with two heads is the namesake for one of our prominent months, consider the story of the obscure, one-armed Norse god that Tuesday is named after . His name, and history, can be found here .
In Norse myth, what was the name of Odin's eight- legged horse?	Sleipnir - Norse Mythology for Smart People Norse Mythology for Smart People Sleipnir Odin riding Sleipnir (detail from the Tjängvide Runestone) Sleipnir (pronounced “SLAYP-neer”; Old Norse Sleipnir, “The Sliding One”) is the eight-legged horse of the god Odin . Sleipnir is one of Odin’s many shamanic helping spirits, ranks that also include the valkyries and Hugin and Munin , and he can probably be classified as a fylgja . Odin rides Sleipnir on his frequent journeys throughout the Nine Worlds , which are held in the branches and roots of the world-tree Yggdrasil . The eight-legged horse as a means of transportation used by shamans in their ecstatic travels throughout the cosmos is a motif that can be found in a staggering number of indigenous traditions from all over the world. Sleipnir is “the shamanic horse par excellence,”[1] just as Odin is the shamanic god par excellence. Sleipnir was born when the god Loki shape-shifted into a mare and became pregnant by the stallion of a giant , as is recounted in the tale of The Fortification of Asgard . Looking for more great information on Norse mythology and religion? While this site provides the ultimate online introduction to the topic, my book The Viking Spirit provides the ultimate introduction to Norse mythology and religion period. I’ve also written a popular list of The 10 Best Norse Mythology Books , which you’ll probably find helpful in your pursuit. References: [1] Price, Neil S. 2002. The Viking Way: Religion and War in Late Iron Age Scandinavia. p. 320-323. The Ultimate Online Resource for Norse Mythology and Religion My Books
In Greek mythology, who was the mother (and later wife) of King Oedipus?	Oedipus - Myth Encyclopedia - mythology, Greek, god, story, names, ancient, Roman, life, hero Myths Encyclopedia » Ni-Pa » Oedipus - Myth Encyclopedia Oedipus Oedipus was a tragic hero of Greek mythology, a king doomed to a dire fate because he unknowingly killed his father and married his mother. His story is the tale of someone who, because he did not know his true identity, followed the wrong path in life. Once he had set foot on that path, his best qualities could not save him from the results of actions that violated the laws of gods and men. Oedipus represents two enduring themes of Greek myth and drama: the flawed nature of humanity and an individual's powerlessness against the course of destiny in a harsh universe. The Myth. The story begins with a son born to King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes. The oracle at Delphi told them that their child would grow up to murder Laius and marry Jocasta. Horrified, the king fastened the infant's feet together with a large pin and left him on a mountainside to die. However, shepherds found the baby—who became known as Oedipus, or "swollen foot"—and took him to the city of Corinth. There King Polybus and Queen Merope adopted him and raised him to think that he was their own son. When Oedipus was grown, however, someone told him that he was not the son of Polybus. Oedipus went to Delphi to ask the oracle about his parentage. The answer he received was, "You are the man fated to murder his father and marry his mother." Like Laius and Jocasta, Oedipus was determined to avoid the destiny predicted for him. Believing that the oracle had said he was fated to kill Polybus and marry Merope, he vowed never to return to Corinth. Instead, he headed toward Thebes. oracle priest or priestess or other creature through whom a god is believed to speak; also the location (such as a shrine) where such words are spoken destiny future or fate of an individual or thing Along the way, Oedipus came to a narrow road between cliffs. There he met an older man in a chariot coming the other way. The two quarreled over who should give way, and Oedipus killed the stranger and went on to Thebes. He found the city in great distress. He learned that a monster called the Sphinx was terrorizing the Thebans by devouring them when they failed to answer its riddle and that King Laius had been murdered on his way to seek help from the Delphic oracle. The riddle of the Sphinx was "What walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening?" Oedipus gave the correct answer: "A human being, who crawls as an infant, walks erect in maturity, and leans on a staff in old age." With this answer, Oedipus not only defeated the Sphinx, which killed itself in rage, but won the throne of the dead king and the hand in marriage of the king's widow, Jocasta. This painting on the base of an ancient cup shows Oedipus and the Sphinx, a winged monster with the body of a lion and the head of a woman. To rescue the people of Thebes from the monster's terror, Oedipus had to answer its riddle. * See Names and Places at the end of this volume for further information. Oedipus and Jocasta lived happily for a time and had two sons and two daughters. Then a dreadful plague came upon Thebes. A prophet declared that the plague would not end until the Thebans drove out the murderer of Laius, who was within the city. A messenger then arrived from Corinth, announcing the death of King Polybus and asking Oedipus to return and rule the Corinthians. Oedipus told Jocasta what the oracle had predicted for him and expressed relief that the danger of his murdering Polybus was past. Jocasta told him not to fear oracles, for the oracle had said that her first husband would be killed by his own son, and instead he had been murdered by a stranger on the road to Delphi. Suddenly Oedip
In Norse mythology who was the shield maiden cursed to sleep within a circle of fire?	Völsunga Saga Beginning Sigi was a great hunter, yet a thrall of Skadi named Bredi, who had matched his prowess in hunting, bested him. In a jealous rage he killed Bredi hiding the body in a snowdrift. When Skadi found his thrall dead in a snowdrift, he declared Sigi an outlaw. Later, Sigi, became king of the Huns. Sigi made many enemies in his long reign, among the enemies were his brother-in-laws. In his old age, his enemies had him killed. His son, Rerir , succeeded Sigi. Rerir, who was an even greater king than his father, in bravery and combat, avenged his father, killing his uncles and other enemies. He built a great empire through his numerous victories in wars against his neighbours. However, he and his wife had problems with producing an heir. Desperately wanting a son, Rerir prayed to the gods. Frigg, wife and consort of Odin, asked for a golden apple from the giant, Hrimnir. The apple was delivered to Rerir by crow, which dropped the apple in his laps. Immediately realising the importance of this divine sign, Rerir shared the apple with his wife. Soon, Rerir's wife was pregnant. Rerir, who fought a war to fight, fell ill and died. Rerir's wife was pregnant for an impossible six winters! Dying, the queen asked them to cut the baby out of her womb. Volsung was born almost a man in size and strength. Volsunga Saga is an Icelandic Saga, written about 1250. Related Articles Signy & Sigmund Volsung was born an orphan, but unlike children, but he was huge in size and strength, succeeded his father, becoming king of Hunland. Volsung became even powerful than father. His palace was built, with the oak tree called Branstock, in the middle of his great hall. Hrimnir send his daughter Ljod (Hljod) to marry Volsung. Volsung became the father of ten mighty sons and a daughter, Signy . Signy was the twin sister of Sigmund and enjoyed a close relationship with her brother. One day, Siggeir , king of Gothland, came and asked for Volsung, his daughter's hand in marriage. Volsung agreed, though Signy did not want to marry Siggeir, knowing him to be treacherous and murderous king. During the feast, Odin disguised as old man, came to the hall and drove a great sword into Branstock. Odin told them it would be his gift to the person who could draw the sword out of great oak tree. It was said that Volund (or Wayland the Smith) made the sword, and the magic sword was later called Gram (Balmung or Mimung in German myth). The sword had the power to make the owner win all his battles. No one in the hall except Sigmund, Volsung's younger son, could extract the sword from Branstock. Siggeir, who could not draw the sword from Branstock, wanted the sword for himself, offered to buy the sword off Sigmund. Sigmund scornfully rejected Siggeir's offer of gold. Offended by the young man's reply, Siggeir was determined to destroy Volsung's family. Signy unsuccessfully tried to persuade her father not to marry her to the king. She had forboding that Siggeir will betray them. Volsung refused to heel her warning. After Siggeir married the reluctant Signy, he invited Volsung to come to his home. Again, Signy warned her father, fearing her new husband would attack them, but again Volsung ignored her warning. The moment Volsung and his sons arrived in Siggeir's territory, they were ambushed in the woods. Volsung was killed in the fighting and all his sons were captured. Siggeir had Signy's entire brothers bound in the trees in chain. Helpless, a she-wolf would come each night to kill and devour them. One by one, the brother was killed by the she-wolf until only Sigmund was left. Signy secretly went to her brother and smeared honey all over his face and inside his mouth. When the she-wolf came, instead of biting Sigmund, she licked his face and inside of the youth's mouth. Sigmund bit hard on the wolf, until died. Somehow, Sigmund managed to get out of his chain and hid in a cave in the woods. Signy found her brother alive, and together they plotted to destroy Siggeir and his men. As Sigmund recovered in the cave, Signy had several children to t
Which Greek warrior and hero killedthe monster called the Chimera?	CHIMERA (Khimaira) - Three-Headed Monster of Greek Mythology Chimera Chimera, South Italian red-figure kylix C4th B.C., Musée du Louvre THE KHIMAIRA (Chimera) was a three-headed monster which ravaged the countryside of Lykia (Lycia) in Anatolia. It was a bizarre fire-breathing creature with the body and head of a lion, a goat's head rising from its back, the udders of a goat, and a serpent for a tail. The hero Bellerophon was commanded by King Iobates to slay the beast. He rode into battle on the back of the winged horse Pegasos and drove a lead-tipped lance into its flaming throat, choking the beast on molten metal. Late classical writers believed the creature was a metaphor for a Lycian volcano. FAMILY OF THE CHIMERA TYPHOEUS & EKHIDNA (Hesiod Theogony 319, Homeric Hymn 3.356, Apollodorus 2.32 & Hyginus Pref & Fabulae 151) OFFSPRING SPHINX , NEMEIAN LION (by Orthos ) (Hesiod Theogony 327) ENCYCLOPEDIA CHIMAERA (Chimaira), a fire-breathing monster, which, according to the Homeric poems, was of divine origin. She was brought up by Amisodarus, king of Caria, and afterwards made great havoc in all the country around and among men. The fore part of her body was that of a lion, and the hind part that of a dragon, while the middle was that of a goat. (Hom. Il. vi. 180, xvi. 328 ; comp. Ov. Met. ix. 646.) According to Hesiod (Theog. 319, &c.), she was a daughter of Typhaon and Echidna, and had three heads, one of each of the three animals before mentioned, whence she is called trikephalos or trisômatos. (Eustath. ad Hom. p. 634; Eurip. Ion, 203, &c.; Apollod. i. 9. § 3, ii. 3. § 1.) She was killed by Bellerophon, and Virgil (Aen. vi. 288) places her together with other monsters at the entrance of Orcus. The origin of the notion of this fire-breathing monster must probably be sought for in the volcano of the name of Chimaera near Phaselis, in Lycia (Plin. H. N. ii. 106, v. 27; Mela. i. 15), or in the volcanic valley near the Cragus (Strab. xiv. p. 665, &c.), which is described as the scene of the events connected with the Chimaera. In the works of art recently discovered in Lycia, we find several representations of the Chimaera in the simple form of a species of lion still occurring in that country. Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES Bellerophon, Pegasus and the Chimera, Laconian black-figure kylix C6th B.C., The J. Paul Getty Museum Homer, Iliad 6. 179 ff (trans. Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) : "First he [King Iobates of Lykia (Lycia)] sent him [Bellerophon] away with orders to kill the Khimaira (Chimera) none might approach; a thing of immortal make, not human, lion-fronted and snake behind, a goat in the middle, and snorting out the breath of the terrible flame of bright fire. He killed the Khimaira, obeying the portents of the immortals." Homer, Iliad 16. 328 ff : "Amisodaros (Amisodarus), the one who had nourished the furious Khimaira (Chimera) to be an evil to many." Hesiod, Theogony 319 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "She [Ekhidna (Echidna)] bore the Khimaira (Chimera), who snorted raging fire, a beast great and terrible, and strong and swift-footed. Her heads were three: one was that of a glare-eyed lion, one of a goat, and the third of a snake, a powerful drakon (serpentine-dragon). But Khimaira (Chimera) was killed by Pegasos (Pegasus) and gallant Bellerophon. But she also, in love with Orthos (Orthrus) [the two-headed dog], mothered the deadly Sphinx . . . and the Nemeian Lion." Hesiod, Catalogues of Women Fragment 7 (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) : "With him [Pegasos (Pegasus)] Bellerophon caught and slew the fire-breathing Khimaira (Chimera)." Homeric Hymn 3 to Apollo 356 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th - 4th B.C.) : "Phoibos (Phoebus) Apollon boasted over her [the Drakaina Python] : ‘. . . Against cruel death neither Typhoeus [i.e. her consort] shall avail you nor ill-famed Khimaira (Chimera) [her child], but here, shall the Earth and shining Hyperion [the Sun] make you rot (pytho).’" Pindar, Olym
In Roman legend, which animals are said to have saved Rome from a surprise attack by raising an alarm?	Cullen Murphy Reads 'Are We Rome?' : NPR Cullen Murphy Reads 'Are We Rome?' June 18, 200712:00 AM ET Linda Kulman Atlantic Monthly editor Cullen Murphy helped steer the magazine through a major overhaul; he recently moved to Vanity Fair. hide caption toggle caption Atlantic Monthly editor Cullen Murphy helped steer the magazine through a major overhaul; he recently moved to Vanity Fair. Murphy Highlights On American (and Roman) identity Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11156034/11167521" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> On privatization in Rome and in the U.S. Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11156034/11167523" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> On military structures in Rome and the U.S. Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11156034/11167525" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Hear Murphy read and discuss his book Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11156034/11176585" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Book Tour is a new Web feature and podcast . Each week we present leading authors of fiction and nonfiction as they read from and discuss their work. In Cullen Murphy's new book, Are We Rome? the author argues that in fact we are — just in unexpected ways. It's not so much America's tendency toward decadence and our astounding military might that make us like Rome. It's the dangerous blurring of public and private responsibilities, paired with an inflated sense of power that can blind us to what's happening beyond our borders. Fortunately, Murphy's book displays no such hubris. The Boston Globe says it's a lot like the author himself: "reflective, curious, mild and measured." Murphy's interests are nothing if not eclectic. His previous books include Rubbish!, an anthropological study of garbage; The World According to Eve, about women and the Bible; and the aptly named Just Curious, a collection of essays taken largely from his column in The Atlantic Monthly. And Murphy has put his degree in medieval history to good use: For 25 years, he wrote the comic strip Prince Valiant, illustrated by his father. Article continues after sponsorship Murphy is even better known as the unflappable editor who spent two decades helping define the Atlantic. But he moved to Vanity Fair last year rather than follow the Atlantic when it relocated to Washington. Official Washington, like Rome, prizes its status as the city around which the world revolves, Murphy writes in Are We Rome? Yet there's a crucial difference. Where Rome was all about self-satisfaction, America prides itself on self-improvement. It's this optimistic quality, he believes, that may make it possible for us to reinvent ourselves instead of going the way of the ancient empire. This reading of Are We Rome? took place in May 2007 at the Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C. Excerpt: 'Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America' June 18, 200712:00 AM ET Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America by Cullen Murphy List Price: $24.00 THE CAPITALS: Where Republic Meets Empire The empire of the Romans in the West, its origins tracing back more than a thousand years, drew its last breath in 476 A.D., when a barbarian army led by a warrior named Odoacer, half Hun and half Scirian, defeated an imperial army that his barbarians had only a few months earlier been a part of. Odoacer captured and killed the imperial commander. He entered the city of Ravenna, then serving as an imperial capital, and deposed a youngster named Romulus Augustus, who had reigned as emperor for little more than a year. Odoacer was scarcely less worthy of authority than many previous usurpers. He was in fact well schooled in the ways of Rome, and he was a Christian, as most
