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Olympus Mons is the highest mountain on which planet in our solar system? | Where is the highest mountain in our Solar System? | Cool Cosmos Where is the highest mountain in our Solar System? The highest mountain and volcano in the Solar System is on the planet Mars. It is called Olympus Mons and is 16 miles (24 kilometers) high which makes it about three times higher than Mt. Everest. In addition to being very tall, it is also very wide (340 miles or 550 kilometers) and covers an area larger than the entire chain of Hawaiian islands. Olympus Mons is a very flat mountain which slopes by only 2 to 5 degrees. It is a shield volcano built up by eruptions of lava. Continue the conversation on |
The Saporta Cup was played for in which sport? | A college football legend starts a tradition - SaportaReport A college football legend starts a tradition Pin Shares 33 They say that football is a contact sport. Those who’ve actually played the game disagree. Basketball, they say, is a contact sport…football is a collision sport. Football is a tough and strategic game and the difference between winning and losing on any given Sunday often comes down to a thin, undefinable characteristic. There are no shortage of platitudes in the world of football. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Winers never quit, quitters never win. It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up. If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you. But the truth is, platitudes alone don’t make great players or great coaches, there is a fine line between greatness and mediocrity. Over the years, there have been a number of men who managed to separate themselves from the pack. Players and coaches whose names will long be remembered in the annals of football lore. But only a select few managed to transcend the ravages of time and those men wear the mantle of being legendary. John Heisman began the game in the 19th century and today his name is still synonymous with the word “greatness,” and he is the subject of this week’s Stories of Atlanta. Related Posts |
Renaissance astronomer Nicolas Copernicus was born in which modern day European country? | Copernicus born - Feb 19, 1473 - HISTORY.com Copernicus born Publisher A+E Networks On February 19, 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus is born in Torun, a city in north-central Poland on the Vistula River. The father of modern astronomy, he was the first modern European scientist to propose that Earth and other planets revolve around the sun. Copernicus was born into a family of well-to-do merchants, and after his father’s death, his uncle–soon to be a bishop–took the boy under his wing. He was given the best education of the day and bred for a career in canon (church) law. At the University of Krakow, he studied liberal arts, including astronomy and astrology, and then, like many Poles of his social class, was sent to Italy to study medicine and law. While studying at the University of Bologna, he lived for a time in the home of Domenico Maria de Novara, the principal astronomer at the university. Astronomy and astrology were at the time closely related and equally regarded, and Novara had the responsibility of issuing astrological prognostications for Bologna. Copernicus sometimes assisted him in his observations, and Novara exposed him to criticism of both astrology and aspects of the Ptolemaic system, which placed Earth at the center of the universe. Copernicus later studied at the University of Padua and in 1503 received a doctorate in canon law from the University of Ferrara. He returned to Poland, where he became a church administrator and doctor. In his free time, he dedicated himself to scholarly pursuits, which sometimes included astronomical work. By 1514, his reputation as an astronomer was such that he was consulted by church leaders attempting to reform the Julian calendar. The cosmology of early 16th-century Europe held that Earth sat stationary and motionless at the center of several rotating, concentric spheres that bore the celestial bodies: the sun, the moon, the known planets, and the stars. From ancient times, philosophers adhered to the belief that the heavens were arranged in circles (which by definition are perfectly round), causing confusion among astronomers who recorded the often eccentric motion of the planets, which sometimes appeared to halt in their orbit of Earth and move retrograde across the sky. In the second century A.D., the Alexandrian geographer and astronomer Ptolemy sought to resolve this problem by arguing that the sun, planets, and moon move in small circles around much larger circles that revolve around Earth. These small circles he called epicycles, and by incorporating numerous epicycles rotating at varying speeds he made his celestial system correspond with most astronomical observations on record. The Ptolemaic system remained Europe’s accepted cosmology for more than 1,000 years, but by Copernicus’ day accumulated astronomical evidence had thrown some of his theories into confusion. Astronomers disagreed on the order of the planets from Earth, and it was this problem that Copernicus addressed at the beginning of the 16th century. Sometime between 1508 and 1514, he wrote a short astronomical treatise commonly called the Commentariolus, or “Little Commentary,” which laid the basis for his heliocentric (sun-centered) system. The work was not published in his lifetime. In the treatise, he correctly postulated the order of the known planets, including Earth, from the sun, and estimated their orbital periods relatively accurately. For Copernicus, his heliocentric theory was by no means a watershed, for it created as many problems as it solved. For instance, heavy objects were always assumed to fall to the ground because Earth was the center of the universe. Why would they do so in a sun-centered system? He retained the ancient belief that circles governed the heavens, but his evidence showed that even in a sun-centered universe the planets and stars did not revolve around the sun in circular orbits. Because of these problems and others, Copernicus delayed publication of his major astronomical work, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi, or “Six Books Concerning the Revolutions of |
In the game of golf, a Bo Derek is a score of what at any hole? | Beginner's Guide Beginner's Guide Learn to Play video Beginner's Guide to Golf To some taking up golf seems like a daunting task. The quirky characteristics and lingo that go alongside the game itself can often seem a little over-whelming at the beginning. But fear not, it’s not rocket science. Below is a list of phrases that will ensure you sound like you know what you’re talking about when you step on the course. Albatross: This is also known as a double eagle and means that the player has a score of three under par on an individual hole. Back Nine: This refers to the last nine holes of an 18-hole course. Birdie: This is when you score one under par on an individual hole. Bo Derek: This is a score of ten on any given hole. The term originates from the movie 10, in which Bo Derek was the object of Dudley Moore's desire. Bogey: a score of one over par on any individual hole. Caddie: This is a person whose job it is to carry a player’s golf bag. Caddies for professional players will also assist with club selection and strategy. Drive: This is the stroke used on the first shot of the hole. It is more often than not played with a ‘driver’ and is taken from a ball sitting on a tee. The driver is designed to hit the ball further than any other club. Divot: This is the chunk of turf taken up by a golf shot. Eagle: This is a score of two under par on an individual hole. Fairway: This is the neat area that runs from the tee box to the putting green. Four Ball: This is a match between two teams of two players. Each person plays a ball. Foursomes: This is a match between two teams of two players. The players on each team play alternate shots of the same ball. The Green: This is the final part of the hole, where the flag and the hole are located. Golf Tee: This is a little piece of equipment that raises the golf ball off the ground on the tee box. Green Fee: This is the fee charged by golf clubs for non-members to play on its course. Handicap: This is a number that represents a golfer’s ability. A golfer with a handicap of 5 is better than a golfer with a handicap of 22. A hole in one: This means that a golfer gets his ball from the tee box into the hole with just one stroke of the ball. Par: This is the expected number of strokes it should take a professional golfer to complete the hole. The higher the par, the more difficult the hole. Rough: The areas on a golf course outside the fairways. Characteristically they have longer grass that is unkempt looking. By using Golf Ireland’s website, you agree we can set and use cookies. Please, take a moment to read information about our cookies . accept |
Which three digits can be found in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial on a US $5 (Five dollar) bill? | Funny random facts for you...: 172 - U.S. $5 dollar bill Funny random facts for you... Funny random facts to add to your life knowledge... Tuesday, October 7, 2008 172 - U.S. $5 dollar bill The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial. As you hold the bill, look at the "F" in five. The 5 is located in the leading edge of it. The 1 and 7 are shaped in the leaves of the same bush. They appear in the leaves and are darker than than the rest of the bush. The vignette on the reverse of the five-dollar bill depicts the Lincoln Memorial. You may be aware that, engraved on that Memorial are the names of the 48 states in 1922, which was the year the Memorial was dedicated. There are engravings of 26 State names on front of the building, which appears on the note vignette. As a result, only 26 of the States appear on the note. Posted by |
In the film ‘Ben Hur’, what was the title character’s first name? | Ben-Hur (1959) Ben-Hur (1959) Pages: ( 1 ) ( 2 ) Background Ben-Hur (1959) is MGM's three and a half hour, wide-screen epic Technicolor blockbuster - a Biblical tale, subtitled A Tale of the Christ. Director William Wyler's film was a retelling of the spectacular silent film of the same name (director Fred Niblo's and MGM's Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)). Both films were adapted from the novel (first published in 1880) by former Civil War General Lew Wallace. Wyler had been an 'extras' director on the set of DeMille's original film in the silent era. MGM's Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), featuring a cast of 125,000, cost about $4 million to make after shooting began on location in Italy, in 1923, and starred silent screen idols Ramon Novarro and Francis X. Bushman. This figure is equivalent to $33 million today - it was the most expensive silent film ever made. This remake of the novel was inspired by the fact that three years earlier, Cecil B. DeMille and Paramount had remade the 1925 version of his film as a successful 50's epoch Biblical tale titled The Ten Commandments (1956) . The heroic figure of Charlton Heston (an iconic and righteous Moses figure) would again be commissioned to play the lead role in this film of a Jewish nobleman (the Prince of Judea) - after the role was turned down by Burt Lancaster, Rock Hudson and Paul Newman. In the plot, prince Judah Ben-Hur was enslaved by a Roman tribunal friend (with a homosexual subtext provided by co-writer Gore Vidal), but then returned years later to seek revenge in the film's centerpiece, a chariot race. Ultimately, he would find redemption and forgiveness in the inspiring and enlightening finale. The colorful 1959 version was the most expensive film ever made up to its time, and the most expensive film of the 50s decade. At $15 million and shot on a grand scale, it was a tremendous make-or-break risk for MGM Studios - and ultimately saved the studio from bankruptcy. [It was a big dual win for MGM, since they had won the Best Picture race the previous year for Gigi (1958).] It took six years to prepare for the film shoot, and over a half year of on-location work in Italy, with thousands of extras. It featured more crew and extras than any other film before it - 15,000 extras alone for the chariot race sequence. Ben-Hur proved to be an intelligent, exciting, and dramatic piece of film-making unlike so many other vulgar Biblical pageants with Hollywood actors and actresses. Its depiction of the Jesus Christ figure was also extremely subtle and solely as a cameo - it never showed Christ's face but only the reactions of other characters to him. It was one of the most honored, award-winning films of all time. It was nominated for twelve Academy Awards, Best Picture, Best Actor (Charlton Heston - his sole career Oscar), Best Supporting Actor (Hugh Griffith), Best Director (William Wyler), Best Color Cinematography, Best Color Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Sound, Best Score, Best Film Editing, Best Color Costume Design, Best Special Effects, and Best Screenplay (sole-credited Karl Tunberg). It was the first film to win eleven Oscars - it lost only in the Screenplay category due to a dispute over screenwriting credits (Maxwell Anderson, Christopher Fry, and Gore Vidal were all uncredited). Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) are the only films to tie this phenomenal record, although unlike this film, they came away without any acting Oscars. Many felt that Heston's performance was inferior to other nominees in the Best Actor category: Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot or Laurence Harvey in Room at the Top, and James Stewart in Anatomy of a Murder. The chariot race sequence in the Circus Maximus (an amazing replica of the one in Rome) is |
In the nursery rhyme ‘The House That Jack Built’, what did the rat eat? | This is the House that Jack Built | Nursery Rhymes by Hooplakidz - YouTube This is the House that Jack Built | Nursery Rhymes by Hooplakidz 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 Mar 14, 2014 Download HooplaKidz Christmas Songs on iTunes http://vid.io/xo26 Sing along to the fine tunes of This is The House that Jack Built nursery rhymes by Hooplakidz and sing along and have a good time !!! Lyrics to Sing Along :- This is the house that Jack built This is the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. This is the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the cat that chased the rat That ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. This is the dog that worried the cat That chased the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog that worried the cat That chased the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog that worried the cat That chased the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog that worried the cat That chased the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the priest all shaven and shorn That married the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog that worried the cat That chased the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the cock that crowed in the morn That woke the priest all shaven and shorn That married the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog that worried the cat That killed the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the farmer sowing his corn That kept the cock that crowed in the morn That woke the priest all shaven and shorn That married the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog that worried the cat That chased the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the horse and the hound and the horn That belonged to the farmer sowing his corn That kept the cock that crowed in the morn That woke the priest all shaven and shorn That married the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog that worried the cat That chased the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built. To watch all popular nursery rhymes, click here http://bit.ly/19Wxnri For more baby songs click here http://www.youtube.com/user/hooplakidz Subscribe to the Hooplakidz Childrens Youtube Channel |
Sabena Airlines was the national airline of which European country 1923 – 2001? | ✈ Sabena - Belgian World Airlines - Historic 1923-2001 | Flickr ✈ Sabena - Belgian World Airlines - Historic 1923-2001 SABENA Base: Brussels (Haren, Melsbroek, Zaventem) IATA: SN ICAO: SAB Fleet pre 1945: 4x Airco de Havilland DH9, 1x Airco de Havilland DH4, 3x Rumpler C-IV, 3x Farman F-60 Goliath, 1x Ansaldo A 300-C, 4x Blériot Spad 33, 1x Handley Page W.8b, 4x SABCA-Handley Page W.8b, 10x SABCA-Handley Page W.8f, 1x SABCA-De Havilland DH .50A, 1x SABCA SD.2 Sport, 2x Fokker F II, 1x Fokker F VIIa/3m, 1x Fokker F-VIIb/3m, 28x SABCA Fokker VIIb/3m, 4x Westland P-1 Wessex, 1x Savoia Marchetti S.73P, 4x Savoia Marchetti S.73, 4x Savoia Marchetti S.83, 2x SABCA-Savoia Marchetti S.73, 5x SABCA-Savoia Marchetti S.73P, 1x Junkers F-13L, 9x Junkers Ju-52/3mge, 7x Lockheed Lodestar, 2x Lockheed Super Electra, 2x DC3. Fleet post 1945 helicopters: 9x Sikorsky S-55, 10x Sikorsky S-58, 4x Bell 47, 1x SE Alouette II, 3x Westland-Sikorsky WS-51 + 1x WS-52 leased from Westland, 2x Vertol 44A leased from Vertol, 1x Sikorsky S-62 leased from Sikorsky. Fleet post 1945 piston and props: 47x DC3/C-47 (of which four leased from Sobelair + four from Belgian Air Force), 14x DC4/C-54 (of which one leased from T.A.I. and one from Sobelair), 19x DC6 (of which one leased from Belgian Air Force + three from T.A.I.), 10x DC7, 7x CV240, 12x CV440, 3x L-1049 Constellation leased from Seaboard & Western, 1x Avro 652 Anson, 6x DH 104 Dove, 1x DH 114 Heron, 3x Caudron C.449 Goeland (presumable never operational), 3x Bristol 170 Freighter leased from Air Charter/Channel Air Bridge, 2x Fokker F27 of which one leased from BIAS via Sobelair, 3x ATR72 of which two leased from Schreiner Airways and one from Gill Airways, 12x Dash 8 of which nine leased from Schreiner Airways + one from Hamburg Airlines + two from Tyrolean Airways. Fleet post 1945 jets: 11x Caravelle (of which one leased from Air France), 20x B707 (of which one leased from Sobelair + one from Trans Air + one from Zaïre Express + one from Occidental Airlines), 5x B727-100, 16x B737-200, 6x B737-300, 3x B737-400, 6x B737-500, 6x BAC 1-11 of which two leased from British World and four from European Aircharter, 1x BAe146-300 leased from British World, 4x B747-100 (of which two leased from Air France), 3x B747-200 leased from Air France, 3x B747-300 of which one leased from Corsair, 13x DC10 (of which four leased from Lufthansa + one from Air Zaïre + two from Alitalia + one from World Airways), 7x A310 (of which two leased from Airbus and two from Lufthansa), 15x A319, 6x A320, 3x A321, 10x A330, 5x A340 (of which one leased from Airbus), 2x MD11 leased from City Bird. History: Société Anonyme Belge d' Exploitation de la Navigation (SABENA) was formed by the Belgian government on May 23 1923 to succeed SNETA and act as the national flag carrier. They inherited part of their fleet: 4x Airco DH9, 1x Airco DH4, 3x Rumpler C-IV, 1x Farman Goliath, 4x Blériot Spad and 1x Ansaldo. On the day of its foundation the inaugural flight with a load of freight & mail went from Haren via Ostend to Lympne in the U.K. A couple of days later the first passengers flew with these ex bombers, but soon it was found that the airplanes were not suited for commercial pax transport and new equipment was found with the purchase of an Handley Page W8, later on more airframes were build in license by SABCA. With these machines the first scheduled pax service was established on April 1 1924 linking Brussels with Strasbourg, followed by Rotterdam (June 1), Basle (June 10) and Amsterdam (September 1). More license build aircraft followed, like the Fokker VII and Savoie Marchetti. With these airplanes and other new equipment an intra European and intra Belgian Congolese network was established. On February 23 1935 a once weekly scheduled link was established between Belgium and Belgian Congo. During the War European services were halted, but continued within the Belgian Congo. The postwar network expanded with war surplus DC3 and new DC3, DC4, de Havilland Dove and Convair 240 equipment, covering most of Europe, later extended to |
On a clothes label, what does a square with a circle inside it indicate? | Washing Symbols | Wash Care Labels on Clothes | Cleanipedia Five Dots = 70 C Six Dots = 95 C Permanent Press: The Permanent Press symbol has one line beneath the standard wash symbol. Permanent Press fabrics have been treated with chemicals to ensure they resist wrinkles and retain their original shape. If a piece of clothing is permanent press, it usually means that you shouldn’t iron it. Gentle Cycle: The Gentle Cycle symbol has two lines beneath the standard wash symbol. The gentle cycle is for delicate fibres like wool or silk, or for items of clothing that could be damaged by a vigorous washing (like sequined tops, tights, or lycra). Hand Wash: The Hand Wash symbol is the standard wash symbol with a hand at the top. For ‘Hand Wash’ clothing, do not use a washing machine. Instead wash garments in a sink or small tub, using your hands to ensure that the cleaning liquid is thoroughly rubbed into the material and subsequently rinsed out. Check your cleaning liquid to make sure it is suitable for hand washing – milder detergents have been specifically designed for hand wash use, and they are safe for your clothes and for your hands! Do Not Wash: The Do Not Wash symbol is the standard wash symbol with a cross through it. If the label instructs you not to wash the item, it will have to be dry cleaned after it gets dirty – see the section on Dry Cleaning Symbols below. Bleaching Guidelines on Wash Care Labels The next symbol on the care label is a triangle that refers to whether specific bleaching conditions can be used on the item. Bleach: A triangle without anything in the middle means that any kind of bleach can be used on the clothing when needed. Non-chlorine Bleach Only: A triangle filled with diagonal lines means that only non-chlorine bleaches should be used. Check the ingredients on your bleach to see if it contains chlorine. Find out more about the different kinds of bleach here . Do Not Bleach: A solid black triangle with crossed lines means ‘do not bleach’ – you should not attempt to use any kind of bleach on this garment. Drying Guidelines on Care Labels Tumble Dry: The basic tumble dryer symbol is a square with a circle in the middle of it. As with the washing symbols, the number of dots inside the circle will tell you the heat setting you should put your tumble dryer on to, as well as any specific program settings required. Three dots mean Tumble Dry High, where as two dots means Tumble Dry Medium and one dot means Tumble Dry Low. Do Not Tumble Dry: When an item is marked as ‘do not tumble dry’ with a cross through the drying symbol, leave this garment to drip-dry on a drying rack, in an airing cupboard, or outside on your washing line rather than putting it in the dryer. Tumble Dry, Permanent Press: As before, a single line below the dryer symbol means that a Permanent Press setting should be used. Tumble Dry, Delicate Setting: Double lines indicate that the Delicate setting must be used. Ironing Guidelines on Care Labels Iron: To make life easy, the ironing symbol is shaped like an old-fashioned iron. Ironing symbols also employ the same dot system for heat levels, which should be adjustable on your iron. Iron on high: three dots mean that the item can be ironed on high Iron on Medium: two dots mean that it can be ironed on medium. Iron on Low: One dot means that it can be ironed on low. Dry Cleaning Symbols Dry Clean: The dry cleaning symbol is a circle. |
In the American Wild West, what was the name of the gang, members of which included Butch Cassidy and kid Curry? | Hole in the Wall Gang - The Wild West Hole in the Wall Gang Wild West Outlaws and Lawmen Hole in the Wall Gang Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, was the name given to a gang in the American West, which took its name from the Hole-in-the-Wall Pass in Johnson County, Wyoming, where several outlaw gangs had their hideouts. The Gang was actually made up of several separate gangs, all operating out of the Hole-in-the-Wall Pass, using it as their base of operations. The gangs formed a coalition, each planning and carrying out its own robberies with very little interaction with the other gangs. At times, members of one gang would ride along with other gangs, but usually each gang operated separately, meeting up only when they were each at the hideout at the same time. The hideout had all the advantages needed for a gang attempting to evade the authorities. It was easily defended and impossible for lawmen to access without detection by the outlaws concealed there. It contained an infrastructure, with each gang supplying its own food and livestock supply, as well as its own horses. A corral, livery stable, and numerous cabins were constructed, one or two for each gang. Anyone operating out of there adhered to certain rules of the camp, to include a certain way in handling disputes with other gang members, and never stealing from another gang's supplies. Additionally, there was no leader. Each gang adhered to its own chain of command. The hideout was also used for shelter and a place for the outlaws to lay up during the harsh Wyoming winters. Members included such infamous outlaws as Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, The Curry Brothers (Kid and Lonny), "Laughing" Sam Carey, Black Jack Ketchum, Elzy Lay, and George "Flat Nose" Curry, along with several lesser known outlaw gangs of the Old West. Several posses trailed outlaws to the location and there were several shootouts as posses attempted to enter the camp. The posses were repulsed, and forced to withdraw. No lawmen ever successfully entered it to capture outlaws during its more than fifty years of active existence, nor were any lawmen attempting to infiltrate it by use of undercover techniques successful. The encampment operated with a steady stream of gangs rotating in and out from the late 1860s to the early 20th century. However by 1910, very few outlaws used the hideout, and it eventually faded into history. One of the cabins used by Butch Cassidy still exists today, and was relocated to Cody, Wyoming, where it is on display to the public. Copyright © 1999-2016 thewildwest.org. |
What is the name of the key which is used for tightening and loosening the neck around a drill bit? | powertools - How do I remove a drill bit that is stuck due to an overtightened chuck? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange How do I remove a drill bit that is stuck due to an overtightened chuck? I recently bought a Bosch PSB 500 RE power drill and already I kinda screwed up the machine. The chuck is keyless, consisting of two parts which I'll refer to as the head and the base. You would hold the base and rotate the head relative to the base to loosen or tighten the bit. The machine is also equipped with a grip that is located on the drill body just before the base of the chuck. While drilling this grip slipped and caught the base, stopped it from turning, so that only the head of the chuck was turning in the grip direction. Now the whole chuck is too tight and it seems I can't release the bit any more. Any solutions? Edit 1 I tried wearing gloves, it didn't help. I also tried putting some WD40, but that didn't help because the bit is way too tight. I heard that the chuck assembly can be replaced, what do you think? Don't replace the chuck assembly, it can't be that desperate yet. Did you try BMitch's strap wrench suggestion? You could also use locking or groove joint pliers with a heavy cloth or rubber sheet to protect the chuck finish. Even if the finish is damaged, the chuck will still function, but you may need to always use gloves on it because the damaged surface will be too harsh for bare skin. If the drill doesn't torque enough to loosen the chuck, you may need to use two tools to get it to loosen. It will loosen with the right tools. – bcworkz Jan 19 '13 at 20:28 You'd need to unscrew a screw that is accessible only when the bit is removed to replace the chuck. – sharptooth Jan 22 '13 at 7:35 @sharptooth my drill machine definitly does not have a screw that is covered by the bit, maybe in other models. check my amazon link – Moataz Elmasry Jan 22 '13 at 13:51 1 Strange. The typical procedure is like in this video youtube.com/watch?v=usC8unA5RiA - you loosen the chuck open wide and then unscrew a screw inside. – sharptooth Jan 22 '13 at 14:05 nop I believe this is dependant on the model. mine most probably does not have this one – Moataz Elmasry Jan 22 '13 at 15:49 up vote 19 down vote accepted Put the drill in reverse, firmly grip the chuck (the part you were calling the head) and gently squeeze the trigger up the point that you cannot hold on. If you hear clicking, and it doesn't torque very much, you need to turn the torque setting up to the maximum (the highest number, or the drill setting if it has one). If it still doesn't budge and you're not able to hold the chuck against the force of the drill, you may want to use something stronger than your hand to hold the chuck. A strap wrench is well designed for this task and won't damage the chuck. I will try and get one of these strap wrenches and try again. I tried to use my bare hands as well as a piece of cloth to hold the chuck base and tried to turn on the drill in the release direction, but I have to admit that I'm not strong enough for that :(, so I'll try the strap wrench. many thanks – Moataz Elmasry Jan 22 '13 at 13:49 I had no idea of strap wrenches before reading this. – sharptooth Jan 22 '13 at 14:09 2 I've had success with channellock pliers . They usually leave marks on the chuck, but they're also more common than strap wrenches. – alx9r Jan 23 '13 at 6:51 1 @alx9r: They won't damage the chuck if the chuck is wrapped in cloth. – sharptooth Jan 23 '13 at 7:32 1 A less dangerous way (Especially as there's still a bit in there)is with a bench vice and pliers/wrench (so no power is used) – Mark W Aug 23 '13 at 10:28 up vote 5 down vote That happens once in a while with such chucks. Been there, loosened that. Don't worry. When all else fails I wrap the chuck ring in cloth and use a pipe wrench. Sometimes only more torque can help. Just be sure you're turning it in the right direction. Vice grips may also be used, if they're the only thing at hand. – Wayfaring Stranger Apr 16 '14 at 13:44 The pip |
In World War ll, what type of planes were used by the Dambusters? | World War II Bomber Command Dambuster Raids 19 aircraft Operation Chastise Overview: During the early days of World War II, the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command sought to strike at German dams in the Ruhr. Such an attack would damage water and electrical production, as well as inundate large areas of the region. Assessing the feasibility of the mission, it was found that multiple strikes with a high degree of accuracy would be necessary. As these would have to take place against heavy enemy resistance, Bomber Command dismissed the raids as unpractical. Pondering the mission, Barnes Wallis, an aircraft designer at Vickers, devised a different approach to breaching the dams. While first proposing the use of a 10-ton bomb, Wallis was forced to move on as no aircraft capable carrying such a payload existed. Theorizing that a small charge could break the dams if detonated below the water, he was initially thwarted by the presence of German anti-torpedo nets in the reservoirs. Pushing on with the concept, he began developing a unique, cylindrical bomb designed to skip along the surface of the water before sinking and exploding at the dam's base. To accomplish this, the bomb, designated Upkeep, was spun backwards at 500 rpm before being dropped from low altitude. Striking the dam, the bomb's spin would let it roll down the face before exploding underwater. Wallis' idea was put forward to Bomber Command and after several conferences was accepted on February 26, 1943. While Wallis' team worked to perfect the Upkeep bomb design, Bomber Command assigned the mission to 5 Group. For the mission, a new unit, 617 Squadron, was formed with Wing Commander Guy Gibson in command. Based at RAF Scampton, just northwest of Lincoln, Gibson's men were given uniquely modified Avro Lancaster Mk.III bombers. Dubbed the B Mark III Special (Type 464 Provisioning), 617's Lancasters had much of the armor and defensive armament removed to reduce weight. In addition, the bomb bay doors were taken off to allow the fitting of special crutches to hold and spin the Upkeep bomb. As the mission planning progressed, it was decided to strike the Möhne, Eder, and Sorpe Dams. While Gibson relentlessly trained his crews in low-altitude, night flying, efforts were made to find solutions to two key technical problems. These were ensuring that the Upkeep bomb was released at a precise altitude and distance from the dam. For the first issue, two lights were mounted under each aircraft such that their beams would converge on the surface of the water then the bomber was at the correct altitude. To judge range, special aiming devices which utilized towers on each dam were built for 617's aircraft. With these problems solved, Gibson's men began test runs over reservoirs around England. Following their final testing, the Upkeep bombs were delivered on May 13, with the goal of Gibson's men conducting the mission four days later. Flying the Dambuster Mission: Taking off in three groups after dark on May 17, Gibson's crews flew at around 100 feet to evade German radar. On the outbound flight, Gibson's Formation 1, consisting of nine Lancasters, lost an aircraft en route to the Möhne when it was downed by high tension wires. Formation 2 lost all but one of its bombers as it flew towards Sorpe. The last group, Formation 3, served as a reserve force and diverted three aircraft to Sorpe to make up for losses. Arriving at Möhne, Gibson led the attack in and successfully released his bomb. He was followed by Flight Lieutenant John Hopgood whose bomber was caught in the blast from its bomb and crashed. To support his pilots, Gibson circled back to draw German flak while the others attacked. Following a successful run by Flight Lieutenant Harold Martin, Squadron Leader Henry Young was able to breach the dam. With the Möhne Dam broken, Gibson led the flight to Eder where his three remaining aircraft negotiated tricky terrain to score hits on the dam. The dam was finally opened by Pilot Officer Leslie Knight. While Formation 1 was achieving success, Formation 2 and its reinforcements c |
Jalousie, Bay and Palladian are all types of what? | Jalousie Windows - Worcester Window Company Jalousie Windows Let us contact you with our FREE ESTIMATE! Name * How Did You Hear About Us? * Comment * Get My FREE Estimate Jalousie Windows This is a window type that allows air into a space through glass louvered panels that are each parallel to one another in a frame. Each of the louvers are connected to each other on a track so they can tilt in unity. The tilting of the glass louvers is usually achieved by turning a crank near or within the window frame. These window frames are usually made of aluminum which does have some negative issues which we will address later in this description. There are a few features that make this window type desirable to some home owners which we discuss below. Allows maximum air flow and natural ventilation into a space The louvered glass panels create interesting sight lines and sunlight patterns during the day The ability to use this window type during bad climatic conditions The jalousie window was a popular window type in mobile homes in the 1950s and the 1960s. Then they become used in modern homes after that time when several notable architects incorporated the window type into their design because of the ability for the window to be used during bad climatic conditions, like heavy rain. Even when it rains hard a home owner and use tilt the glass window panels to a direction that allows in air but not rain. The fact that the jalousie window can allow in desired ventilation despite the type of weather that is taking place on the outside (sunny day, rainy day, tropical storm), allowed this window type to gain traction and has become one of the basic window types home owners like to use on their residence. Some of the issues that have been noted to occur with the jalousie window are the way the glass louvered panels adhere to the window frame. The side mechanism can get stuck which makes it difficult to open the window panels. In addition if using an aluminum window frame it can corrode and cause opening problems as well. This is not a very energy efficient window since even when closed some air may leak out of a space. These are just some of the concerns that have been reported about the jalousie window, but there are ways to mitigate many of these issues which we can discuss if you have issues. Today the jalousie window has been showcased in several high profile architectural designs that have won awards and received national notoriety. The modern jalousie still may have some of the problems discussed above, but if the right material is chosen for the situation then these issues should be minimized. This window type is a nice addition to any home and can add a level of flair that other window types just cannot do. Worcester Window Company is your premier window service company with experience in all window types including the jalousie window. We have been in business for decades and have roots here in the Worcester community. So when you are ready to let us handle all your window service needs give us a call at (508) 455-4390, and let one of our customer service representatives answer any questions or concerns you may have. Worcester Window Company |
