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The European port of Split lies in which body of water? | Map of Adriatic Sea - World Seas, Adriatic Sea Map Location Facts - World Atlas Map of Adriatic Sea - World Seas, Adriatic Sea Map Location Facts Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea positioned between the eastern coastline of Italy, and countries of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia, south through Croatia. Montenegro, and to Albania. The southern boundary of the sea ends in the Strait of Otranto between Albania and Italy's Salento Peninsula. Immediately south of that strait the Ionian Sea begins. The distance from Brindisi to Venice is 685 km (426 mi), and from Ancona to Split is 228 km (142 mi). The sea is about 805 km (500 mi) in length, with an estimated area of 135,250 sq km (52,220 sq mi). Ancona, Bari, Brindisi, Dubrovnik, Rijeka, Split and Venice are its chief ports and the sea is well served by regional ferries. |
In which religion do people worship communally in a Fire Temple? | BBC - Religions - Zoroastrian: At a Glance At a Glance Last updated 2009-10-02 This page provides an overview of Zoroastrian beliefs, which can be summed up by 'Good thoughts, good words, good deeds'. On this page Print this page Zoroastrianism at a glance Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions. It was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster (or Zarathustra) in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago. For 1000 years Zoroastrianism was one of the most powerful religions in the world. It was the official religion of Persia (Iran) from 600 BCE to 650 CE. It is now one of the world's smallest religions. In 2006 the New York Times reported that there were probably less than 190,000 followers worldwide at that time. Zoroastrians believe there is one God called Ahura Mazda (Wise Lord) and He created the world. Zoroastrians are not fire-worshippers, as some Westerners wrongly believe. Zoroastrians believe that the elements are pure and that fire represents God's light or wisdom. Ahura Mazda revealed the truth through the Prophet, Zoroaster. Zoroastrians traditionally pray several times a day. Zoroastrians worship communally in a Fire Temple or Agiary. The Zoroastrian book of Holy Scriptures is called The Avesta. The Avesta can be roughly split into two main sections: The Avesta is the oldest and core part of the scriptures, which contains the Gathas. The Gathas are seventeen hymns thought to be composed by Zoroaster himself. The Younger Avesta - commentaries to the older Avestan written in later years. It also contains myths, stories and details of ritual observances. Zoroastrians are roughly split into two groups: The Iranians |
What is the young of a bobcat called? | What is a baby bobcat called? | Reference.com What is a baby bobcat called? A: Quick Answer According to the Defenders of Wildlife, a baby bobcat is called a kitten. A typical bobcat litter, born in an isolated den, has one to six kittens. Full Answer The kittens, born in the spring, nurse for about two months and then start eating solid foods. After five months, a mother starts teaching her young how to hunt for themselves because, once they leave the den, bobcats live alone. Kittens remain in the den until they reach eight to 11 months of age. At this time, the mother forces them out and away from the area she has claimed. As solitary animals, the young bobcats generally hunt small animals, such as rabbits, rodents, birds and bats. |
Which English poet was buried upright in London’s Westminster Abbey in 1637? | Ben Jonson - Westminster Abbey History Ben Jonson Ben Jonson, dramatist and poet, is the only person buried in an upright position in Westminster Abbey. He was born on 11 June 1572 but little is known about his parents. The family was of Scottish descent and his father became a clergymen. He was educated at Westminster School at the expense of one of the masters there, William Camden, and later possibly attended St John's College, Cambridge. He went into trade as a bricklayer for a short time (his stepfather's occupation). In Flanders he fought with the English troops there and on returning to London he married, but no children survived him. He became an actor and playwright. In 1598 he killed a fellow actor in a duel but escaped hanging and was imprisoned as a felon for a short time. This incident does not seem to have affected his reputation. His play Every Man in his Humour included Shakespeare in its cast. Jonson was a well-known writer of masques and a tutor to Sir Walter Raleigh's son. He became Poet Laureate in 1619 (although it was not a formal appointment). Burial Jonson always seemed to be poor, in spite of gifts from royalty, and he died in great poverty in August 1637 in a house near the Abbey. One story says that he begged "eighteen inches of square ground in Westminster Abbey" from King Charles I. Another story says that one day, being railed by the Dean of Westminster about being buried in Poets' Corner, the poet is said to have replied "I am too poor for that and no one will lay out funeral charges upon me. No, sir, six feet long by two feet wide is too much for me: two feet by two feet will do for all I want". "You shall have it" said the Dean. So Jonson was buried standing on his feet in the northern aisle of the Nave and not in Poets' Corner. At this period the design on the Nave floor included several lines of stones measuring eighteen inches square (the rest being in a lozenge pattern), to which Jonson was obviously referring in his conversation with the Dean. The simple inscription "O Rare Ben Johnson", was said to have been cut at the expense of Jack Young who was walking by when the grave was covered and gave the mason eighteen pence to inscribe it. The inscription has also been ascribed to Sir William D'Avenant, Jonson's successor as Poet Laureate, on whose own gravestone in the Abbey the words "O Rare..." also appear. Jonson's original stone was moved in the l9th century to the base of the wall opposite the grave to preserve it when the whole nave floor was re-laid and many larger gravestones taken away. His grave site is today marked with a small grey lozenge stone, just to the east of the brass to John Hunter. The inscription is the same as on the original stone although Ben himself always used the form Jonson. In 1849, the place was disturbed by a burial nearby and the clerk of works saw the two leg bones of Jonson fixed upright in the sand and the skull came rolling down from a position above the leg bones into the newly made grave. There was still some red hair attached to it. It was seen again when Hunter's grave was dug. Monument A monument to Jonson was erected in about 1723 by the Earl of Oxford and is in the eastern aisle of Poets' Corner. It includes a portrait medallion and the same inscription as on the gravestone (again shown as Johnson). At the base are three masks, linked by a ribbon through the eyes. This was designed and signed by James Gibbs and attributed to the sculptor J.M. Rysbrack. It seems Jonson was to have had a monument erected by subscription soon after his death but the English Civil War intervened. A photograph of the stone and monument can be purchased from Westminster Abbey Library. Further reading: Peter Cunningham: Handbook of London, 1850 (reprint 1978 p.536) Arthur P.Stanley: Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey. Addenda to 1 stedition 1868 and Supplement to the 1st and 2 ndeditions p.117. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004 "Ben Jonson of Westminster" by Marchette Chute,1954 Related Links |
Which fashion designer re-designed the UK hospital gown in 2010? | Don't look back – the hospital gown is getting a makeover | Life and style | The Guardian Don't look back – the hospital gown is getting a makeover Designer Ben de Lisi, best known for his catwalk frocks, is to redesign the common hospital gown One of the more flamboyant designs of hospital gown available in the US. Share on Messenger Close It isn't the fabric that's the problem – my most recent hospital experience involved a pleasantly patterned white-and-blue number. Nor the length or shapelessness of the hospital gown (at least the bagginess offers a kind of disguise). The real problem, of course, is what goes on behind your back. Women on Gok Wan's How To Look Good Naked receive hours, weeks, of tutoring before they acquire the mindset necessary to flash a backside to the public. In hospital, there is no such coaching and the exposure is unfortunately inadvertent. "The number of awful gowns I've had to hand out to people," laments Ann Keen, health minister, who worked as a nurse for 28 years. Now all that is changing. Fashion designer Ben de Lisi, best known for gowns of the red-carpet variety, is redesigning the common hospital gown, the result of a project instigated by the Department of Health in collaboration with the Design Council to improve patient privacy and dignity. "Why would a designer noted for glamorous evening gowns be capable of designing a hospital gown?" De Lisi asks. He says he persuaded the Department of Health to let him try with sketches of an evening dress morphing into a night shirt. They were convinced, and next month his designs will be trialled in King's College Hospital, London. In fact, the hospital gown market has been growing for some time – and those keen to smarten up for a hospital visit need not wait for De Lisi's designs. In the US, the industry is thought to be worth $76m (£49m), according to Premier Inc, an allliance of hospitals, and there are even hospital gown boutiques: for $50 you can waft around the ward in a printed one from hospitalgowns.com with a "waterfall neckline. . . and hidden body cut for access to the mid-section". As long as a decade ago, designer Nicole Miller anticipated De Lisi with a range of gowns for the Hackensack University Medical Centre in New Jersey – with stethoscopes printed all over. You see, it is possible to have fun in a hospital gown. As for his new model, De Lisi is giving away few clues. "The gown is unisex," he says. "It has access points throughout the garment to the body. If someone is waiting on ward for a test or x-ray, their modesty is kept in check." But, he says firmly, "It does not open up the back." Perhaps these gowns may not feel so far from the red-carpet kind after all? "Well," he says, "there are similarities in the sense that it is one garment and it goes over the body. You could call it a hospital dress." It is also probably the closest most of us will get to wearing a red-carpet dress, complete with "a label in the seam that says 'This is a Ben de Lisi design'." |
In Afrikaans, which city is called Kapstad? | South Africa Provinces Buy data Donate Updates: I updated the populations to the 2011 census results as given in source [2]. Source [3] explained why the areas of the provinces have changed; I used the new areas in the main table below. ISO 3166-2 Newsletter Number I-9 was published on 2007-11-28. It adds the names of the country, and of its divisions, in nine other South African languages. We have another complicated situation in Pretoria. The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality was created on 2000-12-05, by merging a number of smaller entities, including the Greater Pretoria Metropolitan Council. The new metropolitan municipality covers an area of about 3,200 km.�, including all of the city of Pretoria (and several others). The Pretoria City Council was downgraded to a local municipal council. Then on 2005-03-07 the municipal council voted to rename the capital to Tshwane. The South Africa Geographical Names Council approved this change of name on 2005-05-26. It will become official when approved by the Minister for Arts and Culture. (A partisan pro-Pretoria summary of the name change issues may be found in source [5], a legal brief.) The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality is divided into 76 municipal wards, plus a few slivers of land not in any ward. It is also divided into a large number of townships, overlapping with the wards, with a lot of territory not in any township. I believe one of the wards, Pretoria Central, is the nucleus of the old Pretoria city, and will retain that name. Tshwane, originally after a native chief's name, has been the name used for Pretoria by some native groups for years. Local authorities also gloss it as Zulu for "we are the same". The name Pretoria was chosen to commemorate Andries Pretorius, reminding many citizens of the despised colonial past. FIPS Publication Change Notice No. 9, affecting FIPS PUB 10-4, was issued on 2004-10-01. It shows the change of the name of Northern Province to Limpopo. ISO 3166-2 Newsletter Number I-6 was published on 2004-03-08. It shows the change of the name of Northern Province to Limpopo. ISO was notified of this change by the South African Department of Arts and Culture (the department in charge of geographic names) on 2003-11-05. ISO has changed the code for this province to ZA-LP. Northern Province had already begun using its new name, Limpopo, by January, 2002. However, the province's Web site stated that "The new name of the Province will become official after the amendment of section 103(1)(g) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. A request by the legislature has been submitted to Parliament for the necessary amendment to be submitted." The Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology must accept the name change for it to become official. That happened on 2003-06-11. International standard ISO 3166-2 was published on 1998-12-15. It superseded ISO/DIS 3166-2 (draft international standard). The draft standard showed a division of South Africa into nine provinces, with a two-letter code for each. The final standard shows the same nine provinces, but four of their codes have been changed. The new set of codes is shown in the table below. The book "Administrative Subdivisions of Countries" listed preliminary figures from the 1996 census, with a warning about the large margins of error. Statistics South Africa has released final data, corrected for undercount (source [6]). Country overview: Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein In 1900, the Boer republics of Orange Free State and Transvaal were fighting Great Britain and the British colonies of Cape of Good Hope and Natal in the Boer War. The British won, and the peace treaty signed on 1902-05-31 made British colonies of all four lands. On 1910-05-31, they united to form the Union of South Africa (Afrikaans: Unie van Zuid-Afrika, but the Afrikaans spelling was changed from Zuid to Suid a few years later). The country voted on independence in 1960, and on 1961-05-31 it became independent under the name Republic of South Africa. Even before |
In the human body, which vitamin helps the blood to clot? | Vitamin K | University of Maryland Medical Center Other conditions that benefit from vitamin K include: Excessive Bleeding Vitamin K is used to reduce the risk of bleeding in liver disease, conditions where your body doesn’t absorb enough vitamin K, or if you take antibiotics for a long time. In the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, and many other countries, all newborns receive vitamin K injections to prevent the possibility of bleeding, particularly in the brain. Babies are born without any bacteria in their intestines and do not get enough vitamin K from breast milk to tide them over until their bodies are able to make it. Even though vitamin K deficiency in newborns is very rare, it is dangerous enough that doctors give the injections. Newborns at greatest risk for vitamin K deficiency are premature or those whose mother had to take seizure medications during pregnancy. Mothers on seizure medications are often given oral vitamin K for 2 weeks before delivery. Osteoporosis Your body needs vitamin K to use calcium to build bone. People who have higher levels of vitamin K have greater bone density, while low levels of vitamin K have been found in those with osteoporosis. Similarly, some studies suggest that low levels of vitamin K are associated with a higher risk of osteoarthritis. There is increasing evidence that vitamin K improves bone health and reduces the risk of bone fractures, particularly in postmenopausal women who are at risk for osteoporosis. In addition, studies of male and female athletes have also found that vitamin K helps with bone health. However, some studies have found that vitamin K didn’t help with bone density. Dietary Sources Foods that contain a significant amount of vitamin K include beef liver, green tea, turnip greens, broccoli, kale, spinach, cabbage, asparagus, and dark green lettuce. Chlorophyll is the substance in plants that gives them their green color and provides vitamin K. Freezing foods may destroy vitamin K, but heating does not affect it. Available Forms There are 3 forms of vitamin K: Vitamin K1 or phylloquinone, the natural version of K1 and phytonadione, the synthetic type of K1 Vitamin K2 or menaquinone Vitamin K3 or menaphthone or menadione Vitamin K1 is the only form available in the U.S. as a supplement. It is available as part of multivitamin complexes or alone, in 5 mg tablets. Water-soluble chlorophyll is the most common form of vitamin K found over the counter. It is available in tablet, capsule, and liquid forms. How to Take It As with all supplements, check with a health care provider before taking vitamin K or giving it to a child. People whose bodies can’t absorb enough vitamin K, because of gallbladder or biliary disease, cystic fibrosis, celiac disease, or Crohn's disease, will probably get more benefit from a multivitamin containing vitamin K than an individual vitamin K supplement. In certain circumstances, your doctor may give you a vitamin K shot. The daily Adequate Intake for vitamin K is: Pediatric Infants birth - 6 months: 2 mcg Infants 7 - 12 months: 2.5 mcg Children 1 - 3 years: 30 mcg Children 4 - 8 years: 55 mcg Children 9 - 13 years: 60 mcg Adolescents 14 - 18 years: 75 mcg A single injection of vitamin K is also given at birth. Adult Men 19 years and older: 120 mcg Women 19 years and older: 90 mcg Pregnant and breastfeeding women 14 - 18 years: 75 mcg Pregnant and breastfeeding women 19 years and older: 90 mcg Precautions Because of the potential for side effects and interactions with medications, you should take dietary supplements only under the supervision of a knowledgeable health care provider. At recommended doses, vitamin K has few side effects. Vitamin K crosses the placenta and is also found in breast milk. Pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding should talk to their doctor before taking vitamin K supplements. People with a rare metabolic condition called Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency should avoid vitamin K. People who take warfarin (Coumadin) should not take vitamin K (see “Possible Interactions”). People who are rec |
The Caloris Basin, a large impact crater, is on which planet in our solar system? | The Caloris Basin, Largest Crater on Surface of Mercury - Windows to the Universe This is a mosaic of the caloris basin and its surrounding area. The Caloris Basin is closest to the sun when Mercury is at the closest point in its orbit to the sun. Click on image for full size NASA The Caloris Basin The Caloris Basin is the largest feature on the surface of Mercury. This crater was formed by the impact of a large meteorite in the early formation of the solar system. We only know what half of the crater looks like, because the other half was in darkness when Mariner 10 flew by the planet. Surrounding the impact site are concentric ridges within relatively smooth plains probably brought about by renewed volcanic activity which started after the impact. On the other side of the planet, directly across from the basin, is a region initially described as the "weird" terrain, where a chaotic mix of hills and fractures is present. This may have been produced in response to shock waves which traveled to this point on the surface following the Caloris Basin impact. Shop Windows to the Universe Science Store! Learn about Earth and space science, and have fun while doing it! The games section of our online store includes a climate change card game and the Traveling Nitrogen game ! Windows to the Universe Community News |
Elvis Presley played the role of Clint Reno in which 1956 film? | Love Me Tender : 20th Century Fox 1956 : Elvis' Movies : 1956 Elvis Presley. : 'For Elvis Fans Only' Official Elvis Presley Fan Club Love Me Tender - 20th Century Fox Elvis' first movie, 'Love Me Tender'. Love Me Tender premiered Nov. 15, 1956 at New York's Paramount Theater. Love Me Tender is a western drama set immediately after the Civil War. In Elvis Presley's first film, he appears in the secondary role of Clint Reno. This was the only time in his acting career that Elvis received second billing. Clint, the youngest of the four Reno brothers, stayed behind to run the family farm during the war while his older brothers were off fighting for the Confederacy. Star Richard Egan plays Vance Reno, the eldest brother whom the family believes to have been killed in battle. Upon returning home, Vance is shocked to discover that Clint has married Vance's former sweetheart, Cathy, played by Debra Paget. The love triangle, complicated by the greedy actions of some unscrupulous ex-Confederates, eventually pits brother against brother, resulting in Clint's death. The downbeat ending is tempered by the brothers' reconciliation as Clint dies in Cathy's arms. Actor Richard Egan who played Vance Reno, older brother to Elvis' character, Clint, was a high ranking officer in the U.S. Army during W.W.II. He received a master's degree at Stanford and taught school at Northwestern before deciding to become an actor. He won a Golden Globe award in 1953 as Most Promising Male Newcomer. Neville Brand played Mike Gavin, the man who shot and killed Elvis' character. Brand had joined the Army in 1939, intending to make it his career, and became the fourth most decorated GI in World War II. While in the army he made his acting debut in army training films, which changed the direction of his life. Brand went on to play in 79 movie roles and 29 TV roles. His heavy features and gravel voice made him a natural tough guy. He would play gangster Al Capone in four different projects. Mildred Dunnock played Elvis' mother. Dunnock was nominated twice for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar - first for Death Of A Salesman (1951) and then for Baby Doll (1956). She was a schoolteacher before becoming a character actress. Bruce Bennett played Major Kincaid. Bruce Bennett was his name as an actor. Before that he was known as Herman Brix, a silver medal winner for shot put in the 1928 Olympics. He was personally picked by Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs to follow in the footsteps of fellow Olympic stars Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe to play the role of Tarzan on the silver screen. He would go on to play in 119 movies. Barry Coe, who played Mr. Davis, won a Golden Globe in 1959 as Most Promising Male Newcomer, nominated with Troy Donahue, George Hamilton and James Shigeta. Shigeta's greatest fame came with the film Flower Drum Song and he later co-starred with Elvis in the film ' Paradise, Hawaiian Style ' Producer David Weisbart would go on to produce three more Elvis movies: ' Flaming Star ', ' Follow That Dream ' and ' Kid Galahad '. Weisbart's credits included producing Rebel Without A Cause (1955) and an Oscar nomination for Best Editing for Johnny Belinda (1948). Writer Robert Buckner had won both a Writers Guild Of America award and a Golden Globe award for Bright Victory (1951) and had received an Oscar nomination for writing for the film Yankee Doodle Dandy. Behind The Scenes of Love Me Tender Elvis' first experience as a Hollywood actor was closely followed in the entertainment press from the day he was assigned a role in Love Me Tender until the day the film was released. The close scrutiny affected the outcome of the film in several ways. Originally called The Reno Brothers, this western drama was retitled after a number of articles announced that advanced sales for 'Love Me Tender' -- one of the songs recorded for the film -- exceeded a million copies. It was the first time advanced sales for a single release had ever surpassed the million mark, and the producers capitalized on the publicity by changing the film's title. The enormous amount |
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‘Connubial’ relates to which type of relationship? | Conjugal - definition of conjugal by The Free Dictionary Conjugal - definition of conjugal by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/conjugal Related to conjugal: conjugal rights con·ju·gal Of or relating to marriage or the relationship of spouses. [Latin coniugālis, from coniūnx, coniug-, spouse, from coniungere, to join in marriage; see conjoin.] con′ju·gal′i·ty (-găl′ĭ-tē) n. con′ju·gal·ly adv. conjugal (Sociology) of or relating to marriage or a married couple's relationship: conjugal rights. [C16: from Latin conjugālis, from conjunx wife or husband, from conjungere to unite; see conjoin] conjugality n 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of marriage. 2. of or pertaining to the relation of husband and wife. [1535–45; < Latin conjugālis <conjug-, conju(n)x spouse < con- con - + jugum yoke ] con`ju•gal′i•ty, n. con′ju•gal•ly, adv. conjugal - From Latin conjugare, "join together (in marriage)"—from com-, "together," and jugare, "yoke"—it has an underlying notion of "joining together." See also related terms for joining . ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Adj. 1. conjugal - of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband; "connubial bliss"; "conjugal visits" connubial conjugal adjective marital , nuptial , matrimonial , married , wedded , bridal , spousal , connubial A woman's refusal to allow her husband his conjugal rights was once grounds for divorce. conjugal [ˈkɒndʒʊgəl] adj [rights, duties] → conjugal (e) conjugal adj rights, bliss, duties → ehelich ; state → Ehe- ; conjugal affection → Gattenliebe f conjugal conjugal (ˈkondʒugəl) adjective of marriage. egtelik, huweliksagtig زِيجي، زَواجي брачен conjugal manželský ehelich , Ehe-... ægteskabelig συζυγικός conyugal abieluline وابسته به زناشویی aviollinen conjugal שֶׁל נִישוּאִין विवाह संबन्धी, वैवाहिक bračni, supružni házassági mengenai perkawinan hjúskapar- coniugale 婚姻の 부부의, 결혼의 santuokinis, vedybinis laulības- suami isteri echtelijk ekteskapelig małżeński په واده پورې مربوط، دواده conjugal conjugal супружеский manželský zakonski bračni äktenskaplig ที่เกี่ยวกับความสัมพันธ์ฉันท์สามีภรรยา evliliğe ilişkin 婚姻的 подружній; шлюбний ازدواجى về hôn nhân 婚姻的 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Ford Ford Madox References in classic literature ? While Laurie and Amy were taking conjugal strolls over velvet carpets, as they set their house in order, and planned a blissful future, Mr. View in context It was not to be doubted that poor Harriet's attachment had been an offering to conjugal unreserve, and her own share in the story, under a colouring the least favourable to her and the most soothing to him, had in all likelihood been given also. View in context So spake our general Mother, and with eyes Of conjugal attraction unreprov'd, And meek surrender, half imbracing leand On our first Father, half her swelling Breast Naked met his under the flowing Gold Of her loose tresses hid: he in delight Both of her Beauty and submissive Charms Smil'd with superior Love, as JUPITER On JUNO smiles, when he impregns the Clouds That shed MAY Flowers; and press'd her Matron lip With kisses pure: aside the Devil turnd For envie, yet with jealous leer maligne Ey'd them askance, and to himself thus plaind. |
How many stars are on the national flag of Syria? | Syria This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website Syria image by Eugene Ipavec, 31 May 2007 Official Name: الجمهورية العربية السورية [Al-Jumhūriyyah al-Arabiyyah as-Sūriyyah], Syrian Arab Republic Short Form: سوريا or سورية [Sūriya], Syria Flag Adopted : 1958 (abandoned 1961, readopted 30 Mar 1980) Coat of Arms Adopted: unknown ISO Code: SY SYR 760 FIPS 10-4 Code: SY Al Hasakah Governorate (Muhafazah Al Hasakah) Historical Flags: Introduction There are quite a lot of flags in Syria: not only on official buildings you always find the national flag and mostly the Ba'ath Party flag , but also on private buildings. In the Suqs there are lines with many little flags, often alternating the national flag and the Ba'ath Party flag. However, there are certainly some regional differences: In Damascus you see a lot of flags, also in the Suq; in the second-largest city, Aleppo, there are no flags in the Suq, but there are Islamic writings (for example the Shahada , as in the Saudi flag ) hanging from the lines just as the little flags in the Damascus Suq; in Homs you can see the little triangular flags; in the parts along the Euphrates, for example near Der-ez-Zor, I saw some national flags without stars. However, there seem to be no regional flags or city flags. Marcus Schmöger, 01 May 1997 National Flag at the London 2012 Olympics The protocol manual for the London 2012 Olympics (Flags and Anthems Manual London 2012 [ loc12 ]) provides recommendations for national flag designs. Each NOC was sent an image of the flag, including the PMS shades, for their approval by LOCOG. Once this was obtained, LOCOG produced a 60 x 90 cm version of the flag for further approval. So, while these specs may not be the official, government, version of each flag, they are certainly what the NOC believed the flag to be. For Syria: PMS 032 red, 355 green and black. The vertical flag is simply the horizontal version turned 90 degrees clockwise. Ian Sumner, 10 October 2012 Meaning of the Colours [Ed.: see also Pan-Arab Colours for a historical explanation of the colours.] Red symbolizes the struggle and sacrifice for freedom; white signifies peace; and black stands for the dark colonial past. |
Indian politician Sonia Gandhi was born in which country in 1946? | Sonia Gandhi | Indian politician | Britannica.com Indian politician Alternative Title: Edvige Antonia Albina Maino Sonia Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi Sonia Gandhi, original name Edvige Antonia Albina Maino (born December 9, 1946, Lusiana, Veneto region, Italy ), Italian-born Indian politician who was president of the Indian National Congress (Congress Party; 1998– ) and chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (2004– ), the ruling coalition. Sonia Gandhi. U.S. Department of State While studying English at a language school in Cambridge , England, Sonia met Rajiv Gandhi , a mechanical engineering student at the University of Cambridge and son of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi . The couple married in 1968 and moved into the prime minister’s official residence, although Rajiv eschewed politics for a career as a commercial airline pilot. However, in 1980 his brother, Sanjay, died, and Rajiv subsequently entered the political arena. When Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984, Rajiv was named prime minister. Though Sonia campaigned for Rajiv, she chose to remain in the background, studying art restoration and working to preserve India’s artistic treasures. When Rajiv was assassinated in 1991, Sonia was seen by many as the natural heir to the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty , and she was offered the leadership of the Congress Party. She rejected the offer and refused to discuss politics publicly. In 1993, however, she visited Rajiv’s former constituency in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh , and was greeted by cheering crowds. She subsequently traveled throughout the country on behalf of trusts and committees devoted to Indian public life. In 1998 Gandhi agreed to become president of the then struggling Congress Party. Her initial efforts were overshadowed by the party’s loss to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) later that year in elections to the Lok Sabha (lower chamber of the Indian parliament), but she won a seat in that chamber in parliamentary polls the following year. After a nationwide campaign that targeted struggling farmers and the unemployed, the Congress Party won the 2004 Lok Sabha elections (with Gandhi retaining her seat), but it failed to secure an absolute majority. The party subsequently formed a new coalition called the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). Gandhi, however, chose not to head the government as prime minister, because her foreign birth had become a politically controversial issue. Instead, she invited the economist Manmohan Singh to serve as prime minister. In March 2006 Gandhi resigned from the Lok Sabha and as chairperson of the National Advisory Council—which oversaw the implementation of UPA policies and provided a salary to Gandhi for her work—after accusations that she was breaking a law that banned members of parliament from holding an additional office for profit. She was reelected two months later, however, and also in 2009. Although she again won handily in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress Party suffered a disastrous defeat at the hands of the BJP, and the UPA government was swept from power. Britannica Stories |
In which year was the Factory Act passed in Britain, to improve conditions for children working in factories? | 1833 Factory Act - The National Archives 1833 Factory Act Dean Mills – The Doubling Room, 1851 (ZPER 34/19) In 1833 the Government passed a Factory Act to improve conditions for children working in factories. Young children were working very long hours in workplaces where conditions were often terrible. The basic act was as follows: no child workers under nine years of age employers must have an age certificate for their child workers children of 9-13 years to work no more than nine hours a day children of 13-18 years to work no more than 12 hours a day children are not to work at night two hours schooling each day for children four factory inspectors appointed to enforce the law However, the passing of this act did not mean that the mistreatment of children stopped overnight. Using these sources, investigate how the far the act had solved the problems of child labour. Tasks 1. This is an extract from a Factory Inspectors Report (1836). Who gave the evidence to the factory inspector? Work out how many hours (not including breaks), the boys are reported to have worked without stopping Which parts of the new Factory Act have been broken? What does the tone of the letter tell us about what the factory inspectors thought about the firm Taylor, Ibbotson & Co? Having studied this source, would you be right to conclude that the 1833 Factory Act did nothing to solve the problems of child workers? Explain your answer 2. This is a piece of a document detailing which companies broke the law. What is the most common offence recorded? Work out how much is fined for the different offences By looking at the fines, which offence is regarded as the most serious? How effective was the 1833 Factory Act? Explain your answer. (Hint: is the number of convictions a good or bad sign?) 3. This is a photograph of workers in a factory in 1903. What kind of factory is the boy working in? How old do you think he is? Write a list of all the dangers you can see in the factory and what you think could be done to improve them This photograph is from 1903, 70 years after the first Factory Act. Explain whether you think work in the factory had improved for child workers by this time Is the illustration at the top of this page and this photograph reliable evidence of working conditions in a factory? Give reasons for your answer Source 3 4. You are one of the four factory inspectors in 1836 trying to enforce the Factory Act. You have seen the evidence of abuse of the the law and you are unhappy with the present system. Write a letter to the Home Secretary suggesting ways to improve the law and better methods of enforcing it. Background As the Industrial Revolution gathered pace thousands of factories sprang up all over the country. There were no laws relating to the running of factories as there had been no need for them before. As a result, dangerous machinery was used that could, and frequently did, cause serious injuries to workers. To add to these dangers, people were required to work incredibly long hours – often through the night. Perhaps one of the worst features of this new industrial age was the use of child labour. Very young children worked extremely long hours and could be severely punished for any mistakes. Arriving late for work could lead to a large fine and possibly a beating. Dozing at a machine could result in the accidental loss of a limb. People began to realise how bad these conditions were in many factories and started to campaign for improvements. There was a lot of resistance from factory owners who felt it would slow down the running of their factories and make their products more expensive. Many people also did not like the government interfering in their lives. Some parents, for instance, needed their children to go out to work from a young age, as they needed the money to help feed the family. Not all factory owners kept their workers in bad conditions however. Robert Owen, who owned a cotton mill in Lanark, Scotland, built the village of New Lanark for his workers. Here they had access to schools, doctors and there was a house f |