Picture This, Blondies 1978 single was taken from which number one album?	Blondie - 80s Songs and Albums - simplyeighties.com Blondie T-shirts Blondie in the 80s Blondie were a firm favourite in our household back in the seventies and eighties, and I still have a stack of well-used vinyl - the band gained fame in the late 1970s. Featuring lead singer Deborah Harry, the American band was a pioneer in the early American punk rock and New Wave scene. Indeed, their first two albums were very much influenced by punk and new wave, and were more successful in the UK and Australia, than in America. After the release of Parallel Lines in 1978, Blondie were no longer seen as an underground band in the US, and over the next few years, the band achieved many hit singles. New musical styles such as disco, reggae and pop were incorporated into the band's releases, while still retaining some of the new wave/punk element. After the release of their sixth studio album The Hunter. Blondie split in 1982, with Debbie Harry starting a moderately successful solo career, her biggest hit being I Want That Man. However, the band reformed in 1997 and acheived renewed chart success with the No.1 single Maria in the UK in 1999. Deborah Harry has also released five solo albums, her biggest being Def, Dumb and Blonde in 1989. Harry changed her name from "Debbie" to "Deborah", although I'm not sure why - maybe she just wanted to sound a bit posh! Visit the Debbie Harry page DENIS (1978) Denis was originally a hit for Randy & The Rainbows in 1963. Blondie's version reached No.2 in the UK in 1978, and was kept off the top spot by Kate Bush with Wuthering Heights. "PICTURE THIS" (1978) This was the first single to be lifted from Blondie's third album Parallel Lines and reached No.12 in the UK singles chart in 1978. The single was not released in the U.S. In the promotional video (see the playlist above) Debbie Harry is wearing a yellow dress designed by Stephen Sprouse. The fashion designer pioneered sixties-inspired, neon and graffiti print clothing that has a sophisticated style. The B-side, Fade Away and Radiate was also included on Parallel Lines and featured Robert Fripp on guitar. "CALL ME" (1980) Reaching No.1 in 1980, Call Me was the main soundtrack to the movie American Gigolo. The song spent six weeks at the top in both the U.S. and Canada, and this was the fourth #1 single for the band in the UK. The song also featured on the British Telecom advert during 1980. Electronic/disco music producer Giorgio Moroder originally asked Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac to create the soundtrack, but she declined. There have been literally dozens of cover versions of Call Me, the most notable ones being by The Dandy Warhols on their 2004 album Come On Feel The Dandy Warhols. Also, Tina Arena (remember her?) on the 2008 album Songs Of Love & Loss II (this was a unique swing version) and by Scottish band Franz Ferdinand on the War Child Charity Album after a request by Blondie themselves. The only 80s cover version I know of is by the American band Until December, which featured on their self-titled studio album. The image is the single cover from the German version of Call Me. "ATOMIC" (1980) The driving bass-line in Atomic makes this my joint favourite Blondie track along with the previous single Call Me. It was the third single to be released from Blondie's fourth studio album Eat To The Beat, and reached #1 in the UK for two weeks on 1st March 1980. The single was actually a remix of the 4:35 album version. Eat To The Beat made #1 in the UK album charts and #17 in the US. This is Blondie's most-loved album and regarded by many as a step-up from the previous album Parallel Lines. It features the perfect blend of 80s new wave, punk, catchy pop and a beautiful ballad called Shayla. Add the quality drumming of Clem Burke and you end up with one of the finest albums ever released. Parallel Lines also made #1 in the UK, as did the previous single Call Me. "The Tide Is High" (1980) The first single to be taken from the Autoamerican album, this reached No.1 in 1980. My gran actually bought this on 7" vinyl for my 12th bir
Who wrote the novel Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man?	SparkNotes: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Analysis of Major Characters A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man James Joyce Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Stephen Dedalus Modeled after Joyce himself, Stephen is a sensitive, thoughtful boy who reappears in Joyce's later masterpiece, Ulysses. In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, though Stephen's large family runs into deepening financial difficulties, his parents manage to send him to prestigious schools and eventually to a university. As he grows up, Stephen grapples with his nationality, religion, family, and morality, and finally decides to reject all socially imposed bonds and instead live freely as an artist. Stephen undergoes several crucial transformations over the course of the novel. The first, which occurs during his first years as Clongowes, is from a sheltered little boy to a bright student who understands social interactions and can begin to make sense of the world around him. The second, which occurs when Stephen sleeps with the Dublin prostitute, is from innocence to debauchery. The third, which occurs when Stephen hears Father Arnall's speech on death and hell, is from an unrepentant sinner to a devout Catholic. Finally, Stephen's greatest transformation is from near fanatical religiousness to a new devotion to art and beauty. This transition takes place in Chapter 4, when he is offered entry to the Jesuit order but refuses it in order to attend university. Stephen's refusal and his subsequent epiphany on the beach mark his transition from belief in God to belief in aesthetic beauty. This transformation continues through his college years. By the end of his time in college, Stephen has become a fully formed artist, and his diary entries reflect the independent individual he has become. Simon Dedalus Simon Dedalus spends a great deal of his time reliving past experiences, lost in his own sentimental nostalgia. Joyce often uses Simon to symbolize the bonds and burdens that Stephen's family and nationality place upon him as he grows up. Simon is a nostalgic, tragic figure: he has a deep pride in tradition, but he is unable to keep his own affairs in order. To Stephen, his father Simon represents the parts of family, nation, and tradition that hold him back, and against which he feels he must rebel. The closest look we get at Simon is on the visit to Cork with Stephen, during which Simon gets drunk and sentimentalizes about his past. Joyce paints a picture of a man who has ruined himself and, instead of facing his problems, drowns them in alcohol and nostalgia. Emma Clery Emma is Stephen's "beloved," the young girl to whom he is intensely attracted over the course of many years. Stephen does not know Emma particularly well, and is generally too embarrassed or afraid to talk to her, but feels a powerful response stirring within him whenever he sees her. Stephen's first poem, "To E— C—," is written to Emma. She is a shadowy figure throughout the novel, and we know almost nothing about her even at the novel's end. For Stephen, Emma symbolizes one end of a spectrum of femininity. Stephen seems able to perceive only the extremes of this spectrum: for him, women are either pure, distant, and unapproachable, like Emma, or impure, sexual, and common, like the prostitutes he visits during his time at Belvedere. Charles Stewart Parnell Parnell is not fictional, and does not actually appear as a character in the novel. However, as an Irish political leader, he is a polarizing figure whose death influences many characters in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. During the late nineteenth century, Parnell had been the powerful leader of the Irish National Party, and his influence seemed to promise Irish independence from England. When Parnell's affair with a married woman was exposed, however, he was condemned by the Catholic Church and fell from grace. His fevered attempts to regain his former position of influence contributed to his death from exhaustion. Many people in Ireland, such as the character of John Casey in Joyce's novel, considered Parnell a h
In which U.S. state is the Painted Desert ?	Painted Desert \| desert, Arizona, United States \| Britannica.com Painted Desert Atacama Desert Painted Desert, section of the high plateau in north-central and northeast-central Arizona , U.S. The Painted Desert extends from the Grand Canyon in a southeasterly direction along the north side of the Little Colorado River to Holbrook. It is approximately 150 miles (240 km) long and 15 to 50 miles (25 to 80 km) wide and covers an area of some 7,500 square miles (19,400 square km). Painted Desert, north-central Arizona. Jon Sullivan The name was first used in 1858 by a government explorer, Lieutenant Joseph C. Ives, to describe the area’s brilliantly coloured shales, marls, and sandstones, which are banded with vivid red, yellow, blue, white, and lavender. At times the air glows with a pink mist or purple haze of desert dust. Elevations range from about 4,500 to 6,500 feet (1,370 to 1,980 metres). The rolling surface is broken by isolated buttes and is bounded on the north by vermilion cliffs, rising to broad, flat-topped mesas. Marks of volcanic activity are abundant and widely scattered. The region is barren and arid, with 5 to 9 inches (127 to 229 mm) of annual precipitation and yearly temperature extremes of −25 to 105 °F (−31 to 41 °C). Painted Desert, Arizona, U.S. David Muench/EB Inc. Part of the southeastern section of the desert is within the northern portion of Petrified Forest National Park . Notable there is the Black Forest Bed, one of four remarkable areas of petrified trees of Triassic age (i.e., dating from about 252 million to 201 million years ago). The rocks in that formation are some 213 million years old. Navajo and Hopi reservations occupy a large part of the Painted Desert, and the Navajo use the variegated brightly coloured sands for their famous ceremonial sand paintings . Learn More in these related articles:
Who wrote the novel The Picture of Dorian Grey?	SparkNotes: The Picture of Dorian Gray: Plot Overview The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Context Character List In the stately London home of his aunt, Lady Brandon, the well-known artist Basil Hallward meets Dorian Gray. Dorian is a cultured, wealthy, and impossibly beautiful young man who immediately captures Basil’s artistic imagination. Dorian sits for several portraits, and Basil often depicts him as an ancient Greek hero or a mythological figure. When the novel opens, the artist is completing his first portrait of Dorian as he truly is, but, as he admits to his friend Lord Henry Wotton, the painting disappoints him because it reveals too much of his feeling for his subject. Lord Henry, a famous wit who enjoys scandalizing his friends by celebrating youth, beauty, and the selfish pursuit of pleasure, disagrees, claiming that the portrait is Basil’s masterpiece. Dorian arrives at the studio, and Basil reluctantly introduces him to Lord Henry, who he fears will have a damaging influence on the impressionable, young Dorian. Basil’s fears are well founded; before the end of their first conversation, Lord Henry upsets Dorian with a speech about the transient nature of beauty and youth. Worried that these, his most impressive characteristics, are fading day by day, Dorian curses his portrait, which he believes will one day remind him of the beauty he will have lost. In a fit of distress, he pledges his soul if only the painting could bear the burden of age and infamy, allowing him to stay forever young. After Dorian’s outbursts, Lord Henry reaffirms his desire to own the portrait; however, Basil insists the portrait belongs to Dorian. Over the next few weeks, Lord Henry’s influence over Dorian grows stronger. The youth becomes a disciple of the “new Hedonism” and proposes to live a life dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure. He falls in love with Sibyl Vane, a young actress who performs in a theater in London’s slums. He adores her acting; she, in turn, refers to him as “Prince Charming” and refuses to heed the warnings of her brother, James Vane, that Dorian is no good for her. Overcome by her emotions for Dorian, Sibyl decides that she can no longer act, wondering how she can pretend to love on the stage now that she has experienced the real thing. Dorian, who loves Sibyl because of her ability to act, cruelly breaks his engagement with her. After doing so, he returns home to notice that his face in Basil’s portrait of him has changed: it now sneers. Frightened that his wish for his likeness in the painting to bear the ill effects of his behavior has come true and that his sins will be recorded on the canvas, he resolves to make amends with Sibyl the next day. The following afternoon, however, Lord Henry brings news that Sibyl has killed herself. At Lord Henry’s urging, Dorian decides to consider her death a sort of artistic triumph—she personified tragedy—and to put the matter behind him. Meanwhile, Dorian hides his portrait in a remote upper room of his house, where no one other than he can watch its transformation. Lord Henry gives Dorian a book that describes the wicked exploits of a nineteenth-century Frenchman; it becomes Dorian’s bible as he sinks ever deeper into a life of sin and corruption. He lives a life devoted to garnering new experiences and sensations with no regard for conventional standards of morality or the consequences of his actions. Eighteen years pass. Dorian’s reputation suffers in circles of polite London society, where rumors spread regarding his scandalous exploits. His peers nevertheless continue to accept him because he remains young and beautiful. The figure in the painting, however, grows increasingly wizened and hideous. On a dark, foggy night, Basil Hallward arrives at Dorian’s home to confront him about the rumors that plague his reputation. The two argue, and Dorian eventually offers Basil a look at his (Dorian’s) soul. He shows Basil the now-hideous portrait, and Hallward, horrified, begs him to repent. Dorian claims it is too late for penance and kills Basil in a fit of rage. In