‘Hector the Cat’ is a fictional mascot created for teaching children what in Australia? | Watch "Hector the Cat" Video Family Filter: ON OFF Watch Hector the Cat Video Hector the Cat is a fictional cat and mascot created to aid the teaching of road safety to children in Australia. Educational material relating to the character was developed by the Australian Department of Transport in association with state and territory road authorities. "Hector's road safety... Show More Hector the Cat is a fictional cat and mascot created to aid the teaching of road safety to children in Australia. Educational material relating to the character was developed by the Australian Department of Transport in association with state and territory road authorities. "Hector's road safety song" became well known in Australia when it was shown as a public service announcement on television. The blue and yellow striped cat first appeared on a school calendar in 1971 with a storyline that he had lost eight of his nine lives due to "ignorance of road safety practices". This was followed by a short instructional film. In subsequent years other characters were introduced in calendars, instructional films, and comic books including Millie, his girlfriend, Uncle Tom, Hector and Millie's three kittens and his space friend Ding Dong. A study in 1978 found that, although children enjoyed the characters and stories, the material had a number of inadequacies. It stressed that road safety research findings and child development theory would need to be considered for any future development. Show Less |
The first stock market in which city was established in 1792 with 24 stock brokers meeting at the Tontine Coffee House? | Origins of the Stock Market The trend is your friend! Click here to see the Top 50 Trending Stocks. Ancient Glimmers Amazingly, some people believe the origins of the stock market can be observed as far back as ancient Rome. Back in Roman times, organizations called "Societates Publicanorum" were formed that offered investments referred to as "partes" or what we now know them as - shares. These organizations offered partes to individuals to help the government with the building of public structures and perform other community/civic services. The shares were tradeable and had fluctuating prices based on the underlying project's success. This seems more orientated toward what we now know as the municipal bond market, but it didn't take much of an imagination for some industrious Romans to transfer the principle onto private industry and some scholars believe this did, in fact, take place. The Age of Exploration During the age of exploration, hundreds of new sailing expeditions set forth and many of the journeys were those of merchants looking to trade. As these expeditions became more frequent, alternative methods to finance them were needed. The concept of selling partnership agreements to investors by dividing ownership of explorations into shares dates back to at least to the 13th Century in Italy. These agreements were typically only offered to a small group of investors and were of a limited duration with shipping partnerships that applied only to a single sea voyage. The trading of these kinds of shares grew throughout Northern Europe and eventually, a group of cities created the Hanseatic League which provided services to offer the shares to more individual investors. This was only a glimmer of the origins of the stock market, because at that time there were still no paper shares issued, and there was no "after market" buying or selling of those share interests. Antwerp Glass Roof of the Late Antwerp Bourse. Wood engraving, 1858. In 1531, the Belgian "bourse" of Antwerp was the world's oldest financial exchange mainly trading in promissory notes, bonds and commodities. The word "bourse" originated from a family-run inn in the town of Bruges where 15th century merchants met to conduct financial affairs. The definition of the word bourse is: an exchange as an assembly meeting at frequent intervals, usually daily, consisting of the merchants and another person, who meet for the purpose of dealing without exhibiting, delivering or paying for their goods at the same time. This certainly had some of the beginning characteristics of the origins of the stock market. As word spread about Antwerp's success with trading financially derived investments, the enthusiasm filtered over into London's financial development activities. London In 1571, officially opened by Queen Elizabeth I, The Royal Exchange was modeled after the Antwerp Exchange building and like the Antwerp bourse, it offered the opportunity for a large group of merchants to sell merchandise. However, as trade expeditions continued to form, The Royal Exchange also included a small group of brokers offering marketable share interests in various expeditions. Amsterdam In the early 1600s, the Dutch East India Company (Vereinigte Oostindische Compaignie) and later the Dutch West India Company were formed to trade spices between Amsterdam and East India (Indonesia). Similar to how companies now operate, the directors controlled the company's operations including multiple expeditions rather than a single one, but the financials of the company were not available for investors to study. Shareholders received a 16% dividend per year on their investments. The other thing the Dutch Companies did was to issue shares on paper and eventually, investors began offering to sell their shares to other investors. Photo: Vereinigte Ostindische Compagnie bond. In fact, the oldest existing stock certificate discovered so far was issued in 1606 by the Dutch East India Company. In 1602, a new group formed the Amsterdam Exchange which was held outside on the New Bridge of Amsterdam where tr |
How many eyelids do camels have on each eye? | Camels Have Three Eyelids To Protect Their Eyes From Camels Have Three Eyelids To Protect Their Eyes From Do Camels Have Three Eyelids? : Camels have three eyelids to protect their eyes from the sand and flying debris in. chacha/question/whydocamelshave. How Many Eyelids Does a Camel Have? : Camels have three eyelids, they are long eyelashes to protect their eyes from sand. The third eyelid is like a windshield wiper on a car, wiping the sand away. Camels Have Three Eyelids : Two of the eyelids have eye lashes which help protect their eyes from It is also thin enough that the Camels can see through it somewhat. how many eyelids does a camel have? : Camels have 3 eyelids and for good reasons too. To protect their eyes, camels have long eyelashes (A) that catch most of the sand. Sources: How Many Eyelids does a Camel Have : A camel has 3 eyelids to protect their eyes from the sand in the desert. They have one on top, one on the bottom and one on the read more free on Why does a camel have three eyelids per eye : The camels' eyes are specially protected by three eyelids on each eye, this helps protect from howling Why do camels have thick wool on their lower bodies? Why do camels have 3 eyelids : Answer: Camels have three eyelids to protect their eyes from the sandstorms in the desert. Why do camels have thick wool on their lower bodies? Answer it What Animal Has Three Eyelids? : Camels are one of the largest mammals that boast third Frogs, lizards and snakes all use their third eyelids to protect their eyes from dust, mud and injury. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand : Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand. camel's eyes are protected by long eyelashes and have an extra thin eyelid. He can see through this 3rd eyelid allowing him to find his way even in a harsh desert storm. Trivia Camel Has 3 Eyelids : Camels have three eyelids to protect their eyes from blowing sand.Two of the eyelids (the upper and lower eyelids) have eyelashes. The third How many eyelids does a camels eye have? Just2Smart : Camels have three eyelids to protect from the desert sand. some truth in the saying that a camel could find its way though a sand storm with its eyes closed. Camels have the most beautiful eyes : The secret of the camel is its three eyelids. If you look closely, two of the lids have eye lashes, which protects their eyes from the sand. The third Which animals have three eyelids? : This is especially helpful for desertdwelling camels, protecting them from the look in the inner corners of your eyes you can still see their vestigial remains. How does the camel walk in the desert easilyReasonNature : The camel has three eyelids and two layers of eyelashes to protect itself from dust and sun. To protect their eyes, camels have long eyelashes that catch most of What Animal Has Three Eyelids? What Purpose Do The : Camels do have to protect themselves, and especially their eyes, from the dust, and this Cats and dogs have three eyelids, but probably other animals do, too. Camels Have 3 Eyelids by : to protect their eyes from sand this is for my illustration class its for a childrens magazine I cant Camels Have 3 Eyelidsby ~grouchywolfpup. Do you have Camel : To protect them from blowing sand, camels have three eyelids. Its third eyelid is transparent, allowing the camel to see but still shielding the eye Camel : Camels have unique layered eyelids and the ability to close their nostrils to protect them in sand storms. Bactrian 3. What two things do camels have to protect themselves from the dessert sand storms? A. Eye lids and nostrils. B. Hair and Nictitating membrane : Some mammals, such as camels, polar bears, seals and aardvarks, have full nictitating membranes. Often called a third eyelid or haw, it may be referred to in scientific terminology as the In crocodiles, it protects their eyes from water but also hinders their focus under water. Edinburgh Univ Pubs Science Maths, No 3. Camels : Camels are |
Which British pre-decimal coin was worth two shillings? | History of pre-decimal British coins The farthing Diameter : 20.0 mm ; Weight : 2.8 grams One needed forty-eight parts of a farthing to make one shilling. The farthing existed from 1672 to 1956, but it is in 1860 that it will be struck out of bronze with the format it will keep until its disappearance in 1956, i.e. with the diameter of 20 millimetres for a weight of 2.83 grams. The origins of the denomination : in first it was fourthing, because a quarter of... The half-penny Diameter : 25.0 mm ; Weight : 5.7 grams The half-penny was equivalent to one 24th of shilling. The half-penny existed from 1672 to 1967, but like the farthing, it is only in 1860 that it adopts the proportions it will keep until 1967. It will be replaced by the new half-penny in 1971. The penny Diameter : 31.0 mm ; Weight : 9.4 grams The penny was the twelfth part from one shilling. It always carried on the reverse the famous sitted Britannia. The penny is the continuation of a roman coin, Denarius or continental denier, its origin is thus very old, but it is only under George III that this coin is struck out of bronze and its format gradually reduced until the standard which will remain invariable from 1860 to 1967. Silver coins The three pence Diameter : 16.0 mm ; Weight : 1,4 grams One needed four coins of three pence to make one shilling. The coin of three pence existed since 1551. This silver coin of small diameter, weighting 1.4138 grams, was struck until 1944. Another coin of three pence out of brass , larger, of dodecagonal form, appeared in 1937 and lasted until 1967. The four pence or Groat Diameter : 16.0 mm ; Weight : 1,9 grams There were four pennies in a groat. Groats circulated between the 14th and 17th centuries. For the 19th and 20th, the coin of four pence was not a current coin, i.e. it did not circulate and was only in sets of new coins, just as the silver coins of 3, 2 and 1 pence. The six pence Diameter : 19.0 mm ; Weight : 2,8 grams The coin of six pence was worth one six pence. It existed since 1549. It kept the same proportions for a long time, its weight was 3.0100 grams. This coin was struck out of silver before Victoria until under the reign of George VI, in 1946. From 1947, it was struck out of copper-nickel until 1967. After the decimalization of the English coins, the six pence were accepted with the value of 2.5 new pence. The shilling Diameter : 24.0 mm ; Weight : 5,7 grams To make one shilling, twelve pence were needed. This coin existed since 1548. The shilling was already out of silver under the reign of George III and remained so until 1946. The silver shilling weighed 5.6552 grams. From 1947, the shilling was struck out of copper-nickel, until 1967, date of its disappearance. The florin Diameter : 28.5 mm ; Weight : 11,3 grams The silver coin of a florin was worth two shillings. There is an interisting fact to know concerning the English florin : this coin in the first attempt to introduce the decimal system into British coinage. The first florin appears in 1848 or 1849 and does not obtain a great success. It is in 1893, its diameter and its weight are definitively fixed. The silver florin weighed 11.3104 grams. The half-crown Diameter : 32.0 mm ; Weight : 14,1 grams The silver coin of an half-crown was worth two shillings and a half. The half-crown existed since 1551. This coin did not vary in proportions nor in diameter nor in weight from 1818 to 1946, its silver weight was 14.1380 grams. From 1947 to 1967, it was struck out of copper-nickel and disappeared from circulation when the decimalization was adopted. The crown Diameter : 39.0 mm ; Weight : 28,3 grams The silver coin of a crown was worth five shillings. The first English coin carrying this denomination appears in 1526, but it is a gold coin. It is in 1818, under George III, that a heavy silver coin is struck : it is called crown and is worth five shillings. The English silver crown will exist from the reign of George III to the one of George VI : the last English silver crown will be struck in 1937. Thereafter, in 1951 (festival of Great Britain), 195 |
The New York city of Yonkers is on which river? | From New York City to Yonkers along the Hudson River - Access Genealogy From New York City to Yonkers along the Hudson River Updated: January 6, 2014 | New York | 0 | Discover your family's story. Enter a grandparent's name to get started. Start Now This upper landing of the Hudson River Day Line has a beautiful location and is a great convenience to the dwellers of northern Manhattan. On leaving the pier the steel-arched structure of Riverside Drive is seen on the right. The valley here spanned, in the neighborhood of 127th Street, was once known as “Marritje Davids’ Fly,” and the local name for this part of New York above Claremont Heights is still known as “Manhattanville.” The Convent of the Sacred Heart is visible among the trees, and Trinity Cemetery’s Monuments soon gleam along the wooded bank. Among her distinguished dead is the grave of General John A. Dix whose words rang across the land sixty days before the attack on Fort Sumter: “If any man attempts to pull down the American flag shoot him on the spot.” The John A. Dix Post of New York comes hither each Decoration Day and garlands with imposing ceremonies his grave and the graves of their comrades. Near Carmansville was the home of Audubon, the ornithologist, and the residences above the cemetery are grouped together as Audubon Park. Near at hand is the New York Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, and pleasantly located near the shore the River House once known as West-End Hotel. Washington Heights Washington Heights rise in a bold bluff above Jeffrey’s Hook. After the withdrawal of the American army from Long Island, it became apparent to General Washington and Hamilton that New York would have to be abandoned. General Greene and Congress believed in maintaining the fort, but future developments showed that Washington was right. The American troops, so far as clothing or equipment was concerned, were in a pitiable condition, and the result of the struggle makes one of the darkest pages of the war. On the 12th of November Washington started from Stony Point for Fort Lee and arrived the 13th, finding to his disappointment that General Greene, instead of having made arrangements for evacuating, was, on the contrary, reinforcing Fort Washington. The entire defense numbered only about 2000 men, mostly militia, with hardly a coat, to quote an English writer, “that was not out at the elbows.” “On the night of the 14th thirty flat-bottomed boats stole quietly up the Hudson, passed the American forts undiscovered, and made their way through Spuyten Duyvil Creek into Harlem River. The means were thus provided for crossing that river, and landing before unprotected parts of the American works.” According to Irving, “On the 15th General Howe sent a summons to surrender, with a threat of extremities should he have to carry the place by assault.” Magaw, in his reply, intimated a doubt that General Howe would execute a threat “so unworthy of himself and the British nation; but give me leave,” added he, “to assure his Excellency, that, actuated by the most glorious cause that mankind ever fought in, I am determined to defend this post to the very last extremity.” “Apprised by the colonel of his peril, General Greene sent over reinforcements, with an exhortation to him to persist in his defense; and dispatched an express to General Washington, who was at Hackensack, where the troops from Peekskill were encamped. It was nightfall when Washington arrived at Fort Lee. Greene and Putnam were over at the besieged fortress. He threw himself into a boat, and had partly crossed the river, when he met those Generals returning. They informed him of the garrison having been reinforced, and assured him that it was in high spirits, and capable of making a good defense. It was with difficulty, however, they could prevail on him to return with them to the Jersey shore, for he was excessively excited.” “Early the next morning, Magaw made his dispositions for the expected attack. His forces, with the recent addition, amounted to nearly three thousand men. As the fort could not contain above a |
In which sport might a ‘Long Jenny’ be played? | ESPN: The Worldwide Leader in Sports NBA Andrew Han ESPN Writer The Clippers started Raymond Felton and Austin Rivers in their first game without Chris Paul, out 6-to-8 weeks from thumb surgery. Going small against the Timberwolves wings of Zach LaVine and Andrew Wiggins has led to mixed results. The Clippers lead late in the first quarter, but the Wolves front court had 21 points on 9-for-12 shooting. share ESPN Stats and Information Nikola Jokic is the 1st Nuggets player to record 3 straight games with 25 points and 10 rebounds since Carmelo Anthony on March 15-18, 2010. share Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Arizona embarrassing USC in Los Angeles right now. Amazing what Sean Miller has done without Allonzo Trier and other injured players. Might be UCLA's greatest threat in the PAC-12, especially if Dillon Brooks is sidelined beyond tonight. share ESPN Stats and Information Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony followed up his 25-point second quarter by shooting 2-of-12 the rest of the game share Dave McMenamin ESPN Staff Writer LeBron James says his son, 12-year-old LeBron Jr., who was seen in a recent AAU highlight video completing a through-the-legs layup, has been studying his dad's old high school footage for inspiration. Would LeBron Sr. have been able to do that move at 12? "No, I wouldn't even have had the nerve to try it," James told ESPN. share Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer John Wall scores the last four points to dash a furious Knicks' comeback and then Washington doesn't allow a Knicks' shot to get up on final possession to escape with a 113-110 win. It's only the fifth road win of the season for Washington. Knicks have now lost 12-of-their-last-15 games. share Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Bad news for Oregon. Dillon Brooks in locker room with lower left leg injury. Had surgery on left foot in the offseason. share Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer So after scoring 100 points through three quarters, Washington has been held to nine in the fourth with 1:37 to go. Knicks have been hustling with Derrick Rose even hitting the floor for a loose ball past half court. Madison Square Garden is ready to explode if Knicks take the lead. Knicks trail 109-108. share Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Louisville needed 10 minutes to realize Quentin Snider wasn't walking through those doors. But the team exposed the limitations of a Clemson defense that's surrendered 75 or more during its current four-game losing streak. Cardinals getting whatever shots they want. share Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer Carmelo Anthony cooled off after halftime with just one point in the third after dropping 25 in the second. But Washington didn't stop scoring, reaching 100 by end of third. Defenseless Knicks trail 100-86 entering fourth quarter. share Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Casey Benson unstoppable right now for Oregon. Made first four 3-point attempts. A beneficiary of Dillon Brooks' return. Easier for the sharpshooter to find open looks. When Benson/Brooks are together, Oregon connects on 49.2 percent of its 3-point attempts and 39 percent when it's just Benson (hooplens.com). share Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Steph Curry on being named a starter in the All Star Game, nabbing a spot at the expense of Westbrook, "It's a big storyline because those two guys are doing amazing things this year. There's only two spots you can fill. Unfortunately somebody was going to get left out. I've been on the other side of that four years ago. It's how it goes. The fact I get to represent my team in that game and to start is something that I definitely appreciate." share NBA Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer A scorching Carmelo Anthony scored 25 of his 27 points in the second quarter, setting a franchise record for points in a quarter. He is shooting 11-of-15 so far. share Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer Carmelo Anthony, fresh off an All-Star starting snub, is on fire. He has scored 21-of-his-23 points and has made 8-of-10 shots so far in the second quarter alone. share Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Iowa was down 54-41 w |
What is the collective term for a group of unicorns? | Appendix:English collective nouns - Wiktionary Appendix:English collective nouns Jump to: navigation , search A user suggests that this appendix be cleaned up, giving the reason: “citations need cleanup”. Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup ( + ) or the talk page for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with. A collective noun is a special kind of noun that refers to a collection of objects — often animals — such as a flock of birds, or a pride of lions. In the lists which follow, terms marked with a + belong to the 15th-century list of " proper terms " contained in the Book of St Albans . Many of these are fanciful or humorous terms which have never had any real currency, but have been taken up by various antiquarian writers. [1] The lists are given in two formats, as shown below. Contents: army : An army of ants B business : A business of ferrets +? C clowder : A clowder of cats + ? [2] cluster : A cluster of (workers around queen) bees clutter : A clutter of cats Words beginning "cm - cz" conspiracy : A conspiracy of ravens D flock : A flight of birds flock : A flock of geese (in the air) flourish : A flourish of strumpets Words beginning "fm - fz" gang : A gang of thugs glaring : A glaring of cats glory : A glory of unicorns Words beginning "gm - gz" group : A group of languages H hand : A hand of bananas herd : The collective noun for (various) herbivores . hive : A hive of bees (standard) Words beginning "hm - hz" husk : A husk of hares I kindle : A kindle of kittens ? [8] kit : A kit of pigeons in flight. Words beginning "km - kz" knob : A knob (less than 30) wildfowl L litter : A litter of various unweaned animals. Words beginning "lm - lz" load : A load of washing M mischief : A mischief of rats Words beginning "mm - mz" mob : A mob of kangaroo N nursery : A nursery of racoons O pack : A pack of cards pack : the collective noun for (various) carnivores plump : A plump of wildfowl Words beginning "pm - pz" punnet : A punnet of mice [15] Q richness : A richness of martens . +? Words beginning "rm - rz" run : A run of fish S shrewdness : A shrewdness of apes + ? [18] shoal : A collective noun for (various) fish . sleuth : A sleuth of bears Words beginning "sm - sz" superfluity : A superfluity of nuns . swarm : The collective noun for (various) insects . swarm : A swarm of gnats T team : A team of ducks (on the wing). team : A team of geese (in flight). team : A team of (various) sportsmen . Words beginning "tm - tz" troupe : A troupe of dancers U unkindness : An unkindness of ravens V List of nouns represented by collectives A academics : A faculty of academics Words beginning "am - az" asses : A pace of asses ? B bananas : A bunch of bananas bats : A colony of bats - at roost. bees : A byke of (wild) bees. ? bees : A cast of bees (a secondary swarm) bees : A cluster of bees (workers around queen). bees : A colony of bees bees : A drift of bees - in flight ? bees : A stand of bees. bees : A swarm of bees - in flight. (standard) birds : A flight of birds (standard) birds : A pod - small flight - of birds ? birds : A dissimulation of (small) birds + birds : A volary of birds in an aviary. bitterns : A siege of bitterns. ? Words beginning "bm - bz" butterflies : A flutter of butterflies C cards : A deck of cards. cards : A house of [specially arranged] cards. cards : A pack of cards. cards : A tower of [specially arranged] cards. cats : A destruction of wild cats +? check controllers : A stab of check controllers (Air Traffic Control). clowns : A mutiny of clowns. Words beginning "cm - cz" convicts : A gang of convicts. coots : A covert of coots. curlews : A buff of curlews. D deer : A herd of deer Words beginning "dm - dz" dolphins : A school of dolphins dolphins : A pod of dolphins doves : A flight of doves ducks : A paddling of ducks (on water) +? ducks : A team of ducks (in flight)+ dragons : A horde of dragons (standard) E elk : A gang of elk. Words beginning "em - ez" emu : A mob of emus F fish : A shoal of fish. (standard) fish : A run of fish (in motion). (s |
Which of Disney’s Seven Dwarfs wears glasses? | Facts About Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Facts About Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Search Tweet For many children, particularly little girls, the highlight of any trip to Disneyworld, Orlando, Florida is the chance to see all the Disney princesses in magical surroundings. It is enchanting to see children living their dream as they explore Magic Kingdom in their princess outfits. ‘Snow White’s Scary Adventures’ is one of the most popular rides in Magic Kingdom and appeals to children of all ages – including those of us who are young at heart. In this charming and whimsical attraction guests travel in wooden mine carts, named after the seven dwarfs, through scenes of Snow White’s adventures. The journey takes 3 minutes and does include a few scary encounters with the wicked and evil Queen. When the ride opened, some of these scenes had to be toned down as there were complaints that children were frightened by them. Of course no fairy story would be complete without a happy ending so the ride ends with the seven dwarfs waving goodbye to Snow White and her dream Prince. In fact, Snow White did not feature in this ride when it opened as you, the guest, were supposed to be Snow White. This caused a lot of confusion as guests did not realise this. She was not actually added until 1994 when it was hoped her addition would ‘soften’ the ride and make it less scary for children. Of course, Snow White is one of the favourite Disney Princesses. The film ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ was Disney’s first major feature film, as until that point they had only been involved in the making of short animations. For those of you who love this Disney classic here are a few interesting facts: 1. The film, ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ took 3 years to produce. In fact it was known mockingly in the industry as ‘Disney’s Folly, ’ and even Walt’s wife, Lillian, said ‘No one’s ever gonna pay a dime to see a dwarf picture. ’ She had to eat her words – it was a major success from the day it was released! 2. Disney had to mortgage his house in order to finance the production of the film, which eventually cost a whopping $1. 5 million, a vast amount for a film made in 1937. He had initially hoped it could be produced for just $250, 000, so this was a huge miscalculation on his part. 3. The premier of the film took place at the Cathay Circle Theater on December 21st, 1937 and it was given a standing ovation. It went on general release on February 4th, 1938, and made more money than any other motion picture in that year. 4. Until 1939, ‘Snow White’ was the highest grossing film in American cinema history but it was ousted by ‘Gone With the Wind. ’ However, it is still one of the top ten money-making American films of all time. 5. The songs were composed by Larry Morey and Frank Churchill. Some of the most popular songs were ‘Whistle While you Work, ’ ‘Some Day My Prince Will Come, ’ and ‘Heigh-Ho. ’ I am sure most of us are able to sing along to these classic melodies. The film was nominated for ‘Best Musical Score. ’ 6. There were about 50 names suggested for the seven dwarfs, including Silly, Awful, Sniffy, Dizzy, Cranky and Scrappy. The final seven were Bashful, Grumpy, Sneezy, Doc, Dopey, Sleepy and Happy. 7. The film was re-released in 1944 during World War II, in order to raise revenue for the studio. It has been re-released every 7-10 years and the film was restored in 1987 for its 50th anniversary re-issue. It was also digitally restored in 1993. 8. Each of the dwarfs has its own character. Doc looks the oldest and is always considered to be the leader of the dwarfs. He wears glasses and tends to jumble up his words. At the mine, his job is to check the gems to make sure they are authentic. 9. Happy laughs a lot and is the fattest of the dwarfs. 10. Grumpy has the biggest nose of the seven dwarfs and he is as grumpy as his name suggests. He disapproves of Snow White, just because she is a woman, but underneath his crusty exterior he actually cares about her safety. He tries to warn her about the Wicked Queen, and rushes to help |
Which country is known as the George Cross Island? | Malta-The George Cross Island - "Towns & Villages" (3) Malta-The George Cross Island This site was built with RapidWeaver Towns and Villages in Malta and Gozo A four-part series Published by the Conventual Franciscans of Rabat (Religjon u Hajja), Malta - 1994 (Excerpts) - Book 4: Gozo 1. SANTA VENERA (...) The railway line connecting Valletta and Mdina was laid out in the middle of the 19th century. The area that now makes up Santa Venera, midway between the old and the new capitals, constituted an important segment. Guard huts numbered four through six were located in it On July 22, 1923, a herd of 136 bulls at Guard Hut Number 4 crossing were hit by a Valletta-bound train. 34 bulls perished in a slaughter that also reminds one of the cattle trails of the American west. A more pleasant story is told of the aqueduct that was constructed between 1610 and 1615, during Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt's rule (1601-22). The new capital of Valletta was then taking shape, but it was thirsty. And cities don't grow without water. The idea to pipe water from the springs of the northwest, where it was plentiful, to Valletta, where it was needed, had been proposed many times. But Santa Venera's elevation had presented a major problem. Based on the technology available at the time, the only feasible solution was the construction of a series of arches so that a gradual slope could be maintained. As grand master, Wignacourt was expected to pay a gioja (gift). Whereas his predecessors had donated buildings and riches. he paid for the 9-mile aqueduct. A generous portion of the colonnade still clings to a tower that was constructed to monitor the flow of the water. Stone arches survive all the way to Fleur-de-Lis Junction, where a marble tablet on an elaborate archway once declared: "Hitherto Valletta has been dead. Now the spirit of water revives her." Support is growing for the reconstruction of this archway and the restoration of the aqueduct. (...) (...) Another grand master associated with Santa Venera is Antonio Manoel de Vilhena, who ruled between 1724 and 1732. Just before he died, he built a country mansion which survives with all its baroque. This historic building is known as Dar il-Ljuni or Casa Leone (House of Lions), for two stone lions supporting Vilhena's coat of arms. In the 1950s, it served briefly as the National Museum of Malta, housing treasures that had been shuttled around during the war to avoid the bombings. (...) 2. BIRKIRKARA (...) Had no change occurred in the framework of Maltese towns and villages since the time of Napoleon... there would be over 100,000 karkarizi today, almost one out of every three Maltese. Even as new towns and villages were sliced out of it, Birkirkara's population continued to grow, doubling between 1614 and 1766 (from 2,000 to 3,900) and again by 1911 (to 8,418). The current population of about 22,000 makes this central town the largest locality in Malta, with three times the population of the capital city of Valletta. Birkirkara has always been first and foremost in practically every facet of Maltese life. A high priority in all traditional communities is their hierarchical place in the church. One of the first parishes (already one in 1402), Birkirkara was also the first to be declared a collegiate (1630). A collegiate church is one that is run by canons, who rank higher than ordinary priests. Other dignities were bestowed over the centuries. The most recent one occurred in 1950, when Pope Pius XII raised Birkirkara to basilica status. (...) The train brought many people to the festa of Santa Liena (St. Helen) on August 18 (now held the Sunday after). The procession with St. Helen's statue is still held in the morning, right before the high mass, even though late night transportation is now available. Birkirkara is alone in retaining the morning tradition. The celebration is a two-week affair, with plenty of fireworks and music provided primarily by Birkirkara's own societies. (...) (...) Birkirkara has the largest bell in the Maltese Islands. Cast in Milan in 1931, the nearly 100-qan |