In 1997, what was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell? | BBC ON THIS DAY | 22 | 1997: Dolly the sheep is cloned 1997: Dolly the sheep is cloned Scientists in Scotland have announced the birth of the world's first successfully cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep. Dolly, who was created at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, was actually born on 5 July 1996 although her arrival has only just been revealed. Dolly is the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell. Previous clonings have been from embryo cells. The sheep's birth has been heralded as one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of the decade although it is likely to spark ethical controversy. Scientists in Scotland cloned a ewe by inserting DNA from a single sheep cell into an egg and implanted it in a surrogate mother. They now have a healthy seven-month-old sheep - Dolly - who is an exact genetic duplicate of the animal from which the single cell was taken. DNA tests have revealed that Dolly is identical to the ewe who donated the udder cell and is unrelated to the surrogate mother. It will enable us to study genetic diseases for which there is presently no cure Dr Ian Wilmut, embryologist Embryologist Dr Ian Wilmut, from the Roslin Institute, said: "It will enable us to study genetic diseases for which there is presently no cure and track down the mechanisms that are involved." The research, published in Nature magazine, follows the Edinburgh team's success in cloning sheep embryos. Last year they produced two identical sheep, which were clones of an original embryo. The company which has bought the rights to the research, PPL Therapeutics, said Dolly would help to improve understanding of ageing and genetics and lead to the production of cheaper medicines. US President Bill Clinton has set up a special task force to investigate cloning in order to examine the legal and ethical implications. |
What is the highest range of the male singing voice? | Male Vocal Range and Voice Type | Your Personal Singing Guide Male Vocal Range and Voice Types! There are many vocal ranges and voice types for males, and this section will discuss the 4 main types of male voices, their respective pitch ranges, unique tonal characteristics, as well as how their tessituras or most comfortable voice ranges differ from each other. One important point to note: These 2 terms – Vocal Range and Voice Type – are not to be confused with each other. The Range of our Voice refers to the range of notes that our voice can reach or produce a sound at, whereas the Type of Voice refers to the various kinds of voices classified using certain criteria like range of vocals, tessituras, register transition points, vocal timbre or tone and so on. Click on the links provided above to understand more about how to find your own vocal range, as well as how to determine your own voice type using the various criteria! Now, the 4 main types of male voices are as follows: 1. Countertenor Let us look at each of these male voices in more detail: 1. COUNTERTENOR The Countertenor Voice may actually be unfamiliar to those of us not from the classical realm, as many of us would probably only have heard of the 3 main male voices – Tenor, Baritone and Bass. The Countertenor voice is the highest of the adult male voice types, and has a vocal range that is similar to that of the Female Contralto Voice, the lowest of the female voice types! In the Mandarin pop scene, certain singers like Jeff Chang and the lead singer of popular pop rock band Soda Green would probably qualify as countertenor voices! An approximate Countertenor Vocal Range would be from a G note below the middle C (G3) to a high F one octave above the middle C (F5). Be sure to support your voice well with your breath so as to get a more accurate representation of the range in your voice. Check out the section on ‘How to Find Your Singing Range and Voice Type’ to get some tips on finding your range on your own! Also, the Tessitura or most comfortable singing range for Countertenors lies above that of the Tenor and other adult male voices. The Countertenor voice would usually be able to sing the high head voice notes with great ease and brightness in tone, and would often be confused by many listeners with regular female voices. 2. TENOR The Tenor Voice is the highest of the main male vocal types that most people would be familiar with, with the typical tenor vocal range lying between the C note one octave below middle C (C3) to the C note one octave above middle C (C5)! This means that it would lie just slightly below the Countertenor voice, but has similar characteristics in the sense that the Tenor would also be able to sing most high notes with ease and vocalize the head voice notes with strength and brightness! The Tenor voice would probably transition into his middle voice around the D or E note above middle C (D4 or E4) and shift into head voice around the F sharp or G above middle C (F4 or G4). The tenor tessitura would lie between that of the Countertenor’s and the Baritone’s. Do make sure that we avoid certain common singing problems like jaw tightness when we attempt to find out where our vocal register transitions lie, as this will affect the notes at which we transition, affecting the voice type we may classify ourselves to be! Famous Tenor voices include the 3 Tenors – Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo, as well as other classical singers like Enrico Caruso and pop singers like Elton John, Stevie Wonder. In the Mandarin pop scene, JJ Lin Junjie and Jay Chou would probably be considered Tenor voices too! 3. BARITONE Most men would have a vocal range similar to that of a Baritone voice, as this is the most common of the male voice types! A typical Baritone Voice Range would be between the A flat note one octave below the middle C (A Flat 2) to the A flat note above the middle C (A Flat 4). The Baritone Voice would transition into middle voice somewhere around the A or B note just below middle C (A3 or B3), and move into head voice so |
Who was the mother of King James l of England? | King James I | Britroyals Born: June 19, 1566 at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland Parents: Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley Relation to Elizabeth II: 9th great-grandfather House of: Stuart Ascended to the throne: March 24, 1603 aged 36 years Crowned: July 25, 1603 at Westminster Abbey, also as James VI of Scotland at Stirling Castle on July 29, 1567 Married: Anne, Daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway Children: Three sons and five daughters, of whom three survived infancy; Henry, Elizabeth and Charles Died: March 27, 1625 at Theobalds Park, Hertfordshire, aged 58 years, 9 months, and 7 days Buried at: Westminster Reigned for: 22 years, and 3 days, King of Scotland for 57 years 1567-1625 Succeeded by: his son Charles James was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and her second husband Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley. He was descended through the Scottish kings from Robert the Bruce, and the English Tudors through his great grandmother Margaret Tudor sister of Henry VIII. His parent�s marriage was short-lived and Darnley was found murdered 8 months after James was born in June 1566. His mother married again, but in 1567 was forced to renounce the throne of Scotland in favour of her infant son. James became King James VI of Scotland aged 13 months in July 1567, and was crowned at Stirling. Mary fled to England where she was eventually executed following Catholic plots against Elizabeth I in 1587. His childhood and adolescence were unhappy, abnormal, and precarious; he had various guardians, whose treatment of him differed widely. His education, although thorough, was weighted with strong Presbyterian and Calvinist political doctrine, and his character � highly intelligent and sensitive, but also fundamentally shallow, vain, and exhibitionist � reacted violently to this. He also sought solace with extravagant and unsavoury male favourites who, in later years, were to have a damaging effect on his prestige and state affairs. A suitable Queen was found for him in Anne of Denmark and they were married in 1589. As King of Scotland, he curbed the power of the nobility, although his attempts to limit the authority of the Kirk (Church of Scotland) were less successful. When Elizabeth I of England died in 1603 unmarried, James moved to London and was crowned King James I of England the first of the Stuart Kings of the combined crowns of England and Scotland. The English courtiers were wary of his Scottish favourites, affairs with male courtiers and uncouth ways. He was however a supporter of literature and arts. William Shakespeare was among the �Kings Men� troupe of actors who performed plays for their patron James. He commissioned the King James Authorized Version of the Bible, published in 1611, which remains one of the most important English translations of the Bible. He initially acted mainly upon the advice of Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, but on Salisbury�s death all restraint vanished. His religious policy consisted of asserting the supreme authority and divine right of the crown and suppressing both Puritans and Catholics who objected. Guy Fawkes' attempt to blow up Parliament in 1605 produced an anti-Catholic reaction, which gave James a temporary popularity which soon dissipated. His foreign policy aimed primarily at achieving closer relations with Spain was not liked by Parliament who saw Spain as the Old Catholic enemy of the Armada and competitor for world trade. During his reign the East India Company expanded trade bringing spices from the East, and Jamestown was founded in Virginia. His willingness to compromise politically, even while continuing to talk in terms of absolutism, largely accounts for the superficial stability of his reign. However, the effects of many of his actions were long term, becoming fully obvious only after his death. James and Anne had 8 children only three of whom survived infancy. Their eldest son Henry died aged 18 of typhoid, and their 2nd son Charles became King Charles I. The marriage of their daughter Elizabeth to Frederic V, Elector Palatine and King of Bohem |
Which Irish musician released a 1988 album entitled ‘Watermark’? | Enya: Watermark - Music on Google Play ( 69) Description Watermark is the second studio album by Irish singer, songwriter and musician Enya, released on 19 September 1988 by Warner Music internationally and on 10 January 1989 by Reprise Records in the United States. After the release of her previous album Enya in 1987, she met Rob Dickins, chairman of Warner Music UK and fan of her first album, signed her to the label. Her contract allowed her considerable artistic and creative freedom with minimal interference from the label's management. Enya recorded Watermark in ten months with her long time recording partners, manager, producer and arranger Nicky Ryan and his wife, lyricist Roma Ryan. It was initially recorded in Ireland in demo form before production relocated to London to re-record, mix, and master it. Watermark is formed of music in different styles, and displays Enya's sound of multi-tracked vocals with keyboards and elements of Celtic and New age music, though Enya believes her music does not belong in the latter genre. Watermark received many positive reviews from critics. |
What is the name of the spiked metal plate fixed to a boot for climbing on ice or rock? | Rock, Ice and Mountain Climbing Terms, Glossary, Definitions - Santiam Alpine Club Glossary of rock, ice and mountain climbing terms Alpine: Concerning high mountains, originally, concerning the Alps. Alpine start: An early morning start to ascend before the sun softens the snow or to return before nightfall. Alpine style: Lightweight, fast climbing that emphasizes the role of speed in safety, to climb and return quickly during a window of good weather. AMS (acute mountain sickness, hypoxemia, hypoxia): Symptoms of low blood oxygen due to high altitude: headache, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, malaise and disturbed sleep. Also see HADE below. Anchor: A point where the rope is secured to the snow, ice or rock to provide protection against a fall. An equalized anchor system places equal weight on multiple devices to reduce the chance of failure. Any individual anchor point, whether one piece of protection or an anchor system, must be able to hold a fall. The condition of the rock, snow or ice determines whether an individual anchor device or an anchor system is required to provide adequate security. Equalized anchor system Approach: The nontechnical section of the climb that leads to the technical part of the climb. Ascender (Jumar, Clog): A mechanical braking device used for belaying oneself from a vertical fixed rope. By contrast, for a traverse protected by horizontal fixed line, carabiners on slings are often used to connect the climber to the main rope. As carabiners have no braking capability, a climber will fall to the lower anchor or to the lowest point between two anchors. Self-belay from prusik or bachmann knot is a known unsafe technique. Unlike a carabiner, prusik cord burns through quickly once it begins sliding on the main line. Avalanche: Movement down the mountain of previously stationary snow, rock, or both. Snow avalanche conditions for open slopes can often be predicted by monitoring the weather. As days of high avalanche danger and known avalanche areas are generally avoided, more climbers are injured by a single falling rock or piece of ice. Bachmann (bachman) knot: A friction knot similar in design and purpose to a prusik knot with the difference that the Bachmann can be set up in a self-regulating configuration. When used in a z-pulley, when tension is released the Bachmann slides along the main rope. When tension pulls the knot tight, the knot prevents downward motion of the pulley. Although similar in purpose to an ascender, a Bachmann knot will burn quickly through the prusik cord should it begin to slip. Bachmann knot video Base weight: The weight of a pack before food, fuel and water. Some thru-hikers flirt with hypothermia by skimping on two warm and dry items to reach a base weight below 10 pounds, 4.5 kilograms, by omitting a stove and carrying a single-wall shelter instead of a double-wall tent. Together, these safety upgrades can sum to as little as 2 additional pounds, 1 kilogram. Dry hiking reduces weight by carrying only enough water to reach the next known water source, another way to leave oneself unprepared for an emergency. A mountaineer's pack loaded with safety gear — a helmet, a harness, a rope plus the appropriate protection for the route — is often not weighed. What is, is. "That is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to" remain indifferent about "what the meaning of the word 'is' is," and about whom is boasting of a light pack as they toss their sleeping bag into another's tent. "Or to take arms against a sea of troubles." Either way, base weight is likely to be about the same. Belay: A safety technique where a stationary climber provides protection by means of ropes, anchors and braking devices or techniques, to an ascending or descending partner. A static belay is when a fall is held fast. A dynamic belay is when a fall is brought to a gradual stop by allowing the rope to slide somewhat to not overload the anchor with the force of the fall. Static belay is often used on ice and rock where the anchors are bombproof and the pitch is near vertical. Dynamic belay i |
A pneumonectomy is the removal or part-removal of which part of the human body? | Surgery of the Lungs: Pneumonectomy, Lobectomy, Sleeve Lobectomy, Wedge Resection, Segment Resection Home > Patient's Guide > Lung Surgery > Types of Lung Surgery A Patient's Guide to Lung Surgery Types of Lung Surgery Pneumonectomy A surgical procedure in which an entire lung is removed.A pneumonectomy is most often done for cancer of the lung that cannot be treated by removal of a smaller portion of the lung. A pneumonectomy is an open chest technique (thoracotomy). Lobectomy Also called a pulmonary lobectomy, it is a common surgical procedure that removes one lobe of the lung that contains cancerous cells. Removal of two lobes is called bilobectomy. Sleeve Lobectomy A surgical procedure that removes a cancerous lobe of the lung along with part of the bronchus (air passage) that attaches to it. The remaining lobe(s) is then reconnected to the remaining segment of the bronchus. This procedure preserves part of a lung, and is an alternative to removing the lung as a whole (pneumonectomy). Wedge Resection A wedge resection is a surgical procedure during which the surgeon removes a small, wedge-shaped portion of the lung containing the cancerous cells along with healthy tissue that surrounds the area. The surgery is performed to remove a small tumor or to diagnose lung cancer. A wedge resection is performed instead of a lobectomy (removing a complete lung lobe) when there is a danger of decreased lung function if too much of the lung is removed. A wedge resection can be performed by minimally-invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) or a thoracotomy (open chest surgery). Segment Resection (Segmentectomy) A segment resection removes a larger portion of the lung lobe than a wedge resection, but does not remove the whole lobe. |
Which US President ordered the development of the hydrogen bomb, in response to Russia (USSR) detonating its first atomic bomb? | Soviets explode atomic bomb - Aug 29, 1949 - HISTORY.com Soviets explode atomic bomb Publisher A+E Networks At a remote test site at Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan, the USSR successfully detonates its first atomic bomb, code name “First Lightning.” In order to measure the effects of the blast, the Soviet scientists constructed buildings, bridges, and other civilian structures in the vicinity of the bomb. They also placed animals in cages nearby so that they could test the effects of nuclear radiation on human-like mammals. The atomic explosion, which at 20 kilotons was roughly equal to “Trinity,” the first U.S. atomic explosion, destroyed those structures and incinerated the animals. According to legend, the Soviet physicists who worked on the bomb were honored for the achievement based on the penalties they would have suffered had the test failed. Those who would have been executed by the Soviet government if the bomb had failed to detonate were honored as “Heroes of Socialist Labor,” and those who would have been merely imprisoned were given “The Order of Lenin,” a slightly less prestigious award. On September 3, a U.S. spy plane flying off the coast of Siberia picked up the first evidence of radioactivity from the explosion. Later that month, President Harry S. Truman announced to the American people that the Soviets too had the bomb. Three months later, Klaus Fuchs, a German-born physicist who had helped the United States build its first atomic bombs, was arrested for passing nuclear secrets to the Soviets. While stationed at U.S. atomic development headquarters during World War II, Fuchs had given the Soviets precise information about the U.S. atomic program, including a blueprint of the “Fat Man” atomic bomb later dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, and everything the Los Alamos scientists knew about the hypothesized hydrogen bomb. The revelations of Fuchs’ espionage, coupled with the loss of U.S. atomic supremacy, led President Truman to order development of the hydrogen bomb, a weapon theorized to be hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. On November 1, 1952, the United States successfully detonated “Mike,” the world’s first hydrogen bomb, on the Elugelab Atoll in the Pacific Marshall Islands. The 10.4-megaton thermonuclear device instantly vaporized an entire island and left behind a crater more than a mile wide. Three years later, on November 22, 1955, the Soviet Union detonated its first hydrogen bomb on the same principle of radiation implosion. Both superpowers were now in possession of the so-called “superbomb,” and the world lived under the threat of thermonuclear war for the first time in history. Related Videos |
Which British designer designed the iPod? | Jonathan Ive interview: Apple's design genius is British to the core - Telegraph Apple Jonathan Ive interview: Apple's design genius is British to the core Apple’s design guru Jonathan Ive, who receives a knighthood today for creating products such as the iPad, tells Shane Richmond why this country’s industrial heritage lies behind his success. Sir Jonathan Ive is to be given greater control over Apple's product design department Photo: Rex Features By Shane Richmond , Head of Technology (Editorial) 6:30AM BST 23 May 2012 Read part two of The Telegraph's Jonathan Ive interview. Just one person looks twice at Jonathan Ive as we walk through the Apple store in London's Covent Garden and that's a member of staff. The customers are oblivious to the presence of the man responsible for the design of the computers, iPads, iPhones and iPods that they are admiring, tapping and caressing throughout the shop. Ive, a softly spoken, thoughtful Brit, has worked at Apple in California since 1992, and since 1997 has been in charge of its designs. This may well make him the most influential designer in the world. In creating the iPod he unleashed a product that profoundly altered the music industry, while the iPhone is doing the same to the mobile phone industry. The most recent product from his team, the iPad, is setting the standard for an entirely new category of computer. His incredible run of success has made him revered in the design community and helped him to amass a fortune in excess of £80 million. Even so, he says, he isn’t recognised all that often. “People’s interest is in the product, not in its authorship,” he says. Considerably more people will know Ive’s face after today, when he is to be knighted for services to design and enterprise. The honour, he says, is “incredibly humbling”. Related Articles Apple's design chief: profile 23 May 2012 “All I’ve ever wanted to do is design and make; it’s what I love doing. It’s great if you can find what you love to do. Finding it is one thing but then to be able to practise that and be preoccupied with that is another,” he says. “I’m very aware of an incredible tradition in the UK of designing and making, and so to be recognised in this way is really wonderful.” Ive was born in 1967 in Chingford, Essex, but raised in Staffordshire, where he went to Walton High School, a large comprehensive in Stafford. He says his father, a teacher, was a significant influence on his decision to pursue design. “My father was a very good craftsman. He made furniture, he made silverware and he had an incredible gift in terms of how you can make something yourself.” Ive talks about Apple’s attention to detail in its products – details that often won’t be seen by consumers at all – as a desire to “finish the back of the drawer”. “We do it because we think it’s right,” he says. The seed of that idea was planted while watching his father work. “Growing up, I enjoyed drawing but it was always in the service of an idea. I drew all the time and I enjoyed making.” He studied design at Newcastle Polytechnic, now Northumbria University, where he still returns frequently to give guest lectures. “One of the things that was interesting about my time at the school of art and design is that you were in very close proximity to graphic designers, fashion designers and fine art students. That’s one of the things that really characterised my time at college and I think it characterises a lot of the energy and vitality in London, this density of such creative diversity.” It was while he was at university that Ive first encountered an Apple Mac. Having considered himself to be technically inept, he was amazed to find a computer that he could use. “I suddenly realised that it wasn’t me at all. The computers that I had been expected to use were absolutely dreadful.” That experience made Ive curious about Apple and the people behind it. Later, at Tangerine, the design agency he co-founded, he worked for Apple as a consultant. Twenty years ago, he moved to California to join the company full time. Despite that, he says, |
Saint Apollinia is the patron saint of which medical profession? | CatholicSaints.Info » Blog Archive » Saint Apollonia – The Patron Saint of Dentistry Saint Apollonia – The Patron Saint of Dentistry Ever since I have known that dentistry had a patron saint I have been interested in her and have from time to time gathered material germane to the subject. On a recent excursion to Quebec I made a visit to Sainte Anne and you may be sure that one of the things that drew me thither was to see this portion of the jaw of Saint Apollonia. I made a brave effort to locate this piece of jaw but not being a French scholar and French being the “official” language at Saint Anne, I was unable to find it. I am very much afraid it either is not there or else is not accounted among the valued possessions of the church. Upon my return home, I concluded to gather together the material I have and present it to the dental profession. In my search for material I have been aided by my friend, Mr. Charles G. Marrett, and the pictures I show I have obtained mostly from friends who have traveled abroad and have been on the outlook for pictures of Saint Apollonia for me, knowing I am interested in the subject. An article on Saint Apollonia appeared in the July, 1913, number of the Dental Brief. This article, however, has many inaccuracies and I also believe I can add much to the subject. Dr. Koch, in his History of Dental Surgery, refers to this Saint and a painting of Saint Apollonia was presented to the Philadelphia Academy of Stomatology by Dr. C. N. Pierce in 1900. So far as I know these are the only references to Saint Apollonia in our dental literature. For centuries before there was any dental profession, men and women suffering from toothache had been accustomed to call upon Saint Apollonia to come to their assistance. Poor mortals, that was about all they could do, for a medieval toothache was a pretty hopeless affair. If Apollonia declined to help you, you might try a charm, or go upon a little pilgrimage, but in the end you would probably be quite speedily reduced to the drastic remedy of extraction, and be forced to hunt up some one with a pair of forceps or tweezers – the barber, surgeon or the blacksmith. Extraction could have been no laughing matter in those rough days. Wise and wealthy people saved up their toothaches till the day came round for one of the great annual fairs or markets, and then had their decayed stumps harvested, amid a blare of trumpets, by artists in gorgeous costumes. On such occasions the victim would be further enheartened by a large and interested concourse of spectators. But perhaps the best thing to do, if Saint Apollonia refused her aid was to seek some monastery and ask the good brothers to take your tooth out. They were usually willing to do so, if approached in the proper spirit. They kept up this tooth pulling practice, too, into quite recent times. Not so very many years ago, if we happened to be on the Capitoline Hill at Rome on one of the proper days, we should have seen a gloomy band of men, women, and children toiling up the long, steep stairs to the portals of the church of Santa Marie in Araceli, not barefooted or on their knees, but with swollen, aching cheeks, done up in cloths or handkerchiefs, which would be tied in large disconsolate bow knots in a way no longer the fashion for pedestrian toothaches. On the upper step a squad of Franciscan friars, forceps in hand, awaited the sufferers, and there on the crest of Araceli’s marble staircase, the populace of Rome, amid much unrestrained and hearty screeching, were wont to have their teeth out at the expense of the church. On the whole, Apollonia does not seem to have done her duty very well. Teeth are tolerably scarce in Christian history. Even such an exquisite as King Henry III of France at the height of his fascinations did not possess a tooth to his name. We find there are two Saint Apollonias; a real one, as historic as Queen Elizabeth or Julius Caesar, and no handsomer; and a legendary one, all youth and grace and loveliness. And it is the latter the artists painted, and the toothache patients invoked. |
The ‘Harvester Judgement’ was a benchmark legal case for ensuring workers in which country were paid a fair basic wage? | Harvester Judgment : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki More info on Harvester Judgment Wikis Advertisements Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Harvester Judgment was a benchmark legal case for ensuring workers in Australia were paid a fair basic wage. The case had national ramifications and was of international significance. [1] The Harvester Judgment was delivered in the Australian Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration by H.B. Higgins in 1907. The case involved one of Australia's largest employers, Hugh Victor McKay , the owner of the Sunshine Harvester Works, a company which built agricultural machinery. Higgins ruled that McKay was obliged to pay his employees a wage that guaranteed them a standard of living which was reasonable for "a human being in a civilised community", regardless of his capacity to pay. This gave rise to the legal requirement for a basic wage , which dominated Australian economic life for the next 60 to 80 years. Jack. R had been appointed President of the newly created Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration in 1908 and had been a Justice of the High Court of Australia since 1906. The hearing took place in Melbourne from 7 October 1907 to 8 November 1907. Higgins heard evidence from employees of McKay's factory and also their wives. In defining a 'fair and reasonable wage', Higgins employed Pope Leo XIII 's Rerum Novarum of 1891, an open letter to all the bishops that addressed the condition of the working classes. Higgins ruled that remuneration "must be enough to support the wage earner in reasonable and frugal comfort". Higgins set a 'fair and reasonable' minimum wage for unskilled workers of 7/- ( 7 shillings ), which is around 70 cents, or 42/- per week. McKay successfully appealed the decision to the High Court. In R v Barger [2] the High Court found Higgins's decision constitutionally invalid because the legislation was essentially concerned with the regulation of employment conditions, a power not held by the Commonwealth Parliament and not capable of being supported by the excise power. [3] The High Court further found a tax based on compliance with certain labour conditions which could differ from State to State was a discrimination within the meaning of section 51(ii) and a preference within the meaning of section 99. (16) [4] Notwithstanding that victory, the 1907 Harvester decision was regarded as a benchmark in Australian industrial case law. Higgins regarded the minimum wage as sacrosanct and applied the Harvester reasoning to subsequent judgments in his long and distinguished career as president of the Conciliation and Arbitration Court. While another view doubts it was realistic. [5] References ^ Ford, Olwen (2001). Harvester Town: The making of Sunshine 1890-1925. Sunshine & District Historical Society Incorporated. ISBN 0959598944. |
‘The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there’, are the opening words to which novel? | Rereading: The Go-Between by LP Hartley | Books | The Guardian Rereading Rereading: The Go-Between by LP Hartley A story of lost innocence, hypocrisy and Britishness – but LP Hartley's masterpiece can also be read as a sophisticated gay novel Julie Christie in Joseph Losey's 1970 film of The Go-Between. Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar Ali Smith Friday 17 June 2011 18.55 EDT First published on Friday 17 June 2011 18.55 EDT Share on Messenger Close "The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." For the past year or so, when I've been giving readings, I've asked the people in the audience if they know or remember LP Hartley's 1953 novel, The Go-Between. Generally there's a single yes or a couple of yeses; otherwise silence, a shaking of heads. Then I'll say the first half of its first line and the audience will come back loud and strong on their own with the second half. Certainly Hartley and his multi-awardwinning work (his Eustace and Hilda trilogy, completed in 1947, was hugely acclaimed, and the film version of his 1957 novel, The Hireling, won the main award at Cannes in 1973) have all but disappeared from contemporary literary consciousness. I first read his best-known novel, The Go-Between, at the age of 16 in 1979 (in a Penguin copy with Julie Christie under a parasol on the front, a still from Joseph Losey's 1970 film adaptation), because Hartley was the most contemporary writer on our Sixth Year Studies English course. I opened the same book again for the first time in three decades a couple of years ago. Can a book ambush you? From the prologue ("Are you vanquished, Colston, are you vanquished?") to the epilogue ("Tell him there's no spell or curse except an unloving heart") it felt, as I reread, uncannily familiar, like something I knew – and had no idea I knew – by heart. A combination of knowing and not-knowing is this novel's driving force. It announced itself to Hartley when he was in Venice in May 1952, working on a completely different project; he put it immediately aside and wrote The Go-Between quite fast, revising his draft as soon as October and November. It's set at – or rather, framed by – the mid-point of the 20th century, "the most changeful half a century in history", when Leo Colston, a man in his mid-60s, sits down in a drab realist 1950s room, the rain hammering at the window, to sort through some old papers. Almost straight away he comes upon a red cardboard box once used for his childhood Eton collars: in it are inconsequential odds and ends; some dried-up sea-urchins, some rusty magnets, "which had almost lost their magnetism", and a diary. He picks each thing up in turn. "Something came and went between us: the intimate pleasure of recognition." But about the "Diary for the year 1900", with its Zodiac figures circling the announcement of this new "Golden Age", the "glorious destiny of the 20th century", he can remember nothing except a sense of baleful loss. He opens it: the combination lock, which he knows without knowing, is set to the letters of his own name. His own long-gone story breaks open on him all over again. Leo is 12 years old and visiting his upper-class schoolfriend Marcus's family seat, Brandham Hall in Norfolk, in the summer of 1900. He is wearing his too-hot Norfolk jacket (which makes him a sort of clothing joke), having come away unprepared for heat, in fact confident there wouldn't be any such thing, since he considers himself something of a magician; in the novel's prologue he relates how a curse he wrote in blood in his diary last term has caused two bullies to concuss themselves by falling off the school roof. He has ordered up a cool summer in the same way. But the summer is hotter than is imaginable. "In the heat, the commonest objects changed their nature. Walls, trees, the very ground one trod on, instead of being cool were warm to the touch: and the sense of touch is the most transfiguring of all the senses . . . In the heat the senses, the mind, the heart, the body, all told a different tale. One felt another person, one was another pers |