What type of creature is a Painted Lady?	BioKIDS - Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Vanessa cardui: INFORMATION Skip directly to main content . Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species Vanessa cardui What do they look like? Adults of Vanessa cardui are about 5.1 to 7.3 cm in length. The upper side of their wings are orange-brown. The front wings have a white bar, and the rear wings have a row of five tiny black dots. The underside of their wings have brown, black,and gray patterns with tiny spots. Eggs of the Painted Lady appear to be pale green in color. Caterpillars are grayish brown and darker at the ends. They have a yellow stripe running down the back of their body, and spikes along the back and sides of their body. Pupae can be a variety of colors including a metallic green, brown, or bluish-white. ( "Attributes of Vanessa cardui", 2013 ; Brian, 1990 ; Pyle, 1981 ) Other Physical Features 2.52 in Where do they live? Painted ladies ( Vanessa cardui ) are one of the most widely distributed species of butterfly. They can be found on every continent in the world except Antarctica and Australia. The territory size of the Painted Lady is large enough to cover all of North America, south to Panama. They are also in Asia, Africa, and Europe. ( "Attributes of Vanessa cardui", 2013 ; Orsak, 1977 ; Painter, 2013 ) Biogeographic Regions native What kind of habitat do they need? Painted Ladies live in areas with wide open areas of plants such as fields and meadows. They can also be found in suburban, agricultural, swamp, bog, marsh, tundra, taiga, desert or dune, chaparral, forest, rainforest, scrub forest, and mountain habitats as well. These butterflies can adjust to living in pretty much any habitat. ( "Attributes of Vanessa cardui", 2013 ; Orsak, 1977 ; Painter, 2013 ) These animals are found in the following types of habitat riparian How do they grow? Painted Lady butterflies go through complete metamorphosis, and have the life stages of egg, larva (also known as caterpillars), pupa, and adult. Females lay eggs on a plant, which the caterpillars will eat once they hatch. The caterpillars also build tents out of silk on the plant. They shed their skin several time over the next few weeks before becoming pupae. As a pupa, the caterpillar forms a cocoon, and its body shape will completely change during this time. Once pupation is complete, it emerges as an adult butterfly. The time of development from egg to adult depends on where they are in the world. Those in warmer, tropical areas will develop in 33 to 44 days. In cooler climates, development can take more than 60 days. ( "Attributes of Vanessa cardui", 2013 ; Orsak, 1977 ; Stefanescu, et al., 2013 ) Development - Life Cycle metamorphosis How do they reproduce? Painted lady males have territories that they defend from other males. When a female crosses paths with a male, the male will then court the female in hopes that she will mate with him. Males will mate with multiple females during their lives. ( Painter, 2013 ; Saul, 1994 ) Mating System polygynous Painted ladies will mate year round in warm climates, but do not mate during the winter in cooler places. Females will lay about 500 eggs, each egg singly laid on a plant that the caterpillar will eat when it hatches. Both male and females are able to mate 5 to 7 days after emerging from their cocoons. Mating and reproduction also take place throughout the mass migrations that this species undertakes, producing multiple generations throughout the migration. In laboratories, scientists have seen up to 8 generations in a year. ( Painter, 2013 ; Saul, 1994 ; Stefanescu, et al., 2013 ) Key Reproductive Features How often does reproduction occur? Painted ladies breed year round, climate permitting. Breeding season Mating takes place year round, except in cooler areas where it stops in the fall and winter. Average eggs per season Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female) 5 to 7 days female How long do they live? Painted ladies live about a year, from egg to death. Adults live for about 10 to 24 days after emerging from their cocoons. ( Stefanescu, et al., 2013 )
By what other name is the Flying Fox known?	Flying Foxes \| About Bats Flying Foxes General Information Flying-foxes (also called fruit bats) are members of a large group of mammals called BATS. There are microbats and megabats. Bats are the only group of mammals capable of sustained flight. There are four recognized species of megabats on mainland Australia: The Little Red, Grey-headed, Black and Spectacled Flying-foxes. They have a very keen sense of smell and good eyesight, both of which are needed to locate their food during the night. Microbats use echolocation – a bit like hearing with pictures, they still use their eyes to see too. Flying foxes and microbats are protected native Australian species, it is illegal to cause them harm. Flying-foxes are usually found in coastal areas of melaleuca and casuarina swamps, mangroves, heath, dry and wet eucalypt forests, woodlands and rainforests. The little red flying fox can also be found further inland in arid and semi-arid areas. Flying-foxes all over Australia are increasingly on the move searching for new or existing food resources – their favorite foods, nectar and pollen from our native trees and plants. Family life Flying foxes only have one live young per year, which compared to other animals of their size, is a very low birth rate. The little red gives birth around April/May whilst the remaining three species give birth around October/November. The mothers carry their babies out each night to forage. The baby clings to the mothers underarm nipple with their mouths and hang onto her waist with their toes. They are carried by their mother for 4-5 weeks until too heavy to carry. The young is then left in the colony or the outlying trees of a colony and wait for their mother to return at dawn. They begin to fly at about 8-10 weeks and feed independently by about 12 weeks. The bond between mother and baby is very strong, mothers who lose their babies to predators while off foraging will search the place they last saw their baby and continue calling for up to one week later. Females start breeding when they are about 15 months old. Males do not mature until around 3 years of age and they then form either paired or harem groups during the mating season. It is during this season that flying-foxes tend to be the noisiest due to the defending of territories. It is also during this time that the campsite appears to emit the strongest odor due to secretions from the male scent glands at his shoulders. He will rub this perfume on branches to mark his territory. The higher a male hangs in the tree and the smellier he is the more attractive he is to a mate. You need to think about this smell, it’s musky and sometimes strong after rain but it is not as bad as the smell of stepping in dog poo! Campsites Campsites are very important to the survival of flying-foxes, as this is where they are born, grow, form relationships and learn to survive. Campsites may be permanently or temporarily occupied throughout the year depending on the season and availability of food. Flying-foxes only have one live young per year. The Little red gives birth around April/May whilst the remaining three species give birth around October/November. The size of the campsite may also vary during the year, increasing when there is a good food source around or when mothers arrive to give birth to their young. Numbers may also increase if there is little food elsewhere or another campsite has been disturbed or destroyed. A decrease in numbers usually indicates poor food in the area or disturbance of a campsite. Flying-foxes need campsites made up of large areas so that they can circulate with the site according to the defoliation of the trees in which they roost. Currently many sites sustain more damage due to the small areas that the flying-foxes are now confined to and due to their staying longer because of lack of food elsewhere or due to the extensive distances that now exist between campsites. Campsites are usually located on rivers, creeks or near large bodies of water, which provide both fresh water, and a navigation device when coming home a
From what material is the Taj Mahal constructed?	Building Materials Used for the Construction of Taj Mahal Agra India Travel to Agra : Taj Mahal : Architecture : Building Materials Used for the Construction of Taj Mahal Building Materials Used for the Construction of Taj Mahal In the construction of the Taj Mahal three types of stones have been used : (1) Semi-precious stones like Aqiq (agate), Yemeni, Firoza (turquoise), Lajwad (Lapis- lazuli); moonga (coral), Sulaimani (onyx), Lahsunia (cat's eye), Yasheb (jade) and Pitunia (blood stone). These were mainly used for inlaying work. (2) Rare and scarce stones such as Tilai (goldstone), Zahar-mohra, Ajuba, Abri, Khathu, Nakhod and Maknatis (magnet stone) were used for bold inlay and mosaic work chiefly on floors, exterior dados and turrets and (3) Common stones: sang-i-Gwaliari (grey and yellow sandstone) sang-i-Surkh (red sandstone), sang-i-moosa (black slate) and sang-i-Rukhan (sang-i-marmar; white marble) were used in foundations, masonry and for giving finishing touch to the external surfaces. Red stone was brought from the neighboring towns like Fatehpur Sikri, Karauli-Hindaun, Tantpur and Paharpur whereas white marble was brought from Makrana mines (Rajasthan). Semi precious and rare stones were occasionally brought from as distant places such as Upper Tibet, Kumaon, Jaisalmer, Cambay and Ceylon. Other materials which were used for the construction of Taj Mahal included different kind of bricks, Gaj-i-Shirin (sweet limestone), Khaprel or tiles, Qulba or Spouts to lead off water, San, Gum, Sirish-i-Kahli or reed glue, Gul-i-Surkh or red clay, Simgil (silver clay) and glass. The center and skeleton of the main building is made up of extra strong brick masonary in which massive white marble slabs, have been used on the headers and stretchers system to give it a white marble outlook. Country ingredients such as molasses; batashe (sugar-bubbles), belgiri-water, urd-pulse, curd, jute and Kankar (pieces of fossilized soil) were mixed with lime mortar to make it an ideal cementing material. The Mughals believed that the precious and semiprecious stones have different effects on the fortunes of different persons and places; they may be auspicious or inauspicious. This has exactly been calculated and strictly adhered to in the adornment of the Taj Mahal. It is primarily because of these reasons that we see predominance of one or the other stone on a particular feature of its architecture. A number of marks are engraved on red stone slabs, on the pathways, stairs, plinths and pavements of the Taj Mahal. Some of them are- Symbolic motifs Swastika, Cakra, âako¸a (Hexagon), Paµcako¸a (Pentagon), áa´kh (conch-shell), Animate motifs - fish, bi rd, Geometrical motifs - triangle, Square, rectangle, Floral motifs- leaves and petals of the flowers chiefly lotus. Book India Tour
Which Scottish football club is nicknamed The Arabs?	Scottish Football Team Nicknames - Silkysteps early years forum - planning ideas for play Scottish Football Team Nicknames Here are Scotland's football team's nicknames... Aberdeen â The Dons Airdrie United â The Diamonds Albion Rovers â The Rovers Alloa â The Wasps Arbroath â The Red Lichties Ayr United â The Honest Men Berwick Rangers â The Borderers/ The Wee Rangers Brechin City â The City Celtic â The Bhoys/ The Hoops/ The Celts/ The Tic Clyde â The Bully Wee Cowdenbeath â The Blue Brazil Dumbarton â The Sons Dundee â The Dee/ The Dark Blues Dundee United â The Terrors/ The Tangerines/ Arabs Dunfermline Athletic â The Pars East Fife â The Fifers East Stirlingshire â The Shire Elgin City â The City Falkirk â The Bairns Forfar Athletic â The Loons Gretna â The Black and Whites Hamilton Academicals â The Accies Heart of Midlothian â Hearts/ Jam Tarts Hibernian â Hibs/ The Hibees Inverness Caledonian Thistle â Caley Thistle/ CaleyJags Kilmarnock - Killies Montrose â The Gable Ends Morton â The Ton Motherwell â The Well/ The Steelmen Partick Thistle â The Jags Peterhead â The Toons Queen of the South â The Doonhamers Queens Park â The Spiders Raith Rovers â The Rovers Rangers â The Gers/ Light Blues/ Teddy Bears Ross County â The County St Johnstone â The Saints St Mirren â The Saints/ The Buddies Stenhousemuir â The Warriors Stirling Albion â The Binos Stranraer â The Blues
which region of the earth's stratosphere traps most of the sun's UV radiation?	The ozone layer, depletion and uv radiation on this page: ozone intro \| uv radiation \| Ozone depleting gases \| ecological effects \| uv radiation - definitions \| phytoplankton . A giant sunshade The ozone layer acts like a giant sunshade, protecting plants and animals from much of the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation. Ozone (O3) forms a layer in the stratosphere, 15-40 km above earth surface. If the ozone in the atmosphere from ground level to a height of 60 km could be assembled at the earth's surface, it would comprise a layer of gas only about 3 mm thick. Source: Nasa; Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolett Instrument Global stratospheric ozone levels have declined, which means that the ozone layer is changing. Stratospheric ozone has large natural temporal and spatial variations, up to 30 percent variation may be regarded as normal. However, we now have evidence of a significant thinning of the ozone layer during spring and summer. This is observed in both the northern and the southern hemispheres at middle and high latitudes. During the last 10-15 years, the ozone layer above the northern hemisphere has been reduced by 5-6 percent in spring per decade. The latest tests (January-March 1995) have shown very large reductions, with a maximum of more than 30 percent reduction compared to normal. Increasing amounts of UV radiation will have an impact on plankton and other tiny organisms at the base of the marine food web. These organisms provide the original food source for all other living organisms in the oceans. Plankton- phytoplankton as well as zooplankton are highly sensitive to UV radiation, as they lack the protective UV-B -absorbing layers that higher forms of plants and animals have. (Phyto = plant. Zoo = animal). More UV-B radiation reduces the amount of food phytoplankton create through photosynthesis. Zooplankton, feeding off the phytoplankton, are also affected. UV-B also damages small fish, shrimp and crab larvae. It has been estimated that on shallow coastal shelves, a 16 percent reduction of the ozone layer would kill more than 50 percent of e.g. anchovy larvae, and cause a 5 percent drop in plankton numbers and a 6-9 percent drop in fish yield. Global warming Ozone-layer depletion seems likely to increase the rate of greenhouse warming, by reducing the effectiveness of the carbon dioxide sink in the oceans. Phytoplankton in the oceans assimilates large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Increased UV radiation will reduce phytoplankton activity significantly. This means that large amounts of carbon dioxide will remain in the atmosphere. A 10 percent decrease in carbon dioxide uptake by the oceans would leave about the same amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as is produced by fossil fuel burning. Impact on land plants. A high increase in UV radiation may disrupt many ecosystems on land. Rice production may be drastically reduced by the effects of UV-B on the nitrogen assimilating activities of micro-organisms. With a diminishing ozone layer, it is likely that the supply of natural nitrogen to ecosystems, such as tropical rice paddies, will be significantly reduced. Most plants (and trees) grow more slowly and become smaller and more stunted as adult plants when exposed to large amounts of UV-B Increased effects of air pollution UV-B stimulates the formation of reactive radicals - molecules that react rapidly with other chemicals, forming new substances. The hydroxyl radicals, for example, stimulate the creation of tropospheric ozone and other harmful pollutants. Smog formation creates other oxidized organic chemicals, such as formaldehydes. These molecules can also produce reactive hydrogen radicals when they absorb UV-B . In urban areas, a 10 percent reduction of the ozone layer is likely to result in a 10-25 percent increase in tropospheric ozone. More UV-B radiation seems likely to cause global increases in atmospheric hydrogen peroxide. This is the principal chemical that oxidizes sulfur dioxide to form sulfuric acid in cloud water, maki