Two members of which group were the only people to perform on both Band Aid charity singles? | Band Aid at 30: Fascinating facts you never knew about charity single's line-ups, bust-ups and hiccups - Mirror Online Celebs Band Aid at 30: Fascinating facts you never knew about charity single's line-ups, bust-ups and hiccups From the original track in 1984, up to the jaunty 1989 version by Stock, Aitken and Waterman and the radical reworking of 2004, they’ve always proved eventfull Share Get celebs updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email As Bob Geldof unveils the stunning supergroup creating Band Aid 30 , we look back at the previous recordings of Do They Know It’s Christmas? From the original track in 1984, up to the jaunty 1989 version by Stock, Aitken and Waterman and the radical reworking of 2004, they’ve always proved eventful. Here are a dozen facts about the previous line-ups, bust-ups and hiccups. Video Loading Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now 1 Bob Geldof insisted Boy George fly from New York to London to take part in the 1984 recording - he eventually arrived late at the studio at 6pm. But the Culture Club frontman’s throat was so sore from the band’s gig on the previous night that he had to neck a bottle of brandy. Not surprisingly, he took the most takes to get his vocal right. 2 The first line of the 1984 version of Do They Know It’s Christmas? was written for David Bowie, but he was unable to attend on the day of the recording. It was performed by Paul “Wherever I Lay My Hat” Young instead. 3 The original Band Aid of 1984 sold over three million copies in the first week alone and stayed at number one in Britain for five weeks. 4 There have been a few hangers-on over the years. Singer Marilyn, turned up to the original Band Aid recording in 1984 despite not being invited, and on the Band Aid 20 recording in 2004 Damon Albarn didn’t perform, he just made tea for the other stars while wearing a pink apron. Launch: Bob Geldof and Midge Ure yesterday (Photo: PA) 5 Soulful modfather Paul Weller was called upon to mime the line sung by husky U2 rocker Bono during a Band Aid performance on Top of the Pops in 1984. 6 During the recording of Band Aid 20 in 2004, Bono insisted he sang the same line again: “Well, tonight thank God it’s them, instead of you.” At the original recording in 1984 he was the only singer to record his line perfectly on the first attempt. 7 During the recording of the original Band Aid in 1984, cheeky chappies Status Quo spotted Spandau Ballet going to the studio’s toilets and thought it would be a hoot to lock them in there - but they didn’t stand for any of it, kicking in the loo door to make their escape. 8 The second Band Aid single, produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman in 1989, featured a few big names like Kylie Minogue, Cliff Richard, Bros and Wet Wet Wet. However, unlike the 1984 original the line up, it also featured several artists who have been largely forgotten. Anybody recall Deuce, The Pasadenas or Big Fun? 9 There were apparently a few problems caused by rival egos during the recording of the original Band Aid single in 1984. Wham! star George Michael allegedly had a bust up with both Boy George and Paul Weller. 10 On the Band Aid 20 single of 2004 Bono, Paul McCartney and George Michael, who all performed on the original 1984 single, were asked to perform. The only artists to perform on the first and second Band Aid singles were two members of Bananarama. 11 The entire recording of the original Band Aid single of 1984 was done in 24 hours straight at the Notting Hill studios of uber producer Trevor Horn. 12 The first Band Aid single boasted a cover designed by Sir Peter Blake who also created the cover of The Beatles’ Seargent Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club band. For Band Aid 20 in 2004, Damien Hirst produced a cover featuring an African child under an image of the grim reaper, but it was considered to frightening to use. Like us on Facebook Most Read Most Recent Most Read Most Recent |
What type of leaf did US baseball player Babe Ruth wear under his cap to keep him cool? | Babe Ruth - Biography - IMDb Babe Ruth Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trivia (53) | Personal Quotes (18) Overview (5) 6' 1½" (1.87 m) Mini Bio (1) Most of Babe Ruth's records have been broken. In 1961, not only did Roger Maris break The Babe's 34-year-old record for most home runs in a season with 61* (2001), but Maris' teammate on the '61 Yankees, pitcher 'Whitey Ford' broke The Babe's 43-year-old record for most scoreless innings pitched in a World Series when the Yankees dispatched the Reds that year in the post-season. (When asked how it felt to have beat The Babe's "other" record, Whitey responded, "It was a bad year for The Babe".) Though Barry Bonds now holds the record for most home runs in a season (73), most home runs in a career 762 and counting), highest slugging percentage, most intentional walks, etc., The Babe still must be considered the greatest player that ever graced the game. In addition to his record 12 home run titles, his 13 slugging titles, his six R.B.I. titles, and his solo batting title (.378 in 1934; The Babe placed in the top five hitters in terms of batting average eight times, including a career high of .393 in 1923, when Harry Heilmann hit .403), The Babe won 18, 23 and 24 games as a left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in 1915, 1916 and 1917, and won the American League E.R.A. title in '16. He set his first home run title in 1918, another year the Sox won the World Series, as a part time position player and part-time pitcher, notching up 11 homers and nine wins. George Herman Ruth likely will remain the sole player in major league baseball history to win batting, home run, R.B.I., slugging *and* E.R.A. titles, plus eat a dozen hot dogs and drink the better part of a keg of bootleg "needle" beer before suiting up for a game. From 1914 to 1919, The Babe played for the Boston Red Sox, with whom he appeared on three World's Championship teams. Sold to the New York Yankees by Red Sox owner and theatrical impresario Harry Frazee , he led the-then crownless American League franchise in Gotham to seven A.L. pennants and four World Series titles from 1920-1934. He played out his string with the Boston Braves in 1935; even a washed-up Babe was still able to pole three circuit clouts in one game before calling it quits after 28 games and six dingers in that last season. The following year, he was one of the inaugural inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Yes, the Babe was mighty, and he did prevail (more often than naught) except over one opponent: Father Time. The Babe ended his 22 years in the Big Leagues with 2,873 hits good for a career batting average of .342, 714 home runs, 2,217 R.B.I.s, and 2,174 runs scored in 2,503 games. (From his debut in 1914 through the 1918 season, when he was making his transition to becoming a full time position player, Ruth only appeared in 261 ball games as he was considered the top left-handed pitcher in the American League.) In the record books, Ty Cobb scored more runs and Hank Aaron hit more homers and racked up more R.B.I.'s (interestingly, Hammering Hank and The Babe ended their careers with the exact same number of runs scored), but they played in far more games than the The Babe, with 3,035 and 3,298 games, respectively. Among modern players, Rickey Henderson , who surpassed Cobb's record for runs after 25 years in The Show, played in 3,081 games, and Barry Bonds have appeared in almost 3,000 games. No player ever had the impact, both on and off the field, as did the charismatic Babe. When he died of cancer in 1948, the New York Times headline read, "Babe Ruth/Idol of Millions of Boys/Dead". - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jon C. Hopwood Spouse (2) ( 14 October 1914 - 11 January 1929) (her death) (1 child) Trivia (53) Was the first Major League player to hit 60 home runs (1927). Started out his career as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. He had back-to-back 20 win seasons and won a total of 94 career games. Sold to New York for $100,000. Hit his famous "Called Shot" in the 1932 World Series in Chicago, off Chicago |
In Edward Lear’s ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’, how much did they pay the pig for the ring in his nose to use as a wedding ring? | The Owl and the Pussycat Edward Lear's Nonsense Poetry and Art I T he Owl and the Pussy-cat went to seaIn a beautiful pea green boat,They took some honey, and plenty of money,Wrapped up in a five pound note.The Owl looked up to the stars above,And sang to a small guitar,'O lovely Pussy! O Pussy my love,What a beautiful Pussy you are,You are,You are!What a beautiful Pussy you are!' II Pussy said to the Owl, 'You elegant fowl!How charmingly sweet you sing!O let us be married! too long we have tarried:But what shall we do for a ring?'They sailed away, for a year and a day,To theland where the Bong-tree growsAnd there in a wood a Piggy-wig stoodWith a ring at the end of his nose,His nose,His nose,With a ring at the end of his nose. III 'Dear pig, are you willing to sell for one shillingYourring?' Said the Piggy, 'I will.'So they took it away, and were married next dayBy the Turkey who lives on the hill.They dined on mince, and slices of quince,Which they ate with a runcible spoon;And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,They danced by the light of the moon,The moon,The moon,They danced by the light of the moon. More From This User |
In UK politics, what position did Labour politician Manny Shinwell hold from 1950-51? | A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough - iSnare Free Encyclopedia A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough 7 June 1929 – 24 August 1931 Monarch 11 May 1940 – 25 May 1945 Monarch 3 August 1945 – 4 October 1946 Monarch 20 December 1946 – 28 February 1950 Monarch 28 February 1950 – 26 October 1951 Monarch Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords In office Alma mater None Albert Victor Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough, KG , CH , PC (1 May 1885 – 11 January 1965) was a British Labour Co-operative politician. He was three times First Lord of the Admiralty , including during the Second World War , and then Minister of Defence under Clement Attlee . Contents Background Blue Plaque marking his birthplace Born in Weston-super-Mare and one of four children, [1] A. V. Alexander was the son of Albert Alexander, a blacksmith and later engineer who had moved from his native Wiltshire to Bristol during the agricultural depression of the 1860s and 1870s, and Eliza Jane Thatcher, daughter of a policeman. He was named after both his father and Prince Albert Victor , Queen Victoria 's eldest grandson, but he was known as "A. V." from a young age. His parents had settled in Weston when they married, but the family moved to Bristol after Albert Alexander's death in August 1886. Alexander's mother worked as a corset-maker to provide for her children. Alexander attended Barton Hill School from the age of three, at a cost of two pence per week. Against his mother's wishes, he chose not to continue to St. George's Higher Grade School in 1898, feeling the increased weekly charge of six pence was too expensive and that he would get nothing more from school. He began work aged thirteen, first for a leather merchant, and five months later as a junior clerk with the Bristol School Board. In 1903 he transferred to Somerset County Council's newly formed local education authority , where he worked in the School Management Department as a committee clerk. He was by this time a keen chorister and footballer, and a self-taught pianist. In later years, and until his death, Alexander was a vice-president of Chelsea F.C. – his role at the club was taken on by Richard Attenborough . Raised an Anglican , Alexander converted to the Baptist movement in 1908 after he married Esther Ellen Chapple, a school teacher and Baptist. They were married on 6 June 1908. Their daughter, Beatrix, was born in 1909, and their son Ronald lived from 1911 to 1912. He joined the Weston Co-operative Society and became treasurer of the local Young Liberal Association in 1908, and the local Trades and Labour Council in 1909. He was elected to the board of the Weston Co-op Society in 1910. He volunteered for service when the First World War began, but was not called-up until two years later. He joined the Artists Rifles , which principally served to train officers for assignment to other regiments. He trained in London and studied at Magdalen College , Oxford, before earning his commission in the Labour Corps in December 1917. His health suffered during training, and he never saw active service, instead working as a posting officer in Lancashire . In November 1918 he was promoted to captain , transferred to the General List , and became an education officer, preparing wounded soldiers for civilian life. He was demobbed in late 1919. Within a year of returning home, he became vice-president of the Weston Co-op Society and secretary of the Somerset branch of NALGO . Parliamentary career In late 1920, Alexander applied for the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Co-operative Union . He was selected out of 104 candidates, moving to London that November, and would hold the job until 1946. In this role, he directed the presentation of the Co-op's position and interests to government bodies and Member of Parliament (MPs). In July 1921 he campaigned directly to MPs to oppose a clause in the government's Finance Bill which would impose Corporation Tax on Co-ops. The government, which had a large majority, was defeated by two votes. Shortly afte |
Which 19th Century English poet wrote ‘Ode to a Grecian Urn’? | Ode on a Grecian Urn | Poetry | Scottish Poetry Library Scottish Poetry Library Ode on a Grecian Urn Poem Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness, Thou foster-child of Silence and slow Time, Sylvan historian, who canst thus express A flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme: What leaf-fringed legend haunts about thy shape Of deities or mortals, or of both, In Tempe or the dales of Arcady? What men or gods are these? What maidens loth? What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape? What pipes and timbrels? What wild ecstasy? Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd, Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone: Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare; Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, Though winning near the goal—yet, do not grieve; She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair! Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed Your leaves, nor ever bid the Spring adieu; And, happy melodist, unwearièd, For ever piping songs for ever new; More happy love! more happy, happy love! For ever warm and still to be enjoy'd, For ever panting, and for ever young; All breathing human passion far above, That leaves a heart high-sorrowful and cloy'd, A burning forehead, and a parching tongue. Who are these coming to the sacrifice? To what green altar, O mysterious priest, Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies, And all her silken flanks with garlands drest? What little town by river or sea-shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of its folk, this pious morn? And, little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent be; and not a soul, to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. O Attic shape! fair attitude! with brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought, With forest branches and the trodden weed; Thou, silent form! dost tease us out of thought As doth eternity: Cold Pastoral! When old age shall this generation waste, Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say'st, 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.' John Keats Poet John Keats John Keats was born in London, apprenticed to an apothecary-surgeon when he was 15, and licensed as an apothecary in 1816 but abandoned this profession for poetry. His first volume was published in 1817, attracting some good reviews but later Lockhart's attack on the 'Cockney school'. Endymion was published in 1818, the same year that Keats and his friend Charles Brown toured the Lakes, spent July and August in Scotland, and briefly visited Northern Ireland. After the death of his brother in December, Keats moved to Brown's house in Hampstead and there wrote a succession of brilliant poems including 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' and the Odes. He also met the love of his life, Fanny Brawne. His second volume, Lamia... and other poems, was published in 1820, and was generally well received. For the sake of his declining health he went to Rome with his friend Severn, but died there of tuberculosis aged 26. He is regarded as one of the great Romantic poets of the second generation, along with Shelley and Byron. T.S. Eliot described his letters as 'certainly the most notable and most important ever written by any English poet'. About this poem About Ode on a Grecian Urn Introduced by a variety of writers, artists and other guests, the Scottish Poetry Library’s classic poem selections are a reminder of wonderful poems to rediscover. Amanda Palmer on 'Ode on a Grecian Urn': I decided, when I was 16, that there was no more stunning revelation than that of the beauty of anticipation I'd been feeling it and savouring it all my life and it wasn't until I hit upon the idea that maybe the anticipation of Good Things was actually far more enjoyable than the Things Themselves. Around that time, I mentioned my n |
In Greek mythology,what was left in Pandora’s Box after the rest of the contents had been released? | Pandora Pandora The creation of Pandora; interior of a Cylix (470/ 460 B.C.) In Greek mythology, Pandora (Πανδώρα)("all gifted") was the first woman, fashioned by Zeus as part of the punishment of mankind for Prometheus ' theft of the secret of fire. Hesiod , in his Works and Days, ca. 700 BC, has a very early version of the Pandora story. [ 1 ] Creation of Pandora: Zeus, Hermes, Epimetheus and Pandora The legend The titan Epimetheus ("hindsight") was responsible for giving a positive trait to each and every animal. However, when it was time to give man a positive trait, there was nothing left. Prometheus ("foresight"), his brother, felt that because man was superior to all other animals, man should have a gift no other animal possessed. So Prometheus set forth to steal fire from Zeus and handed it over to man. Zeus was enraged and decided to punish Prometheus and his creation: mankind. To punish Prometheus, Zeus chained him in unbreakable fetters and set an eagle over him to eat his liver each day, as the eagle is Zeus' sacred animal. Prometheus was an immortal, so the liver grew back every day, but he was still tormented daily from the pain, until he was freed by Heracles during The Twelve Labours. To punish mankind, Zeus ordered the other gods to make Pandora as a poisoned gift for man. Pandora was given several traits from the different gods: Hephaestus molded her out of clay and gave her form; Athena clothed her and adorned her with necklaces made by Hephaestus as well as taught her manual dexterity and how to spin; Aphrodite gave her beauty; Apollo gave her musical talent and a gift for healing; Demeter taught her to tend a garden; Poseidon gave her a pearl necklace and the ability to never drown; Zeus made her idle, mischievous, and foolish; Hera gave her curiosity; Hermes, along with giving her cunning, boldness and charm, then gave Pandora a box. The name Pandora, thus, derives from the fact she's received gifts from all deities: "all gifts". Pandora Vase Before he was chained to the rock, Prometheus had warned Epimetheus not to take any gifts from the gods. Epimetheus did not listen to his brother, however, and when Pandora arrived, he fell in love with her. Hermes told him that Pandora was a gift to the titan from Zeus, and he warned Epimetheus to not open the box, which was Pandora's dowry. Until then, mankind had lived a life in a paradise without worry. Epimetheus told Pandora never to open the box she had received from Zeus. However, one day, Pandora's curiosity got the better of her and she opened it, releasing all the misfortunes of mankind (plague, sorrow, poverty, crime, etc.). Once opened, she shut it in time to keep one thing in the box: hope 1. The world remained extremely bleak for an unspecified interval, until Pandora "chanced" to revisit the box again, at which point Hope fluttered out. Thus, mankind always has hope in times of evil, but Hope has a great deal of catching up to do. (See also Garden of Eden.) The daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora was Pyrrha , who married Deucalion and was one of the two who survived the deluge. Epimetheus and Pandora, El Greco Commentary The story of Pandora's Box can be interpreted in more than one way, but one obvious moral is that of "curiosity killed the cat". Some scholars 2 contend that Pandora's "box" may have been a mistranslation, and her "box" may have been a large jar or vase, forged from the earth. In fact, there is evidence 3 that suggests Pandora herself was the jar. In Ancient Greece jars commonly bore images of women. The jar was said 4 to have been in a jar form because of the similarites between a jar and a woman's uterus. The mistranslation is usually attributed to the 16th Century Humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam when he translated Hesiod's tale of Pandora. Hesiod uses the word "pithos" which refers to a jar used to store grain. It is possible that Erasmus confused "pithos" with "pyxis" which means box. The scholar M.L. West, has written that Erasmus may have mixed up the story of Pandora with the story found elsewhere of a box which was opened b |
Lethologica is the temporary forgetfulness of what? | What is Lethologica? (with pictures) What is Lethologica? Last Modified Date: 19 December 2016 Copyright Protected: 10 most extreme places on Earth Lethologica is a condition in which someone cannot remember words, key phrases, and names. This results in an inability to express or articulate thoughts, which can be extremely frustrating for the patient. This condition is believed to be psychological in origin, although there is some evidence that there is a neurological component as well. There are no treatments, although some patients can develop coping skills which help them manage their memory loss. The key feature of this condition is that it is temporary. The patient has not forgotten the information forever, experiencing instead momentary forgetting and confusion which make it hard to speak or convey key information. The duration of the temporary memory loss can vary, depending on the patient and the setting. Bouts of lethologica seem to be brought on by stress, including stress from being in a tense social situation, as well as intense physical exercise. Some people may experience secondary symptoms in addition to lethologica. As they try to remember the thing that they cannot bring to mind, they may smack their lips or make other movements with the mouth. Likewise, some patients experience trouble swallowing. Different triggers can lead to a spell of forgetfulness, depending on the patient. Ad The temporal lobe is the area of the brain which appears to be involved in lethologica. Responding to stress is a psychological aspect; responding to exercise, however, is physiological, suggesting that multiple systems may be at play. Some patients also experience neurological impairment , as for example in the cranial nerves. For many patients, forgetting words for a few moment is not a major concern, especially if friends and family are aware and they know to be patient while they wait. In other cases, patients may want to develop alternate communication systems so that they can express their thoughts even when they lack the specific words they need. Some people with conditions which may inhibit expression find it useful to carry cards which they can hand to people to quickly familiarize them with the issue. Friends and family of someone with lethologica may want to ask about how she or he wants to be accommodated. Some people, for example, may be receptive if people attempt to fill in their sentences or find the word they are looking for. Other people may prefer to be allowed to find the word on their own, without assistance, and to be able to signal when they do want help. Ad anon996321 Post 12 I'm almost certain I have this, and I'm so glad I finally have something I can point to as the reason words pop out of my head so often! The only additional thing for me is the inability to draw up the definition of the word. It becomes impossible for me to even describe the word I'm looking for, which means others who are trying to help often have an extremely difficult time doing so. anon940661 Post 11 I never had a word for this until a friend posted it, along with its definition on facebook. I looked it up, and the description sounded exactly like what I experience when having a conversation. It feels similar to tip-of-the-tongue in the sense that I know I know the word, but it's definitely not the tip-of-the-tongue, because unlike it, the word I need always feels far away, like I can never reach it if I keep thinking about it, and the harder I think, the further away it goes, along with a strange sensation in my head that I still can't describe. It's not an emotional sensation, and not painful either. It's just a sensation. I have to stop and wait a while to remember a word. It could be between a few seconds to a few months before it decides to pop itself in my head. (The month-long ones only happen if I don't bring up the topic I was talking about initially, and the word tends to be a word that is unique to the topic). All of the words I've forgotten so far are keywords. Keywords and names. It's never small, common words w |
In the folklore of which country does a goat named Ukko help Santa Claus? | Facts About Christmas Funology Favorites Facts About Christmas “Silent Night” was first sung as part of a church service in Austria. A guitar was used because the church organ was so badly rusted it couldn’t be played. In Germany there are many different characters for Christmas. Nikolaus comes on December 5th and on December 24th when the actual opening of the gifts is happening ,they have been brought either by Knecht Ruprecht, Weihnachtsmann, or the Christkindl, (Christ child) wich is an angelic child dressed in a white and or golden dress much like a long nightgown. It has wings, and has usually a small horse or a donkey as a companion. Submitted by: Sword In Germany and some other western European countries, St. Nicholas , or Nikolaus comes on the night from the 5th to the 6th of Decemer, where children have their boots all shined and clean in front of a door or window. He will leave toys, nuts oranges, apples and chocolate for the good children. The bad child gets a branch to be used by the parents to punish the child. Submitted by: Sword Guatemalan adults do not exchange Christmas gifts until New Year’s Day. Children get theirs (from the Christ Child) on Christmas morning. In North America, children put stockings out at Christmas time. Their Dutch counterparts use shoes. The poinsettia, a traditional Christmas flower, originally grew in Mexico, where it is also known as the ‘Flower of the Holy Night’. Joel Poinsett first brought it to America in 1829. When visiting Finland, Santa leaves his sleigh behind and rides on a goat named Ukko. Finnish folklore has it that Ukko is made of straw, but is strong enough to carry Santa Claus anyway. When distributing gifts in Holland, St. Nicholas is accompanied his servant, Black , who is responsible for actually dropping the presents down their recipients’ chimneys. He also punishes bad children by putting them in a bag and carrying them away to Spain. The day after Christmas, December 26, is known as Boxing Day. It is also the holy day of St. Stephen. In Syria, Christmas gifts are distributed by one of the Wise Men’s camels. The gift-giving camel is said to have been the smallest one in the Wise Men’s caravan. One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho. The popular Christmas song “Jingle Bells” was actually written for Thanksgiving. The song was composed in 1857 by James Pierpont, and was originally called “One Horse Open Sleigh”. There are 364 gifts mentioned in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. The Puritans forbade the singing of Christmas carols. George Frederick Handel’s great Christmas oratorio, “The Messiah”, was first performed in 1742, in Dublin. America’s official national Christmas tree is located in King’s Canyon National Park in California. The tree, a giant sequoia called the “General Grant Tree”, is over 90 meters (300 feet) high, and was made the official Christmas tree in 1925. The first Christmas was celebrated on December 25, AD 336 in Rome. Artificial Christmas trees have outsold real ones since 1991. St. Nicholas was bishop of the Turkish town of Myra in the early 4th century. The Dutch first made him into a Christmas gift-giver, and Dutch settlers brought him to America where his name eventually became the familiar Santa Claus. In Armenia, the traditional Christmas Eve meal consists of fried fish, lettuce and spinach. Christmas has different meanings around the world; Christmas Eve in Japan is a good day to eat fried chicken and strawberry shortcake. Alabama was the first state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday, and the tradition began in 1836. Many of the traditions associated with Christmas (giving gifts, lighting a Yule log, singing carols, decorating an evergreen) date back to older religions. In 1647, the English parliament passed a law made Christmas illegal. The Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell, who considered feasting and revelry on what was supposed to be a holy day to be immoral, banned the Christmas festivities. The ban was lifted only when Cromwell lost power in 1660. Michigan has no official state song, b |
The word ‘durst’ is the past tense of which English word? | Durst | Define Durst at Dictionary.com durst Archaic. simple past tense of dare . dare Spell Syllables verb (used without object), dared or (Archaic) durst; dared; daring; present singular 3rd person dares or dare. 1. to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough: You wouldn't dare! verb (used with object), dared or (Archaic) durst; dared; daring; present singular 3rd person dares or dare. 2. to have the boldness to try; venture; hazard. 3. to meet defiantly; face courageously. 4. to challenge or provoke (a person) into a demonstration of courage; defy: to dare a man to fight. auxiliary verb to have the necessary courage or boldness to (used chiefly in questions and negatives): How dare you speak to me like that? He dare not mention the subject again. noun an act of daring or defiance; challenge. Idioms |
The English city of Lincoln lies on which river? | Lincoln, England - what to see in Lincoln ? Lincoln Cathedral The city of Lincoln is bypassed by most visitors to the UK, and that's a pity, because Lincoln has a colourful past that is preserved in a fascinating variety of historic buildings, particularly in the ancient medieval core. The history of Lincoln begins at Brayford Pool , a natural harbour on the River Witham. There was an Iron-Age settlement here as early as 100BC, known as "Lindun", or "The place by the pool". When the Romans invaded England they recognised the strategic importance of the place and established a garrison. They renamed the city "Lindum", and later "Lindum Colonia", from which derives our modern name of "Lincoln". Lincoln was a "colonia", or major town, and around 300AD it became the capitol of the Roman province covering eastern England. Lincoln Castle When the Romans departed Lincoln was absorbed by the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Lindsey, and still later the Danes established the city as one of the 5 chief "burghs" of the Danelaw. The Normans also acknowledged Lincoln's natural strategic position, and just 2 years after the Conquest, William the Conqueror began the building of Lincoln Castle atop the steep hill that is the core of the city. In 1072 the church followed suit and the magnificent structure of Lincoln Cathedral was begun. The cathedral is the 3rd largest in Britain, with a vast nave supported by columns of limestone and marble. The stained glass windows set off a wonderful vaulted roof, and the interior is enhanced with intricate carvings in stone and wood. Look for the notorious "Lincoln Imp" carving in the Angel Choir - a stonemason's joke that has become the official city emblem. Steep Hill, Lincoln Lincoln Cathedral boasts an impressive central tower, the tallest in the country after Salisbury at 81 metres (approximately 250 feet). But this lofty finger of stone pales before the memory of the original tower, which rose twice as high before toppling in a storm in 1547. Nestled beside the Cathedral are the ruins of the Bishop's Old Palace , reminders of a time when the Bishops of Lincoln were among the most powerful figures in the land. Former Bishops of Lincoln include Hugh of Avalon, later St. Hugh, whose tomb is in the cathedral, and Thomas Wolsey, who was Bishop here in 1514 before going on to become a cardinal and advisor to Henry VIII. The medieval centre of Lincoln is blessed with an abundance of original 14th and 15th century buildings, as well as a large number of half-timbered Tudor houses. High Bridge is the oldest bridge in England to have houses built upon it. The structure dates from the 12th century, and looks its age in the most complimentary fashion. A relative parvenu compared to High Bridge is Stonebow, a wonderful Tudor Gothic bridge that once formed the city's southern gate. The city council still meets in chambers above the archway. Lincoln Castle still functions as a court, dispensing justice as it has for over 900 years. Within its walls you can see one of the original copies of the Magna Carta, signed by King John in 1215. incoln has a wide variety of interesting museums, including the Usher Gallery , featuring original poems and memorabilia of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a native of Lincolnshire. A Heritage Trail links many of the historic attractions in the city centre, and a leaflet describing the trail is available at the Tourist Information Centre on Castle Hill. The TIC is also the departure point for a variety of fascinating tours of the city, including guided walking tours, open top bus tours, ghost walks, river trips, and horse and carriage rides. Our top picks for enjoying Lincoln's heritage: |
In English football, from which team did Aston Villa buy footballer Dion Dublin in 1998? | Dion Dublin (Soccer Player) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Show Less In the 1993â94 season, Dublin regained his fitness, but his first team chances were restricted by the excellent form of Eric Cantona. In December 1993, Ferguson agreed a deal with Everton manager Howard Kendall, that would have seen Dublin moving to Goodison Park, but a member of Everton's board of directors, apparently feeling that Dublin was not worth the money Kendall had offered United, intervened to prevent the transfer going through â this incident led directly to Kendall's resignation as Everton manager and Dublin ended up staying at Old Trafford until the end of the season. … Read More He managed five league appearances that season, scoring once in a 3â2 home win over Oldham Athletic in early April. He also managed a further goal in the Football League Cup second round first leg, as United were beaten 2â1 by Stoke City at the Victoria Ground. The goal against Oldham was the only competitive goal that Dublin scored for United at Old Trafford. Read Less 1994 - 1997 3 More Events 1994 25 Years Old He was left out of the FA Cup winning team, and failed to make enough appearances to merit another Premier League title winners medal, and shortly after the start of the 1994â95 season, he was sold to Coventry City for £2 million. … Read More In four-and-a-half years with Coventry, Dublin established himself as one of the Premier League's top strikers and during the 1997â98 season won the first of his four England full caps. That season, he equalled the Coventry City record for most goals in a top division season with 23 goals in all competitions. Read Less 1995 26 Years Old Following Phil Neal's departure in 1995, the arrival of Ron Atkinson and Gordon Strachan would see Dublin fit into an attacking team in the typical Atkinson mould. … Read More It included the likes of Noel Whelan, John Salako and Darren Huckerby to add to the already attack minded Peter Ndlovu. The addition of Gary McAllister, following Euro 96, should have provided mid table stability but the teams defensive frailties often undermined Dublin's scoring at the other end. This culminated in possibly one of the greatest escapes in Premiership history in May 1997. Sitting second from bottom, Coventry City needed favourable results elsewhere whilst needing an away win at White Hart Lane. This game followed on from an away win at Anfield (Dublin scoring in the dying seconds) and a home win against Chelsea. But at Tottenham Hotspur that afternoon, Dublin scored in the first half before Paul Williams netted to secure an unlikely 2â1 win. The game reached a nerve-racking climax which included a memorable late save from City keeper Steve Ogrizovic. Read Less 1997 28 Years Old … The following season the Sky Blues improved at home and enjoyed a season of mid table security. Dublin formed an impressive partnership with Darren Huckerby which not only produced some memorable goals but also propelled the Sky Blues to the FA Cup Sixth Round against Sheffield United; a game they narrowly lost in a penalty shoot out. Read Less The 1997â98 season also saw Dublin share elite status as the Premier League's top scorer with Blackburn's Chris Sutton and Liverpool's Michael Owen â each Englishman scoring 18 league goals. … Read More During this season, Blackburn manager Roy Hodgson tabled a bid which Dublin rejected. He remained at Highfield Road and contributed to Coventry's best finish to date in the Premiership (11th). Read Less |