Which UK children’s tv show, launched in 1968, had a mascot called Murgatroyd? | Magpie DVD review Search Magpie DVD review Smarter and sexier than Blue Peter, this 70s children's entertainment show had an occult theme tune and an ex-Bond girl... tumblr "One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl and four for a boy..." ran the famous signature tune by the Murgatroyd Band of archetypal seventies show Magpie. ITV launched the show in 1968, ten years after its BBC rival Blue Peter. Initially a forty minute programme transmitted once a week, Magpie then ran twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays until the summer of 1980. The presenters were Susan Stranks, the late Tony Bastable, Pete Brady, Douglas Rae, Mick Robertson, Jenny Hanley and Tommy Boyd. Sadly only about 10% of all the programmes made still exist. This collection features twelve of the best episodes from 1972 to 1980. As one would expect from Network, the DVD is well presented with a range of extras. The shows are arranged in chronological order, each one prefaced by the famous Thames "river and skyline" ident. The first from 1972 is something of a landmark as Tony Bastable, who later fronted ITV's Eighties computer show Database, takes over as producer and is replaced on the studio floor by Mick Robertson, looking like a cross between Brian May and Marc Bolan. An item about a new football boot is followed by a rather dry historical scene about Puritans and Royalists fronted by Susan Stranks (once Juke Box Jury's "typical teenager"). Things suddenly feel very educational, a criticism often levelled at Blue Peter. It seems Magpie wasn't averse to cramming in as many facts as possible when it suited them. The next item about horse-drawn ploughing, would hardly grab the kids of today. The final item features a hilarious looking (from a modern technology point of view) "portable" studio camera which is so big the cameraman needs to wear a cumbersome support to carry it. The next show was trailed as a Halloween special featuring Peter Cushing, a pity it doesn't feature on the disc. The next programme moves on to 1975 and is a special on canals. By now, ex-Bond girl Jenny Hanley has replaced Susan Stranks. Jenny and Douglas Rae feature in a filmed sequence taking a canal trip whilst Mick Robertson gets the short straw, remaining in the studio with a model boat and some canal facts. Perhaps the most interesting canal fact is that a Chinaman invented the lock. Like the canals, this show has a very leisurely pace which is fine as a documentary but as kids TV it must have left the children of the day wondering what was on the other channel. Magpie was very much a product of its time. This is reflected in a show from 1976 which features Mick Robertson spending an afternoon with James Hunt prior to the Monaco Grand Prix. The 1976 Christmas show is included too. Originally transmitted on Christmas Eve it features traditional carol singing, a reminder of the Magpie appeal (which unlike its rival asked for hard cash) and an unusually positive approach to graffiti in Luton. Disc two features six programmes from 1977 to 1980, beginning with a retrospective of a summer tour of France linked by Mick in a studio set of a French cafe. A heavily-permed Tommy Boyd joins the team in the next show, which has an item on the Titanic, Indian bead craft and Boyd's cycle trip to Amsterdam. Another show features David McKee, creator of Mr Benn, as a judge on a Christmas card competition, an item on Yoga and Tommy Boyd spending a day with the Navy. The 1979 review of the year looks at the best Magpie moments of the previous twelve months including film of a young Sharron Davies training for the upcoming Moscow Olympics. The highlight of this disc is a live show from Beaulieu, the estate of Lord Montague famed for its Motor museum. Cue lots of dressing up, vintage cars and a close-up look at Donald Campbell's Bluebird. The final episode on the disc is a mixture of cricket, tap-dancing and yet another retrospective this time of Jenny Hanley's most daredevil moments. Extras Disc One features a 1971 documentary "My Brother David". which explores the difficulties of bringing up |
The Antionette Perry Awards for Excellence are better known by what name? | How two Kansas brothers came to influence the nation’s art and literary circles | The Wichita Eagle June 9, 2016 5:11 PM How two Kansas brothers came to influence the nation’s art and literary circles By Beccy Tanner Order Reprint of this Story This Sunday night, when some of you turn your televisions to CBS at 7 p.m. to watch the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre – better known as the Tonys – think about the Kansas connection. There would not be a Tony Award had it not been for a Kansan who created the awards in honor of his partner, Antoinette Perry. Brock Pemberton, a Broadway producer and founder of the Tony Awards, grew up in Leavenworth and attended both the College of Emporia in Emporia and the University of Kansas in Lawrence. He was a nephew of Marshall Murdock, founding editor and publisher of The Wichita Eagle. Pemberton also had a brother named Murdock Pemberton. Both were nurtured in their young careers by Marshall Murdock and William Allen White, editor of the Emporia Gazette. The two Pembertons later move to New York. In the 1920s and 1930s, Brock Pemberton produced plays. Some of his best-known hits included “Harvey,” about a man whose best friend is an imaginary rabbit, and “Personal Appearance,” later made into the movie “Go West, Young Man.” During World War II, Brock Pemberton was instrumental in establishing USO shows for the military. Brock Pemberton’s partner in theater was Antoinette Perry, an actress, director and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing. He nicknamed her “Tony.” She died in 1946. The first Tony was awarded in 1947 to recognize outstanding talent and technical achievement. When Brock Pemberton died in 1950, he was awarded posthumously a Tony for his role as founder and original chairman of the awards. He is buried in a New York cemetery. His brother went on to become the first art critic at the New Yorker magazine and one of the founders of the Algonquin Round Table, the literary world’s most celebrated group of writers, critics and actors. Murdock Pemberton died in 1982. There is a tombstone for him in Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Emporia. |
According to the Bible, how many pieces of silver did each of the Philistines offer Delilah to find out where Samson’s strength lay? | 15. Samson Brings Down the House (Judges 16) | Bible.org 15. Samson Brings Down the House (Judges 16) Related Media Introduction The Bible does not read like a fairy tale and most certainly the Book of Judges does not. The way our author tells the story chapter 16 does not end with a “happily ever after” for Samson. 1 So lest we hesitate to even begin this message, let me start with the good news: 32 And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets. 33 Through faith they conquered kingdoms, administered justice, gained what was promised, shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, became mighty in battle, put foreign armies to flight (Hebrews 11:32-34, emphasis mine). 2 Let’s face it, from what we have read in Judges, we might not expect to see Gideon, Samson, or Jephthah in heaven, but the writer to the Hebrews tells us that they will be there. These men are listed among those who are included in the hall of faith, and faith pleases God. 3 I am inclined to read Hebrews 11 in such a way as to conclude that it was Samson who, by faith, “gained strength in weakness.” I am also inclined to read Judges in such a way that Samson does not come to faith until the final moments of his life, which would mean that he came to faith during the events described in our text! Never was Samson weaker than he was as he stood between the two supporting columns of that Philistine “temple of doom” in Gaza. His eyes had been gouged out, and he was undoubtedly shackled in chains. Here is the time when Samson really “gained strength in [his] weakness.” 4 I start with this because we can read Judges 16 knowing that Samson came to faith in the end and that in spite of his many flaws, he is one of those chosen to eternal life. Whatever else Samson was and did, he ended up in the hall of faith. And here is where our text should encourage us as well. I’ll speak to this at the end of this message. A Brief Review We were introduced to Samson’s parents in chapter 13. There, the Angel of the Lord appeared first to Manoah’s wife, and eventually Manoah was able to speak with the Angel as well. The Angel promised Manoah that although his wife was barren, she would give birth to a very special child. This child was to be a Nazirite from the time of his conception. Samson’s parents appear to be godly people who sincerely desired to raise their son in the fear of the Lord. The Spirit of the Lord began working in Samson’s life sometime in his youth, but the exact nature of the Spirit’s “stirring” (or “control”) is not stated. While the reader’s hopes are high after such an impressive beginning, our author quickly dispels any illusions about Samson’s piety. When Samson saw a Philistine woman in Timnath, he decided that this was the woman he wanted for his wife. In spite of his parents’ objections, Samson insisted on them getting this woman for him. The whole wedding attempt was a miserable failure when viewed from Samson’s fleshly point of view. The week-long wedding celebration ended on a sour note when the groom’s guests forced his wife to persuade Samson to reveal the answer to his riddle. Samson met his obligation by killing 30 Philistines and giving his guests their clothing. Samson then went home in anger. When his anger subsided (and his passion revived), he took a young goat and set off to visit his bride (to consummate their union). Samson was shocked and enraged to learn that his wife had been given to his best man. This prompted Samson to set the Philistines’ farmlands ablaze by the use of 300 foxes (or jackals). In retaliation, the Philistines burned Samson’s “wife” and father-in-law to death. Now Samson felt justified to attack an unspecified number of Philistines and kill them. The Philistines formed a posse to pursue Samson into Israelite territory. The men of Judah did not want to engage the Philistines in battle, and so they agreed to hand Samson over to them. When the men of Judah came upon Sams |
In which board game do players use a ‘doubling cube’, which has the numbers 2,4,8,16,32,64 on it? | The Backgammon Doubling Cube History Tournament play The Backgammon Doubling Cube History Backgammon, in its original form, did not use the doubling cube. Common backgammon, played for single points does not use the doubling cube either. For that reason, many players have never used one before and when first faced with the option and opportunity to do so, might not understand what it means and how it affects the game. The original doubling cube was introduced to Backgammon in the 1920s. However, tracing back the roots of the cube to much earlier times, a similar item was used as far back as the 17th century in a game very similar to backgammon. It is unknown if the doubling cube used in the 1600s was reintroduced 250 years later or if someone came up with the idea anew after all that time had passed. The doubling cube itself is a simple cube with six sides similar to the dice that sits in the middle of the board during a game. On the cube are the numbers 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, and 64. Each number represents an increase in the stakes of any given backgammon game. The first turn of the game has the doubling cube placed in the center of the board with 64 facing upwards. This represents 1 times the normal stakes, meaning no one has yet doubled. When a player doubles, they turn the cube to the next highest value, in this case 2, and then 4 and so on. After a player has doubled, if the opponent accepts the double, they are given possession of the cube and have the sole right to decide if the stakes should rise again during the game. The doubling cube is only used during match play. A match in Backgammon is a series of games in which players strive to earn enough points to reach the target amount. The amount of points necessary to win a match varies depending on the format and circumstances of the match. This style of play makes it so players can focus on the larger picture rather than any one game. Each game in a match is worth one point. However, the doubling cube is introduced to allow players the ability to raise the stakes or value of that game exponentially. When the game begins, neither player has control of the doubling cube. It sits in the middle of the board. If a player feels they might win the game, they can use the doubling cube and double the stakes. The decision to do so must be done before a turn begins. The opponent is then given the opportunity to accept the double or decline it. If the opponent decides he does not have a chance to come back and win, he can decline the cube and surrender the game. The winning player then gains 1 point in the match. However, if they accept the cube, the value of the game rises to 2 points and the cube is given to the player who accepted the double. From now on, the player with the cube is the only one who may decide to double the game. Using the doubling cube adds a psychological and mathematical level to the game that enhances money and tournament play. It makes the game harder and more compelling. BG Calendar |
In which mountain range is the 2000 film ‘Vertical Limit’ set? | Movie Review - - FILM REVIEW; Man vs. Mountain, the Nth Round - NYTimes.com FILM REVIEW; Man vs. Mountain, the Nth Round By ELVIS MITCHELL Published: December 8, 2000 The director Martin Campbell knows what his competition is for ''Vertical Limit,'' a shallow yet empty action extravaganza set on the notorious Himalayan peak K2. It's the ''Cliffhanger'' trailer, which neatly jettisoned the (heh, heh) plot and shoehorned in every heart-stopping leap and explosion that took place in the blissful, snowcapped setting, where even sub-arctic temperatures couldn't keep Sylvester Stallone from wearing T-shirts. (The trailer is the best picture Renny Harlin ever made.) This time, it's Chris O'Donnell against the mountain. He plays Peter Garrett, a former mountaineer scaling K2 to save his sister, Annie (Robin Tunney), who is trapped with her fellow climbers in an icy crevasse that looks as if it were made of Tide. The height and the temperature are sure to kill them -- that is, if merciless winds and Annie's employer, the survive-at-all-costs entrepreneur Elliot Vaughn (Bill Paxton), don't do them in first. ''Vertical Limit'' starts with a sequence that sets up the schisms between Peter and Annie, as well as Peter's reluctance to climb again. In this section, a pleasure climb that morphs into a nightmare version of a Mountain Dew commercial, Mr. Campbell shows the same breezy brio that he displayed in the opening of ''Goldeneye.'' Both demonstrated his talent for exposing human quirks in the middle of two-fisted choreography. This initial tease of a scene shows more class and thought than the rest of the movie, which lumbers from lardy exposition to climax overload. After the opening, ''Vertical Limit'' leaps three years ahead. Peter is now a photographer shooting in the Himalayas. Annie is there with the excessive and crudely manipulative Vaughn, who wants to use their expedition to publicize a new business venture. Vaughn has tried the climb before; someone notes, ''As you know, that attempt ended in tragedy.'' (Apparently, the oxygen is so thin at that height that even the ability to come up with competent dialogue is threatened.) The Vaughn base camp looks like a parking lot party at a Phish concert. When Annie and her group are lost, Peter volunteers to help, despite his issues. He is joined by Montgomery Wick (Scott Glenn), who is much tougher than his name would suggest. An ornery cuss, Wick is weathered enough to look as if he has spent the last 20 years sleeping on a mountain face, and when he gets ready to join Peter on the trip, he shaves his long beard with a blade and no water. The aging Mr. Glenn looks like David Carradine, and his lines make him sound like a deranged version of Mr. Carradine's Caine from ''Kung Fu.'' ''Vertical Limit'' is like an enabler for Mr. Campbell's action addiction. The picture includes so many explosions on the mountain that you may leave the theater wondering why any of the Himalayas are still standing; the director begins to seem as cold and manipulative as Vaughn. The film gives lip service to Pakistani politics -- a brief mix of the book ''Into Thin Air'' and the old movie ''The King of the Khyber Rifles'' -- but only so that nitroglycerin can be introduced into the story. And it piles on characters like snowflakes in a blizzard, though they exist solely to be dispatched in some of the garishly cinematic demises that Mr. Campbell and company have in store. After a particularly pointless conversation about mortality, someone says: ''All men die. It's what they do before then that counts.'' Such a sentiment doesn't begin to explain ''Vertical Limit.'' ''Vertical Limit'' is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned) for violence, explosions, avalanches and intense and harrowing scenes of mountain climbing. VERTICAL LIMIT Directed by Martin Campbell; written by Robert King and Terry Hayes, based on a story by Mr. King; director of photography, David Tattersall; edited by Thom Noble; music by James Newton Howard; production designer, Jon Bunker; produced by Mr. Campbell, Lloyd Phillips, |
In 2003, which UK retailer won a legal battle to advertise for employees in jobcentres? | Ann Summers - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Ann Summers Wikis Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ann Summers Ltd Ann Summers is a British High street retailer selling knickers and sex toys. Contents 3 External links History The company was named after the female secretary (Annice Summers) of the male founder (Caborn Waterfield). [1] The company has targeted female consumers with the arrival of Jacqueline Gold. Passion8 , Stringfellows , Playboy , Beate Uhse AG , Nookii, Utopia Supplies, LoveHoney , Temptations Direct, Sh! Women's Erotic Emporium and more traditional retailers ( Superdrug , Boots [2] ) / internet sellers ( Amazon.com [3] ) are some of Ann Summers competitors. Having worked at Royal Doulton , Jacqueline Gold decided she did not want to go into management, and asked her father David Gold to gain extra work experience. After acquiring the four stores of the "Ann Summers" chain in 1972 with his brother Ralph Gold, they gave Jacqueline at the age of 19 summer work experience in May 1979 - Jacqueline was paid £45 a week, less than the tea lady. [4] As her parents had separated when she was 12, Jacqueline was not close to her father. Gold also didn't like the atmosphere at "Ann Summers", which was Gold Group's "up market" clean sex shop. Jacqueline says of her introduction: "It wasn't a very nice atmosphere to work in. It was all men, it was the sex industry as we all perceive it to be." Ann Summers, 79 Wardour Street, London Ann Summers in Kingston upon Hull . But a chance visit to a Tupperware-style fashion party in an east London flat in 1981 changed everything - Jacqueline saw the potential of selling sexy lingerie and sex toys to women in the privacy of their own homes. Jacqueline launched the Ann Summers Party Plan - a home marketing plan for sex toys, with a strict "no men allowed" policy. These parties were and remain immensely popular, providing women with an excuse to meet for a party and talk about sex, and have entered British popular culture. They also provided the company with a way of circumventing the law which limited their presentation space for sex toys [5] . Jacqueline was made Chief Executive of the company in 1987. Jacqueline transformed the chain into a multi-million pound business, with a sales force today of over 7,500 women as party organisers; 139 [6] high street stores in the UK, Ireland , Channel Islands and Valencia , Spain ; with an annual turnover of £110 million in 2006/7. [7] In 1999 the chain relaunched its website, and in 2000 it acquired the five stores of the Knickerbox brand [8] and its range of premium site lingerie kiosks - "Knickerbox" concessions are now in every Ann Summers store. Although the chain has one licensed sex shop in Bristol selling a wide range of products, Jacqueline has described the latest award-winning new store concept as: "Wonderful! Every time I walk in, it feels as if I‘m entering an intimate, sexy and very girly boudoir. I just love it." [9] The company's head office was raided as part of an immigration check in 2004, consequently 15 staff were arrested and 10 were subsequently deported. [10] The company employs a series of celebrity models to show off its lingerie, who presently include Kate Lawler , Nancy Sorrell and Emma B . After a number of years of falling sales and profits, sales have increased back to 2005 / 2006 levels of £117m [11] and profits to £3m, up from £1.53m pre-tax for the period 2006/7. [7] [12] Previously profits had doubled to £9.5m in 2001/2, [13] £8.9m in 2002/3 [5] [14] ,falling to £3.2m in 2003/4 [15] - following investment in a new building and technology, dropping further to £2.2M in 2004/5. [16] Ann Summers lingerie factory in Portsmouth closed in 2005, with over 50 redundancies. [17] Other parts of Gold Group International(GGI), the parent company have been sold, such as Gold Air, |
Haddonfield, Illinois is the setting for which 1978 horror film? | Halloween (1978) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield to kill again. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 32 titles created 06 Feb 2011 a list of 23 titles created 29 Jan 2013 a list of 41 titles created 20 Oct 2013 a list of 38 titles created 4 months ago a list of 38 titles created 2 months ago Search for " Halloween " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 4 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards » Videos While Sheriff Brackett and Dr. Loomis hunt for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to hospital, and the serial killer is not far behind her. Director: Rick Rosenthal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X Several people are hunted by a cruel serial killer who kills his victims in their dreams. While the survivors are trying to find the reason for being chosen, the murderer won't lose any chance to kill them as soon as they fall asleep. Director: Wes Craven A group of camp counselors is stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which, years before, was the site of a child's drowning. Director: Sean S. Cunningham Two siblings visit their grandfather's grave in Texas along with three of their friends and are attacked by a family of cannibalistic psychopaths. Director: Tobe Hooper When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter. Director: William Friedkin A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game. Director: Wes Craven Laurie Strode, now the dean of a Northern California private school with an assumed name, must battle the Shape one last time and now the life of her own son hangs in the balance. Director: Steve Miner Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons. Director: Sam Raimi Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece on Halloween. Can Dr. Loomis stop him? Director: Dwight H. Little A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts. Director: Tobe Hooper There is panic throughout the nation as the dead suddenly come back to life. The film follows a group of characters who barricade themselves in an old farmhouse in an attempt to remain safe from these flesh eating monsters. Director: George A. Romero 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution (where he was committed as a 10 year old) and he immediately returns to Haddonfield, where he wants to find his baby sister, Laurie. Anyone who crosses his path is in mortal danger. Director: Rob Zombie Edit Storyline The year is 1963, the night: Halloween. Police are called to 43 Lampkin Ln. only to discover that 15 year old Judith Myers has been stabbed to death, by her 6 year-old brother, Michael. After being institutionalized for 15 years, Myers breaks out on the night before Halloween. No one knows, nor wants to find out, what will happen on October 31st 1978 besides Myers' psychiatrist, Dr. Loomis. He knows Michael is coming back to Haddonfield, but by the time the town realizes it, it'll be too late for many people. Written by Massive Fan HE came home for HALLOWEEN. See more » Genres: 25 October 1978 (USA) See more » Also Known As: John Carpenter's Halloween See more » Filming Locations: Mono | Stereo (Stereo Scream Sound) Color: Did You Know? Trivia John Carpenter wrote the part of |
The Mackinac Bridge connects the Upper and Lower peninsulas of which US state? | MDOT - Mackinac Bridge Mackinac Bridge Mackinac Bridge Mackinac Bridge The Mackinac Bridge is located on Interstate 75 in northern Michigan at the Straits of Mackinac.The iconic bridge connects Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas. Mackinaw City is located at the south end of the bridge, while St. Ignace is located at the north end. Area attractions include the fort grounds at Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City, designated a National Historic landmark in 1960, and camping and recreational opportunities on both sides of the bridge. The Mackinac Bridge Authority opened an eight-acre Bridge View Park on June 12, 2002. The park, on the north side of the bridge, is a spectacular place to view and photograph the "Mighty Mac." |
What was the title of the 1967 black comedy war film starring Michael Crawford and John Lennon? | How I Won the War (1967) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error How I Won the War ( 1967 ) Approved | An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe. Director: a list of 31 titles created 24 May 2011 a list of 45 titles created 10 Sep 2011 a list of 21 titles created 31 May 2012 a list of 24 titles created 06 Jan 2013 a list of 49 titles created 06 Sep 2015 Title: How I Won the War (1967) 5.8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Magical Mystery Tour (TV Movie 1967) Comedy | Musical Directors: George Harrison, John Lennon, and 3 more credits » Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison Ringo finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult and the band must try to protect him from it. Director: Richard Lester The filmed account of the Beatles's attempt to recapture their old group spirit by making a back to basics album, which instead drove them further apart. Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg A biography of the rock music star. Director: Andrew Solt A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom. Director: Richard Lester George Harrison's friends, family, and bandmates unite for a tribute concert on the one-year anniversary of his death. Director: David Leland A "typical" day in the life of The Beatles , including many of their famous songs. Director: Richard Lester The first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise humanitarian relief funds for the refugees of Bangladesh of 1971 war. Director: Saul Swimmer The Beatles Anthology (TV Mini-Series 1995) Documentary | Music An autobiographical documentary of the greatest of the rock bands. Stars: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr In England, the times are a changing: it's mods and rockers. On the day Nancy gets off the London train, cases in hand, looking for the YWCA, Colin has had enough of missing out on the ... See full summary » Director: Richard Lester Set in post-nuclear-holocaust England, where a handful of bizarre characters struggle on with their lives in the ruins, amongst endless heaps of ash, piles of broken crockery and brick, ... See full summary » Director: Richard Lester Edit Storyline This film features former Beatle John Lennon and Roy Kinnear as ill-fated enlisted men in under the inept command of Lieutenant Earnest Goodbody. The story unwinds mostly in flashbacks of Lieutenant Goodbody who has lower-class beginnings and education which make him a poor officer who commands one of the worst units of the army. Written by Jenny Evans <[email protected]> See All (39) » Taglines: If You Think Richard Lester's 'How I Won The War' Is Just Another War Film, Forget It... See more » Genres: 23 October 1967 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Cómo gané la guerra See more » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia John Lennon recorded all post-synchronization work for his character in the film from December 28-29, 1966, at Twickenham Film Studios in London, England. See more » Quotes Goodbody : [talking aloud to himself] I can't, I fear, I can't march properly on my own, as an officer, in the public eye. Juniper : [sitting in back of a truck, smoking, holding a broom] Isn't that sickening when that happens to a chap? Couldn't your drill instructor do something about it? Like a quick jab up the crotch with a broom bass? [holds up broom] (uncredited) Written by Kenneth Alford , pseudonym of F. J. Ricketts Whistled during the attack on the oasis and heard as a theme in the desert scenes (United States) – See all my reviews Although (unfairly) ravaged by critics at the time and so generally dismissed ever since, HOW I WON THE WAR is both a brilliant anti-war film and anti war film film (much more so than the |
The Seychelle Islands lie in which body of water? | Seychelles travel guide - Wikitravel Time Zone UTC+4 The Seychelles [1] are a group of 115 islands, only a few inhabited, in the Indian Ocean that lie off the coast of East Africa , northeast of Madagascar . Understand[ edit ] The Seychelles were disputed between France and Great Britain during the age of colonialism, with Britain ending up in control in 1814 after the Napoleonic Wars. The islands achieved independence in 1976; however, free elections did not occur until 1993. The politics of this island group remain in something of a state of flux, although this should not bother the tourist seeking a relaxing beach vacation. Get in[ edit ] No visa is required, but Seychellois (pronounced se-sel-wa) authorities make sure you are not entering to stay for good. Therefore, the following items MUST be presented to the immigration officer: A passport valid on the date of entry to and exit from Seychelles. Your return ticket. Your hotel voucher. At least 150 USD per day. They will ask for cash, show them. If you have credit cards, show them - you may be asked for the credit balance you have. A statement of good health and a statement that you are not importing plants or infected animals (The flight attendants in your flight will provide you these papers). Visitors without pre-booked accommodation are likely to be compelled to book one at the airport for the length of their stay before being allowed to leave the airport. An initial entry permit is granted for 1 month but can be extended for a maximum of 3 months at a time up to a maximum of 1 year in total. See the official travel web-site [2] . By plane[ edit ] The only international gateway to the Seychelles is Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) near Victoria . Air Seychelles [3] . International service is also available from Addis Ababa (Ethiopian Airlines [4] ), Nairobi (Kenya Airways [5] ), Dubai (Emirates [6] ), Abu Dhabi (Etihad [7] ) and Doha (Qatar Airways [8] ), and regular charter services from Frankfurt (Condor [9] ). Centre of Victoria By boat[ edit ] The strict controls imposed on cruising yachts in the early 1990s have been gradually lifted and rules and regulations are no longer so complicated. However, some restrictions remain in force, mostly for the sake of environmental protection as most of the islands are surrounded by coral reefs near the surface. By plane[ edit ] Air Seychelles [10] operates multiple daily flights between Mahe and Praslin. Over two dozen flights vary in frequency from 15 minute to 2 hour intervals, depending on time of day. On Mahe the flights depart from the modest domestic terminal, located just next to the international terminal. The tiny airport on Praslin is modern and comfortable. Air Seychelles also operates once daily or several times per week between Mahe and the islands of Bird, Denis, Fregate, Desroches and Alphonse. Assumption Island and Coetivy can be reached by air charter. By helicopter[ edit ] Zil Air provides charter helicopter flights to/from most of the inner and outer Seychelles islands. It is the only scenic flight operator in the Seychelles. Scenic flights can be booked to cover the main islands of Mahé, Praslin, La Digue and the surrounding smaller islands of (among others) Cousine, Félicité, Grande Seour, Curieuse and Bird Island. By boat[ edit ] As of June 2013, online bookings and e-ticketing has been made possible for trusted ferry operators in the Seychelles by Seychellesbookings. Cat Cocos and Inter Island ferry offer their routes between Praslin, Mahe and La Digue through this site, making live seat availability and reservation accessible online for the first time. They also offer a range of discounts on Island accommodation, restaurants and activities to complement ferry bookings. Cat Cocos operates 2 catamaran ferries (With a 3rd ferry coming into service in 2013) serving multiple daily crossings between Mahe and Praslin and a daily crossing extension to La Digue. The sailing normally takes one hour. Non residents should budget roughly between €90 and €100 per person (price at July 2013) for a same |
Which jazz pianist, bandleader and composer was backed by the Red Hot Peppers? | Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers - Dr. Jazz (1926) - YouTube Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers - Dr. Jazz (1926) 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 Apr 20, 2014 Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (Oct.20,1890 - July 10,1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer who started his career in New Orleans, Louisiana. Widely recognized as a pivotal figure in early jazz, Morton is perhaps most notable as jazz's first arranger, proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential spirit and characteristics when notated. His composition "Jelly Roll Blues" was the first published jazz composition, in 1915. Morton is also notable for naming and popularizing the "Spanish Tinge" (habanera rhythm and tresillo), and for writing such standards as "King Porter Stomp", "Wolverine Blues", "Black Bottom Stomp", and "I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say", the latter a tribute to New Orleans personalities from the turn of the 19th century to 20th century. Reputed for his arrogance and self-promotion as often as recognized in his day for his musical talents, Morton claimed to have invented jazz outright in 1902, much to the derision of later musicians and critics. The jazz historian, musician, and composer Gunther Schuller says of Morton's "hyperbolic assertions" that there is "no proof to the contrary" and that Morton's "considerable accomplishments in themselves provide reasonable substantiation". However, the scholar Katy Martin has argued that Morton's bragging was exaggerated by Alan Lomax in the book Mister Jelly Roll, and this portrayal has influenced public opinion and scholarship on Morton since. Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers - Dr. Jazz (1926) Category |