What is the name of the trophy awarded to the NHL Play-off winners?	NHL Award Winners: Patrick Kane wins Hart Trophy \| SI.com NHL award winners: Patrick Kane wins the Hart Trophy (Full results) Share SI Wire Wednesday June 22nd, 2016 Your teams. Your favorite writers. Wherever you want them. Personalize SI with our new App. Install on iOS or Android . The biggest hockey stars gathered at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for the 2016 NHL Awards on Wednesday night. Patrick Kane took home the The Hart Trophy for the player voted most valuable to his team. Kane is coming off a season in which he set a career-best of 46 goals and 60 assists and led the league in scoring. He also won the Ted Lindsay Award, which is awarded to the most outstanding player as voted by fellow players. He won the award over Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars and Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals. • MUIR: Picking the winners Artemi Panarin of the Chicago Blackhawks won the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie. The Vezina Trophy for the League’s top goaltender went to Holtby, who posted a 48-9-7 record this season. His coach Barry Trotz won the Jack Adams Award for the league’s top coach for a season in which he led Washington to a 56-18-8 record and the Presidents’ Trophy with 120 points. Jim Rutherford of the Pittsburgh Penguins won the NHL General Manager of the Year award. The Penguins finished the season 48-26-8 before winning the Stanley Cup. Florida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr won the Masterton Trophy for perseverance and dedication to hockey. The Norris Trophy for the league’s top defenseman went to Drew Doughty of the Kings. The William M. Jennings Trophy winners, for goaltenders having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals scored against them, are Frederik Andersen and John Gibson of the Anaheim Ducks. • NHL Board of Governors votes to expand to Las Vegas Mark Giordano of the Calgary Flames received the NHL Foundation Award for his charitable efforts. The King Clancy Memorial Trophy for leadership on and off the ice and community contribution was awarded to Vancouver Canucks captain Henrik Sedin, while Shea Weber of Nashville Predators received the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award. The Lady Byng Trophy, for the player best combining sportsmanship and ability, went to Los Angeles Kings star Anze Kopitar who also took home the Selke Award as the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. Tags
What name is given to the Northumberland dish consisting of layered potato,onion and cheese?	Britain & Ireland Back to Homepage >> County-landscape . Richly dramatic scenery is to be found here in England's north country, from an open coast to a wild interior. Northumberland is England's northernmost county. Its border butts against the Scottish Lowlands, and the land can be empty and lonely, even bleak, much of it heathery heights and stony hills.. . Against the northern barrier the land softens suddenly and gives way to the undulating Borders of Scotland. Although largely rural the open fields of the county here give a romantic, soft quality and there is a dramatic ending as you cross the high divide of the River Tweed at Berwick. . it may be little populated and savage in its rural heart, yet the county possesses wonderful scenery such as the Cheviots, as well as little oases of sheltered beauty. Small fields and farms cluster round towns like Morpeth and the castled Alnwick. . Along the jagged and stony shore castles finger the air and stand out against the sullen North Sea. This is the land the wild men from Scandinavia invaded, pouring in on their dreaded longships to plunder abbeys and towns, making the name of Viking feared through the land. Fishing ports and resorts are now found on the bays and wide sand beaches of the coast. County-facts Origin of name: Comes from the Anglo-Saxon meaning "the place of those north of the Huimber". Name first recorded: 895 as Norohymbraland. COUNTY TOWN NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE Situated in the centre of the once-great collieries which supplied London and elsewhere with its coal, Newcastle once also exported lead, salt, salmon, butter, and tallow. Today it has undergone a renaissance as its restaurants, clubs and nightspots (and thousands of bright young things partying) testify and is cited as one of the Top 10 fashionable European cities. Other Towns ALNWICK Once the county town, it sits on the little river Aine with a fine market square surrounded by piazzas. This is a good centre for exploring the north of the county. Nearby the ancient Alnwick Castle. BERWICK ON TWEED: see Berwickshire HALTWHISTLE Fine for seeing some of the best preserved parts of Hadrian's Wall. Nearby Housesteads has the finest stretch of the Roman wall for 72 miles between the Tyne and the Solway Firth built to keep back the barbarians from about AD 124. HEXHAM Beautifully set on the Tyne. The market square has an 18th-century colonnaded shelter. NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SEA Has the world's oldest surviving Methodist chapel dating back to the mid 18th- century. There is also a display of the history of local methodism which many miners here followed. SEATON DELAVAL Delightful hall built in 1720 by architect Sir John Vanbrugh. The nearby little port of Seaton Sluice is also worth a visit. TWEEDMOUTH Attached to Berwick by a 15-arched 17th-century bridge. Famous castle founded by King John, sacked by Scots King William in 1202. TYNEMOUTH Pleasantly perched on the promontory between the North Sea and Tyne river, there are arresting Benedictine priory ruins here and a local maritime museum. WALLSEND The last outpost of Hadrian's famous wall. There are excavations here amid the shipyards. WHIT-LEY BAY Nearby to Newcastle this seaside resort has fine wide sands and amusements. . Ashington . Blyth . Gosforth . North Shields . Prudhoe .Spittal COUNTY RIVERS in the Cheviots at 2,676 feet. county-calendar . Castles vie with each other for events in the county. Prudhoe Castle has events of all sorts from beekeeping to archery, Etal Castle presents music, Belsay Castle has flower shows, Chester's Roman Fort has performances. . May: Northumberland County Show at Corbridge. . October: the Newcastle Festival. . Spring; Northumbrian Festival at Morpeth. . Sheepdog trials take place in summer in the fells. . New Year's Day: Allendale Town is alight with fires as blazing tubs are carried to mark the end of the year with the Baal Fire Festival. . September: Great North Run half-marathon from the central motorway at Newcastle to South Shields over the Tyne in County Durham. . Autumn: sea angling festival at Whitley Bay and fish
Who played the female lead in the 1933 movie King Kong?	Ann Darrow \| King Kong Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia [Source] Ann Darrow was a fictional character from the 1933 movie King Kong and its 2005 remake , with whom the giant ape Kong falls in love. In the original film, Ann is played by Fay Wray ; in the 2005 remake, she is played by Naomi Watts ; in an unauthorized 1998 animated musical film, The Mighty Kong , she is voiced by Jodi Benson. The 1976 remake features an analogous character named " Dwan " (played by Jessica Lange ), in the Melbourne stage production in Australia, she is played by Esther Hannaford. The character of Ann Darrow never appears in any other films or television productions of King Kong, yet has been seen in the King Kong Comic books. Contents Edit Ann Darrow is played by Naomi Watts in the 2005 film and has more detail. She was an actress, but lost that job when her studio went bankrupt in the Great Depression. Ann was apparently destitute, as she was shoplifting fruit and caught, but bailed out by Denham, who came to her rescue by paying for the fruit and telling her of his grand plans in film. She also declined Denham's invitation at first, but she then accepted the offer when she was told that Jack Driscoll was going along too. Jack also develops a crush on Ann and even kiss each other before arriving at Skull Island. Ann originally thought that the sound editor of Carl's film crew, Mike, was Jack. After seeing Mike die in front of her, Ann screams with horror. She was able to escape at first from the hostile natives at Skull Island, but was kidnapped from the boat and dragged to a sacrificial chamber in her bare feet and pajamas, where she is offered as a sacrifice to Kong by the natives. Kong takes her as Ann screams at the top of her lungs. She faints as Kong vanishes into the forest. Kong roars as Ann moans as she freaks out. Kong almost drops her as Ann shrieks and yells. She stabs Kong with her skull necklace as she falls onto the pile of skulls. She attempts to escape but Kong grabs her, causing her to shriek. Jack and Carl try to find her along with many other crewmembers. Ann is heard screaming. She woke up the next day, she saw Kong distracted by eating Bamboo sticks. she tried to escape but Kong stopped her. she was then treated like a Rag Doll because King Kong at first was either angry or curious about Ann, enjoyed her dancing and acting, and kept pushing her, making him happy and hooting. When Ann shown anger at him, he also got angry and Kong left her. At the time she escaped, she was unfortunate again because Vastosaurus Rexes wanted to eat her, and Kong saved her life. Ann ambushed by the creatures of Skull Island That night Jack comes to Kong's lair, and disturbs him from his slumber, then a swarm of flying Terapus mordax attacks them. Kong ends up battling the giant bats, the attack resulted in Ann losing her dressing gown for unknown reasons (but it most likely her shirt was torn off by one of the Terapus mordax, this forced Ann to continue the journey wearing her pink slip dress only), Kong puts Ann in safety while he battles the giant bats, As Kong fights the swarm of Terapus mordax, Ann and Jack escape by grabbing the wing of one of the bats and then jumping into a river. They arrive at the village wall, with the angry Kong following them. When Carl and the other crew men were done with their own problems in the island with most of them dead, they captured and kidnapped King Kong. Captain Englehorn was about to kill King Kong with a sharp harpoon but she begged and cried out to let Kong live. but they succesfully captured Kong, Ann simply stared at Kong before she broke down in tears due to have been unable to help kong from getting captured, Carl takes Kong to New York, and he escapes in an angry mood destroying the ampitheater he was taken to. Ann Darrow realized she was the only person who can stop King Kong from trying to destroy Manhattan. Kong was already looking for Ann because he kept picking up women who resembled Ann. Ann and Kong finally are happy together but their happiness and joy vanishes when the military us
Which song, released by Elton John as a single in 1975, was a tribute to tennis player Billie Jean King?	Billie Jean King Talks About Philadelphia Freedom :EltonJohn.com Billie Jean King Talks About Philadelphia Freedom By the [email protected] Share In February 1975, Elton released Philadelphia Freedom – a song that was not available on any album and would not be until its inclusion on Elton John’s Greatest Hits Volume 2 in 1977. The stand-alone single, his second in a row following Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, entered the Billboard Hot 100 charts at #53 on March 8. Five weeks later it reached the #1 position, where it stayed for two weeks, and spent a total of five months on the chart overall. Written on the label of the vinyl 45 RPM single were the words, “with Love to B.J.K. and the sound of Philadelphia.” Fans who wanted to decipher the cryptic first part of this dedication would have to go back 17 months to when one of the world’s most popular musicians first met one of its most successful tennis players. In September, 1973, Elton was in the midst of a sold-out tour of the United States and was about to release what would be his most successful studio record ever, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, which would become the third of a total of six consecutive US #1 albums (and second of three UK #1s) for the superstar. Billie Jean King had been ranked the World Number 1 women’s player five times over the past seven years and was just coming off her fifth Wimbledon singles championship during that same stretch. Perhaps most importantly, in two weeks’ time she would alter the gender perception of professional tennis with her victory against Bobby Riggs in a highly-publicized “Battle of the Sexes” exhibition match. Forty years to the week after Philadelphia Freedom held the top position on the Billboard chart, we spoke with Billie Jean King about the origin of their friendship, which remains as strong as ever and has resulted in the annual Smash Hits celebrity tennis fundraiser for the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and what is perhaps the only hit single inspired by a tennis icon. EltonJohn.com: How did you and Elton meet? Billie Jean King: [Promoter] Jerry Parencio threw a party two weeks before the King/Riggs match in September of ’73 in LA. When I got to the party I said, “Jerry, it’s great to see you…what’s this party for? Is it for you?” And he said, “Oh no, it’s for Elton John.” I said, “Elton John?? He’s my favorite! Are you kidding?” And of course it brought back memories of when I first heard Your Song in 1971, I think. I was driving the hills of San Francisco, on Van Ness Street. I remember having to pull over to listen to it. I love anything with anybody playing keyboards. And of course on top of that he can sing unbelievably well. So I fell in love with Elton and Your Song and I had all his albums up to that time. So we’re at the party. Elton’s across the room from me. He keeps looking at me…I keep looking at him. And finally Tony King, who actually is still with him, comes over and says, “This is ridiculous. Elton’s been dying to meet you all night but he’s too shy.” And I remember I looked at Tony and said, “Ditto.” (I don’t know why I used that word, maybe it was “in” at the time.) So Tony says, “Come with me…” and I get up and he sits me across from Elton and says, “Elton this is Billie. Billie this is Elton. Okay…now…talk!” So we started talking and we hit it off. And of course this is near the end of the party, by the time we got around to it. So as we’re leaving Elton says “When are you going to be in England next?” And I say, “Not until June…leading up to Wimbledon…” And I thought, “Yeah, nice meeting you, but…” EJ.com: Like, “I’ll never hear from him again…” BJK: Right. But fast-forward nine months and I get to the Gloucester Hotel in London and there’s a note waiting for me from Elton. I don’t know how the heck he found out where I’d be staying. The note said, “Please call me.” And I almost didn’t call. I was too shy. Finally, I did. That night. I thought if I waited any longer I’d definitely not call. So I said, “Hi, this is Billie…how are you doing…what’s up?” And he said, “What are you doing tonight?” S
In the US cartoon series King of the Hill, what is Hank Hill's profession?	Your next box set: King of the Hill \| Television & radio \| The Guardian Your next box set Your next box set: King of the Hill Almost as close to a real-life sitcom as it is to its animated peers, King of the Hill is a tender, funny portrayal of middle America Men who love lawnmowers . . . King of the Hill. Photograph: c.20thC.Fox/Everett / Rex Features Friday 20 August 2010 01.45 EDT First published on Friday 20 August 2010 01.45 EDT Share on Messenger Close In the first ever scene of King of the Hill, Hank Hill and his friends stand around the front of Hank's broken-down Ford truck, drinking beer and lamenting the state of the US auto industry: "Detroit hasn't felt any real pride since George Bush went to Japan and vomited on their auto executives." Hill is a simple man, probably much closer to an American everyman than Homer Simpson. The best propane salesman in Arlen, Texas, Hank is such a straight-up red-stater that he forbids his son Bobby from writing a school project on President Josiah Bartlet from the West Wing – and makes him extol the virtues of Ronald Reagan instead. Yet Hank, the other Hills and their neighbours are no Republican hicks, whatever Hank's yuppie Laotian neighbours the Souphanousinphones reckon. They're just straight-up folk. Whereas series creator Mike Judge's previous series, Beavis and Butt-Head, focused on two cartoon idiots, the Hills are more human. Everything from the direction to the dialogue was more realistic than the likes of The Simpsons and South Park. It could almost have been a Roseanne-like sitcom. And it had a star guest list to boot (including Renée Zellweger and Owen Wilson). Much of the humour and affection lies in Hank's emotional repression. When asked to tell his son he loves him, his response is: "I can't do that, you know how I was raised." But his son Bobby, an aspiring comedian, and Boggle-champ wife Peggy provide an emotional counterpoint, as does Peggy's naive niece, Luanne Platter, who moves in with the Hills to get away from her fighting parents. Luanne was, of course, voiced by Brittany Murphy, who died just a few months after the last ever episode aired. Like other Fox shows in the US, KotH suffered death by 1,000 cuts: cancelled, revived, cancelled again. Not a proud way to go, but 12 years was an excellent run for a tender, funny portrayal of middle America – and men who love their lawnmowers almost as much as their families.