Great Aunt Ada Doom is a character in which novel by Stella Gibbons? | Cold Comfort Farm : Stella Gibbons : 9780140274141 Cold Comfort Farm Try AbeBooks Description This title is a classic of its kind, a dazzling parody of the earthy, melodramatic novels of the period. Flora Poste has been expensively educated to do everything but earn her own living. When she is orphaned at twenty, she decides her only option is to go and live with her relatives the Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm. What relatives, though: Judith, alone in her grief; raving old Ada Doom, who once saw something nasty in the woodshed; Amos, called by God; Seth, smouldering with sex; and Elfine, who just needs a little polish. Flora feels it incumbent upon her to bring order into the chaos. And she turns out to be remarkably good at it. show more Product details 111.76 x 180.34 x 22.86mm | 68.04g Publication date Classics Review quote ? Quite simply one of the funniest satirical novels of the last century.? ?Nancy Pearl, NPR's "Morning Edition"? Delicious . . . "Cold Comfort Farm" has the sunniness of a P. G. Wodehouse and the comic aplomb of Evelyn Waugh's "Scoop".? ?"The Independent" (London) show more About Stella Gibbons Stella Gibbons was born in 1902. She studied journalism at University College, London, and then worked for ten years on various papers, including The Evening Standard. COLD COMFORT FARM, her first novel, was published in 1932, and was followed by other novels, short stories, and poems. She died in 1989. show more Review Text This book is marvellously funny. It has kept me going in the darkest hours. Orphaned Flora Poste is packed off to darkest Sussex, where she encounters the Starkadders - smouldering Seth, grieving Judith and Great-Aunt Ada Doom, who has never recovered from seeing 'something nasty in the woodshed'. It is a specific satire on a type of overblown rural-emotional novel, as seen in the works of Mary Webb and Hugh Walpole, which is out of fashion now. Yet somehow, in mocking the breast-heavings and emotional cataclysms of this genre, Stella Gibbons delicately deflates all overstatement in every age. The literary scene is still full of pretentious Mr Mybugs today; the only difference is that Seth would now be writing 'laddish' bestsellers and Starkadder would be thundering against sin and fornication in the Daily Mail. Reviewed by Libby Purves (Kirkus UK) show more Follow us |
In Scotland, what are breeks? | Tweed Shooting Breeks / Glennon Tweed Breeks -- Orvis 32 33 For Patagonia sizing, please refer to the Patagonia Shoe Size Chart, available on every Patagonia shoe and boot page. In all instances, hold tape firm and level, but not tight. a. Head: Using a flexible/soft tape measure, start 1" above the ear. Follow around head staying 1" above the ear. This will give your most accurate reading. Then refer to the chart for size. b. Neck Circumference: Wrap tape around to the base of your front neck and allow room for wearing comfort. OR measure the collar length of a favorite shirt. c. Sleeve Length: From the center back of your neck with your arm slightly bent, follow the tape around to your wrist bone. d. Chest: Wrap a tape measure evenly around the fullest part under your arms. e. Waist: Wrap tape around your natural waistline, or where you actually wear your pants. f. Seat/Hip: Standing with your feet together, measure around the fullest part of your hip (approx. 7-8" below the waist). Don’t forget to keep the tape level. g. Inseam: Best taken from an existing pair of pants you like. Measure along the garment inseam from the crotch seam to the hem. h. Glove Hand: Measure all the way around the flat part of your hand, excluding the thumb, and around the widest part at the knuckles. Use the chart above to convert this measurement in inches to your corresponding glove size. We’re sorry. This item is no longer available. Name of recipient: |
In which English town is the University of Teesside? | Teesside University - Inspiring success - Home Teesside University At Teesside we put students at the heart of everything we do. Surely that's the point. Providing opportunities, driving enterprise, delivering excellence Awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Excellence 2013 85 years of teaching excellence Ranked in the top three globally for overall satisfaction with our learning experience Over £270m invested in our vibrant Middlesbrough town-centre campus One of the leading UK Universities for working with business Our research is world-leading (Research Excellence Framework 2014) How to find us Teesside University, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley, TS1 3BX T: 01642 218121 |
Which was the first country to stage football’s European Championship final twice? | Sweden v Portugal European Under-21 Championship final: how the players rate | Football | The Guardian European Under-21 Championship Sweden v Portugal European Under-21 Championship final: how the players rate Portugal’s William Carvalho and Bernardo Silva have shone so far but John Guidetti has put indifferent club football times behind him to excel for Sweden Portugal's William Carvalho has covered more ground than any other player in the 2015 European Under-21 Championship. Photograph: Christian Hofer/Getty Images Monday 29 June 2015 10.03 EDT Last modified on Monday 4 April 2016 08.47 EDT Share on Messenger Close Portugal take on Sweden in the Under-21 European Championship final on Tuesday as favourites after their 5-0 humbling of Germany. However, Sweden were impressive too in their dismantling of Denmark in the semi-finals and will look to spring a surprise again. Here we rate the players in the two teams’ probable starting line-ups. Portugal José Sá, goalkeeper, Marítimo: second choice at Marítimo but has excelled here. Conceded only one goal in four matches and although he does have a strong defence in front of him, has pulled off some spectacular stops, too. A brilliant block to deny Germany’s Amin Younes at 2-0 in the semi-final came seconds before Portugal added the game-killing third before half-time. Rating 7/10 Ricardo Esgaio, right-back, Sporting: one of the batch of Sporting youngsters in the squad. Not as attacking as Guerreiro on the other flank but has been a solid performer and has played every minute of every game so far; one of five Portuguese players to do so. Rating 7/10 Paulo Oliveira, centre-back, Sporting: rangy and quietly effective central defender who has marshalled the back line to great effect after forcing his way into the Sporting side last season, where he has a €45m buyout clause. A threat at set pieces. Rating 7/10 Tiago Ilori, centre-back, Liverpool: the Hampstead-born centre-back spent last season on loan at Bordeaux, where he played alongside the Sweden striker Isaac Kiese Thelin. A thigh injury has hindered his tournament but he should be fit for the final. Has set his sights on pushing for a first-team place at Liverpool next season and is still eligible to play for either Portugal, England or Nigeria. Rating 7/10 Raphaël Guerreiro, left-back, Lorient: tremendously quick and the chief provider of width on the left flank, with Sérgio Oliveira tending to play very centrally. His substitution with just under half an hour to go against Germany in the showed just how important he is to this side. Will presumably not be a Lorient player by the time next season starts. Rating 8/10 William Carvalho, defensive midfield, Sporting: a colossus at the base of midfield and, along with Bernardo Silva, the star of the tournament. Physically imposing but has an easy, laconic style that belies the fact that he covered more ground than any other player in the group stages. Rating 9/10 Pinterest Portugal’s Bernardo Silva has picked up two man-of-the-match awards at the European Under-21 Championship. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters João Mário, right-midfield, Sporting: pacy, tricky and, like his captain, Oliveira, his importance to the side has been somewhat overlooked such is the shadow cast by the players at the two ends of the midfield diamond. Popped up with the winner against England and added another against Germany. Will be a mainstay of the Sporting side next season. Rating 8/10 Sérgio Oliveira, left-midfield, Porto: captain of the side and a vital cog, despite his contributions not catching the eye as much as his midfield colleagues. Part of the side who finished runners-up in the Under-20 World Cup in 2011. Was unlucky not to open the scoring against Germany in the semi-final with a shot that pinged back off a post. Rating 7/10 Bernardo Silva, attacking midfield, Monaco: in Portugal’s four matches, Carvalho has taken two man-of-the-match awards, Silva the other two. Plays at the tip of the diamond but is essentially the main central attacker, with the two nominal forwards often pushing wid |
What items were issued to British pilots in World War ll, which could be soaked in water and unfold to reveal a map for escape if the pilot was captured? | INTERSTING FACTS - Google+ INTERSTING FACTS Posted by muhammad ahsan at 19:13 No comments: Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook most intersting and amazing Posted by muhammad ahsan at 19:07 No comments: Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Interesting Facts For Your Warehouse of Useless Knowledge 1,525,000,000 miles of telephone wire a strung across the U.S. 101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan (Wendy) are the only two Disney cartoon features with both parents that are present and don't die throughout the movie. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily. 123,000,000 cars are being driven down the U.S's highways. 160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's widest road. 166,875,000,000 pieces of mail are delivered each year in the U.S. 27% of U.S. male college students believe life is "A meaningless existential hell." 315 entries in Webster's Dictionary will be misspelled. 5% of Canadians don't know the first 7 words of the Canadian anthem, but know the first 9 of the American anthem. 56,000,000 people go to Major League baseball each year. 7% of Americans don't know the first 9 words of the American anthem, but know the first 7 of the Canadian anthem. 85,000,000 tons of paper are used each year in the U.S. 99% of the solar systems mass is concentrated in the sun. A 10-gallon hat barely holds 6 pints. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off. A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you can eat your plate. A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours. A fully loaded supertanker travelling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue. A giraffe can go without water longer than a camel can. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there. A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average. A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside. A hummingbird weighs less than a penny. A jellyfish is 95 percent water. A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. A jumbo jet uses 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off. A male emperor moth can smell a female emperor moth up to 7 miles away. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 6 years. Wow. A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night. A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana. A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit. A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove. A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water. A skunk can spray its stinky scent more than 10 feet. A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h. A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans! A walla-walla scene is one where extras pretend to be talking in the background -- when they say "walla-walla" it looks like they are actually talking. A whale's penis is called a dork. About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30. About 70% of Americans who go to college do it just to make more money. [The rest of us are avoiding reality for four more years.] According to a British law passed in 1845, attempting to commit suicide was a capital offense. Offenders could be hanged for trying. Actor Tommy Lee Jones and former vice-president Al Gore were freshman roommates at Harvard. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20. All porcupines float in water. Almonds are a mem |
In which year was the Ford Anglia car first produced in the UK? | Ford Anglia is First Produced | World History Project 1939 Ford Anglia is First Produced The Ford Anglia was a British car from Ford in the UK. It was related to the Ford Prefect and the later Ford Popular. The Ford Anglia name was applied to four models of car between 1939 and 1967. 1,594,486 Anglias were produced, before it was replaced by the new Ford Escort. The patriotically named first Ford Anglia, launched soon after Britain declared war on Germany in early September 1939,[3] and given the internal Ford model code of E04A, was a facelifted version of the Ford 7Y, a simple vehicle aimed at the cheap end of the market, with few features. Most were painted Ford black. Styling was typically late-1930s, with an upright radiator. There were standard and de-luxe models, the latter having better instrumentation and, on pre war models, running boards. Both front and rear suspensions used transverse leaf springs and the brakes were mechanical. A bulge at the back enabled a spare wheel to be removed from its vertical outside stowage on the back of the car and stowed flat on the boot floor and usefully increased luggage space, although some back seat leg room was sacrificed to the luggage space, being reduced from 43¾ inches in the Ford 7Y to 38½ inches in the Anglia.[3] The domestic market engine was the 933cc straight-4 side-valve engine familiar to drivers of predecessor models since 1933.[3] The 1172 cc straight-4 engine from the Ford Ten was fitted for some export markets, including North America where imports began for model year 1948; these cars used the slightly more aerodynamic "three-hole" grille from the 1937-8 Ford Ten 7W, prefacing the 1949 E494A facelift. They also had sealed beam headlights and small, separate parking lights mounted underneath as well as dual tail lights, into which flashing turn signals could be added without adding additional lights. The car retained a vacuum-powered wiper with its tendency to slow down or stop above about 40 mph (64 km/h), the point at which the suction effect from the induction manifold disappeared: however, the Anglia's wipers were supported by a vacuum reservoir which partially addressed the propensity to stop entirely when the car was accelerated.[3] A contemporary road test commended the Anglia's ability to pull away from 5 or 6 mph (8 or 10 km/h) in top gear.[3] Compulsory driving tests had only recently been introduced in the UK: most potential buyers would approach the vehicle without the benefit of formal driving tuition. The cars did have synchromesh between second and top gears, but not between first and second,[3] so that many would have sought, wherever possible, to avoid en route changes down to first. The 2-door Anglia is similar to the 4-door E93A Ford Prefect. Production, hindered by the closure of Ford's factory during the Second World War, ceased in 1948 after a total of 55,807 had been built. Initial sales in England actually began in early 1940. Production was suspended in early 1942, and resumed in mid 1945. In Australia, the E04A was built from 1940–1945, and again from 1946-1948. |
Dame Mary Lesley Perkins is a co-founder of which chain of UK opticians? | How Much Is Mary Douglas Perkins Worth - Mary Douglas Perkins Net Worth How Much Is Mary Douglas Perkins Worth Read more... Mary Douglas Perkins Mary Douglas Perkins Net Worth is .. Dame Mary Lesley Perkins, DBE (born 14 February 1944) is co-founder and a senior executive of Specsavers, a leading bricks and mortar United Kingdom eyeglass company. The wife of Specsavers co-founder and chairman Doug Perkins, Dame Mary ha... Mary Douglas Perkins Net Worth is . Mary Douglas Perkins Net Worth is . Dame Mary Lesley Perkins, DBE is co-founder and a senior executive of Specsavers, a leading bricks and mortar United Kingdom eyeglass company. The wife of Specsavers co-founder and chairman Doug Perkins, Dame Mary has three children, all of whom work for Specsavers and are eventually expected to take over the privately owned company. She attended Fairfield Grammar School in Bristol. She then went to Cardiff University to train as an optometrist. At Cardiff, she met Doug Perkins, whom she would later marry. The couple established their first business in Bristol in the 1960s. This was a chain of opticians around Bristol, which they sold for A?2 million in 1980, and continue to receive income from. After the sale the couple moved to Guernsey, where Mary's father had retired. Mary and Doug Perkins established Specsavers in Guernsey in 1984. In 2007 it was the largest privately owned opticians in the world, with nearly 900 stores across the UK and Eu... |
Former Wimbledon tennis player John McEnroe was born in which country? | John McEnroe | Tennis Database Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit In addition to John McEnroe's skill on the tennis court and championship career, he is best known for his aggressive and intense playing style as well as his rivalry with Swedish tennis player Bjorn Borg. "If you play John, you must play your best. He doesn't have any weaknesses," said Borg of McEnroe in the Lincoln Library of Sports Champions. In the 1980 Wimbledon final, which Mike Lupica of Esquire called the most famous match ever, Borg found out just how tenacious the talented and controversial southpaw from Queens, New York, really was. Unfortunately, mention of McEnroe is just as likely to call to mind images of abused racquets and berated linesmen as it is the devastating serves and volleys that led to 17 Grand Slam titles. Personal Life Edit John Patrick McEnroe was born on February 16, 1959, in Wiesbaden, Germany, where his father, John McEnroe, Sr., was serving in the United States Air Force and his mother, Kay McEnroe, was a surgical nurse. He was the oldest of three sons. In 1963, his family moved to Douglaston, Queens, New York, where he was raised. At an early age, he exhibited unusually developed eye-hand coordination and athletic ability. According to his father, when John, Jr. was only two years of age, he could strike a ball with a plastic bat, and at age four he could hit it a considerable distance. While McEnroe exhibited qualities of a tennis prodigy, he enthusiastically played many other sports. However, it soon became obvious that he possessed a great deal of natural ability on the tennis court. Oddly, although he won several Junior tournaments, and moved steadily upward in rank, he was never rated number one on the National Junior circuit. In 1970, McEnroe was placed under the tutelage of Tony Palafox, a former Davis Cup player for Mexico and Harry "Hop" Hopman, a former Australian Davis Cup coach, at the Port Washington (Long Island) Tennis Academy. McEnroe attended Trinity School, a prestigious and expensive Ivy League preparatory school in Manhattan, where he was known to be funny, witty, and rowdy. He did above average scholastically—although by his own admission, he could have done better if it weren't for his many sports activities: four years of soccer and tennis; two years of basketball. At the age of 16, McEnroe received a six-month suspension from the Port Washington Tennis Academy for an adolescent prank. As a result, his parents switched the young talent to the Cove Racquet Club, where Palafox had also moved. Career Edit A pivotal series of events in McEnroe's career took place in 1977, after he graduated from high school. He was given the opportunity to play in Europe, where he won the French Juniors Tournament. Aiming for the Junior's title at Wimbledon, he had to pull out of the event when he qualified for the men's competition. Not only did he qualify for this important tournament, but he advanced to the semi-finals, where he was beaten by the more experienced Jimmy Connors, who won in four sets. At that time, McEnroe became the youngest man ever to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals. He also solidified his reputation as one of tennis' "bad boys" along with Jimmy Connors and Ilie Nastase. His disturbing and emotional outbursts were directed at linesman, opponents, and himself. Pete Axthelm from Newsweek noted later, "He is a young man who raised perfectly placed strokes to a high art form, only to resort to tantrums that smear his masterpieces like graffiti." Although McEnroe played somewhat inconsistently for the remainder of the year, he was voted Tennis magazine's Rookie of the Year for 1977. McEnroe at a young age That fall, McEnroe attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, on a tennis scholarship. He led the school's tennis team to the NCAA Championship in 1978. After his freshman year he decided to turn pro. In the summer of 1978, McEnroe was eliminated in the first round at Wimbledon but reached the semi-finals of the U.S. Open. By the end of that year, he was ranked sixth in the world in singles a |
The term ‘Cathay’ refers to which modern day country? | Who is Modern Babylon? Who is Modern Babylon? - Appendix 1 - Ancient and Modern Babylon The Bible goes to great lengths to clearly tell us about two different (but similar), literal Babylons: ancient, historical Babylon and modern, prophesied Babylon the Great. There are more verses of Scripture (over 250) that speak of the two Babylons than of any other city or nation on Earth, except for Jerusalem and Israel. Entire chapters of the Bible devoted to Babylon include: Isaiah 13, 14, 47; Jeremiah 50, 51; and Revelation 17 and 18. Each Babylon is not only identified by a “great city,” but by the land, nation or empire in which its great city is located (cf. Jeremiah 50:8, 12, 28); by other nations or territories it dominates politically, economically, militarily, and religiously; and by its treachery against Israel. Two entire chapters plus other passages of the book of Revelation are devoted to modern Babylon. The great exultation of the redeemed of the Lord before He returns to establish His kingdom on Earth is because of the final (second) destruction of modern Babylon (Revelation 18:21-19:2). So, modern Babylon will be the most important city-state/nation/empire on Earth, other than Israel, during the seven-year period of tribulation and the Wrath of Yahuah ("God") foretold in the Revelation. If you are interested in really understanding the events, players, and plot of the book of Revelation, realize that a main key to unlocking that understanding is knowing the identity, activities, and destiny of modern, prophesied Babylon. So, brace yourself, put on your face-up-to-reality hat and let us first take a look at ancient, historical Babylon to see what clues about modern Babylon we can gather. Ancient Babylon Actually, there were three ancient Babylons: Babylon the religious center of the Akkadian Empire, Babylon the capital of the first Babylonian Empire, and Babylon the capital of the neo-Babylonian Empire. Aspects of all three ancient Babylons are reflected in Bible prophecies concerning modern Babylon. The Bible tells us that, after the Great Flood, Noah's great-grandson Nimrod founded the world's first multi-national, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural empire (cf. Genesis 10:10-12). Coincidentally, thousands of cuneiform (clay) tablets from that same time period (about 2300 BCE) tell us that, in the same location (the "land of Shinar" - Mesopotamia) the Akkadian Empire, which most secular historians acknowledge as the world's first Empire, was founded by Sargon. Close examination of Biblical, Akkadian and Summerian records reveal that Nimrod and Sargon are the same person. Nimrod was his given name and Sargon (which means "True King" or "Legitimate King") in Akkadian was his royal title. According to both the Biblical (Genesis 10:10) and secular records the Kingdom of Akkadia included the religious center that was later named Babylon and the cities of Erich (Uruk) and Accad (Akkad). Also, according to both records, this king invaded and conquered what was then the relatively small, insignificant kingdom of Assyria, built several cities there including Nineveh and Calah, and incorporated it into his growing empire. Thirdly, both the Bible and Akkadian records call this king a "mighty hunter" (Genesis 10:9). All Akkadian kings were celebrated as mighty hunters and warriors and were worshiped as deified humans. To establish himself as a god in the public's perception, Sargon ceremonially married the principal deity of the Summerians and Akkadians, the "Queen of Heaven" Innana (later named Ishtar in Babylon). Scripture states that Nimrod "began to be a mighty one on the earth" (Genesis 10:8), which may indicate that he was not only the first empire-building ruler or king, but that he had supernatural satanic powers. His powers certainly were not from the one true God Yahuah, because he practiced a totally idolatrous religious system and attempted to build a tower to heaven - the infamous "Tower of Babel" - reminding us of Satan’s enticing statement to Adam and Eve, “You will be like [Yahuah]” (Genesis 3:5), and |
Who wrote the novel ‘Across the River and Into the Trees’? | Across the River and Into the Trees: Ernest Hemingway, Boyd Gaines: 9780743566032: Amazon.com: Books Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter One They started two hours before daylight, and at first, it was not necessary to break the ice across the canal as other boats had gone on ahead. In each boat, in the darkness, so you could not see, but only hear him, the poler stood in the stern, with his long oar. The shooter sat on a shooting stool fastened to the top of a box that contained his lunch and shells, and the shooter's two, or more, guns were propped against the load of wooden decoys. Somewhere, in each boat, there was a sack with one or two live mallard hens, or a hen and a drake, and in each boat there was a dog who shifted and shivered uneasily at the sound of the wings of the ducks that passed overhead in the darkness. Four of the boats went on up the main canal toward the big lagoon to the north. A fifth boat had already turned off into a side canal. Now, the sixth boat turned south into a shallow lagoon, and there was no broken water. It was all ice, new-frozen during the sudden, windless cold of the night. It was rubbery and bending against the thrust of the boatman's oar. Then it would break as sharply as a pane of glass, but the boat made little forward progress. "Give me an oar," the shooter in the sixth boat said. He stood up and braced himself carefully. He could hear the ducks passing in the darkness, and feel the restless lurching of the dog. To the north he heard the sound of breaking ice from the other boats. "Be careful," the poler in the stern said. "Don't tip the boat over." "I am a boatman, too," the shooter said. He took the long oar the boatman handed him and reversed it so he could hold it by the blade. Holding the blade he reached forward and punched the handle through the ice. He felt the firm bottom of the shallow lagoon, put his weight on the top of the wide oar-blade, and holding with both hands and, first pulling, then shoving, until the pole-hold was well to the stern, he drove the boat ahead to break the ice. The ice broke like sheets of plate glass as the boat drove into it, and onto it, and astern the boatman shoved them ahead into the broken passage. After a while, the shooter, who was working hard and steadily and sweating in his heavy clothes, asked the boatman, "Where is the shooting barrel?" "Off there to the left. In the middle of the next bay." "Should I turn for it now?" "As you wish." "What do you mean, as I wish? You know the water. Is there water to carry us there?" "The tide is low. Who knows?" "It will be daylight before we get there if we don't hurry." The boatman did not answer. All right, you surly jerk, the shooter thought to himself. We are going to get there. We've made two-thirds of the way now and if you are worried about having to work to break ice to pick up birds, that is altogether too bad. "Get your back in it, jerk," he said in English. "What?" the boatman asked in Italian. "I said let's go. It's going to be light." It was daylight before they reached the oaken staved hogshead sunk in the bottom of the lagoon. It was surrounded by a sloping rim of earth that had been planted with sedge and grass, and the shooter swung carefully up onto this, feeling the frozen grasses break as he stepped on them. The boatman lifted the combination shooting stool and shell box out of the boat and handed it to the shooter, who leaned over and placed it in the bottom of the big barrel. The shooter, wearing his hip boots and an old combat jacket, with a patch on the left shoulder that no one understood, and with the slight light places on the straps, where stars had been removed, climbed down into the barrel and the boatman handed him his two guns. He placed them against the wall of the barrel and hung his other shell bag between them, hanging it on two hooks built into the wall of the sunken barrel. Then he leaned the guns against each side of the shell bag. "Is there water?" he asked the boatman. "No water," the boatman said. "Can you drink the lagoon |
‘Good ‘Ol Boys’ by Waylon Jennings was the theme tune to which US tv series? | Waylon Jennings - Dukes Of Hazzard "Good Ol' Boys" Theme Song - YouTube Waylon Jennings - Dukes Of Hazzard "Good Ol' Boys" Theme Song 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 7, 2011 Dukes Of Hazzard "Good Ol' Boys" - Waylon Jennings Category |
St Gallen Airport is in which European country? | St. Gallen Airport Arrivals and Departures | Flight Information St. Gallen St. Gallen Airport St. Gallen-Airport is one of the smaller airports in Switzerland. It is an international airport with more than 0.1m passengers per year (incoming, outgoing and transit). The runways are located 16 hours away from Atlanta, GA and from here the shortest possible connection is a 2 Stop Over flight. This is a Long Distance flight as defined by the European Union. From the city center of St. Gallen to the terminals you will need approx. 27 minutes by car, as the distance is about 18 miles. To have a look at the St. Gallen-Airport Flight Information please check the "Arrivals & Departures" section. And if you plan to visit Switzerland please keep in mind that the official currency is "Swiss Franc". Just use the currency converter in the field "Money". Airport Passengers per Year 115,710 (2012) ACH If the button "Arrivals" is not working please click on the following link: If the button "Departures" is not working please click on the following link: |
In ancient Rome, what was a scutum? | 8/13/2010 • Gear , MH Tools The heavy scutum enabled a legionary to fend off and then bring his gladius to bear. (Illustration by Gregory Proch) At the height of Rome’s conquests, the Roman foot soldier dominated the battlefield with disciplined coordination of the weapons in his arsenal—first by hurling his thin, iron-tipped pilum (javelin) at the enemy and then deciding the issue at close quarters using gladius (sword) and scutum (shield). The gladius was a cut-and-thrust weapon, with a double-edged, pointed steel blade about 2 feet long. The scutum, originally elliptical, had assumed a rectangular shape by the early days of the empire. An imperial scutum comprised strips of bentwood, steamed over a form into a convex curve to deflect blows and missiles. The face was covered in hide, its edges bound in rawhide or iron, with a round central boss of bronze, brass or iron. A surviving example found in Syria was 43 inches high and 34 inches wide with a 26-inch gap behind its face. In close combat, the Roman legionary used his scutum to batter an enemy or deflect blows while seeking an opening to stab his opponent in the torso with gladius or pugio (dagger). Confident in their combined arms, legionaries scoffed at enemy swordsmen who tried to hack their way through a Roman square, waiting until exhaustion rendered their foes ripe for a killing blow. However, scuta offered limited protection from powerful composite bows, such as those used by the Parthians and Huns. By the early 3rd century, the Romans had replaced the gladius with the 3-foot-long spatha, a design evolution that would lead to the medieval broadsword. And by the late 3rd century, the scutum had reverted to elliptical or circular form. By that time the empire was in decline, and a new era of warfare was in the offing. |
In medicine, a penectomy is the removal of what? | Penectomy Medical Definition | Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary : surgical removal of the penis Seen and Heard What made you want to look up penectomy? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). |
Which scientist was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 by Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion? | Offering the Presidency of Israel to Albert Einstein | Jewish Virtual Library Offering the Presidency of Israel to Albert Einstein (November 17, 1952) Letter Offering Albert Einstein the Presidency of Israel: Embassy of Israel Dear Professor [Albert] Einstein : The bearer of this letter is Mr. David Goitein of Jerusalem who is now serving as Minister at our Embassy in Washington. He is bringing you the question which Prime Minister Ben Gurion asked me to convey to you, namely, whether you would accept the Presidency of Israel if it were offered you by a vote of the Knesset. Acceptance would entail moving to Israel and taking its citizenship. The Prime Minister assures me that in such circumstances complete facility and freedom to pursue your great scientific work would be afforded by a government and people who are fully conscious of the supreme significance of your labors. Mr. Goitein will be able to give you any information that you may desire on the implications of the Prime Minister's question. Whatever your inclination or decision may be, I should be deeply grateful for an opportunity to speak with you again within the next day or two at any place convenient for you. I understand the anxieties and doubts which you expressed to me this evening. On the other hand, whatever your answer, I am anxious for you to feel that the Prime Minister's question embodies the deepest respect which the Jewish people can repose in any of its sons. To this element of personal regard, we add the sentiment that Israel is a small State in its physical dimensions, but can rise to the level of greatness in the measure that it exemplifies the most elevated spiritual and intellectual traditions which the Jewish people has established through its best minds and hearts both in antiquity and in modern times. Our first President, as you know, taught us to see our destiny in these great perspectives, as you yourself have often exhorted us to do. Therefore, whatever your response to this question, I hope that you will think generously of those who have asked it, and will commend the high purposes and motives which prompted them to think of you at this solemn hour in our people's history. With cordial wishes, |
In the UK, what was the first Welsh football team to play in the Premier League? | Wales In The English Premier League: A Potted History Of A Cross-Border Anomaly - Pitch Invasion Wales In The English Premier League: A Potted History Of A Cross-Border Anomaly May 31, 2011 Swansea City will become the first Welsh team to play in the English Premier League in the 2011-2012 season, following their victory in the Championship play-off final on Monday. As I write, thousands are out on the streets of Swansea celebrating as the team bus drives through the southern Welsh city. While to fans of MLS it may seem normal for a league to span two countries, the existence of Swansea in the Premier League, Cardiff City in the Football League and Newport County, Wrexham, Merthyr Town and Colwyn Bay further down in the English system remains a subject of some controversy to UEFA and within Welsh and English football. A potted history of Welsh football is in order to explain this anomaly. The Welsh national association is one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1876, 13 years after the English FA and three years after the Scottish FA. Its original hotspot was in North Wales, mainly around Wrexham, where the sport had crossed the border from Cheshire in England. In south Wales though, rather than Association Football taking hold, it was Rugby Football that became the most popular organised game in the country in the late nineteenth century. This distinction can be seen in the contrast between the country’s biggest professional clubs – Wrexham in the north date back to 1872, while in the south of the country Cardiff were founded in 1899 and Swansea in 1913. This delayed national development provided an immediate impediment to a strong Welsh league developing in the crucial early decades of organised football in Great Britain, and was unlike the story in Scotland, to contrast to another English neighbour. Challenging issues of north-south transit in Wales also proved to be a challenge to national play in the country. Welsh participation in the English league system thus dates back to the country’s oldest club, Wrexham. Located close to the border with England adjacent to the Northwest hub of English football, it actually proved to be more profitable for the club to play in the English Combination minor league that ran from 1890 to 1911 than in the nascent Welsh League, with the inferior competition in Wales dettering spectators and players alike (Wrexham briefly played in the Welsh league from 1894-1896, easily winning it both seasons they participated in). Wrexham eventually rose up the English system to the Football League, and the newer professional Welsh clubs such as Swansea and Cardiff followed them across the border in the early twentieth century. Cardiff had the strongest run of success in English competition in the twentieth century, winning the FA Cup in 1927, three years after finishing as runners-up in the Football League’s top division. Swansea themselves rose to the top flight in 1981 after three successive promotions from the basement division under John Toshack. They finished in sixth place in the 1981-82 season, but just as quickly fell back to the bottom tier by 1986, thankfully the Betfred promo code wasn’t around or a lot of people might have lost out a lot of money on the game. Meantime, the Welsh teams playing in the English league system were still allowed to compete in the Welsh Cup, of course dominating it. This provided Welsh clubs with a route to European competition. This issue has proven to be controversial: in the early 1990’s, a national Welsh Premier League was established, featuring both professional and semi-pro clubs, with all Welsh clubs invited to join it. The professional clubs from four of Wales’ biggest conurbations – Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Wrexham – all refused to join, remaining in the English system. Clubs playing in the English league system were thus banned from participating in the Welsh Cup in 1995, removing that route to European competition for clubs such as Swansea and Cardiff – though that may be about to change . The Welsh Premier League even had considerable tro |