Which British luxury liner made her maiden voyage from Southampton in May 1936? | Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5 May 27 Queen Mary's Maiden Voyage On this day in 1936, the British luxury liner RMS Queen Mary made her maiden voyage. She traveled from Southampton, England to New York. Back and Forth. For more than 30 years, the Queen Mary made 1001 ocean crossings, transporting hundreds of thousands of passengers across the Atlantic. In 1967, the ship known as "The Inevitable Ship" was sold to the city of Long Beach, California. History Moments. The Cunard Line began plans for a pair of new super liners to replace the Mauretania, Aquitania and Berengaria on their North Atlantic route back in 1926. The first keel plate was not laid until 1930. Work began on the new Southampton dry dock in June of 1931, only to be halted that December because of the Depression and an inability to secure further bank loans. By then the hull plating was 80% complete; the ship stood nine stories tall. In April of 1934, 28 months later, construction resumed and continued through 1936, when King Edward VIII made an inspection tour of the ship. On This Day in 1936, the Queen Mary departed Southampton at 4:33 PM, arriving in at Cherbourg, France at 8:47 p.m. and departing at 12:39 a.m. the following morning. She arrived in New York, at Pier 90, 5 days, 5 hours, and 13 minutes later. Queen Mary Fights in the War. The Queen Mary did its part for the war effort. From 1940 to 1946, she carried a total of 765,429 military personnel, sailing a total of 569,429 miles. The luxury liner carried up to 15,000 troops at a time. The ship not only carried wounded returning to the United States; she transported Winston Churchill three times to conferences, and carried 12,886 G.I. brides and children. |
In Greek mythology, who tore his eyes out when he discovered that he had married his mother? | Oedipus, Greece, Greek mythology Greek Mythology Zethos Oedipus Tragic king of Thebes, con of Laius and Jocasta, who was left to die by his father with a spear through his foot, since an oracle had said Oedipus would kill him. The baby was found by a shepherd, who named him and gave him to be adopted by the king Polybus of Corinth. When it was prophesised that Oedipus would kill his father, he left, not knowing Polybus was not his real parent. On his way he met a man he took for a robber, and killed him. This turned out to be Laius, thus the prophecy was fulfilled. On his way towards Thebes he met the Sphinx, a creatures who would only let the person who could solve its' riddle live. The question was: what begins with four legs, lives with two and dies with three. The wise Oedipus answered: man, for he is born crawling, lives walking and dies with a cain in his hand. Then he killed the monster. As a reward for killing the Sphinx Oedipus married Queen Jocasta, neither of them knowing who he really was. They had four children: Antigone, Ismene, Crean and Polynices. On discovering who he really was, Oedipus tore out his eyes, cursed himself and his sons and left Thebes with Antigone, and Jocasta committed suicide. He died at a shrine of the Eumenides near Athens and became the protecting hero of the city. The story of Oedipus inspired Shakespeare when he wrote king Lear, and when Freud spoke of the Oedipus complex, he meant the son's secret wish to kill his father and marry his mother. Greek Gods |
In which part of the human body is the metacarpus? | II. Osteology. 6b. 2. The Metacarpus. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body. Henry Gray (18211865). Anatomy of the Human Body. 1918. 6b. 2. The Metacarpus The metacarpus consists of five cylindrical bones which are numbered from the lateral side (ossa metacarpalia I-V); each consists of a body and two extremities. 1 Common Characteristics of the Metacarpal Bones.The Body (corpus; shaft).The body is prismoid in form, and curved, so as to be convex in the longitudinal direction behind, concave in front. It presents three surfaces: medial, lateral, and dorsal. The medial and lateral surfaces are concave, for the attachment of the Interossei, and separated from one another by a prominent anterior ridge. The dorsal surface presents in its distal two-thirds a smooth, triangular, flattened area which is covered in the fresh state, by the tendons of the Extensor muscles. This surface is bounded by two lines, which commence in small tubercles situated on either side of the digital extremity, and, passing upward, converge and meet some distance above the center of the bone and form a ridge which runs along the rest of the dorsal surface to the carpal extremity. This ridge separates two sloping surfaces for the attachment of the Interossei dorsales. To the tubercles on the digital extremities are attached the collateral ligaments of the metacarpophalangeal joints. 3 The Head or Digital Extremity (capitulum) presents an oblong surface markedly convex from before backward, less so transversely, and flattened from side to side; it articulates with the proximal phalanx. It is broader, and extends farther upward, on the volar than on the dorsal aspect, and is longer in the antero-posterior than in the transverse diameter. On either side of the head is a tubercle for the attachment of the collateral ligament of the metacarpophalangeal joint. The dorsal surface, broad and flat, supports the Extensor tendons; the volar surface is grooved in the middle line for the passage of the Flexor tendons, and marked on either side by an articular eminence continuous with the terminal articular surface. 4 Characteristics of the Individual Metacarpal Bones.The First Metacarpal Bone (os metacarpale I; metacarpal bone of the thumb) (Fig. 229) is shorter and stouter than the others, diverges to a greater degree from the carpus, and its volar surface is directed toward the palm. The body is flattened and broad on its dorsal surface, and does not present the ridge which is found on the other metacarpal bones; its volar surface is concave from above downward. On its radial border is inserted the Opponens pollicis; its ulnar border gives origin to the lateral head of the first Interosseus dorsalis. The base presents a concavo-convex surface, for articulation with the greater multangular; it has no facets on its sides, but on its radial side is a tubercle for the insertion of the Abductor pollicis longus. The head is less convex than those of the other metacarpal bones, and is broader from side to side than from before backward. On its volar surface are two articular eminences, of which the lateral is the larger, for the two sesamoid bones in the tendons of the Flexor pollicis brevis. FIG. 229 The first metacarpal. (Left.) ( See enlarged image ) The Second Metacarpal Bone (os metacarpale II; metacarpal bone of the index finger) (Fig. 230) is the longest, and its base the largest, of the four remaining bones. Its base is prolonged upward and medialward, forming a prominent ridge. It presents four articular facets: three on the upper surface and one on the ulnar side. Of the facets on the upper surface the intermediate is the largest and is concave from side to side, convex from before backward for articulation with the lesser multangular; the lateral is small, flat and oval for articulation with the greater multangular; the medial, on the summit of the ridge, is long and narrow for articulation with the capitate. The facet on the ulnar side articulates with the third metacarpal. The Extensor carpi radialis longus is inserte |
Adele Casagrande founded which Italian fashion house in 1925 in Rome? | Fendi Designer Eyewear | The Vision Gallery | South Edmonton You are here: Home » Frame Selection » Fendi Eyewear Fendi is an Italian fashion design house that was founded by Adele Casagrande in Rome in 1925. Today the brand is overseen by Silvia Venturini Fendi and designed by Karl Lagerfeld. It is known for being luxurious and glamorous, down to the tiny details. Some of the frames in their lines (one for men and one for women) certainly fit the bill in an obvious way. Oversized acetate frames are decorated with dozens of tiny Swarovski crystals and tortoiseshell frames have gold metal detailing at the top, while other pairs are made of injected nylon and decorated with enamel trim – and those are just some of their non-prescription sunglasses! Fendi’s prescription eyewear for both men and women is a little more sedate, but still as flashy and glamorous. Some are fully rimmed, while others only have partial rims. The latter are made from a mix of metal and acetate, while the former consist of acetate. The colors range from blue to black, some with the trademark Fendi F pattern on the outside of the earpieces so that the world knows who designed your eyeglasses. Fendi 0003 |
Who played Will Scarlet in the 1980’s UK tv series ‘Robin of Sherwood’? | Scarlet Inside - A Tribute to Will Scarlet from Robin of Sherwood Robin Hood Links - just what it says About Ray Winstone - biography, career details, interviews (including Starlog interview about the role of Will Scarlet). Constantly updated. Please take a moment to sign my guestbook: or feel free to mail me directly with your thoughts to Alys The font used for the text throughout this site is Book Antiqua. Most Windows PCs will already have it installed, but if you do not, you can download it here , unzip it and install it in your Windows/Fonts directory. It makes a pleasant change from Times New Roman. The DVDs of all three series of 'Robin of Sherwood' are now available in PAL Region 0 coding (Europe). They are available as doubles and have remastered pictures and sound and come complete with extras such as new interviews with the entire main cast and creative team. Click here to buy the videos and DVDs you want. From 10 Nov 2003 the complete 'Robin of Sherwood' DVDs is available in a single boxed set . The Region 1 NTSC version of Robin of Sherwood is currently available exclusively on the Network website for ordering. It is a limited edition (1500 only) 9 disc box set and features all the material currently available on the UK discs. The price is £99.99 plus shipping. The artwork on the actual discs and individual sleeves reflects the UK editions but the actual outer box is exclusive to this particular version. Unfortunately the discs won't be available individually. These limited edition RoS NTSC DVDs will only be available via the Network Video Website. The complete PAL and NTSC box set videos of 'Robin of Sherwood' have now been deleted, and only the PAL individual videos (3 episodes each) are now available. The best online price is at Black Star , so check with them for availability. Site first created 22 August 1998 If you would like to link to my site, please let me know and feel free to use either of these banners.. |
In the UK, which item of furniture in the House of Commons at Westminster was originally designed by Augustus Welby Pugin in the 19th Century? | The Arts & Crafts Home PANELLING THE GOTHIC REVIVAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE The Gothic Revival was an architectural movement which originated in mid-18th century England. In the nineteenth century, increasingly serious and learned neo-Gothic styles sought to revive medieval forms, in distinction to the classical styles which were prevalent at the time. The Gothic Revival was paralleled and supported by medievalism, which had its roots in antiquarian concerns with survivals and curiosities. The movement had significant influence throughout the United Kingdom as well as in Europe and North America, and perhaps more Gothic architecture was built in nineteenth and twentieth centuries than had originally ever been built. In English literature, the architectural Gothic Revival and classical Romanticism gave rise to the Gothic novel genre, beginning with Castle of Otranto (1764) by Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, and inspired a 19th century genre of medieval poetry which stems from the pseudo-bardic poetry of "Ossian." Poems like "Idylls of the King" by Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson recast specifically modern themes in medieval settings of Arthurian romance. In German literature, the Gothic Revival also had a grounding in literary fashions. History Survival and revival Gothic architecture did not die out completely in the 15th century, but instead lingered on in on-going cathedral-building projects and the construction of churches in increasingly isolated rural districts of England, France, Spain and Germany. In Bologna, in 1646, the Baroque architect Carlo Rainaldi constructed Gothic vaults (completed 1658) for the Basilica of San Petronio which had been under construction since 1390; there, the Gothic context of the structure overrode considerations of the current architectural mode. Similarly, Gothic architecture survived in an urban setting during the later 17th century, as shown in Oxford and Cambridge, where some additions and repairs to Gothic buildings were apparently considered to be more in keeping with the style of the original structures than contemporary Baroque. Sir Christopher Wren's Tom Tower for Christ Church College, Oxford University, and, later, Nicholas Hawksmoor's west towers of Westminster Abbey, blur the boundaries between what is called "Gothic survival" and the Gothic revival. In the mid 18th century, with the rise of Romanticism, an increased interest and awareness of the Middle Ages among some influential connoisseurs created a more appreciative approach to selected medieval arts, beginning with church architecture, the tomb monuments of royal and noble personages, stained glass, and late Gothic illuminated manuscripts. Other Gothic arts continued to be disregarded as barbaric and crude, however: tapestries and metalwork, as examples. Sentimental and nationalist associations with historical figures were as strong in this early revival, as purely aesthetic concerns. A few Britons, and soon some Germans, began to appreciate the picturesque character of ruins - "picturesque" becoming a new aesthetic quality - and those mellowing effects o |
What is the name of a brooch or ring with a portrait profile carved in relief? | cameo | Definition, meaning & more | Collins Dictionary Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Word origin of 'cameo' C15: from Italian cammeo, of uncertain origin cameo in American English (ˈkæmiˌoʊ ; kamˈēōˌ) Definitions nounWord forms: plural ˈcameˌos 1. a carving in relief on certain stratified gems (sardonyx, agate , etc.) or shells so that the raised design, often a head in profile, is usually in a layer of different color from its background. see also intaglio 2. a gem, shell, etc. so carved 3. a. a minor but well-defined role in a play, film, etc., esp. when performed by a notable actor Webster’s New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition, compiled by the editors of Webster’s New World Dictionaries. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin of 'cameo' |
The epitaph of which Hollywood actress is ‘She did it the hard way’? | A Centennial Tribute to Bette Davis - Classic Movies - Best Source For Classic Films, Movie Stars and Directors A Centennial Tribute to Bette Davis Classic Movies - Best Source For Classic Films, Movie Stars and Directors > A Centennial Tribute to Bette Davis A Centennial Tribute to Bette Davis Her epitaph reads, “She did it the hard way.” Hard way or not, Bette Davis did ither way. And while she had her detractors over the years — and for some people her films are an acquired taste — there’s no doubt that she was one of the best. Bette Davis was nominated 11 times for Best Actress Oscars (counting her famous write-in votes for Of Human Bondage), and won twice. Only Katharine Hepburn exceeds those totals (12 and four). Ruth Elizabeth Davis was born April 5, 1908 in Lowell, Massachusetts. After studying dance and then drama as a youth, and debuting on Broadway in 1929 inBroken Dishes, she went to Hollywood in 1930. According to a biography written by Meredith Leonard, “When she arrived in Hollywood, the studio representative who went to meet her train left without her because he could find no one who looked like a movie star.” But she persevered, and The Man Who Played God (1932) finally put her in the public eye. After her role in Of Human Bondage (1934), she was finally a star. She won Best Actress Oscars for Dangerous (1935) and Jezebel (1938). She began to get the kind of roles she wanted after an unsuccessful lawsuit against Warner Brothers, but after the 40s, her career waned, only to be reborn in the 60s with the horror films What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), as well as parts in made-for-TV films. But it is for her roles in films like Dark Victory (1939), The Letter (1940), andNow, Voyager (1942) that she is best remembered by her fans, who have created a number of great Web sites which you’ll find listed in alphabetical order on Part II of this four-part tribute, last updated in 2008 in honor of what would have been Ms. Davis’ 100th birthday. Part I: Introduction |
In the game of scrabble, how many points is the ‘F’ tile worth? | Stefan Fatsis is the author of Word Freak and A Few Seconds of Panic and is a panelist on Hang Up and Listen . Follow him on Twitter. Any Scrabble player can tell you that the X is actually worth eight points. But as Butts was creating the game, in a fifth-floor walkup in Queens, he tinkered—with the layout of the board, with the total number of tiles, with their distribution, and with their respective point values. “It’s not hit or miss,” Butts said long afterward. “It’s carefully worked out.” Seventy-five years later, Butts’ carefully worked out point values are under attack. Late last month, a University of California–San Diego, cognitive science postdoc and casual player named Joshua Lewis conducted a computer analysis to recalibrate Scrabble’s letter values based on the game’s current lexicon. Lewis reposted his findings to Hacker News, and they were picked up by Digg and went viral. Around the same time, Sam Eifling, writing for Deadspin, asked a programmer friend to do the same . Both were inspired by the fact that while the language had changed dramatically from the time Butts performed his calculations, the game of Scrabble had not. Advertisement It’s a fair observation. Since Scrabble was adopted in chess parlors in New York in the 1950s, competitive players have dissected its strategic quirks. One early realization was that short words have outsized value, so players scoured the preferred source (the now-defunct Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary) and compiled lists of two- and three-letter words. They also recognized that the most common letters showed up in a lot of words, so they recorded and memorized seven- and eight-letter words—ones that would earn the 50-point bonus for using all seven tiles at once—that contained A, E, I, N, R, S, and T, among other single-point letters. You didn’t need a computer to see that the Q, though worth the most points, was a pain in the rack but the Z not so much. Since the publication in 1978 of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, a compilation of several standard college dictionaries, the game’s word list has grown by tens of thousands of words. From a playing vantage, the addition of QI (a Chinese life force) and ZA (short for pizza) in the last lexicon update, in 2006, were game-changers. Players feared the new words would cheapen Scrabble, boosting scoring and elevating the role of chance. It didn’t happen. The Q became less of a hindrance, a slightly fairer tile than before, and players adjusted strategy to account for the new gimmes. That need to adjust validates Lewis’ and Eifling’s suspicion that the values assigned to letters aren’t in perfect harmony with the frequency of their use in English or in its narrower subset, the Scrabble word list. The two approached the problem differently. Eifling and software developer Kyle Rimkus totaled the number of letters in Scrabble-eligible words (1.58 million), isolated the frequency of each letter, and then calculated how overvalued or undervalued each letter was compared to its existing point value. Lewis’ approach was more complicated. He weighted letters not only by appearance in the Scrabble lexicon but also by the frequency with which they appear in words of different lengths (with emphasis on two-, three-, seven-, and eight-letter words) and by their ability to “transition” into and out of other letters. The findings don’t differ much. In both analyses, the values of about half the letters change by one or two points. One or the other found that B, C, F, H, K, M, P, X, Y, and Z are overvalued, which makes some intuitive sense. For instance, the X (eight points) and the Z (10) can be easy money, especially since they occur in a number of short words; bumping them down to six points apiece is a logical move. Similarly, the H was set by Butts at four points, but it now appears in nine two-letter words and combines beautifully with other letters, while the M appears in 12 two-letter words. Living-room players detest the C, but they haven’t studied seven- and eight-letter “bingos,” in which C’s abound. The c |
Which US actress was born Edna Gillooly in 1932? | Ellen Burstyn Net Worth - Get Ellen Burstyn Net Worth Ellen Burstyn Net Worth Ellen Burstyn Net Worth is$15 Million VN:F [1.9.22_1171] Rating: 3.0/5 (2 votes cast) VN:F [1.9.22_1171] Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast) Profession: Actor | Voice Actor | Model | Minister of religion Date of Birth: 1932-12-07 Nicknames: Edna Rae Gillooly, Ellen MacRae, Ellen McRae Height: 1.7 m Ethnicity: Irish American Country: Detroit Ellen Burstyn, born Edna Rae Gillooly, is and American actress with roots in theaters who has a net worth of $15 million. Ellen Burstyn was born on December 7, 1932. Burstyn was born to Correine Marie and John Austin Gillooly in Detroit, Michigan. She is the second child, her older brother is Jack Gillooly and her younger brother is Steve Gillooly. When she was young her parent were divorced and she and her brothers lived with her mother and stepfather. Later, she married Neil Burstyn in 1964. He later committed suicide in 1978. Burstyn attended Cass Technical High School with a major in fashion illustration. Her time in school was short as she dropped out after failing her classes. After high school, Burstyn got a job modeling in a Detroit department store. She would eventually move to Dallas, where she continued to model. Her acting career started in 1955 when she went to New York and appeared as the "away we go" girl on the "Jackie Gleeson Show". This was when she decided to change her name to Ellen Mcrae. Burstyn became a very successful actress. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her first Academy Award from her role in the much-acclaimed drama, "The Last Picture" in 1971. After proving herself, Burstyn was often cast for lead roles. Her second nomination came shortly after her rise to fame with her performance for "The Exorcist" in 1973. She finally took home the Academy Award in 1974 for her role Alice Hyatt in the featured film by Martin Scorsese, "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore." Burstyn's impressive career saw her winning the Tony Award in 1975 in favor of her leading role in the Broadway film "Same Time, Next Year," in which she went on to receive a Golden Globe Award and her 4th nomination for Academy Award for her glamorous presence in the film version of the Broadway production. Her versatility in acting both on stage and film has brought her much success and she became one of the few actresses in Hollywood, who have achieved the prestige Triple Crown of Acting. Ellen Burstyn (born December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Her career began in theatre during the late 1950s, and over the next decade included several films and television series. Burstyn's performance in the acclaimed 1971 ensemble drama The Last Picture Show brought her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination, after which she moved from supporting to leading film and stage roles. Burstyn received a second Academy Award nomination for her lead performance in The Exorcist (1973), and won the Academy Award for Best Actress the following year for her work in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. In 1975, she won the Tony Award for her lead performance in the Broadway production of Same Time, Next Year, and received a Golden Globe Award and a fourth Academy Award nomination for her performance in the 1978 film version of the play. Burstyn has worked consistently in film, television and theatre since, receiving multiple awards and nominations along the way, including seven additional Golden Globe Award nominations, five Emmy Award nominations (two wins), and two more Academy Award for Best Actress nominations for her performances in the films Resurrection (1980) and Requiem for a Dream (2000). Burstyn is one of the few actresses to have won the Triple Crown of Acting. Burstyn was born Edna Rae Gillooly in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Correine Marie (n?(C)e Hamel) and John Austin Gillooly. She has described her ancestry as "Irish, French, Pennsylvania Dutch, a little Canadian Indian." Burstyn has an older brother, Jack and a younger brother, Steve. Her parents divorced when she was young and |
Who played lawyer Andrew Beckett in the 1993 film ‘Philadelphia’? | Philadelphia (1993) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 29 titles created 24 Oct 2011 a list of 25 titles created 17 Jul 2012 a list of 42 titles created 01 Dec 2013 a list of 45 titles created 02 Apr 2015 a list of 37 titles created 6 months ago Search for " Philadelphia " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 16 nominations. See more awards » Videos NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy. Director: Ron Howard A FedEx executive must transform himself physically and emotionally to survive a crash landing on a deserted island. Director: Robert Zemeckis An eastern immigrant finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there. Director: Steven Spielberg A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner. Director: Nora Ephron Two business rivals who despise each other in real life unwittingly fall in love over the Internet. Director: Nora Ephron Bonds of loyalty are put to the test when a hitman's son witnesses what his father does for a living. Director: Sam Mendes A detective must adopt the dog of a dead man to help him find the murderer. Director: Roger Spottiswoode A young man is reunited with a mermaid who saves him from drowning as a boy and falls in love not knowing who/what she is. Director: Ron Howard On his first day on the job as a Los Angeles narcotics officer, a rookie cop goes on a 24-hour training course with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears. Director: Antoine Fuqua A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger. Director: Alan J. Pakula The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence. Director: Norman Jewison A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager. Director: Tom Hanks Edit Storyline Andrew Beckett, a gay, HIV positive lawyer, is fired from his law firm in fear that they might contract HIV from him. After Andrew is fired, in a last attempt for peace, he sues his former law firm with the help of a homophobic lawyer, Joe Miller. During the court battle, Miller sees that Beckett is no different than anyone else on the gritty streets of the city of brotherly love, sheds his homophobia and helps Beckett with his case before AIDS overcomes him. Written by Geoffrey A. Middleton {[email protected]} Taglines: No one would take on his case... until one man was willing to take on the system. Genres: Rated PG-13 for some graphic language and thematic material | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 14 January 1994 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia The film's journey from script to screen was an extraordinary rocky one. The script underwent over 25 major revisions, the film's rights were embroiled in bankruptcy proceedings, and the subject matter sparked some major protests. See more » Goofs When Andy steps out of Joe's office (after Joe's rejection to become Andy's lawyer), you see him standing and reflecting on his situation. He turns his head to the left, and you can see the lining of a rubber mask on his neck(used to make Hanks' head look shaved). See more » Quotes Joe Miller : What do you love about the law, Andrew? Andrew Beckett : [from the witness stand] I... m |
Chionophobia is an irrational fear of which type of weather condition? | Understanding Chionophobia: The Fear of Snow Understanding Chionophobia: The Fear of Snow Search the site Understanding Chionophobia: The Fear of Snow A Look at This Weather-Related Natural Environment Phobia By Lisa Fritscher Updated March 30, 2016 Chionophobia, or intense fear of snow, is a type of phobia categorized as a natural environment phobia. Natural environment phobias include other weather-related phobias like the fear of thunderstorms (astrophobia), the fear of wind (ancraophobia), and, of course, the fear of snow (chionophobia). According to the American Meteorological Society, natural environment phobias like chionophobia are the second most prevalent phobia subtype. Chionophobia and the Fear of Snow Chionophobia is not just a dislike of snow or a rational fear of severe weather forecasts, it is an irrational fear of snow that is typically linked to a fear of bodily harm or death. Though phobias can and do manifest themselves differently in different people's experiences, there are typically two primary fears behind chionophobia: the fear of becoming snowbound and the fear of being stranded in snow. Symptoms of True Chionophobia Like all phobias, the fear of snow may cause a variety of symptoms. Paying undue attention to weather reports, refusing to leave home during snowy weather, and experiencing panic attacks are extremely common in people with chionophobia. For people with true chionophobia, the mere forecast of a winter storm or snowfall can induce physiological symptoms of fear and anxiety like cold sweats, panic attacks, and even an unrealistic feeling of doom and dread. Coping With Chionophobia The best methods for coping with the fear of snow depend on the severity and the level of impact that your fear has on your life. Some people find that becoming educated about different types of snow and their effects on local conditions can calm their fears. Others find that gradual exposure to winter activities is calming. If your fear is severe or life-limiting, however, seek the guidance of a trained mental health professional. Winter weather is a fact of life, but with proper assistance and hard work, there is no reason for it to seriously curtail your life when faced with snowy winter weather. Other Snow-Related Fears Like any phobia, the fear of snow is highly personalized. No two people experience snow phobia in precisely the same way and not all fears related to snow are, in fact, clinical phobias. Nonetheless, the vast majority of known snow-related fears fall into a handful of common categories. Fear of Severe Weather The fear of snow is often, although not always, associated with a more generalized weather-related phobia. Lilapsophobia is the fear of severe weather events, while astraphobia is the fear of more run of the mill storms. Although snowfall is not generally affiliated with thunder and lightning, these events may certainly occur. For those with a fear of weather-related phenomena, even the possibility of a severe storm may be enough to trigger a phobic reaction . Fear of Being Trapped Avalanches, unstable snow forts, and thin ice are just a few of the potential hazards of winter activities. Most people take precautions to guard against becoming seriously trapped by snow or ice, but for some people, the concept of being trapped is a major anxiety trigger. For people with a strong phobia of being trapped, even the slight sinking feeling of walking through a light layer of snow may be enough to induce a panic attack . Fear of Injury Snowy conditions are often accompanied by ice, which is slick and potentially dangerous, and sometimes covered by a layer of snow. For those who have medical phobias or a fear of being injured, snow may present an anxiety-inducing risk. Some fears of injury due to ice and snow are rational, so it's important to note that fears that are rooted in rational considerations are never considered phobias. Fear of Cold Hypothermia and frostbite are very real conditions that, if not properly treated, may lead to serious injury or even death. However, they are relati |
What was the name of the first US steam locomotive, built in 1830, to be operated on a common-carrier railroad? | America's First Steam Locomotive, 1830 America's First Steam Locomotive, 1830 Printer Friendly Version >>> In the 1820s the port of Baltimore was in danger. The threat came from the newly opened Erie Canal (see "Traveling the Erie Canal, 1836" ) and the proposed construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that would parallel the Potomac River from Washington, DC to Cumberland, MD. These new water routes promised to provide a commercial gateway to the West that would bypass Baltimore's thriving harbor and potentially hurl the city into an economic abyss. Something had to be done. A Modern Reconstruction of the Tom Thumb The local entrepreneurs looked across the Atlantic to England and found an answer in the newly developed railroad. In 1828, the Maryland syndicate, led by Charles Carroll - a signer of the Declaration of Independence - broke ground for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The railroad's objective was to connect Baltimore with the Ohio River and the West. Initially, the railroad's power was to be provided by horses. However, it soon became obvious that animal muscle was no match for the long distances and mountainous terrain that would have to be traveled. The solution lay with the steam engine. By 1830, the B&O Railroad had extended its track from Baltimore to the village of Ellicott's Mills thirteen miles to the west. The railroad was also ready to test its first steam engine - an American-made locomotive engineered by Peter Cooper of New York. It was a bright summer's day and full of promise. Syndicate members and friends piled into an open car pulled by a diminutive steam locomotive appropriately named the "Tom Thumb" with its inventor at the controls. Passengers thrilled at the heart-pumping sensation of traveling at the then un-heard speed of 18 mph. The outbound journey took less than an hour. On the return trip, an impromptu race with a horse-drawn car developed. The locomotive came out the loser. It was an inauspicious beginning. However, within a few years the railroad would become the dominate form of long-distance transportation and relegate the canals to the dustbin of commercial history. ADVERTISMENT "...it was determined to have a race home." John Latrobe was a lawyer for the B&O Railroad from its inception. He was present on that eventful day as the locomotive's builder piloted the "Tom Thumb" into history: "The boiler of Mr. Cooper's engine was not as large as the kitchen boiler attached to many a range in modern mansions. It was of about the same diameter, but not much more than half as high. It stood upright in the car, and was filled, above the furnace, which occupied the lower section, with vertical tubes. The cylinder was but three-and-a half inches in diameter, and speed was gotten up by gearing. No natural draught could have been sufficient to keep up steam in so small a boiler; and Mr. Cooper used therefore a blowing-apparatus, driven by a drum attached to one of the car wheels, over which passed a cord that in its turn worked a pulley on the shaft of the blower... Mr. Cooper's success was such as to induce him to try a trip to Ellicott's Mills; and an open car, the first used upon the road, already mentioned, having been attached to his engine, and filled with the directors and some friends, the speaker among the rest, the first journey by steam in America was commenced. The trip was most interesting. The curves were passed without difficulty at a speed of fifteen miles an hour; the grades were ascended with comparative ease; the day was fine, the company in the highest spirits, and some excited gentlemen of the party pulled out memorandum books, and when at the highest speed, which was eighteen miles an hour, wrote their names and some connected sentences, to prove that even at that great velocity it was possible to do so. The return trip from the Mills - a distance of thirteen miles - was made in fifty-seven minutes. But the triumph of this Tom Thumb engine was not altogether without a drawback. The great stage proprietors of the day were Stockton & Stokes; and on this occasion a g |