Who succeeded Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England until 2013?	Outgoing Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King to get life peerage \| Business \| The Guardian Mervyn King Outgoing Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King to get life peerage Sir Mervyn King will become Lord King when he steps down at the end of the month, Downing Street confirms Sir Mervyn King at a service for the Order of the British Empire last year. Photograph: Luke Macgregor/AFP/Getty Images Mervyn King Outgoing Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King to get life peerage Sir Mervyn King will become Lord King when he steps down at the end of the month, Downing Street confirms Thursday 20 June 2013 05.48 EDT First published on Thursday 20 June 2013 05.48 EDT Close This article is 3 years old The outgoing Bank of England governor will be given a life peerage when he steps down at the end of the month, Downing Street has confirmed. Sir Mervyn King will retire from Threadneedle Street on 30 June after a decade at the helm, and will become a member of the House of Lords after his nomination by the prime minister for his "significant public service". King joined the Bank as a non-executive director in 1990 during Margaret Thatcher's premiership, and subsequently served as executive director, chief economist, and deputy governor before taking on the top job in 2003. Speaking at the annual Mansion House dinner on Wednesday, the chancellor, George Osborne, said King had "helped to lead our country through an extraordinary period of its economic history". "More than that, you have been the original thinker who has taken Britain on the journey that began with inflation targeting, to monetary independence, and now to the far-reaching reforms to prudential regulation and financial oversight," he added. "I can think of few people who have done more to shape our public discourse in the last 30 years." Addressing guests at the dinner, King described his tenure as governor as a game of two halves, referring to the relative economic stability and growth preceding the financial crisis which took hold in 2008. The Aston Villa fan added: "I am truly honoured to have the opportunity to continue my public service in the Lords. Chancellor, I know you will be comforted and relieved that I consider the role of members of the House of Lords to be, as Keynes put it, ruthless truth-telling." King will be succeeded as governor by Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada and chairman of the G20 financial stability board.
Who played television character Jason King in the early 1970s?	Jason King (TV Series 1971–1972) - 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 This spin-off from the earlier "Department S" continued the adventures of hedonistic, womanizing dandy Jason King. After leaving Department S, Jason settled down to a full-time career of ... See full summary » Creators: Jason's temporary secretary in Germany convinces him to go to a health clinic. However, when several strange events occur he realises that there is much more to the clinic than it appears. 8.4 Jason is abducted in order to help the Moscow police work out how three men on a workers' delegation,got into a lift and then,when the doors opened again,there was nothing left of them but three ... 8.1 Jason gets off a plane in Switzerland and is mistaken for the hitman taken ill on the plane as he has picked up the bunch of red roses which will allow the killer's employers to identify him. He ... 7.9 a list of 30 titles created 12 Sep 2011 a list of 84 titles created 29 Dec 2012 a list of 22 titles created 12 Sep 2014 a list of 990 titles created 27 Nov 2015 a list of 41 titles created 3 months ago Search for " Jason King " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Title: Jason King (1971–1972) 7.2/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. An elite department within Interpol, Department S inherited those cases which the other member groups had failed to solve. The brains of the group was Jason King, a hedonistic maverick who ... See full summary » Stars: Peter Wyngarde, Joel Fabiani, Rosemary Nicols The Baron (TV Series 1966) Crime \| Drama Stories of an antique dealer who is really an undercover agent. Stars: Steve Forrest, Sue Lloyd, Paul Ferris A quirky spy show of the adventures of an eccentricly suave British agent and his predominately female partners. Stars: Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk are private detectives who specialize in divorce cases. Their long-running partnership seems to come to an abrupt end when Marty is killed by a hit-and-run, ... See full summary » Stars: Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre John Steed and his new accomplices Purdey and Gambit find themselves facing new and deadly dangers in the bizarre world of espionage. Mixing fantasy with a darker edge, the trio face ... See full summary » Stars: Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley Simon Templar, a wealthy adventurer known as The Saint, travels around the world in his white Volvo P1800S. Stars: Roger Moore, Ivor Dean, Leslie Crawford The Protectors were Harry Rule, the Contessa di Contini and Paul Buchet, three freelance troubleshooters who ran an international crime fighting agency. Based in London, Harry was the ... See full summary » Stars: Robert Vaughn, Nyree Dawn Porter, Tony Anholt McGill (known as "Mac") was a former U.S. intelligence agent based in London. After being thrown out of the agency for something he did not do, he finds his "false" reputation has preceded ... See full summary » Stars: Richard Bradford, Ricardo Montez, Warren Stanhope John Drake is a special operative for NATO, specializing in security assignments against any subversive element which threatened world peace. The series featured exotic locales from all ... See full summary » Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Richard Wattis, Lionel Murton Craig Stirling, Sharron Macready and Richard Barrett were agents for Nemesis, an international intelligence organization based in Geneva. Their first mission as a team was to investigate ... See full summary » Stars: Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo, William Gaunt English Lord Brett Sinclair and American Danny Wilde are both wealthy playboys, they are teamed together by Judge Fullton to investigate crimes which the police can't solve. These two men ... See full summary » Stars: Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Laurenc
Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968 while standing on the balcony of which type of building?	Dr. King's Assassination Home » Events » Dr. King's Assassination Dr. King's Assassination Background: On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by a sniper's bullet while standing on the second-floor balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. As news of King's death spread, violent riots broke out in African American neighborhoods in over one hundred cities across the United States. King, who was the nation's foremost civil rights leader, had returned to Memphis to lead a nonviolent march in support of the city's striking sanitation workers. On April 8, King's widow, Coretta Scott King, and the couple's four small children led a crowd estimated at forty thousand in a silent march through the streets of Memphis to honor the fallen leader and support the cause of the city's black sanitation workers. The next day, funerary rites for King were held in his hometown, Atlanta, Georgia. Following a nationally televised broadcast of his funeral service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, King's body was led three-and-a-half miles through the city's streets, with more than one hundred thousand mourners in tow, to Morehouse College where a second funeral service was performed. King's assassin, James Earl Ray, was apprehended by authorities in London, England after a two-month international manhunt. Upon his extradition to Tennessee, Ray pleaded guilty to the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. and was given a ninety-nine year jail sentence.
The Last King of Scotland was a 2006 movie, that featured which African leader in the storyline?	The Last King of Scotland (2006) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Last King of Scotland ( 2006 ) R \| Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970's. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 42 titles created 01 Dec 2010 a list of 34 titles created 14 Apr 2011 a list of 22 titles created 10 Jan 2012 a list of 47 titles created 14 Nov 2015 a list of 32 titles created 6 months ago Title: The Last King of Scotland (2006) 7.7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 1 Oscar. Another 47 wins & 30 nominations. See more awards » Videos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles , from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s. Director: Taylor Hackford Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment. Director: Davis Guggenheim A politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved and affected by it. Director: Stephen Gaghan A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption. Director: Fernando Meirelles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row. Director: Bennett Miller A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century." Director: James Marsh The story of Harvey Milk , and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official. Director: Gus Van Sant Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan. Director: Alex Gibney In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. Director: Luc Jacquet After the death of Princess Diana , Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted. Director: Stephen Frears Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district. Directors: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman Stars: Kochi, Avijit Halder, Shanti Das A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit. Director: Tony Gilroy Edit Storyline In the early 1970s, Nicholas Garrigan, a young semi-idealistic Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital. Once there, he soon meets up with the new President, Idi Amin, who promises a golden age for the African nation. Garrigan hits it off immediately with the rabid Scotland fan, who soon offers him a senior position in the national health department and becomes one of Amin's closest advisers. However as the years pass, Garrigan cannot help but notice Amin's increasingly erratic behavior that grows beyond a legitimate fear of assassination into a murderous in
Who was the singer and voice artist behind King Louis in the cartoon version of Jungle Book?	King Louie \| Disney Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia ―King Louie to Mowgli in " I Wanna Be Like You " King Louie is a supporting character from the 1967 Disney animated feature film, The Jungle Book . He sings the song " I Wanna Be Like You " after he kidnaps Mowgli and asks the boy to show him the secret of "man's red flower" (the animal term for fire), so he and his followers can be like men. Contents [ show ] Background King Louie is a rowdy orangutan who was crowned King of the Apes. Unlike most characters in the film, Louie was created solely by the Walt Disney Company , and there was no ape king in the original novel by Rudyard Kipling , on which the film was based. The original story for Louie started out quite differently, but he was eventually given the voice and personality of the late and famed jazz trumpeter and vocalist Louis Prima . Milt Kahl , Frank Thomas and John Lounsbery animated the character. Around 2001 , Louis Prima's widow sued the Walt Disney Company over the unauthorized use of her late husband's voice and public personal in past Jungle Book spin-off projects, as Jim Cummings 's imitations of Prima featured in them were near perfect. [1] In later years, Disney would continue to use Louie in theme park entities and other promotional material but refrained from having the character speak to avoid trouble with Mrs. Prima. However, by 2010 , these files were apparently lifted, allowing Disney to once again have full use of the character, as evidenced by 2012 's debut of the live show Wishes , aboard the Disney Fantasy cruise ship, marking Louie's first speaking role (with newly recorded dialogue) since the 2000 video game The Jungle Book Groove Party . Personality As King of the Apes, Louie enjoys a lavished life in his palace among the ancient ruins of India, apparently living by his own law and order. Waited on by his monkey minions, Louie enjoys jazzy music, fun-filled parties, and a seemingly endless supply of bananas and other fruits. With a laid-back, fun-loving nature, similar to that of Baloo , Louie appears as a generally jovial member of the jungle, though his scheme to learn the ways of "man's red flower" is seen as scandalous; Bagheera referring to the ape as a scoundrel upon learning the motives behind his hopes of becoming a human. Alternatively, it's possible that Louie simply desires more power; as while he claims to merely want to be a human, he expresses a very specific interest. Namely in "Man's Red Flower" - fire, is frequently alluded upon in the story as being something all animals fear. Louie takes advantage of Mowgli's naivety to attempt to convince him to learn how to make fire; should Louie get this knowledge, he could quite easily hold the entire jungle hostage and rule over it through fear, making sense of Bagheera's disgust over the matter. This theory is supported by Louie's verses during his musical number: "I've reached the top and had to stop, and that's what's bothering me!"; this indicates that his desire to be human stems from wanting more out of life, after having reached the highest point of success in the jungle—becoming king of the apes. Nevertheless, Louie seems too lighthearted to cause any legitimate harm. After kidnapping Mowgli, both the man-cub and the King of the apes come to enjoy one another's company, to the point where Louie's fun-filled method of persuasion (a jazzy party with his monkeys) ultimately distracted from his quest to learn the ways of fire until Baloo and Bageheera arrived onto the scene. In subsequent media appearances, such as More Jungle Book... Further Adventures of Baloo and Mowgli , Louie appears to have made amends with Baloo and Bagheera, regarding the incident with Mowgli, and even aided Bagheera in helping Baloo overcome his longing to reunite with the man-cub, after the latter returned to the Man Village. Appearances The Jungle Book King Louie in The Jungle Book. After receiving word that a man-cub is being taken to the Man-Village, but wants to remain in the jungle, Louie sees this as an opportunity to finally succeed in his g
Name the Ancient Greek Muse of Dance?	Muse - Ancient History Encyclopedia Muse by Mark Cartwright published on 14 December 2012 In Greek mythology , the nine Muses are goddesses of the various arts such as music, dance, and poetry and are blessed not only with wonderful artistic talents themselves but also with great beauty, grace, and allure. Their gifts of song, dance, and joy helped the gods and mankind to forget their troubles and inspired musicians and writers to reach ever greater artistic and intellectual heights. The Muses are the daughters of Zeus and the Titan Mnemosyne (Memory) after the couple slept together for nine consecutive nights. They are: Calliope, traditionally the most important (beautiful-voiced and representing epic poetry and also rhetoric), Clio (glorifying and representing history), Erato (lovely and representing singing), Euterpe (well-delighting and representing lyric poetry), Melpomene (singing and representing tragedy), Polymnia (many hymning and representing hymns to the gods and heroes), Terpsichore or Stesichore (delighting in dance), Thalia (blooming and representing comedy), Urania (heavenly and representing astronomy). Certain objects also became associated with the Muses and help to identify their particular talents. Calliope often holds a writing tablet and stylus, Clio has a scroll, Euterpe a double aulos (or flute), and Thalia a theatre mask. The Muses were believed to live on Mt. Olympus where they entertained their father and the other Olympian gods with their great artistry, but later tradition also placed them on Mt. Helicon in Boeotia where there was a major cult centre to the goddesses, or on Mt. Parnassus where the Castalian spring was a favourite destination for poets and artists. On Mount Olympus, Apollo Mousagetes was, in a certain sense, the choir leader of the Muses, although his attachment was not limited to music, as he fathered many children with his musical group. Calliope, the Muse of epic poetry, was the mother of Orpheus , the wonderfully gifted lyre player whose father was said by some to be Apollo himself. Although bringers of festivity and joy, the Muses were not to be trifled with when it came to the superiority of their artistic talents. Although bringers of festivity and joy, the Muses were not to be trifled with when it came to the superiority of their artistic talents. The nine daughters of Pierus foolishly tried to compete musically with the Muses on Mt. Helicon and were all turned into birds for their impertinence. The Thracian musician Thamyres (son of the Nymph Agriope) was another who challenged the Muses in music and after inevitably coming second best to the goddesses was punished with blindness, the loss of his musical talent, and his singing voice. This myth was also the subject of a tragedy by Sophocles . The Muses also acted as judges in another musical competition, this time between Apollo on his kithara and the satyr Marsyas , who played the aulos given to him by Athena . Naturally, Apollo won and Marsyas was flayed alive for his troubles. Remove Ads Advertisement Hesiod in his Theogony claimed that he spoke with the Muses on Mt. Helicon, and they gave him a luxuriant laurel branch and breathed into him their divine voice so that he could proclaim the glory of the gods and their descendants. Thus, the simple shepherd was transformed into one of the most important poets in history. Hesiod also states that the Muses were created as an aid to forgetfulness and relief from troubles, perhaps as a balance to their mother, who personified memory. In ancient Greece , music, and by association the Muses, were held in great esteem and music was played in homes, in theatres, during religious ceremonies, to accompany athletics, provided rhythm during military training, accompanied agricultural activities such as harvesting, and was an important element in the education of children. For example, Themistocles , the great Athenian politician and general, considered his education incomplete because he could not play the khitara. Throughout the ancient Greek world musical festivals and compet