Which part of Peter Pan was kept in a drawer in the Darling household? | Peter Pan Summary & Study Guide Peter Pan Summary & Study Guide This section contains 1,575 words (approx. 4 pages at 400 words per page) View a FREE sample Act I Peter Pan opens in the nursery of the Darling family household in Bloomsbury, London. The family is somewhat impoverished, employing Nana, a Newfoundland dog, as the three children's nurse. When the play's action begins, Nana is putting the youngest Darling child, Michael, to bed, while Mrs. Darling prepares to go out for dinner with her husband. Wendy and John, the eldest and middle, respectively, play at being their parents for her. While Nana sees to the children. Mrs. Darling confides to her husband that she saw the face of a little boy at the window trying to get in and that she has seen it before. She almost caught him once but only managed to snare his shadow, which she has kept rolled up in a drawer. Mrs. Darling also describes a ball of light accompanying him. Mr. Darling declares that he is sick of Nana... |
Who was the first US President to speak in Westminster Hall in London? | Obama .. Full Speech .. Westminster Hall .. London - YouTube Obama .. Full Speech .. Westminster Hall .. London Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Dec 6, 2012 President Obama's historical address to the British Parliament in London's Westminster Hall. Obama is the first American President to be invited to speak in this historiallly important British building Category |
How many tiles are at there in a Double-12 set of dominoes? | Double-12 Dominoes - Standard Set Double-12 Dominoes The tiles in a standard set of Double-12 Dominoes Double-12 Dominoes. Andrew Unangst / Getty Images Share By Erik Arneson Here's a list of the 91 tiles (with a total of 1,092 pips) included in a set of Double-12 Dominoes: blank-blank |
Which English comedian’s real name is Royston Vasey? | Roy Chubby Brown Discography at Discogs Profile: Born: February 3 1945 Grangetown, Redcar, England Roy 'Chubby' Brown the self proclaimed 'crudest and rudest' comedian was born in the depressed steel-making town Grangetown. He left home when he was 14. His blue-period came to the fore after an appearance on Opportunity Knocks in the mid seventies where he came fourth to a spoon player. His manager George Forster suggested that he should go completely blue as there were so many clean comedians around struggling to make a living. At first he had difficulty with the swearing but now it is the swearing that the people come to expect. He is really poking fun at himself and male inadequacy, a third of his audience are women who can relate his act to the men in their lives. "I decided to go right over the top and be the rudest man in the country and I haven't looked back." Sites: |
Composer Jean Sibelius was born in which country? | Jean Sibelius | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic Jean Sibelius Biography by Robert Cummings Sibelius (1865-1957) was Finland's leading post-Romantic composer of symphonies and a national icon, regarded as the foremost Nordic symphonist of the 20th century. |
In which year was the Battle of Britain? | Battle of Britain - World War II - HISTORY.com Battle of Britain A+E Networks Introduction In the summer and fall of 1940, German and British air forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom, locked in the largest sustained bombing campaign to that date. A significant turning point of World War II, the Battle of Britain ended when Germany’s Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force despite months of targeting Britain’s air bases, military posts and, ultimately, its civilian population. Britain’s decisive victory saved the country from a ground invasion and possible occupation by German forces while proving that air power alone could be used to win a major battle. Google On June 17, 1940, the defeated French signed an armistice and quit World War II . Britain now stood alone against the power of Germany’s military forces, which had conquered most of Western Europe in less than two months. But Prime Minister Winston Churchill rallied his stubborn people and outmaneuvered those politicians who wanted to negotiate with Adolf Hitler . But Britain’s success in continuing the war would very much depend on the RAF Fighter Command’s ability to thwart the Luftwaffe’s efforts to gain air superiority. This then would be the first all-air battle in history. Did You Know? The battle received its name from a speech Winston Churchill delivered to the British House of Commons on June 18, 1940, in which he stated "The Battle of France is over. I expect the Battle of Britain is about to begin." In fact, Britain’s situation was more favorable than most of the world recognized at the time. Britain possessed an effective air defense system, first-rate fighter pilots, and a great military leader in Air Marshal Hugh Dowding. On the other hand, the Germans had major problems: they had no navy left after the costly conquest of Norway, their army was unprepared for any form of amphibious operations, and the Luftwaffe had suffered heavy losses in the west (the first two factors made a seaborne attack on the British Isles impossible from the first). Even more serious, the Germans had poor intelligence and little idea of British vulnerabilities. They wasted most of July in waiting for a British surrender and attacked only in August. Although air strikes did substantial damage to radar sites, on August 13–15 the Luftwaffe soon abandoned that avenue and turned to attacks on RAF air bases. A battle of attrition ensued in which both sides suffered heavy losses (an average loss of 21 percent of the RAF’s fighter pilots and 16 percent of the Luftwaffe’s fighter pilots each month during July, August, and September). For a time the advantage seemed to swing slightly in favor of the Germans, but a combination of bad intelligence and British attacks on Berlin led the Luftwaffe to change its operational approach to massive attacks on London. The first attack on London on September 7 was quite successful; the second, on September 15, failed not only with heavy losses, but also with a collapse of morale among German bomber crews when British fighters appeared in large numbers and shot down many of the Germans. As a result, Hitler permanently postponed a landing on the British Isles and suspended the Battle of Britain. The Reader’s Companion to Military History. Edited by Robert Cowley and Geoffrey Parker. Copyright © 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Tags |
Which country’s national football team was knocked out of the 1998 FIFA World Cup despite scoring six goals in their last match? | World Cup Winners List - World Cup Soccer History of Winners List FIFA World Cup Winners List and History by Jordan Adams Below is a list of the World Cup Soccer winners and details from past events in history. 1930 FIFA World Cup Winners: Uruguay Hosted by the country of Uruguay, the first ever FIFA World Cup was held eight years after the international game was first recognized through Olympic competition. It was in 1929 that a group voted that the country of Uruguay should be the first nation to host a FIFA World Cup. This tournament started out small, as only thirteen nations were to compete. Four of the countries were from Europe, eight came from South America and the Untied States took part as well. As far as the games went, Uruguay held strong against its opponents, as they swept through group play, defeating both Peru and Romania via shutouts. Once in the knockout round, Uruguay's team continued its strong play defeating Yugoslavia in the Semifinals, 6-0, and it conquered Argentina in the Championship game, 4-2. Uruguay's tournament success can be attributed to its strikers, having two of the top goal scorers in the tournament in Cae and Anselmo. Get a FREE 20% Signup Bonus at Bookmaker Sportsbook - Click Here - Mention bonus code DOC300 1934 FIFA World Cup Winners: Italy Italy's triumph in the 1934 World Cup marked the second host team to win the tournament since the creation of the event. Turned down to host the 1930 FIFA World Cup, Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 in extra time after trailing 1-0 through most of the game until an equalizer eight minutes before time ended. A great leap from the inaugural tournament, the second ever World Cup had 32 competitors, so all teams, including the host Italy, had to qualify in order to continue. Sixteen teams went on to the elimination round, however the defending champion Uruguay team failed to send a squad to defend their title. In the final match it was Czechoslovakia striking first blood when left-winger Puc put a goal through with twenty minutes remaining. With only a few minutes to go and trailing, it was Italy's Orsi that put his squad back in the match with the tying goal, sending the match to extra time where Italy's Meazza would come back from an injury to score the winning goal and capture the victory for his home country. 1938 FIFA World Cup Winners: Italy Marked by the cloud of war, the third ever World Cup received fewer nations as many held back because of this issue. It was in this World Cup that one of the greatest matches was played by Brazil and Poland. Brazil came away with the victory in extra time, 6-5. While Italy defended its title and came away with its second consecutive World Cup championship, it was Brazil's Leonidas who came into the spotlight with a tournament-leading seven goals and created worldwide interest with his exceptional marksmanship. However, it was the decision of Brazilian coach Adheniar Pimenta to rest Leonidas, as well as others, for the final. They never got that opportunity, as Italy knocked out the South American power, 2-1. Advancing to the final, Italy captured back-to-back FIFA World Cup titles as they defeated Hungary, 4-2. 1950 FIFA World Cup Winners: Uruguay Twelve years from the last FIFA tournament, the fourth-ever World Cup took place in Brazil after the Second World War had concluded. This tournament in Brazil marked a new era for soccer as the tournaments were held in much larger stadiums throughout the cities of this South American country. Instead of qualifying for an elimination format, it was four teams that continued to a round robin format. It was host city Brazil, along with Uruguay, Spain and Sweden which joined for the final round. At this point Brazil cruised past Sweden and Spain, 7-1, and 6-1, respectively. Uruguay also managed to defeat Spain, 2-1, advancing to play the Brazilian squad in the championship. Brazil needed only a tie to capture the title, as Uruguay had only three points. However, Uruguay shocked Brazil and their home crowd and won their second FIFA World Cup, 2-1. 1954 FIFA World Cup Wi |
Epping Forest is in which English county? | Epping Forest | district, England, United Kingdom | Britannica.com district, England, United Kingdom Eastbourne Epping Forest, district, administrative and historic county of Essex , England . It occupies the southwestern part of the county at the northeastern edge of Greater London . The name also refers to an ancient tract of woodland that crosses the district. The original forest was a royal hunting ground that was gradually enclosed; only through opposition by holders of common rights was it in part saved by act of Parliament in 1878. The remaining 9 square miles (23 square km) passed to the care of the Corporation of the City of London . Waltham Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest, Essex, Eng. JohnArmagh The market town of Epping serves the area as a prosperous suburban shopping centre. Other modern suburbs within the district include Chigwell , Waltham Abbey, and Ongar. Area 131 square miles (340 square km). Pop. (2001) 120,896; (2011) 124,659. Learn More in these related articles: Essex (county, England, United Kingdom) administrative, geographic, and historic county of eastern England. It extends along the North Sea coastline between the Thames and Stour estuaries. The administrative county covers an area within the larger geographic county, which in turn covers a part of the original historic county of Essex.... London (national capital, United Kingdom) city, capital of the United Kingdom. It is among the oldest of the world’s great cities—its history spanning nearly two millennia—and one of the most cosmopolitan. By far Britain’s largest metropolis, it is also the country’s economic, transportation, and cultural... Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: May 03, 2013 URL: https://www.britannica.com/place/Epping-Forest Access Date: January 18, 2017 Share |
In medicine, exsanguination is commonly known as what? | Exsanguination - wikidoc Exsanguination Synonyms and Keywords: Desagnuination; bleeding out; hemorrhagic shock; bleeding to death; massive blood loss; fatal bleed; fatal bleeding; fatal blood loss; severe hemorrhage; massive bleeding; massive bleed; massive hemorrhage Overview Exsanguination is the fatal process of total hypovolemia ( blood loss ). It is most commonly known as " bleeding to death ." Historical Perspective The term was widely used by Hippocrates in traditional medicine practiced in the Greco-Roman civilization and in Europe during the Middle Age. The word was possibly used to describe the lack of personality (by death or by weakness ) that often occurred once a person suffered hemorrhage or massive blood loss . The exact ideology of the term, as it is commonly used, is not clearly understood. Medical literature suggests that a person who suffered massive blood loss as being alive , but some authors may be convinced the person is not living. This ambiguity is likely the cause of its infrequent use in the medical profession today. The word itself originated from Latin: 'ex' (out of) and 'sanguis' ( blood ). Therefore the word literally means 'out of blood '. Epidemiology and Demographics Exsanguination is a relatively uncommon cause of death in humans . Causes It might be more precise to say that exsanguination is a mode of death rather than a cause, since exsanguination itself will have an underlying cause which is listed here: Common causes |
What is Beauty’s name in the Disney film ‘Beauty and the Beast’? | Beast | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Beast in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas. In the midquel, which takes place not long after the Beast rescued Belle from the wolves, much to the Beast's frustration, Belle wants to celebrate Christmas and throw a real Christmas party. The Beast hates the idea of Christmas, for it was the very day when the Enchantress cast the spell on him and the entire castle ten years ago; he also was ungrateful for his gift that day, a storybook. While the Beast sits most of the preparations out, a treacherous servant plots to have Belle thrown out of the castle: Forte the Pipe Organ, since he is far more appreciated by the Beast while under the spell. Unknown to the Beast, Belle writes him a special book which he doesn't see until later on. She also meets Forte later on in a chance meeting. Forte tells her that the Beast's favorite Christmas tradition when he was a child was the Christmas tree. Belle becomes frustrated, for no tree she has seen on the grounds has been tall enough to hang ornaments. He then lies to Belle, saying that a perfect tree can be found in the woods beyond the castle. Reluctant to go against the Beast's orders that she never leave the castle, Belle leaves nonetheless in order to find the perfect tree. When Belle does not arrive to see the Beast's Christmas present to her, he begins to suspect that she is not there at all. When Mrs. Potts explains that the household cannot find her, the Beast becomes enraged. He goes to Forte to ask for advice, and Forte lies to him that Belle has abandoned him. The Beast finds Belle in the woods and saves her in time from drowning, since she fell through thin ice. Still believing that Belle disobeyed him by leaving the grounds, the Beast ruthlessly throws her into the dungeon. But when Forte goads him into destroying the rose to end his suffering, the Beast finds Belle's book in the West Wing and reads it, coming to his senses and realizing that all Belle wants is for him to be happy. Releasing Belle from the dungeon, the Beast prepares to join in the Christmas festivities. But Forte does not give up and even goes as far as to attempt to destroy the entire castle with Beethoven's 5th. Fortunately, the Beast finds him in time and destroys his keyboard with Franz Schubert's Symphony No 8. Losing his balance (and his pipes), Forte falls from the wall he is leaned up against and is silenced forever. Despite his intentions, the Beast mourns Forte's death with Belle comforting him. When he and the other servants are returned to normal, the Prince and Belle give Chip, Mrs. Potts' son, a book to read, which he loves. As the Prince and Belle come out to the balcony, he gives her something too: a rose. Belle's Magical World Beast in Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World. In the final entry of the franchise, made up of four segments from a presumably failed television series, Belle teaches the Beast a thing or two about life itself, consideration and manners. He appears only in the first and fourth segments, and in a cameo in the third. In the first part, The Perfect Word, the Beast and Belle have a bitter falling out at dinner when the Beast demands that Cogsworth opens the windows to cool him down, despite the fact that he is the only one hot and there is a cold wind, and angrily strikes his servant, Webster, a long-tongued dictionary. Despite Lumière and Cogsworth's please, the Beast refuses to apologize for his behavior, until Webster, Crane, and LePlume forge a letter of apology from the Beast to Belle. All is settled until the Beast realizes that it was a forgery. He furiously banishes Webster, Crane, and LePlume from the castle, but Belle brings them back from the woods, and the Beast soon learns to forgive them, as their intentions were good. In the fourth (and final) part, The Broken Wing, the Beast loses his temper with Belle again when she brings an injured bird into the castle, as he dislikes birds. As he tries to chase the bird out, however, he falls over on the sta |
Moorfield’s Hospital in London specialises in the treatment of which part of the body? | Kuang Hu - Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon Glaucoma Treatment & Cataract Surgery Excellence in eye care is the focus of the team led by Mr Kuang Hu, London-based Moorfields Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, who specialises in Glaucoma and Cataracts. Assessment of your eye condition will include a thorough examination and any necessary special tests, many of which can be performed conveniently in-house. A wide range of treatments is available, including minimally-invasive day-case surgical procedures. Focussed on Excellence in Eye Care Mr Hu believes in providing a high-quality service, good value for money, and convenience. So, your first consultation with him at Infinity Eye Clinic in Harley Street comes with a Satisfaction Guarantee and Price Promise. Infinity Eye Clinic can also arrange a car and driver to bring you to and from your home or workplace – at our expense if you are local. Value and Convenience But that’s not all. Mr Hu offers consultations at weekends to fit in with busy schedules. With transparent pricing of his services, there’ll be no nasty surprises when it comes to fees. And you can book consultations without the need for health insurance. Connect with Us Our team is always happy to hear from you, so connect via telephone, email or social media. |
Which English singer entertained the crowds on Centre Court at Wimbledon in 1996 when rain stopped play ? | UK: WIMBLEDON TENNIS: CLIFF RICHARD SINGS AS RAIN STOPS PLAY | AP Archive UK: WIMBLEDON TENNIS: CLIFF RICHARD SINGS AS RAIN STOPS PLAY Showing 1 of 1623 | Tennis Aus Open Sampras UK: WIMBLEDON TENNIS: CLIFF RICHARD SINGS AS RAIN STOPS PLAY UK: WIMBLEDON TENNIS: CLIFF RICHARD SINGS AS RAIN STOPS PLAY Restrictions: NO REUSE OR RESALE Duration:00:02:10:24 Wimbledon, London, July 3, 1996 1. Wide shot of crowd at Wimbledon - raining 2. Various close ups of people with umbrellas 3. Cliff Richard singing "Living Doll" with tennis stars in background including Conchita Martinez, Gigi Fernandez, Martina Navratilova, Ines Gorrachetigui, Patricia Tarabini, Caroline Vis, Pam Shriver, Virginia Wade, Christian Singer, Mariaan De Swardt and Liz Smylie 4. Cutaway to crowd 5. Cliff Richard singing and dancing with corporal Lorna Waud 6. Wide shot of crowd with umbrellas 7. Cliff Richard singing "I'm all shook up" 8. Close up of Martina Navratilova 9. Cutaway to crowd - applause 10. SOUNDBITE: Cliff Richard 11. Wide shot of centre court covered with tarpaulin 12. Wide shot of Cliff and tennis players - zoom 13. Crowd applauding 14. Close up of Cliff Richard 15. Men waiting to lift covering off centre court Storyline Go to top English/Nat Cliff Richard stepped out of the shadows at Wimbledon when rain stopped play to bring smiles to disappointed tennis fans with a rendition of some of his greatest hits. Rain may have put paid to any tennis on centre court, but Sir Cliff - the day's court jester - was determined to keep the crowds entertained. Umbrellas were brought out and smiles turned to down-turned faces as the rain stared to pour down on Britain's summer tennis festival at Wimbledon. But to the rescue - pop star, Cliff Richard. The spontaneous live concert performed by Cliff Richard - himself a mad tennis fan - was suggested by the All-England Club, which provided him with a microphone He was supported by a chorus line of past and present stars of Wimbledon, like Virginia Wade, Martina Navratilova and Conchita Martinez. Backing vocals came from the reinvigorated centre court crowd who soon forgot the rain and began dancing and singing along to the old favourite "Living Doll." All joined in and one lucky lady, Corporal Lorna Waud, had the pleasure of dancing with Sir Cliff. She later told reporters it was the best day of her life Cliff Richard went on to perform a medley of his greatest hits from the 1970s and 1980s to the joy of the now rocking crowd, The former Shadow appeared even more elated by his special performance on tennis' World arena than the crowd. SOUNDBITE: "I never thought that I would actually play centre court (laughter). And how could anyone ever have dreamed up backing vocal group like this?" SUPER CAPTION: Cliff Richard The anti-rain dance appeared to take effect as the rain eased off and the crowd hoped to see the quarter-final dual between defending champion Pete Sampras and Richard Krajicek. But the pair had barely played a game before the heavens opened again. Categories |
What number shirt did footballer Bobby Moore wear when he played for West Ham? | Bobby Mooro Online Number 6 Shirt Retired West Ham United have officially retired the number 6 shirt that was worn with such distinction by Bobby Moore for both West Ham United and England. This season marks the 50th anniversary of Bobby Moore's debut in a 3 - 2 victory over Manchester United on September 8th 1958. The retirement took place on the 9th of August 2008 at the inaugural Bobby Moore Cup game which was the start of a new collaboration between West Ham United and the Bobby Moore Fund, the cancer charity set up by Stephanie Moore who is Bobby Moore's widow. To learn more about the charity please click here , link will open in a new window. Mathew Upson wore the number 6 shirt for the first half before giving the shirt to Stephanie in a ceremony at the half time break. Mathew Upson will now wear the number 15 shirt for the rest of the season. It is planned for the Bobby Moore Cup to be an annual event and will be the last pre season game each season. The first opponents were Villareal from Spain and it is expected that future opponents will be of a similar stature. Carlton Cole scored for West Ham after only 2 minutes with the game ending in a 1 - 1 draw. A commemorative programme was produced for the game priced at £5. Bobby Moore Online gets no remuneration for providing this link as this site is totally non profit making. Many thanks to Robert Dodd, Liam Tyrell and Odd Ivar for the photos taken on the day of the Bobby Moore Cup game. We here at BobbyMooreOnline collected around 30,000 signatures in support of retiring the number 6 shirt and made appearances on BBC national radio in support of our campaign. Thanks go out to everyone who helped in the campaign and although we were not responsible for getting the shirt retired we like to think we played some small part in the decision. It really was the right decision, and as we pointed out at the time a club would retire a shirt at some point and who could be more deserving of this honour than West Ham and England's greatest. |
What was the name of the President of Granada who was executed during the 1983 coup? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 25 | 1983: US troops invade Grenada About This Site | Text Only 1983: US troops invade Grenada United States marines and army rangers have invaded the Caribbean island of Grenada, seized the country's two airports and taken Cuban and Soviet prisoners. The action, which has shocked the world, was ordered by President Ronald Reagan following a bloody coup by Cuban-trained military who executed Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, and at least 13 of his associates. Backed by helicopter gunships, 1,900 US troops were airlifted to Pearls airport in the north of the island at dawn. They were followed a few hours later by 300 soldiers from six other Caribbean countries. The invasion of this former British colony has angered British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who spoke with President Reagan last night to try to dissuade him from military action. But the Pentagon has expressed a "sense of outrage" that she refused to participate in the invasion despite America's support during the Falklands conflict last year. Reagan's reasons The US Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger, said three US soldiers were killed as they fought members of a Cuban work force building a runway at Point Salinas Airport. Other US officials said 30 Soviet advisers and 600 Cubans had been arrested. The Caribbean Broadcasting Corp owned by the Barbados government reported four Cubans dead. President Reagan announced the attack at a news conference in the White House four hours after his troops had landed. At his side was the prime minister of Dominica, Eugenia Charles, who is also chair of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The president said the US had taken military action after an appeal by the OECS, Jamaica and Barbados who were worried about the security of the region following last week's coup. He also wanted to ensure the safety of a thousand Americans living in Grenada, including about 600 students and teachers at St George's University medical school. Grenada gained its independence in 1974 and five years later there was a popular revolution led by the New Jewel Movement which brought the charismatic Marxist leader, Maurice Bishop, to power. The coup leaders - Hudson Austin and Bernard Coard, Mr Bishop's former deputy - objected to the prime minister's policy of developing closer ties with the United States. |
The Ebro River is in which country? | Ebro River | river, Spain | Britannica.com Ebro River Alternative Titles: Hiberus River, Iberus River, Río Ebro Related Topics Tortosa Ebro River, Spanish Río Ebro, Latin Iberus or Hiberus, river , the longest in Spain . The Ebro rises in springs at Fontibre near Reinosa in the Cantabrian Mountains , in the Cantabria province of northern Spain. It flows for 565 miles (910 km) in a southeasterly course to its delta on the Mediterranean coast in Tarragona province, midway between Barcelona and Valencia. The Ebro has the greatest discharge of any Spanish river, and its drainage basin, at 33,000 square miles (85,500 square km), is the largest in Spain; the river drains about one-sixth of the country. Because it plunges through the coastal mountain ranges by a series of deep gorges and defiles, the Ebro is navigable upstream for only 15 miles (25 km), from its delta to the city of Tortosa . Ebro River at Miranda de Ebro, Spain. Juanjo Toreador The Ebro’s interior basin is arid, poor, and sparsely populated. Irrigation has been intensified there since the mid-20th century—though it is still limited to the main floodplains in the middle reaches of the river between Tudela, Navarra , and Zaragoza (site of the Imperial Canal system, begun in the 16th century) and to the interfluves on the north-central plain around Caspe—and is augmented by the Lodosa and Tauste canals. The modern networks of irrigation canals between the Bárdenas project and the Monegros and Cinca valleys are impressive. The upper part of the Ebro River basin, the Rioja Alta, around Logroño , gives its name to the Rioja wine produced there. The Ebro River receives water from more than 200 tributaries. Those on the left bank (including the Segre-Cinca, Gállego, and Aragón rivers), which originate in the rainy Pyrenees , contribute the overwhelming majority of the Ebro’s volume; the right-bank tributaries are smaller and originate in the Iberian Cordillera. The largest tributaries have been utilized for hydroelectric power and irrigation. A system of major dams produces a significant portion of Spain ’s hydroelectric power, chiefly in the upper La Noguera valleys. Extensive lignite deposits in the southeastern, or lower, part of the basin are used to produce thermoelectric power. |
In which English city is the Cartwright Hall Art Gallery? | Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford | National Lottery Good Causes Play Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford The City of Bradford Metropolitan Council used National Lottery funding to convert a gallery for its permanent collection of South Asian Fine and Decorative Arts. Share this project Home » Heritage » Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford Tweet About the project This project received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, which awards money raised by National Lottery players to transform museums, galleries, libraries and archives, and improve the collections of art, objects and literature that they hold for generations to come. From Belfast to Norwich and Swansea to Shetland, museums and libraries across the country have benefitted from Lottery cash. Some of these have modern new buildings, while others have been redeveloped in historic buildings, or had their facilities improved so that everyone can visit and enjoy them. As well as making a difference to the venues themselves, the Heritage Lottery Fund also assists museums, galleries and libraries in acquiring new objects and collections, to help their visitors discover as much as possible about our history. For example, many important British paintings have been prevented from becoming part of foreign collections so that communities in the UK can continue to learn from them. For this reason the Heritage Lottery Fund also supports education projects in museums, galleries and libraries, and helps to make archive collections more accessible by awarding grants for cataloguing, digitisation, online resources and community outreach projects. Are you associated with this project and wish to give us more info? Please get in touch You may also be interested in… Dean Castle Country Park Dean Castle Country Park is one of the hundreds of parks and open spaces in Britain that have been revitalised using money from The National Lottery, awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. |
A luce is the name for which fully grown fish? | What does luce mean? This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word luce Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Luce, Henry Luce, Henry Robinson Luce(noun) United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967) Luce, Clare Booth Luce(noun) United States playwright and public official (1902-1987) Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: luce(Noun) The pike, Esox lucius, when fully grown. Origin: From lus, luis, from lucius. Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Luce(noun) a pike when full grown Origin: [OF. lus, L. lucius a kind of fish.] Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Luce Luce is a rock band based in San Francisco, California. The band was founded in 2000 by lead singer Tom Luce and is made up of keyboardist/producer Adam Rossi, drummer Brian Zalewski, bassist Alex Cordrey and lead guitarist Dylan Brock. Luce's self-titled first album, released in 2001, met with success in the San Francisco Bay Area, winning the California Music Award for Outstanding Debut. It was promoted heavily on the San Francisco radio station KFOG; a single from the album entitled "Good Day" peaked at #39 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart. "Good Day" was heard in the movies 13 Going on 30 and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and TV shows The O.C. and Alias, and was also featured in commercials for American Leather and for northern California Toyota dealers. The band makes appearances all over northern California and the U.S.; one notable appearance was at Golden Gate Park for the finish of the 2005 Bay to Breakers race. Luce's second album, Never Ending, was released April 19, 2005, and the first single, "Buy A Dog", was the most played song on at least 13 radio stations, including KFOG and WRLT in Nashville. On Nov. 6 of '05, Tom Luce and Adam Rossi sang the national anthem at Arrowhead Stadium before the Kansas City Chiefs hosted the Oakland Raiders. Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Luce lūs, n. a fresh-water fish, the pike. [O. Fr. lus—Low L. lucius.] Numerology The numerical value of luce in Chaldean Numerology is: 8 Pythagorean Numerology Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate : Uno degli scrittori genio del 20 ° secolo, Hermann Hesse, premio Nobel e il mio autore preferito, ha scritto: "la maggior parte delle persone ... sono come una foglia che cade, che va alla deriva e si trasforma in aria, svolazza, e cade a terra ma. alcuni altri sono stelle come che percorrono un percorso definito: assenza di vento li raggiunge, hanno in se stessi la loro guida e il percorso ". Mi piace questa citazione, perché è così illuminante e potente. è anche un richiamo costante che tu sei la stella, e si deve mantenere il tuo personaggio - non importa ciò che gli altri dicono o fanno. inoltre non dimenticare che la stella ha ancora la capacità di trasformarsi in supernova, che illumina l'universo con una luce così potente che può venire solo da milioni di soli. Sempre cercare di essere quello splendente stella, e in ultima analisi supernova, per illuminare il mondo. Images & Illustrations of luce |