Bukit Timah is the highest point in which Republic of Southeast Asia? | Singapore Singapore Official name: Republic of Singapore Area: 648 square kilometers (250 square miles) Highest point on mainland: Bukit Timah (166 meters/545 feet) Lowest point on land: Sea level Hemispheres: Northern and Eastern P.M. = noon GMT Longest distances: 42 kilometers (26 miles) from east-northeast to west-southwest; 23 kilometers (14 miles) from south-southeast to north-northwest Land boundaries: None Coastline: 193 kilometers (120 miles) Territorial sea limits: 5.6 kilometers (3 nautical miles) 1 LOCATION AND SIZE The Republic of Singapore consists of a main island and sixty-three islets just south of the tip of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia. Singapore, the second smallest country in Asia, is often described as a city-state. The diamond-shaped main island, which accounts for all but about 38 square kilometers (15 square miles) of the republic's area, is almost entirely urban. With a total area of 648 square kilometers (250 square miles), Singapore is nearly 3.5 times the size of Washington, D.C. 2 TERRITORIES AND DEPENDENCIES Singapore has no territories or dependencies. 3 CLIMATE Singapore has a humid, rainy, tropical climate, with temperatures moderated by the seas surrounding the islands. Temperatures are nearly uniform throughout the year, averaging 25°C (77°F) in January and 27°C (81°F) in June. Although the island lies between 1 and 2 degrees north of the equator, the maritime influences moderate the heat of the region. The highest temperature ever recorded in Singapore is only 36°C (97°F). Singapore is very humid, with heavy rainfall all year. Annual rainfall averages 237 centimeters (93 inches). The northeast monsoon that occurs between November and March brings the heaviest rainfall of the year. 4 TOPOGRAPHIC REGIONS The main island has three major geographic divisions: an elevated, hilly area in the center; a section of lower, rolling land to the west; and flatlands to the east. Singapore's smaller islands are low-lying with coastal beaches. 5 OCEANS AND SEAS Singapore is located between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Seacoast and Undersea Features The coastal waters surrounding Singapore are generally less than 30 meters (100 feet) deep. Sea Inlets and Straits Singapore is bordered on the north by the Johore Strait, which separates it from the Malay Peninsula, on the southeast by the Singapore Strait, and on the southwest by the Strait of Malacca. Islands and Archipelagos After Singapore Island, the next-largest island in the country is Pulau Tekong Besar to the northeast, with an area of only 18 square kilometers (7 square miles). Coastal Features The easternmost part of the coastline is smooth, but the rest has many indentations; the most important of these is the deep natural harbor at the mouth of the Singapore River on the southern coast. 6 INLAND LAKES Singapore has no significant natural lakes, but it has fourteen artificial bodies of water that were created by the construction of reservoirs. 7 RIVERS AND WATERFALLS Singapore's rivers are all short, including its main river, which has the same name as the island itself. The Singapore River flows into the wide harbor on the island's southeastern coast. Other rivers include the Seletar (at 14 Singapore's kilometers/9 miles, the longest on the island), Jurong, Kalang, Kranji, and Serangoon. 8 DESERTS There are no deserts in Singapore. 9 FLAT AND ROLLING TERRAIN Aside from Bukit Timah Hill, the main island's highest point, Singapore's central hills include Mandai and Panjang. Lower ridges extend northwest-to-southeast in the western and southern parts of the island. 10 MOUNTAINS AND VOLCANOES The highest land on Singapore is a ridge of rugged hills in the center of the island. The highest is Bukit Timah Hill, at 165 meters (545 feet). 11 |
Which country defeated England 1-0 on 29th June in the 1950 FIFA World Cup ? | 121 (4.65 per match) A total of 34 teams signed up to participate in the 1950 World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 14 spots in the final tournament. Brazil , as the hosts, and Italy , as the defending champions, qualified automatically. Several countries withdrew from the World Cup for a variety of reasons. Argentina said "no" because of a problem with the Brazilian soccer federation. Germany (occupied and partitioned) and Japan (occupied) were not allowed to participate in the qualification rounds. Countries that were behind the Iron Curtain declined to participate, including the Soviet Union, Hungary (the finalist of 1938), and Czechoslovakia (the finalist of 1934). This was also the first time that the 4 teams from the UK (Scotland, England , Northern Ireland and Wales) decided to take part in the qualifying process, after 17 years of self-impose exile. They would play the British Home Championship as a qualifying group, with the top two teams qualifying. FIFA made a real effort to convince the teams from UK. They offered the vice presidency of FIFA to an Scottish Football Association (SFA) member, a place on the executive to the UK associations, and two places for the winners and runners-up of the 1950 British International Championship in the World Cup finals. The 14 available spots were distributed in continental zones as shown below: • Europe (UEFA): 18 teams (including Israel and Syria) competed for 7 direct places. Italy , as the defending champions, qualified automatically. Austria and Belgium withdrew. Turkey qualified, but later withdrew. • South America (CONMEBOL): 7 teams competed for a 4 direct places. Brazil , as the host country, qualified automatically. Argentina (a dispute with the Brazilian Football Confederation), Ecuador and Peru (a dispute with FIFA and CONMEBOL) withdrew. Bolivia, Chile , Paraguay and Uruguay qualified by default without playing any match. • North America, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): 3 teams competed for 2 spots. • Asia (AFC): 4 teams competed for 1 spot. Burma, the Philippines and Indonesia withdrew, so India qualified automatically. India qualified, but later withdrew. A total of 19 teams played at least one qualifying match. 26 qualifying matches were played, and 121 goals were scored. The preliminary competition became something of a farce. Some teams qualified and then withdrew, others were invited and then decided not to take part. Originally, 16 teams qualified for the final stage that would be played in Brazil. However, three teams declined to participate and the tournament finally started with only 13 participants. Scotland, who had won the second place in the British Home Championship, decided to resign for having obtained the second place. George Graham, secretary of the SFA, had previously declared that the Scots would only go if they became British champions. Turkey also resigned citing financial problems. Finally, Peru also withdrew at the last minute, due to a dispute with FIFA and CONMEBOL. Three teams were invited to fill these three gaps: United States , Portugal and France . Portugal refused. After the draw, India, that had qualified for the final stage in Brazil, decided not take part because in those days Indian footballers used to play barefoot, as they did in the Olympics in 1948, and from the 1950 World Cup it was compulsary to wear shoes. France was offered Turkey's spot and originally accepted, but then also withdrew citing the amount of travel that would be required in Group 4. External link: RSSSF 1950 FIFA World Cup Qualification Format and seedings The round-robin format used in the first World Cup was chosen again. The sixteen teams were divided into four groups and the winner of each of them would advance to the final round in which they would face in the round-robin format. The organizers wanted a format that ensured that teams will play at least three games, generating both more ticket revenue and more incentive mainly for teams that had to travel long distances |
‘Marianne’ is a national emblem of which European country? | France State Symbols, Song, Flags and More - Worldatlas.com Bird: Gallic Rooster Coat of Arms: Coat of Arms: The current emblem of France has been a symbol of France since 1953, although it does not have any legal status as an official coat of arms. It is printed on the cover of French passports and was adopted originally by the French Foreign Ministry as a symbol for use by diplomatic and consular missions during 1912. It is considered an emblem rather than a coat of arms, since it does not respect heraldic rules. The emblem consists of a wide shield with, on the one end a lion-head and on the other an eagle-head, bearing a monogram "RF" standing for Republique Francaise (French Republic). A laurel branch symbolizes victory of the Republic, the oak branch symbolizes perennity or wisdom, and the fasces is a symbol associated with justice (the bundle of rods and an axe, carried by Roman lictors). Flag of France Flower: Lily Marianne: Marianne is present everywhere in France and holds a place of honor in town halls and law courts. She symbolizes the "Triumph of the Republic", and stands as a bronze sculpture overlooking Place de la Nation in Paris. Her profile is found on the official seal of the country, and engraved on coins and drawn on stamps and banknotes. Next to the flag, Marianne is considered the most prominent depiction of the French Republic. Motto: "Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite" meaning "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" National Anthem: La Marseillaise (words and music by C. Rouget de Lisle), may be the best-known and most inspirational national anthem in the world. National Emblem: The Gallic Rooster decorated French flags during the Revolution, and since 1848, the rooster has been seen on the seal of the Republic. It was used from 1899 as a motif on gold 20 franc coins and it occasionally appears on stamps. National Holiday: July 14 (or "Fete de la Federation") is celebrated with a mixture of solemn military parades, dancing in the streets and fireworks. The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 has been commemorated in France for more than a century. |
In the novel ‘The Lord of the Rings’, Barliman Butterbur is the proprietor of which inn? | Barliman Butterbur | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Barliman Butterbur owned the Prancing Pony for an unknown period of time in the late Third Age . He was fond of Hobbits and had two hobbit employees: Bob , who worked in the stables, and Nob , a servant. He knew Gandalf very well as he frequently came and stayed at the inn from time to time over the years. During the War of the Ring , he forgot to send Gandalf 's letter to Frodo , leaving Frodo uncertain as to Gandalf's fate and causing him to start his journey much later than the letter indicated. He did not remember it until Frodo and his companions arrived to stay at the inn, and even then it was long before the connection was made. When Gandalf found out he threatened to burn up Butterbur but forgave him in light of his memory problems. He did, however, remember in time to produce Strider 's credentials. Gandalf then blesses his beer for seven years after he learns that Frodo and companions are alive and well and with Strider. In The Return of the King after the War of the Ring, Butterbur was amazed to learn that Strider , a former patron of his inn and for whom he thought was a mere Ranger from out of the wild, had become a King . When the hobbits visit The Prancing Pony in the third book, Nob went home after dark everyday, which Butterbur kept on forgetting. [1] [2] [3] Character Barliman was a good-hearted fat man but notorious for his very bad memory, "One thing drives out another" he says. Portrayal in adaptations |
In May 1940, who became British Prime Minister after the resignation of Neville Chamberlain? | Churchill becomes prime minister - May 10, 1940 - HISTORY.com Churchill becomes prime minister Publisher A+E Networks Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, is called to replace Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister following the latter’s resignation after losing a confidence vote in the House of Commons. In 1938, Prime Minister Chamberlain signed the Munich Pact with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, giving Czechoslovakia over to German conquest but bringing, as Chamberlain promised, “peace in our time.” In September 1939, that peace was shattered by Hitler’s invasion of Poland. Chamberlain declared war against Germany but during the next eight months showed himself to be ill-equipped for the daunting task of saving Europe from Nazi conquest. After British forces failed to prevent the German occupation of Norway in April 1940, Chamberlain lost the support of many members of his Conservative Party. On May 10, Hitler invaded Holland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The same day, Chamberlain formally lost the confidence of the House of Commons. Churchill, who was known for his military leadership ability, was appointed British prime minister in his place. He formed an all-party coalition and quickly won the popular support of Britons. On May 13, in his first speech before the House of Commons, Prime Minister Churchill declared that “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat” and offered an outline of his bold plans for British resistance. In the first year of his administration, Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany, but Churchill promised his country and the world that the British people would “never surrender.” They never did. Related Videos |
Which US poet wrote the 1864 poem ‘Christmas Day’, after he had received news that his son had been seriously injured fighting in the American Civil War? | Beauty from tragedy, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" | Communities Digital News 1 2189 Longfellow House VIENNA, Va., December 15, 2014 — Many musicians and writers of poetry will admit that some of their finest work comes when they have experienced a death or a tragedy of some kind, that the writing of poetry has an almost cathartic effect on the writer. Such is the case of one of the best known and most beloved carols associated with Christmas, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” which came from the pen of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) and was written on Christmas Day, 1864. His had been a tortured life in last few years before that day. On July 11, 1861, his wife Fanny had clipped some long curls from the head of her seven-year-old daughter, Edith, and wanting to save them in an envelope, melted a bar of sealing wax with a candle to seal the envelope. Fanny Longfellow and two of her sons Somehow the thin fabric of her clothing caught fire, and she quickly ran to Longfellow’s nearby study for help. He immediately tried to extinguish the flames with a small rug, and when that failed, he threw his arms around Fanny to smother the flames, causing him to sustain serious burns on his face, arms, and hands. His heroic act did not suffice, and Fanny died the next morning of her injuries. Longfellow was unable to even attend the funeral. Photographs of Longfellow taken or made after the fire usually show him with a full beard, since he was no longer able to shave properly due to the burns and scarring. The coming of the holiday season in the Longfellow house became a time of grieving for his wife while trying to provide a happy time for the children left at home. It was during Christmas 1862 that he wrote in his journal, “A ‘merry Christmas’ say the children, but that is no more for me.” He had also suffered another disappointment when his oldest son, Charles Appleton “Charley” Longfellow, quietly left their Cambridge, Mass. home, and enlisted in the Union Army much against the wishes of his father. In mid-March, Longfellow had received word from Charles, saying, “I have tried hard to resist the temptation of going without your leave, but I cannot any longer.” The determined young man continued, “I feel it to be my first duty to do what I can for my country and I would willingly lay down my life for it if it would be of any good.” He was 17 years old and went to Capt. W. H. McCartney, who was in charge of Battery A of the 1st Mass. Artillery, asking to be allowed to enlist. McCartney knew the boy and knew he did not have his father’s permission, so he contacted the senior Longfellow to see if he could obtain it on his behalf. Longfellow conceded and acceded to the request. Charles Longfellow It was only a few months later that Charley came down with typhoid fever and malaria and was sent home to recover, not rejoining his unit until August 15, 1863. Following the Gettysburg battle, which Charley had fortunately missed, the conflict made its way into Virginia, and it was at the Battle of New Hope Church, in Orange, VA., part of the Mine Run Campaign, that the young Lt. Longfellow sustained injuries, which seriously disabled him. He was hit in the shoulder and the ricocheting bullet took out some portions of several vertebrae. It was reported that he missed being paralyzed by less than one inch. Longfellow traveled to where his injured son was hospitalized and brought him home to Cambridge to recover. The war for Charley was over. And so at Christmas of 1864, a reflective and sad poet sat down and began to write the beautiful words that we sing each Christmas: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, good will to men. I thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all Christendom Had rolled along the unbroken song Of peace on earth, good will to men. And in despair I bowed my head: “There is no peace on earth,” I said, “For hate is strong and mocks the song Of peace on earth, good will to men.” Then pe |
What type of foodstuff is halloumi? | BBC - Food - Halloumi cheese recipes FAQs Halloumi cheese recipes A firm, slightly springy white cheese from Cyprus, traditionally made with sheeps’ milk, although these days mass-produced varieties often use cows’ milk. In texture, halloumi is similar to a firm mozzarella, making it a popular ingredient in Middle Eastern cooking. Unlike mozzarella, however, it has a strong salty flavour, particularly when preserved in brine. Recipes using halloumi cheese See all recipes using halloumi cheese Buyer's guide The best halloumi is made from sheeps’ milk, and will come from Cyprus, although these days you can even find varieties made in Britain. Storage Halloumi will keep in the fridge for many months if left in its original packaging, complete with brine or whey. Once opened, submerge in salt water and refrigerate. Preparation In the Middle East, halloumi is usually fried or grilled to take advantage of its high melting point. Although halloumi can be eaten straight from the packet, some chefs recommend soaking it in buttermilk for a day or two before preparing, to give it a richer, less salty flavour. Article by Felicity Cloake |
Lord Gnome is purported to be the proprietor of which fortnightly British publication? | British satirical magazine Private Eye in rude health at 50 - timesofmalta.com Monday, October 3, 2011, 00:00 by Sam Reeves, AFP British satirical magazine Private Eye in rude health at 50 After decades lampooning hapless politicians, Britain’s leading satirical magazine Private Eye turns 50 next month with its brand of irreverent humour as popular as ever. Photo: Carl de Souza/AFP After decades lampooning hapless politicians, Britain’s leading satirical magazine Private Eye turns 50 next month with its brand of irreverent humour as popular as ever. The Eye, as it is affectionately known, has defiantly retained its old-fashioned, scrapbook appearance in an age of glossy magazines and fast-moving news delivered via the internet. Anniversary celebrations include an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum in London and a glitzy party in central London, which the invitation says is sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Hacks and Jokewrights. Largely the brainchild of four men who attended the same private school and worked on the school’s magazine, the Eye’s first edition published on October 25, 1961, was a yellow-paged booklet with the headline: Churchill Cult Next For Party Axe. Fast forward five decades, and the fortnightly publication with its mix of off-colour humour and serious investigative journalism is going strong under the watchful eye of long-serving editor Ian Hislop and fictional proprietor Lord Gnome. Its trademark cover with a photograph and a speech bubble regularly pokes fun at Prime Ministers, members of the royal family and media figures and has helped transform it into a British institution selling 200,000 copies each issue. “I think if it did go glossy and have a very kind of modern design, readers would hate it,” said Eye journalist Adam Macqueen, who has written a book to mark the magazine’s half century entitled Private Eye: The First 50 Years. “It would not seem as authentic, it is important, that slightly studenty, ragged look,” he said at the magazine’s offices, a maze-like network of cramped rooms in a ramshackle converted townhouse in London’s Soho district. The Eye’s regular columns range from one focusing on corruption in local authorities, called Rotten Boroughs, to another filled with newsroom gossip, Street of Shame, which makes it a must-read for journalists. While print media in Britain is in crisis, beset by plunging circulations and constant job cuts, the Eye’s focus on subscriptions and refusal to put all of its content on the Internet have helped to keep its sales healthy, Mr Macqueen said. Sales of the Eye have hovered between 205,000 and 210,000 an issue in the past three years, and averaged 206,266 an edition between January and June this year, according to figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations, which records newspaper sales in Britain. Mr Macqueen also put recent success down to a string of major news stories which have given the magazine’s journalists and joke writers plenty of material. “Bad times for the country make for good times for the Eye – financial crises and coalition governments and unpopular wars, MPs’ expenses, and phone hacking and riots,” he said. The recent phone-hacking scandal which has rocked the media empire of Rupert Murdoch, a regular target of criticism in the magazine where he is nicknamed the Dirty Digger, was the inspiration for a classic Eye front page. The Gotcha edition of the Eye sold around 253,000 copies, about 45,000 more than average. But the magazine has had its fair share of controversy, particularly over front-page jokes judged insensitive. Perhaps the most controversial was the one following the death of Princess Diana in a Paris car crash in 1997, which prompted a major chain of newsagents to ban the issue from its stores. Under the headline Media To Blame, it showed mourners outside Buckingham Palace with speech bubbles coming out of three figures. The first person says: “The papers are a disgrace.” “Yes. I couldn’t get one anywhere,” says the next, and the third responds: “Borrow mine. It’s got a picture of the car.” As for |
Yorick’s skull appears in which play by William Shakespeare? | Hamlet: Yoricks Skull as a Major Symbol | Critical Essays | CliffsNotes Yorick's Skull as a Major Symbol Bookmark this page Manage My Reading List Throughout the play, Hamlet muses on and toys with the idea of death. His famous fourth soliloquy's opening lines, "To be, or not to be" shows Hamlet thinking about suicide. His turning point of realization comes in the graveyard scene. Hamlet looks at the skull and remembers the man he was fond of, the court jester Yorick. In his musings, Hamlet realizes that death eliminates the differences between people. The hierarchical structure of society is illusory and ultimately crumbles into dust, just like the bones of those long gone. |
In February 1906, which type of British battleship was launched for the first time? | 10th February 1906: The launch of HMS Dreadnought - YouTube 10th February 1906: The launch of HMS Dreadnought 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 Feb 9, 2016 On the 10th February 1906 the British King, Edward VII, launched HMS Dreadnought – a revolutionary new type of battleship that made all other ships obsolete. She was the fastest and most heavily-armed ship in the world, and the name Dreadnought began to be used to describe a whole class of similar ships. You might think that having the best ship in the world would make Britain the undisputed champion of the seas, but the launch of the Dreadnought arguably created more problems than it solved. Ever since the British government adopted the Two-Power Standard as part of the Naval Defence Act in 1889, the Royal Navy had to have at least the same number of battleships as the next two largest navies in the world combined. At that point it was France and Russia, but by 1906 Wilhelm II had become Kaiser of Germany and began aggressive military expansion and the development of a German Empire under his ‘World Policy’ or Weltpolitik. But why was the Dreadnought a problem to Britain the Two-Power Standard? The issue was that Britain now only had one more Dreadnought than every other country in the world. With all other ships obsolete in the wake of the new design, it was too easy for other countries to catch up. When Germany launched the first of its Dreadnought-style Nassau ships in 1908, Britain was forced to keep ahead by building more and more. The naval arms race and the tension that followed was a major contributing factor to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. Category |
What was the name of the daughter of the Native American chief of the Powhatan Confederacy who married English settler John Rolfe in 1613? | Pocahontas marries John Rolfe - Apr 05, 1614 - HISTORY.com Pocahontas marries John Rolfe Publisher A+E Networks Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy, marries English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia. The marriage ensured peace between the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan Indians for several years. In May 1607, about 100 English colonists settled along the James River in Virginia to found Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America. The settlers fared badly because of famine, disease, and Indian attacks, but were aided by 27-year-old English adventurer John Smith, who directed survival efforts and mapped the area. While exploring the Chickahominy River in December 1607, Smith and two colonists were captured by Powhatan warriors. At the time, the Powhatan confederacy consisted of around 30 Tidewater-area tribes led by Chief Wahunsonacock, known as Chief Powhatan to the English. Smith’s companions were killed, but he was spared and released, (according to a 1624 account by Smith) because of the dramatic intercession of Pocahontas, Chief Powhatan’s 13-year-old daughter. Her real name was Matoaka, and Pocahontas was a pet name that has been translated variously as “playful one” and “my favorite daughter.” In 1608, Smith became president of the Jamestown colony, but the settlement continued to suffer. An accidental fire destroyed much of the town, and hunger, disease, and Indian attacks continued. During this time, Pocahontas often came to Jamestown as an emissary of her father, sometimes bearing gifts of food to help the hard-pressed settlers. She befriended the settlers and became acquainted with English ways. In 1609, Smith was injured from a fire in his gunpowder bag and was forced to return to England. After Smith’s departure, relations with the Powhatan deteriorated and many settlers died from famine and disease in the winter of 1609-10. Jamestown was about to be abandoned by its inhabitants when Baron De La Warr (also known as Delaware) arrived in June 1610 with new supplies and rebuilt the settlement–the Delaware River and the colony of Delaware were later named after him. John Rolfe also arrived in Jamestown in 1610 and two years later cultivated the first tobacco there, introducing a successful source of livelihood that would have far-reaching importance for Virginia. In the spring of 1613, English Captain Samuel Argall took Pocahontas hostage, hoping to use her to negotiate a permanent peace with her father. Brought to Jamestown, she was put under the custody of Sir Thomas Gates, the marshal of Virginia. Gates treated her as a guest rather than a prisoner and encouraged her to learn English customs. She converted to Christianity and was baptized Lady Rebecca. Powhatan eventually agreed to the terms for her release, but by then she had fallen in love with John Rolfe, who was about 10 years her senior. On April 5, 1614, Pocahontas and John Rolfe married with the blessing of Chief Powhatan and the governor of Virginia. Their marriage brought a peace between the English colonists and the Powhatans, and in 1615 Pocahontas gave birth to their first child, Thomas. In 1616, the couple sailed to England. The so-called Indian Princess proved popular with the English gentry, and she was presented at the court of King James I. In March 1617, Pocahontas and Rolfe prepared to sail back to Virginia. However, the day before they were to leave, Pocahontas died, probably of smallpox, and was buried at the parish church of St. George in Gravesend, England. John Rolfe returned to Virginia and was killed in an Indian massacre in 1622. After an education in England, their son Thomas Rolfe returned to Virginia and became a prominent citizen. John Smith returned to the New World in 1614 to explore the New England coast. On another voyage of exploration in 1614, he was captured by pirates but escaped after three months of captivity. He then returned to England, where he died in 1631. Related Videos |
What is the name of the private yacht that golfer Tiger Woods gave as a wedding gift to his ex-wife Elin? | The Marriage of Tiger and Elin Woods By Sheri Stritof Updated February 18, 2016. From a lavish, posh, ritzy, bewitching, exclusive, expensive, and elaborate sunset wedding to a bizarre crash into a tree and an apology for "transgressions" and "personal failings", the marriage of Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren continued to make news headlines. Here's information on how the two met and more facts about their wedding, marriage, and divorce. News Updates: 8/23/2010: While details of the divorce of Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren Woods were not disclosed, Steve Helling of People.com reported "The couple were present at Bay County Circuit Court in Panama City, Fla., Monday for the execution of their divorce agreement." It is assumed that Elin will use her maiden name, that the couple will share custody of their two children, and that Ellen's share in the division of their property and assets will be substantial. "Bay County Courthouse officials say the couple showed up for a hearing room at the Bay County juvenile justice court house on East 11th street with their lawyers, to file their divorce papers. Now usually this takes 20 days to become final, but immediately after filing, the Woods then went to the main courthouse on 4th street, where Circuit Judge Judy Pittman Biebel expedited the case." continue reading below our video 5 Ways You Can Tell It is Love "This afternoon Elin and Tiger Woods came into the courthouse and filed their petition of dissolution of marriage to get there started for divorce and they went up to the judges office and the final judgment was signed, so they are officially divorced," said Bill Kinsaul, Bay Clerk of Courts." Where They Met: Elin and Tiger met in 2001 at the British Open at Royal Lytham in England. Elin was working as an au pair to Jesper Parnevik, a Swedish golfer. Proposal: On November 25, 2003, Tiger (27) proposed to Elin (23) in the South African Shamwari Game Reserve while they were on a romantic walk at sunset. They were there for a safari vacation and slept under the stars after the Presidents Cup. Wedding Date and Info: October 5, 2004. The ceremony itself was simple although the rest of the wedding preparations were elaborate and expensive. 500 red roses were imported for the wedding. Their sunset wedding was held under a white-netted pagoda decorated with red roses on the 19th hole of the Sandy Lane Golf Resort in Barbados. Reportedly , Rev. Ricky Kirton was the officiant at their wedding. The exclusive resort is located on the west coast of the Caribbean locale. The wedding reportedly cost between $1.5 million -- $2 million. Tiger hired the whole complex for a week including 110 rooms and and three golf courses. The rooms reportedly cost from $700 to $9,000 per night each. A team of hairdressers were flown in from London. Elin wore an off-white sleeveless gown. Tiger wore a beige suit. Approximately 150 guests were at the wedding, including Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and Bill Gates. The wedding reception was held in the resort banquet room which was decorated with 10,000 red and black roses. Champagne and caviar were served to the wedding guests. Hootie & the Blowfish played the music, and fireworks lit up the night after the wedding ceremony. Honeymoon: Their first night as a married couple was spent on a rented multi-million dollar, 155 foot yacht named Privacy. Hometowns: Tiger -- Cypress, California; Elin -- Stockholm, Sweden. Religion: Elin: Model, Au Pair (Nanny) Residences: Jupiter Island, Florida: "The estate has a four-hole golf course with sand traps, 100 ft.-long swimming pool, diving pool, spa, 100 ft. field and track area, tennis and basketball courts, a pair of boat docks, and a reflecting pond. Inside the facility is a 5,700 sq.-ft. fitness center ... Inside the house, there is a large master suite with his and her bathrooms, three additional bedroom suites, a massive media room, elevator and state-of-the-art kitchen. The basement has a large wine cellar and multiple game rooms. A guest house, garage, golf training studio and boat |
Inauguration Day in the US is held during which month of the year? | Inauguration Day: Calendar, History, events, quotes & Fun Facts Days to go: Inauguration Day History Inauguration Day marks the beginning of the new four year term of the President of the United States. The Inauguration of the US President garners national attention. Held in Washington D.C., the Inauguration ceremony takes place on the western front of the US Capitol Building. This day is a federally recognized holiday for all workers within the District of Columbia, and several counties in both Maryland and Virginia. Inauguration Day falls on January 20th every fourth year, unless the 20th falls on a Sunday. In this case, it is held on January 21st. Inauguration Day Facts The Twentieth Amendment to the US Constitution changed the date from March 4th to January 20th. The only President to take the oath of office without placing his hand upon a Bible was Theodore Roosevelt in January 1901. He was sworn in with an uplifted hand. The US Constitution only mandates the person take an oath or affirmation before he/she can take office. Various Presidents have added their own twist to the swearing in ceremony, including kissing the Bible, or adding the words so help me God in closing. Inauguration Day Top Events and Things to Do Attend the Inauguration in person by traveling to Washington D.C. the week of January 20th. Watch the Inauguration happen live via television or internet broadcast. Say a prayer for the new President. Watch the Inauguration Parade as it proceeds towards the White House. Host an inauguration party. Enjoy American snacks and celebrate the new president. |