Who was the oldest man in the Old Testament?	Facts about the Bible Facts about the Bible Facts about the Bible Facts about the Bible The following list is not designed to discuss doctrine, or provide in-depth teaching. It is merely a resource center for factual information on the Bible. Many of these questions have been addressed in various locations throughout our website; however, as many people do not have the time to comb through the entire website to find the answers they are looking for, we have compiled the following list. How many books are in the Bible? The Bible contains 66 books, divided among the Old and New Testaments. How many books are in the Old Testament? There are 39 books in the Old Testament. How many books are in the New Testament? There are 27 books in the New Testament. What does "testament" mean? Testament means "covenant" or "contract." Who wrote the Bible? The Bible was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit by over 40 different authors from all walks of life: shepherds, farmers, tent-makers, physicians, fishermen, priests, philosophers and kings. Despite these differences in occupation and the span of years it took to write it, the Bible is an extremely cohesive and unified book. Which single author contributed the most books to the Old Testament? Moses. He wrote the first five books of the Bible, referred to as the Pentateuch; the foundation of the Bible. Which single author contributed the most books to the New Testament? The Apostle Paul, who wrote 14 books (over half) of the New Testament. When was the Bible written? It was written over a period of some 1,500 years, from around 1450 B.C. (the time of Moses) to about 100 A.D. (following the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ). What is the oldest book in the Old Testament? Many scholars agree that Job is the oldest book in the Bible, written by an unknown Israelite about 1500 B.C. Others hold that the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) are the oldest books in the Bible, written between 1446 and 1406 B.C. What is the youngest book in the Old Testament? The book of Malachi, written about 400 B.C. What is the oldest book of the New Testament? Probably the book of James, written as early as A.D. 45. What is the youngest book in the New Testament? The Book of Revelation is the youngest book of the New Testament, written about 95 A.D. What languages was the Bible written in? The Bible was written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. When was the Bible canonized? The entire New Testament as we know it today, was canonized before the year 375 A.D. The Old Testament had previously been canonized long before the advent of Christ. What does "canon" mean? "Canon" is derived front the Greek word "Kanon," signifying a measuring rod. Thus, to have the Bible "canonized" meant that it had been measured by the standard or test of divine inspiration and authority. It became the collection of books or writings accepted by the apostles and leadership of the early Christian church as a basis for Christian belief. It is the standard by which all Christians throughout the ages live and worship. When was the first translation of the Bible made into English? 1382 A.D., by John Wycliffe. When was the Bible printed? The Bible was printed in 1454 A.D. by Johannes Gutenberg who invented the "type mold" for the printing press. It was the first book ever printed. What is the oldest almost-complete manuscript of the Bible now in existence? The Codex Vaticanus, which dates from the first half of the fourth Century. It is located in the library of the Vatican in Rome. There are older fragments of the Bible that are still preserved however-- the oldest being a tiny scrap of the Gospel of John was found in Egypt, dating back to the beginning of the second century. (It is currently in the Rayland's Library in Manchester, England). What is the longest book in the Bible? The book of Psalms. What is the shortest book in the Bible? 2 John. What is the longest chapter in the Bible? Psalm 119 What is the shortest chapter in the Bible? Psalm 117 What is the longest verse in the Bible? Est
What is the chemical symbol for Gold?	What is the chemical formula for gold? \| Reference.com What is the chemical formula for gold? A: Quick Answer The chemical formula for gold is Au, which is its periodic table symbol. The symbol comes from the Latin word for gold, "aurum." Full Answer Gold is a highly valued metal that has been known about for roughly 5,500 years. It can sometimes be found on its own, but it is more often found mixed with silver, quartz, lead, zinc and copper. There is also approximately 1 milligram of gold dissolved in every ton of seawater, but it would cost more to extract it than the gold is worth. Gold is valuable because it is malleable, a good conductor of heat and electricity and does not tarnish when exposed to air. Plus, it sparkles which pleases jewelry lovers.
What is the speed of light (in miles per second)?	How Fast Does Light Travel? \| The Speed of Light How Fast Does Light Travel? \| The Speed of Light By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com Contributor \| May 22, 2012 08:37pm ET MORE Einstein's theory of special relativity sets of the speed of light, 186,000 miles per second (300 million meters per second). But some scientists are exploring the possibility that this cosmic speed limit changes. Credit: Iscatel \| Shutterstock The speed of light in a vacuum is 186,282 miles per second (299,792 kilometers per second), and in theory nothing can travel faster than light. In miles per hour, light speed is, well, a lot: about 670,616,629 mph. If you could travel at the speed of light, you could go around the Earth 7.5 times in one second. Early scientists, unable to perceive light’s motion, thought it must travel instantaneously. Over time, however, measurements of the motion of these wave-like particles became more and more precise. Thanks to the work of Albert Einstein and others, we now understand light speed to be a theoretical limit: light speed — a constant called "c" — is thought to be not acheivable by anything with mass, for reasons explained below. That doesn’t stop sci-fi writers, and even some very serious scientists, from imagining alternative theories that would allow for some awfully fast trips around the universe. Speed of light: History of the theory The first known discourse on the speed of light comes from the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, who penned his disagreement with another Greek scientist, Empedocles. Empedocles argued that because light moved, it must take time to travel. Aristotle, believing light to travel instantaneously, disagreed. In 1667, the Italian astronomer Galileo stood two people on a hill at a distance of less than a mile, each holding a shielded lantern. One uncovered his lantern; when the second saw the flash, he uncovered his, as well. By observing how long it took for the light to be seen by the first lantern-holder (and factoring out reaction times), he thought he could calculate the speed of light. Unfortunately, Galileo's distances were too small to see a difference, so he could only determine that light traveled at least ten times faster than sound. In the 1670s, Danish astronomer Ole Römer used eclipses of Jupiter 's moon, Io, as a chronometer for the speed of light. Over the course of several months, as Io passed behind the giant gas planet, Römer found that the eclipses came later than calculations anticipated, although over the course of several months, they drew closer to the predictions. He determined that light took time to travel from Io to Earth. The eclipses lagged the most when Jupiter and Earth were farthest apart, and were on schedule as they were closer. He concluded that light took ten to eleven minutes to travel from the sun to Earth, an overestimate since it in fact takes 8 minutes and 19 seconds. But at last scientists had a number to work with — his calculation presented a speed of 125,000 miles per second (200,000 km/s). In 1728, English physicist James Bradley based his calculations on the change in the apparent position of the stars due Earth's travels around the sun. He put the speed of light at 185,000 miles per second (301,000 km/s), accurate to within about 1 percent. Two attempts in the mid-1800s brought the problem back to Earth. French physicist Hippolyte Fizeau set a beam of light on a rapidly-rotating toothed wheel, with a mirror set up 5 miles away to reflect it back to its source. Varying the speed of the wheel allowed Fizeau to calculate how long it took for the light to travel out of the hole, to the adjacent mirror, and back through the gap. Another French physicist, Leon Foucault, used a rotating mirror rather than a wheel. The two independent methods each came within about 1,000 miles per second of the speed of light measured today. Prussian-born Albert Michelson, who grew up in the United States, attempted to replicate Focault's method in 1879, but used a longer distance, as well as extremely high-quality mirrors and lenses. His result of 186,355
In science fiction, who formulated the Three Laws of Robotics?	Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. The laws quickly attracted - and have since retained - the attention of readers and other science fiction writers. Only two years later, another established writer, Lester Del Rey, referred to "the mandatory form that would force built-in unquestioning obedience from the robot".6 As Asimov later wrote (with his characteristic clarity and lack of modesty), "Many writers of robot stories, without actually quoting the three laws, take them for granted, and expect the readers to do the same". Asimov's fiction even influenced the origins of robotic engineering. "Engelberger, who built the first industrial robot, called Unimate, in 1958, attributes his long-standing fascination with robots to his reading of [Asimov's] 'I, Robot' when he was a teenager", and Engelberger later invited Asimov to write the foreword to his robotics manual. The laws are simple and straightforward, and they embrace "the essential guiding principles of a good many of the world's ethical systems"7. They also appear to ensure the continued dominion of humans over robots, and to preclude the use of robots for evil purposes. In practice, however - meaning in Asimov's numerous and highly imaginative stories - a variety of difficulties arise. My purpose here is to determine whether or not Asimov's fiction vindicates the laws he expounded. Does he successfully demonstrate that robotic technology can be applied in a responsible manner to potentially powerful, semi-autonomous and, in some sense intelligent machines? To reach a conclusion, we must examine many issues emerging from Asimov's fiction. History The robot notion derives from two strands of thought, humanoids and automata. The notion of a humanoid (or human- like nonhuman) dates back to Pandora in The Iliad, 2,500 years ago and even further. Egyptian, Babylonian, and ultimately Sumerian legends fully 5,000 years old reflect the widespread image of the creation, with god- men breathing life into clay models. One variation on the theme is the idea of the golem, associated with the Prague ghetto of the sixteenth century. This clay model, when breathed into life, became a useful but destructive ally. The golem was an important precursor to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus (1818). This story combined the notion of the humanoid with the dangers of science (as suggested by the myth of Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods to give it to mortals). In addition to establishing a literary tradition and the genre of horror stories, Frankenstein also imbued humanoids with an aura of ill fate. Automata, the second strand of thought, are literally "self- moving things" and have long interested mankind. Early models depended on levers and wheels, or on hydraulics. Clockwork technology enabled significant advances after the thirteenth century, and later steam and electro- mechanics were also applied. The primary purpose of automata was entertainment rather than employment as useful artifacts. Although many patterns were used, the human form always excited the greatest fascination. During the twentieth century, several new technologies moved automata into the utilitarian realm. Geduld and Gottesman8 and Frude2 review the chronology of clay model, water clock, golem, homunculus, android, and cyborg that culminated in the contemporary concept of the robot. The term robot derives from the Czech word robota, meaning forced work or compulsory service, or robotnik, meaning serf. It was first used by the Czech playwright Karel Çapek in 1918 in a short story and again in his 1921 play R. U. R., which stood for Rossum's Universal Robots. Rossum, a fictional Englishman, used biological methods to invent and mass- produce "men" to serve humans. Eventually they rebelled, became the dominant race, and wiped out humanity. The play was soon well known in English- speaking countries. Definition Undeterred by its somewhat chilling origins (or perhaps ignorant of them), technologists
What is the name of the highest mountain in Great Britain?	Britain and Ireland's top 10 mountain ranges, Great British Trips You are here > Home > Top 10 > Top 10 Mountains Britain and Ireland's top 10 Mountain Ranges When many people think of the geography of Great Britain, it's likely that they picture the gentle green rolling hills of the English Cotswolds or our mostly flat urban cities such as London. In actual fact, in between the busy towns and cities lie some pretty spectacular hills and a fair few mountainous regions too. We have put together our 10 top mountain regions in Britain and Ireland. 1. Cairngorms Scotland We’ve put the Cairngorms National Park in the number 1 spot as it’s Britain’s most massive and spectacular Mountain range. Boasting incredible native forests, dramatic crystal clean rivers and lochs, plenty of wild Scottish moorland, these beautiful mountains sit in the centre of Scotland and boast some of Britain’s best views. It is also the largest National Park in the UK incorporates many beautiful towns and villages. The local wildlife is extensive and the region plays host to 25% of Britain’s threatened species making it a great place to see wildlife that you’re unlikely to spot anywhere else. 2. Mourne Mountains Northern Ireland The Mourne Mountains are a granite range which form the highest peaks in Northern Ireland. The highest of these is Slieve Donard at 850m. The area has been designated an area of outstanding natural beauty and is very popular with hill walkers and nature lovers. The mountains were said to have inspired CS Lewis in the writing of the ‘Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe’ with much of Narnia based on this mysterious mountain range. The area was most recently used as the backdrop for critically acclaimed movie ‘Philomena’ starring Dame Judi Dench. 3. Black Mountains Wales Based on the Eastern side of the Brecon Beacons National Park, the Black Mountain’s take their name from unsurprisingly from the colour of the landscape in the region. Sitting on the border between Wales and Herefordshire in England, the mountains are often confused with the Black Mountain Range which sits on the Westerly side of the Brecon Beacons. To confuse things even more there is a mountain within the range called the Black Mountain! 4. MacGillycuddy's Reeks Ireland MacGillycuddy's Reeks means ‘the black stacks’ and sits in County Kerry, Ireland. The centre of Ireland is pretty much surrounded with mountain ranges but this range contains the highest peaks in Ireland. The highest mountain is Carrauntoohil which is 1038m high. The range is close to the very pretty Killarney National Park. 5. Grampian Mountains Scotland The Grampians occupy a fair proportion of Scotland as one of the 3 major mountain ranges in the country. It is in the region traditionally called the Scottish ‘highlands’ and home to Britain’s 2 highest peaks in that of Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui. Widely regarded as Britain’s most spectacular view, Glen Coe sits within the range close to Ben Nevis and the town of Fort William. The Jacobite Steam Railway is an incredible way to see the range as the ‘Hogwarts Express’ powers along the now famous viaduct with the Grampians forming a majestic backdrop to a magical and unforgettable journey. 6. Berwyn Range Wales Sitting just east of the Snowdonia National Park, this Welsh range of mountain’s is largely forgotten and overlooked as the peaks sit slightly lower than its famous neighbour. The bonus is that this region of mountains and uplands is wholly unspoilt and perfect for anyone looking to get away from the tourists and walkers who flock to Snowdonia. The mountains top 800m so it’s still a good climb and decent walk for lovers of solitude and beautiful scenery. 7. Snowdonia Wales Snowdonia National Park sits in north Wales and is probably the most popular region of the country to visit. Mount Snowdon is a challenging climb for competent walkers but a unique railway will take you to the summit if you want the views without the exertion. The Snowdonia region can’t boast the dizzy heights of the Grampian Mountains bu
What is the chemical symbol for Silver?	Chemical Elements.com - Silver (Ag) Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Silver. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/ag.html>. For more information about citing online sources, please visit the MLA's Website . This page was created by Yinon Bentor. Use of this web site is restricted by this site's license agreement . Copyright © 1996-2012 Yinon Bentor. All Rights Reserved.