Dakahlia, Ghabia and Helwan are governorates of which country? | Egypt Governorates Buy data Donate Updates: On 2015/04/24, Ahram Online reported that President El-Sisi has canceled Egypt's daylight saving time. On 2016/04/28, Ahram Online reported that Egypt's daylight saving time was reinstated, at least for 2016. Sorin Cosoveanu notified me that Egypt created three new governorates on 2014-08-17. Central Sinai is being formed from parts of South Sinai and North Sinai. Al-Alamein is splitting from Matruh. The third is Al-Wahhat Al-Bahariya, also known as Wahat or Oases; from the maps I've seen, it appears to be formed from parts of Al Jizah and Al Wadi al Jadid. (Note that there was a governorate called Bahariya Oases in 1947. It's the name of a landform, whether or not it's an administrative division.) At the same time, there are many territorial adjustments to the other governorates. The smaller governorates will acquire desert land from the large, sparsely populated ones. In theory, this will allow the small ones to move their surplus population outward and release arable land for cultivation. Confirmation is provided by source [10]. Looking further ahead, the government envisages the creation of governorates called 10 Ramadan and 26 January in the vicinity of Cairo. Recalling the brief career of Helwan and Sixth of October, I wonder whether these changes will remain in effect. Egypt stopped observing daylight saving time from 2010 to 2013, but it is resuming it in 2014. Update 6 to "Geopolitical Entities and Codes" was dated 2011-11-30. For Egypt, it rescinded the FIPS codes that had been assigned to Helwan and Sixth of October governorates. ISO 3166-2 deleted the same governorates on 2014-10-29. Update 1 to the U.S. standard "Geopolitical Entities and Codes" is dated 2010-08-20. It assigns FIPS codes to the three newest governorates, Al Uqsur, Helwan, and Sixth of October. Newsletter II-2, an update to the ISO 3166-2 standard, is dated 2010-06-30. It assigns ISO codes to Helwan and Sixth of October governorates. ISO 3166-2 has come out in a second edition, dated 2007-12-15. This contains the ISO code for Luxor, as shown below. Country overview: Cairo Egypt had been part of the Ottoman Empire before 1879. The British military occupied it in 1882, setting up a government subservient to British interests, although it remained technically a tributary state of the Ottoman Empire. On 1914-11-18, Great Britain declared Egypt to be its protectorate. After World War I, with Turkey defeated, Egypt was granted a large measure of independence, effective as of 1922-02-28. A constitutional monarchy was established. In 1952, the monarchy fell to a coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser. Nasser's government formed a union with Syria, the United Arab Republic (U.A.R.), on 1958-02-01. Egypt and Syria became regions of the U.A.R. Syria withdrew from the union on 1961-09-29. Egypt continued to call itself the U.A.R. until 1971-09-01. On that date, a loose federation was formed, the Federation of Arab Republics, comprising Egypt, Syria, and Libya. Egypt's official name became the Arab Republic of Egypt. In the Six-Day War of 1967, Israel occupied the Sinai Peninsula up to the banks of the Suez Canal, later withdrawing to a cease-fire line a few kilometers to the east. The canal remained closed from 1967 to 1975. The Sinai was restored to Egypt in stages by the terms of the peace treaty negotiated at Camp David and signed on 1979-03-26. Other names of country: L: Governorates of Lower (downstream) Egypt U: Governorates of Upper Egypt PC: Egypt uses five-digit postal codes. The first two digits indicate the governorate. Population: 2006-11-11 census (source [3]). Further subdivisions: See the Markazes of Egypt page. Egypt's subdivisions at the secondary level include markazes and kisms. The markazes are more rural than the kisms. Some small areas in port cities are under the separate jurisdiction of a police department. There are also territories, mostly desert, that are not in any of those subdivisions. Territorial extent: Egypt ceded two sparsely inhabited areas to Libya in 1919 an |
Former French President Charles de Gaulle said ‘How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of ‘what’? | GIARDINO : “How can you govern a country that has 246 varieties of cheese?” former French President Charles de Gaulle once asked about his native country. Good thing he never got around to governing Peru, a country with 2,500 soup recipes, more than 3,000 different types of potato and 2,000 species of fish. Nuestro Blog Guia para viajeros - Peru Travel Blog - [email protected] lunes, 13 de agosto de 2012 “How can you govern a country that has 246 varieties of cheese?” former French President Charles de Gaulle once asked about his native country. Good thing he never got around to governing Peru, a country with 2,500 soup recipes, more than 3,000 different types of potato and 2,000 species of fish. As one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, supporting jungle, high mountains and coastal desert, Peru calls upon a formidable stash of raw materials to concoct its cuisine. Aside from hauling in one of the world’s biggest asparagus crops (186,000 tonnes) and netting more fish than anywhere outside of China, the country has gifted the global kitchen with the ubiquitous potato and the equally omnipresent tomato, two vegetables that trace their origin and early domestication back to the Peruvian Andes. Left to marinate for several centuries in a post-colonial melting pot stirred at intervals by African slaves, Chinese labourers, indigenous Quechua, Spanish settlers, Italian immigrants and – more recently – dynamic local chefs, this rich homegrown bounty has been transformed into exciting fusion dishes. Although Lima is Peru’s largest population centre, it is Arequipa, the nation’s second city that claims – not without merit -- to be guardian of the country’s most varied and inventive cuisine. Those keen on tradition can hunt down the real deal in generations-old picanterías (literally, “spicy restaurants”), while for modern sophistication, look for somewhere with a Novoandina (New Andean cuisine) moniker. Kick-started in the 1980s by an audacious band of culinary experimentalists that included Peruvian celebrity chef Gastón Acurio, Novoandina has brought flair and creativity to Peruvian cooking without straying too far from its three main building blocks of potatoes, corn and aji (spicy red chili peppers). In Arequipa, Novoandianan restaurants still devote a large proportion of their menus to the common garden spud, but prepare it in a multitude of novel ways. Pastel de papas is a potato pie made with milk, eggs, cheese and aniseed. Ocopa Arequipeña consists of boiled potatoes doused in a pungent sauce of oil, garlic, onions, peanuts and cheese, accented with the sweet and minty Peruvian herb huatacay. The national spice-of-choice, aji, is best enjoyed in the signature Arequipa dish, rocoto relleno: spicy red peppers stuffed with ground meat and potatoes, and topped with cream and cheese. But it is also found in many salsas, salads and causas (mashed yellow potato dumplings). While always honouring tradition, Novoandina chefs have broadened Peruvian menus by placing these reinvigorated standards alongside more offbeat inventions, such as shrimp fishcakes and alpaca stroganoff. Chef Acurio’s boldly experimental Chicha restaurant (named after a fermented Andean corn drink) has an eclectic menu that illustrates the incredible breadth and diversity of Peruvian cuisine. Highlights include cerviche – Peru’s famous raw fish dish marinated in lemon, salt, chilli and onions – available in dozens of different renderings, and cuy, a shock for anyone who has ever had a pet guinea pig, but a rich treat to Andean natives who have been eating it since pre-Inca times. Acurio puts a clever twist on cuy by serving it “Beijing-style” with purple corn pancakes, red peppers and pickled daikon. The equally ambitious Zigzag restaurant helmed by Swiss-born chef, Michel Hediger juxtaposes traditional alpaca steaks cooked on hot stones with interesting experiments in Peruvian-Italian fusion food, most notably gnocchi made with quinoa, a rice-like grain grown in the Andes that was once the sacred food of the Incas. Acurio tries similar tric |
Pattie Boyd, George Harrison’s first wife, was cast as a schoolgirl fan in which Beatles film? | Pattie Boyd famous for marriages to George Harrison and Eric Clapton ties knot | Daily Mail Online comments She was the woman who inspired three of the greatest love songs of all time and was at the heart of the most famous love triangle in rock history. Married to both George Harrison and Eric Clapton, model Pattie Boyd was one of the most envied women in the world. Yesterday at the age of 71, she wed for a third time – with a soundtrack provided by her Irish terrier Freddie who did his best to upstage the bride and her new groom, property developer Rod Weston. Scroll down for video Pattie Boyd has tied the knot for the third time, this time with Rod Weston at Chelsea Registry Office, Chelsea Old Town Hall, in London Pattie, photographed with Rod and their dog Freddie, was famously married to both George Harrison and Eric Clapton in the past The couple look delighted as their leave the town hall to a shower of confetti The setting was very rock and roll; Chelsea Register Office on the King’s Road, where so many of pop’s leading men and women have married over the years. But that’s where any similarity with Pattie’s famous past began and ended. There were still splashes of style, of course, from the Bentley that took the happy couple to their wedding breakfast at the uber-trendy Beaumont Hotel in Mayfair to the presence of Pattie’s fellow Sixties model Edina Ronay. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share But there were no groupies or hangers-on as there had been when she married Clapton in 1979 or Harrison in 1966 – just a handful of close friends and family who threw confetti as Pattie and Rod, who have been together almost 25 years, emerged from the cream-painted Rossetti Room arm in arm. And in a nod to the tradition of the bride wearing something borrowed, Patti wore a hat owned by her late friend Pat Booth, the model turned best-selling author who died of cancer in 2009. Friends of the couple, who live in Kensington, feared they would never tie the knot. ‘It’s almost our silver anniversary so we thought we had better get on with it,’ said Weston, 61. George Harrison (who died in November 2001) and Pattie Boyd, 21, leave Epsom Registrar Office after their marriage in January 1966 Eric Clapton married Pattie Boyd, the ex-wife of his friend George Harrison, in 1979 Since settling down with Weston, Pattie, a former Vogue cover girl, has turned herself into an accomplished photographer and her pictures have been exhibited all over the world. With the death of John Lennon’s ex-wife Cynthia last month, convent-educated Pattie is now the sole surviving first wife of a Beatle. Born in Somerset, she met Harrison on the set of A Hard Day’s Night in 1964, when she was cast as a schoolgirl in The Beatles’ first film. They were married two years later when she was 21 and Harrison, 22. He later wrote the song Something for her. It was by no means the only famous song composed for the bewitching beauty. The 70-year-old model, photographer and author, has found love for the third time with Weston Pattie showcased her age-defying good looks and sartorial prowess in a chic silver and blue coat jacket and silver dress She accessorised her look with silver sandals and an oversized hat, and carried a posy of flowers as her guests showered her and her new husband with confetti Eric Clapton, who pursued her passionately, rhapsodised about her refusal to abandon Harrison for him with his anguished and electrifying hit Layla. He also wrote his most famous ballad, Wonderful Tonight, for her. In her 2007 memoir, Wonderful Today, Pattie broke 35 years of silence to describe how after years of mutual anguish which pushed Clapton to the brink of a drug-induced breakdown, she eventually left Harrison to marry Clapton. Her affair with the guitarist started in 1970 after he played Layla to her for the first time. She said: ‘He played it to me two or three times, all the while watching my face intently for my reaction. My first thought was, “Oh God, everyone’s going to know this is about me.’’ Pattie, now 71, met property developer Rod bac |
July 1938 saw the first ascent of the North Face of which Alpine mountain? | Anderl Heckmair | The Independent Anderl Heckmair Leader of the first ascent of the north face of the Eiger Thursday 3 February 2005 00:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online Anderl Heckmair led the first ascent of the north face of the Eiger. This dramatic event, played out over four days in July 1938 on the Swiss mountain, marked the climax of the race to climb the great north faces of the Alps. Reinhold Messner has proposed the Heckmair route as not just the one of the greatest climbs of all, but "even a work of art" in its expression of the "seriousness and playful self-realisation" at the heart of mountaineering. Andreas (Anderl) Heckmair, mountaineer and guide: born Munich 12 October 1906; twice married; died Oberstdorf, Germany 1 February 2005. Anderl Heckmair led the first ascent of the north face of the Eiger. This dramatic event, played out over four days in July 1938 on the Swiss mountain, marked the climax of the race to climb the great north faces of the Alps. Reinhold Messner has proposed the Heckmair route as not just the one of the greatest climbs of all, but "even a work of art" in its expression of the "seriousness and playful self-realisation" at the heart of mountaineering. History, however, is more ambivalent about the Eiger climb. Heckmair and his fellow German Ludwig Vörg joined forces on the face with the Austrians Fritz Kasparek and Heinrich Harrer. The symbolism of Germany and Austria united in heroic struggle only four months after the Anschluss was a gift to the Nazi propaganda machine and the climbers were feted by Adolf Hitler. A photograph of the four standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the Führer has become one of the most disconcerting images in mountaineering - an activity too easily given to exploitation for nationalist ends. Heckmair professed no interest in politics. Although he and his partners felt honoured to be plucked out of anonymous lives and decorated by "the most famous man in Germany", the same thing could have happened to a dancing bear, he said. "I had no way of foreseeing where the Nazi road would lead." His own road had been a rocky one, both metaphorically and literally. He was born in Munich in 1906; his gardener father died in the First World War, leaving the family in poverty. Anderl and his older brother Hans were sent to the Munich orphanage as "semi-orphans". Leaving school in 1920, he worked as a gardener, but, as his addiction to the limestone walls of the Wilder Kaiser took hold, he became a less than ideal employee. On Mondays and Tuesdays he would be tired after the Sunday's hard climbing, on Wednesday he would have to go the funeral of a climber whose body he had helped carry down - the death toll amongst the young tigers of Munich was alarming - and then on Friday and Saturday he would be saving his energies for Sunday's climb. Like many of his contemporaries, he quit regular work and became a mountain vagabond, cycling on trips to the Dolomites, the Chamonix peaks and even to Spain en route for the High Atlas. Frank about most things in his 1972 autobiography Mein Leben als Bergsteiger (published in English as My Life as a Mountaineer, 1975), Heckmair admits losing his innocence off an alleyway in Marrakesh but insists that "money did not come into it". Occasional work as a ski instructor or mountain guide kept the wolf from the door until, in 1937, got an unusual break - a request to guide the actress-turned-film-maker Leni Riefenstahl, a favourite of Hitler's, on climbs in the Brenta Dolomites. Riefenstahl took a shine to Heckmair, with his chiselled features and daring reputation, and whisked her guide off to Nuremberg, where the pair stayed in the residence of the gauleiter (the infamous Julius Streicher), took tea with Hitler at the Deutscher Hof Hotel and then stood by his side on the balcony for a torch-light parade. For the first time in his life, Heckmair raised his hand in the Hitler salute. The next 12 months of Heckmair's life have been trawled over by researchers trying to establish to what extent the North Face climb may have been state |
The famous ‘Seven Ages of Man’ speech is delivered in which Shakespeare play? | William Shakespeare – The Seven Ages of Man ("All the world's a stage") | Genius More on Genius About “The Seven Ages of Man ("All the world's a stage")” In William Shakespeare’s As You Like It , the sad Jacques delivers these lines as a monologue in Act II, Scene vii . The monologue is centered on a conceit comparing life to a play. Jacques borrows this conceit from Duke Senior, who remarks after learning of Orlando’s misfortunes that This wide and universal theatre Presents more woeful pageants than the scene Wherein we play in Jacques, renowned for his cynical wit, immediately responds by blowing this conceit out of proportion. According to Jacques, man essentially plays seven parts in his lifetime: Quick in quarrel , shrunk shank , and turning toward are among the many instances of alliteration in this poem. What is compared to the stage in the first two lines? How are the two related? The world is represented metaphorically as a stage, and humans are compared to the actors who work upon it. Does the poem present a negative view of life The poem presents a somewhat nihilistic, hopeless view of life. What kind of audience does it target? Plays, such as the one (As You Like It) from which this was taken, were one of the only art forms targeted to appeal not only to the aristocracy, but to the general public living in London, England in the late 16th century. How does the seven ages of man describe the persona of the character? Jacques' view of the seven stages of man is bleak, reinforcing the melancholic quality of his character. What is the fifth age of man? The fifth age of man is the justice , or judge. What is the seventh stage of man? While it is tempting to read the seventh stage as death, in the metaphor, death would be an exit from the stage, rather than an act occurring on the stage. A man can’t play the part of a dead person, but rather with death leaves the stage. Instead, the seventh act is extreme old age, a second helplessness, the first being the “mewling and puking” infant in the nurse’s arms. Why did William Shakespeare write this monologue? Even while it’s impossible to know why William Shakespeare wrote anything, we might note that this monologue follows the ancient order of the planetary spheres. Each of the roles played by man at some age corresponds to a planetary personality, beginning with the Moon. This order is determined by orbital period, from shorter to longer: Moon (the mewling infant in Nurse’s arms), Mercury (the schoolboy), Venus (the lover), Mars (the soldier), Jupiter (the round-bellied justice), Saturn (the old man). Absent this list is the Sun, which in terms of orbital period falls between Venus and Mars. On a related note, the Seventh Age, the dissolution in which all characteristics are lost, has no planet. In the old planetary cosmology, the sphere beyond Saturn was the divine realm, the realm of the stars. It’s tempting, given this, to identify the Seventh Age with the Sun, in whose brightness the specific qualities of the light of an individual candle (metaphorically, the qualities of the individual self) are completely lost… “sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.” How does a man appear in the sixth stage of life ? He appears to be an old man. In lines 13 and 14 what is compared to reputation ? Reputation is described as a “bubble.” This might be understood as an inflation, a puffing up. The soldier seeks to distinguish himself, to earn a reputation that will inflate his status, “even in the cannon’s mouth” – which is to say, even facing the mouth of death. The soldier in the fourth stage is seeking exactly the inflation of status achieved by the Justice in the fifth. how man is the mocked in this poem It’s not a poem, but a passage, and man is not mocked. "The Seven Ages of Man ("All the world's a stage")" Track Info |
What was known as the ‘National Razor’ during the French Revolution? | French Revolution - Reign of Terror, and the Guillotine The Reign of Terror and the Guillotine The Guillotine Similar machines had been used in Scotland, Germany, and Italy. In France, the guillotine became the accepted method of execution following tests on sheep and cadavers. Joseph Guillotine, a doctor, suggested its use for all executions, because it was a quick, painless death. Prior to this, only nobility had the option to die this way. After an execution, two men would toss the body into a large basket, while a third would do the same to the head. With well-known people, the executioner would hold up the head and the people would cheer. The guillotine became the preferred method of execution and became known as "The National Razor." The Reign of Terror There was a radical takeover of the government to create a Republic. This was called the "Reign of Terror." It was controlled by the Committee of Public Safety - the Jacobins. Robospierre ran the country. He got an army of 800,000. It was the biggest army ever, in Europe, up to that time. Between 20,000 - 40,000 people were executed. At their trials, they could not speak in their own defense. The victims were clergy, aristocracy, and common people. Anyone who disagreed with the Jacobins was a "threat to the Republic." Louis XVI's plans to escape from Paris across the border into Austria failed after he was captured at Varennes. The king and queen tried to escape to Austrian-held Netherlands dressed as common people, but were caught. When they were returned to Paris, the soldiers wouldn't salute, people didn't remove their hats, and the people were silent. The royalty had lost all support of the people. Marie Antoinette showed great courage at her trial, but was executed in October 1793. The king was guillotined on January 21, 1793 - by one vote of the National Convention - for being a threat to the Republic. The queen was guillotined nine months later. A guard holds the severed head of King Louis XVI for the crowd to see. Moments later, thousands of triumphant citizens yelled, "Vive la Republique." She accidentally stepped on the foot of the executioner and apologized. She never said, "Let them eat cake." That came from a Rosseau writing published before she was born. Little Louis died in prison in 1795 at the age of ten. Robespierre lies wounded before the Revolutionary Tribunal. Christianity was banned for awhile. Robespierre even executed some of his fellow leaders. Danton and others were executed in 1794. As Danton approaches the scaffold, he predicts that the people will turn against Robespierre in less than three months. Thermidorian Reaction In 1794, the Bourgeosie arrested and executed Robespierre. The Revolution began to swing back to the moderates. The Directory France had a new Constitution in 1795. It was now a Republic, but weak. People were mad because there were severe economic problems. Results of the French Revolution The French Revolution ended feudalism, absolute monarchy, and the special privileges of the nobles and clergy. The Constitution guaranteed individual rights (lost during the Reign of Terror). The Bourgeosie gained power and became the most powerful class in France. They started "Nationalism," the love of country, instead of love for a monarch or small group. |
What was the name of the consort of Britain’s Queen Victoria? | Queen Victoria - British History - HISTORY.com Google Profile British royalty. Queen of Great Britain (1837–1901) and (from 1876) Empress of India, born in London, United Kingdom, the only child of George III’s fourth son, Edward, and Victoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg, sister of Leopold, King of the Belgians. Taught by Lord Melbourne, her first prime minister, she had a clear grasp of constitutional principles and the scope of her own prerogative, which she resolutely exercised in 1839 by setting aside the precedent which decreed dismissal of the current ladies of the bedchamber, thus causing Peel not to take up office as prime minister. In 1840 she married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and had four sons and five daughters. Did You Know? Victoria's 63-year reign is the longest of any female monarch in history. Her great-great-granddaugther, England's current Queen Elizabeth II, will surpass Victoria's record should she remain on the throne until September 2015. Strongly influenced by her husband, with whom she worked in closest harmony, after his death (1861) she went into lengthy seclusion, neglecting many duties, which brought her unpopularity and motivated a republican movement. But with her recognition as Empress of India, and the celebratory golden (1887) and diamond (1897) jubilees, she rose high in her subjects’ favor, and increased the prestige of the monarchy. She had strong preferences for certain prime ministers (notably Melbourne and Disraeli) over others (notably Peel and Gladstone), but following the advice of Albert did not press these beyond the bounds of constitutional propriety. At various points in her long reign she exercised some influence over foreign affairs, and the marriages of her children had important diplomatic, as well as dynastic implications in Europe. She died at Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK, and was succeeded by her son as Edward VII. Her reign, the longest in English history, saw advances in industry, science (Darwin’s theory of evolution), communications (the telegraph, popular press), and other forms of technology; the building of the railways and the London Underground, sewers, and power distribution networks; bridges and other engineering feats; a vast number of inventions; a greatly expanded empire; unequal growth of wealth, with class differences to the fore; tremendous poverty; increase in urban populations, with the growth of great cities like Manchester, Leeds, and Birmingham; increased literacy; and great civic works, often funded by industrial philanthropists. Biography courtesy of BIO.com |
Lechon is a dish made with which meat? | Toto's Lechon Manok - West Covina, CA Toto's Lechon Manok Beef Beef Mechado nutritious Filipino dish, stewed beef simmered in teeming tomato sauce & a medley of cubed potato, sliced carrots, & red & green bell pepper Beef Mushroom Sauce Braised beef loin in a creamy white mushroom sauce, mizzled w/ crunchy bacon bits. Beef Pepper Steak A sliced of lean meat barely seasoned w/ a dash of pepper. Callos An all occasion menu w/ festive colors & scrumptious savor made from beef w/ chorizo de bilbao, garbanzos, bacon, cheese, & sprig of parsley. Kare – Kare A rich & exquisite meat-vegetable dish made of beef, ox tail, & tripe in interesting peanut sauced served w/ sauteed shrimp paste Nilagang baka A soup made w/ lots of beef & medley of vegetables-cabbage, potato, & string beans. Pinapaitan (beef) Complex flavor of blended bitterness & sourness of lemon & bile made from stewed beef in a very warming soup Chicken Adobong Manok an all time classic Filipino dish of chicken braised in soy sauce, vinegar & garlic & a dash of pepper. Afritada Veracious healthy dish, a pastiched of chicken meat, cubed carrots & potato, red & green bell pepper, braised in rich flavor tomato sauce Chicken BBQ Tasty marinated chicken meat on skewers & grilled over hot flaming charcoal. Chicken Curry An authentic dish made from oozing chicken meat & wonderfully basted in savory curry sauce. Chicken Pastel Filipino favorite dish during fiestas & celebrations. Savory & creamy chicken casserole enriched w/ SPAM, mushrooms, celery, bell pepper & encase in a puff pastry, making it more delightful Chicken Teriyaki A lustrous grilled chicken breast bathed in sweetened teriyaki sauce & a light pungent aroma of ginger w/ red & green bell peppers Chicken Tinola A chicken casserole sauteed w/ garlic & onion, made more nutritious w/ medley of chayote & young leaves of spinach. Fried Chicken Leg Quarter everybody’s favorite dish, crunchy outside & juicy inside chicken leg quarter by deep fried cooking. Amazingly yummy Fried Chicken Skin Another crunchy finger food made from chicken skin coated w/ salt pepper & flour mixture. Lechon Manok 7.5 Our signature dish of whole chicken marinated in lemon & soy sauce along w/ secret spices, roasted to perfection. Very enticing & indeed fulfilling A whole Lechon Manok cost about Pork A healthful dish made from crisp bitter gourd, sauteed w/ pork & scrambled egg Bicol Express famous Filipino delicacy made from stewed pork simmering in thick coconut milk w/ a bunch of chilies Binagoongang Baboy A protein rich menu made from pork sauteed w/ salted shrimp & eggplant garnishing. Bopis A spicy entree w/ exotic gusto, sauteed in garlic, onion & tomato, blended w/ a very slight bitter taste of pork innards in lavish coconut milk Crispy Pata a perfect combination of texture & flavor, a crunchy deep fried pork leg made initially by poaching. Satisfying flavor of taste of meat & rich fat marbling Dinuguan a native Filipino dish that is so delectable. Stewed meat simmered in rich & spicy gravy of pig’s blood. Grilled Pork Belly oozing flavorful meat cut marbled w/ fats, marinated in an oyster sauce & cooked over a hot grill. A truly mouth watering dish that could possibly forget that you are Igado a regional Filipino delicacy w/ fatty pork loin meat & pork liver cooked w/ red bell pepper & peas, in a salty sour sauce Lechon Kawali one of the most popular-and sinful-way of cooking pork in the Philippines. Pork belly boiled in water w/ spices & plenty of salt, drained then deep fried until crisp & golden. Lechon Paksiw A Filipino dish made from delightful roasted pork stewed in soy sauce, vinegar & thick liver sauce. Liempo (Roasted Belly) a Filipino dish that’s almost always present on special occasions. An all time favorite. A perfect combination of meat texture marbled w/ flavorful fats, cooked in a rotisserie. This is sold Picadillo Mouth bursting ground pork recipe w/ complex flavor & texture, made from carrots, potatoes, bell pepper & raisins in tomato sauce. Pochero An absolutely healthy dish made from stewed pork chunk cubes |
The charreada, or charreria, rodeo originated in which country? | Mexican Rodeo | What is Mexican Charreria? A charreada is a Mexican rodeo, and in Jalisco it is very popular a real recognized sport with strict rules and lots of competitions. In some ways it is Mexican for NASCAR. Both men and women compete, wearing colorful Mexican cowboy costumes trimmed in silver studs. The horsemen show off there lasso ability and make their mounts dance to a live Mariachi band, while vendors go through the stands selling drinks and and snacks. The peculiar figure of Mexican charro is a symbol of our nationality. From one perspective, historical figure of the Mexican charro, dating back to colonial times, when the estates of mixed farming economy, known as estancias or ranches originated. However, the first contact of the indigenous people of America with the horse as transportation employee, dates back to the time of the conquest. Throughout the colonial period and at the time of Independence, abounded important events in our history in which the man on horseback played a vital role in both fights, and in the maintenance of peace and thanks their exploits charros consolidated figure. The charra party starts with the general parade participants and charros Adelitas Skirmish some who walk on their steeds the ring and render honors to the Mexican flag. Then it happens, according to the established order, the different fates. Charreria in Guadalajara Mexico Charreria competitions are held in Guadalajara every Sunday in different locations, competitions lasts approximately two hours. During the Mariachi Festival, the Mexican National Charro Championship will be held September the first weekend in September. A charreada is held within a marked-off area of an arena consisting of a lane 12 meters (13 yards) wide by 60 meters (66 yards) long leading into a circle 40 meters (44 yards) in diameter. The participants must wear traditional charro clothing while performing. Preceding the events is an opening ceremony in which the organizations and participants parade into the arena on horseback, usually accompanied by a mariachi band playing. The charreada itself consists of a number of scoring events staged in a particular order�nine for the men and one for the women. Two or more teams, called asociaciones, compete against each other. Teams can compete to become state, regional, and national champions. The competitors are judged by both style and execution. Unlike rodeos, most charreadas do not award money to the winners.This is due to the fact that charreadas are considered an amateur sport, not professional. Under Mexican laws it would be illegal to receive a monetary reward for participating in a charreada. At times there are such prizes as saddles or horse trailers. Charreria Men's events Cala de Caballo (Test of the horse); The charro puts his horse though various commands to demonstrate his ability and the horse's training. Controlled slide, left and right half, full, and triple turns, dismount and mount, and reverse walk are performed. Piales en Lienzo (Roping of the feet); a horseman must throw a lariat, let a wild mare run through the loop catching it by the hind legs. Three opportunities are given. Points are awarded for distance needed to stop the mare. This is done in the rectangular portion of the arena; Colas en el Lienzo, or Coleadero (Arena bull tailing) similar to bull dogging except that the rider does not dismount; the charro rides alongside the left side of the bull, wraps its tail around his right leg, and tries to cause the bull fall and roll as he rides past it. Points are given for technique, time, and roll of the bull. Jineto de Toro similar to the rodeo event. Bulls are smaller, between 990 and 1320 pounds, and are ridden until they stop bucking. Two hands can be used on the bullrope. Points are given for technique. The charro cannot fall off, he must dismount and land upright. After the charro dismounts the bull he must remove the bullrope and bellrope so the Terna en el Ruedo can follow. Terna en el Ruedo (Team of three); a team roping event in which three charros attempt to |
The city of Belgrade lies at the confluence of the River Sava and which other river? | Belgrade at the confluence of two rivers - Review of Sava River, Belgrade, Serbia - TripAdvisor “Belgrade at the confluence of two rivers” Reviewed September 2, 2014 Belgrade are unique in ticipation of two rivers on which it lies. Part of tourists who floated the Danube has a chance to see beauty of Gardoš, Zemun quay and the delta and look at Kalemegdan from the river perspective. Those who are seeking nightlife might visit some of the clubs on the lake Ada ciganlija, Zemun quay or at the New Belgrade side of river Sava. Those who dare to sail upstream from the confluence of the Sava to the Danube, will introduce a completely different Belgrade. They will have the opportunity to sail under Brankovs bridge, old railway bridge and at the new bridge over Ada. Encountered hundreds of small houses on rafts of Ade perineum to bridge of Ostružnica. You will see completely different construction, from small to large wooden rafts and modern house on the water. There parallel lives a different Belgrade, coupled with love for water and nature.When there is no rain water in the basin is flying clear, temperature 26 to 29 degrees and provide a nice refresher in summer.Get off at the Belgrade River, the city has lived and lives on the water long before the project Belgrade water! Visited August 2014 |