In Australia, on which side of the road do motorists drive? | Driving Down Under: What You Need to Know Driving Down Under: What You Need to Know Driving Down Under: What You Need to Know Cavan Images/Taxi/Getty Images By Larry Rivera Updated November 28, 2016. While cars operate in a similar way all over the world, the differences between travelling on the right and left side of the road can really throw a driver off. To add more confusion into the mix, driving a car from a right-handed driver’s seat when you’re used to driving from the left seat in the car takes even more getting used to. Foreign travellers who would like to drive in Australia need to consider these conventions before they even get in the vehicle. Here’s a few things to be aware of before you grab those keys and get going! First rule: Drive on the left side of the road Sticking to the left side of the road can make the world seem like it’s flipped upside down when you’re used to driving on the right. In places like the United States, vehicles are operated from the right side of the road, so for those travelling from these kinds of countries, it’s especially important to remember which way the traffic is flowing before driving in Australia. continue reading below our video Before Your Road Trip, Watch This Other than understanding that Australian drivers always stick to the left side of the road , foreign drivers must remember to stay on that left side after they’ve turned left or right. Force of habit might provoke you to swing onto the right side, so it’s important to concentrate. The only time an Australian driver may venture toward the right side of the road is when they’re safely travelling around parked cars in quiet side streets when there’s no oncoming traffic from the other side, or when they’re being guided to the right side in an official roadworks or police-led situation. Even in these circumstances, the driver must return to the left side as soon as they are able. Right side of the car Most Australian cars are fitted with right-sided driver’s seats, and this might be difficult for foreign drivers to get used to in addition to the reversed road position. To help become accustomed to sitting on this side, remember that the oncoming traffic will be coming on the side of your right shoulder. Many Australian cars are now equipped with automatic transmission instead of stick shift gears, which should make things more simple and allow you to concentrate more efficiently. What else is there to think about? Once you’ve processed the reversed positions, the act of driving in Australia is very similar to driving elsewhere. However, there are still a few things to consider before you get in the driver’s seat. International travellers are permitted to drive in Australia with a foreign driver’s licence for up to three months, provided that the licence is in English. If a driver’s licence does not have a photo, drivers are required to carry another form of formal photo identification with them. If a licence is in a foreign language, drivers are required to obtain an International Driver’s Permit. This is done in the home country before leaving for Australia. Those wishing to stay in Australia for longer than three months will need to apply for a state licence. It is up to all drivers on Australian roads to familarise themselves with the road rules, which vary from state to state. |
Who played barmaid Michelle Connor in the UK tv soap ‘Coronation Street’? | Michelle Connor | Coronation Street Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Steve McDonald fell for Michelle instantly when she began working at the Rovers.Despite Steve's feelings for her, Michelle was immediately disliked by his mother, pub landlady Liz McDonald . Vernon clearly had a crush on Michelle. He flirted with her, but she was disgusted by his behaviour. As he blatantly propositioned Michelle, she tricked him by falsely claiming to feel the same. Michelle proceeded to humiliate Vernon in public. Vernon twisted the situation to make Michelle appear to be the guilty party and Liz sacked Michelle. When the truth was exposed, Liz shamed Vernon to the whole of Weatherfield and threw him out, although they eventually got back together. Liz subsequently offered Michelle her job back and she has now returned to the Rovers. She began dating the manipulative Sonny Dhillon , and their relationship went swimmingly. Steve still loved Michelle and tried to split them up. But Michelle's loyalties lay with Sonny. They were briefly engaged, much to Steve's anger. When Steve discovered that Sonny was bisexual, having witnessed him kiss Sean Tully , he informed Michelle of the truth about her fiancé. Michelle refused to believe Steve's accusations and both Sonny and Sean denied their affair but when Michelle eventually uncovered their lies, she was devastated. She confronted cheating Sonny in an angry showdown in her flat and called off the engagement. Michelle ended her friendship with Sean following his betrayal, but their friendship repaired a few months later. Ever since Michelle ended her relationship with Sonny, he hasn't been seen. When Carla hinted that Paul and Liam were hiding something from Michelle, she confronted her brothers. Paul denied Carla's accusations, but Liam eventually confessed the truth about her beloved partner Dean 's death to Michelle, revealing that Paul had been behind the wheel during the car accident which claimed her boyfriend's life. She lashed out violently at her brothers on discovering their attempts to cover up Paul's crime. Michelle struggled to forgive her brothers and never told the truth to her son Ryan . After brother Paul's death, she gradually made up with Liam. When her brother Paul was seriously injured in a car accident involving him kidnapping Leanne Battersby , Michelle didn't know how to react, as she was unable to forgive him for killing her beloved Dean. She refused to visit Paul in hospital, but after much persuasion from Steve, Michelle had a change of heart and decided to visit her dying brother. However, by the time she arrived at the hospital, Paul was already dead. Michelle was hysterical. After a brief kiss months previously, Michelle was again propositioned by Steve when she confided in him about the true circumstances of Dean's death. Although she had feelings for Steve, his timing wasn't good and Michelle rejected his advances. However, they eventually agreed to start a proper romance and they have finally become a couple. Steve suggested that Michelle and Ryan should live with Steve at the Rovers. The two moved out of their flat and lived at the pub. As well as Steve and his daughter Amy, Michelle and Ryan began living with Steve's mum and stepfather, making it hard for so many of them to live under the same roof. However, the couple were pleased how they were now like a 'proper family. At the beginning of December 2007, Ryan was followed many times by a man in a blue car. He appeared when he was waiting for his school bus, whilst at school and even on the Street. Ryan became scared and wondered why the man was following him. He told his mother, Michelle, who told boyfriend, Steve and brother Liam, but at first the claims fell on deaf ears. On December 9, whilst walking along the Street, the blue car pulled up beside him and the driver began to talk to him, using his name. Ryan ran into the Rovers and told his mother and uncle, resulting in Liam to run after the stalker. However he managed to escape. He again reappeared on December 17, but this time he was followed to a |
The novel ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’, by Arthur Conan Doyle, is set on which English moor? | LibriVox Librivox Acoustical liberation of books in the public domain Menu Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE (1859 - 1930) The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his intended death in "The Final Problem", and the success of The Hound of the Baskervilles led to the character's eventual revival. - Summary by Wikipedia Genre(s): Literary Fiction, Detective Fiction Language: English |
Which electronics company has the motto ‘make.believe’? | Sony Global - About Sony About Sony At Sony, our mission is to be a company that inspires and fulfills your curiosity. Our unlimited passion for technology, content and services, and relentless pursuit of innovation, drives us to deliver ground-breaking new excitement and entertainment in ways that only Sony can. Creating unique new cultures and experiences. Everything we do, is to move you emotionally. |
In Norse mythology, what type of creature did the dwarf king’s son Fafnir become? | Norse Mythology / Myth - TV Tropes Adaptation Dye-Job : A disproportionate amount of modern works depict Thor as having blond flowing hair, most famously Marvel Comics ' The Mighty Thor . Traditionally, he's depicted as red-headed and bearded, reflected in the pic for this page. (Though some older writings do depict Thor as fair-haired and red-beardednote which is actually fairly common among Scandinavians.) He has been depicted with black hair in the Shin Megami Tensei Franchise. ◊ circa 1872. The 2011 movie Thor at least gives him the beard back. Ultimate Thor also has the beard, despite still being blond. Marvel Comics also depict Loki, traditionally a red head also, with black hair, and this has remained constant through most variations, notably the cinematic version. The Ageless : The Æsir and Vanir are immortal in this way so long as they continue to eat the Golden Apples of Idunn. When the Goddess and her apples were abducted by the Jötunn giant Thjazi, all the Gods aged rapidly... except for Loki , who was forced to go and steal the Goddess and her apples back. Alternate Continuity : Was Loki imprisoned for killing Baldur, or was he imprisoned for calling the gods out on crap they were actually guilty of? Depends on which story you read. In the Gesta Danorum, Baldur and Höder weren't brothers, but romantic rivals. Baldur was a god and Höder human. After Höder beat Baldur in fair combat for the hand of Nanna, Baldur declared that it wasn't fair because he was a god. So in order to keep his bride, Höder had to travel to the underworld to fetch the sword Mistilteinn (Mistletoe), which he used to kill Baldur off for good. Always Chaotic Evil : Averted. While many of the giants are a source of trouble for the Æsir, many of the Æsir are married to giants or have giants as lovers, and all nine of Heimdallr's mothers (he has no father) are giants, which means that Heimdallr is a giant. Thor himself is half-giant on his mother's side (Jord). Then there's Loki, who is more Chaotic Neutral . Always Need What You Gave Up : Loki hands Idunn and her golden apples over to a giant to save his own life, forgetting that these apples not only keep him immortal, but are very important to the violent, short-tempered battle gods he lives with. Woopsie-doodle. Arch-Enemy : Thor and Jormungand. First, Thor was tricked to lift it in the disguise of giant cat by Utgard-Loki. Thor later caught it while fishing, but Hymir cut his string. Then they are destined to kill each other in Ragnarök. Loki and Heimdallr. The very first story they costarred in set them against each other. Like Thor and Jormungand, they are also destined to kill each other in Ragnarök. Tyr and Fenrir, the wolf that bit off his hand. Many adaptations (probably thanks to Marvel) tend to set up Thor and Loki as arch-enemies. While they butted heads once in a while (Sif's hair was certainly a Berserk Button for Thor), they were more friends than enemies, and often traveled together. Badass Normal : In the incident where Thor and his companions are tricked by the giant Utgard-Loki into competing in rigged contests of strength, one of those companions, Thjalfi is a seemingly normal human who does fairly well in a race against a thought from Utgard's mind. Thjalfi also killed a clay giant nine leagues wide across the chest in single combat, and easily at that. Höder in the Gesta Danorum. A human in love with Nanna, he defeated Baldur for her hand. Barred from the Afterlife : There's a myriad places for an old Norse's soul, including the best known Valhalla (Odin's hall). The way one gets to which hall is dependent on how one lived one's life and how one died. If an old Norseman wanted to get into a specific hall, such as Valhalla, but did not die a certain way � in the case of Valhalla, that's dying in battle � then they are Barred From The Afterlife They Belong In . Lucky for them, this mythology also has an afterlife of being born again inside one's family . Völund ( or Wayland ) the Smith is portrayed as more a force of nature than as a man. Consequently, he's less jud |
In which US state is Cape Cod? | Cape Cod and the Islands Travel Coverage - The New York Times Cape Cod and the Islands Travel Coverage Starwood... What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including bookish hotels and a new Rosewood property in Edinburgh. By SHIVANI VORA Search Latest Articles /svc/timestopic/v1/topic.json?limit=10&type=article%2Cblogpost&fq=%28taxonomy_nodes%3A%22Top%2FFeatures%2FTravel%22+AND++taxonomy_nodes%3A%22Top%2FFeatures%2FTravel%2FGuides%2FDestinations%2FNorth+America%2FUnited+States%2FMassachusetts%2FCape+Cod+and+the+Islands%22%29+AND++-subject%3A%22HOUSING%22+AND++-subject%3A%22RENTING+AND+LEASING%22+AND+%28-headline%3A%22Still+No+Plans+for+the+Labor+Day+Weekend%3F+No+Problem%22%29+AND+%28-headline%3A%22Even+in+Winter%2C+Provincetown+Shines%22%29&sort=newest_created&offset=1& {"show_kicker":true,"show_thumbnails":true,"show_byline":true,"show_summary":true,"show_pub_date":true,"show_related_topics":false,"header":"Latest Articles"} Uber Rolls Into Martha’s Vineyard and Finds Some Resistance By RACHEL LEVIN Operating in quaint vacation spots like Martha’s Vineyard is a new thing for Uber, but not all the locals appreciate the advancement into their communities. August 26, 2015 A flock of artistic and literary types are finding summer refuge in Wellfleet and Truro. July 29, 2015 36 Hours on Martha’s Vineyard By SUZANNE CARMICK A Victorian enclave and a popular farmers’ market, lobster on the dock and sunset on the beach are all part of the Vineyard’s endless allure. June 19, 2015 The Clintons’ Long Island vacation could contradict her populist economic message despite the fund-raising benefits. August 8, 2014 A celebration of the island’s aquatic riches. July 24, 2014 36 Hours in Provincetown, Mass. By BENOIT DENIZET-LEWIS From seaside strolls to dance parties, street performances to gallery exhibits, you can find it all during a weekend on the tip of Cape Cod. October 22, 2013 Restaurant Report: Proprietors Bar & Table in Nantucket, Mass. By CHERYL LU-LIEN TAN At this spot, opened in June, the menu reflects the spirit of Nantucket and the flavors of the world. September 19, 2013 On Martha’s Vineyard, Celebrating the Local Bounty By DANIELLE PERGAMENT Resorts give way to pastures, farmland and wildlife in a pocket of the island around Chilmark and Menemsha. July 27, 2012 |
Which cabinet position did British MP Andrew Bonar Law hold between 1916 and 1919? | Bonar Law, Andrew | International Encyclopedia of the First World War (WW1) Citation 1 Background ↑ Andrew Bonar Law (1858-1923) came from an unusual background for a Conservative Party leader in this era. His father was a Presbyterian minister who had emigrated to Canada , but his mother died when he was two years old, and at the age of twelve he went to Scotland to live with his mother’s family, who were wealthy bankers in Glasgow. Bonar Law attended Glasgow High School, and at the age of sixteen took up a position in the family bank. In 1885 he became a partner in an iron merchants, and began a successful business career. In 1891 he married Annie Pitcairn Robley (1866-1909) , and they had six children; it was a happy marriage, and her death in 1909 created an enduring sadness. 2 Pre-war political career ↑ Bonar Law became a Conservative Member of Parliament in 1900. He was an effective debater through his command of facts and figures, and was a strong supporter of tariff reform. He became more prominent after the Conservative defeat in 1906, but was a surprise choice as party leader in the House of Commons in 1911. Between then and the outbreak of the war, Bonar Law led the Conservative opposition to the Liberal government’s plan to give Home Rule to Ireland , and he supported the resistance of Protestant Ulster even to the point of taking unconstitutional action. His stubborn and effective leadership of the Conservatives during this period of bitter political controversy earned him a substantial reserve of loyalty and support within the party, which was to prove invaluable during the strains of the war and immediate post-war periods. 3 Wartime opposition and the Asquith Coalition, 1914-1916 ↑ In July 1914, before the German ultimatum to Belgium , Bonar Law privately informed Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928) , the Prime Minister, of the Conservative Party’s support for entry into the war. The next eight months were a difficult time for the Conservative Party, as they had little confidence in the Liberal government but were unable on patriotic grounds to make public criticisms. In May 1915, they entered a coalition government under Asquith, but almost all of the key offices remained in Liberal hands and Bonar Law became Colonial Secretary, a backwater position in wartime. Asquith had always had a dismissive view of Bonar Law’s abilities, and deliberately gave a more important position to his predecessor as Conservative Party leader, Arthur Balfour (1848-1930) . During the next eighteen months, Bonar Law supported the introduction of conscription and gradually lost confidence in Asquith’s capacity as wartime leader. His commitment to support David Lloyd George’s (1863-1945) plan to sideline Asquith was crucial in the latter’s resignation and Lloyd George’s appointment as Prime Minister in December 1916. 4 The Lloyd George Coalition and afterwards, 1916-1923 ↑ For the remainder of the war, Bonar Law worked in a close and harmonious partnership with Lloyd George. His support was the political rock upon which Lloyd George’s position depended, and one of his key roles was the management of the House of Commons. Bonar Law also held the important office of Chancellor of the Exchequer, and launched a series of successful war loans which financed a substantial part of Britain’s war expenditure. He was a member of the small War Cabinet, but did not seek to influence military strategy. At the end of the war, he supported the renewal of the coalition, and was the key figure in maintaining it until his retirement on health grounds in May 1921. After this, policy failures led to a growing revolt from below in the Conservative Party against continuing the coalition under Lloyd George at the next general election, but this feeling was dismissed by Bonar Law’s successor as leader, Austen Chamberlain (1863-1937) . When the situation became critical in October 1922, concern that the Conservative Party would be fatally split prompted Bonar Law’s reluctant emergence from retirement. This was decisive in Lloyd George’s downfall. Bonar Law |
What is the acidic juice called of crab apples or other sour fruit, such as grapes? | verjuice - definition and meaning verjuice from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition n. The acidic juice of crab apples or other sour fruit, such as unripe grapes. n. Sourness, as of disposition. from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License n. A very acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English n. The sour juice of crab apples, of green or unripe grapes, apples, etc.; also, an acid liquor made from such juice. n. Tartness; sourness, as of disposition. from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia To make sour or acid. n. An acid liquor expressed from crab-apples, unripe grapes, etc., used for culinary and other purposes. n. Sourness or acidity of temper, manner, or expression; tartness. Etymologies from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition Middle English verjus, from Old French vertjus : verd, unripe; see verdant + jus, juice; see juice. from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License French verjus, from Middle French vertjus ("green juice"). Examples But the Venetian recipe bestows real status on this humble ingredient by cooking it in almond milk, adding hot fat, then serving it with roast goose and a caramel-colored sauce made from the goose liver pounded with egg yolk, vinegar, and agresto—the sour grape condiment known as verjuice in English. |
Which forest features in the Shakespeare play ‘As You Like It’? | SparkNotes: As You Like It: Themes, Motifs & Symbols Themes, Motifs & Symbols Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The Delights of Love As You Like It spoofs many of the conventions of poetry and literature dealing with love, such as the idea that love is a disease that brings suffering and torment to the lover, or the assumption that the male lover is the slave or servant of his mistress. These ideas are central features of the courtly love tradition, which greatly influenced European literature for hundreds of years before Shakespeare’s time. In As You Like It, characters lament the suffering caused by their love, but these laments are all unconvincing and ridiculous. While Orlando’s metrically incompetent poems conform to the notion that he should “live and die [Rosalind’s] slave,” these sentiments are roundly ridiculed (III.ii.142). Even Silvius, the untutored shepherd, assumes the role of the tortured lover, asking his beloved Phoebe to notice “the wounds invisible / That love’s keen arrows make” (III.v.31–32). But Silvius’s request for Phoebe’s attention implies that the enslaved lover can loosen the chains of love and that all romantic wounds can be healed—otherwise, his request for notice would be pointless. In general, As You Like It breaks with the courtly love tradition by portraying love as a force for happiness and fulfillment and ridicules those who revel in their own suffering. Celia speaks to the curative powers of love in her introductory scene with Rosalind, in which she implores her cousin to allow “the full weight” of her love to push aside Rosalind’s unhappy thoughts (I.ii.6). As soon as Rosalind takes to Ardenne, she displays her own copious knowledge of the ways of love. Disguised as Ganymede, she tutors Orlando in how to be a more attentive and caring lover, counsels Silvius against prostrating himself for the sake of the all-too-human Phoebe, and scolds Phoebe for her arrogance in playing the shepherd’s disdainful love object. When Rosalind famously insists that “[m]en have died from time to time, and worms have eaten them, but not for love,” she argues against the notion that love concerns the perfect, mythic, or unattainable (IV.i.91–92). Unlike Jaques and Touchstone, both of whom have keen eyes and biting tongues trained on the follies of romance, Rosalind does not mean to disparage love. On the contrary, she seeks to teach a version of love that not only can survive in the real world, but can bring delight as well. By the end of the play, having successfully orchestrated four marriages and ensured the happy and peaceful return of a more just government, Rosalind proves that love is a source of incomparable delight. The Malleability of the Human Experience In Act II, scene vii, Jaques philosophizes on the stages of human life: man passes from infancy into boyhood; becomes a lover, a soldier, and a wise civic leader; and then, year by year, becomes a bit more foolish until he is returned to his “second childishness and mere oblivion” (II.vii.164). Jaques’s speech remains an eloquent commentary on how quickly and thoroughly human beings can change, and, indeed, do change in As You Like It. Whether physically, emotionally, or spiritually, those who enter the Forest of Ardenne are often remarkably different when they leave. The most dramatic and unmistakable change, of course, occurs when Rosalind assumes the disguise of Ganymede. As a young man, Rosalind demonstrates how vulnerable to change men and women truly are. Orlando, of course, is putty in her hands; more impressive, however, is her ability to manipulate Phoebe’s affections, which move from Ganymede to the once despised Silvius with amazing speed. In As You Like It, Shakespeare dispenses with the time--consuming and often hard-won processes involved in change. The characters do not struggle to become more pliant—their changes are instantaneous. Oliver, for instance, learns to love both his brother Orlando and a disguised Celia within moments of setting foot in the forest. Furthermore, the venge |
Brooklyn, Graveyard and Turkey are terms used in which sport? | Glossary of Bowling Science terms Glossary of Bowling Terms Average Your average is the sum of all your games divided by the number of games played. You can use your average as a way of recording your improvement - set a goal of raising your average game, say 10 pins a season, until you reach the level of par bowlers. Bag After getting a 'turkey', most people start referring to the string of strikes as if they are collecting them in a bag, e.g. four-bagger, five-bagger etc. Brooklyn strike This refers to shots that "crosses over" the 1-3 pocket for right-handers and 1-2 for left-handers and produces a strike. It originated in New York where people would "cross over" to Brooklyn from Manhattan. A side term "Jersey side" references left-handers and refers to people crossing over from Manhattan to New Jersey. Clean Sheet If you make all your spares in the game it is called a clean sheet. Making your spares is the simplest way to raise your average on the way to becoming a scratch/par bowler. Dutch 200 Dutch 200 refers to a game in which strikes and spares are alternated (spare-strike-spare strike etc) for the entire game, which results in a score of 200 exactly. The term is believed to be a take-off of "Dutch treat" or going "Dutch" where two people share the cost of a date. Foul The foul line is drawn across the lane to separate the approach from the start of the lane. Putting your foot over the foul-line means you don't get the score for that delivery: on the first delivery you must re-rack the pins. It is marked on the scoresheet with an "F". Frame There are ten frames in one game. You have two chances to knock down the ten pins in each frame. The tenth frame rewards you with a final bonus ball if you convert your spare (or make two strikes). You can thus throw nine strikes in the first nine frames and, if you get another two in the tenth, the bonus ball means the most strikes you can have in one game is twelve. This is called a perfect game. Open Frame If you fail to make your spare, i.e. knock all pins down in two shots, it is called an open frame Par Consistently making all your spares will give you an average in the 180 to 190 range. When you develop your game so that you can start to string strikes together your score will go up and you will start to approach the 200 or 210 mark, which many have likened to being a "scratch" golfer. Perfect game Every bowlers ambition, is to some day, achieve a perfect game. By scoring strikes in every frame, the maximum attainable score is 300. Even professional bowlers, who play in championships worldwide, have only a few perfect games in their career. Series Adding up the scores from all the games you have played will give you the total series. Most leagues will play three-game series. It is common to use the series as a measure of success. Big tournaments will play many more games and, instead of recording total pinfall, bowlers compare their positions by talking of how many pins over/under par they are, with par usually being 200 (e.g. +20, -10, just like in golf). Sleeper If you leave a spare where one pin is standing directly behind another, the rearmost pin is called the "sleeper". In some circumstances this is also called a bicycle, double wood, oneinthedark or tandem. Spare If you leave one or more pins standing after your first delivery, you get a second chance to knock all the pins down, this is your "spare" shot. If you knock all remaining pins down on the second shot you have made your spare. A spare is marked on the scoresheet with a "/". The scoring system rewards you by adding in the pins from the next ball into the current frame. See also split. Split This is a spare left when two or more pins remain standing, but with a gap between them. Spares are naturally a little harder to make (since you need to put the ball between two pins, or slide one pin over into another) and bowlers don't like to leave a split. It is common to draw a circle round the pin-count on the score she |
In Russia, what is a kazachok? | Kazachok | Define Kazachok at Dictionary.com kazachok [kuh-zahch-kee] /kə zɑtʃˈki/ (Show IPA) 1. a lively, Slavic folk dance for a solo male dancer, marked especially by the prisiadka. Expand 1925-30; < Russian kazachók or Ukrainian kozachók, equivalent to kazák, kozák Cossack + -ok diminutive suffix Dictionary.com Unabridged British Dictionary definitions for kazachok Expand a Russian folk dance in which the performer executes high kicks from a squatting position Word Origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
What does the Latin phrase ‘ab initio’ translate to in English? | ab initio - definition of ab initio in English | Oxford Dictionaries Definition of ab initio in English: ab initio ‘the agreement should be declared void ab initio’ More example sentences ‘Enormous as the difference undoubtedly is between these faculties in the two cases, the difference is conceded not to be one existing ab initio.’ Synonyms from the beginning, from the start, initially, originally, from first principles, to begin with, to start with, primarily da capo from scratch, from the word go from the beginning, from the start, initially, originally, from first principles, to begin with, to start with, primarily da capo [attributive] Starting from the beginning: ‘he was instructing ab initio pilots’ Origin What does the Australian term waratah mean? an Aboriginal container for holding liquids an adolescent kangaroo What does the Australian term yaffler mean? a person who is very talkative a saltwater crocodile a lively celebration or party What does the Australian term maban mean? an Aboriginal engraving tool What does the Australian term native bear mean? the small hairy larva of a beetle a koala What does the Australian term wirri mean? an Aboriginal healer an Aboriginal container for holding liquids an Aboriginal weapon used as a club or a missile What does the Australian term stu-vac mean? a flu vaccination given to first year university students the period between the end of classes and the beginning of exams a small measure of beer What does the Australian term settler's clock mean? a dingo a clock in a tall free-standing wooden case What does the Australian term chalkie mean? a primary school student |
The former gold-mining region of Cariboo is in which country? | Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Region (British Columbia, Canada) - TRAVEL & TOURING GUIDE by Cariboo Chilcotin Coast_British Columbia, Canada - issuu Travel & Touring Guide www.landwithoutlimits.com 速 LEAVE YOUR TRACKS British Columbia is the home of the Prince George 2015 Canada Winter Games; the most important event young athletes compete in to become our Canadian champions. Come now to experience our hospitality and get a taste of the welcome we're preparing for 2015. Choose your path, leave your tracks, and journey with us as we host the nation. 2 Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Travel & Touring Guide Welcome to the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Contents the Cariboo Rolling Hills, Rivers & Lakes 8 the Chilcotin Great High Plateau — Frontier Spirit 26 the Coast Mountains, Old-Growth Forests & Inlets 42 For accommodation reservations and travel information visit: www.helloBC.com 104 For travel information, contact Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association: 1-800-663-5885 | www.landwithoutlimits.com ©2014 – Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association (the “Region”). All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is prohibited. This Guide does not constitute, and should not be construed as, an endorsement or recommendation of any carrier, hotel, restaurant or any other facility, attraction or activity in British Columbia, for which neither Destination BC Corp. nor the Region assumes any responsibility. Super, Natural British Columbia®, Hello BC®, Visitor Centre and all associated logos/trade-marks are trade-marks or Official Marks of Destination BC Corp. Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association© and all associated trade-marks and logos are trade-marks or official marks of the Region. Admission fees and other terms and conditions may apply to attractions and facilities referenced in this Guide. Errors and omissions excepted. 1-800-663-5885 Agritourism & Cuisine | www.landwithoutlimits.com 3 Cariboo Chilcotin Coast British Columbia’s Land Without Limits What is “A Land without Limits”? It is a region of British Columbia comprised of 117,000 km² of breathtaking beauty, ruggedness, incredible wildlife and outdoor adventure opportunities that will ensure you are actively enjoying nature throughout this great land. Your imagination will run wild and your opportunity to explore is truly limitless. This is a place where Aboriginal culture and contemporary lifestyles exist harmoniously, and where ancient traditions and modern life have each carved out their place in a vast, dramatic environment. Turn these pages for a brief glimpse into this diverse world of distinctive landscapes – alpine mountains and glaciers, deciduous woodlands and forests, deserts and sandstone canyons, evergreen timberlands, ocean fjords and inlets. All of which provide the perfect foundation for the physical and cultural activities and experiences to be found in the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast. Our physical land draws people to its overpowering radiance and we love showcasing this part of our character. Many resorts, guest ranches, festivals and events take advantage of an exciting wild west past that includes the history of our First Nations peoples, the fur trade, the gold rush and ranching. Imagine a coastline with thousands of kilometers of secluded coves, fjords, inlets, pristine beaches and rocky shores where you’ll find what’s arguably the world’s best saltwater fishing and eco-adventures, providing up-close experiences with sea birds, bears, whales, dolphins and sea lions. First Nations villages along the central coast are rich in heritage and they take pride in sharing their stories. If your timing is right, you can witness one of nature’s most remarkable feats when the salmon miraculously migrate back to their birthplace to spawn each year in the many rivers and streams throughout the region. Mountain bikers, skiers, hikers, snowmobilers, golfers, campers, photographers, fishermen and sailors all thrive in the region’s varied topography. This region of small cities, towns, and villages is the perfect place to enjoy these activities and outdoor adventures, while |
Which is the only planet in our solar system to rotate clockwise? | Universe for Facts: Venus: Only Planet to Rotate Clockwise (Fact of the Day) Venus: Only Planet to Rotate Clockwise (Fact of the Day) Posted by Universe for Facts at 8:18 PM Venus (View of Venus's surface) Venus is the only planet in our Solar system to rotate clockwise. The reason for it is still not known clearly. It is speculated or believed that it is due to the massive collisions during the early stages of its formations. Also, Venus has by far the slowest rotation rate of any of the major planets. It rotates once every 243 Earth days. At the equator, the surface of Venus rotates at 6.5 km/hr compared to our Earth's rotation speed of 1,670 km/hr. A Venus year is about 1.92 Venus days long. |