Which U.S. Serial Killer was nicknamed The Killer Clown?	Serial killers in the U.S.: a legacy of murder FacebookEmail Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Serial killers in the U.S.: a legacy of murder Serial killers list: -- Ted Bundy. Bundy confessed to 30 killings in seven states between 1974 and 1978, but his true death toll is unknown. He was regarded as handsome and charismatic, and he preyed on young Post to Facebook Serial killers in the U.S.: a legacy of murder Serial killers list: -- Ted Bundy. Bundy confessed to 30 killings in seven states between 1974 and 1978, but his true death toll is unknown. He was regarded as handsome and charismatic, and he preyed on young Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1tGcNcC CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 3 To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Serial killers in the U.S.: a legacy of murder William M. Welch , USA TODAY Published 7:50 p.m. ET Oct. 20, 2014 \| Updated 12:27 a.m. ET Oct. 21, 2014 Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Juan Corona was convicted of the 1971 murders of 25 itinerant laborers in California, whose bodies were found in shallow graves in fruit orchards in Sutter County, Calif. He was sentenced to life in prison. He supplied workers to ranchers as a labor contractor and maintained a bunkhouse for the laborers. AP Aileen Wuornos was convicted of killing six men and executed in 2002 in Florida. She had been supporting herself as a prostitute and said she had acted in self defense. Peter Cosgrove, AP Fullscreen File - In this undated file photo, Robert Hansen leaves court in Anchorage, Alaska. Hansen, a convicted Alaska serial killer who hunted down women in the Alaska wilderness in the 1970s as Anchorage boomed with construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. He was 75. AP/ The Anchorage Daily News Fullscreen Jeffrey Dahmer, also known as the "Milwaukee Cannibal,'' was convicted of sexually assaulting, killing, dismembering and eating some of his victims and preserving body parts. He was convicted of 15 murders and sentenced to life in prison in 1992. He was convicted of an additional murder in Ohio. Dahmer died in prison in 1994, beaten to death by another inmate. Mark Elias, AP Fullscreen Wayne Williams was blamed for a string of Atlanta child murders in 1979-1981. He was convicted in 1982 of killing two men and sentenced to life in prison. Atlanta police later said he was responsible for at least 23 of 29 child murders in the city, but he was not charged and maintains innocence. AP Fullscreen David Berkowitz, "Son of Sam'' killer, terrorized New York City in 1976 and 1977 when he killed six victims and wounded seven others using a .44 caliber revolver. He was the object of a massive manhunt and left brazen letters taunting police and promising more slayings, describing himself as "Son of Sam.'' He is serving life in prison. AP Fullscreen Dennis Rader was known as the BTK serial killer responsible for the deaths of 10 people in the Wichita area between 1974 and 1991. He signed notes with the letters BTK, which stood for "bind, torture, kill.'' He was convicted in 2005 and sentenced to life in prison. Travis Heying, AP Fullscreen John Wayne Gacy, known as the "killer clown,'' was accused of killing at least 33 boys and young men between 1972 and 1978. Many of the victims were buried beneath his Chicago home. He was known for entertaining children dressed in a clown costume. He was executed in 1994. AP Fullscreen Gary Leon Ridgway, the Green River Killer, was convicted of 48 murders and later confessed to more, killing women and girls in Washington state and California in the 1980s and 1990s. He got the nickname because five victims were found in the Green River. Most of his victims were strangled. He was spared the death penalty in return for information and was sentenced to life without parole. Greg Gilbert, AP Fullscreen Ted Bundy confessed to 30 killings in seven states between 1974 and 1978, but his
From which plant do we derive the drug Digitalis?	Digitalis Uses, Benefits & Dosage - Drugs.com Herbal Database Adverse reactions are generally related to toxicity. Toxicology All parts of the plant are toxic. The incidence of digitalis toxicity in therapeutic use has been estimated to range from 5% to 25%. Ingestion of extremely small amounts of the plant may be fatal to humans, especially children, and to animals. Toxicity is cumulative. Botany Digitalis is typically a biennial plant but may be annual or perennial depending on the species. It is characterized by a thick, cylindrical, downy stem that reaches a height of up to 2 m. Leaves form a thick rosette during the first year of growth. The leaves, which are woolly, veined, and covered with white hairs on the underside, have a very bitter taste. Flowers grow in the first or second year, depending on the species, and are tubular and bell-shaped, growing to 8 cm in length. Many colors of flowers have been bred from digitalis, and they are rarely white. Digitalis is native to the British Isles, western Europe, and parts of Africa, but is found today as an ornamental plant throughout the world. Related species that have found some use in traditional medicine include Digitalis lutea (straw foxglove), Digitalis grandiflora and Digitalis ambigua (yellow foxglove), and Digitalis ferriginea (rusty foxglove). 1 , 2 , 3 History Digitalis was one of the many herbal remedies used by the ancient Romans. Although its use for the treatment of heart failure has been traced back to 10th century Europe, digitalis was not widely used for this indication until its scientific investigation by British physician William Withering in the late 1700s. For most of the 1800s, digitalis was used to treat a wide variety of diseases and disorders. In 1875, German chemist Oswald Schmiedeberg first isolated pure digitoxin from digitalis, leading others to extract and identify other glycosides from various species of digitalis. In 1957, digoxin was isolated from D. lanata and is now a major cardiac glycoside marketed in tablet form. Digitalis was admitted into the first edition of the Pharmacopeia of the United States (1820) and is currently recognized by all major pharmacopeias. In South America, preparations of the powdered leaves are used to relieve asthma, as sedatives, and as diuretic/cardiotonics. In India, an ointment containing digitalis glycosides is used to treat wounds and burns. 2 , 4 , 5 Chemistry Ornamental strains of D. purpurea typically have low concentrations of active compounds. Leaves of wild varieties that have been used for medicinal purposes contain at least 30 different glycosides in total quantities ranging from 0.1% to 0.6%; these consist primarily of purpurea glycoside A (yielding digitoxin) and glycoside B, the precursor of gitoxin. Upon hydrolysis, digitoxin and gitoxin lose sugar moieties, producing their respective aglycones, digitoxigenin and gitoxigenin. Biosynthetic pathways in the production of cardenolides are reliant on the enzymes of malonyltransferase and progesterone 5 beta-reductase. The main glycosides of D. lanata are the lanatosides, designated A through E. Removal of acetate groups and sugars results in formation of digitoxin, gitoxin, digoxin, digitalin, and gitaloxin. D. lanata is not typically used in powder form in the United States, but serves as a major source of lanatoside C and digoxin (300 times more potent than the powder prepared from D. purpurea ). Isolated digitoxin is 1,000 times more potent than whole powdered leaves and is completely and rapidly absorbed from the GI tract. The seeds also contain digitalis glycosides, while steroidal saponins, flavones, the flavonoid chrysoeriol, anthraquinones, and organic acids have been identified in the leaves. High performance liquid chromatography and mass spectroscopy have been used to identify and quantify glycoside composition. 2 , 3 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 Uses and Pharmacology Cardiovascular effects Cardiac glycosides possess positive inotropic effects due to inhibition of sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase, which allows calcium to accum
How many centimetres are there in a 'Hand', the measurement used on horses?	Just How Tall IS a "Hand" Just how tall is a hand? by Shlei Equines are measured in units. Which unit of measure is used depends on the association doing the registration. Some registries use inches to determine size, since it is easier than trying to convert to hands. A hand is four inches. The story behind this unit of measurement is that a kind went to measure his favorite horse. Not having a device to measuer with, he used the only thing he knew would be consistent: the palm of his hand. Since then, the hand has been the unit of measure for equines. The letters HH or hh after the numbers stand for Hands High. The single letter H or H may be used, standing just for "hands". Parts of a hand are given after the whole unit, following a decimal. 10.2 hands (can also be read as just Ten-two) means ten hands and two more inches. (4 inches x 10 hands equals 40 inches, plus two additional inches, so 10.2 is 42 inches tall). 10.3 would be 10 hands and 3 inches, forty-three (43) inches. There is no such thing as 10 hands 4 inches, as 4 inches would be an additional hand. However, even fractions of an inch can be listed, such as 10.3 � hh. (Ten hands, 3 �" inches, or Ten-three and three-quarters: just �" shy of a full 11 hands.) 3.3 hands - 15 inches at the withers, the smallest horse ever documented. Too Small! But, this animal reportedly only lived to be two years old (just short of what anyone would call mature). 4.2 hands - 18 inches. A few Miniature foals are only 18 inches high at birth. 6 hands - 24 inches. There have been a few Miniature Horses reported at this height (short?) in recent years. 6.1 hands - 25 inches - unverified report of the smallest known mature Miniature Donkey 6.2 hands- 26 inches - the height of the smallest known breeding Miniature donkeys (in the USA) and also the height of the smallest known mule in the world (General Grant). 7 hands - 28 inches. A few Miniature donkeys this small, difficult for females in pregnancy and birthing. Animals this small prized in some circles, but conformation tends to suffer. Either malproportioned in some cases, or very tiny with weak bone. 7.2 - 30 inches. Was once being debated as the cut-off point for breeding size in Miniature donkeys (no plans by ADMS to do this) 8 hands - 32 inches. Miniature size for horse, donkey or mule. Good average for Miniature Donkey height. 9 hands - 36 inches - breakover point from Miniature to Small standard for donkeys with no pedigree (Maximum height 36") . Still miniature height for mules. 9.2 hands - 38 inches. Maximum allowable height for Miniature donkeys with BOTH parents registered as Miniature. Still classified as Oversized in MDR. 10 hands - 40 inches. Breakover for small standard to Standard donkeys. (Still Miniature height for mules) 11 hands - 44 inches. Standard donkeys in this height range. Common height for most of the Plains zebras (Grants, Damaraland, Chapmans) 12 hands - 48 inches. The breakover from Standard to Large Standard in donkeys 12.2 hands - 50 inches. The breakover from Miniature to Saddle Mules. 13 hands - 52 inches - large Standard donkeys. Considered Pony height in horse breeds. Top end height for zebras, only Grevy's species usually get this tall. 13.2 hands - 54 inches - breakover from Large Standard to Mammoth height in Jennets 14 hands - 56 inches - breakover point from Large Standard to Mammoth for Jacks and Geldings 14.2 - 58 inches - in horses considered the line between Pony (under 14.2) and horse height. Typical size of many Mustangs, although a recent infusion of outside blood in some herds produces larger animals now. 15 hands - 60 inches - typical for many saddle horse breeds, mules, and reaching the top end for Mammoth height. About average height for Arabians and some Gaited breeds. 16 hands - 64 inches. Getting pretty large for a donkey, but a few jacks reported close to this height. Typical range for saddle mules, draft horses, and many saddle horse breeds. 17 hands - 68 inches. Extremely large for a donkey, they tend to "fall apart" in conformation at this height. Commonly seen in s
What were the names of the 3 Bronte sisters?	Literary Names: The Bronte Sisters – Baby Name Blog - Nameberry Nameberry Search for a name or phrase using quick search Find the right name for your baby using our advanced search tool Gender Change your email address and your password Login Literary Names: The Bronte Sisters Posted July 14th, 2011 Share on Pinterest We’ve talked a lot about Shakespearean literary names and characters in Dickens and Jane Austen , but we’ve overlooked three of the best namers in literary history—the sisters Brontë. We love their own names— Charlotte , Emily and Anne , and we love their initial-appropriate male pen names—Currer, Ellis and Acton . We even love their surname, which a number of parents have chosen for their daughters. But it is the particularly rich cast of character names in their novels that we love the most. One of them, in fact, had a considerable effect on baby naming of its era. Though it’s long been said that it was Shirley Temple who promoted her given name in the 1930s, she wasn’t the first. In Charlotte Brontë’ second novel, following Jane Eyre, the protagonist of Shirley was given that name because her father had anticipated a boy, and Shirley was a distinctively male name at the time. The novel’s Father Keeldar made a gender switch that has proven to be permanent. Here is a selection of Brontë bests; the list isn’t meant to be complete—some of the more common names have not been included. (The initials AB , CB and EB represent Anne , Charlotte and Emily .) GIRLS
What is a traditional Welsh stew usually made using lamb, leeks, potato, swede and carrot	Traditional Welsh Cawl \| Friday Night Feasts \| Jamie Oliver Traditional Welsh cawl “The national dish of Wales, cawl is super-comforting, warming and delicious ” Serves 8 Cooks In2 hours plus chilling DifficultySuper easy Of an adult's reference intake Recipe From sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 onion 1 kg lamb neck fillet , bone in, cut into 5cm chunks (ask your butcher to do this for you) 1 kg swede Tap For Ingredients Method This traditional Welsh recipe was given to me by the five-time cawl-making world champion, Sue Jones – I can’t argue with that! This one is left to chill overnight before serving, but if you want to let the flavours develop and mature, leave it in the fridge for up to three days. Now, over to Sue… Place 2 litres of water and 2 teaspoons of salt into a large pan. Place over a high heat and bring to the boil. Peel and add the whole onion and the lamb. Bring to the boil, then use a spoon to skim away the scum from the surface. Simmer for a further 10 to 15 minutes, or until cooked through. Using a slotted spoon, remove the meat from the pan and leave to cool. Strip the meat from the bone, then return the meat to the pan. Peel and cut the swede into 1cm chunks. Add to the pan and bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the swede is tender. Peel the carrots and slice at a slight angle into 1cm chunks, then add to the pan. Bring to the boil, then simmer for a further 15 to 20 minutes with the lid on, or until tender. Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut into quarters so they’re all roughly the same size. Once the carrot has softened, add the potatoes to the pan and repeat the process until tender. Peel the parsnips, strip and discard the outer leaves from the leeks, then cut into 1cm slices. Add the parsnips and most of the leeks to the pan. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 minutes with the lid on, or until tender. Taste and season, then add the raw leeks. Place the lid on top, then pop in the fridge to chill overnight (or for up to 3 days for even tastier results). When you’re ready to serve, gently simmer the cawl until warm. Ladle into serving bowls, then serve with lots of black pepper, a wedge of mature Caerphilly cheese and a slice of bread and butter.