In which country was athlete Eric Liddell born? | Eric Liddell Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com Medals: 1 Gold, 1 Bronze (2 Total) Biography After showing brilliant promise as an all-round sportsman at Elthiam College, Eric Liddell won international honors at rugby football and athletics when he went up to Edinburgh University. Born in China in the aftermath of the Boxer rising, Liddell first entered the Scottish Championships as a 19-year-old in 1921 and scored the first of his five successive victories in the 100 yards and the 200 yards and the 220 yards. He also won the 440 yards in 1924 and 1925. At the AAA Championships, Liddell won the 100 yards and 200 yards in 1923 and the 440 yards in 1924. His time of 9.7 seconds for 100 yards in 1923 stood as a British record for 35 years. Liddell won seven caps on the wing for Scotland, the first of which came against France at the Stade Colombes which was also the venue for his Olympic triumph, and scored four tries for his country. He gave up rugby for 1923-24 season in order to concentrate on his Olympic preparation. He opened the 1924 traction season with a brief visit to America in April, where he finished second in the 200 yards and fourth in the 100 yards at the Penn Relays. When the program was announced for the Paris Olympic Games, Liddell immediately forsook any idea of running the 100 metres as the preliminaries were scheduled to be held on a Sunday. Following this decision, he naturally chose to use the AAA Championships as a final tune-up for the two events on which he had set his adjusted Olympic sights. He won the 440 yards, finished second behind the South African [Howard Kinsman] in the 220 yards and then went to Paris for the Olympic Games. After wining a bronze medal in the 200 metres, he improved his personal best by more than one second in the semi-finals of the 400 metres. In a classic final, Liddell, drawn in the outside lane, set a devastating pace, which with head back and arms flailing he somehow managed to maintain to the tape, coming home in 47.6 seconds for a new Olympic, European and British record. Back at Stamford Bridge after the Games for the British Empire vs. USA match, Liddell again ran inside 48 seconds as he made up six yards on the Olympic silver medalist [Horatio Fitch] in the 4×440 yards relay. After the 1924 track season, Liddell spent an increasing amount of time on his religious duties and after winning three events in the 1925 Scottish Championships he returned to China to join his father as a missionary. He did not give up athletics completely and in 1929 at a meeting in Tientsin, he ran 49.1 seconds to beat the celebrated German runner [Otto Peltzer] over 400 metres. Peltzer pressed Liddell to train for the 800 metres at the 1932 Olympic Games, but Liddell ran his last race in 1930 when he won the North China Championship. Over the next decade, Liddell devoted all his energies to the Church and became a legend in the London Missionary Society, but in March 1943 he was interned in a Japanese concentration camp. The privations suffered in camp took their toll of even the fittest and Eric Liddell died in captivity at the age of 43. Although partly fictionalized, the film [Chariots of Fire] is a fitting tribute to this memorable man. Personal Bests\: 100y – 9.7 (1923); 220y – 21.6 (1923); 400 – 47.6 (1924). Results |
Thon Buri was the capital of which Asian country during the 18th Century? | Book-Thai History Thailand is a country with many moods. Reckoned the world over for its multicultural society, it is seeped with varying customs and traditions. The Thai history dates back to the Neolithic civilization. Previously known as Siam, there are various aspects of Thai history. Thailand Early History Timeline From the 9th to the 11th centuries, a large part of central and western Thailand was under the Mon civilization. By the late 11th and early 12th century Khmer cultural influence could be greatly seen in their art, religion and language. Dating back to the 13th and 14th century, the two most popular Thai kingdoms Lan Na and Sukhothai established societies in the north and central parts of Thailand. Sukhohai was the earliest known independent Thai kingdoms and was named as ‘the dawn of hapiness’. Sukhothai period is considered to be the golden period of Thai history and culture. After the death of Khun Pha Muang, one of the founders of the kingdom of Sukhothai, the kingdom was enwrapped by the kingdom of Ayutthaya. The Thai kings from the Ayutthaya kingdom became paramount by the 14th and the 15th centuries. The kingdom remained in power till the 18th century and is majorly responsible for shaping the culture of Thailand. After the fall of the Ayutthaya kingdom in the mid-18th century, Thon Buri became the new Thai capital. It was situated on the west bank of Chao Phraya, which at present is Bangkok city. This was the darkest period of Thai history. Following this dark phase was the Early Chakri period. Chakri who was a powerful general came into power in the year 1782. He moved the Thai capital from Thon Buri to a tiny village called ‘Bangkok’. It was during his reign that kingdom consolidated various smaller kingdoms and the Thai boundaries reached till modern day Laos and Cambodia. The kingdom’s expansion and rule came to a standstill till 1851. The reign of King Mongkut is believed to open up new avenues for Thailand in regard to the western world. Treaties were signed between Thailand and Britain, France, USA and many other European countries. This was a great advantage and connected Thai economy to the western monetary system. |
Japanese baseball player, Ichiro Suzuki, joined which US baseball team in 2001? | Ichiro Suzuki | Japanese baseball player | Britannica.com Japanese baseball player Ichiro Suzuki, (born October 22, 1973, Kasugai , Japan), professional baseball player, the first nonpitcher to shift from Japanese professional baseball to the American major leagues. Ichiro Suzuki, 2006. AP Suzuki played baseball from an early age. Upon finishing high school, he was drafted by the Orix Blue Wave of the Japanese Pacific League (see also Japanese baseball leagues ). He saw limited action during his first two seasons, because his manager disliked the young player’s unorthodox batting style—a sort of pendulum motion created by kicking the front foot back and then striding forward with the swing. In 1994 a new manager gave Suzuki a starting spot on the team and let him swing the way he liked. He responded in amazing fashion, lifting his batting average to .400 during the season and finishing at .385—the second best batting mark in the history of Japanese baseball. He collected 210 hits, a record for one season. Through 2000 he won seven consecutive Pacific League batting titles, posted a career average of .353, and led his team to two pennants. He was not a power hitter, but his speed and bat control were unmatched. He was also considered among the top outfielders, with the strongest, most accurate throwing arm in the league. Suzuki threw right-handed but batted left-handed. By 2000 Suzuki had established himself as the best baseball player in Japan and had begun his quest for stardom in the United States . He spent two weeks in the Seattle Mariners ’ 1999 spring training camp as part of a U.S.-Japan player exchange. A Japanese player in an American lineup was no longer quite the rarity it once had been; several Japanese pitchers, most notably Hideo Nomo and Hideki Irabu, had crossed the Pacific to play in the major leagues. Suzuki became the first nonpitcher to make the transition when he signed a three-year contract with the Mariners in November 2000. Because pitchers in the United States threw harder than their Japanese counterparts, some observers believed that Japanese hitters would struggle at the plate. Suzuki made his major league debut with the Mariners on April 2, 2001. He answered his critics with a stellar season, capturing the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year award and a Gold Glove. His batting average in the 2001 regular season was .350, and it was .421 in the postseason games. In 2004 Suzuki broke George Sisler ’s 84-year-old record for most hits in a single season, ending the year with 262 hits and a .372 batting average. Five years later, in 2009, he became the all-time leader in hits by a Japanese player, with 3,086 for his career in both Japan and the United States, and later in the year he recorded his 2,000th major league hit, reaching that plateau faster than any other player in history except Al Simmons. He collected more than 200 hits—and was named to the AL All-Star team—in each of his first 10 seasons with the Mariners. Not only did his 10 200-hit seasons tie Pete Rose ’s all-time record, they also set the mark for most consecutive years in which a player reached the 200-hit plateau. Britannica Stories |
Which mountain range separates Spain and France? | Which mountains separate France and Spain? Science and Technology Which mountains separate France and Spain? The Pyrenees stretch for about 300 miles (500 km) from the Bay of Biscay in the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. This mountain range forms a natural boundary between France and Spain. The highest point is Pico d'Aneto at 3,404 metres. |
How many counters, or pieces, does each player start with in a game of backgammon? | How Many Counters Does Each Player Have at the Start of a Game of Backgammon | uk.QACollections.com How Many Counters Does Each Player Have at the Start of a Game of Backgammon How Many Counters Does Each Player Have at the Start of a Game of Backgammon? Each Player as 15 counters in a Backgammon. The counters are also known as checkers, draughts, stones, men or chips. Backgammon is one of the oldest board games, with archaeological evidence up to ... Read More » Related Videos Top Q&A For: How Many Counters Does Each Player Have at the ... How Many Counters in Backgammon? Backgammon has thirty pieces, or fifteen for each of the two players. The pieces in Backgammon are also known as checkers, draughts, pieces, men, stones or counters. How Many Senators Does Each State Have? Each state is represented by two senators. Each senator is given six years senate terms. According to the law, no person shall be a senator who have not attained the age of thirty. Where to Buy Backgammon Game Sets? Backgammon can be a fun and exciting game for the whole family to enjoy. When choosing a Backgammon set to buy, you will want to shop from a place that gives you a variety of options in style, desi... Read More » http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_4557155_where-buy-backgammon-game-sets.html How Many Calories Should a Man Have Each Day? A man's daily calorie intake is influenced by his age and activity levels, as well as his weight and other health factors. If you are trying to lose weight, you'll obviously need to intake fewer ca... Read More » |
Which Welsh singer was born Gaynor Hopkins? | Bonnie Tyler | New Music And Songs | Bonnie Tyler About Bonnie Tyler Before her well-known collaborations with Meat Loaf producer Jim Steinman, Welsh-born singer Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins) performed off and on in her homeland with the R&B band Mumbles; nodules on her vocal cords prevented her from singing full-time until 1976, when she underwent an operation to have them removed. The surgery left her with a raspy, husky voice that proved an effective instrument and drew notice from writer/producers Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, who became her managers. Tyler scored a number three hit with their "It's a Heartache" in 1978, but became dissatisfied as the two attempted to steer her into country music. When her contract ran out, she signed with CBS and sought Steinman out, hoping for material with his trademark epic sound. She got it with the ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart," which was recorded with E Street Band members Max Weinberg on drums and Roy Bittan on keyboards, plus guitarist Rick Derringer and backing vocalist Rory Dodd. The song spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard charts and helped the LP Faster Than the Speed of Night sell over a million copies and debut at number one in the U.K., where the title track also became a hit. Tyler then recorded "Holding Out for a Hero" for the blockbuster Footloose soundtrack, which to date has remained her last major success. She went on to work with Todd Rundgren and Desmond Child and recorded the European hit album Bitterblue in 1991 for a German label, which featured contributions from Nik Kershaw, Harold Faltermeyer, and Giorgio Moroder. In 1996, she released Free Spirit on Atlantic Records to little attention. With her popularity still high throughout Europe, Tyler continued to record albums, including 1999's All in One Voice, 2004's Simply Believe, and 2005's Wings. In 2012, some seven years after her last release, Tyler announced that she was recording a new album in Nashville. The country-rock-inspired Rocks and Honey appeared in early 2013. Prior to the album's release, Tyler also announced that she would be the U.K.'s entry in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi |
Which Hollywood actor died in 1955 when his car collided with another car near Cholane, California? | James Dean - Biography - IMDb James Dean Biography Showing all 152 items Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (2) | Trade Mark (6) | Trivia (110) | Personal Quotes (26) | Salary (3) Overview (5) 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (2) James Byron Dean was born February 8, 1931 in Marion, Indiana, to Mildred Marie (Wilson) and Winton A. Dean, a farmer turned dental technician. His mother died when Dean was nine, and he was subsequently raised on a farm by his aunt and uncle in Fairmount, Indiana. After grade school, he moved to New York to pursue his dream of acting. He received rave reviews for his work as the blackmailing Arab boy in the New York production of Gide 's "The Immoralist", good enough to earn him a trip to Hollywood. His early film efforts were strictly bit parts: a sailor in the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis overly frantic musical comedy Sailor Beware (1952); a GI in Samuel Fuller 's moody study of a platoon in the Korean War, Fixed Bayonets! (1951) and a youth in the Piper Laurie - Rock Hudson comedy Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952). He had major roles in only three movies. In the Elia Kazan production of John Steinbeck 's East of Eden (1955) he played Caleb, the "bad" brother who couldn't force affection from his stiff-necked father. His true starring role, the one which fixed his image forever in American culture, was that of the brooding red-jacketed teenager Jim Stark in Nicholas Ray 's Rebel Without a Cause (1955). George Stevens ' filming of Edna Ferber 's Giant (1956), in which he played the non-conforming cowhand Jett Rink who strikes it rich when he discovers oil, was just coming to a close when Dean, driving his Porsche Spyder race car, collided with another car while on the road near Cholame, California on September 30, 1955. He had received a speeding ticket just two hours before. James Dean was killed almost immediately from the impact from a broken neck. He was 24. His very brief career, violent death and highly publicized funeral transformed him into a cult object of apparently timeless fascination. Light brown hair greased back Impulsive emotional acting style Known for playing well-meaning but deeply troubled characters The red jacket, white T-shirt and blue jeans from Rebel Without a Cause (1955) Trivia (110) Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#42) (1995). Ranked #33 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997] The famous Failure Analysis Associates, from Menlo Park, California, reconstructed and recreated all details of the accident at the same approximate time on September 30 and have concluded that James Dean was travelling 55 to 56 mph when the fateful accident occurred, thereby proving he had not been speeding, as rumor had it. Most of his so-called affairs with various starlets were made up by the Warner Brothers public relations. He did have love affairs with Pier Angeli and Liz Sheridan . He also worked as a "stunt tester" on the game show Beat the Clock (1950), testing the safety of the stunts that some of the studio audience members would later perform. However, he proved so agile at completing the stunts that his results could not be used to set time limits for contestants to complete them. So he was reluctantly released. Following his untimely death, he was interred at Park Cemetery in Fairmount, Indiana, which is nearly 2,300 miles from where he perished in his fatal car crash on the intersection leading to Cholame, California. Reportedly, Dean was very much in love with Pier Angeli and they planned to marry, but her mother blocked the union because Dean was not Catholic and she helped arrange Pier's marriage to Vic Damone . Before she committed suicide, Pier wrote that Dean was the only man she had ever really loved. Briefly studied dance with Katherine Dunham . Won the Bloom Award as "Best Newcomer" for early Broadway work in "The Immoralist". He was issued a speeding ticket only two hours and fifteen minutes before his fatal accident. He is the subject of the songs "James Dean" by Eagles and "Mr. James Dean |
Who did the former British king, Edward Vlll marry in June 1937? | BBC - History - Edward VIII z Edward VIII © The only British sovereign to abdicate voluntarily, Edward stepped down in 1936 to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson. He was king for less than a year. Edward was born on 23 June 1894 in Richmond, Surrey, the eldest child of the duke of York. He was always known in his family as David, one of many middle names. In 1910, Edward's father became George V and Edward, prince of Wales. He joined the Grenadier Guards in World War One, although he was not allowed to see active service. Throughout the 1920s, Edward undertook extensive foreign tours particularly in the empire, representing his father. These tours, together with Edward's visits to areas of high unemployment and deprivation in Britain during the economic depression of the early 1930s, made Edward very popular. Edward had affairs with a number of married women in the 1920s, but then met and fell in love with Wallis Simpson, the wife of an American businessman. In January 1936, George V died and Edward became king. In October, Wallis Simpson was granted a divorce from her husband, and it became clear that the new king wished to marry her, against the advice of many of his advisors who did not believe that Edward, as head of the Church of England, should marry a divorced woman. All attempts to find a solution failed and so, on 10 December, Edward signed an instrument of abdication. The following day, after broadcasting to the nation and the empire to explain his actions, he left for Europe. Edward's brother became George VI. In June 1937, Edward married Wallis Simpson and the couple were given the titles of duke and duchess of Windsor. For the next two years they lived mainly in France. On a visit to Germany in 1937, they had a controversial meeting with Adolf Hitler. After the outbreak of war, Edward was appointed governor of the Bahamas. He remained in this post until the end of the war, when he and the duchess returned to France. In the remaining years of his life, the duke paid only short visits to England to attend the funerals of family members, and there continued to be much bitterness between the duke and his family. Edward died of throat cancer on 28 May 1972 in Paris, and was buried near Windsor. |
In human anatomy, an ossicle is a very small what? | Bones of the Ear - Anatomy Pictures and Information Home > Skeletal System > Bones of the Head and Neck > Bones of the Ear Bones of the Ear The bones of the ear, also known as the auditory ossicles, are the three smallest bones in the human body. These bones play an important role in the sense of hearing by transmitting sounds to the inner ear. Anatomy The three auditory ossicles – the malleus, incus, and stapes – are tiny bones found in the middle ear. Each bone is named in Latin for its shape: Malleus means hammer or mallet Incus means anvil Move up/down/left/right: Click compass arrows Rotate image: Click and drag in any direction, anywhere in the frame Identify objects: Click on them in the image 2D Interactive 3D Rotate & Zoom Change Anatomical System Full Bones of the Ear Description [Continued from above] . . . The hammer-like malleus is the most lateral of the ossicles and has a large, rounded head on its superior end, which tapers to a narrow neck and handle on its inferior end. It is connected to the tympanic membrane, or eardrum, at the handle and forms a synovial joint with the incus at the head. The anvil-like incus is the middle ossicle that forms synovial joints with the malleus on its lateral side and the stapes on its medial side. The incus is widest where it meets the malleus and tapers to a thinner projection known as the lenticular process where it meets the stapes. The stirrup-shaped stapes is the smallest ossicle with a hollow space in the middle. The stapes begins with a tiny cylindrical head where it meets the incus before splitting into two parallel columns of bone known as the anterior and posterior crus. These columns end suddenly at the flat, oblong base that rests within the oval window and conducts sounds into the inner ear. Physiology The main function of the auditory ossicles is the conduction of sounds to the inner ear where they transduced into nerve signals and sent onward to the brain. Sound waves entering the ear pass through the auditory canal of the outer ear and trigger vibrations in the tympanic membrane. These vibrations are conducted into the malleus, which is connected to the tympanic membrane through its handle region. The malleus conducts its vibrations into the incus through its synovial joint and the incus likewise conducts vibrations into the stapes. Finally, the vibrations of the stapes push its base back and forth through the oval window to form new waves in the endolymph of the inner ear. The secondary function of the auditory ossicles is the attenuation of sound waves to control the volume of sounds reaching the inner ear. A pair of skeletal muscles, the tensor tympani and stapedius, contract to reduce the vibration of the malleus and stapes in response to loud sounds. Sound attenuation is very important in daily life by limiting the sounds produced during chewing and the sound of one’s own voice while talking. Prepared by Tim Taylor, Anatomy and Physiology Instructor |
Which ex-Playboy Bunny sang in a band called ‘Wind in the Willows’ before becoming the singer in one of the most famous bands of the 1970’s and 80’s? | IMDb: Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "Bunny" Most Popular People With Biographies Matching "Bunny" 1-50 of 343 names. Courteney Cox Courteney Cox was born on June 15th, 1964 in Birmingham, Alabama, into an affluent Southern family. She is the daughter of Courteney (Bass) and Richard Lewis Cox (1930-2001), a businessman. She was the baby of the family with two older sisters (Virginia and Dottie) and an older brother, Richard, Jr. She was raised in an exclusive society town, Mountain Brook, Alabama. Courteney was the archetypal daddy's girl, and therefore was understandably devastated when, in 1974, her parents divorced, and her father moved to Florida. She became a rebellious teen, and did not make things easy for her mother, and new stepfather, New York businessman Hunter Copeland. Now, she is great friends with both. She attended Mountain Brook High School, where she was a cheerleader, tennis player and swimmer. In her final year, she received her first taste of modeling. She appeared in an advert for the store, Parisians. Upon graduation, she left Alabama to study architecture and interior design at Mount Vernon College. After one year she dropped out to a pursue a modeling career in New York, after being signed by the prestigious Ford Modelling Agency. She appeared on the covers of teen magazines such as Tiger Beat and Little Miss, plus numerous romance novels. She then moved on to commercials for Maybeline, Noxema, New York Telephone Company and Tampax. While modeling, she attended acting classes, as her real dream and ambition was to be an actress. In 1984, she landed herself a small part in one episode of As the World Turns as a young débutante named Bunny. Her first big break, however, was being cast by Brian De Palma in the Bruce Springsteen video "Dancing in The Dark". In 1985, she moved to LA to star alongside Dean Paul Martin in Misfits of Science . It was a flop, but a few years later, she was chosen out of thousands of hopefuls to play Michael J. Fox 's girlfriend, psychology major Lauren Miller in Family Ties . In 1989, Family Ties ended, and Cox went through a lean spell in her career, featuring in unmemorable movies such as Mr. Destiny with Michael Caine . Fortunes changed dramatically for Cox, when in 1994, she starred alongside Jim Carrey in the unexpected hit Ace Ventura: Pet Detective , and a year later she was cast as Monica Geller on the hugely successful sitcom Friends . It was this part that turned her into an international superstar and led to an American Comedy Award nomination. In 1996 Cox starred in Wes Craven 's horror/comedy Scream . This movie grossed over $100 million at the box office, and won Cox rave reviews for her standout performance as the wickedly bitchy and smug TV reporter Gale Weathers. She went on to play this character again in each of the three sequels. Not only did her involvement in this movie lead to critical acclaim, but it also led to her meeting actor husband David Arquette . He played her on-screen love interest Dewey, and life imitated art as the two fell in love for real. Their wedding took place in San Francisco, at the historic Grace Cathedral atop Nob Hill, on June 12th, 1999. Joined by 200 guests, including Cox's film star friends Liam Neeson and Kevin Spacey , the happy couple finally became Mr. and Mrs. Arquette. Lea Thompson Lea Katherine Thompson was born on May 31, 1961, in Rochester, Minnesota. She is the youngest of five children. Her parents are Barbara Anne (Barry) and Clifford Elwin "Cliff" Thompson. Since all her siblings were much older than she, Lea says it seemed like she had more than two parents. The family lived in the Starlight Motel, all the kids sharing a room. Things began to look up for the family when Lea's father got a job in Minneapolis, where the family moved. Lea's parents divorced when she was six, and her mother decided to maintain the family. This wasn't the easiest job, considering her mother was alcohol-addicted at the time. When she found the strength to quit drinking, she took a job playing the piano and singing in |
Lee Brilleaux was the vocalist in which 1970’s band? | Dr Feelgood Dr Feelgood by • Artists - D , Music - 1970s • Tags: Pub rock Although they never strayed from their gritty R&B based sound, Dr Feelgood was a fixture of England's Pub Rock scene since the early 70s. While they were comparative latecomers to the scene - not playing their first London pub gig until July 1973 - they burst out of Canvey Island (Essex) like a force nine gale, and it wasn't long before they were showing everybody else how it was done. The secret of their success lay not so much in their music - a sharply defined beat group R&B which harked straight back to the early Stones and The Pretty Things - but in their image and attitude, both built on naked aggression. Plus, in singer Lee Brilleaux and guitarist Wilko Johnson - zig-zagging around the stage like a broken Dalek - they boasted two bona fide gold-plated stars (the NME would later dub them 'the new Jagger and Richards'.) They also had a brutally effective rhythm section called Sparko and The Big Figure, who looked like debt collectors . . . The Feelgoods signed to United Artists late in the summer of 1974 and recorded their first album, Down By The Jetty, with the late Vic Maile producing. Its black and white sleeve and apparently mono sound mix captured the band's musical character perfectly. It was ultimately their live album, Stupidity, which was to rocket them to the top of the charts in 1976. Dr Feelgood constantly travelled England, playing to sold-out clubs across the country - venues where rough rock & roll bands could pound out R&B, pop and simple three-chord rock. With their devoted following, they proved that these clubs were profitable and helped pave the way for the success of punk rock in England. Punk bands played the same bars and clubs that Dr Feelgood, Brinsley Schwarz and other pub rockers played in the early 70s. Without Dr Feelgood, Stiff Records would not have existed either. Vocalist and harmonica wizard Lee Brilleaux stumped up the original £400 that Jake Riviera used to found the label. In 1977, amid much acrimony, Wilko Johnson - Pete Townshend to Brilleaux's Roger Daltrey, the songwriter, the Moody One - was fired from the band. He was replaced by Hammersmith-born John 'Gypie' Mayo. Outside songwriters like Mickey Jupp and Nick Lowe took up some of the slack and the Feelgoods started having hits like She's A Wind-Up, Milk And Alcohol and Down At The Doctors - the latter famed for Brilleaux's off-hand announcement: "Eight bars on the pianna", followed immediately by an eight-bar bass and drum break. Gradually the hits slowed down. Mayo left, replaced by US expatriate and bar-band veteran Johnny Guitar, and then - virtually in mid-tour - the backroom stalwarts, Figure and Sparko, also flew the coop. Over the years the band's line-up changed frequently, with Lee Brilleaux (pictured at right) the only constant member. Brilleaux's energy never diminished as he got older - his consistently vibrant live performances were the reason why Dr Feelgood was such a concert draw. Even though he had been performing for twenty years, Brilleaux remained a force to be reckoned with when he was on stage, right until his untimely death. I once had the absolute pleasure of meeting Lee Brilleaux at a party in Sydney, Australia. It was the mid 80s and Dr Feelgood had just finished a series of gigs which took my breath away and were unwinding at a bash at the home of Gary Hosie ( The Sets , Mustard Club ) and the late Don Hosie - vocalist with Sydney R&B legends, Stupidity (themselves named after the Feelgoods classic live album). Lee Brilleaux passed away on 7 April 1994 from throat cancer. He will be sadly missed by a great many people. Veteran Pete Gage took on the role of singer and the group was reborn and continues to gig today. Gypie Mayo passed away in 2013. Lee Brilleaux |
The Curtis Cup is a challenge trophy contested by women in which sport? | Curtis Cup Golf Match (USA vs. Great Britain & Ireland) Updated June 12, 2016. About the Curtis Cup: The Curtis Cup Match is contested every two years by teams of female amateurs representing the United States and Great Britain & Ireland (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland). The sanctioning bodies are the United States Golf Association and Ladies Golf Union, and those organizations select the respective teams. Each team consists of eight golfers. The Curtis Cup was first played in 1932, and is named after sisters Harriot and Margaret Curtis, who combined for four victories in the U.S. Women's Amateur. The Curtis sisters donated the trophy for the competition. The U.S. leads the series, 28-8-3. View All Curtis Cup Results Curtis Cup Format Beginning in 2008, the Curtis Cup assumed a Ryder Cup-style format, with foursomes, four-balls and singles play. Day 1 and Day 2 feature three foursomes and three four-balls each day, with eight singles matches concluding play on Day 3. One point is awarded the side of the winning golfer in each match; if matches are tied at the conclusion of 18 holes, each golfer earns a half-point for her team. If the Curtis Cup Match itself concludes in a tie, the team that held the cup entering the competition retains it. Curtis Cup Records U.S. leads Great Britain & Ireland, 28-8-3 Most Curtis Cups Played GB&I - 9, Mary McKenna (1970-72-74-76-78-80-82-84-86) U.S. - 12, Carol Semple Thompson (1974-76-80-82-88-90-92-94-96-98-2000-02) Largest Winning Margin, 18-Hole Match Singles - 9 and 8, Margaret Smith, U.S., def. Philomena Garvey, GB&I, 1956 Foursomes - 8 and 6, Carol Sorenson/Barbara Fay White Boddie, U.S., def. Bridget Jackson/Susan Armitage, GB&I, 1964 Undefeated and Untied in Curtis Cup Play (Minimum 4 matches) Barbara Fay White Boddie, 4-0-0 Claire Doran, U.S., 4-0-0 Trish Johnson, GB&I, 4-0-0 Dorothy Kielty, U.S., 4-0-0 Most Overall Match Wins in Curtis Cup 18 - Carol Semple Thompson, U.S. 11 - Anna Quast Sander, U.S. 10 - Mary McKenna, GB&I 10 - Phyllis Preuss, U.S. Who Is the Curtis Cup Named After? The Curtis Cup is named after the Curtis sisters, Harriot and Margaret. The official name of the trophy awarded to the winning team is "The Women's International Cup," but everyone knows it as the Curtis Cup. Harriot Curtis and Margaret Curtis were two of the best women golfers in the early days of organized women's tournament play in the United States. Harriot won the 1906 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship. In the finals of the 1907 Women's Am, Margaret defeated Harriot, then Margaret won again in 1911-12. In 1927, hoping to spur the USGA and Ladies Golf Union (LGU) to establish such a USA vs. Great Britain & Ireland competition for amateur women golfers, Harriot and Margaret commissioned the creation of a trophy, a silver cup. That trophy is today what we call the Curtis Cup. It was another five years before the trophy was awarded, however, first presented at the inaugural Curtis Cup Match in 1932. Margaret died in 1965 and Harriot in 1974. The Curtis Cup Match has been played twice at the Curtis sisters' club, Essex County Club in Manchester, Mass., 1938 and 2010. Curtis Cup Trivia and Match Notes Several false starts at a Curtis Cup-style competition were made, dating to 1905, before Glenna Collett Vare started championing the idea in 1930. The USGA and LGU agreed in 1931 to regular matches, and the first was played in 1932. The Curtis Cup Match was originally envisioned to include nations from around the world, but financial issues limited the competition to the American and GB&I teams in the early going, and it has remained just those two teams ever since. The U.S. won that first match in 1932, 5.5 to 3.5. But the highlight was a victory for the GB&I side. Joyce Wethered and American Glenna Collett Vare - the greatest female golfers of their time - met only three times in competitive match play. The first Curtis Cup was one of them, and Wethered won easily, 6-and-4. The GB&I team's first win in the series was in 1952, the seventh Curtis Cup Match played. One mother-and-da |
Who was Prime Minister of Australia at the beginning of World War ll? | Australia's Wartime Prime Ministers Five Prime Ministers served Australia during the war years. Explore the stories of those who worked for them. On 26 April 1939, Robert Menzies was sworn in as the 12th Prime Minister of Australia, after he had been elected leader of the United Australia Party. Arthur Fadden followed Menzies on 29 August 1941 but after his coalition government lost majority support in the House of Representatives, John Curtin became Prime Minister on 7 October 1941. Following Curtin’s death on 5 July 1945, the Deputy Prime Minister Frank Forde acted as Prime Minister until the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party elected Ben Chifley as its new leader. Chifley was sworn in as Prime Minister on 13 July 1945. Four of the five Prime Ministers who led Australia during the Second World War dining together. John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Records of the Curtin Family. Five Australian Prime Ministers dine, 1942. Fadden, Hughes, Curtin, Menzies and Chifley. JCPML00376/90 |
LADE (Lineas Aereas del Estado) is the national airline of which country? | Airlines find in Argentina: Aerolineas Argentinas, LADE Lineas Aereas del Estado, Sol Líneas Aéreas, Andes Líneas Aéreas, LATAM Argentina LATAM Argentina (Argentina) 4M; Airports: Miami International Airport, FL, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza International Airport, Buenos Aires, New York - John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY, New York (JFK, EWR, LGA, JRB), Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, T, Houston - George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX, Punta Cana International Airport |