Who won the 2011 Spanish Formula One Grand Prix? | Spain FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA PIRELLI 2015 Spain Unfortunately, we are unable to play the video at this time. Error Code: UNKNOWN 1:21.670 by Kimi Räikkönen (2008) Fri 08 – Sun 10 May 2015 Practice 1 Next Previous 1 / 5 Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 W04 leads at the start of the race. Formula One World Championship, Rd5, Spanish Grand Prix, Race Day, Barcelona, Spain, Sunday 12 May 2013. Race winner Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium with Peter Prodromou (GBR) Red Bull Racing Head of Aerodynamics. Formula One World Championship, Rd 5, Spanish Grand Prix, Race, Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, 22 May 2011. © Sutton Motorsport Images Race winner Michael Schumacher (GER) Ferrari F310 takes the adulation of his team from the pit wall at the end of the race. Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, Spain, 2 June 1996. Race winner Nigel Mansell (GBR) Williams FW14 (left) and Ayrton Senna (BRA) McLaren MP4/6 drive wheel to wheel whilst fighting for the lead. Formula One Championship, Rd14, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, Spain, 29 September 1991. Fernando Alonso (ESP) Renault, second place. Formula One World Championship, Rd5, Spanish Grand Prix, Race Day, Barcelona, Spain, 8 May 2005. The Formula One teams are no strangers to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (formerly known as the Circuit de Catalunya); not only have they raced there every year since 1991, they also conduct extensive testing at the venue. Familiarity does not, however, lessen the challenge for car or driver. Barcelona's mix of high- and low-speed corners, plus its abrasive and rather bumpy track surface, makes for a physically and mechanically taxing race. Tyre wear is particularly high and the varying winds that cut across the circuit mean an optimum set-up can be hard to find. For spectators Elf corner is among the best places to watch, as it is one of the track's few overtaking opportunities. For the drivers it is the final two turns, known collectively as New Holland, which provide one of the biggest challenges of the season. A fast exit is essential in order to maximise speed down the start-finish straight into Elf. 2014 marked the 24th time Barcelona has hosted the Spanish Grand Prix. Michael Schumacher has been the most successful driver at the circuit, with a total of six victories. Among the current drivers, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa have all won there. |
A millipede has how many legs on each segment of its body? | How many legs do centipedes and millipedes really have? Which creature has the most legs? | Notes and Queries | guardian.co.uk How many legs do centipedes and millipedes really have? Which creature has the most legs? Gus Smith, Hebden Bridge, England The main difference is that centipedes have one pair of legs on each segment (two legs), and millipedes have two pairs - four legs - on each segment. I don't know what the record number of legs are though! Benjy Arnold, London Centipedes can have between 15 and 177 pairs of legs depending on the species (average 35 pairs), and millipedes can have up to 200 pairs. The main differences are that centipedes have one pair of legs on each segment of their bodies- millipedes have two. Centipedes are carnivorous, whilst millipedes feeed mainly on decaying vegetation. William Barrett, London NW10 The European centipede (Chilopoda) Himantarum gabrielis has up to 354 legs. The American millipede (Diplopoda) Illacme plenipes has up to 750 legs. Both of these type of arthropod reach up to about 30cm and both have poison glands - millipede (M) along the body, centipede (C) has fangs. M (about 8000 species) is a slow moving, detritivorous (decayed stuff) herbivore, has a rounded, quite rigid body, 2 pairs of legs per segment, generally nocturnal and has short antenna. C (about 3000 species) is fast moving, carnivorous, flatened, bendy body, 1 pair of legs per segment, comes out in the day, has long antenna and a tail looking like the antenna. Both are found world-wide. Does anyone think I should get out more? Steve, Nantwich England The American millipede (Diplopoda) Illacme plenipes only grows to 30 MILLIMETERS. FYI, those of you to lazy to check the validity of uncontrolled posts. Paul R., Dallas USA |
Julia and Alfred were the names of parents of which member of British pop band The Beatles? | The Beatles Biography - the beginning, the rise, and the aftermath of the greatest band on earth THE BEATLES BIOGRAPHY Please visit freelance writer: John Bardinelli . The Beatles Biography The Beginning How do you begin a biography of the Beatles? I mean honestly, what can you say that can summarize such a spectacular revolution, not only in music but in world consciousness? Their scope of influence stretches from music to film and even dabbles in politics and the art of friendship. Their story is inspiring, sparking many to get up out of their chairs and try something new. The Beatles pioneered so much in their short time together, changing the world for generations to come. It all began in 1957, Liverpool England, the second most unlikely place in the world to give birth to stardom (the first being Demorest, Georgia). John Lennon had learned the banjo at a young age, moving quickly to the guitar and then starting his own band. Dubbed "The Quarry Men", this high school skiffle group played around Liverpool, changing members more frequently than they changed socks. Soon, a young Mr. Paul McCartney sauntered up to John in between concerts. After hearing him play the guitar, John said "Hey. Join me band, we?ll become the most popular group in the world." Not wanting to appear anxious, Paul waited a day before saying "Alright, sure." The famous Lennon-McCartney duo was born. Eight months later Paul had a suggestion for a new recruit. Three years their junior, George Harrison was nonetheless a wizard on the guitar. John was hesitant to allow such a young person into the band, but George won him over. Two weeks before his 15th birthday, George officially became a member of the band. I don�t know about you, but my fifteenth birthday wasn�t nearly as productive as his� The Quarry Men continued to play in and around Liverpool. Their name went through several changes over the coming months. After using and discarding the Quarry Men label, Johnny and the Moondogs enjoyed a brief stint, followed by The Nerk Twins. Finally, John hit upon something when he conjured "The Beatals" as their new official title, wanting an insect reference similar to Buddy Holly�s "The Crickets", the whole beetle theme continued through their next five names: The Silver Beetles, The Silver Beats, The Beatles, The Silver Beatles. At last, after going through more metamorphoses than a caterpillar, the �silver� was dropped (again), leaving the short and sweet, ultra catchy and very rememberable, The Beatles. Some phenomenal changes were in the air as the universe began to stitch together the group that would spark so much change throughout the world. Though they didn�t know it at the time, but this group of young men were setting their foundation for their climb to the top of the world. All they needed was a big break. The Ride to the Top The Beatles did not immediately jump out to stardom. In fact, their climb was somewhat like a roller coaster, a slow clanking to the top, the suspense building and waiting for that first plunge over the hill. For months they toured Liverpool and the surrounding towns trying to build a fan base. Eventually they made their way Hamburg, playing to a particularly rowdy crowd. The boys were forced to rev-up their performance for the demanding audience, teaching them how to become true showmen. Upon returning to Liverpool, they discovered some of their fame had preceded them. Brian Epstein, a record store owner in Liverpool, got wind of the Beatles about this time. His interest was piqued, so he went to watch them perform one night. At first glance, they appeared like most young Liverpudlians at the time: uncouth hair, leather jackets and dark trousers. But when they played, their synthesis created something marvelous. Something about their energy when together inspired Brian to become their manager. He pulled some strings and got the boys a few auditions. Sadly, they were unfruitful. This didn�t dampen their resolve, however, and Epstein continued lobbying for the band until he finally secured an |
In humans, madarosis is the loss of what? | Madarosis (Eyelash Loss) - The Cosmetics Cop eye care Madarosis (Eyelash Loss) Long, thick lashes are something most women want. For people who suffer from a condition called madarosis, the medical name for eyelash loss, this desirable look is difficult to achieve. This article discusses the options for stopping eyelash loss and possibly even getting back the enviable lashes you used to have! In This Article: Makeup Tips for Eyelash Loss Long, thick lashes are something most women want, and no wonder: Dark, defined lashes make you look more awake, attractive, and even younger. But for people who suffer from a condition called madarosis, the medical name for eyelash loss, this desirable look is difficult to achieve. Eyelash Loss (Madarosis) Eyelash loss isn’t life threatening in any way, but it is very frustrating and distressing. Adding to the frustration is that there is no one cause of madarosis, and so no one solution, either. It’s enough to drive someone to despair, but there are options for stopping eyelash loss and possibly even getting back the enviable lashes you used to have! Causes of Eyelash Loss Before you decide that you have madarosis, you should know that in the same way that hair on your head regularly falls out and is replaced, all of us regularly lose and regrow eyelashes, too—usually without even noticing it. In the case of madarosis, however, there is profuse lash loss – some people wind up having no lashes at all. You probably won’t even know why it’s happening. As it turns out, there are various causes behind eyelash loss, the major ones of which are: Ophthalmic Conditions: These include inflammation and infections of the eye. The most common condition associated with madarosis is chronic blepharitis – a recurring inflammation of the eyelid which has a variety of causes. They include bacterial infections, gland dysfunction, and even rosacea. In some cases, eyelash loss results from repeated inflammation destroying the hair follicles; in other cases, lashes are lost when a person continues to rub their eyes because of the irritation they’re experiencing. Dermatologic Conditions: Among the skin problems associated with madarosis are atopic dermatitis (also known as eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, and post-menopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia (a form of female pattern baldness). In almost all these cases, eyelash loss results from the constant scratching and rubbing in response to the itching sensation brought on by these conditions. Menopause: Diffuse hair loss on the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes is typical during and after menopause. The loss of estrogen stunts hair growth and can actually cause the destruction of hair follicles, leading to thinner, wispier hairs and lashes. Systemic and Endocrine Disorders: Disorders of the thyroid gland – hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism – affect hair follicles, causing eyelashes to fall out. An autoimmune disorder called alopecia areata, which is associated with patchy loss of hair, also can lead to lash loss. Medications: Unfortunately, some medications designed to improve other conditions can cause lashes to fall out. Research shows that oral anti-acne drugs such as isotretinoin, some anti-clotting medications, anti-cholesterol drugs, thyroid balancing drugs, and blood pressure medications have all been connected to madarosis, although in some cases lashes grow back once the medication has been stopped. A special case of eyelash loss occurs during chemotherapy treatment for cancer. Many patients suffer complete loss of all body hair, eyelashes and eyebrows included, but once the chemotherapy is completed, the hair begins to grow back. Treatments for Eyelash Loss As you might imagine, with all the various causes of eyelash loss, determining how to treat this condition can be challenging because one solution isn’t right for everyone. If you start to notice your eyelashes falling out more than normal, it’s time to see your physician. It’s almost always an indication that something else is physically wrong and needs to be treated to keep things (othe |
Sabadell Airport is in which European country? | Private Jet Charter Sabadell Airport (LELL) | Victor Charter a private jet Sabadell Airport (LELL) Sabadell Airport is a local private jet airport located in Catalunya, Spain suitable for a variety of private jets and its International Air Transport Association code is QSA. With Victor, chartering private jets to and from Sabadell Airport has never been easier. Airport Information |
Which land animal is known as an urchin? | Sea Urchins Purple sea urchin. From "The Intertidal Zone." Courtesy of Bullfrog Films and the National Film Board of Canada. Sea Urchins You could call sea urchins the porcupines of the sea. Like a porcupine's quills, sea urchins count on their long spines to deter hungry predators from making them a snack. In fact, the sea urchin gets its name from an Old English word for the spiny hedgehog, a land animal similar to the American porcupine. You can pick up most sea urchins without getting harmed--except for the long-spined sea urchin found in south Florida, whose poisonous sharp spines can penetrate human skin and break off. In cooler waters up north, more harmless varieties like the purple and green sea urchins predominate. Sea urchins belong to the phylum Echinodermata--the same group as sea stars , sand dollars, sea lilies and sea cucumbers . Although difficult to see through all the spines, sea urchins also have a hard outer body like that of its relatives. Their outer skeleton--called a test--is made up of ten fused plates that encircle the the sea urchin like the slices of an orange. Every other section has holes through which the sea urchin can extend its tubed feet. These feet are controlled by a water vascular system. By changing the amount of water inside, the animal can extend or contract the feet to move about. Sea stars move around the same way (to view a movie of how sea stars move (~1.6M), click here ). Mainly sea urchins use their feet to hang on to the bottom while feeding, but they can move fast, walking on their feet, their spines, or even their teeth. When a sea urchin dies, all its spines fall off, leaving only the test. If you look carefully at a test, you can see tiny bumps covering it where the spines were once connected. The base of the spines once fit over the bump like a snug-fitting cap. The spines can rotate extensively around this bump. In a live sea urchin, skin and muscle cover the test and can be pulled on to move the spines. Underside of purple sea urchin. From "The Intertidal Zone." Courtesy of Bullfrog Films and the National Film Board of Canada. Sea urchins eat using a structure called Aristotle's lantern. It is made up of five hard plates that come together like a beak. They use their beak-like mouth to scrape rocks clean of algae. This scraping can wear down the plates--so sea urchin teeth grow to replace worn-down ones. Their mouth is located on the underside of their body, while any wastes are excreted through the anus at the top of the animal. Sea urchins mainly congregate in colder, offshore waters, but sometimes travel into shallower waters looking for food. The green sea urchin of New England is often found in tide pools and below the low-tide line. They also tend to shy away from light. Their tests grow to a size of three or four inches. Sea urchins will eat just about anything that floats by. Its sharp teeth can scrape algae off rocks, and grind up plankton , kelp , periwinkles , and sometimes even barnacles and mussels . Sea urchins are sought out as food by birds, sea stars , cod, lobsters, and foxes. In the northwest, sea otters are common predators of the purple sea urchin. Humans also seek out sea urchin eggs, or roe, for food. The eggs are considered a delicacy in Asia. |
Under what names were Janet and John books sold in the US? | BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | This is Janet. This is John... all over again This is Janet. This is John... all over again By Finlo Rohrer BBC News Magazine Forget the modern updates, this Christmas you may find yourself getting a little literary slice of the 1950s. Once upon a time, everybody learnt to read with Janet and John. This apparently middle-class nuclear family featured Father - slicked hair, grey slacks, blank expression - and Mother - surprising Hepburn-esque cropped hair and primary colour clothes. Then there was Janet - blonde hair in bunches, typically seen in a dress or a skirt - and John - curly reddish hair and always in shorts. It was easy to imagine Father managing a small-town branch of Barclays, while Mother churned out jam for the WI. Over the years they have been wickedly parodied by Terry Wogan and others, and provided the backdrop for more inclusive views of family structure, such as Jenny lives with Eric and Martin. Janet and John were not health and safety-obsessed Enlarge Image In 2001, when the books were "updated" for the modern generation, the perceived social stereotyping was toned down and more [ie any] ethnic minority characters were added. But now the unashamedly middle England, middle 20th Century originals are back in print, and they are part of a major trend in publishing towards nostalgic facsimile editions of old favourites. "They don't make 'em like they used to." It's been a recurring sentiment in British culture for a long time. All the way back to the industrial revolution and beyond, people have been yearning for a time when standards, both of conception and construction, were supposedly better. The proof of the ubiquity of this sentiment may arrive in your Christmas stocking in a few weeks time. The wave of nostalgia that has gripped the publishing industry follows the success of Conn and Hal Iggulden's Dangerous Book for Boys. Published in 2006, it looked as though it could have been published in 1956. Retro chic As well as similar retro-styled modern adventure almanacs, publishers are scrabbling for books, particularly children's stories, from the 1950s and beyond, to lovingly reprint them in facsimile editions. Failing that they are taking modern content and giving it a 50s feel with foil lettering and retro design as is the case with Buster Books' boys annual, girls annual and How to Be the Best at Everything. Scottish nostalgia-ites are also catered for It's the literary equivalent of the fad for 70s Adidas trainers, says Graeme Neill, of the Bookseller magazine. "If we look at the publishing industry it has been behind popular culture by a number of years. People have wanted retro." And it is clear - for the facsimile reprints if not the adventure annuals - that many of the books will be bought by adults, for adults. The Janet and John reprints are labelled "humour" as if to get the message across. It's perhaps not just a case of reminiscing about one's own childhood, but also a harking back to the social and cultural values of another age. In a recent survey, respondents longed for old-fashioned sweet shops, bobbies on the beat, village fetes, district nurses, red telephone boxes, bus conductors and everything else 1950s. And whether or not that world ever existed, there are many adults who want to hold its cultural embodiment in their hands. Whether it's the reissued Janet and John books, Rupert Bear annuals from the 50s, Oor Wullie and the Broons from earlier, or Jackie annuals from later, adults everywhere are buying children's books with no thought of giving them to children. Rupert also presents some problems for modern publishers Some are trying to capture the spirit of an age they associate with innocence and imagination, says John Beck, honorary secretary of the Followers of Rupert. "It's nostalgia publishing. People remember it from the past with happy memories. They are probably going to be in their 40s, 50s, 60s. To see it again to relive those times. They were probably happier times. "There were no muggings or shooting or other problems that one has these day |
Which is the only letter of the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the states of America? | 'Q' is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the 50 American states. 'Q' is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the 50 American states. More Facts On: Language & Words 0 SoTrueFacts Advertisements A San Francisco Highway Patrol Officer, called Kevin Briggs, has talked around 200 people out of suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge since 1994. In an international study, participants who suppressed their crying or felt shame as they cried reported that they did not feel as good afterward. Sociologists have found the worse the economy, the longer the women's skirts are and the better economy, the shorter the skirt. Advertisements |
According to the Bible, Jesus was baptised in which river? | What Does the Bible Say About Baptism? - AN OUTLINE OF BIBLICAL BAPTISM What Does the Bible Say About Baptism? Matthew 28:18-20 "And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen." Introduction: In the Bible, baptism is first introduced in Matthew 3:2-12 when John the Baptist began his ministry as the forerunner of Jesus Christ. John preached a simple message to the Jews that they were to repent of their sins in preparation for the coming of the Kingdom, which meant the appearance of the Messiah. Matthew 3:13-17 records that Jesus came down to the Jordan River and was baptized by John. The Gospel of John records John the Baptist's proclamation of Jesus as the Messiah: "The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man, which is preferred before me: for he was before me. And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God." (John 1:29-34) John's baptism was a baptism of repentance for Jews. It was clear that the word "baptizo" means that John immersed those he baptized in water. In Matthew 3:16 the New Testament records, "And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him." The description is clear that John and Jesus were in the River Jordan and when as John lifted Jesus up from being immersed, the Holy Spirit descended on Him. This account gives no room for sprinkling as a means of baptism. Prior to Jesus' ascension back into heaven, He gave the command to His disciples to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. This instituted what is referred to as believer's or Christian baptism. The disciples and those who followed them in preaching the Gospel were thus commanded to teach or disciple people of all nations and to baptize them. Believer's baptism is taught in the New Testament as being a symbol or a picture of what has happened in the life of the person who, by faith, has believed in Jesus Christ and been saved by His grace. It is an illustration of what that has taken place in the new believer's heart, which cannot be outwardly observed when a person is saved. Salvation is followed by a public testimony of a person�s belief in Jesus Christ. Paul states: �That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. (Romans 10:9-11) Note that the person who believes �confesses� with their mouth, being audibly of their faith in Christ. The salvation that is confessed with one�s mouth is authenticated by that person truly believing in their heart that God hath raised him from the dead . Their faith is in the risen Savior. Baptism is a further outward testimony by which the new Christian gives a public testimony that they have believed in Jesus Christ and have been born again. Through baptism the new convert is joining, identifying themselves as Christians, and becomes a member of a local |
In the the tv cartoon series ‘The Simpsons’ what is Grandpa Simpson’s first name? | The Simpsons | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Dolby Digital 5.1 (2009–present) Original Run December 17, 1989 – present The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and produced by the Fox Broadcasting Company . The main characters are a satire of a working-class family, consisting of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The series lampoons many aspects of American culture, society, politics and history. The cartoon made its debut as 60-second animated bumpers for the The Tracey Ullman Show, with the first short airing on April 19, 1987. The shorts were then expanded into a full-length 30-minute television spin-off by 20th Century Fox, first airing on December 17, 1989. As of 2016, 27 seasons of the series have been produced, with the 28th season premiered on September 25, 2016. The series currently holds the record for the longest-running prime-time sitcom in the US, running for 27 years since 1989, and becoming the longest-running program on FOX. Contents Main article: History of The Simpsons The Simpsons were conceived in the lobby of James L. Brooks ' office by Matt Groening .He was asked to do a series of animated shorts, and decided to do his Life in Hell series; but since he realized that animating Life in Hell would require the rescinding of publication rights for his life's work, he chose another approach and formulated his version of a dysfunctional family. He named the characters after his own family, and substituted Bart for his own name; as it was an anagram of 'brat'. The Original Simpsons: Left to Right, Maggie , Lisa , Marge , Homer and Bart . The Simpsons first appeared to the world on April 19, 1987 on The Tracey Ullman Show . Groening submitted crudely drawn sketches of the family to the animators, assuming they would clean them up in production. However, the animators just re-traced over his drawings; that is why the Simpsons appear crudely drawn in the shorts. UK: 20th Century Fox. In 1989, a team of production companies adapted the Simpsons into a half-hour primetime series for FOX. FOX was initially nervous to air the Simpsons, as there hasn't been a cartoon in primetime since The Flintstones, and that they were unsure if they could keep the audience's attention for the duration of the episode. They proposed doing three seven-minute shorts and four specials until the audience adjusted, but the producers gambled for thirteen half-hour episodes for the series. The Simpsons was originally to premiere in the fall of 1989, with " Some Enchanted Evening ," but when the episode came back from animation in Korea, it had major, major problems with it. James L. Brooks was extremely dissatisfied with the product and called for many parts of the episode to be redone. The producers then agreed to just go ahead and air " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire ," on December 17, 1989 as a Christmas Special. Production Executive Producers Through the entire show's history, Matt Groening and James L. Brooks have served as the show's executive producers. Sam Simon was also in this position, although not credited. When Simon left in 1993, he arranged a deal to be credited as executive producer as well as get profits even though he no longer works on the show. Writers The first team of writers for The Simpsons was assembled by Sam Simon. These were: John Swartzwelder , Jon Vitti , George Meyer , Jeff Martin , Al Jean , Mike Reiss , Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky . Newer Simpsons writing teams usually have 16 writers and episode ideas are thought of and proposed in early December. The main writer writes the first draft and the group changes it, adding in jokes and removing parts they don't like. This can sometimes change a script entirely. Up until 2004, the head of these groups was George Meyer , who apparently wrote a lot of the best lines from episodes. But the idea of all this came from the magic hand of Matt Groening who invented the pictures Voice Actors Mr. Burns , Smithers , Ned Flanders , Rev. Lovejoy , Kent Brockman , Dr. Hibbert , Lenny , Principal Skinner , Otto , Rainier Wolfc |
In Greek mythology, what is the name of the giant watchman with 100 eyes, also adopted as the name of a UK retail chain? | General Knowledge #5 - StudyBlue Good to have you back! If you've signed in to StudyBlue with Facebook in the past, please do that again. General Knowledge #5 What does the legal term �caveat emptor� mean? Let the buyer beware Which Russian author wrote the novel A Month in the Country? Ivan Turgenev What do the initials UNICEF stand for? United Nations International Children�s Emergency Fund. Who was the last king of Rome? Tarquin the Proud. Which opera was composed by Verdi for the opening of the Suez Canal? Aida Which important religious building contains the Kaaba? Great Mosque at Mecca Which French dramatist wrote Tartuffe and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme? Moli�re By what name was William Joyce known in World War II? Lord Haw-Haw A covey is the group name for what type of bird? Partridge Which English poet lived with his sister at Dove Cottage, Grasmere in the English Lake District? Wordsworth What is the medical name for short-sightedness? Myopia What name is given to the magical beliefs and practices associated particularly with Haiti? Voodoo Which fortified palace on a rocky hill in Granada is an outstanding example of Moorish architecture? Alhambra Which female aviator established records with solo flights to Australia, Tokyo and the Cape of Good Hope in the 1930s? Amy Johnson, In which year did Hillary and Tenzing become the first mountaineers to reach the summit of Mount Everest? 1953 What is the English name for the movement in French cinema called �nouvelle vague�? New Wave Who was the first president of the French Fifth Republic? Charles De Gaulle From which country did Iceland win total independence in June 1944? Denmark Which North American aquatic rodent is also known as a musquash? Muskrat What was the name of the raft used by Thor Heyerdahl on his 1947 expedition? Kon-tiki, Who sailed around the world in the yacht Gipsy Moth IV? Sir Francis Chichester In which Middle Eastern country is the Roman city of Jerash? Jordan On which mountain in Ireland (also known as The Reek) did St Patrick fast for 40 days and nights in 441AD? Croagh Patrick On which island is the poet Rupert Brooke buried? Skyros In which US state is the Spurr Volcano? Alaska Who was the first British-born astronaut to walk in space? Dr Michael Foale Which is the world�s second largest desert? Australian Desert, Which flower has the Latin name Bellis perennis? Common daisy, The Ligurian Sea is an arm of which body of water? Mediterranean Sea Mossad is the secret service of which country? Israel In Greek mythology, who was the giant watchman with one hundred eyes? Argos Orly airport serves which city? Paris What �R� is the active form of vitamin A found in margarines, oily fish and dairy fats? Retinol Which South African surgeon performed the world�s first successful heart transplant? Dr Christiaan Barnard. In which 1981 film do Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep say farewell? The French Lieutenant�s Woman, Named after a town in north-east India, which high quality tea with a delicate taste is known as the �Champagne of teas�? Squid What is the name of the dish, originating from North Africa, that consists of steamed semolina? Couscous Which great circle may be terrestrial or celestial? The Equator, What meat-derived foodstuff did Kenneth Daigneau famously give a name to in 1937 Spam What name is given to members of the United Society of Believers in Christ�s Second Appearing? The Shakers Which Roman historian wrote a history of Rome in 142 volumes? Livy, Lake Taupo is the largest lake in which country? New Zealand Of which republic in the Caribbean is Port au Prince the capital? Haiti, Who succeeded James A Garfield as US president in 1881? Chester A Arthur, In which year was Pompeii destroyed by Vesuvius? 79AD Which studio album by Queen first featured the song We Will Rock You? News of the World, Which is the second largest mountain system in North America? Appalachians, Which is the only seal that feeds on penguins? Leopard seal Which creature of Australia and New Guinea is also called a spiny anteater? Echidna Guernsey, Jersey and Sark are pa |
Which UK tv series set in a hospital, which first aired in 1979, had the theme tune ‘H.A.P.P.Y’? | Only When I Laugh (TV Series 1979–1982) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A rather naive, middle-class man is admitted to a hospital ward and finds that he is sharing it with a working-class layabout and an upper-class hypochondriac. All three of them cause headaches for the hospital staff. Stars: Dr Thorpe becomes an unlikely sex object when nymphomaniac patient Fiona demands they run off together and has written a complaint letter to the hospital board, whose chairman is her father, unless ... 8.3 Dr Thorpe is telling Gupte that his dog Victor is not well but Gupte misunderstands and thinks he is talking about his son. The patients also fall prey to the misunderstanding, for various reasons ... 8.0 Glover is thrilled when Gloria Robins, the beautiful film star, is admitted to a woman's ward and is soon romancing her with flowers. Characteristically Figgis is cynical but even he falls under ... 7.9 a list of 521 titles created 11 Jun 2011 a list of 2127 titles created 15 May 2014 a list of 123 titles created 23 Jul 2014 a list of 16 titles created 28 Aug 2014 a list of 31 titles created 9 months ago Title: Only When I Laugh (1979–1982) 7/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Martin is a committee man. He has numerous schemes and committees organised around the neighbourhood. He is so obsessive about every detail of everything he does he is driving his long ... See full summary » Stars: Richard Briers, Penelope Wilton, Peter Egan Jacko is a house painter who "appreciates" women, he sees the best in each one of them and they in turn, like him. Will he find true love ? Will he settle down as he gets older ? Stars: Karl Howman, Mike Walling, Jackie Lye Wolfie Smith is an unemployed dreamer from Tooting London, a self proclaimed Urban Guerilla who aspires to be like his hero Che Guevara. Leading a small group called the Tooting Popular ... See full summary » Stars: Robert Lindsay, Mike Grady, Hilda Braid The Liverpool-based Boswell family are experts at exploiting the system to get by in life. Despite the fact that none of the Boswells are officially employed, they manage to live a fairly ... See full summary » Stars: Jean Boht, Nick Conway, Jonathon Morris Ria, a happily married suburban housewife, reaches the age where she feels as if life is passing her by. Being taken for granted by her butterfly collecting dentist husband doesn't help. So... See full summary » Stars: Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Bruce Montague Audrey fforbes-Hamilton is sad when her husband dies but is shocked when she realises that she has to leave Grantleigh Manor where her family has lived forever. The new owner is Richard De ... See full summary » Stars: Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles, Angela Thorne Comic goings on in this series set in an English holiday camp called Maplins. The title comes from the camp's greeting, which the staff are meant to say with enthusiasm but all too often ... See full summary » Stars: Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland The perils of "escaping the rat race" and dropping out of society - to start a farm in Surbiton (and to drive Margo nuts). Stars: Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith The series followed the wavering relationship between two ex-lovers, Penny Warrender, a secretary for an advertising firm, and Vincent Pinner, an ex ice cream salesman turned turf ... See full summary » Stars: Paul Nicholas, Jan Francis, Sylvia Kay Terry and Bob from The Likely Lads (1964) continue their life after Terry arrives home from serving in the Army to discover that Bob is about to marry his girlfriend Thelma. Can Thelma lead... See full summary » Stars: James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, Brigit Forsyth Bless This House centres on life in Birch Avenue, Putney, where travelling sta |