Which Irish dish is made by combining mashed potatoes, chopped spring onions, butter and milk	Colcannon - All recipes UK Colcannon Colcannon Find traditional and modern versions of this creamy Irish potato dish, combining mashed potatoes with kale or leeks, milk and butter. Or try making the Northern Irish version called champ, which is made with spring onions. 13 recipes This is a recipe I shared with my girlfiends from my recipe club last year. Recipe by: MNIKOLAISEN 40min Looks similar to colcannon, but champ is native to the North of Ireland. It's made by blending spring onions with creamy mashed potatoes. Great on its own, served steaming hot with extra butter which will melt through it. But it's also the perfect side dish for good quality sausages. 30min This colcannon recipe uses cabbage and leeks. You could use a bunch of spring onions instead of the leeks, if you prefer. Serve with bacon, pork sausages or roast beef. Recipe by: Marc Boyer 1hr40min Colcannon is a simple, warming Irish potato dish, combining mashed potatoes with shredded cooked cabbage and chopped spring onions. Here it is used as a lovely pie topping for chicken cooked in cider with sliced apples and carrots. The pie is a well-balanced meal in itself, needing no accompaniments. Recipe by: Norma MacMillan 3hr This is beef stew recipe results in melt-in-the-mouth meat in a richly flavoured gravy, perfectly complemented by the colcannon. Your family will love this! Recipe by: MNIKOLAISEN 40min This is my famous colcannon recipe. It tastes great with or without bacon, so you can easily make this colcannon vegetarian. Recipe by: Diane 25min Pork chops are quick and easy for any night of the week. The sauce is made with beer, mustard, honey, garlic and soy sauce - so you'll probably have all of the ingredients you need in your cupboard already. This is delicious served with colcannon, which allows you to add plenty of dark green veg to your diet!
Which traditional Irish loaf is made using flour, bicarbonate of soda and buttermilk	irish soda bread recipe irish soda bread recipe video password: bread [case sensitive] prepare ahead? You can par bake the loaf and freeze. Just bake loaf for 45 minutes with the foil on then cool the loaf on a rack and freeze. To reheat, preheat the oven to 200C (400F) and bake straight from the freezer on a baking tray for 20 minutes or until the loaf is deep golden brown. variations for fun seeded bread – Geraldine likes to sprinkle her bread with mixed seeds such as sunflower, sesame and pumpkin seeds before baking. browner version – replace some of the wholemeal flour with oat bran and rolled oats for a higher fibre kick. troubleshooting guide too wet – If the crumb is soggy after the loaf has cooled it means it is underbaked. Next time bake for longer. If the bread is browning too much, just cover with foil and keep baking. loaf sticking to the tin – this bread tends to form a lovely crust as it bakes but I like to line the tin with baking paper to be on the safe side. bread too crumbly – The mixture is very crumbly before it is baked but it comes together in the oven. If the final loaf is still too crumbly, use more buttermilk next time. soapy flavour – excess baking soda will give a soapy flavour. I’ve erred on the low side of soda in this recipe. Make sure you have added the correct amount. tough texture – this bread is unusual in that we don’t want to develop the gluten to get the texture. Overmixing will toughen this bread. Next time mix less. Using normal wholemeal flour (not bread or strong flour) may help too. loaf too flat – we’re relying on the bircarb soda to do the raising for us. If your soda is old it can lose some of its leavening power. Next time makes sure your soda is fresh or use more. Be careful though because too much soda will give a soapy flavour. crust too soggy – Another symptom of underbaking. Next time bake longer. Also make sure the loaf isn’t covered when its cooling as the steam can make your crust soggy. burned – If the bread is browning too much, just cover with foil and keep baking. can’t find buttermilk? – Replace with half milk and half natural yoghurt. serving suggestions Brilliant breakfast served warm from the oven or toasted with a generous slab of butter and a little honey. Also great with peanut butter. Or do as the modern Irish do and serve slathered with hummus. leftover potential Slice any leftovers and freeze in a plastic bag. For an almost instant breakfast just pop a slice straight from the freezer into the toaster. related links
Which traditional dessert is made from strawberries, broken meringue and cream	Eton Mess \| Pretty. Simple. Sweet. Google+0 This quick and easy traditional English dessert is made from a mixture of whipped cream, strawberries, and meringue – either layered as a trifle or mixed together into a delicious mess. Until just recently, meringues haven’t exactly been my cup of tea since they were too sweet for my taste as a standalone dessert. Every time I get a box of meringues as a gift (it’s quite a thing around here), I break them into pieces, and serve them (mostly to myself) with some strawberries and whipped cream. I had been doing this long before I had even heard of Eton mess because it just felt like the perfect combination. Apparently they thought the same thing back in the 1930s, when this dessert originated at the famous Eton school in England. Sometimes, if I plan to make the dessert ahead of time, I’ll prepare my homemade meringues from scratch. But when I want to whip up a quick dessert for guests that are about to arrive, I’ll just go (i.e., send Erez) to my favorite bakery near my house and buy their beautiful meringues instead. You can either serve this dessert in individual serving dishes or glasses, or in one large trifle bowl for anyone to take as much as they want. Just make sure that, in the case of the latter, you don’t invite me to your party. “As much as I want” usually means all of it. You have two options in assembling this dessert. The first is to layer the ingredients, placing strawberries, broken meringue pieces, and whipped cream one on top of the other, then repeat the layering once more. The other option is to make it the more traditional way, which is folding the pieces of strawberry and meringue into the whipped cream. I already told you about the ‘Eton’ part of the name, so now you get the ‘mess’ part, too. This dessert needs to be put together close to serving time, when the meringues are still crispy. You can prepare each of the dessert components in advance: whipping the cream, cutting the strawberries, and breaking the meringues. Store the whipped cream and strawberries in the fridge until you’re ready to use them. Once ready to serve, simply mix all of it together. If you prefer adding more meringues or strawberries (or less, but… really?), then you are welcome to do so. You know I’ll be the last person to stop you. If you want, you can make a simple strawberry sauce by processing about 150g of additional strawberries in a food processor with a bit of powdered sugar until pureed. Then, either mix it with the strawberries, swirl it into the cream, or pour it on top of the dish. To dress up this dessert, I top each serving dish with freshly sliced strawberries, meringue pieces, or mini meringue kisses.
Which Scottish soup is made from smoked haddock, potatoes and onions	Cullen Skink - Scottish Smoked Haddock And Potato Soup Recipe - Food.com Cook 25 mins The name of this rich, tasty soup comes from the fishing village of Cullen, in Morayshire in Northern Scotland. "Skink" is a soup made originally from a shin of beef - in fact the word "skink" means soup or stew - but in this case, the main ingredient is smoked haddock with potatoes and onions. Finnan haddock is often called Finnan haddie, and is the traditional ingredient in the famous Edwardian breakfast dish of Kedgeree. Cullen Skink is sometimes called Smoked Haddock Chowder when served in bistros and restaurants. We love to serve this delicious soup as an elegant and comforting starter for our Burns Night Tribute Supper; this is also a wonderful soup to be served as a main course - with crusty bread and butter. Ingredients 12 Quick & Easy Soups Directions Cover the smoked haddock with water, in a shallow pan, skin side down. Bring to the boil and simmer for 4/5 minutes, turning once. Take the haddock from the pan and remove the skin and bones. Break up the fish into flakes, return to the stock and add the chopped onion, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Simmer for another 15 minutes. Strain, remove the bay leaf but retain the stock and fish. Add the milk to the fish stock and bring back to the boil. Add enough mashed potato to create the consistency you prefer (don't be afraid to make it rich and thick!). Add the fish and reheat. Check for seasoning.
What do we call, particular to one county, an elongated suet crust with a savoury filling at one end and a sweet filling at the other	1000+ images about Main course Savoury steamed, baked sponge & suet puddings on Pinterest \| Suet pudding, Puddings and Steak and ale Forward The Bedfordshire Clanger comes from the county of Bedfordshire.It's an elongated suet crust dumpling w/ savory filling at one end & sweet filling at the other comprising a main course & dessert in one package.The savory end is traditionally meat w/ diced potatoes & veg,the sweet end is usually jam,or sweetened apple/ fruit.Traditionally the top pasty is scored w/ a few lines to denote the sweet end.Historically,made by women for their husbands to take to their agricultural work as a midday… See More
From what type of wood was Pinocchio carved?	Wood Carving For Beginners: Essential Tips on How to Get Started Wood Carving For Beginners: Essential Tips on How to Get Started February 5, 2014 by C. Paris Wood carving is a fun, accessible, and creative craft that doesn’t require a fancy studio, or equipment. All you need is a piece of wood and something sharp to carve it with. Of course, what kind of wood and what kind of carving tools you pick will affect the difficulty, safety, and result of your wood carving endeavors. In this wood carving for beginners guide, we’ll go over some of the most important information a new craftsman or craftswoman needs to know to get started. Are you looking for information and tips for wood working? Check out this introductory wood working course for more info. Otherwise, get ready to learn the basics of wood carving, and unleash your creativity ! Types of Wood Carving While it might sound like a straightforward discipline, there are actually different types of wood carving techniques. Below is four of the main wood carving styles. It’s good to determine which style best fits your abilities, and your desired product, before purchasing materials and supplies. If you’re planning on teaching a young child how to wood carve, you might want to opt for something a little safer until they’re old enough to handle sharp objects on their own. Learning how to work with clay , or carving a piece of soap with a spoon are good, safe alternatives. Whittling One of the oldest forms of wood carving, whittling is distinct for its sharp, textured cuts that leave knife “strokes.” The sculptures made with whittling are often very angular. Whittling is done using a whittling or a carving knife. Relief Carving Unlike carving full sculptures out of wood, relief carving is the process of carving figures into wood. You start out with a flat panel of wood, and carve figures into it, leaving the back flat. Carving in the Round This is like the clay sculpturing of wood cutting. Objects are smooth, angles are rounded – hence the name – and all sides are carved, unlike relief carvings. Chip Carving Chip carving involves using a knife, chisel, and a hammer. The process is exactly as the name suggests: chipping away at a piece of wood. This can be used to create intricate patterns in wooden plates and boards. Types of Wood Once you’ve decided on your wood carving style, it’s time to select the type of wood you want to work with. Butternut and basswood are softer types of wood that are easier for beginners to carve. Butternut offers a nice looking grain if you’re planning to leave your sculpture unpainted. Whatever you choose, make sure you purchase the wood from an art and crafts store or wood supplier. Don’t pick up any piece of wood from your lumber pile or garage, especially if you aren’t familiar with the different kinds yet. It will only end in frustration. Below is a rundown of some of the different types of wood you can carve with, based on this chart from The Sculpture Studio . Basswood: Easy to carve, with a fine grain. Light and cream colored. Best for whittling. Butternut: Easy to carve, with a coarse grain. Light brown colored with a distinct wood pattern. White Pine:Easy to carve, with a medium grain. Soft and cream colored. Mahogany: Intermediate difficulty to carve, with a medium grain. Distinct reddish color. Black Walnut: Hard to carve, with a medium grain. Very dark brown. Cherry: Very hard to carve, with a fine grain. Pinkish brown with a wavy pattern. Sugar Maple: Very hard to carve, with a fine grain. Very light cream color. White Oak: Very hard to carve, with a medium to coarse grain. Very light, yellowish color. Types of Wood Carving Tools You can’t carve wood without tools! Make sure you have the proper one to fit the technique you want to use. Chip Carving Knife: The most basic wood carving tool. Chip carving knives consist of a blade that is about an inch and a half long, with a long handle designed for comfort, so it doesn’t hurt your hand. You can find chip carving knives for around $20. Good, high-quality ones sell for around $50. If yo

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