Strangers Gate is an entrance to which famous park? | Who named the gates of Central Park? | Ephemeral New York The “Undesirables” sent back from Ellis Island » Who named the gates of Central Park? When Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux were just about done building Central Park in the early 1860s, there was one more thing to consider: the entrances. While rich New Yorkers desired grand, ornate gates like in the urban parks in London and Paris, Olmsted and Vaux opted for low sandstone openings—symbolizing an accessible city refuge that would be open to all. They chose names for the 20 planned entrances that referenced who would use the park, reports an 1864 Harper’s article: “The first broad generalization will be something like this: Artisan, Artist, Merchant, Scholar. Descending to subdivision of these heads we shall have Cultivator or Agriculturalist, Hunter, Fisherman, Woodman, Minor, Mariner, Warrior, Engineer, Inventor, Explorer.” Actually almost all did end up as official names, though most weren’t carved into the sandstone entrances until the 1990s. Women’s Gate is at 72nd Street and Central Park West; Scholars’ Gate at Fifth Avenue and 60th Street. A complete list is here. Share this: Like Loading... Related Tags: Artists' Gate , building Central Park , Calvert Vaux , central park , Central Park entrances , Frederick Law Olmstead , gates to Central Park , New York in the 1860s , Scholars Gate , Strangers' Gate , Women's Gate This entry was posted on May 15, 2010 at 3:07 am and is filed under central park , Random signage . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. 26 Responses to “Who named the gates of Central Park?” May 15, 2010 at 3:47 am | Reply Having put quite a bit of study into this there are some interesting misunderstandings about the Gates out there. The Greensward Map, published and sold by the Greensward Foundation, has a few of the gates misplaced or misnamed, calling the Gate of All Saints the Prophets Gate, and adding the entirely fictitious Students Gate. Several places online list the entrance to the Conservatory Garden as the Vanderbilt Gate, though there is no sign for it, and I can find no evidence of it ever being called that. A commemorative booklet quoting Olmstead’s reasoning behind each occupation, published and distributed in 1926 by the Central Park Association calls the Warriors Gate the Army and Navy Gate. My personal favorite is the press release for Christo’s “Gates” instillation refers to the gates and names an Emigrants Gate and an Explorers Gate, neither of which exist. wildnewyork May 15, 2010 at 1:42 pm | Reply Olmstead: “The city, although metropolitan by position, is cosmopolitan in its associations and sympathies, and is ever ready to extend a courteous welcome to all peaceably disposed “Strangers” or “Foreigners” who may be led by inclination or business to spend their time within its boundaries; this welcome being offered, however, not merely a matter or courtesy but as a recognition of that fact that it is highly important, both to the general and particular interests of the whole nation, that its cities should be visited, and its institutions studied and comprehended by intelligent and industrious travelers from other countries, for by such means only can unworthy prejudices be removed, and incorrect estimates rectified.” Quoted in the 1926 pamphlet I mentioned above, originally taken from the 1866 Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park. The pamphlet erroneously places the Strangers Gate at 110 and Eighth Ave. wildnewyork […] Ephemeral New York spots “subway mosaics that supply a little history” and answers the question, “Who named the gates of Central Park?” […] Michael Miscione July 23, 2010 at 5:46 am | Reply First of all, Olmsted and Vaux were nowhere “just about done building Central Park in the early 1860s.” Secondly, Frederick Law Olmsted did not — I repeat, DID NOT — name the gates of the park. This article and the worshipful comments that follow are yet another example of how peop |
ANZAC Day, Australia’s annual holiday to remember its war dead, is held during which month of the year? | The Anzac Day tradition | Australian War Memorial The Anzac Day tradition Features of a commemorative ceremony What is Anzac Day? Anzac Day, 25 April, is one of Australia’s most important national occasions. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. What does ANZAC stand for? ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces quickly became known as Anzacs, and the pride they took in that name endures to this day. Why is this day special to Australians? When war broke out in 1914 Australia had been a federated nation for only 13 years, and its government was eager to establish a reputation among the nations of the world. When Britain declared war in August 1914 Australia was automatically placed on the side of the Commonwealth. In 1915 Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula in order to open the Dardanelles to the allied navies. The ultimate objective was to capture Constantinople (now Istanbul), the capital of the Ottoman Empire, an ally of Germany. The Australian and New Zealand forces landed on Gallipoli on 25 April, meeting fierce resistance from the Ottoman Turkish defenders. What had been planned as a bold stroke to knock Turkey out of the war quickly became a stalemate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months. At the end of 1915 the allied forces were evacuated from the peninsula, with both sides having suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. More than 8,000 Australian soldiers had died in the campaign. Gallipoli had a profound impact on Australians at home, and 25 April soon became the day on which Australians remembered the sacrifice of those who died in the war. Although the Gallipoli campaign failed in its military objectives, the actions of Australian and New Zealand forces during the campaign left a powerful legacy. What became known as the “Anzac legend” became an important part of the identity of both nations, shaping the ways in which they viewed both their past and their future. Early commemorations In 1916 the first Anzac Day commemorations were held on 25 April. The day was marked by a wide variety of ceremonies and services across Australia, a march through London, and a sports day in the Australian camp in Egypt. In London more than 2,000 Australian and New Zealand troops marched through the streets; a London newspaper headline dubbed them “the knights of Gallipoli”. Marches were held all over Australia; in the Sydney march convoys of cars carried soldiers wounded on Gallipoli and their nurses. For the remaining years of the war Anzac Day was used as an occasion for patriotic rallies and recruiting campaigns, and parades of serving members of the AIF were held in most cities. During the 1920s Anzac Day became established as a national day of commemoration for the more than 60,000 Australians who had died during the war. In 1927, for the first time, every state observed some form of public holiday on Anzac Day. By the mid-1930s all the rituals we now associate with the day – dawn vigils, marches, memorial services, reunions, two-up games – were firmly established as part of Anzac Day culture. Later, Anzac Day also served to commemorate the lives of Australians who died in the Second World War, and in subsequent years the meaning of the day has been further broadened to include those who lost their lives in all the military and peacekeeping operations in which Australia has been involved. Anzac Day was first commemorated at the Memorial in 1942. At the time, government orders prohibited large public gatherings in case of a Japanese air attack, so it was a small occasion with neither a march nor a memorial service. Since then, Anzac Day has been commemorated at the Memorial every year. What does it mean today? Australians recognise 25 April as a day of national remembrance, which takes two forms. Commemorative services are held across the nation at dawn – the time of the original landing, |
In the book ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’ by C.S. Lewis, what type of creature is Maugrim? | SparkNotes: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe: Character List The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe C. S. Lewis Plot Overview Analysis of Major Characters Aslan - The king and god of Narnia. The noble lion sacrifices his life so that the Witch will spare Edmund. After being resurrected the next morning, Aslan rises and defeats the White Witch once and for all. In the context of the book's Christian allegory, Aslan represents Christ. Read an in-depth analysis of Aslan. The White Witch - This evil queen of Narnia places a spell on the land so that it is winter and never Christmas. The Witch is the "Emperor's hangman," as Mr. Beaver says, and she has the right to kill any Narnian traitor. She wields a wand that turns creatures and people to stone. The wand also produces the Turkish Delight that enslaves Edmund and makes him greedy. The Witch kills Aslan, and it is only after he rises from the dead that he defeats her. Like any malicious character, the Witch, an embodiment of evil, could represent Satan, or she may be a servant of Satan. "She calls herself the Queen of Narnia thought she has no right to be queen at all, and all the Fauns and Dryands and Naiads and Dwarfs and Animals—at least all the good ones—simply hate her." Read an in-depth analysis of The White Witch. Peter Pevensie - Peter is the oldest of the Pevensie children, and he is noble and courageous. He matures into a young man during his first few days in Narnia. He immediately proves himself after protecting Susan from a ferocious wolf. Aslan knights him, and eventually crowns him the High King of Narnia. During his reign he is known as King Peter the Magnificent. Susan Pevensie - The second oldest of the Pevensie children, Susan is the beauty among the Pevensies. She is sweet and kind, and perhaps a little bland. Santa Claus gives her a horn to blow if she ever finds herself in a dangerous situation. When she becomes queen at Cair Paravel, she is known as Queen Susan the Gentle. Edmund Pevensie - The third oldest Pevensie child, Edmund is a brat for most of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Edmund is spiteful and mean, and likes to tease his sister, Lucy. His greed for the enchanted Turkish Delight leads him to act as a traitor against his siblings. Edmund joins forces with the White Witch, but eventually sees the error of his ways and returns to the good side. Lucy Pevensie - The youngest Pevensie is cheerful, kind, and brave. This curious, happy-go-lucky girl is the first of the children to venture into Narnia. Later, she urges her siblings to search for her friend, Tumnus, when they find that the faun's home is ransacked. In the beginning, she is the protagonist, although Aslan fills that role later in the novel. We view much of the action through her optimistic eyes, as a foil to the skeptical eyes as Edmund. Santa Claus gives Lucy a cordial, which she uses to heal the wounded following the battle with the Witch's troops. She is known as Queen Lucy the Valiant. Tumnus - Lucy meets Tumnus, a faun, on her first excursion into Narnia. He initially intends to kidnap her and bring her to the White Witch. Tumnus does not go through with it, and he spares her life. For his crime, the Witch ransacks his home and petrifies him. Later, Aslan rescues Tumnus from the spell. Kind, sensitive, and caring, Tumnus and Lucy become fast friends once it is settled that he is not going capture her. He also makes a mean cup of tea. Professor Kirke - Professor Kirke is a slightly eccentric, elderly professor. He takes care of the Pevensie children so they can escape the air raids in London during World War II. Wise and open-minded, he helps Peter and Susan understand that Narnia may indeed exist. Mr. Beaver - Mr. Beaver is Tumnus's friend, and he aids the Pevensie children in the search for the petrified faun. Mr. Beaver introduces the Pevensies to Santa Claus and ultimately brings them to the Stone Table and Aslan Mrs. Beaver - She is Mr. Beaver's wife. Mrs. Beaver is kindly, good-natured, motherly, and a good cook. Dwarf - The dwarf is one of the |
‘The Virgin on the Rocks’ is the work of which artist? | The Virgin of the Rocks Renaissance Blog The Virgin of the Rocks. It seems strange that in The Virgin of the Rocks we see two complete versions of a subject from an artist who failed to finish so many of his commissions. Leonardo's Louvre version of 1483/1486 is the earlier of the two works while the National Gallery painting is dated 1495/1508. Both paintings are oil on panel but the Louvre version has been transferred to canvass. The painting may have suffered some damage during the transfer process but it's condition is now stable. The Leonardo exhibition at the National Gallery in London (Leonardo da Vinci, Painter at the Court of Milan) displayed these two works together in the same room for the first time ever. Although never achieving the same monumental impression gained by seeing the works in the flesh, I have placed images of the paintings side by side so that direct comparisons of the similarities and differences can be made. The Virgin of the Rocks was commissioned (not long after Leonardo's move to Milan) by the Franciscan Confraternity in the Church of San Francesco Grande. Leonardo was assisted by two local artists, the Predis brothers, their task was to create an altarpiece for the recently completed chapel dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. The Predis brothers completed two side panels while da Vinci painted the centre panel. Shortly after the altarpiece was finished the artists became embroidered in a dispute about payment resulting in the artists threatening to sell the work to a rival bidder. It is likely that this dispute resulted in the making of the second version of the Virgin of the Rocks, the one now in the National Gallery in London, and in fact it was the London Virgin that was placed in the chapel in San Francesco Grande. The original Paris version was quickly sold to an art lover soon after completion. The Virgin or the Rocks. Leonardo da Vinci. (s) 199 × 122 cm, 78.3 × 48.0 Louvre, Paris. The Virgin of the Rocks. Leonardo da Vinci. (s) 189.5 × 120 cm, 74.6 × 47.25 National Gallery, London. The subject of the paintings is a legendary meeting between the infant Jesus and John the Baptist on the flight into Egypt. The Madonna is at the centre of the composition with Jesus seated with the angel Uriel his arm raised in blessing, John's hands are seen clasped in prayer. Personal Opinion :- I have seen both of these paintings and don't really have a favourite, although the London version seems to be more tightly finished than the one in the Louvre, I like them both. How's that for sitting on the fence? The brushwork and contrast between light and dark (chiaroscuro) is typical Leonardo and standing before these paintings you do feel the power and the presence of the great artist. It really is shiver up the spine time! Enjoy. The Side Panel Musician Angels. Angel playing the Violin. Ambrogio de Predis, oil on wood, 118.7 x 61cm. National Gallery, London (s) These are the two side panels of the Altarpiece, the Angel with the Violin is the left panel and the Lute playing Angel is the right panel. The Angel in Green's attribution to the Predis brothers, Ambrogio and Evangelista, has been disputed in recent times. Possible candidates for the work include Marco d' Oggiono and Francesco Galli, however the debate continues! Virgin of the Rocks. Stylized View of the Altarpiece. (s) This diagram with the paintings in their correct positions gives some insight of how the altarpiece would have looked. Mini Gallery. Jesus and Uriel (Paris) (s) Jesus and Uriel (London) (s) St John (Paris) (s) St John (London) (s) Detail of Uriel (above) and right is a detail of the Christ Child, both from the London version. (s) In the London version halos have been added as has John the Baptist's staff, also John's is pose has changed slightly from the Louvre version. The angel Uriel no longer points at the figure of John and these changes are probably intended to clarify the identity of the two infants. This resolves and dismisses any suggestion that the child closest to the Mad |
Sir Robert Chiltern, Viscount Goring and Mrs Marchmont are characters in which Oscar Wilde play? | SparkNotes: An Ideal Husband: Character List An Ideal Husband Plot Overview Analysis of Major Characters Note: Critics often describe Wilde's characters as one-dimensional. This uni-dimensionality is on the one hand an effect of Wilde's borrowing from stock characters of the popular theater and, as discussed in the Context, his emphasis on artifice on the other. Notably, with regards to the latter, Wilde introduces his characters through playful references to art objects and aesthetic stereotypes. We will report on his characters accordingly. Sir Robert Chiltern - Sir Robert is the play's "tragic" hero, a government official who owes his success and fortune to secret scandal. As the stage notes indicate, Sir Robert is a "personality of mark" with a manner of impeccable distinction; the contrast between his chiseled jaw and romantic eyes suggests a violently willed separation of thought and emotion in his personality. Sir Robert suffers from certain divided loyalties as well. Extremely ambitious, Sir Robert remains tied, even at present, to his mentor Baron Arnheim' s gospels of wealth and power, gospels that emphasize the domination of others over all else. On the other hand, love has driven him to hide his past in the desperate hope of remaining the ideal husband to his wife. Conscious of what his success has c ost him, Sir Robert suffers from a decidedly nervous and harried temperament. Read an in-depth analysis of Sir Robert Chiltern. Lady Gertrude Chiltern - A woman of grave Greek beauty and twenty-seven years of age, Lady Chiltern embodies the Victorian new woman: upright, virtuous, educated, politically engaged, and active in her husband's career. She is the play's sentimental heroine, a sort of moral absol utist who worships her ideal husband and cannot brook the revelation of his secret past. In terms of Wilde's other plays, Lady Chiltern recalls the puritanical Lady Windermere. Read an in-depth analysis of Lady Gertrude Chiltern. Mrs. Cheveley - One of the play's wittiest and most well dressed characters, Mrs. Cheveley is the vicious and opportunistic villainness, a disciple of the deceased Baron Arnheim who values wealth and power above all. She stands as foil to the virtuous and earnest Lady Ch iltern, being cast throughout the play as a sort of monstrous femme fatale. Notably, Mrs. Cheveley is continuously imagined as the product of "horrid combinations" that evoke her duplicity. To take a few examples of how the play constructs her dou ble-dealing: one character in Act I describes her as the "unnatural" union of daytime genius and nighttime beauty. More viciously, Act III describes her as lamia-like—that is, reminiscent of a female demon, half woman and half snake. One could perha ps draw parallels between Mrs. Cheveley and the adventuresome Mrs. Erlynne from Lady Windermere's Fan. Read an in-depth analysis of Mrs. Cheveley. Lord Goring - Of impeccable dress and inimitable wit, Lord Goring is the play's thirty-something dandified philosopher, an idle aristocrat who serves as a thinly veiled double for Wilde himself. Irreverent, wry, and dangerously clever, Goring "plays with the world" and in doing so rejects ideals of duty, respectability, and responsibility. As with Wilde's other dandies, he functions as a figure for modern art of living and the aestheticist creed, particularly in his encounters with his stuffy father, Lord Caversham . Expounding a philosophy of love and forgiveness, Goring also figures as savior and helpmate to the Chilterns, teaching Lady Chiltern in particular of the dangers in idealizing one's husband. In terms of Wilde's other plays, Goring recalls the dandified Lord Illingworth in A Woman of No Importance. Read an in-depth analysis of Lord Goring. Mabel Chiltern - An exemplar of English prettiness, Mabel, Sir Robert's younger sister, embodies what Wilde describes as the "fascinating tyranny of youth" and "astonishing courage of innocence." Pert and clever, Mabel flirtatiously matches Lord Goring's wit throughout t he play and their somewhat unconventional union serves as a foi |
Who was murdered with an ice pick in 1940 by Ramon Mercader? | Forgotten Assassin: Ramón Mercader, The Man Who Murdered Leon Trotsky Forgotten Assassin: Ramón Mercader, The Man Who Murdered Leon Trotsky 02/18/13 AT 10:24 AM Close Lee Harvey Oswald, Gavrilo Princip, Nathuram Godse and Sirhan Sirhan comprise the most famous assassins of political figures in the 20th century. Their murderous acts not only changed history but also guaranteed them everlasting infamy and a kind of immortality. However, some prominent assassins have become forgotten in the mists of time -- one of them was born 100 years ago in Barcelona, Spain. Jaime Ramón Mercader del Río, a Spanish communist and agent for Russia’s notorious NKVD intelligence agency, murdered Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Mexico City in 1940 under orders from Joseph Stalin. [[nid:1091296]] Trotsky, once one of the most powerful and influential members of the Russian Communist Party and founder and leader of the Red Army, grew dismayed by the rising power of Stalin in the 1920s in the wake of Vladimir Lenin’s death. Sensing a dire threat to his supremacy, Stalin removed Trotsky from power in 1927, forced him out of the party and deported him in 1929 to Turkey, where he remained for four years near Istanbul. After brief (and harried) stays in France and Norway, the heavily guarded Trotsky eventually moved to Mexico, where he continued to oppose Stalin and his policies -- a stance that marked him for death. Trotsky wrote prolifically in Mexico, including a book titled “The Revolution Betrayed,” a vitriolic attack on Stalinism. (This period coincided with the Great Terror in Russia, whereby Stalin purged tens of thousands of former communist party members, including sham trials, imprisonment and execution of many of Trotsky’s former Bolshevik allies.) However, Trotsky’s years in Mexico were not entirely unpleasant -- he and his family resided in the Coyoacán neighborhood of Mexico City, where he became intimate with married painters Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. (Trotsky and Frida even had an affair.) But Trotsky was living on borrowed time. Enter Jamie Mercader. Mercader’s Cuban-born mother, Eustaquia María Caridad del Río Hernández, who raised him alone in France, was an ardent communist and fanatical Stalinist who fought in the Spanish Civil War and also worked for the Soviet underground. Caridad hailed from a wealthy and aristocratic landowning family in Cuba, while her husband, Pau Mercader, was a rich Catalan industrialist whom she quickly grew bored with and divorced. (As it turns out, “Mercader” means “merchant” in Catalan.) Growing up in France, Mercader embraced his mother’s ideology, then worked for various leftist organizations in Spain and eventually came to the attention of NKVD recruitment officer Nahum Eitingon, who took him to Moscow to train as a Soviet agent. Mercader’s road to his fateful encounter with Trotsky took some unexpected turns. While studying at the Sorbonne in Paris, he met Sylvia Ageloff, an American friend of Trotsky. As a Soviet spy, Mercader pretended he was Jacques Mornard, the son of a Belgian diplomat and a Trotskyite. Handsome, well-groomed and fluent in French and English, Mercader made a perfect spy for the Soviets. The following year, Mercader followed Ageloff to the U.S., where he assumed the false identity of a Canadian name Frank Jacson. By October 1939, Mercader moved (with his now-lover Ageloff) to Mexico City, where Trotsky and his family were living in exile. Trotsky had already survived prior assassination attempts by other Soviet agents. One of those agents, a man named Pavel Sudoplatov, claimed in his memoirs that, upon receiving the directive to kill Trotsky from Lavrenti Beria, Stalin’s fearsome chief of state security, he selected Mercader to carry out the murder of Trotsky. Using Ageloff as a link, Mercader (as Jacson) befriended Trotsky, pretending to be a sympathizer in order to put the doomed man at ease. Trotsky’s trust in Mercader eventually cost him his life -- on Aug. 20, 1940, Mercader attacked his host with an ice pick, failing to kill him. As Trotsky’s guards seized Me |
Who plays psychiatrist Dr Buddy Rydell in the 2003 film ‘Anger Management’? | Dustin Putman's Review: Anger Management (2003) - [TheMovieBoy] Anger Management (2003) Directed by Peter Segal Cast: Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei, John Turturro, Luis Guzman, Allen Covert, Lynne Thigpen, Heather Graham, Woody Harrelson, Krista Allen, January Jones, Kevin Nealon, John C. Reilly, Harry Dean Stanton, Lori Heuring, Kurt Fuller, Rudolph W. Giuliani, Clint Black 2003 101 minutes (for crude sexual content and language). Reviewed by Dustin Putman, April 12, 2003. Notwithstanding Paul Thomas Anderson's challenging 2002 film, " Punch-Drunk Love ," Adam Sandler has been known to play one of two different types of characters, each surrounded by the same basic plot conventions and a tried-and-true love interest. Sandler's normal, sweet-guy roles have unquestionably been more successful, such as his best picture, 1998's "The Wedding Singer" (opposite Drew Barrymore), 1999's " Big Daddy " (Joey Lauren Adams), and 2002's " Mr. Deeds " (Winona Ryder), while his more goofy, mean-spirited parts have fallen flat, as in 1995's "Billy Madison" (Bridgette Wilson), 1998's " The Waterboy " (Fairuza Balk), and 2000's " Little Nicky " (Patricia Arquette). Despite falling into the former, statistically more promising category, "Anger Management" goes against the odds to place as one of Sandler's weaker, more slapdash efforts. This time, Sandler is paired with not only Marisa Tomei (2001's " In the Bedroom "), but Jack Nicholson (2002's " About Schmidt "), an acting legend who automatically gives the film a level of prestige it doesn't deserve. Despite the talent involved, director Peter Segal (2000's " Nutty Professor II: The Klumps ") and screenwriter David Dorfman let all the respective parties down, offering no one the kind of high-level comedic material they deserve. There is the occasional laugh in "Anger Management," to be sure, but it is an undoubted certainty that each and every funny moment can be accounted to the performers' skills, rather than to standout or original writing. David Buznik (Adam Sandler), a soft-spoken and mild-mannered ad executive for animal products with a sweet girlfriend named Linda (Marisa Tomei), is the epitome of bland kindness. When a misunderstood argument occurs on a plane trip, David suddenly finds himself sentenced to anger management sessions, taught by the wildly unorthodox Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson). And when a second misconstrued run-in with the law leaves David facing jail time, he instead agrees to allow Buddy to move in with him, acting as his psychiatrist for the next thirty days. As Buddy sets out to "cure" David, David suddenly finds his world turned upside down by the doctor's irrational and outrageous methods. With the unlikely pairing of Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson, "Anger Management" had what it took to create genuine comic hilarity out of their differing personalities, but chooses not to take advantage of it. As the put-upon David, Adam Sandler playswellone of his most restrained characters to date, but there is not a hint of complexity in him. As for Dr. Buddy Rydell, who in one of the film's brighter scenes forces himself into David's bed only to forwardly confess that he likes "to sleep in the nude," Jack Nicholson slums through the proceedings, given little more to do than exaggerate his famous eyebrow-raising mannerism. In the inevitable romantic subplot, Marisa Tomeiwho, when given the chance, can give extraordinarily nuanced performancesis the movie's biggest missed opportunity. Tomei, who won an Academy Award for her unforgettably hilarious turn in 1992's "My Cousin Vinny," has such sharp comic timing that it is nearly a criminal act for this movie to waste her abilities. As Linda, Tomei pops up every now and again to stand around and look patient. No attempt is made to turn her into an actual character; the viewer is never even clued into what she does for a living. The less said about the chemistry between she and Sandler, the better. That leaves a handful of the supporting characters to attempt to salvage the day. Luis Guzman (2000's " |
What is the study of lakes and other bodies of freshwater? | Lake - body, water, process, Earth, life, plants, type, chemical, form Lake Lake Lakes are inland bodies of standing water. Although millions of lakes are scattered over Earth's surface, most are located in higher latitudes and mountainous areas. Canada alone contains almost 50 percent of the world's lakes. Lakes can be formed by glaciers, tectonic plate movements, river and wind currents, and volcanic or meteorite activity. Some lakes are only seasonal, drying up during parts of the year. The study of lakes, ponds, and other freshwater bodies is called limnology (pronounced lim-NOL-o-gee). Although ponds are considered small, shallow lakes, there is one important difference between the two bodies of water: temperature. Ponds generally have a consistent temperature throughout, whereas lakes have various temperature layers, depending on the season. The Great Lakes of the United States and Canada are the world's largest system of freshwater lakes. Lake Superior, the northernmost of the Great Lakes, is the world's largest freshwater lake with an area of 31,820 square miles (82,730 square kilometers). Lake Titicaca in the Andes Mountains on the border between Peru and Bolivia is the world's highest large freshwater lake at 12,500 feet (3,800 meters) above sea level. Some freshwater lakes become salty over time, especially in arid regions. Because the water in these lakes evaporates quickly, the salt from inflowing waters reaches a high concentration. Among the world's greatest salt lakes are the Caspian Sea, Dead Sea, and Great Salt Lake. Covering an area of about 144,000 square miles (372,960 square kilometers), the Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world. At 1,292 feet (394 meters) below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest lake in the world. Origins of lakes Most lakes on Earth were formed as a result of glacier activity. Earth's glacial ice formed and extended into what is now Canada, the northernmost United States, and northern Europe. As the heavy, thick ice pushed along, it created crevices by scouring out topsoil and even carving into bedrock (the solid rock that lies beneath the soil). Glacial growth peaked about 20,000 years ago, after which time the ice slowly began to melt. As the ice melted, the glaciers retreated, but the basins formed by glaciers remained and filled with water from the melting glaciers. Movements of Earth's crust, water, and wind can also form lakes. The moving of the plates that compose Earth's crust (called tectonic activity) often forms basins, especially along fault lines (where plates meet and move against each other). These basins or depressions fill with water, forming lakes such as Lake Baikal in Siberia. Words to Know Blowout: Lake basin created in coastal or arid region by strong winds shifting sand. Caldera: Volcanic crater that has collapsed to form a depression greater than 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) in diameter. Eutrophication: Natural process by which a lake or other body of water becomes enriched in dissolved nutrients, spurring aquatic plant growth. Limnology: Study of lakes, ponds, and other freshwater bodies. Oxbow lake: Lake created when a loop of a river is separated from the main flow by gravel, sand, and silt deposits. Solution lake: Lake created when groundwater erodes bedrock, resulting in a sinkhole. Turnover: Mixing and flip-flopping of the differing temperature layers within a lake. Water currents and land erosion by water form oxbow and solution lakes. Oxbow lakes are created when winding rivers such as the Mississippi change course, carrying water through twists and turns that form loops. As deposits build up and separate a loop from the main flow of the river, an oxbow lake such as Lake Whittington in Mississippi forms. Solution lakes result from groundwater eroding the bedrock above |
Which US President had the nickname ‘Mr Nice Guy’, because of his clean-cut image? | Gerald Ford vs James Buchanan - U.S. Presidents Comparison Millard Fillmore Issues Ideology scores for these presidents are adapted from the VoteMatch political philosophy quiz developed by OnTheIssues.org . For each president, OnTheIssues has collected votes, excerpts from speeches, press releases, and other public statements related to each question and then scored them using a methodology that attempts to assign a liberal or conservative viewpoint. Scores closer to -10 generally mean that a president has a more liberal viewpoint, while scores closer to +10 mean a president has a more conservative viewpoint. Scores of 0 mean either that there is not enough public data to assign an opinion to a president or a president's statements are too neutral to describe a viewpoint. Individual Rights Domestic Policy Domestic Politics Gerald Ford inherited a presidency presiding over a much-troubled nation. The wounds of the Vietnam War had not yet begun to heal, President Nixon's Watergate scandal had made a mockery of once-respected institutions, and the American standard of living was being steadily eroded by runaway inflation. Ford's task was made all the more difficult by a combative Congress elected in 1974. The Watergate Class, almost exclusively Democratic, fought Ford on nearly every matter. The president was reduced to governing by veto: sixty-six times he exercised his veto power. Only twelve were overridden. His Whip Inflation Now (WIN) crusade failed badly. At his inauguration, Buchanan made his position clear: states should decide the legality of slavery within their borders. Two days later, the Supreme Court handed down a decision on a slave named Dred Scott, who argued that his residence in a free state made him a free man. The court disagreed, claiming that Scott was a piece of property without the rights of citizenship. One implication of the court's decision was that slavery could not be excluded from any U.S. territories. Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 as an opponent of slavery's expansion prompted South Carolina and six other states to secede and form the Confederacy while Buchanan was still in office, before Lincoln was even inaugurated. The lame duck Buchanan tried to appease the South to no avail. Domestic Accomplishments Presided over the worst economy in the four decades since the Great Depression, with growing inflation and a recession during his tenure. His Whip Inflation Now (WIN) crusade urging the public to rein in spending and consumption failed badly Controversially granted a presidential pardon to President Richard Nixon for his role in the Watergate scandal Signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, which established special education throughout the United States Effectively presided over the dissolution of the Union by failing to deal with secessionary forces and pinning his hopes on the legal system to resolve the slavery issue.To further complicate the issue, the Dred Scott decision, which held that slavery could not be excluded from any US territories, was handed down by the Supreme Court two days after Buchanan's inauguration Presided over the "Bleeding Kansas" political confrontation between anti-slavery Free-Soilers and pro-slavery settlers. Buchanan's pro-slavery position led to an ugly rift with northern Democratic leader Stephen A. Douglas Sent the Army to depose Mormon Governor of the Utah Territory Brigham Young in the belief that the Mormons were in open rebellion against the US Was stymied in his legislative agenda by the ascension of Republicans to power in the House of Representatives in 1858, the beginning of his term GDP Foreign Policy Foreign Politics The debacle of Vietnam inspired Congress to severely curtail the powers of the president in matters of foreign policy. Within this context, Gerald Ford attempted to assert America's leadership role in the world. Congress thwarted his request to issue emergency funds for South Vietnam just before it fell to Communist forces. He was similarly denied when he sought aid for anti-Marxist guerrillas in Angola. For |
What is the capital of the Yukon Territory in Canada? | Yukon | history - geography - territory, Canada | Britannica.com territory, Canada Seats in House of Commons 1 (of 308) Time zone Pacific (GMT − 8 hours) Yukon, formerly Yukon Territory, territory of northwestern Canada , an area of rugged mountains and high plateaus. It is bounded by the Northwest Territories to the east, by British Columbia to the south, and by the U.S. state of Alaska to the west, and it extends northward above the Arctic Circle to the Beaufort Sea . The capital is Whitehorse . Yukon. Five Finger Rapids on the upper Yukon River, Yukon, Can. E. Otto/Comstock The mineral wealth of Yukon has been known since the famous Klondike gold rush of the later 1890s, but the combination of an Arctic climate and remoteness from markets has limited the economic exploitation of such resources and the development of modern settlement. Instead, the territory remains among the few frontiers on the North American continent, a sparsely populated and largely unspoiled wilderness. Area 186,272 square miles (482,443 square km). Pop. (2011) 33,897. Page 1 of 5 2 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted Reference flag history (in flag of Yukon ) physical geography Yukon - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) The northwesternmost corner of Canada is Yukon, a territory famous for its gold rush of the 1890s. Yukon shares more than 650 miles (1,040 kilometers) of border with its U.S. neighbor Alaska on the west and also borders the Beaufort Sea on the north, the Northwest Territories on the east, and British Columbia on the south. Its area is 186,661 square miles (483,450 square kilometers). Whitehorse, the capital and only city, is home to some two thirds of Yukon’s people. Dawson and Watson Lake are the largest towns. Population (2011) 33,897. Article Contributors You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Table of Contents Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: June 01, 2012 URL: https://www.britannica.com/place/Yukon-territory Access Date: January 06, 2017 Share |
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