Mizaru, Mikazaru and Iwazaru are the names of the three what? | Three Wise Monkeys | The Book of Threes The Book of Threes The Japanese names of the three wise monkeys are: Mazaru: Speak no evil Mikazaru: Hear no evil The three wise monkeys ( Japanese : 三 猿 , san’en or sanzaru, or 三 匹 の 猿 , sanbiki no saru, literally “three monkeys”), sometimes called the three mystic apes, [1] are a pictorial maxim . Together they embody the proverbial principle to “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”. [2] The three monkeys are Mizaru, covering his eyes, who sees no evil; Kikazaru, covering his ears, who hears no evil; and Iwazaru, covering his mouth, who speaks no evil. There are various meanings ascribed to the monkeys and the proverb including associations with being of good mind, speech and action. In the Western world the phrase is often used to refer to those who deal with impropriety by turning a blind eye . [3] In English , the monkeys’ names are often given as Mizaru, [4] Mikazaru, [5] and Mazaru, [6] but the last two names were corrupted from the Japanese originals. [7] [8] partial source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_wise_monkeys |
‘The Heater from Van Meter’ was the nickname of which American Major League Baseball pitcher? | Bob Feller | Baseball Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Hall of Fame Feller played for the Cleveland Indians , when he was only 17 years of age! His only team, for 18 years, being one of "The Big Four" Indians pitching rotation in the 1950s, along with Bob Lemon , Early Wynn and Mike Garcia . He ended his career with 266 victories and 2,581 strikeouts , and led the American League in strikeouts seven times. He pitched three no-hit games (1940, 1946, and 1951) and shares the major league record with 12 one-hitters. Feller was the first pitcher to win 20 or more games before the age of 21. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 , his first year of eligibility, along with Jackie Robinson When he was 17 years of age, he struck out 17 batters; he and Kerry Wood are the only two players ever to strike out their age (Wood struck out 20 on May 6 , 1998 ). Feller was taught to pitch by his father, an Iowa farmer who built a diamond for his son, and installed a generator and electric lights in his barn for night practice. He was signed by scout Cy Slapnicka for $ 1 and an autographed baseball. Upon being made GM of the Indians, Slapnicka transferred Feller's contract from Fargo-Moorhead to New Orleans to the majors without the pitcher so much as visiting either farm club, in clear violation of baseball rules. After a three-month investigation, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis made it clear that he did not believe what Slapnicka or Cleveland president Alva Bradley said, but awarded Feller to the Indians anyway, partly due to the testimony of Feller and his father, who wanted Bob to play for Cleveland. On the opening day of the 1940 season he pitched a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox , with the help of a diving play on the final out by second baseman , Ray Mack . When Feller retired in 1956 , he held the dubious major league record for most walks in a career (1,764). He still holds the 20th Century record for most walks in a season (208 in 1938 ). In 1943, Feller married Virgina Winther (1916-1981), daughter of a Wisconsin industrialist. They had three sons, Steve (b. 1945), Martin (b. 1947), and Bruce (b.1950). He is still alive lives with his second wife, Anne Feller, in Gates Mills, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. Early Life Edit Feller was raised in the small town of Van Meter, Iowa. The son of a farmer, Bob did many arduous chores that made him physically fit. Many attribute his blazing fastball to this. He refers to his time in Iowa very fondly, and currently collects tractors, similar to the ones he used on the farm. Military service Edit On December 8 , 1941 Feller enlisted in the Navy , volunteering immediately for combat service. He was chief of an anti-aircraft gun crew of the USS Alabama , and missed almost four seasons during his service in World War II (returning in late August 1945), being decorated with five campaign ribbons and eight battle stars . Many baseball historians have speculated that Feller would have won perhaps 350 games with well over 3,000 strikeouts had he not joined the military. Feller's opinions and controversy Edit In Feller's later years, he has been very vocal about his resentment of the idea of Pete Rose , who was banned in 1989 for betting on baseball games while serving as manager for the Cincinnati Reds , being reinstated into Major League Baseball (and Rose's subsequent induction into the Hall of Fame ). Feller went as far as to state that Rose's status as a felon alone should make him unworthy of the Hall of Fame. Feller has also gone on record on saying that he'll never go back to Cooperstown if Pete Rose is ever inducted. (Ironically, he and Ted Williams were once part of a movement to elect Shoeless Joe Jackson to the Hall). “ We don't want anybody who ever gambled on the game to be in this Hall of Fame. I don't want him and the Hall of Famers don't want him. - Feller on Pete Rose while being interviewed for ESPN in 2004 . ” During spring training for the 2003 baseball season, Feller called Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Jim Thome , who began his career with the |
In December 2007, The Empire State Building in New York was illuminated yellow to promote which film? | Empire State Building Empire State Building May 06, 2010 • By witch • • 1,435 Views History U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark New York, New York 10118 United States 404454.36 735908.36 / 40.7484333N 73.9856556W / 40.7484333; -73.9856556Coordinates: 404454.36 735908.36 / 40.7484333N 73.9856556W / 40.7484333; -73.9856556 Architect: NRHP Reference#: 82001192 The site of the Empire State Building was first developed as the John Thomson Farm in the late 18th century. At the time, a stream ran across the site, emptying into Sunfish Pond, located a block away. Beginning in the late 19th century the block was occupied by the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, frequented by The Four Hundred, the social elite of New York. Design and construction The Empire State Building was designed by William F. Lamb from the architectural firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, which produced the building drawings in just two weeks, using its earlier designs for the Reynolds Building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and the Carew Tower in Cincinnati, Ohio (designed by the architectural firm W.W. Ahlschlager & Associates) as a basis. Every year the staff of the Empire State Building sends a Father's Day card to the staff at the Reynolds Building in Winston-Salem to pay homage to its role as predecessor to the Empire State Building. The building was designed from the top down. The general contractors were The Starrett Brothers and Eken, and the project was financed primarily by John J. Raskob and Pierre S. du Pont. The construction company was chaired by Alfred E. Smith, a former Governor of New York and James Farley's General Builders Supply Corporation supplied the building materials. John W. Bowser was project construction superintendant. A worker bolts beams during construction; the Chrysler Building can be seen in the background. Excavation of the site began on January 22, 1930, and construction on the building itself started symbolically on March 17t.Patrick's Dayer Al Smith's influence as Empire State, Inc. president. The project involved 3,400 workers, mostly immigrants from Europe, along with hundreds of Mohawk iron workers, many from the Kahnawake reserve near Montreal. According to official accounts, five workers died during the construction. Governor Smith's grandchildren cut the ribbon on May 1, 1931. Lewis Wickes Hine's photography of the construction provides not only invaluable documentation of the construction, but also a glimpse into common day life of workers in that era. In particular the photo of a worker climbing a stay cable is talismanic of the era and the building itself. The construction was part of an intense competition in New York for the title of "world's tallest building". Two other projects fighting for the title, 40 Wall Street and the Chrysler Building, were still under construction when work began on the Empire State Building. Each held the title for less than a year, as the Empire State Building surpassed them upon its completion, just 410 days after construction commenced. The building was officially opened on May 1, 1931 in dramatic fashion, when United States President Herbert Hoover turned on the building's lights with the push of a button from Washington, D.C. Ironically, the first use of tower lights atop the Empire State Building, the following year, was for the purpose of signalling the victory of Franklin D. Roosevelt over Hoover in the presidential election of November 1932. Opening The building's opening coincided with the Great Depression in the United States, and as a result much of its office space went without being rented. The building's vacancy was exacerbated by its poor location on 34th Street, which placed it relatively far from public transportation, as Grand Central Terminal, the Port Authority Bus Terminal, and Penn Station are all several blocks away. Other more successful skyscrapers, such as the Chrysler Building, do not have this problem. In its first year of operation, the observation deck took in approximately 2 million dollars, as much money as its owners made i |
Which is the only bird that can swim but can’t fly? | What is the only bird that can swim but not fly? | Reference.com What is the only bird that can swim but not fly? A: Quick Answer The penguin is the only bird that can swim but not fly. These aquatic birds possess flipper-like wings and can spend as much as three-quarters of their lives in the sea. Penguins are almost exclusively found in the Southern Hemisphere, ranging from northwestern South America to coastal Antarctica. |
Which famous singer died of a heart attack on a Spanish golf course in October 1977? | Dead People Server - Celebrities and Notable People Who Died in the Year 1977 Dead People Server 1976 * * 1978 January Peter Finch (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died January 14, 1977. Born September 28, 1916. He was mad as hell in Network and won an Oscar for his performance posthumously. IMDb FindAGrave Anais Nin (author) -- Dead. Ovarian cancer. Died January 14, 1977. Born February 21, 1903. Wrote Henry and June. IMDb FindAGrave Burt Mustin (actor) -- Dead. Died January 28, 1977. Born February 8, 1882. Played very tall, very old men in the '60s and '70s. IMDb Freddie Prinze (comic) -- Dead. Self-inflicted gunshot wound. Died January 29, 1977. Born June 22, 1954. Chico and the Man. IMDb FindAGrave February Andy Devine (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died February 18, 1977. Born October 7, 1905. Acted in dozens of Westerns. IMDb Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died February 28, 1977. Born September 18, 1905. Jack Benny 's "butler." IMDb March Diana Hyland (actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died March 25, 1977. Born January 25, 1936. The mother of teenagers in Eight Is Enough, she was dating teen heartthrob John Travolta at the time of her death. IMDb April May Joan Crawford (actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died May 10, 1977. Born March 23, 1908. Almost more famous for being the "Mommie Dearest" than for her acting, won an Oscar for Mildred Pierce, first wife of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. . IMDb June Stephen Boyd (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died June 2, 1977. Born July 4, 1928. Ben Hur's competitor. IMDb Matthew Garber (kid actor) -- Dead. Died June 13, 1977. Born March 25, 1956. Cute kid in Disney movies like Mary Poppins and The Three Lives of Thomasina, Elizabeth at Reelclassics.com has done some amazing research on his death . IMDb Alan Reed (voice) -- Dead. Died June 14, 1977. Born August 20, 1907. Voice of the original Fred Flintstone. IMDb Wernher von Braun (physicist) -- Dead. Cancer. Died June 15, 1977. Born March 23, 1912. Father of Modern Rocketry. July August Francis Gary Powers (pilot) -- Dead. Helicopter crash while flying over LA. Died August 1, 1977. Born August 17, 1929. U-2 pilot shot down over Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, during the height of the Cold War Elvis Presley (musician) -- Dead. Died August 16, 1977. Born January 8, 1935. Groundbreaing rocker, roller, sometime actor, but Elvis sightings just aren't funny anymore. Sebastian Cabot (actor) -- Dead. Died August 23, 1977. Born July 6, 1917. Family Affair. IMDb Hans Augusto Rey (illustrator of children's books) -- Dead. Died August 26, 1977. Born 1899. September Ethel Waters (actress) -- Dead. Heart disease. Died September 1, 1977. Born October 31, 1896. Member of the Wedding. Zero Mostel (actor) -- Dead. Died September 8, 1977. Born February 28, 1915. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. IMDb October Bing Crosby (singer) -- Dead. Heart attack on a Spanish golf course. Died October 14, 1977. Born May 3, 1903. IMDb November Guy Lombardo (bandleader) -- Dead. Died November 5, 1977. Born June 19, 1902. It used to be traditional to welcome in the New Year listening to Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians play "Olde Lang Syne". IMDb Richard Carlson (actor) -- Dead. Died November 24, 1977. Born April 29, 1912. Creature from the Black Lagoon. IBDB IMDb FindAGrave December Charlie Chaplin (actor/director) -- Dead. Old age. Died December 25, 1977. Born April 16, 1889. Made great movies including The Kid and The Great Dictator, married to a variety of much younger women including Paulette Goddard and Oona O'Neil, fathered many performers including Geraldine Chaplin. IMDb |
According to the bible, what was the name of the murderer who was released by Pontius Pilate in preference to Jesus? | Pontius Pilate Pontius Pilate Pontius Pilate was the Roman official who gave the final order for the crucifixion. According to the gospels, he actually believed that Jesus was innocent, and wanted to save him, but was pressured into ordering his death by the Jewish religious leaders and a disorderly crowd of spectators. Why did Pilate give in to the pressure even though he believed that Jesus was innocent? To try to answer this question, we first need to examine his previous life and how it may have affected his attitudes and his character. Some evidence suggests that Pilate had served as an officer in the Roman army before he was sent to Judea. If so, he probably came from the equestrian (knightly) class of Romans, one step down from the senatorial class. But he may have gained some additional status through marriage, because one source says that his wife, Claudia Procula, was a niece of Emperor Tiberius. He was appointed to his position in Judea in 26 AD, and held it for about ten years. His official title, Praefect, is usually translated as "governor". His two main duties were to keep order in the country and to make sure that all imperial tax revenues were collected and sent to Rome. The Jewish historians Josephus and Philo describe Pontius Pilate as a stubborn, inflexible, and cruel man who had no respect for the Jewish people. Perhaps because of his military background, he may have sometimes used force when it wasn't necessary. On one occasion he told his soldiers to disguise themselves in civilian clothes, with their swords hidden under their cloaks, and mingle with a crowd of demonstrators. After they were in position, he signaled for them to pull out their weapons and attack. In the ensuing bloodbath, hundreds of people were killed. But Pilate may not have been any more brutal than other governors of Judea, because harsh measures were often necessary to keep the province under control. Most of the population felt an intense hatred for the Romans, and any small dispute could quickly develop into a riot or uprising. Trouble was especially likely during the annual Passover festival, when people from all over the country gathered in Jerusalem. For that reason, Roman governors always made it a point to be in the city at that time. It was during one such Passover festival that Jesus was brought before Pilate. The governor was apparently irritated at having to deal with the case, perhaps because it was brought to him quite early in the morning. The early start was prompted by the Jewish religious leaders, who evidently wanted quick action on the case. Some scholars have suggested that they pushed for quick action in order to allow less time for the followers of Jesus to organize a protest in his support. Because he was very popular among the common people, such a protest could have attracted large crowds and possibly even developed into a riot. Actually, most of the people in Jerusalem probably didn't even know that Jesus was in custody, because he had been arrested very late the previous night. A group of armed men, aided by the traitor Judas Iscariot, had seized him and brought him to the Jewish leaders. These leaders wanted to get rid of Jesus because many people believed that he was the Messiah, and this made him a threat to their religious authority. But they didn't want the general public to blame them for his death, so when morning arrived they took him to Pilate and accused him of claiming to be a king. Under Roman law, this was equivalent to rebelling against the emperor, an offense punishable by death. The gospels make it clear that Pilate didn't want to give a death sentence, and repeatedly tried to find ways to avoid it. For example, when he was reminded that it was customary to free a prisoner during the festival, he tried to use this as an excuse to release Jesus. But an unruly crowd in the courtyard shouted for the freedom of a prisoner named Barabbas instead. Some scholars think that the Jewish leaders "packed" this crowd with their servants and henchmen, and thus were able to control it. In any case, P |
What is the name of the last Beatles album to be recorded before the band split up? | 'Abbey Road' vs. 'Let It Be': Which Was the Beatles' Last Album? - Rolling Stone The 100 Greatest Beatles Songs It's a grey area what counts as a Beatles album and what's merely a Beatles project. (In the 1970s, fans argued over whether Hey Jude and Hollywood Bowl were official Beatles albums. Nobody argues about that anymore.) Capitol, for obvious reasons, would probably like to err on the side of counting projects as albums, although they still show heroic restraint and taste when it comes to respecting the core canon. (Like, they count Magical Mystery Tour as an official album, but they know better than to make claims for The Beatles' Reel Music.) Anyone would have to agree Let It Be is in the grey area, but from my fan perspective, it's on the Hey Jude side of the line, along with Yellow Submarine. If you want to claim the Beatles made 11 studio albums, I can see that, and if you want to claim the Beatles made 13 studio albums, counting Let It Be and Yellow Submarine, I can see that too. I can even see stretching it to 14 with Hey Jude. (That one was a Capitol hodgepodge from early 1970.) Magical Mystery Tour is in the grey area – the Beatles released it as a 6-song U.K. EP, but it got padded into a U.S.-only 1967 album, so it's about as legit as Hey Jude. But it's been a long time since I've heard anyone try to read it out of the canon, and it's a case where sheer quality makes a difference. (Not even a strict-constructionist hardliner would claim the EP is better because it leaves out "Strawberry Fields Forever.") If someone tried to argue the Beatles only made 10 albums, because Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine and Let It Be are mere footnotes, I would basically assume they were an idiot, regardless of whether or not it's a valid point. (All idiots have a valid point, right? Not having a valid point doesn't make you an "idiot," just a "rock critic.") So let's put it this way. Let It Be is the final Beatles album, not Abbey Road. . . but only if it's a Beatles album. Can you argue that Let It Be is a Beatles album, yet not the Beatles' final album? No, not really, because it includes a tiny amount of music they made in 1970. So here's my reluctant conclusion, at least as of today. I like Abbey Road better. Sentimentally, for me, it's the one I think of as the end. However, unfortunately, Let It Be is the last Beatles album. I would love it if you could change my mind about that. Don’t Miss a Story Sign up for our newsletter to receive breaking news directly in your inbox. We may use your e-mail address to send you the newsletter and offers that may interest you, on behalf of Rolling Stone and its partners. For more information please read our Privacy Policy How we use your email address Trending Ranked on a scale from 1 to 10, the trending score reflects the number of users reading a story in real time. What is this? |
What is the name of a community of ants? | Ants, Ant Pictures, Ant Facts - National Geographic Ants can lift and carry more than three times their own weight. Size relative to a paper clip: Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities. More than 10,000 known ant species occur around the world. They are especially prevalent in tropical forests, where they may be up to half of all the insects living in some locations. Ants look much like termites, and the two are often confused—especially by nervous homeowners. However, ants have a narrow "waist" between the abdomen and thorax, which termites do not. Ants also have large heads, elbowed antennae, and powerful jaws. These insects belong to the order Hymenoptera, which includes wasps and bees. Enthusiastically social insects, ants typically live in structured nest communities that may be located underground, in ground-level mounds, or in trees. Carpenter ants nest in wood and can be destructive to buildings. Some species, such as army ants, defy the norm and do not have permanent homes, instead seeking out food for their enormous colonies during periods of migration. Ant communities are headed by a queen or queens, whose function in life is to lay thousands of eggs that will ensure the survival of the colony. Workers (the ants typically seen by humans) are wingless females that never reproduce, but instead forage for food, care for the queen's offspring, work on the nest, protect the community, and perform many other duties. Male ants often have only one role—mating with the queen. After they have performed this function, they may die. Ants communicate and cooperate by using chemicals that can alert others to danger or lead them to a promising food source. They typically eat nectar, seeds, fungus, or insects. However, some species have diets that are more unusual. Army ants may prey on reptiles, birds, or even small mammals. One Amazon species (Allomerus decemarticulatus) cooperatively builds extensive traps from plant fiber. These traps have many holes and, when an insect steps on one, hundreds of ants inside use the openings to seize it with their jaws. Another species, the yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes), is capable of forming so-called supercolonies that house multiple queens. On Australia’s Christmas Island, the accidental introduction of yellow crazy ants in the early 20th century has led to a destructive infestation. The ants are a significant threat to the island’s endemic population of red crabs, which are displaced by the ants from their burrows or killed as they pass through ant nest sites during the crabs' large-scale annual migration from the forest to the coast. |
What disability did the wife and mother of inventor Alexander Graham Bell both suffer? | Alexander Graham Bell Facts for Kids - Telephone, Inventions, Quotes Check out our fun facts for kids that feature interesting trivia, quotes and information related to a range of famous scientists. Alexander Graham Bell Facts Learn about the man credited with the invention of the first practical telephone with our Alexander Graham Bell facts for kids. Find out about his life growing up in Scotland, his move to Canada, his study of sound and his many experiments and inventions. Read on and enjoy our range of interesting facts and information related to Alexander Graham Bell. Alexander Graham Bell was an influential scientist, engineer and inventor. He was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He died on August 2, 1922 at the age of 75. He is widely credited with the invention of the first practical telephone. Bell’s mother and wife were both deaf, this had a major influence on his work. He didn’t have the middle name “Graham” until he turned 11 when his father gave it to him as a birthday present. He’d earlier asked to have a middle name like his two brothers. Bell became an excellent piano player at a young age. When he was 23, Bell and his parents moved to Canada. Bell studied the human voice and worked with various schools for the deaf. Bell experimented with sound, working with devices such as a ‘harmonic telegraph’ (used to send multiple messages over a single wire) and a ‘phonautograph’ (used to record sound). He worked on acoustic telegraphy with his assistant, an electrical designer named Thomas Watson. On February 14, 1876, Bell and an American electrical engineer named Elisha Gray both filed patents with the U.S. Patent Office covering the transmission of sounds telegraphically. There is debate about who got there first but the patent was awarded to Bell. A few days later he succeeded in getting his telephone to work using elements similar to those of Gray’s water transmitter. Bell’s first words with the working telephone were spoken to his assistant Watson and were along the lines of “Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you.” Bell improved on the design and by 1886 more than 150000 people owned telephones in the United States. Bell also had a strong interest in other scientific fields, conducting medical research, searching for alternative fuel sources, experimenting with metal detectors, developing hydrofoil watercraft and much more. Famous Alexander Graham Bell quotes include: "Before anything else, preparation is the key to success." "A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself." "The day will come when the man at the telephone will be able to see the distant person to whom he is speaking." "The inventor looks upon the world and is not contented with things as they are. He wants to improve whatever he sees, he wants to benefit the world; he is haunted by an idea. The spirit of invention possesses him, seeking materialization." Alexander Graham Bell |
The Lady Lever Art Gallery is in which English city? | Lady Lever Art Gallery - Gallery in Port Sunlight, Port Sunlight - Visit Liverpool You are here: Things To Do > Lady Lever Art Gallery Lady Lever Art Gallery Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis. About The Lady Lever Art Gallery is regarded as one of the finest art galleries in Europe. It's located in model village, Port Sunlight in Wirral, a place rich in architectural charm. The gallery was founded by William Hesketh Lever (1851-1925) and is dedicated to his wife Elizabeth, Lady Lever. Lever wanted to share his collections with the public and the works on display at the gallery have been personally selected. Inside the gallery, visitors will find the best of Lever's personal art collection and the finest collection of Wedgewood jasperware anywhere in the world. The Pre-Raphaelite painting collection is internationally renowned and features works by Millais, Rossetti, Burne-Jones and Holman Hunt. For younger visitors, the activity rooms are an interactive space where they can get hands-on and have fun with crafts, dressing up and story telling. Lady Lever often houses temporary exhibitions and popular free events, be sure to check the website before visiting. Before leaving, browse the gift shop or enjoy a bite to eat in the Gallery Cafe. All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors Cafe/Restaurant Guided Tours Available for Groups Large Parties Map & Directions Road Directions From Liverpool: Go through the Birkenhead (Queensway) Tunnel (£1.40 toll for cars, £4.20 for coaches). Once you leave the tunnel follow signs for Port Sunlight, driving along A41(New Chester Road) - the gallery is sign posted all the way from the tunnel and situated opposite Port Sunlight Museum. From elsewhere: Leave the M53 at junction 4, follow the B5137 and take the second left onto the B5136 towards Port Sunlight. Follow the brown and white road signs for Port Sunlight Village. Once you are in the village follow the signs for Lady Lever Art Gallery. Public Transport Directions By Train: The nearest station is Bebington although Port Sunlight is also within walking distance. They are both on the Chester and Ellesmere Port Merseyrail lines. Leave the station and come out onto Old Chester Road (use the ramp if you require level access). Turn left, cross at the traffic lights, then turn left again down Bebington Road, passing under the railway bridge. Turn next right down Greendale Road. Continue along the pavement on the same side as the cottages for approximately 400 yards until you see the Leverhulme memorial and the Lady Lever Art Gallery on your left. Take the pathway on your left leading into Windy Bank and towards the memorial and the gallery. The entrance to the gallery is to the right side of the building opposite the fountain. By bus: Take number 464 to Bebington Road bus stop (starts at Sir Thomas Street in Liverpool city centre) or number 38 to Bebington rail station bus stop (runs between Clatterbridge Hospital and West Kirby station). Once you get off the bus refer to the above directions from Bebington railway station. TripAdvisor |
Pink Fairy and Nine Banded are species of which animal? | Armadillos, Armadillo Pictures, Armadillo Facts - National Geographic 3 oz to 120 lbs (85 g to 54 kg) Did you know? The nine-banded armadillo’s hapless propensity for being run over by cars has earned it the nickname “Hillbilly Speed Bump.” Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man: Of the 20 varieties of armadillo, all but one live in Latin America. The familiar nine-banded armadillo is the only species that includes the United States in its range. Armadillo is a Spanish word meaning “little armored one” and refers to the bony plates that cover the back, head, legs, and tail of most of these odd looking creatures. Armadillos are the only living mammals that wear such shells. Closely related to anteaters and sloths, armadillos generally have a pointy or shovel-shaped snout and small eyes. They vary widely in size and color, from the 6-inch-long (15-centimeter-long), salmon-colored pink fairy armadillo to the 5-foot-long (1.5-meter-long), dark-brown giant armadillos. Others have black, red, gray, or yellowish coloring. Contrary to popular belief, not all armadillos are able to encase themselves in their shells. In fact, only the three-banded armadillo can, curling its head and back feet and contorting its shell into a hard ball that confounds would-be predators. Habitat and Diet Armadillos live in temperate and warm habitats, including rain forests, grasslands, and semi-deserts. Because of their low metabolic rate and lack of fat stores, cold is their enemy, and spates of intemperate weather can wipe out whole populations. Most species dig burrows and sleep prolifically, up to 16 hours per day, foraging in the early morning and evening for beetles, ants, termites, and other insects. They have very poor eyesight, and utilize their keen sense of smell to hunt. Strong legs and huge front claws are used for digging, and long, sticky tongues for extracting ants and termites from their tunnels. In addition to bugs, armadillos eat small vertebrates, plants, and some fruit, as well as the occassional carrion meal. |
What were the first names of English novelist R.D.Blackmore? | R.D. Blackmore biography R.D. Blackmore (1825–1900), English novelist and fruit grower wrote Lorna Doone (1869) Biography: With his elder brother Henry (1824–1875), Blackmore spent much of his childhood in the lush and pastoral "Doone Country" of Exmoor, Devon, and along the Badgworthy Water (where there is now a memorial stone in Blackmore's honour) and among the future fictional Doone Valley's towering hills. The severe and remote rocky areas of Devon provided protection for many fugitives at the time where justice was swift and penalties harsh. Blackmore would hear of many tales of highway robbery and murder among illiterate half-wild men living on the edge of survival. Richard Doddridge Blackmore was born 7 June 1825 at the vicarage in Longworth, Berkshire County, son of the Reverend John Blackmore (1794–1858). His mother, Anne Basset Knight (1794–1825) died of typhus when Richard was a mere three months old and so he was raised by his aunt Mary Francis Knight. They lived on the rugged and remote North Shore of the Bristol Channel near Glamorgan though young Richard travelled south often to visit his father and paternal grandfather in Devon. By 1832 he was living with his father again after he had married his second wife, Charlotte Ann Platt in 1831. He started his education at Squire’s Grammar School in South Molton, Devon, then went on to the same school his father had attended, Blundell's School, during which he lived in the village for the week and would go home on Sundays. One of the boys he lodged with would later become archbishop of Canterbury. In the harsh and narrow circumstances he experienced the severe discipline and corporal punishment that some say later led to his epilepsy, though Blackmore does not make Blundell's out to be so monstrous in Lorna Doone. The grammar school gave him a solid background for his career as a man of letters and he won a scholarship for Exeter College, Oxford, earning a degree in the Classics in 1847. He became a Barrister of the Middle Temple in 1852 but never practiced due to his epilepsy. Without his father's knowledge, R.D. Blackmore married Lucy Maguire (1822?–1888), daughter of a laundress and a Roman Catholic, on 8 November 1853 at Holy Trinity Church, London. Lucy would later become a member of the Church of England. They would not have their own children but did adopt Eva, a niece of Lucy's. The Classics Master taught Latin and Greek at Wellesley House grammar school for a time, before, owing to an inheritance left him by his uncle the Rev. H.H. Knight of Neath in 1860, he and Lucy moved to rural Teddington, built "Gomer House" named after his beloved dog and planted an orchard. Never losing touch of his classicist education, he became an avid horticulturist and farmer of apples and pears while working on translations of Horace and Virgil. He wrote essays, articles and stories on the subject of fruit growing. One in particular, The farm and fruit of old: a translation in verse of the first and second georgics of Virgil, by a market gardener (1862) would prove to be a significant step in his becoming an author of fiction. From 1883 he was a member of the Royal Horticultural Society. Blackmore published many of his first works of verse under the pseudonym Melanter (Greek for ‘more black’) including Poems by Melanter (1853), Epullia (1855), and The Bugle of the Black Sea (1855), about the Crimean War. His first novel, with poetic imagery and autobiographical narrative was Clara Vaughan (1864), which was followed by Cradock Nowell (1866), first serialised in Macmillan's Magazine. His fruit business never really a success, Blackmore finally earned some acclaim for his historical romance that blends fact and fiction, Lorna Doone. It is set in 17th century Exmoor during the reign of Britain's Charles II. Young farmer John Ridd vows revenge on the Doone clan, "the awe of all Devon and Somerset, outlaws, traitors, murderers", who killed his father when he was a child. The Doones are based on the real Doone family of Scotland who had been disinherited by the Stuarts for a tim |
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